Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
You Know You're A Mom When....
Have you ever driven somewhere and realized when you got there that you don't know how you got there? Like the car must have been on autopilot because you don't remember passing familiar landmarks or towns. Sometimes that's how I feel about my journey into motherhood too.
A few nights ago, as I sat at Red Lobster with Andrew, his parents, and of course the boys, I had one of these moments. Now, Red Lobster might not be a ritzy sort of restaurant to some people, but it's the closest thing that our little podunk town has to a fancy place to eat in a 50 mile radius. Our little table of 4 adults and 2 small children sat in the busy restaurant singing (relatively loudly) favorites like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, and the ABC's.
It was like someone had hit the fast-forward button on my life. It was kind of surreal. How did I end up singing kids songs in a place where we had spent many date nights and I had many margaritas with girlfriends?
A few nights ago, as I sat at Red Lobster with Andrew, his parents, and of course the boys, I had one of these moments. Now, Red Lobster might not be a ritzy sort of restaurant to some people, but it's the closest thing that our little podunk town has to a fancy place to eat in a 50 mile radius. Our little table of 4 adults and 2 small children sat in the busy restaurant singing (relatively loudly) favorites like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, and the ABC's.
It was like someone had hit the fast-forward button on my life. It was kind of surreal. How did I end up singing kids songs in a place where we had spent many date nights and I had many margaritas with girlfriends?
Monday, April 7, 2008
Life Gets In The Way
Well, holly cow! I wish I could say that I haven't posted because I've been busy potty training Isaac, but alas, it seems that the potty thing was just a fluke. He has been much more agreeable to sitting on the darn thing, but we haven't made any more progress. :( I can't wait until I'm home this summer. I think it will just take some time to focus on it.
So, is it too late to blog about Easter? Even if it is, I'm gonna do it anyways. The day before we had an Easter egg hunt at my aunts. It was mad craziness! We got about 4 inches of snow the night before. This made for one of the most bizarre egg hunts I've ever attended. Add to that the fact that the oldest kid hunting was only 4! Aunt Pat hid at least 110 billion eggs in the snow.
Of course, the 4 and under crowd bored of hunting for eggs in the snow after about 5 eggs each. The did have fun though!
After he bored of the egg hunt, Isaac discovered the snow covered slide. He insisted on cleaning the slide off. Even though he was FREEZING at the end of it, we still had to fight him to get inside.
All in all it was a really good holiday. The next day I was in charge of the nursery at the early service at church. We attempted to leave the kids in the nursery during the second service but I ended up back in the nursery because Elijah was a beast! So after two rounds of nursery, we all headed home for a nap. We had dinner at my mom's and called it a day!
Hope everyone had a nice holiday too!
So, is it too late to blog about Easter? Even if it is, I'm gonna do it anyways. The day before we had an Easter egg hunt at my aunts. It was mad craziness! We got about 4 inches of snow the night before. This made for one of the most bizarre egg hunts I've ever attended. Add to that the fact that the oldest kid hunting was only 4! Aunt Pat hid at least 110 billion eggs in the snow.
Of course, the 4 and under crowd bored of hunting for eggs in the snow after about 5 eggs each. The did have fun though!
After he bored of the egg hunt, Isaac discovered the snow covered slide. He insisted on cleaning the slide off. Even though he was FREEZING at the end of it, we still had to fight him to get inside.
All in all it was a really good holiday. The next day I was in charge of the nursery at the early service at church. We attempted to leave the kids in the nursery during the second service but I ended up back in the nursery because Elijah was a beast! So after two rounds of nursery, we all headed home for a nap. We had dinner at my mom's and called it a day!Hope everyone had a nice holiday too!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Easter PA Style- Strike that... Potty Time!
I had started an incredibly funny and witty post about our day. Right in the middle of it, I was interrupted. I promise that I will write about our crazy snow filled Easter Egg hunt later, but I have better news!
Isaac pooped in the potty!
I can't believe that this is the excitement in my life, but it is... and I'm excited! He's almost 2 1/2, so it's time.
I'm not sure that is will stick, but hopefully! This is the first success we've had. He's usually afraid to even sit on the potty. Anybody with some tips, please let me know!
Here's a pic from our egg hunt! I'll tell you all about it soon!
Isaac pooped in the potty!
I can't believe that this is the excitement in my life, but it is... and I'm excited! He's almost 2 1/2, so it's time.
I'm not sure that is will stick, but hopefully! This is the first success we've had. He's usually afraid to even sit on the potty. Anybody with some tips, please let me know!
Here's a pic from our egg hunt! I'll tell you all about it soon!
Monday, March 17, 2008
The Countdown Begins
60 days!
In just two months, I get to transform from "home visitor", aka traveling preschool teacher, to "SUPERMOM", aka stay at home mom. This will be our second attempt at this transformation. When I had our first son at the end of 2005, we thought I'd be able to stay home with him. It didn't work out so great. Admittedly, I not sure I tried my hardest at it. Live and learn.
So, two years later, we've made a lot of changes. We had another baby boy in 2006, sold our cars (and made nothing), sold our house (and also made nothing), and moved back to the small town I grew up in. We're learning to live more frugally. Some days it's working better then others. But, it's working well enough that we're going to give single income another try.
It appears that the rumor mill at work has found out that I don't plan to return in the fall. I guess that makes it official. Yeah!
In just two months, I get to transform from "home visitor", aka traveling preschool teacher, to "SUPERMOM", aka stay at home mom. This will be our second attempt at this transformation. When I had our first son at the end of 2005, we thought I'd be able to stay home with him. It didn't work out so great. Admittedly, I not sure I tried my hardest at it. Live and learn.
So, two years later, we've made a lot of changes. We had another baby boy in 2006, sold our cars (and made nothing), sold our house (and also made nothing), and moved back to the small town I grew up in. We're learning to live more frugally. Some days it's working better then others. But, it's working well enough that we're going to give single income another try.
It appears that the rumor mill at work has found out that I don't plan to return in the fall. I guess that makes it official. Yeah!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Day #1
This is the start of my blog. I promise there will be more content and stuff by the end of the week. I plan to use this space as a place to talk about all sorts of things, but mostly family, parenting, marriage, the funny things kids do, and general things along those lines.
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