We're under a heat advisory until Thursday at 9pm.
I hate that kinda heat. Where you go outside and theres no room to breathe because not only is it hot out, the humidity is near 100%.
We took the kids out for 10 minutes before much tantruming went on about being hot, etc...lol.
I can't wait for thursday at 9pm
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Snow white and Prince Charming
A few weeks back while visiting my father in law out in the country, my dear husband rescued two kittens from the "burn pile"(where they burn garbage), he heard this little "meeewing" and went back into the itch weed to further investigate. He found these two small baby kittens. My father in law has been bottle feeding them for a few weeks . The last time I saw them a few weeks ago, they weren't really moving or doing much. Today we visited and holy cow! What a change! they were climbing all over, meowing and learning to pounce, climb in things like paper bags, they wrestle eachother and have all sorts of fun. I"m glad He found them because otherwise they'd have probably never made it. We've saw the mother but the mother is pretty sick. "Farm cats" are usually outside cats, they learn to fend for themselves but they also can get sick and catch alot of illnesses which we think their mother has. Over the years I have named all the farm kitties, and these two are no different. Snow white and Prince Charming. I don't care that they're both girls...its just how their names came to be..lol. They are so playful and loving . My children have never seen kittens that small. They oohed and aaahed over them, my 4 year old liked them from a distance but for whatever reason when they got close up, she'd kinda freak out...lol.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The first week
The first week of my husbands new job is quickly wrapping up.
How do I feel about it? Well part of me is relieved because that means the weekend is coming and part of me is relieved to have another adult in the house to share my insanity with.
Our mornings are usually very good, quiet and I get the housework done and theres very little arguing. Like I've previously said, I believe this is when the children gather and plan world domination, starting with mom and dad. I haven't been able to find concrete evidence on this yet but I'm working on it.
Once the lunchtime hour hits, crap hits the fan and its like I feel the domination factor has began. I'm quickly outvoted, out numbered, and out favored in many to all decisions. Tempers flare among the children, tattling reaches new heights every day and there is many scuffles and rarely any blood. I try to take them outside where playing for 10 minutes lasts until I hear "its tooooo hot mo-0m!" or I walk them up the street to grandmas house to visit but the hill we have to climb is steep and usually much complaining is done and much "do you want to turn around and go home" is said . Sometimes I ponder going the long way to grandmas house JUST to get outta climbing that hill. The long way around would be a 2.2 mile walk around "the block". Cause once again it doesn't have the "hill of death" and theres many things we talk about and see while we're walking. Sometimes we run into interesting people, hence the man in the sleeveless iron maiden shirt with the long hair and backpack, or we get trucks to beep their horns and we play redlight greenlight and stop to ..well just because. My littlest guy is 2 and we must rememeber, like momma, he has short legs.lol
Today I had a really lazy morning. We all climbed back in my bed and watched cartoons. usually I"m up and cleaning and doing things but today? not so much. And it was one of those mornings where I had to get up for a doctors appointment that my dad nicely agreed to take me to since the hubby has the only car at work. I got everyone dressed and ready and picked up. We dropped my children off with my mother, and headed to my appointment...ONLY to find out the doctors nurse scheduled me when he wasn't even in the office. So that was a huge dissapointment and things like that make me cry for whatever reason so then I cried the whole way home. When you don't feel good and think "wow I might get some answers" and then you don't see your doctor, its kinda a huge let down...
We drove back to my parents house where all my children were glad to see me. My ever insightful 4 year old daughter said "momma were you crying" and I told her no and not to worry about it. She's all rough and tumble but she does have this soft spot for things like that. I was taken back to my house with my smallest one who was cranky(as well as this momma was) and we snuggeld up in my bed and took a nap for once while the other two stayed at grandmas house. My 2 year old is the snuggliest child ever. he had his drink , his blankey and his momma. What more could that boy want? we snuggled and slept.
but usually when you let the little tiny boy sleep, he runs around like you've given him an energy drink and doesn't go to sleep at a nice time(this means before 10 or 11pm) but he actually did fall asleep aroudn 9pm so that was a relief.
Not sure whats on our friday game plan. Probably some outside time or maybe a trip to grandmas house. Not sure what grandma is up to, we'll have to call to see. Or maybe out to see our friend Jesse. She lives out in the country where the kids can run, scream, fight bloody murder and no one hears...lol.
How do I feel about it? Well part of me is relieved because that means the weekend is coming and part of me is relieved to have another adult in the house to share my insanity with.
Our mornings are usually very good, quiet and I get the housework done and theres very little arguing. Like I've previously said, I believe this is when the children gather and plan world domination, starting with mom and dad. I haven't been able to find concrete evidence on this yet but I'm working on it.
