This is the best Christmas Song I ever heard! I laughed very hard. If you are a traditionalist don't listen, but if you are up for a laugh enjoy!
http://www.globerecords.com/cgi-bin/audio1G.cgi?tdaDir/santaLostAHo.au
I LOVE CHRISTMAS TIME!!!!!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
CHRISTMAS TREE AND MORE............
Today we got our Christmas tree; a real one. It is the first real tree Ben and I have ever had. We went out looking for a Charlie Brown Tree and came home with a very nice and full, 6 ft Douglas Fir. I like it ans it smells awesome. Tomorrow we will dress it up, and this year I may let the kids help:)
On another note, I have been having some family issues lately. My 2 1/2 year old has been sooooooooo bad. She spends her day crying and yelling and wanting me to hold and carry her around the house. I am loosing my patience and my body is starting to hurt. I truly do not remember my other two acting this way. They were not perfect at 2, but never like this.
Also, my nearly 5 year old has some learning problems. We are not sure what they are yet and the journey to find answers is getting frustrating and annoying. It seems that nobody has the answer. I have been saying that she has a problem for almost 2 years, and everyone told me she would catch up, now everyone says, there is something wrong, but still no answers. The next two weeks bring us a trip to the pediatrician and the child find office to see if anyone can help.
Lastly, I am on the mend, but not 100%. I feel so much better than I have in a long time. Now if the doctor can just find the root of my auto-immune problems I'll be set.
All this said, I do try to remember how lucky I am. Just about a year ago my 40 year old friend, with three very young children, was diagnosed with cancer and within days had her voice box removed. She has been through chemo and radiation, and is doing great, but can no longer talk without an aide. I am lucky.
My mom told me today of a childhood friend who is struggling with infertility, as I bitch about how awful my baby is. I am so lucky to have my rotten baby. I love her so.
Life is good even when it is crazy. And I am working hard to remember that.
On another note, I have been having some family issues lately. My 2 1/2 year old has been sooooooooo bad. She spends her day crying and yelling and wanting me to hold and carry her around the house. I am loosing my patience and my body is starting to hurt. I truly do not remember my other two acting this way. They were not perfect at 2, but never like this.
Also, my nearly 5 year old has some learning problems. We are not sure what they are yet and the journey to find answers is getting frustrating and annoying. It seems that nobody has the answer. I have been saying that she has a problem for almost 2 years, and everyone told me she would catch up, now everyone says, there is something wrong, but still no answers. The next two weeks bring us a trip to the pediatrician and the child find office to see if anyone can help.
Lastly, I am on the mend, but not 100%. I feel so much better than I have in a long time. Now if the doctor can just find the root of my auto-immune problems I'll be set.
All this said, I do try to remember how lucky I am. Just about a year ago my 40 year old friend, with three very young children, was diagnosed with cancer and within days had her voice box removed. She has been through chemo and radiation, and is doing great, but can no longer talk without an aide. I am lucky.
My mom told me today of a childhood friend who is struggling with infertility, as I bitch about how awful my baby is. I am so lucky to have my rotten baby. I love her so.
Life is good even when it is crazy. And I am working hard to remember that.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
A NICE HOLIDAY!
We had a very nice Thanksgiving. My brother, his girlfriend and her daughter came down from New Jersey on Wednesday and were here until this morning. My brother took Declan and Killi to the movies on Friday while I got some quality time with Maggie(HAHA!) It was nice to get rid of Declan and Killi for a few hours. Tonight we went to the Kelley's for game night and dinner. We all had a good time. I had fun even though I lost again!
On the illness front, I am finally on the mend I think. I feel better than I have in weeks, and my nose is not as gross as last week. I hope I continue in a positive direction.
On the illness front, I am finally on the mend I think. I feel better than I have in weeks, and my nose is not as gross as last week. I hope I continue in a positive direction.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS!!!!
YES, I do know it is not even Thanksgiving yet, but I love Christmas decorations. We spend a lot of time doing up the house for Christmas, and we started yesterday. I went out to the shed to pull out what we had and make sure it all worked so Friday morning we'd be ready to go. Well, we needed a few new things so we took a trip over to WalMart where we ended up with lots of things to go along with all the old thingswe already had. They did not however have the blow-up Santa in the plane that Declan and I had seen at Lowes and wanted. That was okay,and we were prepared to live without it until Rebecca called and said it was going to be on sale at Big Lots today. I was very happy and Declan was over the moon. Ben however would have been fine without it, but he did agree we could get it. So, at 10 this morning Declan and I ran to Big Lots and got our 8 foot Santa in a plane and a few other items to add to the many we already had waiting for us at home.
We got home and Declan insisted on bringing everything we bought inside to show Ben. Kids, sometimes their excitement gets me in trouble! Ben was really ok, and, it was a beautiful day. About 55- 60 degrees so, we put up all our decorations. And yes, everyone that drove by looked at us like we were crazy, but I don't care. This is what makes Christmas for me. LOTS AND LOTS of crazy lights. It's fun. We will not light them until the end of the week, but they are ready to go, and it ROCKS!!!!
