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What have I started?
2007-09-27 13:36:00 I love Halloween, right after my birthday I decorate. I love to go through Target, Micheal’s or any other store and browse the Halloween stuff. Woody was scared at first but now he’s running for the halloween section of Target instead of the Thomas toy section. He loves it! Now that I put out some of my Halloween stuff Woody wants the house to be spooky..so he’s going around the house turning off all the lights saying ooooo spooky. (I had no idea he could reach the light switches until yesterday!) I hope he’s this excited about wearing a costume, some how I think that will be a huge challenge but we’ll see.
Thankful
2007-09-26 19:33:00 This past year I’m thankful for: my house~it may be small but it’s ours. my reliable cars~how I lived with out our durango I may never know. That thing can carry a major amount of stuff!! my two cute, adorable, sweet boys~they are hyper, active and fun but they are all mine. my husband~he can be a pain in the butt but at least I know I’m his and he’s mine. We are in this together no matter what. my dachshund~ my first baby. He’s always the first one to nuzzle next to me when I’m upset and he knows just when I need to just let loose and play. my friends~you all know who you are and I love each and every one of you. my family~I love you all more than you can imagine. I’m thankful to be happy, healthy and alive. More About: Hank
Amazing things
2007-09-26 17:51:00 I’m continually amazed how fast Woodrow is picking up things. We’ve been playing red light/green light for weeks now and he loves it. I just started teaching him hide and seek. (a game we’ve played before but I’ve never introduced the counting to ten and then saying ready set here I come part) After just one day of counting he got it right away and this morning he begged to play so we did. “Ready set here I come” he’d say after covering his eyes with his cute little hands and counting to ten. I’d hide with Coupe standing next to me to make sure I didn’t go to far away. After 3-4 turns Cooper got the hang of it and started to count. He has been able to count to 6 for a few weeks now but this is the first day I heard him count to 10! 10! As soon as he finishes Woody says “good job Cooper your a big boy now”. I couldn’t be prouder. More About: Amazing , Things
I love flickr
2007-09-26 15:19:00 but this scared me to death today. If you have children, please read this and sign the petition if you agree that Orkut should be shut down. My flickr account will now be friends and family ONLY. More About: Love , Flickr , Flick
These blogs kick butt
2007-09-25 19:26:00 Sarah awarded me the wonderful this blog kicks donkey butt award and I’ve been thinking long and hard who I wanted to award it to. I couldn’t just pick five or six…I picked a bunch…so here goes: @ rock and star Dangerously Subversive Atheist Penguin Mostly an Optimist A day in the life… Bubbie’s Corner Coffee Mom Here in Idaho Oh the Joys Pass the Chocolate Playgroups are no place for children Something More Poot and Cubby Puddles of Thought MommyVents Suburban Bliss This Electric Life Thoughts of the Mama Yummy Mommy I know that lots of you already received this award but dang it I liked all of you so wanted to give it to you anyways. More About: Blogs , Butt , Kick
Toddlers and chocolate
2007-09-25 14:34:00 hmm…sounds good right? j/k Woodrow is obsessed with chocolate right now. He asks for it in all forms. Hot chocolate, candy bar, ice cream. He’s had it all. My FIL’s funeral gave him the opportunity to try all kinds of chocolate because there was so many relatives around that were spoiling him rotten…literally giving him anything he wanted. (I’m not complaining we needed the help and a little chocolate is not going to kill him) Now we are experiencing the aftermath. He craves the chocolate goodness…who can blame him? The problem with all this is from 6am until 8pm he asks for chocolate. I can not consume the chocolate-ly goodness without him noticing and how do I get through a 14 hour day without chocolate? Is there a patch I can buy so I can get my fix? I’ve been distracting him with fruit snacks and goldfish but that only works for a good 20 minutes. I can’t tell you how many times I explained to him that we do not eat candy bars f... More About: Chocolate , Choco , Toddlers
WHAT?
2007-09-25 14:24:00 Come on TIME you disappoint me. Seriously? Human life is precious and even though some people think that Catholics worship the pope we do not. He is just as human as you and I. He is our spokesperson, our leader, our rock. The church would never ever evah think to euthanize our beloved pope. Okay…back to my regularly scheduled blog. I swear I won’t post *much* about religious stuff anymore. This kind of stuff just burns me up so I had to post it.
