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Tuesday, May 04, 2004
"Look Mom He's Got One Too!!"
Today started a little earlier. At 6am Connor woke up and Cade followed shortly after. Of all mornings. I didn't go to bed until after 1am because I went to the ER last night to wait with Faith, Cole and her Mom because Cole had gotten bit by a spider and his right ankle was three times the size it should be. So we were all kickin it at the hospital, a good time was had by all. Needless to say 6am came too quickly. I gave the twins a bath and Tanner, like always, wanted to be in the tub behind them. In this case it was Connor. I put their baby tub in my bathtub incase your confused. Anyways, Tanner is standing up behind him in my tub and I am washing Connor and I hear "Look mom he's got one too" So I look over at Tanner to see what he's talking about and he is standing there with his penis out two inches from my face. So I say " yes, Tanner, he does, now put that thing away." It was a Hallmark moment, and I am scarred for life. But he seemed pretty pleased with himself and thats all that matters...........I guess.
Other than that things were uneventful. I did make a new WW recipe and it was good. Pasta BLT, yum. Oh, something else did happen. I went to get my mail today and lo and behold I had an unexpected package. Jeremy's Aunt Ann sent me a birthstone bracelet that she had specially made for me. It has all of the kids birthstones as well as Jeremy's and mine. Not many colors to work with, only three, since Jeremy, Connor and Cade share the same month and Tanner and Emma share the same month. I'm the only loner. But it is a really nice bracelet. I love getting things that are unexpected. Makes you feel thought of. And it was just in time for Mother's Day. Which reminds me, I really need to get to the store. See I am thinking of you mom!!
Tricia and went on our walk tonight, we only did 2 miles, but it was a good workout. I went to my meeting and I had lost 2.4 more pounds so that was nice. Two more and I will have reached 20 for the meetings and 50 all together since the boys were born. Feels good. Well I am tired and my mom is waiting to read this, what up Focker!!! LOL So I am going to bed. Until next time..........
Quote of the Day
I think that I shall never see
a billboard lovely as a tree.
Perhaps, unless the billboards fall,
I'll never see a tree at all.
Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971)
Posted at 9:46:21 pm by JennyTECC
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Monday, May 03, 2004
I don't know.............
...............what to even write. I feel like blah, right now. I guess I'll try to recap yesterday since I didn't make it on here. To all of you that read this everyday, I apologize. I'll try harder next time. The babies did really good through the night again, I can't remember exactly when they woke up but I think it was around 8am. They turned 12 weeks old yesterday. I can hardly believe it. They have gotten soooo big. They are really starting to smile a lot more and make sounds. They can prop themselves up on their forearms with no trouble at all. It's fun to watch them look around. Anyways, I had every intention of getting my house cleaned, but for some reason I couldn't make it happen. Except I did get my living room cleaned and I even dusted the tables. It was a huge improvement. I do good when I "power clean". Thats what I call it when I know that I have someone coming over or something I want to watch. I wait until the last 20 minutes and then I'm forced to get it done and get it done fast. Well last night I wanted to watch Sopranos, and I usually power clean before the show starts. I know it sounds crazy, but it works for me. I went to bed by 10:30pm and didn't wake up until 8:10am when Caden woke up. He had fallen asleep somewhere between 5:30 and 6 the night before, and didn't wake up until after 8, can you believe that????? Connor went to sleep between 7 and 7:30pm and he didn't wake up until 10am. I don't know whats going on but I'm enjoying it. A full nights sleep on clean sheets!! (we did get some laundry done, I guess) It was the best sleep I've gotten in a long time. Looking forward to doing it again.
Today has been a little more productive, I've been irratated so I turned it into energy and I cleaned my kitchen, dining room and living room (again) and on my hands and knees, mind you, scrubbed all of those floors. In base housing, at least in ours, all the floors are linoleum so you have to constantly scrub and mop them. I long for wall-to-wall carpeting. After they were dry, I went back and Mop and Glowed them, so now they are shiny. It's nice to see the front half clean. Now to conquer the bedrooms!!!! I've got to get myself cleaned up because I have to take the kids to an appt at 3. But now that I think of it, I'm not supposed to be driving, so maybe I can get Jeremy to take them. I kinda hope so. I don't want to get caught again. Until next time.................
PS Sorry this was so homemakerish!!
