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February 26, 2003
Mommmmmm!! She's bleeding on the floor!!!
That about sums up my life in the past couple of weeks. Not only have things been CRAZY busy at work, but I would have to say that they have been just as nuts at home. We have all been sick yet again this year and Mackenna actually had to have chest X-rays because they thought she had pneumonia (she doesn't) but she does have a nasty ear infection (her first ever). Between having to look in the hypochondriac (Lexi's) throat at least once a day for the past week and a half and Kimmi cutting her finger on (of all things) the top of a fruit cup can, I need a short vacation or just a really long trip to some quiet bar! LOL!
Why I should be voted Mother of the Year ~
I know that I discussed this in the Diary Writer's Group several months ago, but did not post anything here. Lexi and I have a journal that we write back and forth to each other in, we might write about something that is bothering us, or something that made us happy or just something that is easier to write down than talk about. Well two weeks or so ago, I wrote in the journal regarding our discussion on sex and that I was glad that even though it was embarrassing that we were able to talk about and that I hoped that she would always be able to talk (or write) to me about anything. A couple of days later, the journal made it back to me and she wrote that she was happy that I told her about sex (she told me! LOL) and that I was her best friend and that she would always come to me if she ever had any questions or problems. While I realize that this will not always be true, I appreciate that she feels that way now and feel like I'm doing something right!
Why I should not win Mother of the Year ~
Can you believe of all things, that the tooth fairy forgot to come! YIKES!! How could I have forgotten? Lexi handled it all very well and I fumbled my way through it with huge lies that kind of went like this. Really, the tooth fairy forgot to come? Did you put your tooth under the pillow? Hmmm....well, maybe she ran out of money or just had too many teeth. Or maybe when you got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night she saw you and freaked out and left. I then told her that happened to me once when I was little and the tooth fairy showed up the next night instead. What kind of horrible mother am I that not only can I not do my job right, but then I have to lie and blame the freaking non-existent tooth fairy?? I supposed that since this was her 6th tooth that she has lost and I remembered on the other 5 I should get some credit......right?? Sheesh!!
Valentine's Day and Such ~
Germany and I don't really do anything for each other for Valentines Day, we do little things for each other all the time and don't believe that we need a day determined by Hallmark or whoever to tell each other how we feel. I did make him a CD with all of "our" songs on it and he bought me the super romantic DVD "Shawshank Redemption", but we really keep it low key each year. Ever since the girls were born, we have really tried to use this day to focus on telling the people that we care about, that we love them and how much they mean to us. We believe that to raise strong independent women (definitely our ultimate goal) that they need to believe that they do not need a man in their lives to feel loved or complete. Meaning, that their self worth and value as a member of society is not based on whether they currently have a boyfriend or husband. Too many of my younger female friends feel like they have to have a man in their lives to be somebody and I don't ever want the girls to feel this way. That said, we do all kinds of things with the girls to show the people that do things for us everyday that we appreciate them. As a family we hand stamped all of Lexi's Valentine's cards and put them on suckers for her class and then made her teacher's card and gave it to her with her gift. I made three dozen heart shaped cookies on sticks for her class party and for the people in the front office at her school. We talked about the day and what it means to have so many people in our lives who love and care about us. I hope that by laying the foundation now, they won't ever feel bad if they don't have a "Special Valentine" in their lives, here's hoping we're right.
Please remind me again why I signed up to do this ~
I chair a committee position and co-chair a committee position on the PTO at Lexi's school and they both happen to be Spring activities so I have been really busy trying to get things together for them.
I am in charge of school supply kits and receive lists from the teachers (per grade) about the school supplies that they will require for the following year. I then solicit bids from companies who package the exact supplies and then the PTO sells them as a service to our families at school. I have been sending memo's to teachers and supply lists out for bid to different companies and have finally narrowed my selection down to two companies, I have to meet with the Principal, to review the lists and pick the Company to go with. This all has to happen before March 1, 2003 if I want to get any early confirmation rebates.
Next, I co-chair the Silent Auction committee for the annual Spring Carnival which is on May 16, 2003. We contact pretty much everyone that we can think of and beg for donations to be used in our Silent Auction. Since the economy is in a downward trend, we are dreading that this year we may be in for some really slim pickings ~ but I hope not! So if you happen to own a restaurant or have any other connections or are the SIL of Bon Jovi, etc., please contact me and I will be more than happy to exploit your connection for the benefit of Lexi's school! LOL!
