No more

Well as of yesterday I no more have babies. I have toddlers and children. It is a big milestone and one that makes me sad.
I will now look forward to anyone I know having babies. So any friends or family that want to have a baby go ahead I know it won't be long before my twins won't let me hold them. I sure will miss that.
I have to apologize for not posting here in a week. It has been a very boring and blah kind of week. It involved napping almost every morning.  I've done very little of anything.  I was off work Wednesday and Thursday and I cooked both days and did a little cleaning. But it's like I've been in a funk. Maybe I just need a vacation. I have been looking up weekend destinations... hoping we could take a small vacation. And I would love for mike and I to take a weekend trip somewhere for our upcoming anniversary in April but that is going to be hard to get someone to watch the twins. I know lexi and Mikey would be fine at home with their grandma and papa t. Kaylee could go to my sisters or my mom's. But the twins I just don't know since they are still in cribs. I know a overnight trip we could do and probably have Lexi watch them but that would be tough.
Anyway the week has passed by and I work tonight and tomorrow morning. I'm not sure about sunday. I really wish I have Sunday off but that is probably far fetched. 

Happy Birthday

Ugh

This week is slowly passing by. Monday was Kaylees birthday, she had her 8 year checkup that day and she's doing fine. I cooked dinner and after dinner I was so exhasted I took a 2 hour nap. Tuesday and Wednesday were ok, just the normal getting the kids to school and taking care of the twins and cleaning. I'm so exhasted. This morning I let a monster out on kaylee. She didn't do her homework last night. I worked last night.  She refused to have her dad help her. So she went to school with no homework done. Nor did she brush her hair or teeth! I really need a do over for this morning. Thursday mornings are usually rushed because we have to drop lexi at school early for choir practice. I just wish things would go right every now and then. I wish kaylee would do her homework and the kids would wake up when asked. Maybe one day!!!

8

Happy Birthday Kaylee

Blast

The party was a blast. Kaylee had so much fun and really enjoyed skating with her cousins. Haiden was a first timer and he loved it after he got locked skates. I did the hokey pokey with kaylee, my mom, my brother, lexi, Mikey, haiden, Andrea,  Anthony & Julie. That was fun and I even busted my butt! I may be sore tomorrow. My mom had so much fun and I hope one of these days she will go back with us and skate again!!! Kaylee enjoyed her cake and all her gifts. She was very happy that everyone came out to celebrate with her.

Party day

Today is Kaylees party and she has already asked me what time her party is. Yesterday was a very long day. I was so glad when it was time to leave work and come home. At work I started training a new person. I really hope she works out and will stay for awhile.
Today will be a busy day for sure. I have to get everyone ready. The babies need baths. Everyone needs breakfast. In a little bit I have to go and pick up the cake and a few things I need to get.
The party is at 2.

Shopping

Today was a busy day. I started my morning by taking the kids to school and then heading out to go shopping for Kaylees birthday. I got her some really cute clothes and I hope she likes them. We finally got back home and put stuff away. I put together Kaylees gifts and decorated her bag. Then I put together all the goodie bags. Got news that my sister and her kids won't be at the party. They have a stomach bug. Now I'm dreading the large cake I already ordered and can't change now. But I guess I will just send cake home with people. I'm ready for work to be over on Saturday so I can enjoy 2 days off with my family. Even if Monday I have to take the birthday girl to her 8 year checkup!

Enjoyment

I'm loving writing everyday. I really hope I keep it up. I know it's nice to go back and read things from years past. I have word documents that I have sat and typed up things from my yearly calendars. It is enjoyable to relive the little moments that slip so far into our minds.

Yesterday was a pretty productive day. I don't know that today will be. I am zonked! I will try to clean up the babies room as it needs it bad.

Well I got the babies room all clean and did mine too. Now just relaxing until lunch time and nap time. Hopefully the twins will quit fighting. They are driving me insane.  I gave them a cookie so maybe that will make it better.

Productive

The title says it all about my day. Here's what I've done so far today:

I got the kids to school
I had my coffee
Cleaned my bathroom while the twins were still napping
Fed the babies breakfast
Cleaned them up and changed diapers
Paper pieced some projects
Did a load of laundry
Took out trash
Downloaded some online scrapbook stuff
Took the twins outside to play
Fed the twins lunch
Got the twins cleaned up again and diapers changed again
Put the twins down for a nap
Used my food saver to freeze all the meat I bought yesterday grocery shopping
Cleaned up the kitchen
Cooked dinner early
Paper pieced projects for lexi and kaylee
Completed their projects for now(not sure if I want to modge podge theirs or not, but I'm really thinking I should so they will stay for a long time)

So yeah my day was busy... now to decide if I want to bake cookies......

