Tonie and Lightening having a nap. Hmm it looks like they both had a rough night doesn't it?
Lynda doing Lightenings feet. Luv u Lynda!!!
Tonie giving Mr. Sonny a kiss.
Lightening trying to eat my car.
Lightening trying to eat my car.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
More pictures from the release of the SAHM's
Tonie and Lightening having a nap. Hmm it looks like they both had a rough night doesn't it?
Lynda doing Lightenings feet. Luv u Lynda!!!
Adventures in poison control
I am here, barely. Isabelle is still not sleeping. Between her teeth and this weird cold thing she has there is no one sleeping in this house. Not to mention that when she does actually sleep she gets up 5 times and then thinks that 5 am is a wonderful time to get up. I however would like to disagree, but sadly trying to explain your point of view to a 9 moth old at 5 in the morning when your eyes aren't open yet only earns you a smack in the face and a "dada". Yep there is just no reasoning with a baby. Believe me I have tried they just won't listen to reason. Mean creatures these babies. I hope that she will change her mind and start to sleep again because let me tell you, I miss sleep!!!!
There has been nothing new going on here lately. The snow is finally melting and I am starting my yard work today. I can't wait to plant my garden. I didn't plant one last year because I was pregnant with Isabelle and on bed rest. So this year I am going to make up for it. I love gardening. Emily is ever so excited about being able to wear a light coat and her new sandals to school. She is loving playing outside and thinks it is just fabulous. I am babysitting a couple of days a week now for a friend so that should help to make some money on the side. Colin is still working and currently has a throat infection yet refuses to see the doctor. Apparently he feels that swallowing is overrated and can continue to not eat or drink anything and it will get better.
We did however have some excitement last week when Issy thought it would be cool to stick her hand in the Vick's vaporizer stuff for her humidifier and then suck in her fingers. This resulted in a call to the poison control centre and me feeling like the worst mother in the world. Poison control told me to have her drink some milk and that she should be fine but to watch her for seizures and to take her to the Doctor if she complains of a sore mouth or seems sleepy. Now this did nothing but confuse me because first of all she is a baby and it is past her nap time so of course she is sleepy. Second of all how the hell is a 9 month old going to tell me her mouth hurts? and lastly SEIZURES?!?!? OK first you assure me that she is fine and then tell me to watch for seizures. Ummm hello talk about your mixed signals. So I kept her up and made her drink a butt load of milk and she was fine. *Note to self* put humidifier on shelf when Isabelle is awake.
I just want to end this off by saying welcome back Tonie we missed you. Glad you and all your family made it back in one piece.
Well people I am off to do my yard work. Have a good day!!
There has been nothing new going on here lately. The snow is finally melting and I am starting my yard work today. I can't wait to plant my garden. I didn't plant one last year because I was pregnant with Isabelle and on bed rest. So this year I am going to make up for it. I love gardening. Emily is ever so excited about being able to wear a light coat and her new sandals to school. She is loving playing outside and thinks it is just fabulous. I am babysitting a couple of days a week now for a friend so that should help to make some money on the side. Colin is still working and currently has a throat infection yet refuses to see the doctor. Apparently he feels that swallowing is overrated and can continue to not eat or drink anything and it will get better.
We did however have some excitement last week when Issy thought it would be cool to stick her hand in the Vick's vaporizer stuff for her humidifier and then suck in her fingers. This resulted in a call to the poison control centre and me feeling like the worst mother in the world. Poison control told me to have her drink some milk and that she should be fine but to watch her for seizures and to take her to the Doctor if she complains of a sore mouth or seems sleepy. Now this did nothing but confuse me because first of all she is a baby and it is past her nap time so of course she is sleepy. Second of all how the hell is a 9 month old going to tell me her mouth hurts? and lastly SEIZURES?!?!? OK first you assure me that she is fine and then tell me to watch for seizures. Ummm hello talk about your mixed signals. So I kept her up and made her drink a butt load of milk and she was fine. *Note to self* put humidifier on shelf when Isabelle is awake.
I just want to end this off by saying welcome back Tonie we missed you. Glad you and all your family made it back in one piece.
Well people I am off to do my yard work. Have a good day!!
Friday, April 20, 2007
I used to sleep....I think.
Before I had kids I would get tired once in a while or so I thought. The tired of yesteryear is nothing compared to the tired of today. Before kids I would get tired and feel like sleeping but I could still function. Before kids I would get tired and have a nap. Now though, I get so tired that it is physically hard to function, I can barely keep my eyes open and it is hard to concentrate. Concentration and open eyes are kind of key to motherhood. I mean with closed eyes goodness only knows what kind of trouble the little munchkins would get into. I don't even want to imagine. The other major difference is in the napping, or lack there of. You see when you have children they only ones napping are the kids. Now those of you without kids are saying "well nap when the kids do." WRONG. Every mother in the world knows that if she tries to lay down for a nap when the kids are sleeping, as soon as her head hits the pillow they will be awake and you will have to get up. It is some sort of sick sixth sense that children are born with. "moms trying to sleep. Quick wake up!!!" It never fails. I have tried laying down as soon as I have put Issy for a nap and I kid you not as soon as I am comfortable she is awake.
