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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Dreams Do Come True
Cody and I have had a dream about building a HOUSE for a very long time. It has seemed like eternity with the tiny one bathroom, Luke in the dining room, house we live in now. We knew we needed to get other things taken care of first and have sacrificed so much to be able to build the exact house we wanted. After all this time I can finally say, today, that we will be building THIS HOUSE that we have worked so hard for! We need a few extra prayers that our house sells quickly when we list it so we can start this fun, stressful process.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Challenges-mainly BIG ones
It's Monday, again. I think we are the only school in America that is actually present at school today. Kinda sucks. I am really not complaining, after my kids took a benchmark our district created last week that is supposed to be similar to the new STAAR test, I need as many days possible to get them ready. I teach 4th grade self contained. That just means my kids stay with me all day. It is tough because my kids take reading, math, and writing STAAR and I don't have anybody to collaborate with or help me get these kiddos ready. We only have one 4th grade class. My principal caught wind that I was looking for jobs closer to home since passing my Special Ed test and told me last week I could just teach Reading/Language Arts next year. Why does it take leaving before they offer you the good stuff? HA! With a new house in the very near future I will be working wherever they can give me a paycheck. I wouldn't mind a bit staying here another year if nothing comes up closer to home. Jake LOVES it here and our Kindergarten teacher is probably the best I have ever seen. I never knew my sweet babies' education would be so stressful. I come across people all of the time that say,"oh, you re a teacher, that's why Jake does so well." Um no. I think any teacher can agree and say it is sooo much different working with your own kids versus the ones you teach. I read with Jake everyday but that is about it. We have been so very blessed with such an awesome program and great teachers here. 9 times out of 10 when I sit down to work with him it ends with him crying and me needing a drink. It's never good! I know God put me here for the sole reason of Jake, and him needing a structured, strict environment and I trust he will find me something closer when the time is right. He always does.
I have gone off the deep end. REALLLLY far off the deep end. I haven't dared to mention anything about this subject that has taken so much time in my life lately. I wanted to set a goal for myself to get back in shape. I don't have many options out here. There is no Golds, 24 Hour, Curves, or even Weight Watchers meetings for that matter. I have known since I moved here that I would have to just run. And probably run by myself. It has actually turned out to the best thing ever. My mom mentioned something to me and my sisters about running a 5k in September. I started running in January and shortly after I was already running 3 miles. I needed a bigger challenge to keep me going. I am not the kind of person that is disciplined to run a few days a week and be done. I would never do it. So, I started talking to Brooke about it and she mentioned that she would be running a half marathon in March. I told her she was nuts and had completely lost her damn mind. I could never do that. I kept running and the thought crossed my mind again and again. Could I really run 13 miles? I finally decided I would try it. I chose not to blast it all over the Internet or Facebook because up until last week I have been scared I would back out. I signed up and paid my money. No backing out now! This is huge for me. Yes, I have always been an athlete but in very short distances. A basketball court is not very long, and you get a break about every 30 seconds. It's not the same by any means. Finding the time to just go out and run has been the hardest part. After getting home at 5 the last thing I want to do is be gone another hour away from my family. But it has helped me find me again and I think definitely makes me a better mother. It is so hard after having a rough day to come home happy and not vent about how terrible my day was. Running has been a stress relief for me and I LOVE it. I am sure just one mile has the same effect. Why I chose 13 miles I will never freakin' know!!
I told Cody a few weeks ago when I bought Luke's can of formula it would be the last one before we took his bottle and tried to make the switch to regular milk. On Sunday after church Luke was getting sleepy at his usual nap time so I decided to make him a bottle and put him down for a nap. I opened the can and there was a tiny bit of powder left scattered on the bottom. It was not near enough for a whole bottle. After panicing, I gave milk a try in a sippy cup and of course it didn't work. I ended up just rocking him to sleep and he slept for a total of TEN minutes. Sunday night was not bad, he did the same thing. He fell asleep on his own. He slapped the cup away and would not drink the milk. Monday night is when it went from bad to worse. He screamed for 3 hours straight. I tried everything possible and thought about giving him a bottle so many times. We stuck it out and he finally fell asleep until the next morning. I decided Tuesday morning to try formula in his cup terrified he would get dehydrated if he wasn't drinking. (I know it sounds so stupid now) He took the cup like a champ Tuesday morning and went straight to sleep last night with his cup. I did buy more formula yesterday and will try half and half for the time being before he makes the complete switch. I never remember Jake being this hard but I try to block the hard stuff out! I called my mom the night he was screaming and she told me to just give him the bottle. I am so glad I stuck it out and I am sure I am not totally in the clear but I think we are on a better path!
