Most moms will know exactly what I'm talking about.
Woke up last night to Emmy puking on our bed. Yes, on our bed, while we were in it. Nothing like waking up to that gagging hacking sound of a cat. Everyone say "EWWWW."
Get up this morning and pull all the bedding off the bed. If I have to wash the duvet, I might as well do it all. While I'm at it, might as well wash everyone elses' bedding too. Smile and nod if you know what I'm talking about.
Little Ty wakes up an hour early since we put him down an hour early. This is both good news and bad news. The good news is I'll make it to the gym in time for 9:30 cycle class. The bad news is I have one more little person to attend to while I clean up and get the kids off to the bus.
Once the kids are off to school our day gets back to normal. Oh no, wait, did I think this morning would go smoothly? Got an email from our sub Sunday School teacher that she can't really sub on the dates that we need her. Note to self, when we get home from the Y, finalize the teacher schedule and make sub request forms for next Sunday.
Take a peek at the carpet and notice the stairs are totally filthy. I've got 25 minutes, I can vacuum. Yep, I did it, I vacuumed. (Why do we put so much pressure on ourselves??)
So that great idea set us back a few minutes, but we made it to the Y on time. Ty had a great time playing with his friends and mom got a great workout. Exactly what I needed after a rocky start to the day.
9.14.2012
School's in session!
Yay! The kids are back in school. Down to me and Ty and our new little routine. Hit the YMCA in the morning. Ty is adjusting well to the child care center at the Y. I go almost every day because the more I go, the happier he is when I drop him off. I've found several classes that I enjoy...Body Pump, Cycling, Tabata, Boot Camp. I also still hit the elliptical and treadmill on days I miss class. There are a few I haven't tried yet like the water classes and zumba. The schedule hasn't aligned correctly yet.
After the Y I shower, we have lunch and Ty gets down for a quick nap. After naps we pick up the big kids from the bus stop. Then the hard part starts. Seriously the hour of Body Pump followed by a 3 mile run isn't as exhausting as afternoon snack time in this household. Noisy, hungry, tired kids ready to tell me all about their day, demand a snack, and ask to go to a friend's house....all at the same time. Talk about multi-tasking! I'm exhausted 30 minutes after the kids get home.
The kids have adjusted well to the new school. So far we are doing great with the long walk to the bus stop....check back with me this winter when it's cold, windy and snowing. I've gotten to know the kids' neighbor friends' parents better. Behind us lives a family with a girl Larson's age, her older brother, parents, and grandmother. The grandmother recently told me that the mom was praying a family with kids her daughter's age would build a house here. We've had a few short conversations and hopefully we will develop a closer friendship as our kids have. It's cute to see the "fabulous 4" walking to and from the bus stop together.
Sunday School starts this week. I've had to volunteer to teach Larson's Sunday School class, as they didn't have any volunteers That would mean no Sunday School for that class until a teacher steps up. One other mom volunteered to cover 1/3 of the classes which is fantastic! I asked the coordinator to help us find one more teacher. This church is a little different, as Sunday School meets during church. The kids' lessons follow the message of the church service. I kind of like this because they don't really enjoy sitting through church anyway, it's more convenient for the parents, and the kids probably get more out of Sunday School. The only con is that the days I teach, I miss sitting with Jeff in church. The program does quite a few "Sunday School in Worship" Sundays. Which means the kids get an activity sheet to complete during church so the service is their Sunday School that day. This means more time as a family in church and less lessons for me to prepare. Although I wasn't quite ready to jump into teaching, I'm looking forward to meeting more people.
MOPS also starts this week! Woohoo! I found a group a few miles from me and I'm looking forward to checking this group out. For more information about MOPS, check out www.mops.org.
Off for a nap before the bus comes. I need all the rest I can get!
