While I was working on the computer this morning Teagan comes in with this on......
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Babbling
"Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children"
-Charles R. Swindoll
I love this quote....sometimes I don't realize how small, everyday things are really big and life changing to my kids. The big thing right now is playing soccer in the park across the street. Teagan is a maniac about it. We have been out everyday for a week or so just kicking the soccer ball around....and she loves it. It doesn't seem like any big deal to me but it is so important to her. Her newest phrase is "Mom, your neat" Just plain and simple but it sure brings a smile to my face!
Blake is such his own person! I don't think he even realizes what an individual he is, probably because he and Teagan are so close in age that they often times get lumped together. I am trying to let him become more independent but it is REALLY hard, not because I don't want him to do things for himself but he is so stinkin' slow! I know that sounds bad but it drives me crazy! I have realized it though the last couple of weeks and am now making a real effort to let him do things on his own (even if it takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r) His thing lately is being a super hero...he will try and tie just about anything around his neck so he can yell "SuperHero, to the rescue!)
Penelope will be eight months old the end of this week.....where has that gone? She is such a good baby!! I have never seen a baby be more "in love" with their daddy. If Stan is in the room she stares at him continually until he looks are her....and then she'll smile, giggle, look away and then start the game all over again. She has been such a wonderful addition to our family.
We have a couple looking at our house tomorrow evening. They looked at it last week and are coming back for a second look (this is promising!)
Stan's application packet is in Salem and will be reviewed mid-March so we are hoping that by the end of March we will have an answer.
My good friend and I are heading to Portland this weekend. It is our birthday get-away weekend. It is suppose to be a kid free weekend but because we both have an 8 month old that is still nursing we will have the babies. It will still be a great time!! I can't wait to do some shopping and as she puts it "Go into a store with breakables!"
-Charles R. Swindoll
I love this quote....sometimes I don't realize how small, everyday things are really big and life changing to my kids. The big thing right now is playing soccer in the park across the street. Teagan is a maniac about it. We have been out everyday for a week or so just kicking the soccer ball around....and she loves it. It doesn't seem like any big deal to me but it is so important to her. Her newest phrase is "Mom, your neat" Just plain and simple but it sure brings a smile to my face!
Blake is such his own person! I don't think he even realizes what an individual he is, probably because he and Teagan are so close in age that they often times get lumped together. I am trying to let him become more independent but it is REALLY hard, not because I don't want him to do things for himself but he is so stinkin' slow! I know that sounds bad but it drives me crazy! I have realized it though the last couple of weeks and am now making a real effort to let him do things on his own (even if it takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r) His thing lately is being a super hero...he will try and tie just about anything around his neck so he can yell "SuperHero, to the rescue!)
Penelope will be eight months old the end of this week.....where has that gone? She is such a good baby!! I have never seen a baby be more "in love" with their daddy. If Stan is in the room she stares at him continually until he looks are her....and then she'll smile, giggle, look away and then start the game all over again. She has been such a wonderful addition to our family.
We have a couple looking at our house tomorrow evening. They looked at it last week and are coming back for a second look (this is promising!)
Stan's application packet is in Salem and will be reviewed mid-March so we are hoping that by the end of March we will have an answer.
My good friend and I are heading to Portland this weekend. It is our birthday get-away weekend. It is suppose to be a kid free weekend but because we both have an 8 month old that is still nursing we will have the babies. It will still be a great time!! I can't wait to do some shopping and as she puts it "Go into a store with breakables!"
Thursday, February 21, 2008
MK Sale
I can't believe this is my third post this week. It could mean one of two things; I don't have anything better to do, or I have much going on to post about. Let's hope it's the latter!
So I have the spring cleaning bug and I have decided that I really need to move on it. I've been going through kids clothes, organizing the spare room (as much as possible with boxes still in the closet not wanting to unpack them until we know what the heck we are doing) and I am ending my Mary Kay business and that would lead me to the reason of this post.
Anyone interested in some Mary Kay product at 50% off please contact me. (if you don't have a MK Consultant) I have a closet full of odds and ends that I would love to get rid of....I even have many samples that you can just have for fun.
