Well, I now have a 3 year old....Milo turned 3 on the 20th! He is just so dang cute! He's been holding up 5 fingers and saying he's 'free'. lol! And potty training has gone very well thus far. He still has a couple issues at childcare...but since it's only 2.5 hours a day, we have just been putting him in a pull-up for now. Though lately he's been saying he doesn't like pull-ups....which, truth be told, I don't like them either.....he doesn't act any different in them then he did in his diapers. It drives me crazy!! Though he loves childcare lately....he calls it 'kool' (for school) hehehe.
Last weekend was a crazy weekend.....we moved bedrooms. Soooo, Dan and I moved into the kid's playroom, Egan moved into our room and Milo stayed put. But what a chaotic MESS it was!!! OY! But things are definately organized now and I LOVE our bedroom now!!!! I didn't think we'd have as much space...which wasn't a lot to begin with, but.....it seems like we have so much MORE space now!!! did I mention I LOVE our bedroom?? LOL. Flylady says your bedroom should be your oasis....a place to go and relax, but frankly, I disliked our bedroom A LOT!!!!! so it was never really organized, never really my 'oasis'.
Egan is in 7th Heaven with his OWN room!!! And again, there seems to be so much space for him too!! Even with his toys, animals and books. I woke him up last Monday morning and he was already awake, he looked at me with a big grin.....and said, "I love my room mom...thank you!" awww.....I really think he needed something like this to call his own!!! Milo has been doing very well too except for last nite. I had to play Super Nanny on him.....I think he was testing the waters with me. Which is really hard on me because of several reasons: a. he's so dang cute b. he touches my cheek and kisses me and says he "yoves" me c. I'm exhausted after working all day, making dinner, doing homework, baths and bedtime stories d. I would LOVE to cuddle with him and sleep with him. You take your pick, they all are good reasons oh, but there is one more......It's just so much easier!!!!!!!!!!!! But, in the long run, I know this could definitely be a problem...especially on the weekends when Dan is home and I really do need some time for myself at nite so I can write on my blog.....or do homework for my poor neglected classes!!!
Sometimes I think I'm crazy for trying to work 32 hours and take care of my family....I get home and it's rush rush rush......and with Dan working 2nd shift....I don't have the help that I could use to keep me organized and less stressed!!!! I really don't know how single parents do it!! I always admired my sister for that....she was very organized her house was usually always clean and she was always on top of stuff. I remember cleaning out her house with my mom after she died and realizing how super organized she was. She made it easy for us to clean out her house. And I remember thinking how horrible it would be to have to clean mine out!! LOL! clutter in certain areas.....yikes!!!! So, I strive to be like her.....one thing I've gotten down pat is her yelling. With all her good mommy traits she had....boy, did she yell at those kids! they totally didn't seem bothered by it...obviously used to it....Laney just used to shrug when I would tease my sister and say she yells to much.....I however, have that trait myself......and I'm not sure when it started but I know that is NOT a trait we got from my mom....she is soooo soft spoken!
But I digress.......I've come to the realization that I really love my job and we really could use the money right now....we really want to be debt free SOMEDAY?!?!?! So with that in mind, I just need to "suck it up!!" Mamma always said there'd be days like this! lol!
It's now Friday though, and I have the weekend to relax a little bit....little....bit....and get my ducks in a row. We have our annual Burrito Dinner and carnival at school tomorrow. Dan and my dad are working in the kitchen with my uncle (it's his 'world famous' burrito recipe). The kids are excited to play some games and win some (cheesy) prizes....so it should be a fun day!! Hopefully the weather will cooperate.
I've babble enough for now......and since the kids are sleeping, I think I will take a shower....I've wanted to all day today, but I was running around getting things done today on my day off and it never happened! Ahhh...the life of a mommy! never ends does it? lol!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Boys....
