Gearing up for a long weekend! Labor Day is on Monday and I am taking tomorrow off as a vacation day. Eddie and I are playing a new video game together so we are planning on doing that this weekend. I'm pretty excited because we used to play together all the time but we haven't recently.
Last weekend was the baby shower. It was pretty good. Vallerie had fun playing outside in a field. She was chucking big rocks over her head.
We went to Walmart and I got Vallerie a bunch of stuff (she didn't need). I got her a pair of sparkly silver glitter shoes, rain boots, a little stuffed poodle, 2 shirts, and Candy Land.
She loves her rain boots. We went out to the supermarket the other day and she insisted on wearing them. We tried Candy Land, but she didn't grasp the concept of it, so we're going to keep that on the back burner for a while.
Roofers start working on the roof next week. I think Eddie said they could get it done in a couple days.
We've got 3 walnut trees hanging over the driveway. They need to come out. I am hoping to find someone to come out and either pay us for the wood or do it for free (in exchange for the wood) If they don't come out then we won't be able to use some of the driveway which really sucks. Not to mention all those damn walnuts in the yard.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
August 23rd
So this week has gone pretty well. Eddie's not feeling well (a man cold) so he's been trying to take it easy, which is pretty difficult.
We're getting the roof repaired and we picked out the color the other day. It's a mix of browns and grays and it goes really nicely with the house color. It's their most popular color, so when we get the front part done they will still be carrying it.
Vallerie has been doing really really well with potty training. She almost always goes in the potty, and almost always tells us when she needs to go. Sometimes she will run off and do it herself. This is only a problem if it's a #2 and she's already gone in her pull up. Heck I can't even remember the last time I changed her... over a week! Eddie was saying the other day how she's growing up too fast and I reminded him that changing diapers was the one thing he was complaining about still having to do.
Vallerie rolled out of bed the other night. She's got a little 1/2 bumper rail that's supposed to prevent that, but the little stinker has so many toys in her bed (not just stuffed animals) that they fill up that spot at the top so she has to scoot down. Basically her head is in the middle of the bed. And, don't you dare try to take any of her toys off of her bed or she will freak out! I've been trying to be sneaky though. After her story at night she will run to go get Eddie for "kisses time" and I will hurry and take away any non-essential toys off of her bed. Sometimes she notices when one is missing and then I have to find it. Like her Xylophone. She HAS to have that... UGH!
Vallerie puked last night. Well, it was about 5am actually. (Her normal "I'm going to wake up with some "major" problem time) She was crying so I went in and asked her what was wrong. She said her throat hurt and then she puked. It wasn't a big one, I think it was just the stuff in her throat from crying. I wiped it off her precious pink dog and then tried to put a towel down because it was still a little wet. Well. she wasn't having that. I was also not allowed to take the dog away and wash it. So, I dried it the best I could with the towel and she went back to sleep. I asked her this morning when she woke up if her throat still was hurting and she said no, so I don't think she's sick.
Tomorrow is Eddie's sisters baby shower. We got her some crib bedding that she had said she wanted. I don't think it was on her registry though. We were going to get her a glider chair, but one of her friends beat us to it. We were pretty disappointed about that. I guess the good thing is she will have one and I know she really wants one.
We also bought a couple games for Vallerie. One was Perfection. We got the toddler/kids version. It says for 4+, but Vallerie mastered it on her 3rd try so we're going to return it and get the adult version. We also bought Elefun the Elephant. It's this elephant with a long trunk and you put these paper butterflies in the bottom. When you turn it on the butterflies come out of the top of the trunk and you're supposed to catch them with the little nets that come with it. It was fun, but a really short game. I think we might return it too. I wanted to get Candy Land, but I think it's too advanced for her like I would be playing for her. Not to mention she doesn't like to sit still. Next year I think will be the year of board games.
We're getting the roof repaired and we picked out the color the other day. It's a mix of browns and grays and it goes really nicely with the house color. It's their most popular color, so when we get the front part done they will still be carrying it.
Vallerie has been doing really really well with potty training. She almost always goes in the potty, and almost always tells us when she needs to go. Sometimes she will run off and do it herself. This is only a problem if it's a #2 and she's already gone in her pull up. Heck I can't even remember the last time I changed her... over a week! Eddie was saying the other day how she's growing up too fast and I reminded him that changing diapers was the one thing he was complaining about still having to do.
