We have had alot of holiday related events the last few days....Friday nite we took a ride on the Polar Express. This year we did it through the alumni association from Penn college. It was really nice- the college had their own car and they served milk and cookies. they tell the story of the polar express and then conductor comes around and punches your ticket. then it goes to the montoursville airport and picks up Santa. Santa then comes through every car and stops to visit the kids. My kids acted as I expected. Both were shy and I would say Sarah was even a bit scared. Santa also brought some friends of his- the gingerbread boy, frosty and rudolph. Poor Jim. he must have had permanent grooves in his shoulder from Sarah burying her head in to him..... She was not a friend of santas friends! Katie made me laugh out loud. After they went past she grabbed my hand and said Momma- DEMS not real! Dem is costumes!
On Sunday we made christmas cookies.... Yummy....Pictures will follow.. Lets just say Sarah is not a fan of being neat.... But the best part of the day was after we were done and Katie came up and grabbed my leg and hugged it and said Momma I had such fun- thanks so much for making cookies with us..... Moments like that make it all worth it....
Tonite was Katies's pre-school concert. She did great. Aunt Michele got a preview on the phone tonite when she called and she seemed to really enjoy it..... I took lots of pics and will have them to share soon.....Katie was thrilled after the performance because her teacher - Miss Lindsay gave out fruit flavored candy canes ( Miss K is not a fan of mint) and she got her favorite color- blue!
Tomorrow nite is our nite to make our gingerbread house.... should be fun!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Where did the year go?
It's hard to believe that we are looking at the end of 2008 already. Even harder for me to believe is that my first baby will turn 4 in a few weeks. Where has the time gone? She went from this tiny little baby who didnt like to sleep to this little girl who still fights going to bed :) She is such a character these days. Bear says she needs to go into business selling Real Estate with our friend kim. Why you ask - because she is such a little saleswoman she can talk you into anything! Lol.....
Katie is also very into Christmas this year. She talks about Ho Ho every day and is so excited for Christmas to get here. Yet on Sat we went with Brandon's Jen to Harrisburg for a craft show and she would not get any closer then 5 feet near Santa.....
We go on the Polar Express train ride on Friday nite so it should be interesting to see how both girls do. Last year Sarah would not have anything to do with Santa. Katie talked to him but again- would not get close....
Sarah is really starting to get into Christmas as well. She keeps pointing to every Holiday decoration and going HO HO! She loves the tree and has redecorated it for Mommy and Daddy several times already.....
I am very happy to report that Sarah has moved past her poopy playing problems in school- thank god! Now we are working on staying seated in our chair.....
We have been doing an Avent Calendar with the girls and they are really enjoying it. We got one the end of season last year that is basically a magnetic board and with numbered boxes around it. In each box for each day is a magnetic figure of the navity. Its really nice and has been a great way to try and teach them that the holiday is about more then just getting gifts from Santa.
Last Year dear friends of ours bought Sarah the nativity scene which was Little People. Both girls have a great time playing with it but they also keep rearranging my ceramic nativity scene! Katie told me its because I did not have it right! LOL...
Jim and I are really enjoying seeing the magic of these holidays through the girls eyes.....
Katie is also very into Christmas this year. She talks about Ho Ho every day and is so excited for Christmas to get here. Yet on Sat we went with Brandon's Jen to Harrisburg for a craft show and she would not get any closer then 5 feet near Santa.....
We go on the Polar Express train ride on Friday nite so it should be interesting to see how both girls do. Last year Sarah would not have anything to do with Santa. Katie talked to him but again- would not get close....
Sarah is really starting to get into Christmas as well. She keeps pointing to every Holiday decoration and going HO HO! She loves the tree and has redecorated it for Mommy and Daddy several times already.....
I am very happy to report that Sarah has moved past her poopy playing problems in school- thank god! Now we are working on staying seated in our chair.....
We have been doing an Avent Calendar with the girls and they are really enjoying it. We got one the end of season last year that is basically a magnetic board and with numbered boxes around it. In each box for each day is a magnetic figure of the navity. Its really nice and has been a great way to try and teach them that the holiday is about more then just getting gifts from Santa.
Last Year dear friends of ours bought Sarah the nativity scene which was Little People. Both girls have a great time playing with it but they also keep rearranging my ceramic nativity scene! Katie told me its because I did not have it right! LOL...
Jim and I are really enjoying seeing the magic of these holidays through the girls eyes.....
Monday, November 17, 2008
EWWWWW!!!!
Its official.... I have the grossest kid in daycare.... Today they were short on teachers so Sarah was put back in the 1yr old room for the day. There was a new sub in there and at naptime she thought Sarah was asleep in her sleeping bag because she was so quiet... Nope not Sarah- instead she had done poopies in her pull-up and started to play with it inside her sleeping bag. The inside of the bag was coated and so was Sarah- she had in her hair, her clothes and then had started to paint the wall with it......
Fun times I tell you! She never gives me a dull moment!
Fun times I tell you! She never gives me a dull moment!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Life
Sorry it has been so long since I updated. Life has gotten in the way. So this might get a little long but let me update....
We moved! I would say we are about 75% moved right now.... We still have garage stuff and storage stuff to move but for the most part we are now settled in Bears house. The plan is to continue to move stuff and then do some updating to our house and put it on the market in January. Hopefully the economy and housing market will be a little better then....
The girls seem to really have blossomed since we moved. They are sleeping so well and doing great! They had a great time trick and treating in the new neighborhood....
Sarah is in full potty training mode and is doing awesome. She is in pull ups but goes most of the day using the potty..
Katie is doing great as well and is having a blast in preschool. She is practicing her letters and is doing really well writing her name. She also is drawing better and the other day she made a house and all of our beds and then drew all of us in the house....
We went to a thanks giving feast that the daycare throughs every year and it was too cute. the girls had indian hats on and afterwards Katie brought home a chain of thanks. It said Katie was thankful for Mommy and Daddy, Fifi and Daisy and FOOD and JOE PA. For those not in the know - JOE PA is the head coach of Penn State football and is kinda like Katies imaginary friend..
I also had some sad news that upset me. I am part of an on-line moms message board and over the years have gotten to know some of these women quite well. On these moms had a little boy named Jack. Jack was born with a Congenital Heart Defect or CHD. Jack was quite the fighter but it was with great sadness to be told that Jack lost his battle with this disease just 2 weeks before his 3rd birthday.
Although I never met Jack or his parents Brad and Amy, i felt as if I had come to know them through Amys posts and her pictures. Jack was a sweet boy who loved God and Jesus and loved firefighters and firetrucks...
Jacks death has reminded me not to take my children for granted and to take heart and delight in the small things they do and to most of all thank god that my girls are healthy.
Take Care all
We moved! I would say we are about 75% moved right now.... We still have garage stuff and storage stuff to move but for the most part we are now settled in Bears house. The plan is to continue to move stuff and then do some updating to our house and put it on the market in January. Hopefully the economy and housing market will be a little better then....
The girls seem to really have blossomed since we moved. They are sleeping so well and doing great! They had a great time trick and treating in the new neighborhood....
Sarah is in full potty training mode and is doing awesome. She is in pull ups but goes most of the day using the potty..
Katie is doing great as well and is having a blast in preschool. She is practicing her letters and is doing really well writing her name. She also is drawing better and the other day she made a house and all of our beds and then drew all of us in the house....
We went to a thanks giving feast that the daycare throughs every year and it was too cute. the girls had indian hats on and afterwards Katie brought home a chain of thanks. It said Katie was thankful for Mommy and Daddy, Fifi and Daisy and FOOD and JOE PA. For those not in the know - JOE PA is the head coach of Penn State football and is kinda like Katies imaginary friend..
I also had some sad news that upset me. I am part of an on-line moms message board and over the years have gotten to know some of these women quite well. On these moms had a little boy named Jack. Jack was born with a Congenital Heart Defect or CHD. Jack was quite the fighter but it was with great sadness to be told that Jack lost his battle with this disease just 2 weeks before his 3rd birthday.
Although I never met Jack or his parents Brad and Amy, i felt as if I had come to know them through Amys posts and her pictures. Jack was a sweet boy who loved God and Jesus and loved firefighters and firetrucks...
Jacks death has reminded me not to take my children for granted and to take heart and delight in the small things they do and to most of all thank god that my girls are healthy.
Take Care all
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Heard around the Folmar House
Katie- Mommy you and I princesses- you Jasimine and I cindawella.....
Sarah- Fifi- No, Daisy NO, Babies NO... Can you tell she likes to boss the cats around?
Sarah also likes to pick the kittens -well now just Fifi by their neck and carry them around the house. She has gotten yelled at numberous times....
Sarah - this morning- ohhhhh Mommmy- Pretty dress !!!!(it was one our Cousin Hannah had passed down and she looooves it- thank you cousin Hannah!)
Katie- Mommy- this road needs to be fixed- I call Pap on my fellphone and tell him to fix it. Hi Pap, come fix the road. Mommy Pap said he be here first thing in the morning....
Sarah- Fifi- No, Daisy NO, Babies NO... Can you tell she likes to boss the cats around?
Sarah also likes to pick the kittens -well now just Fifi by their neck and carry them around the house. She has gotten yelled at numberous times....
Sarah - this morning- ohhhhh Mommmy- Pretty dress !!!!(it was one our Cousin Hannah had passed down and she looooves it- thank you cousin Hannah!)
Katie- Mommy- this road needs to be fixed- I call Pap on my fellphone and tell him to fix it. Hi Pap, come fix the road. Mommy Pap said he be here first thing in the morning....
Empty nest Syndrome???
So we were able to find good homes for the 3 boy kitens (the orange and white ones). 2 went to my Aunt and Uncles where from their pictures they look very very content.... And the last one went to my cousin and his fiance. There is a pic of Jen with their cat and he also looks very content.
We decided to keep the calico as Katie had gotten very attached to her - as did I. Her name - as given to her by Katie- FiFi. yeah- wont I look cute calling the vet asking to make an appt for my cat named Fifi....
