Friday, January 23, 2009
I did it!!!
I finally fixed my blog. After reading and posting questions and reading some more, I found out that my problem is, get this, I'm long-winded. Seriously. You're shocked, I know, but apparently Blogger doesn't like long-windedness. My Christmas post was too long. A little edit and now I am rollin' along back to normal. What an ordeal!
No longer a baby
When I got pregnant this last time, I called my grandpa and asked him if I had a girl, could I have the white wicker bedroom set in the guest bedroom? My mom bought it years ago (for Ruthie's room when she was still in high school) from Grandma's hair dresser and then mom traded it with grandma for a day bed with a trundle under it to put in the small room of their old house so the boys could have a room of their own to sleep in.
Grandpa was kind and said yes. Now, over two years later I am ready to use the second bed. Yes, Micah got the boot out of her crib. You may say, "but she's just a baby." I say "she's just a baby" and at almost 18 months, she gets the boot like all the other kids did at that age. Granted, they had to get out of the crib due to the next sibling, but nonetheless. She already acts like the baby of the family. I am not trying to rear her to remain that way!!!
A jumper, tights and a screwdriver; a great combination for my little girl!
She's excited that something's happening...but what???
It's almost ready.
She looks so tiny on the floor. Just wait until she is in the bed!
I ended up trading beds...Eden now sleeps on the left one, the one I set up today, because...well, just because. Now, if I ever build a house again, I will remember to check the size of the windows. Our bedroom windows, while allowing tons of light in, are HUGE. Too big, as a matter of fact. I have twin beds in the girls' room and the younger boys' room and they all hang over the window. I can't stand that. Oh well, I am grateful for the beds, thank you grandpa, and glad to finally be using all the bedding I bought a year ago. That was a big step for our little fam. Now, if I can just get Titus to poop on the toilet I would be thrilled beyond belief. Bye-bye to the crib...for good. Sob. Boo hoo. Sniff sniff. On to the next "last." sigh.
Grandpa was kind and said yes. Now, over two years later I am ready to use the second bed. Yes, Micah got the boot out of her crib. You may say, "but she's just a baby." I say "she's just a baby" and at almost 18 months, she gets the boot like all the other kids did at that age. Granted, they had to get out of the crib due to the next sibling, but nonetheless. She already acts like the baby of the family. I am not trying to rear her to remain that way!!!
A jumper, tights and a screwdriver; a great combination for my little girl!
She's excited that something's happening...but what???
It's almost ready.
She looks so tiny on the floor. Just wait until she is in the bed!
I ended up trading beds...Eden now sleeps on the left one, the one I set up today, because...well, just because. Now, if I ever build a house again, I will remember to check the size of the windows. Our bedroom windows, while allowing tons of light in, are HUGE. Too big, as a matter of fact. I have twin beds in the girls' room and the younger boys' room and they all hang over the window. I can't stand that. Oh well, I am grateful for the beds, thank you grandpa, and glad to finally be using all the bedding I bought a year ago. That was a big step for our little fam. Now, if I can just get Titus to poop on the toilet I would be thrilled beyond belief. Bye-bye to the crib...for good. Sob. Boo hoo. Sniff sniff. On to the next "last." sigh.Catch up time again...
This seems to be becoming epidemic for me; always playing blog catchup. Our internet decided to go AWOL the other day and we just now got it back up. Apparently the modem went bad. Did you know they only warranty those minuscule plastic boxes for 3 months? So I call Verizon and they say that the box is beyond it's warranty (we have had it for a whoppin' 10 months at most) and so it will cost $79.99 for a new one...UNLESS we subscribe to the $.99 a month warranty service plan that will get us a modem replacement for free. Once we install the new modem and it's working, we can cancel the service plan. If the modem goes bad again, we can repeat the whole thing. Is that dumb or what? Why don't they just say that the goofy modem costs $.99??? By the way, I called them today to ask a question and in the 20 minute conversation I had, I spoke to an "agent" in Mexico City, then they transferred me to one in India who transferred me to a lady who was in Canada and I finally got transferred to a lady in West Virginia. 20 Minutes and I travelled the world. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures.
