I'm Bored!

If I hear that phrase one more time! My girls, especially Killi, have decided to throw this one around lately. Are they kidding? First, they have no fewer than a million toys which include but are not limited to a Wii, a DS, dolls, legos, crafts, books. Outside they have a swing set, bikes, a wagon, bats and balls and for friends they have each other! They have a tv with a DVD player and 100's of channels. But none of this is good enough, they want me to entertain them; but not really because when I do they whine and cry about that too!

Maybe it is the age. Maybe they are just spoiled(wait, they are:). Declan never did this, well not for this long anyway:) The thing is, when they are given something to do the bitch about that too! What do they want from me?

And BTW- Maggie went back to the bottle 2 days after she quit:(

Moving Along

We have a lot going on these days and more ahead. Tonight I booked my mom a ticket to come up for Maggie and My's birthdays. She is actually coming up so that she can help with the kids while Ben and I take Killi to see a doctor in Richmond and also to help while I recover from having my gall bladder removed. I also had to made arrangements with my in-laws to come down the day before my surgery to help(that meant selling my soul to the devil, I am afraid it is going to cost me an extra week at the shore this summer).

Now, with all we had going on, I have decided to throw surgery in too. With all the testing and appointments for Killi, a very over-do visit from my brother and his family, my class ending, soccer starting, a monsters birthday, we have this surgery! Oh no, I just got stressed about the monsters birthday! Will she want a party? I need to make cookies for school! Stress!!!! Who will take pictures and blog her birthday blog if I am not better? It is a good thing I have friends!

Add in to this that my loving husband is NEVER home! Right now, 8:30pm, he isn't here- he was going to pick up dinner! Friends, that is why I sold my soul to the devil, I need someone here to help me with the kids even if it is the in-laws:)

That is life here in a nutshell.

What Happened?

WOW! Did I get payback for writing that I had done very little today- Minutes after I posted this afternoon, Maggie decided to transform into the devil(horns and all:) Screaming and yelling, it was not good. I fought to get her out the door and then again at the Food Store! If I had taken a shower and been clean, I would have laid down the law at the store, but I was gross and trying not to draw attention to us. Off to school we went, where she continued to be fresh and nasty to me, and as soon as she saw her brother and sister, she started fighting with them! The girls walked down the hall fighting, pushing and screaming; once they even knocked into another little girl. By the time we got to the car I was certain the afternoon was not going to be good.

It was almost 5 when we walked in the door and Ben had just informed me he was not leaving work anytime soon, that meant that I was going to have to do my own grilling. I did, and we had steak, potatoes and salad; well I should say, that is what I made for dinner. Half way though dinner, I picked Maggie up and threw her out of the kitchen. And it never got better. By 6:40 she was on her way kicking and hitting, off to bed!!!!!!! I have to say, I was not sorry to see her go.

Now, of course, she is asleep in her bed looking like a beautiful little angel:)

I hope tomorrow is a better day and I will never again count my days as "off" until the next morning comes:)

I Took a Day Off....Mostly

I have had a wonderful day doing nothing! I have a little guilt over pushing everything off, but not enough to get me to do anything:) I kept Maggie home with me today, she has been really tired and/or sick so I thought a day off would do her good. And, it might be doing her good, but I could have enjoyed my morning more without her.

Declan and Killi have Running Club after school so it will be an extra hour that I need to entertain the littlest monster! I guess I could have showered and run to the food store or pick up records at the doctor, but instead I vegged. I will hopefully get dinner on the table tonight and get everyone to bed early, the kids had a late night with the Kelley Kids.

I saw on tv(but never believe)that it is supposed to warm up tomorrow. Hopefully we'll make it to the park!

Are We Really Done With Babies?

I am so excited to announce that my baby, who is not a baby at all anymore, mailed all of her bottles to her baby cousin today! At WalMart today, she asked if she could get-rid of her bottles and replace it with a sippy cup! I was very happy that she was ready to do it! I know it will make many of her family members and friends happy to here! She will now spend the day tomorrow collecting all of the "goodies" she has been promised by all those "bottle haters" in her life!

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For the record I would like to say that I, the child's mother, have never pushed her to ditch the bottle. We were assured by the dentist several times that her teeth are fine(as she drinks mostly water) and that letting her keep if indefinitely would not harm her teeth. unfortunately, that is not one of my strong points in parenting, I am inclined to sit back and let those things play-out on their own, i.e. co-sleeping, pacifiers, bottles, blankets. I feel that so much of their lives are controlled that those are a few in which they can control. I am not saying my way is right, just that I do it like that-

So, Maggie's milestone of "dropping the bottle" is a huge one for her!!! Way To Go Maggie!!!

