A sad goodbye

Pepper found a rolly-polly bug in our back room the other day and I told her to take it outside. Today I found the rolly-polly in a small purse she likes to play with and I told her it had died and she needed to throw it away. She started crying and said she wanted to keep it! I told her that it was dead and it wouldn't do anything so she is now having a crying fit just saying Rolly-Polly over and over again. When she finally threw it away (after saying "good-bye Rolly Polly" in the saddest voice you ever heard) it was only because Sedona told her she was going to get blood on her if she didn't. Death is a sensative subject at our house. Sedona cried the other night for about 1/2 hour because she was so afraid to die. I have a feeling Pepper and I will be having a heart to heart tonight about death again. death is a hard subject no matter what age.

2011 in pictures part 2

More Pictures

In the folder I have it is labeled Jan-March 2011

So I am not sure when these pictuers take place for sure.

Pepper looks horrible, but they like to sit together and play the Wii

so cute

Yeerah made these for the girls Cute rabbit towels

Getting the gifts

Pepper's Valentine from the family

Dancing together at a Head Start family night

More of Pepper's great moves!

Hanging with dad

My Pretty Pepper!!

2011 in Pictures Part 1

ALL IN VERY RANDOM ORDER

The footware worn by "valley" kids

Sedona after taking out her hair--

Year of the Rabbit New Years lunch with Yeerah as the cook

Rice with Tuna fish, some sea weed (eyes & nose) Ketchup (blush), and ham (ears)

A few of Pepper's awesome dance moves

The bump--it sticks straight out---kind of huge!!

Yeerah was more interested in making a snowman (who never made it past a snowball) than sledding.

Sedona did great --she really enjoyed it for the most part--the last run of the day and she feel pretty hard--

Pepper--Not so much loving the snow--she was tired, cold, and hungry.

Not a fun combo!

At a basketball game where Yeerah was dancing--

Pepper loves being in charge of the video camera.

The happy couple at the basketball game.

Giveaway Fun from Organized Chaos

I wish I had something to give-away, but truth is I entered a give-away and I get 5 whole extra entry just by blogging about it!

This Blog--called My Organized Chaos--is an excellent blog about a mom with twins and an older child. It is fun to read and she always has great giveaways!

This giveaway that I want is a cute basket full of cute baby things--and since I haven't even started to buy diapers or anything yet (but some clothes) I am really hoping I can win this!

Since I have forgotten how to do all the cool things on this blog, like post a hyperlink with a picture--you guys get the boring link--

http://www.myorganizedchaos.net/2011/03/gear-for-the-first-year-giveaway-from-cdhp/

There also is a link to a Childrens Dentist thing and Since Sedona just lost her first tooth it was really interesting to read on that site about things dealing with children's teeth.

To do list Day TWO

Since I didn't get finished on Tuesday I have rolled over my list to Wednesday--it is still Tuesday, but we are going to pretend it is Wed.


So here is how my day will go:

7:00-7:50: clean house
7:50-8:15: Shower and get ready
8:15-9:00: Get girls ready & feed animals
9:00-9:30: take Girls and Puppy to school
10:00ish: Lucas home to mostly clean house
10-2:30: Clean up other parts of house
Lunch
Keep Laundry Going
2:30 Pick up Pepper
3:45 Pick up Sedona
5:00 Ices people coming to see Yeerah

Animals

Start Laundry
what is left --2 big loads & 1 mini load-- fold & put away 2 loads

Kitchen
Pick up dishes from last night
Cover burners with foil
Sweep
Mop
Get out dinner stuff (chicken Pot Pie)

Bedroom
Bed
Pick up
Dust
Vacuum

Bathroom

Sink
Toilet
Tub
Sweep
Mop

Dining room
Hutch
Table
Computer area
Sewing area
Vacuum

Back Two rooms
General quick pick up
Take things upstairs
Dust
Vacuum

Upstairs
quick clean up and put away
Vacuum

Who said it was 9 months?

OK--I want to know who said pregnancy was 9 months--because if you do the math---

40 weeks is actually about 10 months---SO that makes it really strange when you tell people you are 7 months prego, but still have 3 months left. They look at you a little strange.

Someone told me it is because the first two weeks kind of don't count and the last two weeks kind of don't count so you end up with 9 months. I think that is stupid logic.

Anyway--I am about to enter my 7th month and this kid is still beating me up pretty good. I just want to video tape my belly one of these days doing all sorts of stranges movements. It really is weird. It is hard to have a converstations sometime when the kid is trying to push his way out of your belly button (which hurts), or hic-uping so hard your body is literally jumping!

anyway--nothing overly profound--just another little annoying/fun/strange/wonderful thing in the wonderful world of pregnancy!

one week

starting on Friday life has been yucky!

Friday we got a puppy. We knew we were getting it so it wasn't a big surprise, we just didn't know for sure when it would come and live with us.


So Friday we went and got our puppy and came home for a few hours before my mom came in from Denver!


Then the "fun" started. Both girls woke up Saturday not feeling well so we took a trip to the clinic to find out if they had strep (which is going around). All three of us were tested and both girls came back positive, but not me. Sedona also had a major cold.

After doing some things in Alamosa, by the time we got to Sanford I was feeling pretty crummy too.

The girls started medicine and I laid around the rest of the time.

My mom, who loves to clean, cleaned my kitchen--the fridge and even under my sink.

Yeerah our exchange student said "I can't believe you are her daughter" --lets just say the love for cleaning is NOT genetic nor was it passed down to me!

So mom stayed the weekend while the rest of us laid around and tried to get better. By Sunday I had lost my sense of smell and taste and almost a week later I can taste somethings--and my sense of smell is coming back. The puppy is not as cute when you can smell that doggy smell!

I have lost weight this week (I know--very bad for a prego lady), but that is because any and all desire to cook or eat is gone. I forced myself to eat this week, which is strange for me...but maybe it cured me of my nightly quasadilla habit! My kids are loving it. Since i have haven't had a ton of energy the nightly beggings for Ramen or Mac n cheese has been met---but this week life is a little brighter so a healthier and happier diet is on the menu---right after tonights ice cream!