Welcome: January 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

So sad

Imagine your child crying frantically, calling out for you, in a complete sweat, wide eyed but not seeing a thing, sleeping, and you can't get through to them. That is what happens to our poor Jacob. In December we went for well visits at the pediatricians and I jinxed myself my telling him Jacob's night terrors had subsided. He hadn't had any since the summer. I though he had outgrown them, which is usually what happens. A couple of nights ago they returned and another one came last night. The good news is that they only last 5-10 minutes. The internet said they could last up to a half hour. It is the longest 5-10 minutes though. Hopefully it is a return fluke. Thank goodness, he has no recollection of them when he awakes (usually from choking from crying so hard).

Keep him in your thoughts.

PS- Snow Day today.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Another Weekend Down

I tell you, I just don't know where the time goes. Winter is a little tough because it is not as enjoyable to go about in the cold weather. The boys wake up saying what can we do today Mom and I'm just content to hang out in my cozy home. Probably a case of the blahs.

Daddy went snowmobiling yesterday with some guys from work. He has been bugging me to get one (sore subject) so I suggested he rent one for fun. The boys and I did some running around, ate out and then they painted while I had Auntie sort receipts for taxes with me. Today we went sledding at our local park. I should say they did. I went down once. Honestly, I couldn't get my fat butt in my snowpants. I have to lay down, suck it up and pray I can button them. Today it wasn't happening. (Geesh, I wonder where my blahs come from.) Here are a few pictures.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Ooh, Tomorrow is Friday

I just stopped my imitation of a mouse on a wheel, walking on a treadmill to nowhere. I am trying to get my butt in gear, a half=hour at a time. I just have no attention span for it. I am trying an mp3 player which has a little Brittny, Gwen and NOW 29 on it but just after a few days I find myself pushing skip, skip, skip, skip. I'm not a huge music follower and only listen in the car so I like a lot of songs but have no idea who sings them so it would even be hard to download songs. I need to write them down when I hear them. I convinced Jim to move it into the livingroom. It has been upstairs for years but hasn't been used. I usually get bored up there by myself or if it is in the afternoon, I can't leave the kids alone. The problem with having it downstairs is that I don't get the remote too. Sometimes I just can wait for 30 minutes to go by.

I got our tickets to go to Tennessee on February vacation. The boys and I will be going down. I couldn't believe it I got $76 dollar flights on the way down!!!

I haven't posted in a few days so I forgot to mention Grandma Cils birthday. She turned 92 on Tuesday. We are so fortuneate to still have her with us.

Monday, January 19, 2009

New Pictures

I finally figured out how to get the pictures downloaded on the friends and family site. So it is updated. Check it out.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Long time no blog...

I'd like to say it is because I have been busy, but it's more like the week has gone by and I ask myself what actually happened this week. Jim mentioned to me that he hasn't heard me talk much about work so it must be going well. And it is. I'm guessing it is the calm before the storm because IEP season is officially starting the first week of February. This will be the start of my stress as I am a self-confessed procrastinator. The boys' school year is going well. I think the second round of parent teacher conferences should be coming up in February also so I will see how they are doing academically. I don't worry about that too much yet because I know they got their mom's brilliance :) Hopefully they didn't get my procrastination flaw as that caused me a lot of stress in school. More than once I was completing a project on the last day of vacation or even worse at 6:30 in the morning for a same day presentation. I remember staying up a couple of late nights with my dad building a bridge til 2 am.

It's been a typical New England week, freeeeeeeeeeezing for days followed up by another storm today. The plow has certainly paid for itself. Now Jim is planning what he can buy with the rest of the season's earnings. What else is new? I spend my time on the computer paying bills and filling family and friends in on our families happenings and he spends his searching Craig's List for toys. Boys will be boys, even when they are men :)

Chris has a new obsession that is Facebook. My friend Karin says she is hooked too. I didn't sign up but Jim did :) I am so excited though because we looked up and found one of my closest childhood friends/neighbor and she lives not too far. I can't wait to reconnect with her and reminisce about old times.

No school tomorrow...gotta love three day weekends.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

When will I ever learn?

If it sounds too good to be true, there is something wrong. Forever fighting the battle of the bulge, I am always intrigued by anything that offers to help with little effort required. I have been seeing ads everywhere for those berry pills and cleansing pills offering a free trial. As is the story of my life, I act fast and check out the details later. I figured for $10 bucks I'd order them and then research them later. Well today was the later and I started researching. I found all kinds of comments about the scam where you get the free trial but then they charge you $80 bucks on day 15 and every month thereafter. I went back to the order confirmation and read the 'terms and conditions' (which I never read as they are usually 3 pages long, single spaced, fine print) and sure as shit, $80 on day 15 if you do not call to cancel. If there is one thing I hate (besides being screwed) is having to call to cancel by a certain date. Lesson hopefully learned, add me to the sucker column.

On a lighter note, Chris and I went to see Bride Wars last night. Jim and the boys went to see the motocross and I weaseled out to stay home. Chris had worked in the day so we figured we would do something. Being the old fart that I apparently am, I would have loved to stay home in the freezing weather or gone to Bingo (another old person activity). Chris suggested the movie, which I usually don't like to spend money on because I always fall asleep. I saw the commercials though and knew it would be something I would like and so we went. It was a good movie. A recommendation to all those who love chick flicks.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Happy Birthday Jenna

A birthday shout out to my niece Jenna. She is six now. A long journey from when she was known as 'Baby Jenna' by the boys.

This has been a crazy week back to school. We started off the week with a delayed opening (which we secretly all needed, a gentle entry back in to the real world) and today we are home with a snow day. I can't say I'm complaining, but of course when we are in school until late June, I will be.

Not too much besides that going on. The Christmas holiday decorations are just about gone besides the gel clingies that I still have to grab. Sometimes they become so much a part of the background that I forget they are there. Last week I took down a spider from Halloween to pack away. I got the go ahead from Jeanne so I will be looking for tickets to go help her in February on our school vacation.