I can't believe I haven't posted all week.
Let's see what has kept me busy this week:
1. 3 children home, one infant and two of whch are best friends one minute and evil enemies the other. :)
2. Tornado hit my house after 3 holiday parties last week. STILL have to clean up the destruction.
3. We had something to do every day. What can I say? Megan is on vacation and I want her to enjoy it!
4. When the kids are finally in bed, around 10-10:30 all week, I want to go to bed myself!
5. Sleeping in!! (Until Christian wakes up, that is!)
Hopefully I can get on later and post some pictures and recap the week a little bit better. :)
Friday, December 31, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Monday Morning
I think Christian missed the memo that we are on vacation. He was awake at 6:45. I told him on a regular school day, this would be quite acceptable! But not today.
I have learned too that if I bring him into bed with me, he will sleep til about 8:30 or so. When he does this, he is still wide awake at 10:30 at night.
If I can get some peace and quiet at night, maybe getting up at 7 am isn't so bad. :)
I have learned too that if I bring him into bed with me, he will sleep til about 8:30 or so. When he does this, he is still wide awake at 10:30 at night.
If I can get some peace and quiet at night, maybe getting up at 7 am isn't so bad. :)
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Random Thoughts About Christmas this Year
1. Once Matt was able to help me out a little, I was able to get many, many more things done.
Example- Matt came along Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve and took 2/3 of the kids to do something else, wow, I got a lot accomplished!
2. While we were out doing our last minute shopping on Christmas Eve, we had lunch at the mall as a family. I think the last time we had lunch there as a family was the day we had Christian (we had stopped to walk around to try to go into labor, which we all know, didn't work!).
3. I really enjoy staying home on Christmas Eve. With all the hustle and bustle, I am glad Matt and I have carved out one evening to spend with our family.
4. I am also glad we finally, after 10 years, decided on a meal to make on Christmas Eve. Every year, we end up going out to eat because we cannot decide on what to make. Matt ALWAYS wants to get a lobster, but I REFUSE to listen to it scream in my kitchen!! I really wanted to eat at home this year because we have a nice dining room!
I knew Matt loved hamballs, so I offered them up as a replacement for lobster and it worked out great! I never made them before, but they were awesome! Now Matt wants me to make them at least once a month, we'll see. :)
5. We had one of Megan's friends and her mom and sister come over Thursday for a short playdate. They brought us over M&M cookies that were sooo good. There were about 8 left in the container and I went upstairs to put Christian to bed and when I came back downstairs, the container was open and they were gone! DELL!!!!!!!!!!! She ate all my cookies!!!! Those were mine! She looked pretty pitiful as she laid on the floor...I just wanted to say, "Now your're going to get sick, aren't you?? You dumb dog!" I was kind of mad at her, so to make up for those cookies, we had monster cookie ice cream for dessert on Christmas Eve!!
6. Speaking of Christmas Eve, I really need to wrap presents sooner. While our food was cooking, I had Matt keep an eye on all the kids and I locked myself in my bedroom to finish wrapping presents! I should've had this done days ago, but it's hard to hide out when there are 3 kids to keep track of! Afer they were wrapped, I snuck them downstairs and put them under the tree. I think we opened them an hour later.
7. It was fun watching our kids open the presents! Christian just wanted to eat the wrapping, Megan was thrilled that we are going to let her get her ears pierced, and Courtney loves her Bug sticker book! It was really hard shopping with Courtney and Christian along, so I think Courtney had seen everything I had gotten her, but she didn't seem to remember.
8. While we were in the Dollar Tree one day getting stocking stuffers, Courtney had seen this long, fake hair. We had some of this before but it got really tangly and gross, so I threw it out. But on this day, Courtney would not give up on this fake hair, she wanted it! I asked her why and she said, "Because Grace has some!" So I put it in the cart and it ended up in her stocking! She looked like a rock star when she had it on yesterday! And of course, she had a huge smile on her face!
9. This year, I have been terrible with presents. I forgot to wrap one of Matt's presents, I forgot to put one of Christian's under the tree, now I have lost one for my mom. Hopefully I can find it within the next hour or two. :)
10. I have also enjoyed trying new recipes this season. I am tired of making my same old fruit salad for every get-together, so I branched out this year. I really do enjoy making new things, but never seem to get time to experiment. These were out of our "5 Ingredients" cookbook, so they only took 5 ingredients! Easy!
Anyway, off to another party today and another one next week and then we are done! The house will get back into order someday!
Example- Matt came along Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve and took 2/3 of the kids to do something else, wow, I got a lot accomplished!
2. While we were out doing our last minute shopping on Christmas Eve, we had lunch at the mall as a family. I think the last time we had lunch there as a family was the day we had Christian (we had stopped to walk around to try to go into labor, which we all know, didn't work!).
3. I really enjoy staying home on Christmas Eve. With all the hustle and bustle, I am glad Matt and I have carved out one evening to spend with our family.
