Weekend Wrap up - Healthy- ish

     I am glad to report that I am healthy again.  I think Little Miss Harmony is feeling much better as well and Camden seems to be fine so far.  Mike, well poor Mike isn't feeling so hot.  He isn't sick but he is a little achy and a bit weak.  I sure hope he doesn't get the full illness because nothing is worse than the Man-Cold. 

     We enjoyed a quieter weekend filled with family birthdays, a family dinner and lots of LEGO building. 

     I would love to kiss whoever invented LEGO, unless they are deceased because you know I am not really into that type of thing.  Call me crazy but decomposition isn't really one of my turn ons but enough about that.  LEGO has captured the hearts of 2 out of 3 little people in this house and well 2 big people as well.  We have discovered that its a huge motivator in this house, so we have been working on a certain little guy's potty training or well lack there of. We also used it as a motivator for another huge success in this house over the weekend but more about that tomorrow.

     Overall, a good weekend spent with great people. It's great to be feeling better so that I can catch up on all the stuff I missed before, like the eleventy billion loads of laundry to be put away.  Yes, I know eleventy billion isn't a real number but it describes perfectly the amount of clean laundry that is heaped on the laundry room floor just begging to be folded and put away.  Ella's room also needs a good once over, well more like twice or three times over, my that child can create disaster in 10 seconds flat.  She claims her room threw up, cute right? Yeah not so much when its me cleaning it.  Good thing I have Christmas and LEGO as a motivator.

      I hope everyone had a relaxing, healthy and happy weekend.  Don't forget to come back tomorrow to read all about Camden's big boy achievement that earned him some big boy Toy Story 3 LEGO.

A Sick Week?

     So my sick "day" turned into pretty much a sick week.  I am so annoyed.  I haven't been sick in quite a while.  I would like to credit the fact that I rarely leave my house anymore.  I go out on the weekend and well I end up sick, lesson learned..no more leaving the comforts of home for a germ filled anything.(Not really, I am not a germaphobe but I do hate being sick). 

     We are all sick of me being sick.  Did I mention the baby isn't feeling great either.  I am only guessing since she can't tell me and neither of us have a fever.  We are both cranky and sleep deprived.  Paired with a toddler filled with lovely toddler angst , its super pleasant around here right about now. 

    Mike's on afternoons which is pure hell from 2-11:30 with him gone.  I sure wish he could have straight days.  How do you possibly entertain a toddler while sick, with a sick baby as well.  Thank God for Grampa Grampa.  They brought him his movies that he left there and threw a 2 hour tantrum about until he could watch them.  Gotta love those terrible twos. Funny, I don't remember Ella being quite as horrible. 

    I am very Thankful for Movies and Legos.  They have been entertaining the kids (minus the baby) or a couple hours now.  I hope everyone sleeps so I can just feel better!

In the holiday spirit!

     On this dreary, gross day, I have decided it may just be time to start pulling out the holiday movies.  That and I am declaring this another sick day because even though I took a sick day yesterday I doped up on Advil and cleaned the house because I couldn't stand looking at it anymore...I also felt guilty for laying around while Camden was at Grandmas.

      I am not a huge holiday movie watcher but I have a couple that are musts and am currently looking for a few more to add to our list.

Jen's Must See Holiday Movies

Love Actually

ELF

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

     See a pretty short list.  I also have movies that I hate to watch at Christmas and I know it will shock many as its their favourite Christmas movie but I HATE HATE HATE Christmas Vacation. Are there any must see movies for the holiday season that I missed?

     I am also on the look out for a great children's book about the real meaning of Christmas.  All the ones I currently have are long and don't hold the children's attention.  If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them.

    OK, so maybe no sick day here, the baby needs way too much attention.  Maybe she will let me lounge?

Wordless Wednesday with Apologies

     A big apology for no blog post yesterday I took a sick day yesterday and I think will be taking another sick day today, not that Moms get sick days but you know...so I am a Little behind in blogging and well life in general. Enjoy these cute little behinds...

  

Weekend Wrap Up - Perfect Weekend

     We had the perfect weekend.  We did stuff with the kids.  We cleaned up the house.  We spent time with family.  We went out, with out kids.

     It was a family wedding.  We ditched the kids and got dressed up in our best. 

     I may have had a few beers.  We danced and it was perfect.  Mike even sang in my ear during a slow dance or two.  I am a sucker for romantic gestures, beer and cheesy cell phone pics.

Hmmmmm.....

     I am happy to report that after 5 years, kids, a dog and a house he still makes me weak in the knees and all butterflies in my tummy.  His eyes still light up when he sees me dressed up all pretty, which doesn't happen very often anymore but when it does he still makes a big deal about it.  He sure knows his way to this girls heart.  I feel like I have won the lottery.  I didn't think a man like Mike existed but I am so glad I found him.  Back off girls, he's taken but he does have a single brother

Funny Family Friday

     So because I was at my sisters last night and I consumed way too much caffeine during the entire day Thursday and was bouncing off the walls by bedtime...this is what is stuck in my head.

     There is a bit of back story to this.  When we walked into my sisters house last night all we could smell was poo.  It smelled like the septic had backed up.  We later discovered the smell was coming from outside, probably a farmers field that had been sprayed.  The entire time we were there my nieces and nephew kept singing this song since they have a chronic addiction to YouTube (they range in ages from 18-10) and they think poo is hilarious. Kids never really grow up!

     So thank you guys for getting this ridiculous song stuck in my head and probably the tea, cafe latte, and 3 giant glasses of pop I consumed didn't help either.

     This is why I love my family, they are crazy and loud.  We get each other and always have a great time just being dumb!  I can't wait until Christmas.  All our best stuff comes from family get togethers (Kaitlin and the silly goo, yep, good times). 

     So today I am loving my family with a giant grin, because we are SPECIAL, in a special ed sort of way that only we get!

Bedtime Bargaining

    I am sure many parents are familiar with the toddler tactic of stalling but Camden has taken it to a new level, beyond the usual, I want more milk and I need my sucky tantrums.  At 2 years old, I am quite impressed really. 

Camden's are quite funny.

• C: Oh who made this big mess in my room? Not me,(blames it on one of his relatives)  but I better clean it up before bed.

•   C: I can't go to bed now, there is a hockey game I have to watch.  M: No, there isn't. C: Baseball then? M: Nope. C: How about Basketball?

• C: I can't nap now, I have to change my clothes there is some work I have to do outside first.

• C: My toys aren't put away in the right spots, I better fix it.

•  C: I'm not tired, but you are Mommy.  I'll tuck you in and I'll stay up. M: Who is going to do all Mommy's work then? C: I will take care of the baby and change her bum. Do laundry, do the dishwasher, vacuum. M: Who is going to change your bum?  C: Hmmm, Maybe I 'll go to bed.

• C: I need my bum changed before bed , there's a poop surprise.  M: You pooped again? C: Yep, you better change me now.  M: You didn't poop! C: I tricked Mommy!

• C: I need my other book.  M: Which Book? C: Ummmm Ummm...I need to get up and look and find it. M: Nope, bedtime! C:  I neeeeeeeeeeed to read my other one.

• C: The sun is out. It's nice out. I don't see the moon. It's not bedtime, it's daytime.

     Does anyone else have very creative children when it comes to bedtime dodging?