Miscellaneous

So isn't it fun when you download the pictures from the camera and this is what you find??? (description: a jumping motorbike on the mostfungames.com game on the computer) And when mom asks--who took a picture of the motorbike game?? The answer is always--"It wasn't me"

Moving on--Did you know that an eleven month old can climb a ladder?? Neither did we until we were working outside on Saturday and Russell was on his descend down the ladder and hollered, "Joy, could you get Logan off of the ladder so I can get down??" Then every time we sat Logan down he made the long trip over to the ladder and started climbing up. (One time I stood right behind him to see how far he would go and he made it all the way to the top) I better WATCH OUT because I have a monkey on my hands.

Last bit of miscellaneous for the day. We had a scare the other day with Hattie--she was fussy for a couple days and then looked up at me and asked me if she could play with her friend--her tonsils were humungus-- So we took her to the doctor and they treated her for strep throat. Well, she wasn't getting better so on the third day of medicine and she was still not better I took her back to the doctor--He thought she might have mono and so we had to do some blood work--well to make a long story shorter--the test came back and her blood count was high so the doctor thought she could have something worse. They did more blood work and then she started feeling better. The tests came back and she did have mono (not something worse). Well after a week and a half she was finally well enough to go about her activities--so as I was surfing blogs one day I came across this hairdo and we dolled her all up for playgroup day. We are so glad she is finally feeling better.

Take Five

10 years ago I was:
1. Working at ISU Lab Preschool
2. Had a 5 month old baby (boy was life different with only one child!!)
3. Living in Pocatello
4. Was the YW girls camp director
5. Living in an apartment

5 things on my list today:
1. Get Hattie to drink--she hasn't felt very good the last two days and I don't want her to be dehydrated
2. Go to Enrichment
3. Work on some preschool things
4. Laundry
5. Sort the Halloween costumes to take to enrichment

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Chocolate
2. Ice Cream
3. Starbursts
4. Jamba Juice
5. Cheesecake

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Take the family on a cruise-and to Disneyland
2. Build new house or add on to our house
3. Save some money for kids college and retirement
4. Go on vacation with friends
5. Buy me and Russell a new car

5 places I have lived:
1. Idaho Falls, ID
2. Armonk, New York
3. Pocatello, ID
4. Rexburg, ID
5. UMMM--Did I say Idaho Falls, ID

5 jobs I have had:
1. Waitress at the Canton
2. Fast Food--Arby's
3. I entered transcripts at Ricks
4. Preschool Teacher
5. Mom

I tag anyone who wants to play!!

Paper & Sticker OR Toe Nails???

So I was the driver today to take the neighborhood girls to gymnastics. Once all the girls were in the car and on the way Breanna informed me that one of the girls likes to eat paper and stickers--My reaction was "I think that is gross" another one of the girls in the van said "Well I like to eat toe nails, want to watch me" Ok now I think that is worse than paper!!
We went in and had gymnastics and to my surprise the conversation of toe nails came up again--they were all laughing so it must not bother them much. So for any of you who are hungry for dinner or a late night snack--which would you pick----Paper or Toe nails?????

New Hair

Ok so the kids were home when I came home from my haircut today.

Brock said "WOH! How did you get your hair like that??"

Breanna's reply was "you just look in a magazine and pick out the picture you want and they make it look that way"

Then Breanna just couldn't stop staring at me!! Then she was touching it and said, "Oh good it still feels like hair!!"

To top it off when I picked up the little kids from my mom's she said, "Russell will feel like he has a new wife!"

So it must have been a long time since I have had my hair done. (or at least since I have had it colored) It is a good thing I got it done--it will take me a day or two to get used to my new hair too.

Ok so every day I think about things that are blog worthy--I don't think that each blog entry should be some big event-- so I spend my days thinking about what happened that day that I should blog. And usually by the end of the day I am too tired to sit down and type up whatever I thought of that would have made a good post!!

So today I am blogging about two little things that happened this morning--



#1 Ever wonder where the phrase "bite me" came from??? Well I now know--this morning while I was talking to my mom on the phone and holding Logan of course. I could tell that he needed something but I didn't know what it was and I was having an interesting conversation with my mom so I kind of ignored Logan's need. ALL OF A SUDDEN he bit me on the cheek. It wasn't just a little friendly nibble, it was a full on bite-- OUCH!! I wasn't very happy and I gave him a little tap on the mouth and scolded him about biting-- So see the phrase "bite me" came about from the child who bit his mother to get her attention so that she would take care of his needs.



