Melting pot post

I have so many little ramblings today, that I thought I would make one random post instead of 5 small little ones.

I am still obsessed with stars on ice from the other night. It has totally inspired me to get out my pilates dvd's and get to work. The only problem is that we don't have the remote for the dvd player anymore, and I cant scroll down the menu to the PLAY option. The default selection on the menu is her intro. I dont want the intro...I want to get thin damnit. So we are probably going out to buy a new dvd player tonight. We would have yesterday, but it was too slippery.

Which brings me to my next little babble. I was freaking out yesterday becasue Andy's bus was almost 10 minutes late. I kept staring out the window waiting to see it go down the street- but there was no sign of it anywhere. Every minute that went by that his bus didnt come, my heart sank more and more. I maybe be a little paranoid, but after hearing about that bus accident last week, I have a right to be a wreck, right. The weird thing is that it is even the same bus company as our buses up here. I had any bad thought going through my head. Did he miss the bus and is walking around school crying and looking for someone? Worse yet, did he miss it and try to walk home? Did someone take him? Did something happen to the bus? It was horrible- I felt like I could have thrown up. So- I call the bus company and asked them if the bus was running late because of the snow. Once I said that, I saw her go down the street to come around the cricle to drop him off at our driveway. Oh- thank god. I was so scared. When Andy got in, here is our conversation:

 Me: "Wow, your bus was pretty late today Honey."

Andy: "It's because it's slippery."

Red flag for mommy...

Me: "Oh, really?? Why do you say that? Did she get stuck somewhere?"

Andy: "No- she tried to turn on that one street...you know, the one where you can easily make the turn?"

Me: "Oh yeah, that one."

Andy: "Yeah, well she tried to turn there, but she couldnt so she had to go around the other way cuz she couldnt turn there."

Me: (I need more details!!) "Hmmm... so did she get stuck? Or did she slide??"

Andy: "She slid."

Me: "Were you scared?"

Andy: "NO!! IT WAS FUN!!!!!"

Me: (Oh, my god this kid is never getting on that bus again with the crazy driver who cant drive in the snow). "Oh really! Wow...greeaat."

 

So- I just need to be "that" mom again- and gush about the three of these little boys of mine. Really...I need to write it down so I can go back and find it for when I get their scrapbooks going- so just bear with me if you dont mind... If I write it on paper- I will lose it!

Andy:

I am so amazed at what Andy has learned so far. He picks up a book- and READS it. this morning, he read a box of cheerios and told me that he knows what C-A-L-O-R-I-E-S spells. I ask him to tell me and he smiles and yells out calories!! Woohoo! Then I have been trying to help him figure out how to tell if a vowel has a long or short sound in a word. I told him that if there is a silent E at the end, the vowel is probably a long sound. He has actaully used this hint to sound out words and has given me the explanation that he knew the word was pronounced "slice" and not sliss" because of the silent E at the end. Sometimes I worry that I wont be able to help that kid with his homework next year :) All of this at 5 1/2...I didnt do this when I was in Kindergarten. Then he sat there and told me each of the vowels. I LOVE the froggie movies :) They are great at helping the kids learn this stuff-

 

Justin:

Justin is the kind of kid that you seriously need to have a pen and a paper in your pocket because he says something so "kid funny" everyday.  Yesterday, we pulled into a parking spot at Grandma Kathy's work to drop off a little soemthing for her. Justin saw all of the cars in the parking lot and asked me why grandma has friends there. I didnt know what to say...it wasnt a hard question- just a weird one to explain to a 3 year old. So here is how this conversation goes...

Me: She has friends at work because she goes to work everyday, and sees these people and talks to them everyday- and they just become friends. (I could see the little gears going in his head and wondered what kind of comment was going to come out next.)

Justin: "When I go to preschool next year, I want to have friends too."

Me: "You will have friends next year- it will be fun- I think you will love it!"

Justin: "But I dont know how to make friends."

Me: "You will, don't worry. It wont happen right away- but once you go there and play with thekids everyday, pretty soon, you will just be friends!"

Justin: "No- I dont know how to make friends, Mommy. See watch..." He stares me down for 10 seconds and then he says... "See, Mommy. I told you I couldnt do it."

Me: (Trying really really hard not to laugh out loud like I really want to) That was a good try :) Dont worry, Honey- it will happen!"

