New Digs

...to go get Maiya's pictures taken. Hit Dave's employee shin-dig. Drive the kids to Brighton for dinner with my sister. Then drive home, two kids lighter.

Have a great weekend all! :)

....Trent and I just came home from seeing Oklahoma, the play. Wonderful. Love it. More than I should probably.

...the old obsessive, spastic control freak in me is rearing it's ugly head. Never fear. I am fighting the good fight.
Jitterbuggy brain tonight...much to write. Need to do a check for the IRS instead though. Curses.

The good:

• Work was relatively painless today.
• The election worker training was shorter than I expected.
• The kids were actually happy to see me when I picked them up. Not a peep about "Buuuuutttttt Moooommmmmm, I don't wanna leave yet...."
• Frozen pizza for dinner=no whining for dinner.
• Ice cream for dessert.
• Kids that actually helped wash dishes to get said ice cream. ;)
  

The bad:

• My dishwasher fix was short lived. The damn thing is toast.
• The overflowing sink full of dishes that had to be done.

The ugly:

• The 6-foot radius of Corelle plate splinters on the floor. Luckily Devin was okay, since she fell into the mess.

The best:

• Teaching Maiya how to give and receive "thumb kisses."
• Teaching Devin and Maiya how to wink, then cracking up at their attempts. Devin can't do it with her mouth closed. And Maiya? She just blinks really, really hard then laughs her infectious little 18 month old laugh...
• Watching Trent try to teach his sisters how to wink, since he is such an *old pro* at it.

I need to make an appointment for Maiya to have her 18 month pictures taken...I also need to get her measured and marked on the kitchen doorway. Wonder if anyone would notice a missing piece of doorway when we ever sell the house...? All three kids get measured and marked twice a year.

It doesn't look like the guest room is going to be finished in time for the carpet job. That just means that I get to move all the toys downstairs, where they won't have a home for right now. More stuff to trip over. I'll do the major cull and clean out of them when the kids are away for the week.

More headachiness today.....think it's gone for good now though. Until the next child induced crisis.
The kids lost out on the fair, and also a camping sleepover that they have been looking forward to at Miss Sue's. Tomorrow when Dave drops them off at Sue's, they will have to tell her they can't attend the camp-out and why. Dave also saw fit to dole out spankings...that had about as much effect on Trent as I thought it would. It made a somewhat bigger impression on Devin, probably because she's never had one from Dad.

Good times these are...and they are only going to get better. ;)

The talk of the village this week is the asshats that were across the street from me in the middle of the night stealing wood Friday night. They are either the dumbest criminals alive, or were waaayyyyy drunk. Or both. I'm thinking that if you're going to steal wood, you may not want to chuck it into a metal truck without even trying to be a tad quiet about it. I was soooooo tired that night, and not a damn bit happy to be woken up at midnight to that.

I have been slowly getting caught up on village work again. Managed to get the meeting minutes done today also. I've been keeping a log of the hours I spend on village work for a week now. It is not pretty...

Need to hit the hay early tonight.....pulling the 6-1pm shift tomorrow. Leaving there early to go to a 2 pm election training class. I was off today, thank goodness! I pull the 7-10 on Wednesday, and 6-2:30pm on Thursday. Then I'm off on Friday and Trent and I have a date. We are going out to dinner and to see a play. I need to pack for the biggies that day too. They head for my sisters/moms on Saturday. FOR THE WEEK. Gotta love living far away from family, it makes them do some crazy ass shit for you...

I think I may actully go crazy if this guest room is not finished very soon. Everything in this house is out of place, and Miaya is into everything. I WANT MY HOUSE BACK!!! I need for it to be done before next Monday because I still need to paint it and move the guest bed into it. Then I can move the toys back downstairs. I do not want to have to move the toys from room to room when they are installing the carpet next Monday. Gaaaahhhh....

Today started the "Trent, we really need to help Devin learn her letters, and help you brush up for the first grade that starts in 4 weeks" program here at home. Neither one of them wanted to stop working on it this evening. Maiya thinks she must sit on the big notebook that we were using though...

I'm pretty sure it was "Christ, my kids were out on the roof..." related. I'm having a hard time dealing with this.....the rational me does know that:

• He is 6...and a boy. These types of things are bound to occur.
• The roof (porch roof) looks pretty inviting. Even I wish I could sit out there and read.
• He thinks he's a Superhero.
• Short of sitting on him, I can't have him in my direct line of sight every second of every day.
  