So the moral of this story is being a parent equals being exhausted. I have been assured that this gets better once they turn 18 and move out. I will let you know in another 12 years if this is true or not. Until then someone pass the coffee.
So the moral of this story is being a parent equals being exhausted. I have been assured that this gets better once they turn 18 and move out. I will let you know in another 12 years if this is true or not. Until then someone pass the coffee.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The challenges of being a SAHM
Those of you who are not SAHM's probably think that we have it easy, that it is a simple job with little or no thought involved, well I am here to tell you otherwise. Being a SAHM is actually more like having 6 jobs and not just one. Our jobs include but are not limited too, cook, cleaner, laundry person, taxi cab, personal shopper, and nurse. One of the biggest things is that we don't get to go home at the end of the day and have a "break" from our job. We work 24 hours a day 7 days a week and don't get holidays or weekends off. If we did there would be a lot less women out there that go through the day chanting "I love my kids. I love my kids. I love my kids. " . Don't get me wrong I really do love my kids and I enjoy staying home with them (most days) but every once in a while, you get one of those moments that just force you over the edge of that cliff you have been teetering on since your daughter tried to give the cat a hair cut.
Another challenge that I find I have is trying to figure out what to make for supper. After a while you run out of ideas. I mean there are only so many things you can do with chicken and beef without having a degree in cooking. This challenge leads into another challenge. Its the try not to slap your husband for saying something like "that again. Can't we have something different?" This I have found to be one of the most difficult challenges yet. I can't count the number of times poor Colin has come home and said something that has made me want to give him a black eye. I haven't of course but let me tell you it was close there for a few minutes.
Speaking of things that Colin said made me think of another challenge. The don't hurt your husband for things he says because he really is that unsmart sometimes challenge. I am sure every SAHM has heard these words come out of her husbands mouth at one time or another. When you ask them to help get the kids to bed he says "I'm tired, I worked all day." to which you give the response "Yeah cause I sat on my butt and ate bonbons all day.". Or he says to a friend " hey Cindy can do that for me she doesn't do anything during the day anyways." this one usually earns him the glare of death. Then there is my personal favorite stupid man comment. let me set the scene for you. You have worked all day, cleaning and scrubbing and polishing and washing. Then your daughter and husband come home and take off there stuff and throw it all over and get a snack and leave plates everywhere, the kids get out all the toys and leave them on the floor in the living room then your husband sits down on the couch with a drink. He looks around and says .....are you ready for it? "what did you do today?". After the redness is gone from my vision I usually tell him "nothing I took the day off!" then I go and hide in the bathroom with a book and a warm bath and stay there until the water is cold and the urge to choke him with his bootlace is gone. Now remember they aren't like this all the time it just seems to come in spurts. Like when they have a bad day at work they seem to feel the need to spread the cheer around. I really wish he would quit doing that.
The other challenge is dealing with people who treat you like being a SAHM is easy and that you don't deserve to breathe the same air as them because they have a "real" job. I have actually been told this once. I was filling out a form of some sort and the woman asked me what my job was. I told her I was a SAHM, to which she replied "how nice for you. But do you have a real job?" After a brief moment of stunned silence I convinced myself that she must not have had any kids and if she did then she mist certainly had never stayed home with them. If she had then she would have known that I do have a "real " job. I have come to realize after my 5 years as a full time SAHM that some people just have that kind of mentality and nothing short of leaving them alone with your children for a week is going to change there mind so why bother.
So those my friends are some of the challenges of being a SAHM. If you have more please share them. I would love to hear from you.
Another challenge that I find I have is trying to figure out what to make for supper. After a while you run out of ideas. I mean there are only so many things you can do with chicken and beef without having a degree in cooking. This challenge leads into another challenge. Its the try not to slap your husband for saying something like "that again. Can't we have something different?" This I have found to be one of the most difficult challenges yet. I can't count the number of times poor Colin has come home and said something that has made me want to give him a black eye. I haven't of course but let me tell you it was close there for a few minutes.
Speaking of things that Colin said made me think of another challenge. The don't hurt your husband for things he says because he really is that unsmart sometimes challenge. I am sure every SAHM has heard these words come out of her husbands mouth at one time or another. When you ask them to help get the kids to bed he says "I'm tired, I worked all day." to which you give the response "Yeah cause I sat on my butt and ate bonbons all day.". Or he says to a friend " hey Cindy can do that for me she doesn't do anything during the day anyways." this one usually earns him the glare of death. Then there is my personal favorite stupid man comment. let me set the scene for you. You have worked all day, cleaning and scrubbing and polishing and washing. Then your daughter and husband come home and take off there stuff and throw it all over and get a snack and leave plates everywhere, the kids get out all the toys and leave them on the floor in the living room then your husband sits down on the couch with a drink. He looks around and says .....are you ready for it? "what did you do today?". After the redness is gone from my vision I usually tell him "nothing I took the day off!" then I go and hide in the bathroom with a book and a warm bath and stay there until the water is cold and the urge to choke him with his bootlace is gone. Now remember they aren't like this all the time it just seems to come in spurts. Like when they have a bad day at work they seem to feel the need to spread the cheer around. I really wish he would quit doing that.
