December was fairly crazy. I had Bronchitis all month, I really needed to take a couple of vacation days to rest up and to do Christmas stuff, but work was just insane and I didn't even have time to leave work at lunch to run errands. I had a much needed little Girls Night Out on the 15th. We went to Eclipse di Luna (favorite restaurant) and as always had a great time catching up. Bonus was when I got home Mike and the kids had decorated the tree. I love it when Mike is home. On Sunday we did Christmas shopping in shifts, I went out in the morning and he went in the afternoon. This is year I tried to do as much as possible on-line (what would I do without Amazon?) Working full-time I have come to realize anything I can purchase on-line just saves me so much time, it means less errands I have to run on the weekend.
Last week before Christmas was just insane. I had to get and wrap all the teachers gifts. Between two kids there were about 10 different teachers to by various things for. I really love their teachers and staff at the school, so I try to acknowledge them during the Holidays. I had Tessa's Parent Teacher Conference Friday morning. She is dong really well and well on her way to learning to read!!!! Although she's a busy body that can't sit still, it does not hinder her absorption of class material or affect her learning. She just amazes me. Due to the Friday Parent Teacher Conference Ga Pre-K was closed, so Tessa got to spend a fun filled day with Omi and Opa.
Big News............we found a babysitter. She's awesome and the only down side is that she's in college in Athens (aka she's a Bulldog - barf) so she's only in Atlanta on weekends occasionally. But it's close enough where she comes home frequently. She's awesome and the kids love her. Even Ellis, my Momma's Boy, totally sold me out for her. Saturday night before Christmas, my parents had a Christmas/Birthday Party for Mike and Bessy. We had Peyton come and watch the kids and had a wonderful adult time at the party. I actually had time to talk to people. What a nice change.
We had Peyton come back Sunday night and Mike and I did some shopping together and had a really nice dinner (Eclipse di Luna again - heehee) just the two of us. It was perfect. Very relaxing and nice to just spend time together with just the two of us. We so rarely get down time like that.
1.09.2013
1.04.2013
Mountain Weekend (December 8th)
A much over due post from me. I had a very busy December between work and family life. I had bronchitis the entire month and finally went to the doctor the week before Christmas to confirm and get some medications. I'm going to back-track a little and get caught up.
The 1st weekend in December, we went up the Mountains for the Cashier Christmas parade and to cut down our Christmas Tree. The kids had a blast at the parade. Tessa figured out very quickly that if she smiled and waved and said Merry Christmas people would throw that sweet little angelic looking girl some candy. She would then put it in her bag and say 'Yes!' (kind of like 'Sucker'). Ellis went more for the instant gratification. He would get one piece of candy, then go sit down eat it and then get back up for another. Eventually he realized Tessa would bring him some candy, so there really was no point in getting up. At one point, he actually fell asleep in my arms, with cars and firetrucks honking and everything. Must be that good Mountain air.
The Tree Farm that we really like is called Ty-Lin and is this great little family owned place. They converted this old fire-truck into a wagon of sorts you ride out into the farm to pick your tree. And then you can cut down yourself or have one of the boyos cut it down for you. They'll also come pick it up in a gator and take it back to the truck for you. Sorry the tree picture is sideways - for some reason I haven't been able to figure out how to get the pictures flipped around on blogger.
The 1st weekend in December, we went up the Mountains for the Cashier Christmas parade and to cut down our Christmas Tree. The kids had a blast at the parade. Tessa figured out very quickly that if she smiled and waved and said Merry Christmas people would throw that sweet little angelic looking girl some candy. She would then put it in her bag and say 'Yes!' (kind of like 'Sucker'). Ellis went more for the instant gratification. He would get one piece of candy, then go sit down eat it and then get back up for another. Eventually he realized Tessa would bring him some candy, so there really was no point in getting up. At one point, he actually fell asleep in my arms, with cars and firetrucks honking and everything. Must be that good Mountain air.
The Tree Farm that we really like is called Ty-Lin and is this great little family owned place. They converted this old fire-truck into a wagon of sorts you ride out into the farm to pick your tree. And then you can cut down yourself or have one of the boyos cut it down for you. They'll also come pick it up in a gator and take it back to the truck for you. Sorry the tree picture is sideways - for some reason I haven't been able to figure out how to get the pictures flipped around on blogger.
