The soon to be birthday boy!
The sisters who were willing to help open presents at a moment's notice.
The only 2 year old excited to receive clothes!
An alphabet toy for a boy who LOVES to sing the alphabet.
Yes, a Dora cake and party...he loved it!
Monday, March 05, 2007
Celebrating early
Zach is going to be 2 on Wednesday, but because of a Stake Leadership training that Matt & I are going to Wednesday evening, we celebrated Zach's birthday yesterday at my parents' home. I don't like celebrating birthdays on a day other than the actual birthday, but we figured Zach wouldn't know the difference and it will make Wednesday evening less hectic. Here are some birthday celebration photos...
The soon to be birthday boy!
The sisters who were willing to help open presents at a moment's notice.
The only 2 year old excited to receive clothes!
An alphabet toy for a boy who LOVES to sing the alphabet.
Yes, a Dora cake and party...he loved it!
The soon to be birthday boy!
The sisters who were willing to help open presents at a moment's notice.
The only 2 year old excited to receive clothes!
An alphabet toy for a boy who LOVES to sing the alphabet.
Yes, a Dora cake and party...he loved it!
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Eleanor, Eleanor, Eleanor
Eleanor decided yesterday that drawing on paper was not as much fun as face drawing...
You can't see the blue around her mouth very well, but it's such a cute picture that I had to post it.
Eleanor's new saying lately is, "Mom!You HAVE to get up now!...I've been too comfortable in my chair holding Kate lately.
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Emily never threw up yesterday and she is healthy again today, just like the other kids (knock on wood!).
You can't see the blue around her mouth very well, but it's such a cute picture that I had to post it.
Eleanor's new saying lately is, "Mom!You HAVE to get up now!...I've been too comfortable in my chair holding Kate lately.
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Emily never threw up yesterday and she is healthy again today, just like the other kids (knock on wood!).
Friday, March 02, 2007
New blog in blogland
My sister-in-law, Janae has started a blog. It made my day yesterday to find that out! It is a very cute blog and it is fun to read, so check it out! Sugar and Spice...and everything nice?
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It is snowing, so there is no school today, but I am glad about that because Emily is sick and Zoe has a cold, so they both are in need of a day of rest. Emily came home from school early yesterday with a headache and a fever. Her stomach is upset this morning. Several kids in her class have been sick with the flu, so it looks like we're starting it in our home now. I just hope it passes the children who are not capable of making it to the bathroom to throw up!
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A few evenings ago Matt told me that he had prayed that morning about getting a rowing machine so he can start exercising. We have no money in our budget for a rowing machine...but on the same day that he prayed he received an unexpected check from his office for some work he had done when he was self-employed. He didn't rush out and spend the money, which I was happy about because on the same morning I had prayed to receive money to pay our land taxes, buy Matt some contacts, and register Matt's truck. One of the reasons Matt didn't spend the money right off is because he remembered he needed contacts...but later on he found his missing supply of contacts which will last him another 3 months. It looks like one of our prayers will be answered because we don't have enough money to buy a rowing machine, pay land taxes, AND a rowing machine...but yesterday we received a check in the mail from my OB because of overpayment...yay both prayers have been answered :-) The power of prayer...I love it!
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It is snowing, so there is no school today, but I am glad about that because Emily is sick and Zoe has a cold, so they both are in need of a day of rest. Emily came home from school early yesterday with a headache and a fever. Her stomach is upset this morning. Several kids in her class have been sick with the flu, so it looks like we're starting it in our home now. I just hope it passes the children who are not capable of making it to the bathroom to throw up!
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A few evenings ago Matt told me that he had prayed that morning about getting a rowing machine so he can start exercising. We have no money in our budget for a rowing machine...but on the same day that he prayed he received an unexpected check from his office for some work he had done when he was self-employed. He didn't rush out and spend the money, which I was happy about because on the same morning I had prayed to receive money to pay our land taxes, buy Matt some contacts, and register Matt's truck. One of the reasons Matt didn't spend the money right off is because he remembered he needed contacts...but later on he found his missing supply of contacts which will last him another 3 months. It looks like one of our prayers will be answered because we don't have enough money to buy a rowing machine, pay land taxes, AND a rowing machine...but yesterday we received a check in the mail from my OB because of overpayment...yay both prayers have been answered :-) The power of prayer...I love it!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Bath time
Kate's cord fell off last night (yay! that's always a happy moment for me), so she had her first bath this morning. She was in need of a real bath and I was ready to give her one whether her cord was on or off, so I was happier than usual :-) Kate on the other hand wasn't sure about the bath experience...
until it was over...then she smiled...well she's not frowning anyway.
I participated in Dr. Laura's first Webinar this afternoon, which basically was a conference call with Dr. Laura. She talked about marriage and answered questions from other participants who wrote her questions from their computers. I could have submitted a question as well, but I was content to listen. Here are 3 things Dr. Laura advises you to do for your marriage...
1) Treat your spouse as if you loved them with your last breath--no matter how contrary to that you might feel at any one moment.
2) Think hard every day about how you can make their life worth living.
3) Be the kind of person you would want to love, hug, come home to, and sacrifice for.
until it was over...then she smiled...well she's not frowning anyway.
I participated in Dr. Laura's first Webinar this afternoon, which basically was a conference call with Dr. Laura. She talked about marriage and answered questions from other participants who wrote her questions from their computers. I could have submitted a question as well, but I was content to listen. Here are 3 things Dr. Laura advises you to do for your marriage...
1) Treat your spouse as if you loved them with your last breath--no matter how contrary to that you might feel at any one moment.
2) Think hard every day about how you can make their life worth living.
3) Be the kind of person you would want to love, hug, come home to, and sacrifice for.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Manners
Eleanor was holding Kate this afternoon when Kate loudly pooped in her diaper. Eleanor looks at me and asks, "Do I need to say excuse me?"
Growing
My Life Monday...on Tuesday. The topic last week that I missed was to share a growing experience in your life. I can think of two things I am currently going through...getting out of debt and having a baby.
Deciding to get rid of our credit cards and live only on Matt's income was a good decision, but it has required many sacrifices and it hasn't been easy. It forces us to focus on our needs and many times we have to choose between needs. We are learning to live without things we want, including datenight at Pizzeria Uno every Friday night. I find myself more aware of being wasteful when the lack of money to replace things is present. I am learning how to make and do things cheaper. I look for fun things to do that cost little or no money. I appreciate gifts and service more. I appreciate everything we have more. This has definitely been a growing experience and it continues to be. I hope that I remember these lessons learned when we have more financial freedom.
A new baby at home is always an adjustment. My schedule and cleaner house are no longer. I think with each child I accept this change better, but it is still hard to be surrounded by chaos. Time needs to be used more wisely and priorities set in place because the window of opportunity for productivity is limited. But the joy of holding a newborn is worth the change. Our little ones are precious and they grow too quickly. As I keep reminding myself, my house will still be here needing a cleaning when my children are gone...which leads me to the thought of a very clean...empty house, compared to my now very messy...full house.
Kate is 3 weeks old today!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Choices
It's hard to decide what to do when Kate is asleep in her carseat...do I take a nap, do some cleaning, blog, prepare for Primary, or do something fun??? Right now I am choosing to blog.
We had a fun stay at the Holiday Inn Thursday night. The kids enjoyed their surprise, especially the swimming. It's hard to swim with 2 children who don't know how to swim yet and a newborn, so we only went to the pool once all together. Zoe and Emily were able to swim 3 different times though. Eleanor is very excited to take swimming lessons this summer and she loves going to our local pool, but she does not seem to like deep water, which to her that is all there was at the hotel pool. She didn't want to sit on the steps of the ladder in the pool, she didn't like sitting on the edge of the pool to put her feet in the water, and when I would hold her in the pool she had a death grip around my neck! But she did enjoy the water when I was holding her and she felt secure in the fact that she wasn't going to end up in the water by herself.
Zach loved the water and would have stayed in forever, but the water was quite cool and he got cold quickly. The hotel staff had lowered the pool temperature by 5 degrees to conserve energy. It was not pleasant to stand around in that water with little children!
It was fun being together as a family at the hotel, and it was nice not having to drive a long way before arriving at the hotel (although all of our children fell asleep during the 30 minute drive to and from the hotel!). I'm glad I spent my money on this mini getaway for our family. It made me smile when Emily exclaimed Thursday night, "This is the best day ever!".
My sister, her husband, and 2 of her 4 children came to Maine for a visit this weekend, so the kids and I have been visiting/playing with them and my parents since Friday afternoon. It has been fun! It will be sad to say goodbye to them tomorrow (when Zoe and Emily are in school :-), but we will look forward to seeing them in June.
We had a fun stay at the Holiday Inn Thursday night. The kids enjoyed their surprise, especially the swimming. It's hard to swim with 2 children who don't know how to swim yet and a newborn, so we only went to the pool once all together. Zoe and Emily were able to swim 3 different times though. Eleanor is very excited to take swimming lessons this summer and she loves going to our local pool, but she does not seem to like deep water, which to her that is all there was at the hotel pool. She didn't want to sit on the steps of the ladder in the pool, she didn't like sitting on the edge of the pool to put her feet in the water, and when I would hold her in the pool she had a death grip around my neck! But she did enjoy the water when I was holding her and she felt secure in the fact that she wasn't going to end up in the water by herself.
