My 13 month old took his first steps on Mother's Day!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tidbits
From My 4 year old.
W: Should I call you Momma or Mommy?
Momma: You can call me both.
W: Momma do chocolate chips grow in the dirt?
Momma: No (I then go on to explain where chocolate comes from.)
W: Ohhh
Last night over dinner.
W: What's this daddy?
Daddy: It's spinach.
W: I don't want it.
Daddy: But mommy grows it in the garden.
W: Mommy didn't grow this in the garden she got this from the store.
Daddy: Yes but she's growing the same thing in the garden and we'll eat it soon.
W: OH (He seems happy with this answer and thus eats his spinach.)
Momma: You can call me both.
W: Momma do chocolate chips grow in the dirt?
Momma: No (I then go on to explain where chocolate comes from.)
W: Ohhh
Last night over dinner.
W: What's this daddy?
Daddy: It's spinach.
W: I don't want it.
Daddy: But mommy grows it in the garden.
W: Mommy didn't grow this in the garden she got this from the store.
Daddy: Yes but she's growing the same thing in the garden and we'll eat it soon.
W: OH (He seems happy with this answer and thus eats his spinach.)
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Fish Craft
We opted not to stuff the fish and instead just decorate them. I need to get some larger than normal craft paper so we can make large fish and then stuff those another day. Super N opted out of the craft for a nap...come again? Yep my 2 year old apparently needed a nap.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Clothesline Challenge
I joined the Clothesline Challenge over at Gift of Green. I'm shooting for the advanced level, industrious of me perhaps but I like a good challenge. I'll post an update weekly so ya'll know how I'm doing. Head over to Gift of Green if you'd like to participate.
I managed to get a load out today and hope to get one more out. Come join us and be all eco friendly and stuff!
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Wardrobe Wednesday
new glasses**if you would like to participate in wardrobe wednesday, click on the pic on the right side of my blog.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Melancholy Moments and The Beach
As some of you know my house was in contract to be sold and we were in contract to buy a house this past winter and then a mistake was made and it all came unraveled. I drove past the house today. The house we paid for an appraisal and inspection for. The one I drove past almost every other day for a couple of months trying to map out different routes to all the places we frequent weekly. Painful. There was furniture neatly arranged on the porch, evidence that someone else has now named it home. I know it's been 4 months but I'm still having a difficult time. We are unmoving, unpacking and trying to get back to normal but it is still difficult.
I'm really trying to be grateful for what I have but I'm still really bummed and each time I unpack a box it's a painful reality of the whole stinky house process we went through. I really want to feel better about all of this. Why can't I feel better?
I feel like I should apologize for being so down about this. And I feel like I should just move on. Believe me I'm really trying to move on I just don't know how to.
On a more positive note though. My parents asked me today if me and my family would like to go to the beach with them this summer, I'm so grateful. I called the huz at work and he was okay with it so I started to look online for beach house rentals. We first discussed going to the Outer Banks in North Carolina, cause I love it there. But we then thought of Virginia Beach and ultimately came to the conclusion that we were going to rent a big ol' 12 passenger van and drive to Pensacola, Florida. Crazy! But yes we are going to Florida in August! Very, very exciting.
As kids we lived in Pensacola, Florida for a time when my dad was in the Navy. I have not been there since I was a young babe. I'm very excited to go and rest on the beach, go fishing and just watch my babes have fun in the sun with their grandparents and my nephews, who will be going as well. Can't wait!
I'm really trying to be grateful for what I have but I'm still really bummed and each time I unpack a box it's a painful reality of the whole stinky house process we went through. I really want to feel better about all of this. Why can't I feel better?
I feel like I should apologize for being so down about this. And I feel like I should just move on. Believe me I'm really trying to move on I just don't know how to.
On a more positive note though. My parents asked me today if me and my family would like to go to the beach with them this summer, I'm so grateful. I called the huz at work and he was okay with it so I started to look online for beach house rentals. We first discussed going to the Outer Banks in North Carolina, cause I love it there. But we then thought of Virginia Beach and ultimately came to the conclusion that we were going to rent a big ol' 12 passenger van and drive to Pensacola, Florida. Crazy! But yes we are going to Florida in August! Very, very exciting.
As kids we lived in Pensacola, Florida for a time when my dad was in the Navy. I have not been there since I was a young babe. I'm very excited to go and rest on the beach, go fishing and just watch my babes have fun in the sun with their grandparents and my nephews, who will be going as well. Can't wait!
What To Do, What To Do...
Went away from friday to Saturday night...very good. Got to reflect on myself, my life, my marriage, my kids...I feel more clear minded.
This week will be another week of getting the house under control. We are unmoving and it's still overwhelming. I'm trying to just focus on a bit at a time so as to not get overwhelmed to the extent that I just stop and cry and then retreat to my bed, when the huz comes home, or store it all internally and panic then yell at my babes. Does any of this makes sense?
To do list for just today.
Do as many loads of dishes as I can possibly stomach.
Vacuum the pretzel hell off my floor.
Shove loads of clothes into big black non eco friendly trash bags to get ready for a "clean start" laundry mat run.
Breathe. Art with kids- stuffed, colorful, BIG paper fishies. Something like this. Pics later.
Have a great week everyone!
This week will be another week of getting the house under control. We are unmoving and it's still overwhelming. I'm trying to just focus on a bit at a time so as to not get overwhelmed to the extent that I just stop and cry and then retreat to my bed, when the huz comes home, or store it all internally and panic then yell at my babes. Does any of this makes sense?
To do list for just today.
Do as many loads of dishes as I can possibly stomach.
Vacuum the pretzel hell off my floor.
Shove loads of clothes into big black non eco friendly trash bags to get ready for a "clean start" laundry mat run.
Breathe. Art with kids- stuffed, colorful, BIG paper fishies. Something like this. Pics later.
Have a great week everyone!
Friday, May 01, 2009
Clothesline Challenge
This week so far I have done 7 loads of laundry and dried 6 of them on the clothesline. The load that went into the dryer, it was night time and I didn't want the clothes to sour so in the dryer they went. I am really enjoying hanging clothes on the line to dry. I hate laundry-HATE. And for some reason doing laundry this way is somewhat enjoyable for me. I hang it, fold it as it comes down and then I want to put it away. I don't understand but I'll take it. This way of life sure beats the endless piles of dirty laundry that overwhelm me sitting next to the endless piles of clean laundry that too overwhelm me.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Some Really Cool Things
...that are happening right now.
My kids and I are playing together and doing LOTS of art.
My house is becoming uncluttered and cleaner.
I'm having 3 water barrels installed.
My strawberries are beginning to bloom.
Sometimes it's the little things, the normal things, that make me so grateful and ultimately more content.
My kids and I are playing together and doing LOTS of art.
My house is becoming uncluttered and cleaner.