The irrational me thinks:

• I can't believe I suck so bad that this happened (twice according to him) on *my watch.*
• I can't believe that I've raised such a dense child, he should know better.
• I can't believe that momma's littliest boy would blatently disobey me like that.
• I should have been watching him closer.
• I have the windows in their rooms safety rigged, why didn't I do my own?
• This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't gone back to work part time.
  

Ugh......this has been just about the worst two days for me. I can't even begin to describe my feelings when I opened that door and saw him heading back into the room.

...Thank you Firefox.

Well then...I guess the decision of wheather or not to leave the toys upstairs after the carpet is installed has been made. I'm finishing up village stuff, the kids head upstairs to play. The running around in circles starts immediately. I put the paperwork away and head up there to get Maiya and holler at the biggies to get out of my room. I open the door in time to see Trent coming back in through the window...from the fucking roof!!! Heaven help me. He said this is the second time he has done it. This time Devin joined him. Granted he is a 6 y/o boy, and I think this may be somewhat normal but CRAP! Granted he saw Mommy and Daddy out on the roof damn near all last summer, but CRAP! Granted it is easy access, the windows are only 16" off the floor, but CRAP! Lord help me....I've barely begun reading the two books I grabbed from the library on 'raising boys...' CRAP! He won't be feeling so rough and tumble and invincible tomorrow when he finds out that we aren't going to the fair as punishment. Oy! Do you think a scared, crying mommy has any kind of impact on a 6 y/o little boy?

....day 1 of 3 days off. Thank you Jesus!

I am getting ready to do village work.....the planets are aligned and I have manipulated the day so that I would have 90 minutes to do this. The first mother you-know-whater that screws this up for me will die a slow and painful death.

;)
I'll get the blog up to date soon. Have a great weekend all!

She had better hope I don't run in to her in the next few days...otherwise she'll be pulling some church overtime, praying for my soul. ^*!*&^!!*%(*!&!^%@*!

I feel like a 6 month old, I cannot take the stimuli....tell me why the following things must ALL happen at the same time:

The house phone rings
The Village phone rings
Trent is squealing
The dog is outside barking
The neighbor is weedwhacking
The washing machine is spinning
The diswasher is spewing water out
Devin is whining
And Maiya is climbing onto the scrapping desk, getting in to the pens


Why? Why all this stimulation I ask...

And where are all these fancy new html options anyways? I am feeling left out... (and where the hell is the spell check?!?)

Got *my sign* yesterday. As in 'Here's a sign for you...if you fall asleep at the dinner table while the kids are eating it may be a sign that you should sit down at some point mid day and close your eyes and rest...' Good grief.

When you ask Maiya if she wants a cookie, she gives you the 'double-barrel' finger point with both hands, to the cookie jar along with a huge cheesy grin. She said "Doctor", and "Linda" (as in Miss Linda next door) today. Her ear infection is clear.

Feeling a tad behind lately with everything. Need more time in the day. Nah. Maybe less to do for awhile.

I will die a grizzly death.



How will you die? Take the Exotic Cause of Death Test

Busy weekend is over. Village meeting is over. Now to ease off a bit.....:)
See you all tomorrow.

I have my vacuum. Yay!
I have the laundry just about caught up. Yay!
I have fresh blackberries from the yard. Yay!
I have a bowl of produce from the garden. Yay!
I have company coming. Yay! (A dollar to the first person who guesses who it is...)
I had a lovely afternoon with just Trent. Yay!
Trent has years of dental/orthodontic issues. Boo!

If the critters and birds would just slow their roll in the early morning darkness and fog, instead of thinking they needed to haul ass *somewhere*, there wouldn't be half as much road kill on the road to try and maneuver through in the early morning darkness and fog...

Maiya dances like Elaine from Seinfeld.

People must love working with me, since I ask if there is anything I can do for them to help them out when I am finished with my work.

I don't work with too many people on day shift who return that favor.

Little children get lots of bruises on their shins.

I'm tired of renting movies, paying late fees and STILL not seeing the damn things.

McDonald Oreo McFlurries pretty much rock.

Devin does not possess the skill of walking softly.

First grade starts in 6 weeks.

Maiya's mental wheels are working overtime...such a smart cookie she is.

I can't imagine life without the bonus baby.

I can imagine life without the dog.

Especially since the rugs are clean.

Devin is going to do huge things some day.

Dave and I have been hanging out together for 16 years now....almost half my life.

