First day down...

Yesterday was the first day of an entire week off of school for the kids. I have been dreading this week for a while now. The kids mostly fight when they are together. They sometimes find themselves happy with one another and play and make up great games together. They will play outside with neighbors or stay in their rooms for hours playing house or school... but most of the time I hear fighting. Caroline is mad because Hilton won't stay out of her room, Hilton is mad because Caroline won't play with him and they are both screaming because Lorelai is "messing everything up!" Yesterday I nipped it in the bud by leaving the house. We went to the mall. And Build A Bear was having a great deal/sale... so we went in. The kids love the mall. They don't mind going from store to store looking at clothes. I don't really know why. It seems like it would be really boring for them, but I guess I conditioned them at an early age to love shopping as much as I do! So, I really had no plans to spend money... but I saw those cute little Christmas Moose, Hal and Holly and thought that we had to have them! So in we went. I did not have a camera, so I did not get any photos... but it took up a good part of the day and they kids had a blast! Lorelai was a little scared of the stuffing machine because it is so loud and sounds like a vacuum, but once she got her Bunny, she was happy. Caroline named her Moose Jolly and Hilton named his Moose Jose.... I don't know how he came up with that. I don't know where he comes up with most of the stuff he does. But anyway, it was worth it. I used our entertainment money for the week, but the kids have been happy and wonderful ever since. They keep telling me thank you and that yesterday was the best day ever! I have never gotten that much gratitude for even taking them to Chuck E Cheese! So I am glad that we started the week off on a good note. Just 4 more days to go.

Our Christmas Gift to us

Well, we had this really neat cupboard above our toilet in the bathroom. One evening while I was getting ready for work, I heard a huge crash! It came tumbling down on the toilet and broke a candle, meaning glass all over the floor and it broke the lid to the tank on the toilet. In many, many pieces. After we cleaned up the mess we realized the cupboard was being held up with little more than scotch tape. Ok, it wasn't tape, but it might as well have been. There were 2 little screws in the wall and at the bottom, holding the whole thing up was a tiny nail you would us for hanging a small picture. Ridiculous. Well, with the cupboard down, now we need to paint the bathroom. It is disgusting. So that is something else we need to spend money on. A new tank for the toilet and paint. Merry Christmas, Bates Family!

Halloween

Yes, I am finally publishing Halloween photos. Lorelai did not go trick or treating, but I dressed her up anyway, just for fun. Caroline is a Frankenstein Princess and Hilton is Darth Vader. They got too much candy, (but not enough chocolate for me!) and had a great time. I was glad it was on Friday night. They were able to stay up late without any horrible consequences. My kids usually go to bed by 7:30, sometimes even 7... They did not get to bed until 9! But they were able to sleep in on Saturday, which was a blessing for all of us!

Sesame Street Live!

Well, we went to Sesame Street Live on Saturday and Loreali LOVED it! She clapped and rocked back and forth and smiled and laughed. She thought it was pretty cool. It was pretty great for me since it was free!!! Winning tickets off the radio is AWESOME! Even Caroline and Hilton had a pretty good time. I thought it was about 30 minutes too long, but I guess they have to give all those paying people their money's worth.

Sicky

Lorelai is sick again. The doctor wasn't positive what it was. It could be Mono or Tonsilitis, or both. I do have pictures from Halloween that I will post soon, but I have not gotten a lot of sleep lately, so I just have not had a lot of patience to download them all to the computer yet. The baby has not been sleeping well. She coughs this horrible barking cough, but it is not croup. Her chest is clear. Her throat was very raw, she won't eat and only drinks when she is desperately thirsty. She has a fever of 103 when I don't stay on top of the Tylenol and Motrin cocktail. She just mopes around and wants me to hold her all day. Her nose is all runny and stopped up. And she cries almost non-stop. We got some medication yesterday and things are looking up. She seems to be walking around a little and getting into mischeif, just not her usual amount. Sooo, we will keep you posted on our little patient.