You know, one of those days that starts with a bang! In my case it was Ian screaming at the top of his lungs that he didn't want to go to school. I dragged sleepy self out of bed to find him lying on the floor naked, covering his ears and screaming. He slept in my bed last night (Adam is gone) so I got very little sleep and apparently he didn't get much more because I could tell he was "off". I did manage to get him out the door just as all my daycare kids started coming. Yay. From one screaming kid to more screaming kids. Owen started complaining around 10 that his ear hurt. He was unbelievably grumpy and mean. I was waiting for our new fridge to be delivered so I had to wait to take him to the Dr. until later in the afternoon. Around 1:00 just as we were getting ready to run some errands and head to the doctor I got a call from Ian's teacher. He's screaming and they want me to come get him. When I get there he was indeed having a meltdown. Yay. Nothing like hauling four kids to the Dr's office. Sure enough Owen has an ear infection. Owen also has been having "issues" with using the toilet for #2. He's been having little accidents now for about 5 days. We've tried everything under the sun to get him to use the toilet. Except his trains. Today I told him if he didn't use the potty I would put his trains up. When he had his 3rd accident of the day I said "that's it! Say goodbye to your trains!" You would have thought I was ripping his toenails off. He was SCREAMING at the top of him lungs! I had thrown him in the shower to clean off and he jumped out ran outside and stood on the front lawn screaming bloody murder. Did I mention is he was completely NAKED and dripping WET and it's like 30 degrees outside? Eventually it took Adam doing a video call to calm him down. But, the day only got better. After dinner I started feeling very sick. I managed to get the kids in bed before it hit but when it hit, there was no stopping it. I was sick and throwing up until after midnight. Nothing like dealing with all the bumps in the road without your better half. I don't know how single moms do it! I realize just how nice it is to have Adam home; even if it just so he can entertain the kids while I do the dishes. One more day...one more day..
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Valentine's Day
Instead of fighting the crowds and going out to dinner Suzanne and I thought it would be more fun to have a dinner with friends. (Sorry the pictures are yellow. I was borrowing my mom's camara which I know NOTHING about!)
Dinner was great with lots of yummy food.
Afterward we played Apples to Apples and laughed until our sides hurt.
Thanks for the laughs! We had a blast!
Sometimes....
Life gets so busy and before you know it the month is half over. The older I get the faster time seems to go.
February 2nd Adam and I celebrated our 15th anniversary. Isn't that awesome? I really hoped to spend this anniversary on a cruise ship or in some exotic location but instead I spent it in a jr. high auditorium learning about the jr. high gifted program. That's how life is when you have kids. It's one of those sacrifices you're happy to make. Adam did manage to make the day very special despite our evening plans.
He sent me some beautiful flowers...
And gave me some beautiful diamond earings.
I am really lucky to be married to my best friend. Someone who I love with my whole heart and someone who I love more each day. It hasn't always been easy but I wouldn't trade my life with Adam for anything else. Thanks babe!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Puffy Pancakes
I wanted to share one of my family's favorite recipes. I got this recipe of of my friend Kris's blog a few years ago. They are so easy and my kids love them. In fact, I made a pan yesterday before I realized it was fast Sunday and my kids ate the entire 9 X 13 pan by themselves. It's really fun for this kids to watch bake because they "puff" up in the oven.
Puffy pancakes
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Melt 1/2 cube butter in 9x13 pyrex dish. I like to melt the butter in the pan while the oven is warming.
6 eggs
1 Cup milk
1 Cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
Use hand mixer and blend well. Pour into 9x13 dish ~ over melted butter. Bake for 18 minutes. Serve warm. Top with powdered or granulated sugar, strawberry jam, fresh fruit or syrup. I always serve this with Buttermilk syrup and it's delish!
Buttermilk Syrup
1 1/2 C Sugar
3/4 C Buttermilk
1/2 C Butter or margarine
2 Tbs Light corn syrup
1 tsp Baking soda
Stir and bring to a boil. Boil for 7 minutes
then add:
2 tsp Vanilla extract
(this will make it rise up quite a bit-make sure you use a larger pot)
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