Well, after last night, I hope things get better tonight. Last night the Boy had a bloody nose (means we're going to have to buy him new clothes in a month or so), Boy2 wanted snuggles every time I went upstairs,which was alot since the Girl fell asleep pretty good but kept waking up every few minutes. And not just waking up, but screaming. I think she was even mostly asleep for it. I cuddled her in the rocking chair, gave her tylenol (she's cutting some more teeth), rubbed mentholatum on her chest (she was quite congested), and snuggled on our bed for a bit. Nothing worked at keeping her asleep. Then Daddy came home. He cuddled her for a bit on our bed then put her in her crib. She was out until 3:30. I guess she just needed Daddy lovin'.
But the boys have been so tired lately. Maybe they're catching up from the weekend. Sunday night we let stay up later to watch AFV. Oh, well. The Boy has been very sad to miss nap time (even though he doesn't sleep), and they get at each others' throats when they spend more than five minutes with each other (grumble, grumble, grumble). So today I had the Boy making Boy2 cry and Boy2 making the Boy cry. And in the middle of all of this is the Girl, sitting beside whomever is on the current time-out, trying to make them feel better :)
I've started planning our meals. Hubby and I noticed our food spending getting a little higher than we'd like, so I sat down, took stock of the freezer and pantry, and made a meal calendar. So far it's working out (it's been less than a week, but I'm finding less stress over thinking of what to do for supper). The boys aren't really liking it because it means they sometimes (okay, most times) have to eat things they either "don't like" or have never had to try before. They are slowly learning that they don't have to like it to eat it. Plus I've inserted meals like tonight (chicken nuggets) for their enjoyment too.
In other news (for those few who read this who haven't already been told) we are expecting Macintyre baby number four. We don't have a due date yet, since not even the Doctor knows when we'd be due, so we have an ultrasound scheduled for the 18th to figure that out. But I won't see the doc again until beginning of November, so I might not find out until then. In the meantime, I'm feeling pretty good. Occasional nausea (which seems a bit worse this week) but I've started keeping soda crackers beside the bed (after Hubby told me to a few times) and if I keep food in me, it's pretty good.
The kids are super excited about it. Well, the boys are. The Girl doesn't really know, but she's pretty jealous of her brothers at times, so I think if there are going to be any problems, they'll come from her. The boys run up to me, lift my shirt and try to give the baby hugs and kisses. The other morning the Boy even was "playing" with the baby. Trying to tickle and pat. "Baby likes this!"
We got a new game for the Wii. "Rabbids Go Home" (or "Bunnies Go Home" as the boys call it). It's kinda cute and fun. The kids (and we) bust a gut laughing at times in it. The idea is that there is a "rabbid" in the wii remote, and it shows you it. You can colour and decorate your bunny, but when you shake the remote, it gets thrown around. Really funny!
But I'm going to sign off soon. I made up a pumpkin cheesecake for Thanksgiving, and pumpkin cookies yesterday. SO tasty. I even brought some to share at Bible Study this morning and they went over quite well. The kids really like them (especially since they have a glaze:)
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Some Pics
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
meandering thoughts
I do have some pictures to post, but they are on my netbook which Hubby took with him to S'toon, so I'm on his laptop right now. Pics will be posted when he returns.
Well, I finally made it to the Dollarstore to pick up some fall/Hallowe'en decor. Boy2 was super excited and wanted to buy out the whole store, but we managed to keep it to a minimum :) A couple skeletons, some scare crows, window stickers, spiderwebs, and garlands and the house is ready for the end of the month. Now I just need to dig under the stairs for the Christmas CD's and I'll be ready to start my Christmas projects!
Last night the boys traded stuffed animals. Boy2 had been sleeping with a tazmanian devil, and the boys was sleeping with his grey tabby cat. SO they switched and told each other that they needed to help the animals sleep good. So when I was up at 2 am with the Girl and I heard the Boy talking faintly, I went to see what was wrong. He was saying that he needed to protect Taz. That it was his job, and my job, and Daddy's job, and the Girl's job, and Boy2's job. Then he gave me a kiss and rolled back over to sleep. I wonder how much actual sleep that child got last night.