I'm having 3 water barrels installed.
My strawberries are beginning to bloom.
Sometimes it's the little things, the normal things, that make me so grateful and ultimately more content.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Artie
Artie has come out of hiding! And a ton of other things.
Artie=Easel
Hiding=Storage
The kids are lovin Artie. I'm so glad they dig drawing and painting.
Come out of hiding...oh yes I started unloading the storage sheds this past weekend. My house is now packed to the gills with stuff. I'm fighting a cold still, dealing with some personal issues that are draining and also watching my 2 nephews this week (except today) so I'm feeling a bit tired. I've had mad vision about all that I want to do but not much time, energy or opportunity. But what I have got to do this week is spend some fun time with my nephews.
My sister, a single mom, is in school from 9:30-1:30 monday thru friday right now. I took the boys, Eric 12 & Jonathan 8, for spring break. My sister and I have a somewhat rocky relationship and so I have not had much of an opportunity to spend as much time with the boys as I would have liked sadly. But this week I've got to talk to them about spending more time together and they said they would like that. I need to figure out how to incorporate it into my life but we are really just going to think of them as our kids. I'm thinking I'll pick them up once a week after school and bring them to our house and we'll all play and take walks or play outside and then they'll eat dinner with us and be taken home afterwards. Maybe once a month we'll have them spend the night.We're even thinking how we can perhaps take them on vacations with us periodically (we don't go but once ever couple of years but they've never been!)
My sister and I are complete opposites, I'm not kidding. My dad use to tell people we're like the colors black and white, completely different. But I love her and I've tried to keep in touch with her but at some point she didn't want that anymore. I have a lot of compassion for her and her sons which is mostly what has driven me to pursue them over the years. She was married at one point and the guy took off and basically started a new family with someone else. The boys know this, sadly. And of course I'm sure come the questions and conclusions mostly unspoken, "My dad doesn't love me anymore, he has new sons." It makes me cry just to type this because once again the pain in this world is...
At any rate, I hope to include more stories about our day to day activities with my nephews in them. And I desperately hope us pursuing them and loving them in this way will effect them in the long run.
As a teen I had a tumultuous relationship with my parents. At one point the city appointed two social workers to come and take me out once a week. We'd go to cofee shops usually but they'd also take me out to lunch or whatever. What I remembered the most about them is that they asked me questions and listened to me. They wanted to know about me. They taught me that there are people that really care about my likes and dislikes and just want to get to know me. They were so instrumental in my life.
I hope in some way that my little family has that effect on the boys, God I hope so and that is my prayer.
Btw, my parents and I are reconciled and we are close. I love them dearly but I personally had to resolve a lot of "things" for myself before I could get to the point of forgiving and acceptance. Just needed to throw that out there. And thanks for listening to my verbal ramblings about what's on my mind.
Artie=Easel
Hiding=Storage
The kids are lovin Artie. I'm so glad they dig drawing and painting.
Come out of hiding...oh yes I started unloading the storage sheds this past weekend. My house is now packed to the gills with stuff. I'm fighting a cold still, dealing with some personal issues that are draining and also watching my 2 nephews this week (except today) so I'm feeling a bit tired. I've had mad vision about all that I want to do but not much time, energy or opportunity. But what I have got to do this week is spend some fun time with my nephews.
My sister, a single mom, is in school from 9:30-1:30 monday thru friday right now. I took the boys, Eric 12 & Jonathan 8, for spring break. My sister and I have a somewhat rocky relationship and so I have not had much of an opportunity to spend as much time with the boys as I would have liked sadly. But this week I've got to talk to them about spending more time together and they said they would like that. I need to figure out how to incorporate it into my life but we are really just going to think of them as our kids. I'm thinking I'll pick them up once a week after school and bring them to our house and we'll all play and take walks or play outside and then they'll eat dinner with us and be taken home afterwards. Maybe once a month we'll have them spend the night.We're even thinking how we can perhaps take them on vacations with us periodically (we don't go but once ever couple of years but they've never been!)
My sister and I are complete opposites, I'm not kidding. My dad use to tell people we're like the colors black and white, completely different. But I love her and I've tried to keep in touch with her but at some point she didn't want that anymore. I have a lot of compassion for her and her sons which is mostly what has driven me to pursue them over the years. She was married at one point and the guy took off and basically started a new family with someone else. The boys know this, sadly. And of course I'm sure come the questions and conclusions mostly unspoken, "My dad doesn't love me anymore, he has new sons." It makes me cry just to type this because once again the pain in this world is...
At any rate, I hope to include more stories about our day to day activities with my nephews in them. And I desperately hope us pursuing them and loving them in this way will effect them in the long run.
As a teen I had a tumultuous relationship with my parents. At one point the city appointed two social workers to come and take me out once a week. We'd go to cofee shops usually but they'd also take me out to lunch or whatever. What I remembered the most about them is that they asked me questions and listened to me. They wanted to know about me. They taught me that there are people that really care about my likes and dislikes and just want to get to know me. They were so instrumental in my life.
I hope in some way that my little family has that effect on the boys, God I hope so and that is my prayer.
Btw, my parents and I are reconciled and we are close. I love them dearly but I personally had to resolve a lot of "things" for myself before I could get to the point of forgiving and acceptance. Just needed to throw that out there. And thanks for listening to my verbal ramblings about what's on my mind.
Momma's Easter Basket
Beth over at Manic Mother hosted a momma Easter basket swap this year. She swapped addresses of those interested and we put together a basket for the momma whose name we received. Suzanne over at Shabby Chicks received my name and sent me this fun filled pail of goodness! Thanks a bunch Suzanne! I think the pail will be recycled and used in my potting shed. And the chocolate and other goodness well let's just say my belly was happy, hah!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Common Soil Bacteria Can Have Antidepressant Effects
This is kind of cool. Perhaps maybe it's why I dig gardening so much too. Huh.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tidbits
W: Momma I 4?
Momma: Yep you're 4 now.
W: I bigger?
Momma: Yep you're bigger.
W: My penis bigger?
Momma: Uh well yeah I guess it probably is.
(About a year and a half ago he called it his menis.)
Momma: Yep you're 4 now.
W: I bigger?
Momma: Yep you're bigger.
W: My penis bigger?
Momma: Uh well yeah I guess it probably is.
(About a year and a half ago he called it his menis.)