4. I am also glad we finally, after 10 years, decided on a meal to make on Christmas Eve. Every year, we end up going out to eat because we cannot decide on what to make. Matt ALWAYS wants to get a lobster, but I REFUSE to listen to it scream in my kitchen!! I really wanted to eat at home this year because we have a nice dining room!
I knew Matt loved hamballs, so I offered them up as a replacement for lobster and it worked out great! I never made them before, but they were awesome! Now Matt wants me to make them at least once a month, we'll see. :)
5. We had one of Megan's friends and her mom and sister come over Thursday for a short playdate. They brought us over M&M cookies that were sooo good. There were about 8 left in the container and I went upstairs to put Christian to bed and when I came back downstairs, the container was open and they were gone! DELL!!!!!!!!!!! She ate all my cookies!!!! Those were mine! She looked pretty pitiful as she laid on the floor...I just wanted to say, "Now your're going to get sick, aren't you?? You dumb dog!" I was kind of mad at her, so to make up for those cookies, we had monster cookie ice cream for dessert on Christmas Eve!!
6. Speaking of Christmas Eve, I really need to wrap presents sooner. While our food was cooking, I had Matt keep an eye on all the kids and I locked myself in my bedroom to finish wrapping presents! I should've had this done days ago, but it's hard to hide out when there are 3 kids to keep track of! Afer they were wrapped, I snuck them downstairs and put them under the tree. I think we opened them an hour later.
7. It was fun watching our kids open the presents! Christian just wanted to eat the wrapping, Megan was thrilled that we are going to let her get her ears pierced, and Courtney loves her Bug sticker book! It was really hard shopping with Courtney and Christian along, so I think Courtney had seen everything I had gotten her, but she didn't seem to remember.
8. While we were in the Dollar Tree one day getting stocking stuffers, Courtney had seen this long, fake hair. We had some of this before but it got really tangly and gross, so I threw it out. But on this day, Courtney would not give up on this fake hair, she wanted it! I asked her why and she said, "Because Grace has some!" So I put it in the cart and it ended up in her stocking! She looked like a rock star when she had it on yesterday! And of course, she had a huge smile on her face!
9. This year, I have been terrible with presents. I forgot to wrap one of Matt's presents, I forgot to put one of Christian's under the tree, now I have lost one for my mom. Hopefully I can find it within the next hour or two. :)
10. I have also enjoyed trying new recipes this season. I am tired of making my same old fruit salad for every get-together, so I branched out this year. I really do enjoy making new things, but never seem to get time to experiment. These were out of our "5 Ingredients" cookbook, so they only took 5 ingredients! Easy!
Anyway, off to another party today and another one next week and then we are done! The house will get back into order someday!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Am I crazy??
Ok, so I was going to go out today to get a few groceries and to finish Christmas shopping, BUT I got behind in my day. I knew I wouldn't get out this morning, so I planned on going out this afternoon, with three kids in tow! We had some friends come over about 11:15 and stay til about 12:45, so lunch started about one and this usually takes awhile.
By now it is about 2 and Christian is just going down for another nap. Do I wake him up and have a cranky baby? Or do I let him nap for about 1 1/2 hours, then feed him, and then pack everybody up and head out? Plus I had two girls who were actually getting along and playing nicely- who would want to interrupt any of this???
So, I did not make it out today. I need to go out tomorrow. Yes, I need to. I have to get food for tomorrow night. I refuse to let Matt make a lobster, so we settled on ham balls. I've never made them before and I need a few ingredients. We usually go out to eat after church on Christmas Eve because we can never agree what to make at home, but we have a very nice dining room now, so let's use it!
So anyway, am I crazy for going out to get last minute items on Christmas Eve?? I think I am! (Plus Matt has tomorrow off and can probably keep one, two, or all three fo the children!)
By now it is about 2 and Christian is just going down for another nap. Do I wake him up and have a cranky baby? Or do I let him nap for about 1 1/2 hours, then feed him, and then pack everybody up and head out? Plus I had two girls who were actually getting along and playing nicely- who would want to interrupt any of this???
So, I did not make it out today. I need to go out tomorrow. Yes, I need to. I have to get food for tomorrow night. I refuse to let Matt make a lobster, so we settled on ham balls. I've never made them before and I need a few ingredients. We usually go out to eat after church on Christmas Eve because we can never agree what to make at home, but we have a very nice dining room now, so let's use it!
So anyway, am I crazy for going out to get last minute items on Christmas Eve?? I think I am! (Plus Matt has tomorrow off and can probably keep one, two, or all three fo the children!)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
We survived the first day of winter break!
I'm not used to having three kids home again. After two weeks, it will be wierd going back to two kids!