After the Y I shower, we have lunch and Ty gets down for a quick nap. After naps we pick up the big kids from the bus stop. Then the hard part starts. Seriously the hour of Body Pump followed by a 3 mile run isn't as exhausting as afternoon snack time in this household. Noisy, hungry, tired kids ready to tell me all about their day, demand a snack, and ask to go to a friend's house....all at the same time. Talk about multi-tasking! I'm exhausted 30 minutes after the kids get home.
The kids have adjusted well to the new school. So far we are doing great with the long walk to the bus stop....check back with me this winter when it's cold, windy and snowing. I've gotten to know the kids' neighbor friends' parents better. Behind us lives a family with a girl Larson's age, her older brother, parents, and grandmother. The grandmother recently told me that the mom was praying a family with kids her daughter's age would build a house here. We've had a few short conversations and hopefully we will develop a closer friendship as our kids have. It's cute to see the "fabulous 4" walking to and from the bus stop together.
Sunday School starts this week. I've had to volunteer to teach Larson's Sunday School class, as they didn't have any volunteers That would mean no Sunday School for that class until a teacher steps up. One other mom volunteered to cover 1/3 of the classes which is fantastic! I asked the coordinator to help us find one more teacher. This church is a little different, as Sunday School meets during church. The kids' lessons follow the message of the church service. I kind of like this because they don't really enjoy sitting through church anyway, it's more convenient for the parents, and the kids probably get more out of Sunday School. The only con is that the days I teach, I miss sitting with Jeff in church. The program does quite a few "Sunday School in Worship" Sundays. Which means the kids get an activity sheet to complete during church so the service is their Sunday School that day. This means more time as a family in church and less lessons for me to prepare. Although I wasn't quite ready to jump into teaching, I'm looking forward to meeting more people.
MOPS also starts this week! Woohoo! I found a group a few miles from me and I'm looking forward to checking this group out. For more information about MOPS, check out www.mops.org.
Off for a nap before the bus comes. I need all the rest I can get!
8.17.2012
Hit the Y one too many times
Joined the YMCA a while back to give my work out routine some variety. AND to get a moment away from the monkeys without messing up the "family time" schedule.
The kids LOVE the child care area, so that was a huge plus. Ty has a little separation anxiety, and over time it seems to be getting better. The staff is really good with helping him while I'm gone. He puts on a good show for me as I turn around and walk out the door. Usually the mom checking in behind us will find me and let me know he stopped crying as soon as I was up the stairs. I love how the moms at the facility support each other!
I'm excited to have found a huge variety of equipment and classes that challenge me. My favorite classes so far are group cycling and Bosu boot camp. On my own, I like (what I call) speed hill walking and a few of the programs on the elliptical. The elliptical that I like the most is Octane's run stride. I can do sprinting and intervals without killing my back and knee. I've been doing the 30:30, which is 30 second sprints, 30 second rest and every few minutes you get a 3 minute recovery. That style of exercise is HUGE for weight loss. Get your heart rate up and down throughout the work out.
Anyway, I'd been working out 4 days straight! This morning when I woke up and couldn't sit down on the toilet, I decided today is my rest day. Ouch! Tomorrow I'm going to try the 10K on the elliptical. Maybe lift some weights too.
I feel SO good these days! I'm super excited I'm back at a gym and taking time for myself. Even if I have to drag everyone out the door and leave one screaming at the child care area. It's totally worth it to have a happy momma again!
The kids LOVE the child care area, so that was a huge plus. Ty has a little separation anxiety, and over time it seems to be getting better. The staff is really good with helping him while I'm gone. He puts on a good show for me as I turn around and walk out the door. Usually the mom checking in behind us will find me and let me know he stopped crying as soon as I was up the stairs. I love how the moms at the facility support each other!
I'm excited to have found a huge variety of equipment and classes that challenge me. My favorite classes so far are group cycling and Bosu boot camp. On my own, I like (what I call) speed hill walking and a few of the programs on the elliptical. The elliptical that I like the most is Octane's run stride. I can do sprinting and intervals without killing my back and knee. I've been doing the 30:30, which is 30 second sprints, 30 second rest and every few minutes you get a 3 minute recovery. That style of exercise is HUGE for weight loss. Get your heart rate up and down throughout the work out.
