Last Day

Wow its the last day of the month already! Pretty amazing how fast a month can swirl by us without even realizing. My last post was Thursday and its been a painful last couple of days. Thursday night I woke with tooth pain, Mike ended up sticking around and running the kids to school for me so I could sleep. Friday I hurt all day, Saturday I hurt and decided that I was going to look for a dentist, with no luck, no one was opened or they had already closed for the day. Sunday I was in somewhat pain. Today I woke feeling pretty darn good, but I knew I had to see a dentist, this problem would not go away it can only get worse. So to the dentist I went, $325.00 later and missing a wisdom tooth, I feel better. Well if the numbness would go away I would be even better. I swear when they were numbing me up he nicked my tongue with the needle because it is so numb feeling. I also set up and appointment in February for full xrays and cleaning and a comprehensive listing of everything that needs to be done to my mouth.

See I have terrible teeth, I call them disgusting!!! Some part of my genes I got horrible teeth, my teeth are stained and I have been told my teeth are very soft, my mouth is full of cavities. I have always brushed my teeth, I never flossed or used mouth rinse. I don't think that's the cause of my cavities but I'm sure it helped out some. My kids have my teeth too. I noticed after Alexis lost her front and her adult teeth followed in, a few months later she started showing slight staining on her teeth. Thankfully they have dental insurance and I am able to take her to the dentist. As a matter of fact take all my kids to the dentist. I'm glad to know that they will have a better smile than me. I remember Alexis's dentist saying she was going to have a million dollar smile, I'm sure not that much but if you add all the cleanings and preventive care it is a pretty penny. Oh and I forgot to mention but my 3 sister and my brother all have staining on their teeth as well, not too sure on the cavities but I know I'm not the first of them to get a tooth pulled. I just hate my teeth and hope I can do something to make them better.

So anyway that's where I've been the past couple of days, dealing with the toothache and it was horrible, the only thing I could do was sleep sitting up. Chicken noodle soup is good, the broth was the best and mashing the noodles up were good too. I even ventured to El Fenix restaurant with my family and had to take the smallest of bites to even eat. Medicine was good too, I was switching between Motrin and Tylenol  every 3 hours and finally got some Vicoden and that was good, it was alot better and took the pain away.

Ok,Ok enough about teeth. Still on the apartment hunt. I'm pretty sure I have found the one for us but still need to go and tour it and make a final decision. Pay application fee and deposit and get ready to move in. I really want to start fully packing but I know Mike is so against it. I will have to continue later... didn't realize it was time to go get the kiddos from school.

List

Here's my list of stuff I need/want to accomplish....

~ Move. That is number one, very important to me and my family. We need OUR space and it is time. Spread our wings and fly.

~ Health. I want to start exercising and eating better and not only me, my whole family. For myself I would like to lose weight and be happy with me! I would like to lose 60lbs.

~ Debt. I want to pay off some debt we have, some debt from at least 10+ years ago.

~ Save. Actually have money in my savings account and keep it there.

~ Love. Give my husband love all the time instead of pick fights or get angry at him and show it.

~ Inspire. I want to really get back to scrapbooking instead of just buying and hiding my supplies. I am creative and want to show it.

Awake

Well I am awake for the day, have been since 10 this morning. I did get up and take the kids to school and then came back to a sad Kaylee because I didn't get her evil McDonalds! So I made her and I pancakes!!! They were yummy and yummier than evil McDonalds ever!!! Since I ate I thought I would stay up, no it did the opposite and I went back to sleep for 1.5 hours. So I got up and had my shower and now Kaylee is swimming in a bath!! She's been in for almost 45 minutes and still doesn't want to get out. That's fine I guess, she's not reeking havoc throughout the house. I wish I knew why I was tired all the time, well probably because I don't drink enough water or sleep right or even exercise. I've been really thinking about doing weight watchers and getting a membership to our local newly renovated family fitness center. I know I would feel better and start looking better. And maybe my kids would quit telling me I'm fat as if I didn't already know!!

Well my toy I got I still haven't even played with. As far as I got was opening the top and taking the pictures and closing it back up. I thought I would do something on it yesterday but that never happened. A whole lot of nothing happened yesterday. I even called into work because I wasn't feeling well, I hate calling in sick. I just didn't feel 100% and I was more drained than anything. Headache, cramps, tired and nauseated. Today is a new day, I still don't feel all that well but I think its my tooth that's bothering me. Hopefully I will get it fixed soon.