Zach loved the water and would have stayed in forever, but the water was quite cool and he got cold quickly. The hotel staff had lowered the pool temperature by 5 degrees to conserve energy. It was not pleasant to stand around in that water with little children!
It was fun being together as a family at the hotel, and it was nice not having to drive a long way before arriving at the hotel (although all of our children fell asleep during the 30 minute drive to and from the hotel!). I'm glad I spent my money on this mini getaway for our family. It made me smile when Emily exclaimed Thursday night, "This is the best day ever!".
My sister, her husband, and 2 of her 4 children came to Maine for a visit this weekend, so the kids and I have been visiting/playing with them and my parents since Friday afternoon. It has been fun! It will be sad to say goodbye to them tomorrow (when Zoe and Emily are in school :-), but we will look forward to seeing them in June.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Vacation from vacation
I love surprising the kids, and Matt and I have a surprise for them this afternoon. I used most of the Christmas money I received to reserve two hotel rooms at a local Holiday Inn that has a pool and a hot tub. We are going to swim and relax all evening and tomorrow morning and I am looking forward to it! Zoe is trying to figure out what we're doing. She's a little stumped since I told her she could bring a movie. She mentioned going to a museum, but then she said you don't take movies to a museum.
Some reasons I like to keep fun things a surprise is so I'm not tempted to use the activity as a threat to get them to behave and if the activity doesn't happen it's not a big deal because they didn't know about it in the first place. Plus, surprises are just plain fun!
Zoe and Emily have been doing the breakfast and lunch dishes during this vacation which has been very nice. Emily washed the dishes this morning. Zach wanted some cereal after she washed the dishes and Emily said, "Mom! Give him a paper plate!" We gain a new perspective when we're the ones doing the work!
Some reasons I like to keep fun things a surprise is so I'm not tempted to use the activity as a threat to get them to behave and if the activity doesn't happen it's not a big deal because they didn't know about it in the first place. Plus, surprises are just plain fun!
Zoe and Emily have been doing the breakfast and lunch dishes during this vacation which has been very nice. Emily washed the dishes this morning. Zach wanted some cereal after she washed the dishes and Emily said, "Mom! Give him a paper plate!" We gain a new perspective when we're the ones doing the work!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Day 7 of Vacation
Kate is 2 weeks old today. Time goes by a lot faster after a baby is born! She had her first doctor's visit today and she is growing. She weighs 9lbs 15 oz. She is a healthy little girl.
Emily had a dentist appointment this afternoon. I think she was worried that she was going to have a cavity since she asked questions about cavities all the way to the dentist's office. I think I'm the one to blame for this since I express my concern about her brushing her teeth too fast and not being thorough enough. We were both happy to hear that she has no cavities and she is doing a good job at brushing her teeth. Zoe came with us and everyone in the office had to take a look at her tooth that was glued back together. You can't tell that she broke it and everyone said that.
We went over to Toys r Us after Emily's appointment to spend the gift cards the kids received for Christmas. I figured it would be something fun to do that wouldn't cost us money and the kids would have something new to play with...and we now have more toys laying around the house. Oh well, they did have fun shopping.
My Mom and I went to Enrichment meeting at church this evening. We talked a lot about staying healthy...and then we had a cookie swap...and then Mom and I went to Friendly's for dinner. Maybe we'll think about being healthy tomorrow :-)
Emily had a dentist appointment this afternoon. I think she was worried that she was going to have a cavity since she asked questions about cavities all the way to the dentist's office. I think I'm the one to blame for this since I express my concern about her brushing her teeth too fast and not being thorough enough. We were both happy to hear that she has no cavities and she is doing a good job at brushing her teeth. Zoe came with us and everyone in the office had to take a look at her tooth that was glued back together. You can't tell that she broke it and everyone said that.
We went over to Toys r Us after Emily's appointment to spend the gift cards the kids received for Christmas. I figured it would be something fun to do that wouldn't cost us money and the kids would have something new to play with...and we now have more toys laying around the house. Oh well, they did have fun shopping.
My Mom and I went to Enrichment meeting at church this evening. We talked a lot about staying healthy...and then we had a cookie swap...and then Mom and I went to Friendly's for dinner. Maybe we'll think about being healthy tomorrow :-)
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Day 5 of Vacation
Sunday is always a busy church day and then we go over to my parents' house for an early dinner. Not long after church started this morning Kate pooped and she pooped all over her cute outfit I had picked out for church. I knew when I put a Huggies diaper on her that she would have a blowout, but I put it on her anyway. Pampers work for us, Pampers hold the poop in.
Zach went into nursery without a fuss today which surprised me because his regular teacher wasn't there. But the regular assistant teacher was there and I guess that was enough familiarity for him. The last 2 hours of church go much smoother when Zach goes to nursery.
My parents are keeping Zoe, Emily, and Eleanor overnight tonight :-) They wanted to give me a break...they are so wonderful!
Zach went into nursery without a fuss today which surprised me because his regular teacher wasn't there. But the regular assistant teacher was there and I guess that was enough familiarity for him. The last 2 hours of church go much smoother when Zach goes to nursery.
My parents are keeping Zoe, Emily, and Eleanor overnight tonight :-) They wanted to give me a break...they are so wonderful!
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Day 4 of vacation
The kids and I had something to look forward to yesterday...datenight!, so it made the day go by faster. Matt and I were able to go to our usual datenight spot~Pizzeria Uno thanks to the gift cards we received from his work...Kate came too of course, her first datenight. I was worried that she would want to eat all evening since that is what she did all afternoon, but all that eating knocked her out when we got to Pizzeria Uno :-) She cried most of the way there which also had me worried, but after a big burp when Matt got her out of the carseat, she was out cold :-)
The kids had a great time with their Grammie, watching movies and eating treats. Everyone was happy.
Zoe and Emily had their last Saturday basketball practice this morning.
Here are a few videos from last week's practice/game.
Emily is in the pink pants playing with her friend. I'm glad she is enjoying herself. From what I hear, Emily is a good defensive player with her arms up all the time.
Zoe misses a shot, runs faster than the girl dribbling down the court, gets the rebound, and dribbles beautifully.
Matt took them to their practice this morning and then they went to the church building so Matt could shovel the walkways for church tomorrow. The girls played in the gym while Matt worked.
Zach has taken a nap the past 2 days :-) Usually he'll only take a nap if he falls asleep in the car or crashes in the early evening. But the last 2 days he has wanted his binky after lunch and he has laid down in his bed with a book. And both times he has fallen asleep, yay!
The kids had a great time with their Grammie, watching movies and eating treats. Everyone was happy.
Zoe and Emily had their last Saturday basketball practice this morning.
Here are a few videos from last week's practice/game.
Emily is in the pink pants playing with her friend. I'm glad she is enjoying herself. From what I hear, Emily is a good defensive player with her arms up all the time.
Zoe misses a shot, runs faster than the girl dribbling down the court, gets the rebound, and dribbles beautifully.
Matt took them to their practice this morning and then they went to the church building so Matt could shovel the walkways for church tomorrow. The girls played in the gym while Matt worked.
Zach has taken a nap the past 2 days :-) Usually he'll only take a nap if he falls asleep in the car or crashes in the early evening. But the last 2 days he has wanted his binky after lunch and he has laid down in his bed with a book. And both times he has fallen asleep, yay!
Thursday, February 15, 2007
12 Days of Vacation
Tomorrow was supposed to be the start of a long school vacation for Zoe and Emily. But because of a snowstorm, their vacation started on Wednesday with a snow day. This morning when I checked to see if school had been cancelled again, our school system wasn't on the closed list, so I announced that there would be school today. I looked forward to a breather day before the real vacation began, and Zoe & Emily were excited to exchange Valentine's at school and have their parties. I was getting everyone chocolate milk when I happened to glance at the computer again and noticed that our school was now on the closed list. Drat. Let vacation begin!
These past two days haven't been too bad. Zoe and Emily played outside a lot yesterday in the snow. They tried to keep their sled trail packed down, so everytime they came inside to warm up, they would notice that the snow was covering their trail and they would head back outside. The frustrating part of this was getting Eleanor all bundled up to go outside with them...for five minutes and then she would come back inside.
It snowed throughout the night and it was snowing a tiny bit this morning, but by mid-morning the sun was out and it was a beautiful clear day. I think a school delay would have been more appropriate than closing for the entire day, but what do I know? I did talk with someone this evening that works in a different school system and she said the roads were terrible this morning...but that was around 7:30am...by 8:30am I bet the roads were better... anyway. The kids played well together today overall. I think the key to my survival during this vacation is to keep them busy with new activities and things. This morning I brought Zach's box into the living room and they played with his toys for a long time.