But I have to say as relieved and happy as I am to found them a home, I miss the little guys.... Daisy has taken their leaving well as have the girls.... Fifi was a little sad and lost but has adapted pretty well...
We decided to keep the calico as Katie had gotten very attached to her - as did I. Her name - as given to her by Katie- FiFi. yeah- wont I look cute calling the vet asking to make an appt for my cat named Fifi....
But I have to say as relieved and happy as I am to found them a home, I miss the little guys.... Daisy has taken their leaving well as have the girls.... Fifi was a little sad and lost but has adapted pretty well...
Friday, September 19, 2008
Words to melt a mommys heart
So I was getting Sarah dressed this morning and was doing her hair. After I get her dressed I was always tell her SO PRETTY and say Sarah is so pretty! This morning she melted my heart when she said- MOMMY Pretty! I could just eat her up!
I played around with the natural light streaming in our side door and took a couple of pics of the kittens- enjoy! They are 5 weeks old now and will soon hopefully be going to other homes. I have enjoyed having them but there is no way we can have 5 cats!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
My baby is growing up....
So many things this week have made me want to cry but I guess you would call them good tears.... Its just Katie and Sarah are both growing up so fast. I cant belive that 3.75 yr ago I was giving birth to this tiny baby and now she is reciting the pledge of allegiance to me - and she did so well with it. I was stunned- it was after bath last nite and she started reciting it.
Of course this is the same little girl that on the way home last nite told me - Mommy you are not a good driver. When I asked her why- she replied- cause you drve on the bumpy roads (we were on the highway which they are working on and have rumble strips down)
Earlier this week she brought home a worksheet they had done at school about the letter A and on the back of it- the teacher had wrote the letter A and then there were all these other As that MY BABY had written! Here is the pic. The orange letter is teachers the other blue and brown As are Katies
I am so proud of her! Here are a couple of cute pics I grabbed of both girls from the other nite:
Take Care and Have a great day!
Of course this is the same little girl that on the way home last nite told me - Mommy you are not a good driver. When I asked her why- she replied- cause you drve on the bumpy roads (we were on the highway which they are working on and have rumble strips down)
Earlier this week she brought home a worksheet they had done at school about the letter A and on the back of it- the teacher had wrote the letter A and then there were all these other As that MY BABY had written! Here is the pic. The orange letter is teachers the other blue and brown As are Katies
I am so proud of her! Here are a couple of cute pics I grabbed of both girls from the other nite:
Take Care and Have a great day!
A couple of kitten pics...
How cute are these? They have all become little escape artists and love getting out of the box and seeing the world.... I got these with my new lense... Thought they came out great....
Friday, September 5, 2008
Happy friday!
Hope everyone is having a good one and has a nice weekend planned. Last weekend was so crazy I am actually looking forward to not having anything on the plans this weekend. Here are some new pics of the kitties. They were 3 weeks yesterday. I am pretty sure the 3 orange are all boys and of course the calico is a girl. she has the most unusual markings on her. Enjoy!
The Three Amigos
Black Calico
All Sleeping together
The Three Amigos
Black Calico
All Sleeping together
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Small Funny
Heard in the Folmar House on Tuesday....
KAtie- I learned about my 5 dollars today!!!
Jim and I looking at each other funny- you did. Me thinking quickly to what was on her sheet that day.... Katie you mean your 5 senses?
KAtie- Yeah, They are mostly in my head- mouth for eating, nose for smelling, eyes for seeing and ears for listening...
Get it - 5 dollars- 5 senses (cents)
This gave us quite the chuckle
KAtie- I learned about my 5 dollars today!!!
Jim and I looking at each other funny- you did. Me thinking quickly to what was on her sheet that day.... Katie you mean your 5 senses?
KAtie- Yeah, They are mostly in my head- mouth for eating, nose for smelling, eyes for seeing and ears for listening...
Get it - 5 dollars- 5 senses (cents)
This gave us quite the chuckle
Thursday, August 28, 2008
How is this for cute?
On Sunday Jim decided to make Chicken Cordon Bleu. Chef Katie decided to help. Here are some pics of the event and Miss Sarah with her wild nap hair... The funniest part of this was when we sat down to eat the finished product- Katie refused to touch it because it had egg on it and she hates eggs. 
The kittens are doing good. The eyes are now open and they are starting to try and stand. They are becoming more aware of their surroundings and are starting to take an interest in us. Both girls love them to pices and were delighted last nite when Daisy let them pet the kittens. Here are some recent pics of the kitties....
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Ice Cream
Here are some photos I took of the girls with their ice cream cones. Thank goodness we ate them outside as you can see. Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Happy Wednesday!
So the remaining kittens are doing well. I have to laugh they are such little piggies when they eat. Daisy seems to be doing well too. She is a very protective mamma. The girls are loving the kittens and Sarah constantly says Daisy! Babies! SHHHHHH! with her finger to her nose. They have really surprised me with how good they are with both Daisy and the kittens. Here is a pic of 2 of the kittens from Friday:
We had a very fussy weekend with Sarah and I think she is working on getting her 2 year molars. She keeps coming to me and saying Owie- and then points to her mouth. She is however doing so AWESOME in her attempts to use the potty like a big girl. She pooped on Sunday nite on the potty and peed on it last nite! YAY Sarah!!!! She really is becoming such a little girl. Is it wrong that I miss my baby??
Katie is doing great as well. She is in a big movie stage and loves to watch movies right now. She loves anything Christmas related- her Bear loaned her The Santa Claus 2 movie. Something tells me we will be watching alot of this one just like the Polar Express. She also sleeps everynite with a Snowman Blanket. I saw Snowman and Santa Claus sheets in a catalogue yesterday and am debating getting them for her but I know she will want to have them on in the middle of summer. That girl loves Christmas!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Sad news :(
Well one of the kitties did not make it... However the other 4 are doing ok and I think they will be ok.... For those interested in adopting - it was one of the orange ones that died.....
Thursday, August 14, 2008
The kittens are here!
So this morning we were awoken by Daisy. Jim took her back downstairs and started to make coffee - he went to look for her and found her and 1 kitten behind our recliner in our living room. We have it angled so it provided a nice quiet corner for her..... She went on to have 2 more kittens before I took the girls to daycare. When I got back she was just finishing giving birth to the 5th and final one. All 5 look to be healthy. We have 4 orange and 1 black but has a white belly and a little white on his face along with some orange.... Here is a pic. More pics will come in the next few days!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
A very eventful day
SO....Yesterday we took Daisy to the vet... I was anxious to have it confirmed she was a girl and that she was healthy and how old my"kitten" was.... YEAH.... Daisy is definitely a girl and is carrying Huey Duey and Luey and maybe more or maybe less! Yup my kitten is approx between a year - year and half old and is not a kitten but a mama to be! Knock me over with a feather! She is pretty far pregnant- vet beleives she will give birth within the next week- week and half.... Jim and I very concerned though because she was malnourished when we found her....So we shall see what happens. As a result though we are not saying too much to the kids....
We also went with cousin Brandon and Jen (Is that better Aunt Kathy?) to Knoebels amusement park and had a great time but boy am I exhausted today.... The girls had a blast. Katie was a big girl and rode the log flume with Mommy- we have a funny pic from the event....But Katies favorite ride was the bouncy house....
Sarah my little dare devil- had a blast riding the cars and the planes.... We let her go into the ball pit and boy was that a mistake. She loved it but this little boy (about 6 or so) kept coming up to her and trying to bury her in balls... I became that parent and yelled at him... OF course his parents were no where around.... Ugh- then he would not leave her alone and kept coming over to her going you want me to bury you? SO I kept yelling at him.....
All in all a good day but does anyone want a free kitten????
We also went with cousin Brandon and Jen (Is that better Aunt Kathy?) to Knoebels amusement park and had a great time but boy am I exhausted today.... The girls had a blast. Katie was a big girl and rode the log flume with Mommy- we have a funny pic from the event....But Katies favorite ride was the bouncy house....
Sarah my little dare devil- had a blast riding the cars and the planes.... We let her go into the ball pit and boy was that a mistake. She loved it but this little boy (about 6 or so) kept coming up to her and trying to bury her in balls... I became that parent and yelled at him... OF course his parents were no where around.... Ugh- then he would not leave her alone and kept coming over to her going you want me to bury you? SO I kept yelling at him.....
All in all a good day but does anyone want a free kitten????
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Catch Up....
The girls are adjusting well to Daisy. Katie follows her around and cries big heartfelt tears when Daisy does not want to play with her. I had to explain to her that Daisy is a baby and does not know how to play and we have to be patient with her and teach her.... Sarah is getting more use to her- she now goes Daisy? and when I say she is under the table or where ever she might be - Sarah holds her finger to her nose and tells me SHHHH....Not sure where the finger to the nose instead of mouth came from but its quite comical when she does it....
So the terrible 2s have hit Sarah and we are facing some doozies of temper tantrums lately... She gets so mad, she bunches her hands into fists, tightens her whole body and sticks her face out and yells till she is red in the face.... Its hard not to laugh at the sight she makes but usually we are trying to diffuse whatever situation has caused said tantrum.....ITs really lovely when she does this in the middle of a restaurant or store....
With the back to school sales going on we took advantage of some sales and got both girls backpack on wheels. They now strut into daycare like they are the BOMB with their backpacks.... They are great for mommy and daddy especially on Monday and Fridays when we are carrying sleeping bags and blankets and other items back and forth from home and school.
I took Katie to the mall last nite for a little one on one time and to get her a new pair of sneakers- I swear her feet grew overnite! She was desperate for light up ones like several of her classmate so I took her to Sears.... Where we got a neat pair of Mickey light up sneaks. She proudly showed them off to everyone this morning by stomping her feet all over the place.