This song makes me want to dance on the table. (Would someone please run an intervention on my ass. Country? Ack!

Sometimes it's best to veer from the day's plan and not stress over it.

Have a happy Wednesday all...hump day, Prince spaghetti day.

The kitchen walls are painted, and the border halfway done. Need to paint the cabinets and finish the border today.

Dave and I will move some furniture today so the rugs can be cleaned tonight.

The tub has been repainted, still working on the shelves. Cranberry color, so it takes 90 million coats for full coverage. Gah!

I have the Mr Clean Magic Erasers and can go to town on the bathroom floor today.

I'm scheduling the kids for every second of daycare I can this week. And it doesn't make me a bad momma no matter what that little nagging voice in my head says....Better to bust ass and be done in one week than keep crabbing and dragging on the process for the rest of the summer.

This week's festivities will include in no particular order: getting the rest of the paint off the kitchen floor, sanding it and sealing it, sealing the hoosier, priming and painting the guest room/office, removing quarter round trim from the whole upstairs, painting the baseboards upstairs, priming and painting Trent's closet, working M-W-Th-F from 7-10 am, working tomorrow from 6-2:30, paying the village bills and getting completely prepared for the meeting next Monday, watching Mystic River, making the short hours that the kids are home really count, slapping up some textured paint on our bedroom ceiling, configuring the placement of beds and toys for when we switch bedrooms with the girlies, taking Trent to the orthodontist (!) on Wednesday, I'm sure there is more,but that's all I can think of right now.

Maiya, and the rest of us are spot free...yay, so off to work I go.

Happy Monday all! :)

Bathroom is painted, just need to hit two small spots in the morning and double check it all in the light. I need to buy a few (27) Mr Clean Magic Erasers tomorrow. That will make quick work of the floor grout, and then I can seal it. Then I'll hang the new shower curtain and set out the accessories. That just leaves the hardware and mirror. Yay! (Oops, forgot I need to touch up the tub and paint the edges of the shelves...no biggie though.) Damn, I feel like I could paint the whole kitchen single handedly tomorrow. That just may happen since I'll be waiting all day for Dave to "motivate." ;)

Need to figure out what the "fun plan" is for tomorrow....family day.

I ended up taking the kids to go get some movies today (Haunted Mansion and Mystic River), then off to BK where we snagged lunch to eat at the playground. Within 3 minutes of sitting down at the picnic table, Devin managed to knock over my big ass Dr. Pepper, soaking me from crotch to shoes. Sigh. (Did I have any baby wipes in the diaper bag? Noooooooo.....what gives there?) Then she had the nerve to get all pissy when I made her switch seats with me..."Why do I hafta sit here and get all soakin wet?" she says. (After I sopped up the mess with every napkin we had.) God love her.

Only 34 more days until the Olympics start. I love the summer Olympics. Love, love, love them. I am a certifiable fruitcake about them, I do not know why. They move me to tears. I love, love, love track & field. I cannot wait to sit on my arse for 2 weeks and watch them with the kids. I really love them. Love!

Well, it isn't often I make to watch SNL...might as well take advantage of it.

I feel a meltdown coming on, and it's going to be mine.

In the 2 hours and 15 minutes the gang has been up, I have dealt with:

"Mom, Maiya has paint on her..."
"Uh, hon...Maiya is playing in the cleaning supplies...."
"Didn't I just tell you two to stay out of the neighbors blackberries?"
"Do not tip that Lazyboy chair over!"
"Did you really have to fill that brand new spanking clean diaper with poop?"
"Mom...I'm still hungry."
"Mom, where is my new tattoo? You said we could have new ones today..."
"Where are my pants?"
"Where is my belt?"
"Where are my shoes"
"I need some money."
"Mom, when are we going to go to the beach?"
"Mom, when are we going to go to the water park again?"
"Mom, when are we going to scrap?"
"Mom, can I have my shirt off?" NO! "But I'm freezing..."
And in the time it took me to turn on the TV and find something for the biggies to watch...Maiya wolfed down my PB & J sandwich and smeared jelly everywhere.

I SWEAR TO GOD, IT IS LIKE A VERBAL CHINESE WATER TORTURE......

Whine ahead, and it isn't coming in a glass.............

My back hurts...it seized up yesterday at Meijer. My glands are swollen and I have a funky throat. My fillings from a few weeks ago still have a dull ache. The bathroom is a wreck, and only half painted. Maiya is a fussbucket, can't blame her though. :( The biggies have been driving me nutso the last few days, Trent mainly. At first I thought it was post migraine psychosis, but know I know better. He's trying to get the better of me what with all the squealing and repetitive noises. All. Day. Long. I can't really take them out and go anywhere in good conscience, since Maiya has the cooties.

