This has been a hard month here with lots of adjusting. We had a great trip to Topsail island but then I've been mostly on day shift since then which has resulted in a big change in how our family runs. I wasn't expecting it to be as big of a deal as it has been. This was the first time that Wesley has had the kids all weekend by himself in ??? ever maybe? I'm gone from 6:30 am-7:45 or later pm both days. He's done great but it's been a struggle I think for all of us. Luckily there was a cookout at his bro/SIL's house last night so they were able to blow off some steam! I'm starting to get in the groove of dayshift more but will be glad to go back to nights when Robert starts school. I can't believe he is going to Kindergarten in less than a month! wow. But first we have a week away to look forward to.
I'll try to post more about the kids tomorrow but first I have to put in a quote from today. An elderly patient passed away and as she was dying her son said "she was a great mom, she did so much for us". What a great reminder. No one mentions a career, assets etc when someone dies. That's not what it's all about.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Mary's story
A. Kavitha asked Mary to tell her a story
"Once upon a time there was a witch and a good guy and a good witch. The witch came into the castle and washed the guy's hair but it was glue and stuck the guy's hair to his hand and then the good witch washed the glue out."
"Once upon a time there was a witch and a good guy and a good witch. The witch came into the castle and washed the guy's hair but it was glue and stuck the guy's hair to his hand and then the good witch washed the glue out."
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Catawampus
The other day I told Mary her hair was all catawampus and that's why it was taking me so long to comb it out. She repeated it several times (cat-y-woompus) and that was that. This morning I was combing her hair and she had this huge matted area so I asked her what had happened to her hair, she looked at me and said "its just cat-y-wooooooooompus today mom. Oh, right! lol. Nothing like a 3 year old who can say catawampus!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
lake froid
I dreamed last night that we were at lake munkamba with a group from national geographic and I decided to take them to lake froid (sp?) to see the clear waters and amazing fish. We got there and it was much smaller than I remembered. And the fish were all the same, big cartoonish looking things that came in yellow and orange. AND if you flushed the toilet all the water left the lake. Very strange. I wonder how lake froid came into my mind last night. Who knows.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
mommy you only work Fridays!
Robert especially does not want me to go to work in the evenings. So the last few days he's started barricading me in with his arms and legs in the doorway and proclaiming, "mommy, you can't go to work tonight, you can go to work Friday". Sigh. I thought we'd be over this by 5!
It's hard to be a working mom.
Mary on the other hand seems fine with it. And today she proclaimed she was going to work. She got her purse and packed some play food (lol!) in it, got in her pink car and drove to work. Once there she "fixed some peoples legs that got stuck in doors". Then she came home. I love that when she pretends to go to work she gives me a kiss and says "bye, love you, see you in the morning!". Mommies work nights in her mind!
It's hard to be a working mom.
Mary on the other hand seems fine with it. And today she proclaimed she was going to work. She got her purse and packed some play food (lol!) in it, got in her pink car and drove to work. Once there she "fixed some peoples legs that got stuck in doors". Then she came home. I love that when she pretends to go to work she gives me a kiss and says "bye, love you, see you in the morning!". Mommies work nights in her mind!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
isms
I keep meaning to blog the kids' words before I forget them:
Robert's:
wii-flixs-netflix on the wii
constructions-what lego sets come with
Mary's
Papioka (tapioca)-let me tell you she is in love with the stuff!
hibiscuits (hibiscus)-we gave them to the grandmother's for mother's day!
Robert's:
wii-flixs-netflix on the wii
constructions-what lego sets come with
Mary's
Papioka (tapioca)-let me tell you she is in love with the stuff!
hibiscuits (hibiscus)-we gave them to the grandmother's for mother's day!
camping!