Tonite Katie told Jim that she is going to marry the following people- Jaidean (her best friend and resident bad boy at school), Spiderman, Lightening McQueen (from the movie CARS) and Aiden - another little boy that use to go to her school... I said wow that's a lot of weddings and she told Jim and I that was so she could have lots of wedding cake! How does she come up with this stuff??? She has not even been to a wedding yet.... Late on tonite she told me she thought Spiderman and Batman would like to marry... Yeah I was not going there with her.... I guess she will really like going to Aunt Michele and Dustin's wedding next year.....
Tomorrow we are going to take her and Sarah with my cousin and his girlfriends to a local amusement park.... WE should have nice weather for it!
Take care!
So the terrible 2s have hit Sarah and we are facing some doozies of temper tantrums lately... She gets so mad, she bunches her hands into fists, tightens her whole body and sticks her face out and yells till she is red in the face.... Its hard not to laugh at the sight she makes but usually we are trying to diffuse whatever situation has caused said tantrum.....ITs really lovely when she does this in the middle of a restaurant or store....
With the back to school sales going on we took advantage of some sales and got both girls backpack on wheels. They now strut into daycare like they are the BOMB with their backpacks.... They are great for mommy and daddy especially on Monday and Fridays when we are carrying sleeping bags and blankets and other items back and forth from home and school.
I took Katie to the mall last nite for a little one on one time and to get her a new pair of sneakers- I swear her feet grew overnite! She was desperate for light up ones like several of her classmate so I took her to Sears.... Where we got a neat pair of Mickey light up sneaks. She proudly showed them off to everyone this morning by stomping her feet all over the place.
Tonite Katie told Jim that she is going to marry the following people- Jaidean (her best friend and resident bad boy at school), Spiderman, Lightening McQueen (from the movie CARS) and Aiden - another little boy that use to go to her school... I said wow that's a lot of weddings and she told Jim and I that was so she could have lots of wedding cake! How does she come up with this stuff??? She has not even been to a wedding yet.... Late on tonite she told me she thought Spiderman and Batman would like to marry... Yeah I was not going there with her.... I guess she will really like going to Aunt Michele and Dustin's wedding next year.....
Tomorrow we are going to take her and Sarah with my cousin and his girlfriends to a local amusement park.... WE should have nice weather for it!
Take care!
Great Quote
I was reading another blog the other day and came across the following quote- I have no idea who said it but it has really stuck with me and I think its great words to live by:
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. Its about learning to dance in the rain."
I think I need to dance in the rain more.....
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. Its about learning to dance in the rain."
I think I need to dance in the rain more.....
Thursday, July 31, 2008
New Layout
Hi there- Hope everyone likes the new layout for my blog... My online friend Amanda did this for me. She is an incredibly talented mom of 2 beautiful kids and truth be told - I am jealous that she works full time, has 2 kids and is still able to find time to do wonderful things like this. Thank you again Amanda!!!!!!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
What a weekend!
Sorry for the lapse in posts but WOW what a weekend we had this weekend. WE started off with just having a normal weekend- went to the farmers market, got groceries, Jim did some yard work.... Last nite before bed - Jim says are you up for a little adventure. Sure I say. So off we go to Ricketts Glen - a state park here in PA that has a beautiful Lake and paddle boats, row boats and canoes for rent. Plus a beautiful beach and picnic tables. So we packed our cooler and set off. It reminded me much of my childhood days of going to Beltzville State park with all my cousins and aunts piled into my Gran's big car. I think the only thing missing was the kool-aid in the tupperware container....
The girls had a blast as you can see. Sarah really enjoyed this beach much better then Myrtle Beach- maybe becaue there really are no waves??
so we returned home- tired and sandy but having had a blast- Sarah didnt even make it to the exit of the park before she was asleep....
I came home and went to the grand opening of Target or as Jim likes to say- the Mother Ship was calling me home.... Yeah he's a real funny guy :) When I came home Sarah and Jim were playing outside. Katie joined them and I went into the house- a few minutes later Jim called me out. There was a stray cat hanging in our yard (you can see where this is going right?) This was not the first time we had seen here- so I went out to see what she was like. She was extremely friendly and came right to me. Poor thing- looks like something happened to her tail... Not sure what and then it looks like she was starving. Nothing but skin and bones.... Yup we now have a kitty. She is laying here at my feet sleeping as I write this. Katie fell in love with her and immediately named her Daisy.... A quick trip to K-mart for a litter box and food and we now have a kitty named Daisy... This is not the best pic of her but its all I could get till she warms up a bit more....
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Summertime, Vacation and sickness
So I love summertime. I love all the yummy food that comes with Summertime! We went to the farmers market and I got lots of yummy veggies and blueberries and cherries..... I have been eating blueberries I think for a better part of 2 weeks now. Part of the farmers market brings me back to my own childhood. how you ask? Well this week I bought fresh green beans and peas. Katie helped me prepare both and was eating string beans raw from the bowl and giggling when we would shuck peas and they would go flying. It brought me back to my own childhood and helping my mom do both and snitching from the bowl.... I have to confess I snuck some raw peas when we were done shelling them....
I had to laugh - the farmers market has many yummy treats and bakery items... However I had the only child yelling GREEEN BEAN GREEEN BEAAAANNNNS I WANT GREEN BEANS.....
So this week I took vacation and kept the girls home with me so we could do fun stuff. Monday started off well- we went to the park and then played in our back yard with play doh. However this morning things took a turn for the worse when Sarah woke up with a fever and a barking cough. Off we went to the Dr's and yup she has croup... I jinxed myself I swear- I was thinking the other day how much healthier the kid have been and how I haven't had to go to the Dr for them.... YEAHHHHH what was I thinking.... So now we had to cancel all the plans we had for the week and hopefully we might be able to do something later in the week when she is feeling better.....
Oh and all the veggies are helping- I have lost 9.2 lbs total so far...
Take care and hope all is well in your world.
I had to laugh - the farmers market has many yummy treats and bakery items... However I had the only child yelling GREEEN BEAN GREEEN BEAAAANNNNS I WANT GREEN BEANS.....
So this week I took vacation and kept the girls home with me so we could do fun stuff. Monday started off well- we went to the park and then played in our back yard with play doh. However this morning things took a turn for the worse when Sarah woke up with a fever and a barking cough. Off we went to the Dr's and yup she has croup... I jinxed myself I swear- I was thinking the other day how much healthier the kid have been and how I haven't had to go to the Dr for them.... YEAHHHHH what was I thinking.... So now we had to cancel all the plans we had for the week and hopefully we might be able to do something later in the week when she is feeling better.....
Oh and all the veggies are helping- I have lost 9.2 lbs total so far...
Take care and hope all is well in your world.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Great News I forgot to mention...
Where is my mind! Anyway wanted to brag that Sarah peed in the potty 2x on Sunday! YAY SARAH!. She asked to go pee and we put her on the potty chair and both times after a few minutes she had peed!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Its not easy being green....
So Jim went to this conference and came back with a TON of freebies. One of things he brought back was 2 reusable shopping bags from Microsoft and 1 reusable shopping bag from Dell. Cool! I said and immediately snatched them. I had been wanting to start using reusable bags! So off I went to the grocery store and purchased 2 more. I was so pleased. What would normally be 10 bags of stuff (cause you know when they bag at the store they only put 3 items max in a bag) cam home in these 5 bags with room to spare..... I was so proud of myself. Now shamefully I have been to the store 3 times since and every time have forgotten the bags to take! I think I am just gonna keep them in the car so I remember them.....
We had a garage sale yesterday and were able to get rid of a lot of big ticket baby items. I was excited cause now we have some room to move in our basement..... Today we decided to pack a picnic lunch and went to the park. We ate by the playground and then the girls took their pails and shovels and played in the sand box and on the other toys for awhile. Then they played Frisbee and then we got back in the car and drove to the other side of the park to go to the duck pond. We had some bread left over from our sandwiches and we thought we would feed them.... Now these ducks are pretty used to getting fed so as soon as we started towards them with our bag of bread they came running over. It was kinda funny to watch Katie who was all excited to see them till they started coming over to us! She then freaked out and started walking backwards. But they kept coming towards her.... I have to say some of the ducks and geese are pretty brazen- one grabbed my pant leg and pulled on it to get some bread.... Then we left there and went to the pet store where Sarah and Katie got new fishies and we got a new plecko which our tank desperately needed....Then we took a drive out to Eders and got some ice cream... Both girls loved the ice cream.... It was a very nice way to spend the day.
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
We had a garage sale yesterday and were able to get rid of a lot of big ticket baby items. I was excited cause now we have some room to move in our basement..... Today we decided to pack a picnic lunch and went to the park. We ate by the playground and then the girls took their pails and shovels and played in the sand box and on the other toys for awhile. Then they played Frisbee and then we got back in the car and drove to the other side of the park to go to the duck pond. We had some bread left over from our sandwiches and we thought we would feed them.... Now these ducks are pretty used to getting fed so as soon as we started towards them with our bag of bread they came running over. It was kinda funny to watch Katie who was all excited to see them till they started coming over to us! She then freaked out and started walking backwards. But they kept coming towards her.... I have to say some of the ducks and geese are pretty brazen- one grabbed my pant leg and pulled on it to get some bread.... Then we left there and went to the pet store where Sarah and Katie got new fishies and we got a new plecko which our tank desperately needed....Then we took a drive out to Eders and got some ice cream... Both girls loved the ice cream.... It was a very nice way to spend the day.
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Summertime Yum!
So I had some stawberries I needed to use soon or they would probably go bad. I decided to make a favorite summertime treat - homemade strawberry shortcake. Its just the premade sponge cakes, and I slice strawberries and sprinkle a little sugar over them so they make a juice and put that on the cakes followed by some cool whip or whipped cream. The whipped cream is the girls favorite part- they could eat just that and be happy. As you can see they loved it...
Jim is back safe and sound and had a great time. Katie is in love with the new shirt he bought her- A Spidey man t-shirt..... Yeah my little tom boy continues- yet she dressed up in her dress up tiara, fluffy heels and princess out fit and walked around going I a princess, look at me - I a princess...