The other challenge is dealing with people who treat you like being a SAHM is easy and that you don't deserve to breathe the same air as them because they have a "real" job. I have actually been told this once. I was filling out a form of some sort and the woman asked me what my job was. I told her I was a SAHM, to which she replied "how nice for you. But do you have a real job?" After a brief moment of stunned silence I convinced myself that she must not have had any kids and if she did then she mist certainly had never stayed home with them. If she had then she would have known that I do have a "real " job. I have come to realize after my 5 years as a full time SAHM that some people just have that kind of mentality and nothing short of leaving them alone with your children for a week is going to change there mind so why bother.
So those my friends are some of the challenges of being a SAHM. If you have more please share them. I would love to hear from you.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
The release
Alright, I just want to start off this post with a little disclaimer. You know how I told you all a few posts ago to free a SAHM, well let me just go on record as saying I am NOT responsible for any harm these SAHM do. I also want to say that once you let these SAHM's out there is no turning back and look out because it is something like releasing a bull in a china shop. They just go nuts and you really don't want to get in the way, for fear of being run over or getting a horn in the side. On the bright side though you are helping a SAHM to find herself away from her children and husband and if nothing else it is damn entertaining.
This weekend was one of those weekends that happens in a whirlwind and you don't really know what the hell happened until its over. Then you look back and go "oh shit" and wonder like hell how you are going to fix all the damage that was done (remember bull in china shop) Scary stuff I tell you. Colin and I personally released two SAHM from captivity this weekend and lets just say that I recommend maybe one at a time. Learn from me people, 2 of them is a lot. The whirlwind I was talking about turns into more of a hurricane and then there is really no stopping them. Now that's not saying that I wanted to stop them, slow them down a little maybe but not stop them completely.
That all being said though we all had a great time and sang our faces off and had an absolute blast. I am glad that I got to witness the release of the SAHM's it makes me realize that I really need to get out more. For your enjoyment I will post some pictures for you all to see what the weekend was really like. (*see exhibit A, B and C to the right) Oh and this time I can't say that no men were harmed in the release of the SAHM's cause well lets just say there was a trail of man parts left behind as hurricane SAHM went through this little town and life will never be the same again.
This weekend was one of those weekends that happens in a whirlwind and you don't really know what the hell happened until its over. Then you look back and go "oh shit" and wonder like hell how you are going to fix all the damage that was done (remember bull in china shop) Scary stuff I tell you. Colin and I personally released two SAHM from captivity this weekend and lets just say that I recommend maybe one at a time. Learn from me people, 2 of them is a lot. The whirlwind I was talking about turns into more of a hurricane and then there is really no stopping them. Now that's not saying that I wanted to stop them, slow them down a little maybe but not stop them completely.
That all being said though we all had a great time and sang our faces off and had an absolute blast. I am glad that I got to witness the release of the SAHM's it makes me realize that I really need to get out more. For your enjoyment I will post some pictures for you all to see what the weekend was really like. (*see exhibit A, B and C to the right) Oh and this time I can't say that no men were harmed in the release of the SAHM's cause well lets just say there was a trail of man parts left behind as hurricane SAHM went through this little town and life will never be the same again.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Water and other tragedies.
Who needs water anyway? Our town shut off our water on Wednesday night to flush the lines. Not totally sure why you would have to shut off all the water in town in order to run more water through the lines but whatever. Now normally this would not be a big thing except that they called some people to tell them about it and not others. I think if you are going to call one person you should then call them all. It was off from 10 until 6 in the morning. Wednesday this wasn't a problem as we were on our way to bed when it went off anyways. I was just more miffed that I didn't make the "phone call" list. I know that sounds a lot like the I wanna be a cool kid but it really isn't. Anyways Thursday night I run a hot bath and sit and soak for a bit and then Colin is going to have a shower before bed. Lets just say its a good thing I tried to add hot water to my bath because I discovered that there was in fact NO water again. So I get out of my bath, which I didn't even get to actually "bath" in, and let Colin have it. Let me tell you he needed it way more than I did lol. So OK not a huge problem again right? Right. Well last night we were having a BBQ/birthday party with about 20 people, 10 of which were children, and yep you guessed it no water again. So poor Colin had to carry pails of water from our rain barrel to use for toilet flushing purposes, there was no washing of the hands (thank goodness I have wipes) no wiping of counters and no washing of the dishes. Needless to say my house is a total sty this morning because of this lack of water, so what am I doing today? yep that's right people I am cleaning and Washing and you can be damn sure that at 9:30 I will be filling my tub up with water since the rain barrel is empty now.
