Vacation: Day 2
Ok, so the weather is not cooperating so well and it feels like fall. Most of my plans were made of outside activities. I did finish my mom's flower beds and my sister helped me with the mulch and they look soooo much better and she was excited to see them when she came home.
Maybe I will get into the tie-dye t-shirts today. I bought a kit and only b/c it was on clearance and I couldn't pass it up. I would like to try the freezer stencil shirt that my cousin gave me the idea. When I have my mom here ,sometimes I need help following directions!! Can't post any pics until I get back home, but at this point with the weather there aren't very many anyway!!! THIS TOO SHALL PASS!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Vacation
Vacation: Day 1
So ,in a last minute sort of decision (which I am not known for) I decided to bring the kids back with Grandma & Pappy to Pa. on Sunday. Olivia has been wanting to come back for more than a weekend for a long time and after recital week and soccer ending, I needed some R&R also. Let me tell you how much I don't like packing small children for a week! Olivia's not bad, just needs the essentials and she can pack what she wants to bring (I still pack the clothes!!) Logan on the other hand, oh what a thinking process that is. You need almost everything, so that takes time and thought. I did it, while mom watched the kids I went into "thinking mode" and pack everything I thought we would need and there was a lot. So we made it, even packed Logan's fish aquarium off the crib thinking that would help him get to sleep, like at home.
So we were ready to start Monday, and it was a beautiful day. Olivia kept busy with Uncle Mike and playing Lego's (one of the toys we don't have at home). She got to ride her tricycle in the alley. She never wants to think she's too big for it, whatever! I love it here to ride bikes, cause there isn't any traffic in the alley. We took a walk and looked for Pappy (never did find him, but we looked for clues along the way). I cleaned out my mom's front flower beds that nobody seems to have time for. Just took some time to relax and enjoy life! Logan (knock on wood) seems to be doing fairly well at going to sleep here, so that makes life easier. The fire whistle went off last night and my kids are not used to that sound, and poor Logan cried and hung on to me for dear life (it was nice to feel a little needed again!). Something I am just used too and as a kid would sleep through. It stormed in the evening, so any outside plans got cancelled there. So far, so good!
Oh, I should mentioned, the recital went really well, both nights. Olivia did wonderful, and the time flew between dances. Our "mom dance" to Eye of the Tiger went really good, it was fun and I would do again next year. Olivia loved that her mom was on stage like her. The music didn't want to work once we got on stage, not once but twice, but thankfully Miss Jessa had another CD and the third time was a charm. It after all, was Friday the 13th. Sat. night Logan did really well through it and was loving the kids on stage and was checking all the girls out, cause he knows they all come up to him and talk to him, no girls can walk by without acknowledging him and he's gotten used to the attention!
So ,in a last minute sort of decision (which I am not known for) I decided to bring the kids back with Grandma & Pappy to Pa. on Sunday. Olivia has been wanting to come back for more than a weekend for a long time and after recital week and soccer ending, I needed some R&R also. Let me tell you how much I don't like packing small children for a week! Olivia's not bad, just needs the essentials and she can pack what she wants to bring (I still pack the clothes!!) Logan on the other hand, oh what a thinking process that is. You need almost everything, so that takes time and thought. I did it, while mom watched the kids I went into "thinking mode" and pack everything I thought we would need and there was a lot. So we made it, even packed Logan's fish aquarium off the crib thinking that would help him get to sleep, like at home.
So we were ready to start Monday, and it was a beautiful day. Olivia kept busy with Uncle Mike and playing Lego's (one of the toys we don't have at home). She got to ride her tricycle in the alley. She never wants to think she's too big for it, whatever! I love it here to ride bikes, cause there isn't any traffic in the alley. We took a walk and looked for Pappy (never did find him, but we looked for clues along the way). I cleaned out my mom's front flower beds that nobody seems to have time for. Just took some time to relax and enjoy life! Logan (knock on wood) seems to be doing fairly well at going to sleep here, so that makes life easier. The fire whistle went off last night and my kids are not used to that sound, and poor Logan cried and hung on to me for dear life (it was nice to feel a little needed again!). Something I am just used too and as a kid would sleep through. It stormed in the evening, so any outside plans got cancelled there. So far, so good!
Oh, I should mentioned, the recital went really well, both nights. Olivia did wonderful, and the time flew between dances. Our "mom dance" to Eye of the Tiger went really good, it was fun and I would do again next year. Olivia loved that her mom was on stage like her. The music didn't want to work once we got on stage, not once but twice, but thankfully Miss Jessa had another CD and the third time was a charm. It after all, was Friday the 13th. Sat. night Logan did really well through it and was loving the kids on stage and was checking all the girls out, cause he knows they all come up to him and talk to him, no girls can walk by without acknowledging him and he's gotten used to the attention!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Recital Week
This is Olivia's recital week. The recital is Friday & Saturday (yes, two nights). I will be very happy when it's Sunday morning. I absolutely hate this week. There are so many practices, things to remember, makeup to do, and a whole bunch of chaotic kids!! Olivia doesn't like the makeup and says it tickles, so you can imagine what that is like to put on her. We have to have Mr. Logan with us Sat. night, so I will have butterflies wandering how that is going to go. It is cute and enjoyable, but I am so glad when it's done. Like I have said before, i don't like a bunch a chaos for a long period of time. That's just me, hands down.