Sarah is talking more and more. Tonite we called her Mimi and Pap and she said both names quite clearly. Then while on the phone she "tickled" both of them..... This consists of her going - GIckle gickle gickle and laughing hysterically and scrunching her fingers at the phone.....She loves to tickle people and of course loves to be tickled. :)
So Thursday is a monumental day for both Katie and myself. She is going on her first field trip with the school and going on a big yellow bus to the bowling lanes to bowl. She is beyond excited and I cant help but be excited for her but part of me is a little nervous about my little girl riding on a school bus. Luckily its a short ride.....
We are having a garage sale on Saturday and I thought I would be sadder to get rid of all our baby stuff but surprisingly I am not . I just want the clutter gone..... Jim is jumping for joy because I have been cleaning out alot of clutter. Of course he would tell you I still have too much stuff.....
Hope all is good in your world....
Monday, June 9, 2008
Life's Precious Moments
Sorry this post is gonna start off as a bit of a downer. I have been greatly affected over the last few days by a couple of things. The first was a family aquaintance passing away. She was our former hairdresser and was only 41 (same age as Jim). She left behind 2 kids- a girl about 14 and a little boy about 10 or so. It broke my heart to read this and realize that those kids will never have their mom to hug them or kiss them or soothe away their hurts and pains. Additionally I have been following a blog about a man whose wife had their baby girl prematurely and 27 hours later the wife died. It also makes me realize that this beautiful baby will never know the touch of her mother or hear her mommas voice.
I know God has a plan for us but at times like these I really have trouble understanding why he would do something to such innocent lives. However it makes me look at my own kids and hug them that much tighter and savor each moment - the good and the bad. You never know how many moments you have with someone.
In other news, Jim is away this week at a conference. Katie is missing him something fierce. However she was too cute last nite. I put her to bed and came downstairs to chill out for a bit before going to bed. She followed me back down about 5 minutes later and said, "Mommy, this is your FIRST nite all by yourself downhere- I think I should stay and give you cuddles". She does a good con job already at 3!
We also got together with friends of ours Friday nite at this awesome playground. It had a whole area designed for 2-5 year olds. The kids had a blast and Katie was VERY upset to leave when it was time to go.... As you probably are aware the East Coast in in a Heat Wave. SO on Sunday before Jim left we blew up the pool and filled it up for the kids. They had a blast playing in it and with the sprinkler as well. Tonite afer we finished dinner we went out and playing it again. What a great way to cool off after a long Hot day.
I am having some difficulty with Katie this week. Her teacher got married and is on her honeymoon and her daddy is away. She is having a hard time with her substitute. On Friday she would not pee in the potty for her teacher. Now today she was put in time out for hitting her classmates several times... We have had to have several talks about it. I am hoping it gets a little better....
Sarah is starting to explode with more and more words. She can now point and tell you most of her body parts and she can tell you some of the animals and what sounds they make. All though I have to tell you duck, cow and dog all come out as gock. But she will point and tell you what animal sound they make. Tonite the girls were playing with bath paints in the tub and I swear she said Yellow.....
And as for myself, well I was inspired by my sister in law Lisa and have decided to join Weight Watchers. Lisa has lost a total of 25lbs already- Keep it up Lisa! I am proud to say - the last 3 days I have eaten my 5 servings of fruits and veggies. I dont know when the last time I have done that! Jim and his Dad are also changing their eating habits to go along with me. As much as we will probably miss donut sundays - we really do need to eat better....
Well, I am gonna sign off for now. Take Care!
I know God has a plan for us but at times like these I really have trouble understanding why he would do something to such innocent lives. However it makes me look at my own kids and hug them that much tighter and savor each moment - the good and the bad. You never know how many moments you have with someone.
In other news, Jim is away this week at a conference. Katie is missing him something fierce. However she was too cute last nite. I put her to bed and came downstairs to chill out for a bit before going to bed. She followed me back down about 5 minutes later and said, "Mommy, this is your FIRST nite all by yourself downhere- I think I should stay and give you cuddles". She does a good con job already at 3!
We also got together with friends of ours Friday nite at this awesome playground. It had a whole area designed for 2-5 year olds. The kids had a blast and Katie was VERY upset to leave when it was time to go.... As you probably are aware the East Coast in in a Heat Wave. SO on Sunday before Jim left we blew up the pool and filled it up for the kids. They had a blast playing in it and with the sprinkler as well. Tonite afer we finished dinner we went out and playing it again. What a great way to cool off after a long Hot day.
I am having some difficulty with Katie this week. Her teacher got married and is on her honeymoon and her daddy is away. She is having a hard time with her substitute. On Friday she would not pee in the potty for her teacher. Now today she was put in time out for hitting her classmates several times... We have had to have several talks about it. I am hoping it gets a little better....
Sarah is starting to explode with more and more words. She can now point and tell you most of her body parts and she can tell you some of the animals and what sounds they make. All though I have to tell you duck, cow and dog all come out as gock. But she will point and tell you what animal sound they make. Tonite the girls were playing with bath paints in the tub and I swear she said Yellow.....
And as for myself, well I was inspired by my sister in law Lisa and have decided to join Weight Watchers. Lisa has lost a total of 25lbs already- Keep it up Lisa! I am proud to say - the last 3 days I have eaten my 5 servings of fruits and veggies. I dont know when the last time I have done that! Jim and his Dad are also changing their eating habits to go along with me. As much as we will probably miss donut sundays - we really do need to eat better....
Well, I am gonna sign off for now. Take Care!
Friday, May 23, 2008
More from the beach....
So our trip is winding down and we have had a good laugh over a couple of things..... Our resort has like 7 pools and a tiki bar. Katie was thrilled beyond belief when Jim took her over to it and got her and Sarah a drink to split. She was like Mommy I got a drink from the haystack. In her mind the tiki hut was a haystack house like the 3 little pigs.... All last nite then she played haystack and would bring us imaginary drinks from her haystack....
Sarah is getting more and more brave at the ocean. Our routine has been that one of us lays down with Sarah to get her to nap in the afternoon and the other one takes Katie down to the beach and plays with her down there (katie has pretty much cut out her nap when she is with us but does still take one at daycare). Yesterday after her nap, Jim and her came down and she had a great time playing in the tidal pools with Katie. She loves picking up shells and washing them off. She still is not too sure of the waves but this morning would stand with me in the surf and let them wash over her feet.
I said something to Katie this morning and she was very upset that we would be leaving tomorrow. I think both girls are either going to spend half the trip back crying or they are going to sleep the whole way out of sheer exhaustion....
Sarah is getting more and more brave at the ocean. Our routine has been that one of us lays down with Sarah to get her to nap in the afternoon and the other one takes Katie down to the beach and plays with her down there (katie has pretty much cut out her nap when she is with us but does still take one at daycare). Yesterday after her nap, Jim and her came down and she had a great time playing in the tidal pools with Katie. She loves picking up shells and washing them off. She still is not too sure of the waves but this morning would stand with me in the surf and let them wash over her feet.
I said something to Katie this morning and she was very upset that we would be leaving tomorrow. I think both girls are either going to spend half the trip back crying or they are going to sleep the whole way out of sheer exhaustion....
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Greetings from the Beach!
Hello all,
I am blogging from the SeaWatch resort in Myrtle Beach! We are having a blast here. We did the 12 hour car ride over a 2 day period and the girls did really really well with the car ride. Thanks again Mimi for the travel aqua doodles they really helped to relieve some of the boredom....
The girls are loving the resort. Sarah is more of a pool girl while Katie loooooovesss the beach. She begs every morning to go down and play in the sand. I told Jim today - its been interesting to watch Katie blossom down here at the beach. Our shy little girl is now talking to everyone around and has gotten very brave- she loves sitting in the tidal pools at low tide and let the tiny fishes swim right up to her. She even let hermit crabs craw near by without freaking out. Even in the pool she has gotten very brave and is jumping in the pool playing AIRBORNE and trying to float and swim.
Sarah is our little fish. Even during swimming lessons she always has loved the water. She gets in the pool here and you can see she just wants to take off.. She is a little scared of the ocean but is gettting braver. Today during low tide Jim brought her down and she finally stood in the tidal pools and started looking for sea shells. I think by next year she will be more into the water.
Our hotel is really nice- we have a 2 bedroom.2 bath condo type room with full kitchen and living room The girls are making me nervous wreck because we also have a balcony and they love to go out on it and go to the edge and look down. According to katie - its our porch. She told me she really likes our "new house". I think she is goign to be devestated when we leave.
So this is the first time I have been to Myrtle Beach, and I have been pleasantly surprised. I have been to the Jersey and Delaware shores and to the beach in California as well as Hawaii and while Hawaii will always be my favorite, Myrtle is my favorite state side beach. ITs very family friendly and as I have always loved the south, its no wonder that I love it here. However, I dont think I could ever live in the south with out weighing 500 lbs. God I love southern food. I could also just sit and listen to those southern accents alll day long!
I am told that we left some crappy weather up north- only a high of 40 and rainy. Its been sunny and in the low 80s every day here.....
Well I need to sign off for now - but have a great Memorial day!
I am blogging from the SeaWatch resort in Myrtle Beach! We are having a blast here. We did the 12 hour car ride over a 2 day period and the girls did really really well with the car ride. Thanks again Mimi for the travel aqua doodles they really helped to relieve some of the boredom....
The girls are loving the resort. Sarah is more of a pool girl while Katie loooooovesss the beach. She begs every morning to go down and play in the sand. I told Jim today - its been interesting to watch Katie blossom down here at the beach. Our shy little girl is now talking to everyone around and has gotten very brave- she loves sitting in the tidal pools at low tide and let the tiny fishes swim right up to her. She even let hermit crabs craw near by without freaking out. Even in the pool she has gotten very brave and is jumping in the pool playing AIRBORNE and trying to float and swim.
Sarah is our little fish. Even during swimming lessons she always has loved the water. She gets in the pool here and you can see she just wants to take off.. She is a little scared of the ocean but is gettting braver. Today during low tide Jim brought her down and she finally stood in the tidal pools and started looking for sea shells. I think by next year she will be more into the water.
