Is it really only Tuesday?

And I don't have much to say, so if I can get some pictures downloaded that will be all I've got for ya!

 

 

Piper is still struggling this week! I'm hoping it is just the little cold she has picked up but she rarely drinks a full bottle and she won't sleep in her crib for more than 30 minutes. She is happy for the most part but just not herself! And even Presley has been waking up once, if not twice a night! Not cool!

Weekend Update

So Miss Piper went to bed Friday night with a stuffy nose. In 45 minutes I got up 4 times to put her pacifer back in and she was snoring so bad! I thought maybe getting her a little more up-right with help with drainage and such so back to the bouncy seat she went. I slept on the couch next to her so that Steve could get a good nights sleep. Unfortunately P was up 3 times that night too! Coughing, then she had to pee and then coughing again. So neither one of us got a great night sleep but we'll survive.
Saturday morning we got up and cleaned b/c Steve's aunt and uncle were coming up from Creston to see Piper and the house (and the rest of us too!) It was really good to see them! It's sad that we only live an hour away from Creston but rarely get down there to visit!
Once they left, we ran out to Costco, one of our favorite places! And it was PACKED! We decided after that to go to JC mall and eat at the Cheesecake Factory since we had a gift card there. I decided I wasn't going to get cheesecake, I was proud of myself for just putting down the menu!...then I noticed we had another gift card for a free slice of cheesecake...so I just had to get one! Of course, now looking back on it...I really could've been nice and given that free slice to someone at the table next to us?! Hindsight is 20/20 right! But that piece was oh so good! :)

Today we met the family at Mama Lacona's for brunch to celebrate my birthday and my mom's birthday (her's is the 30th, mine is the 2nd and P's is the 3rd). Yummy! It was nice that we could all get together since next weekend is jam packed with fun! Then we made our grocery store trip and had to order P's birthday cake for next weekend! Of course, Walmart had a baby contest. Guess how many jellybeans in the jar and win a basket full of baby stuff....then b/c we had a baby with us we got a little personal cake! Seriously! I can't pass that up can I? We came home, hung out, played, watched tv, Steve made dinner, I worked out and it's 8:30 and both kids are in bed! Ahhh.....

Piper seems to be doing better, still a light cough and runny nose but she ate better today and napped better. She is in her crib tonight so we'll see how that goes! We have a busy week ahead of us so maybe I should go to bed early! Hope you all had a fantastic weekend and enjoy your Monday!

Boring!

This week was kind of boring! Which is nice! No complaints (even though it seems Miss Piper may be getting a cold). Tuesday we had gymnastics class, there were some new kids so they went around and everyone had to say their name...Presley was last. I didn't know what she would do, would she say her name? Would she smile and look at the teacher, like 'duh, bitch, you know my name'! She came right out and said "Presley Grace Goodrich". I about died, it was the cutest thing EVER!
Wednesday night I worked late (as in 5:30, that is late for me! LOL!). That is right, overtime is already back on my schedule! Damn, I guess I should get it in now when the weather is cold b/c I know when it gets nice it is too hard to work late and not get home and spend some time outside! So I'll just try to go with the flow for now.

Thursday I had a slight freak out when Jackie called and said she was in line to sign Ava up for preschool. There was a long, slow line and people had been line for hours to sign their kid up! What? I'm not ready for that crap, I don't have hours to go stand in line to make sure P gets in a preschool class. We don't even know where we want her to go next year! So we toured Generation Next, we had heard good things, it is convenient with home and work, good hours, and won't cost us any more than it does now for P's daycare/preschool costs. I think we might tour one more place to see what we like and then NEED to make a decision next week since most of these places have a waiting list and such! I just think she needs to make the transision to a full time place, as much as I love having her at my moms, Aprils and her preschool (WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE ALL OF THEM!) I think this is the time for a change.

Miss Piper was up alot last night! Mostly just wanting her pacifer, which is a habit I don't want to start but she was coughing and woke up sounding stuffy and my mom said she wouldn't sleep and hardly ate all day. So there must be something looming there! :( Hopefully just a quick cold and a couple nights of bad sleep...I'll take that! Seems like so many of our friends and their kids are sick with colds or the flu that I can deal with a small cold (let's just hope that it's nothing!).

Is it sad that I've only worked one full week since the beginning of October? And I'm already looking forward to my next PTO days in March! Pink concert in MN! Can't wait!

Five Question Friday...a little early

1. Do you embrace or dread snow/cold weather days? Dread them if I have to venture outside. I can embrace them if I know I don't have to leave the house!
2. Which game show or reality show could you totally win? Wheel Of Fortune, hands down my game!

