Today I have not had the bestest eating habits. Okay. I had 2 muffins for breakfast smuthered in butter but have been soooo busy at work that I didn't get a chance to eat lunch and since it's 4:45 and I'm just now getting any time to do anything, my mountain dew and swiss cake roll will be it until I go home at 6 and have a real dinner.
I don't know what to do about meals on the go. I've started getting up in the mornings a bit earlier so that I can make something for the kids in the car because Raziel inevitably dumps his entire cup of cereal all over the car and doesn't actually eat any of it. This morning I baked muffins (59 cents for a box of Jiffy) and we had that in the car and that worked out really well but... I was late to work so I will have to work on cooking those muffins the night before instead of the morning of. Total bummer because I love hot muffins for breakfast but owell. It's life. I'm trying to think of other good things that are kid-friendly that aren't terribly messy in the car and/or easy to clean up like crumbs out of the bottom of the carseat because he doesn't feel the need to throw pieces of his muffin all over. But, I have yet to think of anything beside muffins. I considered bagels but I'm not sure how well they'd do with em because bagels tend to be sort of tough.
Lunches have been interesting. We're bringing lunches from home 95% of the workweek now, to help cut costs. But, unless I have leftovers or a hotpocket (only the first 3 days after grocery shopping) , it's tuna salad for me. I want to come up with some more things I can keep at work that aren't expensive but that I can have some variety in but for some reason I'm just striking out on creativity.
Maybe that has to do with all the hours I've been working. I worked an hour late 3 nights in a row last week and then already once this week. I got an email from our HR lady that said "hey don't be late anymore" and didn't feel like I'd been late much... but I was 5 mins late 2x last week and 5 minutes late yesterday and then 15 minutes today so I guess she's right... In my defense, I worked till 7:30 last night and then had to stop at the grocery store- how dare that Walmart be set up different from my Walmart? I spent 30 minutes trying to find hamburger buns! and then got home at about 8:25 and then we had dinner and watched Dane Cook's viscous Cycle - hilarious but NOT clean at all and not recomended! All I know is that tonight I'm locking the doors at 5:55 and that's that. I am so tired and wore out. I had so much to do at work today - I had to clean up, do piles paperwork, and run the whole place alone. Tomorrow Bob's back and while he may not do much at all, he's another person so I can be more productive. I've had a headache since 3pm yesterday that didn't ever subside.
Well I guess that's life for now. I'm so tired I can't really accumulate more thoughts and I'm too worn out to really try anymore. Maybe I should go fill those prenatal vitamens the OBGYN perscribed and start taking them... And maybe if I make it through Thursday and I have another 4 day weekend I will enjoy the break. Maybe my brain will return from the mush it seems to be.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Day of Rest - HAH
Ok so maybe it's a restful thing to have a clean house, and for today that will be my translation of the Day of Rest ideal about Sunday.
What I did my Sunday (After Church)
#1) Picked up and mowed 1/2 the backyard. **this is a feat. I own a full acre that I have to keep up with and I also keep my mother-in-law's acre because she has asthma and can't mow it herself and on top of it we have a push mower so it's alot to have a yard in partial order** Oden is much happier now that he has room to play without the harrasment of weeds and mini-trees. All I have left is the unused half of my backyard that has alot of junk left by the previous owner that I'm just now (I know, I know) getting to take down because I FINALLY know people that have trucks so we can haul it off.
#2) Did ALL the laundry. Washed, dried, folded, hung and put away. I even paired socks.
#3) Washed all dishes, dried and put away. Also cleaned the counters and stove.
#4) Picked up and swept all rooms; Raziel's room, Alina's room, the living room, my room, both bathrooms, Brent's workout room, and the dinning/kitchen space.
#5) Organized all Alina and Raziel's toys back into the proper bins and threw out non-working toys (such as a magnadoodle with no magnets or magnet pen)
#6) Sorted Alina and Raziel's clothes, removing and storing outgrown/summer items and adding winters (and grow-intos for Raziel). Alina is still a 2-t with adjustable waist taken in while Raziel (now 14 months) is wearing 12-18 months and an occasional pair of jeans that are 9 months, although those mainly fit because he's short in the legs and I can't really say they fit well in the waist.
#7) Cleaned both bathrooms
#8) Swept leaves off the front porch.
#9) Bathed the kids - twice.
#10) Made a delicious dinner of chicken strips (injected with butter), mashed potatoes, Rotini & Brocolli, and cheddar buscuits. I also cleaned the dishes after dinner.
