I know not all of you live here in Oklahoma. Well, let me tell you - this June is HOT - so HOT! It's unreal. The hope of any chance of cooler weather is slowly slipping away until October.
It just came on suddenly. I love summer don't get me wrong but there is definitely something to be said for slowly getting into the upper 90's not just landing here.
How's the weather in your neck of the woods?
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Preholiday horror
This year is our 10 year anniversary - GO US! So, we decided to celebrate! We are revisiting our honeymoon - ya Mon. Back to Jamaica!
The trip is booked and everything is paid for. I was sitting at work the other day and I got this email on my iphone, sorry your trip has been canceled. WHAT?! I almost had a heart attack right there...
sidebar if the school nurse has a heart attack would anyone at the school be able to save her?
Then a few hours later, I receive a 2nd email. Thank you for booking with us (not where I booked), please click to pay your bill. Um, we paid in full at a different hotel.
I'm trying not to freak as I pick up the kids and rushing home. Well I check on the FB page of our hotel. Yes, we have all canceled apparently the hotel is closing for the slow season....
I call the hotel to verify and it's true. The best part - we got a HUGE upgrade in hotels and we don't owe a dime! HURRAH~
Now is this a good time to ask for a refund of our now included airport transfer.
Better not push my luck.
The trip is booked and everything is paid for. I was sitting at work the other day and I got this email on my iphone, sorry your trip has been canceled. WHAT?! I almost had a heart attack right there...
sidebar if the school nurse has a heart attack would anyone at the school be able to save her?
Then a few hours later, I receive a 2nd email. Thank you for booking with us (not where I booked), please click to pay your bill. Um, we paid in full at a different hotel.
I'm trying not to freak as I pick up the kids and rushing home. Well I check on the FB page of our hotel. Yes, we have all canceled apparently the hotel is closing for the slow season....
I call the hotel to verify and it's true. The best part - we got a HUGE upgrade in hotels and we don't owe a dime! HURRAH~
Now is this a good time to ask for a refund of our now included airport transfer.
Better not push my luck.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Father's Day
This is a Hallmark holiday - everyday is Father's Day...okay it might just feel that way but today is the day we celebrate those Dad's in our life.
Husband is off golfing. The kids were a little disappointed, Dad wants to spend Father's Day away from us...no, yes, well, not really. I tried to explain that we got him a new driver for Father's Day and I knew that he would want to go and play. So, I said that we were going to stay home and be ready for Dad to get home.
We have steaks for the BBQ, corn on the cob and baked potatoes - all of my meat and potato man's faves. Oh and the best part - Baskin Robbins ice cream cake for dessert.
My Dad, yesterday we went to his cottage, all of us for the day. It was wonderful the water was great and the weather was hot. The kids loved playing in the water and in the fields.
I'm sure that I will share more of htose stories soon!
Love you Dad, your husband, the father of your babies today......
Husband is off golfing. The kids were a little disappointed, Dad wants to spend Father's Day away from us...no, yes, well, not really. I tried to explain that we got him a new driver for Father's Day and I knew that he would want to go and play. So, I said that we were going to stay home and be ready for Dad to get home.
We have steaks for the BBQ, corn on the cob and baked potatoes - all of my meat and potato man's faves. Oh and the best part - Baskin Robbins ice cream cake for dessert.
My Dad, yesterday we went to his cottage, all of us for the day. It was wonderful the water was great and the weather was hot. The kids loved playing in the water and in the fields.
I'm sure that I will share more of htose stories soon!
Love you Dad, your husband, the father of your babies today......
Friday, June 10, 2011
Crowdtap have you heard?
Have you ever heard of Crowdtap? It's pretty cool. I love going to the site and doing the daily polls. There are discussions and opportunities for sampling different products. It is unreal, like sampling Old Navy dresses for you and 3 of your friends?
One of my favorite parts, you not only make money for yourself but also for a charity of your choice. Right now Crowdtap is full and by invite only.
Crowdtap
So there is the link! Sign up! This is nothing that will make you a million dollars overnight but it is definitely fun and why not get paid while doing something fun!
One of my favorite parts, you not only make money for yourself but also for a charity of your choice. Right now Crowdtap is full and by invite only.
Crowdtap
So there is the link! Sign up! This is nothing that will make you a million dollars overnight but it is definitely fun and why not get paid while doing something fun!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Craving Salad
So, my meat and potato husband is hating this, but I'm in the mood for salad. So, we have been eating salad. The kids are actually really enjoying it. I made this salad the other night and it was so delicious I have to share the recipe! It is unusual and so yummy!