 

Ryan:

No funny stories about things that he says since he doesnt talk yet! (well...he says mama) But all I can say is that he is a total heart melter. He smiles and scrunches up his nose and sticks his little chin up in the air as he does it- which shows off his 4 little pearly whites. It is fricking adorable. He is funny because he chooses to army crawl instead of getting up on all 4's and getting around.(Giving him the occasional nic name scooter). He pulls up onto anything and is letting go, and then stading on his own for a few seconds and is also creeping along the couch. He let go of the couch the other day and turned to get to the othr side of the couch (L shaped) and took a little step before superman diving into the couch the rest of the way. Not long and he will be walking all over the place. I am both heart-broken that my "baby" is almost one (4 weeks to go) and almost walking- but I am happy for him to be hitting such a milestone. It is so much fun to watch them grow up and learn. I swear it is the best reward out there- watching this helpless little tiny thing turn into a little person with thier own little personality and their new found independence!

 

Done with that. Thanks for reading is you've made it this far :)

 

We are almost ready to wrap up the projects in the house and start focusing on the yard. There are still tons of things I want to do inside- hopefully they dont take till next winter because I'd go crazy. Now it is time to start planning out the gardens and trees and the pond I want to stick in the front yard in a nice little garden in front of the porch. Then there is the swingset we need to build up for the boys. It is crazy having a new house that has nothing! It started as just a whilte empty house inside with no curtains- nothing. Now there is atleast some of that stuff. The yard has nothing either. Finally in late fall last year we got sod and 1 ONE measley little tree. That will change this year for sure :) It is really fun to be able to do this stuff from scratch and make it our own, but also very hard because I am kind of impatient and really want it to be done now. There is no hurry- I just want to say its done. Guess it is time to play the lottery...

 

 

QotD: *blushes*

What compliment are you most often given?

Hmm...maybe that people like the color of my hair, or that I am patient.

 

I have been told that I am a good mom, and that one means the absolute most to me more than anything- that is the ultimate compliment to me. If I can do one thing is this whole world- it would be to be the best mom that I can be and have it relfect in my kids' behavior :)  

I think my Mother-in-Law is an angel!

So- where do I start?? Well, first of all, she got us free tickets to go to Stars on Ice that was tonight. The seats were amazing. We were center ice and only 6 rows back. She offers to watch the kids so we can have a night alone...and then when I get home- the laundry I had in the laundry room was washed and folded. She even helped Andy get his homework done. I didnt even mention that to her-  I was just going to do it with him in the morning. She had him read the book and did the feed back that went along with the homework. I am speechless :) Not that it was any kind of repayment for the night she gave to us...I had to give her a big hug when she left our house...at 10:30 at night! She is so giving...ok...gush gush.... I just had a really great time thanks to her :)

So, I have decided that I cant go anywhere during some...ummm...certain weeks... Anything made me want to cry tonight. Before the show started we were eating Davanni's (Sorry Pizza-N-Pasta...you might have competition). I saw a little girl walking in with her family and she had a little bald head from I assume some sort of cancer and chemo. I started to cry but made myself stop because I realized there were about 10,000 people there and I didnt want to look like an idiot. Then as the skaters came out and started skating, I was just sitting there thinking about how beautiful what they were doing really was. It ws so cool. Maybe if you dont know me... I am in love with figure skating. Always have been. So this was the first time I saw a real show live. I went to one practice once, and have seen it on tv billions of times...but never anything like this. I was totally star struck. They did some really "emotional and moving" songs and then some really fun ones too. Those were my favorite :) But that made me get that, "Oh my god,my throat is getting choked up...get a grip you dumbass" feeling. And poor Jake... who is not really a figure skating fan in the least and wanted some duct tape to protect his hiney while we were there... seemed anything but thrilled to be around that many men producing estrogen. But hey, it was a night out together, right?? I am still giddy! But then, Michael Weiss came out wearing a shirt that was signed by all of the stars and gave it to some bitch sitting in the front row across the rink from us. I was mad- I wanted that damn shirt. It was mine- and he gave it to her :( I was totally bummed. She kept staring at it the rest of the show- I swear just to tease me and flaunt her luckiness. I felt like a kid- I could have cried. Ok...not really...but I was honest to god bummed about that. I thought I could have had a chance at it, being in the 6th row and all...but nope, not this time. I did get a shirt though- just had to pay for it with the deed to the house, no big deal. Atleast I walked out of there with a damn shirt- it wasnt signed and it didnt come of his back- but whatever- I guess. I told Jake it would have been fun to go with someone who loved it as much as I do- he said no one loves it as much as me. I felt like I could have been one of those crazies at a football game or something. I guess that wouldnt be the right behavior at an event like this, huh? I also had to behave myself since the tickets she got were from work and we were surrounded by her co workers. I couldnt embarrass the poor lady wtih my insane and crazy love of ice skating! I played it cool...but flipped out on the inside. I want to go again next year. Any takers? Anyone want to act like a little giggly girl with me? Some one who will scream at the guys when they go skating by winking at the audience with their shirt open. I think Jake was just worried they were winking at him- thats all. My poor husband was stiff and uncomfortable in his chair the whole time. Now... how am I supposed to go to sleep after something like this....

