Boomama is going to the beach.
I want to go to climb in her suitcase.
I haven't seen the ocean since August 9, 1998 - it's been almost 10 years! I know the date, because that is the day I left the Mediterrean Coast of Spain and flew back to land-locked Oklahoma, where my husband met me at the airport, proposed, and begged me to never go that far away from him again. While I am thrilled to comply, I miss the ocean.
Of course, I've reached the point in this pregnancy that animal rescue would probably show up to free Willy if I was sighted on the beach. And then there's the matter of getting up and down to keep my children from going in the drink. And then there the fact that there are not usually real bathrooms at the beach, and I need one every 36 seconds. And that there are no airlines that would allow me to fly to Florida this week, lest I deliver at 35000 feet.
So, I guess it's Oklahoma for me - but folks, I plan to see the ocean again sometime in the next 10 years!
Monday, March 19, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Foggy day in the backyard...
Not literally foggy (that is pretty rare in our neck of the woods) - but sleep-deprived foggy. I'm going to bed as soon as I finish typing this. My day wore me out - or maybe it was the night before - I'm not sure.
#3 is feeling much, much better. We've actually gotten past the 24 hour mark since the last time something was violently expelled from one end of him or the other. He drank a lot today, and he had some cheerios. I'll give him real food tomorrow and see how it goes. Eggs for breakfast, I think.
#2 was wild today. I think he made a mental list of the household rules and set out to break each one - he was testing in a major way. The annoying part was that he would, for instance, start to play with the lamp - and when I told him to take his hands off the lamp, he would touch it with his forearm instead. I probably should have delivered appropriate discipline for that, but I was rocking a cranky baby and I didn't - and so he kept waiting for me to be unable to deal with him and then bending the rules. When Mimi called and asked him to come help her in the flower bed, I said "Sure." I had just said, "Don't touch the lamp." for the 42 time in 15 minutes, and I had just about had it. He went, behaved well for her, and had a good time. In the morning, we'll be reviewing the rules, for now, he's sweetly sleeping in his little bed.
We were glad to have the Bookworm King with us today - cough and fever and all. He worked from home today in order to NOT pass his germs around to his co-workers. He'll be doing the same tomorrow. Ironically, he gets more actual work done at home with all of our noise than he does in his office.
A #2 funny for the day:
He was unlocking the backdoor with a key so that he could go outside, and he started making boy noises. He was imitating starting a car - sounded pretty close to a race car roaring to life, too. Kept him occupied for 10 minutes or so.
#3 is waking up. Better go check that out.
#3 is feeling much, much better. We've actually gotten past the 24 hour mark since the last time something was violently expelled from one end of him or the other. He drank a lot today, and he had some cheerios. I'll give him real food tomorrow and see how it goes. Eggs for breakfast, I think.
#2 was wild today. I think he made a mental list of the household rules and set out to break each one - he was testing in a major way. The annoying part was that he would, for instance, start to play with the lamp - and when I told him to take his hands off the lamp, he would touch it with his forearm instead. I probably should have delivered appropriate discipline for that, but I was rocking a cranky baby and I didn't - and so he kept waiting for me to be unable to deal with him and then bending the rules. When Mimi called and asked him to come help her in the flower bed, I said "Sure." I had just said, "Don't touch the lamp." for the 42 time in 15 minutes, and I had just about had it. He went, behaved well for her, and had a good time. In the morning, we'll be reviewing the rules, for now, he's sweetly sleeping in his little bed.
We were glad to have the Bookworm King with us today - cough and fever and all. He worked from home today in order to NOT pass his germs around to his co-workers. He'll be doing the same tomorrow. Ironically, he gets more actual work done at home with all of our noise than he does in his office.
A #2 funny for the day:
He was unlocking the backdoor with a key so that he could go outside, and he started making boy noises. He was imitating starting a car - sounded pretty close to a race car roaring to life, too. Kept him occupied for 10 minutes or so.
#3 is waking up. Better go check that out.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Works for Me Wednesday - plain ole' vinegar
One of my favorite cleaning agents is VINEGAR. Yup - quite the multi-purpose invention: makes pickles, cleans floors, combine with oil for salad dressing, sanitizes kitchen cabinets, softens laundry, gives windows and mirrors a streakfree shine.... It's safe enough to let my four-year old squirt it on the windows and wipe them down, and it's nearly as effective at sanitizing as bleach - and a whole lot less stinky and toxic.
Best of all - at $1.50 a gallon, it's cheap!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Believe it or not...