We had a great time camping at Lake Reidsville this past weekend! I had a full 7 nights off (even though I only took 2 vacation days!) and it was bliss. The weather was a little rainy but overall not bad and I was assertive and got to go running thurs/fri/sat-just 2 miles each time but it was great. It was nice to have some "me" time in the mix. Overall the kids were good. Mary only napped one day but that was fine with me, she did nap some in the car here and there though. I got some reading in here and there, mostly in the evenings after the kids were in bed and before I went to sleep. Wesley generally came back to camp long after I was asleep. Robert found a friend and they rode bikes and played and then by the end of the weekend he learned to ride! It was so awesome to see him riding on his own without training wheels or anything! We picked up a tag reader for Robert while we were there (it is really awesome!) and a leapster for Mary so now they each have a tag reader (Mary has the tag jr) and a leapster (Mary has a leapster 2 but they use the same game cartridges). We looked to buy him a bike but couldn't find just the right one so we'll have to look again now that we're back. He's currently riding Mary's 12 or 14 inch bike, lol.
Watching Robert learn to ride was awe inspiring. It was like watching his first steps, or the first time I heard pee tinkle in the potty. That's my boy-my not so much of a baby-making another stride towards being a big boy. He was SO proud of himself-his eyes were just glowing and his dimple was so deep. And Mary was so proud of him too. She pulled her camping chair to the edge and claped and cheered for him. But she was NOT interested in ridding herself, no ma'am. "I'm too scared!". I can't wait to see Robert learn to read, I guess that will be the next milestone around here!
This afternoon was actually sunny and we went out to check the garden. Everything is up, and I thinned several plants and we picked both types of lettuce and spinach. Oh and the broccoli! Wow, fresh broccoli is awesome. So tender and yummy!
Watching Robert learn to ride was awe inspiring. It was like watching his first steps, or the first time I heard pee tinkle in the potty. That's my boy-my not so much of a baby-making another stride towards being a big boy. He was SO proud of himself-his eyes were just glowing and his dimple was so deep. And Mary was so proud of him too. She pulled her camping chair to the edge and claped and cheered for him. But she was NOT interested in ridding herself, no ma'am. "I'm too scared!". I can't wait to see Robert learn to read, I guess that will be the next milestone around here!
This afternoon was actually sunny and we went out to check the garden. Everything is up, and I thinned several plants and we picked both types of lettuce and spinach. Oh and the broccoli! Wow, fresh broccoli is awesome. So tender and yummy!
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
mental blogs
I swear I blog in my head several times a week which really gets me nowhere since I don't get them on.. well whatever. It's not paper. e-ink? If I had actually blogged this week I would have told:
-a crazy story of what I walked home into the other morning. Mary and Robert were playing in the living room (Wesley was still in bed). They had blankets out and the little folding couch. They were taking turns playing "daddy" and "baby". So first Robert was "daddy", Mary laid down on the folding couch and Robert tucked her in and she whimpered like a baby. Then Robert laid down on the big couch pretending to sleep. Then he decided it was time to switch roles so they did. After that they got out a ton of play food and Mary had a bunch of fruits and veggies in the play collander and she was rinsing them under the faucet.
-how much fun wii zumba is. I love it! But the best part was being totally irresponsible and driving to walmart at 9:30 just to buy a game! So much fun.
-The kids did nursery rhymes last week at school so they have their papers home-including a handprint spider from little miss muffet. So Mary decides to act it out, she gets out a bowl and a spoon from the play kitchen and sits down at her little table and proceeds to recite this (she even started over for me so I could get all this on video!!). When the spider comes out Robert got the spider and chased her all over the house with it. Hilarious!
-Today after school we played outside in the remaining dirt pile. So much fun. Robert had his toy excavator and Mary had one of the big dump trucks. We were moving dirt!
-I've been working really hard to eat better and exercise etc. Lost 5 lbs in a week which was bizare. Then I've gained one back somehow. Sigh. So I guess I'll see where I am at the end of this week. My clothes fit much better so that is a good sign! I've been doing 30 day shred again so I do that thurs-fri-sat-sun and that will complete level 1. I've been running mon/wed and otherwise doing shred. I've advanced running this week to hills and then today I did outdoor running/walking. I think I'll try downloading one of the couch to 5K podcasts onto an MP3 player and use it. I can do 30 min of straight running on a flat treadmill but not outside! I had a hard time doing 3/4 mile without walking a minute!
