Quick notes for myself.
K: Happy birthday to me!
R: Stressed out at work a little bit. Friday! Friday! Friday!
B: VERY happy that there's another snow day!
A: Sleepy baby! She's happy that Big Boy has a snow day, too. Now she has someone to play with!
My Aunt had surgery yesterday to remove some breast cancer. Let's hope it's all gone from her body now. Speaking of which, I need to get checked pretty soon! Fun - yay.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
back to school
Big Boy goes back to school today. I hope he makes it! I couldn't get him to do any of his homework that his teacher sent home on Friday. I should have given it to J to work on with him over the weekend. He was super tired. I wonder if he'll fall asleep at school today?
We have to get a BIG thank you note tonight and write in it. Then B can take it to class tomorrow. The Get Well Soon cards were the best thing! Super cute.
It's a big day for him today. Shoot! FIG group after school. He's gonna be whipped. Poor guy!! I'd get him a treat if there was anything he liked for a treat. Maybe I can get him a little toy at WalMart or something.
Oh well. Here's hoping my little Big Boy has a good day!! xoxoxoxoxoxo
We have to get a BIG thank you note tonight and write in it. Then B can take it to class tomorrow. The Get Well Soon cards were the best thing! Super cute.
It's a big day for him today. Shoot! FIG group after school. He's gonna be whipped. Poor guy!! I'd get him a treat if there was anything he liked for a treat. Maybe I can get him a little toy at WalMart or something.
Oh well. Here's hoping my little Big Boy has a good day!! xoxoxoxoxoxo
Monday, February 21, 2011
dinner
English Pot Roast was very tasty last night. I have to start making roast once a week. Plus I get to drink the bottle of wine afterwards!!!
Friday, February 18, 2011
february 2012
Oh my! I just saw this cruise through the Caribbean that is in February (this week, actually) and it is a Music cruise and ALL of my favorite groups are there. Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins, Brandi Carlile. Crap! I am SO going next year if they have it again. I am going to sign up on the website. It would be the best time ever!! We'll see. Maybe we can do that next year. The Caribbean in February - how can that be bad? Other than hurricanes or sharks??
Thursday, February 17, 2011
doctor
So, I take Big Boy to the doctor yesterday. They checked him out and gave him a swab for strep throat, which came back negative. However, he still is feverish this morning. They didn't give me anything for him to take as far as medicine. I'm worried. My poor kiddo. He hasn't eaten much for five days. I don't know what to do.
Also, my cell phone is missing. And I am late to work (only by a couple minutes). Gotta go for now. This day is sucky already!!
Also, my cell phone is missing. And I am late to work (only by a couple minutes). Gotta go for now. This day is sucky already!!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
sentences
Ahh. I was just telling my Mother to have Big Boy write some sentences in his journal and gave her the teacher's reasoning. It helps with fluency in the language and thought processes. Not to mention grammar and spelling. Kids need to be able to write in order to have success.
When I think about it, that's why I started doing this blog. Not that I want anyone to read it. It is for me to express myself. No matter how awkward. I enjoy it. I was not a good writer in school. I got fine grades. I made my point and had all the correct structures to essays, etc. I just never had the flow or the right cadence or something. I recognize it now that I read so much. Whether a political blog, Stephen King or a Nora Roberts novel; now that I see good writing, I know mine isn't. Maybe this will help. I am not aspiring to anything like my BFF and her novel. Which I haven't read yet - shame on me. Maybe tonight.
When I think about it, that's why I started doing this blog. Not that I want anyone to read it. It is for me to express myself. No matter how awkward. I enjoy it. I was not a good writer in school. I got fine grades. I made my point and had all the correct structures to essays, etc. I just never had the flow or the right cadence or something. I recognize it now that I read so much. Whether a political blog, Stephen King or a Nora Roberts novel; now that I see good writing, I know mine isn't. Maybe this will help. I am not aspiring to anything like my BFF and her novel. Which I haven't read yet - shame on me. Maybe tonight.
Monday, February 14, 2011
counting stuff
Monday: 1 large pop from Burger King, fries and a double cheeseburger. (Should have had a bowl of chili from home and some carrots and water). No cigs or beers yet - skipping them tonight!
Sunday: 6-7 cigarettes, 5 Bud Lights, no Pop. Didn't eat too bad.
Saturday: 3 Bud Lights, 5 cigarettes, Chinese (chicken lo mein) for dinner. Wanted pizza!!!
Sunday: 6-7 cigarettes, 5 Bud Lights, no Pop. Didn't eat too bad.
Saturday: 3 Bud Lights, 5 cigarettes, Chinese (chicken lo mein) for dinner. Wanted pizza!!!
schtick
I need to find a groove for this blogging thingy. I like to write, but I wander. (or type... whatever). I was going to do a little bit every day. I am a slacker, true. So, I will recap the weekend and try to find a direction for my blog.
