I'm counting the minutes till the end of the day.....in 3 hours I'll be on vacation! I'm soooo ready for my time off. That's one good thing about my job; I love Christmas time off! We're gearing up for a busy weekend. We're going to see my family over the weekend and come back to see Chris's family on Christmas day. I still have to finish shopping! We'll do that tomorrow hopefully. Luckily, I only have a couple of more left.
We've made huge breakthroughs this week with Caleb's bedtime. I've been fighting with him for a few weeks now and have been pulling my hair out about it! It seemed like it was taking forever to get him down! Well, he's finally decided to be a big boy and is going down without me having to sit next to him for a while!!! I actually feel like I have some "me" time to do whatever now! I even get to talk to Chris! I'm loving this big boy attitude. Not much else has been happening this week.
I actually have a date tomorrow; I'm excited! Chris is taking me out for my birthday. Have no idea what we'll do, but I'm ready to go!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
Happy Birthday Weekend
My mother-in-law's birthday was Sat. She turned 50, and all of us kids were going to throw her a little party. She LOVES Mercados in Tyler, so we all were going to go eat. Well, it ended up being Sun. lunch, but she had a good time! My job was to get the cake and balloons. I called Brookshire's and ordered a white cake with white icing and black writing and confetti-ish decorations. When I went to pick it up, the whole cake was black!!! There was even a little mound of icing in the center for "over the hill"! It was horrible looking! I was supposed to get all black balloons too, but I made an executive decision and put a little color into the party with those! The cake, as bad as it looked, was actually good! The icing, amazingly enough, was white underneath all the black! It looked like they had just painted black on the top!
Poor Caleb spiked a temp this weekend. That was the only thing wrong with him, though! Once his Tylenol or Motrin kicked in, he was running around like a crazy man! He's doing much better today. When I dropped him off this morning, he just looked at me, waved, and said "Bye, Momma!" I guess he doesn't need my petting anymore! Lucky for me, he's become a little more attached to his daddy, too. Now Chris can console him too!
My in-laws decided that yesterday was a good day to give the grandkids their Christmas presents, so we went over there when they got in from Tyler. Caleb had just gotten up from his nap, so he was a little groggy (and grumpy) at first. But, he eventually realized that there was something fun under that SpongeBob paper, and he unwrapped his basketball goal! Nathan got one, too, and they were having a blast with them. We set them up in the carport, and we had a full court basketball game going! They'd run from each goal to the next "shooting" their balls and having the best time. That was the best they had played together in a long time! It was short-lived, though, because they were fighting by the end of the evening! Oh well, one day maybe they'll get along!
Poor Caleb spiked a temp this weekend. That was the only thing wrong with him, though! Once his Tylenol or Motrin kicked in, he was running around like a crazy man! He's doing much better today. When I dropped him off this morning, he just looked at me, waved, and said "Bye, Momma!" I guess he doesn't need my petting anymore! Lucky for me, he's become a little more attached to his daddy, too. Now Chris can console him too!
My in-laws decided that yesterday was a good day to give the grandkids their Christmas presents, so we went over there when they got in from Tyler. Caleb had just gotten up from his nap, so he was a little groggy (and grumpy) at first. But, he eventually realized that there was something fun under that SpongeBob paper, and he unwrapped his basketball goal! Nathan got one, too, and they were having a blast with them. We set them up in the carport, and we had a full court basketball game going! They'd run from each goal to the next "shooting" their balls and having the best time. That was the best they had played together in a long time! It was short-lived, though, because they were fighting by the end of the evening! Oh well, one day maybe they'll get along!
Friday, December 15, 2006
Christmas Lights
We went to Athens last night to check out the Christmas lights with my parents. It was a blast! Caleb was just enthralled with the bazillions of lights and other stuff to look at. We saw all kinds of animals and tractors and Santa and his reindeer and all kinds of other stuff. As we drove through, my favorite part is all the lights that are on the lake. Caleb loved the octopus there. He got to see Nemo, which he still talks about. My sister-in-law has taught him how to say "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Willis?" (from Different Strokes), and when he saw all the elephants, he said "What you talkin' 'bout elephants?" How funny! Emily rode over with my parents, and the kids had a big time together. They were even good when we went to the steakhouse for my birthday dinner. I just love going over there to see those lights; they're really neat.
