So yea, i'm posting again.. after 6 trips down the stairs for different ailments by KayLea.. i went up stars because she said she was SOOO HOT.. first i though ok she has a fever thats why this is so bad tonight.. but i took her temp and she's a cool as a cucumber.. so i went up stairs and she had shut her 2 windows.. i asked her why and she said she didn't want them open.. i explained thats why she is so hot and she said "but the news said to stay away from windows"... we had a thunderstorm warning and it did INDEED say stay away from windows.. but we are well past the thunderstorms and now the house is just muggy so we need the air circulation... she has a full blown complex of thunder and lightening... this SUCKS!!! no more news for her (it's not like we are news hounds anyway)...
so i'm thinking it's gonna be a LONG night and a VERY EARLY morning...
wish us luck!
ta ta
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Soooo things have settled down a bit...
I'm past the faze of wanting to lock my kids in the closet or rather lock MYSELF in the closet and let the kids fend for themselves.. Except for Bedtime (which just passed.. a rant for another day).. things have settled down quite a bit.. KayLea seems to be on a BIG whinning stent not sure why other than her whole routine has been tipped upside down... but i'm sure we are all STILL in the honeymoon faze of summer (we can only pray!)
So We have had some pretty harry thunderstorms and Ben has had to work tons of hours (we aren't complaining.. the little time he was working the bare minimum ALLOT of things went on the back burner) but he knew he'd have to work this morning but he thought he'd be able to leave a little early and come to Church so some massave thunderstorms derailed that plan and so Brad's ordnation will happen next week... But Brad got sustained in Sac. Meeting today it was kind of sureal that thats MY kid up there...
Ok so i really should jet i have to wake up at 4:30am to take Brad to the church so i don't have to drive 2 1/2 hours all the way up to camp.... He is Very Excited...
ta ta for now
So We have had some pretty harry thunderstorms and Ben has had to work tons of hours (we aren't complaining.. the little time he was working the bare minimum ALLOT of things went on the back burner) but he knew he'd have to work this morning but he thought he'd be able to leave a little early and come to Church so some massave thunderstorms derailed that plan and so Brad's ordnation will happen next week... But Brad got sustained in Sac. Meeting today it was kind of sureal that thats MY kid up there...
Ok so i really should jet i have to wake up at 4:30am to take Brad to the church so i don't have to drive 2 1/2 hours all the way up to camp.... He is Very Excited...
ta ta for now
Friday, June 27, 2008
it's a conspiracy!!!
So today was the first day i REALLY wanted to go hide in my closet and send the kids of to SOMEWHERE!!! it was warm but kind of Stormy so they couldn't go outside much (although they did get some good muddy fun in this morning) so i thought I'd be "super Mom" and take them to lunch and then get some little things Brad still needs for camp next week... and i thought I'd throw in a good bribe for more house cleaning done before we left (ie: you have to have ALL your daily chores done BEFORE we leave or you get left!)
so the first strike against me of coarse we had bickering before we left as they were doing their chores.. but all in all it wasn't horrible and everyone got done in the specified time (with in a couple/cough/30 minutes anyway)...
2nd strike.. We all decided on Friendly's a great little chain that isn't too too expensive and the best part (according to the kids) is every kids menu item come with a sundae at the end of the meal... now here's the strike: KayLea's fascination with public restrooms.. i guess i shouldn't complain since she was kind of a late bloomer in the potty training category but honestly this kid had to go like 3 times at friendly's (and the last 2 times i went in the stall with her and threatened no ice cream if she didn't produce.. and she DID... stinker!) don't judge me.. you'll understand..
3rd strike... we leave friendly's and it's muggy but not too bad.. head to Target first thing KayLea asks me if can she get a "treat" from the dollar isle.. i tell her yes IF she's a good girl and doesn't wine and beg for things while we are shopping.. she agrees... (this is a normal deal she and i strike on a regular basis) thing i didn't think of.. I'm out of practice of having all 3 kids with me... HUNTER needed the same bargain.. Brad needed water shoes.. so Hunter of coarse NEEDED water shoes.. NOT!!! I told hunter he didn't have any money banked (an explanation of our family's earned allowance policy i guess is in order soon)... so he decided he didn't NEED water shoes but EVERYTHING and i mean everything we had to get for Brad, Hunter came up with some pretty convincing reasons he needed the same or similar.. i resisted.. and threatened bodily harm if Hunter didn't cut it out and for the most part it worked.. UNTIL we are done and we get to the dreaded dollar isle... this isle in Target i believe was invented for the SOLE purpose of torturing mothers.. KayLea couldn't decide she tried to wiggle 2 things i stood firm (you'd be proud!) she cried and cried and i told her she had broken our deal and no dollar thing.. she quickly swallowed her tears and decided she wanted a potato gun just like the boys (oh yea Hunter got to choose something from the dollar isle and Brad DID have money banked so yea there you go)... i said FINE I'd give in (don't judge me!) BUT if she smarted or whined again there was NO MORE CHANCES.. so we go to check out.. and she starts throwing a fit because she sees a YO YO (for $5.00) in the check out isle (another way they torture mothers!) i said no she wined and then i did it.. i put the potato gun up and she didn't get it which created screams thankfully we were 98% done checking out or i think i would have had to just walk out empty handed she's throwing a mother of a fit all the way to the car and now it's raining and thundering pretty bad and I HAVE to make one more stop at the dreaded wally world..