The other day we had finished up with dinner a little earlier than usual and asked the kids what they wanted to do that was NOT wii. They chose wrestling. They most always choose wrestling, and who could blame them?
What kind of wrestling would we have if there was no over the head spinning? We know our wrestling!
Micah was not about to be left out of the mix, that's for sure.
We even pulled a few moves from Nacho Libre, "it's the best!"
I don't generally participate anymore because I have found that whenever I get down to wrestle with the kids, they always seem to turn it into "Daddy, tickle mommy until she pees her pants!" Not that I ever have, but after 5 kids, it's never too far away, let me tell you!
After the kids were all tucked away Tim and I went downstairs to relax, somewhat. His relaxing included a laundry basket full of unmatched socks. Lucky me he took this on to accomplish.
What a man, what a man, what a mighty fine man!!!
The other day we had finished up with dinner a little earlier than usual and asked the kids what they wanted to do that was NOT wii. They chose wrestling. They most always choose wrestling, and who could blame them?
What kind of wrestling would we have if there was no over the head spinning? We know our wrestling!
Micah was not about to be left out of the mix, that's for sure.
We even pulled a few moves from Nacho Libre, "it's the best!"
I don't generally participate anymore because I have found that whenever I get down to wrestle with the kids, they always seem to turn it into "Daddy, tickle mommy until she pees her pants!" Not that I ever have, but after 5 kids, it's never too far away, let me tell you!The next day was Sunday. Now that Micah is starting to walk (it took her long enough) the girls finally got to wear the dresses that my mom got them for Christmas. 
I put a crown french braid in Eden's hair and curled the rest of it while poor Micah's mullet got pulled back into what became two 1" nubs that I pittifully called pig tails. They were bone straight and looked kinda funny! Nonetheless, the girls were beautiful!
I put a crown french braid in Eden's hair and curled the rest of it while poor Micah's mullet got pulled back into what became two 1" nubs that I pittifully called pig tails. They were bone straight and looked kinda funny! Nonetheless, the girls were beautiful!To give some semblance of chronology, the next day was THE Monday that all our junk began in the previous post. That brings us to this past Sunday night. The boys didn't have school because of MLKjr day so we stayed up later and played HyperDash, a game that my mom got the boys for Christmas. It turned out to be rather fun for them and even a bit challenging on the brain!
As you can see, Micah couldn't quite contain herself so...
...to bed with the crabby bucket of tears. I don't believe she is back to normal just yet, so I am going to cut her a little slack...only a little!
As you can see, Micah couldn't quite contain herself so......to bed with the crabby bucket of tears. I don't believe she is back to normal just yet, so I am going to cut her a little slack...only a little!After the kids were all tucked away Tim and I went downstairs to relax, somewhat. His relaxing included a laundry basket full of unmatched socks. Lucky me he took this on to accomplish.
What a man, what a man, what a mighty fine man!!!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
A whole lot of soakin' goin' on
Well, I am entirely irritated with this blog right about now. I went to change my Christmas background and have ever since been unable to get a normal layout with the blog. My picture is gone, my blog links are stuck at the bottom as is my profile and I have searched the internet for answers but have had no luck so far. This irks me to no end. This has got to be something so simple and I cannot figure it out, so if anyone has the answers I need, please help a mama out! I've got enough going on right now. I need a cooperative blog! Really. In the meantime, I will just post as usual and try to grin and bear the fact that the blog doesn't look the way I want it to. Argh!
Let me just say that I am oh so very tired. We have had quite a little week here. This will be one of those posts with no pictures, but plenty to see. I started out with a chiropractor appointment on Monday where Micah and I both got adjusted. Micah has just been so whiny and crying all the time lately and it's been getting on my ever livin' nerves! She was colicky when she was a baby and so she has the propensity to get it even still. Later that evening, however, she was throwing up. It was unusual the way she was, so I chalked it up to the adjustment and the Dr. confirmed it probably was.
