I Knew It Was A Matter Of Time

So tonight I ran over to my mom's first of all because we haven't been there forever and secondly because I had some searching to do on the internet and her computer is way faster. So I go in the den to use the computer and Mayme and Grandpa D are in the living room watching Wheel of Fortune and Grandma is making supper. So I am half listening to May's conversation when out of nowhere I hear Mayme yell "Hey Grandma, why did you and Grandpa Gale get a divorce?" HAY CARAMBA! Talk about uncomfortable. I did not hear my mom's reply, but heard Mayme say something about that it's better if people talk things out. That's when I calmly asked "Mayme Elizabeth" to come and see me. Of course she just looks at me and says, "What?! I was just asking".

I talked to Mayme about this a long time ago in the hopes that questions like that could be avoided. It was just so random I about died.

Kids.

I Never Said I Was A Role Model

So what a week of things to come. Mayme has become really interested in my life preMayme. What kind of things I did and such. I think it started when I was writing a letter to a friend and she was looking over my shoulder and there were some things from the past that I wanted to write about and tried to tell May that she probably shouldn't read what I was writing. When she asked why I told her because there were just something she didn't need to know about until she's older. She then says "But I want to know ALL your secrets". YIKES!

Then last night Leslie was up here and I walked out of the room and when I cam back in Leslie said Mayme was pretending she was smoking a cigar. I was like "what?!" and she said something to the effect about me pretending to smoke with pretzels or something. Which I am sure I did when I was kid. She then just looked at me and said "Some role model." DOUBLE YIKES! I'm getting lectured by my own child....talk about guilt. Some people (Leslie) found it hillarious. Oh the days before kids....you never think that one day your kids will start asking questions.

Onto another quick subject, this weekend I got to bring home a laptop from work so I could enter census information for work. It's so nice to have a computer that actually loads pages, doesn't freeze up and I can sign up on facebook. I really like it, but now on Monday I will have to return fun laptop and go back to the antinque.

What A Week

Well it has been one busy week. Last week I had something going on everyday, Mayme had two more teeth removed, Lydia had her preschool screening, and George had his 9 month check up. Mayme did real well this time with her teeth. When we finished with her appointment we went and visited my Grandma in the hospital. She tripped on a sidewalk, fell and broke her nose. I was almost thrown back by seeing my sweet grandma all swollen and black and blue. Mayme did real well. She doesn't like to see anyone hurt, but she was a trooper and did real well. It helped that grandma shared a chocolate shake with her. : ) I think when she heard and saw my grandma moving around like normal she got over what she looked like. She stayed in the hospital a few days and then was in the nursing home and I think going home today. She was ready to get out of there before she even went in.

Work has slowed down at Paul's work place. There have been some layoffs so we just keep hoping he keeps his job. He's a really hard worker, but there are a lot of hard workers out there who are losing jobs simply because. He worked one night last week and then they had everyone take the week off so he at least had the PTO for it and we got to spend time together. We will see how this week goes.

Lydia did real well with her preschool screening. She needed 71 to pass and she had 83. During her speech portion they showed a picture of a girl walking up the stairs and a boy walking down the stairs. When the volunteer asked Lydia what was happening in the picture she replied that the Girl was on the stairs. But what is she doing on the stairs? Lydia said "She's walking up to meet her boyfriend." (YIKES!) Of course when asked what the boy was doing? He was going to meet his girlfriend. It was fun to run across people who know Mayme from school. One of the perks if you have a decent kid and they have a unique name. Oh Mayme, I know her! (or ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, Mayme if they are not so decent). Lydia will have Ms Diana who was Mayme's preschool teacher and we are so excited about that. They just chatted up a storm together and I know she will have a fun time.

George is doing good. The best part was that he didn't even get shots this time. He's almost 19 pounds and I forgot how tall. I am so excited for summer to play outside with all the kids and go swimming!!

Thursday night was my first time playing Bunco. A girl and my work place thought it would be fun to get a group from work and play once a month. We will be known at the Belles of Bunco. (The Elementary are the Babes of Bunco). It was a lot of fun and nice to get out of the workplace and spend time together.

I got to see 2 really good movies this weekend. Gran Torino and Slumdog Millionaire. Both just excellent.

Tomorrow it's back to the grindstone.

WARNING: Not for children almost 4 and under

So yesterday afternoon we decided to get our groceries. We got all that we needed and went to check out. As the total came up, I opened my billfold, went to grab my debit card only to find it gone. Not just my debit card, but my savings account card, my gas card, my zoo card, my movie card, my library card, my health and dental insurance cards and several other cards. Imagine my surprise! Thank goodness Paul was along or I wouldn't have had any way to pay for the groceries. As Paul paid I started questioning the girls to which I came to find out that Lydia had been playing with them at home earlier in the day. Luckily the pocket my license was in was too tight so she wasn't able to get it out. So we spent three hours when we got home looking for the cards. Some how Lydia forgot where she put them. She would say she was playing with them, tried to put them back in, and when she couldn't, she got scared I would be upset and that's where she offered several scenarios as to what happened:

1) Toonces ate them
2) she put them in the garbage
3) she put them in the heater and they blew away
4) she took them outside and put them on the trees and the birds ate them
5) they flew away in the sky
6) mayme took them
7) they are at grace and ada's house
8) she buried them in the snow
9) she put them in her pillow
10)she put them in a plastic bag

We looked everywhere we could think of and where maybe a 3 year old would put them. Yes the garbage, piece by piece too. We even got out the flashlights and went out looking in the snow. So it's a mystery and I am sure it's going to be in the goofiest place. For now I am claiming them lost and getting new cards.