I know Zoe would like to go places and do things. Part of me wants the same thing, but then part of me just wants to stay home. I guess we'll take it day by day.
These past two days haven't been too bad. Zoe and Emily played outside a lot yesterday in the snow. They tried to keep their sled trail packed down, so everytime they came inside to warm up, they would notice that the snow was covering their trail and they would head back outside. The frustrating part of this was getting Eleanor all bundled up to go outside with them...for five minutes and then she would come back inside.
It snowed throughout the night and it was snowing a tiny bit this morning, but by mid-morning the sun was out and it was a beautiful clear day. I think a school delay would have been more appropriate than closing for the entire day, but what do I know? I did talk with someone this evening that works in a different school system and she said the roads were terrible this morning...but that was around 7:30am...by 8:30am I bet the roads were better... anyway. The kids played well together today overall. I think the key to my survival during this vacation is to keep them busy with new activities and things. This morning I brought Zach's box into the living room and they played with his toys for a long time.
I know Zoe would like to go places and do things. Part of me wants the same thing, but then part of me just wants to stay home. I guess we'll take it day by day.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
To My Valentines
I missed the My Life Monday topic this week about Somebody I love, so I will do it today.
To Matt ~ The man I met 10 years ago and married not long after we met. It was the best decision I have made. My life started going the way I had envisioned it to be after we met. To the man who left for work this morning concerned for my well being on this Valentine snow day. Who wrote up a work/play schedule for the kids before he left. Who inspired my blog name because he is always joking that we have "too many kids". To the man I enjoy spending time with, especially on Friday nights at Pizzeria Uno or at my parents' home watching a movie. Who keeps me smiling with his sense of humor. Who gives baths in the evening and gets the kids ready for bed. To the man who inspires me to be productive and to try new things. I am happy to be your eternal companion :-)
To Zoe ~ For making my dream of becoming a mother come true on March 18, 1999. The baby girl who changed my mind quickly about no binkies!...we have bought many of them since then. Who has made it possible for me to experience unconditional love. To my little toddler who refused to do anything without me who now has no problem being by herself or playing with her siblings. Who is very competitive, which makes her a great student, but hard to get along with at times. Who shows her love through her artwork.
Who still enjoys having me around at school. Who will hold my hand and give me a hug in public. Who I know loves me even when I tell her that I'm not taking her and Emily ice skating today and when I ask her why she thinks that is she replies, "Because you're lazy."
To Emily ~ Who allowed me the experience of becoming a mother of 2 on May 3, 2001. Who Matt remembers as being a very good baby...because I held her all the time. To the girl who looks up to her big sister and tries to be like her. Who is quiet, sweet, and helpful. Who loves to watch movies and gets very excited when she talks about a movie she has seen. Who is nervous and hesitant in new situations. Who makes friends easily wherever she is. Who would rather be home or at her grandparents' house than anywhere else. To my kindergartener who is starting to read. It is a delight to listen to you read words you know and sound out the words you don't.
To Eleanor ~ My little girl who was the one to outnumber Matt and I on May 15, 2003. Who has been easy going and mellow from the start. Who has a personality that makes everyone smile. Who loves babies and has been a great sister to Kate already. Who is the big sister during the day and the little sister during the evening. Who is starting to have more tantrums. To my little girl who loves to play games on the computer. Who is starting to write her letters and wants to go to school. Who loves to dress up like a princess or ballerina and have tea parties.
To Zachary ~ For giving me the opportunity to raise a son on March 7, 2005. Who is surrounded by sisters. Who plays with girl toys a lot. Who copies his sisters. Who loves to say "bye" and wave. Who loves to watch "Diego" and "Dora" and doesn't mind me leaving when they are on. Who loves to eat cheese. Who wants to walk by himself when we go outside to the car. To my little boy who is starting to talk a lot now that he doesn't have a binky during the day. Who has discovered the fun of sharpening pencils with the electric sharpener. Who is very good at picking up his toys. Who loves to be read to. Who picks the same book to read over and over again.
To Kate ~ For bringing pink back into the house on February 6, 2007. Who doesn't have a schedule yet. Who wants to be held some days and will sleep in her carseat other days. Who likes to be held throughout the night. Who tolerates her binky. Who loves to eat and nurses very well. To my baby girl who smells so sweet and is fun to cuddle with.
I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH! Happy Valentine's Day!
To Matt ~ The man I met 10 years ago and married not long after we met. It was the best decision I have made. My life started going the way I had envisioned it to be after we met. To the man who left for work this morning concerned for my well being on this Valentine snow day. Who wrote up a work/play schedule for the kids before he left. Who inspired my blog name because he is always joking that we have "too many kids". To the man I enjoy spending time with, especially on Friday nights at Pizzeria Uno or at my parents' home watching a movie. Who keeps me smiling with his sense of humor. Who gives baths in the evening and gets the kids ready for bed. To the man who inspires me to be productive and to try new things. I am happy to be your eternal companion :-)
To Zoe ~ For making my dream of becoming a mother come true on March 18, 1999. The baby girl who changed my mind quickly about no binkies!...we have bought many of them since then. Who has made it possible for me to experience unconditional love. To my little toddler who refused to do anything without me who now has no problem being by herself or playing with her siblings. Who is very competitive, which makes her a great student, but hard to get along with at times. Who shows her love through her artwork.
Who still enjoys having me around at school. Who will hold my hand and give me a hug in public. Who I know loves me even when I tell her that I'm not taking her and Emily ice skating today and when I ask her why she thinks that is she replies, "Because you're lazy."
To Emily ~ Who allowed me the experience of becoming a mother of 2 on May 3, 2001. Who Matt remembers as being a very good baby...because I held her all the time. To the girl who looks up to her big sister and tries to be like her. Who is quiet, sweet, and helpful. Who loves to watch movies and gets very excited when she talks about a movie she has seen. Who is nervous and hesitant in new situations. Who makes friends easily wherever she is. Who would rather be home or at her grandparents' house than anywhere else. To my kindergartener who is starting to read. It is a delight to listen to you read words you know and sound out the words you don't.
To Eleanor ~ My little girl who was the one to outnumber Matt and I on May 15, 2003. Who has been easy going and mellow from the start. Who has a personality that makes everyone smile. Who loves babies and has been a great sister to Kate already. Who is the big sister during the day and the little sister during the evening. Who is starting to have more tantrums. To my little girl who loves to play games on the computer. Who is starting to write her letters and wants to go to school. Who loves to dress up like a princess or ballerina and have tea parties.
To Zachary ~ For giving me the opportunity to raise a son on March 7, 2005. Who is surrounded by sisters. Who plays with girl toys a lot. Who copies his sisters. Who loves to say "bye" and wave. Who loves to watch "Diego" and "Dora" and doesn't mind me leaving when they are on. Who loves to eat cheese. Who wants to walk by himself when we go outside to the car. To my little boy who is starting to talk a lot now that he doesn't have a binky during the day. Who has discovered the fun of sharpening pencils with the electric sharpener. Who is very good at picking up his toys. Who loves to be read to. Who picks the same book to read over and over again.
To Kate ~ For bringing pink back into the house on February 6, 2007. Who doesn't have a schedule yet. Who wants to be held some days and will sleep in her carseat other days. Who likes to be held throughout the night. Who tolerates her binky. Who loves to eat and nurses very well. To my baby girl who smells so sweet and is fun to cuddle with.
I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH! Happy Valentine's Day!
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The phone call
I was planning on a low-key afternoon today. I was getting ready to sit down with Eleanor and Zach to feast on some oreos when...the phone rings. A phone call can change your plans and life in an instant. It was the school nurse, never a good sign. Zoe has fallen in gym class.she's okay.but she broke her tooth.she should see her dentist today. The nurse was very sweet knowing I had just had a baby, she wondered if someone else could pick Zoe up, like my father since the nurse knows him. My dad was already at work and I really didn't mind picking Zoe up and taking her myself. Yes it would result in getting 3 kids ages 3 and under out the door on a moment's notice, but like I said to the nurse ~that's what happens when you have a lot of kids. As I was on the phone I gave Eleanor and Zach a cookie and hoped that would satisfy them until later, and it did. Kate had been sleeping for the past few hours in her carseat and was due to wake up at any time, that was not good timing. Zach refused to put his coat on so I picked him up and headed out the door~1 kid in the car, then I came back in and Eleanor was determined to wear mittens so I waited for her to put them on along with her coat and put her in the car~2 kids in the car, as I was walking back into the house I could hear Kate crying...I'm not surprised. I change her diaper, she has a blowout, I grab a new outfit and change her, then I feed her hoping that a little bit of milk is better than none...it works, she is quiet on the way to pick up Zoe. Zach fell asleep in the car while he was waiting for me to get Kate ready. Eleanor patiently waited for me and was happy to listen to our Barbie CD on the way to get Zoe. I pick up Zoe and head to the dentist, which is about 45 minutes away. I have had the same dentist since I was a kid and I have no desire to switch, but the ride seems like FOREVER when you want to be there NOW. Matt met me at the dentist office and took Zach with him to come home and then pick Emily up from basketball practice. That worked out very well, I'm glad he was available to help. Zoe had found the piece of her tooth that had broken off so the dentist glued the tooth back on...a temporary fix. It was a little wierd to have the son of my dentist (a kid a few years younger than me that I had grown up with at church) work on Zoe's tooth. I had no doubt that he was as skillful as his father though and he did a great job. A root canal was mentioned as a possible solution in the future, but they'll keep an eye on it and see what needs to be done. Zoe said it didn't hurt when she fell (they were playing tag in gym class and a boy knocked her down and she hit her mouth on the floor). She didn't realize her tooth was broken until she felt the hole with her tongue a few minutes later.
