1. I think the boys just fell asleep. Yeah!! That means I have about an hour to myself!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. I sent J to camp today. He was driving me up a wall. He was so rude, loud, he kept getting the boys all worked up instead of helping me out. I called a camp that I knew about and they had an opening. I was so glad. We will get reimbursed for most of it through the adoption grant. Yeah!!!!
3. It has been so quiet all day with out the older kids. The boys have been there normal selves, but they don't have J to keep them going.
4. C loves going to speech. That is good for him. He said today that he loves Miss Jenny. He loves her voice and her hair. How cute is that.
5. Brenda - we went to Taco Bell for lunch. The 4 of us (the 3 of us met Dh for lunch) only spent $13 and we had a ton of food.
6. I am going to make chicken italian something or other. I have some fresh green beans to make also. I need to get them cut.
7. I need this break from J so badly!!!
8. The girls are coming home on Saturday. I have a ton of chores for them to catch up on!! Hee Hee
9 I went to the mall. I went to CJ banks and got some things on clearance. I also used a $10 coupon at Bath and Body works - I did not spend anything!!! I then went to the Children's place and got somethings. They are so cheap. I got some shirts for $1.44 and then 15% off.
10. I did not get a lot of responses to my 100 things about me. Don't you care? I am just kidding.
11. Bonus, my brother is home from the hospital and doing better I guess.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Howdy
So, today I woke up with dh and did the dishes, got J ready to go, cleaned up the kitchen some. I made the Fruity Pebble treats. Then I went back to bed for about an hour. Then I got C ready for his mini preschool and T up. While C was there, T and I went to the store and came home and I swept, mopped, and cleaned the bathroom. The air conditioner guy came and cleaned it and said it was working right. Then I picked up C. We were having friends over for lunch. I made chicken salad for us (the other mom and I)and PBJ for the boys, we also had grapes and berries, chips, corn on the cob, pickles, and the treats. It was all good. The chicken salad was made from rotisserie chicken, ranch, mayonaise, cut up pickles, bacon, and mediterranean blend of cheese crumbles (feta, parmesan, provolone). It was good.
The boys played outside. We stayed outside and talked. They left about 2:30. Now the boys are sleeping. So I have a few minutes before I have to wake them up.
Our brake light keeps coming on in our van. I am not sure if something is wrong, but it should not be. I HATE THIS VAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have only had it a year, and we bought it new. We never had anything wrong with the breaks on the other van and we had it 5 years!! UGHH. I think I will call Chrysler this time.
The boys played outside. We stayed outside and talked. They left about 2:30. Now the boys are sleeping. So I have a few minutes before I have to wake them up.
Our brake light keeps coming on in our van. I am not sure if something is wrong, but it should not be. I HATE THIS VAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have only had it a year, and we bought it new. We never had anything wrong with the breaks on the other van and we had it 5 years!! UGHH. I think I will call Chrysler this time.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Monday evening
We took the van to get an oil change.
Then we went to eat lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. It is good, but expensive. I had popcorn shrimp and chicken.
Then we went to go see Wall E. It was cute. I was not expecting it too be. I enjoyed it
.
We did not take S because she was going to babysit. Then the family decided not to use her. I was a little upset about it. We also did not take J. He left our house about 5 times without permission. We were getting ready to go and J was over at the neighbors house instead of in his room. Uggh!!!
Now we are just sitting around doing not much at all. I should make dinner, but I am not hungry because lunch was late. I know the kids are going to be hungry. Maybe I will just heat up a pizza or something.
Then we went to eat lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. It is good, but expensive. I had popcorn shrimp and chicken.
Then we went to go see Wall E. It was cute. I was not expecting it too be. I enjoyed it
.
We did not take S because she was going to babysit. Then the family decided not to use her. I was a little upset about it. We also did not take J. He left our house about 5 times without permission. We were getting ready to go and J was over at the neighbors house instead of in his room. Uggh!!!
Now we are just sitting around doing not much at all. I should make dinner, but I am not hungry because lunch was late. I know the kids are going to be hungry. Maybe I will just heat up a pizza or something.
We just got home
And I don't think I told you we were going!!
We left Friday morning for St. Louis. Dh is not one for exploring. So this is really one of the first times we have traveled further than 4 hours from home since the kids have come.
He was off Thursday and is off tomorrow. We were going to make it a longer vacation, but with the weather one and off, we were not sure if we were going or not. We ended up leaving Friday at 10. We drove almost straight through. We got to St. Louis at about 7. We got some Little Ceasars pizza to eat at the hotel and then went swimming.
Saturday we woke up and took Dh, S, and J to the race track. They went to see an episode of Pinks being filmed. Pinks is a car show on the Speed channel. We know the announcer. He got everyone tickets. Actually he gave all of us crew passes. That means we got to go where ever we wanted. We sat right by the track. They kept kicking people out of the area. When they were taping, we were next to the cameras. They also got to eat with the crew and go into the announcers booth. Those three stayed all day, we went off and did are own thing and came back about 6 to watch also.
A, C, T, and I went to the zoo. It was fun to see the different animals than what we have at ours. St. Louis has a nice zoo. It was getting hot, so we did not stay a real long time. Maybe 2 hours with lunch also.
We also went to the Science Center. That was fun. Not a lot of interaction for kids C and T's age, but it was fun.
Next we went to the Arch. We wanted to go up, only we thought we had to go get dh. It was about an hour wait, an hour up and back, plus about 30 minutes to back to the track. Afterwards we knew we had the time, but we did not when we were in the bottom. The kids had fun in the gift shop. They were really tired by that time and fell asleep.
Then we went to the races. It actually was fun for the last part of the day. So far the trip was good.
Then this morning, we got up and got going. We were going to head home today, but since dh had Monday off, we decided to stay another day halfway home. We were going to spend some time in Hannibal, Mo. They have some neat caves to go through. We found them, but it looked like they were flooded. There was water everywhere. We went to the visitors center. They said that it was still open, you could get to the parking lot. Dh asked if I wanted to go back. I knew he did not, so I said it was ok. Then I thought we were going to eat somewhere fun. We ended up at Hardee's. I had to go in and get it, and we ate in the car. (Really bad service anyway!!!!!) So we were going to stop and spend the night in Keokuk, IA. I lived there when I was very young. I was going to see if I could find my old home and show the kids around. The kids were acting up and we missed the exit. Dh was mad at that time because I asked him to turn around. Then when we did, the road said it was closed in 6 miles. At that point I knew he was not staying. So, we were going to spend the night in Iowa City. For some reason Dh said just said we are close enough to just go home. So I finally got him to stop and go to the outlet malls. We only got to one because they closed at 6 and it was 5:30 when we got there. I did get some good deals on shorts and jeans for the kids and me. Then we stopped at a Mexican restaurant closer to home. They seated us in the none smoking section, but a table from the smoking section. 5 guys were getting out their ciggerettes. We asked to move, but they did not have a table, so we left.
That was the last straw for me. I started crying. I am blaming a lot of this on dh. He is so scared all the time when he is driving. He makes the kids sit still and quiet. I don't mind that when the weather is bad or something, but all of the time is not necessary. He hate driving in anything but perfect weather. He does not like driving by trucks. He does not like going fast...... It gets really old, really quick. And of course, any of it is my fault. It rains, it's my fault. A truck weaves a little, it is my fault. I hate it. That is why we never go anywhere. The other thing I was thinking was that I wanted to go to a family reunion. But I knew that dh would not want to. It is about 7 hours away. It would require us to drive there one day and back the next. But this is ok? Uggh!!!!
Anyway, it would have been a nice trip if we did something besides sit today
We left Friday morning for St. Louis. Dh is not one for exploring. So this is really one of the first times we have traveled further than 4 hours from home since the kids have come.
He was off Thursday and is off tomorrow. We were going to make it a longer vacation, but with the weather one and off, we were not sure if we were going or not. We ended up leaving Friday at 10. We drove almost straight through. We got to St. Louis at about 7. We got some Little Ceasars pizza to eat at the hotel and then went swimming.
Saturday we woke up and took Dh, S, and J to the race track. They went to see an episode of Pinks being filmed. Pinks is a car show on the Speed channel. We know the announcer. He got everyone tickets. Actually he gave all of us crew passes. That means we got to go where ever we wanted. We sat right by the track. They kept kicking people out of the area. When they were taping, we were next to the cameras. They also got to eat with the crew and go into the announcers booth. Those three stayed all day, we went off and did are own thing and came back about 6 to watch also.
A, C, T, and I went to the zoo. It was fun to see the different animals than what we have at ours. St. Louis has a nice zoo. It was getting hot, so we did not stay a real long time. Maybe 2 hours with lunch also.
We also went to the Science Center. That was fun. Not a lot of interaction for kids C and T's age, but it was fun.
Next we went to the Arch. We wanted to go up, only we thought we had to go get dh. It was about an hour wait, an hour up and back, plus about 30 minutes to back to the track. Afterwards we knew we had the time, but we did not when we were in the bottom. The kids had fun in the gift shop. They were really tired by that time and fell asleep.
Then we went to the races. It actually was fun for the last part of the day. So far the trip was good.
Then this morning, we got up and got going. We were going to head home today, but since dh had Monday off, we decided to stay another day halfway home. We were going to spend some time in Hannibal, Mo. They have some neat caves to go through. We found them, but it looked like they were flooded. There was water everywhere. We went to the visitors center. They said that it was still open, you could get to the parking lot. Dh asked if I wanted to go back. I knew he did not, so I said it was ok. Then I thought we were going to eat somewhere fun. We ended up at Hardee's. I had to go in and get it, and we ate in the car. (Really bad service anyway!!!!!) So we were going to stop and spend the night in Keokuk, IA. I lived there when I was very young. I was going to see if I could find my old home and show the kids around. The kids were acting up and we missed the exit. Dh was mad at that time because I asked him to turn around. Then when we did, the road said it was closed in 6 miles. At that point I knew he was not staying. So, we were going to spend the night in Iowa City. For some reason Dh said just said we are close enough to just go home. So I finally got him to stop and go to the outlet malls. We only got to one because they closed at 6 and it was 5:30 when we got there. I did get some good deals on shorts and jeans for the kids and me. Then we stopped at a Mexican restaurant closer to home. They seated us in the none smoking section, but a table from the smoking section. 5 guys were getting out their ciggerettes. We asked to move, but they did not have a table, so we left.
That was the last straw for me. I started crying. I am blaming a lot of this on dh. He is so scared all the time when he is driving. He makes the kids sit still and quiet. I don't mind that when the weather is bad or something, but all of the time is not necessary. He hate driving in anything but perfect weather. He does not like driving by trucks. He does not like going fast...... It gets really old, really quick. And of course, any of it is my fault. It rains, it's my fault. A truck weaves a little, it is my fault. I hate it. That is why we never go anywhere. The other thing I was thinking was that I wanted to go to a family reunion. But I knew that dh would not want to. It is about 7 hours away. It would require us to drive there one day and back the next. But this is ok? Uggh!!!!
Anyway, it would have been a nice trip if we did something besides sit today
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Ok, so I was wrong
It is bad!!
We have had the electician come out. That was not a bad bill. It was about $85. We also have to have the freezer guy out for $65.
But when we went into J's room to turn on the light, he has a leak in his ceiling. We called every roofer in town. Finally we have found someone. So I could use prayers that he is honest, able to find a quick fix, can fix it tonight, and we are only looking at the $125 he said over the phone to come out. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He sould be here in a few minutes. Hopefully.
The kids lost their computer. It is fried.
The garage door is still broken. I am also praying that Dh can fix it. The electrician could not. Dh is going out to get new sensors. If they are fried, then they can just be replaced. I don't want to replace the entire opener.
We are supposed to go out of town tomorrow. I am not sure now if we will. I don't know if I want to. It is for dh and S.
We have had the electician come out. That was not a bad bill. It was about $85. We also have to have the freezer guy out for $65.
