Bryant is working nights.
Which means the upstairs housework is lacking.
Our dirty laundry is in our bedroom.
Which is upstairs.
Which is where he has been sleeping this past week when I am awake.
Which is why our dirty laundry did not get washed this week.
Which is why, when he came looking for a work shirt to wear to work last night, there wasn't a clean one.
Wife Fail.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Just a few...random ramblings
I've had trouble lately blogging. I don't know why, lord knows I have numerous things rolling around this brain, and ideas that I want to put into words, but they never seem to come to me when I want them to. A lot of times, I think about something, and think "Well I should put that into a blog post." But at the time I'm changing a dirty diaper, or nursing Sydney, or getting lunch for Austin, on and on and on. I think I will remember what it is I'm wanting to say, and exactly how I want to say it. And I can't tell you how many times I've sat with the computer in front of me with my empty blog post open, fingers on the keys, only to scroll up and hit the tiny 'x' that takes the page away. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'll try to be better! And I'm sorry that I'm not blogging as much!
I'm bound and determined to get Sydney to crawl. She's been so content for her 11 months of life to just be held in mommy's arms, and not have a care in the world. She cries when I leave the room, she fusses at me if I don't pick her up immediately after each meal, and I've learned to cook, clean and do the dishes one handed. Why my left arm doesn't look like a body builders arm I will never know, but it sure should. Since she was born, she's always hated "tummy time." She never liked to be left on the floor, whether we were down playing with her or not. In the past few months we've slowly gotten her accustom to playing on the floor. With us, and by herself. In the past week, we've had her on the floor more than she has been in her life combined. I am determined to get this girl to crawl! She has absolutely no interest in it. She is however, a pro at scooting herself backwards across the hardwood floor.
On another note, I've been a day behind this entire month. I have a calender that's kind of like a dry erase one, only it's clear. You still mark on it with dry erase markers but you have the option of putting Scrapbook paper behind it or whatever you choose. Anyhow, at the beginning of the month when I wrote in all the days, I obviously started a day too early. The month of April ended yesterday for me. So today has been entirely too confusing for me. Everything is saying 4/30/2010, but no, no that isn't right. It's 5/01/2010, right? No, fail. Thank God I usually plan stuff on the days, rather than the date. Like, "Sure, lets go to lunch next Thursday." Rather than "Sure, we can do lunch on the 29th." Or else I'd be insanely messed up.
Last night, I was doing the dishes after dinner. Austin came in and asked if he could do the dishes. At the time I was washing the crock pot, and said that it was way too heavy for him, and that he could help when he got older. He asked me if I promised. Yes, Austin, I promise, Mommy would be more than happy to let you do dishes when you get older. His response? "YEAH!!!!" He was so excited. And in turn, so am I. Maybe he will be this enthusiastic about mopping the floors and washing the windows too.
xoxoxo
k.
I'm bound and determined to get Sydney to crawl. She's been so content for her 11 months of life to just be held in mommy's arms, and not have a care in the world. She cries when I leave the room, she fusses at me if I don't pick her up immediately after each meal, and I've learned to cook, clean and do the dishes one handed. Why my left arm doesn't look like a body builders arm I will never know, but it sure should. Since she was born, she's always hated "tummy time." She never liked to be left on the floor, whether we were down playing with her or not. In the past few months we've slowly gotten her accustom to playing on the floor. With us, and by herself. In the past week, we've had her on the floor more than she has been in her life combined. I am determined to get this girl to crawl! She has absolutely no interest in it. She is however, a pro at scooting herself backwards across the hardwood floor.
On another note, I've been a day behind this entire month. I have a calender that's kind of like a dry erase one, only it's clear. You still mark on it with dry erase markers but you have the option of putting Scrapbook paper behind it or whatever you choose. Anyhow, at the beginning of the month when I wrote in all the days, I obviously started a day too early. The month of April ended yesterday for me. So today has been entirely too confusing for me. Everything is saying 4/30/2010, but no, no that isn't right. It's 5/01/2010, right? No, fail. Thank God I usually plan stuff on the days, rather than the date. Like, "Sure, lets go to lunch next Thursday." Rather than "Sure, we can do lunch on the 29th." Or else I'd be insanely messed up.
