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Babies are officially 1 year, 3 months and 16 days old!  They went for their 15-month chek-up today and passed with flying colors!  I think Ellie remembered her 1 year visit and the 5 shots because she was none to happy when the doctor wanted to look at her.  They both got only 2 shots today thankfully.  They were both within the normal ranges for other kids their age.

Since Marcus didn’t weigh over 25 pounds we will not be turning the car seats around.  Maybe at their 18-month checkup. 

The kids both got vitamin drops with flouride because we have well water, we’ll be starting that tomorrow. 

TODAY we started using cups instead of bottles and it’s actually going better than I’d expected.  I’d been giving them cups randomly over the last few months but today I got rid of the bottles and decided it was time to switch over.  (Next summer is potty training – woohoo!)

They would not cooperate for a picture today while we were in the waiting room…

In other news, Progressive is coming to pickup the van on the 6th so I may be without a car for a while until I find something else.

Current Mood: Baby! & Ellie & Marcus

Well after the giant, killer, mutant hail last week that took out the power for 2 hours… I have insurance claims for both my car and my house. 

The car actually got the worse beating.  Taking that in a few minutes to have the insurance guy give me the rundown.  The windshield needs to be replaced.  The Auto-Glass guy was out last week and told me it couldn’t be patched.  The passenger side got pummelled more so than the driver’s side.  It’s amazing what a little ice can do!

The assessor for the house insurance is going to be out on Wednesday.  I had a roofing pro take a look the day after it happened and he thinks the roof needs to be replaced to include all the soffits and some of the siding as well.  Oi vey!  Not sure how that one is going to play out.  I could see the damage he was talking about when he explicitly pointed it out but I would not have found that myself.  The damage to my car was way more obvious (at least to me).  Guess that’s something I’ll have to learn being a new home owner.

In other news… trying to work with the local school district to make sure Austin doesn’t get lost in the shuffle.  I don’t want him repeating basic math when he took Pre-Algebra last year.  Spoke with the middle-school principal today and I think it is worked out.  Guess I’ll know for sure when I get a copy of his schedule in a couple weeks.

Also… helping my cousin, Sarah, with her 1st Annual 5K Walk\Run to Help End Domestic Abuse.  (I’m helping with the website.)  For more info please check it out! HEDA

The twinnies get their 15-month check-up on Friday after which I will likely (finally) turn their car seats around.  Probably seems insignificant to some of my readers but for us it’s a bit of a milestone. 

Next week I will be in a training class working towards my CCAA (Citrix Certified Advanced Asministrator) – I take the test the following Tuesday.  So – if I don’t answer your call or e-mail next week it’s because I’m in training and trying to pay attention and actually learn something!  (-:

Well… that’s all for now.  Have a good rest of the week!

Current Mood: Busy & Hey there! & Seahorsey! & Thinking! & Weird

I’ve been waiting to announce this because Marcus was still a little wobbly.  And the first couple weeks of trial and error definitely earned him the name “Lumpy”!  He still hasn’t caught up with his sister who can actually run faster than me, I think!  But… after watching him today he is finally walking more than he is crawling and walking unaided instead of using the walls & furniture.  He’s still got a little high-step going on but he definitely mobile now! 

Ellie has been walking for at least 4 months and Marcus only started really walking on his own in June.  So, this is a big milestone for him.  He’s also part mountain goat (if I haven’t mentioned that before) – he climbs on EVERYTHING!  He seemingly has no fear.  So, I’m guessing the playpen will be useless by the end of summer. 

 Ellie isn’t much of a climber but she loves to run, especially if I let her go outside — she’ll be all over yard in no time.  Marcus still doesn’t go to far in the yard because he doesn’t like the grass – so he usually stays in the driveway. 

Marcus finally being mobile has introduced a new game between the twins.  Chasing.  They now chase each other around and cackle like little crazy people when they catch one another.  I was laughing so hard the first time I saw them doing it I was almost in tears.

Today they were playing out on the deck getting some much needed fresh air & sunshine and they were having a wonderful time just taking the toys out of the pool and then putting them back in.  Then Ellie thought it would be a good idea to throw the toys over the edge of the deck.  So, somewhere in the bushes below the deck there is a little red ball… I’ll have to make Austin find that this week! 

