A big HELLLOOOOOOOO to all two of you who read this blog! So, may I just say that today has been a day. Sugar went back to school today which I thought would give me plenty of time to do some cleaning but it just did not end up that way.
Morning came and went and then afternoon was here. Lately, I have been lucky enough to occasionally get both of the girls to take a nap and sometimes Sugar requests it in her own way. Today, Sugar went and laid down to take a nap and said "please let Berry take a nap somewhere else cuz she will be noisy."
Well, I thought that Berry would go down somewhat easily, but boy was I surprised. Nope, not today. I tried getting her down for about an hour and the whole time that I was trying to get her down she looked about a blink away from falling asleep. So, I thought that was that. I would get to get caught up on our steadily growing mountain of laundry and maybe take a much needed nap. Well, later on, I hear crying adn sugar comes out,"Berry woke me up!" Well, needless to say, I was not happy with Berry. I tried to put them down again and Berry did the same thing again. Ugh. So now, you have a cranky mom with two cranky children.
Well, I had a moment of insanity and actually, at the time I thought I was ingenious for thinking of this. I told them that we were going to have a cleaning afternoon and we were going to clean the whole basement, no, make that the whole house. There will be no t.v. today and we are not going anywhere until this is done. Really, I have no idea what I was thinking because it takes these girls about a half hour to do the simplest of jobs. But, I guess I was feeling ambitious and thought that we could accomplish anything.
We start cleaning and reality kicks in. I put the girls in charge of folding a load of laundry while I clean up odds and end things. The girls are having more fun playing with a pair of newly washed underwear that my sister left at our house. They took turns trying to figure out how to put them on. Funny, but not what I was trying to accomplish today so I redirected them.
Later, they were supposed to sort socks and that started off well they sorted whites and darks but shortly after, they started throwing the socks everywhich direction and mom got to finish that task too. So, I was starting to realize that not much was going to get done in this day that I had so many aspirations for. We decide to take a small break and the girls went upstairs. I went upstairs later to check on them and they had dumped out the dogfood bowl and also dumped a gigantic container of legos all over the floor. So, the girls had to clean this up too. I guess you can see how quickly my afternoon flitted away into evening and how little I was able to do.
Then, to top it all off, I go upstairs after releasing the kids from the chores and deciding to do it myself and discover Berry hiding under a blanket with peanut butter smeared all over her face, arms, and hair. The little stinker had stole a partially empty bottle of peanut butter and repeatedly stuck her finger in it and licked it until it was completely empty. So, that is my day in a nutshell. A peanut shell. Ha!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008
An Ordinary Day at Our House
I am going to blog about Christmas, but I first wanted to let you all know what a usual day is like at our house. Well, let you know some of the interesting things that my girls do/get into during the day.
Berry drew crayon and marker on the walls.
They both got into an old disposable camera that was kicking around.
They painted thier finger nails with markers.
These next few things happened within seconds or minutes of each other successively.
They hid under the Christmas tree.
Took kitchen sponge and wiped off wooden magazine holder and dropped my Tiffany frog. Don't worry, the frog was okay.
Spilled cup of water on carpet.
Took toy car and drove it all over our wooden furniture leaving scratches everywhere then licked up spilled water on table like a puppy.
Sugar took pink marker and drew on door knobs.
They both drew all over thier hands and feet with marker/paints.
Now, this is not all that they can accomplish in one day, just all that i remembered to write down. Each day, there are more things like this. There is a whole lot of exploring going on. There is research that says that it is important that kids play creatively and with different materials etc. inorder that they develop thier creativity and imaginations. I don't know if my kids are being creative or just creating mischeif. I guess time will tell. :) In the mean time, it is making me more p a t i e n t.
Berry drew crayon and marker on the walls.
They both got into an old disposable camera that was kicking around.
They painted thier finger nails with markers.
These next few things happened within seconds or minutes of each other successively.
They hid under the Christmas tree.
Took kitchen sponge and wiped off wooden magazine holder and dropped my Tiffany frog. Don't worry, the frog was okay.