Monday, April 13, 2009
Menu Plan Monday
Monday:
Brkfst: Hard Boiled Eggs & bananas
Lunch: quesadillas & apple slices
snack: orange slices & strawberries
Dinner: Chix Korma with brown rice & a sauteed peppers
Tuesday:
Brkfst: Oatmeal with cream, sucanat & butter & strawberries
Lunch: Pb & J & apple slices
Snack: Orange Slices & Strawberries
Dinner: Braised Ox Tails, Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes and broccoli
Wednesday:
Bkfst: Eggs sprinkled with cheese and dulce, bananas
Lunch: Cinnamon bread with butter & honey, apple slices
Snacks: popcorn
Dinner: Belated Easter Dinner- Ham, Mashed Swt Potatoes, Collard greens, rolls
Thursday:
Bkfst: Pancakes
Lunch: ham sandwiches & fruit
Snack: tortilla chips w/ salsa
Dinner: Meatloaf, Sauteed Spinach & roasted garlic potatoes (we didn't eat ML last week we got chipotle.)
Friday:
Bkfst: hardboiled Eggs and bananas
Lunch: quesadillas, orange slices
Snack: apple slices
Dinner: Homemade chicago style pizza
Snack: kettle corn
(Fridays are our Family Movie Nights where we eat pizza, then watch a movie and eat kettle corn. We watched Madagascar last week part 2 this week.)
Saturday:
Bkfst: Waffles
Lunch: Leftover pizza
Snack: ?
Dinner: Beef and noodle dish and broccoli
Sunday:
Bkfst: Oatmeal
Lunch: Turkey sandwiches with chips or veggies
Snack: ?
Dinner: Leftovers
Bkfst: Waffles
Lunch: Leftover pizza
Snack: ?
Dinner: Beef and noodle dish and broccoli
Sunday:
Bkfst: Oatmeal
Lunch: Turkey sandwiches with chips or veggies
Snack: ?
Dinner: Leftovers
Saturday, April 11, 2009
What The Freak?
I was awakened by quiet children, walked into the room and found this. The babes found mascara and tackled the babe to paint his face. They're so darn creative, lil shits. I spent some time scrubbing it out of my carpet and off the wall. Oh yes and Baby J screamed as I scrubbed it off of him. But he wears it well aye?
Thursday, April 09, 2009
A Day In The Life Of Other Mommas
I'd really like to know what you other mommas do on an average day. I am a very detailed person so if you wouldn't mind please fill me in on everything. You don't have to share about potty time necessarily, unless of course you're in the midst of potty training. But what I'm interested in is more of the specifics of your day. Do you have a schedule you follow day to day? Do you make sure there are specific things done before you go to bed to prepare for the next day? What activities do you participate in with your child or what activities do they do by themself? These are just suggestions but feel free to include them.
Please respond one of two ways, either post a blog entry about it or leave your thoughts in my comments section. If you choose to post it please leave a comment letting me know.
Thanks a bunch Mommas! You (other mommas) are my greatest resource in mothering and I appreciate that!
Please respond one of two ways, either post a blog entry about it or leave your thoughts in my comments section. If you choose to post it please leave a comment letting me know.
Thanks a bunch Mommas! You (other mommas) are my greatest resource in mothering and I appreciate that!
Baby J
Guess who turns 1 today?
I can't believe it's been a year, but then again I kind of can-chaos pure chaos this last year. I love this kid! He is such a silly monkey.
What I remember the most though...
When he came out I latched him on only to not be able to nurse him 2 days later. I had sore and painful, bleeding nips that caused me to go exclusively to pumping. This was devastating to me. But I persevered and got him latched on at 2 months and kicked the pump to the curb! Baby J though didn't give momma much of a break with screaming 3-4 hours a day, every day. We cosleeped with him, something I said I'd never do-my how things change! At exactly 7 months I reluctantly stopped nursing and he amazingly stopped crying. He became a happy baby, not sure entirely of all the reasons. And he started sleeping 10-12 hours a night.
Unlike my other babes he started crawling at 8 months and barrels through life pushing his way through. I swear he is as strong as my 2 year old! I'm excited for this year as he begins to walk and talk and interact more with the other babes.
Oh how I love Baby J. He smooshes his nose into my cheek to cuddle and he does this funny snorting thing when he's being silly. It is usually accompanied by him sitting cross legged on the floor and bouncing forward-such a goof!
Happy Birthday my 3rd babe I love you!
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Oh No, Oh No, Oh No!
My glasses broke last night. The arm just fell right off. Oh no! They're only 1 year old. Oh no! What a bummer. Not a good time financially to have to invest in new glasses. Does anyone know of a relatively inexpensive place to shop for specs? My huz had to buy new ones about 2 months ago, they were $400! Oh my. I don't want nor can I afford really to spend that much right now, ugg.
Play Clay
Homemade Play Clay. I wish I would have thought to take pics of he and I making it, doh! Oh well. Take a look at his Space Ship. You don't see it? It's the purple blob, geez! The make believe mind of a 4 year old, how sweet is that?!
Monday, April 06, 2009
Menu Plan Monday
Monday: Curry Chix w/ brown rice
Tuesday: Meatloaf w/ Mashed Potatoes and broccoli
Wednesday: Salmon, blackened corn, seasoned brown rice
Thursday: London Broil, sauteed mushrooms in butter, quinoa w/ evoo and parmesan cheese
Friday: Tuna Casserole, peas
Saturday: Tuna Casserole leftovers, peas
Sunday: ww pasta w/ simple tomato sauce & turkey meatballs, broccoli
Breakfasts: steel cut oats with butter, 1/2 & 1/2, & sugar, scrambled eggs with bananas, yogurt w/ bananas, cinnamon & raisin toast with butter and bananas. Saturday & Sunday: Pancakes &/or waffles
Lunches: pb&J sandwiches, cinnamon & raisin toast with butter served with fruit, cottage cheese or yogurt with fruit. Saturday & Sunday: Lunchmeat sandwiches
Sunday, April 05, 2009
After
This is the after photo of a trek to Target. W had birthday money to spend and it got late, the troops went down- sleep 1, babes 0.
Saturday, April 04, 2009
What The Freak?
No this is not a public service announcement about drugs. I bought this carton of eggs the other day and these two guys were hanging out next to eachother as if they were brothers, yeah right. Look at the mammoth egg yolk! This sucker was for sure 2.5" in diameter as opposed to his wee itty bitty 1.5" bud. I had to take a picture.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
TMI Another Post About Poop
Okay in my desperation I've taken up, sometimes, trying to enjoy my nice & hot cup of coffee (that my hubby went out of his way to pick up from Starbucks) while having a good poop-another time in my life when all feels right in the world.
But then the ninja baby crawls in and while I'm busy responding to an email, a somewhat difficult task to accomplish because my life is chaotic at times and yes not only am I pooping AND drinking a cup of coffee but I'm ALSO on my laptop-a true multitasker! And yes I'm very diligent to wash my hands for those whose brain is aghast at my gross habits, you can close your mouth now, I'm shocked at what my life has resorted to at times as well.
Anyways back to the original complaint at hand. So ninja baby swoops in slaps my coffee cup before I have a chance to react and then it immediately poors itself allover my cute lil Shabby Chic Design book (normal pooping reading material and sorry Rachel Ashwell!) SHIT! DANG IT!
