Month: October 2004

  • Be slow to speak, slow to anger. 


    Yesterday was a wonderful day.


    Yesterday I got the required amount of sleep.


    Last night I hurt all over, and had a headache on top of that.    I didn't sleep, and when I did my kids woke me up, and Rainee.


    Today I feel like crap, and I'm grumpy.


    Sleep.....its amazing the difference it makes in my persona. 


    I'm ready to bite everybody's heads off, and they are no different then yesterday....I am.


    I'm a bwitch.


    Be slow to speak, and slow to anger.


    I'm barely holding on until nap time.....I put the bagels in the microwave to defrost.  The normal time I would put them in and they were dead.  OVERLY cooked nasty bread.


    Watch a mommy absolutely fall apart in teensy, weensy, little pieces.  


    I must be slow to speak, and slow to anger.


    But man.....


    Life will get better.


    And I'm gonna regret this blog later.


    But it kept me from saying something to a child when I was trying to calm down.


     


     


     

  • Good morning....


    And this morning's adult discussion was Amish mermaids.


     


    Honestly.


     


    Does this mean we're certifiable?


     


    Kaylin wanted daddy to draw her a mermaid.  So he did.   But she had really tiny clam shells.  I told him he'd drawn a baby mermaid, as most mermaids are really much more developed then that.


     


    He began to blush.  "Well, I suppose the clam shells shoulda been bigger, but I'm not really into drawing bras."


     


    And then I began to laugh.


     


    After a moment he said, well maybe its a Amish mermaid....


    I don't know.


    I think we're certifiable.

  • Let the nesting begin!


    *giggles madly*


    My mom and aunt were astounded......


    My aunt (whose single never had kids)  I believe was slightly horrified how much I did today.


    My mom just snickered and said "I remember doing that."


    Soooooooooooo


    2 coats of paint on the boys bedroom floor.  Looks good.  *grin*


    Major furniture moving.  (HUMONGOUS book shelf)  (school cupboard)  computer desk, etc.


    This was a slide and push with my knees process.  And amazingly enough didn't hurt anything.   


    Did some dusting and cobweb killing....hate to think how much more needs to be done.  BAAAAAAAAAAD year for cobwebs this year.


    Yup definitely I was a crazy lady on a mission.


    Inherited a chair from my grandma's house that nobody else wanted.   Its rather cool I'll have to take a picture.  


    And my mom brought a kids table thats extremely well built.   That was why I was moving the furniture to make home for  it.  Now my kids don't have to cclutter up my kitchen table with their craft projects, and don't have to put them away in the middle when its meal time.   Its one of those superbly built ones like you find in SS and regular schools.    Needs to be painted as its currently bright yellow.  But no super big hurry.


    This afternoon after nap (Rainee took *gasp* a three hour one).   We headed to my grandma's house to take one last look for treasures.....only I got home and realized I'd forgotten something.  So I'll have to go get one more little box of stuffies tomorrow.


    Picked up a couple more nicknaks, and a beautiful huge glass ball that my grandma found while beachcombing a LONG time ago.  I wanted it all along, but figured somebody else would so didn't ask.   I snagged it, plus a wee-little glass ball.   They are so beautiful....now I just need to figure out where to put 'em so my kids don't hurt 'em cause they are extremely fragile.    My grandma had them in a macrame thingy she built.  I wish I could leave them there, but its getting old, and I don't thing its very safe. 


    My grandma was very, very much into macrame....I so wish some of hers had survived, but the mice had a hay-day. 


    The last nick-nack was all of my grandma's very funky antique jewlery.  I went through the house and gathered it up, and brought it over to my moms.  She took a couple pieces, and two of my adopted-sisters each took a piece.   I then drove to my sisters house and she took one piece for each of her girls, and two or three pieces for herself. 


    I have the rest.  *grin*


    Some of them might actually be worth a teensy bit, but mostly there just funky.  And currently in style.  ROFL   What goes around comes around right?


