1. get Oliver to school on time.
2. organize 2 week of coupons...ugh!
3. shower get ready for the day.
4. work a little.
5. go to mall with Simon.
6. work a little more.
7. soccer practice.
8. make something yummy for dinner?
9. run 4.23 miles.
10. go to bed before 11:00pm.
Yesterday I went down an picked up my Utah fruit order before Oliver got home from school. We LOVE fruit here at Truschke central, so I ordered half a case of some Galas, half a case of Pears and a whole case of Peaches. Mmmmmm. I love that stuff. Well Oliver was so excited when he got home and saw 3 boxes of fruit! He asked if he could have an apple and I said yes. Then he started telling me a story about one of his friends eating an apple and it making their tooth come out. As soon as he was done with his tale he said, "I think my tooth is loose!" I gave it a wiggle and said I thought it had a couple more days and to bite his apple on the other side if it bothered him. He left the room and cam squealing back in 30 seconds later with his tooth.
I was amazed at how fast it fell out. It seems like it took weeks of wiggling to get that 1st tooth out. So I told him to just bite his apple on the other side. So he did but he came to me 2 minutes later and said his other tooth was loose. I of course thought the tooth needed a few more days of wiggling so I sent him away again and not 10 seconds later he came squealing back to me with yet another tooth!
Seriously, he pulled out two teeth in less than 10 minutes! I was amazed. Then he said he hoped the Tooth Fairy would bring him $120. I told him she couldn't possible carry that much $$ for every kid and is teeth aren't worth that anyway. $2 a tooth is the going rate so he shouldn't try to rip her off or she might stop coming. So this is my little Goobers mouth now. He said he feels like a "Reverse Vampire", cute huh? Jarred saw him after work and said how he hoped they grow in fast. Ditto!
Oliver was happy with the $4 he got especially since good portion of it was in coins. He insisted that it was $65, but I made him count it a little better. I in NO way wanted him to show up to school bragging about the $65 he got for his 2 teeth. If any teacher heard they might expect me to donate more time and money to the school than I already do.
And so begins the "Awkward Toothy" stage of Oliver's life. Nice....
Sunday after church Jarred, the boys and myself went to meet Jarred's family in Tucson for dinner to celebrate His dads birthday. Jarred hardly sees his parents at all since they never come to visit so this was one of those things we needed to do.
And I of course couldn't pass up an opportunity to get a picture of Bompa on a saddle horse. The trip was well worth it for this shot alone! He was a good sport, I think because his grand kids were so excited to see him sit on it as they sang happy birthday. He's a great Bompa and his grand kids adore him.
This is Jarred's family. We don't have many pictures of us all together. Notice how the balloon is totally blocking the girlfriend in the back corner. It's funny because in every picture for the past few years that could have her in them, something always blocks her out of the shot. It's like fate. Oh my gosh, you can't plan stuff this funny!
And this is my niece "The Girl." Truschke's are very "Boy" so just the simple fact that we have one of these is amazing. Good thing she takes after her tiny dancer mom, otherwise who knows what we might have gotten. She is just precious and I love her bratty, little guts. She smiles like this every time she sees the light on the camera. What a Ham!!
Like most homes built in the 1970's our couldn't escape the curse of the "popcorn" ceiling. Oh, how I have loathed it for the past 5 1/2 years we've lived here. So last week I got on the phone and gave my friend John the Handy Man a call to see when he could come relieve my house of it. He said he would be by next week.
So yesterday he showed up at 8:30am and began the removal process. I thought we would start with the boys room since they have bunk beds and are always picking at this cancerous stuff whilst sitting on the top bunk. He had all the "popcorn" down by 10:00am and was done texturing by 2:00pm. That was fast!
Hopefully we will have the other three rooms done by the end of the year. So if anyone shares this awful "popcorn" ceiling curse with me and needs a handy man to do the job. Consider my friend John. Call me for his number.
1. Make sure Oliver's rash is gone by school picture time today.
2. Take Simon and Lilly to preschool on time.
3. Run 3.4 miles
4. Take shower.
5. Clean kitchen.
6. Work.
7. Play with my boys.
8. Grocery shop(optional).
9. Make a nutritious dinner.
10. Run 3.64 miles.
11. Be in bed before 11:00pm(optional)
My goal for today is to not get mad at my kids.....and Jear-bear. Which means I can't listen to my music on my ipod while working. That is my angry running music. I"ll save it for later tonight when I run.
So I decided to post something so my dear sister doesn't decide to Hi-jack my blog again.
I've been feeling a bit trapped lately which is weird because I am by no means unhappy. I just get this"What is all this for" feeling. I love my husband, family, and calling. Some times I even love my job. This summer I had a wake up call though. It happened after along day of work. My youngest was in the bathroom doing his business, then he called for Allie the babysitter to come supervise. She had of course gone home so I went in to offer my assistance. He wanted nothing to do with his "absentee" mother, only Allie would suffice. After some coaxing he let me help and that's when I realized, I suck! I suck as a mom and I don't do anything for my self ever. I don't do "grand" things that will make my kids amazed by me. I let my job and calling consume me. Which leaves little to no time left for Jarred and the boys. So I revamped my work schedule to work less hours, and decided to start training for my first 10k November 13th. It's amazing what a difference this has made in my home. My kids want to run, my husband wants to run, we are all eating healthier, which in turn makes us all be in better moods. I know I'm a long way from being that "Super Mom" I hear so much about but I feel like I atleast have a good start on a more fulfilling future. Hopefully it will be be a future much more goal oriented, where my family is able to reach happy milestone after milestone. Wish us luck!
