Delay in blogging

So sorry for the lengthy delay on here.  I have had a busy couple of weeks between my husband being home for Christmas break and my daughter not in school and the holidays.  Last week we went to my mom's to celebrate Christmas with her and so she can spend some time with the kids as well.  She also got them some clothes and we went out to dinner a couple of times.

Last night we went out to dinner with a couple of our friends.  It was a lot of fun seeing them but it was so late when we had dinner.  Not to mention, I was worried the kids were going to be super fussy because it was near their bedtime.  Luckily, my daughter was content with my phone but my son was super fussy.  I ended up having to hold him during dinner and I couldn't finish my dinner.

I haven't had a chance to cook anything too special either lately.  But I am looking to make some pot roast.  I have had a bit of a craving for it.

Happy Holidays everyone and Happy New Year!

Crazy busy week

On Thursday was a busy day for me.  After I dropped off my daughter at school, I took my son and we went to go to Michaels, Walmart, the dollar store, Ace Hardware, and I also took him to get his haircut.  Honestly, I don't like his haircut.  But it's only temporary and his hair will grow out again and when it is time to get his hair cut again, I will pick a different haircut style.  

I went to a few stores to pick up some stuff for my husband for his Christmas present.  Luckily that day my husband was going to be home a little late so I had time to wrap his presents up.  My biggest challenge was wrapping them with two kids awake.  But I got it done!

Funny story.. my husband accidentally found one of the stocking stuffers I got him.  I didn't get to wrap it  yet but he found it.  So I told him that was his Christmas gift.  Haha.  He believed me.  He doesn't think I bought him anything else.  I can't wait until Christmas morning when he sees the other stuff I got for him.

Christmas break has started for my husband so I have two weeks of help with the kids.  I am finally doing some much needed laundry and cleaning.

Christmas is almost here

It seems every year the days just go by faster and faster.  I can't believe Christmas is almost here and that the end of 2015 is near as well.  Time goes by too fast!  

I can't believe my little boy will be two in a few months!  It is crazy to think that because it seems like yesterday we went to the hospital to deliver him.  And now here he is, almost two freaking years old!  

Thank goodness both of my kids are done with their sickness.  My daughter has a cough here and there but it's not that bad.  I'm not waking up to her coughing in the middle of the night anymore.  They don't have that bad of a runny nose anymore.  I just hope and pray all of us are healthy by next week since we are going to be visiting my mom.

This will be a short entry as I have a mountain pile of laundry to do!  Until next time!

Three years later...

I remember the day when the Sandy Hook shooting happened like it was yesterday.  I remember dropping my daughter off at daycare and heading to work.  I gave her my usual hug and kiss and told her I loved her and then went to work.  I remember being at work and not feeling well, so I asked my boss if I could leave early.  I left work early, and instead of getting my daughter, I went home.  I wanted to take a little nap before I had to pick her up at my usual time.  I was laying in bed and relaxing.  I was on my phone and checking out Facebook when someone posted about the Sandy Hook shootings.

Upon reading that, I went to read the news of what happened.  When I heard someone went on a shooting spree and killed those little innocent babies, my heart broke.  My heart breaks for those families who lost their little angels so soon.  It's heart breaking to hear when children go too soon and especially when it is so near Christmas.  Imagine those parents who were ready to celebrate Christmas with their kids and now they will never get to.  I still get a teary eyed when I think of those little children.  Upon reading the sad news, I got out of bed and put my shoes on and went to get my daughter.  I didn't want her in daycare.  I wanted her to be with me and in my arms so I could hold her closer and smother her little face with kisses.

Three years later, I still smother her with kisses and tell her at least a hundred times in a day that I love her.  She is my little miracle baby and I love her to no end.  I am so grateful God chose me to be her mother.  I never knew I could love someone so much.

Please hold your children, fur-babies, anyone a little longer today.  

I would like a side of runny nose, please

Last night for dinner was nothing special.  Just dumplings that we got from my mom.  It was a quick and simple meal.  I usually make those for dinner on nights when I am feeling super lazy.  Tonight for dinner I think I will make something with chicken.  We have an over abundance of chicken in the freezer right now.

Both of my kids have a runny nose.  So I have been constantly wiping their noses and keeping them hydrated.  It was an exhausting night last night though that's for sure.  My daughter woke up in the middle of the night and was unconsolable and wouldn't even come to our room.  She ended up waking up my son.  So, they both ended up in our bed at the same time.  Between hearing my son's struggle to breathe out of his nose and my daughter's coughing here and there and the crazy wind last night, I got very little sleep.  Thank goodness it is Friday!

