Random Stuff

-Kayla came into my room this morning and said "where's daddy" so I said 'he's at work. WHy?" She said "Because I dreamed he died. There was a volcano and he was working there with the other daddys." I told her that daddy was not working at a volcano.
-I never want to grout again...we are STILL fixing it. I do feel better though becasue I found out the guy sold me the wrong product(non-sanded grout) so it was a lot harder to work with. I could have handled it better, but I will still blame him for all the miersy I've been put through with scraping it all out and starting over. I'm not even a fan of the colour we have. It is showing up a lot lighter than the box says, I wanted a bigger contrast.
-I want to be more spontaneous. I drove past an African restaurant today. It qwas small but it looked nice inside. I kinda want to go there on our date night this weekend...we'll probably end up at Boston Pizza.
-Clayton got the chicken pox this week. I feel kinda dumb because I said I had always refused the vaccinations for my kids becuase it was a yearly thing...which it was not. So, I was feeling dumb putting us through this until Preston made me realize the vaccine is only 75% effective, which means that people can still get it if they are exposed enough(my logic, correct me if I'm wrong) Now, Clayton will be almost 100% immune for a few days of discomfort. I expect Kayla and Adeline will break out next week.
-Preston is working in Mississauga again. I liked him working intown. He got to get up an hour later and home an hour earlier and I didn't have to make his lunch if I didn't want to. However, he gets paid for his traveltime so our family income has gone up for the moment...definate bonus.
-It's really hard to make kids be grateful. I've taken my kids to funworks a few times now They get to run around and crawl and climb. But no matter how many times I tell them how lucky they are to be there they bug me to play those dumb token games that cost a fortune. I warned them last time "NO GAMES" and Clayton still got upset with me. How can I teach them.
- My MIL is visiting this week. Even though she says she is just here to spend time with us, I still feel like we should do something. Really, how much fun is sitting around the house. We have filled the first day though with videogames, battleship and books. The kids really enjoy her company...and I enjoy some freedom.
I like writing like this. I think I'll do it more.

SIck Sick Sick

February has been a horrible month for our family as far as health goes. CLayton got Strep throat. Even after a round of anitbiotics his throat started to hurt again so I ran him in for another round. Then I got the worst cold ever. I was so lucky that I got my cold on a Saturday so taht when I felt like the biggest bag of dirt ever on Sunday, my mom could take them to church. She even kept them for the whole day and I stayed in bed all day, which I NEVER do so I must have felt really bad. Of course, I found out a few days later that I was pregnant so I'm sure the icky feelings were doubled up ontop of eachother. Kayla last weekend had a fever for 5 days. I thought it would never end. The wierd thing is, is that was all she got. She didn't get sick or eat poorly, she was just tired and had a few naps here and there. SOme days she even had some energy. After that she developed a small cold and cough. Adeline has been the biggest pain though. She had a cold and fever for 3 days and now she refuses to take her bottle. She is only 6 months, she needs her formula but she flat out refuses..probably more so now that I have tried to force it on her so many times. So we are going to the doctor tomorrow to have her weighed, get his opinion, stuff like that. She eats very well though so I give her cereal everytime she refuses her bottle and I mix it with lots of formula. We're also thrying the sippy cup...kinda hard when she is not so co-ordinated. Preston has managed to maintain is good health through all of this, which is good becuase he is still keeping busy. He put the backsplash up this past weekend and is doing the flooring next weekend. I get a massage tomorrow which I am sooo looking forward too. Now, I am going to make Prestons lunch for tomorrow and try to sneak a bottle into my sleeping babys mouth(unfortunately she is too smart for that too most of the time...but I'm trying anyways)

Coming to terms

O.K., I have stopped whining. That last post was like 2 days after I found out, soI was still pretty surprised. I now realize I will be pretty happy to have another one. However, I still hate being pregnant! But I do count my blessings that I have healthy pregnancies so again, stopping whining. I feel pretty good. Just tired all the time and my appetite has changed, but nothing too much. Were trying to frantically finish this reno before Adeline starts crawling. We don't want too much sawdust and nails on the ground for her to eat:) I am very happy with the kitchen, much easier to cook in and more pleasant for sure. I'll take pics when it is all done. Today is family day, but Preston is working...he is getting paid double time so why not? I think we will go to my moms and hang. Good times.