#11) Cleaned up a big mess -- Alina and Raziel were playing in the cabinets while I cooked (as usual) and apparently some time ago I opted to put away our fyer full of oil instead of draining it (Brent claims he told me it was a stupid idea) and they knocked the entire thing (probably a full gallon of oil) over and spilled it all over the inside of my cabinet and effectively all over my crockpot, countertop-skillet, and every other rarely-used electrical device I had stored down there.
So I guess I didn't rest much during the day but it was WONDERFUL and I really really really love having the house and yard so clean and pretty. I loved having Brent come home and tell me how good the house looked. I love the fact that all he has to do today is watch the kids and take a load of trash to the dump (I would have yesterday lol but it's closed Sundays). I love the fact that I am a capable woman and can both provide for her home and care for it as well. Do I know that I'll have to sweep and probably clean Alina's room (at least) again when I get home? Absolutely. Is that my job as a mommy? Absolutely. Do I love it? Absolutely. I'm an acomplished person today and I'm proud of my home. I can't wait till we get that pool taken down (gosh, I went to look at it the other day and theres about 150 screws holding it all together, it's gonna take FOREVER! I'm thinking I'll talk Tamera into helping or at least loaning me a power screw-driver) and have the whole place really fixed up. And I'm really proud that I get so much done while keeping my two toddlers happy and cared for, and being pregnant with a very healthy strong baby.
That's my bragging for the day. I had to tell someone about it. :-)
What I did my Sunday (After Church)
#1) Picked up and mowed 1/2 the backyard. **this is a feat. I own a full acre that I have to keep up with and I also keep my mother-in-law's acre because she has asthma and can't mow it herself and on top of it we have a push mower so it's alot to have a yard in partial order** Oden is much happier now that he has room to play without the harrasment of weeds and mini-trees. All I have left is the unused half of my backyard that has alot of junk left by the previous owner that I'm just now (I know, I know) getting to take down because I FINALLY know people that have trucks so we can haul it off.
#2) Did ALL the laundry. Washed, dried, folded, hung and put away. I even paired socks.
#3) Washed all dishes, dried and put away. Also cleaned the counters and stove.
#4) Picked up and swept all rooms; Raziel's room, Alina's room, the living room, my room, both bathrooms, Brent's workout room, and the dinning/kitchen space.
#5) Organized all Alina and Raziel's toys back into the proper bins and threw out non-working toys (such as a magnadoodle with no magnets or magnet pen)
#6) Sorted Alina and Raziel's clothes, removing and storing outgrown/summer items and adding winters (and grow-intos for Raziel). Alina is still a 2-t with adjustable waist taken in while Raziel (now 14 months) is wearing 12-18 months and an occasional pair of jeans that are 9 months, although those mainly fit because he's short in the legs and I can't really say they fit well in the waist.
#7) Cleaned both bathrooms
#8) Swept leaves off the front porch.
#9) Bathed the kids - twice.
#10) Made a delicious dinner of chicken strips (injected with butter), mashed potatoes, Rotini & Brocolli, and cheddar buscuits. I also cleaned the dishes after dinner.
#11) Cleaned up a big mess -- Alina and Raziel were playing in the cabinets while I cooked (as usual) and apparently some time ago I opted to put away our fyer full of oil instead of draining it (Brent claims he told me it was a stupid idea) and they knocked the entire thing (probably a full gallon of oil) over and spilled it all over the inside of my cabinet and effectively all over my crockpot, countertop-skillet, and every other rarely-used electrical device I had stored down there.
So I guess I didn't rest much during the day but it was WONDERFUL and I really really really love having the house and yard so clean and pretty. I loved having Brent come home and tell me how good the house looked. I love the fact that all he has to do today is watch the kids and take a load of trash to the dump (I would have yesterday lol but it's closed Sundays). I love the fact that I am a capable woman and can both provide for her home and care for it as well. Do I know that I'll have to sweep and probably clean Alina's room (at least) again when I get home? Absolutely. Is that my job as a mommy? Absolutely. Do I love it? Absolutely. I'm an acomplished person today and I'm proud of my home. I can't wait till we get that pool taken down (gosh, I went to look at it the other day and theres about 150 screws holding it all together, it's gonna take FOREVER! I'm thinking I'll talk Tamera into helping or at least loaning me a power screw-driver) and have the whole place really fixed up. And I'm really proud that I get so much done while keeping my two toddlers happy and cared for, and being pregnant with a very healthy strong baby.
