Not Me! Monday

Here is another attempt at Not Me! Monday. Take a look at MckMama's blog if you want to join. She has some funny life events right now!

Wow it has been a crazy week, a crazy one that has flown by in the blink of an eye. I surely did not find myself forgetting things that one might see as important. I know that I did not forget the little things either. For example, I did not forget that the boys had crazy sock day last week at school. Of course, I did not send them to school with plain white socks on crazy sock day because that might make them feel left out. Last week was H's soccer party. I ordered the cake from Sam's the day prior. I mentioned that the soccer team's colors were mint green and black. The bakery lady asked how much black icing we wanted. I said that we wanted very little black icing if any. Apparently I did not make myself as clear as I thought. I go the next day and the cake looks great, the cupcakes are dark green and pure black. Ever see 8 soccer girls and their siblings eat BLACK icing? I did not tell my hubby that my children were not allowed a black frosting cupcake. Then I did not look up and see my youngest son grab a BLACK frosting cupcake and bite into it before I could intervene. I did not then see him transform into his class clown multiple personality and start smearing the BLACK frosting all over his face. I did not ask my hubby to clean him after he was finished. The following day H wakes up with a fever and I realize that she cannot go to school. I did not immediately call my Dr. at 8am because it was Friday and I knew it would not fit our weekend to have a sick child. I did not then call my neighbor and ask her to have pity on me and to take my boys while I take H to the Dr. I forgot to mention that on Friday's we have another 18 month old little boy who spends some time with us. So, off to the Dr. with H and the little friend. After I did not help hold H's head for a strep test, I did not request that we get a flu shot while we are already there. Strep test came back negative so in my mind I was not thinking "great, that was a waste of my co-pay". I did not have to hold H's arms while trying to make her thigh accessible and the nurse most definitely did not have to hold her legs down. All the while H is not screaming at the top of her little 34lb 5 year old body, "no mommy I don't want a shot please, please, please." And, if all this were true, I would not have then bought H the biggest ice cream her little body could eat. I go to pick up the boys from my neighbor and she did not tell me that my youngest son had 3 poops while I was gone in one hour. Oh, and the last two were really soft, one would not consider it diarrhea though. And the most important thing, she did not tell me that his bottom was stained a different color. Why would it be because he of course did not have an accident in his pants, right? No, not my child. When we get home I did not take a picture of the evidence for sure because that would not be the funniest thing ever. That night the kids were signed up for childcare for date night. We most definitely did not try to devise a plan where H could go to maybe a grandparent and the boys could go to childcare because they were fine. We would not even consider dropping off our sick little girl, nope not us. If, if all this were true, we would have come to our senses and realize how selfish that is. We then did not have to just settle for Chili's take out after the kids went to bed.Saturday I did not go pick up my good friend Danica to get a pedicure because she is totally not going to have a baby on Tuesday, even though she may look like it. Oh, and I did not take advantage of the fact that we were already getting pampered and therefore get my eyebrows waxed because this day was about Danica not me! We did not take advantage of the hubby's watching the kids and go eat lunch, go to Target and Hobby Lobby. Wow, I definitely do not have more to say but know that you are probably, actually most definitely not ready to quite reading. Hope that you have not had a week like my crazy one. There is always next week.

Just in case you thought I was not telling the truth about the BLACK icing........

Not Me! Monday

I did not miss NOT ME! Monday because I would not procrastinate like that! I fully know that it is done on Mondays only and I would never forget stuff like that!

Out of the mouth of babes!

We have not talked too much politics around our house during this election year, for one because we always have listening ears and well you know how that goes. We realized that we had not talked enough when H had a mock election at school and did not know really who was running or who to vote for. We asked her who she voted for and she said that she voted for Obama because he had a better smile than the "other guy". She then proceeded to tell us about a fight that she got into with her good little friend about the candidates. She said that her friend's dad told her friend that Obama will take all of your money. We laughed because we could just envision the family discussion that preceded this thought in this little girls mind. H argued with her friend, not because she knew the candidates position on taxes etc, I think just for the sake of arguing.
Yesterday we came across Obama's picture on tv. H questioned who won because she was fast asleep when the election was over the night before. I took the opportunity to explain how some people were happy with the decision and some are not because it was not what they voted for, but at least they were allowed to vote. H then said in a serious voice, "mom, is he coming to our house soon?" I said "Who?" She looked at me and said, "Obama. Is he coming to our house to take our money soon?" It is amazing to me how a 5 year old mind works. So simple and honest!