This weekend we are going to get our annual picture taken with Santa with the kids, our chihuahua included.  Then we are going to make some extra copies to send to the family as well.  On Sunday while the kids are napping I am going to try my best to make envelopes for the family's Christmas cards.  After they have been mailed and received, I will post a picture of their card.  It is so stinking cute!  I also made Christmas cards for my husband's co-workers.  Those are almost done.. I will post a picture of that one as well, too, soon.

Down with the sickness

I feel like playing that Disturbed song.  My daughter has a slight cough and a runny nose.  I hate when she's sick because she looks and seems miserable.  But for some reason, this time around she is her usual self other than coughing every once in a while and having a case of the runny nose.  Hopefully she can recover over the weekend since she doesn't have school on Monday.  I hope my son doesn't get sick next.  

My husband told me this morning he has a small sore throat.  Great!  Just what I need.  I don't need everyone in the house to get sick.  I am not getting sick yet.  Knock on wood.  But I am still physically exhausted every morning.

I discovered a new app on my phone where I can sell things.  So I am using that app to sell my old clothes, shoes, and purses.  I already sold one of my purses so I am excited about that.  I just want to sell them all so there is less clutter in the closet.  It also doesn't hurt to have extra cash here and there.

It is Monday

I don't know what to make for dinner today.  But I know that the one thing I won't be having will be the leftover turkey we still have left.  I might make some lemon chicken pasta dish of some sort, but I don't know yet.  We desperately need to do some major grocery shopping but I think we will do that this weekend.

Last weekend I worked on the Christmas cards for my husband's co-workers and I did some laundry as well.  I still have a few more loads of laundry to do and I will be all caught up.  I can't wait.  Laundry seems to never end in my household.

Tomorrow we are going out to dinner with my parents.  I hope the kids behave.  I also hope the kids go to bed easily.  That is the one thing I love about eating dinner with them.  When we get home, it is so easy getting both kids to bed.  Of course they still have a little bit of unwinding to do and relaxing to do, but it's relatively easy.  Speaking of which.. the past weekend, my son took long naps and resulted to taking forever to fall asleep at night.  I miss the days when it was easy getting both kids to sleep.

Happy Hump Day!

Gobble, gobble!  This was our gorgeous turkey this year.  This was after my husband smoked it in the smoker for like seven hours!  It was soo good this year.  We still have leftovers.  Tomorrow I will post pictures of the sweet potato casserole and the green bean corn casserole.  I will include recipes for both as well.

I am still doing laundry.  I have two loads to do today and I hope I can finish them today as well.  I really hate doing laundry.  I don't mind putting them in the wash, but when it's time to fold and put them away, I just hate it.  Luckily, my daughter loves helping me put clothes in the washer and dryer.. and she even loves helping me separate the clothes as well.  Now if only I can teach her to put the clothes inside out and to fold them and put them on hangers and put them away.  Ahh, all in good time, I suppose.

Tonight for dinner will be.. leftovers.  Surprise, surprise.  Were you expecting anything less?  I think I'll turn the turkey into a turkey pot pie for dinner.  Not sure yet.  The only that really sucks is that there are no more green bean corn casserole left.  That and the sweet potatoes were the first to finish this year.  The stuffing was awful in my opinion.  But I think next year I'll just make my own stuffing.  We just did a lot of cheater methods for meals this year because of the two little kids.

Happy Hump Day!

Piles of clothes all over

I am slowly but surely finishing the many loads of laundry I need/have to do.  Yesterday during nap time I was hoping I would get some laundry folded and put away but my kids had other ideas.  My son woke up first and after I got him asleep, I tried putting him in his crib.  But every time I put him in his crib, he woke up.  I finally got him asleep in his crib so I went to start folding the clothes.  About five minutes into folding clothes, my daughter woke up.  That ended my clothes folding moment.

I am hoping today I will put a huge dent in the pile of clothes that needs to be folded or put away.  My daughter woke up semi early today so nap time should be easy for me.  My son, on the other hand, slept in a little this morning.  But I am hoping nap time will go smoothly for him as well.  

It took me an hour and a half yesterday to get my son to fall asleep at night.  For some reason, him going down for a nap is easier than him going down for the night.  I miss the days when my kids would sleep all night.  I can't wait for the moment when they both sleep all night.