Mondays

I hate mondays! I don't like that I have to get up so early to get the kids up. So I got all the kids to school and had some coffee. I decided to watch a movie. I did lay back down but I only drifted off for about 5 minutes.  Made breakfast for the twins and changed them. They played in their room. I really wanted to take them outside to play but the wind was horrible, so we stayed in. I finalized my grocery shopping list, had lunch, finished up a project, fed the twins lunch and put them down for a nap.
After Mike and the kids got home I left to do my running.  Dropped off a bag of clothes to goodwill and then made a quick stop at hobby lobby for a project I've been wanting and it was half off this week. Then we went grocery shopping. Stopping first to order Kaylees cake. Then 200+ dollars later we were on our way home to put groceries away and figure out what we were going to do about dinner. I chose for us to grab something out. I didn't feel like slaving over the stove just for everyone to scarf everything down and me be left with all the dishes and cleanup. Now it's just relax time for me until bed time and that is going to be very soon.

No intentions

I had no intentions of forgetting to write here yesterday, but I did. It happens. I was busy with the kids and then going to work. Work was work. I got home and finally went to bed around 1 am. Today I worked a long shift. I was suppose to get off work at 6:30 but didn't leave until 7:30! I was going to go grocery shopping this evening but instead I'll just go tomorrow. But that will be ok, it will give me time to clip new coupons and maybe save a little more money tomorrow.
I must get off now, I have babies to bath and an almost 8 year old to make take a shower.

This week

This week has been rough. Back to school for the kids has been rough in the mornings waking them up. I am glad today is Friday and I hope all the kids go to sleep at a decent time over the weekend.
I am going to try real hard to not go back to bed this morning or nap in the afternoon. I really didn't sleep in much during the holiday break but it's been so hard staying awake this week. Although it's been a blah kind of week with back to school and the weather. Oh and let's not forget me working 6 days straight. That will drain a person.
I've been watching the news and there has been so many flu related deaths this season. After the news of a young girl dying earlier this week I stressed to the kids how important it is for them to be washing their hands. To make sure they are washing their hands fully and staying away from any kids at school who seem they might be sick. It's really scary stuff. My nephew had the flu the week following christmas and I was really worried we would come down with it. Thankfully we did not.
Today I am going to try and make my grocery list for over the weekend and a list of stuff needed still for Kaylees party. Well its getting closer to leaving for school and I still don't hear the kids moving around. Guess I better go get them up again.

I didn't forget

I didn't forget to write yesterday, I just enjoyed my day off. I did some organizing and decluttering. I feel like my room is a huge cluttered mess. I played with the babies, fed and changed them a few times. Had them lay down for quiet time. After Mike and the kids got home we needed to go to the grocery store and party city. And while we were in that part of town we made a stop at toysrus. We do have 3 January birthdays and need to get some gifts since we haven't yet. I was able to find a gift for kaylee but I will still need to get her something else.
The past few days I have been looking for a 2nd car for us. We really need one and it will be up to me to try and find one.
After we got back from running errands I cooked a small dinner, ate and fed babies. Then it was time to get to bed. Although I didn't go to bed until midnight.  Maybe one day I will get to bed at a decent hour.

A week

A week into 2014 and it's been pretty low key. I've been party planning and trying to organize my stuff. Party planning is going well. We got the invites out and in total their should be 28 people. 14 kids and 14 adults! I'm glad I decided to have the party elsewhere. No worries about cleaning up after. But I think the challenge will be getting everyone and everything there. I'm sure we will need the stroller as Ella and Harley are too little to skate. That right there makes it a second trip. I need to make a trip to party city and hopefully I will get to do that either tomorrow or friday. I think it would be too much to do Friday before the party. I really hope Kaylees friends that she invited show up to her party. Even just one of them.
Ella and Harley have been little turkeys the past two days and I think it has to do with the kids going back to school. Yesterday nap time was a disaster. They did not go down for a nap until 3:30 even though I put the down at 1. I hope today goes more smoothly and they actually go to sleep.
I need my day off tomorrow! I'm so exhasted. I hope work this evening goes quickly.
Better close this post,  twins are fighting.

Back to school

Winter break was far too short, the kids were made to get up bright and early this morning. I did not like this one bit. I was perfectly fine in my bed. I reluctantly got up and waited until 6 to wake the kids like I always do. I don't know why I wait that 30 to 45 minutes but I feel like they shouldn't need more than an hour and can benefit from the extra little bit of extra sleep. They all woke up fairly easy. Kaylee didn't want to go saying she don't like school but I told her that she was handing out her birthday invites and that helped in getting her up.
I got the kids to school and then back home for me to go back to bed. Going on 5 and a half hours doesn't work so I got about an extra hour and I woke up before the babies. I did a little cleaning in my room, it needs more but that will have to wait until a day off.
My first day with the kids back at school went ok, but felt too short. It wasn't long before it was off to work. One more day and then I can have a day off. Very ready for that day off too.

Kids

I thought I would write about the kids tonight!

Alexis is 13 and in the 8th grade. Sometimes it is hard to believe that I have a child in junior high much less a teenager. She had a rough start to the school year. She is in mostly advanced classes and began failing pre ap algebra. Right before the third six weeks she decided she needed to move to the regular math class and she says it is really boring because she already knows all of it. I think her favorite class is choir, she really excels at it. Boy I sure do love how she is outgoing, I have always been shy. So she sure didn't get that from me. She made so many new friends so quickly going into a new school. I'm so proud of her. She's always really helpful with the twins and sometimes Kaylee.

