Whew!!!!!

Tis' That Time of Season and here I am running around like a crazy person. The boys and I went out today to Walmart, the Post office, the Bank, and to a guy store that will remain nameless because I don't know if my husband reads my blog and I don't want to ruin it....but lets just say, I picked up a present for him and I from my parents tonight. that S.O.B is HEAVY and it SUCKED to wrap. it's almost as tall as me and is definitely like twice my weight seriously. he better love it or I will Ninja Kick him on Christmas Morning and put it on youtube, so everyone can laugh at him for being a Scrooge.

Recently, I was put on Topamax to try to help my headaches but it isn't doing anything other than making me grumpy, lazy and hungry. I forgot to take my pill last night and this is the most energy I've had in two weeks. so I will be calling the doctor in the morning and having SOMETHING changed.. I have been up since 5:30AM and it is now 9 PM and I am NOT tired...what does that say? obviously those pills are Satan, and I need to stop taking them.

anyways. here are a few pictures because it's been awhile. I need to get my kids in bed in a little bit and then pick up a little bit myself. :)

Zuri, 6 months.


The Kids Decorating the Tree. I only got two pictures before I got agitated and told them they were done decorating. they kept removing the ornaments and putting them in different spots and wouldn't get new ornaments.




WahLAH! ( Rach ;])


waiting to get Lincoln dressed to go Sledding. (please refrain from making pacifier comments. I obviously know he still has it. and I know he is three years old. I get it.. really.)

Picture Sunday....Lots of Pictures

Happy Easter Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well! sorry I haven't updated. I have not been a good blogger. My son is going through the "STOP TAKING PICTURES OF ME... KAY!?"

I don't really have much to update on. I have found a solution to my daily headaches. Naproxen is my friend. I ♥ it! and I have seen a big improvement not only in my headaches and how I feel during the day but also in my hand. when I went and saw a physical therapist and they said I was in the beginning stages of carpal tunnel. but I've noticed a huge improvement since using the brace and taking the naproxen.

I'm pretty sure next year, we will be trying for another baby. and adding to our crew. I'm excited but also scared. I don't want the same thing to happen that happened with Lincoln.























New Additions to my Walls:

Looks so much better than that stupid heart shaped shelf!


Above the Fireplace! :)

I hope you love the pictures. I gotta update in another thread the easter pictures! :)

Oh...It's Windy Outside...bummer.

It's been a long time since I've updated. I haven't really found much to blog about. for some reason I've hit a blog writers block. which sucks.... but lately, I've found stuff to blog about.

The Weather here is still pretty nasty. we had like 4-5 Days of 30 degree and sunny weather. now it's 10 Degree's and CRAPPY windy out.. what the heck? Alaska is so temperamental when it comes to weather. We've got probably a month and a half left of this. Cause Last year when we moved here. the day after My mother and I got here. it dumped like a foot of snow. I'm so excited for spring to be here so I can go take the kids out in the stroller and walk twice a day. :)

Lincoln Can say "doggy", "Yes", "no", "this", "that". he also can copy his daddy and try to do push ups. it's really cute. :)




Also. Yesterday I asked Cole if he wanted to draw his grandma a picture and he said yes... well.... he drew her a picture all right. unfortunately....






... we can't package him up and send him to Grandma...even though some days I'd like to! :D

The Plague Has invaded my house....

So the plague has left my friend Rachel's House and has come here full throttle. Michael is sick. I don't know what he has but he coughs a lot and such. Cole has bronchiolitis, which is getting better. and Lincoln is coughing, and has a fever.....I am the only one who doesn't have this junk, but I am sleep deprived from dealing with my sicko's.





I want sleep.


Lots and Lots of sleep.

Rooms I've completed in Organizing.

Here is My Bed Room, Master Bath, Guest Bath and Kitchen. Clean and Organized.... I am Happy YAY!

Our Room:






Master Bathroom:

^ Master Vanity (That Wall paper is going BYE BYE this summer)

Our Closet. Best Picture I could get^


^ my Jet Tub ♥♥♥

Our Stand Up Shower^


^Toilet. :)

Kitchen:




Our Guest Bath:



Our "entry way". don't mind the white paint on the door. I didn't realize we needed paint that sticks to metal. oh well. we're replacing that door anyways.

Grrr. I hate when Appliances stop working... :(

So I noticed at 1 am last night that the load of Laundry I had in the wash didn't go past the rinse cycle and after some figuring out. our washer will only fill the drum and will do nothing else. it won't even go into the wash cycle manually...so now I need to find out what's wrong with it....or get a new one...bummer. I ♥ my Washer.

I want to cry.

21 days until the last day of this year....

Seriously?????? 21 Days!?

HOW?!