But when we went into J's room to turn on the light, he has a leak in his ceiling. We called every roofer in town. Finally we have found someone. So I could use prayers that he is honest, able to find a quick fix, can fix it tonight, and we are only looking at the $125 he said over the phone to come out. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He sould be here in a few minutes. Hopefully.
The kids lost their computer. It is fried.
The garage door is still broken. I am also praying that Dh can fix it. The electrician could not. Dh is going out to get new sensors. If they are fried, then they can just be replaced. I don't want to replace the entire opener.
We are supposed to go out of town tomorrow. I am not sure now if we will. I don't know if I want to. It is for dh and S.
My biggest nightmare happened at 7:30am
and it was not so bad.
Right about the time dh and I got married a friend had lightning strike their house. Since then, I always counted the number of seconds between lighting and thunder. You know to see if the lightning was close.
We had loud rolling thunder last night. Not much lightning. J missed swim lessons. It rained a bunch, and then it was over.
I guess it rained some more over night. It was still lightning and thundering this morning. Then at 7:30 we were all alsleep. A big bang and a flash of lightning. All of the electronics blinked really bright. And the fire alarms went off. It all happened in a second. We went around and checked everything. I think we lost a phone. It has 3 phones that connect to it, so they are dead also. None of the phones worked at first, and neither did the internet, but we called the cable company and now they do. The upstairs hallway lights, bathroom everything, and Joshuas everything do not work. The hallway plug in works. It has a surge protector on it. The garage door does not work. It has 2 things on both side that create a beam going across. The garage door reacts when you push the button, but one of the sensors does not have a light on. So we think it was fried. The freezer works, but the panel on the outside of it does not. That is how you control the temp on it. So we have an electrician coming out today and a refrigerator guy on Monday.
Right about the time dh and I got married a friend had lightning strike their house. Since then, I always counted the number of seconds between lighting and thunder. You know to see if the lightning was close.
We had loud rolling thunder last night. Not much lightning. J missed swim lessons. It rained a bunch, and then it was over.
I guess it rained some more over night. It was still lightning and thundering this morning. Then at 7:30 we were all alsleep. A big bang and a flash of lightning. All of the electronics blinked really bright. And the fire alarms went off. It all happened in a second. We went around and checked everything. I think we lost a phone. It has 3 phones that connect to it, so they are dead also. None of the phones worked at first, and neither did the internet, but we called the cable company and now they do. The upstairs hallway lights, bathroom everything, and Joshuas everything do not work. The hallway plug in works. It has a surge protector on it. The garage door does not work. It has 2 things on both side that create a beam going across. The garage door reacts when you push the button, but one of the sensors does not have a light on. So we think it was fried. The freezer works, but the panel on the outside of it does not. That is how you control the temp on it. So we have an electrician coming out today and a refrigerator guy on Monday.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Catch up on my life
I posted a bunch of blogs tonight. I moved them over from Multiply.
I posted a few from the last few months. Things I thought you might want to know. Then I posted most from 2 weeks ago. We painted out house, so I wanted to tell you about that. Then I posted all of the last week. I think that if you read them in order it will be right. I started coping with now and then stopped at Memorial day. So it should now read from Memorial Day through now. I hope that made since. I tried to date them with a date so you could keep track. I hope this helps you know what is going on.
And yes, I want lots and lots of comments. This took me awhile.
Oh, I am a horrible speller and I make lots of typos. So don't point them out. I know. HEe Hee
I posted a few from the last few months. Things I thought you might want to know. Then I posted most from 2 weeks ago. We painted out house, so I wanted to tell you about that. Then I posted all of the last week. I think that if you read them in order it will be right. I started coping with now and then stopped at Memorial day. So it should now read from Memorial Day through now. I hope that made since. I tried to date them with a date so you could keep track. I hope this helps you know what is going on.
And yes, I want lots and lots of comments. This took me awhile.
Oh, I am a horrible speller and I make lots of typos. So don't point them out. I know. HEe Hee
Memorial Day
We never spend Memorial Day going to BBQ's like we are supposed to. We don't have any friends to spend the day with. I almost invited a family over, but half of the family was out of town, so I did not. I think we are going to an amusement park for the day. We are waiting to see if it is going to stop raining. Last night it rained a lot. We had a bunch of tornados in the state last night, but we never had to go to the basement.
3 years ago on Friday we buried my mother's ashes. We had a service, but let my SIL lead it. We had people talk about memories of my mom and such. It was really nice. I ended up spending the time crying. We had a lunch afterwards. My dad bought lunch meat and bread. People brought side dishes and I made a bunch of cookies. The kids had to miss the last day of school. T had been with us about 2 months. His birth parents got to decide if we took him out of town or not. They were not going to let us. I ended up meeting them at a doctors appointment. I talked to them. I told them what we were going to do at the time. I told them I could not miss it. I also told them that strangers that did not know anything about T or his disorder were going to care for him. I had tears in my eyes. They let me take him. I was so glad. What I did not say was that I wanted my family to meet our new baby, but they did not want to know that - they were still trying to get him back.
Last year on Saturday of Memorial day, we had a reception for my dad and his new wife. I made the cake. I just woke up today and thought about the past Memorial Days.
I hope that everyone is having a nice day. I know it is a day to remember. But I also think it is a time to enjoy those still in our lives.
3 years ago on Friday we buried my mother's ashes. We had a service, but let my SIL lead it. We had people talk about memories of my mom and such. It was really nice. I ended up spending the time crying. We had a lunch afterwards. My dad bought lunch meat and bread. People brought side dishes and I made a bunch of cookies. The kids had to miss the last day of school. T had been with us about 2 months. His birth parents got to decide if we took him out of town or not. They were not going to let us. I ended up meeting them at a doctors appointment. I talked to them. I told them what we were going to do at the time. I told them I could not miss it. I also told them that strangers that did not know anything about T or his disorder were going to care for him. I had tears in my eyes. They let me take him. I was so glad. What I did not say was that I wanted my family to meet our new baby, but they did not want to know that - they were still trying to get him back.
Last year on Saturday of Memorial day, we had a reception for my dad and his new wife. I made the cake. I just woke up today and thought about the past Memorial Days.
I hope that everyone is having a nice day. I know it is a day to remember. But I also think it is a time to enjoy those still in our lives.
Checking out a new church
I woke up at 6 this morning to rain, rain and some more rain. It was lightning and thundering. We were not going to go to church with weather like that. It let up before it was time.
We went to our church for about 20 minutes because it was my first Sunday to help lead new people to the right place in the children's area. I only helped one person. They wanted to know if the 5th graders meet during the Summer. I said no.
Then the road we used to get to church flooded so we had to go home another way. We had driven over water to get there. It was just at a point that maybe we should not have driven over it, but it was a small area and we could see the line in the middle of the road.
Then we went to McDonalds for $1 pancakes and sausage. The kids like doing that.
Next we went to a different church. The kids area was great. J started out in a McDonald's like play area. It had a ball pit and tubes and such. Then he was playing basketball when I picked him up. I checked on them half way through and he was watching a skit. The boys also played in a gym during church and started their time with a snack. That is good for them. They would be able to stay for Sunday School and Church if they got a snack and time in a gym. I checked on them another time and they were laying down during a story time. But C said he learned about God, so that is good. The church has a huge kids area. I saw the doors for the youth center, but did not look inside. That would be for Jr. and Sr. high I think. Then the elementary area had the play area, a several arcade games, like game cube, and the basketball area, and fuseball. The preschool area had rooms for each age and an open area for puppets and such. The funny thing is that the sanctuary is not very big. It is probably half of the size of our church. It did not match the kids huge areas. I am not sure if they have plans to build a bigger sanctuary and wanted to do the kids area first. I know that the kids area just opened up in maybe the last month. I don't know if we will try again or not. I liked the message, and all. They sang more hymn while our church sing praise songs. I like a mixture. The other thing was that the people seemed to be older than our church. They have to have a lot of younger people with all of the kids though.
Then we ate lunch at Long John's Silver. Now I am here, waiting on the boys to go to sleep. I have the girls cleaning the basement. I don't really know why it is so bad, but it is. Maybe because we have little martians that come in our home at night and mess up everything. I think that is what happens. We are going in a little bit to get paint. I need to make some baked beans and potato salad tonight for this week. I also have a brisket in the oven.
The boys are asleep. I think I am going to lay down a minute and then get back to moving stuff and cleaning.
We went to our church for about 20 minutes because it was my first Sunday to help lead new people to the right place in the children's area. I only helped one person. They wanted to know if the 5th graders meet during the Summer. I said no.
Then the road we used to get to church flooded so we had to go home another way. We had driven over water to get there. It was just at a point that maybe we should not have driven over it, but it was a small area and we could see the line in the middle of the road.
Then we went to McDonalds for $1 pancakes and sausage. The kids like doing that.
Next we went to a different church. The kids area was great. J started out in a McDonald's like play area. It had a ball pit and tubes and such. Then he was playing basketball when I picked him up. I checked on them half way through and he was watching a skit. The boys also played in a gym during church and started their time with a snack. That is good for them. They would be able to stay for Sunday School and Church if they got a snack and time in a gym. I checked on them another time and they were laying down during a story time. But C said he learned about God, so that is good. The church has a huge kids area. I saw the doors for the youth center, but did not look inside. That would be for Jr. and Sr. high I think. Then the elementary area had the play area, a several arcade games, like game cube, and the basketball area, and fuseball. The preschool area had rooms for each age and an open area for puppets and such. The funny thing is that the sanctuary is not very big. It is probably half of the size of our church. It did not match the kids huge areas. I am not sure if they have plans to build a bigger sanctuary and wanted to do the kids area first. I know that the kids area just opened up in maybe the last month. I don't know if we will try again or not. I liked the message, and all. They sang more hymn while our church sing praise songs. I like a mixture. The other thing was that the people seemed to be older than our church. They have to have a lot of younger people with all of the kids though.
Then we ate lunch at Long John's Silver. Now I am here, waiting on the boys to go to sleep. I have the girls cleaning the basement. I don't really know why it is so bad, but it is. Maybe because we have little martians that come in our home at night and mess up everything. I think that is what happens. We are going in a little bit to get paint. I need to make some baked beans and potato salad tonight for this week. I also have a brisket in the oven.
The boys are asleep. I think I am going to lay down a minute and then get back to moving stuff and cleaning.
June 10
Happy Anniversary to me!!! We have been married 13 years ago today. (I guess yesterday now) Dh and I went out to dinner tonight and left the kids home with my parents. Whoo Hoo for us. We had a great meal. The waitress spill my pop all over the table and kept talking about it. We were at a fancy place, so it was funny. Neither of us got hit and it did not land on our food, so all was well. We were talking about how 13 years ago we would not have dreamed that 13 years from then (so now) we would live in another state and have 5 children (one of them being 14) in a nice house. We have been very lucky. With all of Dh faults and weirdness, I can say that he is very realiable and responsible. He works hard at work and I have never worried about him not having one.
Funny thing, 2 of the three of my brides maids called me tonight. I usually am the one doing the calling. It was nice to hear from them. But both forgot it was our anniversary. I don't mind at all because I never remember the one that is married. With birthday and such I remember, but I dont' remember anyone anniversaries.
On to painting. We have all of the main level done except the front room. We have both stairwells done and the upstairs hallway. My room is done. So tomorrow we have to paint the front room, my bathroom, J's room, and the kids bathroom. We also have a ton of stuff to move and put back. The house was a disaster yesterday. My dad's wife is doing a great job of helping put stuff back. It looks so much better in here. I will post pictures when I have everything put back away. I have been moving pictures and getting rid of things. So it looks much better already. My dad is quick with painting. Last night I went to bed at 2:30 and woke up at 7:30 to get busy again. Now it is after that. I needed to get some stuff moved so we could get started painting. I move a few things, but mainly I just hung pictures and stuff.
Funny thing, 2 of the three of my brides maids called me tonight. I usually am the one doing the calling. It was nice to hear from them. But both forgot it was our anniversary. I don't mind at all because I never remember the one that is married. With birthday and such I remember, but I dont' remember anyone anniversaries.
