Do you ever wonder what I do all day? I eat all day and watch tv! Yeah, right. If only my job were that easy.
This is what I do:
Get up and shower. Wake Jade for school and do my best to keep her motivated.
Make Jade's lunch.
Check email.
Make Jade breakfast.
Make other wonderful children who visit my home breakfast and send Jade off to school.
Tell Abby 3 times to get dressed, brush teeth and comb hair.
Tell Abby again to comb her hair!
Talk with kids, get Maddison dressed.
Curl my hair!
Tell potty trainer to go potty. Get toddler out of bathroom who also went into the bathroom.
Check a blog or post on mine if time. Maybe email the Little Sis!
Tell at least one child they aren't supposed to be doing what they are doing (like hitting or jumping on the couch or throwing toys).
This all happens before 9:02am.
Answer phone at 9:02 when hubby calls.
After short phone call that really had no point- we start to clean up toys (this can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes)!
Start our circle time and daily project, sing songs.
Diaper time!! Oh the best part of my job!!
More play time and run around after toddler who likes to go get shoes and bring them to the living room.
Remind potty trainer to go potty. Assist child when needed.
Think about lunch time and ask kid what they want (they always say spaghetti, pizza or mac & cheese)
Go outside when we can- weather permitting, otherwise play inside
10:30 preschool days start lunch, 10:45 other days start lunch
11:00 eat lunch!
Send kids to preschool at 11:30 and 11:45!
Get nap time cots out for other kids.
Check diapers again!! Send potty trainer to the bathroom.
Lay kids down at noon! Turn tv on to channel 11 (soap opera time- why else would nap be at noon)!
Sweep floor.
Do some dishes and watch m soap opera.
If Abby is home remind her its time to be quiet so kids sleep.
Take some time to maybe clean bathroom, mop floor or check computer stuff, record some food program information, think about working on daycare taxes (hate taxes think about it ever day that I need to start for the year but end up waiting until the last minute).
Finish dishes (oh yeah, did I tell you I DO NOT have a dishwasher).
Ding around until 2pm... older child or two usually wake up, Abby is already bugging for snack.
2:20pm Hubby comes home and loudly shuts door so kids wake up!
Diapers again!! Love them!! Send others to bathroom one at a time and wash hands.
3:05pm Snack time! Jade and preschoolers are back.
After snack we play inside some. Jade usually starts homework.
4:00pm Send potty trainer to the bathroom again and then outside time if we can otherwise play inside.
4:30pm check diapers for usually the last time unless something gets stinky!
4:45-5:30 kids start going home.
Wow are you tired! I am.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Pictures!
Jade trying to get Maddison to walk again with the shopping cart. 
Abby and Jade helped Maddison to some sunglasses. 
I love this picture. She wasn't too sure about the feel of the grass on her feet.
Maddison looks too grown up in this picture!
The Brain that now sits in the fish tank! What a beautiful birthday gift!Its my Birthday!
Its my birthday and I am sick. Not the way I wanted to spend my day. I might actually call the clinic to see if I need to go in to see a doctor. I have a house full of kids coming too.
We did however celebrate yesterday. My parents took us out to Bonanza. Then we came back to the house and my dad, brother M and my brother-in-law helped move the last few things for the room changes! Its nice to have everything moved. Then we had cake! Even though we had dessert at Bonanza! I got yummy chocolate for my birthday and a metal flower to hang outside. My Hubby and I got a patio set for our wedding anniversary in April and part of that was also my birthday gift. Hubby bought me a brain! Yes, a brain. Its something sitting in the fish tank. Not something I asked for though. I think that was more for him. He did also buy me a picture frame from JcPennys when we got the girls pictures taken. It should be in next weekend! I can't wait to get it. The frame will be much more exciting than the brain! It will have a collage of pictures in it!
One exciting thing that happened yesterday when my family was here is Maddison decided to walk behind a play shopping cart on her own! She was just standing behind it holding on like usually and all of sudden took off! She went alittle too fast and fell on her bottom. She didn't get hurt and barely fell but it was just enough that she got scared and wouldn't do it again. Hopefully she will walk soon!
I will post a few pictures later.
We did however celebrate yesterday. My parents took us out to Bonanza. Then we came back to the house and my dad, brother M and my brother-in-law helped move the last few things for the room changes! Its nice to have everything moved. Then we had cake! Even though we had dessert at Bonanza! I got yummy chocolate for my birthday and a metal flower to hang outside. My Hubby and I got a patio set for our wedding anniversary in April and part of that was also my birthday gift. Hubby bought me a brain! Yes, a brain. Its something sitting in the fish tank. Not something I asked for though. I think that was more for him. He did also buy me a picture frame from JcPennys when we got the girls pictures taken. It should be in next weekend! I can't wait to get it. The frame will be much more exciting than the brain! It will have a collage of pictures in it!
