Kind of stressed...

So I have a little bit of stress going on in my life right now. I know it may sound stupid but once I get something on my mind I can't get it off if you know what I mean! So my baby girl is transitioning to the 2 year old room and I decided to put her in one room but then possibly both of the teachers might be leaving the room. I'm not for sure but there is a possiblity. The one might be getting another job within the center and the other one might be getting a new job where her mom works. So now I'm kind of stressed about that and I don't want to put Emma in one room where there might possibly be new teachers but might not. I'm so confused!!! So what I think is that I'm going to end up putting her in the other 2 year old room and hopefully will not regret my decision. The one thing about the other 2 year old room is that one of the teachers in that room will be going on maternity leave in October for a few weeks...by that time though hopefully Emma will be well adjusted to the room and it should be okay...Am I crazy? I don't know just lots of worries! I was not this worried when my boy transitioned to the 2 year old room but then it was only one choice really.

So I also found out that Emma's Developmental Therapist is named Amy Erickson and she will be contacting me soon to set up a schedule. She will be coming to the center twice a month and also coming to my house twice a month at night or on the weekend's. So that's nice and I hope it helps her. :-)

I'm trying to think of anything else happening this week. Ethan got his moving papers to the school age room and he moves in about a week. I asked him if he was excited and at first he said not really but now I think he's changed his mind a little. He's just been in Ms. Linda and Ms. Char's room for 2 years and they just get use to it you know? I think he will have lots of fun and I know he will enjoy the field trips once a week. Who wouldn't right? Fun, Fun! His graduation is on Sunday and I really have to get myself prepared for that...I guess as much as I can. :-( I can't believe that it's finally here! His grandma and pappy are coming in from Florida tomorrow and he's VERY EXCITED to see them. He hasn't seen them since Christmas so it will be really nice. I'm so happy that they decided to come out to see him graduate! :-)

Well I guess that's all for now but I will try and update sometime soon.
Until next time...

What a week...:-)