I started this post Monday but it is almost impossible to get one finished in a day. Today is Ash Wednesday which also starts the wonderful season of Lent. I had decided to give up Facebook and add in a few nights of bible study for Jake and more prayer time for Cody and I together. This morning Cody suggested I give on line shopping and that is exactly what I need to do. We decided to choose a charity at the end of Lent and make a donation using some of the money I would have spent on necessities I thought we needed. I am pretty excited about this because as always, I love a challenge. This will be exactly that!
I have gone off the deep end. REALLLLY far off the deep end. I haven't dared to mention anything about this subject that has taken so much time in my life lately. I wanted to set a goal for myself to get back in shape. I don't have many options out here. There is no Golds, 24 Hour, Curves, or even Weight Watchers meetings for that matter. I have known since I moved here that I would have to just run. And probably run by myself. It has actually turned out to the best thing ever. My mom mentioned something to me and my sisters about running a 5k in September. I started running in January and shortly after I was already running 3 miles. I needed a bigger challenge to keep me going. I am not the kind of person that is disciplined to run a few days a week and be done. I would never do it. So, I started talking to Brooke about it and she mentioned that she would be running a half marathon in March. I told her she was nuts and had completely lost her damn mind. I could never do that. I kept running and the thought crossed my mind again and again. Could I really run 13 miles? I finally decided I would try it. I chose not to blast it all over the Internet or Facebook because up until last week I have been scared I would back out. I signed up and paid my money. No backing out now! This is huge for me. Yes, I have always been an athlete but in very short distances. A basketball court is not very long, and you get a break about every 30 seconds. It's not the same by any means. Finding the time to just go out and run has been the hardest part. After getting home at 5 the last thing I want to do is be gone another hour away from my family. But it has helped me find me again and I think definitely makes me a better mother. It is so hard after having a rough day to come home happy and not vent about how terrible my day was. Running has been a stress relief for me and I LOVE it. I am sure just one mile has the same effect. Why I chose 13 miles I will never freakin' know!!
I told Cody a few weeks ago when I bought Luke's can of formula it would be the last one before we took his bottle and tried to make the switch to regular milk. On Sunday after church Luke was getting sleepy at his usual nap time so I decided to make him a bottle and put him down for a nap. I opened the can and there was a tiny bit of powder left scattered on the bottom. It was not near enough for a whole bottle. After panicing, I gave milk a try in a sippy cup and of course it didn't work. I ended up just rocking him to sleep and he slept for a total of TEN minutes. Sunday night was not bad, he did the same thing. He fell asleep on his own. He slapped the cup away and would not drink the milk. Monday night is when it went from bad to worse. He screamed for 3 hours straight. I tried everything possible and thought about giving him a bottle so many times. We stuck it out and he finally fell asleep until the next morning. I decided Tuesday morning to try formula in his cup terrified he would get dehydrated if he wasn't drinking. (I know it sounds so stupid now) He took the cup like a champ Tuesday morning and went straight to sleep last night with his cup. I did buy more formula yesterday and will try half and half for the time being before he makes the complete switch. I never remember Jake being this hard but I try to block the hard stuff out! I called my mom the night he was screaming and she told me to just give him the bottle. I am so glad I stuck it out and I am sure I am not totally in the clear but I think we are on a better path!
I started this post Monday but it is almost impossible to get one finished in a day. Today is Ash Wednesday which also starts the wonderful season of Lent. I had decided to give up Facebook and add in a few nights of bible study for Jake and more prayer time for Cody and I together. This morning Cody suggested I give on line shopping and that is exactly what I need to do. We decided to choose a charity at the end of Lent and make a donation using some of the money I would have spent on necessities I thought we needed. I am pretty excited about this because as always, I love a challenge. This will be exactly that!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Girl Goats; Las Chivas
I have been thinking about this post for quite some time now. I just haven't been able to sit down and write it. I have had camera issues, and time always plays a very important role. I did buy a new camera after mine was stolen and I love it. The first time I had planned on using it was last weekend at Jake's party. I got it out, and it was dead. FAIL.
