Life in a Full House: March 2007

Friday, March 30, 2007

speechless

About this time last friday I was feeling pretty stressed out. I had put Darcy down for a nap and about 40 minutes later she came out of her room like this... its poo poo. She hadn't made a sound the entire time so I thought she was asleep! She had covered herself, wall and toys with poo! I was ready to pull out my hair. The poo was dried on her. I had to soak her in warm soapy water before I could get it off of her. But I wanted to take a picture so her daddy could get the full picture when I said "she played in her poop today."

Friday, March 23, 2007

I need a straight jacket!

Darcy was taking a nap... or so I thought

After being in her room for a looong time she finally came out

I hadn't heard a thing... in fact I said "darcy that wasn't a very long nap" she started coming down the stairs and I couldn't tell exactly what I was seeing at first

then it hit me! it was POO! I just broke down.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Miss Me!

I'm taking a leave of absence from the blogging world. I've tried to be pretty faithful at updating and leaving comments on other blogs but its pretty disappointing when you don't have comments.

And to be honest... I'm pretty burnt out on trying to keep up with friends who don't put any effort in keeping up with me. So I'm going to take some time to reevaluate (sp) things. I have a lot going on in my head but I don't feel like explaining anymore on here.

And it just so happens to be that 2 years ago I started this thing.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

WHAT A MESS!

sometimes I let darcy make a mess b/c i know it will keep her busy for a few minutes and give me a chance to take care of business. but then when its time to clean up the mess i'm thinking 'was this worth it?'

today i was having to call our phone company again!!! they mess up our bill every month. today darcy pushed a chair to the fridge and got a fudge sicle out of the freezer. she had it all over everything but i let her have at it b/c i needed to get my bill straightened out.

earlier she mushed sliced cheese all over the coffee table... I was trying to eat so I let her. cleaning it up was not fun.

yesterday i put her in her bed b/c she said she wanted to take a nap. well i stepped outside to check on the fence (the boys were taking a nap too). when i came back in I heard footsteps in my bedroom. i found her in my closet surrounded by all the easter goodies. she thought she'd hit the jackpot!

just after that i put her back in bed and got on the computer... a few minutes later she came downstairs and I went in the living room to find her covered in powder. i'd thought she'd gotten into the baby powder (she loves it) but turns out she'd gotten in the LAST can of formula that we had in our bathroom. she had it everywhere. it looked like she'd sprinkled it around the toilet seat like fairy dust!!!! i couldn't even clean it up b/c i was so frustrated. i just close the door and let her daddy take care of it when he got home. actually i'd forgotten about it until he'd gotten home and went upstairs to change.

Happy Anniversary to ME!

Today is our 6 year dating anniversary. 6 years ago today we went and saw the dropkick murphy's (thats who's playing in the background). We've been together ever since.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Surprise!

I surprised her with the camera

Mad Skills

I bet I can do something you can't do!

Jeremiah

Finally, my boys got a bath!

Jacob

His shirt says 'pacifiers are for suckers'

yada yada yada

My father in law brought over about a dozen packs of creme filled chocolate cupcakes b/c if he kept them at his house grandmaw would eat them all. So now guess who's sneaking them every chance she gets.... NOT DARCY - ME! Matthew's uncle owns a couple of chevrons so when its time to clean off the shelves we end up with sacks of stuff.

Matthew worked all weekend but I managed to talk my parents into coming over Sunday for lunch... and then they stayed for dinner. I enjoy the company.

The guys started putting up my fence yesterday. They're finishing it today. YIPPIE!

I went to Lowe's last night to look for patio furniture. I found some at walmart.com but so far I haven't found a store around here that has it. And if I order it then it will cost me over $150 in shipping fees! Lowe's was waaaay more expensive.

Jessica went with me to Lowes. On the way there she asked if she could ask me some questions. The first one was why did I want to have her? I told her that she wasn't exactly planned but I wouldn't ever change a thing about it. Of course I went in to detail a little more so don't go off thinking I told her she was a big mistake. Her next question was.... are you ready for this? She said "where were you when you had me?" I said "in the hospital." She said "no, I mean when you had sex!" I about wrecked the car! I wasn't ready for that one. I told her to ask me again in about 20 years!

Darcy threw up again this morning. I tried packing her some grapes and apple juice to help prevent it but she didnt touch em. I don't know what else to do for her. She's such a good sport about it but I feel so bad for her. I know she gets frustrated.

I found some people on myspace.... people that I hadn't talked to in years.

Goose hides in her crate during the day.... she comes out to play for a little while but then goes back to her crate. She gets along good with the kids. She loves going outside. She sleeps through the night without messing in her cage. She's had fewer accidents inside. She barked yesterday.... only the 3rd time i've heard her bark!

The boys love vienna sausages diced up. And I feed them peas and carrots. I feel like they're way behind other one year olds... I know Darcy was doing more at this age. Its my fault b/c I don't have time to spend one on one time with them. I feel guilty.

Saturday, March 17, 2007

HEATHER'S BACK!

in the blogging world.... Go check her out HERE and leave comments!

Friday, March 16, 2007

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!!!

