Friday, January 15, 2010
Little Change-a-roo!
I changed the title of my blog, and changed some of the settings. People were telling me that they could not leave comments, and such, so I think I fixed the problem.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Christmas with no pictures!
I have really failed on posting pictures. I AM AWARE! soon I will be posting more pictures, but I am working on a new blog, and I just have not been really motivated on this one. It will soon be up and running.
We left the wednesday before christmas for California. We were only going to be there for 3 days, and then Mike was told he wasn't going to have work for the last week in December. I was totally bummed out about it, because not having work would have kicked our butts financially. Fred (mike's dad) told mike that he could work with him for a week, and we could not pass it up. We got to stay for an extra week, and it also meant that I got to stay home with my kids, and not worry about not making money! It was such a blessing! I loved hanging out with the kids, and having lots of good conversation with Barbara. It was the best trip to California yet. The kids did not want to come home, and I have to admit that I was a little sad to leave too. But I had to face reality and come home. :(
On Christams eve Christy drove down from huntington. I have to say, I have so much fun with my sister in law, it really bums me out that we live so far from eachother! She is so encouraging, and makes me laugh sooooo hard! Anyone that can make me laugh so hard, that my head hurts, it a great person in my eyes. When she got there Fred wanted to take us to this house in Murrieta that had the most insane amount of Christmas lights on it. It is funny, because I did not take one picture of it! We got video of it, so I am okay with that. The kids loved the house. The lights blinked with music, and there were tons of people watching it. The owners of the house let people walk inside there home to see a giat train set and then to the backyard for more lights. It was such a cool thing to do on Christmas eve! Both kids fell asleep on the way home, so we did not set out milk and cookies for santa, but they did not seem to care. Oh and the kids went to the house in their matching PJ's and no shoes. I happened to look around at all of the people who were nicely dressed, and I thought I hope I am not the only mom to let my kids be here in PJ's. It was 7:30 when wew went, and my kids had already had baths, and they go to bed at 8 (and since we were there at 7:30 it was 8:30 our time). When we were watching the light show, it suddenly got silent, and Scarlett (who was being held by auntie Christy) said, "are you my daddy's sister?" and everyone in the audience said "awwwww!". it was too cute.
We had an awesome Christmas day, and went back to see the light show again on Christmas night. We ate turkey for days, and got to go shopping. Mike and I even got to go on a date. We went to in and out and then to see Avatar in 3D. That movie is not my type of movie, so I was a little hesitant to see it, but I am so glad I did, because it was the best movie experience of my life! I got to talk to Jenny Murphy on the phone, and it was so good to hear her voice, it had been way to long! I got so see Amanda and Audrey for lunch one day. On New years day, Mike's sister Stephanie, and her family came to spend the day with us, and it was sooo much fun! My kids are in heaven when they are around. It makes me sad that my kids are not around them more often. We got to go to San Diego one day to hang out with Uncle Paul and Kelsey. Again, I wish we lived closer to them too! Mike got to hang out with his friend Nate on New Year's eve. It was such a great trip, I can't wait to go back.
We left the wednesday before christmas for California. We were only going to be there for 3 days, and then Mike was told he wasn't going to have work for the last week in December. I was totally bummed out about it, because not having work would have kicked our butts financially. Fred (mike's dad) told mike that he could work with him for a week, and we could not pass it up. We got to stay for an extra week, and it also meant that I got to stay home with my kids, and not worry about not making money! It was such a blessing! I loved hanging out with the kids, and having lots of good conversation with Barbara. It was the best trip to California yet. The kids did not want to come home, and I have to admit that I was a little sad to leave too. But I had to face reality and come home. :(
On Christams eve Christy drove down from huntington. I have to say, I have so much fun with my sister in law, it really bums me out that we live so far from eachother! She is so encouraging, and makes me laugh sooooo hard! Anyone that can make me laugh so hard, that my head hurts, it a great person in my eyes. When she got there Fred wanted to take us to this house in Murrieta that had the most insane amount of Christmas lights on it. It is funny, because I did not take one picture of it! We got video of it, so I am okay with that. The kids loved the house. The lights blinked with music, and there were tons of people watching it. The owners of the house let people walk inside there home to see a giat train set and then to the backyard for more lights. It was such a cool thing to do on Christmas eve! Both kids fell asleep on the way home, so we did not set out milk and cookies for santa, but they did not seem to care. Oh and the kids went to the house in their matching PJ's and no shoes. I happened to look around at all of the people who were nicely dressed, and I thought I hope I am not the only mom to let my kids be here in PJ's. It was 7:30 when wew went, and my kids had already had baths, and they go to bed at 8 (and since we were there at 7:30 it was 8:30 our time). When we were watching the light show, it suddenly got silent, and Scarlett (who was being held by auntie Christy) said, "are you my daddy's sister?" and everyone in the audience said "awwwww!". it was too cute.
We had an awesome Christmas day, and went back to see the light show again on Christmas night. We ate turkey for days, and got to go shopping. Mike and I even got to go on a date. We went to in and out and then to see Avatar in 3D. That movie is not my type of movie, so I was a little hesitant to see it, but I am so glad I did, because it was the best movie experience of my life! I got to talk to Jenny Murphy on the phone, and it was so good to hear her voice, it had been way to long! I got so see Amanda and Audrey for lunch one day. On New years day, Mike's sister Stephanie, and her family came to spend the day with us, and it was sooo much fun! My kids are in heaven when they are around. It makes me sad that my kids are not around them more often. We got to go to San Diego one day to hang out with Uncle Paul and Kelsey. Again, I wish we lived closer to them too! Mike got to hang out with his friend Nate on New Year's eve. It was such a great trip, I can't wait to go back.