It seems like each time Daddy goes away, the kids deal with it a little bit better. Or maybe it's just their understanding is increasing, so when we say Daddy will be home in __ sleeps, they know how long that will be. But they have adjusted pretty well. Usually it takes two days to adjust, then two days to readjust when he gets home. Maybe it won't this time.
Just before Boy2 turned one, I noticed a small bump on his left ring finger. We had one doctor tell us it was a wart and to put duct tape on it to irritate it out. Right. A baby is going to allow some tape to stay on his finger for an indefinite period of time. I mentioned it when he had his check up right before his birthday, but the doctor didn't look at it. So when I had him in with me when the Girl had her year check up, we showed her. She didn't know what it was, so she put in a referral to a dermatologist in Edmonton. So today we got a phone call saying that he has an appointment on October 25th. I'll be glad to get it looked after. It doesn't seem to bug him, but that's probably because he's had it for nearly three years.
Thanksgiving is coming up and we're excited to be spending it here with just us. Hubby hasn't had a full day off for about three weeks, so it'll be nice to have some intimate family time. Plus he has a wedding and three baptisms this weekend, so it's not like it'll be that quiet :) Definitely looking forward to Sunday afternoon and Monday. I'm also going to try my hand at cheesecake, I've decided. We had dinner Saturday at the church administrator's house and they served cherry cheesecake for dessert (which happens to be an absolute favourite of both Hubby's and mine) and I realized that I've never made one! So I'm going to try a pumpkin cheesecake. Hopefully it'll be edible...
Well, I finally made it to the Dollarstore to pick up some fall/Hallowe'en decor. Boy2 was super excited and wanted to buy out the whole store, but we managed to keep it to a minimum :) A couple skeletons, some scare crows, window stickers, spiderwebs, and garlands and the house is ready for the end of the month. Now I just need to dig under the stairs for the Christmas CD's and I'll be ready to start my Christmas projects!
Last night the boys traded stuffed animals. Boy2 had been sleeping with a tazmanian devil, and the boys was sleeping with his grey tabby cat. SO they switched and told each other that they needed to help the animals sleep good. So when I was up at 2 am with the Girl and I heard the Boy talking faintly, I went to see what was wrong. He was saying that he needed to protect Taz. That it was his job, and my job, and Daddy's job, and the Girl's job, and Boy2's job. Then he gave me a kiss and rolled back over to sleep. I wonder how much actual sleep that child got last night.
It seems like each time Daddy goes away, the kids deal with it a little bit better. Or maybe it's just their understanding is increasing, so when we say Daddy will be home in __ sleeps, they know how long that will be. But they have adjusted pretty well. Usually it takes two days to adjust, then two days to readjust when he gets home. Maybe it won't this time.
Just before Boy2 turned one, I noticed a small bump on his left ring finger. We had one doctor tell us it was a wart and to put duct tape on it to irritate it out. Right. A baby is going to allow some tape to stay on his finger for an indefinite period of time. I mentioned it when he had his check up right before his birthday, but the doctor didn't look at it. So when I had him in with me when the Girl had her year check up, we showed her. She didn't know what it was, so she put in a referral to a dermatologist in Edmonton. So today we got a phone call saying that he has an appointment on October 25th. I'll be glad to get it looked after. It doesn't seem to bug him, but that's probably because he's had it for nearly three years.
Thanksgiving is coming up and we're excited to be spending it here with just us. Hubby hasn't had a full day off for about three weeks, so it'll be nice to have some intimate family time. Plus he has a wedding and three baptisms this weekend, so it's not like it'll be that quiet :) Definitely looking forward to Sunday afternoon and Monday. I'm also going to try my hand at cheesecake, I've decided. We had dinner Saturday at the church administrator's house and they served cherry cheesecake for dessert (which happens to be an absolute favourite of both Hubby's and mine) and I realized that I've never made one! So I'm going to try a pumpkin cheesecake. Hopefully it'll be edible...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Heavy Dinner Conversation!
I was thrown for a loop today.... Walking the Boy home from Kindergarten this afternoon, he started telling me about a superhero they learned about today. He had a metal leg, and was alive when his teacher was a baby, but then he died. But he was a real live superhero. But he couldn't remember the name so he just kept on talking like it would jog his memory. Then when he was having his snack he suddenly perked up and said "I remember his name! Terry Fox!"
