*Important update first: Dalton told me that his music teacher didn't call him stupid. She just said she can't believe someone came to school without a jacket. So no call to the principal after all.
Dalton says he has a bad headache today and he's running a slight fever, so we are home today. This is good because Cole had a bad cough last night, so he's on actual meds today too.
I just turned around and noticed that Cole is putting a bean bag on his head then covering it with his hat (inherited from either his Daddy or his Pappy). He's being silly and also walking around putting the bean bags on people's heads.
it's going to be a day filled with Mama cuddles and silly boys. I can just see it now.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Those 2 Boys Who Live Here
Dalton forgot his jacket in the van last night. So I sent him to school without a jacket thinking that the teachers would make him stay inside as a consequence for not having a coat. Nope. His music teacher said, "Anyone stupid enough not to bring a coat, deserves to be outside and cold." This Mama is not happy about a TEACHER telling Dalton that he's stupid. NOT HAPPY AT ALL.
Dalton came home from school completely frozen. Mom made him hot chocolate and covered him with a blanket. We got him home and made soup for dinner and also gave him some meds. Because we gave D meds and vitamins, Cole needed meds and vitamins.
Just a few minutes ago, Cole was coughing really bad, so this time he really did need meds.
Tomorrow might be a long day.
(Cole also needed to have his nails cut because D had his nails cut. Monkey see, Monkey do)
Dalton came home from school completely frozen. Mom made him hot chocolate and covered him with a blanket. We got him home and made soup for dinner and also gave him some meds. Because we gave D meds and vitamins, Cole needed meds and vitamins.
Just a few minutes ago, Cole was coughing really bad, so this time he really did need meds.
Tomorrow might be a long day.
(Cole also needed to have his nails cut because D had his nails cut. Monkey see, Monkey do)
Larry's Facebook Updates
Tonight at dinner, Larry said he is saving up his Facebook updates so that he can post them when he comes back to FB land. Here are a few I found humorous.
--"Broke my toe today. Dropped part of my bobcat on my toe. Ouch"
--"Dalton got his first white belt in TKD. So proud of him, even though the kid made me cry"
--"Broke a nail doing laundry."
--"Broke my toe today. Dropped part of my bobcat on my toe. Ouch"
--"Dalton got his first white belt in TKD. So proud of him, even though the kid made me cry"
--"Broke a nail doing laundry."
Camping
I am beyond excited to be going camping with my friend Karyn and her family. Karyn and I met in college and have the type of friendship that I love. We haven't seen each other in 10 years, but I know it'll be like we've never been apart when we get to the campground. Love that type of friendship.
Karyn and her hubby have 3 kids, so Dalton is BEYOND thrilled to be going camping WITH OTHER KIDS MOM! DO YOU UNDERSTAND? MORE KIDS! YAY! He's also planning on requesting that Q (Karyn's only boy) sleep in our camper, because their camper "Obviously has girl germs". Ahem...
But yes, I know we are going to have the best time this weekend. It'll be fun to be with old friends. And it's an interesting experience to be planning a camping trip with another woman. She has ideas for meals and has some things already planned...so I'm not just saying, "HEY Go buy this stuff so I can do all the cooking this weekend." Woohoo!
And we're having good food too...beef stew, chili, hobo dinners...good stuff.
Hopefully we'll get some great pictures of our time together so that Dalton can add them to his friend book. Well, and so Mommy can too!
Karyn and her hubby have 3 kids, so Dalton is BEYOND thrilled to be going camping WITH OTHER KIDS MOM! DO YOU UNDERSTAND? MORE KIDS! YAY! He's also planning on requesting that Q (Karyn's only boy) sleep in our camper, because their camper "Obviously has girl germs". Ahem...
But yes, I know we are going to have the best time this weekend. It'll be fun to be with old friends. And it's an interesting experience to be planning a camping trip with another woman. She has ideas for meals and has some things already planned...so I'm not just saying, "HEY Go buy this stuff so I can do all the cooking this weekend." Woohoo!
And we're having good food too...beef stew, chili, hobo dinners...good stuff.
Hopefully we'll get some great pictures of our time together so that Dalton can add them to his friend book. Well, and so Mommy can too!
White Belt
When Dalton started Tae Kwon Do, he was told he would get his first belt when HE earned it. He had to show improvement on his attitude and his focus during classes. The instructor (who totally rocks, by the way) said most kids get their belt after 2 weeks of classes.
