Wow...so, almost a year has passed and I am now updating. A lot has happened! I moved into an apartment with the kiddos, fnally getting out from under the thumb of my ex. It truly is a great feeling! I have had my ups and downs...Hunter has potty trained finally, so no more pull ups for me! He is now a spongebob loving little boy who adores trains, planes and automobiles. Madison is in First Grade, almost 7, and into EVERYTHING really. They are still the loves of my life. :)
Single parenting honestly isn't that much harder for me than it was when I was married. Probably b/c I did it all myself anyway, lol. The only thing getting used to is forking out the cost of fixing my van, shoveling snow and paying bills. Otherwise, it's easy peasy. The kids have adjusted pretty well too! We have a pretty good day-to-day schedule that we follow, which I feel is very important.
All in all, I am enjoying my life as a single mom! :)
Monday, January 10, 2011
Monday, February 22, 2010
Mr. Destructo and the Rock Star
Is what I have been calling my son lately. The last couple days, he has put the toaster oven on high, and tried cooking nothing for 90 minutes. Took a marker (thank God it was dry erase!) to the dining room table. Moved the chair to the counter to do whatever he feels he needs to. Just banging, throwing, pulling, pushing things. Is there a full moon coming up soon? I am serious, b/c all he wants to do is destroy everything! I cannot keep my house clean, and I have given up trying! LOL!
But, apparently his life is just horrible, b/c he was in the van Saturday afternoon, getting ready to go to the store, and he all of the sudden says "Oh, great!" LOL...not quite sure what was wrong, but it was funny. And, he thinks snow is "ewww...yucky"...haha...I tend to agree with him on that one. :)
Madison is back to school this week. She enjoyed her week off for the Mid-Winter break. And, she now thinks she is a rock star! :) She informed me of this on our way to church yesterday. "Mommy, I'm a rock star" said very seriously. This is also coming from the child who said "Mommy, some kids say hello, but I say Hola" HAHAHA!! I love my kids! :)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
When they are quiet....you know there is trouble...
So, I know it has been awhile. Life gets in the way, and that is, of course, more important than blogging. I had a job interview, didn't get it, but am considering going back to school for child counseling. Or, opening a daycare sometime down the road...who knows? I also got asked to do a photo shoot for a wedding in September! That is my real dream, to do weddings/baby photography, and others. Plus, get into my digital designs more. Who knows what the future holds?
So, back to my mommy-hood. Madison turned 6 last Sunday! Hard to believe that I have been a mother that long, and they have been the best years of my life! She had a kids party on Saturday, had 4 boys and 2 girls over. Very interesting, and I would do it again in a heartbeat! She had a blast!
Yesterday morning she says to me "mommy, you have mean eyebrows"...IDK if I was squinting or what, but it was hilarious. She said I needed new ones! :P
2 weeks ago, Hunter decided to pull a chair up to the phone, and saw that the wallpaper was peeling a little on the edge. I am now missing a 8" strip of wallpaper half way down one wall. No, I am NOT kidding! LOL! Yesterday afternoon, it got really quiet. You know there is trouble if it gets quiet. I asked Madison to go peek on him...sure enough "MOMMY!" was almost instantly called. I got out...he has gotten into the refrigerator, pulled out a dozen eggs...and proceeded to smash them all on the floor. IDK how he did this so quietly, but he did. Honestly, I am so used to these quirks of my sons, that I buried my face in my hands and laughed so hard that I was shaking! I was silent, b/c I didn't want him knowing that I was laughing, to think it was okay. So, Madison says to me "mommy? It's okay, i will help you clean it up" aw, what a sweetheart! I put my hands to her face and opened them to show her i was laughing "I cannot let your brother see me laughing" I said. She was ready to get me a tissue! I then, of course had to take pictures. What else do you do? Paper towels and a mop successfully helped me clean up! :) I will post a picture later!
So, back to my mommy-hood. Madison turned 6 last Sunday! Hard to believe that I have been a mother that long, and they have been the best years of my life! She had a kids party on Saturday, had 4 boys and 2 girls over. Very interesting, and I would do it again in a heartbeat! She had a blast!