Spilled cup of water on carpet.
Took toy car and drove it all over our wooden furniture leaving scratches everywhere then licked up spilled water on table like a puppy.
Sugar took pink marker and drew on door knobs.
They both drew all over thier hands and feet with marker/paints.
Now, this is not all that they can accomplish in one day, just all that i remembered to write down. Each day, there are more things like this. There is a whole lot of exploring going on. There is research that says that it is important that kids play creatively and with different materials etc. inorder that they develop thier creativity and imaginations. I don't know if my kids are being creative or just creating mischeif. I guess time will tell. :) In the mean time, it is making me more p a t i e n t.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Berry the Explorer (Yah, she kind of looks like Dora)
All right so today I am going to blog about how creative my little Berry is. My little Berry is constantly going and constantly into things. If I turn my back for just a minute I will be surprised what I will find her exploring. Here is a list of things that I have found her doing in the past week or so.
1. Brushing her teeth/eating the entire tube of toothpaste. We had to call poison control. She just needed to drink some milk to aleviate stomach pain. She never had any stomach pain.
2. Getting into a box of cereal left out on the counter. Yeah, I know that is my fault.
3. Taking the cereal, which was raisin bran, and pouring it into the dog's dish then eating the cereal straight from the dog dish. Sick!!!! Not to mention, that will give both her and the dog diarrhea. Bluck!
4. Taking shampoo out of my sister in law's bag and putting it all over her arms.
5. Taking conditioner and rubbing it all over our poor schnoodle. That's right, a schoodle. Poodle+Schnauzer. I guess you could also call it a schnaupoo. I don't know, that is just what it is called.
6. Who knows what she will explore next. I leave the room for a moment to do something and bada boom, she turns into Berry the explorer and is drawn to chaos.
Oh well, I am sure that I can add more things, but those are only in the past 24 hours. It sure takes the Ground Hog's Day feeling out of life. Thanks for the excitement, Berry! But maybe, could you tone it down just a bit???
1. Brushing her teeth/eating the entire tube of toothpaste. We had to call poison control. She just needed to drink some milk to aleviate stomach pain. She never had any stomach pain.
2. Getting into a box of cereal left out on the counter. Yeah, I know that is my fault.
3. Taking the cereal, which was raisin bran, and pouring it into the dog's dish then eating the cereal straight from the dog dish. Sick!!!! Not to mention, that will give both her and the dog diarrhea. Bluck!
4. Taking shampoo out of my sister in law's bag and putting it all over her arms.
5. Taking conditioner and rubbing it all over our poor schnoodle. That's right, a schoodle. Poodle+Schnauzer. I guess you could also call it a schnaupoo. I don't know, that is just what it is called.
6. Who knows what she will explore next. I leave the room for a moment to do something and bada boom, she turns into Berry the explorer and is drawn to chaos.
Oh well, I am sure that I can add more things, but those are only in the past 24 hours. It sure takes the Ground Hog's Day feeling out of life. Thanks for the excitement, Berry! But maybe, could you tone it down just a bit???
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Well, this just bugs!!!
Hello all. I am blogging to you from inside a bug infested house. Yes, you heard that right, bug infested. We have bugs in our clothes, in our carpets, in our furniture and of course in our hair. Oh, yes we have bugs!
Now, how did this happen you may ask. Well, I took Sugar to the doctor to get a routine physical for school and she was a bit frightened because she was going to get a shot so she was sitting on my lap. I noticed out of the corner of my eye some movement and looked closer.
"Oh, my heck, doctor!" "Is that what I think it is?!"
"Yes, that is exactally what you think it is."
Words can not describe my feelings of mortification and disgust as she proceded to check my hair to see if I had the little bugs. She then informed me that I had bugs too. Joy and rapture.
Well, after this it is all just a whirlwind of bugs, lotions, combing through hair, washing, drying, bagging items and vaccuming. Joy and rapture.
