Friday, February 28, 2014

feb 28

sometimes just a little change of scenery helps turn the day around - played and lounged at my mom's house this morning instead of our house - it was nice to just get out of the house for once.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

feb 27

literally left the house just for a loaf of bread to go with the beef stew i made this morning - that's how stir crazy i feel after days in the house.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

feb 26

dang snow storms always putting a wrench in our plans - more than ready for spring.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

feb 25

sometimes days are so uneventful (which is sometimes a good thing) that at dinner curtis asks me how the day went and i just look at him with a blank stare - then he turns to micah and asks what we did today.

Monday, February 24, 2014

feb 24

i needed a day to stay in my sweats and get random stuff done that i've been putting off - the kids played together beautifully this morning, the house looked like a tornado by lunch but lucky for me we've taught them how to clean up after themselves so i wasn't sweating it.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

feb 23

from the time that worship was ending and people were taking their kids to sunday school we somehow lost micah - after a few minutes of searching in all the classrooms i stuck my head into the girl's bathroom and said, "micah, are you in here?" to which he responded, "yeah mom, i'm peeing." he had went in the bathroom by himself, locked himself in a stall, pulled down his pants and peed by himself but then couldn't pull his pants back up or unlock the door so he said he was just waiting for me to come help him. hahah!

Saturday, February 22, 2014

feb 22

a playdate with some cousins we never see and then a curry and scrabble night with friends makes for a fun - and full - saturday.

Friday, February 21, 2014

feb 21

after a morning spent running errands with two singing, happy, hand-holding angels (which isn't always the case) i broke down and got them wendys for lunch (micah's been asking for french fries for like two weeks.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

feb 20

nyla's now seen the occupational therapist twice and i just thought to check if it's covered by our insurance - upside: it is, downside: the weekly copays are more than we'd spend on a minivan payment every month.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

feb 19

back to the grind, but i must say, after a week without curtis and then him having four days off, i'm ready to get back into the swing of normal life again.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

feb 18

two things my birthday boy wanted to know today: "since i'm three now do i get to be a daddy?"and, "now that i'm three do i get to go to heaven now?" bless his three-year-old heart.

Monday, February 17, 2014

feb 17

a monday holiday took us to the donut shop for breakfast and the natural history museum for a day of dinosaurs and the sesame street planetarium show for a little celebration of micah's last day being two.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

feb 16

i try to remind myself that one day i'll miss soothing my girl in the nursery at church - one. day.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

feb 15

spent the morning at the main library downtown, a beautiful building but our kids section beats theirs hands down - luckily our kids are easily entertained with dusty old toys from the 80's.

Friday, February 14, 2014

feb 14

you know what's nice, curtis taking off valentine's day after being gone all week and a family mexican date night with all three of my loves.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

feb 13

you know what's fun - running into your mom at target in the morning, then she takes the little guy to her house while you drop off your loot & meet her there for a random morning play date; and you know what's even better - when husbands come home after almost a week of being gone - 3 hours and counting.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

feb 12

i sure miss my bunkmate but i do also kind of like wrapping myself up like a burrito with all. the. blankets.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

feb 11

last night we had a slumber party at my mom's while all the guys were out of town, I let Micah stay up til 10 watching the old Dumbo & Robin Hood while eating gummy worms and mini cupcakes, then we shared a bed and a pretty lousy night's sleep before waking up for the second annual micahpalooza with aunt Jenni today.

Monday, February 10, 2014

feb 10

day #1 of Curtis being gone and day #1 out of the last 14 that my girl has napped longer than 45 minutes without screaming and puking - thank you Jesus for these three hours of grace.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

feb 9

last night i was having some anxiety about curtis leaving for the week while the kids are sick and i've felt like poo for the last week - but then i read psalm 68:19 while the boys were at church and i was encouraged: "Blessed be the Lord who daily bears us up!"

Saturday, February 8, 2014

feb 8

if i didn't just have my period i would be tempted to think i might be pregnant with how tired i've been the last few days and how icky i've been feeling - another 8pm bedtime tonight for me and the kids - sorry curtis.

Friday, February 7, 2014

feb 7

tonight we introduced micah to both the warmth of the electric blanket and the olympics, and then i fell asleep even before he did.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

feb 6

i can't tell you how nice it is to do errand with my mom - two sets of hands to get kids buckled and unbuckled and the kids in separate carts - so nice.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

feb 5

i really should have went out yesterday - darn snow is making me majorly stir crazy - these snow days really make our house feel small - cannot wait for spring and sun porches and backyards to expand our boundaries a bit.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

feb 4

i really should head out to do errands before the snow starts tonight but instead we're staying in and making valentines and hanging hearts and making curry for dinner.

Monday, February 3, 2014

feb 3

headed downtown for my once-a-year neurologist apt at the cleveland clinic with both kids in tow this morning - the highlight of the morning was when micah sat next to me in the waiting room asking in a loud voice, "is that guy sick? is that lady sick too? is she sick mommy?" the sweet girl sitting next to me who obviously heard him asking and me explaining that people come to the pain management center are usually coming to see a doctor or coming with someone else told him, "i'm not sick right now, cutie, i'm just going to talk to my doctor," to which he responded, "just like you mommy, you're not sick right now either, right mommy?" i love my honest, blunt and friendly kid.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

feb 2

honestly, no parties or hanging out with friends or anything for that matter is really, truly relaxing anymore with two kids in tow - fun, yes, but definitely not relaxing - long gone are the days that i sat with a blanket on a couch and knitted a football game away.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

feb 1

couldn't be happier to be starting a fresh, new month today - which is a shame because I'm usually a big fan of January.