Long Day

So today was a rather long day. I wanted to take both kids to Mother's Day Out but Tate didn't seem himself. He was coughing, sneezing, had a running nose and a slight fever. I'm sure it would have been fine but I could tell he was suffering. So, since he didn't have to go I decided not to take Lily either. Because of that, we spent the entire day together, while I tried very hard to get things done. For example, I think I did every stitch of laundry today. It was a huge chore and I'm still trying to finish at 8 o'clock tonight. Also, Lily is having trouble figuring out what time of the day she wants to take a nap and today was an early nap, and that means she wakes up early and then gets cranky early!! Anyways, tomorrow is Friday and I'm excited because James only has to work a half day because of teacher inservice. But I know my luck, something will come up and he will be stuck going out to the ranch or someone will call with a computer that will require PC Wrangler's imediate attention. I hope all you readers are doing well, I'm calling it a night!

Hi Again

Hi again, I'be been trying to keep up and post something everyday. I really do enjoy putting down the days events, even if no one is reading the posts. I'm sure I will like looking back in a few weeks and see how everything was going for us. Today was kind of a busy day. It surprises me how busy we can get even without our kids really being involved in anything. Tate went to Mother's Day Out, which he really fought to go. He was totally loving it at first, but now, we have tears and kicks and screams, as I drag him to the front door. I'm not sure if it's because thats what 2 year olds do or if he just hates it and it's not the right place for him to be. I DO think he is just that kind of kid and even if Mother Goose had a M.D.O.-Tater Tot would still kick and scream on the way there. He bet he is still doing this in grade school. I just pray that it's what he needs to be doing at this point in his life and that it's beneficial to him and not harmful. The gals that run it always give me a "He does a good job, he is a good boy" report but I hope that the report is for real and not just a line that they give to all the nosey moms. Also, Lily woke up a little warm this morning. Our thermametor had a low battery so I had no idea if she even really had a fever, but I was pretty darn sure she did. It was strange, though, Lily is my hardy girl. She hardly ever gets sick and when she does, it doesn't last too long and it's never that hard on her. So I let her stay in her pjamas and gave her some tylenol. It seemed to do the trick but I could tell that she wasn't a 100%. I had to work today too, which not a big deal since it only happens once a week and I work only for 3 hours at time. So I decided to go ahead and go in and have our babysitter come over. She is AWESOME and super sweet. I warned her that Lily wasn't her normal self and really just wanted to snuggle all day. The sitter was completely OK with that and I think deep down she really loved sitting and snuggling with my Lulu. I worked, which was nice, and my boss lady gave me the responsibility of putting out these cute, polka dotted tubs. So I filled them with treats, colorful tissue paper and finished it with bows that wrapped around the tubs. I had fun doing it but for some reason, it really wore me out (alot of things do that to me). I came home and Lily's fever had gone up and she really was down and out. So, James was ordered to go out and get some Motrin since that's the magic drug for little ones. Once he got home, I really needed to go to Walmart-don't be jealous. Tate insisted on going with me and I ended up spending WAY too much, who doesn't do that???? Tater was so tired he almost fell asleep on the way home, it was pretty cute. James ordered a pizza, nice thinking man! I gave the kids a bath after our evening walk around the block. And now, they are finally in their cozy beds, snoozing away the big day they had. Now, on to the next one!

Sigh....I'm pooped.

We all had a pretty good day today, but for some reason I was completely worn out after lunch. I really REALLY wanted to take a nap this afternoon but I can only do that if both kiddos rest and Tate wasn't going down...so no nap for me. Oh well. I also decided to go back and give zumba another valid effort. I use to go, all the time, but I got really burnt out and over did it, so I took a break, a really long break-about 4 months to be exact. So I went tonight and it felt good. I really do enjoy working out, it feels good to me to sweat and work off some steam. So I bought some more sessions and hope it will make me feel obligated to go and burn some lbs!! I came home to an empty house because James had taken the kids to go and see their grandparents and the two bulls that they had purchased today in Kansas for the beef company. So that was a nice little break to sit and watch a little 'Intervention' and eat a bowl of cereal. It was a decent day, however, I'm whipped~so night night to all.

What a nice day

We had a nice day today. We woke up planning on going to Amarillo for the day but decided it would be too much work with both kids, plus James and I were tired and wanted a day to rest and hang out at the house. So I made a yummy breakfast, home grown tomatoes and bacon sandwiches, sausage and waffles for the kiddos. James bathed the kids (which is rare) only because I agreed to lotion, brush hair and dress them. We headed to church and had a nice lunch with the in-laws. Came back home, James had a PC Wrangler job and I rested while Lily took a nap. Tater refused to rest, so he watched a movie. I woke up and got the whole family a beverage, Sonic happy hour special~3 Dr. Peppers. Then Lily got up. James was still busy working on the laptop so I packed up the kiddos and went to Sunset park. The kids had a ball. The train was running and there was loads of people there. Tate and I fed the ducks and Lily ate the food we were feeding to the ducks. It was cute. We swinged, played and really had a nice day. Then came home and warmed up some leftovers. Tate and Lily weren't quite ready to call it a day, so we took a quick walk around the block in the wagon. The weather was just perfect for that kind of thing. There are so many times when I just want a break, some time to myself~I think mommas need some time, but I really did enjoy the day with my babies. They were so happy to just play and I could tell that they really enjoyed being and playing with me. What a blessing!

Here We Are!!

Hello all, this is my first time to blog and I'm excited to get it started. I hope to keep it up and keep everyone informed of everything that is going on in our famly's lives. Hope you ENJOY!!!!