Some of us girls are doing a "mother dance" towards the end. It is too "eye of the tiger" which is really cool, now I'm thinking, "what the heck did I agree to do!" It's easy for the little kids, they like it and don't mind the audience. We have shirts to wear that say, well mine says "Olivia's mom", it's cute, please don't screw up, please don't screw up!!
I forgot to write last time about the snake O found. Usually every year, about this time, I see a snake in our yard. Now I lived in Pa. all my life and maybe saw 1 in our yard. So I got to thinking (cause I never forget that I see them mid may or June) that i hadn't seen one and maybe I wasn't going to and my "bad" luck was going to change. Well Sat. she seen one and had to have Rich get it and dispose of it. Usually he's not here when I see them and they get away. They are usually babies and where there's a baby there's a mama. This one did not get away. I absolutely cannot tolerate a snake to save my kids' lives, one creature that could be extinct for all I care. So for one more year, the snake tradition carries on........
Some of us girls are doing a "mother dance" towards the end. It is too "eye of the tiger" which is really cool, now I'm thinking, "what the heck did I agree to do!" It's easy for the little kids, they like it and don't mind the audience. We have shirts to wear that say, well mine says "Olivia's mom", it's cute, please don't screw up, please don't screw up!!
I forgot to write last time about the snake O found. Usually every year, about this time, I see a snake in our yard. Now I lived in Pa. all my life and maybe saw 1 in our yard. So I got to thinking (cause I never forget that I see them mid may or June) that i hadn't seen one and maybe I wasn't going to and my "bad" luck was going to change. Well Sat. she seen one and had to have Rich get it and dispose of it. Usually he's not here when I see them and they get away. They are usually babies and where there's a baby there's a mama. This one did not get away. I absolutely cannot tolerate a snake to save my kids' lives, one creature that could be extinct for all I care. So for one more year, the snake tradition carries on........
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Ahhh...Relief
Thank goodness for some rain and storms and it whisked the hot, icky weather away. Boy, that was hot. Almost too hot to do anything, which is why Olivia is bored. She can't wait until Pappy & Grandma come this weekend and believe you and me, she's counting the days until Sat.! She always wants to know why we just can't live in a house by them. She would pack up and leave here and be a Pa. woodsman forever. Come Sunday she will be sad and crying cause they will be gone........things to look forward too. She did get to get into the pool and she was loving it. I, on the other hand, like the pool to warm a little before I jump in. I always say I'm going to buy a heater for it, but of course, we still don't have one. Now maybe with the heat gone, we can get outside and do some things. All I can say is, thank goodness for central air!!
Logan didn't know what to do with the heat. His little hair on top started to curl. I forgot what it's like to have a little one and not be able to be in the heat and sun. So I did spend a lot more time than I wanted in the house, but using the air that we are paying to run! I started a routine with him and it was working well, but I decided to change it, cause who really wants to be up and showered in the summer by 7am...not me. So I have gotten him to sleep a little till 8am. That has messed up our whole routine. So I have the task of making another, and confusing the boy again. He got weighed yesterday, he is 18lbs. although looks and feels more than that. His height has grown to 26inches, which is exciting. They said he's a little heavy for his height, but of course he's not walking or crawling yet. DUH. I can't win for losing, he's either too short, too skinny, or too heavy......well he's just right with me, he's happy!! (This was not a regular dr. appt., that is on Wed., so we will see what she says)
little boy is very slowly trying to get top teeth, and he makes this face when he is rubbing his gums together.
Logan didn't know what to do with the heat. His little hair on top started to curl. I forgot what it's like to have a little one and not be able to be in the heat and sun. So I did spend a lot more time than I wanted in the house, but using the air that we are paying to run! I started a routine with him and it was working well, but I decided to change it, cause who really wants to be up and showered in the summer by 7am...not me. So I have gotten him to sleep a little till 8am. That has messed up our whole routine. So I have the task of making another, and confusing the boy again. He got weighed yesterday, he is 18lbs. although looks and feels more than that. His height has grown to 26inches, which is exciting. They said he's a little heavy for his height, but of course he's not walking or crawling yet. DUH. I can't win for losing, he's either too short, too skinny, or too heavy......well he's just right with me, he's happy!! (This was not a regular dr. appt., that is on Wed., so we will see what she says)
little boy is very slowly trying to get top teeth, and he makes this face when he is rubbing his gums together.Friday, June 6, 2008
Summer Vacation
At last, summer is here(not officially) but in this house it is! Checked the strawberries and they are getting nice and red. Olivia & me had to try one and there's nothing better than a red ripe, warm from the sun, strawberry........ahhhh...summer! The pool is ready to go, but I would be willing to bet it's like a tub of ice cubes, but looks very inviting on a day like today.