It's challenging to clean up coffee while your bucket is strapped to the comode and you have a laptop strapped to your lap, ugg. Tis life...with wee ones.
My peeps who are fellow gardeners that found me through my other blog, Potager Garden Girl, are wondering, "What the hell did I get myself into!"
But then the ninja baby crawls in and while I'm busy responding to an email, a somewhat difficult task to accomplish because my life is chaotic at times and yes not only am I pooping AND drinking a cup of coffee but I'm ALSO on my laptop-a true multitasker! And yes I'm very diligent to wash my hands for those whose brain is aghast at my gross habits, you can close your mouth now, I'm shocked at what my life has resorted to at times as well.
Anyways back to the original complaint at hand. So ninja baby swoops in slaps my coffee cup before I have a chance to react and then it immediately poors itself allover my cute lil Shabby Chic Design book (normal pooping reading material and sorry Rachel Ashwell!) SHIT! DANG IT!
It's challenging to clean up coffee while your bucket is strapped to the comode and you have a laptop strapped to your lap, ugg. Tis life...with wee ones.
My peeps who are fellow gardeners that found me through my other blog, Potager Garden Girl, are wondering, "What the hell did I get myself into!"
Wardrobe Wednesday
All the goods in one that Gramma with the red truck brought Super N from thrifting that morn.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Learning From The Previous Winters
The boys hootin and hollerin it up in the hall.
I feel the need to communicate that my babes do not get a long very well most of the time. But there are a few moments where life seems good, even if it's a mere 7 minutes every few hours. I think the hardest part of my day, every day, is when the kids beat on each other. I know that if they were to get a long the day would run so much smoother and be enjoyable for everyone. But alas we all are little self centered individuals, fighting to be ontop, whatever that means in each of our little brains. I relish those few small moments where everyone is getting a long and the tv is not on-everything is right in the world in those moments.
I long for the warm days of summer where we can play outside all day long and lounge under the fantastic blue sky. Summer is a renewing time of year in some ways. In our house summer is the beginning of a fresh start. Where we can start new habits and prepare for the next winter of being cooped up for months.
Since winter of 2005 I've learned a few "things" about myself and also about what works and what doesn't work in terms of not just surviving every day in the winter but instead truly enjoying each day with my kids and spending time with them and playing with them.
I really hate lists. Like despise them. I tend to like to wing things. But for me lists are sometimes good b/c they serve as reminders for me. My mind moves so much that I often forget what my focus is and what I want to complete, etc. So there is a place in my life for a list whether I like it or not. And it's a good thing for my family life. So with all that crap said I want to share about what I'm thinking about for next winter. Things I need to work on.
I want to continue to strive to go to bed at a reasonable hour, before 11:30 if possible. That was something I struggled with even though I know I'm not that nice of a momma on all levels (or wife for that matter) when I don't get adequate sleep. Also, the weekends tend to consist of naps, in order to make up for the lack of sleep, instead of quality family time which I'm realizing my hubby really adores and misses if we don't have it-although I don't recall him actually telling me that.
As a person that struggles with depression, I know I want to keep up on my Vitamin D levels and just take care of myself in general ie. watch the amount of processed foods and "crap" I take in and somewhere, somehow fit a bit of exercise in, even if it's just stretching.
I also think I want to have not only a consistent dinner plan but also a consistent plan for breakfasts and lunches. I think this will be especially crucial with keeping the kids from intense hunger/mood swings and also Super N and W will both be in Preschool next winter so it will be important to send them off to school with full tummies versus this year with W. I seriously think his many timeouts in school are partially my fault in that I've struggled with being organized and setting aside enough planning and time to feed him well before he goes to class, sad but true. I often have the attitude of winging breakfast and lunch and now I think I cannot do that anymore, sometimes perhaps, but that doesn't work for my babes or my family as a whole.
I think I need to set aside specific times to use the internet, my friend Amanda recently setup parameters on her internet usage and I really admire her for that step. I know it's not easy and I know I personally tend to use it as a way to check out from my responsibilites because it's gratifying.
I want to try to get up before the kids and get some quiet time for myself in order to read or study or pray or just to think through the day. I know this one will be tough since I'm going to want to stay up late and then it will be rough to get up early but hopefully I'll improve in this area.
One more thing is I think it would help me to set aside specific times to read to the kids, do arts and crafts, watch a movie, etc. I know it helps me to be reminded, sometimes with a loose schedule, with suggestions of things to do. My mind tends to get in a rut and if I'm sick that day or really tired or struggling with depression I'll do what's easiest, ie stick them in front of the tube and check out!
So that's what I'm thinking at this point in the year. I know myself well enough to know that I don't expect to one day just start following all the "rules" on here and voila life will be better. No, I will take it day to day and try to keep the vision I have for my family at the fore front of my mind-which will hopefully inspire me the majority of the time to keep on keeping on.
In regards to this last winter and what I will never do again, I will never ever try to put a house on the market again with tiny children, in the winter without being financially secure enough to buy another house and move first. I am not sure what I was thinking and I think the stress just about knocked us on our butt. I cannot say I am grateful about anything that went into the process. Perhaps I'll be able to find something to be grateful about in regards to that whole ordeal later after time passes, I don't know.
My vision for my family...
I mentioned to try to keep the vision I have for my family at the fore front of my mind, which will inspire me...What is my vision? I need to type that out here so I can continue to come back to it when needed. I'd say my vision is to engage with my kids by talking to them and playing with them. I don't want them to be dependent on the tv for entertainment but I would instead like to guide them towards books, arts and crafts and playing. I want to be more patient with them and include them more in chores, so we can accomplish laundry and cleaning together. I also want us to sit down for each meal and snacks at the table and eat together. As much as I hate it I think me being proactive in these areas will help my kids relationship with their dad too and us as a familial unit as a whole. I struggle with wanting my husband to be the one to create the structure and take the lead there but you know what, I'm better at it then he is and I'm the one with the kids the majority of the time and i'm running the household persay. Me keeping a structure and the house in order allows him to come home and then just fall into his daddy role. He is able to relax because the house is in order (I'm not talkin spic and span but things are in their place) and the kids are better mentally because they're fed consistantly and the meals are healthy and everyone has an idea of "what's next" so there's not a lot of chaos and unexpectedness and everyone can relax and enjoy one another and life. Perhaps this is idealistic but you know if you don't set goals (or in my case have desires) you'll never reach them or achieve them.
I feel the need to communicate that my babes do not get a long very well most of the time. But there are a few moments where life seems good, even if it's a mere 7 minutes every few hours. I think the hardest part of my day, every day, is when the kids beat on each other. I know that if they were to get a long the day would run so much smoother and be enjoyable for everyone. But alas we all are little self centered individuals, fighting to be ontop, whatever that means in each of our little brains. I relish those few small moments where everyone is getting a long and the tv is not on-everything is right in the world in those moments.