Michael Jr.  is 11 and in the 6th grade, next school year I will have 2 Jr High kids! He is doing really well in school and hardly needs help at all. I really hope he keeps it up. He really is a ham I tell ya,  always poking fun. He loves to help out with the twins but does have a fit about doing chores. He is kind and I am amazed at how he has grown. He is really good at video games, sometimes better than me.

Kaylee is 7 and in the 2nd grade. She will be 8 in a little over 2 weeks from now. We lucked out and she has the same 2nd grade teacher that Alexis and Michael had. I was almost jumping for joy at that. She is doing good in school, I get reports all the time that she tries really hard at her school work and will actually volunteer every now and then in class. I hope she keeps excelling. She is still mommas girl and I love that. Although I feel at time I may have babied her too much. She is shy but makes friends well, so I am glad for that.

Ella is 23 months old! She is such a cutie! She loves her brothers and her sisters. She is my mimic. She loves to repeat everything, which is very cute. She loves playing with all her toys and picking on Harley.

Harley is 23 months old! He is such a hammy! He is very quiet, not very talkative at all. He is very cute though when he shakes his head yes erratically!  He loves his sisters and his brother. He tries to avoid Ella since she likes to pick on him but you can tell the two do have an awesome bond. 

So far

Well I've almost made it a week blogging! Pretty good if I say so. Today was a long day and tomorrow will be longer.  I got up early and we went grocery shopping but before we even left the house we had an injury. Ella in her excitement of waking up, hit her mouth on her crib and ended up poking a hole through her bottom lip.  She was fine thankfully and had minimal bleeding. It could have been so much worse. She is my accident prone twin. But she is the feisty one too.
We got groceries and imagine I only forgot one thing. We got back home to put everything away. We ate lunch. I relaxed for a bit and then it was off to work.

Check...check...check!

I got stuff done today and it feels so good to mark them off my never ending list! I scheduled doctor checkups for kaylee, Ella and Harley. Kaylee turns 8 on the 20th and the twins on the 30th this month. Poor kaylee will have her visit on her birthday. It's the best choice so she won't have to miss any school.
I also called and made reservations for Kaylees birthday party. That was pretty easy to do.
And then I sat down and addressed Kaylees birthday party invites and put them in the mail. I am so glad to get that stuff marked off my list.
Today was a pretty laid back day. I guess I should mention I paid bills and ordered a case for the innotab my sister gave me for the twins.
And I had to work today, I unfortunately won't be off work again until Wednesday.  I'm working 6 days straight and I'm going to be so exhausted considering we are back on school schedule come monday. I guess I will be counting down the days until spring break. I really need to make my grocery list as tomorrow morning will be my only time to go grocery shopping! Well I am off of here to get the twins to bed and figure out if I want to make that list or do shopping without the list... I better make a list or else my grocery bill will be huge.

Ugh

Well today has been a big kind of blah day. I got up really early and again for the second day in a row decided it was too early, so back to bed.  I got up at 8:30, that was more decent.
I started watching the walking dead episodes I had recorded last night. Then the twins got up. I fed them breakfast. While they were eating I was vacuuming the kitchen and dining. They were finally done and it was off to change diapers and clothes and clean up their breakfast mess. They played while I watched the rest of my show. Then I joined them playing with their toys. Ella really likes her leaptop we got her and loves to sit in your lap with it. Harley sees her in my lap and had to join us with his leaptop. 
Then it was on to lunchtime. Some days I feel like I clean, feed and change diapers all day. After lunch it was nap time.  I laid the twins down and then I laid down for a movie with kaylee. And I drifted off for a nap myself that only last for about 30 minutes. I woke this morning with a sore throat and congestion. Oh it's so wonderful to be sick again.
After my nap it was time to get ready for work. Oh yay! So my day was pretty boring. I am glad that work went fast for me and I get to do it all again tomorrow.

1st day of the new year

Today was a pretty good day! I got up fairly early but quickly decided 7 am was too early so I drifted back to sleep. Finally got up for the day at 8:30 am, made a pot of coffee and decided I was going to buy a tote for the twins toys. They had a really nice shelf unit but we had to take it out of their room since I couldn't keep climber Harley off of it. So for the past month or so we have been dealing with their toys being on the floor. So I got the tote back home and it only took a few hours for Harley to figure out how to empty the tote. Momma got smart and put it in the closet where I hope he won't figure out how to flip it over again.
I've watched the walking dead marathon today and that's been good. It will be returning from its mid season break in February and I can't wait.
I made a really good dinner today of pork tenderloin, green beans and black eyed peas, oven roasted ranch potatoes, couscous, deviled eggs and rolls. It was a very delicious dinner.
Lexi is having a friend stay the night and Mikey is staying the night with a friend. Mikey and Lexis friends are actually brother and sister, which is pretty cool.
I've enjoyed the past two days off and I really don't want to return to work tomorrow but I know I have to.
I took the girls for ice cream after dinner. That was a nice treat. We really don't do that much so it was nice.
The kids go back to school this coming Monday and I really don't know if I want them to go, I've enjoyed having them home along with getting to sleep in.