Friday Friday hip hip hooray!

I just have to say this week shaped up into a pretty, I won't say great, but oddly enjoyable week. Yesterday it was even warm enough to let the kids play outside. If there's a repeat today I may even take them to the park. I have to say the best part of my day yesterday came in the rare form of one of my daycare kids (generally not one that makes me have good moments) We were doing crafts and it occurred to him that I did not have one... "Tiffy why isn't there ever enough for you?" He thought I got left out. I was touched that he even cared whether I had one or not, most of the kids would have never noticed. Small and simple things.
We don't really have a big weekend planned. Basketball tomorrow and that's about it. But there are a couple movies out that I'd like to rent. Juno is playing at our local theatre, but I don't know if I'm up to leaving the kids so I can watch it alone. I would really like to see it... we'll see.

I GOT MOONED

Not the best pictures, but WHAT A GREAT VIEW OF THE ECLIPSE I HAD LAST NIGHT.

MY DAY JUST GOT SO MUCH BETTER!

I kid you not... why didn't anyone tell me such a wonder exsisted. We went down to the local IGA to pick up salad and garlic bread for tonights spagetti and there it was in the frozen section. If there was a perfect cookie it would be the Samoa girlscout cookie. And now united with icecream, I feel like I may faint. You can not go wrong here. What a glorious day this has turned out to be!

Happy Hoodie Hoo Day!

How many of you went outside and noon today, waved your hands in the air and shouted HOODIE HOO, HOODIE HOO hoping to shake off the dulldrums of winter. I'd like to say I did, unfortunatly even though I wrote it on my calender I forgot until 1:00.
Today was a lovely day anyway, after the morning. I had potty trouble again... not myself... but issues anyway. But come afternoon, I've had somewhat of a pleasant afternoon. I just kind of found a peaceful place within myself, which is a good thing because I've had of a lot of anxiety lately. So peaceful is good, regardless of what brought it on. Maybe it was the spell of the Hoodie Hoo!

My Day with Wyatt

Today being the Presidents Day... I spent it with the president of crazy- Wyatt (although he refers to himself as the President of Awesomeness... which I agree he is perty awesome). We went and did my early Easter shopping and Kaseys birthday shopping. Somewhere between Target and Ross I convinced Wyatt to chop his curly locks in exchange for a sleek new look. So Fun! I did bribe him with some new skate attire. But what a nice day we had.

60 Things You Possibly Didn't Know About Me

Minus numbers 17, 21-23, 45, and 57 ???

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now? Not a whole lot, I just cleaned it out on Friday... wow is it looking good!

2. When was the last time you threw up? I think I may have had the stomach bug last year. I'm not sure I try to forget the bad stuff

3. What's your favorite curse word? SHEET

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today? Kenneth, Kasey, and I'm sure the other 3 did too.

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Making French Toast for Kenneths Birthday Breakfast

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Eating Yummy Dinner

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now?sleeping my pretty little head off

8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Can't say that I have... EEEK

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? love you too, goodbye

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? Yesterday I had a strawberry cheesquake blizzard it was sooooo good!

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Cherry 7up in a Coca-Cola glass with ice

12. What are you wearing right now?Some fleecy clothes to battle the cold including red fuzzy socks that I got for Christmas

13. What was the last thing you ate? Green Chilli with beans and chilli relano casserole Yummy!

14. Last clothing item you bought? Yesterday I bought a nice little outfit from old navy, but somehow I ended up home without it. It really ruined my day.

15. When was the last time you ran? Yesterday in the Target parking Lot until one of the boys said I looked like I was galloping. So I stopped.

16. What's the last sporting event you watched? The family is watching NBA allstars right now.

18. Who is the last person you emailed? Not sure

19. Ever go camping? Plenty

20. Do you have a tan? is glue white a shade of tan?

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? At restaraunts yes, at home no.

25. What did your last IM say? I don't IM much... the last one was probably 5 months ago and it said Bigfoot Loves You.

26. Are you someone's best friend? I'm pretty sure

27. What are you doing tomorrow? Enjoying a Monday without little kids... hooray for Presidents day.

28. Where is your mom right now? Wow, I'm sure she's at home.

29. Look to your left, what do you see? Book shelf full of my lovely books

30. What color is your watch?silver with a teal face

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia ? Wambats... I think they live there.

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? I wouldn't mind a tummy tuck... but those procedures really kind of freak me out.

33. What is your birthstone? Opal

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit thedrive thru? Mostly drive on through

35.How many kids do you want? 4 is good

36. Do you have a dog? Yep

37. Last person you talked to on the phone? My mother in law

38. Have you met anyone famous? Brokaw and Steve Baldwin

39. Any plans today? We still have to do cake!

40. How many states have you lived in? One extreme to the other AZ and MT

41. Ever go to college? I took a couple college classes while I was still in Highschool but other than that no.

42. Where are you right now? computer desk.

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? Piles and piles of laundry

44. Last song listened to? Probably something churchy I didn't really listen to music today

46. Are you allergic to anything? guinnea pigs, codiene

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?Rocket Dog tennis shoes in plaid

48. Are you jealous of anyone?

51. What time is it? 7:00pm

52. Do any of your friends have children? mostly

53. Do you eat healthy? sometimes not really

54. What do you usually do during the day? Get kids up, shower, take care of other peoples children, cook, clean, eat, eat, eat...

