Son starts Kindergarten next TUESDAY. The school system has not yet bothered to inform us of which session he is in (AM OR PM), nor which teacher he gets.
Now the teacher thing is not a big deal, as I do not have a preference. But as a working parent, I need to know AM or PM to make arrangements accordingly.
Last Thursday they promised it would be in my mailbox Saturday. Also that the principal would call me back. Neither happened. After I retrieved today's mail, which STILL contained no letter, I called again. They promised it would have been in today's mail, which I informed her I was only calling because I got the mail and, NOPE, NO LETTER. I explained that at best I have 4 business days as of RIGHT NOW to make arrangements, and getting the letter tomorrow leaves me THREE. Though I have no faith, based on THEIR past lying to me about when they sent the letters, that I'll get a letter tomorrow. I asked AGAIN that the principal please call me back.
Stay tuned.
August 27, 2007
August 24, 2007
anyone watching BB8?
It is GREAT this season....just absolutely great trashy reality tv, if you like that sort of thing.
My dad always laughed at my tv choices (back then it was soaps and wrestling, of all things!) - he always said for someone so smart, I sure did watch the dumbest TV possible. He couldn't quite believe that my brain would even let me watch that crap!
My dad always laughed at my tv choices (back then it was soaps and wrestling, of all things!) - he always said for someone so smart, I sure did watch the dumbest TV possible. He couldn't quite believe that my brain would even let me watch that crap!
August 23, 2007
18 month sleep regression
has hit our house, even though it's a little late. Damn, it is a ROUGH one too. OF COURSE, when we FINALLY get BabyT down after the middle of the night batttle, it's time for BabyJ to get a bottle (if she's going to get one, she only gets up 50% of the nights for a bottle, thank goodness)...
August 21, 2007
trying!
I am trying, trying, trying desperately to find time to make it to the darn gym simply to sign up!!!. Heaven knows how I'll find time to ACTUALLY excercise!
trying!
I am trying, trying, trying desperately to find time to make it to the darn gym simply to workout. Heaven knows how I'll find time to ACTUALLY excercise!
August 18, 2007
laundry update...
1 load adult dark clothes
1 load bed sheets
Still to go:
1 load adult light clothes
1 load child darks
1 load child lights
1 load family reds
1 load baby lights
1 load baby darks
1 load baby spit up rags
1 load bed blankets
1 load bath towels
1 load beach towels
and now that BabyT just peed on the floor getting into the shower:
1 load bath mat
1 load bed sheets
Still to go:
1 load adult light clothes
1 load child darks
1 load child lights
1 load family reds
1 load baby lights
1 load baby darks
1 load baby spit up rags
1 load bed blankets
1 load bath towels
1 load beach towels
and now that BabyT just peed on the floor getting into the shower:
1 load bath mat
August 17, 2007
sorry for the silence!
We've been at the beach! Just got back, in fact.
In case anyone was wondering, going to the beach, with a 5 year old, a 1 year old and a 4 month old is A LOT OF WORK and not to be attempted by those looking to actually RELAX on their vacation and/or SLEEP.
In case anyone was wondering, going to the beach, with a 5 year old, a 1 year old and a 4 month old is A LOT OF WORK and not to be attempted by those looking to actually RELAX on their vacation and/or SLEEP.
August 11, 2007
a new baby!
And Bugsy is having (or has had?!) her baby by now, here's sending her lots of luck and love w/her new bundle of joy!
http://bugsys.blogspot.com/
http://bugsys.blogspot.com/
August 08, 2007
dear AVEDA,
F*** YOU.
You MAY NOT discontinue a product before producing a suitable replacement! They have stopped making their Elixir leave-in conditioner, which is my favorite. Not only for the wonderful magic it works on my hair, but for the wonderful scent. I tried another leave-in product they make for colored hair, but you are supposed to use a conditioner with it, so I would be using TWO products instead of just one.
Today I tried Redken's leave-in. MAN IS IT FULL OF PERFUME. It really really stinks.
Back to the drawing board.