I long for the warm days of summer where we can play outside all day long and lounge under the fantastic blue sky. Summer is a renewing time of year in some ways. In our house summer is the beginning of a fresh start. Where we can start new habits and prepare for the next winter of being cooped up for months.
Since winter of 2005 I've learned a few "things" about myself and also about what works and what doesn't work in terms of not just surviving every day in the winter but instead truly enjoying each day with my kids and spending time with them and playing with them.
I really hate lists. Like despise them. I tend to like to wing things. But for me lists are sometimes good b/c they serve as reminders for me. My mind moves so much that I often forget what my focus is and what I want to complete, etc. So there is a place in my life for a list whether I like it or not. And it's a good thing for my family life. So with all that crap said I want to share about what I'm thinking about for next winter. Things I need to work on.
I want to continue to strive to go to bed at a reasonable hour, before 11:30 if possible. That was something I struggled with even though I know I'm not that nice of a momma on all levels (or wife for that matter) when I don't get adequate sleep. Also, the weekends tend to consist of naps, in order to make up for the lack of sleep, instead of quality family time which I'm realizing my hubby really adores and misses if we don't have it-although I don't recall him actually telling me that.
As a person that struggles with depression, I know I want to keep up on my Vitamin D levels and just take care of myself in general ie. watch the amount of processed foods and "crap" I take in and somewhere, somehow fit a bit of exercise in, even if it's just stretching.
I also think I want to have not only a consistent dinner plan but also a consistent plan for breakfasts and lunches. I think this will be especially crucial with keeping the kids from intense hunger/mood swings and also Super N and W will both be in Preschool next winter so it will be important to send them off to school with full tummies versus this year with W. I seriously think his many timeouts in school are partially my fault in that I've struggled with being organized and setting aside enough planning and time to feed him well before he goes to class, sad but true. I often have the attitude of winging breakfast and lunch and now I think I cannot do that anymore, sometimes perhaps, but that doesn't work for my babes or my family as a whole.
I think I need to set aside specific times to use the internet, my friend Amanda recently setup parameters on her internet usage and I really admire her for that step. I know it's not easy and I know I personally tend to use it as a way to check out from my responsibilites because it's gratifying.
I want to try to get up before the kids and get some quiet time for myself in order to read or study or pray or just to think through the day. I know this one will be tough since I'm going to want to stay up late and then it will be rough to get up early but hopefully I'll improve in this area.
One more thing is I think it would help me to set aside specific times to read to the kids, do arts and crafts, watch a movie, etc. I know it helps me to be reminded, sometimes with a loose schedule, with suggestions of things to do. My mind tends to get in a rut and if I'm sick that day or really tired or struggling with depression I'll do what's easiest, ie stick them in front of the tube and check out!
So that's what I'm thinking at this point in the year. I know myself well enough to know that I don't expect to one day just start following all the "rules" on here and voila life will be better. No, I will take it day to day and try to keep the vision I have for my family at the fore front of my mind-which will hopefully inspire me the majority of the time to keep on keeping on.
In regards to this last winter and what I will never do again, I will never ever try to put a house on the market again with tiny children, in the winter without being financially secure enough to buy another house and move first. I am not sure what I was thinking and I think the stress just about knocked us on our butt. I cannot say I am grateful about anything that went into the process. Perhaps I'll be able to find something to be grateful about in regards to that whole ordeal later after time passes, I don't know.
My vision for my family...
I mentioned to try to keep the vision I have for my family at the fore front of my mind, which will inspire me...What is my vision? I need to type that out here so I can continue to come back to it when needed. I'd say my vision is to engage with my kids by talking to them and playing with them. I don't want them to be dependent on the tv for entertainment but I would instead like to guide them towards books, arts and crafts and playing. I want to be more patient with them and include them more in chores, so we can accomplish laundry and cleaning together. I also want us to sit down for each meal and snacks at the table and eat together. As much as I hate it I think me being proactive in these areas will help my kids relationship with their dad too and us as a familial unit as a whole. I struggle with wanting my husband to be the one to create the structure and take the lead there but you know what, I'm better at it then he is and I'm the one with the kids the majority of the time and i'm running the household persay. Me keeping a structure and the house in order allows him to come home and then just fall into his daddy role. He is able to relax because the house is in order (I'm not talkin spic and span but things are in their place) and the kids are better mentally because they're fed consistantly and the meals are healthy and everyone has an idea of "what's next" so there's not a lot of chaos and unexpectedness and everyone can relax and enjoy one another and life. Perhaps this is idealistic but you know if you don't set goals (or in my case have desires) you'll never reach them or achieve them.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Comin Out Of The Cave
A doctor recently gave me a Vitamin D blood test. The result came back saying I was severely deficient in Vitamin D. I was given a script for 50,000 units of Vitamin D, to take once a week for a month. A week into the treatments, it's been a month now, I feel so much better. My body does not ache the way it did. My depression has significantly lessened and I have so much more energy. I cannot believe it, but it is true!
Upon being alerted of this deficiency I started researching Vitamin D. Turns out it is a very difficult Vitamin to attain. Yes milk is fortified with Vitamin D, but it's a very minimal amount. Yes we get it from the sun, but a low level of SPF blocks the UVB rays that give us Vitamin D. We need to take matters into our own hands and take supplements. I started taking Cod Liver Oil, 2 tsp a day and I give the kids some as well. I'm going to also purchase some supplements this week for our family.
For me this is a big deal. And I think everyone, especially moms, should get an easy blood test to detect what your vitamin D levels are. If you are deficient in Vitamin D and it goes unchecked, it will cause a whole host of problems. Some of the problems that result from Vitamin D deficiency are:
fatigue
depression
Osteomalacia which can lead to Osteoporosis
This is my own experience thus far in trying to figure out why I have felt so "off" for a while. I am not attempting to fix others necessarily but instead inform you of what is a very real issue for some.
If you are interested in learning more about this topic, check out this video and consider this topic for yourself.
Upon being alerted of this deficiency I started researching Vitamin D. Turns out it is a very difficult Vitamin to attain. Yes milk is fortified with Vitamin D, but it's a very minimal amount. Yes we get it from the sun, but a low level of SPF blocks the UVB rays that give us Vitamin D. We need to take matters into our own hands and take supplements. I started taking Cod Liver Oil, 2 tsp a day and I give the kids some as well. I'm going to also purchase some supplements this week for our family.
For me this is a big deal. And I think everyone, especially moms, should get an easy blood test to detect what your vitamin D levels are. If you are deficient in Vitamin D and it goes unchecked, it will cause a whole host of problems. Some of the problems that result from Vitamin D deficiency are:
fatigue
depression
Osteomalacia which can lead to Osteoporosis
This is my own experience thus far in trying to figure out why I have felt so "off" for a while. I am not attempting to fix others necessarily but instead inform you of what is a very real issue for some.