Mackenna ~
Mackenna is the sweetest little baby! She will stop whatever she is doing several times a day to come up and give me slobbery kisses and nuzzle her head on my shoulder. I just wish that I could freeze these moments and replay them for both of us in a few years when she will be telling me that I don't love her and I'm so mean! I don't know what to do about my little munchkin though, she LOVES men!! Lexi and Kimmi both had a healthy aversion to strangers and definitely to strange men ~ not Mackenna. She will walk up to ANY man and put her arms up for him to pick her up. We went out to lunch on Sunday and I took her out of her highchair to put her coat on, I dropped my keys and bent to pick them up, when I stood up, she was halfway across the room heading for some man at another table. He just smiled, picked her up, told her that she was adorable and handed her back to Germ ~ I was SHOCKED. Lexi and Kimmi would have burst into tears and buried their heads had a stranger approached them at almost 14 months, not Kenna, apparently she'll go to and with anyone!! I hope that she outgrows this.....soon.
Kimmi ~
Kimmi is well, Kimmi! It's so hard to describe her. The pediatrician always laughs and says she certainly has a big personality. With those huge "chocolate" eyes and chubby little cheeks, it's hard to resist her. She is my laundry helper this week, which means that she gets to stand in the laundry room and visit with me while I do all the work. The benefit to her is that she gets to pour the soap into the bottom of the washer, which holds some huge attraction to both older girls. Anyway, while adding Oxy-Clean to the water, she spouts off "your clothes aren't clean unless they're Oxy-Clean" ~ huh?? Where did that come from? Obviously she has been watching or listening to too much TV, but it was surprising nonetheless. She is very excited that her room is done (pretty much, still waiting on the blinds), but she wants her bed sideways. This obviously makes no sense to anyone but her, but I pick my battles and I don't have to sleep in there, so her bed is sideways in the middle of the wall (WEIRD!). She loves the room and does not hesitate to rub it in to Lexi that her room is done and Lexi's is not, little turkey! She still counts down the days until dance class and has been practicing for the recital in June. I love to watch her Hula dance!
Lexi ~
Lexi is experiencing growing pains. She still wants to be a little girl sometimes, but is also searching for her independence. I am still struggling with the fact that this is starting so young. Today she had a major meltdown over the fact that her "favorite" shirt was not clean. Get a clue child, this is not Burger King ~ you don't get it your way! I tried to explain that it's not clean because she just wore it on Monday and she had at least 25 other shirts to choose from. She then informed me that I didn't love her as much as Kimmi because Kimmi got to wear her favorite shirt today.......aaaagggghhhhh!!!!!! I used to try and explain that whole vicious laundry circle, but gave up and ignore her now when she acts crazy. At night when we have reading / storytelling / song time, we discuss her actions and she is always the first to apologize and say that she just can't help being crazy. While it's not funny, it kind of is ~ growing pains ~ Heaven help me!! Lexi is into the whole American Idol thing. It must be very big at her school to watch it and then talk about it. So we have been watching it together and then talking about each singer and how we think their performance is. It's also a good lesson in how not to treat people = SIMON! The unfortunate problem in the whole American Idol issue is that Lexi thinks that she can sing and she constantly asks, do you think that person sings better than I do. Yes honey, the dogs aren't howling because they like your voice ~ LOL! Both Germ and I have tried to explain that most of them have received training and that they have been singing for a long time, but it doesn't sink in. I'm afraid that one day she may appear before Simon and end up singing "Like a Virgin"....sigh!
Reality Bites ~
Okay, now I know that I am not the only one who spends entirely too much time watching crappy reality TV shows. You know, the ones that suck you in and then drain the few working brain cells left over from pregnancy from our aching little heads! But nonetheless, I still watch the shows, or at least a select few. I watched the final two episodes of The Bachelorette and was happy to see that local Colorado boy Ryan won. Although I tend to believe that he is such a sweet and sensitive guy that Trista will just push him around and walk all over him, I hope that he can find his spine and set her straight. I already admitted to watching American Idol with Lexi and actually am happy to see that quite a few of them have talent, it should be more interesting to watch in the coming weeks during the semi-finals etc. Finally we get to Survivor ~ Thursdays ~ which equals Pizza night at my house, because who can cook and do the dishes before it comes on?? HAHA! Anyway between the men being led only by their pointers and the incompetent women who already look like they are starving, it's bound to get interesting! I feel sorry for the woman with the hearing disability but haven't picked any favorites yet, it's just too early to tell. Let me know what you think!?!
Mommmmmm!! She's bleeding on the floor!!!
And last but certainly not least Jynx (the dog) got her period (is that what they call it for dogs?) and yes, she bleed on my floor. I was upstairs changing Mackenna and heard "Mommmmmm!! She's bleeding on the floor!!!" Great ~ Just Great!! Thank God for doggy diapers!!! Anybody want a Lab???
From me and mine to you and yours ~
Stephanie
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