2015 - Week 13

Another week! This week brought me a little solo parenting time, a big milestone for Olivia, a busy weekend and some major excitement for the big girls.

Monday kicked off spring break week for Olivia. So, she’ll be spending the week at KinderCare. Which, of course, she’s SUPER excited about since that’s where all of her actual friends are. Life otherwise was pretty standard for a Monday. I have resorted to bribery to try to get the girls to behave. So, before school, I told them (well, Amelia) that if they behave, and get good reports from their teachers, we’ll paint their fingernails. And that tomorrow, we’d paint their toenails, and the next day they’ll get some tattoos. I have to come up with some more ideas, some more little rewards for them, but Day 1 was a complete success. Meanwhile, while they work on their behavior, I’m back at trying my hardest to eat better…again. As we get closer and closer to Eliza’s 1^st birthday, my “excuses” for my current weight state are going to become inexcusable anymore. Seriously, this is so hard for me. I LOOOOOOVE food. I love GOOD, satisfying, filling food. Most healthy food, just does not fit that bill for me. But, I have to work on it. I have a long road, a long battle ahead of my, but slowly but surely, I WILL get there.

Ugh, Snow!

Treasuring my final days with this little lovey in my bed!

On Tuesday, we were all off to our appropriate places. But, Eliza and I woke up rocking some pretty seriously horrible heads. Oh man, I thought my head was going to explode. Eliza was coughing and just seemed to congested. Of course, that means little sleep as well. This up and down weather doesn’t help anything, and I’m sure that will stick around for a while. But, we all survived the day. Tonight, we took down Amelia’s bed/crib, 1) in preparation of them getting their bunk beds; 2) because my sister is buying it this weekend, for my niece, who is due at the end of May. It was so crazy taking it down. They’re room is going to be so different, I just can’t even believe it. But, lickity split, down it came, and we put the mattress on the floor for her, for tonight. Of course, Olivia was super jealous, and decided she needed to sleep on the floor as well. So, she drug her mattress onto the floor, right next to Amelia’s, and there they slept. They’re so funny. Next up, the bunk beds go up, and Olivia’s bed will be converted back into a crib for Eliza. Tears!

Slumber Party!

Wednesday. Wednesday was my final work from home day. I’m so mad. I’m so ANGRY. I’m so bitter. I’m so overwhelmed. I’m not going to get all into it, again, and drive you all crazy, but I’m so frustrated about this. I just can’t even explain what that ONE day meant for me, and my sanity. I’m so, utterly, beyond bummed. So, I worked the day away, and logged off at the end of the day with a giant tinge of sadness. Next Wednesday is going to be REALLY hard. One good thing about the day is…..the BUNK BEDS were delivered. So exciting. It kind of cracked me up though. I knew they were going to be delivered today, and I was really excited that I was going to be home for it…I figured the boxes would be pretty heavy, so I thought being home I’d be able to catch the delivery guy, and have him put them in the garage, so they weren’t sitting on the front step. Well, apparently we had the master ding-dong-ditch FedEx guy delivering the beds, because between hearing a knock on the door, and getting to the door, he was already in his truck pulling off. Luckily the boxes weren’t horrible heavy, but I was pretty upset about it. Now, I laugh about it…I mean, it was two boxes, so he brought them up, one by one, and had to have literally RAN back to his truck after the “notification knock”. That just does not seem OK to me. After work, Christian’s friends Lorenzo came over to help put together the new beds, and they are officially up, and FANTASTIC! We didn’t want to spend a ton, so we ordered them from Walmart, and I was a little worried. But, they’re actually super cute, and look really nice. The girls were SO excited, I mean EXCITED! My mom had given us some mattresses a few weeks ago, and their old bedding from her place, so we were able to get the beds made and all ready for them. Olivia loaded up her bed with all of her animals and toys, they climbed in, and they passed out. Those two drive me nuts, but seeing them so happy and so excited just melts my heart. It’s the best. We have a lot of work ahead of us with their room. We’ve decided to keep Eliza in the room with them for a while, once we move her to the crib, so we have to do some redecorating and figure out how to fit everything in there. Right now, their dresser is in our room, but I think we’re going to sell the glider chair/stool that’s in their room, and move some stuff around. And, we’re going to redecorate….we’re going to get Eliza some Hello Kitty bedding to match the other girls’ bedding, paint and do a little moving stuff around. It will take a while though. One step at a time!

Putting together the Bunk Beds - Eliza is locked out.

They're loving the beds!