Friday night was super!! We had excellent seats to the Cavaliers game. They FINALLY won a game. The crowd was really into it. It was like a playoff game. When the floor announcer told the crowd to pump one arm in the air and say "Let's go Cavs!", everyone did it! I tell you what - it looked really flippin' cool!! Like a college football game! (Thank you, Penn State!) R got the tickets from a vendor and we mistakenly thought they were for the VIP Club where there's food and drink. So we took my Mom and Dad and none of us ate before going to the game. Kind of disappointed about the food. We got burgers and chicken sandwiches (OVERPRICED!!!) from the concessionaires. Very dry. We didn't have much time between work and the game. We would have eaten on our way had we known. Next time = more info prior to tip off.
On Saturday, we just relaxed. I think R went to the smoke shop. Then he took Pumpkin out in the snow for about an hour. She came in saying, "All wet!" Her little cheeks were rosy and she was grinning ear-to-ear. That kid loves to be outdoors. Before she went out, she asked Daddy to take her. She said, "Coat. Hat. Boots. No-pants. Gloves." She knows everything she needs to go outdoors! I love it. She gathers it all up, too. It's windy today (Monday) so I think she might blow away, but it's finally a little warmer. Maybe we can go outside later. Later Saturday, I was going to go out to see my friend Jay's band, Average Joe, but I got lazy. I should have just gone. It would have been fun. But I do like being able to go with R, instead of one of us having to stay home with the kids.
During the night, my Big Boy started to cough! He coughed all night and by the time I got him from J in the am, he was WIPED. He also had a fever of 102.9. Since one of his Autie traits is that he doesn't eat anything other than his "regular food" as he calls it, B wouldn't take Children's Tylenol. I knew it would probably help the fever. Finally, I had to give him a choice between Mommy taking care of him or the Doctors in the ER taking care of him .Wise child, he picked me. (Which warms my heart, of course). I added the Tylenol to his juice and he drank it. So that worked. Thank goodness! His little head was on fire! Funny, though, when I said it within his hearing, he was all like, "My head is NOT on FIRE!!". My literal little man. How I do love you. We sat around and watched Toy Story 2 about three times. (yipee!). We're in trouble if he ever gets really sick. We'll just cross that bridge...
R went to do the weekly groceries since he can drive again! Yay! How sweet, he got the kids Valentine's Day presents. A Buzz Lightyear doll for Big Boy and a "Ooh! Pree-y pree-pul" outfit. (pretty purple) for Pumpkin. Mom came over this morning to watch the kids since I called Ben off school and didn't want to wake him up to go to Grandma's. Hopefully, Pumpkin will remember her new clothes. She wanted to wear them today.
It amazes me how different from Big Boy she is. Not just in the normal gender specific things, but in her development. She can get dressed all by herself, sometimes the clothes are backwards, but she gets them right. Big Boy is 6-1/2 and still has trouble with the front and back. He is a little spoiled in that respect, though. We have done too many things for him. It's time to stop babying him. Pumpkin won't allow us to baby her too much any more. Cracks me up. "I try!" is the most common statement. I just put up my hands and say, "Have at it, girl!" She pretty much feeds herself and knows what she wants to eat. Says please and thank you pretty well now. She just seems to connect with life in general on a different level than B. It's hard for me to put into words.
Time to get to work. One of the guys made a mess this morning and the Production manager called in sick, so my boss has to fill in for the second or third day in a row. I can sense he's not thrilled. So I better keep things going right over here. Talk to you later, nobody!! :)
Friday night was super!! We had excellent seats to the Cavaliers game. They FINALLY won a game. The crowd was really into it. It was like a playoff game. When the floor announcer told the crowd to pump one arm in the air and say "Let's go Cavs!", everyone did it! I tell you what - it looked really flippin' cool!! Like a college football game! (Thank you, Penn State!) R got the tickets from a vendor and we mistakenly thought they were for the VIP Club where there's food and drink. So we took my Mom and Dad and none of us ate before going to the game. Kind of disappointed about the food. We got burgers and chicken sandwiches (OVERPRICED!!!) from the concessionaires. Very dry. We didn't have much time between work and the game. We would have eaten on our way had we known. Next time = more info prior to tip off.
On Saturday, we just relaxed. I think R went to the smoke shop. Then he took Pumpkin out in the snow for about an hour. She came in saying, "All wet!" Her little cheeks were rosy and she was grinning ear-to-ear. That kid loves to be outdoors. Before she went out, she asked Daddy to take her. She said, "Coat. Hat. Boots. No-pants. Gloves." She knows everything she needs to go outdoors! I love it. She gathers it all up, too. It's windy today (Monday) so I think she might blow away, but it's finally a little warmer. Maybe we can go outside later. Later Saturday, I was going to go out to see my friend Jay's band, Average Joe, but I got lazy. I should have just gone. It would have been fun. But I do like being able to go with R, instead of one of us having to stay home with the kids.