Anyhoo, we are still unpacking, rather, I am still unpacking.  We got an air conditioner for upstairs which is working very nicely – definitely helping.  I think if I could get just one day to focus on unpacking I could probably tackle everything but I can’t be in 2 places at once.  So if anyone wants to volunteer to twin-sit so I can get stuff done I’d appreciate it!

 TTFN

Current Mood: Amused & Happy & Marcus

We’ve officially been here a month and I made my 1st mortgage payment! I still don’t have everything unpacked & put away. It seems. at the moment, that I have some boxe that are just missing??? Still haven’t found my silverware – actually had to buy some to get by.

Summer is always hectic because of not having a real schedule for the kids. It was 90 here yesterday – yuck – thought I lived in Wisconsin not Florida! I still don’t feel like I’ve gotten into a pattern or settled in yet. Hopefully that will be better once everything is unpacked and school starts.

There’s still a ton of repairs to do and they aren’t really happening. I bought a ladder yesterday and some other stuff.

I’m taking Katey & Austin to see the Avatar (Last Airbender) movie this afternoon and then tomorrow is Mom’s birthday.

I have Monday off but it’s already shaping up to be a long day since I haveto drive Katey back to her Dad’s.

Anyhoo… that’s all folks!

Current Mood: Weird & Writing

We have now been here for 2 weeks and I still don’t feel settled in. Still alot of unpacking to do. We did get the shelves up today so I’ve started unpacking books – but I didn’t get very far. I unpacked\put away the boxes that were in the bedroom.

I tried to move a bookshelf from the garage into the living room but it wasn’t meant to be. I got the stupid thing all the way upstairs and then tripped and fell. The bookshelf fell apart landing on my back and one of the shelves landed on my head. A nail cut my arm. I took a beating but the bookshelf definitely lost as it is now laying in peices outside. It scared the twins and they cried for 15 minutes- then I decided it was time to take a coffee break. So we went into town for coffee (and milk). That made everyone feel better.

Back at work for a week after being off a week. I think I’m mostly caught up. Much of my stuff right now is drawn out so that it’s hard to get behind on it but it’s sometimes easy to forget about it! I try to go down my list every Monday morning and Friday afternoon just to see where I’m at with everything. Seems to be a pretty good system for me and it keeps the boss happy so that’s what matters.

Austin starts summer school tomorrow and summer band practice next week. He said he’s nervous but I think it will good for him to meet some of his classmates in a more relaxed atmosphere. He’s taking Tae Kwon Do, Guitar, and a class called Castles & Catapults. It will also give him a chance to get to know the school he’ll be in come fall.

I’ve decided I don’t care for the arrangement of my desks and computers but I haven’t decided yet on a better way to put everything. Definitely a to-do on my very long list of things to get done this summer.

I found a neighbor kid with a riding mower to cut the lawn today too. That was a big bonus because I haven’t been able to find any cheap used mowers and Austin & Jonny were being lazy with the pushmower and weed whacker. Hopefully the lawn will be cut tomorrow — if it doesn’t rain again.

Speaking of rain, I’m happy to report that thus far I’ve found no leaks. Considering all the other repairs that need to be done this is a real win!

Anyhoo…. I still don’tthink I can go to sleep but that’s about all there is to say at the moment. Everyone is sleeping like little angel-butts. Wish I was!

Goodnight, world!

Current Mood: Meh & Tired

The big move started last week Friday but of course you’re not officially moved until you’re back in touch with the rest of the world and that finally happened today!

May 1st – May 27th — packing, packing, packing

Friday, May 28 — packing the kitchen & bathrooms and the other last minute items & rooms.

Saturday, May 29th –Two 26 foot U-haul trucks, two minivans, my Dad’s truck & Joe’s car loaded driven 3 hours then unloaded!  About a 14 hour day for those of us on both ends of the trip.  Thanks to everyone who helped it was very much appreciated!!

Sunday, May 30th — Unpacking & moving things & more unpacking & trying to find things.  I still can’t find the can opener!

Monday, May 31st — Back to Wausau to clean the house and turn over the keys.