If you are interested in learning more about this topic, check out this video and consider this topic for yourself.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Pretend Play
Sailing the seas of...Cheese!
W: Quick get onto the boat out of the water!
Super N: Where's my (um)brella sail?!
Momma: Are you guys sailing?
W & Super N: Yeah!
Momma: Watch out for sharks!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Troops and The Fort
Mommabear built a fort for the troops. They were able to pack their artillary in it (ie. many, many trucks and dolls) keep lookout with the binoculars (ie. 42 pairs of sunglasses gramma in the red truck bought while thrifting) and take control of the land (ie. major smack down between 4 year old & 2.5 year old over who really belly flopped onto the roof of the Fort thus resulting in ouchies, tears and loss of said Fort.) There was one unscathed almost 1 year old who managed to escape before the Fort collapsed and 2 little wee peeps placed blame of fallen Fort and took him out. All in all a fun time had by all!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Happy Birthday W!
Today W turns 4! Happy Birthday Bud! And Happy 1st day of Spring!
We spent the whole morning and early afternoon in the local childrens hospital. He has a rash on his arm that has spread from his hand all the way up close to his shoulder. It was confirmed as impetigo on wednesday by his Ped but I didn't agree and took him to the ER today. Turns out he has shingles...ugg!
But we hit the cafeteria on the way out and he got an ice cream cone and an ice cream sandwich for lunch. He's totally okay and the ER was kind of fun for him. He had momma all to himself and they gave him 2 lime popsicles and oohed and ahhed over his cool bumps. Oh yeah and they had Nickolodeon in the room so he had a ball. His daddy is going to take him on a field trip to Target (it is kind of like a field trip for mommas too!) He desperately wants a light saber, I hope they come in green.
We spent the whole morning and early afternoon in the local childrens hospital. He has a rash on his arm that has spread from his hand all the way up close to his shoulder. It was confirmed as impetigo on wednesday by his Ped but I didn't agree and took him to the ER today. Turns out he has shingles...ugg!
But we hit the cafeteria on the way out and he got an ice cream cone and an ice cream sandwich for lunch. He's totally okay and the ER was kind of fun for him. He had momma all to himself and they gave him 2 lime popsicles and oohed and ahhed over his cool bumps. Oh yeah and they had Nickolodeon in the room so he had a ball. His daddy is going to take him on a field trip to Target (it is kind of like a field trip for mommas too!) He desperately wants a light saber, I hope they come in green.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
W
W: Momma I have a beaver.
Momma: What?
W: I sick I have a beaver!
Momma: Oh honey you don't mean beaver you mean fever.
W: yeah I have a beaver I mean fever.
Momma: What?
W: I sick I have a beaver!
Momma: Oh honey you don't mean beaver you mean fever.
W: yeah I have a beaver I mean fever.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Momma Flap
So I've never had a completely flat tummy. I always had a bit of a littly pooch. But after I had my babes I've seemed to develop what I like to call my Momma Flap. Perhaps you know what I'm referring too. The flap that when putting on jeans you think, "Does my waistband go over it, under it or on it?" As grotesque as this flap is I must admit that it does come in handy.
Like that day we were at the mall and one of the kids took off running. I had my cell phone and a small wad of cash in my hand. I tucked both, you heard me, both under that flap and caught up with my 3 year old in no time flat! You see I didn't have pants on that had pockets. If it weren't for my Momma Flap I'd have for sure lost my cell phone!
And then sometimes I don't want to finish my Fiber Bar and uh huh just tuck that bad boy under my Momma Flap for later, no waste! I figure one day I'll get myself a gun and store it there that way atleast it's being put to use you know it will have a more functional purpose-a home for my ghat.
I'm sure I'll come up with many more uses for my Momma Flap as time goes on and the kids get bigger. I sure am glad I found a use for the large piece of floppy skin cause even though I won't look like Heidi Klum does after birthing Seals babes, I can revel in my cool new accessory.
Like that day we were at the mall and one of the kids took off running. I had my cell phone and a small wad of cash in my hand. I tucked both, you heard me, both under that flap and caught up with my 3 year old in no time flat! You see I didn't have pants on that had pockets. If it weren't for my Momma Flap I'd have for sure lost my cell phone!
And then sometimes I don't want to finish my Fiber Bar and uh huh just tuck that bad boy under my Momma Flap for later, no waste! I figure one day I'll get myself a gun and store it there that way atleast it's being put to use you know it will have a more functional purpose-a home for my ghat.
I'm sure I'll come up with many more uses for my Momma Flap as time goes on and the kids get bigger. I sure am glad I found a use for the large piece of floppy skin cause even though I won't look like Heidi Klum does after birthing Seals babes, I can revel in my cool new accessory.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Hair Of The Blog Update
It has taken me a while, sorry Rachel, but I finally got a pic taken of the lovely prize that Rachel gave me for winning the Hair Of The Blog 2009 contest. Isn't it rad?! Love it! Thanks Rachel it's truly fanstastic and when I wear it I'll think of those bushy ass eyebrows and that damn armpit guy-I cannot get him out of my head!
Oh yes the apron came with it's own set of armhair ewww. So that's what I have shoved under my nose ewww. Haha Rachel you're a hoot!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Our Anniversary Away
My 10th wedding anniversary was last friday. The huz took friday off and we took the kids over to their grandparents house. We then headed home. On the way though I suggested we go here and enjoy a little alone time while indulging in some yummy desserts, he was down. We tried their Lavender, Vanilla and Pistachio Macaroons. We shared a chocolate Bombe and enjoyed strawberry lychee, peach jasmine, and cherry liquor Pate De Fruit (little square jelly bites.) Fandamtastic! Oh Boy! And then we took home a chocolate chunk pistachio cookie and a chocolate fudgie. A nice way to begin our anniversary. And it was so beautiful out which was a bonus. We then went home to pack and leave for the airport.
When we arrived in Chicago a little while later we decided to take the L Train to the city. We headed for the train (a bit of a hike) and got on. We really dig public transportation and the L did not disappoint. One thing that's immediate about Chicago is its diversity and culture, you really get a glimpse of it from riding the L-love it and I could live there. We rode the L for about 30 minutes and then got off. Apparently we passed the stop we should have gotten off. So we chose to walk a while towards the city and enjoy the urban scene. It's not like Columbus isn't urban, well where we live, but Chicago is different, it's huge and it's got a ton of history and it's just so alive. About 2 miles into the walk we decided to hail a cab and get to the hotel. The dude heard us wrong and so he took us to another hotel. We did correct him eventually and we got to our hotel with about an hour to spare before we needed to be at the restaurant.
