We always get nervous on Mondays to see how Piper does at Generation. She cried like normal at drop off. Her daily sheet said she 'had a good day', but once again when I got there she is being held by a teacher with (not her) pacifier in her mouth. UGH! Seriously? She only napped for an hour (11:30 -12:30 and sometimes she doesn't go down for a nap until 12:30 at grandmas!) and it sounded like it had been a rough hour for her (from 4-5). But on the bright side, Presley wasn't throwing up this Monday so this week was looking up for us! LOL!
Last night was my late night, so I got home about 7:40. Steve was frazzled and worn out from a not-so-successful night with the girls. Presley was good, Piper was a maniac. The girl is literally a lunatic. She is crazy, full of energy, SO weird, so funny and out of control. Monster, crazy chicken and nut job are some of the names I call her....nice huh?
This was also the night that Piper first fell out of her crib. She just wasn't ready for bed, Steve heard a thump and she came walking out!
For the last month I have been getting really intense tension headaches, I even asked the doctor about them and basically she said to watch what I'm eating to see if anything triggers them and that they are a type of migrane. Lovely. Well I noticed they start in my neck and recently my neck has been killing me so I went to the chiropracter today. OMG. It felt so good but all I can think about right now cracking my fing neck! I don't want to mess up any adjustments he has done but I just want to turn it and crack it and make it feel good, just for a second.
On a side note : Presley was mad at Steve about something last night and she told him 'Fine, I'll go to preschool tomorrow, only talk to the boys and say bad words!' Ummm, really? That is how you are going to 'get back' at us? The sarcasm is out of control.
On another side note : Presley was the first kid in her class to 'earn' $20 in one week. They get 'dollars' for different things (sitting good, listening, participating, helping clean), she views this as a competition! One of the boys in her class even told his mom how 'proud' he was of her for getting $20 in one week! Well it is only Wednesday and she already hast $15 this week...so I'm kind of hoping she can break her own record! LOL!
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Backfire
So here is the backfire conversation with the smart ass daughter I have.
Me : Presley you need to pick this toy up.
P : I'm never going to play with it again.
Me : So we can just throw it away?
P : Sure, I don't care!
Me : If I pick it up, I'm throwing it in the garbage then! (then I proceed to pick it up and throw it away)
She never mentioned it. So when Steve got home I brought it up.
Me : Did you pick up your toy?
P : Yes
Me : Really? Where did you put it?
P : In the garbage!
Me : Really? Why?
P : b/c you wouldn't help me pick it up!
Goodness....really? I like how she turns the entire story around! What am I going to do this girl?
I was going to take it out of the trash and give it to a less fortunate kid or to Piper. However, Steve took out the trash not really realizing this...so we truly did throw away a perfectly good toy that had only been played with once! Lesson learned.
Me : Presley you need to pick this toy up.
P : I'm never going to play with it again.
Me : So we can just throw it away?
P : Sure, I don't care!
Me : If I pick it up, I'm throwing it in the garbage then! (then I proceed to pick it up and throw it away)
She never mentioned it. So when Steve got home I brought it up.
Me : Did you pick up your toy?
P : Yes
Me : Really? Where did you put it?
P : In the garbage!
Me : Really? Why?
P : b/c you wouldn't help me pick it up!
Goodness....really? I like how she turns the entire story around! What am I going to do this girl?
I was going to take it out of the trash and give it to a less fortunate kid or to Piper. However, Steve took out the trash not really realizing this...so we truly did throw away a perfectly good toy that had only been played with once! Lesson learned.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Buddy Bear
Buddy Bear came to visit us this week. Preschool sends Buddy Bear to a different home every week and then each family documents Buddy Bears visit in this book. It's pretty cool to see everyones families and such over the year!
We had a dance party!
Piper gave sweet hugs to him!
Buddy Bear helped Presley feed Skylar
She bundled him up to play outside during the snow storm!
I think he enjoyed his time at our house and I know the girls liked having him visit!
I'm guessing we might see Buddy Bear again when Piper is in the Senior class! :)
A new week ahead!
OK, so I'm trying to put last week behind me. After family issues, sick Presley and Piper, me being forgetful, not being organized and me feeling sorry for myself.....the week is over, time to move on! Friday I had asked Steve if we could just put the girls to bed and cuddle up and watch a movie....that was the plan. Then he got the opportunity to meet his old roommate out for drinks and I couldn't keep him home to watch a movie that I would probably fall asleep during anyways.
