Dear hubby and I are so lucky.
Our awesomely cool kids taught themselves how to ride bikes!
So we don't have to run half way down the street holding onto the bikes....as hubby said..."they totally saved our backs!".
This is how I discovered my kids could ride...
The kids were out front and we have a really long drive-way, they were playing with these bikes that they have had since they were 4. I was inside and was opening the blinds in the living room. As I was sliding the glass window open so I could watch the kids, I see out of the corner of my eye a red flash. I then see that little red flash was my son flying down the drive way on a bike!!!
I totally yelled out the window like some crazy lady "Owen - what are you doing? Are you riding a bike? How...when....where....did you learn how to do that?????"
"Mom - I'm riding my bike....and I am teaching Keelee how to do it now."
"But - when did you learn?"
"I just taught myself"
Wiping a little tear from my eye, I grabbed the video camera and headed outside. I still need to take some still pictures and post them...but the video is precious.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
I am the baby sitters club...
I am watching a friends child over the weekend cause I am an awesome friend darnit! LOL.
Actually I get myself worked up for a horrible weekend, with kids that aren't getting along or having to break up a ton of fights. So when my weekend doesn't look anything like that ...I start to wonder.
Why do I always prepare myself for the negative? Instead of pumping myself up for a great weekend, I am pumping myself up for a bad weekend. Does that make any sense? Not to me!!
So not am I preparing for the bad weekend, when the weekend comes to an end I reflect back and think "Well that went alot better then I expected".
Am I preparing myself mentally for the negative weekend to just be surprised by the positive weekend? It's like praying for the worst and hoping for the best.
I am deciding this is not healthy emotional preparation. Going forward I am going to either leave things up in the air with some preparation for different activities or plan for a positive, fun good time!!
Overall - this weekend has worked out great. All the kids have been getting along great and we've been having a lot of fun.
Actually I get myself worked up for a horrible weekend, with kids that aren't getting along or having to break up a ton of fights. So when my weekend doesn't look anything like that ...I start to wonder.
Why do I always prepare myself for the negative? Instead of pumping myself up for a great weekend, I am pumping myself up for a bad weekend. Does that make any sense? Not to me!!
So not am I preparing for the bad weekend, when the weekend comes to an end I reflect back and think "Well that went alot better then I expected".
Am I preparing myself mentally for the negative weekend to just be surprised by the positive weekend? It's like praying for the worst and hoping for the best.
I am deciding this is not healthy emotional preparation. Going forward I am going to either leave things up in the air with some preparation for different activities or plan for a positive, fun good time!!
Overall - this weekend has worked out great. All the kids have been getting along great and we've been having a lot of fun.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Sickies!!
My poor baby girl.....
Her and I are both sick right now. And we are miserable. I started with an ear infection which led to a sinus infection which led to bronchitis which is now back at another infection of some sorts....along with bruised ribs/sternum from coughing so hard. This has been going on since Feb.8th! I think this month alone with Dr's visits, co-pays and Rx's I have probably paid about $500 bucks out of pocket! ARGH
My poor daughter Keelee has been sick just as long as me. She had a major sinus infection which has led to this nasty cough that has been lingering for a little over a week. She's on her second round of anti-biotic (which aren't helping). Well today Grandma (watches the kids Mon-Wed and home-schools them during that time also) said Keelee's been coughing all afternoon.
I get home from work around 6:30 pm and she's still coughing. We have given every kind of medicine imaginable but she is still coughing. I mean it's annoying coughing - no barking or anything like that - just an annoying cough. So I proceed to give her some warm lemon/honey combo to soothe the throat. She seems to get a little better and the coughing starts again.
At about 8:30 we decide we are going to have a miserable night and Hubby agrees to take her to Quick Care. Yea - did you know that there are NO MORE 24hr Quick Care's in Las Vegas?!!!!! I guess due to budget cut backs they decided that these were no longer necessary. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? We are a frickin' 24 hr town...of course this is needed. So after 45 minutes of Daddy and Kee driving all over town, they come home. And what do we do?
We turn to the handy dandy INTERNET :-) Boy people have got some great home remedies on here!
So a quick Vapo-Rub to the feet, some Vicks in the humidifier in her room and some more yummy lemon/honey, the coughing finally starts to dwindle down. Huh? What's that? Oh!!
Yah - I said Vapo Rub on the bottom of her feet - with socks on of course! Apparently the feet have a million different connections to the body (Reflexology).
So it's 10:52pm here now....she came in earlier to let us know her head hurts when she's coughing. We marched her back into her room, said another prayer together and tucked her back into bed.
Hopefully this won't be a long night. Daddy's going to take her to the Dr in the morning since I have to be at work so early....speaking of..I need to get to bed!!
Her and I are both sick right now. And we are miserable. I started with an ear infection which led to a sinus infection which led to bronchitis which is now back at another infection of some sorts....along with bruised ribs/sternum from coughing so hard. This has been going on since Feb.8th! I think this month alone with Dr's visits, co-pays and Rx's I have probably paid about $500 bucks out of pocket! ARGH
My poor daughter Keelee has been sick just as long as me. She had a major sinus infection which has led to this nasty cough that has been lingering for a little over a week. She's on her second round of anti-biotic (which aren't helping). Well today Grandma (watches the kids Mon-Wed and home-schools them during that time also) said Keelee's been coughing all afternoon.