On to painting. We have all of the main level done except the front room. We have both stairwells done and the upstairs hallway. My room is done. So tomorrow we have to paint the front room, my bathroom, J's room, and the kids bathroom. We also have a ton of stuff to move and put back. The house was a disaster yesterday. My dad's wife is doing a great job of helping put stuff back. It looks so much better in here. I will post pictures when I have everything put back away. I have been moving pictures and getting rid of things. So it looks much better already. My dad is quick with painting. Last night I went to bed at 2:30 and woke up at 7:30 to get busy again. Now it is after that. I needed to get some stuff moved so we could get started painting. I move a few things, but mainly I just hung pictures and stuff.
House Painting Week of June 10
We are done!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have the entire house painted. Ok, almost. I am going to paint C and Ts room. They have a few white patches from where A and S were fighting over the door and pushed it though the drywall. We don't have any more of the paint, but J's is a similiar color. I am going to cover the white and then lightly roll over the rest. That will maybe make it look like sponge painting. At least I hope. It will look better anyway. I want to do it now, but the boys are going to sleep in the room so I can not paint it yet. I don't want them to have to sleep in fumes. Maybe I will do it while they are getting dressed in the morning.
Ok, so here is the run down of what we have done since Monday. I had a bunch of shades of paint. Several pinks, several greens, a couple of yellows, and the tan. I played around with them to get the colors I wanted for the rooms. I was able to create the exact colors I wanted for each room with all of the mistinted paint I got for betten a dollar and 6 dollars.
My dad was late and I was eager, so I started painting. I painted under the cabinets and behind the refrigerator. Then I went to the dentist. (all was good on that front) Then we painted downstairs.
Dh painted the entryway a light yellow. This was from the 5 gallon bucket we got for $10.. Then my dad and his wife painted the kitchen area. One wall in the kitchen is a maroonish color that I mixed. Then one wall in the living room is a similiar color as well as between the fireplace. The rest of the walls are a deep tan that was the 5 gallon bucket I got for $20. Then my dad's wife and I put my dishes up on the cabinets. I have not had them up there before in a nice way. I tried with my mom when we moved in, but we needed something to lift them up. I found some stuff this time. I used our wii box and a bunch of Capri Sun boxes. The cabinets have lip on them that so that anything we put on the shelves is hidden. The boxes made the shelves even so that you could see the dishes. I have some glass stuff from some Princess House parties I had and then some pieces of my dishes. I also stayed up until about 3am hanging pictures and such.
Tuesday I painted the downstairs bathroom a deep green. It is decorated in cabin stuff, so the green looks good. My dad finished painted the living room. Then went to the hallway and painted up the staircase, the hallway, and down to the basement. All of that was in the tan. I then went to my bedroom. I used the deep green and then mixed in some light and painted. I did not clean out my brush or pan. There are streaks of dark green on the main wall in our room. It looks like I faux painted the wall. After that we stopped for the day. We went out to dinner for our anniversary and Artie and the girls put the living room back together. A also cleaned the carpets. They look great. I stayed up until 4 hanging pictures and cleaning out the front room.
Wednesday I used the maroon paint from downstairs and added some yellow, tan, and a light marroon to the mix. I ended up with a muted maroon color. It matches the shower curtain and bedspread perfectly. I am not sure how to describe the color but maybe a terra cotta pink. We painted the main part of the bathroom with it. Then I poured some of it in can with some bright yellow and tan. I ended up with a mustard color that I used in the shower room of our bathroom. Then I used the green from the bedroom and mixed some tan and the green from Sydney's room like an apple green. It made it a moss color. I used it in the front room. It matched the curtains I bought the other day. I got $100 for $10 at Bed Bath and Beyond. Then Artie was getting tired of painting. And the girls really wanted to help paint. So I mixed the paint for the kids bathroom. I mixed the bright yellow, some of the light yellow and a bright pink together. It made a tangerine color. They have crayola stuff in the bathroom. They also have a tropical shower curtain. (the shower curtain used to be crayola, but they tore it.) The girls and my dad painted the bathroom and then J's room. His is a pale blue. Then we started putting things back and hanging things up again. I cleaned out J's room. I threw away 5 bags of broken toys and trash. His room finally looks clean and nice. He does not have a lot in there now to mess up.
Today I said how about we hang the curtains and then go do something. We ended up cleaning and putting things away and back. We hung the curtains in the living room and then when we went to get the ones for the bedroom, the rod was too short. So My dad's wife and I went to Walmart. I finally found some thing for my dad for Father's Day. I got him some rooster stuff for the kitchen. Honestly he likes that kind of thing. Then we found a curtain that matched the bathroom. So we came home and put the curtains in the bedroom and the bathroom. We put on the new quilt. We hung all of the pictures, and shelves. I had hung the shower curtain last night. Then I had gotten some new rugs for the entryway, kids bathroom, and one for our bathroom. I got those out. My dad's wife cleaned up the paint off of the floor and other areas. We swept and cleaned some more. Then we took them to dinner. Then they went home. I came home and cleaned and put out the rest of the stuff.
Tomorrow I need to find a place for the extra paint. I saved a ziplock screw lid container of each color. We still have a bunch of paint left. Then I need to do C and T's room. We have some stuff to straighten in the kitchen and then the basement needs to be put back together. S is going to steam clean the carpets. Then I will take pictures so you can see all that we did. I love it, so I am eager to share. I am so glad we just did the whole thing at the same time. That was easer to keep the mess to one time. It is also hard to see one room done and then go into a room where the walls are dirty. It actually looks like a home now.
So I am going to wait until tomorrow to catch up on your lives. The boys finally feel asleep. It is now 12:30 and I have to have all of the animals to the vets at 7. I am really tired all of the sudden.
Ok, so here is the run down of what we have done since Monday. I had a bunch of shades of paint. Several pinks, several greens, a couple of yellows, and the tan. I played around with them to get the colors I wanted for the rooms. I was able to create the exact colors I wanted for each room with all of the mistinted paint I got for betten a dollar and 6 dollars.
My dad was late and I was eager, so I started painting. I painted under the cabinets and behind the refrigerator. Then I went to the dentist. (all was good on that front) Then we painted downstairs.
Dh painted the entryway a light yellow. This was from the 5 gallon bucket we got for $10.. Then my dad and his wife painted the kitchen area. One wall in the kitchen is a maroonish color that I mixed. Then one wall in the living room is a similiar color as well as between the fireplace. The rest of the walls are a deep tan that was the 5 gallon bucket I got for $20. Then my dad's wife and I put my dishes up on the cabinets. I have not had them up there before in a nice way. I tried with my mom when we moved in, but we needed something to lift them up. I found some stuff this time. I used our wii box and a bunch of Capri Sun boxes. The cabinets have lip on them that so that anything we put on the shelves is hidden. The boxes made the shelves even so that you could see the dishes. I have some glass stuff from some Princess House parties I had and then some pieces of my dishes. I also stayed up until about 3am hanging pictures and such.
Tuesday I painted the downstairs bathroom a deep green. It is decorated in cabin stuff, so the green looks good. My dad finished painted the living room. Then went to the hallway and painted up the staircase, the hallway, and down to the basement. All of that was in the tan. I then went to my bedroom. I used the deep green and then mixed in some light and painted. I did not clean out my brush or pan. There are streaks of dark green on the main wall in our room. It looks like I faux painted the wall. After that we stopped for the day. We went out to dinner for our anniversary and Artie and the girls put the living room back together. A also cleaned the carpets. They look great. I stayed up until 4 hanging pictures and cleaning out the front room.
Wednesday I used the maroon paint from downstairs and added some yellow, tan, and a light marroon to the mix. I ended up with a muted maroon color. It matches the shower curtain and bedspread perfectly. I am not sure how to describe the color but maybe a terra cotta pink. We painted the main part of the bathroom with it. Then I poured some of it in can with some bright yellow and tan. I ended up with a mustard color that I used in the shower room of our bathroom. Then I used the green from the bedroom and mixed some tan and the green from Sydney's room like an apple green. It made it a moss color. I used it in the front room. It matched the curtains I bought the other day. I got $100 for $10 at Bed Bath and Beyond. Then Artie was getting tired of painting. And the girls really wanted to help paint. So I mixed the paint for the kids bathroom. I mixed the bright yellow, some of the light yellow and a bright pink together. It made a tangerine color. They have crayola stuff in the bathroom. They also have a tropical shower curtain. (the shower curtain used to be crayola, but they tore it.) The girls and my dad painted the bathroom and then J's room. His is a pale blue. Then we started putting things back and hanging things up again. I cleaned out J's room. I threw away 5 bags of broken toys and trash. His room finally looks clean and nice. He does not have a lot in there now to mess up.
Today I said how about we hang the curtains and then go do something. We ended up cleaning and putting things away and back. We hung the curtains in the living room and then when we went to get the ones for the bedroom, the rod was too short. So My dad's wife and I went to Walmart. I finally found some thing for my dad for Father's Day. I got him some rooster stuff for the kitchen. Honestly he likes that kind of thing. Then we found a curtain that matched the bathroom. So we came home and put the curtains in the bedroom and the bathroom. We put on the new quilt. We hung all of the pictures, and shelves. I had hung the shower curtain last night. Then I had gotten some new rugs for the entryway, kids bathroom, and one for our bathroom. I got those out. My dad's wife cleaned up the paint off of the floor and other areas. We swept and cleaned some more. Then we took them to dinner. Then they went home. I came home and cleaned and put out the rest of the stuff.
Tomorrow I need to find a place for the extra paint. I saved a ziplock screw lid container of each color. We still have a bunch of paint left. Then I need to do C and T's room. We have some stuff to straighten in the kitchen and then the basement needs to be put back together. S is going to steam clean the carpets. Then I will take pictures so you can see all that we did. I love it, so I am eager to share. I am so glad we just did the whole thing at the same time. That was easer to keep the mess to one time. It is also hard to see one room done and then go into a room where the walls are dirty. It actually looks like a home now.
So I am going to wait until tomorrow to catch up on your lives. The boys finally feel asleep. It is now 12:30 and I have to have all of the animals to the vets at 7. I am really tired all of the sudden.
flooding
I was so busy talking about my decorating stuff that I forgot to mentiont that just a few miles from us. (like maybe 5 to 10) The are flooding. We have had so much rain that downtown is flooded. They let the levies go at the big damn near us and the water is flooding homes and businesses. We are ok, except we can not go the way we usually go to the other side of town. We have to check to see if we can even go across the river tomorrow to bring the animals to the vet. I may need to reschedule.
My parents left tonight because my dad's wife was afraid to be stuck here.
We had some stormes and tornadoes hit our state. The worst was one that went threw a Boy Scout camp. They had time to prepare, but no place to go. 4 kids were killed and 48 injured. They had 100 kids and 15 councelors. Than means almost half were hurt. I don't know badly some were hurt, but I know that some were critically hurt. This happend about 7pm yesterday. Awful.
I pray that it does not rain. We don't need anymore, it needs to dry up the water. We have had more rain then the summer of 93. They put some things into place so that the flooding is so much better. Otherwise we would be underwater floating downstream. I know that the city we live in flooded then. I am not sure, because this was farm land, but I would guess it flooded also. We are not in danger now because they did so much to fix everthing. But the river does not crest until tomorrow. And that is if we don't get any more water. It rain 3 to 4 inches last night and it is lightning tonight. Uggh
My parents left tonight because my dad's wife was afraid to be stuck here.
We had some stormes and tornadoes hit our state. The worst was one that went threw a Boy Scout camp. They had time to prepare, but no place to go. 4 kids were killed and 48 injured. They had 100 kids and 15 councelors. Than means almost half were hurt. I don't know badly some were hurt, but I know that some were critically hurt. This happend about 7pm yesterday. Awful.