So I thought I should try and update all of you because it's been a week! I really have no accuse either because I have been on vacation all week! Oops!
Okay so Monday we got home from Bloomington and celebrated my baby girl's birthday.
She is officially in a toddler bed. Wow! The first couple nights she did fall out because we heard a big thud and then crying. I didn't go down and check because I thought that would just make her upset and she did stop crying right away. I know that probably sounds like I'm an awful mom... We did then put up a side rail so she wouldn't fall anymore. I know eventually we need to take it down but for right now that's how it is. :-)
Tuesday and Wednesday we did yard work....fun, fun! We got the front and side of our house cleaned up. It was weed galore! Oh my Gosh I didn't realize how time consuming that is. We got that looking pretty now with mulch. It looks much better and I'm sure our neighbors appreciate it too! On our little street everyone tries to keep their yard looking really nice. Except us unti this week! Hehehehe......
Tuesday night we also had Ethan's T-ball game. That went pretty good except for the fact that my lovely 2 year old daughter is starting to throw fits and she definitely has a tude already. I already know that I'm in trouble.
Oh question for all of you...So Emma is starting to cry a lot...I mean a lot and I'm not real sure what to do about this. You would think that I would know because I have worked with toddlers for how long now? Yeah but it's different when it's your own. She is a complete angel at school and doesn't fuss at all. At home completely different story cry cry cry...kind of drives me crazy if you know what I mean. Everytime she can't have something she cries, or if I'm not doing exactly what she wants at that very second she will throw a big fit! She also has figured out that if she cries around the boy that he will get into trouble! Naughty naughty right?
Also when we go out places now she will throw a fit if I don't hand her what she wants or if we're eating out she wants to sit in my lap and I don't let her and then she screams and everyone and their mother turns around like I am hitting her or something. Wow! So any suggestions?
Back to the week....Thursday was the children's doctor's appts. Emma was very good. Her ears look perfect! Yay! No more ear infections. Ethan was pretty good except for the fact that he had to get 3 shots and a finger poke. He also has to go to an allergist for testing, go back up to Madison to have his birth mark looked at and is on a new medication for his excema...Wow lots of info. The doctor wants us to take him back up to Madison because he said that the birth mark he has can change pretty frequently and it can get dangerous which how do you think that made me feel! A NERVOUS RECK! Just what I need right? Yeah so back to the finger poke. After he had this done he came out to the waiting room and I looked at him and he turned completely white, starting sweating and I panicked! Oh my gosh he's having an allergic reaction to one of the shots. I called Josh to come and then Josh ran back to get the nurse. She ran out and said Oh boy he's green! What!?!?!? So she ran over to him and started rubbing his back and told him to put his head between his legs. He's was about 2 seconds from passing out! What genes he gets from his father!!!! She said that was only the second time that has happened to her. Oh My! So not only do I have to worry about Josh passing out I have to worry about my boy. If you all remember I had to call 911 last January for Josh passing out on the bathroom floor! That was really scary.
So Friday we headed up to the dells. That was lots of fun! We went to the Kalahari and I thought it was very nice. Our room got upgraded and it was beautiful! It not ony have 2 queen beds but a fire place, a sofa bed, a balgony over looking the outdoor waterpark. It was real nice. The waterpark itself was nice but I do like the one at the wilderness better. The wilderness has a couple different different ones and the one there is just one big one. The nice thing at the Kalahari though is thatthey always had something for kids to do. They were in a coloring contest, a savanger hunt, there was always something! We went out to eat at Pizzarea Uno which was yummy. Ela and Rachel came up on Friday night with their families and that was nice. I was very surprised but Ethan went down one of the inclosed tubes slides with Josh and I thought he would freak out but he of coarse he wanted to go right back up! He will be starting swimming lessons in about 2 weeks so then I won't be as scared when he learns how to swim!
Okay so Friday night when we went to bed Emma decided to wake up about 3:00 in the morning and started saying Hi, Hi, Hi...Oh my gosh! She thought it was time to get up for the day! I had to ignore her eventually and she went back to sleep! It was pretty funny! So Saturday we got up went swimming again and then left to go to Pirate's Cove mini putting. The kids loved that! I would post pics but I still don't know how! I know...It was really cute though and Ethan got a Hole in One! Yea!
After that we went to the outlet up there and the kids got to go to Build a Bear and make a bear and then I went to the Gap and got some summer clothes for Emma. She got a gift card for her birthday and I got 3 pairs of shorts and 2 tank tops. Really cute! After that we stopped at the Disney Store and got 3 pics for Emma's room. The Studio one's? If any of you know what I mean? Anyway we got 3 of them for $12.00 and normally one of them is $30.00. Great deal right? They are really cute.
After that we headed home. Got home about 5:00 and yesterday and today we really haven't done much. I had to go to the mall to exchange a pair of flip flops for Emma because they were to small. Besides that that was pretty much my week in review. Back to work tomorrow and then my in laws come on Friday afternoon for Ethan's graduation on Sunday. That is going to be real sad for me! I can't believe my boy is getting that old already! Anyway I hope all is well with all of you!
By the way when is our next scrap night and at who's house? Until next time...

My baby girl is 2!!!!

