Posts Tagged ‘kids’

Well it was a long weekend travelling and it was a long day as well.  Tomorrow is the open house for Austin’s new school.  He starts 8th grade on Wednesday.  It’s sometimes hard for me to believe.  It’s kind of crazy to me that the twins will turn 2 on April 14th and Katey will turn 18!  Where does the time go!?  It is early but I thik that I’m done for the day.  Until tomorrow…

(Thank gawd it’s Thursday Night) Which means tomorrow is Friday.  This week seems to have taken on an unnatural and tiring life of it’s own and I for one am looking forward to the weekend.

I think the house painting will be done tomorrow too — so that will be nice.  The painters are nice and all but I don’t like having people lurking around the house all day.  I was a little worried about my color choices at first but now that it’s more of a finished product I think I am happy with it.  I’m guessing that all of my neighbors with their drab light blue, tan, or brown perfect vinyl siding are probably cringing at the very sunny yellow paint job.  Oh well – too bad for them!

So the roof is done and the paint will be done.  They just need to finish the gutters, the broken window and the deck steps.  Everything should be in order for my Labor Day picnic.  Woohoo!

I got my newish 2010 Kia Sedona on Monday night.  A steal of a deal.  Still working on the the paperwork with the credit union.  I have to say I love my credit union – they let me get the car and they pay the dealer and I haven’t even signed loan papers yet!  They are awesome!

I did decide to turn the twinnies car seats around.  There were 3 requirements:

• Over 22 pounds – CHECK
• Over 1 year old – CHECK
• Over 34 inches – FAIL — but all my kids are short, I’m short… I find this rule insulting!

Ellie and Marcus LOVE it!  They can see Mom & Dad in the front of the car, they can see out the windows and they have way more leg room!  I actually feel like the seats are locked in better than they were when they were rear-facing.  So, I think it’s all good!

Progressive is not awesome.  They are being dicks about paying my GAP policy.  So… guess what? (Chicken butt!) They are cancelled!  Switched my auto insurance to the same company doing my house insurance (Allstate).  Not really any cheaper but it’s the principal of the thing.  Too bad cause I really like Flo.

2 minutes to the new episode of Futurama – so that’s all for now folks!

Current Mood: *Wink* & Aaarrggghhh!!!!! & Busy & Hey there!

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

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!

They didn’t seem particularly interested.  Ellie sock was coming off and Marcus just leaned back for a nap-time!

And they both got 5 shots! Doc says they are both doing wonderfully and gave them the go ahead for more substantial foodstuffs. 

The other big news is that Ellie broke through her very first tooth this week!

Current Mood: Baby! & Ellie & Marcus & Twinnies

Happy Birthday to my now teenage son!!

Current Mood: Happy Birthday! & Luv U! & Yeah! Yippee!

NEW PICTURES!!!  Ellie and Marcus are officially 6-months old!!!

Current Mood: Baby! & Happy & Happy Babies! & Luv U! & Twin Kisses & Twinnies

Twinnie Exercise Time!

Baby Ellie and Baby Marcus on their playmat.  Ellie practices holding her head up while Marcus perfects the ancient art of toe-eating.  Ellie did roll-over, before and after I was recording.  She’s been going from belly-to-back for about a week and a half now.  Marcus can go from back-to-belly but not often.

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Current Mood: Amused & Baby! & Cool & Happy & Twin Kisses & Twinnies & Yeah! Yippee!

Cold season begins…

Sunday – Twinnies REALLY don’t like the nebulizer and it makes them shake and cry and generally unhappy, not sure it’s worth it — spacing the treatments out a little more, added pedialite to the menu so they are at least getting some liquids, Daddy is coughing…

Boy Oh Boy… just can’t wait for school to start so we can go thru this with a different virus every week!

Current Mood: Aaarrggghhh!!!!! & Crying! & Sick