Yesterday morning she says to me "mommy, you have mean eyebrows"...IDK if I was squinting or what, but it was hilarious. She said I needed new ones! :P
2 weeks ago, Hunter decided to pull a chair up to the phone, and saw that the wallpaper was peeling a little on the edge. I am now missing a 8" strip of wallpaper half way down one wall. No, I am NOT kidding! LOL! Yesterday afternoon, it got really quiet. You know there is trouble if it gets quiet. I asked Madison to go peek on him...sure enough "MOMMY!" was almost instantly called. I got out...he has gotten into the refrigerator, pulled out a dozen eggs...and proceeded to smash them all on the floor. IDK how he did this so quietly, but he did. Honestly, I am so used to these quirks of my sons, that I buried my face in my hands and laughed so hard that I was shaking! I was silent, b/c I didn't want him knowing that I was laughing, to think it was okay. So, Madison says to me "mommy? It's okay, i will help you clean it up" aw, what a sweetheart! I put my hands to her face and opened them to show her i was laughing "I cannot let your brother see me laughing" I said. She was ready to get me a tissue! I then, of course had to take pictures. What else do you do? Paper towels and a mop successfully helped me clean up! :) I will post a picture later!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Mommies need to be immune...
Yes, we certainly do. So far, I haven't caught the little tummy bug that both the kids had over the course of the last 2 days, but I can feel it lurking. I really think moms should be immune to anything and everything. We do so much already that to add doing all that along with being sick? That just isn't fair.
So, Hunter was sick on Monday. He started throwing up about 11am and kept doing so off and on until 4pm. Madison started throwing up last night at 11pm and continued off and on until 3am. Fortunately this was a very short lived bug. So, if I do get it, I should be better in about 5 hours.
Hunter was feeling much better yesterday, and proved this by putting a roll and a half of toilet paper in the toilet. Then, proceeded to take it back out, plop it (sopping wet) on the rug in front of the toilet. Later, he decided to pull a chair up to my grandmother's desk and proceed to rip off about a 6 inch wide strip of paper about 2 feet long. Sigh.
Today, I kept Madison home from school to ensure she doesn't infect the rest of the class with this bug, although she probably did that unknowingly yesterday. She is much better, eating fairly normal. She has relaxed alot though, and seems pretty antsy tonight.
Got alot of cleaning done this afternoon, laundry and dishes going, living room cleaned up and kitchen as well. Broccoli soup and bread for supper...mmmm....nothing better after a stressful 2 days! :)
So, Hunter was sick on Monday. He started throwing up about 11am and kept doing so off and on until 4pm. Madison started throwing up last night at 11pm and continued off and on until 3am. Fortunately this was a very short lived bug. So, if I do get it, I should be better in about 5 hours.
Hunter was feeling much better yesterday, and proved this by putting a roll and a half of toilet paper in the toilet. Then, proceeded to take it back out, plop it (sopping wet) on the rug in front of the toilet. Later, he decided to pull a chair up to my grandmother's desk and proceed to rip off about a 6 inch wide strip of paper about 2 feet long. Sigh.
Today, I kept Madison home from school to ensure she doesn't infect the rest of the class with this bug, although she probably did that unknowingly yesterday. She is much better, eating fairly normal. She has relaxed alot though, and seems pretty antsy tonight.
Got alot of cleaning done this afternoon, laundry and dishes going, living room cleaned up and kitchen as well. Broccoli soup and bread for supper...mmmm....nothing better after a stressful 2 days! :)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Seriously?
Well, it is Monday. Rainy, windy and WARM outside. Like 50 degrees! If we didn't have the first 2 on the list, we could go outside and play!
My computer has been on the blitz this past weekend. Well, more like the last 6 months. I was honestly afraid that it was gonna die on me. So, I reformatted it (with a little...well, LOTS of help ;)) and got the drivers all on (BY MYSELF!)...and now I have a "new" computer again...just currently downloading all the stuff I "need" onto it.
So, yesterday morning was lovely. I went up to take a shower before church...and noticed that the hot water didn't stay hot for very long. I knew I had laundry going, though, so I didn't think much about it. Upon getting out, I could hear what sounded like water running. Again, thinking it was the washer, let it pass. I go, get dressed do my routine. All the sudden it dawns on me that I can STILL hear water running. Hunter, the boy of my life, had dragged a chair over to the sink (yes, again) and proceeded to turn on the faucets (both hot and cold) and was flooding my kitchen. Because, as Maddy put it, he put that "thingy in there to make the water stay!" and b/c of that "thingy" and my son, I had a nice mess to clean up before church. But, hey, my kitchen floor got half mopped! :)
Hunter was at it again with the butter (I remember my little sister eating a stick of butter when she was little...hmmmm), he got out a stick, and started peeling it off to eat it. Yeah, that is MY son! LOL! Today, he isn't feeling all that well. You know that look they get right before they vomit everywhere? Yeah, that one. I took aim and ran with him for the kitchen. Vinyl floors are so much easier to clean up than carpet. He got an immediate bath (yes, before I cleaned up the floors!) and I changed my clothes as well. He is currently napping and I would join him, but Madison gets off the bus in about 40 minutes, and it would be like me to sleep through the bus drop off. That would NOT be cool, so I am staying awake, as comfy as he looks.
