It's been a busy day! Karl got home from his "red eye" flight from Equador at 7:00am...the kids woke up at 7:02am and somehow I had to keep them quiet so he could sleep. LUCKILY we had swimming lessons today and had to be out of the house at 9:00am. We did swimming, then went to the donut store (yum) and then to Target. We seriously wandered the aisles and visited the potty twice.... FINALLY Karl called about 12:15 to tell us he was up and we could come home! Thank the Lord!!!! $90 later and a cart full of randomness - we left!!
Karl and Jack were supposed to visit Jackson, MS today, but due to a lack of seats on the flights ... they didn't. Jack was seriously bummed, so Karl took him to Kung Fu Panda while Allison napped. You can imagine the scene when Allison woke up and found out what went down while she slept.........
Maggie had a playdate with the new puppy across the street ... all dogs & kids enjoyed that.
I talked to the manager of my Gymboree today and was invited to meet with the new corporate designer. Ok - anyone that knows me and my shopping habits knows that is HUGE. I love that store. If you are reading this and have no idea what I'm talking about - it's a children's clothing store and I make made to match bows ... well to match their clothes. My bows that I sell fund my shopping habit. ;) SOOOO on Thursday I get to go in and give my opinion!! I posted a question on Gymboree forum (yes such a thing does exist) and I'm up to 248 replies in like 9 hours!! I just asked for people's opinions that I could pass along. It cracks me up. :)
I also got a "rush" bow order ... Karl laughed. Hey - when you need a matching bow - you need a matching bow!! That particular Mama needed 4!! So ... that's what I did tonight. ;)
Karl's taking the kids to swimming lessons in the morning ... woo hoo!
Ok, I am now going to finally hang out with my husband!! :)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Just what's been going on today
Today started off a little on the rough side - kids up to early, me not feeling so great, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!! Then Karl calls and gives me his *lovely* schedule for August. Ok, as if you hadn't guessed, it's not lovely. It flat out stinks. So... that was a wet blanket on the morning!! I am going to attempt to remedy that situation tomorrow morning ... there is a 2 minute window each month where the pilot can *try* to drop (get rid of) a certain trip. Well, Karl is in Equador and can't really wait on hold for 25 minutes, kwim? Anyway, we'll see if I can be his proxy and drop those CRAPPY trips!! I know I should just be thankful he has a job ... but boy do I want him home when our baby boy starts kindergarten!!
The kids and went to church this morning. Jack happily goes (makes me so happy) but Allison isn't so thrilled. They have a series going on in their Sunday school that involves two characters dressed up with crazy Einstein hair. Well, Allison does NOT like them. I was solo, so after I did my preschool check in volunteering, I just decided to accompany Allison. I wanted her to know it was ok and have her not associate church with scary!! She had told me over the past two weeks that she didn't like the monsters...well this week it dawned on me what the "monsters" were. Anyway, I joined her for their Bible lesson and we danced and sang and made sure everything was ok. Ironically, the verse this week was about being brave. She was happy the whole time and hopefully this will carry through to next week because mama needs to learn some stuff too. :)
My neighbors watched the kids so I could attend a meeting for *the* consignment sale around here. I'm selling some stuff for my MOPS group, but also want to get rid of some of our toys. They are TAKING OVER THE HOUSE. Anyone that's been to my house, heck anyone that knows me ... knows this is soooooooo true.
I should be getting to bed, but when Karl's out of town, sleeping is sometimes a struggle. I'm least excited when he's in another country ... heck another continent. My routine is to lay in bed and watch my tivo'd Jon & Kate + 8 ... but I think I'm out of them!! Oh no! :)
I read a lady I knew back in Columbus' blog tonight. She lost her husband in a plane crash in the Spring. Reading her posts just makes you sooooooo appreciative of your family. I'll give my babies an extra pat tonight and wish I could give my hubby an extra hug. Do me a favor, go love on (that sounds like something that lady would say) your family!
Tomorrow we start swimming lessons (again). This will be Jack's 2nd set this summer and Allison's FIRST. I will let you know how that goes...... We also have ballet again...poor Jack will get dragged to that. :)
The other blogs I read are often so profound. Mine: not so much.
The kids and went to church this morning. Jack happily goes (makes me so happy) but Allison isn't so thrilled. They have a series going on in their Sunday school that involves two characters dressed up with crazy Einstein hair. Well, Allison does NOT like them. I was solo, so after I did my preschool check in volunteering, I just decided to accompany Allison. I wanted her to know it was ok and have her not associate church with scary!! She had told me over the past two weeks that she didn't like the monsters...well this week it dawned on me what the "monsters" were. Anyway, I joined her for their Bible lesson and we danced and sang and made sure everything was ok. Ironically, the verse this week was about being brave. She was happy the whole time and hopefully this will carry through to next week because mama needs to learn some stuff too. :)
My neighbors watched the kids so I could attend a meeting for *the* consignment sale around here. I'm selling some stuff for my MOPS group, but also want to get rid of some of our toys. They are TAKING OVER THE HOUSE. Anyone that's been to my house, heck anyone that knows me ... knows this is soooooooo true.
