The Boy Who Cried...Baby??

I am at the boys' school quite often these days. That's a whole different blog post. I'll get there soon. On the one day I wasn't there, Cole's teacher wanted to talk to me. The very next day, I track her down on the playground. "What's going on?" I asked her. She smiles. I am immediately terrified of what she's about to say. The convo goes a little something like this....

Teacher: "Cole told me something..."

I interrupt her. 

Me: "Oh no, I'm worried. I never know what's going to come out of that kid's mouth! I'm worried" 

Teacher: (laughing) "Well that is why I want to confirm with you." 

Oh dear, I'm even more worried. What on Earth could this kid possible tell her? 

Teacher: (smiling from ear to ear) "Are you pregnant????"

Me: "What???" "Are you kidding me????" "Absolutely not!!!" "Did he really say that???"

Teacher: (almost disappointed:) You're not????

Me: (praying the kid doesn't jinx me) "No, I am not!!!"

She and I have a good laugh together. She tells me how she's a late third child so she was wanting to believe my story telling child. She was ready to congratulate me and spread the news!!! 

While the idea of a third child was floating around in our heads about a year ago, those thoughts have long since gone! Cole, without a doubt, would make a good big brother. Jase too. However, we are passed our baby stage in life. We've been there, done that. We are enjoying this stage of our children's lives. No need to start over. All. The. Way. Over. This mom is done changing diapers, lugging around diaper bags, and late night feedings. I am pretty sure my husband is done with a hormonal, cranky, and stressed out to the max wife. Oh wait, that's the wife he has now! Well, the baby he could deal with. Pregnant me, not so much. Ha!

I end this post hoping and praying I did not just jinx myself by writing about how I am done with being pregnant and done changing diapers. Also, consider yourself forewarned...do not believe anything my child tells you! 

Hey There Stranger

This little blog here has been abandoned. Life has been keeping this circus ring leader busy.

I have plenty I could blog about...anything ranging from soccer to PTO to church and then back to soccer. It is finding the time to actually sit down and blog about our crazy little family life that gets tricky. Who knew one could be so busy? The life of a SAHM is no joke. Definitely not what I thought it was when I signed up for it almost 8 years ago!

I am going to try and take a few minutes a day to share with you (if you are still out there!) tidbits of our life. Don't be surprised if the next time you visit this blog there is some thing new, but then again, don't be surprised if there isn't. :)

Mother's Day 2013

All I can say is I am one blessed momma.

The hubs and boys were quiet as little mice this morning, letting me sleep in. They left for church before me, but before they left, the boys laid out their little hand made gifts for me, and the hubs had my coffee cup and Clif bar waiting by the coffee pot. It really is the little things that make a mom/wife feel special. I poured my coffee with tears rolling, no streaming, down my face over the sweetest little hand made cards, pictures and drawings the boys made especially for me. I am getting choked up now thinking about them. No store bought card, flowers, or gift could ever say or mean to me what those little treasures do. Tissues, dang it, where are the tissues?!

Moving along now.

The afternoon was spent with my best friend, this was her first Mother's Day, her husband and baby girl. We did nothing but spend a relaxing afternoon/evening/night with our friends and our kiddos. It was a Mother's Day I'll remember forever.

Teacher Appreciation Week

This was the week to show the boys' teachers how much we appreciate them. With 3 teachers to appreciate and being on a Coast Guard budget, I searched Pinterest for inexpensive, but cute, ideas. Here's what we I came up with....

 

Day 1: Payday candy bars with tags that said, "You're such an awesome teacher, you deserve an extra "Payday"! I didn't get the idea to get a pic of each day's treats until day 2...you can imagine what a candy bar with a tag and ribbon attached looks like! 

 

Day 2: Homemade chocolate chip cookies! Yum-o!

 

Day 3: Packs of gum.

 

Day 4: Tote bags. Tag says "Thanks for Making 1st Grade/Pre-K "Tote"ally Awesome!"

 

These cute little stowaway tote bags were the most expensive items purchased this week. Found them at Target for $4 each. I thought they were so cute, I couldn't pass them up. If I use this idea again next year, I think I will pull out the sewing machine and make these myself. Of course, in order to get them done by next May, I will have to get started on them this afternoon. 

Day 5: Simply Lemonades with a tag that said, "You're "Simply" The Best!" This morning was a bit rushed and I didn't have time to snap a picture. 