Quote of the Day
Fight the urge to be a liar. ~Jennifer
Posted at 2:18:03 pm by JennyTECC
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Saturday, May 01, 2004
I woke up this morning at 7:10am with my husband gone and the babies crying at the same time. It was like a regular day almost which left me very irratated for most of it. Saturdays are usually my day to unwind from the week and get some much appreciated help from Jeremy. Well no such luck on this particular day. I don't really know all of the details but Jeremy had to write a a program that would calculate scores for drill downs. Instead of taking hours to manually figure everything out he has written something that takes like 45 min. It's a pretty big deal and people were very impressed with him, and greatful to have such an efficient thing. So this morning he had to go to this Drill Down and enter all the scores from all of the ROTC kids/schools into his program. The irratating thing was that he was gone all day and I had no idea where he was or when he was coming home and I hate that with a passion. I like to be prepared. He finally came home around 3pm. He got changed and then we drove to Moss Point for a BubbaChew at Charity and Travis' house. That is Faiths sister. A bunch of people were there, some new and some old to us. It was a fun time. The kids had fun playing with some new "friends". Emma, in all her sweetness, decided to take it upon her self and pick me a bouquet of flowers out of their garden. I'm not talking about 1 or 2, I'm talking about a friggin BOUQUET that would have made FTD proud. She comes up to me with her hand behind her back, just as proud as she could be, and handed me these beautiful Lilly's that used to line their driveway. "They're so beautiful mommy." she says. And I say "Yes they are Emma, Thank you soo much." Luckily they didn't get to worked up about it. Travis made some comment that there was no need to prune them for next year. He's a real funny guy. I'm used to the yellow and purple weeds that Emma picks for me out in the back yard, on almost a daily basis. She loves doing that for me and helping me put them in my Vase with water. Until they turn into that white puffy stuff like dandilions do when you blow them in the breeze, and thats when they have to go.
Other than that nothing else has happened today. Jeremy had to go grocery shopping when we got home, because we had no food left. I couldn't do it because of my license thing and let me tell you I am all broke up about it. I absolutely hate grocery shopping. He picked us up a Rotisserie Chicken for supper, and it was very good. We've never gotten one of those before. It's nice though because for less that $4 you get a hot, tender, seasoned chicken. We'll definately get it again. It's nice in a pinch. Well gotta go for today. Until next time.............
Quote of the Day
Don't part company with your ideals. They are anchors in a storm. ~ Arnold Glasgow
Posted at 9:51:12 pm by JennyTECC
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Friday, April 30, 2004
Free at last.......For the evening.
Today started promptly at 6:50am with the twins waking up to be fed. I was able to put them back in bed and get a couple more hours of interupted sleep and even that was nice. My best friend Faith called me at 9:47am to let me know that all had gone well with her divorce this morning. And she was embarassed by the fact that it was sooo easy. Apparently it's easier than GETTING married, and thats sad. I read that out of every 10 marriages 5 will end in divorce, and the other 5 will have varing degrees of marriage. Mostly those that stay together, choose to for their kids. It doesn't leave one with much hope of a successful marriage. I'm determined not to be one of those couples. I want to have a very successful marriage, not just one out of convenience. And I believe I am on the right track. Not to say that Jeremy and I don't have our ups and downs, because we do. We just have more ups than we do downs. And we never fall out of love at the same time, although Jeremy would say that he NEVER falls out of love. But he must have his version of it. I will never have again what I have in Jeremy so I'm determined to hold onto it. Speaking of marriage, Tanner informed me today that he is going to marry me. He seems to have it all planned out. His daddy and Emma are going to sit in the chair and watch a movie. And we are going to go to a church and get married............next week!!! He's very infatic. And he reminded me all day, "I going to marry you, mommy" He was very sweet so how could I say "No"? We are anxiously anticipating the up-coming nuptuals. Wish you could all be there.
So in celebration of said Best friends divorce, she busted me out of my prison for the evening and it felt soooooo good. First we had to drop off her kids with the ugly ex-step-mother-in law, so the kids could spend the weekend with their daddy. Then we decided we were hungry and on the way back to civilization we thought we would eat at Favre's Bayou or something. To all of you that don't know, this is the homeland of Brett Favre. Whoopty-doo, anyways his family supposedly owns this restaruant. I had to pee so bad so thats the first thing I did. Faith stayed and looked at the menu and decided that we would not be staying because she thought it was too expensive, and told the waitress that we would not be needing drinks when she asked. So I come back and she say's, 'I'm going to let you look at the menu and then we are going to leave." I was sooo embarrassed, and the hostess was staring so I didn't want to leave right in front of her so when she was seating someone else I say "Come on, Come On, lets go." and I run from the table right in front of the manager or something, I thought he was a customer until he says "Is everything alright ladies?" I didn't even look back, we both just said "Yes Sir" and high tailed it out the door. I am so mortified at this point. I would never have done this normally, I would've sucked it up and paid the money. I don't like to cause scenes or confrontation, but Faith wasn't having it. I was at least going to buy a drink and then leave. Oh well, it's one for the memories. We left and ate supper at Chili's and then we walked a half an hour or more for the Walk for Life thing. I'm sorry if thats not the actual name for it. But its a walk for Cancer. It felt really nice, the weather had cleared up so it wasn't raining anymore and it made me think of my own aunts who are fighting or have fought breast cancer. I would love to see a cure one day. My biggest fear is that it's going to keep on coming down the line and my Nana and mom will get it and then eventually me. But I won't dwell on that right now. We went with Faiths mom as well. She has become my adopted mom while I'm here in Mississippi, her whole family has taken me in. So I have aquired 4 more sisters, Faith, Hope, Charity, and Joy. Momma has dubbed me Paitience, which if you know me well, is so ironic. I love the family, especially since mine is so far away. After our allotted 30 min. We met up with Daddy Walt, Joy, Charity and her husband Travis, and his friend Matt and went to AppleBees. I guess they wanted to celebrate with Faith or give her support. She really did good today, I am very proud of her and how brave she is. Well I am going to get off for now. Until next time.......