Friday, December 18, 2009
hum d dum
This week has been aweful, as far as mornings go. On Tuesday, thursday, and Friday, my kids go to day care. This means that I have to make lunches, get them dressed, brush teeth, check what they ate for breakfast(mike is in charge of breakfast, but I can't always trust that he feeds them well) and get them to daycare before I get to work. The last few mornings, Owen has decided to poop when I am ready to walk out the door, so I have to turn around, go back in the house, and change his diaper. On top of that Scarlett is going through a phase of not wanting to listen to anything I say. I have taken things away from her, put her in time out, and spanked her, and none of it is working! I feel like I am loosing my mind, because I get so irritated. I want to be the best mom I can be, but this is truly testing my patience more than anything else has since I have been a mom. So when I tell her to get in the car, she does not listen. Which brings me to the ice. It snowed a boatload recently, and it has all turned into a nice thick layer of ice in my driveway,and front yard. Mike has already fallen twice, and thank goodness he just scraped his knuckles. Owen will not walk in it, he says "it too slipily mom", "carry you". So I have to take everything to the car, start the car to defrost the windows, and go back and get Owen. While I am doing all of that, who knows what Scarlett is doing? I do know what she is not doing, and that is not getting in the car. After getting the kids in the car, and all the drama starts to settle, I have to make several trips back in the house to get all of the stuff that we forgot. Then I finally get in the car and drive away so frusterated, I am in tears. So my solution to this is that I need to work with Scarlett some more on listening. I need to try to get more organized. I just thought that if you are consistant enough with your kids, things will be easier. Wrong! some kids are just not easy children, and you have to keep readjusting your parenting style to relate to them. Scarlett is my more difficult child, but I love the heck out of her, and if I have to be even more consistant, then bring it on.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Ringworm?
Last night when I picked up Scarlett and Owen from my MeMaws house, I noticed a perfectly round, red circle on Owen's head.I asked what happened, and Scarlett said he hit his head on the table. I examined the table, and there was nothing round about it. I said, "Scarlett, if he hit his head on the table, he would have a red line, not a red circle." I would normally not be worried about a mark on Owen (he gets bumps and bruises every day), but this one looked a lot like it could be ringworm. I asked Owen what happened, and he said a bee "bite" him, and then he said a baby bit him, so I knew I could not get a good answer from him. I went home, and googled a few pictures of ringworm, and his mark looked identical to ringworm. I decided to see what it looked like in the morning to decide if I needed to get some ointment for him. this morning it still looked like ringworm. I decided to ask one more time before I called the doctor. I said, "Owen, what happened to your head?" he said, "Scary ghost did it". Still, no help from Owen. I said, "Scarlett, If you know what happened to Owen, you need to tell me, because I am thinking about taking him to the doctor." She looked at me for a minute...(I knew the answer was about to come out) she said, "well, I do know waht happened" "I hit him in the head with a marker, because he was not sharing" So It is marker, not ringworm! thank goodness.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
some recent pictures...
I am sorry I have not posted pictures lately, I have been busy. At night when I have time to post pictures, I am too busy doing homework or reading. I am going to admit that I have become a twilight nerd. I am on the last book, and I can't put it down long enough to post pictures. But I am finally posting some. hope you enjoy.
Owen and his horse.
Scarlett loves to make "sculptures". She took my pinapple and grapes, and stuck the grapes on the leaves of the pinapple. The pinapple is stcked on a bunch of cans of beans. Now that is talent!
Scarlett makes the best faces! She is really in to dressing up lately. She loves to go into our closet and put on our clothes, but I have to say, the outfit below is one of my favorites.
Me, Keely, and Mary. I have so much fun with them!
Do rags make normal guys act silly
Mary and Keely the picture below is for you two...
My little Owen is so cute! I can't get enough of him.
Me and Mike in Phoenix
Owen and his horse.
Scarlett loves to make "sculptures". She took my pinapple and grapes, and stuck the grapes on the leaves of the pinapple. The pinapple is stcked on a bunch of cans of beans. Now that is talent!
Scarlett makes the best faces! She is really in to dressing up lately. She loves to go into our closet and put on our clothes, but I have to say, the outfit below is one of my favorites.
Me, Keely, and Mary. I have so much fun with them!
Do rags make normal guys act silly
Mary and Keely the picture below is for you two...
My little Owen is so cute! I can't get enough of him.
Me and Mike in Phoenix
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Holiday tree...oopsy.
Okay, after doing some reading on this, I found out that the "holiday tree" has been around since the 90's. It is politically correct to call it a holiday tree. But I say, like I always say, screw being politically correct. Maybe Christ wasn't really born on Christmas day, but that is when we celebrate it. I don't think it is a secret that I am not an Obama fan. I am glad people know who I voted for. I don't think that should be such a big secret. I am firm in my beliefs, and I don't want people to have to question that about me. I got this email the other day that I thought was hilarious! And I looked it up, and it really says this...
Obama Bumper Sticker
We were in Pigeon Forge over the week end. On Sunday, we left to come
home. Traffic was moving slowly, and a car in front of us had an Obama
bumper sticker on it. It read: "Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8".
Mike's Bible was lying on the dash board. He got it, opened it up to
the scripture, and read it. He started laughing and laughing. Then he
read it to me. I couldn't believe what it said. I had a good laugh,
too..
Psalm 109:8
"Let his days be few; and let another take his office."
Obama Bumper Sticker
We were in Pigeon Forge over the week end. On Sunday, we left to come
home. Traffic was moving slowly, and a car in front of us had an Obama
bumper sticker on it. It read: "Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8".
Mike's Bible was lying on the dash board. He got it, opened it up to
the scripture, and read it. He started laughing and laughing. Then he
read it to me. I couldn't believe what it said. I had a good laugh,
too..
Psalm 109:8
"Let his days be few; and let another take his office."
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