12.02.2012
Thanksgiving
Well - I'm ready for Christmas. Thanksgiving was a little rough for us this year. Tessa was off all week, so Omi had her on Tuesday and Thursday and she had a blast. Ellis threw up Wednesday morning and I ended up not taking him to school. Although he didn't get sick again. he didn't eat much that day. Kirsten came over and I made a bunch of stuff for Thanksgiving and Kirsten and Tessa made Dukes of Hazard cookies. Mom and Dad came over for dinner Wednesday night.
Thursday was fun, we went over early for breakfast, Bloody Mary's and watched the parade. Tessa really like the balloons. Then Mike and Dad took the kids to the playground while the women cooked.....like mad. We had a wonderful dinner, Tom and Bessy joined us as well. Everything was really good.
Then shit started hitting the fan. My stomach was upset and I thought it had to do with the combo of alcohol I had that day (Bloody Mary's, Firefly and Lemonade, wine, etc.). I got sick once and decided to go home. I threw the kids in the car, Mike followed. I have never been that sick in my entire life. I couldn't stop throwing up. Mike put the kids to bed, thankfully and they fell asleep fairly quickly. I finally decided to go to the ER around 2:00am. So we called Kirsten to come stay with the kids. She threw up in the car on her way over. So we called Mom to come over.
I got out of ER around 4:30am hydrated and medicated. We did Black Friday shopping at CVS (to fill my prescription - snicker, snicker). Kirsten was still throwing up, so I gave her some of my medication. It eventually helped. Friday was a day of survival for the adults. Kids were well rested and ready to go. Kirsten and I were recovering and Mike hadn't slept at all. I barely remember Friday and Saturday. My body was very sore and achy from being so violently sick. I am so thankful neither of the kids had it that bad, Tessa didn't even get a touch of it which is a total miracle with as much time as we spent together. Mom and Dad got a little bit of it as well, being sick and some nausea.
We all recovered enough by Sunday, though. I managed to get Christmas decorations up with the help of my awesome sister and husband. Then everyone came over for dinner on Sunday night and we actually had a really nice, low-key dinner. The best part was that afterwards, we gave the kids a bath, Mom cleaned up the Kitchen and then we all went outside (kids in jammies) and looked at the lights on the House in the dark. It was really cute and the kids thought it was awesome. It was a really nice ending to a long weekend.
Thursday was fun, we went over early for breakfast, Bloody Mary's and watched the parade. Tessa really like the balloons. Then Mike and Dad took the kids to the playground while the women cooked.....like mad. We had a wonderful dinner, Tom and Bessy joined us as well. Everything was really good.
Then shit started hitting the fan. My stomach was upset and I thought it had to do with the combo of alcohol I had that day (Bloody Mary's, Firefly and Lemonade, wine, etc.). I got sick once and decided to go home. I threw the kids in the car, Mike followed. I have never been that sick in my entire life. I couldn't stop throwing up. Mike put the kids to bed, thankfully and they fell asleep fairly quickly. I finally decided to go to the ER around 2:00am. So we called Kirsten to come stay with the kids. She threw up in the car on her way over. So we called Mom to come over.
I got out of ER around 4:30am hydrated and medicated. We did Black Friday shopping at CVS (to fill my prescription - snicker, snicker). Kirsten was still throwing up, so I gave her some of my medication. It eventually helped. Friday was a day of survival for the adults. Kids were well rested and ready to go. Kirsten and I were recovering and Mike hadn't slept at all. I barely remember Friday and Saturday. My body was very sore and achy from being so violently sick. I am so thankful neither of the kids had it that bad, Tessa didn't even get a touch of it which is a total miracle with as much time as we spent together. Mom and Dad got a little bit of it as well, being sick and some nausea.
We all recovered enough by Sunday, though. I managed to get Christmas decorations up with the help of my awesome sister and husband. Then everyone came over for dinner on Sunday night and we actually had a really nice, low-key dinner. The best part was that afterwards, we gave the kids a bath, Mom cleaned up the Kitchen and then we all went outside (kids in jammies) and looked at the lights on the House in the dark. It was really cute and the kids thought it was awesome. It was a really nice ending to a long weekend.
11.19.2012
Holidays
GA Pre-K is closed this week so Tessa gets to spend a couple days with Omi. Here she is at the river with Omi on her new bike. They brought a picnic too. (I can't seem to get the picture flipped, I'll work on it)
10.23.2012
Special Surprise
So - Tessa completed her 10-day trial period and we are successfully sleeping without a pappy and had VERY little drama with the transition. On Sunday morning she got to put her 10th sticker on her chart that I made (pics to follow) so we took her shopping for her special gift. I told her we would get her a bike (which we owed her form her Birthday anyways). She was so-so about the bike but then saw the Barbie isle (BARF). Needless to say she got some Barbie Rockstar, thanks to Daddy, and a bike thanks to Mommy. She was excited that there was a little seat on the back of her bike that she could put her Barbie in. I need to get some pictures and post.