At supper, I asked him to tell Daddy who they talked about in school today, so he said "We saw the story about Terry Fox on the smart board! He had a metal leg, and then they took it off him and so he died. But he was alive when my teacher was a baby in Spruce Grove." Stopped him to straighten facts that he didn't die because the leg was taken off, but that the original leg was sick and was replaced with the metal prosthetic so he could still walk/run. Which, of course, led to a discussion on how the leg got sick, how the prosthetic may or may not have been attached, what cancer is, how white blood cells do (or don't) work in these cases. The child just would not let it go! "But I have good white blood. I don't have cancer." "No, sweetie, you don't have cancer. Your white blood cells are very, VERY healthy!" His mind is such a sponge! Everything just goes is and is processed so rapidly. We didn't get into family members who've had cancer and either won or lost the battle. We won't until a much later time, but it really never ceases to amaze me the way his mind works!
Tuesday evening the Girl fell down the stairs. Boy2 was going up to go potty and get jammies, and I'd already removed her from the stairs once. I turned into the kitchen to talk to Hubby, and we heard a THUD! There she was at the bottom of the stairs crying. So I ran her into the hospital in Stony Plain even though she didn't display signs of concussion (just wanted to be SURE), and she spent most of the three hours we were there charming everyone. Playing, giggling, talking, walking, being coy.... But now she has quite the shiner. Took a couple of pictures, but you can't really see it. The colour will likely come out more in a day or so, so I'll try again and post some.
The boys both spent most of yesterday either fighting, colouring, or fighting over the colouring. They got out the markers after Daddy left for work and before we went to the church for Bible Study. I went up to put the Girl down for a nap and I came down to a silent living room and they were laying on their tummies on the floor, each with his own colouring book and a marker. They HAD to bring them to the church, and after nap time they got them out again. The Boy mostly. Boy2 wanted to cause a fight or two, but I got him to watch me make cookies instead. It's all about redirecting their attention :)
But it's been a full week so far. Monday Hubby went in for a LASIK consultation and he booked the procedure (SO excited for that!), Tuesday was Kindergarten and then the two little ones and I went to pick up a winter jacket for the Boy. Got to the till and realized that my wallet was not in my purse, but on the kitchen table. Left the stuff at the front, ran home, got the wallet, went back to the store, made the purchases, and returned home in time for lunch. Instead of racing (MarioKart) like I'd promised Boy2, we did nap time instead. The only thing that calmed the poor boy down was telling him he could sleep on my bed with the Girl and I. So he did and we did. Well, I didn't sleep. My morning had been shot, so I had to play catch up.
Then yesterday we had to return and exchange the coat for another one. They didn't have his size, only a size smaller or a much bigger one, so I went with the bigger one. WAY too big! So we went back with him to try them one and we found one. And Daddy had promised the boys that they would go for a walk after supper Wednesday just the three of them with no Mommy and no Girl, so they did. And while they did that, I bathed the Girl and put her to bed. It was good. And I got out the humidifier for the boys' room and set it up. It was empty this morning which tells me it's more than a little bit dry up there. Oh, well. It's fall.
We woke up to frost and 2C, so I'm very grateful we got the Boy's coat when we did. And I dug the gloves out for his little fingers for the walk to school and recess. It only got up to 16C or so today as well, so I'm thinking summer is well and truly over.
Tomorrow is Conference Convention for Hubby, but that's only in Edmonton so I don't have to worry too much about that. But Monday he leaves me for Saskatoon for a few days for the First Call program. Then he gets back to do a wedding on the 8th and two baptisms on the 9th. And a funeral this Saturday. Busy, busy Hubby!