Yesterday also was a very sad day in the house. A very dear, faithful old friend died yesterday.My washing machine. *pausing for moment of silence while taps plays in my head* I went down to wash a load of diapers and lifted the lid and a piece flew out and that was it. She was a faithful old girl. Always there when I needed her. We have been through mud, grass, poop, grease, dirt, and food together without so much as a complaint. Its stupid but I did feel a little sad, now whether or not that was because I was standing there holding a bag of poop diapers or not we will never know. So either Colin will try to jimmy rig it to work for now until a suitable replacement can be found or we will just be looking for a new one. I do have to thank Bonnie though for washing my diapers at her house and watching my baby so I could go to the city and retrieve the Tonie. Thanks bunches Bonnie, Issy's butt and I both thank you.
The party last night was awesome. We stayed up until 5 this morning singing karaoke thanks to my wonderful brother in law and sister in law. I even sang and damn if I didn't actually enjoy myself. The kids ran around like little banshees but had a blast and supper was super tasty even if I do say so myself.
Well today I am going out. Colin is watching the girls for a few hours and I am going out. I don't know where I am going to go but dammit I am gonna go somewhere. I am off to have some me time. I love my husband so much what a nice guy to parent his kids whilst I have a zen moment.
Yesterday also was a very sad day in the house. A very dear, faithful old friend died yesterday.My washing machine. *pausing for moment of silence while taps plays in my head* I went down to wash a load of diapers and lifted the lid and a piece flew out and that was it. She was a faithful old girl. Always there when I needed her. We have been through mud, grass, poop, grease, dirt, and food together without so much as a complaint. Its stupid but I did feel a little sad, now whether or not that was because I was standing there holding a bag of poop diapers or not we will never know. So either Colin will try to jimmy rig it to work for now until a suitable replacement can be found or we will just be looking for a new one. I do have to thank Bonnie though for washing my diapers at her house and watching my baby so I could go to the city and retrieve the Tonie. Thanks bunches Bonnie, Issy's butt and I both thank you.
The party last night was awesome. We stayed up until 5 this morning singing karaoke thanks to my wonderful brother in law and sister in law. I even sang and damn if I didn't actually enjoy myself. The kids ran around like little banshees but had a blast and supper was super tasty even if I do say so myself.
Well today I am going out. Colin is watching the girls for a few hours and I am going out. I don't know where I am going to go but dammit I am gonna go somewhere. I am off to have some me time. I love my husband so much what a nice guy to parent his kids whilst I have a zen moment.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Oh my gosh she has teeth!!
Isabelle has decided that she has these 2 sharp little things in her mouth and therefore she should use them to her full advantage. You know, Daddy won't share his dinner so I will bite him. mommy won't give me that toy, I'll bite her too. The dog looks tasty let me try him out. Not only does she bite but she bites hard. She left teethmarks on Colin's leg and I swear I thought she drew blood on my finger when I, God forbid, tried to take a piece of plastic out of her mouth. Pardon me for not wanting her to choke. She bites so hard that she starts to shake while she is doing it. I am not really sure what standard procedure for dealing with a biting 9 month old is. Does anyone have a book or a video or something?
This week has seemed to drag by mostly because Emily is home from school and feeling better which means back to the whining and arguing. Lucky me. I don't know if it is a phase but every time I ask her to do something or say no to something that she wants to do she throws herself on the floor and cries. Not just any cry but this nails on a chalkboard, someone call the cops because my mother is tearing off my arm kind of cry. If there was a competition for best temper tantrum Emily would win hands down. I am not sure this is something to be proud of but hey what are you gonna do.
Yesterday was nice weather and so I decided to open the door and let in some fresh air. The dog went and sat nicely on the step and apparently the cat snuck out too because as of 9 last night we were outside yelling and calling like a couple of idiots only to discover that the stupid creature had fallen asleep under the step and just didn't want to come in. I was on the fence about whether or not I wanted to find him or forget about him. Don't get me wrong I love my animals but one can only take so much peeing on laundry and pooping in closets. Want to know what else I did yesterday? I rearranged my living room. Why might you ask did I do this. Well Isabelle in all her mobile state had escaped my living room and tried to crawl down the stairs headfirst (note to self. Must buy baby gate) after that she made it to the bathroom and was again playing in the toilet, this time with toys YUCK!! I mean the toilet was clean but still, its the principle of the thing.
Today I am going to clean my house some more and try to conquer mount laundry. If you don't hear from me for a while you know that I am lost somewhere on the summit lol. Lynda and the kids are out and Ally is having a sleep over so her and Emily are playing and keeping each other occupied. Tonie will be out tomorrow and we are having a BBQ so it should be lots of fun. Well back to cleaning and folding. Have a good day everyone.
