Ok so this is going to be short because I only have just a minute. Actually that is a phrase I say all the time recently. It's usually directed to one of my children who is waiting for my undivided attention. I have worked a lot more than usual for me this past couple weeks...and all of my family is beginning to show it. (as well as my house, huh Julie?) Our house is in shambles and we are all tired and life just feels weird. Like we are little hamsters in the wheel that won't slow down and definitely won't stop! This again reminds me just how thankful I am for my hard working hubby that goes to work every day without complaint so that our lives are so much easier.
I have been on both sides of the working/ nonworking thing and man--do working (outside the home) Momma's have it tough. (by the way everyone who is a Momma is a working one no matter where she is and if she gets paid) It's like you get home dog tired and then everyone wants fed, diapered (ok...maybe not Eric but you get the point), and bathed....Crazy crazy! I love being home!!! It's great!
Ok so other than that,not too much going on. Oh, my Mom and Mike were almost plowed down by an idiot trying to outrun the cops....Besides fifteen hundred dollars damage to Mike's truck, they are all ok. It was really scary though and makes me appreciate them so much and realize how quickly life can be gone. (If you want all the details call me...cause it's kinda a long story)
Well, I gotta get to bed..I gotta work tomorrow. Hope you all have a great week! And i promise to post pics next time!!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Exciting Times!
News Flash! Caleb has learned to crawl! Oh boy have I got my hands full. We have kind of forgotten about all the things that we need to keep up since Luke is getting bigger. So this begins another time of trying to keep all little things up (Legos, army men, etc) and to watch Caleb like crazy as he is trying to pull up to everything. He also now says "Dada," Momma," and "Tickle Tickle." He has three teeth with three more trying to come in at once. I need to post a pic soon too because he is changing so much! His hair is starting to curl in the back and looks so cute!! What an exciting time of change with him right now!
Lukie Duke is about the same...hopefully he is on the verge of potty training (I'm so jealous Amy!) He tells me "I'm wet Mom, Change my diaper!" So, don't pee in it in the first place, right? But apparently that is contrary to two year old thinking....Actually he is getting closer and closer to three. Where does the time go? And for all of his troublemaking (for example, flipping off the back of the couch and breaking my lamp, and flipping the whole recliner over with me, Luke and Caleb in it--both events in the same day!) he is learning to be a great helper. If I ask him to bring me things for baby Caleb, he is very quick to do so. He also likes to help me do the laundry (which I am sure his wife will thank me for some day) It is neat to see him starting to learn some responsiblity.
We went to MOPS today which was fun. It's always nice to talk to other people over the age of three. It's nice to hear other people's stories and remind myself that I am a good Mommy and that it ok to want time to yourself occasionally.
Eric is doing good too. He is dying to get outside though. Yesterday he talked to a friend on the phone for 40 minutes about hunting and fishing...just like two little ole ladies. He also is extremely romantic as he is planning an overnight trip for us on our anniversary... never mind the fact that he is also taking off that week because it is turkey season!!!! Hee Hee! Oh well, I'm very thankful he remembers our anniversary! So my family vacations are always going to revolve around what animal season it happens to be (right Julie?) But that is ok! I'm glad he has hobbies!
Well everyone have a good day...And I'll write more and post pics later!
Lukie Duke is about the same...hopefully he is on the verge of potty training (I'm so jealous Amy!) He tells me "I'm wet Mom, Change my diaper!" So, don't pee in it in the first place, right? But apparently that is contrary to two year old thinking....Actually he is getting closer and closer to three. Where does the time go? And for all of his troublemaking (for example, flipping off the back of the couch and breaking my lamp, and flipping the whole recliner over with me, Luke and Caleb in it--both events in the same day!) he is learning to be a great helper. If I ask him to bring me things for baby Caleb, he is very quick to do so. He also likes to help me do the laundry (which I am sure his wife will thank me for some day) It is neat to see him starting to learn some responsiblity.
We went to MOPS today which was fun. It's always nice to talk to other people over the age of three. It's nice to hear other people's stories and remind myself that I am a good Mommy and that it ok to want time to yourself occasionally.