During the night, my Big Boy started to cough! He coughed all night and by the time I got him from J in the am, he was WIPED. He also had a fever of 102.9. Since one of his Autie traits is that he doesn't eat anything other than his "regular food" as he calls it, B wouldn't take Children's Tylenol. I knew it would probably help the fever. Finally, I had to give him a choice between Mommy taking care of him or the Doctors in the ER taking care of him .Wise child, he picked me. (Which warms my heart, of course). I added the Tylenol to his juice and he drank it. So that worked. Thank goodness! His little head was on fire! Funny, though, when I said it within his hearing, he was all like, "My head is NOT on FIRE!!". My literal little man. How I do love you. We sat around and watched Toy Story 2 about three times. (yipee!). We're in trouble if he ever gets really sick. We'll just cross that bridge...
R went to do the weekly groceries since he can drive again! Yay! How sweet, he got the kids Valentine's Day presents. A Buzz Lightyear doll for Big Boy and a "Ooh! Pree-y pree-pul" outfit. (pretty purple) for Pumpkin. Mom came over this morning to watch the kids since I called Ben off school and didn't want to wake him up to go to Grandma's. Hopefully, Pumpkin will remember her new clothes. She wanted to wear them today.
It amazes me how different from Big Boy she is. Not just in the normal gender specific things, but in her development. She can get dressed all by herself, sometimes the clothes are backwards, but she gets them right. Big Boy is 6-1/2 and still has trouble with the front and back. He is a little spoiled in that respect, though. We have done too many things for him. It's time to stop babying him. Pumpkin won't allow us to baby her too much any more. Cracks me up. "I try!" is the most common statement. I just put up my hands and say, "Have at it, girl!" She pretty much feeds herself and knows what she wants to eat. Says please and thank you pretty well now. She just seems to connect with life in general on a different level than B. It's hard for me to put into words.
Time to get to work. One of the guys made a mess this morning and the Production manager called in sick, so my boss has to fill in for the second or third day in a row. I can sense he's not thrilled. So I better keep things going right over here. Talk to you later, nobody!! :)
Monday, February 7, 2011
obnoxious
This is a post-ful of hate... I'll get it out of my system and then post another.
OMG! That one Steeler fan was such a douche last night. Wouldn't stop. Wouldn't go home. Even after his wife and kids left. How in the heck did he get a wife? And no wonder she has a sour puss look on her!! I'd run away!!!!! I hope the kids don't turn out like him. Oy!
I just emailed my bestest friend (and hostess with the mostest) to make sure he's not invited to ANYTHING else. Not really, I'm not that mean.... I wish that R would have punched him!
OMG! That one Steeler fan was such a douche last night. Wouldn't stop. Wouldn't go home. Even after his wife and kids left. How in the heck did he get a wife? And no wonder she has a sour puss look on her!! I'd run away!!!!! I hope the kids don't turn out like him. Oy!
I just emailed my bestest friend (and hostess with the mostest) to make sure he's not invited to ANYTHING else. Not really, I'm not that mean.... I wish that R would have punched him!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
snow & ice
Wow! The driveway was solid ice this morning! Yikes! I hope they don't want to go out to play today. Too much for Mom.
Big Boy is so happy not to have to go to school for two days! He cracks me up! Today when we got there with Pumpkin he said, "Did you bring "A" for me?" Yeah, buddy, just for you! I love the way things come out of his mouth sometimes. His grammar is getting better and better, but I love the quirks. "I will Never!" (translates to: I don't want to). "Get her out of my sight!" (from Shrek, mostly used to get A out of his room). What else? I have to make a list of both kids' sayings.
Mom & Dad are going to Florida tomorrow for the weekend. I hope they can get their flight out with all the bad weather we've been having. I'll tell them to bring money for food and drinks at the airports. I hope they don't have to stop in ATL. Hoping that R's Mom can watch the kids Thursday, at least. I can do it Friday. R will do Monday. So far that's the plan.
Okay, well I'm boring myself. Just want to keep writing this blog to maybe develop some skills. I won't give up yet! :)
Big Boy is so happy not to have to go to school for two days! He cracks me up! Today when we got there with Pumpkin he said, "Did you bring "A" for me?" Yeah, buddy, just for you! I love the way things come out of his mouth sometimes. His grammar is getting better and better, but I love the quirks. "I will Never!" (translates to: I don't want to). "Get her out of my sight!" (from Shrek, mostly used to get A out of his room). What else? I have to make a list of both kids' sayings.
Mom & Dad are going to Florida tomorrow for the weekend. I hope they can get their flight out with all the bad weather we've been having. I'll tell them to bring money for food and drinks at the airports. I hope they don't have to stop in ATL. Hoping that R's Mom can watch the kids Thursday, at least. I can do it Friday. R will do Monday. So far that's the plan.
Okay, well I'm boring myself. Just want to keep writing this blog to maybe develop some skills. I won't give up yet! :)
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