4th strike.. she shuts up pretty quickly when she remembers i said i needed to go to WalMart just for a handful of things i couldn't find at Target (my preferred store for things other than food)... she promised promised she would be good.. the boys wanted to wait in the car because Brad had spent some birthday money on a new video game and since i didn't need much i rolled down the windows and let them... she was good as gold walmart doesn't have dollar isles (probably it's ONLY point in it's favor) so she's asking things along the way, here's our conversations sort of... she "can i have a candy" me: "no, i don't think more sugar today is a good idea" she.. "how about a toy" me: "if we see a toy for a dollar maybe but I'm not sure we'll find that here"... then she spots an arcade type thing towards the door she asks if she can play ONE game for her treat.. i tell her VERY CLEARLY one game, no matter if you loose right away look they have horses (mary go round type small thingie normally in front of grocery stores) that would be good, "we'll see mommy" (famous last words).. we check out she's getting excited.. we go to the little thing and then i realize it is ALL those claw games where you try to get a prize.. i tell her we should just ride the horses because she's only getting one chance and she's no good at this and neither am I.. she resists and says "i know what I'm doing mom!" (remember this girl is only 5).. i say fine i put my dollar in the little sucky dollar thingie and she moves the joystick pushes the button and of coarse doesn't pick up ANYTHING... (dollar isle isn't looking so bad now hua folks!) there are tears screams.. she wants one more chance etc.. a grandma with her cute granddaughter on the horses WE should have been on just laughs, she heard my plea with KayLea prior to this... i do what i swore I'd never do and say if you stop crying RIGHT NOW you can get something from the machines outside (gum ball machines).. she gets a sticky hand and all is well...
5th strike (oh yea how'd you like to play in MY baseball game!) we get home un load and Hunter claims he's starving!!! i tell him since i took them out to a nice lunch we would do simple dinner (ie: soup and sandwhiches or casadias).. another fit ensues!!! and then KayLea who's told the sticky hand MUST be taken outside comes in covered in mud saying she lost the hand and she fell in the mud... (probably not the worst thing that could have happened, the hand lost not the falling in the mud)
everyone is finally asleep and we had snow cones and popcorn for dinner.. REMEMBER don't judge me!
so the first strike against me of coarse we had bickering before we left as they were doing their chores.. but all in all it wasn't horrible and everyone got done in the specified time (with in a couple/cough/30 minutes anyway)...
2nd strike.. We all decided on Friendly's a great little chain that isn't too too expensive and the best part (according to the kids) is every kids menu item come with a sundae at the end of the meal... now here's the strike: KayLea's fascination with public restrooms.. i guess i shouldn't complain since she was kind of a late bloomer in the potty training category but honestly this kid had to go like 3 times at friendly's (and the last 2 times i went in the stall with her and threatened no ice cream if she didn't produce.. and she DID... stinker!) don't judge me.. you'll understand..
3rd strike... we leave friendly's and it's muggy but not too bad.. head to Target first thing KayLea asks me if can she get a "treat" from the dollar isle.. i tell her yes IF she's a good girl and doesn't wine and beg for things while we are shopping.. she agrees... (this is a normal deal she and i strike on a regular basis) thing i didn't think of.. I'm out of practice of having all 3 kids with me... HUNTER needed the same bargain.. Brad needed water shoes.. so Hunter of coarse NEEDED water shoes.. NOT!!! I told hunter he didn't have any money banked (an explanation of our family's earned allowance policy i guess is in order soon)... so he decided he didn't NEED water shoes but EVERYTHING and i mean everything we had to get for Brad, Hunter came up with some pretty convincing reasons he needed the same or similar.. i resisted.. and threatened bodily harm if Hunter didn't cut it out and for the most part it worked.. UNTIL we are done and we get to the dreaded dollar isle... this isle in Target i believe was invented for the SOLE purpose of torturing mothers.. KayLea couldn't decide she tried to wiggle 2 things i stood firm (you'd be proud!) she cried and cried and i told her she had broken our deal and no dollar thing.. she quickly swallowed her tears and decided she wanted a potato gun just like the boys (oh yea Hunter got to choose something from the dollar isle and Brad DID have money banked so yea there you go)... i said FINE I'd give in (don't judge me!) BUT if she smarted or whined again there was NO MORE CHANCES.. so we go to check out.. and she starts throwing a fit because she sees a YO YO (for $5.00) in the check out isle (another way they torture mothers!) i said no she wined and then i did it.. i put the potato gun up and she didn't get it which created screams thankfully we were 98% done checking out or i think i would have had to just walk out empty handed she's throwing a mother of a fit all the way to the car and now it's raining and thundering pretty bad and I HAVE to make one more stop at the dreaded wally world..
4th strike.. she shuts up pretty quickly when she remembers i said i needed to go to WalMart just for a handful of things i couldn't find at Target (my preferred store for things other than food)... she promised promised she would be good.. the boys wanted to wait in the car because Brad had spent some birthday money on a new video game and since i didn't need much i rolled down the windows and let them... she was good as gold walmart doesn't have dollar isles (probably it's ONLY point in it's favor) so she's asking things along the way, here's our conversations sort of... she "can i have a candy" me: "no, i don't think more sugar today is a good idea" she.. "how about a toy" me: "if we see a toy for a dollar maybe but I'm not sure we'll find that here"... then she spots an arcade type thing towards the door she asks if she can play ONE game for her treat.. i tell her VERY CLEARLY one game, no matter if you loose right away look they have horses (mary go round type small thingie normally in front of grocery stores) that would be good, "we'll see mommy" (famous last words).. we check out she's getting excited.. we go to the little thing and then i realize it is ALL those claw games where you try to get a prize.. i tell her we should just ride the horses because she's only getting one chance and she's no good at this and neither am I.. she resists and says "i know what I'm doing mom!" (remember this girl is only 5).. i say fine i put my dollar in the little sucky dollar thingie and she moves the joystick pushes the button and of coarse doesn't pick up ANYTHING... (dollar isle isn't looking so bad now hua folks!) there are tears screams.. she wants one more chance etc.. a grandma with her cute granddaughter on the horses WE should have been on just laughs, she heard my plea with KayLea prior to this... i do what i swore I'd never do and say if you stop crying RIGHT NOW you can get something from the machines outside (gum ball machines).. she gets a sticky hand and all is well...