This is probably one of my most favorite holiday! I just changed how I celebrated it. Tomorrow the kids will all wear their St. Patty's Day shirts from Old Navy. Daddy's working but once he gets home will listen to some irish folk music and have fun with our kids... maybe even eat some green jello!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

One Word - Productive

I had someone come by today and clean up our yard. It was growing out of control - the weeds were horrible! The leaves had covered the entire front yard. Matthew has been working weekends and it looks like he'll continue that schedule up until at least the boys b'day party. He doesn't have time to do what needs to be done in order to get ready so I hired some folks and I'm really glad I did. They did an amazing job and it was way cheaper than what I had expected. I'm telling ya... everything is cheaper in chilton county!!!

We're also having the privacy fence installed next week. This will make it a lot easier on me with 3 little ones running around. We decided to include the back driveway and the barn in the fence so it gives the little ones a place to ride their trikes on the cement instead of the grass. They'll have it up in TWO DAYS!

We've got a lot of ideas for a play area back there and I'm feeling more comfortable about being here with them during the summer. I don't want anyone to get bored and the yard will be a place for EVERYONE to enjoy the outside.

Jessica got a volleyball net for Christmas and we'll finally put it up. She's also got a basketball net on the back driveway. We hoping to buy an above ground pool and put a sand pit somewhere. I've even thought about a trampoline with an enclosure but we may have to wait on that one.

We're lucky to have such a nice back yard with plenty of room to roam. I'll post pics when we get everything together.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Springy

I need a new look to my blog but I don't have a clue how to do it. I have a friend that does really good stuff but I hate to ask her b/c it takes sooo much time. wink wink ;)

Birthday Party

The boys birthday party is March 31st. I've already sent out the invitations now I'm just waiting for my RSVP's. I put my phone number and email adress on them but so far I've only gotten one RSVP. I know grandparents and such will be there but I'm not sure about the rest. I took this time to invite some of my extending family b/c they'd been talking about visiting our new house. If everyone shows up its going to be packed! I'm hoping to have everything outside but I don't have a back up plan if it rains! And I forgot to put on the invite to bring lawn chairs.

I was trying really hard to plan but I failed! I did order the boys some CUTE shirts that have 2 twin boys on the front holding ballons that says "double the trouble double the fun guess who's turning one" and it has their names at the bottom. Too cute - I know!

I really don't want to have a 'theme' but I'm kinda lost at what to do. I wanted just to have bright colors and maybe some animals but I can't find anything that isn't related to some cartoon! I guess I'll be making a trip to Party City. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I need to order the cake! But what do I tell them I want???? Oh I need Mel to come help me... she's so creative and organized! Ya know Melanie... maybe you should go into business doing something like event planning! LOL I'd hire ya!

Bumblebees

I have a yard FULL of them and I've spent some time researching how to get rid of them. They are everywhere. Darcy and Goose like to chase them and it scares me to death! We just came in from outside and I know there was AT LEAST a dozen of them flying around! I need to invest in some Deltamethrin Dust, a crusader duster (to apply the dust) and bee freeze. Guess I'll be making a run to Lowe's soon.

Weekend in Review

Weekend??? What??? It didn't like a weekend to me! Matthew worked most of the day Saturday. We got our puppy that afternoon and stayed home Saturday night. We actually rented a movie from PPV but it was horrible!!! I suggested that we rent Sherrybaby b/c it was supposed to be about a girl that served time in prison for drugs and she'd gotten out and was trying to get her daughter back while straightening out her life. It was had FOUR NASTY SEX scenes. Not just the 'in the bed going at it' but more like nasty everywhere embarrassing sex scenes that forced a pillow over my face! I wanted to turn it off but I really wanted to see if this girl got her life together. I thought it might be an encouraging movie for the people at Celebrate Recovery (the rehab program I volunteered at for a while). I would have to say its not approciate!!!! And it wasn't very encouraging in the end! I felt like we'd wasted a good opportunity to have spend some time together and relax. But we always make the most out of our time together.

Sunday Matthew worked all day!!! He didn't get home until after 7pm! My dad hung out with me all day. My mom went to New York with my sister and nephew b/c he had another call back for an audition for a Jean campaigne. They'll be back Tuesday.

Jessica had a birthday party event that lasted from Friday afternoon till Saturday night. Then she spent Sunday with her other grandparents.

The time change has really messed up the little ones schedule.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Seventh Heaven

We're officially a family of SEVEN!

We got a puppy from the Shelby County Humane Society. Her name is Goose and she's a finnish spitz. She's soooooo good. I haven't heard her bark yet and she stayed in her crate all night without an accident. We took her out to potty around 3am b/c she was moving around and then again at 7:30. She's sweet and the kids love her! I gave her a bath today so now she smells much better! I'll post a picture as soon as I replace my batteries :(

Friday, March 09, 2007

DSL ROCKS!

So I'm officially hooked up! I love it but unfortunately I don't have a lot of time to play.

Jessica is at a friend's house tonight. She's spending the day with her tomorrow and then they'll have a b'day party tomorrow night for her. I have to pick her up in Pelham at 9pm! Sunday she's spending the day with her grandparents (her dad's parents).

Matthew and I took the kids for a walk around the neighborhood today and we were able to meet some more neighbors. We came back home and ordered take out from the chinese place down the road. We'd never eaten there before but figured we'd try it. We both LOVE stix but its too far to go and not somewhere we'd take our kids. Anyways... we loved the food. It was great and cheap!

Here's something that might surprise some of you. I love being out here. I love the simple laid back atmosphere that comes with living in the 'country.' I can get to the dollar store, piggly wiggly, chinese restaurant, doctor's office, dentist office and many many more places in less than FIVE minutes. I love it here. EVERYONE is sooo friendly and laid back.