What's worse?

Doesnt it seem like there is an acronym for everything? The bigger the acronym, the worse the problem. People dont have restless leg syndrome...they have RLS, they have PMS or PMDD, Oh and you better hope that you never have CTD on your charts because then you are close to death...What about HPV- yeah, dont want that, or what about when you get old and need HRT?? OOoo...and what about those poor saps with IBS?? sucks to be them.
Then during the TV commercials, do you ever listen to the drugs they have out there to treat some of these things? Yes, we might make your RLS go away, but the risks include: Brain tumors, heart failure, constipation, growing a second head. But atleast your legs wonn't feel restless when you die from the drugs you take to stop them! Or that drug to treat toenail fungus...whats worse? Toenail fungus, or risk of high blood pressure, liver damage... ( I am not sure if these are the right side affects for the right drugs...but who cares- they are all worse than the ailment they are meant to treat!) Oh yeah...and how about Viagra? Yep. It can get a guy up, but can casue damage to his vision. Maybe thats a good thing? If you are old enough to need Viagra, maybe what you have to look at aint so pretty either. Men, you dont need to close your eyes and imagine some young beautiful girl on a beach...take viagra..it will get you up and you wont see who is in front of you.

Acronyms are like medical texting. DYHAP? YID. WIYP? ML. IDK, MYHABL. TS.

Do you have any pain?

Yes, I do.

Where is your pain?

My leg.

I dont know, maybe you have a broken leg.

That sucks.

 

 

I guess I am easily entertained today. Maybe just bored and have nothing else to think about at the moment...

Shoe love? Not for these boys.

On Friday, I brought Andy and Justin to get new shoes since the last time they got shoes was in September. I usually go to Stride Rite since they have wide feet and I feel better knowing their shoes fit them right. This time, I just went to Famous Footwear. Justin fell head over heels in love with a pair of Diego light up shoes. But Andy looked and looked and said he didnt like any of the shoes- until he saw a pair of Transformer shoes that light up. I wondered how old is too old for the character shoes that light up, but he loved them so much...the only problem was that they didn't have his size left. We went to Target and found a pair in hs size, and he YELLED out of happiness..."Oh- I love you! My mom found me these shoes!" And then he almost fell to the ground since he was just so happy about his shoes. Then I looked around and figured since their shoes werent expensive this time, that I would get them each 2 pair so they could have some to choose from, or just in case they get one pair wet in a puddle or something. Thats normal thinking, right?? I picked up a pair that I thought was really cute- tried to get Justin to try them on. He said no, he already had a pair. I explained that he could keep the Diego pair, but also have another pair too. "No thanks, mommy...I just want one." So I try Andy. "Do you want to try these on?"  "No thanks, mom." "But you guys, mommy REALLY wants to buy you more shoes...are you sure you dont want to try a different pair...here! How about these??" No, Mom...one is fine. Let's go home." I just stood there and looked at my two little boys sitting on the floor and laughed and said that they were boring shoe shoppers.  Wouldnt any girl have jumped on that offer? Guess they made daddy proud with this one for sure. As for me...I was disappointed ( not in the kids)...I just wanted to buy more shoes.

uh,oh- oreo

Doesnt it suck when you want a snack and you look through the cupboards, then find the snack you want...Oreo's and Milk...and realize you have NO milk. AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

It is a freaking nightmare. How can I have oreos and milk with no milk? It was the only thing that sounded good too. Now, I am crabby.

Oh, and never sit on a chair after a guy gets up off of it, because there is about a 99.999% chance that when you sit down, the cair will smell like man fart. Now, I am crabbier.