5th strike (oh yea how'd you like to play in MY baseball game!) we get home un load and Hunter claims he's starving!!! i tell him since i took them out to a nice lunch we would do simple dinner (ie: soup and sandwhiches or casadias).. another fit ensues!!! and then KayLea who's told the sticky hand MUST be taken outside comes in covered in mud saying she lost the hand and she fell in the mud... (probably not the worst thing that could have happened, the hand lost not the falling in the mud)
everyone is finally asleep and we had snow cones and popcorn for dinner.. REMEMBER don't judge me!
So HOW was your day...
ta ta for now..
Thursday, June 26, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Happy Birthday Brad!!!
once again i just have to claim i am WAAAYYY too young to have a 12 year old, he got very few presants due to the fact that one of his gifts was a PSP (received 2nd hand thank goodness!) his only other gift was a fly fishing rod.. Well Ben's dream has come true and the boys are truley anglers at heart.. Brad wasn't at all thrilled that one of his gifts were some new shorts but he's pretty happy with everything else so he didn't complain too much.. at what age do boys WANT clothes??? we aren't there yet which frankley is ok by me because i have to imagine an outward interest in girls quickly follows wanting cool clothes etc.. now don't get me wrong Brad for the last few years has had some CLEAR expectations for clothes.. but they mostly involve not wanting to stand out or make him be anything but blend into his suroundings.. for the girl thing he's pretty sure girls are only good for mom's and sisters and at any given moment he'll deny there good for either of those things too!.He's a good kid, i really can't complain one bit... He's so close to being taller than me its frightening (but a good thing, like My mom my only wish is for my kids to be taller than me!) and his shoe size has been bigger than mine for a year or so now... He's a good friend, a GREAT student and is becomming a young Man i am so proud to call my SON!
on a side note
Happy Birthday DAD!!!
i know i know if i'm too young to have a kid turning 12 your REALLY too young to have a grandson turning 12...luv ya bunches
thats it for now...
Monday, June 23, 2008
Too Cool for SCHOOL
Well Friday was our last day.. my lack of posting can be blamed on field days, awards cermonies, end of year parties and trying to get as much grocery shopping done before EVERYONE is home all the time and i have to take all 3 with me... today it is a VERY thunder stormey day so the kids are inside.. kind of a bummer for the first full day of summer vacation but so far things are going well... we have set up some clear expectations for what is to happen BEFORE the TV gets turned on in ANY FORM (ie; movies, x-box tv etc) we had a little bump in that regard today but it's just the first day so i'm hoping it will all get worked out this week..
as for other stuff, Brad had his interview yesterday and he'll be ordained a Decon this coming sunday.. his Birthday is this thursday.. somehow Brad gets the "brunt" of "i can't believe i have a kid this old" another right of passage for him is that he will get to go to Scout camp next week he is very excited.. so this week we are gathering all the necessary supplies making sure he has enough clean underware and socks (don't worry i know he probably won't be changing them as much as I would like but i have to give him the opportunity right?!)...
the week after that is Cub Scout Day Camp i'm sure i'll reminise more when it's actually here but this will be my 6th year in a row doing cub scout day camp.. yes thats right folks i went the first time BEFORE i had a kid in the program (thats how nuts i am!) and thats over 3 different wards in 3 different states, I really must be thick headed because there MUST be some lesson i'm not learning becuse i've been in the Cub Scout program for SOO LONG>.. i have been telling ANYONE who would listen that this will be my last year as Hunter will be out of Cub's by the time camp rolls around next year but i know as soon as i REALLY press the issue i'll end up going again so that is an issue for next year...
so after that it is kind of a whirlwind.. we have Sam's Wedding then come home for a few days and then head off to my parents then Soccer starts and then School on Aug 26th... now that i'm writing it.. it seems like a short summer but it should be just enough time to get everything in then get back and hopefully not too many "i'm board" days.. if this rain would just quit it they could get some good fishing in...
anyway thats all the ramblings for today...
ta ta
as for other stuff, Brad had his interview yesterday and he'll be ordained a Decon this coming sunday.. his Birthday is this thursday.. somehow Brad gets the "brunt" of "i can't believe i have a kid this old" another right of passage for him is that he will get to go to Scout camp next week he is very excited.. so this week we are gathering all the necessary supplies making sure he has enough clean underware and socks (don't worry i know he probably won't be changing them as much as I would like but i have to give him the opportunity right?!)...
the week after that is Cub Scout Day Camp i'm sure i'll reminise more when it's actually here but this will be my 6th year in a row doing cub scout day camp.. yes thats right folks i went the first time BEFORE i had a kid in the program (thats how nuts i am!) and thats over 3 different wards in 3 different states, I really must be thick headed because there MUST be some lesson i'm not learning becuse i've been in the Cub Scout program for SOO LONG>.. i have been telling ANYONE who would listen that this will be my last year as Hunter will be out of Cub's by the time camp rolls around next year but i know as soon as i REALLY press the issue i'll end up going again so that is an issue for next year...
so after that it is kind of a whirlwind.. we have Sam's Wedding then come home for a few days and then head off to my parents then Soccer starts and then School on Aug 26th... now that i'm writing it.. it seems like a short summer but it should be just enough time to get everything in then get back and hopefully not too many "i'm board" days.. if this rain would just quit it they could get some good fishing in...
anyway thats all the ramblings for today...
ta ta
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
i must be a follower!