Anyhoo, to say that this just bugs is so true! We have self imposed a family quarantine and none of us have left the house except for hoosband. Let me just say that Hoosband has been a life saver during this all. He has kept me sane and he has combed numerous times through three heads of hair looking for little critters. He has been so sweet to everyone, worked, and found time to play with Sugar and Berry as well. Can I just say that I love him and know this so much more after this experience.
Sugar has been behaving exceptionally well during this whole thing. She has had to sit for hours at a time while either mom or dad combs through her hair. Last night, she fell asleep while mom was combing through her hair. What a sweetie! Not to mention that we have not been able to go anywhere during this whole thing.
Berry has been pretty good as well and has kept us all entertained. She also has not gotten too upset although she keeps trying to find little things to get in trouble for so that she can have attention since big sis gets alot of it when we are combing her hair. For some reason, the little boogers seem to like Sugar's hair better than any of ours. Poor Sugar!
Well, I will update you when the infestation is over. Still working on being able to put pictures on. Thanks for reading!!!
Now, how did this happen you may ask. Well, I took Sugar to the doctor to get a routine physical for school and she was a bit frightened because she was going to get a shot so she was sitting on my lap. I noticed out of the corner of my eye some movement and looked closer.
"Oh, my heck, doctor!" "Is that what I think it is?!"
"Yes, that is exactally what you think it is."
Words can not describe my feelings of mortification and disgust as she proceded to check my hair to see if I had the little bugs. She then informed me that I had bugs too. Joy and rapture.
Well, after this it is all just a whirlwind of bugs, lotions, combing through hair, washing, drying, bagging items and vaccuming. Joy and rapture.
Anyhoo, to say that this just bugs is so true! We have self imposed a family quarantine and none of us have left the house except for hoosband. Let me just say that Hoosband has been a life saver during this all. He has kept me sane and he has combed numerous times through three heads of hair looking for little critters. He has been so sweet to everyone, worked, and found time to play with Sugar and Berry as well. Can I just say that I love him and know this so much more after this experience.
Sugar has been behaving exceptionally well during this whole thing. She has had to sit for hours at a time while either mom or dad combs through her hair. Last night, she fell asleep while mom was combing through her hair. What a sweetie! Not to mention that we have not been able to go anywhere during this whole thing.
Berry has been pretty good as well and has kept us all entertained. She also has not gotten too upset although she keeps trying to find little things to get in trouble for so that she can have attention since big sis gets alot of it when we are combing her hair. For some reason, the little boogers seem to like Sugar's hair better than any of ours. Poor Sugar!
Well, I will update you when the infestation is over. Still working on being able to put pictures on. Thanks for reading!!!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Okay, here is this tag thing...
I think that I am supposed to write down seven little known things about myself. Here it goes.
1. I used to be addicted to rootbeer. I love rootbeer but have to be in the mood for it now. (I don't drink pop very much either sarah).
2. I was almost hit/runover by a crashing 747 plane. It is true. It was while I was on my mission. See: http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980322-03
3. I am a "cleanhouse freak". Heidi will think that this is hillarious because my house in anything but sparkling clean but am talking about the tv show on style. I love watching a messy house transform. I think that gives me hope. I am currently in the process of organizing my house but it is excedingly difficult to have a sparkling, let alone organized house when you have two toddler hurricanes following you around. Seriously, I clean one room and here come the hurricanes, whish! The rooms are now twice as messy as they were before.
4. I don't like crispy creme donuts. Sorry, I think that they are too rich. That is great if you like them though.
5. The first cat or dog I ever remember having was Elroy. Elroy was a black and white cat that was part manx. I loved him so much, too much. I would squeeze him until he would growl and scratch me. It is funny, but I think I passed it on somehow to berry. She loves and squeezes our dog, zoey until she growls. THis reminds me of Almira from Tiny Toons (a great cartoon from the 90's, check it out).
6. I have had an avocodo shake and made one for my family as well. I loved the shake but my family thought it was, well interesting.
7. Finally... I have a master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. I know that most people know that but I have to remind myself as I am not currently practicing. But, you know, that is not entirely true. People ask me questions relating to communication quite frequently and I have made a social story for my kids and am working on one for my sister's family as well. I do miss being a practicing SLP though. But being able to be here for my girls this year has been great and they are really making great strides.