Well my littlest boy is turning THREE on Wednesday...I truly cannot believe how big he is and how fast time flies!!! We had his party for him yesterday afternoon with our family. He had such a great time and was soo cute opening his presents!!! He made sure to thank everyone too! He's been playing with his Magnetix and his a, b, c puzzle from Jonathon and Memaw K. made him his very own pillowcase with the alphabet! So, all in all it was a great day!!! First thing he asked for when he woke up today....'piece of chocolate cake, mom'....hey, he's only 3 once right....so let him eat cake!! lol! Nothing like a piece of homemade chocolate mayonnaise cake first thing in the morning....
Right now the boys share a room.....so when Jonathon spends the nite, there are THREE wild boys in ONE bedroom. Not to mention the fact that Egan doesn't have anyplace to call his own......and Milo is a wild man at nite.....keeping Egan awake by playing around and doing whatever Milo does to annoy his big brother....so, after some thought.....Dan and I decided to move our bedroom downstairs into their playroom and give them their own rooms. Egan is very excited about this and has been talking about this non stop....but we'll see how Milo does. I think it will be good for Egan though. He's going through a rough patch right now. School is kinda hard for him this year...his teacher isn't NEARLY as structured as last years teacher (whom I miss dearly!!!!) I'm also very frustrated this year. The school Egan goes to is a very small school....less than 100 kids. It's also a private school, which means we pay alot for tuition (though, not as much as some schools). THe part that is most frustrating for me is the fact that his teacher has 12 kids in class and can't get it together! Egan missed a day of school a little while back and when I asked for homework for him and went up to school to get it....it wasn't ready...then the teacher said she didn't know where they would be in math for that particular day, so she'd give it to him later...HUH???? Lesson plans??? HUH???? Also, he tends to be a little slower with finishing his work at school...so instead of having him bring it home for homework, she makes him stay in for recess....and today for example, he had to stay in for all THREE recess. This is something I DO NOT agree with. If he's having trouble staying on task, maybe that's a sign that he NEEDS to go out for recess and run his little butt off?!
So, he's been not staying on task at school (per his teacher) so we decided to get him tested for ADD....though my intent wasn't to get him on medication right away, if at all, but to see where he needed extra help and help him....well, turns out the little guy is ADHD....I have a hard time with "labels" per say. Though I think it's good to know where they stand....but...i dunno...I talked with the psychologist today about some things that may help him stay focused...know what she suggested....NOT STAYING INSIDE FOR RECESS....huh....great minds think alike don't they...lol
So, Egan has conferences this thursday and my goal was to talk with his teacher about the recess thing among other 'things' but guess what.....she wants the KIDS to LEAD conferences.....HUH??? 2nd grade!!!! What about concerns that the parents have???? Am I outta line here to think that this is NOT appropriate??? If so I'm sorry but I think it's outta line....and frankly lazy on her part...which i think is the main part of the problem...lazy......So, I'm torn here...I feel like we are getting him through the year just to get it over with...and we are paying alot of money for that.....which aggravates me to no end....
I'm just torn....thanks for letting me vent!!
Right now the boys share a room.....so when Jonathon spends the nite, there are THREE wild boys in ONE bedroom. Not to mention the fact that Egan doesn't have anyplace to call his own......and Milo is a wild man at nite.....keeping Egan awake by playing around and doing whatever Milo does to annoy his big brother....so, after some thought.....Dan and I decided to move our bedroom downstairs into their playroom and give them their own rooms. Egan is very excited about this and has been talking about this non stop....but we'll see how Milo does. I think it will be good for Egan though. He's going through a rough patch right now. School is kinda hard for him this year...his teacher isn't NEARLY as structured as last years teacher (whom I miss dearly!!!!) I'm also very frustrated this year. The school Egan goes to is a very small school....less than 100 kids. It's also a private school, which means we pay alot for tuition (though, not as much as some schools). THe part that is most frustrating for me is the fact that his teacher has 12 kids in class and can't get it together! Egan missed a day of school a little while back and when I asked for homework for him and went up to school to get it....it wasn't ready...then the teacher said she didn't know where they would be in math for that particular day, so she'd give it to him later...HUH???? Lesson plans??? HUH???? Also, he tends to be a little slower with finishing his work at school...so instead of having him bring it home for homework, she makes him stay in for recess....and today for example, he had to stay in for all THREE recess. This is something I DO NOT agree with. If he's having trouble staying on task, maybe that's a sign that he NEEDS to go out for recess and run his little butt off?!