I can't believe it! These past two years have flown by! Okay I'm not real sure if I used the right word there or not but I am pretty tired right now. It's only a little after 9:00 right now and I'm closing my eyes as I write.
Okay so we got up this morning and we're at my best friend Misti's house in Bloomington and she felt horrible because she had forgot that it was Emma's birthday but she so made is special for her this morning. She had Maddie make her a card and then she put a sign on her chair with streamers everywhere! It was so nice and then she made her a waffle with sprinkles and two candles on it for her. We sang happy birthday and she blew out her candles! It was so nice! She's awesome!
Well anyway after that we headed for home and on our way home we did stop at Portillos in Sycamore and that was very yummy! Had my usual and then came home and put her down for a nap. Ethan hasn't had a nap for the past two days and he's done really well. I've been very surprised! I figured though that he is moving to school age in a couple weeks and then he won't have a nap all day so might as well start now. Okay so when Emma was a sleep we wrapped her presents and when she woke up she had a great big surprise! She was so happy to see her dora vanity. It's adorable! We also got her these cards that she likes, a dora blanket and dora bedding...yes she is in her toddler bed as we speak! I'm not sure how many times I will be getting up tonight but we'll see! :-) She went right into it and hasn't made a sound yet. *crossing my fingers* Where was I?
Yeah her presents...so she enjoyed everything and then we went to the store got her a birthday cake and my dad and sister came over tonight and enjoyed cake with us. That was very nice because that does not happen very often at all.
This past weekend was great though back tracking a little bit. We woke up on Saturday morning and had T-ball pics and then a game after that. Both went really good. He smiled so nice and the kids on his team are doing pretty well. After that we got packed and then headed down to Bloomington. We got there spent a little time and then we went out for Misti's 30th birthday. That was a lot of fun. We went to a restaurant called J Bucks and their portions of food were ginormous! Okay I spelled that wrong but I hope you know what I meant! We got home about 10:00 went to bed and then got up the next morning and the kids played outside for a while and then went to the zoo. They all had so much fun with all of the animals! They were all running everywhere! After the zoo we went to eat at Josh's favorite restaurant when he was in college called La Bamba's and he was in heaven. He was so happy that we went there. After that Misti and I took the kids to the park to play and Josh and Chris went to the store to get stuff for dinner...okay not only the store but they stopped at a pub too! We had yummy brats to eat and then after that the kids went out to play again. I do have to say that my son is going to be quite the baseball player I think. Josh was hitting him fly balls and he actually dove and caught some of them with his glove backwards. I was very impressed! I told them that if he actually does stick with it for a while he probably will be pretty good!
Alright well I really have to get to bed. Tomorrow we will be working in the yard and then Ethan has a game at 5:45. Hope all is well with all of you and I hope you guys had fun at scrap night on Saturday! Until next time...

The latest...:-)

Well I do think that graduation pics went well. My boy did not have any marks on his face so that's a good thing right? Besides that nothing else really went on yesterday.
Today was pretty good. I had Emma's evaluation this afternoon and then went okay I guess I could say. The therapists said from what they could see that everything checked out for her age except her speech and we all knew that. She will be getting once a week developmental therapy until I don't know when...But they do think I will definitely need to be there at first because she would not do anthing for anybody until I stepped in...which I thought would have been the complete opposite but I guess not. At first one of our family first coordinators came to get her that she knows pretty well and took her down to the library but she didn't do anything and then they took her back to her room and she was okay until she noticed them again and then she ran to her favorite person in the room and did nothing. So then I punched out and went to get her and brought her into the library and she did fairly well then. She warmed up after a couple minutes and then was okay. They were a little worried about her socially too but I told them she has already come a long way from where she was. So that's that...hopefully that will all go well and if you all could say a little prayer for her speech I would appreciate it! :-) Oh and they did say that they were a little curious about all the noises that she makes but I told them that I believe that it is more of a habit then anything now but who knows I guess! Tonight I went to the class that Jacque taught and it was very good. :-) After I picked the children up I took them to McDonald's and got them a happy meal. They are always excited about that! We got home, ate, spent some time and then off to bed. By the way Jacque I tried the technique tonight about not talking anymore after I layed with him for a few minutes and guess what? It worked! Yea!
So tomorrow is FRIDAY! My last day of work unitl vacation. :-) Nothing is really happening tomorrow besides my best friends 30th birthday! I will be calling her tomorrow and then seeing her on Saturday!
Saturday we will be going down to Bloomington until Monday and then we were going to go to St. Louis but now we are going to come back home and then take one day and go into Chicago and one day and go up to Madison and the Dells.
Speaking of the dells Friday May 23rd Kalahari is running a special for $99 for the night and it ends tomorrow at 12:00. We made reservations already and a couple of my co workers have too. They are coming up there that night. It is normally like $300 a night so that is an awesome deal I think. It will be a lot of fun and we've never been to this resort the nicest one up there I've heard.
Okay well I have to get to bed but that's the latest. Hope all is well with all of you and I'm sorry that I won't see you all on Saturday. :-( Have fun and I will definitely try and be there next month! Until next time...