Now I'm watching Chris and Caleb barking at each other. Just a couple of crazy guys! It's a big wrestling match going on! Caleb loves it when Chris puts him in the "scissor lock" and slings him around with his legs. Caleb's running around screaming "SCISSOR LOCK!!!" It's going to be a wild night!
Now I'm watching Chris and Caleb barking at each other. Just a couple of crazy guys! It's a big wrestling match going on! Caleb loves it when Chris puts him in the "scissor lock" and slings him around with his legs. Caleb's running around screaming "SCISSOR LOCK!!!" It's going to be a wild night!
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
BABY!!
We got to hear the new baby's heart beat today! This little one tried to hide for a little bit, but we finally got to hear him/her. How cool is it to be able to hear this little baby in my belly!? Caleb was going to get to hear it, but he was being a little terror.....all because I made him put his pants and shoes on! What was I thinking? Luckily, Chris's dad took him outside to play.
Chris and I got to go out last night with all the people from his department. We had their Christmas party at Cheddar's in Tyler. Good food! It was nice being out with grown ups! A couple of the folks brought their babies (little babies), so I got to play with some little ones!
Caleb is just crazy! He has been so good sleeping through the night without a peep for so long. But not 2 nights ago. I don't know what his problem was, but he woke up 3 times in 30 minutes! The first time, I sat down beside him and he closed his eyes. As he turned over, he said, "No, cow" with this little smirk on his face! It was too cute! Then he wasn't so cute by the last time he woke up and threw a little fit because he wanted me, not his daddy. What's wrong with his daddy????? Anyway, I got up AGAIN and finally got him back to sleep. We don't need more of those nights!
Chris and I got to go out last night with all the people from his department. We had their Christmas party at Cheddar's in Tyler. Good food! It was nice being out with grown ups! A couple of the folks brought their babies (little babies), so I got to play with some little ones!
Caleb is just crazy! He has been so good sleeping through the night without a peep for so long. But not 2 nights ago. I don't know what his problem was, but he woke up 3 times in 30 minutes! The first time, I sat down beside him and he closed his eyes. As he turned over, he said, "No, cow" with this little smirk on his face! It was too cute! Then he wasn't so cute by the last time he woke up and threw a little fit because he wanted me, not his daddy. What's wrong with his daddy????? Anyway, I got up AGAIN and finally got him back to sleep. We don't need more of those nights!
Monday, December 11, 2006
Road Trip!
We headed to Austin this weekend to go to Chris's cousin's Christmas party. The whole fam (minus Chris's brother and family) went down. We had a blast! Caleb was crazy good in the car on the ride down. That DVD player is a fabulous invention! We stayed in a really nice hotel by the Arboretum. Caleb had a blast pushing the buttons for the elevator. Luckily, we kept him from pushing all of them! The actual party was fun. It was nice to be able to visit with everyone. Caleb did a good job entertaining everyone. A couple of the little girls were doing cartwheels in the living room, and Caleb tried to copy them. He'd bend over like he was going to do a front roll and then pop up with his hands in the air like he'd done something great! So funny!
We headed back a little earlier than everyone else yesterday because Chris was supposed to preach that night. About a half hour after we left, we got a phone call that his Nana and aunt had gotten in a rollover accident. So, we turned around and headed back. Luckily, no one was hurt, just pretty sore. God is good! Obviously, we didn't make it back for Chris to preach. So, we stopped off to see my parents. I felt like such a bad mom when we got there. About 20 minutes before we got there, Caleb started telling me he needed a new diaper. He's started doing that right after he wets it, so I said we'd change it at Nana and Pop's house. Well, he had soaked right through, and his pants were soaked! I felt so bad! He didn't care, though; he got to run around with no pants on! He had to put on a big show for my parents. He had some new animal toys to play with; my mom bought them for her house. The animals even had to eat supper with us! We FINALLY got back to the house around 10 last night, so my weekend wasn't the most relaxing! Now it's back to work.....only 7 more days to work before vacation!!!!
