My day started out so great. I got up at 4 or 4:15…that’s part of why it was so good, sounds kinda sick to me but It was a good thing.. I got my devos done by 6:00 and my cards organized by 6:30. I was ready to hit the ground running. the kids don’t get up until 8, so I took the time to add a desired page to my website. I will provide a link here and a link on my sidebar. As planned the kids got up at 8 and I went to get them. I got tornado and fed him his breakfast while I went to get ladybug. They both ate like troopers and during that time I got like 1/2 my cards done..and I have 43 cards to do for the day. I’ll explain the cards in a minute. Anyway I took the kids up staiis for diaper changes because we discovered not long ago that both kids like to poop during breakfast. I changed diapers and clothes then tornado wanted a story. than two than three until we read five or six books. my tongue was tired because they were mostly Dr. Suess. So I took lady bug to my room so I could do some straightening of a mess leftover from when we did our rearranging this last weekend. No sooner did I leave Tornado started wailing and screaming and throwing things down the steps. this went on for 15 minutes, however I reached the end of my rope when ladybug started to cry cause it was her nap time! so I quickly told tornado that it was either calm down or it was going to be early nap time. He didn’t like either option and began to throw an even bigger tantrum(You know the kind that has arms flailing and legs kicking so I scooped him up place him in bed, disciplined him and closed the door. That was at 10:30 they are both sound asleep and I feel a lot better not that I just vented!!
Category: daily life
Hellllloooo Winter.
Finally winter has reared it’s cold little self and made life in the northeast a little (Ok a lot) uncomfortable. As a weatherman here says “It’s a snuggle with your sweetie night.” And boy is it. It has been a grand total of 6 degrees here today. And that’s not counting the wind chill. I’m noit used to this kind of cold. It will take a couple of years to really get used to this. After all I have spent that last two years (winters) Pregnant..That really adds a lot of body heat! Other than the cold it truly is a great day. You know why. God has provided me with a home and heat and food. There are many people who will be suffering tonight and this next week far worse than I can ever understand. It’s amazing how much we complain when we have major blessings and needs met. Can you think of some creative ways to help warm another person this week in the freeing temperatures. Let me know.
For the love of Coffee, Tea, Or anything with Caffine
I went to bed at 3 AM and got up at 7 AM . I have one toddler and a 5 1/2 month old. There is not a thing in the house with any significant amount of caffeine in it.*tears* *SNIFF SNIFF*
Now for the rest of the story.
Hubby had to go to night court almost three hours away for a traffic violation and the police officer made a mistake on the ticket. So my hubby had to leave me and the kids home while he went. I have a really hard time sleeping when hubby isn’t around so I worked on a new website til 1:15 AM and then I decided I would try my hardest to fall asleep to a movie. Didn’t happen. The temps dropped here into sub-zero temps(That’s WITHOUT the wind chill factor!)…for those of you who are unfamiliar with type of weather good for you. I would like to trade places with you this week!!!!!!! We turn our heat back at night so it was 65 degrees in here but I was still freezing. I managed to doze for a few minutes but I woke up again with my teeth chattering away and my feet being really cold. Hubby got home a short time later.. Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!
Binky Bothers
What a day. I have two very grumpy kids. Mostly it’s related to colds and a bug that is flying around (as in the stomach bug not a fly or some other creepy crawly creature).. Two days in a row. One only wonders what tomorrow will bring!
Well on to my story!
I was standing at the sink doing dishes and Tornado was playing with ladybug while she was in her walker. Her binky was attached to her outfit via a clip and Velcro. Tornado was playing with one of the toys on her walker that makes noise. I had just scolded him for being rough with her and turned back to my dishes after he had given her an apologetic hug. Not two minutes later I caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye a pink thing dangling from his mouth. I did a double take and there he was with ladybug’s binky(Pacifier) in his mouth. Now as cute as this was. I am a firm believer in taking away a child’s bink before he/she turns a year old and Tornado had not had a bink in over a year. I took the bink from him scolded while I rinsed it off and attached it back to her outfit. By this point Tornado was very crabby and was in dire need of a nap. I took him upstairs and changed his diaper and proceed to make the trek back down the stairs to get lady bug and do the same with her. I get half way down the stairs and hear a strange noise coming from the kitchen just in front of ladybug. Tornado was in his room wailing for me to come and rescue him because he knew the outcome of events. I moved quicker as I rounded the kitchen table and realized the dog was hiding but what was he chewing on….you guessed it the infamous binky. I am not joking nor exaggerating. He literally removed the whole clip from her outfit and was quite pleased with himself. All of this took place within twenty minutes. Talk about being kept on your toes!!!
Hello Winter
Some (including my husband) would say it’s about time!! Since my January 13th post it has snowed everyday since or so it seems. It is beautiful. It’s still not as cold as it normally is but cold enough to snow.
Either it was January 13th or 14th but our new puppy decided he needed to go out. He was giving all sorts of signals but in the rejoicing of hubby getting home from work we missed them. Needless to say he went on the floor. In the process he managed to douse our door mat, so I told my husband to throw it onto the back porch and that I would wash it with the other carpets on Tuesday. Bad idea as we all know the whole east coast was hit my that wonderful ice storm. Now I hadn’t realized it was sleeting like crazy so I got up took the dog out and noticed the 1/2 to 3/4 in. sheet of ice that cover everything, including the beautiful floor mat glazed to the back porch. Needless to say the ice was “supposed to melt that Thursday-didn’t happen and now it is not only covered with very thick ice but also with about 7 or 8 inches of snow. Go figure!! Live and learn next time I’ll throw it on the front porch which is covered!!