moving, cleaning, and swine flu

Can I just say I am sooo glad October is OVER! It was the worst month ever! Not that November is kicking off in style or anything, a 1900.00 water damage bill from our house in the "other town" did little to help my mood! However I do see the silver lining and know that the shower there is finally fixed and we can look forward to a year of renting it with no worries.... I HOPE!

So we moved to a new house and let me tell you it took FOREVER for us to move by ourselves. I guess when you are moved you just take a look around and say....yup....pack this shit up! When you move yourself you take a look around and say.....wait a minute...do we really want to move that shit?

We have had a lot happen to us in this month. 

1. We moved and it took ALL Month

2. Karl went out of town in the middle of the month, and he was in budget month all month while we were moving and let me tell you we were both stressed the eff out!

3. The most important thing this month that happened was Kena turned 1!  Her theme was lollipops, because she just LOVES lollipops!!!! So for her birthday party I made homemade lollipops and put an edible picture of her face on them. Edible kena pops :) They were adorable, however they did come out a little softer than they should of. I will attribute that to the corn syrup I added to the recipe.

4.  We entered in a chilli cook-off and we WON! Well we won best new comer of the year :) My chilli was called "Mean Monkey Chili" and Karl's was called "King Kong Chili".  We had fun and it was worth the stress.  The name of my chili was based on two books I read to Kya, Mean Soup and Monkey Soup.  Both books are well worth a look up and read.

5.  My sister and my foster mom both came out and visited this month which was awesome!

6. Kya and Kena both caught the swine flu.  It was the worst two weeks of my life. Kya was sick for 9 days with 103-104 fevers non-stop and breathing trouble. We wound up in the ER twice. I didn't really give my self the time to freak out, but when it was over I realized just how scared I was!  Counting your baby 3 year olds breathing at 3am while listening to her chest rattle and wheeze is not an event I want to ever repeat! When Kena got it I rushed her straight to the Dr and I am forever thankful for the Dr and the pharmacist who came in after hours to make sure she got tamiflu that night. I tell you Tamiflu is worth its weight in gold! 

Don't even get me started on the H1N1 flu mist and how you can get sick from it or from just being around those who had it!

As I type this up Karl is still moving boxes around and we are still getting the house organized. Sorry for not commenting on your blogs or posting this month. It has been a little crazy this month and I am just thankful it is over!

New here? Check me out and subscribe in a reader

send email comment

moving again...

So a new cute rental house literally fell into our lap. I am so ready to be out of this house. It served its purpose but I am ready for a house that is ant, mouse, and mold free...( I really think the pipes in this house are clogged with filth and the basement is so damp I think it permeates through the whole thing.  

Karl has been working 16-20 hour days almost straight for the last two weeks. During the week he will come home, eat help me get the girls in their pajamas and then turn around and go straight back to work.  He hasn't even seen the new house yet.  I rented it and called him to tell him we were moving.  So we paid rent in both places.  We have one month to move.  I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 New here? Check me out and subscribe in a reader

send email comment

whew that was close...

I was driving down the road with Karl and I was putting lotion on my hands. I took off my bracelets because sometimes the lotion turns the silver black.  I wear two bracelets everyday. I never take them off... in fact I am a serial jewelry wearer. If I put it on it stays on until it literally falls off... Or I have to take it off to not ruin it.  Like my butterfly necklace! Lesson there learned. If I didn't take it off before a shower the water would make its way into the necklace and get the wing of the butterfly wet.  NOT GOOD! The artist Neile sent me a replacement (totally sweet of her).

Well, my one bracelet slipped down between the seats of the car. I couldn't reach it. I thought I would wait till I got home to get a paper clip or pen or something to try and get it out.

Fast Forward:

I went to get the car cleaned out and washed the other day. Guess what I forgot to do! YEP... Get my bracelet.  This is my sister bracelet the one I gave all my sisters. Including Angel. 

I forgot about it until I walked into a playdate and saw a friend wearing a similar heart pendant bracelet. I ran out to the car to check on it and sure as shit it was gone. And well....

I LOST MY SHIT!

I realized my bracelet means more to me than anything! I mean it ranks up there with my original wedding set and my new wedding set.  It means everything to me. 

I bawled cried my mind raced.... HOW in the world was I going to get it back? It had been sucked up by the worlds largest vacuum cleaner and lord knows what those car wash places suck up.

