Girl Time...

This evening was all about Rowan and Me.

It was an evening of Girl Time :)

 

While Zachary spent the evening at my parents... and the night... Rowan and I spent some Girl Time together.

 

First, it was off to Gymnastics.  Having it at 7pm is hard on both of us... we both walk away from there tired!!  I really don't like having her class that late, but until there is a spot open in the 6pm class, there is nothing much I can do....

After Gymnastics, I asked Rowan what she wanted for dinner... I knew what she'd say... so when she said Chinese, I was already heading for Panda Express... lol.

That girl loves "Sweet and Sour Pork"! 

So we drove there and chatted about anything and everything that my girl would bring up...

I think sometimes, she feels a bit left out with her brother around... so, when my parents suggest Girl Time, I like to take them up on the offer :)

 

Right now, we are sitting at the table eating our Panda Express (I LOVE their Orange Chicken) and watching "Cinderella Story".

It a short bit, we will be heading to bed...

I'm not sure if I'll allow the Monster Girl to sleep with me - Derek is working OT tonight... 7pm-6am- or if I'll make her sleep in her room... lol.

Knowing her, even if I put her in her room, she'll end up in my bed by 2am :) 

Gotta love a sneaky child....

 

Well, I'm off to finish my Panda Express and then put my PJ's on...

Have a great Friday!!

Tags: girl time

Snappies...

Just some photo snap shots of my babies...

I can't think of too much to write, so I thought I'd share these....

This is Rowan at her Preschool Graduation... she felt like such a big girl getting flowers from her mommy and daddy...

 

Zachary with a blue face... courtesy of a blue sucker... If you think his hair looks long in this picture... you should see it now.  This picture was taken at the end of May... ::note to self- got to get camera fixed!!::

 

My Missy Moo... Swimming...

 

Okay, there you go... off to do some things... Have a great Wednesday!!

 

The Smell of Chlorine!

Gosh, I love the smell of chlorine... is that weird or what?

I guess it has a lot to do with the fact that I did swimming and played water polo in high school and a bit at the local JC... and I miss them...

So, smelling chlorine on my skin takes me back...

 

This afternoon, the kids and I swam for a while over at my parents.  I can't believe how much both are excelling in it...

Rowan can now swim from the shallow end to the deep end with out having anyone next to her...

And Zachary... goodness... that boy gives me gray hairs!

He loves to swim... and does this thing that has us calling him "Turtle" when he swims.

See, he'll jump in (he wears a swimming vest) and will swim around like a turtle with its shell up out of the water... face down... butt and vest up...

It is probably something hard to imagine... but it is hilarious when you see it... ::note to self, take picture::

 

After a while, it was just Rowan and I in the pool... So we started doing some laps (or I did) with the kick board... kinda 'racing' each other... but Rowan was a bit of a cheater... lol.

 

It felt good to get in there and do some excersising... I was actually thinking about getting back into our pool after the kids go to bed and doing more laps... but then, yet again, I'm a bit tired... so, we'll see :)

 

::why can't kids learn to close the fridge after getting into there??::

 

Anyways...

I wish it was Thursday already...

'Cause that would mean that I'm off tomorrow... but alas, tomorrow is Wednesday... which means I'm working ::sigh::

But that is okay... because working = money!!  And money = good...  haha

Just hope the wasps aren't there tomorrow!!!  eeeekkk...

 

Well, my kid is complaining of being thirsty... best go and get him some water before he tries to do it himself!!

Tags: swimming, kids

Wish I Had My Camera...

So I could show you the huge- and I mean HUGE- wasp nest that is outside my window here at work!!

 

I would say that it is just about the size of a salad plate!!!  With at least 40 wasps on it... OMG!!

 

And one even snuck in somehow... We haven't been able to smush it yet... but it is behind my blinds - which I promptly closed!- and buzzing around... eeek!!!

 

Hopefully the 'bug guy' gets to us soon and smashes it to bits and pieces....

Tags: bugs, gross things

Oh My....

Why is it, when you go to where your kids are to pick them up... say the babysitters or their grandparents house... they are on a pretty good behavior...

But once they walk through the door to their house, they become complete maniacs??

 

Yeah, I'm having to deal with a completely crazed two year old right now...

I've had to tap his booty... put him on time out... send him to his room...

And he is still acting like a nut!!

As I type this (and make breakfast for dinner)... he is scaling the couch!!! (when I came back to proof read this... he was on top of the cat house!! omg!)

::sigh::

Earlier, he was "cleaning"... which meant taking a wash cloth, wetting it... then proceeding to "ring it out" over my floor!!

OMG!!!

Seriously, I think kids only act crazy for their mothers... 'cause if Derek walked into the house right now, they'd be on perfect behavior!!

Mommy Syndrome is a true thing!!

 

Okay, off to finish my pancakes... Yummo!

Have a great evening!!

Tags: maniac kids, mommy syndrome

My Baby Girl and Me...

This is Rowan and I at her Preschool Graduation... Isn't she darling?!?!

::SIGH::

It's Monday...

Have a good one...

A BLAH Day...

It's a blah day...

One of those days that if you are lucky to shower and get out of your PJ's by 10am... you are just right back in them afterwards.