QotD: The Last Time I Surprised Myself

When was the last time you surprised yourself?

I dont know...maybe last week. We had painted the boys' rooms last weekend and never got around to putting the rooms back together right away. So Monday when Jake was at work, I put the bookshelf back into Justin's room and got the drill, found a stud in the wall and screwed the thing back into the wall..all by my little self :) I dont normally pick up a drill. Ok...actaully, he had the thing set to a lighter setting so I only got the screw half way in to the wall... but dammit I tried and I would have gotten it if it werent for that medeling drill being set too whimpy to drill a screw into the wall. It wasnt my fault. :)

Screwy dewey doo!!!

QotD: Your Last Twenty Bucks

List three things you'd buy with your last $20. One practical, one frivolous and one of your choosing.

I wasnt aware that you could buy anything for 20.00 anymore- let alone 3 things.

If it really was my last 20, I doubt I'd spend it...maybe I'd be buying gas to go find a better job or something so I didnt get down to my last 20 again.

Pizza hut??

Is it just me or has pizza hut gone down hill and gotten cheap? I used to LOVE their pizza...had it tonight  and it wasnt really good. It tasted like Chuck E cheeses pizza which is not that great either. Maybe its just me- but ick. I think I am just spoiled by the best pizza ever with my Pizza-n-pasta. Nothin can beat them :)

QotD: Time on Your Hands

What do you do when you find yourself with nothing to do?
Submitted by Cassie.

Huh? Nothing to do? You are kidding, right? IF I get one thing done and I feel good about it, I will just sit for a second and realize that I have about 15 other projects going or laundry needs to get run or put away. I never have nothing to do! Like I say- it's Kirssy's crazy life...but that is the way I love it :)

"Jesus Take the Wheel!"

Yeah- I just experienced the song ALMOST word for word...but I wasnt the one spinning, it was the guy in front of me.

I was bringing the boys to Grandma's house and we were going up the very steep and curvy road we always take to get to her house. It snowed a little bit today, but the blowing snow didnt help the roads...not only that, they are melting a bit, so it gives people this false sense of how slippery the road really are.

I had some guy riding my bumper most of the way up the hill, so I was relieved when I came up behind the guy in front of me who was averaging 25-30 mph. This was good for all of about 30 seconds untill he got a little too far to the right of the road and hit a patch of slushy snow while going around a steep turn. He spun completely out of control- thankfully I had room to stop without hitting him. The guy behind me was barely able to stop without smashing into my bumper...which is why I hate people who tailgate in the first place. Ok...so we are safe from behind and my attention goes back to the red truck flailing out of control in front of us. (It was just me and my 3 boys at the time). I watch helplessly with no where to go to get out of the way, as he slides into the opposing lane of traffic, corrects himself and ends up coming AT us back in our lane, then swerves to avoid hitting us head on and goes sideways up the steep ditch and almost flips his truck over which would have rolled right into the front of my van.

Once he stopped, I sat there frozen- and finally got it together and pulled off on a little driveway to go back and see if the guy was ok or needed help. The guy behind me had already stopped to talk to him and told me he didnt want any help and had already called for help to get out of the ditch- so I get back in my van and drive th esecond half of the crappy curvy road. I come to almost the end of it when this other car comes flying UP the hill as I am going down it...but he is half way in MY lane! I had to swerve to the right a little to get out of his way. Thankfully- I get out of that one with out spinning out like the other guy did!

One we get to Jakes mom's, I get the kids out and give them big hugs and realize how bad that could have been. And of couse...Ryan was in the back seat sleeping like a rock. Crazy, scarey, scarey stuff. My whole bodystill feels like spaghetti  and that was about and hour ago.

QotD: In My Handbag

Here's one for the ladies:  What's in your handbag right now? 
Submitted by Kadeeae.

Really? you really want to know??? Other than my wallet, there is chapstick, small hand lotion, 4 diapers, babywipes, cheerios, cell phone, keys, a travel can of baby formula, 3 pens and some gum wrappers, loose change...oh and about 4 crunched up receipts. And thats just my purse- not even the diaper bag!!

Just when you think you've got it all figured out...

I am so torn on what to do for a job when the kids are a little older. I know so many people work everyday and this isnt even a question for them...but I havent had to worry about it yet- and soon I will, and I want to be prepared for it when it happens. Yeah, it wont be for about 2-3 more years...but I need LOTS of time to think things through!