-a crazy story of what I walked home into the other morning. Mary and Robert were playing in the living room (Wesley was still in bed). They had blankets out and the little folding couch. They were taking turns playing "daddy" and "baby". So first Robert was "daddy", Mary laid down on the folding couch and Robert tucked her in and she whimpered like a baby. Then Robert laid down on the big couch pretending to sleep. Then he decided it was time to switch roles so they did. After that they got out a ton of play food and Mary had a bunch of fruits and veggies in the play collander and she was rinsing them under the faucet.
-how much fun wii zumba is. I love it! But the best part was being totally irresponsible and driving to walmart at 9:30 just to buy a game! So much fun.
-The kids did nursery rhymes last week at school so they have their papers home-including a handprint spider from little miss muffet. So Mary decides to act it out, she gets out a bowl and a spoon from the play kitchen and sits down at her little table and proceeds to recite this (she even started over for me so I could get all this on video!!). When the spider comes out Robert got the spider and chased her all over the house with it. Hilarious!
-Today after school we played outside in the remaining dirt pile. So much fun. Robert had his toy excavator and Mary had one of the big dump trucks. We were moving dirt!
-I've been working really hard to eat better and exercise etc. Lost 5 lbs in a week which was bizare. Then I've gained one back somehow. Sigh. So I guess I'll see where I am at the end of this week. My clothes fit much better so that is a good sign! I've been doing 30 day shred again so I do that thurs-fri-sat-sun and that will complete level 1. I've been running mon/wed and otherwise doing shred. I've advanced running this week to hills and then today I did outdoor running/walking. I think I'll try downloading one of the couch to 5K podcasts onto an MP3 player and use it. I can do 30 min of straight running on a flat treadmill but not outside! I had a hard time doing 3/4 mile without walking a minute!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Me
Ohy. What to say.
work has been crazy. Night after night I struggle to find enough appropriate beds for all the admissions. Staffing issues compound the high census. Last week went better but this week every night has left me with just 2-4 beds left in the whole hospital. Sigh.
I've gained weight instead of loosing it. I'm back on track today and hope I stay that way
The outside work is going well, and the gardens are moved and the small one is planted with spring crops-the strawberries are coming back nicely (and spread last summer!) and in the front I have lettuce (small plants), lettuce (seeds that I planted today), spinach (small plants), and broccoli (small plants) and then 2 squares of peas. Yeah!
The clearing out/organizing work is going nowhere. Well it's resulted in lots of fights and we got through some of it but its more than I can handle with all the b-day stuff and how stressfull work has been. They should be done with the shed pad tomorrow and then we can have the shed delivered and start moving stuff out (once Wes works on the shelves or whatever). Whoot. The tax money will really be great!
work has been crazy. Night after night I struggle to find enough appropriate beds for all the admissions. Staffing issues compound the high census. Last week went better but this week every night has left me with just 2-4 beds left in the whole hospital. Sigh.
I've gained weight instead of loosing it. I'm back on track today and hope I stay that way
The outside work is going well, and the gardens are moved and the small one is planted with spring crops-the strawberries are coming back nicely (and spread last summer!) and in the front I have lettuce (small plants), lettuce (seeds that I planted today), spinach (small plants), and broccoli (small plants) and then 2 squares of peas. Yeah!
The clearing out/organizing work is going nowhere. Well it's resulted in lots of fights and we got through some of it but its more than I can handle with all the b-day stuff and how stressfull work has been. They should be done with the shed pad tomorrow and then we can have the shed delivered and start moving stuff out (once Wes works on the shelves or whatever). Whoot. The tax money will really be great!
Mary
So it is now officially your 3rd b-day. I hope you are snuggled in tight in your bed under your new fleecy princess blankie. I can't wait to give you your presents tomorrow! I've had them since before Christmas-a bitty baby outfit and a matching one for you (!!!), a bitty baby camping outfit, and a princess sleeping bag. I'd love to give you a box of pink legos but daddy said no. So I'm trying to persuade you to spend A. Lalee's money on one! But when I asked you you said "no, I'll just play with Robert's!".