I should be getting to bed, but when Karl's out of town, sleeping is sometimes a struggle. I'm least excited when he's in another country ... heck another continent. My routine is to lay in bed and watch my tivo'd Jon & Kate + 8 ... but I think I'm out of them!! Oh no! :)
I read a lady I knew back in Columbus' blog tonight. She lost her husband in a plane crash in the Spring. Reading her posts just makes you sooooooo appreciative of your family. I'll give my babies an extra pat tonight and wish I could give my hubby an extra hug. Do me a favor, go love on (that sounds like something that lady would say) your family!
Tomorrow we start swimming lessons (again). This will be Jack's 2nd set this summer and Allison's FIRST. I will let you know how that goes...... We also have ballet again...poor Jack will get dragged to that. :)
The other blogs I read are often so profound. Mine: not so much.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
A low key day!
I can't believe it's Saturday - somewhere in the week I lost track of what day it was!!!
Yesterday we went to the Barnum & Bailey Circus!! The kids really enjoyed it -- heck the grown ups did too! Allisons says her favorite part was the elephants and Jack hasn't decided yet. We went with some of our neighbors and all the kids really enjoyed being there together. So, the most astounding part to us was that the cotton candy cost more than a ticket!!!! Seriously, we had the YMCA discount, so they were $8 each and the cotton candy was $10!!!!!!!!!! Something's not right about that ... you know it cost like $0.02 to make. I took some video, but I seemed to have lost my uploading skills...so we'll see if I can post it! They really did put on a great show though! The "star", Bello, was this crazy-talented clown that had so many different skills!! It was fun - I'm sure we'll go back next year too!
Jack has 95% mastered riding his bike without training wheels! It's amazing to watch ...also makes me a little sick to my stomach because I'm afraid he'll get hurt!! He just needs to be "launched" by a grown up and then he's good!
Today the kids, Maggie and I went and checked out a different dog kennel. We're going to St. Louis soon and we really need a new option for Maggie. We've tried 2 other kennels here, but we didn't love either. We've also tried keeping her at the house and having the neighbors let her out and play with her ... she poops in the house and eats stuff out of anger. :( So...we are going to try a new place! The price is STAGGERING though. I miss the days of my friend Nikki watching Maggie at her house for next to nothing. It was the PERFECT set up and we knew Maggie was being loved! This one we looked at today looks pretty good though. They can keep 20 dogs at a time, they let them out to play 5 times a day. The "big" dog area is like 100' x90' - so it's great. All is good ... except the price.
Allison continues to be a sassy pants, so we're working on that. She has been a good girl today, with the exception of a few COMMANDS to me. {rolling my eyes} Our neighbor gave the kids some hand-me-down toys, so they've been enjoying their "new"things. :)
Both kids start swimming lessons on Monday at the YMCA. This will be Jack's 2nd round this summer, but Allison's 1st! She likes swimming, so hopefully it will go well! We continue with ballet also on Monday & Wednesday.
Guess that's it! We're having a low key day today ... it's nice. :)
Yesterday we went to the Barnum & Bailey Circus!! The kids really enjoyed it -- heck the grown ups did too! Allisons says her favorite part was the elephants and Jack hasn't decided yet. We went with some of our neighbors and all the kids really enjoyed being there together. So, the most astounding part to us was that the cotton candy cost more than a ticket!!!! Seriously, we had the YMCA discount, so they were $8 each and the cotton candy was $10!!!!!!!!!! Something's not right about that ... you know it cost like $0.02 to make. I took some video, but I seemed to have lost my uploading skills...so we'll see if I can post it! They really did put on a great show though! The "star", Bello, was this crazy-talented clown that had so many different skills!! It was fun - I'm sure we'll go back next year too!
Jack has 95% mastered riding his bike without training wheels! It's amazing to watch ...also makes me a little sick to my stomach because I'm afraid he'll get hurt!! He just needs to be "launched" by a grown up and then he's good!