stupid fights
2007-09-24 14:23:00 me: you want what now? dh: a goal do you have a goal for the boy? (meaning boy1) me: what do you mean? dh: do you know what a goal is? me: are you ‘trying’ to piss me off? Of course I know what a goddamn goal is…what the FUCK do you mean do I have a goal for the boy? dh: Do you have a goal for the boy? me: rolls eyes and wants to scream dh: So there is nothing you want to teach him between now and oh when he turns 18? me: of course there are things I want to teach them. dh: well you need goals, you need a list…a graph something to help you accomplish them. me: Do you have goals for the boy? dh: no, that’s not my job. me: oh so if he fails as a human being you can blame it on me? dh: nooooo dh: I just think you need goals. me: okay sure honey whatever. Have I made a list of goals for the boy? no Will I make a list of goals for the boys? um…probably not (sorry honey) I am not a goal oriented person. Dh is. He graduated high school, wanted to ... More About: Fights , Stupid
why eat your applesauce
2007-09-21 16:58:00 when you can drink it? So much faster and messier. More About: Applesauce
I’m not keeping track…
2007-09-21 00:47:00 but truly this boy can eat! He must be having a growth spurt or something. Food consumed by Woodrow today: 3 slices of French Toast with 2 glasses of milk 1 yogurt drink for a snack 1 Digiorno personal sized cheese pizza (he ate all four slices!) 1 nathan’s extra long hot dog 2 packs of easy mac Six glasses of water and one glass of OJ. I’ve never, ever seen him eat this much before. Cooper has eaten today: 2 slices of french toast 1 banana 1 yogurt drink 1 small bowl of Kashi Go Lean Crunch He has puked up everything but the Go Lean Crunch. I hate the smell of yogurt. I do not eat yogurt. I hate the smell of yogurt coming back up and out. It’s the foulest thing on this earth. Not only is it foul but it makes your house stink, stink, stink. I have six candles glowing now just to keep the smell/funk to a minimum. Even my beloved Oust can’t get the funk out. Please oh please let this be a 24 hour stomach bug. More About: Track
This cracked me up
2007-09-20 18:57:00 I heart Stephen Colbert. Amen. He also has an article in Parade Magazine this week where he talks about finding his faith. Back to cleaning up toddler puke….oh it’s been a fun day here. More About: Cracked
my little maniac
2007-09-20 13:34:00 This is Woodrow….one minute he’s smiling and being silly… and the next second he’s screaming at the top of his lungs. More About: Mania , Litt , Little Man
MOPS and my lil MOPPETS
2007-09-19 14:59:00 We started MOPS yesterday and all started out great. The women were great, the preschool room was awesome and the boys loved ALL the toys in there. Woodrow didn’t even bat an eye when I said goodbye to him. Cooper looked at me and I could see his eyes welling up with tears but I just said I love you I’ll be back very soon. They gave me my baby pager and I headed upstairs. I meet some lovely ladies, we prayed, listened to a very nice experienced mama talk about sibling rivalry and building a strong family ‘team’. About 40 minutes into the meeting I heard it. Cooper wailing at the top of his lungs, mama, mommy, mama, mommy, mommy, mommy. We were two floors up and I could hear him. I headed downstairs and he was shaking. Poor little baby. I walk in the room and Woodrow looks at me and says one more minute. I said okay and leave the room with Cooper. (seriously Woody could care less if I ever came back with all those trucks to play with!) I take Coupe back upstai... More About: Lil Mo
Google Reader
2007-09-18 03:55:00 I heart my Googl e reader but do I really need to know that I have 482 blog posts to read? Jesus…it makes me want to crawl into bed and hide. I start MOPS tomorrow. I’m nervous and excited about meeting new people. Meeting new kids. I just hope my kids can make a good impression and not run around like little maniacs for two hours. More About: Reader , Google Reader
amazing
2007-09-18 03:17:00 I was just telling our neighbor that the stage from 18 months to 24 months is so hard but once you get past that stage things get a little easier. In fact the stage Woody is in now at 32 months is a good stage. He’s curious, funny and very talkative. We’ve been hitting the baseball in the yard almost every night. He’ll hit it on the little teether ball thing but he’s noticed that I’ll hit Olie’s ball after throwing it in the air and hitting it with the baseball bat. This evening Woody asked me to show him how to do it. So, I did. He swung and wack hit the ball again and again he smacked the ball with the bat. I was amazed, so I asked him to stand there while I threw it at him and he’d have to swing at the ball. He got it right away and was asking me to throw the ball, again and again and again. He did great. I am amazed he ‘got’ it so quickly. I love this stage. I love my boys. More About: Amazing
I’m a critical employee