Things I have learned today, the first day of summer vacation are: Noggin is channel 107, we are(and have been) out of computer paper. Olivia wanted to print and we are out, as she precedes to tell me we have been for awhile now. My most repeated sentence of the day, "Be quiet, your brother is sleeping and don't you dare wake him up!" This is funny, but will show you how Olivia absolutely knows what should be and what's not around the house. She mentioned to me yesterday that the toilet water is not where it should be. I just said, "oh, I think it is". So today she says, "you may want to call the toilet man, cause our toilet does not have enough water in it". We don't have a "toilet man". She made me come in the bathroom, show me where the water should be and it's not there! I think she's right, who knows, I can't say I pay that much attention to the toilet water, but it is extremely funny to think she knows how much water should be there!
Logan is hilarious, getting so big. I know I say that a lot, but he is everyday. He growls when your feeding him and laughs. He loves to pull your hair and laugh about it. Now he fake coughs so you say something and laughs. He's so easy, you can tell when he's tired and you just put him down, give him a receiving blanket, that he can breathe thru (cause you know he's going to put it over his head and fall asleep) and he goes out like a light. Now I did have to fight with him to get him this way for about a week, but oh, how it pays off in the end. Olivia fought me much longer about it. He's been on this same lovely schedule now for some time and it's so nice. They told me preemie's are hard to get on a schedule and now I see why they said that. He's starting to want to communicate with his sister and he just babbles at her and sometimes screams, I'm sure that's to get her attention. She was laughing at the tv and there he was, just laughing with her. Oh, life, it's funny, isn't it!!!!
Things I have learned today, the first day of summer vacation are: Noggin is channel 107, we are(and have been) out of computer paper. Olivia wanted to print and we are out, as she precedes to tell me we have been for awhile now. My most repeated sentence of the day, "Be quiet, your brother is sleeping and don't you dare wake him up!" This is funny, but will show you how Olivia absolutely knows what should be and what's not around the house. She mentioned to me yesterday that the toilet water is not where it should be. I just said, "oh, I think it is". So today she says, "you may want to call the toilet man, cause our toilet does not have enough water in it". We don't have a "toilet man". She made me come in the bathroom, show me where the water should be and it's not there! I think she's right, who knows, I can't say I pay that much attention to the toilet water, but it is extremely funny to think she knows how much water should be there!
Logan is hilarious, getting so big. I know I say that a lot, but he is everyday. He growls when your feeding him and laughs. He loves to pull your hair and laugh about it. Now he fake coughs so you say something and laughs. He's so easy, you can tell when he's tired and you just put him down, give him a receiving blanket, that he can breathe thru (cause you know he's going to put it over his head and fall asleep) and he goes out like a light. Now I did have to fight with him to get him this way for about a week, but oh, how it pays off in the end. Olivia fought me much longer about it. He's been on this same lovely schedule now for some time and it's so nice. They told me preemie's are hard to get on a schedule and now I see why they said that. He's starting to want to communicate with his sister and he just babbles at her and sometimes screams, I'm sure that's to get her attention. She was laughing at the tv and there he was, just laughing with her. Oh, life, it's funny, isn't it!!!!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Home Stretch
Can you feel it? The heat that is. It is suppose to be around 90 here on Friday and that's so much better than say..20?! The humidity is here and you can tell by looking at mine and Olivia's hair. The poor girl has hair like me, add humidity and it's a mess. I've noticed that Logan has the most moist feet I have ever felt. Now Olivia always had sweaty stinky feet and could never wear anything but sandals in the summer, but his are definitely "boy" feet, cause they are nasty! Anytime you touch them, they are wet! He really does suck those toes too. Boys will be boys.
Olivia is getting excited that Thursday is the last day of school now. I don't think it has really hit her yet though. I know she will miss some of the girls in her class over vacation, but I have to tell you, I won't miss the morning rush of getting her off to school and trying to feed a "starving" boy at the same time. It will be much more relaxing....note to children: we can sleep in now. Logan will be excited to have his sister here all day. He gets so excited when she talks or walks in the room. I love watching them, cause he just can't get enough of her. I almost (not that I'm rushing things) can't wait until he can talk and actually play with her. I can't wait to hear the conversations they have and what she is going to teach him. In due time.....
This is Olivia's strawberry patch. It is absolutely loaded this year. You really can't tell but the size are like store bought ones and they are so heavy and loaded, they are now weighted down to the ground. I've already got ideas of what to make when they ripen.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Only 2 More Days of School
Olivia's last soccer game was Saturday. They didn't win, they didn't win a game all soccer season. That was ok though, they didn't care, 4th place still carries a trophy! She was so little out there, but very cute!
My little teeny tiny boy is growing up so fast. He's so hilarious and everything is funny to him. I finally got him to stick out his tongue when I ask him where his tongue is. He will also tilt his head side to side (just like mama taught him) and then give me this little grin, almost to say, "I can do this mom!"
My little teeny tiny boy is growing up so fast. He's so hilarious and everything is funny to him. I finally got him to stick out his tongue when I ask him where his tongue is. He will also tilt his head side to side (just like mama taught him) and then give me this little grin, almost to say, "I can do this mom!" 
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