Big Doin's

Well now that I am back from being sick for a total of 3 days. I pretty much thought I was dying. I couldn't even move off the couch from Wednesday afternoon until late Saturday morning. Every muscle in my back is so tweaked that I still can't move quite right and other than the fever blisters covering my lips I am back to normal. I managed to lose 7 lbs being sick but know that being well it is probably already back on.




On to my my really exciting news. On Sunday morning I get up and check in on facebook and see that my cousins girlfriend is looking to find a new home for a 5 month old boxer. She was going to foster him until she could find him a new home. He was her Uncles dog and he couldn't care for him so we told her we may be interested. She offered to bring him over so that we could have a overnight w/him and see if we would want him permanently. So Mr. Jake walked in the door and we immediately said he found his new home. I caved, I think he is so handsome and very well mannered. He is a 5 month old boxer w/out the cropped tail. He could give one hoot about the cats although they really aren't so keen on him.

So I am in the market for a new vet. Anybody know any great ones that they recommend. I am willing to hear any raving stories anybody wants to tell.

Oh My

I had no idea that it had been 10 days since I blogged. I must live a boring life. Haaaa Haaaa Haaaa!!!

Let's see last Thursday I got to see Jen's new digs. It was very cool. I love the color she picked for paint and can't wait to see it all put together. Plus got to hang w/my girlies. Paid the price for it the next day going to bed at 2:30 and up at 7:15 but it was worth it.

Friday night I hired Megan to sit Rachel, Logan & Brady and went to an Avon party w/Steph at Melissa's house. It was so much fun that I lost track of time and almost didn't make it back in time for Scott picking up the girls. Oppsie

Sunday I get a call at 10 am that they are having my Uncles 60th b-day party at 6 pm. I offer to make the cake and Chicken gnocci soup. So I race the Hannaford and start cooking by 11am. I proceeded to cook for the next 5 hrs. I lost count of the amount of dishes I washed after about the 10th sinkful. We all jumped in the car and drove the 45mins to my cousins house. We stayed for about 2 hrs and got back in the car and drove another 45 mins home. I got all the kids ready for bed, got all their paperwork signed for school and sent them to bed. I then did dishes, 3 loads of laundry, cleaned up Brady's toys, swept the floors, broke a glass. It turned out to be another 2:30am bedtime for me w/a 7:15am wake up call.

Today it seems we are all dragging some serious butt. I have never had Brady ask for a nap, he didn't even want lunch just wanted to go to bed and then I put him to bed at 8:30pm tonight and I never heard a peep, it is unheard of. I had to bring Colby to his orthodontist appt. today. They had to do a work up and submit it to the insurance company to see if they will pay for him to have braces. They then inform me it could take up to 4 months before the insurance company will make a decison. ARE YOU JOKING!!!! I hate dealing w/the state.

Okay well that would be my life in the past couple of days.

Thinking

This morning while taking my morning shower. I started to think, I question why I am so overweight. Then little things started creeping back into my memory, such as over the last 8 weeks or so I have made the following.

1. chocolate chocolate chip cookies
2. carrot cake w/cream cheese frosting
   
3. chocolate cake w/peanut butter frosting
4. cinnamon sugar pretzels
5. apple buttermilk custard pie
6. fried apple pies
   

Now the problem lies with the only item I did not eat was #5. The cakes were for my dad and Colby's birthdays. I also had my birthday in their as well so add another two cakes that I didn't make onto the list. Thank goodness I will not be celebrating any more birthdays until May. That is a lot of homemade junk!!!!

Okay I decided to have you all share in my horror, no more thinking for me today.

Busy Busy Busy

Well Colby is now officially 12. He had 3 friends come over for a sleep over on Friday. They truly had a blast. They had pizza. Watched a movie while munching on popcorn. Had chocolate cake w/peanut butter frosting and cookie dough ice cream. They were all really well behaved except for still yelling at them to go to sleep at midnight but that goes with having a sleepover. I also got to meet their awesome parents. James family has kids the same age as mine and have only moved into town a little over a year ago. So we were thrilled to meet each other and I will definately be calling them to try and get together soon.

On Saturday Austin had his playoff game for basketball and they won. It was such a nail biter. They won by 1 basket 24-22. So now they have another playoff game this Saturday and if they win they will have the championship game also on Saturday. Then the basketball season will be officially over.

Spring is truly around the corner and we will be getting ready for baseball season to start. I can't wait for the nicer weather which we keep getting glimpses of here and there. I am itching now that we just had daylight savings.

Just a quick post

Yesterday was the day from he double hockey sticks. It just was going to go wrong no matter what I did. I got through it and my parents came over for cake and ice cream for my dads birthday. It was a nice but a very quick visit, as my parents had tickets for the Verizon ctr to go see Larry the Cableguy.

Well Brady made me burst out laughing once more. I sit them all down for lunch. This is the conversation that ensued.

Setting the scene: Brady rips his bib off and with a drama filled voice were every syllable is enunciated proceeds:

Brady: Mom, I is full
Me: you are?
Brady: Yes I just can't eat because I had such a rough night!!!

Okay you did!!! Last time I checked you are two and are fed, clothed and play all day. I wonder what he interprets to be "such a rough night" could it be that I dared put him to bed. LOL!!!

Well Colby is having his weekend birthday sleepover. James will be coming home on the bus w/Colby and Conner and Michael will be dropped off. They are eating pizza watching a movie w/popcorn. Having a chocolate cake w/peanut butter icing, Caramael ice cream & cookie dough ice cream. Playing some video games and then I am going to attempt to get them to go to sleep. What do think the odds are this will happen at a reasonable hour? I am guessing slim to none.

Tomorrow: Austin baseball tryouts at 8 am, basketball playoffs at 12:30pm, Colby has his party till 1pm and then baseball tryouts at 2pm. So needless to say CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY day tomorrow will be.

Slipping

I was really doing so well blogging and I am beginning to slip, time to get back on the ball.

Well Saturday our new entertainment center arrived, I was so excited. So while I got to go out for an amazing girls night w/Tracy, Jeff got to stay home watch the kids and build the new entertainment center.


Tracy and I started out at Fratello's got a yummy raspberry margarita and then had chicken capri for dinner. Totally Yum!! We talked, talked, talked and talked some more about everything and about nothing. We then headed over to T-Bones in Bedford for more cocktails. I had a Tropical Trio oh my gosh how deelish (although Tracy did not think so, she is not a fruity alcohol drinker). We chatted more and our evening ended at my house. I can't speak for Trac but I had such a good time. Adult conversation with such an amazing friend is always a good time



I got home and the entertainment center was built and waiting for me. It looks so great. We switched everything over and now I am spending time w/decorating. We also got the matching bookcase. I am so ecstatic 2 yrs of planning this living room and a year getting it all together. I can say other than some decorative pieces it is finally completed!!!


The boys ended up w/another vacation day due to the snow yesterday. We got about another foot of the white stuff. As much as I love them home I am thinking they are going to be in school until July at this rate.

The older boys are at school, the twins are sick today so they are at home w/mom recuperating, Jeff went out & Benjamin has not arrived yet so it has been a very quiet morning just me and my little guy. Really not so sure what to do w/ourselves it is such an odd occurrence.

Okay well it is lunch time for Brady and he is not so patient so off I go.