Jake's 5th birthday has been challenging this year. I think back on the 29 birthdays that I have had and never remember once being sick. This poor child had strep on his birthday and we had to cancel the party. JAKE IS NEVER SICK. I think this is the second time EVER to be on antibiotics. He told me the Friday before his party his throat was sore. He progressively got worse so I decided to take him in the urgent care clinic that Saturday. Sure enough, he tested positive for strep. When we got in the car to head home I made a few phone calls to let everybody know we would have to cancel the party. He heard me say "cancel" and broke out in tears. We both cried the whole way home.
I threw his party back together last weekend totally last minute and it turned out great! We are so blessed with the number of family and friends that we have. I am not sure if the adults or kids had more fun. The best part was I never had to clean up a thing. That's what I get for doubting Huntsville's finest bowling alley!
Luke started walking last Wednesday (2/7) night. Cody and I were so tired and just wanting to go to bed. It was 10:30 and we were wondering why the child would NOT GO TO SLEEP? Then, he started taking steps. Like multiple steps. He is growing up way too fast. Hard to believe he will be a year old next month. I have a few videos I will try to post later.
** This morning on the way to work Jake saw some goats out in one of the pastures we were passing. He says, "Mom, there are some las chivas." I googled it when I got to school and sure enough he was right!
Jake's 5th birthday has been challenging this year. I think back on the 29 birthdays that I have had and never remember once being sick. This poor child had strep on his birthday and we had to cancel the party. JAKE IS NEVER SICK. I think this is the second time EVER to be on antibiotics. He told me the Friday before his party his throat was sore. He progressively got worse so I decided to take him in the urgent care clinic that Saturday. Sure enough, he tested positive for strep. When we got in the car to head home I made a few phone calls to let everybody know we would have to cancel the party. He heard me say "cancel" and broke out in tears. We both cried the whole way home.
I threw his party back together last weekend totally last minute and it turned out great! We are so blessed with the number of family and friends that we have. I am not sure if the adults or kids had more fun. The best part was I never had to clean up a thing. That's what I get for doubting Huntsville's finest bowling alley!
Luke started walking last Wednesday (2/7) night. Cody and I were so tired and just wanting to go to bed. It was 10:30 and we were wondering why the child would NOT GO TO SLEEP? Then, he started taking steps. Like multiple steps. He is growing up way too fast. Hard to believe he will be a year old next month. I have a few videos I will try to post later.
** This morning on the way to work Jake saw some goats out in one of the pastures we were passing. He says, "Mom, there are some las chivas." I googled it when I got to school and sure enough he was right!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
I am super mom. I repeat, super mom. I survived 3 weeks with my husband working the craziest hours and being across the United States. Anytime he is not home I realize how much I depend on him. He is home and we are back to normal. Just in time for our sweet boy to turn FIVE this weekend. BIG SIGH!
I have so many pictures mainly I want to upload because my phone could be destroyed at any minute. Moms with boys understand what I mean.
I have so many pictures mainly I want to upload because my phone could be destroyed at any minute. Moms with boys understand what I mean.
Jake and Trayce hunting birds in our neighbor's yard!
The way we have communicated with Cody the past 3 weeks. Makes me sad.
Boys, your daddy is a sweet man. Send women flowers. They love it!
Kisses for his brother!
So, my niece had her 13th birthday party last weekend with 4 other girls. It was a trip. DJ, nachos, sneaking beer in a solo cup, and cake balls. I was in Heaven.
This is Luke's new smile. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen. I have to win the lottery so I can stay home with this kid. He loves blowing kisses, waving and saying bye-bye, and eating everything we have in our hands. He's growing up way to quick.
Jake is turning 5 this weekend and I cant believe it. Makes me officially old. I always thought my friends with children old enough to have kids in school were old. Welp, I'm there. Amy is coming in from Dallas and I cant wait. Hope you all have a great weekend!
Friday, January 13, 2012
My husband is full of sh*t
This week has been LONG and I am glad it's almost over. Cody and I both jumped out of bed at 6:30 this morning realizing we turned both of our alarms off at 5:30. I have NO clue how we both managed to get both kids dressed and on time for work after waking up an hour late.