This week has seemed to drag by mostly because Emily is home from school and feeling better which means back to the whining and arguing. Lucky me. I don't know if it is a phase but every time I ask her to do something or say no to something that she wants to do she throws herself on the floor and cries. Not just any cry but this nails on a chalkboard, someone call the cops because my mother is tearing off my arm kind of cry. If there was a competition for best temper tantrum Emily would win hands down. I am not sure this is something to be proud of but hey what are you gonna do.
Yesterday was nice weather and so I decided to open the door and let in some fresh air. The dog went and sat nicely on the step and apparently the cat snuck out too because as of 9 last night we were outside yelling and calling like a couple of idiots only to discover that the stupid creature had fallen asleep under the step and just didn't want to come in. I was on the fence about whether or not I wanted to find him or forget about him. Don't get me wrong I love my animals but one can only take so much peeing on laundry and pooping in closets. Want to know what else I did yesterday? I rearranged my living room. Why might you ask did I do this. Well Isabelle in all her mobile state had escaped my living room and tried to crawl down the stairs headfirst (note to self. Must buy baby gate) after that she made it to the bathroom and was again playing in the toilet, this time with toys YUCK!! I mean the toilet was clean but still, its the principle of the thing.
Today I am going to clean my house some more and try to conquer mount laundry. If you don't hear from me for a while you know that I am lost somewhere on the summit lol. Lynda and the kids are out and Ally is having a sleep over so her and Emily are playing and keeping each other occupied. Tonie will be out tomorrow and we are having a BBQ so it should be lots of fun. Well back to cleaning and folding. Have a good day everyone.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Whoever said mobility was a good thing....
Curiosity killed the cat. That is the old saying isn't it? Well I am not sure that Issy has heard that one. I think she missed that class because let me tell you holy smoker doodles. If it is within reach..or not she will try to grab it, eat it, push it, pull it or just generally touch it. so far today she has beat the poor cat up. I tried to feel sorry for him as she was body slamming him but the stupid creature just lay there and then ran away as soon as her attention was averted. It was actually kind of funny.
Then she was playing in the toilet oh that was fun. Thank God I had just flushed it. This earned her a scrubbing down with soap. After the toilet incident she pulled the safety plug out of the electrical outlet in her room and chewed on it or rather put the whole thing in her mouth. She looked like a cross between the cat that ate the canary and a chipmunk storing up for winter when I asked her what she was doing. What I want to know is how in the heck she got it out of the outlet? I can barely get them out and isn't the whole point to those things to keep them out of the socket of death? I thought it was but maybe I was wrong.
While I was making lunch she got into the recycling box and pulled out a pop can and sliced her finger open on it. I wouldn't have even know except for the blood everywhere. From the amount that there was I was sure that the affected finger must be dangling by a thread but no thankfully it was a minor cut. Now as I was typing this she climbed up into her chair and just did a nosedive out of it and is laughing hysterically. Oy the child is cruel, cruel I tell ya she thinks it is super funny to be driving mommy nuts. Wish me luck I am off to try and figure out the inner workings of the toilet safety latch. Hopefully it works better than the plug in covers.
Then she was playing in the toilet oh that was fun. Thank God I had just flushed it. This earned her a scrubbing down with soap. After the toilet incident she pulled the safety plug out of the electrical outlet in her room and chewed on it or rather put the whole thing in her mouth. She looked like a cross between the cat that ate the canary and a chipmunk storing up for winter when I asked her what she was doing. What I want to know is how in the heck she got it out of the outlet? I can barely get them out and isn't the whole point to those things to keep them out of the socket of death? I thought it was but maybe I was wrong.
While I was making lunch she got into the recycling box and pulled out a pop can and sliced her finger open on it. I wouldn't have even know except for the blood everywhere. From the amount that there was I was sure that the affected finger must be dangling by a thread but no thankfully it was a minor cut. Now as I was typing this she climbed up into her chair and just did a nosedive out of it and is laughing hysterically. Oy the child is cruel, cruel I tell ya she thinks it is super funny to be driving mommy nuts. Wish me luck I am off to try and figure out the inner workings of the toilet safety latch. Hopefully it works better than the plug in covers.
Easter Weekend
We had a great Easter weekend and I am feeling somewhat better after spending quality time with my family. It was a busy one but oh so fun. On Friday we took the girls and Bonnie's daughter swimming in the city and to McDonald's for lunch. They all had a blast. It was nice to get away and spend time together. Issy just floated around in her new water ring we bought her and Emily and Shai chased each other around the shallow end of the pool and splashed one another. Everyone was very tired and we all passed out in the car on the way home. poor Colin got to drive all alone. Then we had a nice supper at Keith and Bonnie's and came home. All in all it was wonderful day.