So I'm back to getting organized about our move, I know we wont don't qualify for a house. I never got a call back but I know in my heart we just don't qualify, which sucks bad, but I'm fine with it and back to looking at apartments. I hate that we have to wait for our income tax to get here so we can move, I wish I had savings so we could just move now. But we will wait and in the meantime I will start my many list and organize our move. I am a total list maker, I love making list. At least 3-4 times a week I make a list about something. I have a moving list, inventory list, bill list, budget, etc.... Just ready for everything to happen!!!

So the oven situation, it wont be fixed until Feb 9th, yes we are without a oven until then which is crazy!!! The repair company doesn't keep the part on hand, which I can understand, so they are having it mailed to us. As soon as we get it, which will be early next week, we just have to put it aside. The repair guy will NOT come back out until Feb 9th. He claimed they are swamped with calls and for starters he didn't know how it was possible that we got such a quick appointment in the first place when we first called. My mother in law seems to think it was because we have only had the oven for about 2 months. I guess the customer service person saw it as an emergency but the repairman did not see it that way I guess. It's fine just no baking for the next 2 weeks which stinks but we will deal.

Opened

Havent taken it out of the box yet, that will have to wait until saturday.

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My package

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I can quit!

Finally I can quit stalking the Fed Ex Tracking website!!! My new toy is here!!! I didn't even realize what a good deal I got, so not only is the actual machine a binder and laminator, the package deal also came with some laminating sleeves, book covers and a new paper trimmer!!! Wow! Now thats a deal!!!
But I am still stalking or pacing the floors waiting on the Sears repair man to get here. They called around 11am this morning and said he would be here about 12:30 and its now almost 2:30, looks like the stove may not be getting fixed today. Sucks!!!

I just realized that today is Tuesday and my kids stay at school until 4:15!!! Yay!!! Now I can make Mike pick them up, is that bad? Lexi has choir practice and Mikey has Beach Club which is a bible study group. They love staying after school too!!! I'm sure Kaylee will be asking me if we are going to pick up her sissy and bubba, she loves going to pick them up and usually her internal alarm clock is going off and she will start asking about 2pm if its time to go.

Gonna cut this off, need to eat lunch. I just realized I haven't done that today, neither have I had breakfast! Ooops!!!!

Shattered!

Shards of Glass! Yesterday I cooked dinner, made yummy hamburger patties with grilled onions, corn on the cob, steamed cauliflower and baked potatoes. I started the baked potatoes first, and cooked everything else. Everything was done and I pulled out a small potato from the oven, cut it in half and it was almost done. So I pulled out 2 more potatoes and left the rest to cook as they were larger and surely needed more time. So we were enjoying dinner, it was so good when we heard a loud noise from the other side of the house. Mike thought it was Mikey and maybe he broke something or was throwing something in the house. So he went to investigate only to find it wasn't Mikey but the glass on the stove door was shattered!!! It almost looked like maybe a potato had hit the door and caused the breakage but we don't think so. All the potatoes were still on the rack where I had placed them. We don't know what happened or should I say why it happened. The stove is only 2 months old and thankfully still under warranty. We think it may have had a faulty seal. The technician should be here shortly and hopefully we can get it fixed today. Mikes mom had just told me yesterday morning that the drawer on the bottom was indeed a broiler and not a storage compartment like we had thought. She said she was cooking Sunday and had went to grab the large pan from the drawer and she felt sudden heat, so she didn't touch it, thank goodness it would have been a nasty burn had she grabbed it. Since having the stove the front gets so hot when you are cooking on it, you have to be careful not to run your arm on it. Also the glass on the front door would get very hot. Which in this day and age you would think that problem would be fixed. I remember the stove my parents had when I was growing up, the glass on the front would get very very hot.

I am just sick over the whole thing. Of course I was using it when it happened, just like the washer a few weeks back. I found out it was leaking and of course I was using it. There's been several other things that have happened while I was using or I just noticed something was wrong with it. I guess I am observant, don't know if that's a good thing or bad? But it makes me feel bad since this is not my house or my things. Now my mother in law did thank me about the washer because had I not noticed the leaking, it would have ended up getting worse and would have cost more money later on down the road. I didn't think about that, you know like replacing the sheet rock had it got wet, or tiles.

The weather is fair today, its going to be warm, when I go after the kids I may get to go without a jacket, that will be nice. We had a bit of rain earlier about 2 minutes worth. Not enough to do any good at all. Yesterday when I rented movies I got the movie Buried, it was a good movie, I just didn't like the ending. I don't like it when the main character dies or in this case really the only character. Like the movie Untamed Heart, I love that movie and to this day would still watch it over and over again, but I hate the ending because he dies. Wahhhh, I could cry over it right now.