Jake and I had to make the trip to Huntsville last night to pick up the only package of Pampers sensitive diapers from here to the Mason Dixon Line, I swear. I have called every Wal-Mart and Dollar Store with in 50 miles of my house and Target had one package. Luke has developed a rash to any kind of diaper except Sensitive at 9 months old. No clue what is going on. The kid has worn every diaper imaginable up to this point. I tried to order online Wednesday but to have them shipped to my house by Friday it would have cost me $111.00. Do you know what I could do with $111.00? I did learn that you can set up an automatic shipment of anything you want from Target. So, I will be receiving doorstep diapers every 2 weeks and I never have to leave home. Huh, who would have thought? Speaking of Luke, he got this spoon for Christmas and it's the best thing since sliced bread. You just dump the jar of baby food in it and never have to take it out of his mouth. Feeding him baby food has gone from ludicrous to enjoyable because it literally takes 2 minutes to feed him a fruit and vegetable. And there is no mess. I actually thanked God for this after I used it the first time. If you have a baby, or know somebody with a baby, or have a baby mama(or daddy), you MUST get it. Today! They will LOVE you!!!
Happy Weekend!!
Jake and I had to make the trip to Huntsville last night to pick up the only package of Pampers sensitive diapers from here to the Mason Dixon Line, I swear. I have called every Wal-Mart and Dollar Store with in 50 miles of my house and Target had one package. Luke has developed a rash to any kind of diaper except Sensitive at 9 months old. No clue what is going on. The kid has worn every diaper imaginable up to this point. I tried to order online Wednesday but to have them shipped to my house by Friday it would have cost me $111.00. Do you know what I could do with $111.00? I did learn that you can set up an automatic shipment of anything you want from Target. So, I will be receiving doorstep diapers every 2 weeks and I never have to leave home. Huh, who would have thought? Speaking of Luke, he got this spoon for Christmas and it's the best thing since sliced bread. You just dump the jar of baby food in it and never have to take it out of his mouth. Feeding him baby food has gone from ludicrous to enjoyable because it literally takes 2 minutes to feed him a fruit and vegetable. And there is no mess. I actually thanked God for this after I used it the first time. If you have a baby, or know somebody with a baby, or have a baby mama(or daddy), you MUST get it. Today! They will LOVE you!!!
Cody text me yesterday and asked if I wanted to have dinner at John and Brandy's? They just built a brand new house and have been coming to our house for dinner once every two months for the past 2 years. They have been promising as soon as they got their new house they would be cooking for us to make up for all of those time. Knowing Brandy is so not a cooker(she doesn't care if I say that) I have been pretty impressed both times we have been this month. IT HAS BEEN SO GOOD!!
Jake has been pretty funny this week. I think everything that comes out of his mouth is HiLaRiOuS. His teacher text me yesterday and said she was prepping for their lesson for today and she explained they would be learning about a man that was no longer alive. The class started asking what happened to him? How did he die? My child says he thinks he got shot with a Red Ryder BB gun. Late last night it clicked to me she was talking about Martin Luther King Jr. And my child was talking about him getting killed with a Red Ryder? I have no clue where the kid comes up with stuff like this. He's 100% boy, for sure.
We have no plans for the weekend and I love it. I am hoping we are all in bed by 9 tonight. Jake has another early morning game tomorrow and practice tonight.Y'all pray for me. I am hoping this one goes much better than last weeks.
One last thing...I ran home yesterday before dinner to change and I see this on the counter. Cody is a lunatic. Oh, just some local seasonings from the store my husband picked up. There is no telling what Jake will tell his teacher next when he gets to sounding these spices out. Jake what did you and your family eat for dinner last night? Mom put some good and special shit on our chicken and it made Cody say aw shit!
Happy Weekend!!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Coincidence-I think not!
I love the age the boys are at! They are so much fun. I have tried to keep my house clean ever since the Christmas holidays but these toys are taking over. And I don't mind. They are starting to play together and Luke still thinks Jake has hung the moon. Anything Luke does that Jake laughs at you can bet he will do it over and over again.
Since the day I found out Jake was a boy I have always imagined him as an athlete. We are all athletes in our family. My cousin was down this weekend that was a runner and it's really crazy how many of us in the family played sports. I am not sure how old he is but I know he is pushing 40 and the guy STILL holds the state record for the 2 mile. In high school he ran a 3:57 mile and the record was just broken within the last 5 years. Dude was a baller. We will talk about him later...