Ellis continues to pee on the potty at school. Friday he peed twice, yesterday he peed twice, so proud of him. He continues to REFUSE to pee on the potty at home. I can barely get him to sit on it. We'll have to work on that. He is supposed to transition to his next class next week and that is where potty training starts in earnest. We'll see how it goes.
Either way, I love both of my babies so much and am so proud of both of them.
Ellis continues to pee on the potty at school. Friday he peed twice, yesterday he peed twice, so proud of him. He continues to REFUSE to pee on the potty at home. I can barely get him to sit on it. We'll have to work on that. He is supposed to transition to his next class next week and that is where potty training starts in earnest. We'll see how it goes.
Either way, I love both of my babies so much and am so proud of both of them.
10.19.2012
Frozen Hell?
So - this might be a little embarrassing, but that's what parent's are for. Tessa is over 4 years old and she still sleeps with a pacifier at night (we call it a pappy). Well - she did until about a week ago. I hate the damn things. She's always losing them, I'm always searching for them, I think she's too old, Mike said she'll quit when she's ready, etc. We tried quitting about four months ago and it was a disaster, crying all night, I finally gave in. I didn't want to have to do this by myself, I decided to wait until Mike was in town and he could "help" with that process. She will frequently say "Guess what Mommy, I'm going to sleep without my pappy tonight" Mostly because she REALLY likes praises and want us to be proud of her all the time. Then when night comes, she says "I have a great idea, how about I sleep without my pappy tomorrow night?" Which, of course, never happens.
She had a little bit of a rough week last week on Monday and Tuesday. She got into trouble several times, we had multiple conversations about it, lots of tears and I'm sorries, etc. Then she did really great for two days, no issues, making good choices, no name on board, etc. She was so excited and said " Mommy, I made good choices, didn't put stuff in my mouth and used my listening ears! Are you so proud of me? And tonight, I'm going to sleep without my pappy!" I blew it off since I had heard her say this before, but when she went to bed that night, she didn't ask for it. We laid down, read a couple of books, and sang some songs and then she finally went to sleep. The next morning she woke up and said she had slept with out her pappy. I told her how proud I was, but was worried about the next night. Well, she did it again! So I told her I would make a chart and we would put a sticker down for every night she slept without a pappy and when she got 10 stickers she could get a special present.
Well - we have EIGHT stickers now! She has not slept with one since. Hallelujah!
The, to top all of this great development off! Ellis is in the very infancy of potty training. Generally, he screams NO if asked if he wants to go potty. I have gotten him to sit on it a couple of times, but not much after that. At school, one of the teachers is working with him, but aside from a one-time fluke, we haven't gotten much "action". When I picked him up yesterday, he had peed on the potty TWICE! Seriously, Hell must have frozen over if my daughter is sleeping without a pappy and Ellis is on his way to potty-training.
I probably am jinxing myself by writing this post, though. We'll see.
She had a little bit of a rough week last week on Monday and Tuesday. She got into trouble several times, we had multiple conversations about it, lots of tears and I'm sorries, etc. Then she did really great for two days, no issues, making good choices, no name on board, etc. She was so excited and said " Mommy, I made good choices, didn't put stuff in my mouth and used my listening ears! Are you so proud of me? And tonight, I'm going to sleep without my pappy!" I blew it off since I had heard her say this before, but when she went to bed that night, she didn't ask for it. We laid down, read a couple of books, and sang some songs and then she finally went to sleep. The next morning she woke up and said she had slept with out her pappy. I told her how proud I was, but was worried about the next night. Well, she did it again! So I told her I would make a chart and we would put a sticker down for every night she slept without a pappy and when she got 10 stickers she could get a special present.
Well - we have EIGHT stickers now! She has not slept with one since. Hallelujah!
The, to top all of this great development off! Ellis is in the very infancy of potty training. Generally, he screams NO if asked if he wants to go potty. I have gotten him to sit on it a couple of times, but not much after that. At school, one of the teachers is working with him, but aside from a one-time fluke, we haven't gotten much "action". When I picked him up yesterday, he had peed on the potty TWICE! Seriously, Hell must have frozen over if my daughter is sleeping without a pappy and Ellis is on his way to potty-training.
I probably am jinxing myself by writing this post, though. We'll see.
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