    There's one piece in particular I'm actually wondering if I can take somewhere to clean.....anybody know how to go about cleaning old jewlery???    Can I use the jewerly cleaning products from Walmart?  This piece is silver/turquoise.    Or should I inquire at a jewelers??  Man that word doesn't look like its spelt right.  I need a editor.  *snicker*


    Anyhow on very special occasions my grandma would let me play in her necklaces.....and I felt like that little girl today.  Untangeling them, admiring them, giggling over the gawdy ones.   Too much fun!


    I also have her recipe box which I will scan/copy the ones I want...and then take back to my moms house. 


    And amazingly I'm not that sore.  The sorest I got was sitting on my moms oak kitchen chairs.  Man they were uncomfortable.  (OUCHY!)


    So now the hot tub is calling my name...and I will NOT tackle another project...no I won't...


    maybe.


     

  • Good morning


    It was a reasonably good weekend.    We had fun going geocaching on Saturday and found two treasure boxes.  *grin*   Rob found the first one...and Sam the second.   Of course the GPS brought us close enough to find them. 


    Although I must say....Rob is certainly a one-tracked-minded person.  (I knew this already   But it was reinforced)   The second hunt we did I ended up driving alongside him the walk was a bit far.  Of course this was because he transposed the numbers and we ended up walking 3/4's of a mile one way...turning around and walking right back where we started from.  *snicker*  Anyhow he was supposed to be reading the gps and being a dad.  He can only do one.  Three different kids fell and hurt themselves.....and he didn't even hear them.    Just kept walking.  


    I don't think I'll let him go geocaching by himself.   "Rob, your daughter fell, put the toy down and pick her up please."  I would say from inside the van.   He'd get this startled look on his face like "Daughter I have a daughter?"    *snicker*


    He's doing several hours of overtime today, and several tomorrow.  A co-worker is on vacation.  He could of had more then that...but we both are tired.  Rainee's saturations have been bad for over a week, and we've been averaging 3 extra get-ups a night.   Last night she slept the whole night.  *CHEERS*   Its amazing how much better one feels when they aren't dealing with a 2 year old's oxygen all night long.......


    And I'm going to have a newborn and this soon????


    I refuse to think about it. 


    I got my first paint project half done today.     A second coat which should take about 20 minutes about 3 hours from now and I'll be all done.  *cheers* 


    The project?  The boys floor.   Its been 4 years or more since it was painted, and it looked really really nasty.    Unfortunately when I was up there I realized the girls floor needs it too.   There floor is bigger.  *growls*    I don't have paint for it though...so another day...or another year  ROFL.


    Next year we're hoping to get pergo on there floors so I don't have to keep painting.  But pergo as you know is spensive, so we continue to wait.


    I've officially reached the weepy part of my pregnancy.  Sore all over, think its never going to end, and just whiny.   I sobbed all over Rob for 30 minutes last night......just cause I could.


    Well cause I could, and cause I have a cold, couldn't breathe, and hurt everywhere.   So I took some tylenol for the back pain, some cold stuff for the breathing, and some tears for the pity party and thinks were greatly improved.


    My countdown thingy says 29 days left.......


    I'd settle for today


    I had contractions yesterday...but not strong enough, and not long enough.  Come on baby Come on!!!!

  • gah!  Just spent 30 minutes doing a blog...and uploading pictures.  And wa-la  I-explore has caused a error, I-explore will now close.


    Bangs head soundly on desk.   Fortunately the pictures ARE uploaded.  Unfortunately I have no patience to make witty comments again


    So we went walking this morning.  And it was beautiful.    We went on a small part of the Discovery Trail that we knew from previous experience would be covered in maple leaves.  It was *grin*  And gorgeous.  