Not Me! Monday

Here is another shot at Not Me! Mondays. Have a great week!

1. Friday was 50's day at H's school, of course poodle skirts and rolled up jeans were the attire. I did not send my sweet daughter in rolled up blue jeans and a white shirt because I did not want to find/make a poodle skirt. Did I mention that she was one of about 4 girls in the whole grade who did not have one? We will know next year that they take 50's day seriously.


2. One day last week I did not lay my head down on the kitchen table after we picked up H from school and doze off for a minute while my kids were playing around me, well in the same house counts as around me right? Does it count that I had a horrible migraine and nothing else would help?


3. On the same day, I did not drive to two different Subway Sandwich places just because the first one did not have a drive thru and I was not about to get out of my car with 3 kids, a migraine, and a husband who was not going to be home for dinner.


4. On Friday night, I was not mopping my house at 3am because we were having company Saturday. No, that would be crazy considering it was my brother-in-law and his buddy....because we all know that they just wanted a place to lay their heads not eat off my floor!
   
5. On Saturday night we were invited to watch the BIGGEST game of the season....Texas Tech vs. UT. We did not call grandma to watch the kids because it would be easier to watch the game without them even though the other families would have their children around. No, ....we would not take any opportunity to have a child-free night.
6. That same night, we did not get a phone call around 2-3am saying that H was not feeling well and was crying to come home. Sure enough, a little while after H comes home, the vomiting starts. I did not just pat H on the back while my sweet hubby is running around exchanging towels that have been thrown up on etc. Have I mentioned that I CANNOT stand throw up. All day Sunday I did not hope that no one else would catch the stomach bug after that day because my hubby who takes care of throw up would be back at work on Monday. And I most certainly did not make a face that no one could see while holding my sweet girl while she was sick. Have I mentioned that I HATE throwing up or I HATE when any one else throws up?
7. I most certainly was not late posting the Not Me Mondays. Really, I did not change the time and date stamp because I was a little late. And, even if I did change the time, no one is awake reading blogs to know the difference right?

Weekend Full of Toys!

A few weekends ago we went on a little family getaway with some of our good friends. Their parents have a beautiful home right in the heart of the mountains of New Mexico. It was a chilly rainy weekend, but that did not stop our kids from wanting to play on all the toys that were there. Our boys were in heaven and did not want to come inside. They had a tractor, riding lawn mower (the John Deere on it was important to our middle one), golf cart for adults, golf cart for the kids, and a four wheeler. It was so much fun and a much needed break from this crazy fall. We look forward to going back, assuming that we are invited again :) Really, we just enjoyed playing with the kids with no phones, limited television, and no honey do lists! We also enjoyed the time we got to spend with the McAdens when the kids went to bed. There is not much like uninterupted time with some of your bestest friends! It has been several weeks now since we have been there and our boys are still talking about all the things they did there. There was only one thing that my kids talked about doing that did not happen.....a BEAR HUNT! There is always next time! Thanks for inviting us McAdens!!!!!!!

Not Me! Monday

In an attempt to start getting back into the groove of blogging, I am going to try Not Me Monday! If you have not seen this before, take a look at this blog I follow.

This blog is way more fun, but I will give it a shot. At best, it may give you a small smile today. It gives you a vivid picture of the funny things we do as parents. I encourage you to try it at least once. It makes you laugh as you are remembering the things you do sometimes just to make life a little easier.

• This morning Luke was screaming for "panacakes" after Jason took Hannah to school. I did not pick up her plate of left over pancakes and re-warm them and hand them back to him without his knowledge. I would not deceive my child and serve him his siblings leftovers just so I don't have to fix more pancakes.


• Today we went to the store for a few groceries. The boys begged for hot dogs and of course I did not give in because I would never ever feed my precious children hot dogs. Not Me, I cook 5 course meals every day! I did not stop on the way home to get a coke ( and of course I did not get one for my neighbor too because that would be helping her addiction). While stopping at my neighbors house, I did not look back at my car and see my two boys scarfing down a hot dog right out of the package because if I did, I most certainly would have run to the car and made them spit it out immediately. What kind of mom sees this and continues to allow it, most certainly not me!