Our hotel is really nice- we have a 2 bedroom.2 bath condo type room with full kitchen and living room The girls are making me nervous wreck because we also have a balcony and they love to go out on it and go to the edge and look down. According to katie - its our porch. She told me she really likes our "new house". I think she is goign to be devestated when we leave.
So this is the first time I have been to Myrtle Beach, and I have been pleasantly surprised. I have been to the Jersey and Delaware shores and to the beach in California as well as Hawaii and while Hawaii will always be my favorite, Myrtle is my favorite state side beach. ITs very family friendly and as I have always loved the south, its no wonder that I love it here. However, I dont think I could ever live in the south with out weighing 500 lbs. God I love southern food. I could also just sit and listen to those southern accents alll day long!
I am told that we left some crappy weather up north- only a high of 40 and rainy. Its been sunny and in the low 80s every day here.....
Well I need to sign off for now - but have a great Memorial day!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Long time no blog....
Its been forever since I updated my blog! sorry about that. Sometimes life just has a way of getting in the way!
So we have been having beautiful weather here in PA. And to add to that the girls' Bear bought them a treehouse/slide combo which they have been out playing on every nite!. Mommy and Daddy love it because they play all nite with very minimal fights and then go to bed and sleep very soundly! The girls love it because they love being outside and just love playing on it.... They are loving rediscovering all of their outdoor toys that have been put away for awhile and have been having a blast playing with sidewalk chalk....
We are getting ready for our vacation to Myrtle Beach soon and Katie has interpreted that to be that we are going to Turtle beach. She kept asking if they turtles were nice at Turtle Beach- it took us awhile but we finally got it that she was thinking Myrtle Beach as Turtle Beach. We have been taking swim lessons all winter and have really enjoyed them. Sarah is a natural to the water and I am somewhat scared that she is going to just leap out of my arms and try to take off when we are in the pool. Katie is much more apprehensive about the water and I blame myself for not starting her sooner on swimming lessons.
Sarah is doing much better at school and is not trying to bite anymore. It took a lot of working with her here at home and at school.... I am extremely relieved to not have to worry about that these days.
KAtie has a trike a thon coming up this week to benefit St. Judes. its for all 3-5 year olds at her school and they are raising money for a great cause!
This past week I was in NYC for business. WE had a great time. It was nice to see my teammates in person and hang out for them. All though the poor souls had me go sing karaoke with them- I dont know if their ears have recovered yet. Then on Wednesday my other teammate and friend that works at home Rebecca and I did a marathon shopping session in midtown for our kiddies. We started at the FAO schwartz store which was a major bust for both of us and then we moved on to the apple store. I know midtown is touristy but nothing prepared me for the apple store which easily had 200 people in it. They had all these apple laptops and such out to play with but seriously you could not get close enough to play with anything because there were so many people there. From there I had to drag Rebecca through several stores looking for a purse because sometime between FAO and apple - my purse gained a gaping hole in it. I ended up in the Gap with a $34 purse. I actually love it- its big enough I can throw stuff for the girls in their and go.... For those that don't know on me that well- I am on a never ending quest to find the perfect bag that will accommodate my needs and that of my 2 girls.... From there we ended up in Dylans candy store which is any candy lovers (adult or child's) dream come true. They have plenty of today's candy plus a huge array of candy that I remember from my childhood- like candy cigarettes and candy buttons.... WE were so exhausted from this marathon that we ended up for dinner in the California Pizza kitchen that is literally right next store. I always forget how much I love that place till I go there again.....
Now I am back home and sitting on the porch chilling out and watching the girls play. Hope everyone is having a great weekend as well!
So we have been having beautiful weather here in PA. And to add to that the girls' Bear bought them a treehouse/slide combo which they have been out playing on every nite!. Mommy and Daddy love it because they play all nite with very minimal fights and then go to bed and sleep very soundly! The girls love it because they love being outside and just love playing on it.... They are loving rediscovering all of their outdoor toys that have been put away for awhile and have been having a blast playing with sidewalk chalk....
We are getting ready for our vacation to Myrtle Beach soon and Katie has interpreted that to be that we are going to Turtle beach. She kept asking if they turtles were nice at Turtle Beach- it took us awhile but we finally got it that she was thinking Myrtle Beach as Turtle Beach. We have been taking swim lessons all winter and have really enjoyed them. Sarah is a natural to the water and I am somewhat scared that she is going to just leap out of my arms and try to take off when we are in the pool. Katie is much more apprehensive about the water and I blame myself for not starting her sooner on swimming lessons.
Sarah is doing much better at school and is not trying to bite anymore. It took a lot of working with her here at home and at school.... I am extremely relieved to not have to worry about that these days.
KAtie has a trike a thon coming up this week to benefit St. Judes. its for all 3-5 year olds at her school and they are raising money for a great cause!
This past week I was in NYC for business. WE had a great time. It was nice to see my teammates in person and hang out for them. All though the poor souls had me go sing karaoke with them- I dont know if their ears have recovered yet. Then on Wednesday my other teammate and friend that works at home Rebecca and I did a marathon shopping session in midtown for our kiddies. We started at the FAO schwartz store which was a major bust for both of us and then we moved on to the apple store. I know midtown is touristy but nothing prepared me for the apple store which easily had 200 people in it. They had all these apple laptops and such out to play with but seriously you could not get close enough to play with anything because there were so many people there. From there I had to drag Rebecca through several stores looking for a purse because sometime between FAO and apple - my purse gained a gaping hole in it. I ended up in the Gap with a $34 purse. I actually love it- its big enough I can throw stuff for the girls in their and go.... For those that don't know on me that well- I am on a never ending quest to find the perfect bag that will accommodate my needs and that of my 2 girls.... From there we ended up in Dylans candy store which is any candy lovers (adult or child's) dream come true. They have plenty of today's candy plus a huge array of candy that I remember from my childhood- like candy cigarettes and candy buttons.... WE were so exhausted from this marathon that we ended up for dinner in the California Pizza kitchen that is literally right next store. I always forget how much I love that place till I go there again.....
Now I am back home and sitting on the porch chilling out and watching the girls play. Hope everyone is having a great weekend as well!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
General Thoughts.....
Sorry its been so long since I posted. Its been a crazy couple weeks in the Folmar household... We had a nice Easter... WE hosted which was a lot of work but the day turned out to be nice and relaxing.... Both girls loved what the Easter bunny brought them... Katie is at the age where the magic of the Easter bunny is in full swing. I felt a little guilty because the day before I took her and Sarah grocery shopping and OMG- it was the baddest the 2 of them had ever been... I was mortified at how bad they were through the whole store.... We came home and I told them I didn't know if the Easter bunny would come now - they were so bad. Then Jim told Katie that if you are not good- the bad bunnies come and eat your chocolate and I added to it saying they would poop in her Easter basket. She got up Sunday morning and after pulling everything out of her basket, said Look mommy- the bad bunnies did not come cause there is no poop in my basket.... Yeah I think that might have worked too well.....
Sarah was funny with the whole Easter basket- she would take each item out and go "ohhhhhh"...It was too cute...
Then this past weekend we went to West Virgina - both girls, me and their Mimi to go see Aunt Jenn and cousin Hannah before they move to Colorado. A true girls only weekend. While both girls did ok on the 7 and half hour car ride, we did have some problems. Katie got a stomach virus on Sunday and was notfun to ride back with on Monday. And Sarah was petrified of their dog Ellie. I spent the whole weekend with Sarah attached to me with a death grip.... But all in all both girls had a blast playing with their cousin and spending time with her before they move.
However since we have been back both girls have been giving each other stiff competition for who can be the most clingiest and whiniest. Sarah since she saw the dog has been non stop clingy and whiney. Some of it is her teeth- she is getting her stomach teeth. And Katie since she has been sick is constantly whining or being incredibly rude and bossy. Between the two of them, I would not be surprised if Jim and I start drinking heavily. (joking....i think).
Now this morning at 4am I woke up with the stomach bug.. Lovely.....
Sarah was funny with the whole Easter basket- she would take each item out and go "ohhhhhh"...It was too cute...
Then this past weekend we went to West Virgina - both girls, me and their Mimi to go see Aunt Jenn and cousin Hannah before they move to Colorado. A true girls only weekend. While both girls did ok on the 7 and half hour car ride, we did have some problems. Katie got a stomach virus on Sunday and was notfun to ride back with on Monday. And Sarah was petrified of their dog Ellie. I spent the whole weekend with Sarah attached to me with a death grip.... But all in all both girls had a blast playing with their cousin and spending time with her before they move.
However since we have been back both girls have been giving each other stiff competition for who can be the most clingiest and whiniest. Sarah since she saw the dog has been non stop clingy and whiney. Some of it is her teeth- she is getting her stomach teeth. And Katie since she has been sick is constantly whining or being incredibly rude and bossy. Between the two of them, I would not be surprised if Jim and I start drinking heavily. (joking....i think).
Now this morning at 4am I woke up with the stomach bug.. Lovely.....
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Coloring Easter Eggs
So I decided that Katie was old enough to try coloring Easter Eggs. That became our "Art Project" on Tuesday nite and we had a blast coloring them..... After every egg came out of the dye, Katie would utter this gleeful laugh.....
She was very insistant in helping from start to finish so she was a little rough on the eggs and needless to say Mommy and Daddy will be eating alot of hard boiled eggs this week....
So we started with 10 eggs that went into the pot. She wanted to help, I showed her how to gently put the eggs in, she dropped them in....
So 8 eggs came out suitable for dying - we dyed 8 eggs and then the kit we had, had stickers.
After decorating with stickers and letting eggs roll off the table we ended up with 6 eggs for our Easter Centerpiece.... Not to bad for a first time!!!!!
She was very insistant in helping from start to finish so she was a little rough on the eggs and needless to say Mommy and Daddy will be eating alot of hard boiled eggs this week....
