Archive | July 2007

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Jul24

Well, lets start with the good – last night after a rather brutal day of cranky kids in the heat Sharon and Amanda surprised me with a girls’ night out! Dinner and shopping and then over to Sharon’s for a movie! Their treat on the dinner. It was so much fun! I even picked up an outfit at Stitches – a layered look no less! With a penguin on it that looks suspiciously like Tux from Linux. We watched Bedazzled – goodness the library of DVD’s Sharon and Darryl have!! It was a hard choice! We did get our thunderstorm last night too – lots of lightning and wind and rain.

This morning Emanuel let me sleep until 7:45! The twins were just getting up and getting into their toys too at that point. Of course by about 9 their behavior was such that I decided no walk today. At least it is a cooler day and the apartment is rather nice. So we played cars and balls and whatever toy they wanted. Sadly Gavin was in the mood NOT to share so I had to raise my voice a bit and Gavin got sent to the room 2-3 times but Zander and Emanuel – THEY did wonderfully. Lots of sharing and giggles. Not sure what was up with Gavin… hopefully his nap this afternoon will cure his grumpies. Emanuel I kept up until 11:30 – he was so tired he just did not know what to do with himself but at least he should have a nice sleep this afternoon.

I had shared some somewhat exciting information with friends and egroups and got some lovely boosts of confidence, some wonderful constructive criticism and one email where I felt attacked. I tried to answer as best I could all of them and not take it too much to heart but I guess I am overly sensitive… it hurts when even people you do not know perfectly are rough… so now I have to sit down and debate what I want to do. I have to say I am happy and proud to be a Stay at Home Mom, something alot of people don’t agree with. Ken and I both wanted me to stay home, when things got tight here I offered to go look for a job but Ken wanted me to stay home. When it comes to parenting I try to get as much advice as I can and do the best I can with it… the boys are now talking REALLY well – full sentences, new words all the time… granted not perfect but I am proud of how hard we are working on it! Yesterday the hearing people finally contacted me – they are moving offices and changing things, hiring on new people and finally got back to us about Gavin! Hooray and I said Zander too.. so next week in we go! And my mom can go with me BONUS! Emanuel’s boosters are set for August, as is the twins’ speech assessment, Emanuel’s 1 1/2 yr appt and his first hair cut – all on the same day!

One of the criticism is that I am not alleviating Ken’s burden.. I do all his chores now, I try to give him more free time, I make his lunches, these are the things he asked me to do… I am being supportive in the ways HE wants not what the rest of the world looking in thinks I should do…I am not intervening with my twins not talking – I have been doing exactly what our speech therapist said – money is not going to speed things along as this is the program within our health care… but I really am not ignoring it… I complain… yes I do… and from now on I won’t – not there I don’t think (on the egroup). I need to temper how much I share online I think… I honestly was just excited and this place we really are not just jumping in… 

Oh well I have some decisions to make… the kids are napping, I am eating and life is going on…

Busy Few Days!

Jul22

Ok it has been a busy few days! Thursday night we went over to Sharon and Darryls with all the kids and had dinner – a VERY yummy roast, and then hung out until around 10 pm. Sharon let me go through a bin of stamps (she was unsure where the rest were) and lent me her cutting system… I am in love! I went on eBay and got the blades and board and the circle and oval shape sets – all from Creative Memories – I am told they are not going to be selling it much longer – getting in something new – but I like it so am going to get the pieces I can. The stamps I borroed are great fun, I am trying out some of the stuff I was shown at the card party and playing around. I need to go back and go through them again since after trying out stuff I can think of OTHER ways I could use the ones I first didn’t think I could use. It was really a nice visit. The boys had fun too – even the "big" ones.

Friday my mom took the twins so Ken and I did our shopping. Saturday Ken headed off to look at 3 properties in the afternoon (we spent the morning walking around downtown). He found a prefab (mobile home) that is just perfect and in our price range. You don’t own the land but that is ok. So now we are working hard to get the money issues figured out before Ken flies out on THURSDAY ack!!! It is 3 bedroom, 1500 sq feet, 2 bath, walk in closet… two sitting rooms, a nice shed on the property, no fence but they are fixing up the landscaping before we would move in. I guess the owner did more than required when they moved it in – the floor is insulated and very well braced. All in all a terrific first home. Now to keep from getting TOO excited until we have the money sorted – wish us luck!

Today was another morning in the Splash Park, the twins got a little too much sun even with the sunscreen and got a little burnt – course them going to the park in the afternoon with daddy didn’t help much either on that front. Hopefully this will have worn them out enough for a nice long sleep tonight. The splash park was fun though… Sharon and Darryl and their kids met us a little late but it was fun. Next weekend I am not going to be able to get there myself so I am thinking I will have to come up with something else to do. We are spending Sunday evening through to Tuesday sometime at mom’s at least. Will be interesting to see how that goes. I don’t think Emanuel has slept anywhere but home… at least not since he went into his crib permanently. Mom is taking the boys this Wednesday as usual so Ken and I and Emanuel are going to the noodle house, I think Sharon and Darryl are meeting us there and Karyn might even come too! I am really not looking forward to coming up with a second reason to go out each day we are home just the 4 of us. Oh well hopefully this time next year we will have grass – fenced or not.

Such is Life With 3 Yr Old Twins!

Jul19

So I had my first minor embarassing situation in public with the boys on my own… we were at the dollar store and I told Gavin he could not have the two objects he wanted so he screamed and cried and all along I kept saying – no I told you no… he even went so far as to sit on the floor in front of the register so after paying I picked him up, pushed the stroller and we went outside where I sat him down on a bench while I got the other two ready to go home… he continued to cry about the duckies he wanted and scream and I just kept saying – mommy said no so you are going to have to stop. He cried in 7-11 when we went to get milk and the lady at the register said – yup gotta teach them young they can’t have everything they want… he cried half the way home from the store too. The kid has staying power I must say! I am so proud that I did not totally lose my temper, I did not yell at him, no spanking just a stern mommy says no so that is that! The world did not end, there was no condemnation rung down on my head for having a screaming child – just a – you have your hands full. What a confidence builder!

I ran into one of the people I was in senior choir with in front of the church and we had a nice chat… she offered to have us over to use her pool once she gets back from bible camp… I am pretty sure I know who it is. Sadly I am horrible with names and faces especially since I have not been in choir since just before the boys were born! I looked her up in the picture directory – what a lovely thing that is! Apparently she has a grandson around the same age as the boys. I finally sent off the baby gift for cousin Brad and Stacie’s little one Hailey. Cousin Amber is due anytime now and Alan and Xinny are expecting in August. Once I know what Amber’s is I can plan out her gift.

Tonight we are going to the Bleau’s for dinner and visiting, tomorrow my mom should be taking the twins since she didn’t on Wednesday – she was ill still. The boys are dying to go over there and play with her dog and the sandbox. That is the $1.00 toy I let them buy at the store – a sand bucket in the shape of a little tower. Those are to go to my mom’s and stay there.

I really need to find a spare moment and get some scrapbooking done. I have some ideas for Emanuel’s Canada Day page I am hoping I can pull off… Karyn sent me a picture of my stamps and pens that came in yesterday as well. She still does not have her car back either! UGH. Gotta love life right? Well other than that I have a house to clean. laundry to fold and kids to get off to nap…