I pray that it does not rain. We don't need anymore, it needs to dry up the water. We have had more rain then the summer of 93. They put some things into place so that the flooding is so much better. Otherwise we would be underwater floating downstream. I know that the city we live in flooded then. I am not sure, because this was farm land, but I would guess it flooded also. We are not in danger now because they did so much to fix everthing. But the river does not crest until tomorrow. And that is if we don't get any more water. It rain 3 to 4 inches last night and it is lightning tonight. Uggh
Painting questions answered Hee Hee
To answer some questions I got about the rooms we painted.
Yes, I mixed all of the colors myself. I suprised myself with being able to do it. I think I was able to do it because of all of colors I mix when I decorate cakes. I think that is also how I knew when to stop with the yellow marks in the boys room. I go light and then go back and add some if needed. When I was painting the boys room, I realized it was a lot like the cake decorating.
Yes, my kitchen is big. I love it. I have always had a big kitchen. My mom had a big kitchen also. I don't know if I could function in a small one. We have a big island also. Sometimes I think it is too big (the island) it does not allow for 2 people to be in the same spot.
It is great to have it all done and clean. I hung the last 3 pictures today. I have been on the kids to keep it clean. I am tired of it being so bad. I keep saying that is the way it is going to be from now on. If they leave anything on the floor I yell. That is why we were so late to get back to the park. I made them clean up every single everything.
Yes, I mixed all of the colors myself. I suprised myself with being able to do it. I think I was able to do it because of all of colors I mix when I decorate cakes. I think that is also how I knew when to stop with the yellow marks in the boys room. I go light and then go back and add some if needed. When I was painting the boys room, I realized it was a lot like the cake decorating.
Yes, my kitchen is big. I love it. I have always had a big kitchen. My mom had a big kitchen also. I don't know if I could function in a small one. We have a big island also. Sometimes I think it is too big (the island) it does not allow for 2 people to be in the same spot.
It is great to have it all done and clean. I hung the last 3 pictures today. I have been on the kids to keep it clean. I am tired of it being so bad. I keep saying that is the way it is going to be from now on. If they leave anything on the floor I yell. That is why we were so late to get back to the park. I made them clean up every single everything.
Father's day
So I hope you have a great day. I did not buy dh a present. We had decided that the paint would be his Father's Day present and our birthdays are both in July so we are counting the paint and stuff towards that also. We did some new small carpets, the shower curtain, some curtains, and the comforter also.
Today I put away two more baskets of laundry. Now I am caught up except for a small amount and what we are wearing. I also steamed J's room. All of this before church.
Church was ok. We had a different speaker today. He is not very good to be honest. I did not enjoy it much. I got something out of it. He finished the series on Parables. The parable he did was the loaves and fishes. (Ok - am I right, but that is not a parable.- right?) His point was that God can use what you give and make it bigger and better. He used balloons as an example. What we give is like an unblown up balloon, but God can can make it like a blown up balloon.
Then we went to Bonanza for lunch. It was ok, but it was open at 10:30 and not so busy so that was good. The kids were awful. All of them!!! Happy Father's Day DH!
We came home and T took a nap. S had to sit out for a while because she was so lovely. She also cleaned out the van. The rest of us played on the Wii.
Then we just skipped Awana's. I did not call or tell anyone. We just did not go. S was supposed to teach in her group also. I was going to go, and actually was about to tell the kids to get ready. I could tell that dh was hurt that we were going, so I just decided that we would skip it. S's group keeps doing that to her, so I guess they don't feel it is important to go. We maybe done for the summer. They said that the next time is the last time, and we maybe out of town. We maybe be leaving the church anyway. We went to our church today, but dh said he thought it was time to leave the church. This morning he said, maybe we should go one more time. They hired the guy that spoke today and he talked about reaching the post modern mind. What does that mean? I don't know?
Anyway, we got in the car and drove to about 20 minutes away. They have a Valentino's (a pizza buffet) dh grew up going there all of the time. It is his favorite. The bill was $45. It is expensive to go to, but it is Father's day. Anyway, we had a bunch of coupons and she combined them. The total she came too, was $16. Woo Hoo.
Then we set up our Volleyball/badmitton net. We played Badmitton for a while. It was fun. All of us with our rackets and such. We did not keep score and who ever had the birdie served. We were getting pretty good.
Now DH is watching about the moon stuff on the History channel. BORING. I guess he gets to for Father's Day.
Today I put away two more baskets of laundry. Now I am caught up except for a small amount and what we are wearing. I also steamed J's room. All of this before church.
Church was ok. We had a different speaker today. He is not very good to be honest. I did not enjoy it much. I got something out of it. He finished the series on Parables. The parable he did was the loaves and fishes. (Ok - am I right, but that is not a parable.- right?) His point was that God can use what you give and make it bigger and better. He used balloons as an example. What we give is like an unblown up balloon, but God can can make it like a blown up balloon.
Then we went to Bonanza for lunch. It was ok, but it was open at 10:30 and not so busy so that was good. The kids were awful. All of them!!! Happy Father's Day DH!
We came home and T took a nap. S had to sit out for a while because she was so lovely. She also cleaned out the van. The rest of us played on the Wii.
Then we just skipped Awana's. I did not call or tell anyone. We just did not go. S was supposed to teach in her group also. I was going to go, and actually was about to tell the kids to get ready. I could tell that dh was hurt that we were going, so I just decided that we would skip it. S's group keeps doing that to her, so I guess they don't feel it is important to go. We maybe done for the summer. They said that the next time is the last time, and we maybe out of town. We maybe be leaving the church anyway. We went to our church today, but dh said he thought it was time to leave the church. This morning he said, maybe we should go one more time. They hired the guy that spoke today and he talked about reaching the post modern mind. What does that mean? I don't know?
Anyway, we got in the car and drove to about 20 minutes away. They have a Valentino's (a pizza buffet) dh grew up going there all of the time. It is his favorite. The bill was $45. It is expensive to go to, but it is Father's day. Anyway, we had a bunch of coupons and she combined them. The total she came too, was $16. Woo Hoo.
Then we set up our Volleyball/badmitton net. We played Badmitton for a while. It was fun. All of us with our rackets and such. We did not keep score and who ever had the birdie served. We were getting pretty good.
Now DH is watching about the moon stuff on the History channel. BORING. I guess he gets to for Father's Day.
10 thoughts June 17
1. Tomorrow I am going to have the rod inserted into my gums for the first part of the implant. I am told that it will not be that bad, but how can it be much fun. I choose to be knocked out instead of just a local. So I have a friend taking me. (Whoo Hoo, to having a friend to do something like that!!)
2. For dinner I made some Runzas. They are cabbage, hamburger, and onion that are cooked together. Then you put it in some dough. They are usually good. Today, I let the meat sit too long and ended up burning it. The entire thing tasted a bit burned. The pan I use burns stuff easily. I like that pan, but you have to use it at a low speed.
3. I also made cinnamon rolls. I figured that since I already was making dough, I would make them also. They were yummy. Probably the best I have ever made.
4. Eating all of the bread for dinner, finally settled my stomach. It feels a lot better than it did earlier.
5. The house has stayed fairly clean for the last week, and especially clean for us. We vacuumed and steamed, and cleaned up the kitchen today. The vacuuming and stuff did not even need to be.
6. We went to the park today and it was a little warm. So we went to the pool, and it was a little cool. Could not make up our minds today.
7. I am making darkening curtains for our room. I started by cutting the fabric and got one sewn. I am making 3. We have 3 windows making up one window area. I did not end up getting enough for the three little windows. I will have to go back to do that. I am not making very fancy curtains, just simple straight lines.
8. J is going to a sports camp this week. I was not sure what to do about tomorrow. I tried to make arrangement with my neighbor, but she was not able to help. Then when we got there today my other neighbor was there, so she is taking care of him tomorrow. Yeah!!!
9.J is also taking swim lessons this week. I did not mean to schedule them for the same time, but that is ok. We have a great program through our city. Both are about $20 for the programs. you can not beat that.
10. I made it to 10. My kids are outside and I think I told them to go take a shower. I don't understand the running outside when you were told to stay in.
2. For dinner I made some Runzas. They are cabbage, hamburger, and onion that are cooked together. Then you put it in some dough. They are usually good. Today, I let the meat sit too long and ended up burning it. The entire thing tasted a bit burned. The pan I use burns stuff easily. I like that pan, but you have to use it at a low speed.
3. I also made cinnamon rolls. I figured that since I already was making dough, I would make them also. They were yummy. Probably the best I have ever made.
4. Eating all of the bread for dinner, finally settled my stomach. It feels a lot better than it did earlier.
5. The house has stayed fairly clean for the last week, and especially clean for us. We vacuumed and steamed, and cleaned up the kitchen today. The vacuuming and stuff did not even need to be.
6. We went to the park today and it was a little warm. So we went to the pool, and it was a little cool. Could not make up our minds today.
7. I am making darkening curtains for our room. I started by cutting the fabric and got one sewn. I am making 3. We have 3 windows making up one window area. I did not end up getting enough for the three little windows. I will have to go back to do that. I am not making very fancy curtains, just simple straight lines.
8. J is going to a sports camp this week. I was not sure what to do about tomorrow. I tried to make arrangement with my neighbor, but she was not able to help. Then when we got there today my other neighbor was there, so she is taking care of him tomorrow. Yeah!!!
9.J is also taking swim lessons this week. I did not mean to schedule them for the same time, but that is ok. We have a great program through our city. Both are about $20 for the programs. you can not beat that.
10. I made it to 10. My kids are outside and I think I told them to go take a shower. I don't understand the running outside when you were told to stay in.
Mommy Survey
THE MOMMY SURVEY
1) How long have you been a Mom?
6 years
2) How many children call you Mommy?
5
3) Girl? Boy? Or both?
Both.
4) Did you know what you were having?
I did not even know what age my children would be when they came!!!
5) How old were you when you became a Mom?
one week past my 30th birthday. I always wanted all of my children by 30, so they came after. Hee Hee
6) How long were you in labor?
I had about a year of labor with my oldest 3, the then #4 was not so bad, the last one was about 10 months of labor.
7) What's your favorite thing about being a Mom?
Seeing them learn things from me. Seeing them learn about God.
8) What's your least favorite thing?
When they are lieing to me.
9) Do you want more kids?
No!!!!!!!!!
10) Do you plan on having more soon?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11) How many times have you been peed on?
Only a couple that I remember
12) Thrown up on?
More than I care to remember
15) When your child gets in trouble, who is the bad guy?
Well, they are of course! We don't have faults as parents, right?! (I like Tammy's answer)
16) What is the longest you have been away from your kids?
Not long at all. We have never been away overnight from all of them. The girls go with my in laws for a few weeks.
17) Bedtime routine?
Everyone falls asleep sometime in there beds. It only take a lot of yelling and many threats. Hee Hee
18) Are your kids toes painted?
My kids have been threatned with in a inch of there live after spilling an entire bottle all over their floor and covering up with a rug.
19) Last movie you saw in the theater?
A few weekends ago we saw Kung Fu Panda.
21) One thing you did give up now that you're a Mom?
Free time.
22) Best Mom perk:
But I can not do that, I have 5 kids. 2 of them have special needs. You would be suprised how many times I use that line!!!!!!!!!!
23) Snack you sneak bites from your child:
I don't usually do. I buy my own snacks.
24) When the kid is napping, you are:I blog, or watch movies. Never clean. Sometimes I cook.
25) Any words of advice for moms to be:
Don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding. Sometimes, used stuff is just as good as new. Especially since most of it is only used for so long. I know that big push now is to savor every minute with your child because it does not last very long. But you also have to take care of yourself and have some time to yourself, or you will not be cherishing anything but a headache!!!!!!!!!
1) How long have you been a Mom?
6 years
2) How many children call you Mommy?
5
3) Girl? Boy? Or both?
Both.
4) Did you know what you were having?
I did not even know what age my children would be when they came!!!
5) How old were you when you became a Mom?
one week past my 30th birthday. I always wanted all of my children by 30, so they came after. Hee Hee
6) How long were you in labor?
I had about a year of labor with my oldest 3, the then #4 was not so bad, the last one was about 10 months of labor.
