It’s Beginning To Smell Alot Like Christmas

And guess what… I’m allergic!

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Yesterday I was stocking up the house, and making my way with 2 kiddos and one giant tummy through Wal-Mart, and that is when I could smell the Christmas aisle. I’m super allergic to “holiday scents” like clove and nutmeg, so I dread the holiday season, and wow there was a powerful holiday odor making its way through about 1/2 of the store. Believe me, my tummy wasn’t happy at all.

I ran as fast as I could, grabbed a few items, and promptly ran back to the other side of the store where the smell was gone. Thade was mad that we couldn’t go and look through the Christmas stuff, but I was trying my best to keep my breakfast where it belonged. I’m already looking forward to Valentine’s Day, or any other unscented holiday.

Oct 24

The Last Few Days

The last few days have been so busy, I don’t even know where to begin…

Thursday was the last day of school for the week, and thank goodness it was, we had a lot to do. Friday was the MOPS Swap, and the kiddos couldn’t wait to go and see their friends. It was fun for me too, and I came home with lots of goodies. I picked up several items for the kitchen, a pink bouncy chair, clothes for Thade, and it was all free. Yep the MOPS swap rocked.

I also spent Friday calling parents to help with the Halloween party for next Friday. I am the head room Mom/coordinator for Thade’s class, and I was on the phone all day looking for helpers. I was happy that I had plenty of volunteers that will be at the party, and I’ll be calling everyone tomorrow with the supply list. Friday we started the massive shopping/stock-piling of the house. James was there to help me out, and we finished almost all of the errands.

Today I finished up the shopping errands with the kiddos, and kept really busy all day. There was cleaning, cooking, and more phone calls to be made. Tonight it is hair-cuts for the kiddos, and getting the suitcases packed too.

Tomorrow looks like it is going to be a busy day too, hopefully things will calm back down by Monday.

Oct 23

There Was Something In The Air

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This week marked my last few Doctor’s appointments, and the melancholy sadness has already set in… On Wednesday, I had my final check-up with my primary Doctor, and when I made it home, I was greeted at the door by two little faces. Dylan ran up to me and hugged my leg as tight as he could, and said, “mommy gone”. I picked him up, and hugged him as tight as I could, and told him that “mommy will always come back to Dylan.”

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The same carried on for Thade, the next evening. It was bedtime, and stories were being read, and it had been a long day… Neither one of the boy’s would go to sleep, and Thade was sobbing… I went in to sit at his bed-side and see what the tears were about, and he asked me “will I be left by myself?” “Of course not,” I told him… “But what if you don’t come back after surgery?” So I told him, “I have 2 amazing Doctors and one wonderful Nurse and they are all going to take great care of me. Mommy will always come back to Thade, no matter what.” I handed him my teddy bear from when I was a child, and prayed that he would find some comfort…

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Even though it will only be for a few days, I will miss them more than they will ever know…

Oct 21

The Cleaning Cycle Continues

For some reason Dylan decided to dump about 1/2 of the toy bins today, and why you ask, he was looking for one single toy. I decided that when he was taking a nap, it was time to reorganize the toy bins. To drive myself insane, I emptied all of the bins in the middle of the floor, and then sorted through the mess.

I came to a few cleaning conclusions… #1 my kiddos have WAY TOO MANY TOYS!!!!!! #2 I’m already dreading Christmas, because my kiddos have WAY TOO MANY TOYS!!!!!! #3 somehow I need to find room for all of the little girl/baby toys, and there is no room, because my kiddos have WAY TOO MANY TOYS!!!!! #4 if one more toy comes into the house, I’m gonna lose it!

So I cleaned and organized, and watched the food network as I cleaned and organized. I finally got the room put back together and vacuumed, and then Dylan promptly emptied his toy bins, because I finally found his trains. Looks like the cleaning madness continues for this weary gal.