Pregnant....again

No, I'm not excited. This was totally unplanned. I started the pill 3 weeks ago and I got a huge cold over this past weekend. At the end of it, I started to feel tired and nauseaus so I took a test. It was positive. The doctor confirmed it the next day. I have no idea how far along I am but I have an ultrasound tomorrow. Yes, we did think we were done. Preston has a vasectomy scheduled, so we had certainly planned to be done. Anyways, so here we are. I HATE being pregnant. I thought I didn't want to be pregnant with Adeline, I can't imagine how insane I am going to go being pregnant with this one. Anyways, yay.

who wants to blog?

I don't. I am trying to finish the Twilight series and Preston is ripping out the kitchen tomorrow. I have my hands full. I ordered the granite today, CLayton has strep throat, I'm cleaning up from Kaylas birthday party last night and y furnace broke down the AM.(the filter was soooooo dirty) Busy Busy

December

Well, we've gotten through all our appointments. Kayla had 4 cavities filled and was braver than me in that dentist chair. We've ordered our kitchen cabinets and set a date to have the carpet installed. It is nice to see some big progress on the house.
I had Claytons post-assessment meeting and they don't see a problem with him. Which means I get to go back to the school and say 'whats your problem?'
So, things are getting under way. We leave for Calgary tomorrow which is very exicitng. My dad thinks I am crazy for flying with 3 young kids alone. I think Adeline could cause me some grief, but the other two should be a breeze. I'm being optimistic. I'm very excited to have a nice break in Calgary where we are not dealing with renos or school or anything. I got Adeline a Bumbo yesterday. I had my other two before the Bumbo fad so this is my first experience with it. She enjoys it enough so I think it was worth it. I also gave her a little cereal yesterday. I know, she's too young but she was grumpy and it shut her up for a while:)
I have a horrible cough right now that is keeping me up at night so I am sooo tired. Maybe that is why this post is starting to sound lame.

Appointments.

This is my week of appointments. Today I am going to the dentist to get a cleaning. I have 4 cavities that they will be fixing this month. Better than Prestons 7 and Kaylas 4. Luckly, Clayton has none. He would have a fit if he had to get them filled. Kayla got two filled already and was a superstar during the whole thing. Yay for benefits. We've spent $3000 at the dentist this past month already...making up for when we didn't have benefits.
ALso, a guy is in our upstairs measuring for carpet right now. We are going to new carpet installed while we are in Calgary. We have Clayons appointment this week for his testing or whatever. As I ay attention to him more, I do see some small things like how eashe gets distracted when I ask him to do something. I have to ask him to put his shoes on 4 times becuase he will stop along the way to the front hall and pick something up r start talking or something. And he does have a lot of energy, maybe too much. I'm probably makg things up now so I feel like I'm not oblivious to my sons 'problems'. Also I have the parent teacher interview Friday, which I am excited about. I want to finally have a good talk with his teacher. We are also getting cabinets mesurements on Friday and they will start making our cabinets for the kitchen. I find this reno thing exciting, but also tiring. I will be glad when it is done. Right now the kitchen table is on the living room:)
Adeline is growing well. She is such an excellent sleeper. I can't rub it i enough because she is the first good sleeper I have had. 11 hours straight, each and every night. I am so lucky. She's not perfect. She's got a temper and expresses it dring the day but who cares when you are getting enough sleep:)
Kayla had a dance recital this weekend. It was very cute to watch them do their jazz number. Clayton spends his weekends helping do the reno. Hloves to be part of it all with the boys. It's hard to convince him that there is only so much a5 yr old can do. I am in a production called a night in Bethlehem with the church. I am a guide and had to practice this weekend. I get to guide people from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on the night of the Saviours birth. I have many lines to learn. She said I can ad lib but that is not a strength of mine. I am better at knowing my lines reallywell first. Preston works and watchs 24. He doesn't have much going on except the reno. We areboth really excited to the break that our trip to Calgary will hopefully be.