55. Do you hate anyone right now? Hate is a strong word... but I really really don't like

56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? I'm sure I do... that's usually how I answer the phone or I say Hey.

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 33

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? I don't think so

60. How did you get one of your scars? I have a scar under my wedding ring that I got from my engagement ring.

What a great day I had yesterday... I mean it from start to finish just a wonderful wonderful day. Even daycare was fun with our own little valentine party complete with crafts, games and cupcakes, and I neglected to take even one picture. The day was complete with thoughtful gifts from my hubby and a dinner out. My yucky sinus problems couldn't even damper the great day I had.

Sweety Valentine!

Lips are made to mouth songs....

It's time for PTA's annual Lip Sync. I need a song... creative thinking.... and it's just not happening for me. So to you crazy and creative relatives and friends out there What Song do you think the PTA board should perform for this years Lip Sync, so I may go armed to next Mondays board meeting???? THANKS

Tales from the QUEEN of Potty Training...HAHAHA

Disclaimer: I am not an expert in the field of potty training.

You've heard the stories... you know the signs: the child stays dry through the night, they show interest in the potty, they act uncomfortable in their soiled diaper. The signs that say Hey mom I'm ready. You get excited, your heart all a flutter, you jump a little jump for joy. You buy some underwear, and a little potty special just for him. You introduce them. Child this is your new potty, Potty this is your new child. And they lived happily ever after..... NOT! (I haven't said that in a long time.) Then it begins, the upward ever upward battle of potty training. I'd like to say I have always been relaxed on the subject, but when my boys were little, it was quite literally the push from outside sources that made me think, IT IS TIME. Had anyone warned of the nightmare that lay before me, I never would of even tried. I battled my oldest son for well over a year on the subject. Diapers, underwear, Diapers, underwear. Pee everywhere.... like puddles after a spring rain.... and we won't even talk about the other end. Then one day... after he had turned 3 I bought a video. It was a video that sang about pee and poop, potties and washing your hands.... it was the miracle I'd been hoping for. Because that is when something inside his little head clicked. The moment it all made sense. And he never had an accident again. NOW this is not the miracle solution for all children. My second son, followed his big brothers example, that made it click with him. He potty trained a little earlier. Then there was Daughter number one. I was so excited for her because I was told girls were easier than boys. Not so much! For months she would hide in the closet, sometimes accompanied by her friend and they would Poop together. Seriously, like it was a club, and you had to poop your pants to join. I'm not sure what was the clicking point for her.... One day we just woke up and she was done. Last but not least.... my WILD CHILD. I'm not sure she ever showed any interest at all, but at 3 1/2 I finally decided it was time. I bought the potty, I bought stickers, I bought incentives, I bought pull ups and panties with pretty designs, I bought candy, and she still gladly pottied in her pants. I got serious.... then when that didn't work I put her back in diapers for a couple more months.... then I started over again. I bought a video... I bought more incentives. And then I went to work... like I've never worked before. We went potty every hour, every 2 hours, every 1/2 an hour. She cried "I don't want to go potty." I cried. But after four children and a wiser point of view... the thought echoed through my mind, and gave me the courage to go on... No one ever started kindergarten in diapers! It doesn't matter wether your child gets it at 18 months or 4. They Will Get It. Something will make it click for them. My WILD CHILD still has an occasional accident, but she's almost there, and my potty training saga will be over, and it will be a small bump on the big map. So good luck to all of those about to or in the middle of embarking on this great adventure, that seems all uphill... until you look back and say "wow that's right, we made it." And just remember they don't ask you when you were potty trained on your college applications!

a week into a month???

That little flu bug... the one that caused Kasey to be sick... has spread. The rest of us have it now. What a fun weekend... can you feel the sarcasm. Today Kynzie woke up feeling nasty... I'm still feeling Nasty, Wyatt looks like the walking dead, and Kasey tossed and turned and moaned and cried all night. I'm going to take her back to the Doctor today to make sure there isn't something more going on there, and maybe while I'm there they can give Kynzie the medicine that helps shorten the flu virus while we were there. This is the moment you say... why oh why didn't we get those blasted flu shots. The teachers that got them aren't catching this bug... while all of their kids, my daycare kids, have been hit hard, most of them being out of daycare or school for an average of 4 days.

For a nicer point... I'm waiting to hear whether my sweet daycare baby is a big sister to a boy or girl today, as her mother went in this morning for her scheduled c-section. My prayers are certianly with her family today.

My spellcheck is still having issues is this blogger wide or just me?

a day into a week

Friday already! I took the whole week off due to Kasey being sick, the yucky yucky flu bug hit her hard. I'd like to say I got a lot accomplished without the other kids here, but well I didn't. I did however spend a lot of time cuddling with Kasey, and I don't get to do that very often. She usually doesn't sit still long enouph to cuddle with me. I finished another Jodi Picoult book. I'm on a roll. This one was called the Tenth Circle. I'm now in the middle of reading, The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold. I will read this winter away... and one day I will wake up and it will be warm outside and I will put my books on the shelf for another time I need to escape somewhere not frozen. Reading is a good thing.
after thought: What is up with the spell check?