Vallerie rolled out of bed the other night. She's got a little 1/2 bumper rail that's supposed to prevent that, but the little stinker has so many toys in her bed (not just stuffed animals) that they fill up that spot at the top so she has to scoot down. Basically her head is in the middle of the bed. And, don't you dare try to take any of her toys off of her bed or she will freak out! I've been trying to be sneaky though. After her story at night she will run to go get Eddie for "kisses time" and I will hurry and take away any non-essential toys off of her bed. Sometimes she notices when one is missing and then I have to find it. Like her Xylophone. She HAS to have that... UGH!
Vallerie puked last night. Well, it was about 5am actually. (Her normal "I'm going to wake up with some "major" problem time) She was crying so I went in and asked her what was wrong. She said her throat hurt and then she puked. It wasn't a big one, I think it was just the stuff in her throat from crying. I wiped it off her precious pink dog and then tried to put a towel down because it was still a little wet. Well. she wasn't having that. I was also not allowed to take the dog away and wash it. So, I dried it the best I could with the towel and she went back to sleep. I asked her this morning when she woke up if her throat still was hurting and she said no, so I don't think she's sick.
Tomorrow is Eddie's sisters baby shower. We got her some crib bedding that she had said she wanted. I don't think it was on her registry though. We were going to get her a glider chair, but one of her friends beat us to it. We were pretty disappointed about that. I guess the good thing is she will have one and I know she really wants one.
We also bought a couple games for Vallerie. One was Perfection. We got the toddler/kids version. It says for 4+, but Vallerie mastered it on her 3rd try so we're going to return it and get the adult version. We also bought Elefun the Elephant. It's this elephant with a long trunk and you put these paper butterflies in the bottom. When you turn it on the butterflies come out of the top of the trunk and you're supposed to catch them with the little nets that come with it. It was fun, but a really short game. I think we might return it too. I wanted to get Candy Land, but I think it's too advanced for her like I would be playing for her. Not to mention she doesn't like to sit still. Next year I think will be the year of board games.
Monday, August 19, 2013
August 19th
We had a pretty good weekend. Eddie wasn't feeling great, but we did a few things anyway.
Friday we went over to Eddie's sisters house. Eddie was helping his brother in law build a crib. Well, they had a twin bed, and needed to build sides for it to use as a crib. Not my personal idea of safe, but hey, it's not my kid.
Saturday there was more work to be done on the crib, and I volunteered to paint their incoming baby's room. It came out pretty good. Not sure if it'll need another coat. It's a pretty lavender color. His sister is due in September, but she's probably going to go early, like any time. Her baby shower is this coming Saturday. We haven't bought her anything yet, but we're going to. I have a few things in mind and it won't break the bank. I was going to make something, but I ran out of time because I didn't have any good ideas.
Sunday we stayed home. Eddie was feeling worse, so he slept in and I started to clean up the house. I did all the laundry (yeah!) and cleaned the kitchen. I tidied the rest of the house too. After dinner we had our first family movie night. Eddie recorded "The Guardians" on HBO. We popped some popcorn (which Vallerie was very excited about.) and then moved the couch really close to the tv. Vallerie did pretty good and sat between us most of the time. We had all the popcorn in a big bowl and Vallerie thought it would be fun to eat it without using her hands, so I tried to eat from the opposite side of the bowl. Then she sneezed on it all. I did not eat any after that. She got antsy towards the end, but it was also an hour past her bedtime.
All in all, I'd say Family Movie Night was a success!
Friday we went over to Eddie's sisters house. Eddie was helping his brother in law build a crib. Well, they had a twin bed, and needed to build sides for it to use as a crib. Not my personal idea of safe, but hey, it's not my kid.
Saturday there was more work to be done on the crib, and I volunteered to paint their incoming baby's room. It came out pretty good. Not sure if it'll need another coat. It's a pretty lavender color. His sister is due in September, but she's probably going to go early, like any time. Her baby shower is this coming Saturday. We haven't bought her anything yet, but we're going to. I have a few things in mind and it won't break the bank. I was going to make something, but I ran out of time because I didn't have any good ideas.