You can go to Matt's blog to see a before and after picture of Zoe's tooth.
You can go to Matt's blog to see a before and after picture of Zoe's tooth.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Home again
Our water stopped working yesterday afternoon. Matt investigated the problem, then called around to see if someone could come and determine what the problem was. Only one guy was available for weekend service and he couldn't come over until this morning. So the kids and I packed up and stayed overnight at my parents' home. It is not easy packing up 5 kids, especially when one is a newborn! And when I was tired and sore from overdoing it in the morning (I know, I know, I'm supposed to take it easy, but I watched a decluttering episode of Oprah when I was in the hospital and I was motivated!)...We took all of the toys that were in the kids' room that hadn't already been assigned to a box and brought them out into the living room. There were a lot of toys! The rule was all the toys we kept had to fit in a big green storage container and a basket that we have. At first, the kids were trying to stuff EVERYTHING back into the two containers, but the containers were soon overflowing and there were still toys on the floor. We took the toys that were on the floor and put them in a bag and then emptied the two containers again and had the kids take turns picking out what they wanted to keep. By the end of the decluttering, the kids were happy with what they kept and we are giving away a big garbage bag full of toys :-)...Anyway, I lifted a box full of toys in this process and I am recovering from that. I had a challenging evening with the kids last night, but I'm glad we were able to stay with my parents where there was water to use.
My mom brought the girls to church with her today (and pretty much ran Primary...thanks again mom!)while I stayed at my parents' home with Zach and Kate. Matt stayed home to be here when the guy came to look at our water problem. The mystery was solved when a break in a wire in the well was discovered. The guy fixed it, we have water again, and our family is back home again :-)
My mom brought the girls to church with her today (and pretty much ran Primary...thanks again mom!)while I stayed at my parents' home with Zach and Kate. Matt stayed home to be here when the guy came to look at our water problem. The mystery was solved when a break in a wire in the well was discovered. The guy fixed it, we have water again, and our family is back home again :-)
Friday, February 09, 2007
Home
Kate and I came home yesterday. The first day home is always a rough one, but I think overall it went well. Eleanor went around telling us to be quiet when Kate was sleeping. When Kate was crying Eleanor tried to quiet her by saying, "shhh" and then exclaimed to me, "She's not listening to me!"...welcome to my world Eleanor.
Kate had a blowout right after we got home. Eleanor observed quite accurately that there was poop everywhere!
Zach did better than I expected. He slept most of the afternoon. He got upset when I sat down to feed Kate in the evening, but it wasn't long before he went back to playing with the dollhouse with Eleanor. Matt showed him pictures of Kate the other night, so I think that has helped. This morning he has been pointing to Kate and saying, "baby Kate" and "baby Kate's binky".
Kate slept a lot through the night at the hospital, but she was up a lot last night. Of course now she is sleeping! Zoe woke up very tired this morning and it showed when she tried to tell me how long her hair is getting, but it came out as, "See how hair my long is!"
I am doing well. I'm recovering quickly. The cramping when I nurse is more painful than any contractions I had during labor, so that is annoying, and the area around my right knee feels numb when I touch it (from the epidural), but it feels better today so I think it will be back to normal soon.
Matt is back to work, Zoe and Emily are at school, and Eleanor, Zach, Kate, and I are going to have a low-key day at home.
More pictures...
Kate had a blowout right after we got home. Eleanor observed quite accurately that there was poop everywhere!
Zach did better than I expected. He slept most of the afternoon. He got upset when I sat down to feed Kate in the evening, but it wasn't long before he went back to playing with the dollhouse with Eleanor. Matt showed him pictures of Kate the other night, so I think that has helped. This morning he has been pointing to Kate and saying, "baby Kate" and "baby Kate's binky".
Kate slept a lot through the night at the hospital, but she was up a lot last night. Of course now she is sleeping! Zoe woke up very tired this morning and it showed when she tried to tell me how long her hair is getting, but it came out as, "See how hair my long is!"
I am doing well. I'm recovering quickly. The cramping when I nurse is more painful than any contractions I had during labor, so that is annoying, and the area around my right knee feels numb when I touch it (from the epidural), but it feels better today so I think it will be back to normal soon.
Matt is back to work, Zoe and Emily are at school, and Eleanor, Zach, Kate, and I are going to have a low-key day at home.
More pictures...
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Kate Mackenzie Erickson
I was wondering what I could do to celebrate my one year blog aniversary. I decided it would be cool to give birth to my fifth child, seeing as up till now my blog "5 too many" was actually false advertising.
I did great. Kate weighs 8 lbs 14 oz, has reddish brown hair, she is 21 inches long and she was born at 11:06 am at EMMC in Bangor. She is much cuter than she looks in these pictures.
Everyone is happy that she is here,
except for Zach.
I did great. Kate weighs 8 lbs 14 oz, has reddish brown hair, she is 21 inches long and she was born at 11:06 am at EMMC in Bangor. She is much cuter than she looks in these pictures.
Everyone is happy that she is here,
except for Zach.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Could this be it?
We're thinking so. We're packing up, my mom is on her way over to be with the kids, and Matt and I will be heading over to a friend's house near the hospital. I just hope I get to the hospital in time for an epidural!!!
Pet Peeves
Well, my number one pet peeve right now is having a body that doesn't want to give up this baby! I am 10 days late. Zach was born 10 days late, but it was at 2:31am, so we are past that now. This baby has the new record for lateness!
I just got a call from my doctor's office and my appointment that I was going to have tomorrow got rescheduled for today with a different doctor since my doctor had a death in the family. As the receptionist was talking, I was wondering if my doctor was going to be available to induce me on Wednesday...how selfish of me to be thinking of me instead of him, but I must admit I was relieved when she said he would be back on Wednesday. I still would rather go into labor on my own, even if another doctor delivers the baby. Time will tell.
A few other pet peeves...
When instead of the time being shown on a microwave, numbers left from a cook time are shown ex.(:19). That annoys me for some reason and I have to change it back to the clock.
Water dripping down my arm when I'm doing dishes or my sleeves on my shirt getting wet.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Still waiting
We all went to basketball practice this morning to watch Zoe and Emily. We thought it was their last practice, which is the practice where they actually play a game, but it ended up being just a practice. Next Saturday is the "big game" as Zoe puts it. And then they have one more practice the Saturday after that. I think this basketball program is going longer than usual, but that is okay because it means we're getting a good deal on the little bit of money we spent.
Eleanor wanted her hair put up this morning, which is very rare for her. It lasted until we got home from basketball.
Here is Zoe practicing her dribbling. She is getting very good at looking around while she dribbles instead of looking at the ball.
Here is Zoe taking a shot. It went in!
I'll try to get some good shots of Emily next week. I took one of her dribbling, but she has red eyes and looks evil. Not an attractive picture for her.
Eleanor made a friend at the practice. They rolled a basketball to each other for awhile and then they played with baby dolls that the other girl had brought to the practice. Matt noticed that they put their basketball to bed. Cute.
On the way to practice, Eleanor sneezed and then proudly announced, "I wiped my nose with my coat so it wouldn't get on my pants!" Great.
Today is the day I predicted I would have this baby. No signs of labor yet. I had a stress test yesterday and the baby is still doing well. She doesn't cooperate very well during the test, she is very active when normally she is pretty quiet. It's hard for the nurse to see a baseline heartbeat when the baby is moving around a lot. After an hour and a half of being tested, I was finally able to go home. Matt thinks the baby can hear her heartbeat and it freaks her out...or it could be the munchkins I ate before the test. That brings up another good reason to be overdue...I don't have to think about losing weight yet :-)
Eleanor wanted her hair put up this morning, which is very rare for her. It lasted until we got home from basketball.
Here is Zoe practicing her dribbling. She is getting very good at looking around while she dribbles instead of looking at the ball.
Here is Zoe taking a shot. It went in!
I'll try to get some good shots of Emily next week. I took one of her dribbling, but she has red eyes and looks evil. Not an attractive picture for her.
Eleanor made a friend at the practice. They rolled a basketball to each other for awhile and then they played with baby dolls that the other girl had brought to the practice. Matt noticed that they put their basketball to bed. Cute.
On the way to practice, Eleanor sneezed and then proudly announced, "I wiped my nose with my coat so it wouldn't get on my pants!" Great.
