Monday, April 25, 2011

Wonderful times...

This past weekend was a really nice weekend.  I didn't get a moment to sit and do nothing yet I still enjoyed it.

Thursday and Friday we did not have school.  I spent my time A) digging up mom's plants so my school can sell them to make money.  I am the PTO president and we are trying to make money for the classrooms/kids.  Lot of work.  Thanks to my mom for donating all the plants.  She was talking and mentioned she was going to just throw them away so I of course snatched them up so we could make some mulah!  :)  My time was also spent B) taking my kids to the doctor.  Thursday evening I though Bria was getting pink eye but I decided to wait until morning to take her to urgent care.  Friday morning when we woke up, Evan's eyes were completely matted shut.  He could not open them at all.  It took me nearly 15 minutes taking a warm cloth and then finally practically ripping them open before he was able to open his eyes again.  He was not a happy camper.  Bria, who I originally was concerned about, only had a few eye boogers.  Needless to say, they both had pink eye and we got it taken care of.  Since we were there, I had the doctors look at Bria again.  I'm not kidding when I say she has had a cough/runny nose/rattle in her breathing since November.  There have been times when it goes away briefly but then it comes back full force.  I have probably taken her to the doctor 6 or more times this winter and every time they tell me it is just a bad cold.  I don't want to hear that!!!  I want medicine so it will go away!  I'm tired of having her feel this way!  Poor thing! 

Saturday morning we went and visited my Grandma.  The hospice facility has done a really good job of nursing her back to health.  She is not healthy, but she is more alert recently than she has been in a long time.  She is still recognizing everyone but lives in the past.  She is constantly talking about her sister who has been gone for nearly 3 years now.  She occasionally talks about her mom as well.  Her spirits are up and it is nice to see her that way even if she isn't in reality anymore.  The rest of the day we had our Easter celebration with my side of the family.  We dyed eggs, had an egg hunt, had dinner.  Over all it was a very nice time.  Although it was still on the chilly side, Evan loved being able to get outside and play a little bit.  He drove his Jeep around G-Ma and G-pa's yard.  It was cute.  Of course, G-pa gave him lots of Tractor (a little mower) ride. 

Sunday, we got up bright and early so we could head back home and make it for 8:30 mass.  Not fun getting up early.  The kids were so good in church.  Bria occasionally was trying to sing when the congregation would sing.  Very funny.  After church, we had a very nice brunch with Ryan's family.  After brunch, the kids got to open their presents.  Ryan's mom found HUGE eggs and stuffed the eggs with all the kid's presents.  It was very cute and the kids loved how the eggs were so big.  Then, of course, we had another egg hunt.  Evan and Avery loved it!  Their baskets were full.  But then didn't have much competition.  Next year there will be 5 egg hunters so there will be competition!!

Overall, it was a fabulous long weekend.  Even though I was so busy, I felt refreshed when I went back to work today.  Wonderful feeling!  On another note 21 DAYS LEFT OF SCHOOL!!!

Until next time...

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Full of somedays...

#1  Someday I want to learn how to keep my house clean.  I get on cleaning spells and have the house spotless for a couple weeks.  Then I get lazy.  Of course no one else in the house is going to do anything about it (men - ;)  )  So everything just piles up for me until my house looks like a tornado ripped through it and I'm back to my huge job of cleaning.  Why can't I just do a little bit here and there so it never pile up on me?

#2  Someday I want to be organized.  Why is it that I am (somewhat) organized at school but can't be at home?  If you ask me where something is at school, chances are I will find it.  Ask me where something is at home...well...see #1.

#3 Someday I want a new house.  We are saving like crazy.  I purposely buy nothing new for this house because I have intentions of building that house. We need new furniture but I don't want to buy new furniture until I have my dream house.  My intentions would to be building our new house right now.  But Ryan has different intentions than me.  If we waited a couple more years, we could have our current house paid off and really save so we could have most of the money for the new house.  I can see the benefit of that.  But when you live in a house that has NO STORAGE...see #1.  Maybe that's my problem!  :)

#4 Someday I want to burst out of my shell.  I am so darn shy.  One minute I will think I am getting better and then I fall back into my habits of not saying anything.  Sometimes I feel people think I am mean or don't like them.  That's not it.  I'm just challenged.  If you get me started on a topic, I'll open up and talk.  Frustrating.  Just to make it clear...I don't hate anyone.  :)  This shy thing makes it extremely challenging for my job.  Parents want talkative teachers with them.  That's not me.  I try to talk to them but doesn't always work out the way I want it to.  They just need to know that I am VERY TALKATIVE with the kids.  I love the kids and that is why I became a teacher. 

#5 Someday I want my kids not to be lazy.  They only seem to be lazy the first 12 months of life.  After that, they grow out of it.  Bria is still NOT CRAWLING.  I know it will come, but jeez!  We are nearly 10 1/2 months and she doesn't consistently get up on all fours.  At least I got her through the stage of hating to do tummy time.  That was a real treat when she would scream bloody murder because I put her on her tummy.  She will roll all over the place and turn in circles but that's it.  It's coming....I know it it.  In a couple months I will look back and this and say, "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!?!?!?"

#6 Someday I want to loose weight.  I have changed my eating habits...for the most part.  There are somethings I will NOT give up.  I have been doing P90X for 2 months now.  I haven't dropped a SINGLE pound!  I have firmed up.  I will give them credit for that.  Ryan told me P90X isn't meant to loose weight but to gain more muscle mass. I can tell I am stronger.  But some of the work outs we have to do...I should be loosing some weight.  Honestly, I am now the same weight and size I was before I got pregnant with Evan.  So I shouldn't be complaining.  Why does society do this to women where they never feel good enough?  I know what's happening and I can't change my image of it!  URGH!

Until next time...