#2 While Hattie was at playgroup and I was in the shower (I had put Logan in my room on the floor with a pile of toys) I heard Logan near the shower curtain because as usual he finds his way in the bathroom and either plays with the toilet paper or with the shower curtain--this is my cue to hurry and finish up and get out. Well today I heard him so I was finishing up and I turn around and to my surprise Logan is fully clothed and in the shower with me. What a little stinker!! Not much I could do he was soaking so I left him in there while I got dressed and then I got him undressed out, dried and dressed for the second time today!! (he wasn't very happy by the time I got him out :)

That is all for this morning!! Who knows what other unexpected things will happen this day. All I can say is that after both episodes--I did have a good little chuckle over both.

BUSY WEEK

OK OK I know that you all had busy weeks too--but I feel like it just keeps getting busier and busier. (We don't even have three children in soccer-you know the soccer practices and games) So I really don't know what my problem is but here goes---

So first of all--any time that I am sitting at my computer--which is a lot--because I check my emails, check the new updates on blogs, look for something to cook for dinner, etc...

Little Logan Buddy likes to crawl right under my desk and play with the cords

(yes I spiked his hair that day!!)

Ok now on with the busy week. On Monday-it was a holiday--Russell went hiking with his brother...so the kids and I stayed home and cleaned--then in the afternoon we went over to my parents and I did a little to get ready for the first day of preschool.

Tuesday is such a blur--I don't even know except for the afternoon craziness

Piano at 3:00 - Piano at 3:30 - Gymnastics at 4:30 - Flag football at 5:00

We didn't get home until almost 7 - and we still had dinner to fix, reading, baths, and if anyone would have come to my house they would have never known that I was having preschool in the morning.

Wednesday morning I woke up and luckily I had done some things late night the night before because I was ready for the first day of Preschool. It went great!!! The group of kids that I have this year seem to be good.

After preschool--I packed up a few things and Logan and Hattie and off we went to Grandma Andersons. Grandma and Grandpa had picked corn from the garden. Little did I know how much they had picked. When I got there they had two heaping wheelbarrows full of corn. So we spent about 1 1/2 hour shucking the corn and then we spent the evening cleaning, cooking, and cutting it--then bagging it for the freezer!! (we ended up with 18 DOZEN cobs of corn that day--actually 19 because one dozen was left out to eat fresh)

In between corn and more corn--Hattie had her first day of dance and she LOVED IT!!

Russell and the boys and Breanna and some aunts and uncles went to the fair for the Motorcross racing. They had a fun time.

And to end the day Logan had a couple baths (or distractions so that we could work on corn :) and Hattie need a nice bubble bath too!!

Well you see how this week is going--It was already Thursday

Hattie had playgroup and we had some friends over for lunch and visiting--Brinton had scouts--we mowed the lawn and then I went to bed early due to a migraine YUCK!! (I guess the blessing of the migraine was that I had to slow down a little to get rid of it!!)

And WOW it is Friday already. I spent the day cleaning and putting things away and cleaning out closets--then we ran a few errands. (Bought Logan a toy to help entertain him--but when I got it all put together all he wanted to play with was the banister!!)

Then Russell and I went out on a date we ate out at Carinos YUMMY YUM!! Then we went to the movie Get Smart--it was hillarious. We had a great time.

Saturday was spent doing more chores. Building shelves in the garage and downstairs--Brock had a football game. Logan and I went to a Fisher Price Playdate (we went and played with some new toys out it was fun) Oh yeah and Hattie was sick--so that was not fun. I also spent a couple hours getting a SUPER SATURDAY craft ready to display at church!

So at the end of a busy week and the beginning of another busy week I have decided that when I look back on these moments I will miss mowing the lawn with a baby in one arm and pushing the mower with the other arm. I will miss the kids noise that gave me a migraine. I will miss these busy weeks. I found a quote the other day that I found appropriate and uplifting. It is from the former first lady, Barbara Bush,

"Whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change; fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children, you must hug your children, and you must love your children. Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House, but on what happens in your house."

So see what we are doing is what matters!! So to all my friends and family--enjoy your kids, enjoy the chaos, enjoy your busy life and BRING ON THE NEXT BUSY WEEK!!