Last night, I was doing the dishes after dinner. Austin came in and asked if he could do the dishes. At the time I was washing the crock pot, and said that it was way too heavy for him, and that he could help when he got older. He asked me if I promised. Yes, Austin, I promise, Mommy would be more than happy to let you do dishes when you get older. His response? "YEAH!!!!" He was so excited. And in turn, so am I. Maybe he will be this enthusiastic about mopping the floors and washing the windows too.
xoxoxo
k.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Bloggers Block
I'm not sure why, but I've had bloggers block for awhile. I've been busy enough, with a ton going on that I shouldn't lack something to write about. And maybe it's just because I've been busy, I don't know!
Austin had his surgery on the 31st. He's doing WONDERFULLY. It's been so amazing to me to watch him. He ended up getting out of the hospital a day earlier than projected by the doctor, so that in itself was great news. And by Easter Sunday, you wouldn't have known that he had just had his kidney removed 4 days prior. He's one amazing little boy. And now, he's running around like normal, playing, being ornery as get out, and just being Austin.
Easter was so great. My mom, dad, and brother were all here, and I loved every second of it. It was my brothers second time coming down to see us, and I was so excited. We took them to Wingers, went to Boise for the day Saturday, then back to watch the Final 4 games. Sunday was Easter, and then my brother & dad left Monday morning. My mom was able to stay an entire week after that, and didn't leave until this past Saturday. What a blessing! It's always so soothing, and comforting to have your mom around, huh? It is in my case anyways =)
Sydney has been down and out with the crud for awhile. The past 2 1/2 to 3 months she's been getting sick a lot, and getting ear infection after ear infection. She started coming down with it again this past week by spiking a fever of 102.6 even with Motrin in her system, so she got taken back to the doctor. She was put back on another 1o day round of antibiotics to hopefully kick whatever it is that is in her system. Hopefully it works this time. The past few days she's been wonderful though. So happy, chatting and smiling, laughing and playing. She still is not sleeping through the night... waking between 2-4 times per night still. It's been a rough go with this kiddo, and I just pray that she will soon get the hang of the sleeping thing! Cause Mama REALLY enjoys her sleep! And I don't think these dark circles under my eyes are a very savvy fashion statement! Still not crawling either! What am I going to do with her?! She's almost 11 months old and not even crawling yet. I think I spoiled her too much. Oops. We are having a birthday party for her in Wenatchee on May 22nd... probably at Abby's Pizza. I can't believe she will be ONE! This year has seriously flown by.
And, only 6 more months until Bryant leaves for Greenland. We have so much to do until then that it isn't even funny. May is Sydney's 1st birthday & we will travel to Washington, June we will be traveling to Spokane to meet up with some military friends that will be in town for the weekend, July we will be heading to Oregon to see Dad & Nancy as well as Grandpa and Grandma Hines, August, September and the first part of October will be packing the house up and fixing anything that needs done to the house before we leave. Supposedly our last day at the base is October 26th. Since I will be moving to Washington, and not our next assignment, we have to move ourselves. Then the military will move us from WA to wherever our next assignment is. So we really do have a very busy next 6 months. I just pray that it is as stress free and easy as possible. I also pray & hope that friends and family will understand that we don't have the time, nor the money to be making additional trips to see people. We are going to try to fit a couple family weekend trips in with just the 4 of us so we can spend time together as a family before Bryant leaves. However, our doors are always open if you want to visit us!
Tomorrow I head to Boise to hit up a sale at Old Navy, and then Austin has his Post Op appointment with Dr. Miller at 11:15. I expect that appointment to go on without a hitch.