2007-09-16 15:46:00 *damnit* As a former federal government employee I’m not happy about this. Two years and nine months into this job I thought my benefits were pretty good. I have two little bosses who ultimately I get to boss around (with consequences of course). I get to pick my hours at night, but the morning hours are non-negotiable. I told Randy all I wanted was a day off for my birthday. He informed me I was a critical employee. I get no days off, no sick days, no holidays. Critic al employees must go into work everyday and work. Shit. What did I get myself into? This all coming from the man who informed me yet again yesterday, that he wants another lovely bundle of joy. We had the conversation again that I am so over having babies. I’m done, this shop is closed. If he will resent me for…FOREVER over this then we need to talk again about it. But….this shop is done. Especially if I’m a critical employee for the next four years while I wait for the boys to go to s... More About: Employee
tidbits
2007-09-14 15:56:00 Potty training two little boys at once sucks. Beyond anything it sucks. I see no end in sight and no ‘true’ potty success for boy2 in over a week. Yet he still wants to potty like Woodrow. Woodrow is doing a great job so far but the poo issue is still only done in a diaper at his request. (at a loss for how to resolve this) There are crickets in my basement. I can’t see you but damnit I can hear you. STOP rubbing your long legs together. It’s annoying and I can’t find you to make you stop. @#$%^$#@$!@ Thank God it’s Friday. I need a nice long soak in a warm bath tonight. More About: Tidbits
you want them to talk so badly…
2007-09-14 14:35:00 and then they do and your like huh…can you grunt again? Conversation from this morning: Boy1: go outside mommy me: Not yet mommy has to get dressed, you have to get dressed we have things to do. Boy1: go outside RIGHT NOW mommy me: no we have to much to do right now. *don’t yell at mommy* Boy 1: go outside, go outside, go outside. Boy2: outside, outside, outside me: we’ll go outside in a little while. Boy1: pizza mommy? Pizza pizza pizza mommy. Boy2: Pisa, pisa, pisa me: at 8am? Okay fine… Boy1: oh thank you mommy. I love you. More About: Talk
Lovely day at the zoo
2007-09-14 14:26:00 We really did have a nice day yesterday at the zoo. The boys were running around like maniacs, I was calm, the zoo was empty. It was great. The seals put on a great show. They were fighting over a rock and were barking, biting and swimming all over the place. It was so much fun Coupe didn’t want to leave the seal area. He kept saying seal mama, seal mama, seal. Woodrow had already run up the hill to see the beavers while I was trying to wrangle my 1 year old tantrum throwing toddler away from the seals. *sigh* They spent the rest of the day pushing each other in the stroller having a grand time running all over the zoo. We got home around 3ish. We danced, ran in the backyard and played the rest of the afternoon until we all collapsed around 8pm. It was a good day. The downside is that I now have two very tired and very cranky little boys. Must find something to wear them out this morning so maybe I can get a nap out of them this afternoon. More About: Lovely
Today’s theme song
2007-09-13 22:34:00 The boys are dancing their lil’ butts off to this song. Will catch up on all the fun today after the boys go to bed. *waves to Heidi!* Thanks for popping over and commenting. You go girl! Now go find yourself a blog. More About: Song , Today , Theme
you just need a long walk
2007-09-13 14:29:00 I remember growing up and whenever my dad wanted to talk we’d walk. Grab the dog head for the path and talk and talk and talk. I don’t know what it is about walking and talking but it’s better than a therapist couch. It’s refreshing and enjoyable. When your talking you don’t feel like you have to look the person in the face. You can talk without looking at anyone. Randy and I took the boys for a very long walk last night. We ended up carrying the boys home. It was all worth it. We talked about my mood, about daycare, about the boys, about our goals, life, prescription pills, our family. All in the span of about an hour and half. I’m feeling much better. I saw my new doctor (he’s fantastic *for now*) I got a referral for a dermatologist and a therapist. I spent four hours yesterday by myself hitting up the dentist and the doctor, got my hair cut, ran errands. It all gave me a sense of who I am. I am a woman who takes care of two little boys.... More About: Long , Walk
Full day
2007-09-12 13:26:00 Seeing my primary care doc this morning (brand new guy excited to meet him), getting two cavities filled and hoping to squeeze in a hair cut. (all before noon) I have a whole laundry list of stuff to go over with my PCP so I hope that I don’t overwhelm him this early in our relationship. We got ViaTalk all set up last night. Woohoo. I heart VoIP. So many features so little time. Off to pick up the house before my parents get here…. More About: Full
Had to come back for Britney
2007-09-10 13:41:00 Come on girlfriend. If your going to ‘come’ back and show the world how together you are. Do it in style, not on a stripper pole dance routine that you haven’t yet figured out how to pull off. You still look like shit. Pull yourself together, get off the booze, drugs or whatever your on. Do it for your kids, do it for yourself. By the way….is it really necessary for her to wear those hot pants on stage? Seriously, I had to look away when I saw the outfit. *puke* More About: Britney , Back
anxious and annoyed