7) What's your favorite thing about being a Mom?
Seeing them learn things from me. Seeing them learn about God.
8) What's your least favorite thing?
When they are lieing to me.
9) Do you want more kids?
No!!!!!!!!!
10) Do you plan on having more soon?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11) How many times have you been peed on?
Only a couple that I remember
12) Thrown up on?
More than I care to remember
15) When your child gets in trouble, who is the bad guy?
Well, they are of course! We don't have faults as parents, right?! (I like Tammy's answer)
16) What is the longest you have been away from your kids?
Not long at all. We have never been away overnight from all of them. The girls go with my in laws for a few weeks.
17) Bedtime routine?
Everyone falls asleep sometime in there beds. It only take a lot of yelling and many threats. Hee Hee
18) Are your kids toes painted?
My kids have been threatned with in a inch of there live after spilling an entire bottle all over their floor and covering up with a rug.
19) Last movie you saw in the theater?
A few weekends ago we saw Kung Fu Panda.
21) One thing you did give up now that you're a Mom?
Free time.
22) Best Mom perk:
But I can not do that, I have 5 kids. 2 of them have special needs. You would be suprised how many times I use that line!!!!!!!!!!
23) Snack you sneak bites from your child:
I don't usually do. I buy my own snacks.
24) When the kid is napping, you are:I blog, or watch movies. Never clean. Sometimes I cook.
25) Any words of advice for moms to be:
Don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding. Sometimes, used stuff is just as good as new. Especially since most of it is only used for so long. I know that big push now is to savor every minute with your child because it does not last very long. But you also have to take care of yourself and have some time to yourself, or you will not be cherishing anything but a headache!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday June 18 am
I was so nervous going in. My stomach hurt. I got seated and all covered up. Then they started butting needles in my arms. I have bruises in both hands and in both arms. They finally got it in. I had tears in my eyes, it hurt, but I was scared that they would not be able to do it. I found out if I drink a bunch of water before I go in, then I do much better, but I could not drink, so It was awful!!!
I feel right to sleep and then woke up and they were done. That was good. I was a little off, but ok. My friend stopped by the pharamacy and picked up my meds for me.
When I came home the kids were at the neighbors eating lunch. So that was lunch. So I decided instead of sitting like I was supposed to, I cleaned. I swept and wiped down the floor, vacuumed the living room, switched the laundry, cleaned up the laundry room a little, cleaned out the kitty litter boxes, finished loading the dishes, and whipped down the counters and table. I made my lunch of soft foods
Now I am sitting and watching Ellen and eating lunch. I want to be able to take my meds when I need to.
I feel right to sleep and then woke up and they were done. That was good. I was a little off, but ok. My friend stopped by the pharamacy and picked up my meds for me.
When I came home the kids were at the neighbors eating lunch. So that was lunch. So I decided instead of sitting like I was supposed to, I cleaned. I swept and wiped down the floor, vacuumed the living room, switched the laundry, cleaned up the laundry room a little, cleaned out the kitty litter boxes, finished loading the dishes, and whipped down the counters and table. I made my lunch of soft foods
Now I am sitting and watching Ellen and eating lunch. I want to be able to take my meds when I need to.
Wednesday June 18 pm
I just came in from the garage. I wanted a pop. There were none. I gave A the job of filling the garage refrigerator up with a mixture of pops and drinks. Costo had a ton on sale a few weeks ago, so I got a bunch. So I went downstairs to get some. I found that the paint that I asked to be put somewhere neatly, is in the middle of the floor, all spread out. And the stuff I am saving from our bathroom (we have a bathroom started in the basement. It came plumbed. I am saving the stuff if we decide to make it a bathroom) So it was right as you walk in. I am finding a bunch of stuff like that. I am going to make them fix it tonight. I am not going to live in a pit again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I started to but some of it away, and kept finding more, so I stopped. I did bring a bunch of drinks up and then I pulled out everything from the refrigerator and organized it.
Dh came home and took the kids to the Playground blow up place. He is going to feed them dinner also. That is so nice of him to give me the house to myself. I am here waiting on everyone to blog today!! Hee Hee. I am also watching the Great Debator, but I am not sure that I want to. I may see what is on demand, or read. I got some books from the library. Including A Walk to Remember and the Choice from Nicholas Sparks. I also got a few random books, one from Sophie whatever - she writes the Shopaholics books, then I got Karen Kingsburys, When Joy Comes to Stay.
I am feeling ok, my tooth hurts some. The numbness is wearing off and now my jaw hurts and my lip. They must have held my jaw open the entire time. The area right under my eye is still numb.
I have to eat really soft foods today. I made a milk shake, some oatmeal, and now I have some stuffing. I can not eat hot food, so I made the oatmeal and stuffing and let it cool. they are also a little wet. Not my favorite way to eat it, but with my stomach being a little off earlier this week, I did not want to let it get upset. It actually is not too bad.
Dh came home and took the kids to the Playground blow up place. He is going to feed them dinner also. That is so nice of him to give me the house to myself. I am here waiting on everyone to blog today!! Hee Hee. I am also watching the Great Debator, but I am not sure that I want to. I may see what is on demand, or read. I got some books from the library. Including A Walk to Remember and the Choice from Nicholas Sparks. I also got a few random books, one from Sophie whatever - she writes the Shopaholics books, then I got Karen Kingsburys, When Joy Comes to Stay.
I am feeling ok, my tooth hurts some. The numbness is wearing off and now my jaw hurts and my lip. They must have held my jaw open the entire time. The area right under my eye is still numb.
I have to eat really soft foods today. I made a milk shake, some oatmeal, and now I have some stuffing. I can not eat hot food, so I made the oatmeal and stuffing and let it cool. they are also a little wet. Not my favorite way to eat it, but with my stomach being a little off earlier this week, I did not want to let it get upset. It actually is not too bad.
Thursday June 19
Joshua went to sports camp today. It seems like he is really enjoying it. I might see if I can get him in another camp. With that and swimming lessons, he is doing really well with both.
We still have our house clean. Really clean, so that is awesome for us.
My mouth hurts right now, but it felt really good all day. I am all of the sudden really tired. I want to make the curtains, but am not feeling it right now. I am thinking I might go upstairs and take a nap.
This morning C had his first speech time. He did really well, and seemed to enjoy it. We also went to 2 garage sales. Then I went to HyVee. They have a bunch of fruit on sale. I got cantelope, watermelon, bananas, strawberries, and grapes. The kids love fruit, so it will all be eaten. I also got some rice, tuna, yogurt, and ice cream. I am suppose to eat soft foods for the week. I got some raman noodles. The kids are always begging for them. Whatever.
Now, I am off to sleep for a bit, At least I hope I can. Maybe I will nap for a minute and then work on the curtains.
We still have our house clean. Really clean, so that is awesome for us.
My mouth hurts right now, but it felt really good all day. I am all of the sudden really tired. I want to make the curtains, but am not feeling it right now. I am thinking I might go upstairs and take a nap.
This morning C had his first speech time. He did really well, and seemed to enjoy it. We also went to 2 garage sales. Then I went to HyVee. They have a bunch of fruit on sale. I got cantelope, watermelon, bananas, strawberries, and grapes. The kids love fruit, so it will all be eaten. I also got some rice, tuna, yogurt, and ice cream. I am suppose to eat soft foods for the week. I got some raman noodles. The kids are always begging for them. Whatever.
Now, I am off to sleep for a bit, At least I hope I can. Maybe I will nap for a minute and then work on the curtains.
Thursday June 19
I went upstairs and took a long nap. The kids woke me up and then I feel back to sleep again. I feel much better.
I sewed one more curtain. I am making 3, so I only have one more to sew. It is cut out, so it will not take long. I also need to make the small curtains for the small windows. I think I am going to take some old curtains and cut them down. I think it will work well. I am also going to cut the curtains in the living room so they fit better. Dh has asked me to do it for several years. They will hang better.
For dinner I heated up the Runza's I made the other day. I also made mashed potatoes. I cut them very small so it did not take long to cook. I cooked some bacon and onions. I put garlic in the potatoes as they were cooking. Then I drained and put some milk and butter in them and added the bacon and them some cheese. They were a hit. I also made a fruit salad. I used 3 different colored grapes, watermelon, cantalope, and strawberries. It was good. I did not have a runza. That is why I make sure to put the bacon and cheese in the potatoes. I still am eating soft foods. The fruit was ok to eat, but I ended up eating a banana.
Now we are on the way to take J and the neighbors to swim lessons. I am tired again, so I am hoping that I will go to sleep tonight and not get a second wind.
A is going to try to have a sleepover tomorrow night. We will see if the friend will be able to come. S is going to a birthday party. She is so busy with friends. I am glad that she is able to keep in touch with them.
I sewed one more curtain. I am making 3, so I only have one more to sew. It is cut out, so it will not take long. I also need to make the small curtains for the small windows. I think I am going to take some old curtains and cut them down. I think it will work well. I am also going to cut the curtains in the living room so they fit better. Dh has asked me to do it for several years. They will hang better.
For dinner I heated up the Runza's I made the other day. I also made mashed potatoes. I cut them very small so it did not take long to cook. I cooked some bacon and onions. I put garlic in the potatoes as they were cooking. Then I drained and put some milk and butter in them and added the bacon and them some cheese. They were a hit. I also made a fruit salad. I used 3 different colored grapes, watermelon, cantalope, and strawberries. It was good. I did not have a runza. That is why I make sure to put the bacon and cheese in the potatoes. I still am eating soft foods. The fruit was ok to eat, but I ended up eating a banana.
Now we are on the way to take J and the neighbors to swim lessons. I am tired again, so I am hoping that I will go to sleep tonight and not get a second wind.
A is going to try to have a sleepover tomorrow night. We will see if the friend will be able to come. S is going to a birthday party. She is so busy with friends. I am glad that she is able to keep in touch with them.
Friday June 20
J went to camp this morning. It starts at 9am. I woke up at 8:45. Luckily my neighbor was able to take the boys. I picked them up. So that worked.
I finished the curtains for our room today. I also cut the curtains in the living room. DH has asked me to do that for a long time. I finally got around to it today. I am missing a rod to hang the curtains in our bedroom. It is just a tension rod that cost about a dollar, it is just the hassle of getting it. I wanted it to be done with dh got home and now it will not be. S has to mow, and I don't want her to do that when I am gone. I like the small curtains I made for over the bed, but the still let some light in. I guess it is better than before. The big curtains are ok. I am not sure that any curtains would be what I want. They go ok with the valances already up, but I think that they need to be higher. I don't want to move them and make more holes in the wall, so it will have to do. Maybe I will post a picture when I get the rod up.
A invited a friend over. The friend said she could not spend the night, but that A could come over to her house. I am not sure why that is. The friend has a babysitter, so wouldn't make more since to have her over here. Then A calls and asks if the babysitter can take them to another friends house. They are going to stay there until after dinner. WHAT?? Why is she going to that friends house until after dinner but she can not come over here. Her first reason was that her brother had a baseball game that she had to go to. The friend that they all went to now, she has 2 mom's. I don't really know what to do with that. It is not fair to the little girl to not allow A to play, but it has not worked to have her over here. Abbey does not get what it means that she has two moms. She thinks that the moms just adopted her together and nothing else. Weird.
When I went to get the boys today, my mouth really started hurting. I had trouble until a little while ago. We had to go to Target because my social butterfly S is going to a birthday party tonight. We got the girl a jewerly/makeup box with some stuff in it. I also got a few other things. We went to eat lunch there. I was going to have some soup, but they ran out of the only kind I could eat, so I had to wait until I got home to eat. The kids got hot dogs and such.