So, he's been not staying on task at school (per his teacher) so we decided to get him tested for ADD....though my intent wasn't to get him on medication right away, if at all, but to see where he needed extra help and help him....well, turns out the little guy is ADHD....I have a hard time with "labels" per say. Though I think it's good to know where they stand....but...i dunno...I talked with the psychologist today about some things that may help him stay focused...know what she suggested....NOT STAYING INSIDE FOR RECESS....huh....great minds think alike don't they...lol
So, Egan has conferences this thursday and my goal was to talk with his teacher about the recess thing among other 'things' but guess what.....she wants the KIDS to LEAD conferences.....HUH??? 2nd grade!!!! What about concerns that the parents have???? Am I outta line here to think that this is NOT appropriate??? If so I'm sorry but I think it's outta line....and frankly lazy on her part...which i think is the main part of the problem...lazy......So, I'm torn here...I feel like we are getting him through the year just to get it over with...and we are paying alot of money for that.....which aggravates me to no end....
I'm just torn....thanks for letting me vent!!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Oh Snnnooow!!!
Gotta love Michigan!!! I'm starting to wonder if it will ever stop?? I'm praying they will not have another snow day tomorrow!!!! This mommy is tired of them!!! Childcare is closed if the schools are closed, which means I have to sneak out of work way early for Dan to get to work on time!! then I come home, and the kiddo's are bouncing off the walls.....and they've already watched to much tv by the time I get home.....oy! But I know, this too shall pass! I feel a little melancholy with the snow....I LOVE how it looks (especially when I'm inside!! lol) but it's kind of a pain and I don't really do any winter sports.....I think Milo is going to be like me....Egan LOVES the snow and begs to go sledding every chance he can.....but Milo man....welll, he LOVES summer and you cannot keep him in when the sun is out and it's a beautiful day...and there is NO snow...but he really doesn't care for the cold! He played outside at childcare today (he's been going for about 2.5 hours in the afternoon before I get out of work), and when I got home, I thought I should shovel a bit so that Dan wouldn't have 15 inches to shovel tomorrow....(now he only has 10 inches...hehehe....aren't I a nice wife?! lol). SO I thought it would be fun if the kid's got bundled up and 'helped' me shovel snow....Milo's response "no mommy, I too cold outside, I stay inside"....ok.....I think that sums it up!
Milo is in LOVE with his nuk...aka...mute button....however, he's down to just ONE that he will take....his blue one, he will not TOUCH another one.....which is hard b/c one little nuk is hard to keep track of.....and this time, it's been gone since Monday evening when he decided to be funny and throw it at the boys (Egan and Jonathon) instead of going to bed....so I KNOW it's in their bedroom SOMEWHERE....I just don't know where.....Last nite he didnt' even ask for it, but tonite, might be a little tough.....he's been downstairs 2x now in the last hour wondering about that wonderful mute button....Man...believe me...I WISH I knew where that thing was!!! Tomorrow I start the search, however, I will still hide it as long as I can, but it gives ME security knowing where it is and that i can plug him up if need be!! Does that sound bad? oh well! hehehe
He has (since Friday) been doing a great job going on the potty!!! The little stinker has been 'trained' for a while, just NON COMPLIANT!!!! that has been my favorite word to describe the bugaboo.....b/c he truly is NON COMPLIANT...about everything...what he wears, or doesn't wear (example: tonite is the 1st nite in 3wks I've actually gotten PJ's on him), last week for church he didn't want the cute sweater and navy blue pants...NO...."I NO LIKE SPEATERS MOMMM" (I didnt' type sweater wrong...that's how he says it...lol), so then I asked him what he did like: "My muckey (monkey) shirt mom". So, guess what he wore to church....yep, muckey shirt and jeans and he was a happy camper. This is the child that really needs to go to a parochial school b/c I need him in a uniform so there will be no fighting about what he'll wear toschool!!! and did I mention....he's NOT EVEN 3!!!!! oy!