You MAY NOT discontinue a product before producing a suitable replacement! They have stopped making their Elixir leave-in conditioner, which is my favorite. Not only for the wonderful magic it works on my hair, but for the wonderful scent. I tried another leave-in product they make for colored hair, but you are supposed to use a conditioner with it, so I would be using TWO products instead of just one.
Today I tried Redken's leave-in. MAN IS IT FULL OF PERFUME. It really really stinks.
Back to the drawing board.
August 02, 2007
as the warning light came on in the other car we own today...
Hubby arrived home after 52 days away! YAY!
August 01, 2007
what do you do when...
** you have all three kids in the car - the 3 month old and the 1 year old are sleeping
** you have 2 bottles in the car for the baby but they are both dirty. This is not supposed to be an issue because you are only driving 20 minutes from your mother's house to yours
** it is 99 degrees outside and blazing sun
** your husband is in a very far away place
** your father-in-law is ALSO in a very far away place
** your brother is 1 hour away
You are 6 miles from home. You have a left rear tire pressure of 0 according to your tire monitoring system (you get to watch it drop from 20 when it started warning you to 0 as you drove off the off-ramp for the Dulles Toll Road)
There are NO males that can come quickly to your aid that you know. EVEN if they could, you would be on the side of the road in BLAZING HEAT AND SUN with an infant and a run-away toddler ( I am assuming it is not safe to change a tire on the car w/the kids IN the car, which also means, in this heat, the car would have to be left running).
The 2 females you COULD call could only do the following: drive to where you are and SIT with at least one of your kids while you drive THEIR car home and retrieve your other vehicle that is big enough to hold everyone. This also means installing car seats in the BLAZING HEAT AND SUN should you choose this answer.
All the other males you know are
a. at work
b. also at least 1 hour away
Many of the phone numbers you might need to call random friends for help anyway are stored on your OLD cell phone, as luck would have it.
So what do you do?
** you have 2 bottles in the car for the baby but they are both dirty. This is not supposed to be an issue because you are only driving 20 minutes from your mother's house to yours
** it is 99 degrees outside and blazing sun
** your husband is in a very far away place
** your father-in-law is ALSO in a very far away place
** your brother is 1 hour away
You are 6 miles from home. You have a left rear tire pressure of 0 according to your tire monitoring system (you get to watch it drop from 20 when it started warning you to 0 as you drove off the off-ramp for the Dulles Toll Road)
There are NO males that can come quickly to your aid that you know. EVEN if they could, you would be on the side of the road in BLAZING HEAT AND SUN with an infant and a run-away toddler ( I am assuming it is not safe to change a tire on the car w/the kids IN the car, which also means, in this heat, the car would have to be left running).
The 2 females you COULD call could only do the following: drive to where you are and SIT with at least one of your kids while you drive THEIR car home and retrieve your other vehicle that is big enough to hold everyone. This also means installing car seats in the BLAZING HEAT AND SUN should you choose this answer.
All the other males you know are
a. at work
b. also at least 1 hour away
Many of the phone numbers you might need to call random friends for help anyway are stored on your OLD cell phone, as luck would have it.
So what do you do?
July 31, 2007
are you watching what I'm watching?
One thing about having a baby...I'm FORCED to sit down and feed her every few hours or so, and there's really nothing else to do but...WATCH TV! One of my faovrite activities! So here are my current fave shows...tell me about anything I'm missing ( I just found out about "Ice Road Truckers" and I love it - I'm afraid I'm missing something else good!)
Deadliest Catch - apparently there are THREE season of this great show. I think I've seen all of them, but I keep recording it in case they show one I haven't seen.
Ice Road Truckers - love it. I had no idea anything like this went on (just like Deadliest Catch).
Big Brother 8 - it is REALLY good this summer. I want Evil Dick to win it!
My standard Oprah and Dr. Phil get recorded every day to see if they do something interesting.
Flip THIS House ( please note, not "Flip THAT House", which is a different show ) - these are experienced flippers (?) with companies that are doing really well. I really like the Montelongos the best.
The Real Estate Pros. Another real estate investment company w/a show, but the owner seems to be a big hearted guy, always doing generous things and believing in people and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ginger!