Sunday we stayed home. Eddie was feeling worse, so he slept in and I started to clean up the house. I did all the laundry (yeah!) and cleaned the kitchen. I tidied the rest of the house too. After dinner we had our first family movie night. Eddie recorded "The Guardians" on HBO. We popped some popcorn (which Vallerie was very excited about.) and then moved the couch really close to the tv. Vallerie did pretty good and sat between us most of the time. We had all the popcorn in a big bowl and Vallerie thought it would be fun to eat it without using her hands, so I tried to eat from the opposite side of the bowl. Then she sneezed on it all. I did not eat any after that. She got antsy towards the end, but it was also an hour past her bedtime.
All in all, I'd say Family Movie Night was a success!
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
August 14th
This past Friday Eddie and I had our 8yr old niece Sumer stay with us for a few days. It was a long weekend, but we survived.
We did a lot of things. That weekend was also the annual "Old Settlers" carnival. Friday night we celebrated Eddie's brother in law and my birthday. (His is one day after mine) Eddie's sister made German Chocolate cake (YUMMY). So, we had dinner and then headed over to the carnival. We had tons of fun. Vallerie and Sumer rode some rides and played some games. We stayed until about 10pm and then headed home. The kids were getting restless.
Saturday morning I got my hair cut and colored. (It's awesome) It was my birthday present from my aunt. I got some highlights and lowlights. And then some more layers all over. I kept my length. I am really happy with it. I also got a beautiful necklace from my cousin for my birthday.
After I got home we went to the carnival again. This time it was during the day. From 1-5pm they had wristbands that you could wear and ride the rides without buying tickets. Sumer got her moneys worth, but Vallerie really didn't. Sumer went on a ton of rides. Vallerie went on a couple, but was not really in the ride mood. We played the duck game (my fav) and Sumer won a little stuffed horse, and Vallerie won a little tiara and plastic trumpet. We had some ice cream (messy because of the heat) and then went home. That night after Vallerie was in bed, I went back and met up with my aunt and cousin. We played the quarter game and the duck game and then they rode the Ferris wheel (of terror). That thing is so old and wobbly! I won a little necklace, a small taz figure and a lemur stuffed animal from the quarter game, and a stuffed turtle from the duck game. Sumer and Vallerie were dressed alike both days.
We bought Sumer and Vallerie matching outfits for Saturday, but on Friday it just so happened that they both had pink/white striped shirts. Sumer wanted me to fix her hair like Vallerie's on both days too. It was super cute.
Like I said, we did a lot of things while Sumer was there.
We made cookies (they turned out terrible, but that was my fault) We watched a Tinkerbell movie on Netflix. Oh so many things! By the time we took Sumer home (Monday afternoon) we were pretty tired and ready for things to go back to normal.
Yesterday we went on a walk. Vallerie wanted to ride her bike at first, but then decided against it for some reason, so we had to take off all of her safety gear. It was a very nice day yesterday. We should have opened the windows.
I don't know what she was pointing at.
In other news, I am thinking of going back to school (online) and a coworker friend of mine told me that there were some free FEMA safety classes that you could take to get a few college credits. So, today I took one and now have a "Certificate of Achievement to acknowledge that I have reaffirmed a dedication to serve in times of crisis through continued professional development and completion of the independent study course: Animals in Disaster: Awareness and Preparedness."
Yeah. There are several more I can take so I'm going to look through them and see which ones sound cool. There's one that has to do with children, so I'll probably do that next. Fun stuff!
We did a lot of things. That weekend was also the annual "Old Settlers" carnival. Friday night we celebrated Eddie's brother in law and my birthday. (His is one day after mine) Eddie's sister made German Chocolate cake (YUMMY). So, we had dinner and then headed over to the carnival. We had tons of fun. Vallerie and Sumer rode some rides and played some games. We stayed until about 10pm and then headed home. The kids were getting restless.
Saturday morning I got my hair cut and colored. (It's awesome) It was my birthday present from my aunt. I got some highlights and lowlights. And then some more layers all over. I kept my length. I am really happy with it. I also got a beautiful necklace from my cousin for my birthday.