That's my bragging for the day. I had to tell someone about it. :-)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Baby Pictures
So the quality is horrid because I don't have a scanner so I took a photo of the photo of the baby but here he is!!!
This is a full body shot from the side. Along the top you can see his spine, his little head is to the right.
And this is a picture of his little face. To the right is his chest and to the left is his head - the black spot in the middle of the top of that white circle is where his little brain is :-) Also, if you look directly beneath his head, you can see his fist is held to his cheek, just like his sister and brother both did in their ultrasounds.
** if you aren't ultrasound savy, just smile and pretend that you're excited to see pictures of the baby. I know most of you folks probably can't read these things but it's okay! It took me til this baby to properly identify things without the doctor saying it first!**
We've decided on the name Dante Judah, meaning "Everlasting Praise." I debated for a long time if I wanted to use the name Dante or not but I decided the meaning is just too cool to pass up. (He will go by Judah) Last night Brent and I sat down with a list of 5 name combonations each that we liked - including things like Leonardo and Armeadus on his list and Aiden and Judah on mine. The rule was that we couldn't use the same name combo twice (Judah Aslan ; Aslan Judah), and we couldn't use our favorite name more than twice. Both lists included Elijah - but we they were both names we put down as "mmmm what else could we name him" and not as a favored option. I was given 2 vetos (Dante Raphael and Aaron Armedus went off instantly) and Brent took one (Judah Aiden) and told me to pick the name I wanted because we named Raziel what he wanted to name him and it should be my turn. I chose Judah Aslan last night but when I woke up this morning I didn't think it was fair to rule out anything Brent had suggested and settled on Dante Judah. Alina is set on calling the baby Dante, which Brent thinks is hysterical and is fully encouraging her for the time being, but in the end I am determined that he will go by Judah.
We'll see how that goes. Brent and Alina are the 2 most stubborn people I know.
New cute thing that Raziel is doing: Every time I leave him in his room to play while I take a shower or make dinner or something, he ends up in his laundry basket. He doesn't tip it over or spill it all out somehow, and just sits on top of the pile of laundry and the basket, babbling to himself and drinking a bottle or juice cup. It's really cute.
New cute thing that Alina's doing: She's been waking up in the night and complaining that there's a monster "above her crib" (her big girl bed technically but in the night she refers to it as her crib). This is fun sometimes but is getting tiresome. Our guess is that our mouse (yes, we have a mouse and there are 4 packets of poisen out for the darn little guy) has been going into her room at night as a part of his routine and that she sees/hears it and freaks out because its clearly not mommy, daddy or Raziel. We shall see if her monsters go away when I get rid of this darn mouse.
This is a full body shot from the side. Along the top you can see his spine, his little head is to the right.
And this is a picture of his little face. To the right is his chest and to the left is his head - the black spot in the middle of the top of that white circle is where his little brain is :-) Also, if you look directly beneath his head, you can see his fist is held to his cheek, just like his sister and brother both did in their ultrasounds.
** if you aren't ultrasound savy, just smile and pretend that you're excited to see pictures of the baby. I know most of you folks probably can't read these things but it's okay! It took me til this baby to properly identify things without the doctor saying it first!**
We've decided on the name Dante Judah, meaning "Everlasting Praise." I debated for a long time if I wanted to use the name Dante or not but I decided the meaning is just too cool to pass up. (He will go by Judah) Last night Brent and I sat down with a list of 5 name combonations each that we liked - including things like Leonardo and Armeadus on his list and Aiden and Judah on mine. The rule was that we couldn't use the same name combo twice (Judah Aslan ; Aslan Judah), and we couldn't use our favorite name more than twice. Both lists included Elijah - but we they were both names we put down as "mmmm what else could we name him" and not as a favored option. I was given 2 vetos (Dante Raphael and Aaron Armedus went off instantly) and Brent took one (Judah Aiden) and told me to pick the name I wanted because we named Raziel what he wanted to name him and it should be my turn. I chose Judah Aslan last night but when I woke up this morning I didn't think it was fair to rule out anything Brent had suggested and settled on Dante Judah. Alina is set on calling the baby Dante, which Brent thinks is hysterical and is fully encouraging her for the time being, but in the end I am determined that he will go by Judah.
We'll see how that goes. Brent and Alina are the 2 most stubborn people I know.