Super Bowl Sunday, since Dan was going to the VW's (we missed you Sunday ALicia!!!) I decided to bring the boys to my aunt's house. This is my dad's sister and we really don't see that side of the family (they are a little wacko...lol...SO UNLIKE ME!! lol) (your not laughing are yoU?) ANYWAY, her and her new husband (who really is a wonderful man!!) were having a party, and my family was going so, I thought what the hay...I new my cousin would love to play with the kids and it was food I didn't have to prepare (which is a huge bonus for me...I hate making and deciding dinner EVERY nite....I'm not very domesticated...thanks a lot mom!!LOL). So, we went. My aunt was diagnosed with MS quite some time ago and has for the most part done pretty well, however, she has gone blind. This happened about 2 or 3 months ago. This is not a symptom of MS....she was misdiagnosed all those years ago....I can't think of what it is she has.....sorry....but anyway, they don't know if she will regain eyesight....I've known this for a while, but like I said, we aren't that close.....yes, I've been praying for her but not really THINKING how this is effecting her....until Sunday. She is doing very well, there were lots of people there and she looked so cute sitting indian style on her big comfy chair in her brown velour warm up type suit! I brought Milo up to her when we got there, and she was touching him all over...it was cute, but Milo didn't think so...(ya know, he's very particular and all....) my aunt just laughed and when I told her he looked kinda like my dad and brother she got this huge grin on her face....But I cannot stop thinking about her!!! She has definately changed...she seems more sincere for sure. She kept asking about ALicia's little boy and how they were doing as a family and how Gavin was doing...and never anything about her or how horrible this is....which is how that side of the family is. I keep thinking about all my favorite things to do....drive, walk, read, scrap book, play on the computer, watch my kids grow and learn.....EVERYTHING I need to do with my eyes!!! She said when she first went blind she could still see light.....but now its' completely black all the time. I just want to cry when I think about it!!!I've decided that I need to be a part of her life more and help her however I can! I"m taking these classes on line and I was looking at what other classes they had (this was last nite) and I saw a class on how to read braille!!!! I'm seriously thinking about taking it and teaching her.....then at least she'd have somthing to do....READ!!! I'm going to talk to her and see what she thinks.....I have Friday's off so I can find some time to do it....I just thank God for all of his blessings He has given to me and my family and friends. Life is not simple, that's forsure....but He helps us find a way to cope and live and even be happy when tragedy strikes...as it often does.
I read ALicia's blog tonite (if I haven't said it, she's the inspiration of this blog) she was talking about how GREAT her son is doing!! I'm soooo happy to hear this!! I know she gets frustrated at times, and really no one can really understand what she's going through, just like my aunt. I also know that people don't understand what my family has went through with the tremendous loss of my sister and niece.....and the ironic thing (is ironic the right word??) is that what is even harder for some people to understand, is how we are able to COPE with these 'things' that are hard to understand. I truly believe God gives you the strength, power and wisdom to lean on Him, trust in Him, when there is nothing else around to lean on or trust in except HIM!!! I've been saying for over 2 years now how AMAZING GOD'S GRACE IS!!! When we sing that song in church I can't get through it without tears b/c of the truth in that song!! I also truly believe that without Him, you cannot ever get through/over whatever life's difficulties!!! I cannot imagine traveling through life on earth without Him!!
God Bless....
Milo is in LOVE with his nuk...aka...mute button....however, he's down to just ONE that he will take....his blue one, he will not TOUCH another one.....which is hard b/c one little nuk is hard to keep track of.....and this time, it's been gone since Monday evening when he decided to be funny and throw it at the boys (Egan and Jonathon) instead of going to bed....so I KNOW it's in their bedroom SOMEWHERE....I just don't know where.....Last nite he didnt' even ask for it, but tonite, might be a little tough.....he's been downstairs 2x now in the last hour wondering about that wonderful mute button....Man...believe me...I WISH I knew where that thing was!!! Tomorrow I start the search, however, I will still hide it as long as I can, but it gives ME security knowing where it is and that i can plug him up if need be!! Does that sound bad? oh well! hehehe
He has (since Friday) been doing a great job going on the potty!!! The little stinker has been 'trained' for a while, just NON COMPLIANT!!!! that has been my favorite word to describe the bugaboo.....b/c he truly is NON COMPLIANT...about everything...what he wears, or doesn't wear (example: tonite is the 1st nite in 3wks I've actually gotten PJ's on him), last week for church he didn't want the cute sweater and navy blue pants...NO...."I NO LIKE SPEATERS MOMMM" (I didnt' type sweater wrong...that's how he says it...lol), so then I asked him what he did like: "My muckey (monkey) shirt mom". So, guess what he wore to church....yep, muckey shirt and jeans and he was a happy camper. This is the child that really needs to go to a parochial school b/c I need him in a uniform so there will be no fighting about what he'll wear toschool!!! and did I mention....he's NOT EVEN 3!!!!! oy!