                                


    The kids had great fun throwing the leaves up in the air and running and kicking them.    The hike was a bit shorter then I wanted as I started hurting  Its all rather pathetic how badly out of shape I am in after so much down time.  *growls*


                      


     


                    


    The kids smiles were just rather contagious however.   Or maybe I'm prejudice......the older couple that met us on the trail didn't seem to think so.      They were actually kinda grumpy.  PBBBBT on them.   My kids were running and happy, but that was it.   They were NOT in their way in any way shape or form.   And actually stoppped running and walked by them quietly.  The two just stared at us.  And stood with their dog "defending" them.  Wouldn't even walk.   LOL   "Our dog is NOT nice."  they said looking like my kids were gonna take 'em apart.  


    I just smiled.  "The kids are fine, they won't hurt you."   (Wait wasn't it the dog I was supposed to say?)   And we kept walking........Sour lemons.



    We won't discuss what Sam's hand is doing in that picture.....When Zeria saw it she said.  "Sam you are going to be very embarassed when you get older when you look at that."   I think the girl may have a point.  ROFL


    Came home to a lovely pot of soup which I made up yesterday.   And a nice nap.   Tonight is date night....40 minutes and counting.  *grin*  I think the menu tonight will be Chinese.


    Oh and the soup?  Its LOVERLY.


    Hearty Saur Kraut Soup;


    1 can of saur kraut


    1 13 oz can of cream of mushroom soup


    4 cups of chicken broth


    1 package of polish sausage (sliced in bite size pieces)


    1 to 2 large potatoes chopped


    3 cups of water


    1/4 cup of onion.


    Dump in crockpot let cook for 8 hours.  


    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!   And it doesn't taste like saur kraut (honest)  just is very very good. 


     

  • Good morning


    Crisp, clear blue sky and fall colors.  Gorgeous. 


    And today.....


    The baby is 100% safe.   And my due date is one month and three days away.  


    CHEERS ECSTATICALLY!!!!


    This morning I'm going to enjoy the fall air.   And do some window washing.   With my feet firmly planted on the ground. 


    We bought a extended handle squeegie and I'm gonna get the ones I can get with that.      I have a whole bunch of indoor projects that I'd like to do....but not on a day like this.


    So I'll do what I can until I start hurting, and then I bought some water color paints as I haven't had any for awhile.  And I think I'll sit in a lawn chair and "play" with them.     I didn't buy expensive paint.  I wouldn't know how to.  But it'll be fun to play nevertheless.


    Although....I have a outdoor paint/stencil project to do too.  Decisions, Decisions.


    We will see.  *grin*


    I bought stencils to put our name and addy on the front door.    (NICE stencils)   I might do that too.....we shall see.


    Or maybe...


    I'll sit on my swing, and enjoy one of the last beautiful days of the year.  


    Rainee is *almost* dressing herself these days.   Which would explain the red and hot pink combo she just put on.   hehehehe   She can take her pull-up off, and put a new one on.   And put her legs in her pants.  About half way up in the pulling up process of the pants I have to help a "bit".   With her shirt I pull it over her head and she does the rest.


    My Christmas pressies I ordered are starting to come in.  Its lots of fun to count coup!   I chose not to pay for some Amazon orders this month, so have them in my favorites there and will get them Novemeber 1st.   All I have to do is click order.  And everything will be done.


    Although I'm still enjoying looking for stocking stuffers......Their my favorite anyhow.  Little purchases that don't cost much, but will fit in their stocking.   


    I have another "serious" blog roaming around in my head.   I'm not sure if I'm going to do it or not...its still growing.     Thanks for the positive comments about my homeschooling blog I got via e-mail.  *grin*


    I chose to leave that one closed to comments, because I was well aware it had high potential to offend.  This blog was a flame fest for a week or two once....I'm choosing not to go there again.    This is my safe haven for me.....not a place for drama.


    Have a good day all!

  • Good evening


    Busy day today, and too much fun things to do to get online for more then 30 seconds or so. 