So I am waiting for Fed Ex to get here, I hate waiting for packages to arrive. It's like I spend my whole day walking the floors, looking out the window to see if he's here. I just really want this to get here before I have to leave. Mike wont care that I bought it, but I will still get questioned, when did you buy this and how much did it cost, blah, blah, blah. So if I get it without his knowledge I can put it away until one day when he sees it and I can tell him yeah i got it a few months back. If I got it a few months back it will be OK but if its this week I will get all the questions. That's bad huh??? Now I feel bad! I ordered the YourStory by provo craft, I'm very excited about it too, I only paid $25+shipping. Not bad considering you can buy one at Michael's for $99. I think it was an excellent price, it binds books and laminates. I can't wait to get to play with it, it will probably end up being Saturday though.

Shattered glass

I will share later.....

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Sickness again?!?

Well to start off Kaylee's birthday party was great! We started early with a trip to the store to pick up all the food for the day and the cake. As you can see from the photo the cake turned out beautiful! We got all the cooking done and the last things came off the grill right at one. Everyone enjoyed the food, we did the pinata, then came in for birthday presents and then the final was birthday cake. Yum! The cake was delicious. Kaylee enjoyed every minute of her day. She loved all her gifts and I think was very happy to see everyone. The day turned out great, it was warm enough to stand outside for a few minutes.

We hit the sack early Saturday night and then woke early Sunday! Poor Mike got sick and was suppose to go in for work but didn't. I don't blame him, I hope whatever it was I don't get. He was sick with upset stomach and vomitting. But I have a feeling it had to do with him drinking a little bit and then eating a not so done hamburger, his choice by the way. He never ran fever thank goodness!!! But he did lay in the bed all day sunday and was dragging his butt for work this morning.

I have plans on putting pictures up but just don't have the time right now, maybe later today or in the morning. So far today I've went to the store and got Kaylee a bigger drawer cart for her toys and got a few groceries. Rented some movies from Redbox. Came home and cleaned the girls room, organizing Kaylee's toys and I have vaccumed the whole house! I am pooped already and have lots more to do today. I also will be cooking dinner tonight since I am off. Better go my list is growing.

Decorations

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Ready to party

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The birthday girls cake

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Getting ready

We are getting ready for saturday and I have lots to do. Todays list is really long and everytime I turn around it seems to get longer. As I write this im sitting at the school observing kaylee and waiting to get home so I can continue with my list. But I do enjoy watching kaylee in her class learning. Right now they are drawing with shaving cream, such a mess. Kaylee would rathee run her hands through it than draw like they are suppose to do, but she looks like she is having fun. She was just told time to clean up and she said she doesnt want too. Uh oh, looks like mommy will have to let them do shaving cream drawings at home. That would make a perfect rainy day activity.
Back to my list lots to do, need to get the floors with the vacume and make sure the bathrooms are clean, although I will wait on the kids till tomorrow. Need to go to the grocery store and get the rest of my groceries for the party. Also probably go ahead and prepare the hamburgers for tomorrow that will save me some time. And I need time since yesterday I layed around and didnt do much. So wish me luck that everything works out although I am confident it will go great.

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5 years old

This was meant for yesterday but I couldnt get blogger to work on my computer.......
5years ago today... Kaylee was born! She is such a little princess, very smart, shy at times, can be outgoing. Mommy loves her to bits. She was excited and spent most her day doing her favorite stuff, watching her favorite shows, playing with her toys and she even layed down and cuddled with mommy. And she took a birthday nap! She had a great day and wasnt upset or concerned that we didnt even open gifts or have cake. But she did tell her papa that he has to come over on saturday and have cake with her. Too cute!

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Someone

Someone is feeling better today, someone has had pizza and pickles for lunch, someone has made a mess in her room, someone is bouncing off the walls, someone is driving me crazy. That someone is Kaylee! I am so glad she is feeling better. All the kids are feeling better and I couldn't be happier. I hate when they are sick and feeling bad.
I was up bright and early this morning at 5:30, got the older kids to school and came home. Kaylee was already awake but she stayed in bed with me to watch a move and i fell back asleep. I woke at 11!!! I hate that I slept so long. Kaylee was in her room playing and watching tv. I was really surprised she didn't wake me up. Tomorrow I will have to make it a point to stay up all day. No morning naps for me. Too much to do tomorrow.
Today I have work and it will be day 6! I'm tired of working, I really don't want to work tonight but I know it will go fast, I hope. I will be off tomorrow thank goodness and plan to get lots done, I hope. Have cooking and cleaning to do and maybe an errand or two.
Friday will be busier with grocery shopping and paying bills.
It's suppose to get cold tonight/tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it. The high is suppose to be 35 tomorrow and thats cold!! We may have rain too, boo, I will have to find Kay some fun stuff to keep her busy. I can't wait until her party, I'm ready to see everyone and have a nice day with everybody. I haven't seen anyone since Christmas Eve so thats been a while. I just don't take the time to visit people, my mother just told me last night on the phone that she misses seeing me and the kids, I told her me too. All my days off from work have been during the week and the kids always have homework and I know they have work the next day so we usually just stay home. I guess we will have to make a visit in the next week or two to my mothers.
Heading out its about time to get the kids from school.