8. Okay, I know it was supposed to be seven but the last one is something that most people know about me. I used to do a two to two dance. When the clock showed 1:58, I would call that two to two and get really excited. Now, this was in my single years and mostly in high school. Now, if I was up at two to two it would not be a happy dance, I would be quite upset. I love my sleep.
There you go, seven or eight things about me that few people know and a partridge and a pair tree!
1. I used to be addicted to rootbeer. I love rootbeer but have to be in the mood for it now. (I don't drink pop very much either sarah).
2. I was almost hit/runover by a crashing 747 plane. It is true. It was while I was on my mission. See: http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980322-03
3. I am a "cleanhouse freak". Heidi will think that this is hillarious because my house in anything but sparkling clean but am talking about the tv show on style. I love watching a messy house transform. I think that gives me hope. I am currently in the process of organizing my house but it is excedingly difficult to have a sparkling, let alone organized house when you have two toddler hurricanes following you around. Seriously, I clean one room and here come the hurricanes, whish! The rooms are now twice as messy as they were before.
4. I don't like crispy creme donuts. Sorry, I think that they are too rich. That is great if you like them though.
5. The first cat or dog I ever remember having was Elroy. Elroy was a black and white cat that was part manx. I loved him so much, too much. I would squeeze him until he would growl and scratch me. It is funny, but I think I passed it on somehow to berry. She loves and squeezes our dog, zoey until she growls. THis reminds me of Almira from Tiny Toons (a great cartoon from the 90's, check it out).
6. I have had an avocodo shake and made one for my family as well. I loved the shake but my family thought it was, well interesting.
7. Finally... I have a master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. I know that most people know that but I have to remind myself as I am not currently practicing. But, you know, that is not entirely true. People ask me questions relating to communication quite frequently and I have made a social story for my kids and am working on one for my sister's family as well. I do miss being a practicing SLP though. But being able to be here for my girls this year has been great and they are really making great strides.
8. Okay, I know it was supposed to be seven but the last one is something that most people know about me. I used to do a two to two dance. When the clock showed 1:58, I would call that two to two and get really excited. Now, this was in my single years and mostly in high school. Now, if I was up at two to two it would not be a happy dance, I would be quite upset. I love my sleep.
There you go, seven or eight things about me that few people know and a partridge and a pair tree!
to explode or not to explode that is the question...
Right now, I sit in front of the computer as my non-slumbering girls play about 5 feet away from me. I was attempting to put the girls down for thier daily nap and sugar absolutely would not go down. Berry, of course followed shortly after and they both started giggling and running around. I remained calm, which i am quite proud of, and thy just became a rushing wind of giggling and disobedience. Oh well. I just want to avoid any kind of confrontation today. It is a gray day and all i really want to do is put on some lounge pants and watch t.v. and as strange as it may seem, I want to clean. But, since the girls are showing no sign of calming down, I am getting in some much needed catch up time on my blog and email. As i was sitting here, my anger and annoyance faded away as I read my friend's blog (thanks sarah). I then noticed that the girls were fighting about something and the something turned out to be a soiled diaper that I guess had been accidentally left on the ground. Ewww! Kids are funny I guess.
What else to blog about? I have bangs again! I have not had bangs since 1998 when I returned home from my mission. My husband is anti-bangs and has always told me to please not get bangs. Well, I came home late from getting my hair cut and he told me that he liked my hair. I just thought that he was being nice but the next day he told me that he really liked my hair. I think that is funny because he is so anti-bangs. My bangs are not classic bangs though, they are actualy quite long and sweep to the side. I will have to take a picture and include it in my blog. I am going to learn how to put pictures on my blog and make all my high tech friends and husband proud.