My Sister did this on her blog. .and KayLea was right next to me.. she saw the Cinderella thingie and insisted i see what princess i was.. i think she was a little disappointed but you gotta be what you gotta be!!! haha
You Are Pocahantas!
Which Disney Princess Are You?
i found it kind of interesting except for Pocahontas was my worst favorite Disney movie of all time.. but other than that.. its fairly accurate..
You Are Mulan!
Strong and spirited. You're no one's girly girl; actually you are very determined person with a strong sense of self. Never let go of that! The only thing that equals your sense of self is your family, but the traditions of society can always be bent to protect something or someone you love.
I think this lost some in the edit and translation... she is VERY much the girly girl for now at least.. but it's fun.. try it.. you know you want to.. everybody's doing it.. haha!
You Are Pocahantas!
Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.
Which Disney Princess Are You?
i found it kind of interesting except for Pocahontas was my worst favorite Disney movie of all time.. but other than that.. its fairly accurate..
KayLea also wanted to do the quiz herself.. i had to edit it a bit and of coarse she didn't get allot of it but here's what she turned out to be..
You Are Mulan!
I think this lost some in the edit and translation... she is VERY much the girly girl for now at least.. but it's fun.. try it.. you know you want to.. everybody's doing it.. haha!
Monday, June 16, 2008
i almost forgot...
Baseball for Brad and KayLea is OVER!!! YIPPEE!!! and we have a week off of games (no weekday game) for Hunter.. DOUBLE YIPPEE>..so Hunter has his first playoff game on Saturday to a team that beat us the previous 2 times we played them.. but not by much so it might be a close game.. (anything other than a loss will be too close for me!) so there MIGHT be some light at the end of the tunnel but really with only one out of 3 kids to get around to everything it's going to seem like a vacation...
I already know Brad won't do baseball next year.. he's pretty discusted with the whole thing right now and I have to say KayLea didn't have the best time so we'll see.. i'm not going to really coax any of them to do it next year.. i'd be happy if only Hunter did it...
anyway there's my almost last baseball rant... hopefully i'll be doing a happy rant that it's all over by Sat...
ta ta
I already know Brad won't do baseball next year.. he's pretty discusted with the whole thing right now and I have to say KayLea didn't have the best time so we'll see.. i'm not going to really coax any of them to do it next year.. i'd be happy if only Hunter did it...
anyway there's my almost last baseball rant... hopefully i'll be doing a happy rant that it's all over by Sat...
ta ta
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Happy Fathers Day and how the dr's appt went
Happy Fathers Day!!!
to My Dad and to Ben... I am tremendously lucky that i grew up with a great Dad who always made me feel like i was the greatest, prettiest most talented kid there was.. That's not to say he can't drive me nuts occasionally but I'm assuming that's par for coarse (and probably more because we are SOOO much alike than anything else).. Ben is the greatest Dad a wife could ask for... He Loves and provides for our family and never shy's away from helping me around the house even though he's worked very hard all day... He is really becoming the "main" role model for our boys and i couldn't be more happy about that.. KayLea has him wrapped around her little finger and he thinks he was scared to come pic me up for our first date.. i pitty the fool that attempts this with our little girl haha!
Again I'm feeling great love and extremely grateful for the main men in my life! I'm blessed for sure!!!
Happy Fathers Day!!! I love you tons!!!
No on to other stuff friday i went to my awaited appointment.. i think things went fine.. My first impression of my Dr is good, she seemed to listen.. I've got some lab tests i have to go back (i had to be fasting for a few of them) for this week and that will be the real test.. if everything comes back normal if she just says loose weight and see me next year.. i'm switching dr's.. although i DO KNOW i need to loose oh lets say 100 pounds.. thats right folks.. if i'm being completely honest i probably should loose around 150.. but that just sounds too scary so we'll keep it at 100 for now... and it's not like this Dr had to tell me this (infact she didn't say a specific amt to loose at all) BUT i feel like i have put in some real efforts on this front and NOTHING is happening.. and from the reasearch i have found and from what other family members have told me of their experience.. nothing will happen if my hormones or thyroid aren't working properly... so we've taken the first step in the hormone stuff, i'll be starting on the dreded Birth Control pill next month... i only say dreded becasue i had kind of a bad experience with it many moons ago BUT as i was told more than once "these aren't your mother's BC pills".. so i'm trying hard to be open minded and not feel like a fool for getting my tubes tied after KayLea because now it seems as though "what was the point"... i guess maybe i should have put the TMI warning oops sorry!
so at least the process has started... i knew there wouldn't be an amazing "whola your cured" moment at this appt but i guess deep down i kind of prayed that maybe there would be.. Oh yea and it seems as though i'm probably turning into my Mom and need my Blood Pressure monitorerd regularly and maybe even controlled by meds.. and with this revelation i realized My mom was quite a bit younger (by a few years) when she starte on BP Meds.. so why can't i also gain her skill of sewing and quilt making along with the yucky stuff??? oh yea because i never listened when she TRIED to teach me all those years ago...
anyway thats it for today.. i'll keep everyone posted...
ta ta for now
to My Dad and to Ben... I am tremendously lucky that i grew up with a great Dad who always made me feel like i was the greatest, prettiest most talented kid there was.. That's not to say he can't drive me nuts occasionally but I'm assuming that's par for coarse (and probably more because we are SOOO much alike than anything else).. Ben is the greatest Dad a wife could ask for... He Loves and provides for our family and never shy's away from helping me around the house even though he's worked very hard all day... He is really becoming the "main" role model for our boys and i couldn't be more happy about that.. KayLea has him wrapped around her little finger and he thinks he was scared to come pic me up for our first date.. i pitty the fool that attempts this with our little girl haha!