Big Medicine. Anyone watching this? Apparently they are the #1 gastric bypass docs and this showcases some of their patients surgery and recovery. VERY interesting, though I get a little irritated when the patients get turned down by their gov't insurance plans and get upset. HELLO? How did you get to be 750 pounds (seriously)? It is not the gov't (and therefore MY) responsibility to pay for this kind of surgery when these people ate themselves into obesity (if medical problems were making them heavy, the surgery wouldn't work- these people simply overeat). When they show what they eat per day, it's mind-shocking. No wonder.
Random documentaries - I'm always on the lookout for documentaries. I LOVE them and can't resist. There was one just on, "I eat 33,000 calories a day", the Discovery Channel and it was fascinating. Any other documentary fans? I need suggestions!
Jon and Kate + 8 - this couple is amazing! They have twins and SEXTUPLETS. And they haven't lost their mind! Makes me feel bad for having a rough day sometimes when I have only 3! She even says once, "having triplets sounds so easy!".
Are there more??
Deadliest Catch - apparently there are THREE season of this great show. I think I've seen all of them, but I keep recording it in case they show one I haven't seen.
Ice Road Truckers - love it. I had no idea anything like this went on (just like Deadliest Catch).
Big Brother 8 - it is REALLY good this summer. I want Evil Dick to win it!
My standard Oprah and Dr. Phil get recorded every day to see if they do something interesting.
Flip THIS House ( please note, not "Flip THAT House", which is a different show ) - these are experienced flippers (?) with companies that are doing really well. I really like the Montelongos the best.
The Real Estate Pros. Another real estate investment company w/a show, but the owner seems to be a big hearted guy, always doing generous things and believing in people and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ginger!
Big Medicine. Anyone watching this? Apparently they are the #1 gastric bypass docs and this showcases some of their patients surgery and recovery. VERY interesting, though I get a little irritated when the patients get turned down by their gov't insurance plans and get upset. HELLO? How did you get to be 750 pounds (seriously)? It is not the gov't (and therefore MY) responsibility to pay for this kind of surgery when these people ate themselves into obesity (if medical problems were making them heavy, the surgery wouldn't work- these people simply overeat). When they show what they eat per day, it's mind-shocking. No wonder.
Random documentaries - I'm always on the lookout for documentaries. I LOVE them and can't resist. There was one just on, "I eat 33,000 calories a day", the Discovery Channel and it was fascinating. Any other documentary fans? I need suggestions!
Jon and Kate + 8 - this couple is amazing! They have twins and SEXTUPLETS. And they haven't lost their mind! Makes me feel bad for having a rough day sometimes when I have only 3! She even says once, "having triplets sounds so easy!".
Are there more??
July 24, 2007
reminder...
when Son has an army battle in his room, check the floor w/the LIGHTS ON earlier in the day. Walking in there blindly at night is going to be VERY PAINFUL. Those army guys could be used as a torture device!
July 22, 2007
whew!
I make a promise, and here it is 10:55 and I'm just sitting down!!
BabyJ! She can roll over FRONT to BACK and does so repeatedly. Usually they roll the other way first! Also, she is trying to sit up out of her bouncy seat, which is neat and astounding and all, but makes it hard to leave her in the bouncy seat. Especially since she loves it so much! And the babbling! I've never heard a baby talk CONSTANTLY. I think, because our house is so crazy and noisy w/the 2 boys, she's talking too, since it seems to her that our mouths are always running too!
BabyT...whew! What a BUSY boy. He is into everything, although he couldn't be cuter. He says "Morning!" when you see him in the morning. He does a high five then "pound it!" w/the fists (a high-five w/the fist instead of open palm) and it is so cute. He's also getting the concept of a multiple word sentence...he's indicating to me that he wants me to put the "baby" "down" in her "fish" chair. When I say no, he'll suggest every other play area she has, it is so cute.
Son. He is now the MASTER swimmer. He goes off our pool slide head first and swims for a bit underwater before coming up for air. He's fascinated by pointing out differences (like those games, which of 4 images is different). For example, there are a ton of different Transformers out there, a lot of them are Optimus Prime (the #1 good guy) in different colors/poses, etc and he delights in telling me exactly what makes each one different, specifically.