S asked if sometime next week if she could go to the movies with a friend. She was talking to the neighbor about it and the neighbor said she would take her. I never said yes or no to S, so it was sort of irritating that she asked the neighbor. But anyway, the neighbor and I were talking about it with A. A said that S was going with a guy friend of hers. It is the guy that is the minister's son of the new church we are trying. I guess a group of kids were going. I told her that she was not able to go now. If that was what she wanted to do then she needed to come right out and ask, but not sneak around. She asked me if I would have said yes or no. I told her that she did not give me the chance to have all of the information and that when she is sneaking around it makes me think that something is up. So next time she needs to be straight forward with all of the information. The thing I was thinking is that 14 is too young to start dating. I know because I was dating around that same age, and I was too young. I only dated one guy throughout High School. That is too long for one date. At least S's friend is a minister's son. Maybe that will be good for her.
Both of the boys are sleeping, so I should go do something. Not sure what. Maybe just watch TV and sit for while.
I finished the curtains for our room today. I also cut the curtains in the living room. DH has asked me to do that for a long time. I finally got around to it today. I am missing a rod to hang the curtains in our bedroom. It is just a tension rod that cost about a dollar, it is just the hassle of getting it. I wanted it to be done with dh got home and now it will not be. S has to mow, and I don't want her to do that when I am gone. I like the small curtains I made for over the bed, but the still let some light in. I guess it is better than before. The big curtains are ok. I am not sure that any curtains would be what I want. They go ok with the valances already up, but I think that they need to be higher. I don't want to move them and make more holes in the wall, so it will have to do. Maybe I will post a picture when I get the rod up.
A invited a friend over. The friend said she could not spend the night, but that A could come over to her house. I am not sure why that is. The friend has a babysitter, so wouldn't make more since to have her over here. Then A calls and asks if the babysitter can take them to another friends house. They are going to stay there until after dinner. WHAT?? Why is she going to that friends house until after dinner but she can not come over here. Her first reason was that her brother had a baseball game that she had to go to. The friend that they all went to now, she has 2 mom's. I don't really know what to do with that. It is not fair to the little girl to not allow A to play, but it has not worked to have her over here. Abbey does not get what it means that she has two moms. She thinks that the moms just adopted her together and nothing else. Weird.
When I went to get the boys today, my mouth really started hurting. I had trouble until a little while ago. We had to go to Target because my social butterfly S is going to a birthday party tonight. We got the girl a jewerly/makeup box with some stuff in it. I also got a few other things. We went to eat lunch there. I was going to have some soup, but they ran out of the only kind I could eat, so I had to wait until I got home to eat. The kids got hot dogs and such.
S asked if sometime next week if she could go to the movies with a friend. She was talking to the neighbor about it and the neighbor said she would take her. I never said yes or no to S, so it was sort of irritating that she asked the neighbor. But anyway, the neighbor and I were talking about it with A. A said that S was going with a guy friend of hers. It is the guy that is the minister's son of the new church we are trying. I guess a group of kids were going. I told her that she was not able to go now. If that was what she wanted to do then she needed to come right out and ask, but not sneak around. She asked me if I would have said yes or no. I told her that she did not give me the chance to have all of the information and that when she is sneaking around it makes me think that something is up. So next time she needs to be straight forward with all of the information. The thing I was thinking is that 14 is too young to start dating. I know because I was dating around that same age, and I was too young. I only dated one guy throughout High School. That is too long for one date. At least S's friend is a minister's son. Maybe that will be good for her.
Both of the boys are sleeping, so I should go do something. Not sure what. Maybe just watch TV and sit for while.
Saturday June 20
Today, dh had to take his van to the dealership for an oil change. He took C with him. They were out of the house by 6:30. I helped him get Co ready, so I was up also. I ended up just staying up for a little bit and eating some oatmeal. I wanted to take some pain meds before my tooth hurt, unlike yesterday when I waited until it hurt to take some. It is doing ok today, but still tender. It feels maybe like it is a bit swollen. I am still tired from the thing. My arms hurt from the bruises that they made trying to get an IV in.
So about 7:30 I went back upstairs and feel back to sleep. It is nice to have some of the light blocked from our room. Dh even said he thought he slept better with the windows covered. I dreamt the entire time I was sleeping. First we were at home, but at a table like at a restaurant. J had a friend over. I noticed a big pile of towels on the floor. I picked them up and there was a puddle of water on our carpet. I was so made because in real life we have been trying so hard to keep the house clean. When I looked at the mess again, they had skittles smashed into the floor. I was going to take the boys to a movie after we ate, but instead I loaded up the boy and took him home. I was really upset with J and his friend. Then dh comes home and keeps saying "now don't get stressed about this" (He has never said that to me, so it is funny I would dream it) Then he has a plate of homemade animal crackers and a Martha Stewart magazine that he bought teaching him how to make them. He said I did not need to stress out about it because he and one of his friends (the guy that he watches on TV do the car shows) are going to make the animal crackers together and decorate them. He bought the MS magazine to learn how. How crazy is that dream??
Then dh comes home and we load up to take J to his last day of camp. They swam today. Then we drove around and did some garage sale shopping. Not many find, just a toy for C and a toy parachute to do games with - like when you put the balls on it to play popcorn or hid under it. I found the toy, C was not sure that he wanted it. Then when we were leaving and he did not find anything else, he said, I guess I will take the binoculars. I thought that was funny.
Then we came home and A was there. She played with the boys and then I took a small nap. Then we loaded back up and got J. S asked to stay longer with a friend to watch her brother play baseball.
We went to eat a local deli. They had a grill outside and had huge hamburgers and hotdogs. I got soup. T ate most of my soup and so I had to eat part of his hamburger. It was soft enough that I was able to. It was good. C ate almost 3/4 of his, and it was HUGE. He must have been hungry.
Now we are home and the boys are about to fall asleep. I am going to watch TV or take a nap. It is nice to have the house clean so I don't have to do that.
So about 7:30 I went back upstairs and feel back to sleep. It is nice to have some of the light blocked from our room. Dh even said he thought he slept better with the windows covered. I dreamt the entire time I was sleeping. First we were at home, but at a table like at a restaurant. J had a friend over. I noticed a big pile of towels on the floor. I picked them up and there was a puddle of water on our carpet. I was so made because in real life we have been trying so hard to keep the house clean. When I looked at the mess again, they had skittles smashed into the floor. I was going to take the boys to a movie after we ate, but instead I loaded up the boy and took him home. I was really upset with J and his friend. Then dh comes home and keeps saying "now don't get stressed about this" (He has never said that to me, so it is funny I would dream it) Then he has a plate of homemade animal crackers and a Martha Stewart magazine that he bought teaching him how to make them. He said I did not need to stress out about it because he and one of his friends (the guy that he watches on TV do the car shows) are going to make the animal crackers together and decorate them. He bought the MS magazine to learn how. How crazy is that dream??
Then dh comes home and we load up to take J to his last day of camp. They swam today. Then we drove around and did some garage sale shopping. Not many find, just a toy for C and a toy parachute to do games with - like when you put the balls on it to play popcorn or hid under it. I found the toy, C was not sure that he wanted it. Then when we were leaving and he did not find anything else, he said, I guess I will take the binoculars. I thought that was funny.
Then we came home and A was there. She played with the boys and then I took a small nap. Then we loaded back up and got J. S asked to stay longer with a friend to watch her brother play baseball.
We went to eat a local deli. They had a grill outside and had huge hamburgers and hotdogs. I got soup. T ate most of my soup and so I had to eat part of his hamburger. It was soft enough that I was able to. It was good. C ate almost 3/4 of his, and it was HUGE. He must have been hungry.
Now we are home and the boys are about to fall asleep. I am going to watch TV or take a nap. It is nice to have the house clean so I don't have to do that.
Sunday June 21
Today was Dh's company party. It was at our amusement park. We used our passes, so we did not need to get tickets for the family. We invited some friends up to us some, but they could not come. So we just did not order any. We did use tickets for lunch. It was ok, but not great. It was nice to have a big lunch that was free there though. Food is not outradgeous, but more expensive than we usually spend. It was a nice day, great weather. We were there for a while this morning and through the afternoon. We came home and watched TV ate snack and light dinner and then went back in the evening.
We skipped church today. Dh does not sleep in - like maybe once a year. He slept until 9am. By then we had missed church. We are so confused about what to do about where to go, so it is easy to miss it. It is hard to leave the church we are at, but we know that the kids are not where they should be. We should check out a few more probably. The other church we checked out brought us a pie, so maybe we will cash in if we keep going to other churches. Hee Hee
My mouth feels better today, althought right now it hurts a bit. Today I was able to yawn at least. I have not been able to open my mouth that wide before (I mean in the last few days) Now it feels tender.
I am scheduled to have a small cyst removed at the top of my head on Tuesday. Dh said I should reschedule until I feel better with my tooth. We are going out of town this weekend, so I am a bit worried that if I have it done, it will make it hard to travel. I think I will wait until later in July. I will have to call and see if that is ok. I would hate for my mouth and head to hurt.
I have joined a Beth Moore Bible study on David. I have not even opened my book since I went to the first one. I missed 2 weeks. One because my parents were here painting and the other was because of the dental work. I need to spend some time working on it tomorrow and Tuesday. I have not had the concentration to do it with my mouth so sore.
I am thinking about making meatloaf for dinner tomorrow. That will require me to go to the store. The problem is that we are watching the neighbors tomorrow. The older 3 have doctors appointments in the morning, so I will have to go early if I want to go to the store.
I told the kids I would take them to the pool tomorrow. Maybe I will work on my study while they are there. We shall see.
T was watching a movie with the girls. He came up to me and said, can I rock with you. Of course I said yes. I was in the middle of reading Tammy's blog, so I had to make her comment short, but T is a great kid to rock with.
Yesterday at the amusement park, we were there after dark. They bring these wagons around with light up stuff. They had these stuffed bears that light up. They are really cute and soft. We got 2 for the boys. They love sleeping with them. They maybe a new favorite around here. C named his Peanut Butter Rock. HEe HEe T named his Flu Flee. That is what he names everything. I am not sure where C got his name.
I better go check on you. Oh, if you could keep a friend in your prayers. She has a lot going on right now with decisions and a sick mother.
Also, I forgot to tell you that dh's sister had a baby this week. I wonder if we will meet him anytime soon. We don't see his sister much. She lives near his parents, but we don't see them much either.
We skipped church today. Dh does not sleep in - like maybe once a year. He slept until 9am. By then we had missed church. We are so confused about what to do about where to go, so it is easy to miss it. It is hard to leave the church we are at, but we know that the kids are not where they should be. We should check out a few more probably. The other church we checked out brought us a pie, so maybe we will cash in if we keep going to other churches. Hee Hee
My mouth feels better today, althought right now it hurts a bit. Today I was able to yawn at least. I have not been able to open my mouth that wide before (I mean in the last few days) Now it feels tender.
I am scheduled to have a small cyst removed at the top of my head on Tuesday. Dh said I should reschedule until I feel better with my tooth. We are going out of town this weekend, so I am a bit worried that if I have it done, it will make it hard to travel. I think I will wait until later in July. I will have to call and see if that is ok. I would hate for my mouth and head to hurt.
I have joined a Beth Moore Bible study on David. I have not even opened my book since I went to the first one. I missed 2 weeks. One because my parents were here painting and the other was because of the dental work. I need to spend some time working on it tomorrow and Tuesday. I have not had the concentration to do it with my mouth so sore.
I am thinking about making meatloaf for dinner tomorrow. That will require me to go to the store. The problem is that we are watching the neighbors tomorrow. The older 3 have doctors appointments in the morning, so I will have to go early if I want to go to the store.
I told the kids I would take them to the pool tomorrow. Maybe I will work on my study while they are there. We shall see.
T was watching a movie with the girls. He came up to me and said, can I rock with you. Of course I said yes. I was in the middle of reading Tammy's blog, so I had to make her comment short, but T is a great kid to rock with.
Yesterday at the amusement park, we were there after dark. They bring these wagons around with light up stuff. They had these stuffed bears that light up. They are really cute and soft. We got 2 for the boys. They love sleeping with them. They maybe a new favorite around here. C named his Peanut Butter Rock. HEe HEe T named his Flu Flee. That is what he names everything. I am not sure where C got his name.