Apparently a lot.  Because when I called the manager told me they look through it before the dump it. Sure enough... there was my bracelet in the trash. 

I picked it up and put it back on my wrist where it will remain forever....

 New here? Check me out and subscribe in a reader

send email comment

Writing has become well writing...

I have soo many things going through my mind, so many stories to tell but lately I have a hard time getting them out of my head and onto the screen.  I feel like it all comes out in a written sort of garble.

Kena is about to turn one and I find myself literally in disbelief.  I know I have said this before but I feel like I have missed something. Like half of her first year vanished before my eyes and I missed it.  It feels like she should only be 8 or 6 months not 11.  I feel like I didn't examine every little aspect of her first year the way I did for Kya. 

Kena has added a joy to my life I never knew I needed. She is the best cuddler and hugger ever. She gives me kisses and hugs when she wakes up in the morning without being prompted or asked.  She is always smiling and loves to explore.  She is a quiet soul and only cries when she is really hungry and tired.  She is a flirt and coy, loves her daddy bunches. 

She loves lollipops, bugs, and anything Kya is playing with. She follows her sister around like a puppy dog and demands equality.  If Kya has it or is eating it.. SO IS SHE!

Now here is the question... am I done? Am I done having kids? I don't really feel done.  I feel like I should have one more, or maybe even two.  Realistically I think I should be done. I have two hands, I can carry two, two seems like a realistic number.  My heart wants more.  I am getting to old, to tired and lets face it my body STILL hasn't bounced back from Kena. I really do not want to see what will happen if I have another.  There is the whole c-section thing... ANOTHER C-SECTION! uggggggggg I was afraid the whole time with Kena I would die.  SO there is that too....

I wish I would of started younger some days.... but then I would not be the same parent. I am a much more mature, patient, and giving mother than I would have been at lets say 21.  So while I wish I would have started younger it is only because then I would have 4!  Sooooooo that is where I am. I want more, but I don't want more.   ohhhh the insanity of it all...\

 New here? Check me out and subscribe in a reader

send email comment

we are back....

I have to say this was the best vacation ever... even though we hit a screwdriver on the way and had to change a tire on the side of the road, stop at a town for a new tire to replace the shredded brand new tire..... it still ROCKED!

We spent the whole day on the beach.

Basically we woke up, ate breakfast, put on sun screen and suits and went to the beach. We would come back for lunch, take naps, wake up put on sunscreen and suits, go back to the beach, come in for dinner.  At night we would grab a kite, flash lights to look for crabs, or just collect sea shells.  It was amazing!

I am still collecting myself and getting on normal time.  Since we have been back Kya started pre-school, we had to go get our dogs, we had Dr appointments and as I type this most of my suitcase is still NOT unpacked.  Not to mention we are turning around and going out of town again tomorrow.....

Oh and I am also gearing up for Kena's 1st birthday.  Hard to believe she will be one in a month.
 New here? Check me out and subscribe in a reader

send email comment

beach house here I come...

This is the view from the house we are renting. I can barely contain myself.....

 New here? Check me out and subscribe in a reader

send email comment

and then she was three...

SO much has been going on in the simple household! We have had birthdays and parties, and many many photo shoots!

I know every single mom says this and I know this is sooo not original but holy shit I can't believe how fast the last three years have flown by! I can barely believe I have two children let alone my baby girl Kya turned three!

I am currently preparing to go to the beach/ WOOHOO... those of you who actually read me know I have been dying to go to the breach for two years now! Well I am finally getting my little wish.


Before Kya was born we went to the beach every year. Well babies have a way of turning your world upside down and inside out. In a good way, but def different.


I will hopefully be posting while we are at the beach. I am looking forward to taking pictures of the girls at the beach! woohooooooo


here are my faves from her 3 yr photo shoot and her birthday party.

and can I just say I flippin ironed that whole sheet and when we were done and Kya was in bed I went to edit the photos and realized you can still see the lines GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

I made her skirt from a blogger i read and I can't for the life of me remember which one she is! So if you read me and you did this skirt first I love your blog and I read you... I just can't remember which one of you it was... grrrr i hate that. I made the t-shirt with a white t-shirt from walmart and fabric paint. I printed a 3 from my printer and then used an exacto knife to cut out the 3 on freezer paper. Made by Rae taught me how to do this!.. Kya actually painted it. WHen it is dry you peel off the freezer paper waa laaa a 3 shirt!

New here? Check me out and subscribe in a reader

send email comment