While at the hotel getting ready for dinner we decided to google Moto and found it was a half a mile away...score! We then called gramma and grampa to check on the kids. They told us Will had been throwing up the last few hours. We didn't expect that he clearly had been incubating something that we weren't aware of. I wanted to be home with my babe but felt torn b/c I wanted to have a nice anniversary dinner with my husband. Of course the babes were in Columbus and we were in Chicago. We talked to him and told him we loved him and would see him the next day. Sad!
We tried not to worry too much about him since we knew gramma would take great care of him. So we got ready and went down to the lobby where the concierge hailed a cab for us. When the dude got on the freeway to take us to Moto, about 5 or so minutes passed, the huz clarified with him where we were going and he shook his head in an agreement and kept moving forward. But then the huz let him know that the restaurant was a half a block from the hotel! We could tell the dude knew at that point he was going the wrong way! So he did what anyone else would do...he almost literally came to a complete stop on the freeway in order to get over three lanes...WTF! We were like, "holy shit!" But he regrouped and got us to the restaurant.
Pulling up to the restaurant is awesome. You see you drive down this street that is inhabited by warehouses and delivery trucks and there is nothing else to be found! And then all of a sudden there is this non descript door that says Moto that suddenly appears on your left. The restaurant is located in the meat packing district-the frickin trailblazer imo.
So you walk in and they take your coat and then you sit down...I'm going to leave my experience of the restaurant for another post. The huz is trying to get the pics off of my phone still and when he does I will do a whole post on our experience. A few tips though, If you do the wine pairings with the meals, do not order a cocktail first unless they space the first course a bit after you've digested your cocktail (say a half an hour after you've finished your drink) and go slow. We enjoyed a cocktail and then did wine pairings with our 10 courses as a result we don't remember the last two dishes. We were laughing so hard and were so frickin drunk. So yeah just my two cents for now. Also, I asked the staff if most people were drunk after the meal and they (more than one person) said emphatically, "OH YEAH!" So they hailed us a cab, which they do for everyone, and we were on our way. That was the best restaurant experience I think I've ever had. It is expensive but truly worth it there is nothing else like it. We will go again and plan to do the 20 course.
On Saturday we had to catch our flight at 12:55 so we got up early to enjoy our free breakfast....it was absolutely bad. Whatever we choked it down. Fortunately the coffee was okay so that sort of kind of made up for it.
Around 10am we were hailed a cab to the L which took us directly to Ohare. We were doing so great on time that after we got our tickets, checked our bag and went through security we decided to eat lunch at Wolfgang Pucks little cafe bistro in the airport. We enjoyed our lunch and thought we were making great time. The huz checked his watch at different points and we were doing good. After lunch we started heading for our gate and I got my phone out to look up a number or something and I glanced at the time and it said 1:05. Now while in Chicago I kept getting confused by the time change, they're an hour behind Columbus, and the kids had lost my watch. So I let the huz know that he would be on watch duty and he was fine with that. But when I saw the time on my phone I got nauseous and checked with him what time it was and he said, "12:05" and I said, "Are you positive? Cause my phone says 1:05. And does it change per time zone or do I change it?" Well to get to the gist, we missed our flight. Not sure how it happened at that time. But now we know that they don't call for people over the PA system in the cafe area which is just outside of the gate area, which would have helped us since the time change and whatever else f'd us up. We were so upset. I just wanted to get home to my sick babes. We had found out after a call to gramma that morning that Super N was up the night before vomiting like W, ugg.
We waited around for hours b/c we were told that we could catch the next flight, we were even given tickets! But turns out we weren't told that those tickets were standy by tickets. And with the weather a lot of planes were delayed causing travelers to miss their connecting flights so then we'd get bumped back even further on a stand by list b/c travelers with lost connections get priority. We were bumped on 2 flights officially and expected to be bumped on the last one for the night. We ended up renting a car and driving home, which took me 5 hours. A little tip, if you are stranded some where but you have access to rental car agencies, do not go with the first one you find and definitely use the internet if you can. We were quoted by Alamo $450 for a one way car rental (not including fees, taxes or gas.) We fortunately had the Huz's internet connection for his phone so we hooked up his laptop to it right in Alamo's lobby and found a deal on priceline through Hertz for $200-painful but a hell of a lot better.
I do want to mention to Ohio drivers that apparently there is a relatively newer law that states if there is a cop pulled over on the side of the freeway you must either slow down, below the speed limit, or get in the other lane. Oh in case you don't remember me telling you this perhaps you will see the white sign that supposedly appears just as you leave Indiana and cross into Ohio.
We got into Columbus and returned the car at 4:30am with the time zone change and time change-yay spring, boo loss of hour on an already stressful weekend. The huz's parents said we could just go to sleep and pick the kids up after lunch, so we got a few hours of sleep before we picked up our sick kids.
When we picked up the kids Baby J had just puked, Super N was feverish and lethargic and W was on the mend. We brought them home and honestly I don't remember much after that except a blur. We've all been sick this week minus the huz and in fact I just found Baby J in his bed covered in vomit, oh joy!
Because we missed our flight on Saturday we had to cancel our sitter and our reservations for dinner at another fun restaurant that we love. And then we had to cancel our sitter and reservations again for this past Tuesday at another restaurant. I'm just a bit bummed by everything and tired, really tired.
When we arrived in Chicago a little while later we decided to take the L Train to the city. We headed for the train (a bit of a hike) and got on. We really dig public transportation and the L did not disappoint. One thing that's immediate about Chicago is its diversity and culture, you really get a glimpse of it from riding the L-love it and I could live there. We rode the L for about 30 minutes and then got off. Apparently we passed the stop we should have gotten off. So we chose to walk a while towards the city and enjoy the urban scene. It's not like Columbus isn't urban, well where we live, but Chicago is different, it's huge and it's got a ton of history and it's just so alive. About 2 miles into the walk we decided to hail a cab and get to the hotel. The dude heard us wrong and so he took us to another hotel. We did correct him eventually and we got to our hotel with about an hour to spare before we needed to be at the restaurant.
While at the hotel getting ready for dinner we decided to google Moto and found it was a half a mile away...score! We then called gramma and grampa to check on the kids. They told us Will had been throwing up the last few hours. We didn't expect that he clearly had been incubating something that we weren't aware of. I wanted to be home with my babe but felt torn b/c I wanted to have a nice anniversary dinner with my husband. Of course the babes were in Columbus and we were in Chicago. We talked to him and told him we loved him and would see him the next day. Sad!
We tried not to worry too much about him since we knew gramma would take great care of him. So we got ready and went down to the lobby where the concierge hailed a cab for us. When the dude got on the freeway to take us to Moto, about 5 or so minutes passed, the huz clarified with him where we were going and he shook his head in an agreement and kept moving forward. But then the huz let him know that the restaurant was a half a block from the hotel! We could tell the dude knew at that point he was going the wrong way! So he did what anyone else would do...he almost literally came to a complete stop on the freeway in order to get over three lanes...WTF! We were like, "holy shit!" But he regrouped and got us to the restaurant.