Thursday was Christian’s birthday!!!! Yes, for the next 2.5 months, we’re the same age!!! The big 3-1. It’s so crazy to think that he was just barely 17 years old when we met, as we started dating and getting to know each other. And now, 31. Wow, time seriously fly’s by, in a blink of the eye. So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Hubby! Meanwhile, because it’s Spring Break this week, they do a little “spirit week” at daycare. The girls hadn’t participated the last couple days, but today was superhero day, and I found them the cutest little superhero shirts at Target. LOVE! I thought they would put up a fight about them, but they actually loved them. YAY! I ran into a bit of a problem at work today. Basically, one of the people I was writing a contract for, gave her consultant the go ahead to start work, before the contract was even executed. Like, the work is literally DONE now, and there is still no contract in place. When I confronted her about it, and let her know what we need to do now to cover that time period, she totally tried to turn it around on me…on my supposed lack of communication, and basically just tried to blame me, for her error. This is not the first time this has happened, and unfortunately, comes with the territory of what I do. Luckily, I’ve worked here for a VERY long time, and I’ve learned the importance of communicating via e-mail, so I was able to through my written proof back in her face. Really, right now, DON’T MESS WITH ME at work, because I am NOT in the mood. Ugh! Alas, I quickly moved on from that drama, and onto much more fun events. After work, the girls and I met up with Christian and Lorenzo at Applebee’s for his birthday dinner. YUM! Lorenzo gave him a card and Chipotle gift card. Lucky. I gave him “his” Kevin Hart tickets and he was SUPER excited. OMG, I can’t wait! It’s still so far away. After dinner, Lorenzo headed home, we made our way home for some cake my Mother in Law sent home, and settled in for the night. Birthday’s sure aren’t quite as exciting the older you get, especially when they are in the middle of the week.

Superhero Day!

Happy Birthday to my Hubby!

Friday was a pretty quiet day. Christian was up super early and was off to Iowa for the weekend. He’s helping get their new warehouse in order, get their inventory stored properly and all that. It makes for a LONG weekend of work for him, working pretty much sun up to sun down every day; and it makes for a long weekend of solo parenting for me. But, it all pays off in some pretty great overtime pay, so we can’t really complain. And, when he goes to these other warehouses to help out, they actually ask for him by name, which is a pretty big deal. So, he’s definitely making a name for himself in the company. The sacrifices pay off in the end, that’s for sure. Meanwhile, back at home, my mom was over to watch Eliza for the day, the big girls were off to daycare and I was off to school. Olivia’s last day of spring break, and it was pajama day at daycare – can’t really beat pajama day! After a long day of work, I picked them up, relieved my mom from babysitting duties and settled in for the evening. Overall, we had a pretty quiet evening...dinner, some playtime, some movie watching. Everybody went to bed with little fight, so overall, it was a pretty successful night.

Hanging their Easter Window Clings

Saturday was a pretty busy day. The girls were all up…BRIGHT AND EARLY! Ugh, so tired. Pretty much right off the bat, Olivia pulled out her loose tooth. Guys, I’m not gonna lie – the pulling out of the teeth is so gross to me. Like, SO gross. I don’t know what it is. I remember pulling my teeth out like it was yesterday, and, I LOVED it. I’d tip those bad boys out and something about that final tug was just the best. Now, as an adult, it just sends shivers down my spine. She woke up this morning and the tooth was literally sideways in her mouth. I told her she needed to just yank it out and get it over with, and that she did. So, we all survived tooth #1. Many, MANY teeth to go. We spent the morning watching some TV, eating breakfast and playing some games. I gave Eliza a bath, got her dressed and down for a nap. The girls took a shower and took a short nap as well. I showered, got ready for the day, packed up our bags, got the big girls up and ready and as soon as Eliza was awake, we were off. We stopped at Target for a couple things, and Party City for some decorations, and we were off to my stepmom’s 60^th birthday party. My sister found a little bowling alley you could reserve for private parties, and it was PERFECT! All of my sisters, nieces and nephews were there, Renny’s parents and a few of her friends. It was a ton of fun, the girls had a BLAST (and, Olivia won the kids’ game, WOOT!) and I spent some time catching up with my dad. It was busy and chaotic, but a great time. My sister ended up buying the crib we took down the other night, for her upcoming grandbaby, so we transferred that from the can to her vehicle, and then made our way home. It was super late when we got home, so it was pretty much pajamas and straight to bed for everyone. Exhausted kids should equal a peaceful night, fingers crossed!

It's out! No more loose tooth!

Eliza is a bath toy hoarder!

Bottom Teeth!

Happy Birthday, Grandma Renny!

Getting ready to hide her tooth...

The Hole

Tooth in the box, ready for the tooth fairy!

Sunday was a pretty low key day.  Everybody did indeed sleep in a little bit, so that was a pretty awesome way to start the day. Olivia woke up to find that the tooth fairy had brought her a gold dollar. I told her she must have a pirate tooth fairy, and she was pretty excited about that. The big girls played downstairs in the toy room/disaster area for a while, while I hung out with baby. We had breakfast, I did some laundry and I put Eliza down for a nap while the big girls and I settled in to watch “Big Hero 6” and “Frozen”. They kept fighting and yelling, and waking up Eliza, so I reached my limit, my patience was gone, and they were abruptly sent off to bed for a nap. I swear, something always seems to happen to ruin the day or try my patience, and that is so dang frustrating. While they napped, Eliza and I hung out, she cat napped a little bit, and I caught up on some shows. I started to get a headache as the day went on and I was just exhausted. But, had to push through to keep laundry going and clean up the kitchen. A mom’s job is never done, right?! Finally, the girls were all off to bed, and I used our friends cable log-in to watch “The Walking Dead” online…LIVE! I’ve never watched it live before, and this week was the season finale. After my long weekend, I decided I wasn’t waiting for Christian to get home, I was treating myself to spoiler-free enjoyment of the finale! So awesome, but so sad it’s done now until October. That’s a LONG wait man! It was late to bed for me, but it was so worth it. Kind of. Maybe. We’ll see tomorrow.

Snuggles with my big girls.

Tooth Fairy Came!

Until Next Week! XOXO