FAT

Okay, the whole working out/eating less resolution has not gone so good this month. I decided to work-out today, which would make my third work-out this month. It was so beautiful outside that me and Amanda rode our bikes for about an hour. Then we came back to my house to get on the wii fit and check our progress. Mine was not pretty. I did so good losing that baby weight this past summer and I've gained half of what I lost back. Everything has been so stressful around here that I just gave up. Till I saw that wii fit. Now I'm determined. Plus I have to fit into my summer clothes pretty soon. I didn't have to worry about it last year because I had just had Kasey and nothing was going to fit anyway. I could wear big clothes and had an excuse. No excuses now. This is sooooo frustrating. Atleast I don't have to worry about losing all my baby weight and then getting pregnant again. That is NOT going to happen again. Oh well, I'm going shopping now to look at all the clothes I will be able to fit into by May. Wish me luck.

sick kids

Okay really! We were at home for two days in the ice. Well, the first day they were just anticipating ice. Anyway we went back to school today and guess what happened. I got that dreaded call from the daycare. I thought it would be kasey because of her ears. She still has an ear infection and we're having tubes put in on Tuesday. But it was colin. He was running 101 fever and had a headache. Luckily it was three o'clock and there was an intern who took my class. I'm going to run out of sick days before spring break. Awwww, SPRING BREAK! I love the sound of that!!!

blog block

What do you blog about when nothing is going on in your life? Your kids! I've never been more excited in my life. Connor made his first shot in two years of basketball. Amanda and Chelsey were there with us. We screamed so loud. He looked over at us to see if we were looking at him, then he smiled so big. After that he shot three more times and missed, but he didn't even care. Heather, Tim, and Kade came too, but they didn't see the shot. We went back to my house afterwards and played rock band. Kade is so funny. Him and Kasey are going to have so much fun together. Connor also got glasses this week. He hates wearing them, but he can see. Colin's getting in a lot of trouble at school. We're working on behavior issues at home too. I think he's having middle child issues. We're planning his birthday party. I can't believe he will be 4. He always tells me that he is a big boy, but he is still my baby. Kasey is walking all over the place. She thinks she is just one of the boys. When they play rock band she stands in front of them and dances. She's the happiest baby ever.

Sick Kids

Well it's day two of being home with sick kids. Yesterday I kept Colin and Kasey home. Colin had the Croup and I didn't want to drive all the way over to the daycare with him to take Kasey. Mom was working at the school so she took Connor to school. I was hoping I would get some stuff done around the house while Colin layed around. I was wrong. The breathing treatments make him so hyper. He was running and jumping all over the house, coughing in between sprints from the front door to the couch. Kasey was walking all over the house and getting knocked over by Colin. It was a crazy day. I was ready to go to school this morning. Then, I woke up at three o'clock with a fussy baby that had 104.2 degree fever. So I'm at home again. Mom was home today, but has Aubrey. So she came over to stay with Kasey while I took the boys to school. I would be lost without her and Papa and Amanda. They help me so much. Who else would get up at 6:30 to drive over in the 19 degree cold to hold a fussy baby. School will be crazy when I get back next week. I feel so bad for the kids having a sub two days in a row. I feel sorry for the subs too. I'm going to cuddle up with Kasey on the couch and watch Wonder Pets. She likes when I sing the songs. She is so cuddly!

Sleeping Late

Wow. I woke up at 8:00 this morning with a headache and asked my family if I could lay in bed for about five more minutes. Three hours later I woke up and wondered what in the world I was doing wasting half of my day in bed. I missed my Sunday morning coffee time in bed watching I Love Lucy. I haven't slept that late since I was in high school. I wasn't up late either. I fell asleep at about 10:00 watching Diego with Colin. Aubrey and Manda were going to stay the night, but Aubrey wanted to go home at the last minute. I guess the Rockband with Heather and Tim wore me out. That Kade is so funny. He was so tired, but he just wanted to stay up and play. He was not giving it up. This week was crazy. Getting up and going back to school was so hard. I missed my kids a lot. I was tired and cranky by the time school was out. Plus it was testing and report card week. It was nice just spending yesterday with family. Connor had a basketball game and Nana and Papa got to come watch. His team lost, but he played so good. He's getting more confident. He shot the ball, but it bounced out of the basket. I still think there was something wrong with the basket. I wanted to cry. I want him to make a basket so badly. He can make the three pointers at home, he just gets a little nervous when all those people are watching. He's going to get his eyes checked this week. He's been squinting a lot. Colin has been really into doing puzzles this past week. He spent the night with his Nana and they put puzzles together all night. Which she loves to do. He's putting a new Dora puzzle together with Connor right now. And my sweet little baby Kasey is WALKING. She was just taking a few steps every now and then. Now she's figured it out and is walking all over the house. She just laughs and laughs when she gets going. She knows she is doing something good. It makes me sad that she is my last one and she's already almost done with all of her firsts. Bradley is coming over today. I'm so excited. He used to visit all the time when he lived closer. I miss our Sunday dinners. We're going to my favorite place, KOHLS. I bought a shirt and it was too big. I love taking clothes back when they are too big.

New Year

Okay, my cousin Heather was amazed that I didn't have a blog. I guess I just never thought anyone would be interested in reading about what was going on in my house. Believe me, we are not exciting. So after we finished rocking out on rock band last night, she set me up an account and here I am trying to think of what to write inbetween my laundry and steam cleaning carpets. We've all been very busy this week getting organized and doing some things around the house that we've been putting off. That was one of our New Year's resolutions. To get organized and make daily chores for everyone, so we (and I mean mostly me) are not all stressed out trying to do everything at once. I get so overwhelmed with the mess that three kids make and I can't keep up with it, so I get a little cranky. My goal is to have more time to play with the kids and not to be so tired at the end of the day. Which leads me to my second resolution; to be healthier and happier. I'm going to do more stuff for myself, like paint my toenails, eat better and work out. I've actually changed a lot of things about the way that my whole family eats. I'm not going to make them eat anything gross just because it's healthy, but there are lots of things that I have changed that taste pretty good. The main thing is to cut out a lot of sugar. If you know my kids, then you know that they need as little sugar as possible. I actually gained back some of my weight that I lost this summer and have been a little depressed about it. I just feel so guilty when I go out by myself to workout for an hour. My friend who is a personal trainer showed me a way to work out twenty minutes and get a forty minute workout. It is hard and will kick your butt, but when it's over I feel so much better. I am also going to work on getting my stories published and starting a side photography business. I've figured out that life is too short to put things off. My last resolution is to work on our family. We had a tough year and are trying to fix all those problems and be a happier family. That means taking more time to spend with my husband. We have a long way to go, but we are going to try. As far as the kids go, they are the best kids in the whole world. I enjoy spending time with each of them and after these past two weeks at home, I really don't want to go back to work. Me and Connor like to play rockband and basketball. Colin wants to play board games all day and watch Diego. And my little Kasey just likes to dance and cuddle. They are the three most different kids I have ever known. But they are my whole life and I will do anything to make them happy. Even give up falling asleep on the couch at 9:00 while I'm folding socks, so that I can read them a bedtime story.