So I have the spring cleaning bug and I have decided that I really need to move on it. I've been going through kids clothes, organizing the spare room (as much as possible with boxes still in the closet not wanting to unpack them until we know what the heck we are doing) and I am ending my Mary Kay business and that would lead me to the reason of this post.
Anyone interested in some Mary Kay product at 50% off please contact me. (if you don't have a MK Consultant) I have a closet full of odds and ends that I would love to get rid of....I even have many samples that you can just have for fun.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Amazing Savings!
I just got back from Safeway and I am totally excited after grocery shopping! This could be a first time that exctied and grocery shopping are in the same sentence. Here's why....I looked at my receipt and the little part at the bottom where it tells you the amount saved said....89%!! No that is not a typo....89%.
Here's how...after our MOPS meeting last week I took what Jolene, the speaker, had to say to heart. I realized that while I do a decent job grocery shopping, there was some room for improvement. So I logged onto www.thegrocerygame.com and got to work (with Jolene's help) it didn't take long for me to realize that with a little bit of work I could save a lot of money and AVOID Walmart, now that sounds great to me.
So, I just wanted to share this with EVERYONE. I didn't even use coupons today, imagine what I could have done if I had. Hope you all have a chance to check it out....I know it will be well worth the time and energy spent.
Here's how...after our MOPS meeting last week I took what Jolene, the speaker, had to say to heart. I realized that while I do a decent job grocery shopping, there was some room for improvement. So I logged onto www.thegrocerygame.com and got to work (with Jolene's help) it didn't take long for me to realize that with a little bit of work I could save a lot of money and AVOID Walmart, now that sounds great to me.
So, I just wanted to share this with EVERYONE. I didn't even use coupons today, imagine what I could have done if I had. Hope you all have a chance to check it out....I know it will be well worth the time and energy spent.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Some updates
So I guess you could say I fell off the blog wagon for a week or two. I really didn't think I had much to blog about but now that I look back we have been doing some fun stuff. So here's a little recap
--Feb 8th--this was my bday. Stan and I went to dinner with NO kids...we figured out that it has been almost a year since we went by ourselves with no kids at all. Pathetic, I know! We had a great time just talking and eating, oh, and the pina colada was great, too! Thanks to our friend, Jesse, that watched the kids!!
--We had a mellow Love Day....put the kids to bed and had dinner at home. Sometimes, that alone is such a nice treat! Stan did get me some delish' chocolates and a great card that the kiddo's colored in!
--This weekend was busy! My brother, his girlfriend and two of his kids came and stayed. It was great! This was the first time since we moved here that my brother has come, so it was nice to share with him a little bit of my life. All the kids had a great time (check out the family blog for pics) having a sleep over. Also, this weekend some good friends of ours from Klamath were in town for the horse sale. They stopped by the house Saturday for a visit and then Stan and I were able to meet up with them late that night for a bit (thanks to Ben and Sophia!) It's always great to see friends and family.....I think my love tank is full again.
This is my brother with his diploma from WyoTech. We are so proud of him!!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Funny little article
Pre-kids I was famous for saying "When I have kids they won't do this, or they will do that...." or "When I have kids I'll never...." Post-kids I was eating my words!! I had no idea what type of challenges parenting would bring. I assumed reading a parenting book, having a game plan and sticking to my guns would really just get me through it. HA! While I think all of those things help sometimes it is just learn as you go......
This is from a parenting magazine I was reading this morning during my workout.
"Parenting books held an incredible appeal because they made the unwieldy business of parenting seem manageable....Giddy with the prospect of having cracked the case, whether it was night wakings or nursing strikes, I'd buy a book, break down the new strategy for my husband and begin applying the principles immediately.
So imagine my dismay when none of them worked...I've tried positive reinforcements and verbal restraining, but the only thing that stops my son from running into traffic is the toddler leash that I attatch to him.
If I were to write my own how-to parenting book, it would be called Parenting by Hook or by Crook: Get the Job Done and Live to See Another Day. I would include chapters like "Just Give It Your Best Shot" and "It's Not a Federal Offense If Your Baby Rolls Off the Couch" and "A Glass of Wine: The Sleep-Training Parent's Best Friend," with an after word titled "No Matter What You Do, Your Child Will Probably End Up in Therapy Anyway." But I'm far too busy chasing my son out of traffic to write a book. So I'll leave it to the experts."-Nicole Caccavo Kear
This is from a parenting magazine I was reading this morning during my workout.