So, Jake had his first basketball game EVER this weekend. I cried, laughed, cursed, screamed, clapped, and cried some more Saturday morning. Let me start off by saying that when I met Cody we talked about sports a lot. He was a baseball and football player. One of the first things we figured out was we were both number 11. Sounds so cheesy, yes I know! At Jake's practice Friday night they got their uniforms. The sizes were all messed up and I told them I would take the child medium instead of small since he is a pretty big kid. She pulled out the medium and I almost tackled her. Um yea, we will take that for sure. Like woman, I am not giving you a choice. It's MINE! This is what started my crying....my sweet boy is number 11. Coincidence? I think not! Ha! On game day Jake had to have 10 out of the 20 people in the stands there just for him. My mom, my dad, Annette, Cody, Luke, Miranda, his dad, Sara(sister), and her friend. The game was just as chaotic and confusing as any game would be with a group of 4/5/6 year olds. I was sweating worse than Jake and I know my blood pressure had to be through the roof. He has the defense part of the game down. We have so much work to do but it's so much fun watching him.
Since the day I found out Jake was a boy I have always imagined him as an athlete. We are all athletes in our family. My cousin was down this weekend that was a runner and it's really crazy how many of us in the family played sports. I am not sure how old he is but I know he is pushing 40 and the guy STILL holds the state record for the 2 mile. In high school he ran a 3:57 mile and the record was just broken within the last 5 years. Dude was a baller. We will talk about him later...
So, Jake had his first basketball game EVER this weekend. I cried, laughed, cursed, screamed, clapped, and cried some more Saturday morning. Let me start off by saying that when I met Cody we talked about sports a lot. He was a baseball and football player. One of the first things we figured out was we were both number 11. Sounds so cheesy, yes I know! At Jake's practice Friday night they got their uniforms. The sizes were all messed up and I told them I would take the child medium instead of small since he is a pretty big kid. She pulled out the medium and I almost tackled her. Um yea, we will take that for sure. Like woman, I am not giving you a choice. It's MINE! This is what started my crying....my sweet boy is number 11. Coincidence? I think not! Ha! On game day Jake had to have 10 out of the 20 people in the stands there just for him. My mom, my dad, Annette, Cody, Luke, Miranda, his dad, Sara(sister), and her friend. The game was just as chaotic and confusing as any game would be with a group of 4/5/6 year olds. I was sweating worse than Jake and I know my blood pressure had to be through the roof. He has the defense part of the game down. We have so much work to do but it's so much fun watching him.
Jake, his dad, and sister
My cousin found this picture of me last weekend. This is my Kindergarten school pic. My mom had obviously put my hair in sponge rollers and my dad probably took them out on the way to school that day. I will never understand why they rolled my already curly/frizzy hair? Praise God for the CHI! Notice my yellow earrings and blue t-shirt. I stayed with dad a lot that year since we only went to school for half a day. His sense of style has obviously seen better days...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Louisiana Lovin'
Christmas this year was spent at my brother's in Bayou Vista, Louisiana. I love every single thing about Louisiana and visiting there. Just something about the food, accents, swamp lands, and people make me never want to leave.
I can almost bet my kids never wanted to come home either. In Louisiana you can:
Go without clothes
Play with the computer in the car as long as you want
Sleep in the room with ALL your cousins
Take up the WHOLE pew at church
Get Mardi-Gras beads at any age
Play LCR at any age
Put anything on a cracker
And get rested for the next go around
Little Casey came back with us but it didn't last long. I was cleaning house and she was dying to get her new iPhone that was waiting for her at home! She is so precious to us. And Luke obviously loves her!
New Years Eve was spent at our house with friends. The kids did the usual fireworks and even Luke made the ball drop!
How we all felt New Years Day
Loved Granny's black-eyed peas
I took Luke to his 9 month check up last week and he is HUGE! He was 21 pounds and 31 inches long. He is 110% in height and 90% in weight. He has just come alive lately. His personality is the cutest thing ever. Some things he is doing right now....blowing kisses, pulling up on everything and will let go with NO fear, saying mama, dada, bye-bye, Goo(Goose), throwing a ball, clapping, dancing, and biting the fire out of me anytime I am not on my A game. He is so soft hearted. I could spank Jake's hands and he would just laugh at me. Luke loses it. Tears, broken heart, screaming, breaks my heart, the whole deal. It's terrible. Wouldn't it be something if we could just use a stern voice and give my poor hand or paint stick a rest after a few years?
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