Have you ever noticed how snuggly babies and kids are? I mean, seriously...you could be TOTALLY wide awake, lay down with them to put them to sleep...and wake up 3 hours later like "huh? what happened?" This happens to me a lot! Give me a bed, a kid and a blanket and I am good for a nap!
My computer has been on the blitz this past weekend. Well, more like the last 6 months. I was honestly afraid that it was gonna die on me. So, I reformatted it (with a little...well, LOTS of help ;)) and got the drivers all on (BY MYSELF!)...and now I have a "new" computer again...just currently downloading all the stuff I "need" onto it.
So, yesterday morning was lovely. I went up to take a shower before church...and noticed that the hot water didn't stay hot for very long. I knew I had laundry going, though, so I didn't think much about it. Upon getting out, I could hear what sounded like water running. Again, thinking it was the washer, let it pass. I go, get dressed do my routine. All the sudden it dawns on me that I can STILL hear water running. Hunter, the boy of my life, had dragged a chair over to the sink (yes, again) and proceeded to turn on the faucets (both hot and cold) and was flooding my kitchen. Because, as Maddy put it, he put that "thingy in there to make the water stay!" and b/c of that "thingy" and my son, I had a nice mess to clean up before church. But, hey, my kitchen floor got half mopped! :)
Hunter was at it again with the butter (I remember my little sister eating a stick of butter when she was little...hmmmm), he got out a stick, and started peeling it off to eat it. Yeah, that is MY son! LOL! Today, he isn't feeling all that well. You know that look they get right before they vomit everywhere? Yeah, that one. I took aim and ran with him for the kitchen. Vinyl floors are so much easier to clean up than carpet. He got an immediate bath (yes, before I cleaned up the floors!) and I changed my clothes as well. He is currently napping and I would join him, but Madison gets off the bus in about 40 minutes, and it would be like me to sleep through the bus drop off. That would NOT be cool, so I am staying awake, as comfy as he looks.
Have you ever noticed how snuggly babies and kids are? I mean, seriously...you could be TOTALLY wide awake, lay down with them to put them to sleep...and wake up 3 hours later like "huh? what happened?" This happens to me a lot! Give me a bed, a kid and a blanket and I am good for a nap!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The Hunter Files...
Apparently it is amazing fun to throw down dirty socks at the cat on the stairs. This was accomplished while trying to put Madison to bed last night. Literally about 10 socks were hurdled at poor Cheddar. The cat did not seem very concerned about his safety...sat there and took it like a man.
This afternoon while holding a wiggly toddler on my lap, he decides to bend down, and lick my pants. Right on my leg. I tell him no, that is "yucky," so being the boy he is, does it again...and again...and again. Finally I set him on the floor. "We do NOT lick pants in this house!" Seriously, words I never thought I would be saying to my children.
Tonight, he decided to sneak out to the kitchen, discover that I didn't have the refrigerator lock in place (yes, I have a lock for him, otherwise the fridge would be emptied on a daily basis), and comes quietly to the livingroom, shuts the pocket doors. They separate the kitchen from the livingroom. I sit here for a minute, then quietly open them to see my 2 1/2 year old son trying his darndest to open a 1lb. box of butter.
He also, tonight, was sitting on the potty, and he will only sit on the adult toilet, not the potty chair (that I spent money on specifically to buy him, LOL). I tell him that I need to go potty. So, he points to the potty chair and says, very seriously, "Go, Momma!" HAHAHAHA!
My son, at 2 1/2 years old, is smarter than your average child. In EVERY aspect. He knows all his letters and can recite them when asked (and not in any particular order), most of his numbers as well. Since he has been a baby, he loves anything with buttons, lights or "electronic." He knows what channel the TV has to be on for the DVD player, the VCR, the Wii and the PS2...and they are ALL different. He can honestly work the computer, and is just extremely intelligent when it comes to taking things apart and putting them together. He will pull a chair (heavy, to boot) across the house to get to the sink to play in water. He climbs like a soldier (I swear rock walls would NOT stop this child). He is self potty training, something I thought would take forever with him! :) He is a momma's boy, and a snuggler, and I love him to pieces, although most days I wanna pull my hair out!