Today is the day I predicted I would have this baby. No signs of labor yet. I had a stress test yesterday and the baby is still doing well. She doesn't cooperate very well during the test, she is very active when normally she is pretty quiet. It's hard for the nurse to see a baseline heartbeat when the baby is moving around a lot. After an hour and a half of being tested, I was finally able to go home. Matt thinks the baby can hear her heartbeat and it freaks her out...or it could be the munchkins I ate before the test. That brings up another good reason to be overdue...I don't have to think about losing weight yet :-)
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Think positive
The positive side of being overdue...
1. I'm still able to be productive during the day at home
2. I get more sleep at night
3. I'm not sore from nursing yet
4. I can carry the baby around and still have the use of my arms and hands
5. I have an excuse to sit and relax
6. All of our kids go to bed at the same time and sleep through the night
7. I have the evenings to do what I want
8. I'm not tripping over baby equipment yet or figuring out where to put it
9. I'm not being spit-up or pooped on
10. Matt and I can go out on datenight alone
11. I don't have 4 children demanding something from me while I'm nursing
12. My laundry load hasn't increased yet
13. I'm still having fun wondering when this baby is going to be born!
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Scrapbooking
I like to keep up with my children's scrapbooks. It gets more challenging as I have more children, but I think I've done well so far. My scrapbook pages have become very simple, but they contain the happenings of my children's lives which is the most important thing. I look at their scrapbooks now as journals with pictures. Here is an example from Eleanor's book...
I don't like my handwriting, so I have started to write on the computer and then I leave spaces for the pictures I have.
Each month I keep track on the calendar the things that happen with my children. Then I have the entire next month to scrapbook, so I have all of January to scrapbook about December. Well, here it is January 31st and I have yet to scrapbook about December. So guess what I'll be doing today?...Going to the hospital to have a baby would be nice, but I think I'll be scrapbooking instead.
I like scrapbooking month to month because I don't feel like I'm scrapbooking ALL the time and my pages have become more detailed. I start with the 1st of the month and write about all the things that happened during the month.
As for stickers and decoration, I figure my children can add that in later. My job is to record history.
My mom and I watched some "Reba" episodes last night from season 4. There was a funny part where the son is talking, talking, talking to his dad and his dad finally sends him upstairs to watch tv. Eleanor is doing that to me right now and it is hard to write and listen to her at the same time! She is looking at her scrapbook and asking me if I remember this and that. My children do like to look at their books which is a nice reward for all the work that goes into them.
Our baby is still doing well. She has a week to come out on her own. I'm scheduled to be induced next Wednesday.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Me
I am a child of God. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am 32 years old. I am a wife. I am a soon to be mother of 5 (still waiting!). I am a stay at home mom.
I am quiet, responsible, nice, easy to get along with, patient, a doer of good, a thinker, reliable.
I enjoy spending time with my family, fulfilling my calling as 1st counselor in primary at church, eating at restaurants, reading, listening to talks or books on CD, watching movies, keeping a journal/blog, paying bills/keeping track of our finances, being alone, organizing, simplifying, aerobics, walking outside for exercise.
I would like to be more adventurous, fun, willing to try new things, opinionated, outgoing, energetic, less concerned about what other people think, Christlike.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
What's next?
No baby yet and no signs of labor. That's probably a good thing since Matt has been dealing with problems all day. We woke up to frozen pipes. I took the girls to basketball practice and when I got back 1 1/2 hours later the pipes were still frozen. But thanks to Matt's hard work the pipes unfroze shortly after I returned home. Yay!
Then I went to use the internet and it didn't work. I tried the phone and it didn't work either (our phone service is through the internet). This problem ended up being out of our hands and thankfully the cable company has fixed the problem...whatever it was.
When Matt went to take our trash to the dump, I noticed that our heat wasn't working right. There was cool air blowing out of the vents instead of hot air. Matt looked at the furnace and didn't think he knew what the problem was, but he took a second look and fixed the problem. I am glad because it is way too cold outside to be without heat!
Matt is tired of fixing things and I can't blame him. I think we've had enough house problems for one day.
Then I went to use the internet and it didn't work. I tried the phone and it didn't work either (our phone service is through the internet). This problem ended up being out of our hands and thankfully the cable company has fixed the problem...whatever it was.
When Matt went to take our trash to the dump, I noticed that our heat wasn't working right. There was cool air blowing out of the vents instead of hot air. Matt looked at the furnace and didn't think he knew what the problem was, but he took a second look and fixed the problem. I am glad because it is way too cold outside to be without heat!
Matt is tired of fixing things and I can't blame him. I think we've had enough house problems for one day.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Goodbye due date
The routine around here in the evening when Matt is home is for Matt to get the kids ready for bed and I clean up the kitchen. Last night Zoe was ready for bed early so she asked if she could sweep the kitchen floor. I have to admit that my first thought was no because she wouldn't do as good of a job as I would, but then I decided that it was better for her to help me and have the floor not as clean. She is actually a good sweeper and she was very thorough. When Emily was ready for bed she wanted to help with the floor too. So Emily got out the dustpan and cleaned up the dirt Zoe had swept into a pile. Then Eleanor joined in when I gave Zoe and Emily each a wipe to wash the floor with. They were having so much fun that I had to pry them away from cleaning to get them in bed. I'm glad I said yes to the help. It lightened my work load, gave the girls the chance to serve, and proved to me that cleaning the floor can now become a new chore for them :-)
My due date has come and is now almost gone and no baby yet. I'm not surprised. Zoe is my only child that was born before her due date...because she was yanked out feet first during my scheduled c-section. Since my c-section was because of Zoe's position and had nothing to do with me, I was able to have a VBAC (vaginal birth after ceasarean) with Emily. She was born 7 days after her due date. Eleanor was born 6 days late. We had a pattern going, so Zach would be born 5 days late...or 10! I'm thinking that this baby will not be born before Thursday, which would make her 6 days late. I'm guessing she'll be born on Saturday February 3rd. What do you think? I can't really blame the baby for wanting to stay where it is warm and comfy. It's very cold outside and she'll be fussed over a lot by her siblings. Eleanor already tries to hold her by putting her arms around my belly.
My due date has come and is now almost gone and no baby yet. I'm not surprised. Zoe is my only child that was born before her due date...because she was yanked out feet first during my scheduled c-section. Since my c-section was because of Zoe's position and had nothing to do with me, I was able to have a VBAC (vaginal birth after ceasarean) with Emily. She was born 7 days after her due date. Eleanor was born 6 days late. We had a pattern going, so Zach would be born 5 days late...or 10! I'm thinking that this baby will not be born before Thursday, which would make her 6 days late. I'm guessing she'll be born on Saturday February 3rd. What do you think? I can't really blame the baby for wanting to stay where it is warm and comfy. It's very cold outside and she'll be fussed over a lot by her siblings. Eleanor already tries to hold her by putting her arms around my belly.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Can I borrow some energy?
Zach willingly gave me his binky this morning after he woke up! Usually I have to sneak it away from him when he's eating his breakfast. I have a feeling this was a one time deal, we'll see.
I am exhausted today. I haven't done that much, but I feel like I have run a marathon. I took Zach and Eleanor to playgroup this morning. I sat in a chair while they played. The lady running the playgroup (she was filling in for the regular playgroup leader) came over to me and asked me when I'm due. I told her tomorrow and she replied, "That's probably the reason why you haven't moved at all." Yes, it's a good reason.
I am exhausted today. I haven't done that much, but I feel like I have run a marathon. I took Zach and Eleanor to playgroup this morning. I sat in a chair while they played. The lady running the playgroup (she was filling in for the regular playgroup leader) came over to me and asked me when I'm due. I told her tomorrow and she replied, "That's probably the reason why you haven't moved at all." Yes, it's a good reason.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Twinkling Bells
I just read this morning in a local paper that when our baby is born, bells will be ringing...literally. It started on January 1st. Whenever a baby is born at the hospital where I deliver, a 13-second chime is played over the hospital paging system. The paper describes the sound as subtle and lighthearted, like twinkling bells. The bells are a reminder of new life at the hospital amid the health and life struggles that also go on at the hospital. I think it will be neat to hear bells announcing the arrival of our baby. I'm curious to know how soon after the birth it occurs.
Zoe has been curious the past few mornings about why I sit down so much in the morning (while she's busy getting ready for school). Has she noticed my huge stomach??? This morning I told her I am tired in the morning, to which she replied that she is tired too, but she has to do this and that when she doesn't want to. Well fortunate for me, I don't have to get ready as early as she does in the morning and I can be lazy for awhile(as she sees it).
Matt bought me a kitchen radio/CD player for Christmas and I LOVE it! I can listen to the news in the morning while eating breakfast and listen to Dr. Laura in the late afternoon while I am doing dishes or preparing dinner. While I was listening to Dr. Laura this afternoon, Emily asked if we could listen to their Care Bear CD instead...no can do. I told her to go get her portable CD player and she did. That was good until she started singing to the CD and Zoe joined in. I was on the computer then and couldn't hear the radio so I ended up shutting it off. That was really okay because Dr. Laura was talking a lot about sex and I didn't want Zoe to start asking me questions. Speaking of questions, Zoe asked me last week if Santa would ever die and then she wanted to know if he is truly real. I wanted to ask her if she thought he was real, but I ended up just saying yes he is real because all of the children were around. She is getting to that age when the truth is going to be discovered. Next Christmas could be her first "pretend there is a Santa" Christmas, we'll see.
