Wish it was me

It's 2:40 in the morning and I'm awake.  I got up with the baby at 12:30.  As I am sitting here, playing solitare on my computer, I am struck by the irony.  I laid in bed for an hour wishing I would go back to sleep before I got up again.  Now I am listening to the baby snoring (loudly), the husband snoring (quietly), and the cat snoring (peacefully).

Santa Clause is coming to town!

 

Santa and Mrs. Clause arrived in town today on a fire truck.  We assured Zach last night that it would be the REAL Santa, and not one of his helpers and we was so excited.  He was so awed today that when Santa asked him what he wanted, it took him a while to remember.  Unfortunately, the fire truck was left running and the parents could not hear what their kids were asking Santa for.......

Molly did not cry, but she did not take her eyes off BaBa until he came back to get her off this guys lap!!

I love You More....

This year, Grammy (or my mom) made Zach a cool short sleeve cowboy shirt with pearl snaps and cowboy boot fabric.  It also has a matching vest and Pete passed on his Texas cowboy belt that he had outgrown.  For his birthday, real cowboy boots came into his wardrobe (did you  know the metal toe part of the boot may be for "Cow Kickin" but doe not hold up through "Football Kickin" at school recess?)  He loves that shirt so much he received a matching long sleeve shirt and for Christmas 2 more long sleeve ones in different western fabrics.  As soon as I do laundry he begins wearing them, and only them until they are all dirty then he will move on to his other shirts.  Since yesterday I did his laundry, he picked his cowboy shirt today.  I said I knew he would because he loves those shirts so much.

 I asked him - what do you love more, your shirts or Mommy?

Long pause for thought - Mommy (whew, he had me worried)

OK, how about your shirts or Daddy?

Long pause - my shirts (oopps, sorry daddy)

What about shirts or Sadie?  Shirts or Peter?  Shirts or Molly?  Shirts or Steven?

Sadie, shirts, shirts, both

At least Sadie and I both rank over his wardrobe!!

You Better Watch Out!!

Not because Santa is coming to town, but because over the weekend, I let Steven  behind the wheel of my car for the first time.  He's 15 and itching to begin drivers training.  So, Saturday I turned my car around so he did not have to reverse - I still love my car and don't want to temp fate!  I let him move the car from by the garage up the hill to the house.  Wow, was that a trip!!!  After giving him the run down of how the car works, he was in the driver's seat.  Steven, it just needs a LITTLE push on the gas pedal!!  Wait, not so much!!!  Stop!!!!  OK, now turn to go up the hill --- slowly push the gas.   Stop!!!!!  By the time we got there, I decided he will NOT ever practice with the baby in the car - until after driver's training anyway.  He decided it is much harder to drive a car than the riding lawn mower.  We were both a bit freaked out.  Mike's going to get his breaks fixed and told Steve that is the car he will practice in from now on, since his is a work car and mine is the family car.  I think that's a good idea....

Fa La La La.......

Yesterday started out pretty sadly....... my kids have been breaking a few of my Corelle plates this year,  well, yesterday was my turn.  Someone left one on the floor next to a chair and I dropped something on it to SHATTER it into a gazillion pieces.  Luckily Molly was in the Exosaucer, so she was not in harms way as I muttered and cleaned up the glass.  Then it was time to get the top of the Christmas tree ready.  We have a 14 foot tree, and last night was going to be decorating with the kids,  I wanted to get the high stuff done so there wouldn't be any ladder accidents...... I dropped 2 glass ornaments from these heights...... and Molly said "Uh-Oh"  good thing she doesn't have many words, I'd hate her to repeat what I really said by the time I broke my third thing in one day. 

Last night Zach and Pete helped me finish the tree.  Steve and Mike did one ornament each and went up to the rental house to finish a few things.  I love my kids...... but they tend to put 3 ornaments on one branch and leave bare spots on the tree.  Last night after the hugs and "Great Job"'s, the kids went to bed and I went back to work fixing the tree ornaments.  Glad we don't do ice-cicles on the tree like my mom did when we were little.  I remember getting told all the time to put on one at a time, NO CLUMPS!  Haaaa.  I'd have tons of clumps if that was part of our family tradition.

Catching Up

Wow, it's been a while since I blogged, and I was doing so well there for a week or so.....

Steven and his marching band went to state competition, and placed 6th.  That is a school best, so they were all very happy.   One thing I was very glad for was once they got there: the band director did not give them the "Let's give it your all and make the school proud" speech.  Instead he told them they were already winners making it to state competition, to soak in all the sights, smells, and sounds - and just enjoy the experience.  They left at 5:30 AM and got back home around 11 PM.  He is loving band, made a lot of new friends, and is excited about school.
 
Peter and Mike have been working hard on my shed these last 2 weeks.  My dad has been down here helping as needed and Pete is learning the basics of building.  Tonight they will finish what they need to so it is weather tight, then the siding will wait until spring.  Yeah!!  That means that this week I can start parking in the garage again.

Zach has a surgery date scheduled for Dec 28, arriving at the hospital on the 27th.  This is the big one, with a 2 week hospital stay before he is allowed to come home.  I think he will have 3 tubes left in his belly when he comes home, and the school is going to play it by ear if he feels good and everyone is behaving at school, he can return with the tubes in.  I don't want to have him miss too much.

Molly is making sounds now similar to words.  I think she tries to say "more", "uh-oh", "mom".  And uses them appropriately.  She is walking quickly holding our hands, pulling herself up on everything, and finally cut that tooth she was working on for so long.  2 teeth left to go.

And me?  Well it's a good day if I can get a shower, go into the bathroom without anyone knocking on the door bothering me, and staighten up the house.   The baby is definately keeping me busy.

Happy Halloween

Yesterday was a BUSY day.  First I met my mom at 8 AM for Christmas shopping -- I know, but our family Chirstmas is in just a couple of weeks, so the shopping had to start!!!  Then my sis came down to meet us for a fun day of just the girls - Molly shopped with us.  After getting the husbands and kiddos all shopped for it was off for home.   I had started chicken in the crock pot before I went shopping, but now what to make with it???  At this point I had an hour until we had to be off again to get Steven from band practice and then let the Trick or Treating begin!!!  OK---- rush, rush to finish cooking then make everyone eat - no you are not just going to have candy - EAT SOMETHING HEALTHY!!!  Then to get Zach into his Captain America costume - my little Chinaman, Captain Ameria.

 OK, time for a diaper change and Molly needed to get into her costume - pink baby zebra.

Get the treat buckets for Zach and Molly (and pry the treat buckets out of Pete's hands for the teenagers - you are bigger than most grown ups, no trick or treating for you!!!  Then  get Steven from practice, throw him the dinner we brought for him to eat in the car and we have about 20 minutes to relax now until the festivities begin.  We picked the neighborhood we wanted (Amish don't believe in Haloween or trick or treating so OUR neighborhood is out).  Then I had read about a parade downtown, let's let the kids do that.  I thought it would be down main street, but turns out the parade was for judges and Zach and Molly both won second place for funny costumes (actually I think Molly won, but since they were together, they get to split the prize of $5).  Then off to see Great Grandma.  By the time we got home, I went right upstairs to collapse in my bed - today I am exhausted!!!