Eric is doing good too. He is dying to get outside though. Yesterday he talked to a friend on the phone for 40 minutes about hunting and fishing...just like two little ole ladies. He also is extremely romantic as he is planning an overnight trip for us on our anniversary... never mind the fact that he is also taking off that week because it is turkey season!!!! Hee Hee! Oh well, I'm very thankful he remembers our anniversary! So my family vacations are always going to revolve around what animal season it happens to be (right Julie?) But that is ok! I'm glad he has hobbies!
Well everyone have a good day...And I'll write more and post pics later!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Yucky Day!
Ok so I really don't have anything terribly exciting to blog about, however Julie reminded me that it has been quite a while since I have blogged. If you are reading this I hope you are safe at home instead of in this crummy weather!!! It's really slick out today around these parts..and yes Amy and Mandy I know it is that way all the time up there....we are just wimps around here when it comes to driving in it!! So needless to say me and my boys haven't been out today.
We have all been up since 5:30 because Caleb thought he was starving to death and Luke must have woke up due to all the thunder and lightening. Thunder in February you might ask???And I'll just remind you that yes, I live in the four states so anything can happen.
I am kind of melancholy today (trying to be a more exciting writer!) A lot of things are fogging up my brain. My Dad's girlfriend's daughter's baby (figure that out?) is in Children's Mercy in KC right now. She has been beaten, apparently by the babysitter, and is on life support. It pretty much looks like she will not make it...so please I ask for your prayers for her. Her name is Autumn and her Mommy is Athena.
I am having a hard time processing it all and understanding the fine line between God allowing something to happen, although He doesn't want it to. Sometimes I so badly want HIm to send down the lightening bolt from the sky to zap the bad guy so the defenseless ones can run free. I cannot fathom the restraint He has to not just fix all our problems for us. What an amazing God!! For example, who of us Mommys stop at nothing to keep our children from experiencing pain? But God has to, in His infinite wisdom, "sit on His hands" sometimes and watch us tumble big time. And in the end it's all part of His plan, I know, but it is so hard to see the big picture.
If you and I, obviously, need any reminders of this just think of our good newly married friend for a deeper understanding of the big picture. Who knew the direction of your life 5 yrs ago, 1 yr ago, 6 mos ago Christi??? He did!!! So thanks for being a "big picture" reminder for me!!
Ok, so I was preachy and kinda depressing today...sorry!!Maybe next time it will be more funnier! oh and ps: I had a great time Julie and Amy and families over the weekend!!!
We have all been up since 5:30 because Caleb thought he was starving to death and Luke must have woke up due to all the thunder and lightening. Thunder in February you might ask???And I'll just remind you that yes, I live in the four states so anything can happen.
I am kind of melancholy today (trying to be a more exciting writer!) A lot of things are fogging up my brain. My Dad's girlfriend's daughter's baby (figure that out?) is in Children's Mercy in KC right now. She has been beaten, apparently by the babysitter, and is on life support. It pretty much looks like she will not make it...so please I ask for your prayers for her. Her name is Autumn and her Mommy is Athena.
I am having a hard time processing it all and understanding the fine line between God allowing something to happen, although He doesn't want it to. Sometimes I so badly want HIm to send down the lightening bolt from the sky to zap the bad guy so the defenseless ones can run free. I cannot fathom the restraint He has to not just fix all our problems for us. What an amazing God!! For example, who of us Mommys stop at nothing to keep our children from experiencing pain? But God has to, in His infinite wisdom, "sit on His hands" sometimes and watch us tumble big time. And in the end it's all part of His plan, I know, but it is so hard to see the big picture.
If you and I, obviously, need any reminders of this just think of our good newly married friend for a deeper understanding of the big picture. Who knew the direction of your life 5 yrs ago, 1 yr ago, 6 mos ago Christi??? He did!!! So thanks for being a "big picture" reminder for me!!
Ok, so I was preachy and kinda depressing today...sorry!!Maybe next time it will be more funnier! oh and ps: I had a great time Julie and Amy and families over the weekend!!!