I get home from work around 6:30 pm and she's still coughing. We have given every kind of medicine imaginable but she is still coughing. I mean it's annoying coughing - no barking or anything like that - just an annoying cough. So I proceed to give her some warm lemon/honey combo to soothe the throat. She seems to get a little better and the coughing starts again.
At about 8:30 we decide we are going to have a miserable night and Hubby agrees to take her to Quick Care. Yea - did you know that there are NO MORE 24hr Quick Care's in Las Vegas?!!!!! I guess due to budget cut backs they decided that these were no longer necessary. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? We are a frickin' 24 hr town...of course this is needed. So after 45 minutes of Daddy and Kee driving all over town, they come home. And what do we do?
We turn to the handy dandy INTERNET :-) Boy people have got some great home remedies on here!
So a quick Vapo-Rub to the feet, some Vicks in the humidifier in her room and some more yummy lemon/honey, the coughing finally starts to dwindle down. Huh? What's that? Oh!!
Yah - I said Vapo Rub on the bottom of her feet - with socks on of course! Apparently the feet have a million different connections to the body (Reflexology).
So it's 10:52pm here now....she came in earlier to let us know her head hurts when she's coughing. We marched her back into her room, said another prayer together and tucked her back into bed.
Hopefully this won't be a long night. Daddy's going to take her to the Dr in the morning since I have to be at work so early....speaking of..I need to get to bed!!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Kids Say the Darnedest Things!
As any mother knows no matter how much love we have for our children, they also have this ability to work the last little bit of patience we have in us!!
Last night on the way home from Keelee's cheer practice we decided to stop by Big Lots to get a small treat since the kids had a great week of school. Now I let the kids spend their own hard earned money. A whole $5 bucks once a month, so they are learning about earning and how to practically spend their money as well. I started doing this about 3 months ago and it is amazing! It seems like the stuff they buy they take better care of. It's just bonus for me because I get to see them really bargain shop for the best deals, and they love handing over their money. I am trying to get them to not spend all of their money at one time, so they can "roll-over" dollars to the next month. But of course they have no patience for that....it will come though. And I am digressing here...back to the main point.
So we check out of Big Lots, it's 7pm and Owen want's to open his toy in the truck (he has asked me twice in the store).
Me - "No Owen, it's dark and you can't see since it's night time I don't want you to lose any pieces"
Owen - "But Mom, I can see just fine. See there are street lights. I can see"
Me - "No you can't. Don't make me say it again. Just keep it in the bag, we will be home in 10 minutes, you can play with it then"
Owen - "Fine"
A last minute detour and we decided to pick up Port of Subs and grab a movie. As I am pulling up to Port of Subs, the lights from the store are shining into our truck and I hear a little voice in the back "Oh goody, I can open my toy now cause there is LIGHT!"
Me - "WHAT did you just say? I know you did not just ask to open that toy, when we talked about it 5 minutes ago and the answer was NO. So please tell me what you just said?!?"
Silence....
Owen - "I love you Mom"
Me - I busted up laughing so hard that I was crying! My little jokester who has PERFECT comedic timing, had me in stiches.
This is one of those moments I look back on and I smile.
Kids - they say the Darnedest Things!
Last night on the way home from Keelee's cheer practice we decided to stop by Big Lots to get a small treat since the kids had a great week of school. Now I let the kids spend their own hard earned money. A whole $5 bucks once a month, so they are learning about earning and how to practically spend their money as well. I started doing this about 3 months ago and it is amazing! It seems like the stuff they buy they take better care of. It's just bonus for me because I get to see them really bargain shop for the best deals, and they love handing over their money. I am trying to get them to not spend all of their money at one time, so they can "roll-over" dollars to the next month. But of course they have no patience for that....it will come though. And I am digressing here...back to the main point.
So we check out of Big Lots, it's 7pm and Owen want's to open his toy in the truck (he has asked me twice in the store).
Me - "No Owen, it's dark and you can't see since it's night time I don't want you to lose any pieces"
Owen - "But Mom, I can see just fine. See there are street lights. I can see"
Me - "No you can't. Don't make me say it again. Just keep it in the bag, we will be home in 10 minutes, you can play with it then"
Owen - "Fine"
A last minute detour and we decided to pick up Port of Subs and grab a movie. As I am pulling up to Port of Subs, the lights from the store are shining into our truck and I hear a little voice in the back "Oh goody, I can open my toy now cause there is LIGHT!"
Me - "WHAT did you just say? I know you did not just ask to open that toy, when we talked about it 5 minutes ago and the answer was NO. So please tell me what you just said?!?"
Silence....
Owen - "I love you Mom"
Me - I busted up laughing so hard that I was crying! My little jokester who has PERFECT comedic timing, had me in stiches.
This is one of those moments I look back on and I smile.
Kids - they say the Darnedest Things!
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