One of those days that you spend on the couch... watching all the reruns or your DVR'd stuff...

One of those days that you can't even get into the book you really want to get into, because your brain just won't get off "Blah Mode"...

One of those days that you can't wait for it to be your kids' bed time... or yours...

Yeah, it is just one of those Blah Days...

Here is to hoping for a good Monday...

Tags: blah days, monday

Hip-Hip Hooray!!!

It's Friday!!!

 

::doing happy dance::

 

Friday means the weekend starts at 4pm (for lucky me that is)...

And my XOXO Chat tonight (it's a MySpace Thing)!!!

 

Counting down the hours...

 

Have a great Friday everyone!!

~J

A Little Late, But Always Worth the Wait... My Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am Thankful For:

 

*The ice cold Pacifico that I've downed and has gone straight to my head :)

*The Salt & Vinegar chips that are oh-so-tasty...

*My babies... with out them, I wouldn't have as many smiles...

*The movie "Night at the Museum" to put on for my kids when I want some free time...

 

There you go, my Thankful Thursday :)

Tags: Thankful Thursday

It is...

... too damn nice outside to be inside an office today.

 

::sigh::

 

Have a good Thursday people :)

See you on the flip side.

~J

Tags: weather, work

Things I'm Wishing For Today...

... to be independently wealthy.

... for a nap.

... for my children to stop annoying me.

... for someone to come along and grant me the wish of being debt free.  Any takers???

... for my husband to get home so I can take Rowan to gymnastics with out having to drag along a hyper two and a half year old.

... for Rowan to stop thinking she is a Disney Princess... all aspects of them... the attitude, the singing, the pouting!!  Good GOD!!

... for it to not be 95 degrees out.

... to be in Pismo on the beach with a Mojito.

... to win the Disneyland Giveaway from our local radio station... I've yet to qualify as caller #9... but have been caller 5 three damn different times!!

... for the weekend to be here.

... for an unexpected check in the mail.

... for more patience in all aspects of my life.

... for world peace!!!

(ha... maybe I'm trying to be a damned beauty contestant!!)

~J

Me Time...

I've finally found some "Me Time" lately...

Wanna know how???

 

By making my children sleep in their own rooms!! haha...

 

Yes, that is right, their own rooms.

See, we've co-slept with our kids since Rowan was born.  There was a time when Zachary did sleep in his crib (after he came home from the hospital stay), but because he got an awful cold around the age of 7 months old... and the only way I could get him to sleep was put him in bed with his sister and I... it kinda stuck.

Rowan slept in her room on and off... On when Daddy was home... and Off when he was at work... So, the routine at night was for us all to go to bed together...

 

But since Rowan turned 5- and has grown so much- Daddy and I decided it was no longer time for her to sleep with us.

And because Zachary wanted to go to school (preschool) and have a back pack, we told him he had to sleep in his Big Boy Bed.

His transition to his bed was so easy... he loves being a big boy and loves knowing that he'll get his back pack now that he sleeps in his room - lets just hope that it doesn't back fire on us that when he does get his back pack, he'll give up on sleeping in his room!!

 

So, with both of my kids going to bed around 830pm every night... I find that I can actually have "Me Time"... and in cases when Derek is off we can have "We Time"... lol.

I usually will watch tv or read a book (Reading the Irish Trilogy "The Gallagers" by Nora Roberts right now...) or, like I'm doing right now, play on the computer.

I do find some time to keep up with the house work... although, looking around right now, I think I should get off of here and fold some laundry... lol...

 

But it is nice to just be by myself... not to have "Mommy" called a million-billion-trillion times... or to have to fight over what TV channel we are going to watch- Disney or Mommy's Shows...

 

Yeah, it is nice to just have some time for Me... even if it is there for me to go fold the laundry...

~J

Well, I did it....

I went public...

 

::shuddering::

 

I only hope it doesn't backfire on me!!!

 

At least I know this time I can go private and still enjoy it :)

Tags: pulic journals

It's been a bit...

Goodness.

I can't believe that it has been so long since my last entry.  May 30th?? What was I thinking?

Because so many of my friends have decided to start writing in their AOL Journals again, I've come to the decision to start writing in mine as well...

I'm even thinking about going public again... but I'm not too sure.

It seems like a lot of journals are private, yet there are a bunch of public ones.  I'm just not too keen on the damned drama that can come with having ANYONE reading your journal, ya know?

 

So, lets see...

Summer has officially hit the Central Valley, although Summer doesn't officially start until Thursday.

Today it hit 100 degrees... ::Sigh:: And it is only going to get worse... Thank god we have a pool we can swim in... as well as A/C!!!

 

Rowan graduated from preschool last Wednesday.  She looked so grown up doing all the songs and sitting there patiently and so still.  She even crossed her legs... I swear, sometimes I have to remember that she is only 5 years old!!

She will continue to go to her school though until she starts Kindergarten on August 14th...

We have to keep her in to keep that spot available for Zachary to start preschool... Which he'll do on August 20th!!

Gosh, my kids are growing up so damned quickly!!  It really makes me sad :(

 

Well, I had really wanted to write more... but BOTH of my kids are wanting dinner... So I guess that is my cue!!

 

I promise to write more often... See ya'll then...