Anyway, the radio/CD player also has a light on the bottom of it so if we're doing dishes at night or working at the sink we can see better. Matt didn't realize it had a light on it when he bought it and I didn't expect it to have a light, so it's a bonus feature.
Eleanor took a nap this afternoon which was nice this afternoon, but now at bedtime she is wide awake and she keeps coming out of her room to tell me things. It could be awhile before she falls asleep.
If you would like to see a picture of me "about to pop" (men at church like to say that to me for some reason..."you look like you're going to pop any minute") then hop over to Matt's blog.
Zoe has been curious the past few mornings about why I sit down so much in the morning (while she's busy getting ready for school). Has she noticed my huge stomach??? This morning I told her I am tired in the morning, to which she replied that she is tired too, but she has to do this and that when she doesn't want to. Well fortunate for me, I don't have to get ready as early as she does in the morning and I can be lazy for awhile(as she sees it).
Matt bought me a kitchen radio/CD player for Christmas and I LOVE it! I can listen to the news in the morning while eating breakfast and listen to Dr. Laura in the late afternoon while I am doing dishes or preparing dinner. While I was listening to Dr. Laura this afternoon, Emily asked if we could listen to their Care Bear CD instead...no can do. I told her to go get her portable CD player and she did. That was good until she started singing to the CD and Zoe joined in. I was on the computer then and couldn't hear the radio so I ended up shutting it off. That was really okay because Dr. Laura was talking a lot about sex and I didn't want Zoe to start asking me questions. Speaking of questions, Zoe asked me last week if Santa would ever die and then she wanted to know if he is truly real. I wanted to ask her if she thought he was real, but I ended up just saying yes he is real because all of the children were around. She is getting to that age when the truth is going to be discovered. Next Christmas could be her first "pretend there is a Santa" Christmas, we'll see.
Anyway, the radio/CD player also has a light on the bottom of it so if we're doing dishes at night or working at the sink we can see better. Matt didn't realize it had a light on it when he bought it and I didn't expect it to have a light, so it's a bonus feature.
Eleanor took a nap this afternoon which was nice this afternoon, but now at bedtime she is wide awake and she keeps coming out of her room to tell me things. It could be awhile before she falls asleep.
If you would like to see a picture of me "about to pop" (men at church like to say that to me for some reason..."you look like you're going to pop any minute") then hop over to Matt's blog.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Pregnancy update
I went to the doctor's today to hear the baby's heartbeat and to see if there are any signs of labor. No signs yet and I'm not surprised. I am used to seeing my due date come and go and I'm still pregnant, so I'm sure the same will happen on Friday.
My appointment today was at 10:45 and I didn't get into a room until after 12:00. Matt came to my appointment to help with Zach and Eleanor, but he had to be back at his office at 12:00, so I was on my own for the actual appointment. Zach was in a cranky mood and was only happy when I was holding him, so he laid next to me on the table during my appointment. That was interesting, but we managed.
The baby is still doing well.
My neighbor invited Zach and Eleanor over to play yesterday, so I had some quiet time to myself. It was very nice! I did laundry, but I was also able to sit and read and relax. Thanks again, Jenn!
My mom called me this morning to see if she could take me out to dinner this evening. So I have that to look forward to this evening :-) It's so nice to be surrounded by caring and thoughtful friends and family.
My appointment today was at 10:45 and I didn't get into a room until after 12:00. Matt came to my appointment to help with Zach and Eleanor, but he had to be back at his office at 12:00, so I was on my own for the actual appointment. Zach was in a cranky mood and was only happy when I was holding him, so he laid next to me on the table during my appointment. That was interesting, but we managed.
The baby is still doing well.
My neighbor invited Zach and Eleanor over to play yesterday, so I had some quiet time to myself. It was very nice! I did laundry, but I was also able to sit and read and relax. Thanks again, Jenn!
My mom called me this morning to see if she could take me out to dinner this evening. So I have that to look forward to this evening :-) It's so nice to be surrounded by caring and thoughtful friends and family.
Monday, January 22, 2007
My Life Monday is back!
Topic: Where I live and how I got there.
I have always lived in Maine. As a teenager, I was determined to leave Maine as soon as I could, but I guess that wasn't meant to be. I have lived in a few different towns in Maine, but I have mostly lived near the area I grew up. When I got pregnant with Zoe, Matt and I decided it was time to move out of an apartment and get a place of our own. After looking at some houses, we decided that the best thing for us at that time was to buy some land and buy a cheap house to put on it...leading us to our condemned trailer. It was a temporary plan...7 1/2 years ago. We didn't have a specific town we wanted to live in, it just needed to be 30 minutes or less from where Matt works. We looked at a few lots before we found our land in Uncle Henry's (a local swap or sell it guide). Matt fell in love with the land.
I liked the idea of living away from town, having plenty of space for the kids to play, and being surrounded by nature. We bought the land and moved our trailer here, but the trailer wasn't ready to be lived in yet.
We housesat for several months in a home nearby. We lived there when Zoe was born. Then we moved in with my parents for a few months before moving into our "new" home. Matt put a lot of work into the trailer. I'm thankful to have such a handy husband!
This is definitely not our dream home, but it is comfortable and we are making the best of it. Someday we plan to build a new home. But that is still in the future and right now we are getting our finances in order, which I think we are doing a good job at right now.
There are some things that are annoying about living in the woods. Lots of little critters have entered our home, there are no sidewalks along the road to walk on, I drive about 30 minutes to go shopping (we do have a grocery store and gas station 10 minutes away that I go to a lot, but most restaurants and chain stores take longer to get to), and most people at our church live 30 minutes to an hour away from us. These things aren't annoying enough to move though. We are here to stay.
Go to Rachelle's blog for more My Life Monday posts.
Friday, January 19, 2007
How to stay young
I received this forward from a friend...
1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!
2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches;)
3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.
6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9 Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity
11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.
And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone.
Lost time can never be found.
1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!
2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches;)
3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.
6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9 Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity
11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.
And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone.
Lost time can never be found.
Rain Day
I woke up this morning knowing I would check to see if there was school since there was talk of snow. It wasn't snowing, but I checked anyway expecting there to be school...no school. It is raining out and the weather forecast predicts a wintry mix, so I'm sure the roads are slippery...but from my point of view, I am home with 4 kids and it is raining out. Okay, I do see ice sticking to the branches outside, but I'm afraid this is going to be a looooong day. All of the girls want a turn on the computer, so if they each have an hour...that's 3 hours of distraction...now what to do for the remaining 6 hours before Matt gets here, or my mom comes to watch the kids (depending on how slippery the roads are then).
I am 39 weeks pregnant! I have an appointment today, but I am going to reschedule it because of the weather. No contractions yet.
Matt started a blog and posted some pictures from our adventure to Preston, Idaho. Check it out!
I am 39 weeks pregnant! I have an appointment today, but I am going to reschedule it because of the weather. No contractions yet.
Matt started a blog and posted some pictures from our adventure to Preston, Idaho. Check it out!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
COLD
Winter is here. When I left for storytime this morning with Zach and Eleanor, the temperature on the mirror in the car read 3 degrees. When the kids and I were driving home from watching a middle school basketball game, the temperature read 1 degree. I'm grateful we have a warm house :-)
I went through all but one box of the baby girl clothes we have, which was fun...until Zach decided to help. I was taking clothing out of the box one piece at a time, but Zach would take them out by the armload and throw them at me, or he would put them in a different pile where they didn't belong, or he would throw them into the kitchen. I thought about doing the last box this evening while he's sleeping, but I'm too tired. Eleanor was excited to see all the clothes for the baby (Eleanor calls the baby Madison, but now we're deciding between Madison and Kate, so I say baby...but when I say baby to Eleanor she gets confused, if I say Madison then Eleanor knows I'm talking about her baby sister...if we end up calling this baby Kate, it is going to throw Eleanor for a loop and she'll probably call her Madison anyway...all the girls are voting for Madison). Eleanor was raving about how she loves Madison and how Madison has such cute clothes when I was going through the clothes. Eleanor is going to be a very excited big sister when the baby arrives!
I decided to take the kids to a girls' basketball game this afternoon at the middle school. My dad gave me a schedule of the games and today was the day to do it since the season ends soon and we'll have a new baby soon. The kids were very well behaved and they seemed to enjoy themselves. Emily was the only one who got bored quickly, plus she was hungry so through most of the game she asked when it was going to be over. Zach had to take his boots and socks off during the second half of the game, so he played with his boots and was happy. Eleanor made a lady friend a few rows behind us and showed off her artwork on her legs that she did this afternoon with a pen. Plus Eleanor's hair was sticking up everywhere from static, which was fun for people to look at. Being at the game went a lot smoother than I expected, so I'm glad we went. Next year we'll have to get the schedule earlier in the season.