    Rob weeded my herb garden for me today.  Major happy dance!


    And I ran away and spent money.  *snicker*


    Did I mention how nice it is to have my husband home again?????? 


    It is!


    My parents found a different contractor and are getting there house put together tomorrow.  Might go take a peak.  I'm fascinated as to how a house gets "put" together.


    I'm up to 3 telephone pole walks one way.  IN the country we measure by telephone poles, in the city by blocks.  *giggles*    I'm soooo enjoying not feeling guilty for getting physical.


    That came out wrong some how.


    My kids are home for awana so gotta tuck 'em in.  Have a good night. 


     


     


     

  • Man did I underestimate my children.


    For several years we've had open dialogue as to why my children don't go to school.   This isn't that abnormal.  Most of my kids friends homeschool.


    But they've watched Barney, and several other tv shows and were quite convinced all school was about was extremely awesome craft projects, and singing and dancing.   Oh yes and the big yellow school bus.


    In the meantime Zeria's battle with a little girl who is NOT nice at Awana and SS continues.   The little girl comes from messed-up parents who really don't care much about her.  The only reason she is at both programs is due to a elderly couple who have essentially adopted them and drive them back and forth to these functions.


    So we started discussing bully's once again.   And then it dawned on me that though *I* knew why Rob was so adament against the public school she didn't....


    My husband was a nerd.  Not a geek...wasn't quite smart enough for that   But he was a nerd.  He liked school, he respected his teachers, and he was tiny.   No joke.  When I met him he wore a size 28 pants.   He looked like he was 13.  He was 19.     Anyhow public school was a living nightmare for him.  Because he had beat me up written acrossed his chest in huge letters.  


    Oh they didn't necessarily get away with it "in" school  (although bathrooms they did.)   But school buses were a true torture chamber for Rob.   At the age of 13 he began to walk a mile and a half back and forth to school just to avoid the bullies...mostly it worked.   He refers to Junior High as pergatory.    And he's not catholic


    I told Zeria a little bit of how daddy was treated.  She doesn't need the gory details...shoot I still don't know all of them.    And said "That is one of the main reasons we home school.  No matter how hard the teacher tries, their will always be bullies.  Daddy doesn't want you treated like that.   Its bad enough that "H"  does it to you in SS & Awana.  


    Zeria's eyes grew wide.   And all of a sudden it was like   "I'm glad I don't have to deal with that."  


    And then we changed the subject.     For a couple minutes.  


    Rainee began to sing "I'm the king of de jungle."   (Jungle Book."  It was fairly hysterical to hear a two year old do this.   And we were all giggling in the car.


    At which point it occured to me we'd never discussed evolution with our children.  "Did you know there are people that believe man came from monkeys??"  I asked.   "That is also a reason we homeschool.   We want you to learn from the perspective of God."


    "MOOOOONKEYS??"  Zeria queried with incredulousness.   "Thats stupid!"   (Out of the mouths of babes.)


    Suddenly Zeria was on the homeschooling band wagon.


    These have always been the reasons we homeschool.  But I never told my children the real reasons.  I told them we homeschooled cause it was easier for them.  And they wouldn't have to spend so many hours sitting down.   They hate sitting still.   But I could tell somehow that they just didn't buy it...and were still thinking that Barney must be right about school. 


    So instead in a teachable moment out of nowhere.   They are quite convinced that they would never want to go to p/s.   Because p/s's don't believe in God.   And there are bullys there.     Fascinating.

  • Today is....drum roll please.  My last official day of bedrest.


    Man has it been a long ride...or should I say sit?   The next week I will work at slowly taking my body back.   When one has sat this long everything is mush.   So I will start with 1 block hikes, and slowly build up steam.


    I'm waiting to start my paint projects until this weekend or so.


    My husband *ahem* *cough*  *blush*  will be waiting until the weekend as well.  He would like it to be just a bit longer before the baby is born.  But trust me he's counting down.  (is that oversharing????)