Again I'm feeling great love and extremely grateful for the main men in my life! I'm blessed for sure!!!
Happy Fathers Day!!! I love you tons!!!
No on to other stuff friday i went to my awaited appointment.. i think things went fine.. My first impression of my Dr is good, she seemed to listen.. I've got some lab tests i have to go back (i had to be fasting for a few of them) for this week and that will be the real test.. if everything comes back normal if she just says loose weight and see me next year.. i'm switching dr's.. although i DO KNOW i need to loose oh lets say 100 pounds.. thats right folks.. if i'm being completely honest i probably should loose around 150.. but that just sounds too scary so we'll keep it at 100 for now... and it's not like this Dr had to tell me this (infact she didn't say a specific amt to loose at all) BUT i feel like i have put in some real efforts on this front and NOTHING is happening.. and from the reasearch i have found and from what other family members have told me of their experience.. nothing will happen if my hormones or thyroid aren't working properly... so we've taken the first step in the hormone stuff, i'll be starting on the dreded Birth Control pill next month... i only say dreded becasue i had kind of a bad experience with it many moons ago BUT as i was told more than once "these aren't your mother's BC pills".. so i'm trying hard to be open minded and not feel like a fool for getting my tubes tied after KayLea because now it seems as though "what was the point"... i guess maybe i should have put the TMI warning oops sorry!
so at least the process has started... i knew there wouldn't be an amazing "whola your cured" moment at this appt but i guess deep down i kind of prayed that maybe there would be.. Oh yea and it seems as though i'm probably turning into my Mom and need my Blood Pressure monitorerd regularly and maybe even controlled by meds.. and with this revelation i realized My mom was quite a bit younger (by a few years) when she starte on BP Meds.. so why can't i also gain her skill of sewing and quilt making along with the yucky stuff??? oh yea because i never listened when she TRIED to teach me all those years ago...
anyway thats it for today.. i'll keep everyone posted...
ta ta for now
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
pictures
we are at the library this morning, so it's time to catch up on some pictures..
Ok just so it proves i'm not totally anti baseball.. i have taken pic's of the kids..
above: brad batting below Hunter catching...
above: Hunter getting batting tips from his coach.. he's all wet because it was the hottest day of the year so far (around 90) and the field we were at turned on the hose for the boys to cool off.. i wasn't too sure about this idea but in the end it was probably the best thing that could have happened..
above; here's KayLea batting and then her on first base.. below: she always holds her helmet because it almsot falls off everytime she runs..
Ok just so it proves i'm not totally anti baseball.. i have taken pic's of the kids..
above: brad batting below Hunter catching...
above: Hunter getting batting tips from his coach.. he's all wet because it was the hottest day of the year so far (around 90) and the field we were at turned on the hose for the boys to cool off.. i wasn't too sure about this idea but in the end it was probably the best thing that could have happened..
above; here's KayLea batting and then her on first base.. below: she always holds her helmet because it almsot falls off everytime she runs..
We were so Close!!
to being done with Bradley Baseball.. then they had to go win a game!!! URGGG! so He has another game on Saturday.. it is single elimination so fingers crossed the'll loose.. don't get me wrong i don't want them to be humiulated or totally wiped off the floor.. but a respectable showing but then a LOSS will do me nicely...
Hunter on the other hand has another week and a half and THEN playoffs.. although they are kind of in the same boat as Brad's team we havn't really won any games last night we did tie.. Hunter had kind of a rough night.. he got hit in the thigh with the ball as he was playing catcher it was kind of his own fault because he was kneeling the wrong way behind the batter and his thigh was totally exposed but no matter he "cowboy'd up" and played out the rest of the inning then came to me away from his team and cried on my shoulder and told me it "really hurt" we got him some ice but it was SOOO hot last night i also think he got a little dehidrated because he had a head ache and was VERY cranky the whole way home... So needless to say i won't be heart broken when Baseball is OVER..
does this make me an aweful Mom??? i hope not because even if someone said it did.. not sure it would change my outlook...
I'm also thinking we might bag scouts tonight.. i need just ONE night that i'm not rushing around and i already have to go into Concord 3 times the rest of the week and the Gas budget is well it's hurting...
Everyone say a little prayer for us.. they've cut Ben's hours.. not dramatically but there is absolutely NO overtime (unless someone is out on vacation and even then they are being asked to work short)... i guess this is a far cry from other airlines who have to lay off so we should be thankful but it still seems quite sucky! we'll manage and be complaining that we never see Ben in the winter pretty soon so "this too shall pass"...
Hunter on the other hand has another week and a half and THEN playoffs.. although they are kind of in the same boat as Brad's team we havn't really won any games last night we did tie.. Hunter had kind of a rough night.. he got hit in the thigh with the ball as he was playing catcher it was kind of his own fault because he was kneeling the wrong way behind the batter and his thigh was totally exposed but no matter he "cowboy'd up" and played out the rest of the inning then came to me away from his team and cried on my shoulder and told me it "really hurt" we got him some ice but it was SOOO hot last night i also think he got a little dehidrated because he had a head ache and was VERY cranky the whole way home... So needless to say i won't be heart broken when Baseball is OVER..
does this make me an aweful Mom??? i hope not because even if someone said it did.. not sure it would change my outlook...
I'm also thinking we might bag scouts tonight.. i need just ONE night that i'm not rushing around and i already have to go into Concord 3 times the rest of the week and the Gas budget is well it's hurting...
