upee

Upee is Everett's word for milk. Still have not figured out how he got upee out of milk but sure enough when he wants milk or sees his milk cup and can't reach it he says "upee." At least he realized that everything has a name.

first time ever

Last night for the first time ever we had a kid sleep in our bed. We have NEVER done it before. No co-sleeping and nursing, no sick kids, no nightmares, no anything. The 3 of them have always slept in their own beds but we gave in last night. I really hope it is not my down fall. C woke up at 5 last night. Screaming out in a surprised scream she said there was a bug in her bed. NOT THE BUGS AGAIN?!?!? Oh my, no amount of blanket shaking, convincing, threatening, pleading could get her back in her bed. She is too much. No monsters in her dreams just bugs. I sent her to the basement and everything she came back up crying. I put her on the floor, only worked so long. Finally I gave in. Ugh. Still not happy about it. I slept for years and years and years on my parents floor so I know I'm in danger of having a me. In my defense my kindergarten burned down and it tramatized me for life so fires were the source of my troubles. So I really really really didn't want to give in. But I guess in the end I wanted sleep more. Well that and the fact that she was keeping everyone else up (yes J, E and Av were all up) and I knew Av and J esp needed some sleep. Also I could not come up w a suitable alternative to her getting in my bed. Everything including her getting in my bed was somewhat of a reward. Not what I was going for at all. So we will see what tonight brings. Oh and if anyone mentions bugs when they are around her they are dealing with her that night.

Leap day

I had to post today with it being Leap Day and all. They celebrate a ton of different days at school but according to my kids they barely mentioned leap day. Not sure why that is. Seems like it would have been a big deal. Monday is Dr. Sues day. Guess it's his bday tomorrow but Wilder has Jump for your Heart tomorrow and no school Friday so I guess Mon it is. So funny they are supposed to wear their pjs to school and bring in their fav book. Av is of course excited. Everything is going pretty okay though. Not too much to report. Our house is apperently over priced. That seems to be what everyone is saying included the 9 realtors that came today for a "realtor open house." So I guess we will have to drop the price. We could keep trying for a little bit but really all this cleaning sucks so if we want to sell might as well just do it. We still have NO CLUE where we will go if it sells. I HATE all the houses that are for sale in the area we want. Not sure what to do about that. John and I need to have a long talk about what we really want. Really hoping an amazing house comes up this spring. So cross your fingers for us please!!!

sunny and pretty

We had a super duper nice day today. It was supposed to be really pretty and sunny out but when we woke up it was nasty. It had rained all night and it was really wet and gloomy out. We vegged for awhile and then did a few errands. After that we went to the gym so I could try a new class. It was great! In class though was another mother that I see everywhere. She is always at the JCC and her kids go to Friends. I have talked to her a few times but not really. We started talking and had a lot in common. By the time we got out of class it was beautiful out!!! We decided to head to the park together. It was really fun. We stayed as long as the kids held out seeing we had not brought lunch. She is a photographer and even got out her camera and took some great pics of the kids.

First showing

We have our first showing tomorrow! So excited!!! Hope it goes well. Our realtor told me they were the kind of buyers we want. They are pre-approved, have been looking for awhile, have lost a few houses, do not own a house and very much want to live in our neighborhood. I hope they are the ones. Wish us luck. We have their showing at 5pm tomorrow, one at noon on Saturday and then an open house on Sunday. It will be a busy weekend.

Schools

I spent all day on Saturday at the girl's schools. J was a very good daddy and took all 3 of them to Av's gymnastics and then had them for the rest of the day. Av had a family fun day at her school from 11-2. I volunteered to set up for it so I had to be there at 9. A few of the other mom's and I decided we needed to have breakfast first so we went at 8 to Wild Egg. Yummy!!! We went all out and got fancy coffees and mimosas and then as an after thought shared a breakfast. It was a blast. Then off to Av's school to set up. J and the kids arrived about noon. We hung out, played some games and had some lunch. By that time E was tired and C was ready to leave too. So J and the younger two left Av and I behind. We finished up hanging with her friends and then took off too. I dropped her off and then went to C's school to help with the auction. That was super fun. There were about 10 moms there and 3 others were from C's class. I got to know them better and we had fun. We were making up poster boards for the auction items. My family was very happy to see me when I arrived home. I love the little schools we have chosen and I love being a part of them.

The blog is 3!!!!!!

I can't believe it's been 3 years. So proud of myself for keeping it up for so long. I have been bad lately but I've resolved to do better!!!! So happy bday blog. I cherish reading it whenever I want to remember something and I know the kids will too someday!!!