• A few days ago we certainly did not go to a fast food place and to avoid a fight before we left the house, we did not allow Logan to wear Hannah's brown boots that have pink flowers up the side. Not me, I would not allow my son to wear girl boots even though his pants covered the pink flowers. Nope, not me. The same trip, I did not allow Hannah to wear socks with her flowery flip flops. Not me, I would not let my children go out to eat like that!


• For church on Sunday morning, Hannah was wearing a floral dress with a pink sweater over it. I most certainly did not allow her to wear her Dorothy red glittery flats with that dress to church. What mom would allow her daughter to wear her Halloween costume shoes to church when they don't even match in the least? Nope, not me.


• We attended TWO Halloween festivals this weekend and I most certainly did not cram some of their candy in my mouth when one of my kids walked by because I did not want to battle why mommy gets another piece of candy and they don't.


• At the Halloween festivals, I did not tell my child that they "had enough candy" from the bag of candy they were to pick from only because the worker was watching. Secretly I did not want my child to grab all the chocolate for me to eat later. Not me, I can buy my own candy if I want it right?


• I did not miss Bible Study last week just because I was tired and "needed to do laundry" even though I only got one load done. Not me, I most certainly would not make excuses for not going!


• I most certainly did not ignore the form that requested my boys birth certificates last week for licensing purposes at their Parents Day Out Program because I had never gotten their official birth certificates even though they are 2 and 3 years old. I did not then have to go to the Heath Department the day before their school to get them so they could go back. Not me, I would not procrastinate. And, while at the Health Department, I did not tell my kids 100 times to "not touch ANYTHING because there are sick germs EVERYWHERE". Not me, I would not be that concerned about them getting sick and not being able to attend school!
• I did not dress my kids as the Wizard of Oz for Halloween just because I did not have any other ideas. No, I would not dress them as characters that they have not even been allowed to watch because it is probably a little too scary for them. No, I would not do that to my kids!
• AND, I for sure did not ignore my kids for the last few minutes while I tried to remember the funny events to write this post. No not me, I would not let them tend to themselves at the table with glue, scissors, and markers.
  

Launch Party

Take a look at this blog. They are giving away some cool stuff this week!

Time, it is never on our side!

Here is a current pic of my sweet little ones!

I have started this post several times now, but never have the time to complete it. You see, time is not on my side lately. Our lives have literally changed the last few weeks. Since school started, we have very little time to do "extra" things. We rise earlier and therefore go to bed earlier. I spend my time after the kids go to bed getting ready for the next day. I have to get every ones clothes set out, pack Hannah's lunch, make sure she has everything in her backpack that she needs, and well the list goes on and on. I used to stay up late late late after the kids go to bed, but I just cannot force myself. I feel that there are no "free" moments. If I sit on the couch at night then I know that I am taking time away from something that needs to be done like dishes, laundry, picking up the house or whatever. Don't get me wrong, I have time when I rest and relax, but it is not it used to be. I miss the few blogs that I used to do, but really it is just something else to do. We are just now getting into the groove of it all though. Like I have said, it is an adjustment, but we are pressing on to make it work.
On the flip side, the kids are doing great. Hannah loves school. She has never once cried or been sad when we drop her off. I absolutely love her school. I volunteer in the classroom, along with all the other parents in her class. It is great to see how many parents they get to volunteer. Monday thru Thursday there is at least one volunteer for a little while. I also go to lunch with her at least once a week. She likes me to bring McDonalds or something like that when I come. It gives me a chance to get to know the kids that are influencing my child daily when I spend time up there. On the day that the boys go to Parents Day Out, I feel as though I live up there sometimes! It is worth it even though it makes my schedule crazy.
We have been amazed at how much Hannah is already learning.. She is working on her "sight" words and phonics. I was never taught phonics, so it is new to me also. The boys have adjusted to being without their sister for most of the day pretty well. It is interesting to me to see how Logan takes on the older sibling role when Hannah is gone. When she is home, she is in charge of the three of them. We really have not seen Logan take charge. It is just not his personality, but we are seeing more of it come out when she is not here during the day. Like I said, we have all had to change with Hannah going to school.
So, this gives you a brief update on why you are not hearing from me. I hope to get more and more efficient with my time and therefore have more time for the things that I enjoy.
Oh, and something that has occupied most of my sweet hubby's time is 99% complete. Our bathroom is back in business. We still have a few touch-ups to do, but it is functioning as a full bathroom. I don't even know what it is like to not share a bathroom with my kids anymore. We are waiting for the glass company to bring back our shower door that they had to adjust and we had to have one of our vanity drawers fixed, but those things are nothing compared to where we were a few months ago. I will take a few lines to brag on my wonderful crafty husband. He did a GREAT job with this bathroom. I knew he could do it because he did our other bathroom 2 years ago, but this time it was difficult because we were a little bit busier. Out of the whole bathroom, the only thing he did not do was put in the glass surrounding the shower and he did not build the vanity. I think I have the most amazing husband every!!