3. What is your preferred climate? 80 degrees if not a little warmer!

4. What do you buy every time you walk into the grocery store, no matter what? Fruit for P and Dt Mountain Dew for me!

5. If you see a spider/bug in the house, are you brave enough to kill it, or do you call for your hubby? If it is small I can take care of it.....but if it is big enough that it might 'crunch' when smashed, I'm out. I want nothing to do with it. Growing up my bedroom was in the basement and there were crickets! I CANNOT kill a cricket b/c it 'crunchs' so I would take a cup, turn it over and trap it! It would suffocate and die unless my dad killed it first! My daddy was my bug killing hero growing up! :)

Blah Blah

- Presley has been fairly good recently! I think it really helps to be back on a 'normal' schedule of sorts. I think we've only had one time out in the last week! She is far from perfect, but even when she got up this morning she said 'I not be mean to Piper today!'. Well, OK!
- Piper is good, growing so fast! She is getting some chunk in her cheeks! She rolled over for about 5 days and now has decided that she doesn't want to anymore. I think she has only rolled over once in the last 4 days. Oh well. She is doing good with reaching out for toys and such so that is exciting. And the girl smiles ALL the time!
- Presley is in imagination overload! She tells me stories, elaborate stories of things that 'happened'. It must be exhausting to think as much as she does. None of the following is actually true but it is awesome to listen to her!

1. Gamma had a room full of dogs and cats b/c it was a nice, safe home, but Scout (my parents yorkie) didn't want to be with them. Then there was only one dog and cat and one of them was named Miss Presley Piper Rebecca
2. Gamma found an apple in her freezer and put it in the microwave and it breaked?!
3. We took a million 'vacations' this weekend, we went to Texas, Okoboji and Iowa State over and over again. She lined up EVERY toy we have upstairs into her make shift 'car'. One time her car didn't work so I drove my car and a dragon took her. Every time we had to make sure our seat belts were on and we always had to look for deer while we were driving. She had to call Pa for directions. She had a Candy Land card as our 'map' and a tag from something as her 'money'. She told us if we were supposed to go right or left and where we should park. And tonight there was even a baby deer in the car b/c the mom and dad were lost and it was going to join our family!...well of course!

Weekend Update

So Friday it was just us girls. We had a fairly good day except for an hour from when I picked P up at preschool until we got home and argued about scissors (see my FB pic from that afternoon!)....other than that....things were good! She had quiet time in our bedroom with a movie after lunch.
I had a girls night out with my Holly and my friends Sarah and David (yes, he was invited out for girls night....he fits right in!). We went to Saints and had some dinner and drinks, we had ALOT of laughs and it was nice b/c I was still home by 10 pm!....Yes, I'm getting old and I'm okay with that. (Yes, I am almost 34, which is basically 35, which is basically 40! Reality check, I'm just a young 40 year old!)

Saturday morning we got up and had brunch at Mullets. P got a pancake and fruit and was way more excited about the fruit than the pancake! Piper sat in her car seat and eventually fell asleep (I love this easy going kid!) Then we went to Toy R Us to look at bikes for a possible birthday present for P. She found one that she likes and she actually did a pretty good job riding it around the store!
B/c the weather was so nice we came home and took a walk! It was a little windy but the neighbor girl down the street saw Presley and wanted to play! She really wanted P to come down to her house to play but we knew that would never happen so Layla came to our house to play! It was so nice to see her having a good time and playing with the neighbor kid. I really hope there is more of this in the future especially when the weather gets nice! And hopefully she'll be comfortable enough to play outside with the other kids without us around!

Today we finally made our way over to my parents house to hear about their trip to New Orleans! They had a great time and now it makes us want to go! Maybe we'll put Vegas off and go there instead?!
We came home and Steve stayed upstairs with Piper while they watched football, Presley watched Princess and the Frog downstairs while I walked on the treadmill for over 45 minutes (I got sucked into watching a TV show on abc.com!). It was a nice afternoon of just doing whatever we wanted!

I have one more day off since tomorrow is MLK day and it will just be me and Piper. Maybe we'll do some shopping? Or maybe we'll stay in our pj's all day! :)

Five Question Friday

1. If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, which 5 books, movies, people and foods would you take along? I'm going to quickly just do one thing of each...if I think about this too long I will never be able to decide!
Book- It Sucked and Then I Cried....
Movie- Either Major League or My Cousin Vinny
People - Steve (or if the kids are good the whole time, I would choose them too)
Foods - Dt Mountain Dew and peanut butter....b/c you can put PB on anything right? 

2. What is your thought on year round school? It doesn't seem like that bad of an idea but I know the excitement of summer break too. I'm not completely against it, but I'm not going to go looking for year round school for my kids either.

3. What is your most embarrassing potty story? (Can't be one of your kids' potty stories either!) It's not that embarrassing but being pregnant with Piper. Good God...it was too hard to laugh and NOT want to pee my pants! I remember stopping in my tracks, crossing my legs and laughing just so I wouldn't pee my pants!

4. What's the temperature where you are? Normally COLD, today in the 50's....Monday I think the high is 13 degrees...so really it is a roller coaster of temps around here!

5. Are you a winter/spring/fall/summer person? I think I'm turning into a spring/fall person. I hate winter. I usually love summer but the last couple years have been so hot that it is hard to enjoy! I really prefer to NOT ever have to wear a jacket but know that when the sun goes down (no matter what time of year) this girl always has a sweatshirt/jacket nearby!