I better go check on you. Oh, if you could keep a friend in your prayers. She has a lot going on right now with decisions and a sick mother.
Also, I forgot to tell you that dh's sister had a baby this week. I wonder if we will meet him anytime soon. We don't see his sister much. She lives near his parents, but we don't see them much either.
Monday June 22
This morning I got up to take the kids to the doctor. C and T stayed at the neighbors. I took S for a physical, A for shots, and J to see about him having flat feet. He probably has a little bit in his ankle. S is fine, and both girls have sore arms from vaccinations.
We went home to eat lunch at the neighbors. She made some chicken and noodle soup. It was good. We were watching her boys today so that she could work. I told the kids I would take them to the pool. Her kids did not want to go. It's boring. Can you take us to the Country Club. (Um, no, I don't have a membership.) So S kept C over there and watched her boys. And we come home.
J was not in great form today. He did not want to eat his pop tart because it was not good. Blah Blah Blah. This was an all day thing, ending with him throwing a diaper at the neighbors. Great fun.
A brought T home and played with him all day. So I did my Beth Moore Study. I have not opened the book since I watched the first video. We are one week 3. So, I did all of week 3 today. It is the study of David, so I need to do the other weeks to understand all that is going on, but it is nice to know that I am ready for Wednesday. Maybe I will get some of the other 2 weeks done tonight and tomorrow. In between studies I made dinner. I started at about noon.
I cooked the pasta from a Suddenly Salad Pasta box. Then I decided to cook some carrots in the water when the pasta was done. I was going to make meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I did not have plans for the carrots yet. I also boiled the potatoes. Then I did another study. I then took the stuff of the stove and looked on line for carrot ideas. I found one for brown sugar and cinnamon glazed carrots. I made that. Then I found a recipe for roasted potatoes with bacon and parmesan reggiano cheese. I decided to make that. Then I did another lesson. Then I made a grocery list for a cream cheese and dream whip dessert that was my favorite growing up. I did another study I went to the store. Then I came home and got most of that made. I also got the bacon cooking, cut up the potatoes. Then I made the meat loaf. I did another lesson. So I got all of the lessons done for one week.
Here was our dinner. It was yummy.
Meatloaf muffins (I make meatloaf in muffin pans because I like the outside of the meatloaf best.)
Cinnamon brown sugar glazed carrots
Broiled potatoes with bacon and Parmesan reggiano
Watermelon
Garlic Cheddar biscuits
Pasta salad
And then cherry and blueberry cheesecake.
and tea to drink.
It was all yummy.
We went home to eat lunch at the neighbors. She made some chicken and noodle soup. It was good. We were watching her boys today so that she could work. I told the kids I would take them to the pool. Her kids did not want to go. It's boring. Can you take us to the Country Club. (Um, no, I don't have a membership.) So S kept C over there and watched her boys. And we come home.
J was not in great form today. He did not want to eat his pop tart because it was not good. Blah Blah Blah. This was an all day thing, ending with him throwing a diaper at the neighbors. Great fun.
A brought T home and played with him all day. So I did my Beth Moore Study. I have not opened the book since I watched the first video. We are one week 3. So, I did all of week 3 today. It is the study of David, so I need to do the other weeks to understand all that is going on, but it is nice to know that I am ready for Wednesday. Maybe I will get some of the other 2 weeks done tonight and tomorrow. In between studies I made dinner. I started at about noon.
I cooked the pasta from a Suddenly Salad Pasta box. Then I decided to cook some carrots in the water when the pasta was done. I was going to make meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I did not have plans for the carrots yet. I also boiled the potatoes. Then I did another study. I then took the stuff of the stove and looked on line for carrot ideas. I found one for brown sugar and cinnamon glazed carrots. I made that. Then I found a recipe for roasted potatoes with bacon and parmesan reggiano cheese. I decided to make that. Then I did another lesson. Then I made a grocery list for a cream cheese and dream whip dessert that was my favorite growing up. I did another study I went to the store. Then I came home and got most of that made. I also got the bacon cooking, cut up the potatoes. Then I made the meat loaf. I did another lesson. So I got all of the lessons done for one week.
Here was our dinner. It was yummy.
Meatloaf muffins (I make meatloaf in muffin pans because I like the outside of the meatloaf best.)
Cinnamon brown sugar glazed carrots
Broiled potatoes with bacon and Parmesan reggiano
Watermelon
Garlic Cheddar biscuits
Pasta salad
And then cherry and blueberry cheesecake.
and tea to drink.
It was all yummy.
10 thoughts June 24
1. I took C to speech today. He is doing really well.
2. I bought 4 pairs of sunglasses this morning. I had a pair of really expensive ones that dh bought me for Christmas 2 years ago. I had them about 1 1/2 years. Then I lost them. So I bought 2 pairs at one of those fake places in the mall. (You know, they look just like this brand, but only cost $10) I lost one and then broke another. I bought a pair at Burlington Coat Factory, but can not find them. So, now I have them everywhere. I hope they last the summer. They are nice and cheap, so that is good. Oscar De La Renta for $7.99.
3. S was supposed to go to one of those create a meal places today at noon. She is going with her small group to make dinners for her small group leader that just had surgery. The place was closed. So I told her we could make something together and take it over tomorrow.
4. We are making Chicken and Stuffing. I could not get stuffing at the store unless I got Stove Top. So that is what we are using. I think it will be good, but not the same. S is going to do the entire thing.
5. I got T out of the car today. I hit his head on my lower jaw. It hurt so badly. It was right under where I got the implant and the teeth around it are sore also. I was in tears. My entire face hurts now and for a while I thought I might throw up.
6. I also put some medicine (Advil) in my pocket this morning. I thought I put 6 in my pocket. While I was waiting on C for speech I took 2. When I checked my pocket later, I only had one in there. I don't know if I had already taken some, or if I did not put enough in my pocket. If I had already taken it, then I took 5 pills of something that you are only supposed to take 6 in a day. I did not get sick, so I must have not taken it before. Crazy I know.
7.I am eating soup right now. We went to the Playground blow up place today. I ordered us a pizza. I was able to eat a small piece, but not enough to tide me over until dinner. Anyway while I was eating it, I tipped the bowl over and spilled a little down my shirt. What a slob.
8. I think I might take my book outside and read. It is a nice day. Looks like it might rain.
9. J is spending his 2nd day in time out. He just will not help around the house when he is asked. He had to skip lunch out, he had to wait until we got home to eat a PB sandwich.
10. S wants to go to a sleep over tonight. I gave her a few chores to do and she has not done them. I already told her she can not spend the night because I have to go back to the dentist and then to Bible study early in the morning. She will be mad when she realizes that maybe she should be doing the chores right now and not playing outside.
Ps. Could you pray for a friend right now. She is in the middle of a big decision and she also found out that her mother is really sick.
2. I bought 4 pairs of sunglasses this morning. I had a pair of really expensive ones that dh bought me for Christmas 2 years ago. I had them about 1 1/2 years. Then I lost them. So I bought 2 pairs at one of those fake places in the mall. (You know, they look just like this brand, but only cost $10) I lost one and then broke another. I bought a pair at Burlington Coat Factory, but can not find them. So, now I have them everywhere. I hope they last the summer. They are nice and cheap, so that is good. Oscar De La Renta for $7.99.
3. S was supposed to go to one of those create a meal places today at noon. She is going with her small group to make dinners for her small group leader that just had surgery. The place was closed. So I told her we could make something together and take it over tomorrow.
4. We are making Chicken and Stuffing. I could not get stuffing at the store unless I got Stove Top. So that is what we are using. I think it will be good, but not the same. S is going to do the entire thing.
5. I got T out of the car today. I hit his head on my lower jaw. It hurt so badly. It was right under where I got the implant and the teeth around it are sore also. I was in tears. My entire face hurts now and for a while I thought I might throw up.
6. I also put some medicine (Advil) in my pocket this morning. I thought I put 6 in my pocket. While I was waiting on C for speech I took 2. When I checked my pocket later, I only had one in there. I don't know if I had already taken some, or if I did not put enough in my pocket. If I had already taken it, then I took 5 pills of something that you are only supposed to take 6 in a day. I did not get sick, so I must have not taken it before. Crazy I know.
7.I am eating soup right now. We went to the Playground blow up place today. I ordered us a pizza. I was able to eat a small piece, but not enough to tide me over until dinner. Anyway while I was eating it, I tipped the bowl over and spilled a little down my shirt. What a slob.
8. I think I might take my book outside and read. It is a nice day. Looks like it might rain.
9. J is spending his 2nd day in time out. He just will not help around the house when he is asked. He had to skip lunch out, he had to wait until we got home to eat a PB sandwich.
10. S wants to go to a sleep over tonight. I gave her a few chores to do and she has not done them. I already told her she can not spend the night because I have to go back to the dentist and then to Bible study early in the morning. She will be mad when she realizes that maybe she should be doing the chores right now and not playing outside.
Ps. Could you pray for a friend right now. She is in the middle of a big decision and she also found out that her mother is really sick.
Red Wednesday June 25
Why is it red - because that might be my color soon. I spend a great deal of time outside today by the pool without any sunscreen. Why - I am just that smart!!!
I woke up and went to the dentist. He said my tooth area looks good.
Yeah!! Then I went to Bible Study. I am doing the Beth Moore Study on David. I was thinking that I did not like it as much as the Fruits of the Spirit one. Everyone was talking about how much they liked it. Maybe I would like it more if I did not do 15 day worth in 2 days. I did 2 weeks in 2 hours. I wanted to be caught up, so I just did it. But I don't like the video as much either. It is one of her first and the other study was a newer one. She has really grown.
Then I came home and S and I made 4 chicken and stuffing casseroles. I could not find regular bread cubes at HyVee, so I am using Stove Top. It smells good. We took one to the neighbor and one to S;s small group leader, one for the freezer, and now one is in the oven.
We then delivered them, went to the bank, Walgreens to pick up some meds for the boys, to McDonalds for lunch and then to the pool. We got there about 2 and left about 5. I did not bring my suit because I did not want to swim yet. My mouth still is bothering me. A friend that I have not seen for a long time was at the pool. We ended up talking for about an hour. Then I read a book for awhile, then I talked to a mother of A's friends for a long time. I never put on sunscreen or flipped over, so now I am a bit red. I feel ok, but we will see later.
I need to go check on dinner and get everything ready.
I woke up and went to the dentist. He said my tooth area looks good.
Yeah!! Then I went to Bible Study. I am doing the Beth Moore Study on David. I was thinking that I did not like it as much as the Fruits of the Spirit one. Everyone was talking about how much they liked it. Maybe I would like it more if I did not do 15 day worth in 2 days. I did 2 weeks in 2 hours. I wanted to be caught up, so I just did it. But I don't like the video as much either. It is one of her first and the other study was a newer one. She has really grown.
Then I came home and S and I made 4 chicken and stuffing casseroles. I could not find regular bread cubes at HyVee, so I am using Stove Top. It smells good. We took one to the neighbor and one to S;s small group leader, one for the freezer, and now one is in the oven.
We then delivered them, went to the bank, Walgreens to pick up some meds for the boys, to McDonalds for lunch and then to the pool. We got there about 2 and left about 5. I did not bring my suit because I did not want to swim yet. My mouth still is bothering me. A friend that I have not seen for a long time was at the pool. We ended up talking for about an hour. Then I read a book for awhile, then I talked to a mother of A's friends for a long time. I never put on sunscreen or flipped over, so now I am a bit red. I feel ok, but we will see later.
I need to go check on dinner and get everything ready.
I got it to work
Ok, so I will post one of my blogs here today to see if I get a response. Hee Hee
Can I also put my kids for sale here? Oh, my they have been naughty, crabby, wild, rude, dishonest, can I name anymore?
S and A refuse to put C and T's swimsuit where they belong. They are special swimsuits, so they are expensive and not easy to get. So, I asked them if they put them away. S said she did, A said she did not, but got up and put it away. S flat out lied about it and had lost it. I found it shoved behind a door. UGGGHHH!!! So now she is cleaning all of our bathrooms. I am going to give her another chore when she is done. I hate her disrespectful behavior.