BEFORE: vanity area with a single sink

BEFORE: shower and potty in a separate area

DEMO

DEMO

AFTER: Two separate sinks!! No separate room for shower/potty & vanity

AFTER

Once Again....

So I realize that once again I am behind. If you only had time to hear about the crazy things of this past week, then you might understand why. Yes, we officially have the 1st week of Kindergarten under our belt. Really I wish I could take the belt off and go back to the old "normal" but that just cannot happen. This week was great for Hannah. Everyday she would say that her day was "better than yesterday". She seemed to truly have a lot of fun. I think she is made for the social part of school. I, on the other hand, was not made for her to go to school. This past Monday was hard for me. I made it out of the classroom without crying, but I let it loose after that. She didn't even cry or hang on our legs at all. I eventually gathered myself and we made it home. Strange feeling with just the two boys. It really really hit when the boys took a nap that day. Usually I run on the treadmill during their naps. Because I still required Hannah to have some "quiet time" in her room during their nap, I could also have some quiet time. It never failed that she would come in to visit me during their nap before her "quiet time" was officially over. On Monday when I was running it dawned on me that I won't have that issue anymore. And, while it was frustrating some days that she would keep coming out of her room, I actually missed that this past week. It is the little things like that I miss the most. I also miss the late evenings that we could spend playing outside. Now, bedtime is at 8:30pm and that actually may need to be bumped back again. All three kids are up by 7AM. I have not had to be awake every day at that time since I worked full time before Hannah was born!! I know that we will adjust and this will become the new "normal" but I think I am grieving our old life. I am sad that Hannah misses out on the things we do during the day and that she spends the majority of her day without us. It also makes me sad to not know exactly what she is doing the majority of the day or who she is talking to during those times. One thing I am glad about is the fact that tomorrow is a HOLIDAY! I think it could not come at a better time. I just wish there were holidays every Monday! Here are a few pics from the 1st day of school. (They are not the pictures that I dreamed of, but considering we ALL woke up at 7:10 AM and had to be at school at 7:45AM, they will have to do. Jason even managed to flip a few pancakes during that time. It was not the best start to a 1st day!!)

Hannah's 1st day of Kindergarten

This picture made me smile so big. Look right in the middle and you will see Hannah finally noticed I was there to pick her up. That smile was worth a million dollars that day.

We are good friends with 3 other families who all have children around the ages of ours. Three of the four families had kids who started kindergarten this past Monday. At least we know others who understand our pain!!

Family Pics

Here is a recent family picture that we had taken. They turned out fairly good considering we were dealing with 3 young kids! Believe it or not, we have not had a true family picture since Logan was just a few months old. I always think that is funny since I am such a big picture taker.

TEN!!!!

Today is our 10 year wedding anniversary. We have been talking about what 10 years would look like for us for a long time now. Honestly, we had always talked about taking a 10 year anniversary cruise. Because of Jason's newer job, vacation could not come that soon, so we will set our cruise back to next year. Jason did a great job planning this year. He has had a rough week with the plans though. Apparently he had planned for weeks now that one of our good friends would watch the kids overnight and most of Saturday. Well, this week, their grandfather passed away and even though they were so sweet and said that they still wanted to watch our kids, Jason felt it would be better to make other plans. He was a little stressed needless to say. It just happened that he was talking to his little sister on the phone when he was trying to figure things out and she volunteered to take our kids. She has 3 young kids (ages 6 and under) of her own, so this might be interesting. He is so funny about surprising me. I love surprises, but I am too involved in everything to let things be a surprise. I knew that something was up, however I pegged the wrong people to be helping out. I was trying hard to keep the house clean because I kept thinking that someone was spending Friday night at our house. I am a little relieved that no one is coming over and in fact my kids will be gone from the house so they can't make any additional messes. Have I mentioned that we are having company spend the night Sunday night, then leaving Monday morning and another family comes in Monday to spend the night and leave Tuesday. Oh, and Wednesday I think we have bible study at our house again. Wow, I need it to stay clean.
Okay, so the reason I titled this post TEN is for the ten years we have been married and the TEN reason why I think my husband is the best husband around ....

