FOURTEEN
When my boys get off the bus today, they will only have FOURTEEN more days of school. Wow has this year gone fast. Faster than any year before. One of my uncles tried to explain a theory he has about why time goes faster the older you get. I nodded and smiled appropriately, but don't remember a thing he said. Although I do agree with his bottom line, the older you get the faster time goes.
SEVEN
I have cleaned up SEVEN puppy pee puddles. For some reason the puppy only pees in the house when I am on duty. We have Zac for seven days now, and I'm pretty sure we are all smitten by his puppy cuteness. I forgot how hyper puppies can be, but he has adjusted very well in his new home
SIX
SIX more jr. high track meets. I still have no idea what's going on at a track meet. I just watch for the tall blond kid and hope I don't miss the event he is in that night. He has tried a little bit of everything...hurdles, long jump, sprints, and relays. He has learned he is not a distance runner. More than two laps around the track is too much for him!
NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE
It feels like I have spent $979.00 on all the camps, summer activities, and fun things my kids want to do this summer. Basketball camp, church camp, trips to Kings Island, and the list goes on.... It's like having another bill to pay every week! But it is definitely worth it to keep my 3 boys busy. Which hopefully means less time in front of the XBOX, less time fighting, and less times I have to get mad and yell!!
ONE
I lasted exactly ONE warm day without turning the air conditioner on. After our brutally frigid winter I thought I would be able to stand a little hot weather. But when I am inside running around the house I get hot and sweaty and grouchy! So the A/C is officially turned on. Let the electricity bill start rising!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Life Update
Where have I been?!? I know it has been forever since I have written. School's almost out. Which mean life will get even crazier. I've pretty much given up on trying to keep up. So in no particular order, here's what's been going on with the family.
All the boys in my family (3 kids and husband) drove out to Colorado to see Megan (their sister) and Garret (her husband) for 8 days. I had to stay home and work. But before you feel too sorry for me, I worked just 24 hours that week (my normal schedule), then had the rest of the week ALL. BY. MYSELF. I really don't remember ever having that much time all by myself. I read a lot, ate whatever I wanted, and went wherever I wanted to go. I went to Target and TJ Maxx and walked out emptied handed both places! (who does that?!?) By Thursday, I really missed having my family around. And when they walked in the door with all their dirty clothes and clutter I was thankful to have them back.
We are FINALLY done with basketball. I have had kids in basketball for 7 continuous months. It was a lllloooonnnggg season. My oldest finished his season with a 2nd place tournament win and a trophy. His first real trophy!! Then my twins got to finish their season by playing a game on the Indiana Pacers court at Baker's Life Fieldhouse. Fun times for everyone! The twins are currently taking a sports break, and Noah is now participating in Jr. High track and field. I am totally clueless when I watch a track meet. Noah has been trying the long jump, something I know absolutely nothing about.
I cannot believe the kids only have 24 more days of school left. This year has gone really fast. My third graders both passed their state reading tests, so we are moving on to 4th grade next year. They will be at the intermediate school with 4th through 6th graders. We are really hoping for a growth spurt because they look really short next to kids two years older than them!! They turned 9 years old on Earth Day, and we are having an all boy slumber party Friday night for them.
My oldest turned 13 last month. I'm officially the mom of a teenage boy. Nothing really has changed, but I'm sure changes are coming. March and April are kind of like Christmas around here with 3 birthdays and Easter.
We are getting a new dog. A yellow labrador puppy to be exact. Have I enjoyed being pet free for almost 7 months? Yes I have!! But in a weak moment my husband convinced me "these boys need a dog!" And I said yes! So I am looking forward to potty training and puppy teeth marks and all that fun puppy stuff.
It's almost May and we still are turning the heat on at night! It has been really cool here for Spring. Which makes track meets even more fun. If I take another long blog break, I read this about moms of older children and this explains it pretty well.