What else to blog about? I have bangs again! I have not had bangs since 1998 when I returned home from my mission. My husband is anti-bangs and has always told me to please not get bangs. Well, I came home late from getting my hair cut and he told me that he liked my hair. I just thought that he was being nice but the next day he told me that he really liked my hair. I think that is funny because he is so anti-bangs. My bangs are not classic bangs though, they are actualy quite long and sweep to the side. I will have to take a picture and include it in my blog. I am going to learn how to put pictures on my blog and make all my high tech friends and husband proud.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A Peaceful Meal
Well, I know it has been a long time since I have blogged and you are all on the edge of your seats (probably not). I just have not felt that i have had alot to blog about lately.
Well, I think that I finally have something to blog about. Last night while the family was having dinner nothing was out of the ordinary but there was a difference. Yes, we had something different (thanks simplify supper.com)but also, there was a different vibe in the room.
In the past when we have introduced new meals there has been alot of crying and hurt feelings (Crying because they don't want to try it (no, this is not my husband i am talking about :)) and hurt feelings because when it is something new it is usually something that i have actually put some work into). Anyhoo, even though there was something new at the table Sugar did not make her usual stink about it and quietly objected to it. Do I see some maturity going on? Wow.
Berry just ate hers contently as she is want to do. Berry is quite the eater and hoosband and I think that she is on a growth spurt. It is not only the quantity that this little girl eats, but also the way that she eats it. This girl is messy and not just messy but she mutilates her food. YOu wonder, how can a peanut butter and jelly sandwich end up looking like that? One day I will take a picture of the various stages of this girl's food. If food had feelings, I think that the food would be devistated but maybe the food would just be happy that it was getting used to nourish someone. I just don't know but I digress.
Back to the feeling in the air at supper, it could be called cheerful and peaceful even when Sugar tried her unfamiliar chilli by tasting single chili beans, poking around at the meat, and finally deciding she wasn't going to finish it. Well, Hoosband noticed this and commented that he thought that after years of praying for patience he had finally acheived it at that moment (However, we knew that this would be a fleeting thing). It wasn't that there was not alot going on that could have turned into a disaster but that we chose not to notice or act upon it and even now, I can not remember exactally what was occuring. It was nice. Immediately, after this moment, we looked over at Berry who was sitting in her chair and on her fingers was a brown substance. Oh, Poo! She has excrement on her fingers! The perfect climax to the near-perfect meal we were enjoying. I jumped up and changed her and the moment continued. What a nice meal.
Well, I think that I finally have something to blog about. Last night while the family was having dinner nothing was out of the ordinary but there was a difference. Yes, we had something different (thanks simplify supper.com)but also, there was a different vibe in the room.
In the past when we have introduced new meals there has been alot of crying and hurt feelings (Crying because they don't want to try it (no, this is not my husband i am talking about :)) and hurt feelings because when it is something new it is usually something that i have actually put some work into). Anyhoo, even though there was something new at the table Sugar did not make her usual stink about it and quietly objected to it. Do I see some maturity going on? Wow.
Berry just ate hers contently as she is want to do. Berry is quite the eater and hoosband and I think that she is on a growth spurt. It is not only the quantity that this little girl eats, but also the way that she eats it. This girl is messy and not just messy but she mutilates her food. YOu wonder, how can a peanut butter and jelly sandwich end up looking like that? One day I will take a picture of the various stages of this girl's food. If food had feelings, I think that the food would be devistated but maybe the food would just be happy that it was getting used to nourish someone. I just don't know but I digress.
Back to the feeling in the air at supper, it could be called cheerful and peaceful even when Sugar tried her unfamiliar chilli by tasting single chili beans, poking around at the meat, and finally deciding she wasn't going to finish it. Well, Hoosband noticed this and commented that he thought that after years of praying for patience he had finally acheived it at that moment (However, we knew that this would be a fleeting thing). It wasn't that there was not alot going on that could have turned into a disaster but that we chose not to notice or act upon it and even now, I can not remember exactally what was occuring. It was nice. Immediately, after this moment, we looked over at Berry who was sitting in her chair and on her fingers was a brown substance. Oh, Poo! She has excrement on her fingers! The perfect climax to the near-perfect meal we were enjoying. I jumped up and changed her and the moment continued. What a nice meal.
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