A Gorgeous Day October 23, 2009

Today has been absolutely beautiful; it’s sunny and clear, no rain, and the weather is unbelievable.  So you know I just had to take advantage of it so me and Monkey went to the park and had pizza for lunch.  Hubby should be home soon and when he does we planned to take the kiddos and go walk to the park and let them run crazy so they’ll be chill by the time we come home.

As for my beef stew last night…it was delicious and there is plenty for me to have again tonight.  I hope all of y’all are enjoying the day and will have a great weekend.

Go Me October 22, 2009

Remember when I said that I have went back to work…well what I forgot to mention was that I’m off this week, FALL BREAK–YEAH!!!  So what have I been up to, well other than cleaning because I’ll admit my house is not how I like it to be (did I mention I probably have OCD).  I also painted the door trim in Monkey’s room since the kiddos switched rooms a few weeks ago; Monkey and Baby will be sharing a room-should be interesting.  Anyways…today not only have I done laundry and yes there are clothes not folded in the basket but sheets are on the bed.  Today I also made yummy, delicious, mouth-watering beef stew, golden delicious, buttery cornbread, and for desert I made gooey chocolate brownies.  Now doesn’t that sound great on a cold night, I’m getting hungry just thinking about but I can wait at least for a little while longer.  Man I love cold weather.

Update October 22, 2009

Hello again!  Ok well I said I would be coming back and here I am with an update on life here.  First off Sweet Pea is in First grade and I can never get over the fact how fast she is growing up.  Monkey is almost 4 and still a handful but hey he’s a boy.  I’m not a sahm anymore and there are times when I would love to stay home but I miss working and well we can use a little extra income.  And the most latest and greatest news is that we are expecting our third child near the end of January and we are having a girl!!  I know this was all short and sweet but now that’s there’s an update I will start writing about all the little and BIG things going on in our world.

Hello Again! October 20, 2009

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything (little over a year).  I’m not really sure why I stopped but I can assume that it had to do with time, you know family, life, the normal occurences of the everyday life.  So maybe some are wondering why I’m all of a sudden blogging again and if not well then that’s ok but I’m going to tell you anyway.  For  the past few weeks I have had some comments and as you know your comments show up on email.  I have to say that I was really surprised because I figured by now nobody would stumble upon my little blog in the mass universe of all blogs.  So thank you to those who have recently commented because y’all are the ones who have resparked my interest.  And yes I’ll admit that there were times I have thought about and just didn’t do anything about it.  So please if you have enjoyed what you have read please feel free to drop by more often because I’m actually going to post and I would love to hear from all of you and if you have a blog let me know because I love reading about what’s going on with other mothers, and just people in general.

Need Some Help September 4, 2008

For awhile now I’ve been meaning to post my question and I know y’all are the perfect people to answer my question.  I need real recipes that aren’t to complicated for me and my family (since I’m not a great cook).  Anyway we’re all getting pretty tired of anything that has the word helper in it.  And by real recipes I mean recipes that use everyday things, you know not like in cookbooks where it seems like every recipe you need different ingredients that you’ll never use again.  Am I making any sense?  Also if you can recommend a good useful cookbook that would be great too.

Just Me and My Monkey September 3, 2008

Now that Sweet Pea is away at school it’s just me and my little Monkey.  I have to say that it’s been really nice to have some one-on-one time with him and getting, to see another side of him.  Of course the first week she was at school it was pretty hard on him because he kept asking me where she was and a few mornings he cried when she got out of the car.  However, overall he’s adjusting really well and I think he’s enjoying just the two of us, plus there’s no fighting over books, toys, and t.v.  But the crazy thing is when she does come home those two make up for the whole day they lost and they drive me bonkers.  It’s like sorry mom we haven’t seen each ALL DAY and we just have to scream and shout and not get on each others nerves but yours as well.  And with that being said I enjoy watching the two of them play and I love hearing about her day.  Now back to me and Monkey–we’ve gone shopping together and he’s been getting better and rarely shouts out “Mommy help me!”  He loves to help me with me lunch and whatever else I’m doing.  You know I’ve even caught him putting his plates in the dishwasher instead of the sink, oh and he also knows where his dirty clothes go.  Did I mention that one day he is going to make some girl very happy and she will have me to thank.  But the best part of our day is nap time (and not because he’s asleep) I love our snuggle time.  He lay as close to me as he can and just fall asleep in my arms looking like an angel.

Letting Go September 2, 2008

Ok so you know yesterday I told y’all about Sweet Pea starting school–today will about me “letting go”.  I think I told y’all how she wanted to walk in by herself on the second day and I just wasn’t ready but I did on the third day.  So here it is day 3 and she’s asking me if she can walk in and I grudgingly say yes because I know how much she wants to be a “big girl”.  And before you wonder yes I watched her walk inside before I drove off.  Well the afternoon has rolled around and I went off to go and pick her up and I left early enough to be the third person in line.  The lady comes up to me with a walkie-talkie and asks me her name and then they call over the radio.  So I’m sitting there waiting watching kids come out but I still don’t see mine, and as you can imagine I’m starting to freak out just a little bit.  I’m thinking surely they would have called me if she didn’t make to school that morning-right?  Well as I’m worrying about all this a lady asks me if they have called her and I said yes but she’s isn’t here yet so they call her again over the radio.  And to put all my ease at bay here comes my little girl with a huge grin on her face.

