I've been lax in updating my journal lately. There's been reasons...and now, there's a lot of information to assemble and relate. I'll try to cover it all, but with my memory, who knows?
Easter Weekend:
Friday we went shopping. The kids were invited to a birthday party that Saturday, so we needed a gift. We picked up some Easter fun stuffs too. Shopping went really well, surprisingly. Amongst the "I wants", we managed to pick out a baby doll for Pookah's friend.
Saturday was the party. I was able to get off work early so I could go see. Their first birthday party invitation *awwww*. Mom made a baby doll blanket for Pookah's friend while I was at work. The party went well...I think both kids had fun. There wasn't much organized fun in the way of the smaller children, but I think free play went well. They served cupcakes and ice cream for the birthday. Pookah didn't want her cupcake, but she screamed for more ice cream (quite literally). Bug liked the frosting, but didn't eat the cupcake.
Easter:
Overall, the holiday went really well. We had a big dinner over at our house, with my aunt's husband cooking in our kitchen. Its been a long time since we've done that. My cousin and her fiance showed up as well. The morning was pretty much business as usual, with a frantic cleaning of the house. I didn't get the kids dressed until closer to the time when people were coming over, because I wanted them to stay nice. Expected arrival times were set for about 1 pm. Amazingly, everyone was close to that time.
Pookah wore a pretty yellow sundress, with her little red and black dress shoes. We discovered we didn't have any sandals for her. She looked absolutely adorable. Mom took them to get haircuts earlier in the week, and she's got a little page boy style hair cut.
Bug wore a little suit, complete with tie. It was very, very adorable. Mom got some good pics of him in it. We even had a little pair of wingtips for him. He was so proud of himself, he stayed up from nap long enough to tell my aunt how spiffy he looked. He didn't even want me to take off his shoes for nap....I had to convince him to take off the tie and jacket. He told everyone who would listen that he looked spiffy. ~*grin*~
After nap, the kids had an easter egg hunt. It was funny, neither were interested in the decorated easter eggs - they both wanted the plastic eggs. Those had teddy grahams and fruit loops in them, both a big hit with my two. They each had a basket that they got to find, and then a basket that was for the two of them. I forgot to mention that on Saturday after the birthday party, we decorated eggs. Pookah had no interest in taking the crayon to them - she only wanted to drop them in the dye. She got SCREAMING mad when she couldn't do it. Bug tried the crayons, and seemed to enjoy doing that as well as coloring.
In the morning, between waiting times, he was putting on the pieces for the planes and cars. He had more fun just playing with the eggs on the moveable bases, I think. It was fun to watch him.
Pookah's basket had a ball, a stuffed bunny and a small yellow wagon. I think she liked the bunny and wagon the best. She pulled the wagon around most of the day, and even got a ride on it. She has the bunny in her crib with her, and even snuggles with it at night. Easter night, she brought it up with her.
Bug's basket was a Madagascar safari kit. He got excited looking at all the things. It had a net, a bug container, a helmet, binoculars and a few more items. It even had a big tin bucket. The biggest thing with that, I think was that it was Madagascar, which is one of his favorites. Currently, its Lion King 2.
The basket that we got for them both had plastic kitchen stuff. It had a blender and mixer that were battery operated. I think those were the biggest hits. A small tea set came in 2nd, I think. I need to find a drawer for all of that stuff...its currently residing in various places on my living room floor. Bug discovered that if you converted the mixer into a hand mixer and placed it on a surface it spins around and makes a funny noise. That had several minutes of pure entertainment. Pookah discovered that if you put half a small plastic egg in the blender just right and hit the button to pulse it, the egg would become airborne. I swear she was perfecting aim. She almost got her brother a few times.
I think the time after Easter deserves its own post, actually. Mostly because right now, I don't have the time to type it all out. Whee.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
In the cards...
I've been meaning to update for a little bit, but just haven't gotten around to it. Technically, I shouldn't be doing it now...as the phones are fairly busy.
However, I felt the need to draw a few cards. I just did three, with no particular meaning for the position. The question was just a general "what do I need to know for my day". I cut the deck into three piles, so there's cards beneath if I need clarification.
In order - left to right:
The Tower
Princess of Wands
The High Priestess
On this note, I have created a new blog - attached to this one, "In the cards" to place my readings on. I'll get the links set up later, if need be. I'll be expanding the reading on that blog.
In the time that I've started this update and now, the phones have slowed down some. I can only hope for a 'quiet' afternoon.
Pookah was up for a good portion of the night last night, and as a result, I'm tired today. I'm not sure what the issue was, but she was screaming for a good hour or so...it would taper down to crying and silence in intervals. I gave her some medicine for her tummy. That seemed to make her happier, though she was awake for awhile after that.
Both kids have just gotten over another bout of sickness. Bug with general cold/flu symptoms, and Pookah with another round of pink eye. This time it went away fairly quickly, which is good.
