Sweet Suprises

Friday - fairly uneventful except look at how cute this boy was! Actually, the highlight was running into a friend at Costco - thanks for stopping Val! It's the little things that make me still feel human!
Oh wait, I guess it was kind of eventful - I tearfully told my boss I wouldn't be returning next year (that makes it sound nice, I was actually blubbering/sobbing). He was really nice about it and it just made it that much harder to think about! Corey really is an amazing leader. So enough of that or I'll start crying again. I am 100% sure this is what we're supposed to do - just have to adjust to leaving my Snake River family is all - so many great friends and kids... See, there I go....
Speaking of such wonderful people I work with, my friend Candie volunteered to babysit Saturday morning so I could go to a class I needed. Not only did my boys absolutely adore her, but when I got home - the whole place was clean! I started crying (sheesh I'm emotional these days). All I was thinking about that morning was that I was so tired, but had so much cleaning to do. So Candie - thank you thank you thank you. I think you are the reason I didn't lose my mind this weekend!
The rest of the day with the boys was great- we went to JCPenney with a $10 coupon I got in the mail and the boys got summer outfits. Ethan picked his out all himself and changed into them right after he woke up this morning. I'd say 40 degrees is a little too cold for shorts, but what do I know?
Another project for the weekend? Edible playdough (thanks heather). Ethan did really well with it.
Lucas just kept trying to eat it... but what's new.

And I.... well, let's just say I was identifying more with Lucas this morning. That stuff is good!

Filling in the gaps of the rest of the weekend was sorting through toys and closets - packing up any stuff we definitely won't use in the next 3.5 months and tossing anything that is broken or missing parts. As i gave word at school, it's time to officially get organized. I realize it's still early, but the more I do now, the more in control I feel. I like to feel in control - ever notice? And, I also have a classroom to pack up as well as several repairs here around this house. So, I give away, throw away, donate, pack... anything I can. Don't worry, the kids are safe! Well....

Amoxicillin Central

Oh, what a week.... Tuesday night after we got back from dinner Lucas was a mess and kind of hot - yep, had a temp of 100, and Ethan had been complaining of his stomach all day... So, no daycare for Wednesday. I made the boys a dr. appt for the next morning and wrote some sub plans. Turned out Lucas has double ear infections - oops. And Ethan was just fine. The tummy trouble was probably a combination of stress and the antibiotics. Sooo we spent the day snuggling and resting. It was good. I hate missing school and this was the 6th day since Brian left that I had to be home. That's nuts! I was feeling really stressed until I went to Zumba and pushed myself really hard. Then I went and bought myself some flowers and a stress-relief Yoga Dvd. That should help, right?

Today was a much better day. The boys woke up in great moods and seemed pretty healthy - despite still having nagging coughs. I lined 'em up for their meds and away we went. They had great days at school. Ethan told me all about his tooth necklace and his argument with his teacher about how many teeth were on it. He was right by the way. Or at least the way he tells it. Then tonight I tried to do the yoga video while they were up - thinking they'd enjoy doing it with me. But every time my head was on the floor, Lucas sat on it. And Ethan kept trying to stick me with the thermometer

"Mommy you sick. You 40 bucks. Yous sick. Oh sweetie..."

No, I don't know why I'm 40 bucks. Yes, it's odd. He also was yelling "Chicken Fat!" all night. He's got his quirks.

Tomorrow's Friday! And I am so happy about that!

Karate Kid

Not an overly exciting weekend, but we got a decent (well, by some standards) amount of stuff done around the house, played a lot, and ate some good (well, by some standards) food.

What Lucas was doing at the restaurant, I'll never know. What a goof! He was so loud and obnoxious.... just in a goofy goofy mood I guess.

Then this morning we got to go to Ethan's karate class. He normally does it while I'm working, so I haven't gotten to see it yet. His uniform had finally come in and he was soooo excited to wear it.
They practiced kicks (front and rainbow).

They practiced various stances and their "form" which is where they do a little routine, shouting out "Honesty, is alway telling the truth!" Of course, its a bunch of little guys, so it's actually telling the troof.

At the end of class, Ethan earned two stripes - red for being able to say the word (Honesty) and what it means. And green for showing his "focus face" during class.