Little girl you are so special. Ms Novella told me today that you are just one giant sponge-you soak up every song, rhyme and story. You love your books, your baby dolls and most recently DORA. Lol. It's all about Dora recently. You can count to 30, know the days of the week, all the nursery rhymes, colors, shapes, and well everything. I'm never sure what is going to come out of your mouth next! You love babies and can locate one a mile away. To be sure I think Robert is equally smart-you just verbalize like crazy. I'm afraid you got my talking genes :) You love to snuggle with me in bed in the mornings, love to sit in my lap. You have the cutest pigtails and smile. You love dresses and dress up and pretties. You love nursing stuff-I found you today with my (real) stethescope oscultating a chair, lol. I hope it's doing OK!
And I am so thankful that your scars aren't any worse that they are. Your arm that was still thick is thining out nicely and I think you'll outgrow it. I sure hope so. There isn't a day that I give you a bath that I don't still hurt for what you went through. You don't seem to notice or think about it at all but I remember. I'll never forget. You'll understand someday when you have kids. I should have been able to protect you but I couldn't.
Miss Mary Strawberry, Mary Bug, Fuzzy... keep sweet, keep gentle. Keep loving those babies (hey I want grandkids someday!). Know that I love you so very much. I pray that God will do amazing things in your life. I'll always be here for you. I love you!
Little girl you are so special. Ms Novella told me today that you are just one giant sponge-you soak up every song, rhyme and story. You love your books, your baby dolls and most recently DORA. Lol. It's all about Dora recently. You can count to 30, know the days of the week, all the nursery rhymes, colors, shapes, and well everything. I'm never sure what is going to come out of your mouth next! You love babies and can locate one a mile away. To be sure I think Robert is equally smart-you just verbalize like crazy. I'm afraid you got my talking genes :) You love to snuggle with me in bed in the mornings, love to sit in my lap. You have the cutest pigtails and smile. You love dresses and dress up and pretties. You love nursing stuff-I found you today with my (real) stethescope oscultating a chair, lol. I hope it's doing OK!
And I am so thankful that your scars aren't any worse that they are. Your arm that was still thick is thining out nicely and I think you'll outgrow it. I sure hope so. There isn't a day that I give you a bath that I don't still hurt for what you went through. You don't seem to notice or think about it at all but I remember. I'll never forget. You'll understand someday when you have kids. I should have been able to protect you but I couldn't.
Miss Mary Strawberry, Mary Bug, Fuzzy... keep sweet, keep gentle. Keep loving those babies (hey I want grandkids someday!). Know that I love you so very much. I pray that God will do amazing things in your life. I'll always be here for you. I love you!
Robert
My dear boy. How I love you. I can't believe you are 5. Wasn't it just yesterday that I held you all night in the hospital after you were born while you cried and cried. I stood by you those nights and I always will. I want you to know that I will always be there for you, always there to listen, to play, to pray, to read.
I took you to Kindergarten open house today and you are so excited to go to the big school. "Can I go after one more sleep mom?". No, not til August and when I started off with "this is March and next is.." you chimed in with "April, May, June, July, August". Um yeah. Exactly. Ms Novella says you are making great strides in pre-K and I can see it in your school work and just in general. You really are growing up! You dress yourself well and without most of the fighting we were going through for a while, you can brush your teeth completely on your own-putting toothpaste on the brush and all! You listen pretty well and are doing well at church with me. It's been so nice having you both out with me in the service and teaching you what church really is. I also loved seeing your eyes when you saw the science stuff in one of the K class rooms. They had fosils, coral, a skull of something etc and some little magnifying glasses. So cool and you were entranced.