Grandma's home, so things have been a little stressed. At least this time, my aunt's husband has made good on his intentions of being over for awhile everyday. Mom can keep working for the daycare part time. There's been nurses and therapists in and out of the house for the last couple weeks. Grandma's supposed to be using her walker some again, to make herself stronger again. She's so obstinate sometimes though, its like dealing with another two year old.
We've made some big changes to the house. It's looking much better than it had been. We've opened the music room for the kids' toys, and that seems to be working well. There's more work to do for that - but until the piano is moved, we can't do much. I'm determined to get in there and do some organization though, despite the piano being in the way. I just have to purchase some drawers/bins for the smaller toys to go in. I also have to clear out one of the bookshelves to put their books in, and clear out the area before it so they can actually reach the books ;)
I still haven't done any of the quilting I've been wanting to get to yet. I'm bound and determined to do so...its just a matter of finding time and energy at the same time. Mom's finished Pookah's quilt, which makes me want to start all the more. Sometime soon, I'll just have to sit down and do it.
There's so many projects around the house to do..and for myself..that I wonder how I'm going to manage to do it all. I don't want to sacrifice time with the kids, or the bit of relaxation time that I do get. Something's going to have to be sacrificed though - and its not going to be time with the kids. It's almost overwhelming when I stop to think about it.
R, mom and I joined curves a couple weeks ago. I made my first workout, then got sick. Grandma was coming home at the time, too. When I got better, I went out of town for a weekend. Last Monday was the first I'd been back since that first workout. I went again yesterday, and plan to go again on Thursday. I'm glad I joined. I really enjoy the workout - its nice to have it 'planned'. I like going in and knowing my routine. With a regular gym, I just look at the machines, thinking "Now what?"
It's felt good working out. I think I'm really going to like it. I haven't changed my eating habits yet, but baby steps. My goal is to loose about 100 lbs. I tried to put a little ticker on here, but it doesn't seem to be showing up. I'll have to mess with that later.
There's more to update, but I think the other things may need more detail than just a "hi, I'm here, and this is new" type post. I'll try to get to those soon..before I forget what I have to say.
However, I felt the need to draw a few cards. I just did three, with no particular meaning for the position. The question was just a general "what do I need to know for my day". I cut the deck into three piles, so there's cards beneath if I need clarification.
In order - left to right:
The Tower
Princess of Wands
The High Priestess
On this note, I have created a new blog - attached to this one, "In the cards" to place my readings on. I'll get the links set up later, if need be. I'll be expanding the reading on that blog.
In the time that I've started this update and now, the phones have slowed down some. I can only hope for a 'quiet' afternoon.
Pookah was up for a good portion of the night last night, and as a result, I'm tired today. I'm not sure what the issue was, but she was screaming for a good hour or so...it would taper down to crying and silence in intervals. I gave her some medicine for her tummy. That seemed to make her happier, though she was awake for awhile after that.
Both kids have just gotten over another bout of sickness. Bug with general cold/flu symptoms, and Pookah with another round of pink eye. This time it went away fairly quickly, which is good.
Grandma's home, so things have been a little stressed. At least this time, my aunt's husband has made good on his intentions of being over for awhile everyday. Mom can keep working for the daycare part time. There's been nurses and therapists in and out of the house for the last couple weeks. Grandma's supposed to be using her walker some again, to make herself stronger again. She's so obstinate sometimes though, its like dealing with another two year old.
We've made some big changes to the house. It's looking much better than it had been. We've opened the music room for the kids' toys, and that seems to be working well. There's more work to do for that - but until the piano is moved, we can't do much. I'm determined to get in there and do some organization though, despite the piano being in the way. I just have to purchase some drawers/bins for the smaller toys to go in. I also have to clear out one of the bookshelves to put their books in, and clear out the area before it so they can actually reach the books ;)
I still haven't done any of the quilting I've been wanting to get to yet. I'm bound and determined to do so...its just a matter of finding time and energy at the same time. Mom's finished Pookah's quilt, which makes me want to start all the more. Sometime soon, I'll just have to sit down and do it.
There's so many projects around the house to do..and for myself..that I wonder how I'm going to manage to do it all. I don't want to sacrifice time with the kids, or the bit of relaxation time that I do get. Something's going to have to be sacrificed though - and its not going to be time with the kids. It's almost overwhelming when I stop to think about it.
R, mom and I joined curves a couple weeks ago. I made my first workout, then got sick. Grandma was coming home at the time, too. When I got better, I went out of town for a weekend. Last Monday was the first I'd been back since that first workout. I went again yesterday, and plan to go again on Thursday. I'm glad I joined. I really enjoy the workout - its nice to have it 'planned'. I like going in and knowing my routine. With a regular gym, I just look at the machines, thinking "Now what?"
It's felt good working out. I think I'm really going to like it. I haven't changed my eating habits yet, but baby steps. My goal is to loose about 100 lbs. I tried to put a little ticker on here, but it doesn't seem to be showing up. I'll have to mess with that later.
There's more to update, but I think the other things may need more detail than just a "hi, I'm here, and this is new" type post. I'll try to get to those soon..before I forget what I have to say.
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