Today the kids, Maggie and I went and checked out a different dog kennel. We're going to St. Louis soon and we really need a new option for Maggie. We've tried 2 other kennels here, but we didn't love either. We've also tried keeping her at the house and having the neighbors let her out and play with her ... she poops in the house and eats stuff out of anger. :( So...we are going to try a new place! The price is STAGGERING though. I miss the days of my friend Nikki watching Maggie at her house for next to nothing. It was the PERFECT set up and we knew Maggie was being loved! This one we looked at today looks pretty good though. They can keep 20 dogs at a time, they let them out to play 5 times a day. The "big" dog area is like 100' x90' - so it's great. All is good ... except the price.
Allison continues to be a sassy pants, so we're working on that. She has been a good girl today, with the exception of a few COMMANDS to me. {rolling my eyes} Our neighbor gave the kids some hand-me-down toys, so they've been enjoying their "new"things. :)
Both kids start swimming lessons on Monday at the YMCA. This will be Jack's 2nd round this summer, but Allison's 1st! She likes swimming, so hopefully it will go well! We continue with ballet also on Monday & Wednesday.
Guess that's it! We're having a low key day today ... it's nice. :)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
I'm tired
Well, I'm just plain tired! I have my good days and bad days with this epstein barr virus...this one turned into a not-so-great one....
We did get to enjoy lots of family time today and that's always great. :)
Now, I'm off to bed.
We did get to enjoy lots of family time today and that's always great. :)
Now, I'm off to bed.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
I survived Walmart AND Chuck E Cheese today!
Today has seemed like a long day! It's been good though (with the exception of the trip to Party City). We went to the "donut store" for breakfast...Jack wanted to ride bikes...but I wasn't feeling it!! Anyway, we went for donuts (a family favorite) and then to the library for some "new" books. We were going to brave a family Walmart trip...but decided against it. We did our standard lunch & then nap for Allison. Oh, we are taking care of Goose, the neighbor dog again...so our day also included several trips to his house. Karl went to work around noon ... but it's a short trip-- yeah!! Some neighbors were also husband-less, so we took the kids (6 of them) to Chuck E. Cheese. It went suprisingly well!!! whew....
So, we did get to Walmart today ...it was the kids & me. Although I'm the only one feeling sentimental about it ... I bought my baby boy's first school supplies today!!!!!!!!!!!!! We picked out #2 pencils, Elmer's glue, new crayons, etc.... you get the idea. Makes me all mushy just thinking about it!! Anyway, it was fun. :)
Now Party City ... well they suck. They send out this big flashy ad claiming 50% off. Well, that my friend was a bunch of BS. It's the normal everyday price there. They said, oh it's off the "MSRP" ... anyway...makes me want to cuss, but I'll refrain!!!!!!!!!! Who in the WORLD would pay $5.00+ for 8 paper plates?? Um, NO ONE. MSRP my ....well you know....... Anyway, we left without buying anything. I'll show them!!!!! ;)
My other mind-numbing activity was figuring out what to spend my Gymboree Gymbucks on tomorrow. I know about 1% of people have any interest in that ... but I love that store. I love feeling like a got a good deal. Karl just rolls his eyes!!
I need to fold laundry and then I think I'll go upstairs and watch some Tivo'd Jon & Kate + 8. I love that show...but Karl hates it...I can only watch it when he's gone. Oh wait...have to go do one more Goose the dog run.....
Ok, obviously not an earth-rattling exciting day ... but it was still a good one. :)
So, we did get to Walmart today ...it was the kids & me. Although I'm the only one feeling sentimental about it ... I bought my baby boy's first school supplies today!!!!!!!!!!!!! We picked out #2 pencils, Elmer's glue, new crayons, etc.... you get the idea. Makes me all mushy just thinking about it!! Anyway, it was fun. :)
Now Party City ... well they suck. They send out this big flashy ad claiming 50% off. Well, that my friend was a bunch of BS. It's the normal everyday price there. They said, oh it's off the "MSRP" ... anyway...makes me want to cuss, but I'll refrain!!!!!!!!!! Who in the WORLD would pay $5.00+ for 8 paper plates?? Um, NO ONE. MSRP my ....well you know....... Anyway, we left without buying anything. I'll show them!!!!! ;)
My other mind-numbing activity was figuring out what to spend my Gymboree Gymbucks on tomorrow. I know about 1% of people have any interest in that ... but I love that store. I love feeling like a got a good deal. Karl just rolls his eyes!!
I need to fold laundry and then I think I'll go upstairs and watch some Tivo'd Jon & Kate + 8. I love that show...but Karl hates it...I can only watch it when he's gone. Oh wait...have to go do one more Goose the dog run.....
Ok, obviously not an earth-rattling exciting day ... but it was still a good one. :)
Allison's new bike!
Now that I have figured out how to A) take video on the camera and B) post it on here ... here is another one! My mom gave Allison a new bike for her birthday.
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