What a Saturday...

Not much going on today. I got up and went to get McDonald's for breakfast and then we went grocery shopping and got the oil changed in the car. How fun huh?
We came home relaxed and then met my lovely co workers at Lonestar for lunch. It was quite yummy! We usually pick a restaurant once a month and then go all out together with our families. We all love each so much! :-) I guess we don't see each other enough during the week!
Well then after lunch we stopped by best buy and got a birthday present for my father in law...lets see if he actually gets it in time for his birthday. We still have about 2 weeks or so but we're really bad at sending things out. Then we came home and the kids are taking a nap, so nice.
Today we were in the car and I'm not sure what brought it up but Ethan asked why his Grandma and Pappy don't live here so he can see them more often and all we could really say is that they can't right now and they don't like the winters. When he brings things up like that it makes me kind of sad because I know he would like to see them much more often than he does but it's just not possible you know. He does talk to them on the phone though and that's nice. They are coming out for his Preschool Graduation though and that is SO NICE!
Anyway not a whole lot other than that. I never got to the van today and it is a beautiful day out. I think later I might run to Hobby Lobby though because all of their scrapbook stuff is 50% off and the sale ends today.
Oh and by the way we found out what team we're going to be this year for T-Ball
Last year we were the Orioles and this year we are the Pirates! Ethan is very excited about being a pirate. We go and pick up the equipement tomorrow afternoon and then Josh just has to call everyone to set up practices.
Well off I go to check on my little ones...so long for now

School Choice!

Yes we finally got it in the mail today and both Angie and I got our first choices for our children. Angie's kids are going to Brookview and Ethan is going to Johnson. I kind of wished that they would have been together because they are all going to miss each other so much! They will see each other for a little bit after school maybe but that's about it unless we get together on the weekends.
Anyway Angie's kids are definitely going to Brookview from here on out but I'm not sure about Ethan. My letter in the mail said that unfortunately this letter is to inform you that your child was not assigned to any of the schools listed on his application but he is assigned to a temporary class (one year only) at Johnson. He is going to be in an incubation class that has been opened because of the number of new kindergarteners. They are not continuing this section for the next school year. SO he will be reassigned to another school if he doesn't get into Johnson. He will be on a waiting list until August 3rd...so I really am hoping that he gets in no matter what. If they do go to neighborhood schools though he will have to change schools. I thought I heard though that they're not planning on doing this anything soon though because it will bring up the issue of segregation again and back in court. I don't know though.
So besides that not a whole lot went on today. We have a very yummy potluck at work today and we got new toys for our room. That was very excited for us and our children! I also got another one of my PORTFOLIOS turned in Jacque!
When I got home we had dinner and then I went out and cleaned my car and wow was it dirty! I have 2 and a half garbage bags full! Yeah I know pretty gross...anwyay it's spotless now and going to stay that way. At least I think.......Tomorrow I will work on the van when the children are taking a nap. So long for now

Swimmy!

Yes that is what I said, "swimmy!" This is what Ethan named his first pet fish. I went to walmart today just thinking I was getting food for our potluck at work tomorrow when all of a sudden I was putting a fish in my cart with everything for it! Ethan has been so sad lately because he's wanted an animal. He is very allergic to dogs, cats, and probably everything else that has hair. We just found this out last summer when we were going to get another puppy. He broke out in such a horrible rash and his eyes were real itchy and watery. The same thing happened when we went to Denine's house. She has 3 cats...so sadly to say that is the conclusion that we came to. When I brought the fish back to work today I had one of his teachers bring him down to my room when he woke up so he could see his surprise. Boy was he surprised! He lite up with a great big smile on his face and I guess he was telling anyone and everyone that came into the room that he got a fish! I hoping it doesn't die right away, kind of worried about that.
When we got home tonight he ran in and told his dad right away and he said what made you do that and I told him that I wasn't quite sure but I thought he needed it. So now we have Swimmy. He has been watching him nonstop and didn't even want to go to bed. I finally got him in bed though and I'm sure that's the first thing he's going to go for in the morning. Besides that nothing else is really new....Talk to you all soon!