I signed up torun jog walk crawl another half marathon. This will be my 3rd half marathon, and every time I sign up I tell myself I will train for it. How many days have I trained this time, ZERO! So it will be fun times for me next Saturday...or not!
In August I will be turning the big 4-0, and I am trying to come up with something exciting to celebrate my 40 years of life. Stay tuned....
All the boys in my family (3 kids and husband) drove out to Colorado to see Megan (their sister) and Garret (her husband) for 8 days. I had to stay home and work. But before you feel too sorry for me, I worked just 24 hours that week (my normal schedule), then had the rest of the week ALL. BY. MYSELF. I really don't remember ever having that much time all by myself. I read a lot, ate whatever I wanted, and went wherever I wanted to go. I went to Target and TJ Maxx and walked out emptied handed both places! (who does that?!?) By Thursday, I really missed having my family around. And when they walked in the door with all their dirty clothes and clutter I was thankful to have them back.
We are FINALLY done with basketball. I have had kids in basketball for 7 continuous months. It was a lllloooonnnggg season. My oldest finished his season with a 2nd place tournament win and a trophy. His first real trophy!! Then my twins got to finish their season by playing a game on the Indiana Pacers court at Baker's Life Fieldhouse. Fun times for everyone! The twins are currently taking a sports break, and Noah is now participating in Jr. High track and field. I am totally clueless when I watch a track meet. Noah has been trying the long jump, something I know absolutely nothing about.
I cannot believe the kids only have 24 more days of school left. This year has gone really fast. My third graders both passed their state reading tests, so we are moving on to 4th grade next year. They will be at the intermediate school with 4th through 6th graders. We are really hoping for a growth spurt because they look really short next to kids two years older than them!! They turned 9 years old on Earth Day, and we are having an all boy slumber party Friday night for them.
My oldest turned 13 last month. I'm officially the mom of a teenage boy. Nothing really has changed, but I'm sure changes are coming. March and April are kind of like Christmas around here with 3 birthdays and Easter.
We are getting a new dog. A yellow labrador puppy to be exact. Have I enjoyed being pet free for almost 7 months? Yes I have!! But in a weak moment my husband convinced me "these boys need a dog!" And I said yes! So I am looking forward to potty training and puppy teeth marks and all that fun puppy stuff.
It's almost May and we still are turning the heat on at night! It has been really cool here for Spring. Which makes track meets even more fun. If I take another long blog break, I read this about moms of older children and this explains it pretty well.
I signed up to
In August I will be turning the big 4-0, and I am trying to come up with something exciting to celebrate my 40 years of life. Stay tuned....
Sunday, March 23, 2014
March
Reasons I love March...
1. Spring
2. March Madness
3. St. Patrick's Day
4. My oldest son's birthday
5. Spring Break
Reasons I don't love this March...
1. It may be Spring, but the temperatures are still saying it's Winter. We are supposed to get some {MORE!!!} snow tomorrow night. It's cold here! I am so ready for warmer weather.
2. I love watching basketball! This year everyone in our family filled out their own brackets, just for a little friendly competition. I said there would be a prize, but I haven't even figured out what the prize is yet. So far, I am in last place. Boo!
3. Every year I check out and read a book from the library called The Life of St. Patrick. A friend of mine told me about it a few years ago, and I have read it once a year since then. This year I went to check it our from the library and it has been taken out of circulation. Big bummer. I just need to buy it from Amazon so I can have it to read next St. Patricks Day.
4. My oldest son will turn 13 on March 30, making me the mom of a teenager. He turns 13 this year, and I turn 40 this year {in August}...yikes! I keep telling myself age is just a number.
5. I usually get excited about Spring Break, but this year I could not get off work, so my husband took all 3 boys on a road trip to Colorado. So I have been alone since Friday. I have gotten several adorable pictures of them, and it looks like they are having a blast. I'm pretty sure I will run out of things to do around the house eventually!!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Two Words.......
WINTER....
over it!
FLAPPY BIRD....
too late.
OLYMPICS....
love them!
BOB COSTAS.....
pink eye!
