my free moment

I'm home again today with D. His fever is a bit lower and I think he's on the mend. We took L to school this morning and stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few things for this week.
I had forgotten that D hasn't been with me to the store since last summer! I usually go when both kids are in school or I take L on our free mornings. so... D expected all of the special care that he deserved for missing so many trips to the store. He expected a "Kid Cuisine" (frozen meal) that I usually buy for L when he goes shopping with me. D hasn't had one of those since last summer.
Those meals are pretty gross and I'm sure that they are full of bad stuff... but the kids think it's special to have a lunch time movie with a Kid Cuisine. (A true TV dinner!) I bought one for both kids.
And since they get to eat junk for lunch, It was only fair that I bought a Totinos pizza for myself. We also bought fruit "gushers" that were $2.89 for six small packages! what a rip off.
Then D proceeded to inform me that orange soda is the best thing for people when they are sick. So we bought a 12 pack of cans.
It turned out to be a successful shopping trip. We managed to buy all the junk that we need to withstand sickness and cabin fever, along with what we need to make dinners this week.

Today was just another small reminder that kids and husbands should never be allowed to grocery shop. :-)

D came home from school yesterday afternoon feeling pretty yucky. He was running a low fever so I gave some tylenol and we took it easy. I woke him before I went to bed and the fever was up to 102.8. I gave him tylenol which he immediately threw up.
(As a side note: I am so glad to have kids that are old enough to make it to the toilet. I really don't miss those baby vomit days. )
He slept all night and he's up this morning with a 101.7 fever.
When I called the school to report his absense, the lady said that this stomach thing has been going around for quite a while. It can last up to a few days.

So... after all of that fuss about missing the trip to the Great Wolf Lodge....it's a good thing that T had to postpone the trip. I am once again reminded of God's perfect plan, even in the little details. It all works out okay in the end :-)

We are gearing up for a sick day at home and praying for a quick recovery.
Off to sleep on the couch-(I'll be pretending to watch tv with the kids) :-)
j

I just recently realized that I have never transfered information from last year's calendar to my current calendar. That means... no birthdays, anniversaries or special dates have been carried over for this year. I came very close to missing both of my sister's birthdays... and I DID miss Regina's birthday (which happens to be on the SAME day as my sister!!!) It has been quite a disaster so far this year.

For those of you who know anything about me... you know that I am fanatically obsessed (otherwise called anal) about my calendar and schedules. I have realized that I don't remember anything unless it is on my calendar. I look at that trusty friend every day so I know what's going on for the day and week.

so... the fact that the birthdays for 2007 are not written is perplexing to me. I somehow need to find last year's pocket calendar and fix the issue before I forget to send out anymore cards. I'm a big card person... I hope that I haven't forgotten too many of you over the last two months.
...on the other hand, I know that most people I know don't give a hoot about cards. (atleast I know that they don't send them to me) :-)
So I'll try not to beat myself up too badly about missing a few trips to the mailbox.


While we're on the topic of calendars.... I just need to vent about my recent change in plans. T has decided to reschedule our trip to the Great Wolf Lodge, AGAIN. Apparently the "feds" are coming in on Tuesday and Wednesday to his place of work. He is attempting to set a trip date for middle march.... which will be the THIRD set of dates so far. Quite frankly, I'm getting tired of trying to be the supportive wife. It's increasingly hard for the kids and I to be "second on the list".... right behind the "feds".
ugh. growl. etc. etc.

thanks for reading :-)

I realized last night that it's probably not a good idea to fill in tax papers while watching tv. I settled in to a cozy night on the cough with tax papers in hand. Everything seemed to go very smoothly until I got to the VA forms. I forgot that the VA forms can be a bit tricky when they ask you to separate the income for the spouses. (IF that was what I was supposed to do...). It seemed like I was juggling all kinds of weird figures. Perhaps 'Heros' and 'CSI' were a bit of distraction. I'll be curious if I did anything right on any of the forms. I plan to go back and do a full investigation when I grab a free moment today.
I wonder if they give any helpful hints in the directions about not watching tv or engaging in other activities while filling out the forms?? I guess I wouldn't know...
Note to self: Do it right the first time, next time.
:-)
either way, we'll be getting back some dough. that'll be helpful.