Here are a couple pictures of the kiddos from Easter... didn't turn out like I planned, but couldn't exactly get the boy to cooperate! Hopefully I've kicked my "bloggers block" and will be back to updating more often!
Austin had his surgery on the 31st. He's doing WONDERFULLY. It's been so amazing to me to watch him. He ended up getting out of the hospital a day earlier than projected by the doctor, so that in itself was great news. And by Easter Sunday, you wouldn't have known that he had just had his kidney removed 4 days prior. He's one amazing little boy. And now, he's running around like normal, playing, being ornery as get out, and just being Austin.
Easter was so great. My mom, dad, and brother were all here, and I loved every second of it. It was my brothers second time coming down to see us, and I was so excited. We took them to Wingers, went to Boise for the day Saturday, then back to watch the Final 4 games. Sunday was Easter, and then my brother & dad left Monday morning. My mom was able to stay an entire week after that, and didn't leave until this past Saturday. What a blessing! It's always so soothing, and comforting to have your mom around, huh? It is in my case anyways =)
Sydney has been down and out with the crud for awhile. The past 2 1/2 to 3 months she's been getting sick a lot, and getting ear infection after ear infection. She started coming down with it again this past week by spiking a fever of 102.6 even with Motrin in her system, so she got taken back to the doctor. She was put back on another 1o day round of antibiotics to hopefully kick whatever it is that is in her system. Hopefully it works this time. The past few days she's been wonderful though. So happy, chatting and smiling, laughing and playing. She still is not sleeping through the night... waking between 2-4 times per night still. It's been a rough go with this kiddo, and I just pray that she will soon get the hang of the sleeping thing! Cause Mama REALLY enjoys her sleep! And I don't think these dark circles under my eyes are a very savvy fashion statement! Still not crawling either! What am I going to do with her?! She's almost 11 months old and not even crawling yet. I think I spoiled her too much. Oops. We are having a birthday party for her in Wenatchee on May 22nd... probably at Abby's Pizza. I can't believe she will be ONE! This year has seriously flown by.
And, only 6 more months until Bryant leaves for Greenland. We have so much to do until then that it isn't even funny. May is Sydney's 1st birthday & we will travel to Washington, June we will be traveling to Spokane to meet up with some military friends that will be in town for the weekend, July we will be heading to Oregon to see Dad & Nancy as well as Grandpa and Grandma Hines, August, September and the first part of October will be packing the house up and fixing anything that needs done to the house before we leave. Supposedly our last day at the base is October 26th. Since I will be moving to Washington, and not our next assignment, we have to move ourselves. Then the military will move us from WA to wherever our next assignment is. So we really do have a very busy next 6 months. I just pray that it is as stress free and easy as possible. I also pray & hope that friends and family will understand that we don't have the time, nor the money to be making additional trips to see people. We are going to try to fit a couple family weekend trips in with just the 4 of us so we can spend time together as a family before Bryant leaves. However, our doors are always open if you want to visit us!
Tomorrow I head to Boise to hit up a sale at Old Navy, and then Austin has his Post Op appointment with Dr. Miller at 11:15. I expect that appointment to go on without a hitch.
Here are a couple pictures of the kiddos from Easter... didn't turn out like I planned, but couldn't exactly get the boy to cooperate! Hopefully I've kicked my "bloggers block" and will be back to updating more often!
xoxoxo
k.
Monday, March 22, 2010
A decade already?
Heh, not really. But it seems like it's been that long since I posted last!
The house has been down with the crud. It's Austin's fault, he started it. =) Then Bryant started with it, and then Sydney. Sydney ended up with another double ear infection and a really red throat. She got to the point where she wouldn't even swallow her food. I had to take her into the ER twice, and ended up getting her antibiotic changed to something much stronger. Austin & Bryant started feeling better, and now Austin is kind of down and out again. Not as bad as the first time, but he's snotty again and the past couple days his "mouth has been sore." He seems to be on the mend again though- and I hope it stays that way. His surgery is just over a week away, and he really needs to be healthy for it! As well as the rest of us! I am on my 4th box of Emergen-C (kind of like Airborne, but seems to work better AND tastes much better) and so far have fought it! YAY!