Tuesday, June 1st til now (and probably for weeks to come) — Unpacking, organizing,tryingto find things, moving furniture around.  Still haven’t found the box with my silverware in it!

Thursday, June 3rd — Finally got back online and got TV (no more watching the same Nick Jr DVD over and over).

There’s still a ton of stuff to unpack & put away.  Lots of organizing and repairs to do.   It will certainly be weeks (to months) before there is some sense of being done.  But, we have the basics in order, bedrooms are setup, kitchen is usable, bathrooms are good, TV & internet are live and my office is functional; so we’ve got what’s needed until we sort the rest out.

I’m hoping things will start to feel normal again next week when I return to work but I suppose that may take a while too.  Anyhow, that’s all for now.  It’s time for some much needed relaxation then a shower & bedtime!

Good-night all!

Current Mood: Busy & Happy & Tired & Yeah! Yippee! & yes yes yessssss!!!!

Twinnies 1 year plus 22 days check-up
Stats	Ellie	Marcus
Height	2 ft 5.75 in	2 ft 4.5 in
Weight	23 lbs 4 oz	20 lbs 7 oz
Head Circumference	47.2 cm	46.8 cm
*Head circumference-for-age	93.18/td>	57.95
*Weight-for-age	77.56	12.37
*Length-for-age	62.54	8.05
*Weight-for-length	86.35	64.04
1 Year B-day Pics taken 4/14/10
*Percentage of growth percentile
Both babies passed all their developmental markers.  They also had 4 immunizations, ouch!

Current Mood: Ellie Kisses & Happy & Happy Babies! & Happy Birthday! & I Love You! & Sweet Marcus & Twinnies

Twinnies First Birthday!

Current Mood: Ellie & Ellie Kisses & Happy & Happy & Happy Babies! & Happy Birthday! & I Love You! & Ja Ja Ja & Marcus & Sweet Marcus & Twin Kisses & Twinnies & Yeah! Yippee!

PARENT- Job Description

This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way, I don’t believe any of us would have done it!!!!

POSITION:

 Mum, Mummy, Mama, Ma
Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Long term, team players needed, for challenging, permanent work in an often chaotic environment.
Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.
Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities!
Travel expenses not reimbursed.
Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The rest of your life you…
Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5..
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat
in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets
and stuck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be a willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.
Responsi bilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION:

None.
Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills,
so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

None required unfortunately.
On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION:

Get this!   You pay them!
Offering frequent raises and bonuses.
A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent.
When you die, you give them whatever is left.
The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS:

While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth, unconditional love, and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.

 Forward this on to all the PARENTS you know, in appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis, letting them know they are appreciated for the fabulous job they do… or forward with love to anyone thinkin g of applying for the job.

**AND A FOOTNOTE ‘THERE IS NO RETIREMENT   —  EVER!!!

Current Mood: Amused & Doh! & Love

Wow!  I can’t believe it’s April!  Ellie & Marcus will be a year old in just 2 weeks!  It was beautiful out today, even after 5!  It was nice that I was able to take the babies outside for a walk without bundling them up!  Austin is visiting his cousins over spring break so it’s kinda quiet here.  I think he sometimes makes more noise than the twins do together!  I had surgery on Tuesday which seems to have gone well, have to follow up in a few weeks.  I twistedmy ankle (again) but I suppose I’ll get over it.  I always do.  (-: 

Still going through the paperwork and procedures for buying my house.  And I thought the Army was nothing but paperwork and hurry up and wait… well now I know that bankers and realtors win the red tape prize!  Waiting now for a letterof committment from the bank which my broker says is no problem… just some more paperwork.  The seller is refusing to do the agreedupon repairs without the letter even though we have a singed amendment to the original offer.  Whatever… glad my close is still 2 months away at the rate this is crawling along.  Tenative move weekend is the last Saturday in May, Memorial Weekend – cause it gives me an extra day to unpack.  But this is allreally in a holding pattern right now until the paperwork and repairs are done.

Anyhoo… I’m looking forward to warmer weather and being outside more with the kids and eventually (hopefully) being closer to my family.

Current Mood: Hey there!