After I got home we went to the carnival again. This time it was during the day. From 1-5pm they had wristbands that you could wear and ride the rides without buying tickets. Sumer got her moneys worth, but Vallerie really didn't. Sumer went on a ton of rides. Vallerie went on a couple, but was not really in the ride mood. We played the duck game (my fav) and Sumer won a little stuffed horse, and Vallerie won a little tiara and plastic trumpet. We had some ice cream (messy because of the heat) and then went home. That night after Vallerie was in bed, I went back and met up with my aunt and cousin. We played the quarter game and the duck game and then they rode the Ferris wheel (of terror). That thing is so old and wobbly! I won a little necklace, a small taz figure and a lemur stuffed animal from the quarter game, and a stuffed turtle from the duck game. Sumer and Vallerie were dressed alike both days.
We bought Sumer and Vallerie matching outfits for Saturday, but on Friday it just so happened that they both had pink/white striped shirts. Sumer wanted me to fix her hair like Vallerie's on both days too. It was super cute.
The prizes
Sippin on a shake up and riding the coaster
Carousel and the Safari Train
Like I said, we did a lot of things while Sumer was there.
We played dress up
The kids painted some lovely pictures
We made cookies (they turned out terrible, but that was my fault) We watched a Tinkerbell movie on Netflix. Oh so many things! By the time we took Sumer home (Monday afternoon) we were pretty tired and ready for things to go back to normal.
Yesterday we went on a walk. Vallerie wanted to ride her bike at first, but then decided against it for some reason, so we had to take off all of her safety gear. It was a very nice day yesterday. We should have opened the windows.
Ready to ride (but then she wasn't)
Stopping for a drink
In other news, I am thinking of going back to school (online) and a coworker friend of mine told me that there were some free FEMA safety classes that you could take to get a few college credits. So, today I took one and now have a "Certificate of Achievement to acknowledge that I have reaffirmed a dedication to serve in times of crisis through continued professional development and completion of the independent study course: Animals in Disaster: Awareness and Preparedness."
Yeah. There are several more I can take so I'm going to look through them and see which ones sound cool. There's one that has to do with children, so I'll probably do that next. Fun stuff!
Monday, August 5, 2013
August 5th
Well, today is my birthday. I am 31 years old... I really feel old sometimes. I wish I didn't .
Vallerie made me the most awesome present! I actually got it early because she couldn't wait to give it to me. (Thank you Eddie) So here it is!
Eddie said that she did it all herself. I don't know where to hang it though. I want it to be somewhere that I will see it every day. I'll figure it out.
This Saturday I am going to get my hair colored. Hopefully it will turn out ok.
Last Friday when Eddie went fishing, Vallerie and I went down to the park and went to the river area. There was a nice bank with tons of rocks. Vallerie had a blast throwing them in the water. I got some nice pictures of that. She didn't want to leave though and the only way I could get her to go was to tell her we would get to walk on the bridge again. Even then she still was not happy we had to go. I think we'll go back soon though. I want to take my metal detector there and see if I can find anything.
This Wednesday starts Old Settlers! I can't wait. I love it! I don't know if we'll go every night, but I think we'll go at least twice. Last year Vallerie liked going on the rides. I remember Eddie made me get on a couple and I got a little motion sick. Hopefully that doesn't happen this year. I just want to get out there and play some games! Maybe they'll have the quarter game. That one is awesome.
Vallerie made me the most awesome present! I actually got it early because she couldn't wait to give it to me. (Thank you Eddie) So here it is!
This Saturday I am going to get my hair colored. Hopefully it will turn out ok.
Last Friday when Eddie went fishing, Vallerie and I went down to the park and went to the river area. There was a nice bank with tons of rocks. Vallerie had a blast throwing them in the water. I got some nice pictures of that. She didn't want to leave though and the only way I could get her to go was to tell her we would get to walk on the bridge again. Even then she still was not happy we had to go. I think we'll go back soon though. I want to take my metal detector there and see if I can find anything.
This Wednesday starts Old Settlers! I can't wait. I love it! I don't know if we'll go every night, but I think we'll go at least twice. Last year Vallerie liked going on the rides. I remember Eddie made me get on a couple and I got a little motion sick. Hopefully that doesn't happen this year. I just want to get out there and play some games! Maybe they'll have the quarter game. That one is awesome.
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