So I'm here in L'burg visiting with friends and family. I am currently at my sis's house playing with the Nintendo Wii. And I must say.... Wii are a bunch of idiots.
We've laughed ourselves silly watching our flailing movements as we play tennis, boxing and bowling.
Bro-in-law is just waiting for someone to take a fatal swing at the TV... so that he can get a new television. It'll probably be time for a brand new flat screen soon, eh?
Apparently this type of thing is common. go figure.

Earlier today, sis and I took D to get a picture taken at Sears. She has the "smile saver" plan that allows the pictures to be taken without a sitting fee. She signed D up as her kid and proceeded to be his mom. It was quite a sight. She was a super encouraging mom and the pics turned out super well. We picked the best pose and she even insisted on buying an extra collage sheet. she was so excited about it that I was forced to say "yes, I think you should get that one too". she was taking the mom thing pretty seriously. Luckily, D said, after the fact, that he didn't notice her scheme.

Alrighty....we are being sent home from sis's house. Wii have overstayed our welcome. And church will come early in the am.
nighty night!

yep. I know. another long pause between blogs.
I have been reading other blogs and feeling ashamed for keeping my readers in the dark :)

I attempted to blog on Feb. 7th after our lawn was blanketed with beautiful snow. (but my computer crapped out again and I became irritated).
On the morning of the 7th, I slept in. Around 8:30 D came into my room and said "mom, isn't today supposed to be a school day?" I replied in a shocked tone, "OH NO! did we oversleep?!" Then I told him to look out of the window. He was excited to see the snow and I could hear L yell from the other room... "It's snowing!!!" I love the excitement in their voices when fun things happen. We had a great time playing in the snow that day and enjoyed a late start to our morning the following day too.

I have been super spoiled this week with sleeping in as well. Tuesday the schools were closed because of the "threat" of ice. NOTHING happened that day. Wednesday, we were closed because there was legitmate ice issues. And today, Thursday, they were closed for whatever reason... perhaps the people in charge wanted an extra day of sleep too. (all of the other surrounding counties went 2 hours late). Both of my kids have missed valentine parties... which I assume will happen tomorrow. They are looking forward to passing out their cards to their friends.

Last weekend I enjoyed a much needed "girl's weekend" with my best buds Jamie and Cathy. J picked me up and we headed to C's place for Saturday and sunday. It was SO nice to be away from the "mom" role for a while. And to just be a "girl".
We planned a trip for our 30th bday year. (which is THIS year) We'll be heading to the beach this summer. Just the girls. I can't wait... it'll be super!

It occured to me upon returning home that I always think that the grass is greener on the other side. I suppose that we all think that at times.
I can become so jealous of the "free" life that my single and kid- free friends have. And in the other hand... those single and kid-free people want to be married with kids. Sometimes I wish that I had been single and kid-free for a longer period of time. Those commercials on tv don't lie.... "Having a baby changes everything". Man, that's an understatement.
I am trying each day to be happy with what I have. And I think I am. :-)
Even if I have to hear the word "mommy" one more time! :p

Thinking about kids reminds me about C and M...with their three darling sick boys. I am praying daily that God will get that family back to health and happiness. Soon!
I really wish that I were closer and able to help them out more. Please keep them in your prayers!!!

The boys and I are off to L'burg this weekend to celebrate my great-aunt's 90th birthday. wow. what an accomplishment. It's neat to think about all that she has witnessed in the past 90 years.
I'd like to think that I could hang around that long. Interesting enough... she doesn't have any kids. (the key to longevity??) hmmm....

have a super weekend!

I had a few "real" free moments this weekend. T was home with us for the first time in over a month. All of last month was consumed with his new job responsibilities, traveling, and doing the sound stuff for our new church building. We literally saw him in half hour increments when he was around... and that wasn't too often.
T was finally free to hang out with us on Saturday afternoon and ALL day on Sunday. It was nice to grab a few moments of doing my chores, alone, while T played with the kids last night.
It was nice to have the extra adult around.
I sure don't know how single parents manage!

We are back into the swing of things this week. T will be traveling at the end of the week so I'm preparing to keep busy with friends, etc.
I'm hoping that his schedule will quiet down as the months progress.

I think I'm off for a nap-