Some days are great.
Some days I want to bang my head against the wall.
Some days I just want a clean kitchen floor. Is that too much to ask for?
I could use a chocolate chip cookie right about now.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Today I let Buster stay home from school as long as he promised to help.
His chore list included staying outside with Boss, Crate and I and pulling weeds and trimming bushes out back then coming inside and along with Boss cleaning their bedroom and playroom really good.
I told them they could have video game time this afternoon if there was no complaining about the jobs that needed to be done. It worked out quite well, I can't say it was complaint free but not as bad as it usually is when I mention pulling weeds. We got about 2/3 of the backyard done and hopefully I'll be able to finish the rest tomorrow. Pops saw the bushes I trimmed...let's just say I didn't want to have to trim them anytime soon so I gave them all a really, really good cut. I'm not sure how happy he was about that but he knew he couldn't say anything since I was free labor...you get what you pay for, right?
I think Buster is ready to return back to his normal school schedule and Boss can't wait to head back to preschool tomorrow.
Let the good times roll.
His chore list included staying outside with Boss, Crate and I and pulling weeds and trimming bushes out back then coming inside and along with Boss cleaning their bedroom and playroom really good.
I told them they could have video game time this afternoon if there was no complaining about the jobs that needed to be done. It worked out quite well, I can't say it was complaint free but not as bad as it usually is when I mention pulling weeds. We got about 2/3 of the backyard done and hopefully I'll be able to finish the rest tomorrow. Pops saw the bushes I trimmed...let's just say I didn't want to have to trim them anytime soon so I gave them all a really, really good cut. I'm not sure how happy he was about that but he knew he couldn't say anything since I was free labor...you get what you pay for, right?
I think Buster is ready to return back to his normal school schedule and Boss can't wait to head back to preschool tomorrow.
Let the good times roll.
Crates discoveries
Crate has discovered...
toilets are the most fun thing in the house to play with.
how to open and close the washer and dryer...even when they are on. (darn front loading machines)
how to push the off button on both the washer and dryer.
if a bedroom or bathroom door is locked he can push large trucks into them and if he hits them just right they will pop open. (darn settling of the house)
the louder he screams the sooner he gets what he wants.
how to climb out of his high chair.
how to open the door into the garage.
how to tear pages out of books.
how to pick the vegetable plants out of the garden. (the ones that are not done growing)
how to say all our names and when he really wants us he knows how to yell them.
and how to tell us he's ready for bed. (He'll grab his blanket and start blowing kisses and as soon as I lay him down he blows one last kiss and rolls over to go to sleep. He's the easiest kid to put to bed 98% of the time he doesn't cry when we lay him down. I'm glad he's shown me the sleep schedule that works for him. It makes it easy.)
toilets are the most fun thing in the house to play with.
how to open and close the washer and dryer...even when they are on. (darn front loading machines)
how to push the off button on both the washer and dryer.
if a bedroom or bathroom door is locked he can push large trucks into them and if he hits them just right they will pop open. (darn settling of the house)
the louder he screams the sooner he gets what he wants.
how to climb out of his high chair.
how to open the door into the garage.
how to tear pages out of books.
how to pick the vegetable plants out of the garden. (the ones that are not done growing)
how to say all our names and when he really wants us he knows how to yell them.
and how to tell us he's ready for bed. (He'll grab his blanket and start blowing kisses and as soon as I lay him down he blows one last kiss and rolls over to go to sleep. He's the easiest kid to put to bed 98% of the time he doesn't cry when we lay him down. I'm glad he's shown me the sleep schedule that works for him. It makes it easy.)
Friday, March 18, 2011
17 months...
In case you've forgotten or are not sure what it's like to have a 17th month old I'll give you a sneak peak...
Tonight while I was preparing dinner, literally 5 feet away from this little guy, we were separated by the pantry wall and I heard a sound...once I heard it I knew I didn't want to see what it was until I absolutely had to. Once I did this is what I found:
Crate (17 months) had spilled an entire #10 can of potato pearls which I just opened the other day and used two cups out of it. He also reached up and spilled a bag of sugar. And this was about 15 minutes after he had just come out of the bath. He was sitting in the mess waving his hand back and forth on the floor seeing how far he could spread the pearls.