At supper, I asked him to tell Daddy who they talked about in school today, so he said "We saw the story about Terry Fox on the smart board! He had a metal leg, and then they took it off him and so he died. But he was alive when my teacher was a baby in Spruce Grove." Stopped him to straighten facts that he didn't die because the leg was taken off, but that the original leg was sick and was replaced with the metal prosthetic so he could still walk/run. Which, of course, led to a discussion on how the leg got sick, how the prosthetic may or may not have been attached, what cancer is, how white blood cells do (or don't) work in these cases. The child just would not let it go! "But I have good white blood. I don't have cancer." "No, sweetie, you don't have cancer. Your white blood cells are very, VERY healthy!" His mind is such a sponge! Everything just goes is and is processed so rapidly. We didn't get into family members who've had cancer and either won or lost the battle. We won't until a much later time, but it really never ceases to amaze me the way his mind works!
Tuesday evening the Girl fell down the stairs. Boy2 was going up to go potty and get jammies, and I'd already removed her from the stairs once. I turned into the kitchen to talk to Hubby, and we heard a THUD! There she was at the bottom of the stairs crying. So I ran her into the hospital in Stony Plain even though she didn't display signs of concussion (just wanted to be SURE), and she spent most of the three hours we were there charming everyone. Playing, giggling, talking, walking, being coy.... But now she has quite the shiner. Took a couple of pictures, but you can't really see it. The colour will likely come out more in a day or so, so I'll try again and post some.
The boys both spent most of yesterday either fighting, colouring, or fighting over the colouring. They got out the markers after Daddy left for work and before we went to the church for Bible Study. I went up to put the Girl down for a nap and I came down to a silent living room and they were laying on their tummies on the floor, each with his own colouring book and a marker. They HAD to bring them to the church, and after nap time they got them out again. The Boy mostly. Boy2 wanted to cause a fight or two, but I got him to watch me make cookies instead. It's all about redirecting their attention :)
But it's been a full week so far. Monday Hubby went in for a LASIK consultation and he booked the procedure (SO excited for that!), Tuesday was Kindergarten and then the two little ones and I went to pick up a winter jacket for the Boy. Got to the till and realized that my wallet was not in my purse, but on the kitchen table. Left the stuff at the front, ran home, got the wallet, went back to the store, made the purchases, and returned home in time for lunch. Instead of racing (MarioKart) like I'd promised Boy2, we did nap time instead. The only thing that calmed the poor boy down was telling him he could sleep on my bed with the Girl and I. So he did and we did. Well, I didn't sleep. My morning had been shot, so I had to play catch up.
Then yesterday we had to return and exchange the coat for another one. They didn't have his size, only a size smaller or a much bigger one, so I went with the bigger one. WAY too big! So we went back with him to try them one and we found one. And Daddy had promised the boys that they would go for a walk after supper Wednesday just the three of them with no Mommy and no Girl, so they did. And while they did that, I bathed the Girl and put her to bed. It was good. And I got out the humidifier for the boys' room and set it up. It was empty this morning which tells me it's more than a little bit dry up there. Oh, well. It's fall.
We woke up to frost and 2C, so I'm very grateful we got the Boy's coat when we did. And I dug the gloves out for his little fingers for the walk to school and recess. It only got up to 16C or so today as well, so I'm thinking summer is well and truly over.
Tomorrow is Conference Convention for Hubby, but that's only in Edmonton so I don't have to worry too much about that. But Monday he leaves me for Saskatoon for a few days for the First Call program. Then he gets back to do a wedding on the 8th and two baptisms on the 9th. And a funeral this Saturday. Busy, busy Hubby!
Friday, September 23, 2011
fall cleaning and sewing
Has anyone ever tried to re-hem suit pants that have a cuff? Me neither, but Hubby's suit pants are too long, so I'm making the attempt. At first I thought I'd just be able to roll it up, but the seams would show. Then I thought I could roll it under. Then there'd be no cuff. So I did the smart thing. I stitch ripped the hem apart to see how it's done. Easy peasy. Then I straightened the creases and made some new ones. The result? They are currently pressed and pinned and awaiting Hubby to try them on to see if the length is right before I sew them. Awesome or what? :)
The Boy went to put on his Diego jammies for bed tonight (we got them nearly a year and a half ago and he's done ALOT of growing since then). I looked at him and asked if he could wear different ones to bed tonight and I'd see what I could do for them (since when I pointed out they were too small he said "But I really love them!"). When he asked if I was going to see if I could add fabric to them, I said maybe I'd cut them into shorts. He was super excited for that! So now they are cut and hemmed and sitting on the stairs, waiting for me to bring them up to his drawer.