Austin has a 'responsibility chart' now. One of my friends had one for her daughter, and I loved it, and ordered one right away. (While sitting in her kitchen actually...haha) Anyways, we explained it all to him last night, and he is super excited about it. There are many "chores" we can choose for him to do and can switch them up weekly, or monthly or however we choose. Like, a couple we have up there right now for him are: NO WHINING, SHOW RESPECT, DRESS YOURSELF, SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU... things like that. So at the end of the night, if he has done good with each "chore" he gets to put a little magnet smiley face on the board. He's really thinking it is cool, thinks it's a game. =) Last night he wanted to put all the smiley faces on there, and we told him that we do it every night before bed. He asked to go to bed immediately. HA! I will post a picture of it later to show you what I am talking about, it's really very neat.
Sydney is growing like a weed. She has 3 teeth now. Two front top, and one front bottom that just came through. She looks so much older with them. I can also put her hair in a little pony tail, and I am ELATED about that. Her hair is growing so much! She also just learned to clap and thinks that's the cats meow. She is starting to love playing peek-a-boo, and loves playing Patt-a-cake with her feet. Just like her big brother did.
Austin's surgery is a little over a week away and my anxiety over it is sky rocketing daily. He will have a 2 day stay in the hospital, so we are trying to get things together that will keep him busy to take his mind off of it. Bryant's dad and step mom will be here within the next couple of days; Mike came down with a cold after the first leg of their trip, so they're hunkering down and waiting it out before they come the rest of the way. Then my mom and dad will be here the 29th. We will have lots of support, and I am thankful for that. My brother is also coming in for Easter, and I am SO excited about that!
I think that's all my news for now! Hope this finds you all well!
Sydney trying to crawl & Petey keeping guard
Austin waiting for his cookies to finish. Petey is obviously as excited as Austin!
The house has been down with the crud. It's Austin's fault, he started it. =) Then Bryant started with it, and then Sydney. Sydney ended up with another double ear infection and a really red throat. She got to the point where she wouldn't even swallow her food. I had to take her into the ER twice, and ended up getting her antibiotic changed to something much stronger. Austin & Bryant started feeling better, and now Austin is kind of down and out again. Not as bad as the first time, but he's snotty again and the past couple days his "mouth has been sore." He seems to be on the mend again though- and I hope it stays that way. His surgery is just over a week away, and he really needs to be healthy for it! As well as the rest of us! I am on my 4th box of Emergen-C (kind of like Airborne, but seems to work better AND tastes much better) and so far have fought it! YAY!
Austin has a 'responsibility chart' now. One of my friends had one for her daughter, and I loved it, and ordered one right away. (While sitting in her kitchen actually...haha) Anyways, we explained it all to him last night, and he is super excited about it. There are many "chores" we can choose for him to do and can switch them up weekly, or monthly or however we choose. Like, a couple we have up there right now for him are: NO WHINING, SHOW RESPECT, DRESS YOURSELF, SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU... things like that. So at the end of the night, if he has done good with each "chore" he gets to put a little magnet smiley face on the board. He's really thinking it is cool, thinks it's a game. =) Last night he wanted to put all the smiley faces on there, and we told him that we do it every night before bed. He asked to go to bed immediately. HA! I will post a picture of it later to show you what I am talking about, it's really very neat.
Sydney is growing like a weed. She has 3 teeth now. Two front top, and one front bottom that just came through. She looks so much older with them. I can also put her hair in a little pony tail, and I am ELATED about that. Her hair is growing so much! She also just learned to clap and thinks that's the cats meow. She is starting to love playing peek-a-boo, and loves playing Patt-a-cake with her feet. Just like her big brother did.