Chicken Pasta Salad
Dressing:
1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
2/3 cup EVOO
4+ Tblsp garlic cloves
2 Tbsp Honey
Sprinkle of Italian Seasonings
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
Mix all in a blender. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Salad:
1 lb cooked bowtie, penne, or wheel whole wheat pasta
1 handful cilantro or Italian parsley
3 cups Rotisserie chicken chopped
green onions chopped
1 package grape or cherry tomatoes halved
2 cups fresh spinach chopped
1 red bell pepper cut into strips
Mix ingredients together and drizzle with dressing. So delicious!
Filling and light. It is perfect for summer. And it's incredibly easy, it took me about 30 minutes to whip the whole thing together! YUMMY!!!!
Chicken Pasta Salad
Dressing:
1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
2/3 cup EVOO
4+ Tblsp garlic cloves
2 Tbsp Honey
Sprinkle of Italian Seasonings
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
Mix all in a blender. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Salad:
1 lb cooked bowtie, penne, or wheel whole wheat pasta
1 handful cilantro or Italian parsley
3 cups Rotisserie chicken chopped
green onions chopped
1 package grape or cherry tomatoes halved
2 cups fresh spinach chopped
1 red bell pepper cut into strips
Mix ingredients together and drizzle with dressing. So delicious!
Filling and light. It is perfect for summer. And it's incredibly easy, it took me about 30 minutes to whip the whole thing together! YUMMY!!!!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The new gig
I'm still working in Labor and Delivery. I love it, I really, really do. It is such a miracle job everyday you watch miracles happen. The only problem, the hours suck! When you have kids working 12's overnight or during the day are awful.
So, I cut back and only work 32 hours a month. I love to work on my days! There was a period that I had to work weekends and that sucked! Why only weekends? Let me explain.
I stumbled across another opportunity that was perfect! I work at a local elementary school for 4 hours a day. It was ideal. I had to find a babysitter for the baby 3 days a week. The pay is pretty good. I make a little more than I would at the hospital. I work enough to keep me busy and I love working with the kids.
The kids are so fun. My kids (all 1900 of them) have run into me in various places. At the library, grocery store, my daughter's dance recital, I see my kids, my real kids are starting to get a little jealous!
I did get roped into summer school though. It is not as much fun as regular school. They are not coming to see me. Instead of 30 regulars, I have one. The time is passing slowly. So, I have spent a great part of my day reading. I have read some great books.
I started reading all of these Amish books. They are awesome. I read 3 of them in 2 days. My husband loves when I am on a reading kick. He can watch whatever he wants on TV.
Anyways, back to the school. I am a little nervous though. There was no promise that I would be brought back in the fall, darn budgets! So, I am nervously waiting until July when I will find out my fate for the fall.
I'm praying - this has been working great for us! Oh and did I mention that most of the time, I will get my summers off?
So, I cut back and only work 32 hours a month. I love to work on my days! There was a period that I had to work weekends and that sucked! Why only weekends? Let me explain.
I stumbled across another opportunity that was perfect! I work at a local elementary school for 4 hours a day. It was ideal. I had to find a babysitter for the baby 3 days a week. The pay is pretty good. I make a little more than I would at the hospital. I work enough to keep me busy and I love working with the kids.
The kids are so fun. My kids (all 1900 of them) have run into me in various places. At the library, grocery store, my daughter's dance recital, I see my kids, my real kids are starting to get a little jealous!
I did get roped into summer school though. It is not as much fun as regular school. They are not coming to see me. Instead of 30 regulars, I have one. The time is passing slowly. So, I have spent a great part of my day reading. I have read some great books.
I started reading all of these Amish books. They are awesome. I read 3 of them in 2 days. My husband loves when I am on a reading kick. He can watch whatever he wants on TV.
Anyways, back to the school. I am a little nervous though. There was no promise that I would be brought back in the fall, darn budgets! So, I am nervously waiting until July when I will find out my fate for the fall.
I'm praying - this has been working great for us! Oh and did I mention that most of the time, I will get my summers off?
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Summer School
So big boy needed to go to summer school. I felt so bad for him. I agree that he needed to go! So, I've been trying to sell it for months. You are so lucky you get to go to school, you got picked to go! Not everyone is as lucky as you.
Granted the whole thing crimped our summer plans. We decided to let him play baseball as a way to ease the pain of summer school. I think that we had an idea in our head. Unfortunately, he is having a great time and our worry was unnecessary. He loves it. They eat ice cream and play games. I'm not exactly sure how this is helping. So, now he gets Mama school in the evening. He likes that okay too.