    Kids had a bad get-to-sleep-night last night.   I was mostly asleep when I had to get up and remind them screaming was not acceptable.  That was at 10:30.   *growls*    


    See Shadow I'd be perfectly content to just let them play quietly all night...but quiet isn't their option.   They'd prefer to play tag or something all night.


    The good news was a once in a 3 month thing occured this morning.  Rainee *gasp* slept in.   So I didn't have to get out of bed until 7:10 this morning.  I feel positively spoiled.     snicker


    Of course Samuel woke up by opening his window wide and crowing like a rooster out the window.   My pooooooooor neighbours.


    Rob should be home tonight about 5ish.   I'm hoping to make apple salsa for  him.   We've not had it before, but it intrigued both of us.  And I have all the ingredients.  If it turns out I'll post the recipe.   I've been staring at the ingredients all weekend, but wanted to do it when he was here.   I can almost guarantee the kiddos will think its nasty.  ROFL.


    Oh and if I could e-mail apples...I would.  We have soooooooooooooo many of them.  Thus the desperation of experimenting with apple salsa.  *snicker*    Soon I will have to load up some laundry baskets full of apples and go to my parents and use their cider press.  It seems a shame to let them waste.


    Had a nice run to Walmart.  Kids were well behaved.  Then we went and played at a park where I don't have to get out of the car.  And then McD's for lunch, and a visit to grandma's property.   We were *supposed* to be watching the men put their house together.  (modular)  But once again the men didn't show.   My mom was in tears.   They've been putting her off for 2 months.  And she's called a 3 county range and can find NOBODY else to do it.    Mom and dad have the heavy equipment to do it themselves.  And are about tempted to try it.    In the meantime my brother is being driven an hour one way to get to ps.  They thought they'd be living in that district when school started so enrolled him.  They aren't.  *growls*


    They might be at their property today.  And we might go visit again.  Grandma was muttering about bringing the quads.  The kids would really, really like it if they could do that.  They LOOOOOOOOVE the quads.  Only Mari prefers twad rides versus quad rides. 


    Other then that just same-old stuff.  Ignore the dirt I can't clean, Attempt to prevent children from creating more dirt, and stare at the wall.


    Have a day all!

  • Good morning


    Much, much better night last night.


    Oh and Becky?  They AREN'T allowed out of bed until 7 am.  And they ARE supposed to be quiet......


    Thus the screaming.  *snicker*  They did quite good last night.  Of course I went over the bedtime rules 3x before bedtime...and discussed the extreme consequences if they repeated the night before.


    Nevermind the fact that I found out that DH had already gotten them in trouble as they were awake and playing at 2:30 when he got up to go on the airplane.


    Zeria in particular was cranky yesterday, and I told her it was because she didn't sleep.   She didn't even like herself....so I think that helped the whole sleeping thing.


    Rob made it to Idaho in record time.  And was missing the kiddos before he even got to the airport.  He was snickering over this...as he's been rather tired of them.    And was mad he missed them so quickly.  *giggles*    


    Have to go to Walmart today to get pull-ups, and batterys, and a couple other things.    It will be a good get-out-of-the-house thing to do.  As its gonna be a long two days other wise.  Besides I NEEEEEED a Dew!  LOL


    Had somebody volunteer to do the SS class somebody I never would have thought to ask....because she usually works with the elementary school kids.  But Rainee and Mari loved her, and that was just fine with me.  


    We all have varying degrees of colds in the house.  Mine being the mildest.   Rainee's has miraculously stayed out of her lungs so far.  I'm rather shocked....if it stays out of them it will be the first time ever.


    Zeria's however *is* in her lungs...and is using copious amounts of albuterol.   She's had her cold several days longer then Rainee....so I suspect that is the direction Rainee's will head.  (Oh me of little faith.)


    Okies...gonna go check the boards and catch up a bit.  Have a day!