Friday, October 29, 2010
New McGee boys pic!
See? I already forgot what I'd originally came here to do. Post some new pics of the boys! Ian insisted that Kismet be included...Kismet was not too pleased with his idea though.
Checking in...
I've been so remiss...Forgive me. So many things have been happening and I'm ashamed to say, none of them are news worthy. Just day to day chaos...You know that joke where the hubby asks complains to his wife about never doing anything but sitting on her rear and keeps demanding to know what she did when in fact she's been running herself ragged? Well, I feel like that wife...I can't give an accounting but I have been busy! I'll have to post more in depth...When I can sit and compose my thoughts more but just wanted to let everyone know I'm still here, kids are still breathing and the house is still in chaos mode. :}
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday! Monday! Monday!
Starting off the day with delicious cup of coffee...Make that 2 or 3 of them. I try to get up at least 30 minutes early (preferably an hour) before waking the kids just so I can sit and enjoy my coffee in silence. It's even better now that it's darker in the morning. I'm sorry, but there's just something wrong about waking up before 6am and being greeted by blaring Sun that's obviously been up for much longer than you have...I prefer the gentleness of dawn just beginning to roll in. Watching the Sun come up with a steaming cup of coffee is one of the most relaxing things ever!
Now, let me introduce you to my coffee babies. My Senseo and my Tassimo. Both make excellent cups of coffee! I use the Senseo when I'm in a foamy frame of mind. Nothing (cheap) out there makes a better cup of foamy coffee! I especially love using 2 pods in the 2 cup setting. I always get a nice strong cup of coffee with a delicious foamy crown. I use the Tassimo when I either just want pure coffee or I'm in a Starbucks mood (I use the Starbucks T-discs...Excellent!) I also use the Tassimo when I feel like making a specialty drink such as lattes, cappuccino's, hot chocolate or teas. Both machines have a place of honor on my counter and are ready to produce at a moments notice and I do use both!
And yes, I also own a 12 cup drip and a French press! I just think John would kill me if I tried to leave all of my coffee machines out on the counters! Don't tell him but I'm thinking about adding a Keurig to my collection just so I can experiment with all the flavored coffees they have. That would be the only reason though, because I've tried the Keurig and it sucked as far as producing a good strong cup of regular coffee on it's own. I'm not going to buy one brand new but if I see on either deeply clearanced or find one on Ebay that someone is trying to get rid of, I might pick it up.
Ian and Matthew start soccer this week! I'm more excited than they are but considering they'd stay glued to the computer monitor if I let them, I'm not surprised. They just are not into being outdoors! Or doing anything that does not involve hitting "enter" on a keyboard... I got lucky and they're on the same team again. It means I don't have to live in the car twice a week because of conflicting game practices, rush from one practice site to the other or end up stuck in a soccer field because both boys have make up games alongside the original game which meant 4 games in one day! Whew!
Ian's had gym every school day since school started and after the first week he started coming home dragging limbs and complaining about how much he ached and hurt and had to be sick and could he skip school. Especially in the mornings after waking up. After a few sleuthing questions, I had to inform him he was suffering from that strange malady called "exercise" and that his muscles were in shock and that he better get used to it, lol! He didn't like that too much.
As for Matthew, that boy is going to surpass Ian on the growth chart soon! Even though they're 2 yrs (23 months to be exact) apart, he not only wears the same shoe size, shirt and pretty much same pant size, he's already 3 lbs heavier! Ian told him on the first day of school to let him know if anyone bothered him because, being the "big" brother, he'd deal with it. I had to bite my tongue to keep from stating that next yr, it might be the opposite. Here they are getting ready to leave for school. See what I mean? Ian is wearing the glasses. He's 12 and a half and Matthew is 10 and a half.
After I get the older boys to school, I've been trying to spend some time with Connor in learning mode before he demands to wake up Rowan. Working with Connor on his ABC's and numbers is harder than I thought! Between his eye rolling "you tell me"s and just not cooperating when he doesn't feel like it, I'm tearing out my hair! I really admire teachers because I know without a doubt that I don't have the mind set to ever be one. Anyhoo, it's slow going, or seems like it is. Mostly because he'll take 1 step forward then 2 steps back and then suddenly doesn't remember anything. I just have to keep plodding along knowing that inside, he is retaining it even if I don't see it.
And yes, I also own a 12 cup drip and a French press! I just think John would kill me if I tried to leave all of my coffee machines out on the counters! Don't tell him but I'm thinking about adding a Keurig to my collection just so I can experiment with all the flavored coffees they have. That would be the only reason though, because I've tried the Keurig and it sucked as far as producing a good strong cup of regular coffee on it's own. I'm not going to buy one brand new but if I see on either deeply clearanced or find one on Ebay that someone is trying to get rid of, I might pick it up.
Ian and Matthew start soccer this week! I'm more excited than they are but considering they'd stay glued to the computer monitor if I let them, I'm not surprised. They just are not into being outdoors! Or doing anything that does not involve hitting "enter" on a keyboard... I got lucky and they're on the same team again. It means I don't have to live in the car twice a week because of conflicting game practices, rush from one practice site to the other or end up stuck in a soccer field because both boys have make up games alongside the original game which meant 4 games in one day! Whew!
Ian's had gym every school day since school started and after the first week he started coming home dragging limbs and complaining about how much he ached and hurt and had to be sick and could he skip school. Especially in the mornings after waking up. After a few sleuthing questions, I had to inform him he was suffering from that strange malady called "exercise" and that his muscles were in shock and that he better get used to it, lol! He didn't like that too much.