10. He is funny and likes to be the life of the party
9. He is handy around the house and can fix ANYTHING that is broke
8. He is a great dad. He plays and wrestles with the kids, but also also loves and hugs on them.
7. He gives baths to all 3 kids at the time. (I don't like bath time a lot so he has taken on that "job')
6. He helps around the house with dishes sometimes!
5. He appreciates what I do around the house. Maybe he just likes to have clean underwear!
4. He has always had a drive to provide for our family and make sure that we are taken care of
3. He tries to make me feel special and sends me special emails every now and then
2. He is so cute
1. He loves the Lord with all his heart and does his best to lead our family in that direction.

Jason, I love you and can't wait to see what the next 10 years holds. Thanks for everything you do for me and the kids. We could not ask for a better daddy and husband.

I also titled this post TEN because we now have 10 days before Hannah starts Kindergarten. So, in the spirit of count downs, I now have a list of the TEN reasons why I am not ready for school to start...
10. Hannah does not have any new tennis shoes and apparently kindergartners are supposed to wear them EVERYDAY. What kind of fashion is that????
9. The boys will be lost without their 2nd little mommy to boss them around.
8. Hannah has never been away from me 7 hours a day/5 days a week straight
7. We have not had too much of a schedule this summer. The kids go to bed late and wake up later than normal. It has been great!
6. Rain, sleet, or snow, it does not matter. I am going to have to drag my two boys out of the car everyday to walk Hannah into school and then in the afternoon to pick her up.
5. We have to change the boys nap time. Right now they lay down in between 2-3pm. It works great for us. Now that school is about to start, they need to be up by 2 or a little after so we can go pick up Hannah
4. The school year marks the start of everything....bible study, parents day out, soccer practice, soccer games etc
3. I no longer have a preschool little girl
2. Hannah will have to meet new friends and find her place in the classroom. I worry about her making friends and feeling included. I don't know why I worry because she is a social bug!!
1. TIME CHANGE....yep, it is not official daylight savings time but around our house it will happen. Hannah will have to be in bed early because we will all have to get up early. We hardly ever set an alarm clock. She has to be at school at 7:45AM...that's all I have to say!

Looking Forward and Looking Back

36 days until Hannah starts soccer again

32 days since I posted last

21 days since Luke got his new big boy bike

21 days since the kids were weighed at the Dr...ALL three were 32lbs and some odd ounces!

20 days until the boys and I return to Bible Study

17 days until Kindergarten starts

14 days until open house at school where we find out who Hannah's teacher is!

14 days since Jason and I went overnight without the kids

12 days since we have been back from visiting family

11 days since we got our new pet...a baby box turtle

10 days until we have overnight visitors...the McAdens

9 days until we have overnight visitors...the Maytons

8 months until my birthday

7 days until our 10th wedding anniversary

7 months until Hannah's 6th birthday

7 months until Jason's birthday

6 months until Luke's 3rd birthday

6 days since my bedroom has been painted

6 days since I dropped something on my not very old cooktop

6 days since we signed Hannah up to play soccer in the Fall

6 days since we signed Jason up to coach Hannah's team

6 months until all TVs go digital or something like that

5 days since I really really cleaned our house

5 days until bible study is at our house

5 months until Logan's 4th birthday

5 months until our dogs 2nd birthday

4 months and 2 weeks (approximately) until Christmas

4 months until 2009

4 days since I have actually cooked a meal for dinner

4 days since we have bought crickets for our turtle

3 years since our last professional family picture was taken

3 months (approximately) since we had a master bathroom that was not "under construction"

3 days since Hannah and Logan's last gymnastics class

2 days since I received my camera back from Canon (fully repaired)

2 days until it is our turn to serve in the Children's Ministry at church

2 days since I last did laundry

2 days since my last trip to the grocery store

1 day since Jason and I went out ALONE for dinner

1 day until our next family picture

1 day since the Lord blessed us with a little rain shower

1 day until I have to start really really cleaning our house for company next week

1 week until I get my new but same cooktop

1 month until the boys start Parents Day out

Ability to catch you up on our lives in one post without looking at my appointment book......PRICELESS

Amy M., this post is just for you! You should be caught up now!