Pulling up to the restaurant is awesome. You see you drive down this street that is inhabited by warehouses and delivery trucks and there is nothing else to be found! And then all of a sudden there is this non descript door that says Moto that suddenly appears on your left. The restaurant is located in the meat packing district-the frickin trailblazer imo.
So you walk in and they take your coat and then you sit down...I'm going to leave my experience of the restaurant for another post. The huz is trying to get the pics off of my phone still and when he does I will do a whole post on our experience. A few tips though, If you do the wine pairings with the meals, do not order a cocktail first unless they space the first course a bit after you've digested your cocktail (say a half an hour after you've finished your drink) and go slow. We enjoyed a cocktail and then did wine pairings with our 10 courses as a result we don't remember the last two dishes. We were laughing so hard and were so frickin drunk. So yeah just my two cents for now. Also, I asked the staff if most people were drunk after the meal and they (more than one person) said emphatically, "OH YEAH!" So they hailed us a cab, which they do for everyone, and we were on our way. That was the best restaurant experience I think I've ever had. It is expensive but truly worth it there is nothing else like it. We will go again and plan to do the 20 course.
On Saturday we had to catch our flight at 12:55 so we got up early to enjoy our free breakfast....it was absolutely bad. Whatever we choked it down. Fortunately the coffee was okay so that sort of kind of made up for it.
Around 10am we were hailed a cab to the L which took us directly to Ohare. We were doing so great on time that after we got our tickets, checked our bag and went through security we decided to eat lunch at Wolfgang Pucks little cafe bistro in the airport. We enjoyed our lunch and thought we were making great time. The huz checked his watch at different points and we were doing good. After lunch we started heading for our gate and I got my phone out to look up a number or something and I glanced at the time and it said 1:05. Now while in Chicago I kept getting confused by the time change, they're an hour behind Columbus, and the kids had lost my watch. So I let the huz know that he would be on watch duty and he was fine with that. But when I saw the time on my phone I got nauseous and checked with him what time it was and he said, "12:05" and I said, "Are you positive? Cause my phone says 1:05. And does it change per time zone or do I change it?" Well to get to the gist, we missed our flight. Not sure how it happened at that time. But now we know that they don't call for people over the PA system in the cafe area which is just outside of the gate area, which would have helped us since the time change and whatever else f'd us up. We were so upset. I just wanted to get home to my sick babes. We had found out after a call to gramma that morning that Super N was up the night before vomiting like W, ugg.
We waited around for hours b/c we were told that we could catch the next flight, we were even given tickets! But turns out we weren't told that those tickets were standy by tickets. And with the weather a lot of planes were delayed causing travelers to miss their connecting flights so then we'd get bumped back even further on a stand by list b/c travelers with lost connections get priority. We were bumped on 2 flights officially and expected to be bumped on the last one for the night. We ended up renting a car and driving home, which took me 5 hours. A little tip, if you are stranded some where but you have access to rental car agencies, do not go with the first one you find and definitely use the internet if you can. We were quoted by Alamo $450 for a one way car rental (not including fees, taxes or gas.) We fortunately had the Huz's internet connection for his phone so we hooked up his laptop to it right in Alamo's lobby and found a deal on priceline through Hertz for $200-painful but a hell of a lot better.
I do want to mention to Ohio drivers that apparently there is a relatively newer law that states if there is a cop pulled over on the side of the freeway you must either slow down, below the speed limit, or get in the other lane. Oh in case you don't remember me telling you this perhaps you will see the white sign that supposedly appears just as you leave Indiana and cross into Ohio.
We got into Columbus and returned the car at 4:30am with the time zone change and time change-yay spring, boo loss of hour on an already stressful weekend. The huz's parents said we could just go to sleep and pick the kids up after lunch, so we got a few hours of sleep before we picked up our sick kids.
When we picked up the kids Baby J had just puked, Super N was feverish and lethargic and W was on the mend. We brought them home and honestly I don't remember much after that except a blur. We've all been sick this week minus the huz and in fact I just found Baby J in his bed covered in vomit, oh joy!
Because we missed our flight on Saturday we had to cancel our sitter and our reservations for dinner at another fun restaurant that we love. And then we had to cancel our sitter and reservations again for this past Tuesday at another restaurant. I'm just a bit bummed by everything and tired, really tired.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Another Award?!
Such Lovely Freckles gave me the Smoking Typewriter award! Thanks so much!
Okay the rules for this award are that I must google my name and list some things that come up.
1. Kiss singing "Beth" Live on YouTube (wo!-I honestly did not know they had a song titled "Beth.")
2. Beth was listed on Wikipedia "the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Hebrew, Syriac, Aramaic, and Phoenician" as one definition from there.
3. Another blogger named Beth who apparently has 48 siblings among other things. Her blog is titled Bad Hair Days and honestly looks kind of fun.
4. A news article about Beth Ditto (never heard of her before) in a not so flattering dress.
Wow that was interesting and fun!
The peeps that I believe deserve the Smoking Typewriter are....
A Dad And His Girls (come on L update that sight girl :)!)
Ninja Monkey Vs Boredom (Welcome to blogdom B I know you'll continue to make me laugh!)
The Antics of The Three 22nds (I love the pics of her boys and hearing about her day to day happenings.)
Two Under Two (Super Ninja Mommy never fails to crack me up!)
So google your names ladies and enlighten us with what you find...hah!
Ninja Monkey Vs Boredom (Welcome to blogdom B I know you'll continue to make me laugh!)
The Antics of The Three 22nds (I love the pics of her boys and hearing about her day to day happenings.)
Two Under Two (Super Ninja Mommy never fails to crack me up!)
So google your names ladies and enlighten us with what you find...hah!
Leave Me Already
Thanks so much for your guys awesome comments on the last post! I really appreciate it.
I've been MIA for the last few days b/c I've been puking my guts out, among other things coming out, and have just now today started getting out of bed. Some virus invaded our lives and is refusing to leave. The kids must have gotten it and incubated it then passed it along to momma. W is now out of the clear and Super N is on the mend, her fever broke this morning. Baby J is lethargic but keeping down bits of milk and I kept down a bit of dinner so...
Hopefully we'll be up and running soon and I'll get that post of our anniversary up!
I've been MIA for the last few days b/c I've been puking my guts out, among other things coming out, and have just now today started getting out of bed. Some virus invaded our lives and is refusing to leave. The kids must have gotten it and incubated it then passed it along to momma. W is now out of the clear and Super N is on the mend, her fever broke this morning. Baby J is lethargic but keeping down bits of milk and I kept down a bit of dinner so...
Hopefully we'll be up and running soon and I'll get that post of our anniversary up!
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