Kaylee and her "teddy bear"

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Sickness

Well, I tried to post this from my computer but the darn thing wont load bogger. I woke to find my computer had a virus and wouldnt let me run my anti-virus, so I had to roll the computer back a few days and finally was able to run the software. Its still running and has been for the past two hours, blah, that may be why blogger wont load at the moment.
I got home from work late, the a.m. took forever closing down. Got home and ate a snack and laid down to go to sleep which was taking forever. Then about midnight I was almost asleep and kaylee who was in our bed starts tossing and turning sating her belly hurt. A bit later she started whining and then a cough and then you know what came next, yep vomit. Thankfully daddy has quick reflexes and was able to scoop her up and over to the trash can in a flash. A bit got in her hair which prompted a quick warm bath, and then back in the bed with a trash can next to her. She did vomit once more and went back to bed. So I ended up finally going to sleep at 1:30am and woke at 6:30 to take Mikey to school. Lexi stayed home, she still didnt feel well, she ran fever all day yesterday. So when I got back home from taking mikey I told the girls momma was going back to bed and they could wake me if they needed to. The ended up waking me at 10am, I couldnt believe I slept that much longer but I guess I needed it.
I was in my pjs until 12 when I decided it was probably a good idea to shower and get dressed for the day. I am tired though and could probably go back to sleep but I wont, I just hope both the girls are feeling better tomorrow.
Last week I put in a request for saturdays off from now on and it was denied. Im upset over it, me and mike hardly ever get to see each other and plus he has mandatory saturdays now and then. I guess I will finally start looking for a monday thru friday job. I dont want to leave my current job but dang if im not going to see much of mike and the kids I might as well. I only hope I can find something and something with decent pay.
We are all geared up for the party on saturday, I hope kaylee is 100% by then. I hope everyone shows up too, I also hope the weather is good since we will be cooking out on the grill and need to do the pinata outside.
I hope mikey had a good day at school, he is suppose to have beach club today which is a bible study group and his daddy said thats all he talked about was going to beach club. I guess,i will know around 3:15 if he does or doesnt have it.
I still havent heard from the mortgage company, im really thinking we werent approved. Id like to think if we were approved we would know something by now. I had another company call but I dont think im going to call back, im sure it will be a no.

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My owls

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Great Day

I woke around 8am and all the kids were already awake and had already eaten breakfast! Woohoo!! And their rooms weren't too bad. I vacuumed and told them they need to get dressed so I could run some errands. After I got dressed we left for the store.

We went to Hobby Lobby where I got wrapping paper so I can wrap the birthday girls gifts and while we were there I saw the cutest darn ceramic owls, I only grabbed the small one and when at checkout I had Lexi run and get the bigger one too, I couldn't stand the idea of leaving the bigger one behind. They are cute, I'll try to get a picture posted.

After Hobby Lobby we went to Kroger to pick up a few items. Lunch meat, some cookies and a few other odd and ins we needed or didn't need.

We just got thru eating lunch, the kids had plain jane spaghetti and I had a sandwich. It was the yummiest sandwich too, just bread and fresh sliced deli Cajun style turkey!!! No mayo or mustard! That's the only way I like it if I'm going to make a sandwich at home. Now if I go to Subway I get mayo added cause I have all the veggies added to it. Everyone says I'm weird but ya know its OK to be weird!!!

So far the kids are being pretty good today, its still yucky looking outside so they will be in most of the day I'm sure. Lexi is complaining she doesn't feel well and is wanting to know if she can stay home from school tomorrow? I had to tell her she has to get thru today first and we will talk about it in the morning. I know a cold and cough is going around. I've been waking up in the morning hacking away. Yesterday morning was bad. Honestly I think it is the weather. We haven't had sun in the past several days.