I'm Back! :-)

Wow I can't believe I finally have my own internet! Hahahaha! I know some of you are cracking up! It's very fast now too and that just makes me happy! :-)
So I'm not really sure where to start but I have to wish you all a Happy Mother's Day! My mother's day was pretty good...it was my dad's birthday as well. So I woke up and got my wonderful present...a vaccum. I know that sounds pretty cheesy but that's what I wanted and that's what I got! My old one that I had is 8 years old and was definitely dying on me! I can go over one spot now and it picks it right up without having to go over and over and over again! So then we went to lunch and then stopped by Culver's and got an ice cream cake to take to my dad's. We spent some time with him and then came home and put the children down for a nap. My dad tunred 77 this year! Wow! I also stopped by the cementary to give my mom flowers...
Okay new subject because that makes me real sad.
So Monday comcast came and got our phone, internet, and cable up and running. Everything is pretty good I guess. Our phone and internet can't be going at the same time right now because our router and the box for the phone are very close and they're crossing lines. Have to get that fixed soon! Also on Monday I signed Ethan up for swimming at Sand Park Pool. That is going to be real nice! I'm excited for him to learn something.
Tonight was Ethan's T-ball game and I didn't think we were going to get it in because of the weather but we did. They made some good plays tonight but the coach on the other team expected WAY to much out of those little kids. He was very angry at them and it just wasn't very nice. It's his first year and he just didn't know what to expect I guess.
Tomorrow is graduation pics! Oh my! Oh my! :-) My boy is just getting to big! I can't believe it. He will be going through the doors of his first day of kindergarten before I know it! He did fall tonight on the bleachers at T-ball and I just knew that would leave an awful mark but I haven't seen anything yet....
Thursday is Emma's evaluation for speech and also the class that Jacque is teaching I love you rituals! :-)
Friday I don't think a whole lot is going on besides it being my last day until VACATION!! Not going anywhere special...well not real real special. Going down to Bloomington on Saturday until Monday and then on Monday we're going down to St. Louis until Wednesday. Coming home on wednesday and then on Thursday my children ehave a doctors appt at 9:00. Emma's 2 year and Ethan's physical for school. Yes my baby girl will be turning 2 on Monday. She got her moving papers last week and I think I'm ready for her to visit. Not real sure yet but I'll get there!
I'm trying to think what else I can tell all of you friends. I'm real sad that I can't be there on Saturday night but you all know why.
So I saw one of my long time friends in the hall talking to another one of my other co workers and I just had a feeling I knew what she was talking about. Jacque I'm sure you know who this is...but anyway I asked her if she was moving and she said that she was interested in this new position opening up. All I hope for is that me being at Circles for 7 years I can possibly work 7:30-4:30...:-) Crossing my fingers. Anyway I'm going to get going to bed but I hope all is well with all of you. *HUGS* Until next time...

What a great night!