Everyone say a little prayer for us.. they've cut Ben's hours.. not dramatically but there is absolutely NO overtime (unless someone is out on vacation and even then they are being asked to work short)... i guess this is a far cry from other airlines who have to lay off so we should be thankful but it still seems quite sucky! we'll manage and be complaining that we never see Ben in the winter pretty soon so "this too shall pass"...
Monday, June 09, 2008
We are SO DONE!!!
So we have our offical last day (baring any un-forseen floods or natural disasters that prevents all the kids in our school district from attending schooo) the kids last day is June 20th.. and they go back to school on August 26 yes your adding up correctly they get barly 2 months off.. i guess this is good in some ways.. but i'm feeling some real resentment over this.. and I"m usually the mom who says.. "yea less time for .. i'm board".. why do i care.. i think i care because it seems as though my kids are loosing their childhoods.. Summer is well essential in their rounded education.. maybe i'm just annoyed because i've worked on 2 projects and 2 book reports in the past few weeks that i'm READY for school to be done and 2 months just doesn't seem like enough..
I'm going to book mark this blog entry because my predection come August 15th i'm going to be more than ready to shove off my kids onto the bus, oh yea thats another thing KayLea starts Kindergarten and she's in the PM group and our district doesn't allow Kindergarderners to ride the bus even one way, so i'll be taking her (at least i don't have to get up early) in the afternoon and then picking up both her and Hunter afterschool... it kind of sucks for me because it would REALLY be helpful if she could ride with Hunter towards the end of the school year because it would be nice for her to get use to the bus system rules etc.. while she can ride with her brother.. Hunter will be in Middle school the year after and so KayLea will ride all alone.. which only means my insaine mind things i will probably take her at least through 1st grade..
we'll see..
thats it for now...
tata
I'm going to book mark this blog entry because my predection come August 15th i'm going to be more than ready to shove off my kids onto the bus, oh yea thats another thing KayLea starts Kindergarten and she's in the PM group and our district doesn't allow Kindergarderners to ride the bus even one way, so i'll be taking her (at least i don't have to get up early) in the afternoon and then picking up both her and Hunter afterschool... it kind of sucks for me because it would REALLY be helpful if she could ride with Hunter towards the end of the school year because it would be nice for her to get use to the bus system rules etc.. while she can ride with her brother.. Hunter will be in Middle school the year after and so KayLea will ride all alone.. which only means my insaine mind things i will probably take her at least through 1st grade..
we'll see..
thats it for now...
tata
Saturday, June 07, 2008
just goes to show we are NEVER happy with the weather..
Wasn't i complaining that i was too cold just weeks ago??? well today it got up to around 90 degrees and frankley the humidity was VERY mild and everyone thought they were going to MELT!!! including me.. i did convence myself to enjoy the no bugs (they don't seem to like the extreme hot here in the east) and just remember i could be in 80 degree weather with 100% humidity and be WAY MORE miserable.. i lathered KayLea down with sunscreen while watching Brad's game.. and the kids alreay played in the creek.. that water is STILL dang cold.. also if that stimulus check would come in and we could buy a lawn mower i'd get a kiddy pool but now the grass is just way too high and the tick fear out weighs any need for waiding in FREEZING COLD hose water (it is a perk having a very deep artesian well)...
so we've gotten out the fans.. and are now wondering if we should invest in a few window A/C units.. a good friend in the ward says she has a couple in her basement we could have but i don't know i feel weird about "taking" someone elses stuff.. they are totally nice we'll see if she offers again i might just go over and pick them up!
So Baseball is winding down.. (did you pick up the excietment in that statement.. no,.. BASEBALL IS WINDING DOWN..that better)
Bradley has had a pretty miserable time this season.. He is barley playing.. today he only played one inning and frankley if he'd say he wanted to quit we'd probably let him... but he's no quitter.. so i'm sure we'll be sitting pretty for a few more games..
Hunter's game today was cancelled by our oposing team but he has a week or so left.. KayLea is board at best and says she doesn't want to do baseball next year.. we'll see what she says then.. but they all want to do Soccer which is fine because that seems to be easier and funner to watch anyway..
so thats' all thats going on today.. hope everyone else is COOL
so we've gotten out the fans.. and are now wondering if we should invest in a few window A/C units.. a good friend in the ward says she has a couple in her basement we could have but i don't know i feel weird about "taking" someone elses stuff.. they are totally nice we'll see if she offers again i might just go over and pick them up!
So Baseball is winding down.. (did you pick up the excietment in that statement.. no,.. BASEBALL IS WINDING DOWN..that better)
Bradley has had a pretty miserable time this season.. He is barley playing.. today he only played one inning and frankley if he'd say he wanted to quit we'd probably let him... but he's no quitter.. so i'm sure we'll be sitting pretty for a few more games..
Hunter's game today was cancelled by our oposing team but he has a week or so left.. KayLea is board at best and says she doesn't want to do baseball next year.. we'll see what she says then.. but they all want to do Soccer which is fine because that seems to be easier and funner to watch anyway..
so thats' all thats going on today.. hope everyone else is COOL
Friday, June 06, 2008
Ok just a warning this MIGHT fall under TMI
Ok so because i blogged about my lovely monthly turm oil and I promised to make an appt with a dr i actually followed through and got an appointment for NEXT FRIDAY i know pretty good i expected to have to wait at least a month but after looking over my provider list and doing a little praying the first one i called had an opening for the time i needed (late afternoon so Ben will be home so the little girl won't have to see whats in store for her later in life!)