 

I had fun putting together these little treats together. Spending roughly $20 for a week's worth of treats for 3 teachers made it even more fun! I believe I enjoyed this more than the boys. Although by Wednesday night they were asking what they would be giving the next day, so I'd like to think they eventually had fun with this. I hope the teacher's enjoyed their little treats as much as I we enjoyed giving them.

 

One Teacher Appreciation Week down, how many more to go???!!

How To Boil An Egg?

I am ashamed to say that I do not know how to boil an egg. Well, really I guess I do, I just don't know when the egg is done.

How long is supposed to boil? Do I leave it in until the shell begins to crack? What's the trick?

 

If I'd only paid attention during Home Economics!

We Wait. Again.

My Coastie took the service wide exam today. Now we wait to see if he will make chief in the coming year. We wait.

I think I have said a little something about waiting once before.

Anyway, we now wait to see how he did on the test. Then we wait to see if he makes the cut. For anyone not familiar with the lingo I just used, don't worry because honestly, neither do I. In the meantime, we (I) will put today's exam behind us (me) and carry on with life as usual.

Waiting. It's what we do.

First Half Marathon: Done!

After twelve excruciating weeks of training to run 13.1 miles, I did! It was amazing! I will never forget the feeling at mile 12 when I saw that last hill I had to run...I wanted to stop and walk but my pride would not let me. I will never forget the feeling of seeing my husband at the last turn, cheering for me, telling me I got this. I will never forget the feeling of crossing the finish line at 2:06:06 and thinking "I did it! Thank you God!" It was an amazing run. Having my family there to support me and cheer me on made it extra special. I will never forget it.

So now that I accomplished that goal, what's next? I honestly do not know. I will continue to run, because believe it or not, I actually have grown a love for running. It is my "me time". For now I am just going to let this accomplishment soak in and enjoy it.

13.1 miles...done!

Only Half Crazy

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is just days away. 3 to be exact. This mom here will be running the half marathon. 13.1 miles. I cannot wait.

My boys asked me the other day why I wasn't running a full marathon. I laughed and told me because I wasn't that crazy, I am only half crazy!

Half crazy indeed.

Stay tuned...

Things Little Boys Do

On occasion I let the boys take a bath in my bath tub. They play while I get some things done in my room. A usual dip in the tub consists of them laughing, fighting and making a little mess. Last night was no different except for the size of the mess that was made.

I walk into the bathroom to find water ALL over the bathroom. Water was standing on the floor, in the trash can, on the window sill, on the counter and on the mirror. The boys thought this was hilarious, and needless to say, I lost my mind. After they were out of the tub and all of the water was cleaned up, in the privacy of my own room, I had to laugh. The looks on their little face when I walked into the bathroom were priceless. They were smiling and laughing. They were definitely enjoying whatever game they were playing that caused them to throw water all over the bathroom.

It's little things like this that drive me nuts-o. But it is also little things like this that I want to remember forever. The things these two little boys do keep me on my toes and... in constant cleaning mode. Sigh!

Just A Quick Catch Up

Taking a brief moment here to update this long lost but not forgotten blog. It's been 5 months since I last post, and yes, sooo much has kept this little family busy. Here's a run down.

1. I ran my first 5K. Did not meet my goal of 30 minutes...finished in 31 minutes and some change. Currently, I am training for my very first half marathon. Stay tuned.

2. I got a job. Yes, you read that right, I got a job. I still have that job. I am a teachers aide for the 3 year old class at the Mother's Day Out at our church. I love it.

3. Cole started PreK and he loves it. He loves his teacher. He only goes half day...he cannot wait for next year...full day Kindergarten. Mom secretly cannot wait for full day kindergarten either.

4. Jase and Cole played soccer this past fall. Jase dominated the field. Okay, so maybe not dominated but he definitely took care of business. Cole loved playing and smiled the whole time he was on the field.

5. We took our first family vacation to Disney World!!! It really was a magical place where dreams come true! It was a wonderful vacation and the time the four of spent together was very much needed.

6. Jason went on a hunting trip to West Texas. Spent 3 days in Mexico, well almost Mexico, hunting deer. Sadly, he did not come home with a deer.

7. Christmas was spent at home. We rang in 2013 freezing in Oklahoma. I ran a New Year's Day 5K...it felt like 18 degrees that morning. Burrr.

So there it is...just a few blog worthy events that occurred since my last post. Check back more often...more to come. As the boys get older, the crazier our lives get or should I say, the crazier my life gets! It often resembles a three ring circus here in our home, it makes me crazy but at the end of the day when I lay my head on my pillow, I love every minute of it.