Do you know how many times today I have said "Why is there water everywhere?" And I never seem to get an answer! To be fair, most of the times today I believe it was Jake, and I doubt he's going to say "well, Mom, you see...".
Usually it's "What in the world is all over the floor??" But today is a water day.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
I have to start checking pockets!
I just pulled the laundry out of the dryer and found about ten tinker toy pieces. So annoying. I vaguely remember telling Nate and Sam to put them away yesterday because Jacob kept chewing on them. I guess that's where they put them!
Yeah Salad!
I just discovered that my kids all love caesar salad! Even Jacob! Last time we had it I thought it was a fluke that they all ate a ton of salad. But tonight they did it again! Woohoo!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
So cute
Suddenly Sam seems so old and he seems to think he knows EVERYTHING. But he just did something so cute. He was walking behind J in the hall and said "I want to hug you dad" So he turns around and hugs him but doesn't bend down. Sam says "No, I don't want to hug your pants, I want to hug your shirt" J just laughed and picked him up.
Our dogs were dognapped
This is a story from November...
So Friday morning I left for the store and left the dogs out like I usually do. They've been sticking around and not taking off. They go to the lake (about a quarter mile away) and come back, and that's it. They weren't here when I came back and still weren't home that night. None of the neighbors had seen them and the shelter in the next town didn't have them either. So Saturday we put some fliers out down in town, and before J was even home a girl from the college had called and said her professor had taken the dogs to the shelter, but couldn't tell me which one. We called the shelter in the town on the other side of us, not there either. So we're totally baffled. Then at 7am Sunday morning (who calls that early???) some guy calls and says the dogs were in a kennel by the town buildings (who knew we had a kennel??? we have nothing else!) He said they were closed but if we called the police they would have a key to let them out. So J goes down to the police station and they were closed!!! What the heck? What kind of town has a police station that closes?? Anyway....there's a phone number on the door to call in case the doors are locked. He forgot his phone so he came home and called. This apparently was an emergency line, oops. But the lady said she'd have one of the officers call him back. We waited around all day, no call. Dh goes down to the police station again, still locked. At this point there was nothing we could do. I'm pissed because it was cold out and the dogs had to sleep out there because no one could call us back. So first thing Monday morning J goes over there (which I didn't know because I went to the store) and the town buildings are now open but no one has a key to the stupid kennels apparently. Finally a clerk comes over to him and says some lady brought them in with the intention of adopting them when they weren't claimed. She told the city people that the dogs were abandoned up on the hill (the HILL WE LIVE ON, on our street) She took them from our street and didn't bother asking any of the 4 people that live on our street if they were anyone's dogs. She insisted to the city workers that they were just dumped up there. Our dogs are so friendly they would get in the car with anyone, they love car rides. And this stupid lady tried to steal them from us! Our dog is 12 years old, which is old for a big dog, with fatty tumors and a cyst, why would she want her??? She's a sweet dog and she's beautiful but come on. Anyway, so I freaked out when I got home from the store and the dogs came running down the driveway at me! J hadn't told me he sprung them (apparently they weren't even locked up so we could have broke them out at any time!....what the heck is wrong with this town?? lol) Anyway, they are safe and sound but our dog seems to have a cold, she's sneezing like crazy. But the other dog is fine.
So Friday morning I left for the store and left the dogs out like I usually do. They've been sticking around and not taking off. They go to the lake (about a quarter mile away) and come back, and that's it. They weren't here when I came back and still weren't home that night. None of the neighbors had seen them and the shelter in the next town didn't have them either. So Saturday we put some fliers out down in town, and before J was even home a girl from the college had called and said her professor had taken the dogs to the shelter, but couldn't tell me which one. We called the shelter in the town on the other side of us, not there either. So we're totally baffled. Then at 7am Sunday morning (who calls that early???) some guy calls and says the dogs were in a kennel by the town buildings (who knew we had a kennel??? we have nothing else!) He said they were closed but if we called the police they would have a key to let them out. So J goes down to the police station and they were closed!!! What the heck? What kind of town has a police station that closes?? Anyway....there's a phone number on the door to call in case the doors are locked. He forgot his phone so he came home and called. This apparently was an emergency line, oops. But the lady said she'd have one of the officers call him back. We waited around all day, no call. Dh goes down to the police station again, still locked. At this point there was nothing we could do. I'm pissed because it was cold out and the dogs had to sleep out there because no one could call us back. So first thing Monday morning J goes over there (which I didn't know because I went to the store) and the town buildings are now open but no one has a key to the stupid kennels apparently. Finally a clerk comes over to him and says some lady brought them in with the intention of adopting them when they weren't claimed. She told the city people that the dogs were abandoned up on the hill (the HILL WE LIVE ON, on our street) She took them from our street and didn't bother asking any of the 4 people that live on our street if they were anyone's dogs. She insisted to the city workers that they were just dumped up there. Our dogs are so friendly they would get in the car with anyone, they love car rides. And this stupid lady tried to steal them from us! Our dog is 12 years old, which is old for a big dog, with fatty tumors and a cyst, why would she want her??? She's a sweet dog and she's beautiful but come on. Anyway, so I freaked out when I got home from the store and the dogs came running down the driveway at me! J hadn't told me he sprung them (apparently they weren't even locked up so we could have broke them out at any time!....what the heck is wrong with this town?? lol) Anyway, they are safe and sound but our dog seems to have a cold, she's sneezing like crazy. But the other dog is fine.