Austin's surgery is a little over a week away and my anxiety over it is sky rocketing daily. He will have a 2 day stay in the hospital, so we are trying to get things together that will keep him busy to take his mind off of it. Bryant's dad and step mom will be here within the next couple of days; Mike came down with a cold after the first leg of their trip, so they're hunkering down and waiting it out before they come the rest of the way. Then my mom and dad will be here the 29th. We will have lots of support, and I am thankful for that. My brother is also coming in for Easter, and I am SO excited about that!
I think that's all my news for now! Hope this finds you all well!
Sydney trying to crawl & Petey keeping guard
Austin waiting for his cookies to finish. Petey is obviously as excited as Austin!xoxo
k.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Disclaimer: No idea where this one is going...
The thing I hate the most, is when people judge others. Especially based on circumstances they know nothing about. And on the other hand, if you live your life like an open book, telling everyone everything about you at first meeting... is that an open invitation to be judged? Does it make it okay?
To that one, I don't know the answer, I don't live my life that way. I don't divulge much to people. I don't let many people in. I have walls, and I know I have walls. I'm sorry for that. Actually, I'm not sorry for that at all. There's a reason they are there and for now, I'm sure, they will be staying there.
I might be an outgoing person, I might be fun, and talkative. But actually knowing me? Not the easiest feat to accomplish. Especially, especially when I am still trying to learn who I am.
I know, I'm a mom, and a wife. I know that. But there are so many more layers to me, layers that you don't know about, and you don't even see. (You is being used as a loose, general term, not specifically meaning one person.)
No, I don't like to party. I don't like to go out to bars a lot and do the young thing. Yes I like to have a few drinks now and then, and love to hang out with our friends, but even that is few and far between. I spend my time with my family, with my kids. I'm a home body. I like people to come to me. Is that selfish? I don't know, but it's true. I love the comfort of my own house, the opportunity to open the door and usher you out. Not in a rude way, but in a need for my own time. I enjoy hosting. I enjoy cooking for multitudes of people, no matter how much it stresses me out. I love a full house, the sound of laughter, the sound of fun. Being in my own element is what I crave, and I'm incredibly uncomfortable when I'm pulled away from that. I've always been like this. I bet you didn't know that did you?
Masks are a complex thing.
A friend just posted on Facebook that sometimes the social networking site makes you dwell too much on the past. And I believe it to be true. While a lot of my friends on there are married with children, a lot are not. A lot are living the college life, playing the dating game, partying, no schedules, no one to answer to, free.
Do I sometimes find my mind wondering what that would be like?
I do. I won't lie. Don't confuse wonder with wish. I don't, not for a second, wish to be walking in those shoes.
I married my husband one month after I graduated high school and didn't think twice. I didn't think about what I thought I might miss out on. What I did think about was that I was doing what I'd always wanted. To be married. To start a family. To be in love. I do need to be loved, I thrive on it. Am I co-dependant? Maybe. But that's okay with me. I had my future kids' names picked out from the time I was probably 12 or 13. Levi and Emma. Which you obviously know, I didn't get my way. tsk, tsk. I am doing what I wanted to do. I'm a woman, a homemaker, a wife, a mother.
And while I'm still trying to figure me out, I am damn proud of who I've become thus far, and wouldn't change it for a second.
I told you in the disclaimer, I had no idea where this was going... I was right ;o)
xoxo
k.
To that one, I don't know the answer, I don't live my life that way. I don't divulge much to people. I don't let many people in. I have walls, and I know I have walls. I'm sorry for that. Actually, I'm not sorry for that at all. There's a reason they are there and for now, I'm sure, they will be staying there.
I might be an outgoing person, I might be fun, and talkative. But actually knowing me? Not the easiest feat to accomplish. Especially, especially when I am still trying to learn who I am.
I know, I'm a mom, and a wife. I know that. But there are so many more layers to me, layers that you don't know about, and you don't even see. (You is being used as a loose, general term, not specifically meaning one person.)