These are just a few of my sons quirks and loves...and he makes up a huge part of who I am. :)
This afternoon while holding a wiggly toddler on my lap, he decides to bend down, and lick my pants. Right on my leg. I tell him no, that is "yucky," so being the boy he is, does it again...and again...and again. Finally I set him on the floor. "We do NOT lick pants in this house!" Seriously, words I never thought I would be saying to my children.
Tonight, he decided to sneak out to the kitchen, discover that I didn't have the refrigerator lock in place (yes, I have a lock for him, otherwise the fridge would be emptied on a daily basis), and comes quietly to the livingroom, shuts the pocket doors. They separate the kitchen from the livingroom. I sit here for a minute, then quietly open them to see my 2 1/2 year old son trying his darndest to open a 1lb. box of butter.
He also, tonight, was sitting on the potty, and he will only sit on the adult toilet, not the potty chair (that I spent money on specifically to buy him, LOL). I tell him that I need to go potty. So, he points to the potty chair and says, very seriously, "Go, Momma!" HAHAHAHA!
My son, at 2 1/2 years old, is smarter than your average child. In EVERY aspect. He knows all his letters and can recite them when asked (and not in any particular order), most of his numbers as well. Since he has been a baby, he loves anything with buttons, lights or "electronic." He knows what channel the TV has to be on for the DVD player, the VCR, the Wii and the PS2...and they are ALL different. He can honestly work the computer, and is just extremely intelligent when it comes to taking things apart and putting them together. He will pull a chair (heavy, to boot) across the house to get to the sink to play in water. He climbs like a soldier (I swear rock walls would NOT stop this child). He is self potty training, something I thought would take forever with him! :) He is a momma's boy, and a snuggler, and I love him to pieces, although most days I wanna pull my hair out!
These are just a few of my sons quirks and loves...and he makes up a huge part of who I am. :)
Monday, January 18, 2010
Out of the Mouth of Babes...
Long day today...but an EXCELLENT one! Got to go see one of my best friends in Syracuse. She has an adorable baby boy, now 2 months old, and I just had to go see him! I have been wanting to, but the weather, kids, etc just weren't cooperative. Had a wonderful time having some "adult" time and seeing the baby, and her daughter as well.
While we were there (the kiddos came along, of course), Madison is playing in her daughter's room. All of the sudden we hear (she was pretending to be on the phone) "Hello, Doctor? I am having a baby" (pause)"Can you take the baby out?" And, then, when we were on our drive home, we stopped at Walmart to get a few things. Madison gets back in the car and she goes to sit down and is like "bu-bu-butt" like she stutters it, but it catches her off guard, and she starts giggling. So, she gets me giggling, and we are "bu-bu-butt"ing it the whole way out of the parking lot...now it is a joke! Eh...you had to be there, I guess.
Oh, on a totally different topic: What on God's green earth is the deal with American Girl dolls? Madison is obsessed...and luckily, being only almost 6, she is easily sueded into the Walmart knock-offs. I mean, come on, 98 bucks for a doll? I think NOT! The walmart ones are JUST AS NICE, Madame Alexander puts them out, called Friends 4 Life. Maddy loves them! And, they are a quarter of the price! And the furniture! OMG! It would take a small fortune to buy it all! No thank you, and I thank the Lord for providing Walmart as my saving grace on this one! <3
While we were there (the kiddos came along, of course), Madison is playing in her daughter's room. All of the sudden we hear (she was pretending to be on the phone) "Hello, Doctor? I am having a baby" (pause)"Can you take the baby out?" And, then, when we were on our drive home, we stopped at Walmart to get a few things. Madison gets back in the car and she goes to sit down and is like "bu-bu-butt" like she stutters it, but it catches her off guard, and she starts giggling. So, she gets me giggling, and we are "bu-bu-butt"ing it the whole way out of the parking lot...now it is a joke! Eh...you had to be there, I guess.
Oh, on a totally different topic: What on God's green earth is the deal with American Girl dolls? Madison is obsessed...and luckily, being only almost 6, she is easily sueded into the Walmart knock-offs. I mean, come on, 98 bucks for a doll? I think NOT! The walmart ones are JUST AS NICE, Madame Alexander puts them out, called Friends 4 Life. Maddy loves them! And, they are a quarter of the price! And the furniture! OMG! It would take a small fortune to buy it all! No thank you, and I thank the Lord for providing Walmart as my saving grace on this one! <3
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