WATERLOUGUE APP...
not yet...
WOOD BURNING STOVE....
messy. thankful.
FROZEN PIPES....
this morning!!
BASKETBALL....
still playing.
2 HOUR DELAY....
still waiting.
over it!
FLAPPY BIRD....
too late.
OLYMPICS....
love them!
BOB COSTAS.....
pink eye!
WATERLOUGUE APP...
not yet...
WOOD BURNING STOVE....
messy. thankful.
FROZEN PIPES....
this morning!!
BASKETBALL....
still playing.
2 HOUR DELAY....
still waiting.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Six on a Saturday Night
1. It is cold here. Bitter cold. I really don't like cold. It's supposed to get even colder next week. Hibernation sounds really good right now.
2. Last week, my kids missed one day of school, and they had two-hour delays the other four days. A friend posted on FB that she wished a two-hour delay meant they stayed two hours later in the afternoon! I wish that was the case also. We do all get to sleep in two more hours, but then the time they are at school goes way faster, and my productivity goes way down!!
3. So far we have to make up two days during Spring Break. If we miss any more days, we will miss more of the first week of Spring Break. We are guaranteed our full second week of Spring Break. The joys of the balanced calendar in our school district!
4. I am so thankful for our wood burning stove. Yes it makes a mess all over the floor, and it's really cold when we have to bring in wood. But it keeps our house warm and saves us lots of money on our gas bill! The boys camp out in front of the fire to keep warm.
5. My oldest son lost his school team basketball shorts! He has a game on Tuesday, so I'm not sure what he's going to do. I keep thinking they will turn up, but they are not in our home. I've looked everywhere. I'm sure we will have to pay to replace them if he doesn't find them. He's lost a bathing suit, American Eagle underwear (not cheap & who loses underwear?!?), a gatorade sports bottle, a really nice Nike sweatshirt, and now the shorts this year! Not sure what I'm going to do with him.
6. We went to my nephew's sixth birthday party today. It was super windy, there were snow drifts and icy roads, and it was freezing! But we braved the weather and the kids got to burn off some energy at the Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center. Then we went to Chick-Fil-A and TJ Maxx. Coming home there were more snow drifts and icy roads. Now we are safe and warm and settled in for the night!
2. Last week, my kids missed one day of school, and they had two-hour delays the other four days. A friend posted on FB that she wished a two-hour delay meant they stayed two hours later in the afternoon! I wish that was the case also. We do all get to sleep in two more hours, but then the time they are at school goes way faster, and my productivity goes way down!!
3. So far we have to make up two days during Spring Break. If we miss any more days, we will miss more of the first week of Spring Break. We are guaranteed our full second week of Spring Break. The joys of the balanced calendar in our school district!
4. I am so thankful for our wood burning stove. Yes it makes a mess all over the floor, and it's really cold when we have to bring in wood. But it keeps our house warm and saves us lots of money on our gas bill! The boys camp out in front of the fire to keep warm.
5. My oldest son lost his school team basketball shorts! He has a game on Tuesday, so I'm not sure what he's going to do. I keep thinking they will turn up, but they are not in our home. I've looked everywhere. I'm sure we will have to pay to replace them if he doesn't find them. He's lost a bathing suit, American Eagle underwear (not cheap & who loses underwear?!?), a gatorade sports bottle, a really nice Nike sweatshirt, and now the shorts this year! Not sure what I'm going to do with him.
6. We went to my nephew's sixth birthday party today. It was super windy, there were snow drifts and icy roads, and it was freezing! But we braved the weather and the kids got to burn off some energy at the Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center. Then we went to Chick-Fil-A and TJ Maxx. Coming home there were more snow drifts and icy roads. Now we are safe and warm and settled in for the night!
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Weekend Links
I really want to try this recipe called Crispy Cheddar Chicken-Baked! It sounds so delicious, and I think everyone in my family would eat it. Which is a big victory for me!!