Super Bowl Sunday, since Dan was going to the VW's (we missed you Sunday ALicia!!!) I decided to bring the boys to my aunt's house. This is my dad's sister and we really don't see that side of the family (they are a little wacko...lol...SO UNLIKE ME!! lol) (your not laughing are yoU?) ANYWAY, her and her new husband (who really is a wonderful man!!) were having a party, and my family was going so, I thought what the hay...I new my cousin would love to play with the kids and it was food I didn't have to prepare (which is a huge bonus for me...I hate making and deciding dinner EVERY nite....I'm not very domesticated...thanks a lot mom!!LOL). So, we went. My aunt was diagnosed with MS quite some time ago and has for the most part done pretty well, however, she has gone blind. This happened about 2 or 3 months ago. This is not a symptom of MS....she was misdiagnosed all those years ago....I can't think of what it is she has.....sorry....but anyway, they don't know if she will regain eyesight....I've known this for a while, but like I said, we aren't that close.....yes, I've been praying for her but not really THINKING how this is effecting her....until Sunday. She is doing very well, there were lots of people there and she looked so cute sitting indian style on her big comfy chair in her brown velour warm up type suit! I brought Milo up to her when we got there, and she was touching him all over...it was cute, but Milo didn't think so...(ya know, he's very particular and all....) my aunt just laughed and when I told her he looked kinda like my dad and brother she got this huge grin on her face....But I cannot stop thinking about her!!! She has definately changed...she seems more sincere for sure. She kept asking about ALicia's little boy and how they were doing as a family and how Gavin was doing...and never anything about her or how horrible this is....which is how that side of the family is. I keep thinking about all my favorite things to do....drive, walk, read, scrap book, play on the computer, watch my kids grow and learn.....EVERYTHING I need to do with my eyes!!! She said when she first went blind she could still see light.....but now its' completely black all the time. I just want to cry when I think about it!!!I've decided that I need to be a part of her life more and help her however I can! I"m taking these classes on line and I was looking at what other classes they had (this was last nite) and I saw a class on how to read braille!!!! I'm seriously thinking about taking it and teaching her.....then at least she'd have somthing to do....READ!!! I'm going to talk to her and see what she thinks.....I have Friday's off so I can find some time to do it....I just thank God for all of his blessings He has given to me and my family and friends. Life is not simple, that's forsure....but He helps us find a way to cope and live and even be happy when tragedy strikes...as it often does.
I read ALicia's blog tonite (if I haven't said it, she's the inspiration of this blog) she was talking about how GREAT her son is doing!! I'm soooo happy to hear this!! I know she gets frustrated at times, and really no one can really understand what she's going through, just like my aunt. I also know that people don't understand what my family has went through with the tremendous loss of my sister and niece.....and the ironic thing (is ironic the right word??) is that what is even harder for some people to understand, is how we are able to COPE with these 'things' that are hard to understand. I truly believe God gives you the strength, power and wisdom to lean on Him, trust in Him, when there is nothing else around to lean on or trust in except HIM!!! I've been saying for over 2 years now how AMAZING GOD'S GRACE IS!!! When we sing that song in church I can't get through it without tears b/c of the truth in that song!! I also truly believe that without Him, you cannot ever get through/over whatever life's difficulties!!! I cannot imagine traveling through life on earth without Him!!
God Bless....
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