Quote of the day
Never eat more than you can lift. ~ Miss Piggy
Posted at 11:51:11 pm by JennyTECC
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
There's really not much to write about today!! Nothing extraordinary. It has rained all day long which has left me in a funk. Put together with the fact that I can't drive anymore I am feeling extremely trapped in my own home. Nothing to do, nothing to look forward to. Before it started to throw down this morning I ventured outside for my daily chore of watering our garden. A few weeks ago Jeremy dug up a patch of earth and planted some seeds. Pumpkins, Cherry tomatoes, Romaine Lettuce and Salad bowl lettuce. All have started to grow. But the real excitement lies in the Pumpkins, because they have grown so big so fast. Why couldn't it have been something we would actually eat? Oh well, it's fun to know that we have grown them ourselves from seeds, and instead of paying ridiculous prices for them at Halloween, we can harvest and decorate our own. The kids will love that.
Last night I actually made it the whole 3 miles. It felt good to do it, with relativly no discomfort at all. I am eventually going to make it up to 4 miles, 6 days a week but for now the 2-3 miles 6 days a week will have to suffice. I'm enjoying the fact that I can "shop" in my closet. Things I haven't been able to wear in a while are starting to really be baggy on me. I guess thats what losing 47 pounds does to someone. It feels good, I 'm finally starting to feel good, but I have a long way to go. I have to go to the gym tonight and walk on the treadmill because of the freakin weather. I hate walking on there it's so boring. Anyways..........
The babies were a little better today, but not by much. I hope they snap out of it. Last night we fed them and bathed them and then they were in bed by 9pm and they didn't wake up until 7:30 this morning. It was sooo nice to sleep all the way through the night. Emma informed me this morning that she was my best friend again, and that made me feel so much better after yesterday!! :) She's quite the character. Tanner had his normal day with his normal blanket tied around his neck, so he can pretend to be his favorite super-hero at the moment. The thing drives me crazy, because it is on from the moment he wakes up until he hangs it on the top of his bunk bed ladder when he goes to sleep. One day I'm going to burn it, I swear!! Well I hafta go, Friends is on and it can't be missed. Until next time............
PS. There actually was a highlight to my day. I checked out Jeremy's blog site this evening and come to find out he had written the whole thing to me. It was the sweetest thing he's probably ever done, because now the whole world can read how he feels about me. It put a definate smile on my face. I love him so much, and I'm glad that he's mine. The link to his site is at the left. The Oaken Glen. So check it out sometime.
Quote of the day
No violent extremes endure; a sober moderation stands secure. - Aleyn
Posted at 7:02:22 pm by JennyTECC
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Wednesday, April 28, 2004
So my day started bright and early at 6:38am. And it's been non-stop ever since. Not that anything really happened today, it's just been one of those days that you never think will end. The babies were in rare form all day. Instead of their usual 3-4 hr feeding schedule, they were up every two hours, and sometimes less. Which left me very tired and frustrated. So now I'm starting to think that the reason the boys are having such a bad day is linked to the fact that they had their shot's on Monday. I hope they have a better day tomorrow, I don't want a repeat of this one. At one point this afternoon both of them had woken up screaming bloody murder so I acquired the help of my 4 yr old, Tanner to feed Connor so I could feed Caden. He did a great job and fed the entire bottle to him. This greatly upset Emma, who wanted a "turn" to feed him. So now came the rantings of my 3 yr old with such classic lines as "You not my best friend anymore", (Thats her all time favorite.) and "you no play with me." She stormed out of the room wailing like she had just been amputated. When I had finished feeding Caden and burping Connor I went to comfort Emma. I found her in my bed still crying hysterically. I laid down beside her and pulled her close and it was then she informed me that "You make Jesus sad." I asked her why and she answered by saying " Because you no share that brother, You make Jesus sad" And then one more time for good measure she repeated "You not my best friend anymore." It was all I could do not to laugh, I finally calmed her down with a promise that the next time I needed help feeding "that brother" she would be the one to do it. All is well in the land of Emma.
