Well there is a hush in the house that's kinda ...kreepy. I have all four kiddos home with me today. N/N are home sick from school and right now all four are taking a nap. I don't think that has ever happened in this house before. Unfortunately it's due to illness. There is some bug that's going around and it just keeps making the rounds with our kiddos. I foresee another night-time run, for ear infections, to the ER in our future. (sigh) Poor things. They are misserable and it just has to run it's course for the most part. On top of that...I went to rent some movies for them cause I knew they wouldn't be playing much. So I got a new release and when we tried to play it...guess what...it didn't work. And my mom had already left (she watched the kids so I could go) and I wasn't about to call her back over so I could run up and replace it. Uggghhh! So annoying.
Anyway, that's what's up here. Hope everyone out there is doing well. TAke care.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
I can't believe it's March of '09...
...and I haven't posted since last year. Isn't that horrible. Well, let's take the time to catch up...
November- went well. we had Thanksgiving here at the house and had a few friends/family come to visit.
December- came in with a bang. We all got really sick. Everyone except James and Jonah. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, we didn't all get sick at the same time. Nile got it first, then Noah, then Ken and then Me. And when I say sick, I mean we were sleeping with puke buckets sick. It was horrible! But, it passed in time...a couple of weeks and we headed into Christmas time. We went to Houston to visit Kens mom and had Christmas there. It was a nice visit and the kids had a blast playing with their cousins. Then we headed home and had our Christmas here. How is it, as parents, you try to limit the amount of ...well...crap your kids get and somehow you end up with a lot of crap anyway. Curse you Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles! Oh yeah! .... you too Santa.
January- came around and it was time for Nile and Noah's 5th birthday. It was simple and sweet. And they got a lot more of the afore mentioned crap. It was a nice day and I will cherish these simple birthday parties with just family because I know as they get older they will want something more elaborate and expensive and loud. They've already asked us what Chuck-
e-Cheese is. (Sigh) Will someone out there invent a television commercial blocker? Something that just blanks out the dredded comercials during kids shows.
My brother in law came to live with us for a while. He has moved back to Texas from one of those Yankee states and is getting back on his feet. So I have been honing my cooking skills (LOL) by cooking for three adults and four punks. But...as long as someone will eat it...I'll cook it.
My sister Julie also moved back to Texas and has taken up residence somewhere in the Austin area. Whoo hoo! we're glad she's back too.
February- was relatively uneventful. Our Nephew Brad came home from Iraq and stayed with us for two weeks. It was nice having him here...and safe...but he's a typical 20 something and pretty much ate, stayed in his room and chatted on the computer. LOL He left about a week ago and we hated to see him go. But the military is something he seems to enjoy and we are very, very proud of him. We love you and pray you stay safe Bradley and we can't wait to have you home again soon.
Alas, it is March. And here we are...
The month has been flying by. The boys are all doing well and growing fast. N/N are in K-4 this year and love going to school. J/J are now 18 months old and talking up a storm. They aren't forming sentences yet but have alot of words. They love hanging around N/N, but they tend to irritate their older brothers more than anything right now. Nile is doing great with his Physical Therapy and we're hoping to have him walking full time by the time they go to Kindergarten this fall. Ken is back on reserve status and is doing his "one weekend a month and two weeks a year" training. But he enjoys being back at the PD and being home everyday. As for me... I pretty much do the SAHM thing...get kids ready for school, load them up and drop them off, come home and grab something to eat, clean up "morning mess" change diapers and put little ones down for a nap, hope that they sleep for at least an hour so I can get some household chores done, don't get as much done as I'd like before J/J wake up, feed-change-play with J/J, load them up to go get N/N, pick up kiddos from school, come home and put J/J down for second nap, try to get more done while N/N have afternoon snack and watch T.V. for a while, babies wake up, start getting supper ready, start "night-time routine" which lasts for about four hours, put J/J to bed, then get N/N ready and put them to bed, clean up, get a shower, try to relax with cup of tea and watch something on the DVR, realise I'm exhausted, brush teeth, check on kiddos, kiss husband goodnight and try to crawl into bed at a decent hour. Lather, Rinse...REPEAT!
(Sigh)
November- went well. we had Thanksgiving here at the house and had a few friends/family come to visit.
December- came in with a bang. We all got really sick. Everyone except James and Jonah. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, we didn't all get sick at the same time. Nile got it first, then Noah, then Ken and then Me. And when I say sick, I mean we were sleeping with puke buckets sick. It was horrible! But, it passed in time...a couple of weeks and we headed into Christmas time. We went to Houston to visit Kens mom and had Christmas there. It was a nice visit and the kids had a blast playing with their cousins. Then we headed home and had our Christmas here. How is it, as parents, you try to limit the amount of ...well...crap your kids get and somehow you end up with a lot of crap anyway. Curse you Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles! Oh yeah! .... you too Santa.
January- came around and it was time for Nile and Noah's 5th birthday. It was simple and sweet. And they got a lot more of the afore mentioned crap. It was a nice day and I will cherish these simple birthday parties with just family because I know as they get older they will want something more elaborate and expensive and loud. They've already asked us what Chuck-
e-Cheese is. (Sigh) Will someone out there invent a television commercial blocker? Something that just blanks out the dredded comercials during kids shows.
My brother in law came to live with us for a while. He has moved back to Texas from one of those Yankee states and is getting back on his feet. So I have been honing my cooking skills (LOL) by cooking for three adults and four punks. But...as long as someone will eat it...I'll cook it.
My sister Julie also moved back to Texas and has taken up residence somewhere in the Austin area. Whoo hoo! we're glad she's back too.
February- was relatively uneventful. Our Nephew Brad came home from Iraq and stayed with us for two weeks. It was nice having him here...and safe...but he's a typical 20 something and pretty much ate, stayed in his room and chatted on the computer. LOL He left about a week ago and we hated to see him go. But the military is something he seems to enjoy and we are very, very proud of him. We love you and pray you stay safe Bradley and we can't wait to have you home again soon.
Alas, it is March. And here we are...
The month has been flying by. The boys are all doing well and growing fast. N/N are in K-4 this year and love going to school. J/J are now 18 months old and talking up a storm. They aren't forming sentences yet but have alot of words. They love hanging around N/N, but they tend to irritate their older brothers more than anything right now. Nile is doing great with his Physical Therapy and we're hoping to have him walking full time by the time they go to Kindergarten this fall. Ken is back on reserve status and is doing his "one weekend a month and two weeks a year" training. But he enjoys being back at the PD and being home everyday. As for me... I pretty much do the SAHM thing...get kids ready for school, load them up and drop them off, come home and grab something to eat, clean up "morning mess" change diapers and put little ones down for a nap, hope that they sleep for at least an hour so I can get some household chores done, don't get as much done as I'd like before J/J wake up, feed-change-play with J/J, load them up to go get N/N, pick up kiddos from school, come home and put J/J down for second nap, try to get more done while N/N have afternoon snack and watch T.V. for a while, babies wake up, start getting supper ready, start "night-time routine" which lasts for about four hours, put J/J to bed, then get N/N ready and put them to bed, clean up, get a shower, try to relax with cup of tea and watch something on the DVR, realise I'm exhausted, brush teeth, check on kiddos, kiss husband goodnight and try to crawl into bed at a decent hour. Lather, Rinse...REPEAT!
(Sigh)
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