Today is the 103rd birthday of a woman in the congregation and her daughter out on an open house birthday party for her. We attended this afternoon. When I told the Boy how old she was, his eyes got really wide and he asked "Is she going to die soon?" To which I replied "Hopefully not! Some people die younger and some people older, and some people really older. It depends on how healthy you are (we've been discussing health and blood cells alot lately) and your body." "Oh." Food for thought, I guess.
The Girl has been making a habit of grabbing her sweater and bringing it to either myself or Daddy to be put on her. She just likes waling around with her jacket. She also brings me miscellaneous socks and shoes to put on her feet. I keep trying to tell her that her brothers' feet are bigger than hers, but she is adamant and very vocal. She is also very particular about snacks. Yesterday Hubby picked up some cake donuts and gave her a piece. She saw them on the counter this morning and promptly let us know that THAT was what she wanted for breakfast. She did it again at snack time. And when Hubby came home for a brief lunch, again. He gave her a small piece and when she lost interest in it wanted more from Daddy. He gave her an even smaller piece. She picked up the first piece (which was still bigger) and finished it.
Boy2 is in love with MarioKart. As soon as he wakes up in the morning, before lunch, after naps, after supper, before bed, he's always asking if we can play. This evening I said no and as soon as the word was out of my mouth, he said "But NO is mean!" Unfortunately you can't really expect reflex-ivity in a three year old. I'm trying to teach and encourage it, but he's a little slow at this concept. Let's face it: many adults still haven't mastered it!
Another project I have but haven't started yet is a blue chausible for Hubby for Advent. Plus I want to get started on a couple of Christmas projects, since that season has a tendency to sneak up on me :) I haven't gotten my holiday music out yet, but Hubby has the music and services planned up through Advent, so I'm thinking it won't really be that long before I dig my CD's out :)
But the kids had another pretty good day. Since cleaning the toy room downstairs, getting new furniture down there, getting rid of one of our futons (happily Uncle Peanut Butter and Auntie Jelly were able to use it), and cleaning the living room, they have been much better at bringing their toys back downstairs when I ask them too. In going through their toy boxes I culled a few broken toys, ones with more pieces missing than found, and toys that they simply just don't play with anymore. Some went to that big toy box in the sky and other are going to make other children very happy. I kept alot still, and (as is the case with digging through toy boxes) they re-discovered alot and have found their "new favourites". Pretty awesome!
The Boy went to put on his Diego jammies for bed tonight (we got them nearly a year and a half ago and he's done ALOT of growing since then). I looked at him and asked if he could wear different ones to bed tonight and I'd see what I could do for them (since when I pointed out they were too small he said "But I really love them!"). When he asked if I was going to see if I could add fabric to them, I said maybe I'd cut them into shorts. He was super excited for that! So now they are cut and hemmed and sitting on the stairs, waiting for me to bring them up to his drawer.
Today is the 103rd birthday of a woman in the congregation and her daughter out on an open house birthday party for her. We attended this afternoon. When I told the Boy how old she was, his eyes got really wide and he asked "Is she going to die soon?" To which I replied "Hopefully not! Some people die younger and some people older, and some people really older. It depends on how healthy you are (we've been discussing health and blood cells alot lately) and your body." "Oh." Food for thought, I guess.
The Girl has been making a habit of grabbing her sweater and bringing it to either myself or Daddy to be put on her. She just likes waling around with her jacket. She also brings me miscellaneous socks and shoes to put on her feet. I keep trying to tell her that her brothers' feet are bigger than hers, but she is adamant and very vocal. She is also very particular about snacks. Yesterday Hubby picked up some cake donuts and gave her a piece. She saw them on the counter this morning and promptly let us know that THAT was what she wanted for breakfast. She did it again at snack time. And when Hubby came home for a brief lunch, again. He gave her a small piece and when she lost interest in it wanted more from Daddy. He gave her an even smaller piece. She picked up the first piece (which was still bigger) and finished it.