Monday, February 4, 2008
OK I'll try to do this if I can get a second
4 Jobs I've Had:
1. RN at Freeman
2. Nurse Assistant at St John's in Pediatrics
3. Babysittero lots of different kids (summers)
4. Checker at Crocker's Family Super
5. (I had to list this one since I had so much fun...Waitress at the Filling Station
4 Movies Watched Over and Over:
1. Cars (because my kid loves it)
2. Little Mermaid
3. Christmas Vacation
4. Billy Madison
4 TV Shows I Watch:
1. American Idol
2. Heroes (because my husband makes me)
3. Super Nanny
4. Clifford and Curious George (because my kid makes me)
4 Places I've Lived:
1. Girard, KS
2. Bolivar, MO
3. Muskogee, OK
4. Carl Junction, MO
4 Places I've Been:
1. Orlando,FL
2. Matamoros and Pedras Negras. Mexico
3. Breckenridge, CO
4. the Dakotas
4 People Who Email me Regularly:
1. Andrea
2. My bill reminder system :-)
3. My Aunt Judy
4. A person from MOPS group
4 Favorite Things to Eat:
1. Chicken Chimi from Del Rio
2. Anything from Bamboo Palace
3. Shrimp Alfredo
4. Chocolate, Chocolate and oh yeah did I say chocolate?
5. Mama Sara Cookies (couldn't forget that one!)
4 Places I'd Rather Be:
1. Hawaii.
2. In a clean house, with both my kids napping, lying in the bathtub, reading a book.
3. Out to dinner with my hubby and no kids!
4. Some place with all of you guys...that involves childcare for our kids, and maybe all of us at a spa!
Things I Look forward to This Year:
1. Getting at least one of my children out of diapers
2. Seeing Caleb crawl, walk, and turn 1 and all the cool new things Luke will do this year.
3. Growing closer to God, and my hubby
4. Still getting to stay home!!
4 People to Tag:
1. Mandy-because I would like to see her answers!!
2. That's all because I think everyone else who reads this has already done it!!!
Have a great day!!!!
Oh and if you haven't read Julie's blog on New Kids on the Block click my link to Julie and Joe Del and enjoy yourself...it's really cute!!
4 Jobs I've Had:
1. RN at Freeman
2. Nurse Assistant at St John's in Pediatrics
3. Babysittero lots of different kids (summers)
4. Checker at Crocker's Family Super
5. (I had to list this one since I had so much fun...Waitress at the Filling Station
4 Movies Watched Over and Over:
1. Cars (because my kid loves it)
2. Little Mermaid
3. Christmas Vacation
4. Billy Madison
4 TV Shows I Watch:
1. American Idol
2. Heroes (because my husband makes me)
3. Super Nanny
4. Clifford and Curious George (because my kid makes me)
4 Places I've Lived:
1. Girard, KS
2. Bolivar, MO
3. Muskogee, OK
4. Carl Junction, MO
4 Places I've Been:
1. Orlando,FL
2. Matamoros and Pedras Negras. Mexico
3. Breckenridge, CO
4. the Dakotas
4 People Who Email me Regularly:
1. Andrea
2. My bill reminder system :-)
3. My Aunt Judy
4. A person from MOPS group
4 Favorite Things to Eat:
1. Chicken Chimi from Del Rio
2. Anything from Bamboo Palace
3. Shrimp Alfredo
4. Chocolate, Chocolate and oh yeah did I say chocolate?
5. Mama Sara Cookies (couldn't forget that one!)
4 Places I'd Rather Be:
1. Hawaii.
2. In a clean house, with both my kids napping, lying in the bathtub, reading a book.
3. Out to dinner with my hubby and no kids!
4. Some place with all of you guys...that involves childcare for our kids, and maybe all of us at a spa!
Things I Look forward to This Year:
1. Getting at least one of my children out of diapers
2. Seeing Caleb crawl, walk, and turn 1 and all the cool new things Luke will do this year.
3. Growing closer to God, and my hubby
4. Still getting to stay home!!
4 People to Tag:
1. Mandy-because I would like to see her answers!!
2. That's all because I think everyone else who reads this has already done it!!!
Have a great day!!!!
Oh and if you haven't read Julie's blog on New Kids on the Block click my link to Julie and Joe Del and enjoy yourself...it's really cute!!
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