So we started with 10 eggs that went into the pot. She wanted to help, I showed her how to gently put the eggs in, she dropped them in....
So 8 eggs came out suitable for dying - we dyed 8 eggs and then the kit we had, had stickers.
After decorating with stickers and letting eggs roll off the table we ended up with 6 eggs for our Easter Centerpiece.... Not to bad for a first time!!!!!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Sorry....
I have been such a slacker in other parts of my life lately.. I have pics of the girls I need to send out and I know I owe a couple people thank -you notes..... They are coming I promise!
Easter Egg Hunt
So this past Saturday we went on our Easter egg hunt at the daycare or what I like to callthe big candy free for all. It literally is this small squared off area that they throw a ton of candy, some little toys and a couple Easter eggs that have prizes in them....
I was curious to see how this would work out- last year we went was our first one. Katie was so funny, she would pick up a piece of candy one by one and bring it back to me grinning ear to ear over it. This year was no different. She still did pieces one by one. So delicate and dainty with
it....
As this was Sarahs first year doing this - I was curious to see how she would act. Yeah, she lived up to my nickname of bulldozer. She just kept going round and round the area picking up handfuls of candy and when she could get no more would return to Jim and I to place in her basket. Apparently she likes tootsie rolls because that is the majority of candy she went for....
I have to say- My mommy competitveness comes out during these things. I was workingwith Katie and would say - Katie- do want Tootsie pops- there is one over there- go get it and this little brat- umm I mean little boy would go running over and grab it.. But afterwards I was talking to another mother of a little girl in Katies age group and we could not get over how many parents go in the area with their kids and scoop the stuff up for their kid. It only seems to be Katies age group though-as this happened last year.....
The girls also had the opportunity to meet the Easter bunny. Katie did really good and eventually sat on his lap where as Sarah was a NO GO..... So she sat on Jims lap next to the bunny and that was as close as she was getting
I was curious to see how this would work out- last year we went was our first one. Katie was so funny, she would pick up a piece of candy one by one and bring it back to me grinning ear to ear over it. This year was no different. She still did pieces one by one. So delicate and dainty with
it....
As this was Sarahs first year doing this - I was curious to see how she would act. Yeah, she lived up to my nickname of bulldozer. She just kept going round and round the area picking up handfuls of candy and when she could get no more would return to Jim and I to place in her basket. Apparently she likes tootsie rolls because that is the majority of candy she went for....
I have to say- My mommy competitveness comes out during these things. I was workingwith Katie and would say - Katie- do want Tootsie pops- there is one over there- go get it and this little brat- umm I mean little boy would go running over and grab it.. But afterwards I was talking to another mother of a little girl in Katies age group and we could not get over how many parents go in the area with their kids and scoop the stuff up for their kid. It only seems to be Katies age group though-as this happened last year.....
The girls also had the opportunity to meet the Easter bunny. Katie did really good and eventually sat on his lap where as Sarah was a NO GO..... So she sat on Jims lap next to the bunny and that was as close as she was getting
So much for binkie weaning
Well, it looks like we wont be weaning Sarah off the bink any time soon. We got taken aside last week by the daycare director. She is having a real problem with agression and biting. Anytime a child has a toy she wants or try to take a toy from her, she lets out her warrior cry and then goes in for the kill.
The daycare is working with us and asked us to bring several things in to help combat it. The one thing that seems to be working though- is her binkie- if she has that in, she does not try to go after the other child.... I dont know if this will work long term, but Jim and I are hoping it gets through this stage. Then once we get her through the biting we can work on weaning the binkie....
The daycare is working with us and asked us to bring several things in to help combat it. The one thing that seems to be working though- is her binkie- if she has that in, she does not try to go after the other child.... I dont know if this will work long term, but Jim and I are hoping it gets through this stage. Then once we get her through the biting we can work on weaning the binkie....
Horton Hears a Who
So the previews from Horton have been bombarding us through many of the shows we watch and every time Katie saw the preview she kept saying, I wanna go see that Moobie! So we decided that we would give it a try and take her to her first real movie theater.....
All in all - it did not go too badly. In fact for her first movie- I think she did rather well. We did have a panic moment when she tried to climb up in the movie chair and it almost ate her since she is so tiny that her weight did not really keep the seat down.... But she loooooooved the snacks she got to have, as soon as we purchased her popcorn, sour patch kids (her choosing), she was going - Can I have my snack? Can I have my snack.... Seriously- we spent more on snacks then we did on movie tickets.....
Even though the movie was only an hour and half- she started to get a little resless about an hour into it- but after 3 trips to the potty she was good to go again and was a little disappointed when it was over.
She kept asking us on the way home- can we go see that moobie again???
All in all - it did not go too badly. In fact for her first movie- I think she did rather well. We did have a panic moment when she tried to climb up in the movie chair and it almost ate her since she is so tiny that her weight did not really keep the seat down.... But she loooooooved the snacks she got to have, as soon as we purchased her popcorn, sour patch kids (her choosing), she was going - Can I have my snack? Can I have my snack.... Seriously- we spent more on snacks then we did on movie tickets.....
Even though the movie was only an hour and half- she started to get a little resless about an hour into it- but after 3 trips to the potty she was good to go again and was a little disappointed when it was over.
She kept asking us on the way home- can we go see that moobie again???
Cute Moment of the Day
So Katie idolizes mommy. This is two fold for me- while on one hand- I love that she loves me so much that she wants to be like me on the other hand- it can be very frustrating and irritating when she imitates me on everything- including disaplining Sarah. She loves to stand next to me and repeat what I am saying to Sarah..... Which gets her in trouble....
But last nite was cute moment rather then an irriatating one. As we were sitting there last nite - me in the big recliner- her in her kid sized one. I had Sarah on my lap and was giving her her bottle, Katie climbed in to her chair wiht her baby doll and said- Mom - can you put my feet up? (My feet were up in the big recliner). I leaned over and pulled her foot thing out of the bottom of her recliner and went is that good.. She looked at me and Said- "No Mom, I said my feet up not my Knees!". I thought I was gonna die laughing. Where does this stuff come from. So I proceeded to pull her foot stool thing out more and finally got her exactly like mommy where she then proceeded to put her feet up and fed her baby and got her to sleep while I did the same with Sarah....
But last nite was cute moment rather then an irriatating one. As we were sitting there last nite - me in the big recliner- her in her kid sized one. I had Sarah on my lap and was giving her her bottle, Katie climbed in to her chair wiht her baby doll and said- Mom - can you put my feet up? (My feet were up in the big recliner). I leaned over and pulled her foot thing out of the bottom of her recliner and went is that good.. She looked at me and Said- "No Mom, I said my feet up not my Knees!". I thought I was gonna die laughing. Where does this stuff come from. So I proceeded to pull her foot stool thing out more and finally got her exactly like mommy where she then proceeded to put her feet up and fed her baby and got her to sleep while I did the same with Sarah....
Friday, March 14, 2008
Time Out
So maybe Time out is working too good for us.... Let me backtrack and explain that Sarah is very addicted to her binky and we are trying to wean her away from it except for sleeping.... So this morning I found an extra binky in her room and as we tend to always be loosing binkies I put it on the banister so I could take it downstairs and clean it and put it back in the rotation for use. Well miss Sarah wanted that binkie in the worst way..... She cried and stomped her feet and cried some more and was having quite the temper tantrum. I kept saying to her Sarah- no you do not need your binkie. I then moved on into my room to get dressed and to get KAtie dressed as well. With that I can here the binkie moving-(it has a little handle thing that moves and jangles against the other piece) and Sarahs crying stopped.
So I step out into the hallway and I see Katie and I see Sarah with her binkie in her mouth. I look at KAtie and say who gave her that binkie? She say I did - she was crying mommy. I said I know Katie - but I told her she could not have it- did you hear me say that? She shakes her head yes and with that goes down to the end of the hallway. I look at her and said why are you runing away from me? Jim who was watching from the bathroom door goes- dont you realize where she is? And he looks at Katie and says yes Katie- 1 minute time out. She put herself in timeout! Too cute. After she got out she came over to me and said I am sorry Mommy that I gave Sarah her binkie boo- why did you not want her to have it? So I then sat down and explained that we are trying to prepare Sarah for the binkie fairy that is going to come and take her binkies like she did for Katie and give them to the new babies....
So I step out into the hallway and I see Katie and I see Sarah with her binkie in her mouth. I look at KAtie and say who gave her that binkie? She say I did - she was crying mommy. I said I know Katie - but I told her she could not have it- did you hear me say that? She shakes her head yes and with that goes down to the end of the hallway. I look at her and said why are you runing away from me? Jim who was watching from the bathroom door goes- dont you realize where she is? And he looks at Katie and says yes Katie- 1 minute time out. She put herself in timeout! Too cute. After she got out she came over to me and said I am sorry Mommy that I gave Sarah her binkie boo- why did you not want her to have it? So I then sat down and explained that we are trying to prepare Sarah for the binkie fairy that is going to come and take her binkies like she did for Katie and give them to the new babies....
How About them Apples?
So I have found the secret to my kids happiness. Apples in any shape or form.... Both girls love apple slices when we get Happy Meals as I am sure many a drive thru attendent can assure you that Katie screams APPLE SLICES as I am trying to order.....
And they love applesauce. This past weekend I got a quart of homemade applesauce from our local independent butcher/deli and we had it as a side dish last nite.... Welll Jim and I had it as a side- both girls ate so much of it I think it really could be considered their main meal..... Katie sat there last nite and said oh mommy Applesauce is my favorite. Then she paused and added And pizza..... She had 2 bowls of applesauce to go with her ham steak and noodles.
Sarah kept going meh meh meh and pointing to the bowl. She devoured 3 bowls of applesauce and I am not sure if she would have gone for more except I started to clear the table....