Whew -i've got to get to bed...more later!!!
BabyJ! She can roll over FRONT to BACK and does so repeatedly. Usually they roll the other way first! Also, she is trying to sit up out of her bouncy seat, which is neat and astounding and all, but makes it hard to leave her in the bouncy seat. Especially since she loves it so much! And the babbling! I've never heard a baby talk CONSTANTLY. I think, because our house is so crazy and noisy w/the 2 boys, she's talking too, since it seems to her that our mouths are always running too!
BabyT...whew! What a BUSY boy. He is into everything, although he couldn't be cuter. He says "Morning!" when you see him in the morning. He does a high five then "pound it!" w/the fists (a high-five w/the fist instead of open palm) and it is so cute. He's also getting the concept of a multiple word sentence...he's indicating to me that he wants me to put the "baby" "down" in her "fish" chair. When I say no, he'll suggest every other play area she has, it is so cute.
Son. He is now the MASTER swimmer. He goes off our pool slide head first and swims for a bit underwater before coming up for air. He's fascinated by pointing out differences (like those games, which of 4 images is different). For example, there are a ton of different Transformers out there, a lot of them are Optimus Prime (the #1 good guy) in different colors/poses, etc and he delights in telling me exactly what makes each one different, specifically.
Whew -i've got to get to bed...more later!!!
hey!
someone noticed! I haven't updated in a while. Busy is the biggest understatement in the world for how things have been around here - hubby is STILL on his trip, and will be for a few more WEEKS. I am swamped taking care of the 3 kids by myself, but I promise an update tonight after they goto bed... EACH child has made HUGE milestone leaps this past week, it's amazing!
July 05, 2007
voice operated customer service lines
Dear United States Postal Service and USAA.....
Having a service that ONLY operates on voice commands and does not allow you to say "Help" or "operator" to get a REAL LIVE FREAKING person sucks. Trying to call you guys and actually get a person is extremely difficult and frustrating. And then try doing it with three small children in the background that the damn phone system picks up, and I want to poke out your eyes with baby spoons.
Having a service that ONLY operates on voice commands and does not allow you to say "Help" or "operator" to get a REAL LIVE FREAKING person sucks. Trying to call you guys and actually get a person is extremely difficult and frustrating. And then try doing it with three small children in the background that the damn phone system picks up, and I want to poke out your eyes with baby spoons.
June 26, 2007
June 25, 2007
best night ever!
BOTH babies slept thru the night!
We had a busy day yesterday with a visit to see my Grandparents and then swimming with Uncle S in the new pool. I don't know if that is what did it or not, I'm just thankful for a nights worth of sleep!!!
And how are you this lovely Monday morning? Do tell!
We had a busy day yesterday with a visit to see my Grandparents and then swimming with Uncle S in the new pool. I don't know if that is what did it or not, I'm just thankful for a nights worth of sleep!!!
And how are you this lovely Monday morning? Do tell!
June 21, 2007
12 days...
a count down....
** 12 days alone w/the kids
** 10 times I've checked the pool skimmer
** 9 p.m. bedtime for the baby
** 8:30 p.m. bedtime for the older son
** 8 p.m. bedtime for the toddler
** 3 staples in your oldest son's head
** 2 dead frogs
** 2 children SCREAMING for things at the same time
** 1 visit to the ER to aquire the staples
to totally kick someone's ass. We were doing really well until today.
** 12 days alone w/the kids
** 10 times I've checked the pool skimmer
** 9 p.m. bedtime for the baby
** 8:30 p.m. bedtime for the older son
** 8 p.m. bedtime for the toddler
** 3 staples in your oldest son's head
** 2 dead frogs
** 2 children SCREAMING for things at the same time
** 1 visit to the ER to aquire the staples
to totally kick someone's ass. We were doing really well until today.
June 20, 2007
and now....
hubby is out of town again. Me, here w/the 3 kids. We're actually doing ok although I could use a break from watching children and changing diapers!
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