I have to work this evening number 4 day in a row, when its time for my next day off it will be 6 days in a row. Oh well I suppose. I'm glad I will be off on Thursday though because it is Kaylee's birthday and we won't have to do anything that day except for take the older ones to school. The I will work Friday and be off Saturday for her party. There will be lots to do Friday and Saturday. Saturday will be a bit hectic, I will have to go to walmart and pick up Kaylees cake and all the food for the party and rush home to get hamburgers made and all the veggies cut up and plated. Then to decorate, but I think I will try to do some on Friday before work.

Gone

The weekend is already gone! I worked yesterday and today and I'm pooped! This morning I finally got up around 8:30(so glad Mike let me sleep in) and got my shower. Got dressed and we headed to Joann's for some shopping. Got some cardstock and some stamps, could have got lots more but I didn't. After craft shopping we went to Bass Pro Shops so Mike could get some more arrow tips, that was fun, the kids love seeing all the dead animals! Kaylee found her a giant teddy bear(giant grizzly bear), I snapped a picture of her hugging it. She is cute, she had to pet all the dead animals she could reach. She petted two bears, a turkey, a deer head and a raccoon. Yuck!! After our excursions with the dead animals we came back home and had lunch and I tried to relax before going in for work.

Our weather has been pretty yucky, its been raining or misting for the past two days so as you can imagine the kids are driving me nuts because they can't go out and play. We are suppose to have sunshine tomorrow and I hope the weather man was right, the kids need to get outside. And rain will make it worse for tomorrow since they don't have school.

So while I was at work I got a phone call from Mike who told me Mikey snipped the top of his finger off, ewww. They had been doing a project with the bows and were cutting with scissors and Mikey snipped his finger. I bled for quite sometime. Finally Mike was able to bandage it with some paper towel and electrical tape. Geez I spend money on bandaids and they use paper towel and electrical tape. Mikey I guess was pretty scared about the whole situation, but he is fine. Thank goodness!!!

So work was work as usual and I'm glad to be home, glad too I get to sleep in tomorrow(I hope). Better get off of here I need to get ready for bed and make sure the kids are or have done the same.

Warm Up

Well its finally warming up a bit outside, being in the teens and 20's was killing me. I know some people have it colder but I can't stand it for long. I do like the cold but not freezing!!! Plus I'd really like to start walking but have held off because it's too cold for Kaylee! I really need to lose some poundage! I'm tired of being FAT!! Everyone says I look fine but I don't feel fine I feel FAT!!! I'd like to lose at least a good 50 lbs to start and then some more, it would be nice, I just have to do it and stick to it.

Today was a hectic day, I took kids to school, all three had school. While Kaylee was at school I ran to Michaels and got some really good deals, a basket full of stuff for only $30, some xmas stuff for next year, some ribbon, stamps, glitter glue(the good kind too), some recipe cards, these grow buddys(almost like a chia pet, Mikey and Lexi both got one for xmas and loved them, so I picked some up 11 to be exact at .20 cents a piece for party favors), two packages of really nice watercolor markers and some other things. I couldn't believe my steals! I have to go back, maybe on Monday with Kaylee!! Anyway went to Michaels and then back to the school to observe Kaylee(I swear one of these days I'm going to stay the whole 2 hours), then we zoomed to pick up Mikey and Lexi since they got out at the same time as Kaylee, then we went to lunch at Taco Bueno and it was Very Bueno!! If you haven't tried their chicken tortilla soup you need too, its yummy. Then we went to party city to pick up Kaylees pinata, oh she's in Love with it.
We were suppose to go get groceries afterward but Mikey was in one of his moods so we went home and everyone was upset that we came home. I was fine with it though, I layed around till going to work, I needed the rest and anyway we can get groceries tomorrow!
Though I know my little devils sweet angels just wanted to get something at the store. But they lucked out and got to watch tv with mom! Tomorrow, Tomorrow, you can drive me crazy at the store Tomorrow!!!!(That was said sort of in tune to a song from the movie Annie, lol)
Well its fast approaching 11pm and I need to head to bed if I'm going to take people with me in the morning grocery shopping.

Dinner was so delicious last night, I made barbecue baked chicken, pan fried potatoes and a pot of beans. I was definitely yum-o! My beans we so good, I can't wait till lunch to have some. I really don't have a name for them but I took 3 cans of black eyed peas, 1 lg. can of cut green beans, a large can of whole tomatoes and sliced bacon. I added the black eyed peas and can of cut green beans, diced my tomatoes and added into the pot. Sliced my bacon in small pieces and fried up, cooked the bacon until it was almost about to burn. Add the bacon into the beans and tomatoes and let it boil and them moved it to a simmer. Oh and when I added the bacon I added about 2 tablespoons of bacon grease. They were so good, I will be making more at a later time. Mike loved them too.