I love how innocent you still are. You watch Dora with Mary, you play with toys instead of your leapster. You love me to pretend to be the kissy monster. You (both) and daddy have a great game of "cracked egg" in the bed (as well as banana, hide under the covers-whateve it is that you guys play!). You love your legos and are building more and more with them. You love me to play with you. Today I was so sad-you wanted me to play with you but I had taken you both to the park to play and when we got home I had to finish Mary's cupcakes and make supper.
Robert, I love you! I'm so proud of you. I pray that you will grow into the person that God wants you to be.
I took you to Kindergarten open house today and you are so excited to go to the big school. "Can I go after one more sleep mom?". No, not til August and when I started off with "this is March and next is.." you chimed in with "April, May, June, July, August". Um yeah. Exactly. Ms Novella says you are making great strides in pre-K and I can see it in your school work and just in general. You really are growing up! You dress yourself well and without most of the fighting we were going through for a while, you can brush your teeth completely on your own-putting toothpaste on the brush and all! You listen pretty well and are doing well at church with me. It's been so nice having you both out with me in the service and teaching you what church really is. I also loved seeing your eyes when you saw the science stuff in one of the K class rooms. They had fosils, coral, a skull of something etc and some little magnifying glasses. So cool and you were entranced.
I love how innocent you still are. You watch Dora with Mary, you play with toys instead of your leapster. You love me to pretend to be the kissy monster. You (both) and daddy have a great game of "cracked egg" in the bed (as well as banana, hide under the covers-whateve it is that you guys play!). You love your legos and are building more and more with them. You love me to play with you. Today I was so sad-you wanted me to play with you but I had taken you both to the park to play and when we got home I had to finish Mary's cupcakes and make supper.
Robert, I love you! I'm so proud of you. I pray that you will grow into the person that God wants you to be.
Monday, March 07, 2011
birthday madness!
Something has got to give with birthday celebrations around here. I feel like it is cake-cake-cake all the time from Feb through March! So far I did cupcakes for school and for a birthday playdate for Robert, then the ultra cool mickey mouse clubhouse cake for their party. Then this weekend it's a cake for Wesley (I'm trying a chocolate covered cherry cake from the cake mix doctor cookbook-1 box chocolate cake and a can of cherry pie filling and then a chocolate glaze. Then the following Friday will be Mary's b-day and I'm doing strawberry cake with strawberry frosting (maybe in ice cream cones?). And then NO MORE CAKE. As it is I have put the rest of the cake in the fridge in a covered cake pan and I am going to stay out of it!
But honestly their party went well and I could not be prouder of my little people. We had such a good time at the party, the mix of kids was great, they played so well together and the moms/other guests were able to catch up and chat some since we didn't have to hover over the kids 24/7! They got a great mix of toys/books and clothes which was nice-enough toys not to feel cheated but enough of the other stuff not to be snowed under in toys. They got some activity books and stuff but also some bearnstain bears and little critters (mercer meyer) which are my 2 favorite types for this age-so we are enjoying them! Mary also got some princess books which are great. Bring on the pink!
M+R are growing up so fast and are turning into such interesting and cute kids! They went for their well check ups on Thursday and the doctor was really impressed by them. They are on track/above track for everything. Robert wouldn't do the vision screen at all but the nurse wasn't worried-she says the school will screen him again and if he is here for another reason this summer we can try again. He did fine for the hearing screen.
But honestly their party went well and I could not be prouder of my little people. We had such a good time at the party, the mix of kids was great, they played so well together and the moms/other guests were able to catch up and chat some since we didn't have to hover over the kids 24/7! They got a great mix of toys/books and clothes which was nice-enough toys not to feel cheated but enough of the other stuff not to be snowed under in toys. They got some activity books and stuff but also some bearnstain bears and little critters (mercer meyer) which are my 2 favorite types for this age-so we are enjoying them! Mary also got some princess books which are great. Bring on the pink!