We have been rewriting the story of our days lately because it's not a "normal" routine for us to have Dalton involved in something after school. Normally I go get the boys M-Thursday unless my mom and dad bring them home for us (Fridays are always someone else's job because I work late). The boys and I get home somewhere around 6:15 most nights and then I make dinner.
Now that D needs to be at the TKD academy by 6, things have had to change. If Larry is in town, he goes to get the boys and we either meet at home or at the school. If Larry isn't in town, I try to leave work 15 minutes early, and my parents feed the boys so D isn't hungry at his class. Typically 1 parent takes D to class and the other stays with Cole (unless Larry is out of town, then I take D and keep Cole with me).
It's been an adjustment for me because I like routine. I like knowing what's coming up in the evenings. But it has been SO worth it for Dalton. He's started listening when we ask him to do something. He's polite, well, he's always been polite, but now it's even more so. And he's behaving on the bus. We still haven't been able to convince him to stop trying to control his brother -- but it'll come.
Friday night we went out to eat for the first time since we started D at Star. Normally we feel like we are trying to organize the circus at our table when we're out to eat. Dalton is flinging cars around and Cole is all over the place too. It's almost like these two don't know how to eat at a table. Friday night, Dalton sat very calmly at the table and ate his food and didn't fling cars around. It was glorious.
So anyways, back to the point of this post. Last night Larry took D to class, and Cole and I went shopping. Right before they came home, I got a text from Larry saying that D had gotten his white belt 2 classes early.
We are all VERY proud of the kid and the strides he's making towards becoming a better student, friend, and son.
Good Job Dalton!
We have been rewriting the story of our days lately because it's not a "normal" routine for us to have Dalton involved in something after school. Normally I go get the boys M-Thursday unless my mom and dad bring them home for us (Fridays are always someone else's job because I work late). The boys and I get home somewhere around 6:15 most nights and then I make dinner.
Now that D needs to be at the TKD academy by 6, things have had to change. If Larry is in town, he goes to get the boys and we either meet at home or at the school. If Larry isn't in town, I try to leave work 15 minutes early, and my parents feed the boys so D isn't hungry at his class. Typically 1 parent takes D to class and the other stays with Cole (unless Larry is out of town, then I take D and keep Cole with me).
It's been an adjustment for me because I like routine. I like knowing what's coming up in the evenings. But it has been SO worth it for Dalton. He's started listening when we ask him to do something. He's polite, well, he's always been polite, but now it's even more so. And he's behaving on the bus. We still haven't been able to convince him to stop trying to control his brother -- but it'll come.
Friday night we went out to eat for the first time since we started D at Star. Normally we feel like we are trying to organize the circus at our table when we're out to eat. Dalton is flinging cars around and Cole is all over the place too. It's almost like these two don't know how to eat at a table. Friday night, Dalton sat very calmly at the table and ate his food and didn't fling cars around. It was glorious.
So anyways, back to the point of this post. Last night Larry took D to class, and Cole and I went shopping. Right before they came home, I got a text from Larry saying that D had gotten his white belt 2 classes early.
We are all VERY proud of the kid and the strides he's making towards becoming a better student, friend, and son.
Good Job Dalton!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Drama
Larry and I have both come to the conclusion that we need to unplug from Facebook a little bit. It has become nothing but a point of frustration for me. I enjoy keeping in touch with friends, but it seems like the people I really want to stay in touch with are not on FB much anymore. So instead I'm reading posts filled with drama or snarky comments. These posts don't sit well with me. I know I'm empathetic enough that when I read snarky comments all day long, I become snarky. So, the best thing for me is to walk away for a little while. I will be doing a mini-detox this week with a full detox over the weekend.
The other issue is that it seems like people will CREATE drama on Facebook. And I'm just tired of it. Tired of the passive aggressive comments or the "no, I'm not really talking about you" (oh wait, maybe I am) comments. Status updates seem to constantly be filled with multiple levels. And it's getting old.
And it's also getting old that each time one of us say something about "working through some issues" or "highly stressed today", our friends immediately ask, "Are you and Larry ok?" (or the opposite). Some of our friends are LITERALLY waiting for our marriage to fall apart. And it's disheartening to know that. So away we go. I am going to make a list on Facebook of the people I love the most, and those will be the only updates I'll read this week. I'm also pointing people here because my cute stories about D & C will be posted here instead of on FB.
Hopefully after a week filled with love, support, and prayer, Larry and I will come out of the other side feeling better about issues (outside our marriage).
