So someone told me once that they would let their kids have ice cream for dinner once a summer and when they were all grown up they told their mom that this was their fondest memory from their childhood. So I have thought about this over time and thought it would be a wonderful idea, but have never done anything about it. Well, the kids have all been acting up a bit lately with all the changes pending at our house and I wanted to do something that they would love and would be very special so chris and I decided that today we would take them to this fun frozen yogurt shop and let them have it for lunch. They didn't know where we were going and were complaining that they wanted to go home, until they saw the store. We went in and Avery looked at me with wide eyes and said, "but we didn't eat lunch yet". Chris told her that this was lunch today. You should have seen the excitement on their faces. So this place is a self serve, so you pick the yogurt you want and put in the amount you want. Then you can choose as many or little sauces you want, whipped cream and candy/other toppings. It is all done by weight so you only pay for what you get. We had so much fun. We were the only ones in the place so we just ate slowly and talked. The kids loved it. When we were almost done Avery looked at Chris and I and gave us the most sincere thank- you I have ever gotten. Braden has been saying that our lunch today was the best. That sure made it all worth it for me. What a fun memory! I think this is something we will keep as a once a summer tradition.
On another note, I think I am going to scream if this baby does not come soon. My pregnancy has not been bad, but I am really ready to be unpregnant and I have been very uncomfortable the last week or so. Also the longer I go, the more inconvienient it is. The kids start soccer this week, chris starts softaball, and school starts next week. I was just hoping that I could have a little time to recover before life exploded. It doesn't seem like I am going to have much luck with that. Oh well... I guess that is life.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Summer
We are 3 weeks into our summer and it has proved to be a busy one. Braden went to a ooey gooey science camp the first week. The kids started swim lessons this week. The have had many playdates with several friends and we have gone swimming a couple of times. I am glad that we have had things to keep us busy, but at the same time I am pretty pooped. I just entered my 33rd week of pregnancy and am feeling it. I have to say that I have had a pretty easy pregnancy so far, but I am now just getting tired more easily and can't bend well. I can't believe, though, that there are only 61/2 weeks left.
Ok, enough of the side track. Back to summer. Avery still has a summer camp. All the kids will probably stay with Grandma over a couple of long weekends and we have free movies to go to and playdates to attend. We also have another set of swim lessons later on.
Even though we have a lot going on, I still think I would like year round school better. All of the kids are having bad behavior and I like the routine of school. I think it would be easier to deal with if the breaks were shorter. Oh well, I hope everyone has a great summer!
Ok, enough of the side track. Back to summer. Avery still has a summer camp. All the kids will probably stay with Grandma over a couple of long weekends and we have free movies to go to and playdates to attend. We also have another set of swim lessons later on.
Even though we have a lot going on, I still think I would like year round school better. All of the kids are having bad behavior and I like the routine of school. I think it would be easier to deal with if the breaks were shorter. Oh well, I hope everyone has a great summer!
tantrums
I am so terrible at writing here. I am not sure why, either. I guess I will blame it on not having enough time and when I do I am so tired that I just don't have the energy.
Anyway, today I have a moment and just needed a little venting session. We went to Trader Joe's today to get some groceries. A few minutes after getting there Kelsey started throwing a tantrum. (Part of this whole thing is my fault because we went at naptime and she only had a little car nap) Anyway, she would not listen and was crying and screaming and yelling no ( I think as loud as she could). Now I am not so bothered by this. It is annoying and makes me just want to leave (but I couldn't because we needed groceries so bad), but what made me so frustrated and a bit angry is all of the people in the store. People were just starring, and some were making comments under their breath. How annoying can you be? Could there really have been a store full of people who had never seen a child have a tantrum? The other thing was that 2 separate people who worked there came running up with cookies and kept wanting to feed her. She took the cookies, of course, and the crying stopped for a second but then she was right back at it. I really wanted to yell, not so much at Kelsey, as the rest of the people who were acting as if I was beating my child and not simply carrying her while she threw a huge tantrum. GRRRR! And whats worse is that once she was in the car she was fine and happy. Why couldn't she have the tantrum there instead of in the store? And I will have one more soon. What am I thinking?!