I have noticed a dramatic improvement in his reading. It is amazing. He is starting to read all kinds of things now.
I just pray that this will help my little buddy.
Granted the whole thing crimped our summer plans. We decided to let him play baseball as a way to ease the pain of summer school. I think that we had an idea in our head. Unfortunately, he is having a great time and our worry was unnecessary. He loves it. They eat ice cream and play games. I'm not exactly sure how this is helping. So, now he gets Mama school in the evening. He likes that okay too.
I have noticed a dramatic improvement in his reading. It is amazing. He is starting to read all kinds of things now.
I just pray that this will help my little buddy.
Monday, June 6, 2011
The kitchen
When we bought this house two years ago it was perfect, well, almost. I love to cook, I mean really love to cook. Our last house had this huge kitchen! It was a cooker's dream. It had cabinets and countertops for miles! A huge pantry!! I think back and I could almost cry. This kitchen has no pantry. Well, it has this closet that I guess that you could call a pantry. I have kitchen stuff stored all over the house. It makes me sad. I hate having people over and I hate "trying" to cook in my tiny kitchen.
My husband who doesn't cook doesn't really notice how this closet of a kitchen is affecting me. He realizes it at Christmas when I don't make nearly as much candy. I don't have the room. If you have ever made candy you know it takes room!
Yes, my kitchen has double ovens, but does it count if you can't fit a standard cookie sheet in them? Not in my world.
I have a solution, it requires knocking down some walls and removing our formal dining room which we don't use anyway. It is a glorified laundry room. (Since I don't have a room but a hallway) to do my laundry in now.
I've started to enter all kinds of kitchen sweepstakes. We don't have an extra 30 grand laying around right now to get my dream kitchen. Of course by the time we can afford it my kids will be gone.
Wish me luck! I need a pantry! My boys are only getting older and are eating more and more!
My husband who doesn't cook doesn't really notice how this closet of a kitchen is affecting me. He realizes it at Christmas when I don't make nearly as much candy. I don't have the room. If you have ever made candy you know it takes room!
Yes, my kitchen has double ovens, but does it count if you can't fit a standard cookie sheet in them? Not in my world.
I have a solution, it requires knocking down some walls and removing our formal dining room which we don't use anyway. It is a glorified laundry room. (Since I don't have a room but a hallway) to do my laundry in now.
I've started to enter all kinds of kitchen sweepstakes. We don't have an extra 30 grand laying around right now to get my dream kitchen. Of course by the time we can afford it my kids will be gone.
Wish me luck! I need a pantry! My boys are only getting older and are eating more and more!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Winds of Change
Spring turned very busy! I'm not quite certain where it all went. The baby is running and talking. I look back over the last year of his life and am floored. So much happens with a baby during the first year. I know baby's change a lot physically during the first year of life, but they learn so many new tricks during the second year of life.
He says sentences. He is a funny guy, he loves to make us all laugh. He is all boy, he loves to run 500 mph!
Two days ago, he went in the pool for the first time this season. HE is a water baby! He loves to swim and jump off the side (with me holding his hands wearing his unsinkable suit). He has these gorgeous blue eyes and rosy pink cheeks.
We are still struggling with his asthma. We are finally going to see an allergist to see if we can pinpoint the root cause.
It was funny because I was talking to the older two kiddos about the baby and the dog. What if the dog is the root cause of our baby's breathing trouble. As a Mom I will be wrecked with guilt and we will have to get rid of the dog. So, I was discussing this, I said well if the baby is allergic we will have to give Zeke away. Well, big boy looked and me and said, Man, I was just starting to like that kid, I'll miss him. It was the funniest thing. I had to explain we keep your brother we get rid of the dog.
I love my family so very much!
He says sentences. He is a funny guy, he loves to make us all laugh. He is all boy, he loves to run 500 mph!
Two days ago, he went in the pool for the first time this season. HE is a water baby! He loves to swim and jump off the side (with me holding his hands wearing his unsinkable suit). He has these gorgeous blue eyes and rosy pink cheeks.
We are still struggling with his asthma. We are finally going to see an allergist to see if we can pinpoint the root cause.
It was funny because I was talking to the older two kiddos about the baby and the dog. What if the dog is the root cause of our baby's breathing trouble. As a Mom I will be wrecked with guilt and we will have to get rid of the dog. So, I was discussing this, I said well if the baby is allergic we will have to give Zeke away. Well, big boy looked and me and said, Man, I was just starting to like that kid, I'll miss him. It was the funniest thing. I had to explain we keep your brother we get rid of the dog.
I love my family so very much!
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