The next day was Tuesday and Tim and I went to see Wicked with Phil and Shelley for our anniversary. Yay! I was so excited. I put the kids down for naps at Erin's house, the boys got a ride there after school and Ruthie picked them up around 5 to take them home to feed them dinner. After that, dad came over and took over so Ruthie and Dave could go to Kinship (small group). Mom was supposed to come over too but she was sick at home. Very sick. Apparently she got hit with a bit of flu and guess who's house she was at the night before??? Mmm hmm.
After the show was over we realized we had missed a call from dad and we later found out that he was having an interesting time at our house with Titus who was getting the same sick mema had. When we got home, I found Titus' comforter by the laundry room, wet underwear in the bathroom sink (oh yeah, did I mention that this was the week I decided to start potty training Titus??? Nice one!) and very soiled sheets in the upstairs bathtub. Poor dad. He was flying solo with 5 kids, one of which was entertaining his poppy in a most unpleasant way.
The next morning we all got up and got breakfast and Tim took the boys to school on his way to work. Now, you know you can't have the flu and only "expel" from one end, right? Poor Titus had it bad and I found out just how bad shortly after breakfast; bad enough that I had to put him in pull-ups. Well, Titus was crying all during his cleanup and I must have been crabby because his crying was getting on my nerves and I just wanted him to stop. Well, stop he did just before he threw up all over me. What a way to find out that they had noodles for dinner last night. Mmm!
We were sitting on the living room floor and so my first instinct was to make sure absolutely none of it got on the carpet. I cannot stand stinky carpet!!! I made sure to catch it all in my lap and then I scooted over to the kitchen floor where I just sat, bewildered as to what to do. I'm soaked. My phone is soaked (it happened to be in my pajama pocket and the pocket got filled by Titus). Titus is standing in the bathroom still crying, but now because his pajamas are wet and then I look over and Micah is walking straight toward part of the mess which is now on the kitchen floor. Seriously, what am I supposed to do?
I start shouting for Eden to get Micah and take her upstairs because the moment I stand up, there will be puddles everywhere, but she doesn't respond so well and sure enough, as this day is starting off so wonderfully, Micah walked --barefoot-- through a puddle. I don't think I have even been awake for 2 hours by now. What kind of a "good morning" is this??? It's a flippin' nasty one, that's what. Am I the only one this happens to? Sheesh!
I needed a nap and I needed one fast. Once lunch was over I put all 5 kids to bed and I went to bed myself. It would have been glorious except that I was in jeans and long sleeves, in flannel sheets and under a blanket and our comforter and I was freezing. I couldn't get warm to save my life. Guess what that means? It must be getting close to my turn to get it. Well, I get out of bed and go upstairs to get everyone up as it was 4pm and we all slept way too long. I got into the girls' room and little Micah had gotten sick sometime during her nap and it was all over her and her bed.
I got her up and stuck her in the tub with Titus who really should have gotten in the tub after this morning's episode. No sooner had I got them out of the tub and dressed Micah (Titus was streaking the house) than I had to make a run for my bathroom. I tasked Elijah with clothing Titus who was so non-compliant that in between my 2 sessions with the porcelain god, I had to spank him. You never stop being mommy.
Thursday morning at 2:45 Eden woke me up crying with a bed full. Later that day it was Micah's turn. Friday was Tim's turn and today, Saturday, is Elijah's turn and Micah's second go-round. I have been washing the same sheets and pajamas for the past 3 days that I am up to my ears in normal laundry. I finally got one of the bathrooms cleaned today but am so overwhelmed and so underhelped that I don't know when I'm going to get caught up. It's pretty bad when the only person willing to help me is someone with sick kids of her own, thanks to ours truly. I pray that next week will be like turning over a new leaf, medically. Please oh please oh please!