Anyway, I'd been working out 4 days straight! This morning when I woke up and couldn't sit down on the toilet, I decided today is my rest day. Ouch! Tomorrow I'm going to try the 10K on the elliptical. Maybe lift some weights too.
I feel SO good these days! I'm super excited I'm back at a gym and taking time for myself. Even if I have to drag everyone out the door and leave one screaming at the child care area. It's totally worth it to have a happy momma again!
8.14.2012
TV Off Night = Game Night
Last night we tried "TV Off" night. It was more successful that I thought it would be!
About 6:00, the TV went off and the games came out. We made popcorn and the family played games for about 2 hours. It was a little trying because Ty can't actually play the games and his attention span is way too short. I kept him busy with other things while Jeff managed the big kids.
It was all worth it when Ali asked if we could have game night every week. Definitely something we want to keep up. Making Memories!
About 6:00, the TV went off and the games came out. We made popcorn and the family played games for about 2 hours. It was a little trying because Ty can't actually play the games and his attention span is way too short. I kept him busy with other things while Jeff managed the big kids.
It was all worth it when Ali asked if we could have game night every week. Definitely something we want to keep up. Making Memories!
8.10.2012
Tale of a mouse
I've been MIA for a while. I've spent the last 7 days on vacation with my family. My parents, kids, hubby, my sister, my brother, and my nieces. It was a fun time. Exhausting, but fun!
So, I'm pretty tired, but I wanted to at least share the story of our little cabin mouse.
We arrived on a Friday. Sunday morning, my sister and wake up to a hot dog bun looking a little crumbled by the kitchen sink. Huh! Do some more research and find mouse poopies on the counter. We intend to get a mouse trap, but forget. Monday morning we wake up to more mouse mischief...and yet again we forget to buy some traps. Tuesday brings more mouse messes and enough is enough! We grab some wooden old fashion mouse traps. It takes us a while to figure out how to set the traps; a couple of failed attempts and we're set to catch that trouble maker!
Wednesday morning, the peanut butter is licked out of the traps...which were still set. We also find our new friend has a sweet tooth and ate the chocolate out of some M&Ms and munched on a sucker. Mouse-1, sisters-0. Carefully set off the traps so we can re-bate. This time we used taffy. Sticky enough to make the mouse work for it, set off the trap, and get stuck. We've got him this time for sure!
Middle of the night, I'm settling Ty back down to sleep and SNAP, SCRATCH, SCRATCH! Yay!! We got him! His sweet tooth was his demise.
Mouse trapping hint #1. Use bate that is sticky and satisfies the mouses cravings.
So, I'm pretty tired, but I wanted to at least share the story of our little cabin mouse.
We arrived on a Friday. Sunday morning, my sister and wake up to a hot dog bun looking a little crumbled by the kitchen sink. Huh! Do some more research and find mouse poopies on the counter. We intend to get a mouse trap, but forget. Monday morning we wake up to more mouse mischief...and yet again we forget to buy some traps. Tuesday brings more mouse messes and enough is enough! We grab some wooden old fashion mouse traps. It takes us a while to figure out how to set the traps; a couple of failed attempts and we're set to catch that trouble maker!
Wednesday morning, the peanut butter is licked out of the traps...which were still set. We also find our new friend has a sweet tooth and ate the chocolate out of some M&Ms and munched on a sucker. Mouse-1, sisters-0. Carefully set off the traps so we can re-bate. This time we used taffy. Sticky enough to make the mouse work for it, set off the trap, and get stuck. We've got him this time for sure!
Middle of the night, I'm settling Ty back down to sleep and SNAP, SCRATCH, SCRATCH! Yay!! We got him! His sweet tooth was his demise.
