a day in the life

of a wife and mother

Wednesday, June 30, 2004

It is only what day????

It seems like this week is going to just drag on forever..I don't know if I can take it much more!! Yeah I'm sure I really can..but ya know it is always fun to be a little dramatic.

It feels like here in the midwest we are finally getting some summer weather..now that summer is almost half over lets throw in some upper 80's just to tease us and next week we will get those wonderful 60's back. The weather has gotten so strange, usually by now it is 70 in the morning and 90 by noon..not that I am totally complaining because I don't care for the 90's, but it is just not like most years.

Today the oldest Lee is babysitting Brookiecookie for my niece..he has had her since 7:30 this morning (she is almost 3)..so I call him this morning around 10 to see how things are going..well besides him having to get up way early she was being a little wild and it took him 10 minutes to change her diaper..she can be such a stinker!! He keeps telling me that once he gets paid on friday it will all be worth it..we will see!!

Lastnight it was so peaceful at our house for about an hour..the kids went to the public pool..so hubster and I got to eat dinner alone and talk without any kids interrupting..of course what did we do..sat and watched tv while we ate and hardly talked..I feel like such an old couple!! haha

Well it is back to work for me..computers have been really slow today so I decided to take a break..well from actual work being done on the computer!!

Monday, June 28, 2004

Lazy weekend

I can't believe I just typed this whole big entry and now it is gone...dang!!

Saturday the hubster went to a friends to a tattoo party..this lady is totally licensed and she comes to your house and you can invite 6-8 people over and she will do tattoos. Well I don't really like the hubster's choice but I will live with it since it doesn't show when he has a shirt on. At the end of July we are having a tattoo party at our house and my 2 sisters, my niece, and I are getting a matching tattoo...it is going to be a small pink rose kind of in memory of my mom because that was her favorite flower. Not that my mom would love the fact that we are getting a tattoo, but it still will mean something to us.

Yesterday we had a hair party at our house. My niece and great niece came over and Ashley(niece) dyed Ryan's hair for the 4th of July..if I can figure out how to I will upload a picture on here..it is so cool, then I cut Brookiecookie's hair since she had taken a scissors to it earlier in the morning, and then I dyed the underneath of Ashley's hair blue for the 4th.

Well back to work for me....later!

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Is this week over yet????

I am so tired this week and I can not figure out what is going on. I just toss and turn and feel like I never get to sleep at all or atleast not until the alarm goes off.

Lastnight I was doing my motherly duties..you know the one where you are suppose to make you child miserable..one boy wanted to sleep at a friends house and the other one wanted to have a friend spend the night at ours. Of course I'm mean and said no to both of them. With Tim and I having to get up around 5:30 in the morning and them not going to bed until late and a friend on top of that you know that they are not going to bed early and they will be loud..so nope no go!!

Well I suppose I should try to be productive here at work.

Monday, June 21, 2004

The monday after

Well we had Kim and Neal's going away party on saturday night. I think all that attended had a good time, I know my alcoholic family had a blast!! My sister and her five kids were all there which was great because we don't always get the five of them together at one time. So they all played poker and got a little tuned..it just kept the night interesting. My nephew brought a friend with him and this kid is just like Nick..so scary!!

Sunday I went over to Kim's parents house to say my final goodbye to them and that was so hard. Her mom had all she could do to not cry and I thought I was doing super until I gave Kim a hug and then we both lost it..I swore I was ok with it until that point. So, I gave her another big hug, gave Neal a hug, and then I had to leave because I couldn't watch her say goodbye to her parents and her dad told me that we were making him get tears in his eyes. So hopefully I will hear from her soon, they are taking a week to drive to California and do some sightseeing on the way so I'm sure it won't be until next weekend, but I can't wait to talk to her.

Well I suppose I should get back to work.

Friday, June 11, 2004

It's FRIDAY!!

Well this first week of summer vacation for the kids has gone extremely well..not that I didn't think it would..just glad that it did!!
This weekend I am hoping to finish painting the kitchen. I thought with school out that I would have so much time at night after supper, but that just has not happened. I really only have this weekend to get it done since my sister will be home next weekend and we are also having Kim's going away party. My bestest friend in the world is moving to California in a week in a half and it really sucks!!
So, not too much happening around here..kids are being good..boys are enjoying sleeping in every day and it is so nice in the morning only having to get one child ready to go to daycare for a change.

Thursday, June 03, 2004

Schools almost out

Tomorrow is the last day of school for the kids and I am quite anxious actually..no more getting crabby kids up in the morning. Lee and Ryan are staying home by themselves this year and Riley is going to go to the YMCA summerdaze program, so her brothers don't kill or vice versa!!

I got 3/4 of the kitchen painted and just have one wall left to do..we are doing the top and bottom different colors so it is taking a bit for the hubs to get motivated to complete that.

I don't know as if anyone has read this blog, but if you do could you tell me if you know how to add a list for other blogs you read.

Have a great one..gotta get back to work!!