Whiny butts
This is a story from a couple weeks ago.
I have some whiny butt boys today. They are whining about everything! I got everyone ready to go out in the snow so we could play (do you know how long that takes with 3 of them??? holy cow!) We went out and Nate and Sam were fighting about everything. Jacob was upset because he could barely move in his snow gear. Everyone wanted me to spin them on the tube, but would whine if it wasn't their turn. So finally I left the big boys out there and came in to put Jacob down for a nap. I told them they had to clean up the toys before they came in. 20 minutes later Nate just came in bawling that Sam wouldn't bring the wagon over by the toys to clean up.
I went and put Jacob down for his nap. I looked out the window on my way back across the house and Nathanael is laying face down in the snow kicking his legs and pounding on the ground. I couldn't believe it, I just had to laugh. The kid has never had a temper tantrum, so this was odd. By the time I put my shoes and jacket on and got back outside, he was riding a sled down a tiny little "hill" I didn't bother even asking him about it. I helped them clean up the toys and then brought them in for lunch. Then I had to do some work down in the basement, so they came down and colored while I worked. They were perfectly fine. Then we came back up for naptime and they started whining and fighting again! Atleast eveyone is asleep now!
I have some whiny butt boys today. They are whining about everything! I got everyone ready to go out in the snow so we could play (do you know how long that takes with 3 of them??? holy cow!) We went out and Nate and Sam were fighting about everything. Jacob was upset because he could barely move in his snow gear. Everyone wanted me to spin them on the tube, but would whine if it wasn't their turn. So finally I left the big boys out there and came in to put Jacob down for a nap. I told them they had to clean up the toys before they came in. 20 minutes later Nate just came in bawling that Sam wouldn't bring the wagon over by the toys to clean up.
I went and put Jacob down for his nap. I looked out the window on my way back across the house and Nathanael is laying face down in the snow kicking his legs and pounding on the ground. I couldn't believe it, I just had to laugh. The kid has never had a temper tantrum, so this was odd. By the time I put my shoes and jacket on and got back outside, he was riding a sled down a tiny little "hill" I didn't bother even asking him about it. I helped them clean up the toys and then brought them in for lunch. Then I had to do some work down in the basement, so they came down and colored while I worked. They were perfectly fine. Then we came back up for naptime and they started whining and fighting again! Atleast eveyone is asleep now!
Scary!!!
Nate wanted to go out and play in the snow. Sam wanted to go with him. So I got them dressed and they went out. So I go change Jacob's diaper so I can take him out to play. I was gone probably literally 2 minutes. I get to the door and Sam is climbing out of the POND screaming. Everytime those boys go out the door to play by themselves I always say "stay away from the pond". They KNOW they are not allowed to go near it if we are not out there. But I didn't say it this time and I feel so bad. Though he does know better and I shouldn't have HAD to say it. Anyway, so he's standing next to the pond in like 2 feet of snow and can't walk. So I left Jacob, and ran out and rescued him. He was wet up to his chest. The pond is only a few feet deep at most. It's really a glorified puddle. It'll be frozen for the rest of the winter soon thank goodness, just hasn't been cold enough yet. So I stripped him down and threw him in the shower. So while I'm washing him he was saying "I was in the pond forever calling for you". Poor thing. And I had to convince him he had only been outside for a few minutes. Luckily he's ok and I bet he won't go near the pond again, but it scared the poop out of me!
Nasty
So a little bit ago we got home from the grocery store (congratulate me for driving through this nasty snowstorm!!! I wouldn't let the boys talk to me while I was driving, lol) We actually made it all the way back down our driveway, last winter there were times I had to leave the car halfway down because I got stuck. So I'm all proud the trip was successful and safe. Nate jumps out of the car and yells "Hey that's a deer leg" (how that kid knows what a deer leg looks like is beyond me) I'm on the other side of the car and yell "Where???" He says "In Rayna's mouth!!!" (that's the OTHER dog) Last week a deer was hit down the road and it still hasn't been cleaned up. Our neighbor informed us that our dogs and his dog go out there and munch on it together. Nasty nasty! And of course she had to bring a piece home! Ugh!!! I won't let her in. She's out in the snow.
fun day with Sam
The other day I took just Sam and we went shopping. We did some grocery shopping. Then went out to lunch. And then more shopping. It was so fun hanging out with him alone. We weren't in the car two minutes on the way home when he fell asleep. Luckily he was asleep because while we were in the store it started hailing and the roads were really bad, so I was freaking out a little.
Sauna
So while all the boys were napping yesterday the power went out and came back on. We have electric heaters in the boys rooms. Apparently the one in Sam's room defaults to high if it turns off and back on. After four hours of sleeping dh went in to check on Sam. It was 80 degrees in his room! It was like a sauna. Sam was all groggy. He's on the bottom bunk ,and since heat rises he gets cold sometimes. This must have been the best nap ever. 4 hours!!!
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