Mouse trapping hint #1. Use bate that is sticky and satisfies the mouses cravings.
7.29.2012
Mommy and Daddy get a day off!
It's been well over a week since I've blogged. I want to skip back to last week when Jeff and I had a child free day. We got so much done!
We started the morning by sleeping in! Not sure how that happened. I'm usually up by 7 at the latest. We finally opened our peepers at 9! We were going to run, but that didn't happen.
We started the day by shopping at Ikea for ideas on redecorating our bedroom. We want to paint the room grey with a blue/green accent wall. We decided on white furniture and found a white headboard we can agree on. I think we're going to paint our dressers, but buy a new headboard and maybe new night stands. We found the perfect duvet cover. Now for the duvet. We visited Lowes and picked up some paint swatches. I'm very eager to get started on our new project! Probably later this fall.
Of course the picture doesn't give the colors justice, but you get the idea.
Ali reminded me we have to paint her bed white too. Yep, we will do the kids' room and their bathroom this fall/winter too.
We had a nice quiet meal at bd Mongolian BBQ. I wanted to try it, but didn't want to go with the kids the first time. We needed to check it out to make sure the kids would like it there. They have a good kids' menu, so I think we can chance it.
After a nice nap we hit the road on our bikes for a 7 mile workout. It is so nice to exercise with a mate, isn't it? I find it boring to run, walk or bike by myself, but with three monkies, it can't be helped.
Surprise! We had some extra time before dinner. Off to Valleyfair! While slightly strange to go without the kids, it was fun to go without them. We hit the "big kid" rides that we can't do when they're with. Steel Venom, Power Tower, Wild Thing, etc. We wanted to hit Extreme Swing, but the line was long and we wanted to head back.
I can't say it enough, we had a FANTASTIC day. We definitely need to do that more often!
We started the morning by sleeping in! Not sure how that happened. I'm usually up by 7 at the latest. We finally opened our peepers at 9! We were going to run, but that didn't happen.
We started the day by shopping at Ikea for ideas on redecorating our bedroom. We want to paint the room grey with a blue/green accent wall. We decided on white furniture and found a white headboard we can agree on. I think we're going to paint our dressers, but buy a new headboard and maybe new night stands. We found the perfect duvet cover. Now for the duvet. We visited Lowes and picked up some paint swatches. I'm very eager to get started on our new project! Probably later this fall.
Of course the picture doesn't give the colors justice, but you get the idea.
Ali reminded me we have to paint her bed white too. Yep, we will do the kids' room and their bathroom this fall/winter too.
We had a nice quiet meal at bd Mongolian BBQ. I wanted to try it, but didn't want to go with the kids the first time. We needed to check it out to make sure the kids would like it there. They have a good kids' menu, so I think we can chance it.
After a nice nap we hit the road on our bikes for a 7 mile workout. It is so nice to exercise with a mate, isn't it? I find it boring to run, walk or bike by myself, but with three monkies, it can't be helped.
Surprise! We had some extra time before dinner. Off to Valleyfair! While slightly strange to go without the kids, it was fun to go without them. We hit the "big kid" rides that we can't do when they're with. Steel Venom, Power Tower, Wild Thing, etc. We wanted to hit Extreme Swing, but the line was long and we wanted to head back.
I can't say it enough, we had a FANTASTIC day. We definitely need to do that more often!
7.19.2012
Button Art
As promised, I'm posting a picture of the craft the kids did yesterday.
I bought picture frames and a bag of buttons (Walmart). The kids picked out their frames and buttons. Ali grabbed flower shaped buttons. We glued the buttons with a hot glue gun. It was a quick and easy project. Not messy. Turned out really cute! They fit the kids' personalities too!
I bought picture frames and a bag of buttons (Walmart). The kids picked out their frames and buttons. Ali grabbed flower shaped buttons. We glued the buttons with a hot glue gun. It was a quick and easy project. Not messy. Turned out really cute! They fit the kids' personalities too!
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