Today we had a chiropractor appointment, I have one week left to get as much medical appointments in as I can, and trust me, I'm trying my hardest! I think I have 2 or 3 appointments next week. The doctor continued to work on my back and then I've been having jaw pain, so he fixed that too! The only bad part was that since Christian was up 3 hours last night, he screamed the entire time. I put Megan in charge of pushing him around in his stroller, but it really didn't do any good. :(
After the chiropractor, we had an appointment at our pediatrician. Courtney has had this "bump" on her foot for some time and I thought, while everything is covered 100%, let's take her in. Well, it was a wart! The doctor sprayed something on it to freeze it off and boy did Courtney cry! The doctor warned us that it was going to sting and it did! They said the wart will turn black and fall off in a couple of days. Ok! I was also told to put duct tape on it to dry it out, but I don't know about that.
Our last stop was McDonalds. Megan helped me at the chiropractor and Courtney was brave at the doctor, so we stopped and had ice cream. It was a good time!
Tomorrow a playdate with one of Megan's classmates and finish the last of the Christmas shopping!!
Today we had a chiropractor appointment, I have one week left to get as much medical appointments in as I can, and trust me, I'm trying my hardest! I think I have 2 or 3 appointments next week. The doctor continued to work on my back and then I've been having jaw pain, so he fixed that too! The only bad part was that since Christian was up 3 hours last night, he screamed the entire time. I put Megan in charge of pushing him around in his stroller, but it really didn't do any good. :(
After the chiropractor, we had an appointment at our pediatrician. Courtney has had this "bump" on her foot for some time and I thought, while everything is covered 100%, let's take her in. Well, it was a wart! The doctor sprayed something on it to freeze it off and boy did Courtney cry! The doctor warned us that it was going to sting and it did! They said the wart will turn black and fall off in a couple of days. Ok! I was also told to put duct tape on it to dry it out, but I don't know about that.
Our last stop was McDonalds. Megan helped me at the chiropractor and Courtney was brave at the doctor, so we stopped and had ice cream. It was a good time!
Tomorrow a playdate with one of Megan's classmates and finish the last of the Christmas shopping!!
I love nights like these....NOT!
Ok, Christian, you have set a new record for how long you have been up in one night.
Last night = 3 1/2 hours. Yes, from 11-2:30
I know you couldn't breath, but you should really work with me more.
I sprayed your nose with saline spray, I had your vaporizer on, I fed you before bed, I rocked you, I put you in your bouncy seat to sit upright, I gave you your pacifier but no, none of those worked!!
And yes, I know letting you cry it out doesn't work either, but don't you know that mom and dad need to function in the morning? Why do you keep us up???
Honestly in the end, I think you were cold from the vaporizer being right beside you. Once I swaddled you in a blanket and the stuff in your nose disappeared somehow and were able to suck on your pacifier, you fell fast asleep.
Really, can we make tonight a better night?? We were doing SOOOO good!
(I hope your dad is doing ok at work today, he was up with you too.)
Last night = 3 1/2 hours. Yes, from 11-2:30
I know you couldn't breath, but you should really work with me more.
I sprayed your nose with saline spray, I had your vaporizer on, I fed you before bed, I rocked you, I put you in your bouncy seat to sit upright, I gave you your pacifier but no, none of those worked!!
And yes, I know letting you cry it out doesn't work either, but don't you know that mom and dad need to function in the morning? Why do you keep us up???
Honestly in the end, I think you were cold from the vaporizer being right beside you. Once I swaddled you in a blanket and the stuff in your nose disappeared somehow and were able to suck on your pacifier, you fell fast asleep.
Really, can we make tonight a better night?? We were doing SOOOO good!
(I hope your dad is doing ok at work today, he was up with you too.)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
We're pretty pitiful this year!
I was thinking this morning that Christmas is only 3 days away and we still don't have everything out for the main event yet!
For instance:
We don't even have our stockings on the fireplace yet!
We always put garland on the banister, but that's not done either!
No Chistmas cookies have been made, no cards given to any teachers, no plans made for our meal on Chistmas Eve, no presents wrapped! Yikes!
But on the other hand, we do have these things accomlished!
The most important Christmas tree with only 2 presents underneath!
The nativity scene is up too and we decided not to put baby Jesus in the manger until Christmas day this year!
I got the Chistmas cards and family letter out yesterday, so those are done!
Annual Uncle Night get-together to make Gingerbread houses is done!
Besides all this, let's not forget to celebrate Jesus's Birthday this Chistmas season!!
For instance:
We don't even have our stockings on the fireplace yet!
We always put garland on the banister, but that's not done either!
No Chistmas cookies have been made, no cards given to any teachers, no plans made for our meal on Chistmas Eve, no presents wrapped! Yikes!
But on the other hand, we do have these things accomlished!
The most important Christmas tree with only 2 presents underneath!
The nativity scene is up too and we decided not to put baby Jesus in the manger until Christmas day this year!
I got the Chistmas cards and family letter out yesterday, so those are done!
Annual Uncle Night get-together to make Gingerbread houses is done!
Besides all this, let's not forget to celebrate Jesus's Birthday this Chistmas season!!
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