I try to blog daily. But life does take precedence. It's been a full week since I managed to get anything up - and I missed the Blog Party entirely. Life happened and I never even got a post up. Oh well. :)
I've been busy writing curriculum for next year, cleaning my house, doing some nesting, correcting behavior, and cleaning up barf. Poor #3 has caught a nasty virus and was so kind to share with his big brother, who came down with it this evening. And my sweet Bookworm King fell while playing basketball at the Y yesterday morning and badly sprained both his right ankle and his left shoulder. Yes, it's been an interesting weekend.
I was blessed by one friend who listened to me whine Saturday night and another who taught Sunday School for me this morning so that I could take the King and #3 to the walk-in clinic. Plus, my MIL borrowed #2 for a bit yesterday and my mom did today (I was thrilled to not have to take him with us to the doctor because he has trouble waiting - and I knew that we would find a long wait on a Sunday morning.
I've had my snack, and I'm going to get back to curriculum writing until either the laundry is ready to switch over again or #3 wakes up and needs a drink, a diaper, more tylenol and a short snuggle - whichever comes first.
I've been busy writing curriculum for next year, cleaning my house, doing some nesting, correcting behavior, and cleaning up barf. Poor #3 has caught a nasty virus and was so kind to share with his big brother, who came down with it this evening. And my sweet Bookworm King fell while playing basketball at the Y yesterday morning and badly sprained both his right ankle and his left shoulder. Yes, it's been an interesting weekend.
I was blessed by one friend who listened to me whine Saturday night and another who taught Sunday School for me this morning so that I could take the King and #3 to the walk-in clinic. Plus, my MIL borrowed #2 for a bit yesterday and my mom did today (I was thrilled to not have to take him with us to the doctor because he has trouble waiting - and I knew that we would find a long wait on a Sunday morning.
I've had my snack, and I'm going to get back to curriculum writing until either the laundry is ready to switch over again or #3 wakes up and needs a drink, a diaper, more tylenol and a short snuggle - whichever comes first.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Well, THAT was a busy weekend!
I can't even really tell you what we did. I just was busy! I did some shopping - bought
a new vacuum and some used books and groceries. We went to church. We had Sunday lunch with my parents (spaghetti and meatballs, yum yum). Overall, we enjoyed ourselves immensely.
We had brunch on Saturday with NurturingMommy and her kids. That was a blast (as always) - both of our households and our gatherings will be changing in the next few weeks as we each give birth to another baby. It's kind of funny. We grew up together, NM and I, and four years ago we each gave birth to a boy - eight weeks apart. The boys are the best of friends. We are about to repeat the event - we know mine's a boy and we think her's is, too, and we are due exactly eight weeks apart. God's kind of funny, isn't he?
I still haven't gotten my Blog Party post up. I'll try to get to it tomorrow. Maybe I'll be able to stay awake during quiet time and get that done - today, I napped.
a new vacuum and some used books and groceries. We went to church. We had Sunday lunch with my parents (spaghetti and meatballs, yum yum). Overall, we enjoyed ourselves immensely.
We had brunch on Saturday with NurturingMommy and her kids. That was a blast (as always) - both of our households and our gatherings will be changing in the next few weeks as we each give birth to another baby. It's kind of funny. We grew up together, NM and I, and four years ago we each gave birth to a boy - eight weeks apart. The boys are the best of friends. We are about to repeat the event - we know mine's a boy and we think her's is, too, and we are due exactly eight weeks apart. God's kind of funny, isn't he?
I still haven't gotten my Blog Party post up. I'll try to get to it tomorrow. Maybe I'll be able to stay awake during quiet time and get that done - today, I napped.
Friday, March 2, 2007
A Crockpot Recipe for Heather (and the rest of you)
Heather requested some crockpot recipes.
Here's one of our favorites:
Creamy Salsa Chicken
boneless skinless chicken (frozen or thawed - obviously, frozen takes longer to cook)
jar of salsa - about 12-16 oz.
4oz-8oz cream cheese (you decide how creamy - we use reduced fat, and it works - that fat free stuff does NOT)
Put the chicken in the crockpot. Pour the salsa on top. Cover it. Plug it in and turn it on low for 6-8 hours. When the chicken is done, remove it and cut into pieces. Cube the cream cheese and stir it into the salsa. Put the chicken chunks back in. Stir. Ignore until the cream cheese is melted. Cook some rice on the stove. Nuke a veggie. Serve the chicken and creamy salsa on the rice with the veggies on the side.
Actually, that is sounding pretty good. I might have to make it this weekend. :)
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Thankful Thursday: Bookworm#3
Today is Bookworm#3's first birthday! I'm thankful for all my children, but I'll take a moment to be extremely thankful for him. :)
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