M+R are growing up so fast and are turning into such interesting and cute kids! They went for their well check ups on Thursday and the doctor was really impressed by them. They are on track/above track for everything. Robert wouldn't do the vision screen at all but the nurse wasn't worried-she says the school will screen him again and if he is here for another reason this summer we can try again. He did fine for the hearing screen.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
perfect saturdays
cartoons
"tea party" pot of tea + bread/butter jelly
hanging out in PJ's with the kids while we read/watch tv/play
Robert has swim lessons later and then maybe we'll run some errands
"tea party" pot of tea + bread/butter jelly
hanging out in PJ's with the kids while we read/watch tv/play
Robert has swim lessons later and then maybe we'll run some errands
Thursday, January 27, 2011
snow days
So, I'm hanging out at work waiting for Wesley to pick me up 'cause I'm a wimp about driving in the snow. It was a pretty steady night and I filled up every last bed in the hospital. Now we're waiting for thaw and discharges. I hope they'll be a bunch before I come back tonight!
I had a pretty lazy day yesterday. Snow was threatening so I didn't go anywhere. I made meatloves to freeze and chicken tetrazini. Then jello salad (that hadn't gelled by supper) and bread. And I napped and watched hoarders on netflix streaming. What a fascinatingly depressing show. Wow. Those poor people.
I had a pretty lazy day yesterday. Snow was threatening so I didn't go anywhere. I made meatloves to freeze and chicken tetrazini. Then jello salad (that hadn't gelled by supper) and bread. And I napped and watched hoarders on netflix streaming. What a fascinatingly depressing show. Wow. Those poor people.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
yikes!
I think there are a lot of things I put off because it has been so long since I last did them. Today I did weights at the gym and according to my sheet I had last done weights 12/5! So it had been about as long as blogging. Its strange because I think about both and like both and just haven't known where to start again! But I do like reading my old blog posts so I guess I need to keep writing about all the odds and ends of stuff.
The biggest news is that Mary is out of her compression shirt! Which is awesome. We were still doing elta cream but I accidentally left it out one day and Daisy ate it. It has made her shinier though so maybe she needed it! Anyways I opted for a tube of fragrance free eucerin or something like that which is working well. Her red spots (from rubbing) are almost gone and she seems much more comfortable. So that was last monday and then this past monday I took her to the ped (and found out that our ped left the practice to be a stay at home mom-good for her and bad for me!) for what I suspected was a sinus infection. She's been coughing since before Christmas and it was getting worse the last few days so I figured it was time. She has been much better in about 24 hours so I guess antibiotics were needed! The last time she had been for a sick visit was the previous Jan which is nice!
Otherwise around here it's been life as normal for the most part. I made 2 new years resolutions-to loose the 12 lbs I gained last year and to clear out the house and get it finished. I'd like to loose the weight by the Argus gathering in May and have the house done by Thanksgiving when Rob and Kavitha come again. I've done a lot of work on both recently and Wesley has gotten the storage building that we've been discussing forever ordered and it should be ready in 3 or so weeks. We finally agreed on the person to put in the pad and he will be making a parking area in our yard and a camper pad as well. Wesley and I have cleared out our room pretty well and are slowly working on other areas as well. The finished room upstairs is much better and last night we tackled the VHS and CD piles. So the DVD area looks much better. I've taken gobs of stuff to goodwill and continue to do so. In terms of weight loss I'm down 2.5 lbs and did weights today as well as managed to run 20 min straight today! I'm working my way back to being able to do a 5K this spring-I was signed up for one last new years eve but I was still in the hospital with Mary then...
The kids are doing well, listening better, getting dressed faster etc. Robert has loved, loved, loved his space immaginext set. He plays and plays and plays with it and wants more of the accessories for his b-day. He is super duper excited about his b-day. Mary is cooking and playing with her dolls non stop. She had Amy all ready for Nanny night last night-diaper bag complete with baby food (I asked a friend from church for some of the plastic baby food containers), spoon and bib. I was floored that she had it all together! So Mary and Robert both sat up to the table in big kid chairs and Amy sat in the high chair and ate her applesauce. Mary's babies eat pretty much exclusively applesauce and yogurt, lol. No peas for them! Caleb loves to help with Mary's doll and finished feeding her last night. I was actually able to get baby Jacob to sleep (after failing miserably last week much to my chagrin!) which kept me out of the desert which was a good thing!