This experience made me very thankful for a good vacuum.
And to top it off Crate loves to "help" me vacuum lately so of course he wanted to "help" me again tonight. Oh the joy...
This was only the first half of what needed to be picked up.
The boys heard me tell Crate it's a good thing he is so cute or I would have beat him, they found that pretty darn funny. I was serious.
Looking on the bright side I now have a very clean pantry floor and the water storage bottles are nicely stacked.
Tomorrows duties: Buy a lock for the pantry door.
Tonight while I was preparing dinner, literally 5 feet away from this little guy, we were separated by the pantry wall and I heard a sound...once I heard it I knew I didn't want to see what it was until I absolutely had to. Once I did this is what I found:
Crate (17 months) had spilled an entire #10 can of potato pearls which I just opened the other day and used two cups out of it. He also reached up and spilled a bag of sugar. And this was about 15 minutes after he had just come out of the bath. He was sitting in the mess waving his hand back and forth on the floor seeing how far he could spread the pearls.
This experience made me very thankful for a good vacuum.
And to top it off Crate loves to "help" me vacuum lately so of course he wanted to "help" me again tonight. Oh the joy...
This was only the first half of what needed to be picked up.
The boys heard me tell Crate it's a good thing he is so cute or I would have beat him, they found that pretty darn funny. I was serious.
Looking on the bright side I now have a very clean pantry floor and the water storage bottles are nicely stacked.
Tomorrows duties: Buy a lock for the pantry door.
South Mtn hike
I can't believe that we've lived 10 minutes for the largest mountain preserve in the U.S. for the last eight years and we hike there a small handful of times a year. We will start checking it out more often from now on.
Some pics of our hike this morning.
Crates got the best way up...
Pops helps Buster with his water while Boss and Cap head up the mountain without us
Time for a water break
And for proof that I actually participate on these types of activities...
I told the boys to start planning on a hiking adventure once a week after school, we'll try to go until it gets to hot!
Some pics of our hike this morning.
Crates got the best way up...
Pops helps Buster with his water while Boss and Cap head up the mountain without us
Time for a water break
And for proof that I actually participate on these types of activities...
I told the boys to start planning on a hiking adventure once a week after school, we'll try to go until it gets to hot!
Spring Break 2011
What did this week hold for your local frat house you might ask? Let me give you the run down:
Monday: Piano lessons, bike ride,visiting teaching, made enough bread for the next 3 months and we all made cookies. Then we all helped clean up the ginormous mess.
Tuesday: Bike rides, visits to the park and two redbox movies for our "movie afternoon"
Wednesday: We met the cousins at the park for a picnic then headed over to their house to swim, burr. The boys swam like fish and Crate and I enjoyed sitting on the grass watching them. After many hours in the sun we ate dinner and headed home with one extra boy in tow.
Thursday: Laundry, multiple bike rides throughout the day, another visit to the park, I got to get out for about an hour and have lunch with a friend. The boys hadn't seen Pops literally since Monday so we waited for him after dinner and headed out on another bike ride before it got way too dark.
Friday: We all got up early and headed out to South Mountain for a family hike. It was a perfect morning and all four boys did great. Afterward we stopped by QT for drinks and came home were I had plans for us for the rest of the day. I thought Pops was taking the day off but as soon as we got home he needed to head to the office for the day so instead the boys and I just hung out here. It's amazing that one extra boy can bring so much entertainment for the three others. Between legos, bikes and a basketball hoop their day was pretty jam packed. As for me, I got a lot done myself. I switched all three boys winter clothes out for summer clothes, cleaned two of the bathrooms, washed, dried and folded every article of dirty clothing and towels, vacuumed the entire house, reorganized Crate's closet, reorganized my closet, dusted, and took care of the everyday chores like cooking, bathing children, cleaning up after children...those types of normal things. By late afternoon we were all ready to get out of the house so we headed out on our bikes (probably the best investment ever) to the local park where we found the sprinkles to be on. Well, it didn't take long for the boys to discover the fun they could have getting wet. Needless to say I brought home four boys sopping wet at dinner time...lovely. Showers for everyone, including myself and another load of laundry to be done.
