Visitation Week

I'm going MIA... Will update in detail after the 17th...

Monday: Linebacker was weighted and is doing GREAT... He is up to 9.11 lbs... I'm thrilled!!!

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Troublesome Tuesday

I had a very upsetting day... There are many things that are bothering me... I talked with a friend online about them and that made me feel better but I'm still very troubled by it... The two books that were 'missing' magicially appeared... I picked them up today... So, now I'm done this that... That was annoying and bothering me... I ran around town and dropped off things that I didn't want in my house any more... That made me feel a bit better about that thing that is really bothering me... Monkey had OT... He did really awesome today with his drawing and cutting... Woo hoo!!! That made me feel really proud... I picked up swimming outfits for all 3 children and it cost less then $15... How awesome is that... A giftcard came today... A BIG THANK YOU to the sender... You know who you are... ::grin:: So, I'm going on a huge shopping spree at Walmart later this week to pick up things the children need... My oldest went swimming in his new swim trunks today... They fit perfectly and he had a great time!

Another Long Day

Today was recover from surgery day... I tried to sleep in but the children had other plans... I had a ton of errands to run and then my husband had a ton to run too! We had to go out seperately while our oldest stay home and recovered from his procedure... We woke up to happy news that our Federal Tax Return had been deposited... So, we have our State Tax return, State Property Tax reimbursement, and now our Federal tax return... Now we just have to wait for the Federal Package Stimulus thing to arrive... We are doing awesome!!! Let the shopping and bill paying begin... As I mentioned I headed out first... I went to pay off our co-pay hospital/clinic bill... We are friends with the bill collecting lady so we chatted about this and that and the new blessing to arrive in a few months... Next I headed to the bank to deposit a check I had forgotten about stored my 'homesteading' drawer... I then headed across town to the DDCase Managers office to drop off an applicatons for another service that might help us resolve the issues we are having here with our oldest... I made a quick stop for milk, juice and cheese before heading home... Peanut had ST while I was gone... My husband then headed out for 3-1/2 hours to run his errands which included PO, Target, Pick up Pay Check, Deposit Pay Check, Dollar Store, etc... We took our nap while he was gone... We had a big fish and shrimp dinner for dinner... My husband talked with his dad on the phone about this that and the other and mostly what to do about the issues concerning our oldest... I thought he was talking to an attorney... I talked to my mom and gave her an update on the county meeting that happened on Monday... I went to bed early...

Christmas Eve

Today was yet another busy day... Today my FIL box arrived... There were more things to wrap and more money to spend... We headed out to Walmart yet again... Seems like we are living here these days... Yesterday we were at Walmart shopping with money from my dad and we also stopped Sam's too! I went out later and made another trip to the mall... I picked up the boys Christmas Eve PJs... Peanut already had hers... I also picked up somethings I needed for myself... All I've been doing lately is shop, shop, shop, and wrap, wrap, wrap... We had our usual seafood Christmas Eve... My favorites were the Cocktail Shrimp and Alaskan King Crab claws... Yummy!!! My oldest had Spider Man PJs with Wings... He doesn't know who Spider Man is but liked the PJs... Monkey had Thomas the Tank Engine PJs which he loved! Peanut had pink thermal stretch type PJs... Moving out of the footed zip up kind for her...

Here they are ready to open their Christmas Eve PJs:

Their sooo silly sometimes!!!Aren't they adorable?
We sent everyone up to bed around 10 PM... We tried to keep them up late so they would sleep in... LOL... I was still up until 1 AM waiting for the last of the children to fall asleep... The power went out around 1/4 after 1... We all fell asleep (minus my husband)... Who carried all the presents downstairs to be put under the tree... We don't put any presents under the tree until Santa comes and helps Daddy carry them downstairs... :-) He brought the 'Santa' gifts down... We have 1 unwrapped item for each child... He didn't set anything up considering he had to do all this by candle light... We called to report the outage about 10-15 minutes after it went out and they said 5:40 AM was when it should be restored but it came on between 3:30 and 4 my husband says... He was done around 4 something... I woke up took PICS of 'Santa' had arrived... Set up the toys because I'm the one who does that at 4 something...

Here is just a PIC of the presents... I usually take one upstairs before we carry everything down but didn't think of it this year...

Here is the whole tree:

No baby Jesus yet...

PS: Found the camera... It was in Peanut's sock drawer for some reason... It was missing just over week... LOL!!!

Busy Fun Filled Day

The day didn't start out so well... We overslept and missed my oldest dental follow up to his dental sedation and check up/cleaning/repair... I called before I headed out with him... They said they could fit him in, in the afternoon... I said sounds great we will be there... I was very tired but did a bunch of homesteading instead of heading back to bed... Now I'm beyond tired and will probably head to bed after I finish this entry... I did try to lay down a bit after I finished all my many tasks but then the little ones had woken up... When my husband woke I headed out to run a few quick errands... I stopped at my friends to pick up a case of can Whipped Cream... I also picked up her sisters and dropped it off... While at the sisters the Pampered Chef order had come in so I gave her the Whipped Cream she wanted and took my Pampered Chef home... By the time I was back home we decided we didn't have enough time to go out plus the mail hadn't come yet... We waited and waited... Peanut had ST... I picked up my oldest for his dental recheck... He refused to sit in the chair and actually laid on the floor while the dentist took a look... ::sigh:: When I came back home we decided we couldn't wait for the mail man any longer... We headed out to the Mall for Peanut's first hair cut... I picked up the LAST gift for my husband... We headed home to see that the mail man had arrived while we were gone... My daddy's box had come and some junk mail... So, one grandparent down and 3 to go in the mail dept... We then headed out to do shopping... We spent hours in Walmart and picked up a ton of stuff we needed... Among the things bought were a new steel wok and printer paper... We were going to go to Sam's after Walmart but it was late... We were tired and money was disappearing quickly... We decided to go another day... We stopped at Barnes and Noble so my husband could pick up some books I wanted... We then head home very tired... I watched one of my favorite new shows called Moonlight on CBS... Now here I am talking to you... Next I'm off to bed... I keep yawning... Night...

Here are Peanut's Before and Afters...

Hair cuts are serious business... ;-)

Sooo long and curly...

I'm a little Diva now...

Full, thick and still curly...

::sigh::

I don't know what it is but I just don't feel like coming here and posting... I think all the activity of the holiday has worn me out... I am EXHAUSTED!!! Today, my friend Kristin and I finally made it out to the Asian Market... It was a neat place... We really enjoyed looking around... I bought some Hoisin Sauce and Milky Way... They have a $3 min to use cards... Hence the Candy Bar... I will remember to stop at the ATM next time... They give 5% discount for cash purchases... How cool is that? Otherwise I didn't do much today... I did finally give up and order my husband something bronze online... I feel awful I had nothing to give him yesterday... He said his card was enough (had a bronze colored ribbon on it)... We started working on placing the ornaments on the tree... We have about 1-2 dozen up so far... I'm off to try and write some more on the other days... The next 3 days will be shop till we drop... Also, the great race of if the relatives packages will make it on time or not... All 4 grandparents are sending a box or package of something... It will be interesting to see if they all make it before Tuesday or not... They are using Priority but that isn't always guaranteed! My friend in NY decided to bless us with a wonderful gift to our family... Thank you... I will be going out tomorrow to shop for our needs... She is truly wonderful lady!!!