Saturday was a birthday party in Regina. We all went and visited. Tonie did an awesome job for the kids. They had an Easter egg hunt and even Isabelle got in on the action. She thought I was rather mean though because every time she would find an egg and try to put it in her mouth I would make her put it in the basket. She even got her first taste of chocolate and thought it was fabulous I might add. After the birthday we headed to Lynda's for supper and so that Colin could fix her car. She had done most of the work and just needed her little bro to do the fine tuning. We had a great visit with them and then came home to get ready for the hop hop.
Sunday we got up and the kids hunted for their treats. By this time Issy was a pro and was super quick at shoving those little foil covered eggs in her mouth before I could take them away. Both girls did really well and had lots of fun. Then we headed of to the farm for Easter supper. It was another wonderful day spent with my family. Just what I needed. Today Colin is working part of the day and then driving to Winnipeg tonight. I am going to do laundry since I took a laundry hiatus if you will over the weekend and let me tell you it shows. I think since it is so nice today I will call Bonnie and see if she wants to take the kids for a walk. I hope you all had as good of a weekend as I did.
Happy Birthday to Tonie!! See you this weekend sweetie.
Saturday was a birthday party in Regina. We all went and visited. Tonie did an awesome job for the kids. They had an Easter egg hunt and even Isabelle got in on the action. She thought I was rather mean though because every time she would find an egg and try to put it in her mouth I would make her put it in the basket. She even got her first taste of chocolate and thought it was fabulous I might add. After the birthday we headed to Lynda's for supper and so that Colin could fix her car. She had done most of the work and just needed her little bro to do the fine tuning. We had a great visit with them and then came home to get ready for the hop hop.
Sunday we got up and the kids hunted for their treats. By this time Issy was a pro and was super quick at shoving those little foil covered eggs in her mouth before I could take them away. Both girls did really well and had lots of fun. Then we headed of to the farm for Easter supper. It was another wonderful day spent with my family. Just what I needed. Today Colin is working part of the day and then driving to Winnipeg tonight. I am going to do laundry since I took a laundry hiatus if you will over the weekend and let me tell you it shows. I think since it is so nice today I will call Bonnie and see if she wants to take the kids for a walk. I hope you all had as good of a weekend as I did.
Happy Birthday to Tonie!! See you this weekend sweetie.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Things that I am good at
There are some things that I am good at and no one knows. Then there are things I am good at and people do know. Things like reading. Everyone who knows me, knows that I am good at reading. Being a friend people who know me, know that I am a great friend (or at least I think so), I am a wonderful wife and a fantastic mother.
No one know that I am very good at hiding my true feelings, no one knows that I can act like a happy person when inside I am really dieing. No one knows that I can be different people. I am like a chameleon really. Except instead of changing to suit my environment I change to suit what other people expect me to be and feel. Something else that not many people know about me is that I don't like attention. In fact I hate it. I don't like people to make a fuss over me or to do things for me. I like to do things for myself, partly because I hate feeling like people think badly of me and partly because I have to have things done a certain way. I know this bugs a lot of people and some people think that I should just stop it but I can't. I tell Emily all the time that there is no such thing as can't but in this case there is. So I guess now that I have typed that all out, the things that no one knows are now the things that everyone knows.
No one know that I am very good at hiding my true feelings, no one knows that I can act like a happy person when inside I am really dieing. No one knows that I can be different people. I am like a chameleon really. Except instead of changing to suit my environment I change to suit what other people expect me to be and feel. Something else that not many people know about me is that I don't like attention. In fact I hate it. I don't like people to make a fuss over me or to do things for me. I like to do things for myself, partly because I hate feeling like people think badly of me and partly because I have to have things done a certain way. I know this bugs a lot of people and some people think that I should just stop it but I can't. I tell Emily all the time that there is no such thing as can't but in this case there is. So I guess now that I have typed that all out, the things that no one knows are now the things that everyone knows.
Friday, April 6, 2007
My thoughts on life
Well first and foremost it sucks most of the time. Not just sucks like I scraped my knee more like the proverbial version of a country song. You know my wife left me, my dog died, the bank is coming to take my house, that kind of sucks. There are things that happen in life that no one will ever be able to prepare you for. Things like how your husband will work and work and you will still be lucky if you can pay all the bills in the same month and buy your own groceries. How your kids will not be the perfect little angels that you envisioned and they will have an opinion and their own will and they are gonna use it whether you like it or not. Things like how people that you called friends and valued will hurt you and say things about you that just go to show you that they really didn't bother to get to know you at all.