Let me just say that I am oh so very tired. We have had quite a little week here. This will be one of those posts with no pictures, but plenty to see. I started out with a chiropractor appointment on Monday where Micah and I both got adjusted. Micah has just been so whiny and crying all the time lately and it's been getting on my ever livin' nerves! She was colicky when she was a baby and so she has the propensity to get it even still. Later that evening, however, she was throwing up. It was unusual the way she was, so I chalked it up to the adjustment and the Dr. confirmed it probably was.
The next day was Tuesday and Tim and I went to see Wicked with Phil and Shelley for our anniversary. Yay! I was so excited. I put the kids down for naps at Erin's house, the boys got a ride there after school and Ruthie picked them up around 5 to take them home to feed them dinner. After that, dad came over and took over so Ruthie and Dave could go to Kinship (small group). Mom was supposed to come over too but she was sick at home. Very sick. Apparently she got hit with a bit of flu and guess who's house she was at the night before??? Mmm hmm.
After the show was over we realized we had missed a call from dad and we later found out that he was having an interesting time at our house with Titus who was getting the same sick mema had. When we got home, I found Titus' comforter by the laundry room, wet underwear in the bathroom sink (oh yeah, did I mention that this was the week I decided to start potty training Titus??? Nice one!) and very soiled sheets in the upstairs bathtub. Poor dad. He was flying solo with 5 kids, one of which was entertaining his poppy in a most unpleasant way.
The next morning we all got up and got breakfast and Tim took the boys to school on his way to work. Now, you know you can't have the flu and only "expel" from one end, right? Poor Titus had it bad and I found out just how bad shortly after breakfast; bad enough that I had to put him in pull-ups. Well, Titus was crying all during his cleanup and I must have been crabby because his crying was getting on my nerves and I just wanted him to stop. Well, stop he did just before he threw up all over me. What a way to find out that they had noodles for dinner last night. Mmm!
We were sitting on the living room floor and so my first instinct was to make sure absolutely none of it got on the carpet. I cannot stand stinky carpet!!! I made sure to catch it all in my lap and then I scooted over to the kitchen floor where I just sat, bewildered as to what to do. I'm soaked. My phone is soaked (it happened to be in my pajama pocket and the pocket got filled by Titus). Titus is standing in the bathroom still crying, but now because his pajamas are wet and then I look over and Micah is walking straight toward part of the mess which is now on the kitchen floor. Seriously, what am I supposed to do?
I start shouting for Eden to get Micah and take her upstairs because the moment I stand up, there will be puddles everywhere, but she doesn't respond so well and sure enough, as this day is starting off so wonderfully, Micah walked --barefoot-- through a puddle. I don't think I have even been awake for 2 hours by now. What kind of a "good morning" is this??? It's a flippin' nasty one, that's what. Am I the only one this happens to? Sheesh!
I needed a nap and I needed one fast. Once lunch was over I put all 5 kids to bed and I went to bed myself. It would have been glorious except that I was in jeans and long sleeves, in flannel sheets and under a blanket and our comforter and I was freezing. I couldn't get warm to save my life. Guess what that means? It must be getting close to my turn to get it. Well, I get out of bed and go upstairs to get everyone up as it was 4pm and we all slept way too long. I got into the girls' room and little Micah had gotten sick sometime during her nap and it was all over her and her bed.
I got her up and stuck her in the tub with Titus who really should have gotten in the tub after this morning's episode. No sooner had I got them out of the tub and dressed Micah (Titus was streaking the house) than I had to make a run for my bathroom. I tasked Elijah with clothing Titus who was so non-compliant that in between my 2 sessions with the porcelain god, I had to spank him. You never stop being mommy.
Thursday morning at 2:45 Eden woke me up crying with a bed full. Later that day it was Micah's turn. Friday was Tim's turn and today, Saturday, is Elijah's turn and Micah's second go-round. I have been washing the same sheets and pajamas for the past 3 days that I am up to my ears in normal laundry. I finally got one of the bathrooms cleaned today but am so overwhelmed and so underhelped that I don't know when I'm going to get caught up. It's pretty bad when the only person willing to help me is someone with sick kids of her own, thanks to ours truly. I pray that next week will be like turning over a new leaf, medically. Please oh please oh please!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Christmas at the farm
It's been a few days since we got back from the farm and I am just now getting back into the swing of things. I have not recouped yet from the holidays nor do I expect to anytime soon. Since we didn't put our tree up until the 15th of December, I refuse to take it down before the 15th of January, so I won't even have the decorations cleared out until almost February. Then I can start to recoup from the holidays.