After all the dinner dishes were put away and kitchen cleaned we all settled in my bed to watch Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Gohoul (sp??). It was a great movie, I think Kaylee watched it 3 times yesterday. So far today she hasn't asked to watch it. It will be a movie that we will buy.

I feel asleep very early about 7pm, which was terrible! I got up about 3am and then 4am, at 4 I was wide awake, I finally fell back asleep and Mike woke me at 6:30 and I didn't want to get out of the bed. Took the kids to school. Yesterday Lexi told me that one of Mikey's teachers asked how Mikey was and she said fine, well the teacher said he should just stay home Thursday and Friday since they are only half days. I think not, Mikey went to school! Yesterday was horrible, when trying to cook dinner every five minutes I was having to stop so I could tell Mikey to leave Kaylee alone. Anyway kids are at school until 12 and I cleaned my room, dusted and wiped down everything. My room looks brighter. I hate dusting, especially when I love nic nacs and have so many so usually I just put off the dusting but today everything got dusted or wiped down.

So I didn't hear from the mortgage company yesterday, I'm thinking we didn't prequalify and maybe she is just going to send a letter to tell me or maybe we didn't qualify for the type of loan we were wanting and maybe she is trying to find a different loan for us. Who knows? I did have a dream though last night that we moved and we were all happier and got along better. And I think it was an apartment. Just ready to move and get it over with. Kaylee's birthday party is next Saturday and I think after that I will start packing everything, except for the stuff we need now. I will have to find where I'm going to store the boxes but I'd rather do it now instead of waiting till the last minute. But I guess it will work out.

Guess I better get off the computer and get busy.

Day off

Finally a day off from work and I couldn't be happier, I've been so tired. Mikey is home, not sick anymore but the school wont let him come back until Thursday since he had been running a fever. So today is alot of telling him to quiet down or go to his room. Kaylee is at school right now, she gets out at noon. She didn't want to go to school at all this morning, I asked her again later and she said yes, lol, silly girl.

Lots to do today...

My bathroom is screaming for me to clean it
I need to dust my room and probally vacume after dusting
I have to cook dinner later
Pick up kids from schools
Clean up after dinner
And I'm sure there is alot more I have to do but my tired brain cant think of them right now.

I know I have to watch a movie I got from redbox, its called Legend of the Guardians The owls of ga'hoole. I've been waiting for it at redbox and today I got it, I sure hope its good, it looked good from the trailer.

8 days till Kaylee turns 5 and that means I have 10 days until her birthday party, I have lots to do. Friday I have to go and get her pinata and order her cake, pick up any other misc. items I forgot. She is getting excited.

It bitterly cold here, I think yesterday was colder but today feels really cold too! Really makes you want to stay in bed all day snuggled under the covers but I have so much I need to do. Blah!!!

I was wrong

OK so I admit it I was wrong, Mikey was really sick!! My motherly instincts failed me, ha!
So OK rewind, I took the kids to school this morning and then came home, showered. Fought to get Kaylee up so she could shower and get dressed since she had her Dr's appointment. Got her ready, teeth brushed, hair combed and fed and we left. I had to stop and stand in the freezing cold at 7-eleven to get gas, well the pump said their network was down, tried 2 more times and said the same thing. I could have gone inside to pay but I didn't want to have to drag Kaylee out of the car. So back in the car, still freezing and go to Racetrac, stand in freezing cold again, got gas for the car. Just as I get back into my car my phone is ringing, fumble trying to get ahold of my phone you know my hands were numb from standing in the freezing cold, it was Mike telling me he was on his way to get Mikey from school. They must've called me when I was you got it standing in the freezing cold at the first stop. Darn! So yes the nurse called and Mikey was running 103 fever and he still had his "stummyache". I could have got him but we probably would have been late for Kaylee's Dr's appointment. I'm glad Mike was able to get him, but yeah I would have got him had I known the nurse was calling me.
So yeah he's home, doesn't act sick but Mike gave him medicine and he's eaten a few crackers but won't stay in bed and the nurse said he can't go back to school tomorrow since he has fever, he has to be 24 hour fever-free, yay, not. Which means he missed half of today, will miss all of wed and Thursday and Friday he only has to go to school till noon, remember noon dismissal because of the end of the semester and then have a 3 day weekend because of no school on Monday. You know I think I want to be a kid again!!! Oh and did I mention that I forgot my coat when I left the house this morning! I was wearing a cami covered with a velvet zipper like jacket, I was freezing!!!
Kaylee had a good appointment, the Dr said she grew 2.5 inches and gained 3lbs over the course of a year! He was happy, said she's growing great, really no need of concern. And he said its been great seeing Kaylee grow up. Wow I can't believe it she is almost 5, no more toddler, a child... Kind of sad... She may be my last baby and its sad...