So he went out about 8:30 and I got my glass of wine, my tub of frosting and watched a Dr. Phil episode and then finished watching the movie Magic Mike (Which was not good. Besides the nice male bodies, it just wasn't good. And don't get me started on male stripping...it's just embarrassing and awkward! Don't you think?)
Saturday I tried to sleep in and couldn't. Figures. Steve did our grocery shopping and then Presley and I headed out to her friend from preschool's birthday party at Pump It Up. I love these parties! It's a good opportunity for me to see her interact with other kids and for me to socialize with some of the parents (even though she won't go to school with alot of them next year!)
Saturday night Steve made a great dinner of shrimp tacos! They were SO good! The girls had cheese tacos (aka cheese quesdillas!). I'm so happy to have the sun shining, it makes him want to cook more!
Today we kind of had a productive day at home. We did a lot of playing, Steve made another trip to Target and I was able to get some stuff done around the house. I was hoping if we got organized and had a clean house and things in order for the week ahead and than maybe my week would end better than last week! We shall see.
Piper seems to be feeling better and has been playing good. Presley on the otherhand has had such an attitude this weekend! UGH! I don't know how many times we had to repeat, yell, time out and take things away from her! It was a bad weekend for her! So here is hopes to a better week for all of us!
So he went out about 8:30 and I got my glass of wine, my tub of frosting and watched a Dr. Phil episode and then finished watching the movie Magic Mike (Which was not good. Besides the nice male bodies, it just wasn't good. And don't get me started on male stripping...it's just embarrassing and awkward! Don't you think?)
Saturday I tried to sleep in and couldn't. Figures. Steve did our grocery shopping and then Presley and I headed out to her friend from preschool's birthday party at Pump It Up. I love these parties! It's a good opportunity for me to see her interact with other kids and for me to socialize with some of the parents (even though she won't go to school with alot of them next year!)
Saturday night Steve made a great dinner of shrimp tacos! They were SO good! The girls had cheese tacos (aka cheese quesdillas!). I'm so happy to have the sun shining, it makes him want to cook more!
Today we kind of had a productive day at home. We did a lot of playing, Steve made another trip to Target and I was able to get some stuff done around the house. I was hoping if we got organized and had a clean house and things in order for the week ahead and than maybe my week would end better than last week! We shall see.
Piper seems to be feeling better and has been playing good. Presley on the otherhand has had such an attitude this weekend! UGH! I don't know how many times we had to repeat, yell, time out and take things away from her! It was a bad weekend for her! So here is hopes to a better week for all of us!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
I admire....
- single mothers....it has to be hard to do it all yourself...unless you have every other weekend to yourself, then that is a different story!
- parents who have 3 or more kids...that kind of patience is not something we have in this house but I wish we did!
- people who choose to NOT have kids. The option to make all your dreams come true, spend money, travel, to come and go as you please is a different kind of freedom.
- early birds. Those people who actually choose to get up early, to enjoy the morning hours, who don't need an alarm or snooze button (one of my favs!). I like sleep too much.
- parents who express what 'parenting' is REALLY about. Either I ignored all these stories or I never heard them...parenting is not all fun and games, but the fun and games of parenting is really worth it!
- people who aren't afraid to sing in public. Whether they are good or bad, they have the courage to do it....which I don't!
- people who aren't afraid to speak their mind. I often just keep my mouth shut which isn't always the best option. I don't like confrontation. So many things I want to say and I just keep it in (most of the time!)
- people who don't have to prove themselves on Facebook. Whether it be having to tell everyone about your good deed for the day or posting how awesome, beautiful and perfect your significant other is. Sometimes the un-said things are the most important. Sometime the good deeds just need to go unnoticed.
- my mother. Who does more for us than any other grandma probably does for their grandkids! I hope that I am able to give my grandkids everything that she does for Presley, Piper, Boston and Mary (and us three girls too)! There is no way I would ever be able to live up to her 'grandma' standard!
- parents who obey the 'parenting' rules. Make your own baby food, no bumper pads in the crib, breastfeed for years, crafts, crafts, crafts.......this is NOT me, this is where pinterest makes me feel inadequate as a parent.
- moms and dads who aren't afraid to take time to be husbands and wives. I know I've said it before, but I truly believe that you just can't be 'mom' and/or 'dad'. You can't lose yourself in that title. I think we do a good job getting our time together and our time out with our friends to just be Jessica and Steve!