"Parenting books held an incredible appeal because they made the unwieldy business of parenting seem manageable....Giddy with the prospect of having cracked the case, whether it was night wakings or nursing strikes, I'd buy a book, break down the new strategy for my husband and begin applying the principles immediately.
So imagine my dismay when none of them worked...I've tried positive reinforcements and verbal restraining, but the only thing that stops my son from running into traffic is the toddler leash that I attatch to him.
If I were to write my own how-to parenting book, it would be called Parenting by Hook or by Crook: Get the Job Done and Live to See Another Day. I would include chapters like "Just Give It Your Best Shot" and "It's Not a Federal Offense If Your Baby Rolls Off the Couch" and "A Glass of Wine: The Sleep-Training Parent's Best Friend," with an after word titled "No Matter What You Do, Your Child Will Probably End Up in Therapy Anyway." But I'm far too busy chasing my son out of traffic to write a book. So I'll leave it to the experts."-Nicole Caccavo Kear
Friday, February 1, 2008
The Big Mouth Big Lot Man
I had one of those complete God Stop moments today! I was in Big Lots with all the kids looking at high chairs....a young man came over to get some off of the top shelf for me. I kept asking him to get more down so I could decide on which style and color I wanted and I could tell he was probably thinking "Lady, how many do you really need to look at?" I just kept smiling and calling him by name telling him thanks for helping me out.....so I finally decide on one and he packs it up to the cashier. He waits patiently as I write out a check (with the baby in my arms, Blake MIA and Teagan pulling things off the shelf) we head out to my van and all of a sudden.....MAJOR FLASHBACK......
A week ago at Walmart I was slow poking in the van infront of the store. A lady starts walking right infront of me so I stopped abruptly, I had no idea a guy was walking behind the van trying to get into the store. Apparently he had no idea that the lady walked infront of the van and he got mad that I stopped....he about walked into the back of the car while he was carrying his little girl. He started screaming at me...I was looking around because I was sure no one was yelling at me, I hadn't done anything wrong! He used not so nice words....(a combination of the "F" bomb and the "B" word) and he said the not so nice words a couple of times. I was completely shocked and I rolled my window down and yelled back "You do not talk to me like that" I was so shaken up (I don't like to be yelled at) that I wouldn't even go into the store. Stan was ticked!!! He kept asking if I thought he was still at the store and if I remembered what he looked like.
Well, I do remember what he looks like...he was the nice young man helping me to my van at Big Lots!! Before I could even think of what to say to him I blurted out "You're the guy that cussed me out at Walmart" He just looked at me and said "You were in the van"......
To sum it up I told him (very nicely) how upset that made me and that I had only stopped because there was a pedestrian infront of me. He apologized multiple times, gave a little excuse, loaded the highchair faster then the speed of light and said "Again, I'm so sorry..have nice day"
What a God moment!!
A week ago at Walmart I was slow poking in the van infront of the store. A lady starts walking right infront of me so I stopped abruptly, I had no idea a guy was walking behind the van trying to get into the store. Apparently he had no idea that the lady walked infront of the van and he got mad that I stopped....he about walked into the back of the car while he was carrying his little girl. He started screaming at me...I was looking around because I was sure no one was yelling at me, I hadn't done anything wrong! He used not so nice words....(a combination of the "F" bomb and the "B" word) and he said the not so nice words a couple of times. I was completely shocked and I rolled my window down and yelled back "You do not talk to me like that" I was so shaken up (I don't like to be yelled at) that I wouldn't even go into the store. Stan was ticked!!! He kept asking if I thought he was still at the store and if I remembered what he looked like.
Well, I do remember what he looks like...he was the nice young man helping me to my van at Big Lots!! Before I could even think of what to say to him I blurted out "You're the guy that cussed me out at Walmart" He just looked at me and said "You were in the van"......
To sum it up I told him (very nicely) how upset that made me and that I had only stopped because there was a pedestrian infront of me. He apologized multiple times, gave a little excuse, loaded the highchair faster then the speed of light and said "Again, I'm so sorry..have nice day"
What a God moment!!
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