As for Matthew, that boy is going to surpass Ian on the growth chart soon! Even though they're 2 yrs (23 months to be exact) apart, he not only wears the same shoe size, shirt and pretty much same pant size, he's already 3 lbs heavier! Ian told him on the first day of school to let him know if anyone bothered him because, being the "big" brother, he'd deal with it. I had to bite my tongue to keep from stating that next yr, it might be the opposite. Here they are getting ready to leave for school. See what I mean? Ian is wearing the glasses. He's 12 and a half and Matthew is 10 and a half.
After I get the older boys to school, I've been trying to spend some time with Connor in learning mode before he demands to wake up Rowan. Working with Connor on his ABC's and numbers is harder than I thought! Between his eye rolling "you tell me"s and just not cooperating when he doesn't feel like it, I'm tearing out my hair! I really admire teachers because I know without a doubt that I don't have the mind set to ever be one. Anyhoo, it's slow going, or seems like it is. Mostly because he'll take 1 step forward then 2 steps back and then suddenly doesn't remember anything. I just have to keep plodding along knowing that inside, he is retaining it even if I don't see it.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Yay, the pool is open!
Horray! Our subdivisions pool has finally been finished and opened up with a small catered celebration. The kids were so excited! That is, until I stopped them before we walked to the pool to make them take a pic. Then they were like "aw, geez mom!" Anyhoo, they had a great time at the pool. There was even a kiddie pool for Rowan and Connor...Which I was stuck at because I had to watch them while Ian and Matthew splashed away in the bigger pool. That's ok, though...I'll have plenty of opportunities to sneak away and get some swim time in by myself before walking back to gather the boys for their turn. That is if I can get over my swimsuit complex! I think I'll feel better when I can relax about total strangers possibly seeing my surgery scar on my back. That and the fact that I still had stitches in my shoulder from my biopsy didn't make me feel good about exposing my skin to strangers so I wore a shirt over my swimsuit. I'm thinking those 1920's swimsuits are really starting to look appealing right now! I am glad the kiddies got some swimming in on Saturday because it's drizzling today and overcast. And yet, they still want to go swimming again. I plan to take them after school during the week.
Connor did something so cute the other day. Usually, he's up before Rowan and then begs and begs to wake Rowan to play with him. This time, after begging me to let him wake Ro, he ran down the stairs before Rowan came down and then started laying his clone troopers along the floor in a trail leading from the stairs, thru the kitchen and into the family room. When I asked him what he was doing he said "Making Rowan happy!" Awwww!!!! Sure enough, Ro came down the stairs and with a grin on his face began gathering up the clones like Hansel and Gretel while Connor jumped up and down in success and cheered him on. Of course, 2 minutes later they were having a loud screaming tug o war over the very same clones, but it was the thought that counted, right?
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Some daily chaos...
Ok, not really chaos. More like my brain is obviously elsewhere. I made a giant pot of chicken noodle soup from the leftover roast chicken we had yesterday and dished it out all nice and neat but something felt off. The bowls of soup seemed lacking. Just as I was preparing to call the kids and hubby down, I realized what it was. No noodles! Can't have chicken noodle soup without the noodles so I dumped all of the bowls back into the pot, tossed in a pack of noodles and waited for "water to boil". Mini disaster averted. It was delicious!
As for earlier today, my first post (the "aarrrghhh!") said a mouthful. Rowan has been on a relentless crying jag all day. At this very minute he's forcefully climbing into my lap as I'm typing with this shrill, demanding noise coming from his lungs...Why? Because I won't let him eat from my bowl. He has his own perfectly good bowl waiting for him at the table. Of course, what this really shows is that I've obviously let him eat from my plate one too many times. He's also taken to screaming murder if someone takes a toy from him, usually in response to his having taken it from them first off. I guess he's hitting the strides of the "terrible two's"....Now, he's screaming because I won't put in the Bionicle movie...I really need to work on his bed time.
I will share something cute about Rowan despite his current sour disposition. Yesterday, around lunch time he suddenly went quiet and disappeared so I went to look for him. This is how I found him. Excuse the wild hair. We weren't going anywhere. :}
He loves the mini kitty condo more than the kitty does and is always trying to use the top perch as his personal chair to watch cartoons from. I was not expecting that he thought it was so comfortable that it would make a great napping spot! Seeing him precariously perched on top of the kitty condo napping away and in danger of rolling off and on to the floor, I did what any sane mom would do...I grabbed the camera! Then I moved him to the couch.
As I said earlier (and might again and again until I get the flow), I'm new to this blogging stuff, so if you happen to be reading this as a friend or family member, bear with me as I get my groove.
As for earlier today, my first post (the "aarrrghhh!") said a mouthful. Rowan has been on a relentless crying jag all day. At this very minute he's forcefully climbing into my lap as I'm typing with this shrill, demanding noise coming from his lungs...Why? Because I won't let him eat from my bowl. He has his own perfectly good bowl waiting for him at the table. Of course, what this really shows is that I've obviously let him eat from my plate one too many times. He's also taken to screaming murder if someone takes a toy from him, usually in response to his having taken it from them first off. I guess he's hitting the strides of the "terrible two's"....Now, he's screaming because I won't put in the Bionicle movie...I really need to work on his bed time.
I will share something cute about Rowan despite his current sour disposition. Yesterday, around lunch time he suddenly went quiet and disappeared so I went to look for him. This is how I found him. Excuse the wild hair. We weren't going anywhere. :}
He loves the mini kitty condo more than the kitty does and is always trying to use the top perch as his personal chair to watch cartoons from. I was not expecting that he thought it was so comfortable that it would make a great napping spot! Seeing him precariously perched on top of the kitty condo napping away and in danger of rolling off and on to the floor, I did what any sane mom would do...I grabbed the camera! Then I moved him to the couch.
As I said earlier (and might again and again until I get the flow), I'm new to this blogging stuff, so if you happen to be reading this as a friend or family member, bear with me as I get my groove.
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