- parents who have 3 or more kids...that kind of patience is not something we have in this house but I wish we did!
- people who choose to NOT have kids. The option to make all your dreams come true, spend money, travel, to come and go as you please is a different kind of freedom.
- early birds. Those people who actually choose to get up early, to enjoy the morning hours, who don't need an alarm or snooze button (one of my favs!). I like sleep too much.
- parents who express what 'parenting' is REALLY about. Either I ignored all these stories or I never heard them...parenting is not all fun and games, but the fun and games of parenting is really worth it!
- people who aren't afraid to sing in public. Whether they are good or bad, they have the courage to do it....which I don't!
- people who aren't afraid to speak their mind. I often just keep my mouth shut which isn't always the best option. I don't like confrontation. So many things I want to say and I just keep it in (most of the time!)
- people who don't have to prove themselves on Facebook. Whether it be having to tell everyone about your good deed for the day or posting how awesome, beautiful and perfect your significant other is. Sometimes the un-said things are the most important. Sometime the good deeds just need to go unnoticed.
- my mother. Who does more for us than any other grandma probably does for their grandkids! I hope that I am able to give my grandkids everything that she does for Presley, Piper, Boston and Mary (and us three girls too)! There is no way I would ever be able to live up to her 'grandma' standard!
- parents who obey the 'parenting' rules. Make your own baby food, no bumper pads in the crib, breastfeed for years, crafts, crafts, crafts.......this is NOT me, this is where pinterest makes me feel inadequate as a parent.
- moms and dads who aren't afraid to take time to be husbands and wives. I know I've said it before, but I truly believe that you just can't be 'mom' and/or 'dad'. You can't lose yourself in that title. I think we do a good job getting our time together and our time out with our friends to just be Jessica and Steve!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
What a week...and it's only Wednesday.
Monday I picked up the girls from Generation, which Steve normally does but he had a work meeting. Presley likes to be picked up first, I walked in and she had a different shirt on. Sitting there all pathetic, she had thrown up about 20 minutes before I got there. UGH. Sitting there with her grocery bag I went to get her stuff, then I had her sit in the 'pit' area while I went to get Piper since I didn't really want to take a sick kid in the pre-tot room with me. Piper did have another good day at Generation, so that is good...but maybe that was b/c she had some other kids pacifer in her mouth when I got there?
By the time we got back to P, she had got sick again...mostly in the bag but it was still dripping down her face. I felt SO bad! Sitting there by herself, throwing up. In the chaos, of getting her cleaned up, gathering all of our belongings and trying to maintain control of Piper....we finally made it to the car, with Piper screaming and arching her back the entire way.
We got home. Presley wanted to lay in our bed. I went in there to get her settled down, and she started puking again. Piper went to play in our bathroom and went straight for the toilet, as she usually does. I heard the slam of the lid going down, followed by her screaming. I'm sure it landed right on her hand. So puking and screaming/crying. FUN TIMES!
Finally I got Piper dinner, Presley cuddled in our bed and a moment to open a bottle of wine.
Tuesday morning, we knew P wouldn't be going to preschool and Steve was able to go into work late but then had to take her to my mom's. Thank you grandma again for saving us and Presley loves spending time with you! Maybe she is faking it to come to your house more?! LOL!
Then we had kindergarten registration! Steve decided to go for me (what a good dad!). They watched a video, got to meet the three teachers and the principal. He got to see the school and filled out the paper work and got more papers for us to fill out. The principal mentioned different things they needed to know, education wise and self-sufficient things (putting on coats, zipping them up, tying shoes if possible....which P has been trying so hard to learn!). We got her in the graduate program at Generation Next, so they provide the transportation to and from kindergarten and the before/after care. I think this will be great for her, since she doesn't LOVE change, this will give her some familarity with the changes of kindergarten.
Today I got Piper into the doctor. She has had a cold/cough for weeks and I just wanted to make sure it hadn't turned into something more than a cold/cough! Sure enough, double ear infection....who knows how long she has had them! :( She's been sleeping good, eating good....she has just been a crazy girl!