Zoe tested my patience this evening when it was time to get ready for bed. Matt is at church this evening, so I was on my own during bedtime. I finally decided to let Zoe do whatever she wanted to do and ignore her instead of acting on the urge to yell and lose control. The bedroom she was supposed to clean is still a mess, she missed out on reading a book, scripture, and prayer, but she is alive and well and asleep now. I did put some of her toys in time-out before I reached my patience limit, so she'll have to earn those back. After all this, I found this picture in her backpack
sweet. I'm a LITTLE less mad now.
Oh yeah, Eleanor fell asleep on the way home from the game, so I put her on her chair in the living room. When I went to get her ready for bed, I noticed that her chair was wet and realized she had peed. So now I am doing laundry and washing chair covers that I have been thinking about washing for awhile now.
I went through all but one box of the baby girl clothes we have, which was fun...until Zach decided to help. I was taking clothing out of the box one piece at a time, but Zach would take them out by the armload and throw them at me, or he would put them in a different pile where they didn't belong, or he would throw them into the kitchen. I thought about doing the last box this evening while he's sleeping, but I'm too tired. Eleanor was excited to see all the clothes for the baby (Eleanor calls the baby Madison, but now we're deciding between Madison and Kate, so I say baby...but when I say baby to Eleanor she gets confused, if I say Madison then Eleanor knows I'm talking about her baby sister...if we end up calling this baby Kate, it is going to throw Eleanor for a loop and she'll probably call her Madison anyway...all the girls are voting for Madison). Eleanor was raving about how she loves Madison and how Madison has such cute clothes when I was going through the clothes. Eleanor is going to be a very excited big sister when the baby arrives!
I decided to take the kids to a girls' basketball game this afternoon at the middle school. My dad gave me a schedule of the games and today was the day to do it since the season ends soon and we'll have a new baby soon. The kids were very well behaved and they seemed to enjoy themselves. Emily was the only one who got bored quickly, plus she was hungry so through most of the game she asked when it was going to be over. Zach had to take his boots and socks off during the second half of the game, so he played with his boots and was happy. Eleanor made a lady friend a few rows behind us and showed off her artwork on her legs that she did this afternoon with a pen. Plus Eleanor's hair was sticking up everywhere from static, which was fun for people to look at. Being at the game went a lot smoother than I expected, so I'm glad we went. Next year we'll have to get the schedule earlier in the season.
Zoe tested my patience this evening when it was time to get ready for bed. Matt is at church this evening, so I was on my own during bedtime. I finally decided to let Zoe do whatever she wanted to do and ignore her instead of acting on the urge to yell and lose control. The bedroom she was supposed to clean is still a mess, she missed out on reading a book, scripture, and prayer, but she is alive and well and asleep now. I did put some of her toys in time-out before I reached my patience limit, so she'll have to earn those back. After all this, I found this picture in her backpack
sweet. I'm a LITTLE less mad now.
Oh yeah, Eleanor fell asleep on the way home from the game, so I put her on her chair in the living room. When I went to get her ready for bed, I noticed that her chair was wet and realized she had peed. So now I am doing laundry and washing chair covers that I have been thinking about washing for awhile now.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
A sight to see
I just had to take a picture of Zach wearing Eleanor's pink boots and looking through princess 3-D glasses...
Snow
We have snow! It started snowing a little bit on Sunday and it snowed most of the day yesterday. We thought there might not be school today because it was supposed to snow all last night, but it wasn't snowing when we got up and there is school :-) Zoe and Eleanor love the snow. Emily has fun in it too, but she gets cold quicker. Eleanor doesn't ask to go outside during the winter unless there is snow on the ground. She likes to make footprints in the snow.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Peace and quiet
Zoe is at a friend's house for the night, Emily is with my parents for the night, Zach and Eleanor are taking a nap, and Matt's still at church = quiet time for me :-)
Zach is a lot more verbal during church without his binky!
I gave a talk today about patience, which generated a lot of comments about patience throughout the day. Patience is something we can all work on everyday!
Zach is a lot more verbal during church without his binky!
I gave a talk today about patience, which generated a lot of comments about patience throughout the day. Patience is something we can all work on everyday!
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Binky progress and more
Zach went another day without his binky and most of last night! He asked for his binky yesterday more than he did the first day, but he didn't think of it at bedtime. Eleanor tried to remind him about it, but we shushed her and he didn't seem to hear her. Zach did great until 5am. He woke up happy and said "mama, mama" a few times, but then he started crying. He was happy again when I gave him his binky and let him sleep the rest of the morning with me. He has done very well the past few days without his binky :-)
I took Eleanor and Zach to the movie store yesterday to pick out some movies to watch last night and I was reminded of why I don't take my kids there. I figured I would walk as fast as we could past the movie covers with half naked ladies, horror pictures, and any other inappropriate images and get to the kids' section, but I had forgotten about the previews being shown on the tvs around the store. Eleanor didn't seem to notice for awhile, but then she looked up and a preview caught her attention. I think the movie is called, "Snakes on a plane". I did my best to keep her focused on picking out a movie, but she kept looking up at the screen. I'm very concerned about what my kids watch on tv and for movies. I pretty much only let them watch G rated material, which is one of the reasons when you turn on our tv the only thing you see is "snow". Anyway, I have renewed my decision to not take my kids with me to the movie store to pick out movies. It's a pain to have to wait until the evening when Matt is home to go get a movie and the kids don't get to pick out what they want, but I'd rather do that than expose my children to adult images.
I'd also like to voice my opinion about movie previews here. I think if I take my children to see a G rated movie at the theater, they should only see G rated previews. I think the preview ratings should match the show ratings. I don't want to see rated R previews at a PG-13 movie. It makes sense to me.
Thanks Janet and Steve for finding my camera cord and sending it to me! Here is the picture of Emily's gift to us for Christmas and Zoe's gift to us a few years ago.
I took Eleanor and Zach to the movie store yesterday to pick out some movies to watch last night and I was reminded of why I don't take my kids there. I figured I would walk as fast as we could past the movie covers with half naked ladies, horror pictures, and any other inappropriate images and get to the kids' section, but I had forgotten about the previews being shown on the tvs around the store. Eleanor didn't seem to notice for awhile, but then she looked up and a preview caught her attention. I think the movie is called, "Snakes on a plane". I did my best to keep her focused on picking out a movie, but she kept looking up at the screen. I'm very concerned about what my kids watch on tv and for movies. I pretty much only let them watch G rated material, which is one of the reasons when you turn on our tv the only thing you see is "snow". Anyway, I have renewed my decision to not take my kids with me to the movie store to pick out movies. It's a pain to have to wait until the evening when Matt is home to go get a movie and the kids don't get to pick out what they want, but I'd rather do that than expose my children to adult images.
I'd also like to voice my opinion about movie previews here. I think if I take my children to see a G rated movie at the theater, they should only see G rated previews. I think the preview ratings should match the show ratings. I don't want to see rated R previews at a PG-13 movie. It makes sense to me.
Thanks Janet and Steve for finding my camera cord and sending it to me! Here is the picture of Emily's gift to us for Christmas and Zoe's gift to us a few years ago.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Day 1 with no binky
Zach went the entire day today without his binky, which is a major deal! I hid it when he was eating his breakfast and then I distracted him with toys when he was done eating and he wanted his binky back. When we left for playgroup and to run some errands, I distracted him with crackers when he wanted his binky. When we got home and he fell walking to the house, he didn't ask for his binky, but Eleanor comforted him by telling him he could have his binky when we got inside the house. I told Eleanor Zach didn't need his binky and I told her we weren't going to talk about his binky anymore. They both forgot about it when they ate lunch and then played. Matt and I thought Zach might go to bed without his binky when he got into bed happily with a book, but he soon asked for his binky and I gave it to him. That was my intention all along, to only give him the binky at bedtime, so I succeeded :-) And Zach was very happy to lay down and go to sleep after I gave him his binky.
It was nice to hear Zach jibber-jabbering all day today. At playgroup when we were playing with legos, Zach would say "push" whenever he would put a lego on top of another. He may have said it before, but we could never understand him with the binky in his mouth.
Sidenote: I find it very interesting that binkies are coming out of the woodwork now that I'm limiting their use.
It was nice to hear Zach jibber-jabbering all day today. At playgroup when we were playing with legos, Zach would say "push" whenever he would put a lego on top of another. He may have said it before, but we could never understand him with the binky in his mouth.
Sidenote: I find it very interesting that binkies are coming out of the woodwork now that I'm limiting their use.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Clothes, clothes everywhere!