I'm defiantly not ready for spring break to be over, I like not being on the school schedule and it's been nice to have only one 1 year old around the house instead of two one year olds eight hours a day. I've also enjoyed an early morning (but thanks to spring break not too early) walk pushing just the single stroller. I swear, brisk 6 mile walks each morning in the cool, perfect temp air is the best therapy session ever. It's like a personal awaking each day. I love, love, love spring weather in the morning and evening.
But alas, the wonderful week must come to a close and reality must set in once again. I've enjoyed having the boys home all day and they've enjoyed having their cousin here the last few days. They are sad to have to say goodbye to him tomorrow. Of course there are things I won't miss when school starts again, like all the eating they like to do throughout the day and the constant bike rides, I don't mind one or two bike rides a day but 8 or 10...I feel like I can't get anything done when we're out that much. I will also miss the entertainment provided to Crate from them all day long...he defiantly loves having them around.
Monday: Piano lessons, bike ride,visiting teaching, made enough bread for the next 3 months and we all made cookies. Then we all helped clean up the ginormous mess.
Tuesday: Bike rides, visits to the park and two redbox movies for our "movie afternoon"
Wednesday: We met the cousins at the park for a picnic then headed over to their house to swim, burr. The boys swam like fish and Crate and I enjoyed sitting on the grass watching them. After many hours in the sun we ate dinner and headed home with one extra boy in tow.
Thursday: Laundry, multiple bike rides throughout the day, another visit to the park, I got to get out for about an hour and have lunch with a friend. The boys hadn't seen Pops literally since Monday so we waited for him after dinner and headed out on another bike ride before it got way too dark.
Friday: We all got up early and headed out to South Mountain for a family hike. It was a perfect morning and all four boys did great. Afterward we stopped by QT for drinks and came home were I had plans for us for the rest of the day. I thought Pops was taking the day off but as soon as we got home he needed to head to the office for the day so instead the boys and I just hung out here. It's amazing that one extra boy can bring so much entertainment for the three others. Between legos, bikes and a basketball hoop their day was pretty jam packed. As for me, I got a lot done myself. I switched all three boys winter clothes out for summer clothes, cleaned two of the bathrooms, washed, dried and folded every article of dirty clothing and towels, vacuumed the entire house, reorganized Crate's closet, reorganized my closet, dusted, and took care of the everyday chores like cooking, bathing children, cleaning up after children...those types of normal things. By late afternoon we were all ready to get out of the house so we headed out on our bikes (probably the best investment ever) to the local park where we found the sprinkles to be on. Well, it didn't take long for the boys to discover the fun they could have getting wet. Needless to say I brought home four boys sopping wet at dinner time...lovely. Showers for everyone, including myself and another load of laundry to be done.
I'm defiantly not ready for spring break to be over, I like not being on the school schedule and it's been nice to have only one 1 year old around the house instead of two one year olds eight hours a day. I've also enjoyed an early morning (but thanks to spring break not too early) walk pushing just the single stroller. I swear, brisk 6 mile walks each morning in the cool, perfect temp air is the best therapy session ever. It's like a personal awaking each day. I love, love, love spring weather in the morning and evening.
But alas, the wonderful week must come to a close and reality must set in once again. I've enjoyed having the boys home all day and they've enjoyed having their cousin here the last few days. They are sad to have to say goodbye to him tomorrow. Of course there are things I won't miss when school starts again, like all the eating they like to do throughout the day and the constant bike rides, I don't mind one or two bike rides a day but 8 or 10...I feel like I can't get anything done when we're out that much. I will also miss the entertainment provided to Crate from them all day long...he defiantly loves having them around.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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