Teething Blues

So we have the teething blues at our house. Not just for George, but also for me. The poor guys is working on another tooth I think. He has been drooling like crazy and now continues to bite while I'm nursing. It's a viscious cycle because he's looking for comfort, then he bites, then I scream, then he cries and then it starts all over. Tonight the thing that was hard was that I didn't know if Paul had given him tylenol otherwise I would have given him some before bed. With the girls it only took about one time of me yelping for them to stop biting, but I know for him he's not trying to do it, it's just for relief and what can one do, but get out the teething ring, give the tylenol and hope that it comes soon.

All went well with May's teeth extraction today. They put on a movie, gave her some nitrous oxide and she was done in half an hour. I can see why the teeth had to come out. The roots never dissolved so she had the tooth along with the root pulled out. I guess Paul's teeth were that way also. She was a trooper though. I think she was still a little goofy after we left because she was saying some strange things. He lip was still numb so she thought that was interesting. Then we were waiting in line behind a lady at the self check out line at Wal-Mart when she says REALLY loud. "What is that lady doing?!" I was like "What? Who?" She then says again quite loud. "That lady in front of us!" I about died. Mayme just does not do that. I just looked at her and she says "What? I wasn't pointing". Then walking out to the car she was saying "Look at all this trash, trash all over, it's just trashy. It's trashy!" She also forgot she had done her homework earlier this evening as well. I think it's safe now, but just was strange.

Updates

Well I spent close to 30 minutes writing on the blog only to find out that my computer fell asleep from being inactive and everything I typed was lost. Very strange considering most of the time I copy what I wrote in case that happens. Well the kids have all been sick. Thankfully not all at the same time. Mayme started with a cold and cough. Then Lydia caught it. Mayme then came down with an outer ear infection. I had a rough few nights that felt like musical beds and little sleep. The girls would come in at separate times throughout the night wanting to crawl in with me because they weren't feeling well. Now George has the cold and cough. He has been actually pretty happy for not being able to breathe through his nose. He doesn't like me coming after him with a keelex. He got his first tooth last Thursday. Just a day past turning 8 1/2 months. It seems like it took him forever to get it. He is busy clapping, waving, standing, walking around the furniture and enjoys pulling all the books off his bookshelf then moving on to the toybox and pulling out all the toys. He helps with laundry too. : ) After two kids I have actually remembered I cannot not set anything to drink on the coffee table unsupervised.
Lydia has her preschool screening here in a couple of weeks. She seems to be excited about it once again. I brought out Mayme's scrapbook that had some of the stuff they did in preschool so Lydia could get an idea of what they will do. She is so silly. The other night Paul was leaving to go to work and he gave me a kiss and I hear Lydia across the room say "Oh look Mayme they're married!!". To think if getting married was just with a kiss. I remember Mayme thinking that too.
Mayme is having two teeth pulled tomorrow. She is a little nervous about it, but after talking about the tooth fairy coming she seemed a little more relaxed. In a couple of weeks she will have two more pulled as well. I believe we are beginning our expensive dental procedures adventure. Lydia was asking about the tooth fairy, what she looks like-how she gets in. Mayme said that the tooth fairy has two other fairies that carry the bags. When Paul asked what was in the bags she replied that one needs to carry the money while the other carries the teeth. Makes sense to me. Mayme is also going to be a flower girl in a wedding in May. Paul's cousin in Oklahoma is getting married. We were planning on attending anyway, but this kind of adds to the excitment. We are excited to go because Paul's family on his dad's side will all be there. (The Kansas/Colorado relatives) So we will get to see his grandma and his great-grandma, aunt and uncle as well as lots of family we never have met.
Over the weekend Paul and I went with some friends up to the IMAX theatre and saw The Dark Knight and on Saturday I went with a friend to play BINGO! I did not win anything, but she won $100! I did not realize it could be so much fun and intense. I'm addicted!

Hope everyone has a good week!!

Goodnight Sweet George Prince

So the other night Lydia walked over to George and gave him a kiss saying. "Goonight Sweet George Prince". I think I should write a book just so I can use that title. It's cute.

So what a week in Minnesota. We've used two snow days thus far and January is not being very kind. We got out early Monday, started late Tuesday and they've already canceled school for tomorrow due to the expected -50 windchill. Snow days are usualy a welcomed thing, except if we don't go in to work we are required to make it up or go without pay. One day doesn't take to long to make up, but then when you add on another one, and a late start and another closing. Then they start getting to be less enjoyable. At least it's always nice to know eventually we will thaw out and it sounds like 30's next week. I can't imagine the heatwave. : ) I do that last night I woke up though and just thanked God for a good heater.

The kids have been battling colds and I kept May home today so it's nice she will have another day to rest up. I better get some sleep because even though I am off from work tomorrow....I'm really not off from work with the kids.