So last night I hosted scrap night for the first time and I think it went pretty good...besides the fact that Jacque had to run to her mother in laws for more tables. Oops, sorry. It was great though when we all get together and catch up on things. Not a whole lot of scrapbooking goes on sometimes but that's okay. :-)
It's great to see everyone and just spend time with each other. Jacque Emma was so very happy that you were here! She loves her Ms. Jacque! How did your class go today Sarah? Good I hope! Anyway after everyone left I didn't even bother to clean up I went straight to bed. I'm not usually up that late but it was nice staying up just a little tired today. My boy decided to come up to our room this morning about 6:30 and me personally I need a little more sleep than 6 hours. I do have to say though today after we had Subway for lunch I took a 3 hour nap...so nice!
So to back track now...not a whole lot went on at work this week. I worked on Tuesday night and then I believe that we walked down at the bike path at Sinnissippi a couple nights too. It's so nice and relaxing down there and the kids really like it too. We had a potluck on Friday for Ms. Cheryl and that of coarse was yummy, yummmy! Saturday morning just cleaned the house while Josh and Ethan went to T-ball practice. They came home and then we went to get something to eat and off to the grocery store to get a few things for the scrap night. After I got up this morning and got motivated I cleaned the house up and then we went grocery shopping for the week. How fun right? Wow Sarah I can't believe that Jacob ate so many grilled cheese sandwiches. I can't imagine, but I will probably be in that situation in a few years! LOL and 5 gallons of milk a week? WOW!
This coming week I will be working 6:00-3:00 everyday. How very nice that is it's just hard to get up the first day or two! I do love getting off at 3:00 though! :-)
Tomorrow I have to sign the papers for Emma's speech and get her re-evaluated. Tuesday night I have to work for the last time....until September I think...
Wednesday I have a class at the Mildred Berry Center from 6:00-7:30 and then on Thurday I don't think I have anything besides watching GREY'S!
Plans for this coming weekend include going to the BIG garage sale and then meeting my co-workers at Chen's on Saturday at 5:00! I heard it's really good but I have never been there. Any of you been there?
Well gotta go and get taco's ready for dinner...until next time! :-)

Making New Friends

Hi everyone I just wanted to try and update all of you. So on Sunday morning we got up and I spent the whole morning outside with the kids...it was such a beautiful day out. Ethan does love playing with his sister Emma but I think he's looking for new friends. He told me come on mom lets walk around the neighborhood and look for some friends...I smiled and told him okay. There were a couple kids on the street behind our house but they were hispanic and I don't really think he would have understood them and he wasn't really into going over and talking to them...so we kept walking. Didn't really find any kids but then later on that afternoon he said that he was going out and looking for friends again. I told him okay and he was off...not to far because I wanted to keep an eye on him. All of a sudden he came running in the house saying he found some friends. I went out with him and certainly did..I was very surprised. They live kaddy corner from our back yard. They have 3 kids. One is in third grade and her name is Samantha, the second one is going to Jackson in the fall and maybe will be in Ethan's kindergarten class his name is Alex, he turns 5 in July and then they have Maggie that turned 3 in January. They all seem very nice and he's very happy to finally meet some kids. So anyway the rest of Sunday included playing outside, going to T-ball practice, playing with his new friends, and then Denine came over and got Ethan's loft bed for Kyle.
Ethan didn't like the loft bed anymore so we put a captain's bed for him and now Denine has that bed for Kyle and I guess he loves it!
Yesterday started another work week and not to much went on. Worked all day, came home had dinner and then had to run to Walmart to get diapers and wipes. I can't wait until she's toliet trained now but I do have a very strong feeling that that is going to take FOREVER because she is unbelieveablely stubborn! Wow is she!
Today got to work and found out that one of my co workers wasn't able to come in because her little girl is sick and I thought it was going to be a very challenging day because it was just me and Denine and a float....Ellyn is on vacation this week. It wasn't to bad at all though and went pretty smoothly. :-) On my break I went to find Emma a spring jacket and I picked one up at Target but there were only 2 left and they were both 3 T so I was very lucky. I think I waited to long. Oops!
Now she has a pretty spring jacket. After work I went to work at Children's Home and Aide Society and they were very good tonight. I only had 5 kids and it went pretty smoothly...after that I came home, gave my kids a kiss goodnight, finished watching Big Brother and now I'm updating you. So what do all of you think of Big Brother by the way? Who do you think is going to win it all? I'm not sure to tell you the truth.
Well I better get off here because I have to do a load of laundry and then off to bed. Tomorrow is Hump Day! Yea! Until next time...