Tonight we decided to go to Applebees. Presley has the classroom bear this week and wanted to take her out to dinner (more on Buddy Bear later). And since it's supposed to blizzard tomorrow, tonight was the night. Disaster. Presley couldn't find her 'inside' voice, Piper was just not happy. We were ready to pack up and leave before we even got our food. And shortly after we got our food, Steve took her home. She was just a pain and disrupting the restaurant with her screaming and crying. So Presley and I enjoyed the rest of our dinner then headed home!
Hopefully this 'blizzard' we get tomorrow will just be a bunch of bullshit so we can end the week better than we started it! :)
By the time we got back to P, she had got sick again...mostly in the bag but it was still dripping down her face. I felt SO bad! Sitting there by herself, throwing up. In the chaos, of getting her cleaned up, gathering all of our belongings and trying to maintain control of Piper....we finally made it to the car, with Piper screaming and arching her back the entire way.
We got home. Presley wanted to lay in our bed. I went in there to get her settled down, and she started puking again. Piper went to play in our bathroom and went straight for the toilet, as she usually does. I heard the slam of the lid going down, followed by her screaming. I'm sure it landed right on her hand. So puking and screaming/crying. FUN TIMES!
Finally I got Piper dinner, Presley cuddled in our bed and a moment to open a bottle of wine.
Tuesday morning, we knew P wouldn't be going to preschool and Steve was able to go into work late but then had to take her to my mom's. Thank you grandma again for saving us and Presley loves spending time with you! Maybe she is faking it to come to your house more?! LOL!
Then we had kindergarten registration! Steve decided to go for me (what a good dad!). They watched a video, got to meet the three teachers and the principal. He got to see the school and filled out the paper work and got more papers for us to fill out. The principal mentioned different things they needed to know, education wise and self-sufficient things (putting on coats, zipping them up, tying shoes if possible....which P has been trying so hard to learn!). We got her in the graduate program at Generation Next, so they provide the transportation to and from kindergarten and the before/after care. I think this will be great for her, since she doesn't LOVE change, this will give her some familarity with the changes of kindergarten.
Today I got Piper into the doctor. She has had a cold/cough for weeks and I just wanted to make sure it hadn't turned into something more than a cold/cough! Sure enough, double ear infection....who knows how long she has had them! :( She's been sleeping good, eating good....she has just been a crazy girl!
Tonight we decided to go to Applebees. Presley has the classroom bear this week and wanted to take her out to dinner (more on Buddy Bear later). And since it's supposed to blizzard tomorrow, tonight was the night. Disaster. Presley couldn't find her 'inside' voice, Piper was just not happy. We were ready to pack up and leave before we even got our food. And shortly after we got our food, Steve took her home. She was just a pain and disrupting the restaurant with her screaming and crying. So Presley and I enjoyed the rest of our dinner then headed home!
Hopefully this 'blizzard' we get tomorrow will just be a bunch of bullshit so we can end the week better than we started it! :)
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Weekend Update
So Carlyn from Generation came over last night about 6 to watch the girls for us. They had already had dinner so she just needed to entertain them and get them to bed. We told Presley we were leaving and she said "Okay! Bye!"....didn't think twice about it! Shocking but gave us a sense of relief also. And Piper cried but supposedly it doesn't last long!
We stopped and had a beer at Saints and then headed to Confluence Brewing Company for the birthday get-together. It was a great place and we had so many laughs, it was a good night hanging out with people that we don't see nearly enough! We got home about 11 and it sounds like everything went good! Thank goodness!
Today, we've had whiny girls. Piper was not happy, getting into EVERYTHING! Presley was just whiny and annoyed with Piper. It was just one of those days! Presley and I headed to Target to get out of the house. We got home and then I took a short nap until Piper got up (I can't stay up until midnight and still get up at 7:30! HA!). And they we all bundled up and went outside! They LOVE being outside, doesn't matter if Piper's snot is freezing in place as it runs out of her nose! We spent most of the time sledding down our hill, it was alot of fun and the smiles on their faces were SO cute!
Even I went sledding, in my skinny jeans, snow boots and green peacoat! I just don't have the wardrobe to be playing outside in the snow, but it was fun to get out there and do some sledding!
Steve made dinner while we played downstairs.
We tried to get the girls to bed early tonight since they were so whiny all day and by 8:30 both were still awake! Figures! :)
Here is an example of what we deal with when it comes to Piper. You know these chalkboard easels? She has now figured out and decided that climbing onto the shelf-thing and then standing up on that part is more fun than just standing on the floor to use it. Why?
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