I need to re-prioritize. The house is driving me crazy since just about every room is a mess. Except that is not what matters right now. I swore I was not going to spend the whole short summer working on the house instead of having fun with the kids. I'd love to do these home things after the kids go to bed at night, except it seems I've got nothing left to give by then. So in an effort to 'de-funk' myself, here are the positives:

*Jim should be done with the guest room in one more day. (Monday) Then we can move the futon out of the computer room and back where it belongs.
*The bathroom should be smooth sailing as soon as I finish painting it (Today damnit!) I'll have Jim put up all the hardware and it will be done with the exception of curtains and a sink skirt.
*The kitchen should be pretty easy to paint and border.
*The kitchen floor is half stripped already (From last summer, crikey...)
*All the rugs are being steam cleaned Monday night.
*The dog moves outside about 7 minutes after the carpet cleaning guy leaves.
*The carpet for upstairs arrives in 22 more days. Yay! It will be quieter in here.
*After the hardwood floor is redone in the guest room, the village office moves in there. Then I should actually be able to work instead of pulling Maiya off the fax machine/out of the garbage/out of the desk drawers/off the adding machine every two minutes.
And more importantly,
*I have three beautiful children who like to hang out with me still. Guess I'll go shower and figure out what to do with them today. :)

Now would somebody just tell me to shut up and stop whining? Katie....? ;)

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Paranoid:	Low
Schizoid:	High
Schizotypal:	Low
Antisocial:	Low
Borderline:	Low
Histrionic:	Low
Narcissistic:	Moderate
Avoidant:	Low
Dependent:	Low
Obsessive-Compulsive:	Moderate
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So, Wednesday night I see a spot on Maiya's foot. Uh oh...I say to my self, "Gee, that looks a lot like when Trent and I had hand/foot/mouth disease a few years ago. I checked her again at 5:30 am Thursday morning before I start getting ready for work. See a few more. Crap! I get ready for work and head in, knowing full well that I will be returning home very soon. I of course end up turning right around and coming back home. Let it not be said that I got preferential treatment, or called off within my first two weeks back on the job. CYA I say... So I've been here at home yesterday and today instead of at work. Maiya is doing pretty well with her cooties. She doesn't have very many spots so that is good. The biggies show no signs of it so far. Knock on wood! The ear infection seems to be long gone though, she has a follow up appointment in a week and a half or so.

Yesterday was spent cleaning and straightening the dining room. Joy. So much paper clutter and crap...recipes, Trent's kindergarten papers, weight loss paperwork, organizational (ha!) papers, baby books, craft ideas and supplies. It was an all day affair, and it isn't completely finished.

Today I did some grocery shopping, and actually managed to stick to the budgeted amount (YAY!) even with the painting things thrown in.

In in week that the computer was down, I managed to also break the dishwasher and vacuum. Dave managed to blow out the hairdryer too, good thing we had a spare. Dishwasher was a semi-easy fix, and the vacuum will be ready to roll and suck (hehe) next Friday. I also celebrated my 10 year anniversary of becoming a nurse. Time flies, except for when you are waiting for the vacuum to be done. ;)

The garden is rocking! We laid the newspapers and straw down so that there is no weeding to do. Not sure I like that though....I miss weeding a tiny bit. We've had tomatoes,peas, snap peas, green onions, leaf lettuce, and herbs out of there so far.

I need to either go do some painting outside, or get painting in the bathroom right now. What I really want to do is sit on the couch, let my ass grow roots and sip a coffee. Guess I'll sip coffee outside, push the kids on the swings and make the decision later.

I have care package supplies to send to folks.....except I need to do it in two or three staggered groups. *Wink*

...my aching head today! Tip of the day: Never wake up with a migraine the day of your eye exam. Nothing like a little dilation and bright lights to really secure that bastard in your melon...

Working the next two days, but hope to catch up blogging and reading soon.

Have a great Thursday all Katie. ;)

...is a pain in the ass.

The computer is down. I'm library-ing it....sucky, sucky, sucky. Haven't had time to take the beast in, but I hope to do that today. Been working...and more than that, missing y'all!!

Hopefully I'll be back in business very soon, and able to respond to comments, even Kim's triple deal. ;)