C and T were jumping off of the furniture. They would not settle down at all.
J actually did not join the ranks of the others tonight. A was not so bad either. S needs a new attitude, so if you have any to sell, let me know, I will pay big bucks for one. I hate the looks she has. If you have seen the commercial of the family that takes their kids on a cruise so the teen will smile. Yeap - S has that look down to a T!!!! Oh, unless she wants something.
She had a friend call and ask if S could come over. I said that I was not able to take her, J had swim lessons. But I said the girl could come over here. Her parents said no. It was because the girl had been gone for 3 day already. But somehow I am the only bad parents in the world. Right?
Can I also put my kids for sale here? Oh, my they have been naughty, crabby, wild, rude, dishonest, can I name anymore?
S and A refuse to put C and T's swimsuit where they belong. They are special swimsuits, so they are expensive and not easy to get. So, I asked them if they put them away. S said she did, A said she did not, but got up and put it away. S flat out lied about it and had lost it. I found it shoved behind a door. UGGGHHH!!! So now she is cleaning all of our bathrooms. I am going to give her another chore when she is done. I hate her disrespectful behavior.
C and T were jumping off of the furniture. They would not settle down at all.
J actually did not join the ranks of the others tonight. A was not so bad either. S needs a new attitude, so if you have any to sell, let me know, I will pay big bucks for one. I hate the looks she has. If you have seen the commercial of the family that takes their kids on a cruise so the teen will smile. Yeap - S has that look down to a T!!!! Oh, unless she wants something.
She had a friend call and ask if S could come over. I said that I was not able to take her, J had swim lessons. But I said the girl could come over here. Her parents said no. It was because the girl had been gone for 3 day already. But somehow I am the only bad parents in the world. Right?
Monday, May 19, 2008
wednesday evening
When I told Dh about ds2 spraying me, he laughed. I don't him not to laugh at ds2though. Colby needed to know that it was not ok to go spray the water instead of going upstairs to bed. Anyway, he took a good nap and is now trying to go to sleep again. I am hoping he sleeps in, so I don't mind if he is up later.
I made all of the cookies I was planning too. We made double recipes of all of them. I made them big, so by the time we gave them to all of the people we were going to, we have about a quarter of them left. I am going to freeze them. I was looking for a lemon cookie that has the texture of a snickerdoodle. The ones I made are good, but they are flat and gooey. Good, but not the texture I wanted. They are tangy and lemony, so that is good.
I watched DWS. It was good. I liked the dance off. It was easy to see who was the best. It seems like Kristy will probably win. I don't know how they weigh the judges and the phone votes, but she has like 7 points more than the others. I wonder if they picked her to be in the show this year so that a woman would win. I don't think that the men are as good as in the other seasons. Helio was really good last year and so was Leala Ali. Both of them got 30 several times last year. Tomorrow is the end and then AI is on.
I am so tired. I usually am not so tired this early, but I am beat. I hope the boys fall asleep fast so I can also.
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I made all of the cookies I was planning too. We made double recipes of all of them. I made them big, so by the time we gave them to all of the people we were going to, we have about a quarter of them left. I am going to freeze them. I was looking for a lemon cookie that has the texture of a snickerdoodle. The ones I made are good, but they are flat and gooey. Good, but not the texture I wanted. They are tangy and lemony, so that is good.
I watched DWS. It was good. I liked the dance off. It was easy to see who was the best. It seems like Kristy will probably win. I don't know how they weigh the judges and the phone votes, but she has like 7 points more than the others. I wonder if they picked her to be in the show this year so that a woman would win. I don't think that the men are as good as in the other seasons. Helio was really good last year and so was Leala Ali. Both of them got 30 several times last year. Tomorrow is the end and then AI is on.
I am so tired. I usually am not so tired this early, but I am beat. I hope the boys fall asleep fast so I can also.
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Wednesday
I have not been coping my blogs over here because I did not know that C was here very much. Now I know that she is and so I will be much better about it. I just hope that I can inspire her to put a few words down once in a while.
ds2 was supposed to go inside and go to his room. Instead he walked over to the sprinkler and turned it on. When I walked over to him, he sprayed me. I am dripping wet. I had to turn the hose off to stop him. I was deciding how to react. Part of me thought it was funny, but I really got wet, and I hate to just sit and be wet, unless we are swimming. Anyway, he was mean about it. He was getting back at me because he did not want to take a nap. So, instead of laughing, I started to cry. That made him cry, but at least he is laying down to go to sleep. I on the other hand, am still wet and dripping and my hair is tangly. Uggh!!!
I went to the store to get a few things to make some cookies. I need to make some for thank you gifts. I thought cookies sounded like fun. I have plans to make Chocolate chip, peanut butter, snickerdoodles, lemon, and oatmeal raisin. I don't know how many we will end up making. I ade $40 for the cake I made. The reason I can not charge the same for each cake is that they are not all the same amount of work or size. This was only one cake and the last was 3. I was happy with $40. Dh said I should have gotten more, but I thought it was fair compaired to the other.
I am tired. I am not working tomorrow, at least right now. So I am going to try to sleep in.
The kids are home, so hopefully Colby will go to sleep in a minute so I can get started on the cookies.
ds2 was supposed to go inside and go to his room. Instead he walked over to the sprinkler and turned it on. When I walked over to him, he sprayed me. I am dripping wet. I had to turn the hose off to stop him. I was deciding how to react. Part of me thought it was funny, but I really got wet, and I hate to just sit and be wet, unless we are swimming. Anyway, he was mean about it. He was getting back at me because he did not want to take a nap. So, instead of laughing, I started to cry. That made him cry, but at least he is laying down to go to sleep. I on the other hand, am still wet and dripping and my hair is tangly. Uggh!!!
I went to the store to get a few things to make some cookies. I need to make some for thank you gifts. I thought cookies sounded like fun. I have plans to make Chocolate chip, peanut butter, snickerdoodles, lemon, and oatmeal raisin. I don't know how many we will end up making. I ade $40 for the cake I made. The reason I can not charge the same for each cake is that they are not all the same amount of work or size. This was only one cake and the last was 3. I was happy with $40. Dh said I should have gotten more, but I thought it was fair compaired to the other.
I am tired. I am not working tomorrow, at least right now. So I am going to try to sleep in.
The kids are home, so hopefully Colby will go to sleep in a minute so I can get started on the cookies.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Monday
I am not sure if C is here or not, but I think I saw her comment on J's blog. Happy Birthday C!!
I woke up when the kids went to school. Then after everyone left, I went back to sleep. The boys slept until about 9. I left them to play until about 9:30 or so. I just laid in bed and rested. I feel a lot better than I did last night. I was just tired from being so busy this weekend.
Today we went to only store dh will get clothes from. He is a big guy and limited on what he can buy. You would think that he would be less picky, but no he is super picky. I guess that is why he does not own many clothes. He complains if I buy the kids clothes, but his few clothes cost more than all of the kids combined. Anyway they did not have any. Toys R us is next door. We had purchased a few things a few weeks ago. They were on sale this week. So I took my receipt in and got some money back. Yeah for me. I ended up getting ds3 a pair of shoes and some sidewalk chalk also. Everything was on sale. I actually went looking for shoes. They usually have a nice selection of character shoes. They did not. I found the same shoes he has in the next size up for about $6. I needed the same size. His shoes still fit, but are wearing out.
I also went to Costco. I only bought a few things. I was proud of myself. I did not buy anything extra and spent about $60. Usually we spend much more than that.
The older kids just walked in. DD2 is already yelling at DS1. It should be a fun night. dd2 is so crabby. Not much fun to be around.
I woke up when the kids went to school. Then after everyone left, I went back to sleep. The boys slept until about 9. I left them to play until about 9:30 or so. I just laid in bed and rested. I feel a lot better than I did last night. I was just tired from being so busy this weekend.
Today we went to only store dh will get clothes from. He is a big guy and limited on what he can buy. You would think that he would be less picky, but no he is super picky. I guess that is why he does not own many clothes. He complains if I buy the kids clothes, but his few clothes cost more than all of the kids combined. Anyway they did not have any. Toys R us is next door. We had purchased a few things a few weeks ago. They were on sale this week. So I took my receipt in and got some money back. Yeah for me. I ended up getting ds3 a pair of shoes and some sidewalk chalk also. Everything was on sale. I actually went looking for shoes. They usually have a nice selection of character shoes. They did not. I found the same shoes he has in the next size up for about $6. I needed the same size. His shoes still fit, but are wearing out.
I also went to Costco. I only bought a few things. I was proud of myself. I did not buy anything extra and spent about $60. Usually we spend much more than that.
The older kids just walked in. DD2 is already yelling at DS1. It should be a fun night. dd2 is so crabby. Not much fun to be around.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Sunday
So the girls settled down and so I went up and took my shower. Then I came down to check on them. They were all in the kitchen. I am not sure what they were doing. I ended up getting them in back into the living room. I sat on the stairs for several minutes. They were not settling down, so I came back into the room. Finally the settled into the movie. I did not mind if they were talking and having fun, but when I walked in - they wer playing around. dd1 was standing up having a pillow fight. They are in our living room. It is fairly child proof, but not pillow fight proof. So I waited until they settled back in. Finally about 15 minutes later I stopped hearing more than a giggle. They were also being loud and the boys room is right above. It was about 2 or a little later when I went to bed.
So today the girls had muffins and orange julius for breakfast. We went to church. Of course it was a message that the minister started with telling parents to use Children's worship if needed. He talked about the last few chapters of Judges. He went through the entire chapter and this is the last message. The last few chapters involve things I don't want to write because I am scared about what ads I will get on the side. His message was the God was good all of the time. Dark is the absence of Light as Evil is the absence of Good. So when evil is around, bad will happen. It ended up ok, but not fun to start out with know 4 other girls are there.
One girl left at 8 before the other got there. I think she was ready to go home. She said she had a headache. I hope the kids were nice to her.
One girl left from church. She had to babysit and one girl already had plans to leave early.
The girls got a facial from my Mary Kay lady. They had fun with that. I wanted Sydney to do that anyway because she needs to learn how to take care of her skin.
Now everyone is gone. We played on the Wii for a little while. For some reason I am the only one that can get the boys to sleep, so I am sitting with ds3. He fell asleep so fast, but I kept ds2 up. It is after 4. If he falls asleep now, he will never go to sleeep tonight.
I am beat. I just want to go to sleep. Dh invited a couple over for dinner. So I have to clean up everything and get ready for that. I am just heating up her spread from last night. Or maybe I will order pizza. I don't know yet, I am not cooking at all!!!!!
So today the girls had muffins and orange julius for breakfast. We went to church. Of course it was a message that the minister started with telling parents to use Children's worship if needed. He talked about the last few chapters of Judges. He went through the entire chapter and this is the last message. The last few chapters involve things I don't want to write because I am scared about what ads I will get on the side. His message was the God was good all of the time. Dark is the absence of Light as Evil is the absence of Good. So when evil is around, bad will happen. It ended up ok, but not fun to start out with know 4 other girls are there.
One girl left at 8 before the other got there. I think she was ready to go home. She said she had a headache. I hope the kids were nice to her.
One girl left from church. She had to babysit and one girl already had plans to leave early.
The girls got a facial from my Mary Kay lady. They had fun with that. I wanted Sydney to do that anyway because she needs to learn how to take care of her skin.
Now everyone is gone. We played on the Wii for a little while. For some reason I am the only one that can get the boys to sleep, so I am sitting with ds3. He fell asleep so fast, but I kept ds2 up. It is after 4. If he falls asleep now, he will never go to sleeep tonight.
I am beat. I just want to go to sleep. Dh invited a couple over for dinner. So I have to clean up everything and get ready for that. I am just heating up her spread from last night. Or maybe I will order pizza. I don't know yet, I am not cooking at all!!!!!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Saturday.
I am just checking this out. I am wondering who I know here? Is the entire Williamson clan here?
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