And they love applesauce. This past weekend I got a quart of homemade applesauce from our local independent butcher/deli and we had it as a side dish last nite.... Welll Jim and I had it as a side- both girls ate so much of it I think it really could be considered their main meal..... Katie sat there last nite and said oh mommy Applesauce is my favorite. Then she paused and added And pizza..... She had 2 bowls of applesauce to go with her ham steak and noodles.
Sarah kept going meh meh meh and pointing to the bowl. She devoured 3 bowls of applesauce and I am not sure if she would have gone for more except I started to clear the table....
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Sesame St Live!
So every year Sesame Street comes to town. We toyed with the idea of taking Katie last year but felt she might have been too young. Then we felt like big heels when everyone in her daycare class went except her.
Fastforward to this year and the day the tickets went on sale- I was ready and sitting at my pc to get the best seats available. Scored some great seats and had to laugh- where once I would wait for concert tickets to go onsale I am now waiting for SSL to go on sale. But it paid off and we went last nite.
I was worried about taking Sarah- I thought she might be too small yet and be bored. I should not have worried. She was glued to watching them. She would bounce on my knee to all the songs and when it would end she would clap her hands and go YAY!!!!!
I seriously cant go over how good both girls were and how much they enjoyed it. The look on their faces when the room got dark and the spotlights started to go and then the music started and then BERT came out- it was priceless....
Now the cynical part of me cant believe what a $$ this has become for Sesame St. There was an intermission and they were selling Elmo balloons- at $8 a pop!!! While we did not buy those overprices suckers we did end up getting the girls a bunch of overprices SS stuff. Hey- this is their first show- so we caved.....
Fastforward to this year and the day the tickets went on sale- I was ready and sitting at my pc to get the best seats available. Scored some great seats and had to laugh- where once I would wait for concert tickets to go onsale I am now waiting for SSL to go on sale. But it paid off and we went last nite.
I was worried about taking Sarah- I thought she might be too small yet and be bored. I should not have worried. She was glued to watching them. She would bounce on my knee to all the songs and when it would end she would clap her hands and go YAY!!!!!
I seriously cant go over how good both girls were and how much they enjoyed it. The look on their faces when the room got dark and the spotlights started to go and then the music started and then BERT came out- it was priceless....
Now the cynical part of me cant believe what a $$ this has become for Sesame St. There was an intermission and they were selling Elmo balloons- at $8 a pop!!! While we did not buy those overprices suckers we did end up getting the girls a bunch of overprices SS stuff. Hey- this is their first show- so we caved.....
Update on the Girls
Katie went for her 3rd sweat test on Monday and again did not give so much as a drop of sweat. They decided to give up for now on the whole Cystic Fibrosis. Unfortunately we had bad new after that. We had to take her for a follow up x-ray and there is still a spot on her lower left lung. So now we go to a pulmonary dr at Geisinger next Friday for him to look at her lungs and see what is going on. Right now it could be a couple different things. So we wait.
Sarah had a follow up x-ray as well and her came back clear.
Sarah had a follow up x-ray as well and her came back clear.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Not Nice
So Sarah is starting to talk a bit and while a lot of it is still babby talk. She is starting to say some words clearly. One in particular must get said to her alot because she is starting to repeat it on a semi-regular basis. So much so that she walked around with her baby doll yesterday telling the baby doll- Not Nice.
Sarah is what we call our little bruiser. She is quite the toy bully at home and at school. Jim actually got stopped by one of the teachers in her classroom on Friday. Apparently she has been biting 2-3 times a week. Usually because someone has a toy she wants or someone tried to take a toy from her. They said they can usually tell when it is going to happen because she lets out her warrior cry and then goes in for the kill. They can prevent it sometimes but not always.
I love that she is getting more vocal and developing her personality but at the same time I hate this stage. The frustration over being unable to express herself through speech that leads to biting, hitting, shoving and temper tantrums. Fun times....
Sarah is what we call our little bruiser. She is quite the toy bully at home and at school. Jim actually got stopped by one of the teachers in her classroom on Friday. Apparently she has been biting 2-3 times a week. Usually because someone has a toy she wants or someone tried to take a toy from her. They said they can usually tell when it is going to happen because she lets out her warrior cry and then goes in for the kill. They can prevent it sometimes but not always.
I love that she is getting more vocal and developing her personality but at the same time I hate this stage. The frustration over being unable to express herself through speech that leads to biting, hitting, shoving and temper tantrums. Fun times....
Friday, March 7, 2008
Talladega Nites and the Baby Jesus
So we try to be good parents and give Katie and Sarah somewhat of a religious background. We both felt sadly lacking back in december when reading a friends blog and finding out how their son was so excited to celebrate Jesus' birthday. To this point our own kids only knew that Christmas meant Santa....
So we set about teaching Katie about the baby Jesus and how Christmas is his birthday. She caught on really quickly and loves reading her children's bible and a her child's book of Jesus stories.... To the point that she loves to read about Baby Jesus being born. Its cute and kinda funny when she tells you King Herrod- baaaaaddd- he need a time out.....
So what does this have to do with Talladega nites? Jim and I cant help to laugh because she always refers to Jesus as baby Jesus... And for those that saw the movie Talladega nites- Will Farrells character always had to thank the Baby Jesus. So we were like- has she been watching that movie????
So we set about teaching Katie about the baby Jesus and how Christmas is his birthday. She caught on really quickly and loves reading her children's bible and a her child's book of Jesus stories.... To the point that she loves to read about Baby Jesus being born. Its cute and kinda funny when she tells you King Herrod- baaaaaddd- he need a time out.....
So what does this have to do with Talladega nites? Jim and I cant help to laugh because she always refers to Jesus as baby Jesus... And for those that saw the movie Talladega nites- Will Farrells character always had to thank the Baby Jesus. So we were like- has she been watching that movie????
Everybody Polka!
So those true Pennsylvanians know that the Polka is a huge thing here. Back in the summer Jim turned on one of the local channels that was broadcasting from a local fair and they had the couples doing the Polka. Katie loved it. She stared fascinated at the screen. Fast forward a few months and Jim puts PBS on and polka is on. Katie and Sarah go nuts dancing around to Polka. So for giggles Jim downloads the Pennsylvania polka to his ipod. Everytime he plays it on the way home from daycare both kids go nuts clapping and dancing in their car seats.
Yeah they are true Pennsylvanians! So everyone polka!!!!!
Yeah they are true Pennsylvanians! So everyone polka!!!!!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Soccer Mom?
So my Uncle Mike is probably going to love this post. Yes I drive a mini van and yes I have little kids, but that by no means makes me a (gasp) soccer mom! Its a stereotype I have long since fought against. And one my Uncle loves to tease me about. Even going so far as to slap a soccor car magnet on my trunk when I am not looking. And my cousin and his girlfriend went as so far as to buy Sarah a soccer ball for her birthday.
Here is the thing. Katie is good. Really good. She can already do drills and has great control over the ball. So much so we are asking around about a soccer leage for pre-schoolers. So while I will continue to fight the stereotype - I think I will be that soccer mom before too long!
Here is the thing. Katie is good. Really good. She can already do drills and has great control over the ball. So much so we are asking around about a soccer leage for pre-schoolers. So while I will continue to fight the stereotype - I think I will be that soccer mom before too long!
Sisters - Gotta love it
So this weekend was a rough one for the girls. Poor kiddos- there was a lot of late nites and then full days. So Saturday I convinced Katie to take a nap - 2 hours later she woke up and was a major grump. Nothing would satisfy her highness. So she sat in her chair sideways crying and yelling. I finally gave up an decided to ignore. Sarah on the other I guess got fed up with it - she took her binkie out of her mouth and popped it into Katie's and then started rubbing her back. I have to give the little one credit- it worked- Katie immediately started laughing and her mood instantly changed.....
While they fight a lot- they do have their moments of sweetness. I was holding Sarah as she slept in my arms on Sunday at their Bears house and Katie was playing with her cousins but every so often she would come over and lean in and very gently give Sarah the sweetest little kiss...
While they fight a lot- they do have their moments of sweetness. I was holding Sarah as she slept in my arms on Sunday at their Bears house and Katie was playing with her cousins but every so often she would come over and lean in and very gently give Sarah the sweetest little kiss...
Thursday, February 28, 2008
I dont think so
So Katie has learned a new catch phrase.... I dont think so.... The conversation goes something like this:
Me: ITs time for Bed
K: mmmmm, I dont think so mom
Me: Its time to get ready to go to school
K: MMMM, I dont think so Mom
When did this child become 3 going on 13???
Me: ITs time for Bed
K: mmmmm, I dont think so mom
Me: Its time to get ready to go to school
K: MMMM, I dont think so Mom
When did this child become 3 going on 13???
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Feeling better
So I went to the dr yesterday and he said I have the same viral illness that everyone in the county has. But he did give me some cough medicine with codeine in it so I could get a decent nites sleep. I have to say- it worked and I feel like a new woman!
Poor Sarah, she had this big red bump on her leg. Took her to the ped and she had a secondary reaction to the chicken pox shot. It thankfully is going away but I felt so bad for her. She continues to crack me up. She is so different from Katie. She is such a little bruiser but at he same time she is such a girly girl. She loves playing with the dress up clothes and boa and tiara. Jims dad said she will be a girly girl but she will be able to take out anyone who crosses her.
Today Katie got her first library card and took out 2 books. The county storymobile goes around to the different daycares and if you are 3 and up you get to go on it and pick out 2 books. My girl is so big! They are also doing a reading contest at school and at the end of the month they will a gift certificate to Pizza hut for free individual pizza. Who knew this stuff would start so early!
Poor Sarah, she had this big red bump on her leg. Took her to the ped and she had a secondary reaction to the chicken pox shot. It thankfully is going away but I felt so bad for her. She continues to crack me up. She is so different from Katie. She is such a little bruiser but at he same time she is such a girly girl. She loves playing with the dress up clothes and boa and tiara. Jims dad said she will be a girly girl but she will be able to take out anyone who crosses her.