Anyway, today I have a moment and just needed a little venting session. We went to Trader Joe's today to get some groceries. A few minutes after getting there Kelsey started throwing a tantrum. (Part of this whole thing is my fault because we went at naptime and she only had a little car nap) Anyway, she would not listen and was crying and screaming and yelling no ( I think as loud as she could). Now I am not so bothered by this. It is annoying and makes me just want to leave (but I couldn't because we needed groceries so bad), but what made me so frustrated and a bit angry is all of the people in the store. People were just starring, and some were making comments under their breath. How annoying can you be? Could there really have been a store full of people who had never seen a child have a tantrum? The other thing was that 2 separate people who worked there came running up with cookies and kept wanting to feed her. She took the cookies, of course, and the crying stopped for a second but then she was right back at it. I really wanted to yell, not so much at Kelsey, as the rest of the people who were acting as if I was beating my child and not simply carrying her while she threw a huge tantrum. GRRRR! And whats worse is that once she was in the car she was fine and happy. Why couldn't she have the tantrum there instead of in the store? And I will have one more soon. What am I thinking?!
Monday, June 1, 2009
our Utah house
It is finally under contract! It has been a long ride since we put in on the market in February, but hopefully it will come to a close soon. Then we will really be able to move on and work on fixing all that has gone bad. FOr anyone that doesn't know we had to short sell our house because it is not worth anywhere near what we owe and we had gotten ourselves into such a tight financial spot that we were sunk when chris lost his job. It is a bit embarassing for me to admit and makes me sad all at the same time to think that we were that tight financially, but it is what it is. I am also a little sad to see it go. It is our last tie to Utah and although there were many things that we did not like about Utah, we did like our house and some of our neighbors. Chris also had a some good friends (which hasn't happened in quite a few years) and I loved the friends I made through MOMs club. I truly miss those things! Oh well, life seems to always be an adventure with us and now that the house will be closing soon, I can't wait to see what the future holds.
Chris and work
I have been so busy and tired that I haven't had a chance to write about this yet. About a month ago, Chris changed is job again. When it was all happening I was really freaked out and frustrated, but in hindsight I see that it was a wonderful move. When we moved back to CA he was able to get a job within about 5 weeks. We were grateful, at the time, that he was able to get any job at all and didn't want to complain about the pay or hours. The company he was working for also told him that they were really busy and that he would be able to make ample money with their company. That turned out not to be the case. It was really hurting us financially (well I guess not more than we were already hurting, but it wasn't helping either). So he heard through the grapevine that the Mercedes dealer near us had moved into their new shop and were busy. So chris decided that he would go talk to the service manager again (he had been in there a few times in hopes that he would gain some sort of relationship with the boss and that if they ever were hiring they would think of him) and give him a resume. He did this on a tuesday and they ended up hiring him that day. He was so excited. He ended up being in the right place at the right time because the boss told him that they were going to begin looking through resumes the next day. So far it has all been working out for the better. He is making a good wage again and likes the people and the shop. He also doesn't come home so frustrated and cranky anymore. Hopefully it will continue this way and we will be able to pull ourselves out of the hole we have dug for ourselves.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Ants and Allergies
I have this bad/odd habit of trying to find something that is not perfect about any situation. I am not sure why I do this other than that nothing is perfect and if I find something small wrong with the situation then I kind of feel like nothing else will be wrong or bad with the situation. I know, I know totally weird. Anyway, I have found what is bad/wrong about our move to Cali. (I was beginning to wonder because everything has been great!) The bad things are ants and allergies. Both have been really bad lately. We have had problems with both of these items when we lived here long ago, but I guess I just put them out of my mind.
Our allergies have been really bad. Chris' eyes swelled so bad a week or so ago. He looked terrible and must have felt that way too. My everything itches. I can't stop sneezing, and my chest feels weird. Braden and Kelsey are also showing signs of bad allergies too. I really feel for them. I can't take anything for it since I am pregnant and chris tried over the counter claritin to try and relieve some of the symptoms, but that didn't help. The last couple of days have been better since it has been raining, but I am afraid for the sun to poke its head back out.
There is a bad thing about the rain... ANTS!!! I can't stand them. They just get into everything and everywhere! I don't like to use insecticide spray a bunch; it bothers my lungs and I hate the smell and Kelsey wont stay away from things. I don't want her to get into it before it dries. So, I have been spending a lot of time on ant patrol. (The kids think it is a fun game) and cleaning everything a lot. I am so sick of sweeping the floor. So needless to say, we have spent a lot of time with our dish soap and cinnamon and counter cleaner. I hope that as the rain passes, so will the ants... otherwise I just might go crazy!