Boy2 is in love with MarioKart. As soon as he wakes up in the morning, before lunch, after naps, after supper, before bed, he's always asking if we can play. This evening I said no and as soon as the word was out of my mouth, he said "But NO is mean!" Unfortunately you can't really expect reflex-ivity in a three year old. I'm trying to teach and encourage it, but he's a little slow at this concept. Let's face it: many adults still haven't mastered it!
Another project I have but haven't started yet is a blue chausible for Hubby for Advent. Plus I want to get started on a couple of Christmas projects, since that season has a tendency to sneak up on me :) I haven't gotten my holiday music out yet, but Hubby has the music and services planned up through Advent, so I'm thinking it won't really be that long before I dig my CD's out :)
But the kids had another pretty good day. Since cleaning the toy room downstairs, getting new furniture down there, getting rid of one of our futons (happily Uncle Peanut Butter and Auntie Jelly were able to use it), and cleaning the living room, they have been much better at bringing their toys back downstairs when I ask them too. In going through their toy boxes I culled a few broken toys, ones with more pieces missing than found, and toys that they simply just don't play with anymore. Some went to that big toy box in the sky and other are going to make other children very happy. I kept alot still, and (as is the case with digging through toy boxes) they re-discovered alot and have found their "new favourites". Pretty awesome!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
cold season is here!
I do have to say.... I'n diggin' the "new" furniture for the basement! We posted an ad on kijiji for the old brown set that has been with us since internship and someone answered the add within minutes. It was gone by supper time :)
The boys have started doing something a little puzzling and kinda cute in an odd way. I've been told to "make my darned sucking bed," "turn on the darn sucking fan," and to "close the darned sucking bus door." You can probably fill in what they were trying to say....
The puzzling part is where they got the language. Neither one of us uses foul language around the kids, we censor their TV, so I really don't know.
Been really busy. Lots of apples made into pies and crisps. All put in the freezer to enjoy later. Plus we've enjoyed a pie or two since we got the apples. Very tasty, very yummy. I've come across some very yummy recipes. Tomorrow I'm hoping to get some muffins done tomorrow.
The kids have all had the sniffles and coughs. The Boy's cough is really interrupting his sleep, and he wakes up sounding so hoarse. I kept him from school today because I really don't think the other parents would like these germs shared with their angels...
Boy2 has a nose that's running like crazy, so does the Girl.... She had one really good night's sleep, and then last night she was up alot again.... Ended up in bed with me and she wasn't very restful even then. She's cut a few molars and a couple of eye teeth. All in all doing alot of growing up.
Made up some potato pancakes for supper. Much like the chicken bake yesterday, there was alot of "I don't like that. I want macaroni." But they did eat, so they got their apple pie. We also did some family Wii and lots of story time. It's been a good day.
So now the kids are asleep, Hubby and I are sitting on our new couch, and we're very full from some very yummy food :)
The boys have started doing something a little puzzling and kinda cute in an odd way. I've been told to "make my darned sucking bed," "turn on the darn sucking fan," and to "close the darned sucking bus door." You can probably fill in what they were trying to say....
The puzzling part is where they got the language. Neither one of us uses foul language around the kids, we censor their TV, so I really don't know.
Been really busy. Lots of apples made into pies and crisps. All put in the freezer to enjoy later. Plus we've enjoyed a pie or two since we got the apples. Very tasty, very yummy. I've come across some very yummy recipes. Tomorrow I'm hoping to get some muffins done tomorrow.
The kids have all had the sniffles and coughs. The Boy's cough is really interrupting his sleep, and he wakes up sounding so hoarse. I kept him from school today because I really don't think the other parents would like these germs shared with their angels...
Boy2 has a nose that's running like crazy, so does the Girl.... She had one really good night's sleep, and then last night she was up alot again.... Ended up in bed with me and she wasn't very restful even then. She's cut a few molars and a couple of eye teeth. All in all doing alot of growing up.
Made up some potato pancakes for supper. Much like the chicken bake yesterday, there was alot of "I don't like that. I want macaroni." But they did eat, so they got their apple pie. We also did some family Wii and lots of story time. It's been a good day.
So now the kids are asleep, Hubby and I are sitting on our new couch, and we're very full from some very yummy food :)
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