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)
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Curse you Halloween candy hander-outers who gave out those Mini Snickers!
Well, things have just been a chuggin' along here. And as I sit here 
typing, I'm chowing down on those cursed Mini Snickers. I love them. They were one of the only things that got me through morning/afternoon/evening sickness when I was preggers with James and Jonah. And now I have a soft spot for them...actually, I have several soft spots because of them. Curse you Mini Snickers!
Last night was Halloween. We juggled with the idea of taking the kiddos to a Fall Festivals at one of the local churches. But when the time actually came to go, we decided to just trick or treat around the neighborhood like we've done for the last three years.
Last night was Halloween. We juggled with the idea of taking the kiddos to a Fall Festivals at one of the local churches. But when the time actually came to go, we decided to just trick or treat around the neighborhood like we've done for the last three years.
And we weren't disappointed. 
As many of you know, Kenneth is one of those people who just likes to meet and talk to people. So we know just about every one who's house we trick or treated at. Makes for a nice safe trip anyway. So we made the rounds...two blocks up, one block across, two blocks down and up our street to head home. We started out right at sundown and there was hardly anyone out. But as soon as it got really dark, prople just started coming out of no-where. It was nice to see. There were groups of 10-20 people sometimes. All together we hit about fifteen houses and got enough candy to last a year. As for costumes...I know you were waiting...Noah went as a ghost. Not some fancy store bought ghost he actually asked me (about a month ago) if I could make him a ghost costume out of a sheet. And since we just happened to have an old white sheet sitting around...snip snip snip...ghost costume. He looked so cute. And, he was the only ghost out there last night. I couldn't believe it! Nile went as a pirate. We didn't know he was going to be a pirate till a few days earlier. He had changed his mind several times...pirate...diver...policeman...pirate...something else...pirate. So, he finally decided on pirate. He was so cute. Even with the little fake scar on his face. James and Jonah went as skeletons. Nile's Physical Therapist has twin boys and she let us use her costumes from last year. They are just black sweat suits with white bones one them. So cute! And it was perfect for the cool weather we've been having. J/J didn't actually trick or treat, they pretty much just chewed on the flashlight and people watched while N/N did the trick or treating. We had a good time. And got to visit our neighbors.
The boys are doing quite well in school these days. They actually look forward to going...most of the time. A few weeks ago they had Show-N-Tell. Noah wanted to take his Beanie Baby snake and Nile wanted to take a real snake. I couldn't find one. I think it's getting too cool out for them now. But I did find two little baby frogs. I think they were tree frogs because of the shape of their feet. So, I got and old plastic container, drilled some holes in the lid, added dirt and sticks and stuff and wha-la!...frog habitat. We found two Beanie Baby frogs and a little book on frogs and headed off to school. Nile and Noah were so excited. When we got to school, all the kiddos wanted to know what was in the container. The teacher said they were a big hit. And I have since learned that every Thursday is Show-n-Tell day. So last week, again, we needed something to take. Luckily, I founda little baby gecko. So cute. Add one little mini habitat, a lizard beanie baby (yes I collected beanie babies), a print out on geckos and it's show-n-tell time. This poor little gecko didn't make it through the day though. Poor thing. Oh, it made it through school, all the way home and was miliseconds away from being released. I took the top off of the container, and after explaining to Nile that the little gecko had to be let go so he could catch some bugs for supper and we could catch him again tomorrow (wink wink), I told him to dump the container over and let him go. About ten minutes later I went back outside to check on the release and there is Nile holding the little thing between his fingers. Nile has big hands and is really strong (upperbody) for his age. The poor little thing was squashed to death. But, I didn't tell Nile that and just took him from Nile and "let him go" under the house. Poor thing. Nile has a huge heart and would have been devastated. Anyway, every day now they ask me if it's SNT day. I have no idea what we'll do this week.
As many of you know, Kenneth is one of those people who just likes to meet and talk to people. So we know just about every one who's house we trick or treated at. Makes for a nice safe trip anyway. So we made the rounds...two blocks up, one block across, two blocks down and up our street to head home. We started out right at sundown and there was hardly anyone out. But as soon as it got really dark, prople just started coming out of no-where. It was nice to see. There were groups of 10-20 people sometimes. All together we hit about fifteen houses and got enough candy to last a year. As for costumes...I know you were waiting...Noah went as a ghost. Not some fancy store bought ghost he actually asked me (about a month ago) if I could make him a ghost costume out of a sheet. And since we just happened to have an old white sheet sitting around...snip snip snip...ghost costume. He looked so cute. And, he was the only ghost out there last night. I couldn't believe it! Nile went as a pirate. We didn't know he was going to be a pirate till a few days earlier. He had changed his mind several times...pirate...diver...policeman...pirate...something else...pirate. So, he finally decided on pirate. He was so cute. Even with the little fake scar on his face. James and Jonah went as skeletons. Nile's Physical Therapist has twin boys and she let us use her costumes from last year. They are just black sweat suits with white bones one them. So cute! And it was perfect for the cool weather we've been having. J/J didn't actually trick or treat, they pretty much just chewed on the flashlight and people watched while N/N did the trick or treating. We had a good time. And got to visit our neighbors.
The boys are doing quite well in school these days. They actually look forward to going...most of the time. A few weeks ago they had Show-N-Tell. Noah wanted to take his Beanie Baby snake and Nile wanted to take a real snake. I couldn't find one. I think it's getting too cool out for them now. But I did find two little baby frogs. I think they were tree frogs because of the shape of their feet. So, I got and old plastic container, drilled some holes in the lid, added dirt and sticks and stuff and wha-la!...frog habitat. We found two Beanie Baby frogs and a little book on frogs and headed off to school. Nile and Noah were so excited. When we got to school, all the kiddos wanted to know what was in the container. The teacher said they were a big hit. And I have since learned that every Thursday is Show-n-Tell day. So last week, again, we needed something to take. Luckily, I founda little baby gecko. So cute. Add one little mini habitat, a lizard beanie baby (yes I collected beanie babies), a print out on geckos and it's show-n-tell time. This poor little gecko didn't make it through the day though. Poor thing. Oh, it made it through school, all the way home and was miliseconds away from being released. I took the top off of the container, and after explaining to Nile that the little gecko had to be let go so he could catch some bugs for supper and we could catch him again tomorrow (wink wink), I told him to dump the container over and let him go. About ten minutes later I went back outside to check on the release and there is Nile holding the little thing between his fingers. Nile has big hands and is really strong (upperbody) for his age. The poor little thing was squashed to death. But, I didn't tell Nile that and just took him from Nile and "let him go" under the house. Poor thing. Nile has a huge heart and would have been devastated. Anyway, every day now they ask me if it's SNT day. I have no idea what we'll do this week.
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