Our allergies have been really bad. Chris' eyes swelled so bad a week or so ago. He looked terrible and must have felt that way too. My everything itches. I can't stop sneezing, and my chest feels weird. Braden and Kelsey are also showing signs of bad allergies too. I really feel for them. I can't take anything for it since I am pregnant and chris tried over the counter claritin to try and relieve some of the symptoms, but that didn't help. The last couple of days have been better since it has been raining, but I am afraid for the sun to poke its head back out.
There is a bad thing about the rain... ANTS!!! I can't stand them. They just get into everything and everywhere! I don't like to use insecticide spray a bunch; it bothers my lungs and I hate the smell and Kelsey wont stay away from things. I don't want her to get into it before it dries. So, I have been spending a lot of time on ant patrol. (The kids think it is a fun game) and cleaning everything a lot. I am so sick of sweeping the floor. So needless to say, we have spent a lot of time with our dish soap and cinnamon and counter cleaner. I hope that as the rain passes, so will the ants... otherwise I just might go crazy!
Monday, April 27, 2009
The kids
I am finding it hard to sit here and write anything that makes sense. My mind is all over the place, and I am pretty tired. So I guess that it is easiest for me to write about the kids.
Avery is have so much fun in her new school. She has a great teacher and she loves her. We had to put her in the afternoon Kindergarten because that was the only space they had left at the school. Otherwise she would have had to go to another school. At first I was not happy about this, but it is working out great. So good that next year we are going to have Braden in afternoon Kindergarten. 3 kids from Avery's class live on our street. That really helped her transition, I think. She also learned to ride without training wheels since moving. This has also taught her about falling and paying attention to things. Both kids love to take family bike rides. Last weekend we hit a record for the kids of 6.5 miles. I was really amazed that they were able to ride that far.
Braden is loving school too. He started at this preschool that has a goat and bunny. He loves it for that. They also have a garden that the kids are a big part of with planting and care. There are not nearly the academic opportunities at this school that he had at his last, but he is learning and having a great time so I guess that is all that matters. He is such an active boy! Sometimes it is wonderful and sometimes it makes me want to pull out my hair. He also learned to ride without training wheels. He actually learned first. He taught himself because he wanted to go on these off road trails with his dad and he was told that he couldn't until he learned to ride without training wheels. So the next day he asked for them off and has been riding since. Avery taught herself as well, but she only did it because B did and she hates being beat by him.
Kelsey is getting so big. She is talking in full sentences and keeps us laughing with all she says and does. She thinks she is as big as the others, though, and that makes it hard for both of us sometimes.
Both the older kids are looking forward to summer. We are going to be busy with swim lessons (thanks to tax returns) and summer camp (thanks to their awesome aunt). They will also start soccer late summer as well. We will also have the girls birthday's, the birth of a new baby and trips down to see the family. Boy, I think I am tired already!
Avery is have so much fun in her new school. She has a great teacher and she loves her. We had to put her in the afternoon Kindergarten because that was the only space they had left at the school. Otherwise she would have had to go to another school. At first I was not happy about this, but it is working out great. So good that next year we are going to have Braden in afternoon Kindergarten. 3 kids from Avery's class live on our street. That really helped her transition, I think. She also learned to ride without training wheels since moving. This has also taught her about falling and paying attention to things. Both kids love to take family bike rides. Last weekend we hit a record for the kids of 6.5 miles. I was really amazed that they were able to ride that far.
Braden is loving school too. He started at this preschool that has a goat and bunny. He loves it for that. They also have a garden that the kids are a big part of with planting and care. There are not nearly the academic opportunities at this school that he had at his last, but he is learning and having a great time so I guess that is all that matters. He is such an active boy! Sometimes it is wonderful and sometimes it makes me want to pull out my hair. He also learned to ride without training wheels. He actually learned first. He taught himself because he wanted to go on these off road trails with his dad and he was told that he couldn't until he learned to ride without training wheels. So the next day he asked for them off and has been riding since. Avery taught herself as well, but she only did it because B did and she hates being beat by him.
Kelsey is getting so big. She is talking in full sentences and keeps us laughing with all she says and does. She thinks she is as big as the others, though, and that makes it hard for both of us sometimes.
Both the older kids are looking forward to summer. We are going to be busy with swim lessons (thanks to tax returns) and summer camp (thanks to their awesome aunt). They will also start soccer late summer as well. We will also have the girls birthday's, the birth of a new baby and trips down to see the family. Boy, I think I am tired already!
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