So now it's time to orgaize my thoughts and symptoms i want to be concise and not going into it thinking i already know my diagnosis (which i think is in-active thyroid)
so here's my symptoms
*Hair falling out (so much so it cloggs the drain after EVERY shower)
the only issue i have with this is that i have told pretty much every doctor i have seen in the last oh say 5 years that this is happening and they look at my massave mane of hair and skoff.. but really folks i use to only be able to put a rubber band around twice now it goes around several times
* Dry skin
I have oily skin now it's so dry i have a hard time wearing any kind of make up (not a huge tragedy but still it's something to add to the list)
* tired ALL THE TIME..
that doesn't really need an explination
* can't loose weight to save my life
i feel like i have put in some REAL effort on this front i do realize i am more than twice the size i should be and when Ben and i diet and are eating the SAME thing and he looses 10 pounds and i sometimes gain there is something seriously wrong.. (i do know men and women shouldn't for the sake of health and marriage compare weight loss issues but this is but one example)
*I feel like my mind is in a cloud allot of the time like i can't express myself clearly or i forget ALLOT..
too many examples to share
* ok here's the TMI, my monthly women issues are WAY out of control,
there not regular, too long, too heavy and my family wants to shoot me during a 10 day period of time each month.,. enough said
*night sweats..
but i'm cold during the day and espically after i eat.. weird i know!!
*Edit: i forgot one; all that hair that's falling out of my head.. it's growing on my chin!
i know lovely hua!
So now it's time to orgaize my thoughts and symptoms i want to be concise and not going into it thinking i already know my diagnosis (which i think is in-active thyroid)
so here's my symptoms
*Hair falling out (so much so it cloggs the drain after EVERY shower)
the only issue i have with this is that i have told pretty much every doctor i have seen in the last oh say 5 years that this is happening and they look at my massave mane of hair and skoff.. but really folks i use to only be able to put a rubber band around twice now it goes around several times
* Dry skin
I have oily skin now it's so dry i have a hard time wearing any kind of make up (not a huge tragedy but still it's something to add to the list)
* tired ALL THE TIME..
that doesn't really need an explination
* can't loose weight to save my life
i feel like i have put in some REAL effort on this front i do realize i am more than twice the size i should be and when Ben and i diet and are eating the SAME thing and he looses 10 pounds and i sometimes gain there is something seriously wrong.. (i do know men and women shouldn't for the sake of health and marriage compare weight loss issues but this is but one example)
*I feel like my mind is in a cloud allot of the time like i can't express myself clearly or i forget ALLOT..
too many examples to share
* ok here's the TMI, my monthly women issues are WAY out of control,
there not regular, too long, too heavy and my family wants to shoot me during a 10 day period of time each month.,. enough said
*night sweats..
but i'm cold during the day and espically after i eat.. weird i know!!
*Edit: i forgot one; all that hair that's falling out of my head.. it's growing on my chin!
i know lovely hua!
ok those are the main ones.. if anyone has any suggestions for lab tests i should insist on (im already insisting they test my thyroid, and am thinking about asking about hormone issues).. please share.. im hoping because i'm a few years older than the last time i went in and claim i was falling apart they won't just say "your only 30 it can't be your thyroid" or ,"your aren't as young as you use to be"... sheesh.. i am committed to feeling better.. and since we aren't moving anytime soon (that has been a BIG excuse of mine in the past) i can hopefully stick with this doctor (if i like her) and see some real results..
wish me luck
ta ta
Thursday, June 05, 2008
So yesterday was a wash
Yesterday i was pretty much useless.. Once a month i'm incapicated for 2 days (hopefully it's not too much info brothers!) anyway Yesterday was the 2 days rolled into one (Yes, mom i know i need to make an appt with the Dr.. after yesterday i'm looking online to find one today)..and Thankfully Ben was home all day because Night before last we went to a Fischer Cat's game it's a minor league baseball team we have locally it's always fun, it's a rather small stadium and we got Free tickets because the boys participated in a reading challenge they had, we actually had to pay for one ticket but it was only 5 bucks so that barley counts.. i don't think we've EVER paid for fischer cats tickets.. Ben usually gets a few each season and i think if you can't find some free ones somewhere it's probaby not worth going because once your there you've got to spend a minimum of 40-50 bucks on drinks and snacks alone.. we always eat before we go but somehow we can't escape with out our token to the baseball gods.. and we had finally hit our financial limit when the boys claimed they were thirsty i sent them together and told them to find a water fountain and fill up the empty rootbeer bottle.. they came back and said they coudn't find one and they even asked someone who worked there and they said there wern't any.. so i (standing firm on not giving in to more money) told them to go fill it up in the bathroom faucet.. they griped and said "TAP WATER?" i asked them what they thought a water fountain was??? anyway they came back looking discusted but with their bottle filled.. Hunter came back handed me the bottle and said "feel that?" and i realized the water bottle was filled with pretty much HOT water.. they don't have hot and cold handles it's just a button that shoots out warm/hot water to wash your hands.. what happened to the days of no hot water in public restrooms.. anyway i gave in and got them a $3.75 bottle of COLD water but they had to share..
Ahhh what a night..
today Brad gets his retainer.. i'm hoping they won't have to re-fit him he's lost, no lie, 5-6 teeth since they fit him... i called and left a message asking if this was going to be a problem and no one ever called me back so i'm guessing it's fine... we are hoping the retainer route will fix his cross bite so that if he does need braces it will be very minor experience... funny thing.. Brad's baby teeth are actually larger than his adult teeth.. this is actually a VERY good thing which is why we can do the retainer route and not just b-line to braces..
wish us luck
ta ta
Ahhh what a night..
today Brad gets his retainer.. i'm hoping they won't have to re-fit him he's lost, no lie, 5-6 teeth since they fit him... i called and left a message asking if this was going to be a problem and no one ever called me back so i'm guessing it's fine... we are hoping the retainer route will fix his cross bite so that if he does need braces it will be very minor experience... funny thing.. Brad's baby teeth are actually larger than his adult teeth.. this is actually a VERY good thing which is why we can do the retainer route and not just b-line to braces..
wish us luck
ta ta
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Although i wasn't tagged I'm highjacking and doing it anyway
So my newly married little sister did this on her blog and although she didn't tag anyone and i'm usually opposed to tagges in general.. anyway because I felt like the old lady oldest sister it got me thinking of these things about Ben so i decided to highjack it and post it on my blog...