Feeling Very ill

Sorry it's been awhile. things have been pretty busy here. I've been putting up decorations, wrapping christmas presents, going through everything, I donated a bunch of things we don't need anymore to a Family whose house burnt down, and I've been taking care of the kids. etc.

it might be a little longer that I update everyone. I woke up this morning very sick and I am running a fever. I feel horrible. and I hope my kids are less stressful today. and not sick themselves. I will spare everyone the gory details but I am tired of not feeling good. it seems like I feel under the weather more than I don't. unfortunately.

I also am reading the Trilogy of the giver. I just finished the giver this morning while I was not feeling well. it's a good book. except that I wondered what happened to Jonas and Gabriel. and I ended up Texting Shannon asking her since she's read it, and then ended up getting online and searching myself and it was said that it was left for open interpretation as to what happened to Gabriel and Jonas. I was curious about what happened in Lois Lowry's Mind about what happened to them. I hoped they would live since they struggled so much to get to where they were. and let's be honest. I hate things being left open like that. it's not right.

Anyways. I got online basically to look for the answer. it's sad not knowing but in my mind I think they lived and got to where they were searching. the way they run their world is disturbing. I can only hope that it isn't the same in the future.

anyways. here are two cute pictures of my little fam out to mooses tooth. taken by my awesome new phone. here they are!

Lincoln using a tote to walk around :(

I can't believe he is growing up so fast. [insert crying smiley here]

Ugh. Credit Sucks.

Michael called me last night to tell me that I had had a Late notifcation on my credit report!...umm, WHAT? how?

so of course, I assume it's Bank Of America Since I've been having problems with them and my bank and stuff but they said they wouldn't report unless if it was exactly 30 days overdue. well that's not going to happen. I was like hours late or some crap. whatever.

so then I started thinking about who it POSSIBLY could be. and so instead I order up my credit report from My Credit Keeper. and find out that it's dinging me on something from 2007 where I paid late on My Kays accounts. now my kays account hasn't been touched since Jan 2007. I would have no reason to pay it late. so looks like I'll be debating this with Experian, Equifax and Transunion. lovely.

I hate credit. I'm about to just talk Michael into getting on Loan to pay off our high balance credit cards and be done with it. I didn't WANT to get this much credit in the first place. I know, it's my fault for taking the credit out. but I'm not really complaining about the credit itself. besides. if people knew the whole story. they'd understand.

gah. I just hate credit today. anyways. I'm offline, just had to come and rant. now I'm going to go finish cleaning! yay for me. :)

Attempt #2 at getting Pictures of the boys together: FAIL!

For Some Reason, Every Time I say I am going to try to take pictures of my children together. they act like this is the cruelest act on the face of this earth. as you can see from below. My Attempt at bettering a group photo of them, was indeed a FAIL.


Lincoln: Kay Mom, This Elmo is Scary
Cole: Cars is more important than taking a stupid Picture.

One Looks at the Camera. The other Looks away.....story of my life. how am I ever going to get a good enough picture for Christmas cards. I suppose I COULD get two pictures of them separate and photoshop them together....(ooh! Idea!)


Lincoln: Oh Mom, You're getting ready to take a picture! wait! Let me Dive off the couch face first Right as you snap the photo!


Lincoln: Nevermind!!!! Swan Diving off the couch isn't the cool thing to do, Attacking my brother instead is!!!
Cole: Mom, I'm trying to watch Cars here!


Oh No! watching Cars too much turned Cole into a Troll with flaming pink hair!


Andddddddd......Here are a Few Randoms!!



Hah. he always has the cutest expressions on his face.


Tuckered out from Crawling and Climbing on everything


Cole hanging out

Cole getting some much needed Daddy Time

Cole playing with Lincoln on the couch

You are so cute Lincoln Joseph

My Night Watching Edward and Bella on the Big Screen.

First, I have to say that I really loved twilight, even though I love the book so much more. I still loved the movie and laughed so much through it. I am anxious to see it again and re read the Saga.

I ended up going with my friend, Sapphire. and so I left the kids home with Michael. I left about 6:00 because the show started at the 7:05. and I had to go to Wal-mart to return something and pick up a Christmas present for Honor, (MY SMIL), and also stop at Lowe's to get my Dryer cord. which I couldn't wait until today to get. and obviously so I could get there in time before it sold out.

So I get home about 9:30 since the roads were kind of EW, since it was snowing last night. and Michael is a little frazzled and I noticed that the Kitchen to the dining room was blocked off, I figured it was just because of the christmas tree parts in the dining room, and then I saw that the Hall way was blocked off. I kind of raised my eyebrows and I asked Michael how things went and he kind of said "PFFH these kids get into EVERYTHING, they don't stop, if they are not getting into one thing they are getting into the other, and Also while I was doing some homework, they were over by the back door and they were really quiet (first sign, moms, right? and of course. I'm laughing inside, I know where this is going...) and so I called to Cole (he continues) and there was no answer or anything, no one would come to me, so I went over the back door and Cole is drawing all over himself and all over Lincolns face with a Pink Marker ( at this point, I burst out laughing, and I think I made him mad because I asked if he at least took pictures), and so I had to scrub them both off with a wipe and I still didn't get it all off of Lincoln (so I started cleaning him off as Michael is telling me), and he's said. this was Not fun"...