One exciting thing that happened yesterday when my family was here is Maddison decided to walk behind a play shopping cart on her own! She was just standing behind it holding on like usually and all of sudden took off! She went alittle too fast and fell on her bottom. She didn't get hurt and barely fell but it was just enough that she got scared and wouldn't do it again. Hopefully she will walk soon!
I will post a few pictures later.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
She Graduated!
Abbygail getting her Diploma from her Teacher!A hug from the Teacher's helper!
Abby with her Diploma and tassel. 
Preschool graduation is over. I had tears. Which who wouldn't when the kids walk in as the song Let them be little played. This song has always given me tears.
If you haven't heard the song or you want to hear it again try going to-
So Abbygail is officially done with preschool and will go to Kindergarten in the fall. 
If you haven't heard the song or you want to hear it again try going to-
10 years ago
So what were you doing 10 years ago? May, 28, 1999 to be exact.
My friends and I were getting ready to enter our High School Gymnasium together for the last time. There were happy thoughts of moving on with life and being done with all that high school drama and homework. There were sad thoughts of what the future would bring for us as friends.
I think in some way we were all scared to leave High School but also excited. High School is what we knew for many years.
Some time during our High School years a teacher noticed that when one of us came around the corner so did 5 others. We were almost always together. So he started calling us the 6 peas in the pod. Today, 10 years later we still think of ourselves as the 6 peas in pod. I am forever grateful that teacher gave us that name.
So you may wonder what has happened in those last 10 years. We went our ways and got to experience college life. Some went 4 years others not as long. We got jobs, started families, bought new cars, went on dates, bought homes, had children, we cried, we laughed, and we found time to stay in touch.
We've been able to enjoy each others friendship by attending parties, bridal showers, weddings, and baby showers. We've chatted on the phone, sent birthday cards, and even emails and letters.
I am forever grateful for the friends I made in High School. Those friendships could never be replaced. The memories will never be forgotten.
The 6 of us at our Senior Prom! I'm the one in purple!
June 2003! All 6 of us!
My friends and I were getting ready to enter our High School Gymnasium together for the last time. There were happy thoughts of moving on with life and being done with all that high school drama and homework. There were sad thoughts of what the future would bring for us as friends.
I think in some way we were all scared to leave High School but also excited. High School is what we knew for many years.
Some time during our High School years a teacher noticed that when one of us came around the corner so did 5 others. We were almost always together. So he started calling us the 6 peas in the pod. Today, 10 years later we still think of ourselves as the 6 peas in pod. I am forever grateful that teacher gave us that name.
So you may wonder what has happened in those last 10 years. We went our ways and got to experience college life. Some went 4 years others not as long. We got jobs, started families, bought new cars, went on dates, bought homes, had children, we cried, we laughed, and we found time to stay in touch.We've been able to enjoy each others friendship by attending parties, bridal showers, weddings, and baby showers. We've chatted on the phone, sent birthday cards, and even emails and letters.
I am forever grateful for the friends I made in High School. Those friendships could never be replaced. The memories will never be forgotten.
The 6 of us at our Senior Prom! I'm the one in purple!
June 2003! All 6 of us!So my next question is what are you doing today? 10 years later? I am getting my Abbygail ready to graduate preschool. I am already crying!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Diamonds and the Lord!
There is one thing in life I never really wanted to be. A landlord. For almost one year my hubby and I have had our little house rented out. Now the time has come for our really great renters to move and time for someone new to move in.
Well, we narrowed it down to a lady with one child. Now I called this lady and wow I must have made her day. She got very excited. She started to go on about how she felt the Spirits of the Lord in that house and the Lord was telling her that was where she needs to be. She informed me she can not go outside where she is now in her diamonds because she is afraid for her life (she is moving to our area).
Well lets hope the Lord is watching over me as well because I have a weird feeling this lady is crazy! It might be a very long year!
Well, we narrowed it down to a lady with one child. Now I called this lady and wow I must have made her day. She got very excited. She started to go on about how she felt the Spirits of the Lord in that house and the Lord was telling her that was where she needs to be. She informed me she can not go outside where she is now in her diamonds because she is afraid for her life (she is moving to our area).
Well lets hope the Lord is watching over me as well because I have a weird feeling this lady is crazy! It might be a very long year!
The bathroom
Do you have a room in your house that you would totally remodel if money wasn't an issue? Well, this bathroom is not the reason we bought this house. Its got pinkish/peach colored tiles that are accent with black tiles. Now I am not a big fan of the white and black look but what else do you do with this? The whole tub is also tiled. We just added this new shower curtain to try and update the look. The previous one was just clear and I didn't like seeing the messy bathtub toys every time I went into the bathroom. Someday hopefully the bathroom will move out of the 1970's!
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