Now, since you've listened to me rant, I'll give you a cute D story:
We were helping him get into his gi for tae kwon do. I was tying his top and Larry was cuffing his sleeves. Dalton looks at us and says, "It's like I'm a famous person."
That kid just cracks me up.
The other issue is that it seems like people will CREATE drama on Facebook. And I'm just tired of it. Tired of the passive aggressive comments or the "no, I'm not really talking about you" (oh wait, maybe I am) comments. Status updates seem to constantly be filled with multiple levels. And it's getting old.
And it's also getting old that each time one of us say something about "working through some issues" or "highly stressed today", our friends immediately ask, "Are you and Larry ok?" (or the opposite). Some of our friends are LITERALLY waiting for our marriage to fall apart. And it's disheartening to know that. So away we go. I am going to make a list on Facebook of the people I love the most, and those will be the only updates I'll read this week. I'm also pointing people here because my cute stories about D & C will be posted here instead of on FB.
Hopefully after a week filled with love, support, and prayer, Larry and I will come out of the other side feeling better about issues (outside our marriage).
Now, since you've listened to me rant, I'll give you a cute D story:
We were helping him get into his gi for tae kwon do. I was tying his top and Larry was cuffing his sleeves. Dalton looks at us and says, "It's like I'm a famous person."
That kid just cracks me up.
Monday, October 3, 2011
October Challenges
I realized one day last week that September is always kind of a blah month for me. Larry lost a grandma in September the year we got engaged...and I lost my grandma 1 week later. Larry wasn't close to this particular grandma, but I was close to mine.
When I lived in Kentucky, Grams lived with us. She was there 4 days a week for me to get off the bus. We played Yatzhee or Rummy each day and had a snack together. She liked her oatmeal with honey, but knew I liked a little peanut butter added to mine. She came to live with us in Germany too -- for as long as her Visa would allow. And when we moved home to Indiana, she split her time between our house and my Aunt Sharon's house. My cousins and I were pretty lucky to have this woman to help mold our lives. She wasn't perfect, but she was a wonderful Matriarch to our family.
This year on our anniversary Larry had to go out of town for work. Now, we weren't going to do anything big on our anniversary...but at one point it looked like we weren't even going to SEE each other on this day. But he changed his route a little and came to our house to eat dinner with the boys and me. Loved that action. And his boss felt bad for taking Larry away on our anniversary, so Darrell gave us some money to go out on a "proper" anniversary date.
Other than that, September just kind of proved to be challenging. It was sort of one small thing after another. Many of those I cannot even remember today (other than thinking we might have to put our dog down and coming out one day to a flat tire)...but the entire month felt off.
So in October, I'm challenging myself to a few things. I'm not sharing them here...but I will say that this weekend I succeeded at 2 of those challenges. I will also say that the weekend of the 21st - 23rd, those challenges are OFF because we are going camping with my friend Karyn and her family. I feel kind of sorry for that campground --- because I'm pretty sure our 5 kids are going to REALLY like one another.
In other words, September was kind of BLAH, but I am VERY much looking forward to October.
When I lived in Kentucky, Grams lived with us. She was there 4 days a week for me to get off the bus. We played Yatzhee or Rummy each day and had a snack together. She liked her oatmeal with honey, but knew I liked a little peanut butter added to mine. She came to live with us in Germany too -- for as long as her Visa would allow. And when we moved home to Indiana, she split her time between our house and my Aunt Sharon's house. My cousins and I were pretty lucky to have this woman to help mold our lives. She wasn't perfect, but she was a wonderful Matriarch to our family.
This year on our anniversary Larry had to go out of town for work. Now, we weren't going to do anything big on our anniversary...but at one point it looked like we weren't even going to SEE each other on this day. But he changed his route a little and came to our house to eat dinner with the boys and me. Loved that action. And his boss felt bad for taking Larry away on our anniversary, so Darrell gave us some money to go out on a "proper" anniversary date.
Other than that, September just kind of proved to be challenging. It was sort of one small thing after another. Many of those I cannot even remember today (other than thinking we might have to put our dog down and coming out one day to a flat tire)...but the entire month felt off.
So in October, I'm challenging myself to a few things. I'm not sharing them here...but I will say that this weekend I succeeded at 2 of those challenges. I will also say that the weekend of the 21st - 23rd, those challenges are OFF because we are going camping with my friend Karyn and her family. I feel kind of sorry for that campground --- because I'm pretty sure our 5 kids are going to REALLY like one another.
In other words, September was kind of BLAH, but I am VERY much looking forward to October.
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