We were proud. He did quite a bit of silliness, showing off, and genuine goofing off during class, but for the most part followed along really well.
Then we came home for looooong naps. We had to wake the boys up to go to the airport 3 hours later. Only quick tears this time. And Ethan was verbalizing his feelings quite a bit whih is muh better than the giant tantrums he gave last time he was upset.
I'm glad tonight's a workout night- I may have overdone it at times this weekend and have a bit of penance to take care of... But we had fun!

Better go - Lucas and Duke just tag-teamed and ripped open the costco bag of cat food. Great.

So great

So great to have Daddy here... So great to see the boys soooo excited and happy... Check out that smile!

So great to have someone else to help pick up the pieces... (FYI he's not really hurt- it was a dramatic moment after the big chase)

Quiet day, quiet night.... just hanging out here. So great.

Oh the Parties...

I had such a great day at school. I have such a great class and we just had a lot of fun today.The boys had such great fun at their parties. They both brought home bags of valentines and various suckers (Lucas' new favorite thing in the world - surpassing blankie by a mile...)

But, with every sugar high, comes a sugar crash. The poor lady at the Starbuck's drivethough tried to give Ethan a sticker and got a full on tantrum in return. Embarassing, yes... Actually, the evening wasn't too bad - we had a great visit with a friend of ours that stopped by and Ethan even helped me vaccuum up the mess I made. I see potential in this newfound hobby of his...

I got coffee on the way home tonight, thinking it would help me when the sugar wore off... but instead I think it just made me all jittery and goofy. Or maybe that's the pecan turtles that were given to me today. Oh diet, we'll be friends again soon... I promise...

I'm madly trying to clean up (yes, I realize if I'm sitting at the computer that negates this sentence, but I needed a break for a minute....) before Brian gets here in a few hours. We're SO excited to have Daddy home for 3 days! I think tomorrow I might bring a bathing suit and a book to the gym so I can sit in the hot tub after Zumba...

I better stop daydreaming about relaxing and get to work on that kitchen. I swear it was clean 2 days ago... What happened?

Important Days...

Ethan woke up "all better", though he slept with me most of the night. He really was good to go this morning, so off he and Lucas went to daycare. I could tell he had his energy back because he was h-y-p-e-r. He did tell one of his friends (ok, the one he always fights with) that he "needed just a little bit of space, k?"
I could tell he was getting pretty tired by the time we came home - lots of tears for silly reasons, temper temper.... At one point I told him he needed to say sorry and he said, "I don't know what that word is!" And then stormed off....
However, once his precious v-day card signing was in the balance, he pulled it together. The boys did a great job "signing" their names. They are all set for the morning and sooooo excited! Apparently one of Ethan's buddies kept telling him he didn't have cards to pass out - neener-neener, so Ethan is excited to prove her wrong.

Dinos for Ethan and Dr. Seuss for Lucas. Both with tootsie pops- which it's a good thing there weren't lots of extras of...

And then.... bathtime and LUCAS WENT POTTY ON THE BIG POTTY!!! What a big boy! I could hardly believe it! Ethan kept saying "Make Ethan proud!!!"
I love my boys.

Positive.

Yep, he's sick. Sick sick sick. He's got strep. I figured it out this morning when he told me his tongue and teeth hurt. Then when I called the doctor and explained that he'd been complaining of his tummy and head they said those were the tell-tale signs of strep in his age group. Oh. So I probably shouldn't have ignored those symptoms.
We watched lots of movies today and did a ton of school work. All was well as we set off for the doctor and then..... some nice man pointed out that we had a flat. So.... off to the loaner place where we have the car from. They looked and couldn't find any reason it was flat and sent us off to the tire place (dr. appt rescheduled). We finally got home an hour later, ate lunch, and naptime for Ethan. Then it was off to the doc for real. Ethan was a trooper for the throat swab- hated it but let her do it both times. He weighs 36 lbs and his tubes still look great (hallelujah!). His temp was back up, but onto antibiotics he went and he should be pretty good by morning. He is kind of upset that the medicine doesn't have an instant effect, "I'm still hurting mom." For the full effect, repeat that every 4 or so minutes for the next hour....
Lucas is fine - wild as ever and giggly as can be tonight. He was cracking up at me at dinner because every time I blew on my peas one or two would fly off the spoon. He'd laugh and fling his head back into the chair, making him laugh harder.

So tomorrow should be a little more normal. I hope. I can only take so much Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder. Seriously.