We got home and Declan insisted on bringing everything we bought inside to show Ben. Kids, sometimes their excitement gets me in trouble! Ben was really ok, and, it was a beautiful day. About 55- 60 degrees so, we put up all our decorations. And yes, everyone that drove by looked at us like we were crazy, but I don't care. This is what makes Christmas for me. LOTS AND LOTS of crazy lights. It's fun. We will not light them until the end of the week, but they are ready to go, and it ROCKS!!!!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
A COUPLE OF NOTES:
First, I know you were all waiting to here how the bus ride went so here goes:
Declan: (running from the bus to the house) THAT WAS SO AWESOME! CAN I TAKE IT AGAIN TOMORROW?
ME: Yes Declan, you can take it everyday.
I wish I had know that a 4min bus ride was going to make him so happy, I would have done it 2 months ago.
Next, my very cute and always perfect baby was so awful today. I needed to run to Target where she began her downward spiral. She was not good there. However, she was worse at Rebecca's. And she was very bad there. But she saved the best for home. She cried and threw fits from 4 to 6 when I could not take it anymore and carried her literally kicking and screaming off to bed. I know she is not feeling well and was very tired, but I sure hope tomorrow is better with her.
Last, my sweet Killi fell in love with that silly FurReal pony at Target today. She played with it for about 10min until I pulled her away and told her to ask for it for Christmas. I knew she liked it, but when my husband got home tonight, and she ran in to tell him every detail of that pony, with her blue eyes so big and a smile that stretched forever, I knew she really LOVED that pony. Let's hope Grammy and Happy come through for Christmas!
Declan: (running from the bus to the house) THAT WAS SO AWESOME! CAN I TAKE IT AGAIN TOMORROW?
ME: Yes Declan, you can take it everyday.
I wish I had know that a 4min bus ride was going to make him so happy, I would have done it 2 months ago.
Next, my very cute and always perfect baby was so awful today. I needed to run to Target where she began her downward spiral. She was not good there. However, she was worse at Rebecca's. And she was very bad there. But she saved the best for home. She cried and threw fits from 4 to 6 when I could not take it anymore and carried her literally kicking and screaming off to bed. I know she is not feeling well and was very tired, but I sure hope tomorrow is better with her.
Last, my sweet Killi fell in love with that silly FurReal pony at Target today. She played with it for about 10min until I pulled her away and told her to ask for it for Christmas. I knew she liked it, but when my husband got home tonight, and she ran in to tell him every detail of that pony, with her blue eyes so big and a smile that stretched forever, I knew she really LOVED that pony. Let's hope Grammy and Happy come through for Christmas!
Monday, November 12, 2007
THE SCHOOL BUS
My son will start taking the bus home from school tomorrow. This has been a big step for me, as I previously told him that mothers that love their children do not let them ride the bus until they are 10. Luckily, he is my son, and did realize(on is own) that all the kids in his class that ride the bus have moms that love them. Anyway, I drive across town to take him to a school that is not our assigned school. I do this for many reasons, but the biggest being that my friend and her family( and the only "family" we have here)live in that district and she has two girls in school there and it keeps them all in the same place.
Anyway, what led to the bus riding is this, School lets out at 3:30pm, I live about 15mins away, but to get to school and near the front of the line I need to leave my house at 2:30pm with my girls(4&2) and sit and wait for 45mins. This is not fun. Not fun alone, but really not fun with a 4 and 2 year old. So, we will try the bus. They are the second stop from the school, so they are on the bus for maybe 15min. Then I can leave at 3:20pm and meet him at the bus at 3:40 and be home at the same time. No more wasting gas(at 3 bucks a gallon) sitting in line for 45min.
oh how I hope this works:)!!!!
Anyway, what led to the bus riding is this, School lets out at 3:30pm, I live about 15mins away, but to get to school and near the front of the line I need to leave my house at 2:30pm with my girls(4&2) and sit and wait for 45mins. This is not fun. Not fun alone, but really not fun with a 4 and 2 year old. So, we will try the bus. They are the second stop from the school, so they are on the bus for maybe 15min. Then I can leave at 3:20pm and meet him at the bus at 3:40 and be home at the same time. No more wasting gas(at 3 bucks a gallon) sitting in line for 45min.
oh how I hope this works:)!!!!
MOM vs. MOM
I often feel as a mother that I am constantly being judged. The worst judgment I feel comes from other mothers. There is the fight with working moms over who does more and who's day is harder. Then there is the envy towards me because I don't "work" all day, which is just insane because I do work, and they should know because they pay someone to do what I do all day. There are the mothers that have older children that like to share with you how their little one would NEVER throw a fit like that in line at the food store and get away with it; while the mom in front of you is telling the cashier that she can't believe anyone would talk to their children that way. But, my favorite is the fighting between stay-at-home moms. I have never met a group of people that were more ridged. To do something a different way than them, you might as well be chopping your kids hand off. And they will give you their opinion whether you want it or not.
What I have learned through my time as a stay-at-home mom is that these are some of the most insecure people I've ever met. I am sure it is because they have so much riding on them making the right decision, but we all want to do that. And the only absolute there is in parenting is that nobody does it the same way. It is as individual as finger prints, because that is what you are putting on your children, YOUR FINGER PRINTS. So, what I want to know is why can't moms respect that we are all doing the best we can for our family?
What I have learned through my time as a stay-at-home mom is that these are some of the most insecure people I've ever met. I am sure it is because they have so much riding on them making the right decision, but we all want to do that. And the only absolute there is in parenting is that nobody does it the same way. It is as individual as finger prints, because that is what you are putting on your children, YOUR FINGER PRINTS. So, what I want to know is why can't moms respect that we are all doing the best we can for our family?
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