I love to eat normal puppy chow (the peanut butter/chocolate chip kind). And when I saw this recipe for Red Velvet Puppy Chow, I had to share it. It looks like a yummy Valentine's treat.
mnmlist:
I cannot remember how I found the mnmlist blog, but I love the true cost of stuff post. It is very eye opening. Really the entire blog is eye opening! I could spend hours reading the posts.
After reading God will give you more than you can handle: I guarantee it, I decided I need to read this every day!
And lastly I've mentioned that I will be turning 40 this year {August 5th to be exact}. So I loved this post called This is 39. My favorite part was crying at commercials and YouTube videos which I did twice this week.
We are so glad the Broncos won tonight and cannot wait for the Super Bowl. We are hoping for a Colin Kaepernick win tonight. He's adopted and has cool tattoos, so we are cheering for him. Then in February it's all Broncos baby!
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
January Currents
I cannot believe January is half over! Every time I write the date I have to do a double take. We are busy with basketball, school, jobs, and trying to stay sane. Here is what I am doing this month!
Current Reads: Divergent (by Veronica Roth), David and Goliath (by Malcolm Gladwell), Hands Free Mama (by Rachel Macy Stafford), and The Bible. I have a big stack of books that I carry around the house with me!
Current Shows: Biggest Loser, Downton Abbey, Duck Dynasty, The Middle, Parenthood, and I could keep adding to this list. In my defense, I still only watch television while I am doing the elliptical at night.
Current Drink: I drink way more coffee in the winter months. I've been drinking a lot of it with sugar free creamer.
Current Want: I am really debating buying a new {to me} car. I have been trying to save money for a while and can't make up my mind. I really thought I wanted a car for my 40th birthday, then I wanted one last week, then I couldn't decide if I really wanted to do this, or just save the money! So I still haven't made a decision!!
Current Plans: Just getting into the school routine again. After our two week Christmas break, we had really bad weather with lots of snow and sub-zero weather. So the boys were out of school for another whole week. After 3 days of school we are all tired and ready for a weekend.
Current Music: I love the song Sunny and 75 by Joe Nichols. Every time I get into a freezing cold car I start singing it hoping it will warm me up!
Current Goal: I made one resolution this year, to read through the Bible. This is something I have never done! A friend from Colorado inspired me to do this when she posted about it in December on Facebook. It was the one resolution she had kept in her entire life. I am determined to keep this up!
Current Addiction: Instagram. I check it way too often. But I have to keep up with my 12 year old son. So that is how I justify my addiction!
Current Reads: Divergent (by Veronica Roth), David and Goliath (by Malcolm Gladwell), Hands Free Mama (by Rachel Macy Stafford), and The Bible. I have a big stack of books that I carry around the house with me!
Current Shows: Biggest Loser, Downton Abbey, Duck Dynasty, The Middle, Parenthood, and I could keep adding to this list. In my defense, I still only watch television while I am doing the elliptical at night.
Current Drink: I drink way more coffee in the winter months. I've been drinking a lot of it with sugar free creamer.
Current Want: I am really debating buying a new {to me} car. I have been trying to save money for a while and can't make up my mind. I really thought I wanted a car for my 40th birthday, then I wanted one last week, then I couldn't decide if I really wanted to do this, or just save the money! So I still haven't made a decision!!
Current Plans: Just getting into the school routine again. After our two week Christmas break, we had really bad weather with lots of snow and sub-zero weather. So the boys were out of school for another whole week. After 3 days of school we are all tired and ready for a weekend.
Current Music: I love the song Sunny and 75 by Joe Nichols. Every time I get into a freezing cold car I start singing it hoping it will warm me up!
Current Goal: I made one resolution this year, to read through the Bible. This is something I have never done! A friend from Colorado inspired me to do this when she posted about it in December on Facebook. It was the one resolution she had kept in her entire life. I am determined to keep this up!
Current Addiction: Instagram. I check it way too often. But I have to keep up with my 12 year old son. So that is how I justify my addiction!
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