2007-09-10 04:10:00 It takes a lot out of me to forgive someone. I tend to hold onto things, a long, long, long time. If you really ticked me off I will really let it all sink in and it will develop me, mold me, become a part of me. There are four or five moments in my life that I can’t get over. Two of them are major moments in my life. The kind of moments that scar your heart. The other three are minor moments that show just how stubborn I really am. I have been praying, meditating on these moments and I really am trying to get past them. I know the right thing to do is forgive and move on. I want to do that. I need to do that. My anxiety level is high these days because one of these moments involve a past death in my life. Every time I think about this person that died I think about this moment, that ’scarred’ me. It hurt me so very much all the way into my soul. I can’t stop thinking about it. Randy thinks I’m nuts for reliving this over and over again. Randy’s a... More About: Anno
it’s been written about before
2007-09-09 20:27:00 but it’s never happened at my house. Woodrow is napping and all of a sudden he starting laughing like he’s won the lottery. It actually reminded me of the week we spent at the beach and he kept climbing into the pack n’ play where Coupe was sleeping and he’d cackle like he was the happiest little boy on the planet. I walk into Woodrow’s room to see what he’s laughing at and he’s standing there buck naked smiling from ear to ear saying I peed mommy. Taking his diaper off is nothing new in this house, it’s the taking it off in BED that’s new. Pee all over the bed, walls and floor. It’s a good thing that Coupe wasn’t in the room at the time because that would have been double trouble as Coupe has started to take off his diaper these days too. *sigh* More About: Fore , Been , Written
barefeet
2007-09-09 01:40:00 I walk around most of the summer in my barefeet. (when I can get away with it) I hate shoes even in the winter. That’s why my heels look like shit and Randy calls them the ugliest part of my body. I am in no way offended by this comment. I actually take it as a compliment. If only my feet could talk oh the stories they would tell. Walking on lava rocks in Hawaii, trotting over the snow in Iceland in FEBRUARY, walking through the colossum in Rome barefoot. Oh yes these feet have seen so many things. They have never been hurt like they were hurt today. Never again will I walk in the sweet grass barefoot again. (at least not until this pain ends.) I stepped on a bee today. It hurt worse than well….it hurt A LOT. It happened at noon today and it still hurts. No I’m not a wimp, it stung me in the tender part of my foot right above my arch. Oh it hurts. My poor sad little foot. This is the first time I’ve ever been stung by a bee…owie! No wonder people are ...
Biking
2007-09-07 16:34:00 I just went on my first solo bike ride with the boys in the toddler bike trailer. Good God I am out of shape. Seriously. I was so excited to go. I felt good about how nice it was outside, the boys were in a good mood, we start up the road to head to the post office and then the hill hits me. My knees ached from pumping the pedels, I huff and puff up the big hill. I finally make it up the hill and over the train tracks. I was regretting going to the post office. That hill was nasty but the ride down should be fun and refreshing. I get the boys out of the trailer and head inside the post office..my legs felt numb. How can I be this out of shape. We head back down the hill and the wind is blowing through my hair (of course my head is sweaty from the bike helmet so it’s NOT that refreshing) we take a right to ride into Liz’s neighborhood. Here’s where I thought the ride would be easy peasy. The road always seemed so flat when I’m driving. It’s not so flat... More About: Biking
My poor Coupe
2007-09-07 00:49:00 He got his first black eye. He was trying to balance on this thing…. and before I could stop him he fell and hit his eye on a chair. Poor little guy. The screaming and wailing lasted a good twenty minutes and I’m quite sure Liz and Mara could hear it from their homes. (It was that loud!) Olie was unaffected by the whole situation. In fact I think he’s smiling…. More About: Coupe
Things I’ve learned this week…
More articles from this author:2007-09-06 21:02:00 I heart little boys in ties. Cutest thing EVAH. It’s hard to get along with everyone. Especially when you are a part of a VERY large family. Not everyone will like you and you can not possibly please them all. Even family members make mistakes when mourning. Love is all that matters in times of grief. No job, person, circumstances should come between your love for the person who passed and your need to mourn them. My husband is a wonderful son to his mother. He is a fantastic father and husband. I am lucky to have him. Taps will always make the whole room cry. My Father in law touched my heart and my life. He will be missed by his grandsons. I am mourning their loss and mine. When you have ants in your kitchen they will call in reinforcements to devour coffee cake left on the counter. Two little boys will not nap in the car no matter how tired and pissy they are. Bribing them will not work. Funeral directors know what they are doing. Do not question their authority. They hav... More About: Week , Things , Learned 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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