I kind of chuckled... and said "Do you see Now why I am frazzled and that I "don't have it so easy" like you think I do" and he's like "Oh, I get it now, No more criticism from me on it anymore"


Finally......

Things have been......crazy?

Kids are So fun...

I haven't updated or posted videos or pictures because my darling Son, hid my camera and we just found it yesterday. apparently I don't check the couch cushions much, and the way he jumps on the couch all day, I'm surprised it still works.

they've also managed to completely destroy my house which was once clean. there are toys everywhere. oh the joy, can you see I'm anxiously awaiting the day my youngest is my oldest sons age? I'm not...really.

My husband has also been home for, I think this is Day Five now. Now don't get me wrong, I love my husband, but I think we're not used to each other past day....four? he would be leaving for work today, but since he has 12 days off. he is not. I love him dearly but he has nearly driven me insane the last few days. I think this is more me than him. let's face it. PMS bites and I've got it bad this time.

the nice thing is that tomorrow I will have three hours to myself. which will be so nice.

that is why I have not updated. but now, I have to go get ready to go out and get a Cord for my dryer, since we have the wrong cord! damn guy who built this house!!!!

Pumpkin Patch and a basic update.

So we went to the pumpkin patch last night. I wasn't really impressed with it. one it was majorly crowded and there was NOTHING there for Cole to do. they had a bounce thing, and when we finally started to wait in line they shut it down to do their "show". I was really afraid to allow Cole in there because it was mostly older children on the bounce, which kind of annoyed me, they have ALL kinds of other things to do and activity tables that obviously didn't have children 3 and under in mind when they decided the activities to do, WHY were they allowed to bounce on something MEANT for small kids? makes no sense to me. I think to make up for it, I'm going to take him to the boucin' bears. I've been saying that for awhile, but I am really going to get around to it one day, maybe I'll make it a mommy and Cole day.

anyways, I think he enjoyed the puppet show, but not much of anything else. he had more fun running around on the bleachers and on the soccer field. he liked the fireworks too at the end but it's so cold that no one could really ENJOY them becuase it was like 10 degrees. overall I wasn't impressed honestly, and I'm not sure my kids will be going back. ever.

Tomorrow though there is a trick or treating event in Palmer called the Hallowed Haunts. My friend Sapphire and I are taking our kids. and it should be a lot of fun. Cole is going to be a lion and Lincoln is going to be a pumpkin. I might switch them and make Lincoln the lion since I have pants that will match the Jacket and it's getting small for cole, and make cole the pumpkin, we'll see. I have pictures of both of them in the pumpkin suit. Lincoln, I know for sure, HATES it.

so I've set some goals for myself for the end of this week and here they are:

1. plan out all the meals for the month
2. get all the totes organized in the spare room
3. get rid of clutter
4. have a nice night with michael after the kids go to bed
5. take Cole to bouncin bears.
6. Figure out everyones Christmas presents
I hope I can accomplish all 6.... we'll see.

anyways. I must be going. I've got some planning to do, I also have three pictures from last night, when I get them uploaded, I'll put them on...

until then...Grey's is on in about an hour so I've got baths to do and kids to put to bed

Update

It's been awhile since I updated. things have been pretty busy. I haven't been feeling too well. I Went to Anchorage for a few hours today by myself which was really nice to have a break. I got a bunch of Groceries, went to the airman's attic, and got the kids some great stuff for FREE, I was hoping they'd have some Christmas stuff or lights or something but no luck. the good thing is that stuff seems to go on sale here a few weeks before Christmas actually hits, especially on base. I know we got a little time to set some money aside for decorations. since we're probably not going to set up christmas stuff until the 15th Of December. Cole has started going on the potty by himself and Actually going potty, I am SO proud of him! :) and Lincoln has been crawling and or dragging himself across the floor, it's really adorable.



















Typical Cole Picture right here. I was trying to get a picture of him in his cool new hoodie but he was having none of it. Sorry, I can't seem to capture better pictures. he WAS smiling into the camera, until I said cheese and hit the button and he turned. Stinker.














I wanted to get a picture of him in this hoodie before I retired it to the too small tote. cause it's an adorable top. I might keep it in case we have another boy someday.



















He was not impressed with me, he is getting so big. my little 8 month old wonder :)






















































Cole LOVED playing outside. it made his WHOLE day. I had to drag him inside after cause he didn't want to come inside but his gloves were wet and his cheeks were really red.






































Mom, This Snow Suit is too big for me...but I'm having fun anyways. I sat him in the snow and he was NOT impressed. he might've gotten snow on his mitten or something.














Wearing The Jacket Mo Mo Gave him and the boots and Snow pants Nana Gave him!

Oh My Gosh this was so funny, he cracks me up!

anyways, I am extremely tired. I will be updating a little more as we have pumpkins to do at SOME point!! yay!