Getting Easier

It's getting easier to remember to blog, now my little project 365 I was trying to do is basically already down the drain. I think I've already missed 2 days!! I'm going to keep going though, its only a couple of days.

Yesterday I heard from a mortgage company, it was encouraging, I did have to submit another application and stuff, but that is done and I should hear something this week which will be nice. I told Mike and he acted excited. Maybe he is changing his mind from renting to buying. I am still hopeful.....

So yesterday the kids were upset because of no snow day. They really thought with the little bit we got they would get to stay home. Then this morning Mikey wanted to stay home, he told me he had a "stummyache", I declined and told him no he needed to go to school and that if he ended up with diarrhea or throwing up he can go to the nurse and come home. I have too much to do today, including taking Kaylee for her 5 year check-up. Anyways the kids will get out of school at noon on Thursday and Friday this week due to end of 1st semester. And they don't have school on Monday.

I'm excited to see how much Kaylee has grown since her last check-up. I know I took her to her 4 year check and the doctor was concerned about her weight, we scheduled a weight check and Mike ended up taking her and I have no clue what she weighed because he didn't take notes. So I will be all ears today when the doctor sees her. Kaylee will be so excited when I tell her she's going to the Dr today, she loves the Dr. I don't know what it is about it but she likes it, which I guess is good, she use to hate it and would sit in my lap the entire wait in the waiting room and wouldn't play with the other kids. Which I prefer because then she's not playing with the germ infested toys. But now she likes it and anytime she feels sick she will tell us she needs to go to the doctor. Mikey likes going to the Dr too but I know its because he likes to play with all the germ infested toys.

Sunday I had a meeting at work, same ole same ole, what we need to do, what we don't need to do, it was a good hour I guess, except for the announcement that the new guy is becoming department manager. I was suppose to be next, I'm not upset, I understand why I didn't get to be next but it does hurt a bit. Hopefully there is next year when I can open my availability up, I say next year but I mean August when all the kids are in school full time. But still makes me nervous because that means its possible the kids will have to be home for short amounts of time without adult supervision until Mike would get home. Maybe we can work something out for someone to watch the kids. But of course by August there might be a whole new job on my resume, who knows.

I think I've rattled on enough, time to go shower and get Kaylee up and ready for this appointment.

Snow

So yesterday we received our first snow of 2011 and it wasn't much at all. It was very pretty watching it come down. I think the final amount for yesterday for my area was 2/10 of an inch. It first was rain, then a bit of sleet and then snow. The kids were upset they couldn't go out and "play" in the snow, I had to ask them what snow? As soon as it was hitting the ground it was melting, we got very little accumulation in the yard. They finally went out and when they came back in they said it was boring, there wasn't even any snow to play with. I had to work yesterday and I'm sure the kids drove Mike crazy since they were stuck indoors all day.

This morning we woke to a small dusting from the early hours of the morning, about a quarter of an inch. The kids were just devastated that school is in session today. Alexis told me on the way to school that somebody probably melted everything so that they would have school. Mikey declared he was staying home from school today and Mommy won that one, he went to school. So I'm 1-0 so far today.

Mike went to work of course and I hope he made it alright, I haven't had any calls. Many wrecks this morning on the highways/freeways. Texas people just don't know how to drive in this weather. I take it slow and easy. Almost 2 years ago when we had ice, I was going to visit my new niece and nephew at the hospital, and people were driving nuts. Now I say we had ice, it only consisted on bridges and under overpasses, but still people were driving crazy. Thankfully by the time I left the hospital to drive home most of the bridges and underpasses were clear. Several years back, before Kaylee was born, Mikey and Lexi were little, I had gone to my mothers to visit and Mike was coming to pick me up that evening. Well the bridges were very icy, so on our way home we took it slow and easy and we had one big bridge hwy interchange we had to take. So we took it slow, I remember it being so scary to me. We almost topped the bridge and some idiot came up behind us, didn't like that we were moving along so slow and passed us, I guess he noticed the ice and started to slow down and slid everywhere bumping into the bridge railing twice. So now he was blocking one side of the 2 lane bridge and here come another idiot and did just about the same as the 1st one had done. We just continued to creep and just crept right on by them. No we didn't stop, had we stopped it might have been some time before we would have been able to get down the bridge. I remember feeling so bad for not stopping but I look at it as one we had 2 small children in the car and two they were idiotic enough to be driving that fast knowing there was ice out.