What is his name? Benjamin Fox
How long have you been together? Marred: 13 years
How long did you date? 5 1/2 years (if you count during his mission of which i dear johned him so you should probably delete a few months to a year??)
How old his he? what year is this?? 34
Who eats more? I think i probably do
Who said I love you first? I did, funny story... We had both written it to each other several times.. but never actually spoke it until it was our 9 month dating anniversary and i just blurted it out (we were in the stake center's parking lot next to my car) he didn't say it back for a week or so, i think i freaked him out a bit.. funny things you remember...
Who is taller? he is by 6 inches
Who can sing better? I do, but he's not embaressing or anything.
Who is smarter? I think we both hold our own in this front... i've had more schooling which only proves that i needed more help I guess haha!
Who does the laundry? I do mostly but he's not opposed to putting in a load if i've fallen behind
Who pays the bills? I do but he makes the money so how do you answer that??
Who sleeps on the right side? right side if your laying on the bed or facing it?? I'm on the right side if your laying on it the left if your facing it...
Who mows the lawn? that would be Brad but for the moment we are awaiting our eagerly awaited stimulus check to buy a lawn mower.. i think we have animals roaming in our grass we'll have to dig out once we get one..
who cooks dinner? i do mostly but he does when needed..
Who drives? He does
Who is more stubborn? in general probably me, but he has some issues he's very stubborn about namely CALLING ANYONE!
Who kissed whom first? i suppose it was a joint effort.. we were across the street from the Smith family's house and our friend David Hatch was amusing the younger kids so we could.. that didn't give the VERY funny story justice, just so you know...
Who asked whom out first? i guess he did..
Who proposed? He did on Hunnington Beach pier, he put the ring on my finger then asked if it fit and i kind of shook my hand and said yea it's not falling off.. i glanced up and saw he was having a heart attack, he was afraid it would drop into the ocean... haha
Who has more friends? I think i have more.."go out and have fun" friends but he has lots more fiends from all the places he's worked etc..
Who is more sensitive? me!
Who has more siblings? me
Who wears the pants in the family? he does no question!
What is his name? Benjamin Fox
How long have you been together? Marred: 13 years
How long did you date? 5 1/2 years (if you count during his mission of which i dear johned him so you should probably delete a few months to a year??)
How old his he? what year is this?? 34
Who eats more? I think i probably do
Who said I love you first? I did, funny story... We had both written it to each other several times.. but never actually spoke it until it was our 9 month dating anniversary and i just blurted it out (we were in the stake center's parking lot next to my car) he didn't say it back for a week or so, i think i freaked him out a bit.. funny things you remember...
Who is taller? he is by 6 inches
Who can sing better? I do, but he's not embaressing or anything.
Who is smarter? I think we both hold our own in this front... i've had more schooling which only proves that i needed more help I guess haha!
Who does the laundry? I do mostly but he's not opposed to putting in a load if i've fallen behind
Who pays the bills? I do but he makes the money so how do you answer that??
Who sleeps on the right side? right side if your laying on the bed or facing it?? I'm on the right side if your laying on it the left if your facing it...
Who mows the lawn? that would be Brad but for the moment we are awaiting our eagerly awaited stimulus check to buy a lawn mower.. i think we have animals roaming in our grass we'll have to dig out once we get one..
who cooks dinner? i do mostly but he does when needed..
Who drives? He does
Who is more stubborn? in general probably me, but he has some issues he's very stubborn about namely CALLING ANYONE!
Who kissed whom first? i suppose it was a joint effort.. we were across the street from the Smith family's house and our friend David Hatch was amusing the younger kids so we could.. that didn't give the VERY funny story justice, just so you know...
Who asked whom out first? i guess he did..
Who proposed? He did on Hunnington Beach pier, he put the ring on my finger then asked if it fit and i kind of shook my hand and said yea it's not falling off.. i glanced up and saw he was having a heart attack, he was afraid it would drop into the ocean... haha
Who has more friends? I think i have more.."go out and have fun" friends but he has lots more fiends from all the places he's worked etc..
Who is more sensitive? me!
Who has more siblings? me
Who wears the pants in the family? he does no question!
Monday, June 02, 2008
latest
i CAN get FREE dial up internet that isn't a snail's speed! we'll see if it's a keeper but frankley it would have to pretty aweful for me to complain about FREE! so everyone throw out the tds e-mail we are back to the kbfox at msn dot com i'm a little frightened about posting my e-mail on this but i'm not that worried! (famous last words) and someone told me if i spell it out like that somehow the boogie man won't get me!
ta ta for now
ta ta for now
i'm not ignoring you REALLY!
So another slam on dial up internet.. i think our dial in number has been shut down due to lack of use... at least thats the latest ive heard so we've been with out internet for a week now and i'm now at the library trying to figure out if i CAN get FREE dial up... because it's totally annoying to PAY for such aweful service... i found a few but we'll have to see if it will work...
anyway we are well in the swing of end of school year stuff.. awards assemblies final projects and book reports.. Baseball is winding down.. i'm also going to post a few more pictures from our trip...
below is just some light house keeping on getting the rest of the good pic's from my camera on the site from the wedding.. i think we are finally all recovered and back to normal what ever that means! ta ta
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