I'm pretty sure that we are waiting for everyone to get in the living room so we can open presents. Naps are done and excitement is high. I should have fixed the girls' post nap hair, but didn't. Next to Levi is my sister-in-law, Shelley. Did you all know that there are 2 Shelley/Shelly Svobodas?!? In one family...how DO we do it?!? (Dolly, you like the deer head in the background?)
Eden and her friend Abby LOVE to play princess dress up. She isn't quite old enough to be responsible to care for these, but she got Sleeping Beauty with her prince and a horse and carriage. She can't wait to get back home to play with Abby.
Levi's a funny guy. Now you moms can't say that you never thought of REALLY using duct tape to get some piece of quiet...it crossed my mind when I saw Levi do this, but I've actually wrapped duct tape around my head before...when I was little. I don' t know what I was thinking. It is very strong and took a long time to get off of my hair. I won't do that to my kids. They haven't made me that nuts yet.
This is Micah's little baby boy. I thought he was absolutely adorable and had to get him. We call him Charlie because at the time I couldn't think of a cute baby boy name. Any suggestions? She hasn't really taken to him yet. She still loves her "Dolly" that my mom got her when she was born. Charlie may make his way into her arms one day.
The 'boda boys and their new Bears jerseys. Elijah and Titus got Brian Urlacher and Levi got Greg Olsen. I got John Paul and Sarah Olsen jerseys too. It was fun! Now Levi is excited to have the same as uncle John Paul. Aren't they a handsome bunch?!?
Our cutie Nadia Renee...couldn't you just eat her up?
Saturday night the boys got involved in a little nerf dart gun fight. Uncle Phil is hiding behind the chair and caught the boys off guard. It was funny. The darts stuck very nicely to the pj's they were wearing. It was fun to watch Titus run around and around trying to be like his big brothers. Some day little man.
I'm pretty sure that we are waiting for everyone to get in the living room so we can open presents. Naps are done and excitement is high. I should have fixed the girls' post nap hair, but didn't. Next to Levi is my sister-in-law, Shelley. Did you all know that there are 2 Shelley/Shelly Svobodas?!? In one family...how DO we do it?!? (Dolly, you like the deer head in the background?)
Eden and her friend Abby LOVE to play princess dress up. She isn't quite old enough to be responsible to care for these, but she got Sleeping Beauty with her prince and a horse and carriage. She can't wait to get back home to play with Abby.
Levi's a funny guy. Now you moms can't say that you never thought of REALLY using duct tape to get some piece of quiet...it crossed my mind when I saw Levi do this, but I've actually wrapped duct tape around my head before...when I was little. I don' t know what I was thinking. It is very strong and took a long time to get off of my hair. I won't do that to my kids. They haven't made me that nuts yet.
This is Micah's little baby boy. I thought he was absolutely adorable and had to get him. We call him Charlie because at the time I couldn't think of a cute baby boy name. Any suggestions? She hasn't really taken to him yet. She still loves her "Dolly" that my mom got her when she was born. Charlie may make his way into her arms one day.
The 'boda boys and their new Bears jerseys. Elijah and Titus got Brian Urlacher and Levi got Greg Olsen. I got John Paul and Sarah Olsen jerseys too. It was fun! Now Levi is excited to have the same as uncle John Paul. Aren't they a handsome bunch?!?
Our cutie Nadia Renee...couldn't you just eat her up?
Saturday night the boys got involved in a little nerf dart gun fight. Uncle Phil is hiding behind the chair and caught the boys off guard. It was funny. The darts stuck very nicely to the pj's they were wearing. It was fun to watch Titus run around and around trying to be like his big brothers. Some day little man.
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