After I got the Christmas decorations down yesterday I was in the mood to go through the clothes that were in boxes in the kids' closet. They were mostly clothes that Zach has outgrown, so I sorted them according to size and put them in the car to store at my parents' house. There were a lot of clothes! Soon we'll have boxes of baby girl clothes to go through when I get them from my neighbor :-) It was fun yesterday to take out some clothes for the baby that I found. Eleanor was curious to know if the baby wears clothes inside my tummy. When I told her no, she wondered if the baby at least wore underwear? She found it very interesting that the baby has no clothes on right now.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
I wasn't going to write this morning because there really isn't anything new to report. I'll just say that Zoe went back to school today and hopefully will stay there all day. Her ear is still bothering her, but Tylenol has been helping her to feel better.
Our house is getting back in order. I'd like to take down the rest of our Christmas decorations today. There are still a couple of carry-on bags to unpack and maybe I'll get that done as well.
Have a good day!
Our house is getting back in order. I'd like to take down the rest of our Christmas decorations today. There are still a couple of carry-on bags to unpack and maybe I'll get that done as well.
Have a good day!
Monday, January 08, 2007
Update
The kids seem to be over their stomach illness (knock on wood!) Now we're dealing with colds, which I'd much rather deal with. Zoe is home today from school. Her nose is red from blowing it so much and she woke up with an earache. This is Emily's first day of school without Zoe. When I told Emily that Zoe wasn't going to school she said, "You mean I have to go to school alone?" I think she was nervous, but she handled it better than I expected.
There was a tiny bit of snow on the ground this morning, but now it's raining.
Zoe and Emily started basketball on Saturday. A neighboring town has a program in January through their Rec department on Saturdays for kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Zoe and Emily practice together, so we only have to be there for 45 minutes :-) Our high school PhysEd teacher is the coach and he does a great job. I'm not sure how much Emily liked playing basketball since she wouldn't comment whenever I said something about it, but she did a good job for her first day.
Eleanor had her first day in Primary yesterday. At first she was not happy that she wasn't going to nursery, but when I asked her about Primary last night she said she had fun. When all the kids were in the Primary room, Eleanor and her friend had to be separated a few times because they love to talk and play together. I think she'll adjust quickly and she'll be anxious to participate soon.
There was a tiny bit of snow on the ground this morning, but now it's raining.
Zoe and Emily started basketball on Saturday. A neighboring town has a program in January through their Rec department on Saturdays for kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Zoe and Emily practice together, so we only have to be there for 45 minutes :-) Our high school PhysEd teacher is the coach and he does a great job. I'm not sure how much Emily liked playing basketball since she wouldn't comment whenever I said something about it, but she did a good job for her first day.
Eleanor had her first day in Primary yesterday. At first she was not happy that she wasn't going to nursery, but when I asked her about Primary last night she said she had fun. When all the kids were in the Primary room, Eleanor and her friend had to be separated a few times because they love to talk and play together. I think she'll adjust quickly and she'll be anxious to participate soon.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Will it ever end?
Eleanor threw up a few times during the night last night again. Are you tired of hearing about our sickness?...because I'm getting tired of writing about it and dealing with it. Matt has been a big help with these illnesses and I appreciate that. I did manage to get Eleanor into the bathroom last night the second time she threw up so there wasn't anything in her room to clean up. It is much nicer when they are old enough to go into the bathroom to be sick instead of doing it wherever they happen to be!
Eleanor has seemed fine the past few days. Yesterday we went to my doctor's appointment (baby is healthy, no signs of labor yet), I got the oil changed in the car, filled the car up with gas, and went to Walmart for food and other items. Eleanor played in the afternoon, ate well during the day, and I even confirmed a playdate for today because I thought she was healthy again...silly me. Looks like I might get more unpacking/organizing done today than I thought since we'll be home all day.
Zoe and Emily were troopers for going to school yesterday. Zoe came home very tired, which resulted in me ignoring her whiney and rude behavior most of the afternoon, which wasn't easy.
Zach was still on Utah time last night. He finally fell asleep around 10:30pm.
On a positive note...we opened Emily's gift this morning that she made for us at school before Christmas break. Zoe made one for us when she was in Kindergarten, too. I was going to show you a picture of it, but I either left the camera cord in Utah or Matt packed it and I don't know where it is. The gift is a little blackboard ornament made from black construction paper with popsicle sticks around the boarder. There is a little piece of chalk and an eraser on the bottom. It has a picture of Emily in the center of the board. It's really cute!
Zach and Eleanor are still sleeping so I think I'll go join them. I'm sure though that when I lay down, they'll wake up.
Eleanor has seemed fine the past few days. Yesterday we went to my doctor's appointment (baby is healthy, no signs of labor yet), I got the oil changed in the car, filled the car up with gas, and went to Walmart for food and other items. Eleanor played in the afternoon, ate well during the day, and I even confirmed a playdate for today because I thought she was healthy again...silly me. Looks like I might get more unpacking/organizing done today than I thought since we'll be home all day.
Zoe and Emily were troopers for going to school yesterday. Zoe came home very tired, which resulted in me ignoring her whiney and rude behavior most of the afternoon, which wasn't easy.
Zach was still on Utah time last night. He finally fell asleep around 10:30pm.
On a positive note...we opened Emily's gift this morning that she made for us at school before Christmas break. Zoe made one for us when she was in Kindergarten, too. I was going to show you a picture of it, but I either left the camera cord in Utah or Matt packed it and I don't know where it is. The gift is a little blackboard ornament made from black construction paper with popsicle sticks around the boarder. There is a little piece of chalk and an eraser on the bottom. It has a picture of Emily in the center of the board. It's really cute!
Zach and Eleanor are still sleeping so I think I'll go join them. I'm sure though that when I lay down, they'll wake up.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
We are home
We all left Utah together as a family and made it home together as a family :-) The trip back was very uneventful and went as smooth as can be, which was very nice. Matt and I were worried the night before we left when Eleanor was up a few times throwing up, but she was fine yesterday (thank goodness!).
We ate McDonalds last night at 11:30 and then sent the kids to bed. I had thought about letting Zoe and Emily sleep an extra hour this morning and bring them into school, but then I decided to wake them up at 6am like I usually do and see how they do, and they did fine. It's a lot easier to get them on the bus. Zach and Eleanor are still asleep. It was hard waking up at 4am Utah time instead of 8am like we have been, but we did it.
I have a doctor's appointment this morning, much unpacking to do, Christmas decorations to take down, scrapbooking to do...of course it won't all get done today, but I better get ready for the day and get started.
Matt's family...we had so much fun visiting with you! Happy Birthday Vivien!
We ate McDonalds last night at 11:30 and then sent the kids to bed. I had thought about letting Zoe and Emily sleep an extra hour this morning and bring them into school, but then I decided to wake them up at 6am like I usually do and see how they do, and they did fine. It's a lot easier to get them on the bus. Zach and Eleanor are still asleep. It was hard waking up at 4am Utah time instead of 8am like we have been, but we did it.
I have a doctor's appointment this morning, much unpacking to do, Christmas decorations to take down, scrapbooking to do...of course it won't all get done today, but I better get ready for the day and get started.
Matt's family...we had so much fun visiting with you! Happy Birthday Vivien!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Last full day in Utah
Well, my first day of the new year started out with Zach throwing up all over me. Eleanor was walking around like a zombie yesterday morning. She would walk into the bathroom and sit down on the toilet (lid down) and just stare. It turned out she wanted a drink of water when she would do that. She freaked me out when I got out of the shower and found her sitting on the toilet. I didn't hear her come into the bathroom. Zach slept most of the day. Matt stayed home with Eleanor and Zach while Matt's Mom and I took Zoe, Emily, and a few of the cousins to see "Charlotte's Web". It was a fun outing! Zoe and Emily went over to their cousins' house after the movie to play, which was also fun for them. Zoe is quite bummed that this is our last day here and she doesn't feel like she's seen much of her Utah family. It is sad that it has turned out that way.
Zach and Eleanor were doing much better last night, so we are anticipating healthy children today (everyone else in our family is still sleeping). I woke up at 6:30 and realized that my children would be in school right now if we were home. I usually go back to bed at this hour here, but I decided I better start training myself to get up earlier because on Thursday I'm going to get up early whether I want to or not to get the kids off to school. That is going to be a rough morning for all!
I dreamed last night that we bought a farm house that was in great shape (probably triggered from the movie). I'm bummed that this dream isn't real because it was so nice to think of living in a house with so much space! I can still picture it and see myself walking through it, deciding where I would put our furniture and things.
I also dreamed that I deleted Rachelle's blog. I'm glad that dream didn't come true!
Zach and Eleanor were doing much better last night, so we are anticipating healthy children today (everyone else in our family is still sleeping). I woke up at 6:30 and realized that my children would be in school right now if we were home. I usually go back to bed at this hour here, but I decided I better start training myself to get up earlier because on Thursday I'm going to get up early whether I want to or not to get the kids off to school. That is going to be a rough morning for all!
I dreamed last night that we bought a farm house that was in great shape (probably triggered from the movie). I'm bummed that this dream isn't real because it was so nice to think of living in a house with so much space! I can still picture it and see myself walking through it, deciding where I would put our furniture and things.
I also dreamed that I deleted Rachelle's blog. I'm glad that dream didn't come true!
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