No, I don't like to party. I don't like to go out to bars a lot and do the young thing. Yes I like to have a few drinks now and then, and love to hang out with our friends, but even that is few and far between. I spend my time with my family, with my kids. I'm a home body. I like people to come to me. Is that selfish? I don't know, but it's true. I love the comfort of my own house, the opportunity to open the door and usher you out. Not in a rude way, but in a need for my own time. I enjoy hosting. I enjoy cooking for multitudes of people, no matter how much it stresses me out. I love a full house, the sound of laughter, the sound of fun. Being in my own element is what I crave, and I'm incredibly uncomfortable when I'm pulled away from that. I've always been like this. I bet you didn't know that did you?
Masks are a complex thing.
A friend just posted on Facebook that sometimes the social networking site makes you dwell too much on the past. And I believe it to be true. While a lot of my friends on there are married with children, a lot are not. A lot are living the college life, playing the dating game, partying, no schedules, no one to answer to, free.
Do I sometimes find my mind wondering what that would be like?
I do. I won't lie. Don't confuse wonder with wish. I don't, not for a second, wish to be walking in those shoes.
I married my husband one month after I graduated high school and didn't think twice. I didn't think about what I thought I might miss out on. What I did think about was that I was doing what I'd always wanted. To be married. To start a family. To be in love. I do need to be loved, I thrive on it. Am I co-dependant? Maybe. But that's okay with me. I had my future kids' names picked out from the time I was probably 12 or 13. Levi and Emma. Which you obviously know, I didn't get my way. tsk, tsk. I am doing what I wanted to do. I'm a woman, a homemaker, a wife, a mother.
And while I'm still trying to figure me out, I am damn proud of who I've become thus far, and wouldn't change it for a second.
I told you in the disclaimer, I had no idea where this was going... I was right ;o)
xoxo
k.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
10 for Tuesday
- I very much am going crazy today. It's just not my day. Austin is sick with a cold. But even so, he's managed so smear a fruit snack on th TV. Have you ever tried to get a fruit snack off of a TV? Petey decided to add to my hysteria by chewing the floor molding. Very noticeable. We have to out process this house, and probably will now have to pay for that. Thanks Petey, you good Dog, you.
- I put Sydney's hair in her first little pony tail today. It's adorable. And I am a HAPPY momma! I've been waiting and waiting for this.... YESSSSSS!!
- Yesterday morning was so beautiful. The sun was shining, fairly warm out... just beautiful. By about 3:30 or 4:00 it started getting nasty, windy, and finally started raining around 4:45. We had a few snow flurries even. Not digging the weather. The wind drove the rain right into the side of the house all night long. It's still howling out there today. If the wind would die down, I think it would actually be a fairly nice day out. I am very ready for Spring. However, around here Spring= Wind. You'd think after 4 years I'd be use to it. I'm not.
- I've started cleaning closets out. We've decided to get a head start on cleaning, and packing so we will have as little stress as possible when the move comes. Today I hope to accomplish two more closets.
- Austin's surgery is only 22 days away. I have a near-breakdown every time I think about it.
- I'm thinking of hiring someone to take family portraits of our family before Bryant leaves. A girl I went to school with, Mary, does amazing work, and have thought about talking to her. I guess we will see how our money flow is the next couple months. We'd probably get them done right before he leaves in November.
- Sydney is sleeping a lot better during the nights the past week. She's only been waking once, and I am soooo happy about that! It's been a lot nicer not having to get up 4 times a night.
- Both of the kids are now napping. Sydney, I know, will wake up any moment. But I feel accomplished.... I am about to finish an Oprah that has taken me 3 days to watch. =)
- Bryant got his RIP down today from the commander for Greenland. (I cannot remember what that stands for right now.) It's just one step away from his Paper Orders. Still... this all seems surreal.
- I made a Weight Watchers Chicken Marsala the other night. And I'm really thinking about making it again tonight. It was THAT good. I wonder if Bryant will mind? haha!
xoxo
k.
p.s. Sydney is already waking up... TOLD YOU!
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