Some of the worst things you can ever say to a parent, especially a mother, is that she uses her kids and sets a bad example. I have tried my whole life to do what was right and what was best for my babies but I am now told that this is a bad thing and I am setting a bad example for them. So will someone please tell me exactly what I am to teach them. Apparently it isn't to stand up for yourself and what you believe in. If this is the case then I guess my parents also did a shitty job because these are the same values that they instilled in me. I really think that someone needs to write a book on what you should and should not teach your children and how you should raise them. I think that this book should be written by someone who doesn't have kids because they seem to be the ones who have all of the answers. Man I wish I would have thought of some of the questions I have now before I had kids then I could have jotted down the answers. This way when I had kids and got stupid I could look back to my smarter days and avoid being told how to raise my kids by childless people. Oh what a headache that would have saved. I am sure that all of you parents out there can relate to what I am saying. I am sure that you have all at one time or another been told,by someone who doesn't have kids, all the things you are doing wrong. Doesn't it just make you feel great? I know it makes me feel wonderful.
The only thing that is in the same category with being told how to parent by people without kids , is being told how to parent by people who have now got grand kids. When they raised children they all ran around outside drinking water from puddles and licking the lead paint from on their cribs and they turned out fine. I mean why make my children wear seat belts or sit in car seats how stupid and a waste of money. Oh I could go on and on but I will stop there.
Even though you all think that this is nothing but a woe is me life sucks story it does have some happy spots. As much as it can really, really suck sometimes it can also be really really good too. Times like when you spend a whole day with your husband and children and watch the man that you love look at your children with such love in his eyes that it takes your breathe away. When your kids look at you and smile, making their little faces light up.Or when they say Mommy you are a great Mom. Or when your husband says he doesn't need friends as long as he has you. Or when you are feeling really fat and can't get your pants done up because of that second piece of chocolate cake that you ate and he looks at you and tells you how beautiful you are and how lucky he is. Those are the good times and even though the bad times really,really suck the good times make it all worth while. So even though my life sucks a lot its OK because it makes me appreciate the good times all the more.
Some of the worst things you can ever say to a parent, especially a mother, is that she uses her kids and sets a bad example. I have tried my whole life to do what was right and what was best for my babies but I am now told that this is a bad thing and I am setting a bad example for them. So will someone please tell me exactly what I am to teach them. Apparently it isn't to stand up for yourself and what you believe in. If this is the case then I guess my parents also did a shitty job because these are the same values that they instilled in me. I really think that someone needs to write a book on what you should and should not teach your children and how you should raise them. I think that this book should be written by someone who doesn't have kids because they seem to be the ones who have all of the answers. Man I wish I would have thought of some of the questions I have now before I had kids then I could have jotted down the answers. This way when I had kids and got stupid I could look back to my smarter days and avoid being told how to raise my kids by childless people. Oh what a headache that would have saved. I am sure that all of you parents out there can relate to what I am saying. I am sure that you have all at one time or another been told,by someone who doesn't have kids, all the things you are doing wrong. Doesn't it just make you feel great? I know it makes me feel wonderful.
The only thing that is in the same category with being told how to parent by people without kids , is being told how to parent by people who have now got grand kids. When they raised children they all ran around outside drinking water from puddles and licking the lead paint from on their cribs and they turned out fine. I mean why make my children wear seat belts or sit in car seats how stupid and a waste of money. Oh I could go on and on but I will stop there.
Even though you all think that this is nothing but a woe is me life sucks story it does have some happy spots. As much as it can really, really suck sometimes it can also be really really good too. Times like when you spend a whole day with your husband and children and watch the man that you love look at your children with such love in his eyes that it takes your breathe away. When your kids look at you and smile, making their little faces light up.Or when they say Mommy you are a great Mom. Or when your husband says he doesn't need friends as long as he has you. Or when you are feeling really fat and can't get your pants done up because of that second piece of chocolate cake that you ate and he looks at you and tells you how beautiful you are and how lucky he is. Those are the good times and even though the bad times really,really suck the good times make it all worth while. So even though my life sucks a lot its OK because it makes me appreciate the good times all the more.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Where do I start?
Greetings all. Did you miss me? I have been VERY busy. Wednesday morning I packed up the kids and headed into the city to take Emily to the ENT (tonsil doctor). Thanks to my previous trip to the city with my father in law I even drove! Nothing like the fear of death to make you do thinks that you used to think impossible. Anyways, he deemed Emily fit for surgery and so we stayed in the city at Lynda's (sister in law) and waited for 7 am to roll around so we could head to admitting. I have to say I am glad that the offending tonsils are gone but really not happy that our surgery time was screwed up, thus making us show up at 7 am for surgery that was scheduled for 9:45. I was not impressed. I could have slept for at least another hour. I will in the future be making my charitable donation of the year to the hospitals foundation and going to specify that the money go to the people making the surgery appointments.
Emily did wonderful, she didn't cry and didn't even need the sedative that they gave the other kids to make them sleepy for when they took them to the OR. She was awake by the time they wheeled her back to us and the first thing she said was "my mouth feels empty." lol No doubt considering she had 2 tonsils the size of oranges back there. My mouth would feel empty too. We got to leave the hospital at 2:30 as long as she had drank lots and we stayed in the city. So we got have another sleep over. I got to wake up every 3 hours to give her medicine and make her drink water. Let me tell you how fun that was a tired, grumpy child with a sore throat. Yeah nothing is as fun as that at 2 in the morning. We both made it through the night (barely) and got to come home the next morning. For the next two nights we had to wake her up and make her drink, and by we I mean me by the way, and get up with Issy. I felt like the walking dead and kind of still do actually. Emily is feeling much better and is actually eating some real food now. You know its bad when your 6 year old says "mom do I have to have ice cream?". On a good note though I won't have to beg her to eat food before dessert anymore.
