Falling into Place...

We'd been telling bedtime stories for awhile, trading back and forth.... It was my turn...

"Once upon a time, there was a boy named Ethan. He loved his mommy and when she said it was time to go to bed, he jumped up and went to bed with no fussing or whining. She was soooo proud of him. And they lived happily ever after."

"OK Mommy, my turn. Once up a time, far far away forest, there lived a mama. And she never wanted to go into McDonald's, just drive through. Because she was always tired. But one day they went inside the McDonald's and they lived happily ever after."

Scary, I know! Big news today - I accepted a teaching job in Bremerton! I am so excited - though it makes it that much more real that I'm leaving my school here. Again, bittersweet. But, I was leaving anyway, so this is GREAT news! And now the search goes on for daycare, etc. So exciting! 11 more sleeps, it's going so fast - so I better go get some things done!

That's so sweet!

Thanks for a crazy wonderful 7 years babe! Happy Anniversary! I miss you so much!

Ethan just told me he was speaking to the flowers: "I love you flowers."

And then to me "I told the flowers that. I'm so sweet!"

Everything is "so sweet" today. His teacher gave him a book with a really nice inscription - "so sweet." 3 of his classmates started bawlning when she told them Ethan is moving soon - "so sweet." The flowers? - "so sweet."

I found this picture from this weekend - can you see how bossy lucas is? What a nut! I hope you're ready Uma and Upa! Your house is about to get a whole lot more "spirit"!

Popsiples

I should know to be more specific....

"Mommy, can I have a popsiple?"

"If you're really good, you can have a popsicle before bed."

...

"Mommy, I'm being really good. I shared my foods. And I'm petting Lucas' feet."

Funny boy. My parents are gone, and we're back down to three. But, our house is looking awesome - amazing what can get done in a couple of days! Soooo grateful. Lucas still has the fever. Will it ever end? Tomorrow is grades, grades, and more grades. I think it's going to be a movie day, sadly. I still can't take Lucas in public (due to the fever, not the obnoxiousness that is Lucas in public). So, we're housebound, and there's no better time than the present to get caught up on school work.

14 more sleeps in this house. Painful yet exciting.

Boxes

Uma and Upa are here! And good thing... Lucas has still been sick - though down to about 99-100. He's sleeping horribly and pretty clingy, so we're really glad I have some help! We've been boxing and boxing and cleaning and cleaning... Uma did the whole kitchen!

Upa's been working in the yard again - with lots of help.

And some snuggling and playing. Things are crazy! I can't believe that two weeks from tomorrow we're out of this place! Things are really falling into place, but I wish I could take all of my bittersweet emotions and just put them in one of those boxes for awhile! I can't take this!

102

The little guy is sick. Really sick. He's had a fever around 102 all day long (goes down about a degree on ibu). We think it's Roseola, as a kiddo in his class had it. Fortunately, Ethan and I shouldn't get it. Unfortunately, it has to run it's course. Fortunately, Uma is on her way already and will be able to help so I don't have to take so much sick time. Unfortunately that means she won't get quite as much house stuff done. Fortunately my dad gets here on Friday and Brian's parents are coming next weekend.
I knew something was up this morning when Lucas crawled into bed with me and just laid there for 15 minutes. Then, while I showered, he laid down on the bathroom floor the entire time. Lucas doesn't sit still that long. Ever.
So we had some nice snuggles this morning. Until I gave him some Ibu. Then he was a mad man - all leading up to the pile of peeled, smashed bananas you see above. Gross. I got absolutely nothing done today - I guess I should have expected that. I'll be home in the morning too, until my mom gets here to take over. I can't wait! We're so lucky she's coming.
In other news, I think we're seeing Ethan's confused emotional side again. He got into quite a bit of trouble for being aggressive today. That's the nice way of saying it. We've talked lots. However, what was most effective was that we stopped for a McD's ice cream cone for Lucas and Ethan didn't get one. So now, of course, all I hear is, "I am so so so SO sorry mom! Now can I have an ice cream cone?" (The answer is no, don't worry.)
All in all, I'm really glad it's a Zumba night. I need to shake all this off!

Side Effects

"When you have a baby, you have to go to the doctor, right mom?"

"Yep."

"When you have a baby in your tummy, right?"

"Yep."

"I was in your tummy, right? And Lucas?"

"Yep."

"It was fun in there."

"You remember it? What was it like?"

"It was cool. I throwed up a lot."

"Why were you throwing up?"

"I was getting too big for your tummy."

"Yes, you were."

"I have a baby in my tummy?"

"Nope. Only girls get babies in their tummies."

"Oh, not daddy? Huh."

This weekend was a weird one. It was our last "alone" weekend before the madness of moving. Other than Zumba (where i got the most fabulous hip scarf the boys are modelling), we had no plans at all. Good thing because I was feeling awful Friday night and Saturday. Went in to be told it was just allergies, for both Ethan and myself, and prescribed a nasal antihistamine for me and Dimetapp for Ethan. Not a good combination. My medicine makes me so groggy that I am not so patient and kind, and Ethan's makes him hyperactive. It was ugly.
He sang a lot of songs. At the top of his lungs. And right before each one he'd say, "Thank you for coming to my program.. bow and up!" "Ok, here's the song I love. I love kitties. I love everything. I love basketballs....." It went on for hours. Meanwhile Lucas was emptying the silverware into the toaster oven (unplugged, yes...).

Somehow we managed a lot of dancing though. Ethan takes the videos I bought very seriously. We have to do it just right, just like they do on the screen. He told me I was the princess and he was the prince. Lucas just giggled as he shook around.

We also managed to work on letters. Ethan loves the alphabet train he got from the Simmonds family for his birthday. He put it together and then we played a game where I asked, "What letter says /m/," and the like. It was really effective and showed me that he knows a lot more than he can write.

And I found a way to get him to practice writing the letters. He really likes to write on my hands and feet. Yes, weird, but hey, it got him to write an "L" which I hadn't seen him do yet. Note to self - need to go scrub off all the writing.
And then tonight, we played in my room for a long time, listening to music and spinning around. I gave in to the floaty feelings of the medicine and was silly with my boys. I'm choosing to let that fuzzy feeling keep me from seeing the mess all around the house. It's officially rented now, so no more getting it ready to show, Hallelujah! And so, the mountain of dishes and laundry will wait until tomorrow... (or maybe Thursday when my mom gets here ....)

And We're Off!

What an insane week... I seriously don't even have the energy to write. Our state testing is done. I do believe we have a renter for the house... Things are moving and shaking. In the meantime, I'm going to go take a nice long bath... If I have the energy to get in...
Oh yeah, and tonight was my students' cluster track meet - fun! The boys were full of it, and really enjoyed driving me nuts, but my 5th graders did great! I was so proud!
Is it Friday yet?