The snow is pretty but I will be glad when its gone, and I'm even more happier that we didn't get alot because then I would be dealing with a million pair of wet shoes, socks, gloves, hats and coats.

Rent vs. Buying

Last night after I searched forever on the internet, I have decided to try to purchase a home. Home buying is a new thing to me and Mike. I am hopeful we get approved, it would be great. Mike on the other hand thinks its the most horrible no good idea ever( I can just see him stomping off in a tantrum like my 4 year old). I think it doesn't hurt to try, right? I think if we get denied, fine, at least I know and don't have to wonder. Either way we will be moving, but why rent if we could buy. Why waste so much money on something that will never be ours? That's what I keep asking myself. I keep hearing its the best time to buy a house, interest rates are low, and after searching alot of houses are low priced as well. We could pay about the same or less than what we would be paying in an apartment and it will be ours. If we want to change the paint color we could, if we want to plant flowers or even a vegetable garden we could, etc... I am hopeful and hope my husband will see it that way too. I know he is worried about if something were to go out like a hot water heater or ac unit. 

Headache!!

I've been dealing with a headache all week and it's driving me crazy. I first thought it was caused by my being anemic, then thought maybe a sinus thing going on, but this morning I woke with sore throat and stuffy, so I guess I'm getting a cold and its messing with my sinus'. It's almost 11 and I've been in the bed all morning. Kaylee woke me to turn on cartoons and then woke me for good because she was hungry.

So last night after I got home from work me and Mike talked about moving, something we hadn't done at all. We discussed everything from what if we can't get the apartment we want, if we need to downsize our belongings, kids changing schools, etc... I feel better talking about it because Mike was giving me heck about moving, wanting to wait, not needing this or that, but I think we are on the same page now. So when we talked about the kids school I was sad, I know that the complex we are looking at will involve a new school for the kids, same district though(I'm glad about that). I'm sad because Lexi has gone to that school since Kinder and Mikey was there prek and 1st-3rd, I was looking forward to Kaylee starting Kinder there as well. But I'm mainly sad because next school year would be Lexi's last year at her elementary before Junior High, I would like to see her finish her last year in the school she has always known. Plus I don't know how switching schools will affect her GT program she's in. I have heard about some program that may allow her to still go to the same school next year I just have to get all the details.

I brought boxes home from work to start packing some stuff, excited to do it but have to figure out where I'm going to store them in the meantime. I just wish the end of the month would get here already, so then I would have an even better idea of the time frame of moving.

So Kaylee will be 5 in a few weeks, I think she is excited about it now, she keeps asking me if she's 5 yet. We are having a party and I have to get my act together and start getting everything we need and most important I need to send out our party invitations, which I handmade this year. I will have to take a picture and post later.

Back into the Swing of Things

The kids had two weeks off for the Holidays and I enjoyed every minute of being able to sleep in. Now we are 3 days back to school and its killing me! I guess I got too spoiled to sleeping in. Kaylee starts school back today and she already told me this morning that she doesn't want to go because she is tired and wants to sleep. I had to talk her into going and now she's bouncing off the wall asking when we are going to school. I am tired today, maybe we can take a nap after school. Hmm, maybe.

So I'm trying to do the photo 365 thing and so far I haven't missed a day. Yesterday it was funny because Alexis asked why I'm taking so many pictures? She not one to smile at the camera, she will give me mad faces or look away. I told her why and she gladly smiled and posed for her picture yesterday. I just hope I can keep it up I think at day 365 it will be so neat to look back at how much they have changed over a years time.

So we are all getting excited about moving, Monday Kaylee and I went to take a tour of the apartments we are looking to get into and she was so excited. All Monday and part of yesterday she said she wants to go to the apartment. I think she liked what she saw and is ready to move now. I'm trying not to get stressed about everything but its hard not to. But its stressful! Mike is trying to be happy and excited about everything. I'm ready to start fully packing, packing up everything we don't need at the moment but Mike wants to wait. That's stressful to me. And we've bickered about moving, he wants to take the whole week off when we do start the moving process, I don't want him too, I can do most of the moving by myself while he is at work and the kids are at school, Kaylee will be with me but she will be more than excited to help. We will just have to use up the weekend to move big and heavy stuff. I'm just so ready to have all of my stuff back. Most of its been in boxes for the past almost 5 years.

Guess I better go, need to get dressed so I can take Miss K to school.