What a Beautiful Day

It was such a beautiful day today and I do believe that we are getting snow tomorrow! How crazy...I wish this weather would just stop being so crazy warm up and stay that way. When I got home tonight we hurried and ate tacos and then went for a walk at Sinnissippi. It's so nice down there and it's so close to our house.
We got home and I was in the process of cleaning or straightening up my house and watching Big Brother...Do any of you watch that show? What did you think? I think that Chelsia lost it, she just went crazy there for a minute.
Anyway nothing else is really new. I talked to the lady today from Child and Family and she told me to wait another month or so before I do anything. It's so confusing because at first they told me how much she needed this and then when I finally call and try to get things set up she said just wait a little while longer. She's suppose to be sending me out some articles that talk about ways that I can try and help so we'll see how that goes. Well I have to keep cleaning a little and then off to bed. I hope all is well with all of you. Hope to talk to you soon.

Speech Therapy

Well today it was brought to my attention again that my daughter needs speech therapy. I definitely realize this fact but it is difficult. I know know one wants anything to be wrong with their child and the fact that my first child was ahead on everything that makes it even more hard. I do also realize that I CAN NOT compare my children but at the same time it's still difficult. I had Emma evaluated back in December and their main concern was her speech. They said that she was at a 50% delay at the time and that she definitely need some speech. Well I wasn't going to do anything at the time because we were having tubes put in her ears and I figured that once she started hearing better that it would just come...this is what her dad thought and still thinks today. She has babbled more than she ever did before but I know from watching her that it is frustrating not only to me but to her because she does try and just can't get anything out. I'm not sure anymore...I do think I just have to bite the bullet and call back again. Her account is closed once again so I will have to reopoen it and then I'm sure have her reevaluated. I'm not sure how that works though. Josh wants to wait until she turns 2 in May and then do something about it because he's hoping that we won't have to do anything about it and words will just start coming out. I understand what he's thinking but I do think she might need something else. Yes I know my daughter will eventually talk she might be 3 or 4 but that's the thing then she will be so far behind I think it will be hard for her to catch up. I'm not sure how long the therapy would even be. I know from the scale I received how much it would be per month but I'm not sure if insurance covers that or not? Any thoughts and opinions would be great...
So yes this has been on my mind once again all afternoon and night. When I got off work tonight I had to go straight to Children's Home and Aide Society and so the child care there for a couple hours so needless to say I'm quite tired right now. The children were pretty good tonight...I had a 3 year old little girl that was extremely tired though and all she wanted was a cookie all night long. I wasn't able to get her one though and so she screamed off and on all night. Anyway so long for now...

Sale at Target!

So we went out to Target tonight to try and find a bag for our new laptop but no luck...
But I did find a couple new summer shirts for my princess. They had a BIG clearance rack full of different shirts, skirts, pants, and shorts. Needless to say I picked up two t-shirts for her for $2.00 a piece...nice huh?
My children also spent their money that they got in the mail from Grandma
Ethan was very excited he got a new power ranger that turns into a tiger and Emma got a Dora See and Say that she's already pulled the handle down about 100 times!
Anyway nothing else is really going on right now just have to go change the laundry down stairs and off to bed.

Happy Easter!

So this morning after I woke up my children and told them that the Easter Bunny had come my son almost flew off his bed when he saw Easter eggs laying on his floor. He went straight into Emma's room and said, "Emma the Easter bunny came!!" They both grabbed their Easter baskets and went around the house together trying to find all the eggs. He was a very big brother and showed Emma where the eggs were and let her pick some up too. No tackling was involved Thank God! So when they were done they went and found their Easter presents that the bunny had left and Ethan was so excited that he got another WEBKINZ. He has 3 of them now and he thinks that they are the best things. After breakfast we had to get right online and adopt his new friend. So far he has a frog, a pug, and today he got a elephant! When we were done adopting his new friend he called his pappy and grandma and wished them a Happy Easter. He was very happy on Friday when we got home and him and Emma received a card in the mail with paper money inside...his eyes got as big as half dollars!
Then I called my dad this morning and told him Happy Easter and he had to get off the phone because he was getting sick. Must have some how got the bug that's going around. I had it last week and I know how he must be feeling. So needless to say he will not be coming over for Easter dinner. So it will just be us having a yummy Easter dinner.

Scrap Night!

Last night was so much fun getting together at Jacque's house for mine and Sarah's birthday scrap night! I actually got a page done and I JOURNALLED! Yes I know all of you are very proud of me! Thank you all for the wonderful birthday presents....I love them!
So after I got home from the scrap night I had to get Easter ready for my children and don't you know that they both woke up when I was putting the eggs around the house and setting their Easter baskets out. Thank God Ethan didn't actually get out of bed or I would have been in trouble. So I got everything set up and was in bed by 12:15