Getting to know YOU V-Day Style

I'm having fun again with Getting to Know You over at MannLand5.

The questions..

1. Favorite Valentine's candy?

Absolutely by far, the best.........

2. Pink or red?

Used to be red, but now prefer pink!

3. Will you be doing anything to celebrate today?

Unfortunately my hubby had to work, but I enjoyed spending the day with my children and MIL. Went for lunch and spent the afternoon chatting and catching up. When my hubby got home we went out for dinner. I had a great day!

4. Do you put up Valentine's decorations?

Nope, never did get too much into decorating for any holidays other than Christmas.

5. What does Valentine's Day mean to you?

Spending time and being thankful for your loved ones.

6. Would you rather get..flowers, candy, or a night out?

A night out sounds good to me!

7. Sexy lingerie or nothing.at.all?

How about my sweat pants and tee shirt? Boring, huh?

8. Do you say Valentine's Day or Valentime's Day?

Never heard anyone say Valentime's Day....funny!

Working Mommy Wednesday

What do you do about work when your child is sick?
Whose responsibility is it to stay home when daycare is not available?
Should Mom be the typical caregiver or should Dad step in?

Fortunately our kids have been very healthy so far this winter so I am very thankful for that! My daughter is almost 6 years old and is in half-day morning kindergarten. After school the bus drops her off at the babysitter until my husband picks up after work. My son is almost 3 years old and also stays at the same sitter 3 days a week and with my wonderful dad 2 days a week. I am very blessed to have my dad those 2 days because he takes my son even when he is sick! However, if it is not his day to watch my son, then I would typically be the one to stay home with him as well as with my daughter. Although my husband has already left work early and picked my daughter up from the sitter when she was not feeling well. So depending on the day and who has more vacation days available to use, this is usually the person who stays home. I think when my kids were younger, my husband was almost "afraid" to watch them, even when they weren't sick, because he was worried that they would cry and he wouldn't know what to do. Now that they are older, he is a lot more comfortable and steps up to the plate more often. I do believe it should be a shared responsibility just like so many other aspects of being a parent. You are in it together and it works better when you are a team! In my opinion, I do think mothers are just naturally more nurturing and children tend to come to Mom more often for comfort when they are not feeling well.

Stop on over at Sweet as Punkin Pie to read what others are saying about this topic. Thanks for the post idea!

Sunday Funday on Monday!

Getting To Know You

Thanks to MannLand5 for the idea!



1. Do you iron your sheets?

No way! I don't iron anything unless absolutely necessary!

2. Your dream car is....?

Sounds simple but I would really like a brand new Mercury Mountaineer!

3. Do you have an innie or an outie belly button?

Innie

4. What meal do you look forward to the most..breakfast, lunch, or dinner?

I look forward to a Sunday morning breakfast with the family at home, the works, eggs, bacon, toast, hash browns, yum! I also like a good dinner out, preferably seafood or steak!!

5. Favorite mascara?

Never wear mascara.

6. What would you say your decorating style is..traditional, modern, eclectic, country, french country, shabby chic, etc..?

Definitely country.

7. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Um, do I have to answer that?? Ok, it has been a long time :)

8. I hate the smell of...?

A poopy diaper is probably the worst smell right now!! Ready for my little guy take care of business on the potty!!

Weekend Review

Well, another weekend has come and gone, although it was a productive one! Last weekend Jimmy and I had cleaned the laundry area and garage as well as some closets and needless to say, there was some JUNK to get rid of! I had a pile of things to go to Goodwill, some clothes for my nephew, and baby gear that we have outgrown to go to consignment. So on Saturday morning I packed up the kiddos and we headed to the consignment shop to get rid of our Pack N Play. I'm interested to see what it sells for. But how nice, all you have to do is drop it off and you get 50% of the profit! We then headed over to Goodwill and dropped several bags of goodies off there. It felt good to clear out!

The kids were still holding up, so we tackled Toys R Us, looking for a birthday present. This is always usually fun because my kids never seem to understand that we are buying for someone else and they are not getting anything. Although this trip went pretty well. We then went over to Ollies to look around, and by this time my phone has rang at least three times, 2 of which were my husband, and once from Nanny. She was calling to see if Hannah wanted to go to lunch with her and Hayley so we all ended up meeting at McDonald's. While we were there Uncle John and Katie stopped by and ended up taking the girls for a day at their house. So Cody and I headed home and I did get some laundry and cleaning done. We went over to Nanny's for dinner and to pick Hannah up over there.

Sunday is typically the dreaded grocery store day. I wanted to head out early to avoid the rain. I've been planning my meals for the week which is working out well. Although some weeks I do go over budget. I defintely need to use more coupons!! I find it hard enough just to make time to search for recipes and make a list of ingredients. My Ipod has a grocery store list app which has made it more easy and fun! I don't know how many times I have made paper lists and got to the store to find out that I forgot my list and my memory is not that good...Anyway, the rest of the day was spent just relaxing at the house, which is always fine with me. I can always find things to do. Both kiddos have birthdays coming up and I did design their invitations on the computer that evening. Can't believe my babies are turning 3 and 6!! So overall it was a fun but productive weekend. Ready for the start of a new week!

Happy New Year!

Wow, another year has gone by...2010 is here. I always look forward to a brand new year. New beginnings, new memories...

Looking back, 2009 was overall a great year! I think the most memorable times were our camping trips over the summer. We had great times with family and friends. I think our favorite trips were Frontier Town and Knoebel's. We also had an exciting adventure in late August with Hannah starting Kindergarten and all the fun stuff that goes with this. I am so fortunate to be able to get her on the bus every morning and have a wonderful private babysitter for both kids! I remember thinking last year, how in the world am I going to work and have a child in 1/2 day Kindergarten. I was upset to lose my Monday off after having this for five years, but surprisingly, I often wonder how in the world did I make it out the door by 6:40 AM for that many years???

Unfortunately, one very sad thought comes to mind thinking back over the past year. August 6th, 2009 was a very sad day, the day my boss and friend, Dr. Lanpher passed away. It is still a shock and at times feels like it can't be true...but sadly it is. Things will never be the same at AAC but slowly we are trying to move forward and carry on the way he would want us to. GBL you are greatly missed!!

Everyday is a blessing and gift and I am looking forward to a brand new year. My kiddos are growing up so fast before my eyes and I am glad to have this blog to look back on and reminisce. I just need a few more hours in the day to post more often!!! Here's to a healthy and happy 2010!!

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Kindergarten, Here We Come!

Where in the world has 5 years gone? I ask myself that often. It feels like yesterday that she was born. Oh how time flies...




Hannah was so excited to get on that school bus. Especially since her neighbor friend was going to sit with her who is a fourth grader! Here she is heading to the bus stop. What a cutie pie!





Here is the crew waiting for the bus.



I did pretty well with the whole thing. I thought that i would lose it but i held myself together. She didn't even look back as she was getting onto the bus...



And off she went. My little girl is growing up...*sigh*