Other things have happened this last week or so too. The most exciting being that I reported one of Colin's so called friends for ripping around and and burning tires in front of my house at 10 at night and waking up my kids. I had asked him many, many times to stop but he didn't listen and apparently didn't think that I would actually do anything about it. He was so wrong. There is one thing that you never do and that is underestimate me. Especially when it comes to my kids. When you carry something around inside of you for 10 months you tend to get a little protective of that thing. Now there is no way a man could ever understand this feeling but let me tell you piss off a mother and you will figure it out really quickly. So anyways I called the police and they pulled him over and gave him an inspection ticket, this means that you have to take your vehicle into be inspected and if there is anything wrong than you have to fix it. Well one of his other friends decided that this was his problem and is now not speaking to us because of this whole thing. It is so stupid we lost a good friend because of something that had NOTHING to do with him. I guess it just shows that he wasn't as good of a friend as we thought. The hardest part of all of this is that my kids loved him and now I have to try and explain why they won't see him around anymore. Life goes on though and we will persevere.
Lets see what else is new? Hmmmm. Oh I know it is costing us $730 to renew Colin's license. When he put the car in the water this spring they added all sorts of surcharges to his drivers license and we didn't know about them until today when he went to renew it. Talk about a mad scramble to try and dig up the money to pay for that. It was a tad important to have a drivers license when your job is DRIVING a truck. So needless to say we got that all cleared up and life is moving on. Emily is on the road to recovery and life is moving on slowly but surely. To end on a happy note we got Isabelle's hair bows in the mail today and they are super super cute. I will post some pictures of that and Emily's haircut that fixed her self haircut as soon as I find some batteries for my camera. I am off to wrangle the kids to bed. Wish me luck. Ta ta for now.
Emily did wonderful, she didn't cry and didn't even need the sedative that they gave the other kids to make them sleepy for when they took them to the OR. She was awake by the time they wheeled her back to us and the first thing she said was "my mouth feels empty." lol No doubt considering she had 2 tonsils the size of oranges back there. My mouth would feel empty too. We got to leave the hospital at 2:30 as long as she had drank lots and we stayed in the city. So we got have another sleep over. I got to wake up every 3 hours to give her medicine and make her drink water. Let me tell you how fun that was a tired, grumpy child with a sore throat. Yeah nothing is as fun as that at 2 in the morning. We both made it through the night (barely) and got to come home the next morning. For the next two nights we had to wake her up and make her drink, and by we I mean me by the way, and get up with Issy. I felt like the walking dead and kind of still do actually. Emily is feeling much better and is actually eating some real food now. You know its bad when your 6 year old says "mom do I have to have ice cream?". On a good note though I won't have to beg her to eat food before dessert anymore.
Other things have happened this last week or so too. The most exciting being that I reported one of Colin's so called friends for ripping around and and burning tires in front of my house at 10 at night and waking up my kids. I had asked him many, many times to stop but he didn't listen and apparently didn't think that I would actually do anything about it. He was so wrong. There is one thing that you never do and that is underestimate me. Especially when it comes to my kids. When you carry something around inside of you for 10 months you tend to get a little protective of that thing. Now there is no way a man could ever understand this feeling but let me tell you piss off a mother and you will figure it out really quickly. So anyways I called the police and they pulled him over and gave him an inspection ticket, this means that you have to take your vehicle into be inspected and if there is anything wrong than you have to fix it. Well one of his other friends decided that this was his problem and is now not speaking to us because of this whole thing. It is so stupid we lost a good friend because of something that had NOTHING to do with him. I guess it just shows that he wasn't as good of a friend as we thought. The hardest part of all of this is that my kids loved him and now I have to try and explain why they won't see him around anymore. Life goes on though and we will persevere.
Lets see what else is new? Hmmmm. Oh I know it is costing us $730 to renew Colin's license. When he put the car in the water this spring they added all sorts of surcharges to his drivers license and we didn't know about them until today when he went to renew it. Talk about a mad scramble to try and dig up the money to pay for that. It was a tad important to have a drivers license when your job is DRIVING a truck. So needless to say we got that all cleared up and life is moving on. Emily is on the road to recovery and life is moving on slowly but surely. To end on a happy note we got Isabelle's hair bows in the mail today and they are super super cute. I will post some pictures of that and Emily's haircut that fixed her self haircut as soon as I find some batteries for my camera. I am off to wrangle the kids to bed. Wish me luck. Ta ta for now.
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