merry christmas

christmas has come and gone, so fast, like every year. 

and while i tried so hard to be ready for it, i didn't get "everything" finished. but, the kids had clean clothes, gifts under the tree, stocking hung with care (no chimney here), and plenty of fun with family.  

i will not beat myself up anymore that i didn't get to make 90 different kinds of cookies or decorate the whole house like a magazine. because in the end, it took timmy 8 hours to open gifts.  after a while, he just didn't want to open anymore.  so we waited until he was ready. (and that will be fun to share with him in the future)

i hope that all of you enjoyed the christmas season with lots of love and warmth with your friends and family and made memories for years to come. it was so wonderful to open presents in my home on christmas morning and not someone else's. i look forward to the christmases to come where many more traditions will be made.

today we are enjoying snow falling, the polar express (again and again) and staying warm. tomorrow is another day.

merry christmas

Been away too long

I have been  bad blogger, and it's probably because who the heck has time for this with 2 small children, a dog, a house, and all the fun that goes with it!?!  But alas, I am writing something to say.... I am tired. I need a vacation (without the family preferably) but a vacation nonetheless... This time off of work has been great. Getting to know my beautiful daughter, Grace Margaret, has been awesome too. But I am kinda ready to get back to the work place. I think it's because it gives me my sanity.  Or I am just that kind of a woman.   At any rate... I go back in 2 weeks.

Here are some pics of my beautiful little girl!

And now some recent ones...

Happy St. Patrick's Day

No I won't be imbibing on green beer and corned beef and cabbage today, but I will enjoy the gorgeous day out there! We're having an early spring and so far it's very refreshing. Here are a few photos from last weekend at the playground:

He tried the swing again, but alas, still cried and didn't like it. Oy vey. He doesn't know what he's missing out on!

Things with new baby girl are progressing along. She's almost 28 weeks in my belly. We still have some issues as of last ultrasound and how she might have to be delivered, but that's ok, as long as she's healthy, that's all that matters to me. Oh and that I listen to the doctor's and do what I am told to keep her in there as long as possible. I am on modified bed rest, I can only sit at my desk at work, and I am to sit or lay down at home. No lifting, even Timmy (you explain that to him), no cleaning, nothing extra. Just take it easy. So, um, I confess that this morning, I got him from bed, changed his clothes, set him on the floor, came downstairs, saw the dog vomit, so I got on the floor to clean that, put Timmy in his high chair and got him cereal, cleaned the rest of the mess on the floor from the dog, ate my breakfast, did the dishes and am sitting here typing this and he's watching TV. Bad mommy. But in my defense, Tim wasn't home last night, so I had to. (Sorta)

Tim decided he wants a smartphone instead of his dinosaur dumb phone. So rather than purchase a NEW phone from the provider (like many normal people would do) he went to his brother's last night in PA, 3 hours away, to buy an old phone of his (like a year old) and take to the provider to get the service activated and NOT be under contract. I think it was silly, but whatever. Therefore, Timmy and I were home alone. On the plus side, Timmy sleep until 8 this morning! WOOT!

I bought a Kindle Fire and got that in the mail yesterday. So now I am trying to figure it out. If anyone has any tips/tricks/suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. (that is, if anyone reads this.)

Other than that, Timmy started a new daycare that everyday I go to pick him up, I ask if he's ready to go and he says no. He REALLY likes it. In fact, he loves it. I am so glad I made the switch and so sorry I waited so long! It's less expensive and he's sooooo happy. Oh and he's trying really hard to say sentences. But the most he gets out are 2-3 words, and that's ok. We also want to stop using the paci, but man that's not easy. That's Timmy's lovey. UGH. And since new baby will probably also take one, no sense trying to get him to stop just yet, I am afraid he will just revert when she arrives.

That's all for now! Oh and I hate March Madness.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

A few January Photos

Happy 2012

And so another year has gone by and I have nothing too fun to report from the year. Sad but true.

However, Tim will be home in 7 days and I couldn't be happier to get him back here to help with Timmy, Zena, and life in general. I think he's looking forward to it too. Timmy has missed him. But it is cute when he picks up his toy phones and says, "Hi dada. Ok bye." It is very, very cute.

Since the last entry, Timmy has had a word explosion and is starting to put 2 and 3 words together. Just this weekend, I believe he said "yeah baby" to every question I asked him. Other than his other favorite word, NO. He climbs all over everything, he loves to "play" with the dog, whether she likes it or not. He is a very busy boy and I love watching him explore and learn.

He's still pretty attached to his paci (and that's another word he has picked up) and most photos of him still have the paci in his mouth. I promise he won't go to kindergarten with it in his mouth.

Tim will be home soon and hopefully we will be able to get our relationship back on track. It hasn't been an easy year with him gone and things between us have gotten strained, but I believe we will get through it with help, patience, and love. Lots and lots of patience.

Before I go for today, 2012 is about cleaning out the clutter in my life and getting the house organized. I am hoping that when Tim gets home I can get started on 1 room at a time and gut closets and so on. I hope that by the end of 2012, I have a picture perfect house, or at least one with much less crap in it.

Oh and yeah one more thing.... since its not on here, I am pregnant and will have another beautiful baby due in June! :-)