So now about letting go–I know it’s normal to worry because crazy things happen everyday but I’m also trying to keep my worrying under control and telling myself that she will be ok even though I’m not there watching over her.  However saying this I still think I will worry when either one of kids are spending the night at my mom’s or sister’s.  It’s not that I don’t trust either one of them because I really do it’s just I feel better when they are with me and David.  Please tell me I’m not alone in my thinking.

Hello Again September 1, 2008

I know it has been ages since I’ve posted and honestly I have been pretty busy.  If I remember correctly when I was last on here I told y’all about my new hobby-quilting.  Let’s just say it’s been keeping me very busy and I absolutely love it; I have some that are pretty much done except for the binding.  Each one has gotten better but I’m no where near what you see at a quilt shop, but you know what I don’t care because I love it and even though it’s not perfect it still looks good to me.

Now on to some new and big news….Sweet Pea started Kindergarten last Monday!!!!!  I can’t believe my little girl is in school.  Of course you know we did the meet the teacher night and you know I had her looking cute and I also laid out her outfit the night before.  Luckily for me David was off so it was a family affair; ok well him and Monkey sat in the car because well he can be a toot and that’s putting it nicely.  Anyway we had a big breakfast and then it was off to school.  As you can imagine it was crowded but that’s ok because I wouldn’t miss walking her in for anything.  We walked in and she put her stuff away and I took a picture of her with her teacher and wouldn’t you know right after she took off to go play.  So I of course asked her for a hug and kiss and she obliged and said “bye mom I’ll see you after school.”  I make it out of the school and get into the car and David asks me how it went and then that’s when the tears started.  I just couldn’t and still can’t believe that my baby girl is in school, I mean where did all the time go.  As of now she considers herself a pro because from day 3 I have let her walk in all by herself because you know she’s a big girl in school now and that’s what they do.  Of course she wanted to do this on day 2 but I had to walk her in just one more time.

Everything is fine June 11, 2008

I’m sorry for not telling y’all that I was taking a break.  Ok well I wasn’t planning on it, it just kind of happened.  I finished my spring semester with 3 A’s and 2 B’s–go me.  Now I’m taking a summer school class and it’s been going pretty well at least I think it is but I won’t know until I get my grade back for my first test.  This means come fall I’m only taking 12 hrs instead of 15 and by the end of November I will officially be done and graduating.  AND YES I’M UBER EXCITED ABOUT IT!  However, in January I’ll be back in school working on my post-bacc for early education, but hey I don’t care I’ll have a bachelor’s degree which has taken me some time. 

The kids are great–Sweet Pea starts kindergarten in Aug and I can’t believe it; Monkey is still his usual exploring self getting into everything and anything he can.  I did try to potty train but no luck; I plan on trying again in about a month.  Oh and we finally broke the habit of him sticking his hands down his diaper so that right there is a HUGE PLUS.

I do have some new news that you may be surprised about….  I have a new passion and it’s quilting; that’s another reason why I haven’t been blogging.  This is something I wanted to do last summer but never got around to it and so this summer I decided that nothing was going to stop me.  I bought a new sewing machine and couldn’t believe how expensive they can be.

This is my machine a Janome Hearth Truth, I’m not sure how to do a whole lot but I’m having fun trying.  A couple of weeks ago I took a wreath of hearts quilt class and I’m almost done with it; all I have left is the border, backing, and binding, oh and of course the actual quilting.  It sounds like a lot but I think the most time consuming will be the machine quilting part.  And as of now I’m taking a beginning piecing class that is teaching me how to make some basic blocks.  When I’m done with my projects I will be sure to post them on here.

I’m sorry I didn’t let y’all know that everything was fine-thanks Tracy for asking!  I’ve missed blogging and getting to read what’s going on with everyone else.  I’m going to try and make my rounds some time this week.

A Good Weekend May 6, 2008

I know it’s been awhile and I’m sorry it’s just that I’ve been busy, oh and yesterday our internet was acting up.  Anyway we had a really good weekend, kind of crazy and busy but fun.  Friday night was Sweet Pea’s dress rehearsal because you know it’s recital time again.  Then Saturday she had a soccer game; they got stomped but her and another girl scored a goal so at least that was something.  Then later on that evening was her recital.  Now if you remember last year we had a bit of a problem and she ended up not doing her first dance but did the second.  Anyway this year was much, much better; she did both dances.  No drama and she did so well and of course I was very proud of her.  As for doing dance next year I told her she didn’t have to and it would be ok with us but she said she had so much fun and she really likes it and is going to do it next year.