Killi!!!!

I have shared with you all the struggles we have been facing with Killi. Well, now I would like to share with you how tonight, she read THREE Dick and Jane stories!!! She was so proud of herself I was so happy for her.

After I put her to bed, she laid there just waiting to hear her dad walk in so that she could run out and read to him! And the smile on her face was one I will never forget! Tonight was one of the BEST nights I ever had as a parent!

Thank You Killi For Working So Hard!!!

Family Fun!

For Family Fun Day we took the kids to Medieval Times! I love that place and haven't been since Declan was a baby(it is crazy expensive). Last week however, I found a buy one get one free coupon(which made it almost affordable:)!

We had lots of fun!

This Week...

We have had a fun filled, park playing and all around wild week! The weather has gone from near perfect to not bad, so we have HAD to go to the park a lot this week. It has been great, the fresh air is so wonderful and it makes the kids sleep so soundly. The kids have been having such a blast, I wish I could just figure out how to go to the park and get dinner made:)

Also this week, Declan received an award at school. He won the Honesty Award!!! And let me tell you, my family and I we very pleased as we are sure he is the first in our family to win such an award(we tend to be story tellers:) He was very proud which made me proud. A small hiccup at the ceremony was the pronunciation of his name, to say it was butchered would bee an understatement. Declan being Declan, simple walked up on stage and explained, "Don't worry about getting my name wrong, sometimes people have trouble with it." Much nicer than me:)

We made some progress on the Killi front. We have gotten a few appointments scheduled for the coming weeks and have a meeting at Tuesday with the school. This weekend we are going to work on ways that we can help her at home. I am hopeful that the answers will start to come.

I'd like to tell you something about Maggie, but she's had a pretty dull week aside from a lice scare at preschool!

Husbands new "jobs" have him incredibly busy although we did see him a little more this week than last. Last night was the only night that he got home after 8! But now we have three wonderful days to spend together.

I think that catches you up! Hope everyone's weekend is great!

Situation Resolved

Tonight Ben and I decided to fill Killian in on some of what is going on behind the scenes of her education. We explained to her that her teachers were having trouble helping her learn and that we were trying our best to find out how to help them, help her.

In the end she told us that it would all be fine next year when she was in 1st grade, in Ms. Sheckels class, because then I could come and help in her classroom and help the teachers teach her:)

See, the neurologist was right, she is very bright, all she needs is her mom:)

Frustrated

That's what I am. Yesterday I had a meeting at the kids school with Killian's primary teacher, her special ed teacher and the speech pathologist. The meeting was held at their request and going into it I was nervous and concerned; it turns out that their was good reason.

Backround:
Since Killi was 2 1/2, I have been concerned about her development and have been actively searching for support from the county. Each and every time I was told that she is going to "grow-out" of her issues or that she would get more support as she got older. Each time she was evaluated, she fell well below average, but not far enough to qualify for services. The bottom line given to me was wait until she get to Kindergarten. That is where we are now and since September I have met with her teachers no less than 4 times and been given positive feed back.

Now:
Here we are now. It is the second week of February and now I am being told that my child should be retained next year. Seriously? Why when I was in in December was I not told about this? Why have I been told over and over how well she is doing? Wait, because it doesn't end there, not only do they want to retain her, but she also needs speech! WTF!!!


Please understand that the anger and frustration I am feeling is not because I don't think she has issues, but the opposite, that I have been told for the past 3+ years that everything was fine or would be fine. I was told this through a meeting in December with her teachers!!! Now we have issues and we are talking about retaining her? People, if I could express here how annoyed I am I would, but there is no button for "big red splash" across the page!


So, next week I will start on a different path. I have a list and I am ready to go! This maybe the most difficult and frustrating battle of my life, but I am up for it and I will get my baby what she needs!

WISH ME LUCK!

Because I am Lazy!

I am too lazy to Post about how out-of-control I have let my life get with my husband working 14+ hours a day and a weekend trip to Florida, and how my laundry is piled to the ceiling and I could go on and on. I will spare you all, just this once and share a few pictures of my very lucky(spoiled) Steelers Fan at the Super Bowl!





Perhaps tomorrow I will have something good to share:)

Killi's Fish!

Killi and Maggie went fishing with Uncle Izzy at Grammy and Happy's and Killi caught a FISH!!!

Happy Bithday Gracie

Gracie turned 1 today!!! This was Gracie in her party outfit!

This was Gracie with her cake:)

I am sure you can imagine that the Party Outfit had to come off after the cake:)