I have been going to school doing my generals to get into a dental hygiene program. I took a little time off when Ryan was born and now that he is 10 months old, I figure the next semister I will register for will be in the fall. Then one night not too long ago while me and Jake were talking about going to school, he brought up a very good point. I have thought about it before, but never really given it too much consideration. "What do we do with the kids during the summer?" School time is not a problem, because by the time I get done wtih school, Ryan will be in Kindergarten. But I can't leave a 5,7,and 9 year old home alone for hours during the summer, and I wont find a daycare for only summertime. Not only that, I am selfish as heck and what to have that time with them during the summer and not have to work during the day. So what do I do? Yep. I decided that maybe I should just focus a bit more on a child development direction in school (since I have only done a few generals, I can still play with my major). Yes... how great to work at a school and have the same days off as my kids, same hours as my kids, and have my summers off with them and all that good stuff. They dont get the same pay, but thats not what is going to make my decision at all. I will do whatever allows me to be there for my kids.

Then I bring them to the dentist the other day...the one I mentioned a while back when they got that popcorn kernel out of my gums. I was talking to the hygenist that day about school and she remembered it when I had the kids in ther. She brought it up when the dentist was in there and he was so cool about it. He said if I wanted to just go hang out there for a day to see what they do, I could do that. Then he asked how long the course was and told me that when I was done that I could call him because they are growing and would need help. How awesome is that?

That throws a kink in my plan. I would gladly do either job. I think I'd rather do hygiene... but would LOVE a job as a teacher para. I would do just about anything in a school- just to have the hours and to be there for the kids and stuff.  I know some of you working moms are probably shaking your head at me. I just dont know what to do with them in the summer. Maybe the dentist will let me do nights and go waaay part time for the summers for a while? I dont even know if that is enough for me to go through with it. All I want to do is have a good job and be there for my kids...does such a thing exist??

Does this mean NO free time ever???

I am just wondering if my kids have some sort of ability to read my mind in the morning. I woke up to Ryan at 5:30 and got him a bottle...yes, bad habit- but I wasnt about to let him get up that early! Normally, he'd go right back to sleep no problem...but today I actaully had energy and motivation to get up and clean before the kids got up. Here is me in my own little world thinking that it is 5:30, the kids wont get up for 2 hours...I could have the house pretty clean by then...except for putting away their laundry in thier rooms. So he drinks down his bottle and keeps crying and talking and just being awake. Well...I cant clean when he's doing that. If I am in the kitchen with the water on, I cant hear him up there. So I snuggle back into bed to wait until he goes back to sleep. bad choice!! :) I think I listened to him for about 1/2 hour in there just talking himself back to sleep...but then Justin was up at 6:30 with his little Moo staring at me eyeball to eyeball. Well... the whole idea of getting the house and myslef cleaned up for the day went out the door...because they started their day SUPER early instead. I wasnt even being loud...how ddo they do this? It amazes me that everytime I actaully have the energy to get out of bed that early, one of them gets up at the same time. Its like I am in the twilights zone!! :) The good thing... I got some GREAT snuggles from my boys this morning and that is WAAAYY better than cleaning :)

Had Enough

Alright- after not being on the computer much lately, I realized I havent updated this thing in a week. Oh- well. Really, I dont have much that I can say on here- so let me just say that I am sick of winter... and so are my kids. They tell me every day that they wish it were summer so we could go to the cabin- and I  agree with them. I am ready to get rid of this dingy, dirty, slushy snow. I am ready for this overcast, gray Seattle sky to go away and to get the sunshine back. I want to walk outside in a t-shirt and plan out my new gardens.

I have also decided that I dont think I want to have anymore big birthday parties for my kids...not because of my kids though. Really, its the adults. I think I am going to do separate parties and not have to worry about all the he said she said BS anymore.

What else can I say... 

People give some pretty knowing looks when they see a mom in a minivan in the Cub parking lot at 9:00 pm, eating Dairy Queen with the radio on really loud. I have never gotten smiled at so many times in one night  before in my life. Some people laughed and gave that "I've been there" look. Others pretended not to see me but then drove over to DQ and came back and parked next to me. Ok...maybe not- I was kidding. So maybe it wasn't the ideal way to relax, but after a stressful day- I didnt care. It did feel pretty good to have my butterfinger blizzard and listen to Carrie Underwood with no interruptions- even if I was only in the Cub parking lot.