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????

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!

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.....

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!!!!!!

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....

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.

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!