Good Morning!

Oh yes it is! I woke up before everyone this morning to have coffee, blog, and have breakfast. Then I am going to get ready, and no one else is awake yet. This is wonderful. Why didn't I ever do this before? Oh yeah, I know, because I was completely sleep deprived and could barely wake up when the kids woke me up. I feel like today should turn out to be marvelous, well, we shall see!

Have a great day!

Garage Pics

I just wanted to write a quick post about the garage organization we did a few weekends ago. It was very successful and I actually can get the van in there, Yeah! Since we took the pictures we did hang bikes up in the corner which free up a lot of space. We never get to ride them, actually never have but one day....

Before:

After:

There is still some things on the left that need to be given to specific people, but it sure is A LOT better.

Also, because I changed my layout again, I have to find all the people I had on my blog roll before. I wrote everyone down but I need to search for them, so if you no longer see your blog on there, it will take me time, I definitely did not decide that I don't love you anymore.

Have a great day!

Bunco

We are going to play Bunco tonight. I am so excited. My Husband has no idea what it is and I am not telling. We were almost not going to be able to go because a nurse that was supposed to be for our family does NOT want to watch our kids. I was offended at first but now I feel that our kids are not for everyone, they are an acquired taste. Have a great night, I am sure we will :)

Oh and things I am planning on posting about:

• The finished garage
• Our night out together last Sunday

I have not forgotten about these things. I have been slacking on my household duties since I have started blogging and it is driving me crazy. I am starting to make a list of all the things I have to complete BEFORE I am allowed to blog. Last night I did not finish my list until 11pm so I was not allowed to blog. Hopefully I will be able to finish my "chores" quicker next time. LOL

Good News And Other News

Okay we went to Loma Linda today for our monthly BPD appointment. How did it go you ask? well here is a rundown of the day...

• I got lost getting there, as always. I think I got it this time though, next time it won't happen, I hope.
• Three children went with me, plus one very large blanket, a bottle of Clorox Anywhere spray, a small towel, a bag full of toys and one jam packed lunch box.
• I quickly had to spray down the entire floor in the doctors office while giving the kids portions of their lunch. Then I put the blanket down and when they were done eating, put tons of toys on the blanket. I wanted to bring the pak n' play but it wouldn't fit in the bottom of the stroller.
• The munchkin cooperated and stayed on the blanket, which is really all I needed, somewhere safe for him so I could tend to the bigger kids.
• All would have gone better if we hadn't had to be there for 3 hours.
• The Munchkin graduated from the BPD clinic today. They said he has no signs of his Chronic Lung Disease that he was diagnosed with at birth. We no longer have to go to the BPD clinic anymore. They said he may have allergies or asthma later but we won't know about that until that time comes.
• We do however, have to continue seeing the GI doctor, but we can see her at her office instead of her going to the BPD clinic on only Tuesdays. We can now schedule appointments for my Husbands day off and in the morning!
• The Munchkin has to have to procedures done this month, a PH probe to find out the degree of his acid reflux, which we have had before, and something else where he has to drink something to watch it go into his digestive tract. He is having these because in one month we are going to see if he is gaining weight steadily (he gained 2 ounces this month), if he is not she will already have the evaluation part of the g-tube process done so she can put it in without any delays. She doesn't want to waste any time. She is giving him a chance this month to gain but we need serious prayers that he can do it!

I wanted to post a little video of the Munchkin eating, he really is doing so well. He used to throw-up when anything thicker than liquid touched his tongue. I am so proud of him! He is quite the little ham when I pull out the camera:)

My Kitchen

I spend so much time in my kitchen, no actually at my sink that I think I am there more than anywhere else in the house. I am either washing high chair trays, dishes, filling the dishwasher or washing my hands after changing diaper. Then I could be preparing breakfast, lunch or dinner and then cleaning up after those. I should move my computer in there and I would never have to leave!

It is a good thing I have a nice kitchen and when I am in there I can be nosy and see what is going on with the neighbors:)

Just thought I would share a few pictures.I took this one at night after the kids went to bed, when it could stay clean for more than 5 seconds.

The view from my kitchen

Busy, Busy, Busy

We seriously have been so busy. My Husband was off Thursday and Friday (new schedule AGAIN!) So we always try to cram as much family time, project completing and two-parent & alone time activities in that we can. I started a purse that I have been wanting to make, I got a haircut, I went to the bank, I went shopping at Old Navy, which was fun until I tried clothes on (Yuck). I am much jigglier(is that a word?) in a dressing room mirror than I thought. Then my Husband planted tomatoes, and worked on the yard, made a trip to the grocery store and cleaned up more of the garage.
Thursday night we went to the park, it was a beautiful day and we had a wonderful time.

Friday we were also busy can't remember what we did all day but we picked up the Prince from school and then went to get dinner at Carls' Jr. Then off to t-ball practice. It was so much easier to have help at practice. I told my Husband that I felt like I was on vacation having him there to help. It was a treat for him because he never gets to be a part of those things. After practice, a friend of the Prince came over so her parents could go out to a movie. The kids had a blast, we rented Alvin and the chipmunks so when it was too dark to play outside they watched that. She left kinda late,which was fine, just all the kids were exhausted. The two big kids didn't go to bed until 10.

Saturday morning we had to be out of the house by 8am for a t-ball game. And by we I mean 4 kids and me, no husband. It was umm, terrible. I barely got to watch the game because the boys were sad. So I walked and walked. After the game, there was no snack. Whichever parent was in charge of snack forgot. I know it wasn't our turn because we did it last week. anyway the Prince was sad, so I had to promise him a cookie when we got home. Our city doesn't allow drive-thrus so unless I wanted to drive to the next city, a cookie is all I could promise. The we cam home and cleaned, cleaned. cleaned. At 4 we had to be at The Princes' school for a "spring fling". It sort of a carnival. The Prince got to have his best friend from pre-school and his family join us. It was so much fun. We stayed until it was over at 7. Everyone was exhausted. After washing the filthy children and giving them a snack, they all gladly went to bed, AND they didn't wake up until 7:45! Yeah for everyone!


My Husband is off at work form 7-3:30 and then we are going out together, no kids. There is a worship night at a local church we are going to. They were at our church last week but we couldn't go. We are so excited, it is a much needed break for some grown-up conversation and worship. What could be better than that?
The new haircut I was on the phone with my best friend, JodyAt the park


The Cotton Candy was a big hit for our friends' son and the Princess

Already today...

• The Bulldozer strikes again! He woke up at 5 am, we have already watched Toy Story.



• The Munchkin woke up at 5:30 to eat 7oz. and he did not spit it all up, YEAH!



• The Bulldozer has also found a new trick, climbing into the oven. I was standing in the kitchen at the sink and I turned around and he was in the oven. It starled me and I screeched.



• It was a similar screech to the one I yelled into the phone yeaterday when a friend called to invite me to lunch at her house. The Bulldozer had gotten through the gate I have up protecting the rest of the house from his curiosity, and joined me in the bathroom while I was cleaning it. My friend called right at that same moment, she did not even get two words out when I turned around to see him dunking his bottle in the toilet. I screeched 3 times. Sorry Reichel!

He is exhausting me!

By 11 am I will have taken the Prince to school, switched cars and handed over the kids to my husband who has already been at work this morning. I will have gone shopping and gotten my hair cut. Also the Munchkin will have already been to physical and occupational therapy.

I am tired, where's my coffee?

We haven't gotten the bungee cords yet, I need them. Maybe I should use them for the kids and not the chairs..... just kidding.

I can't even send The bulldozer outside, he rips all the flowers off the plants.

He's out of control.

Have a good day!!!