We headed back a little earlier than everyone else yesterday because Chris was supposed to preach that night. About a half hour after we left, we got a phone call that his Nana and aunt had gotten in a rollover accident. So, we turned around and headed back. Luckily, no one was hurt, just pretty sore. God is good! Obviously, we didn't make it back for Chris to preach. So, we stopped off to see my parents. I felt like such a bad mom when we got there. About 20 minutes before we got there, Caleb started telling me he needed a new diaper. He's started doing that right after he wets it, so I said we'd change it at Nana and Pop's house. Well, he had soaked right through, and his pants were soaked! I felt so bad! He didn't care, though; he got to run around with no pants on! He had to put on a big show for my parents. He had some new animal toys to play with; my mom bought them for her house. The animals even had to eat supper with us! We FINALLY got back to the house around 10 last night, so my weekend wasn't the most relaxing! Now it's back to work.....only 7 more days to work before vacation!!!!
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Update
So, I know it's been forever! Things have been a madhouse around here! Thankfully, school is winding down for both Chris and me, so I've actually got a little time on my hands now! I had a group project to finish and a big paper due last weekend, so I was a "little" stressed about that, but YEAH! it's over! I don't have any finals, just viewing presentations online for the next week, and I'm done with my first big semester! Chris will finish tomorrow, and he'll have one more to go!
Well, for a recap of the last couple of weeks......We got to visit with both of our families on Thanksgiving. We spent Thanksgiving with Chris's family and Friday with mine. Of course, it was incredible watching my Ags kick some Longhorn hiney! Caleb was actually very good through all the madness of the holiday. He had a big time playing with Emily at my mom's. They're really starting to play well together. Out at Chris's mom's, it's another story. Caleb and Nathan have not been getting along lately. He's gotten in trouble a few times for pushing Nathan around. The other night we were all over there, and the kids were already in the back room. Caleb went back there but wouldn't go in because Nathan was in there. He kept saying "Nathan, get out!" Hopefully, this will pass soon!
We're having fun with the Christmas tree; Caleb loves the lights. He keeps wanting to touch the ornaments, but he knows there's only 1 he can touch. We need to take him to look at lights around town. He's just amazed by them. I usually have some really funny stories, but I can't seem to think of any right now! He is the most disgusting kid on the planet, though. Lately, he's taken an interest in his poo. He knows when he goes, and he'll come tell me and have it all over his hands! YUCK!!! He's really gross. Keeping pants on him doesn't even work! He'll pull his pants down to get to it! We're going to have to break him of this quick! Other than that, not much is going on right now. We're about to get in the swing of holiday stuff, starting this weekend. Chris's cousin is having a party in Austin, so we're heading down there this weekend. It's going to be a busy time!
Well, for a recap of the last couple of weeks......We got to visit with both of our families on Thanksgiving. We spent Thanksgiving with Chris's family and Friday with mine. Of course, it was incredible watching my Ags kick some Longhorn hiney! Caleb was actually very good through all the madness of the holiday. He had a big time playing with Emily at my mom's. They're really starting to play well together. Out at Chris's mom's, it's another story. Caleb and Nathan have not been getting along lately. He's gotten in trouble a few times for pushing Nathan around. The other night we were all over there, and the kids were already in the back room. Caleb went back there but wouldn't go in because Nathan was in there. He kept saying "Nathan, get out!" Hopefully, this will pass soon!
We're having fun with the Christmas tree; Caleb loves the lights. He keeps wanting to touch the ornaments, but he knows there's only 1 he can touch. We need to take him to look at lights around town. He's just amazed by them. I usually have some really funny stories, but I can't seem to think of any right now! He is the most disgusting kid on the planet, though. Lately, he's taken an interest in his poo. He knows when he goes, and he'll come tell me and have it all over his hands! YUCK!!! He's really gross. Keeping pants on him doesn't even work! He'll pull his pants down to get to it! We're going to have to break him of this quick! Other than that, not much is going on right now. We're about to get in the swing of holiday stuff, starting this weekend. Chris's cousin is having a party in Austin, so we're heading down there this weekend. It's going to be a busy time!
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