Today Katie got her first library card and took out 2 books. The county storymobile goes around to the different daycares and if you are 3 and up you get to go on it and pick out 2 books. My girl is so big! They are also doing a reading contest at school and at the end of the month they will a gift certificate to Pizza hut for free individual pizza. Who knew this stuff would start so early!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sick
Hi all
sorry I have not updated in a few days - I have been wiped out with a really bad cold and fever. I think I might have another sinus infection but I will no more when I go to the drs later on.
sorry I have not updated in a few days - I have been wiped out with a really bad cold and fever. I think I might have another sinus infection but I will no more when I go to the drs later on.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
You Mell
So Katie has learned that when she smells something funky to tell whoever is around that they smell - usualy it ends up being - you mell mommy! Nice! The conversation goes something like this:
K:- You Mell mommy
Me: I dont smell Katie
K: Yes you do! You farted!
M: Katie, I did not! Andthats not a nice thing to say to someone!
K: ok - I mell something stinky mommy!
Ugh!!!! How do you teach a 3 yr old not to tell someone they smell or they smell somthing stinky?????
K:- You Mell mommy
Me: I dont smell Katie
K: Yes you do! You farted!
M: Katie, I did not! Andthats not a nice thing to say to someone!
K: ok - I mell something stinky mommy!
Ugh!!!! How do you teach a 3 yr old not to tell someone they smell or they smell somthing stinky?????
Valentines Day
So the girls both had good valentines days. I had to laugh. I asked KAtie if she would be my valentine and she said NO! I said, no?, expecting to hear that it would be her good buddy Dylan B. Instead she goes No Thomas is my valentine. Yes Thomas the Train is more of an appeal then mommy now.
I was kinda stunned at the take that both my girls accumulated on that day. I thought I was being the cool mom and took Katie to the store and we picked out valentines for both her and Sarah that came with Candy. Woo-hoo I thought and we filled every ones out. Yeah, that was pretty much the norm in Katies class - seriously every valentine had some type of candy and or pencil attached to it! Some mom's even did complete goody bags! Made my little Dora candy look sad in comparison. Katies teacher Miss Jody also went all out! Katie got a little dog, a cup, pencil, homemad rice krispie trieats and she even gave them Fun dip- thanks Miss Jody!
I was kinda stunned at the take that both my girls accumulated on that day. I thought I was being the cool mom and took Katie to the store and we picked out valentines for both her and Sarah that came with Candy. Woo-hoo I thought and we filled every ones out. Yeah, that was pretty much the norm in Katies class - seriously every valentine had some type of candy and or pencil attached to it! Some mom's even did complete goody bags! Made my little Dora candy look sad in comparison. Katies teacher Miss Jody also went all out! Katie got a little dog, a cup, pencil, homemad rice krispie trieats and she even gave them Fun dip- thanks Miss Jody!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Power of Prayer
Jim and I were both raised to eat dinner as a family and to say grace as part of the dinner. As we became a couple and started living together we instituted the same traditions. We sit down together to eat and we say grace. Its just a simple grace that I grew up with. As our family grew- first with Katie then with Sarah we continued it. I think it is now become my favorite part of dinner. Katie has on occasion when we have been out to dinner made us stop and say grace and has also made us say it several times at home till she is satisfied that it was said right by everyone and that everyone had their hands folded correctly (in her mind). Now as Sarah has moved from the high chair to a booster seat, the tradition continues with Katie helping to say the grace and Sarah clapping her hands together in glee. It honestly does not get much better then that.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Sweats and Giggles
So Katie went for her test this morning. The 2nd sweat test and again - she did not sweat a drop. Per our dr and the biochemistry woman they want to let it go for 30 days and then try again. Fun times! Luckily its a non invasive test and Katie thinks she is wearing a watch like mommy and daddy.....
So I went for my semi-annual check up with the dermatologist this morning. Everyhting looked good ( I had a pre-cancerous mole so I have to go an get periodic skin checks) but I was stuck with a funny thought and could not help but giggle. When she does a skin check she has this huge magnifying glass that she uses and I could not help but think she looked like Emma Thompsons character from the Harry Potter movies- Professor Trelawney. It made me giggle. Now let me emphasize that without the magnifying glass she looks nothing like that character......
Happy Friday to everyone!
So I went for my semi-annual check up with the dermatologist this morning. Everyhting looked good ( I had a pre-cancerous mole so I have to go an get periodic skin checks) but I was stuck with a funny thought and could not help but giggle. When she does a skin check she has this huge magnifying glass that she uses and I could not help but think she looked like Emma Thompsons character from the Harry Potter movies- Professor Trelawney. It made me giggle. Now let me emphasize that without the magnifying glass she looks nothing like that character......
Happy Friday to everyone!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Growing Up!
My baby - she is growing up on me! First Katie has started calling Jim and I mom and dad instead of mommy and daddy. Sometimes she will revert but this morning it was too cute as I was sitting at the table reading the paper and drinking coffee and she comes running out from the living room, going Mom, Mom, where is Dad?
Then she got an invite to a b-day party from one of her daycare classmates. She has gone to b-day parties of family members and close friends of the family but this is her first one from school....
Then she got an invite to a b-day party from one of her daycare classmates. She has gone to b-day parties of family members and close friends of the family but this is her first one from school....
Good News!
The girls had their sweat tests the other day and Sarahs's came back normal. Katie- well she did not sweat 1 drop so we have to redo the test for her on Friday.
I had to laugh at her last nite- she was fighting going to bed - which has become a nightly occurrence. She finally had settled down and Jim and i went to bed early - I stayed up to read a little bit but Jim conked right out. About a half hour later I heard her get out of bed. I got up and met her inthe hall way. I though maybe she had to use the potty but she grabbed my hand and said I need some cuddles mommy, rather then fight her (I could see she was super sleepy) I laid down in her bed. As she lay there I kept noticing her taking her fingers and putting them in her ears. Finally I got it- I was like yeah Daddy does snore kinda loud. She was quiet for few minutes then she loooked up at me with her fingers in her ears and said I can still here him Momma! I had a good laugh overthat one.
I had to laugh at her last nite- she was fighting going to bed - which has become a nightly occurrence. She finally had settled down and Jim and i went to bed early - I stayed up to read a little bit but Jim conked right out. About a half hour later I heard her get out of bed. I got up and met her inthe hall way. I though maybe she had to use the potty but she grabbed my hand and said I need some cuddles mommy, rather then fight her (I could see she was super sleepy) I laid down in her bed. As she lay there I kept noticing her taking her fingers and putting them in her ears. Finally I got it- I was like yeah Daddy does snore kinda loud. She was quiet for few minutes then she loooked up at me with her fingers in her ears and said I can still here him Momma! I had a good laugh overthat one.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Interesting day
So both girls has pnuemonia several weeks ago. The 2nd time in under six months. Despite the fact that it is running rampid our dr wanted to play it safe and rule out Cystic Fibrosis. In order to do this - the girls had to go for a sweat test. We went for that today. Its a relatively uninvasive procedure. Basically they warm your arm and then put this little disc on to catch the sweat. But you know how you just have a feeling?? Yeah- Sarah they were able to get a little sweat- Katie none. Which didnt surprise Jim or I - the girl does not sweat - except for her feet- and I swear- all her sweat comes out in her feet. When she comes home from daycare her socks are usually socked with sweat. So now we go again Friday. Hopefully I should have some answeres on Sarah tomorrow.
And in conjuction with the pnuemonia. Katie is still coughing this cruddy cough. We took her back to the drs yesterday and they put her back on antibiotics- a liquid form of Zithromax. She hates it. She keeps spitting it out. Tonite when I gave it to her- I tried bribing her with chocolate. She finally finished the medicne and said- please I dont want nothing. Well that took the wind out of my sails- apparently this medicine tastes so bad that not even chocolate could convince her to take it. And that is hard to believe since this same little girl tells me eveytime she has a boo-boo- chocolate make it feel better mama!
And in conjuction with the pnuemonia. Katie is still coughing this cruddy cough. We took her back to the drs yesterday and they put her back on antibiotics- a liquid form of Zithromax. She hates it. She keeps spitting it out. Tonite when I gave it to her- I tried bribing her with chocolate. She finally finished the medicne and said- please I dont want nothing. Well that took the wind out of my sails- apparently this medicine tastes so bad that not even chocolate could convince her to take it. And that is hard to believe since this same little girl tells me eveytime she has a boo-boo- chocolate make it feel better mama!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Picture Day
so yesterday was picture day. I think it is a mother thing, You pray your kids wont be cranky, that they will actually stand still and that they will smile pretty for the camera. Yesterday was actually not a bad day for pics. They smiled this time. The last time we went for pics, Katie cried the whole way, and we could barely coax a smile out. Sarah also would not smile - she just stared intently. This time I got big smiles from them. Probably one of my favorite photos is this - and the photographer got it on the first try.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Super Bowl
Who needs a big fancy party. As I type this we are all lazing about in our pjs eating chilli and spagetti and watching the superbowl.... I would not want to watch the superbowl anyother way. According to Katie the only thing that could make it even better would be to have JoePa there.....
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Getting Old
So it occurred to me last Sunday as I was getting dressed and turned on the TV- I am getting old- what you may you ask made me realize this. Was it the gray hairs in my hair or maybe it was the fact that I cant remember anything 5 mnutes after the fact. NOPE. It was because I got excited because CBS Sunday Morning was on. Where I used to watch endless episodes of REal World and Road Rules on MTV or hunker down to watch the Top 20 Video countdown on VH1 - I now get excited to watch a news show. Maybe it is that I am getting older - or maybe its that after watching Max and Ruby or Blues Clues with Katie every day that my mind longs for something shall we say a little more stimulating. Whatever the case I enjoy our Sundays watching CBS SUnday morning, drinking coffee and watching the kids play.
New Site
So this is what you get when you stop blogging- you cant remember your password and you never created a google account when Blogger was moving so you end up not being able to log into your old blog. Such is life I guess SO here is our new blog- Meet the Folmars.... Where you can catch up with our crazy family... Enjoy!
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