The "highlight" of the day was that our BX Baskin Robbins was having a "free scoop night' to advertise the new Shrek movie. So after dinner we loaded up the fam and trekked across base, first to get Jeremy's dry cleaning and then we stopped to get our scoop. The kids got the Shrek sherbert or something and I left with the Cookie Dough. Who knew a single scoop could taste so good. Now I am on my way to walk it off with my friend Tricia. I'm going to go for 3 miles tonight. We'll see how it goes.
*Side Note* Last night my nieghbor Bernie gave me some hope about my driving situation or in this case lack there of. He said I may be able to appeal it to Jeremy's Commander because I have extrenuating circumstances with the 4 kids in all. No such friggin luck!! Looks like I'm hoofin it for 28 more days.
I am so looking forward to the weekend, except I won't be escaping as easily as I'm used to. Faith I'm ready for another weekend away!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote of the day
I've known rivers:
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
— Langston Hughes, The Negro Speaks of Rivers (1921)
Posted at 8:25:34 pm by JennyTECC
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Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Let me take you back a little. The date was April 17, 2004, the time, 3:47 pm. I was having a bad day because I was entirely stressed out over some problems my best friend is having. I decided I would make a tanning appointment just so I could get out of the house for a half and hour to be alone and think. I'm in my van and I wasn't paying attention, I have a tendency to that, and I pass the SP's. To those of you who don't know who they are, they are our military pigs and they had caught me. I got pulled over for speeding. A supposed 28 in a 15. Doesn't sound like a lot to the average civilian but on a military base, especially in a housing area it's a big deal. So along with my $39.50 speeding ticket, I got a 30 day suspension on all DoD establishments because I was going 10 miles over the speeding limit. Which means I can't drive, which means I am trapped!!!! Let me tell you how much this sucks. My license isn't suspended off base, only on base. But I can't get off because I live on base. So now my mind is racing, trying to devise a plan that will accomodate my situation. Do I bribe a nearby neighbor on the opposite side of the fence for permission to park there for a month? Do I risk it and drive out the gate closest to me and go around the base? Do I drive the car instead of the van? Or do I suck it up for the 30 days of hell that is due me? I know what your thinking. We'll see how it goes. Anyways, they gave me 10 days to enjoy my freedom before my sentence started, and today is my D-Day. No more driving for me.
Now onto another subject. Like I said before I have 4 beautiful children. The youngest two, twins, are 11 weeks now. About two or three weeks after they were born Jeremy went to the hospital to get his vasectomy. All went well. They told him that after 8 weeks or 20 "shots" that he could bring in his "sample" to be tested!! Well this is what we did on Thursday, the sample was delivered! The Dr. called me this morning and let me know that it was negative and we were good to go. I was so happy because it takes a load off, but I am sad because I've basically been told that I can't have anymore children. Yes, I know this was the result we wanted and I don't need or necessarily want anymore children, but I guess I like knowing that I can if I want too! And now that option is gone for me. Hopefully I can find someway to deal with it. I'm sure I will. Until next time............
Quote of the day
Life is a zoo in a jungle. ~ Peter Des Vries
Posted at 4:02:44 pm by JennyTECC
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Monday, April 26, 2004
Ok, so here it goes. My best (male) friend, Rhett, invited me to take a look at his site(www.gungho.blogdrive.com), and I found it pretty cool. So I figured this might be a good way to vent or to just talk about my day. It will give me something to do. Now some background., I am 25, very happily married to my husband, Jeremy, of almost 7 years. He is a computer-programmer in the Air Force and we are stationed at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi. I am a house-wife, yeah for me. But I would have it no other way. I have 4 beautiful children. Three boys and a girl, but not in that order. Tanner is 4, Emma is 3 and I just gave birth to our fraternal twin boys, Connor and Caden 11 weeks ago. Things are going great so far. The first month was the hardest and I knew it would be. But now it's smooth sailing. They are sleeping through the night, so what more can I ask for? My day started bright and friggin early!! The twins had their, although late, 2 month appt. Let me tell you how much this sucks. At our base hospital they will not give you an afternoon appt when your kid has to get shots because if your baby is going to have a reaction they want it to be early in the day. And I understand that, I honestly do. But these butt-crack of dawn appts are going to kill me. I have FOUR children. I had to get up at 5:45am and get myself ready and then get two babies (with my husbands help) fed, bathed, dressed and loaded up, just so I could be at the Dr's at 7:40am. Does anyone else think that thats a little too early. It doesn't matter, I do!
Well, I think this is going to be pretty cool. And I am going to try and keep it up. I've got a lot to say but at the moment I don't have the time. And since my buddy Rhett closes his entries with a "Quote of the Day" then I will too. Have a good one, y'all! <-----I'm really not a hick!!
Quote of the Day
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success. ~ Henry Ford
Posted at 10:59:37 am by JennyTECC
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