Mary still wakes up crying some nights-she's having some nightmares these days. I remember this with Robert as well. She is generally able to go right back to sleep-even without me going in-but it is so sad.
Well I am gearing up for an unusually long shift tonight-14 hours. As I told the coordinator who asked me to come in early (she wants to go to her daughter's science fair and get a login to be able to check grades online) I am planting so I will be able to reap later. I'm sure my time will come when I'll want time off for stuff and I'm sure people will have to stay over for me/rearrange their schedule for me, so I'll take my turn now! I have supper all made and in the fridge and my supper/night snack made and packed. Sloppy joes, left over (homemade) mac n cheese from sat (yum!), cole slaw/broccoli salad, orange jello with fruit. So I think that will go over well with Wes and the kids!
The biggest news is that Mary is out of her compression shirt! Which is awesome. We were still doing elta cream but I accidentally left it out one day and Daisy ate it. It has made her shinier though so maybe she needed it! Anyways I opted for a tube of fragrance free eucerin or something like that which is working well. Her red spots (from rubbing) are almost gone and she seems much more comfortable. So that was last monday and then this past monday I took her to the ped (and found out that our ped left the practice to be a stay at home mom-good for her and bad for me!) for what I suspected was a sinus infection. She's been coughing since before Christmas and it was getting worse the last few days so I figured it was time. She has been much better in about 24 hours so I guess antibiotics were needed! The last time she had been for a sick visit was the previous Jan which is nice!
Otherwise around here it's been life as normal for the most part. I made 2 new years resolutions-to loose the 12 lbs I gained last year and to clear out the house and get it finished. I'd like to loose the weight by the Argus gathering in May and have the house done by Thanksgiving when Rob and Kavitha come again. I've done a lot of work on both recently and Wesley has gotten the storage building that we've been discussing forever ordered and it should be ready in 3 or so weeks. We finally agreed on the person to put in the pad and he will be making a parking area in our yard and a camper pad as well. Wesley and I have cleared out our room pretty well and are slowly working on other areas as well. The finished room upstairs is much better and last night we tackled the VHS and CD piles. So the DVD area looks much better. I've taken gobs of stuff to goodwill and continue to do so. In terms of weight loss I'm down 2.5 lbs and did weights today as well as managed to run 20 min straight today! I'm working my way back to being able to do a 5K this spring-I was signed up for one last new years eve but I was still in the hospital with Mary then...
The kids are doing well, listening better, getting dressed faster etc. Robert has loved, loved, loved his space immaginext set. He plays and plays and plays with it and wants more of the accessories for his b-day. He is super duper excited about his b-day. Mary is cooking and playing with her dolls non stop. She had Amy all ready for Nanny night last night-diaper bag complete with baby food (I asked a friend from church for some of the plastic baby food containers), spoon and bib. I was floored that she had it all together! So Mary and Robert both sat up to the table in big kid chairs and Amy sat in the high chair and ate her applesauce. Mary's babies eat pretty much exclusively applesauce and yogurt, lol. No peas for them! Caleb loves to help with Mary's doll and finished feeding her last night. I was actually able to get baby Jacob to sleep (after failing miserably last week much to my chagrin!) which kept me out of the desert which was a good thing!
Mary still wakes up crying some nights-she's having some nightmares these days. I remember this with Robert as well. She is generally able to go right back to sleep-even without me going in-but it is so sad.
Well I am gearing up for an unusually long shift tonight-14 hours. As I told the coordinator who asked me to come in early (she wants to go to her daughter's science fair and get a login to be able to check grades online) I am planting so I will be able to reap later. I'm sure my time will come when I'll want time off for stuff and I'm sure people will have to stay over for me/rearrange their schedule for me, so I'll take my turn now! I have supper all made and in the fridge and my supper/night snack made and packed. Sloppy joes, left over (homemade) mac n cheese from sat (yum!), cole slaw/broccoli salad, orange jello with fruit. So I think that will go over well with Wes and the kids!
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