Monday, January 21, 2013

Another Monday...

And the kids are home?!    Martin Luther King Day.  

We slept in a bit and then I made the kids clean up the house a bit, I cooked dinner, and then we went for lunch at the mall.   I can't believe that the four of us almost finished off a large pizza!  PIGS!!

We walked the mall and picked up birthday gifts for the upcoming parties this weekend.    I swear I could go broken from all of these parties.


Monday, January 14, 2013

Ugh...filters.

It seems like everything in our house goes at once!   Right now we are battling the plumbing and trying to figure out why we have a slow drain in our kitchen.   Margot bought a snake the other day and wasn't able to pull anything out but sludge.  

Today I'm going to call the plumber out to see if he can do some piping work to help the waterflow.

I'm glad that we don't have to buy the iqair prefilter this month!   However, we do need to replace our fridge filter.   

Miss 8 year old.

I can't believe I have an eight year old!   How crazy is that.   This kid is HUGE.   She's in the 95th percentile for weight and height.  This kid is THICK!!  

She's becoming a bit more independent and has gotten to the stage where she doesn't talk back when asked to do something.   She just ignores!   Which in my book is just as bad.

She also appreciates quiet time away from us and her annoying little sister.  

Pool.

My uncle and aunt have a pool in Michigan.   When we were visiting it was so awesome.   The water was warm and the kids loved the diving board and water slide.    I had always thought that there was tons of maintenance involved in owning a pool.   It sounds like my uncle calls out a guy to come out once a month or so to do the chemicals and it stays looking good.

The shocking part was that he spends about $1,000 a month warming the pool!  Maybe he needs to look into getting a new electric pool heater!

Girls trip!

In March I am going to meet up with some of the ladies that I have known for almost 10 years!   We were all on the same internet board when I was trying to get pregnant initially.   Over the years we have all been able to have kids.   I think Graem is the oldest...and I have the youngest with Keane!

I'll be gone for 4 days and already I can tell that I'm going to miss the kids and Margot.   I'm excited for going though and can't imagine being on an airplane where I'm not juggling snacks and getting Sprite all over my lap.  

I will be...

that mother who is constantly involved in their kid's life.    I have no problem with looking over my kid's shoulder when they are playing with the ipad or listening in on the playdate!  

Our neighbor has a 14 year old and we are just starting to see some of the things that go on in the "life of a teenager."   There have already been incidents with marijuana usage and sneaking out of the house!  

I hope that I always have honest children.   However, if I ever doubt what's going on I'm all about best opiates drug test in order to make sure that my kid is not using drugs!

I might be hooked on...

total trash television.

These days I've become a bit obsessed with "Secretly Pregnant" and "Prison Wives."   Keane has been taking pretty good naps and what better time than for me to watch my trash television and catch up on some blogging!

Of course, I have to pause my television when I write or I end up writing what the television is telling me!

Pop a wheelie.

We have reached an all time low at our house.   You know those tacky laptop computer carts that you have seen in office spaces?

Yeah, well we have one in our living room!    Truth be told, it's been great.   We can tilt the laptop in an ergonomic position and you can set it up right over the couch so that you can watch trashy television and use the computer at the same time!

One.

So my little man is one year old.   I can't believe how quickly it has all gone by.   I remember being pregnant and now that seems like years away!  

Keane's sleep is so inconsistent these days.   SOmetimes he sleeps great and through the night.   Other times he wakes up every hour on the hour.    This weekend was brutal.

Why couldn't kid #3 have been a good sleeper?