Once the lunchtime hour hits, crap hits the fan and its like I feel the domination factor has began. I'm quickly outvoted, out numbered, and out favored in many to all decisions. Tempers flare among the children, tattling reaches new heights every day and there is many scuffles and rarely any blood. I try to take them outside where playing for 10 minutes lasts until I hear "its tooooo hot mo-0m!" or I walk them up the street to grandmas house to visit but the hill we have to climb is steep and usually much complaining is done and much "do you want to turn around and go home" is said . Sometimes I ponder going the long way to grandmas house JUST to get outta climbing that hill. The long way around would be a 2.2 mile walk around "the block". Cause once again it doesn't have the "hill of death" and theres many things we talk about and see while we're walking. Sometimes we run into interesting people, hence the man in the sleeveless iron maiden shirt with the long hair and backpack, or we get trucks to beep their horns and we play redlight greenlight and stop to ..well just because. My littlest guy is 2 and we must rememeber, like momma, he has short legs.lol
Today I had a really lazy morning. We all climbed back in my bed and watched cartoons. usually I"m up and cleaning and doing things but today? not so much. And it was one of those mornings where I had to get up for a doctors appointment that my dad nicely agreed to take me to since the hubby has the only car at work. I got everyone dressed and ready and picked up. We dropped my children off with my mother, and headed to my appointment...ONLY to find out the doctors nurse scheduled me when he wasn't even in the office. So that was a huge dissapointment and things like that make me cry for whatever reason so then I cried the whole way home. When you don't feel good and think "wow I might get some answers" and then you don't see your doctor, its kinda a huge let down...
We drove back to my parents house where all my children were glad to see me. My ever insightful 4 year old daughter said "momma were you crying" and I told her no and not to worry about it. She's all rough and tumble but she does have this soft spot for things like that. I was taken back to my house with my smallest one who was cranky(as well as this momma was) and we snuggeld up in my bed and took a nap for once while the other two stayed at grandmas house. My 2 year old is the snuggliest child ever. he had his drink , his blankey and his momma. What more could that boy want? we snuggled and slept.
but usually when you let the little tiny boy sleep, he runs around like you've given him an energy drink and doesn't go to sleep at a nice time(this means before 10 or 11pm) but he actually did fall asleep aroudn 9pm so that was a relief.
Not sure whats on our friday game plan. Probably some outside time or maybe a trip to grandmas house. Not sure what grandma is up to, we'll have to call to see. Or maybe out to see our friend Jesse. She lives out in the country where the kids can run, scream, fight bloody murder and no one hears...lol.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
well so it goes
My children had wonderful times spending the weekends with different grandparents. I slept late and loved it. I missed them but these are the rare times where I don't "have" to get outta bed. So I just stayed in until about noon or so each day.lol
My husband and I recently switched roles as where he has gone back to work and I'm the stay at home person now.
Well, with that being said.....
Monday went well. I was like "wow, this should be pretty good !"
then today came. I think my kids figured out how things "should" be with mom around since Dad's now at work. I think they gave me one day to plan evil things and plot world take over and today the plotting was put into action.
its 7:22pm and I'm EXHAUSTED.
And I've only had 2 diet sodas today. That in itself is a huge miracle for me. I've been trying to cut down since my ablation.
Living in an apartment with three children is an adventure, let me tell you.
My husband and I recently switched roles as where he has gone back to work and I'm the stay at home person now.
Well, with that being said.....
Monday went well. I was like "wow, this should be pretty good !"
then today came. I think my kids figured out how things "should" be with mom around since Dad's now at work. I think they gave me one day to plan evil things and plot world take over and today the plotting was put into action.
its 7:22pm and I'm EXHAUSTED.
And I've only had 2 diet sodas today. That in itself is a huge miracle for me. I've been trying to cut down since my ablation.
Living in an apartment with three children is an adventure, let me tell you.
Lake memories
This is not a recent picture. This is actually from July of last year. But its one of my favorite places to go. Its a place where we used to live, and its right on Lake Michigan. I've never lived on a lake until we moved there for 3 years . I think the lake is beautiful, and awe-inspiring and the marina when the boats are all there, is my favorite time. In winter it just looks cold and empty without all the boats in place. I get excited when we drive out there in spring and you can see the boats coming back in.Infact, we're headed out that way tomorrow as we're dropping off our two youngest children at my mother in laws house for the night. I know I'll want to drive down there just to see how things are. They have so many things going on by the lake.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
a day in the country
My kids getting tractor rides at my father in laws today
Isn't this little shed just awesome? I think they should fix it up as like a play house. 
A toad...
My two oldest refusing to pick it up but content on watching it
Do you know how hard it is to get three kids looking decent for a photo?
Bella and my hubby on the tractor
Flowers at my father in laws house.
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