New cute thing that Raziel is doing: Every time I leave him in his room to play while I take a shower or make dinner or something, he ends up in his laundry basket. He doesn't tip it over or spill it all out somehow, and just sits on top of the pile of laundry and the basket, babbling to himself and drinking a bottle or juice cup. It's really cute.
New cute thing that Alina's doing: She's been waking up in the night and complaining that there's a monster "above her crib" (her big girl bed technically but in the night she refers to it as her crib). This is fun sometimes but is getting tiresome. Our guess is that our mouse (yes, we have a mouse and there are 4 packets of poisen out for the darn little guy) has been going into her room at night as a part of his routine and that she sees/hears it and freaks out because its clearly not mommy, daddy or Raziel. We shall see if her monsters go away when I get rid of this darn mouse.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
mmmmmoney
Ahh the sweet feeling that is payday. The sweet achievement of getting to payday without overdrafting (Hallelujah!). The wonderful thought of making it! The fact that I can go grocery shopping and buy things like brownies and chocolate along with the veggies and bread! Paying bills on time and not the day before the power it cut off! What will I ever do with all this wonderful fuzzy feelings?!?!
You know, it's so funny to me because it's not like we've started making THAT much more money. I mean, Brent got a raise a few weeks ago and that's made a difference, but it's really not that much in terms of reality (its only like $20 a check). I think there's a few things that have finally started coming in to play:
#1) Cash. Hubby and I have started using cash for gas and our personal lunches. For some reason this has made a very large difference. I guess we know exactly what we've got left and what we've spent and it prevents us from over spending.
#2) We're finally out of short-term payments and short-term loans. There've been several different things we've had that just were supposed to affect us for a few weeks that stretched out and got expensive. Well we finally got all that taken care of and it's freed up alot more cash than I realized it would!
#3) Online Banking. I can get online and see exactly what's cleared, what hasn't, who spent what where, etc. This has been so much better than trying to remember to write everything down. I don't ledger anything anymore - except confrimation numbers and such.
#4) Online Bill-Pay. Paying things online, on time, when I have money makes a BIG difference. There's no extra fee for anything that I pay online, where theres alot of fees for paying bills in cash or over the phone. Since that was usually what I had to do since I wasn't ever sure when checks would hit and so couldn't plan right etc etc etc online has been great for us.
We are so excited because now that we're back on our feet and have our money under control, we can start talking about Christmas and birthdays and renovating the house and such whatnot. We're going to have about $600 put away for Christmas by the time it rolls around! I never thought I'd be able to say that! That's really great, too, because this year Alina knows what's going on and Raziel is finally old enough to really participate. I'm really excited about it all. It can be so hard to have money saved up for Christmas, but it is also really hard to pay bills in December if you haven't saved up!!
On top of our brillancy in spending our money better (LOL), come December 1st my grocery bill is about to go waaaaay down. Food stamps? Hah! I wish! WIC has finally overhauled their program and have adjusted their food supply for semi-needy families like us that don't get food stamps but could use some help. Instead of the 10 dozen eggs a month and 12 gallons of milk and 6 boxes of cereal (not even kidding a little bit, either!) They're cutting back on those things a little bit and giving grains (bread, tortilla and rice) and dollar amounts for fresh or canned fruits and veggies! So I'll still have to suplement this a bit, and buy my own meat and junk food (who woulda thought?!?! lol) but the tiny things will help alot. I've always wondered why WIC supplied milk and eggs but not bread or veggies when they hand out that little pyramid and the base is bread and then theres milk and protien, but right above that is fruits and veggies? How is covering one or two of the main food groups really going to help out on the nutrition of kids? So I guess someone else said the same thing and WIC said "hmm maybe they don't need 10 dozen eggs a month for a family of 4" and adjusted things. And, effectively, December is when we get changed over.
Well that's the lifestyles of the poor and nameless for now! LOL
You know, it's so funny to me because it's not like we've started making THAT much more money. I mean, Brent got a raise a few weeks ago and that's made a difference, but it's really not that much in terms of reality (its only like $20 a check). I think there's a few things that have finally started coming in to play:
#1) Cash. Hubby and I have started using cash for gas and our personal lunches. For some reason this has made a very large difference. I guess we know exactly what we've got left and what we've spent and it prevents us from over spending.
#2) We're finally out of short-term payments and short-term loans. There've been several different things we've had that just were supposed to affect us for a few weeks that stretched out and got expensive. Well we finally got all that taken care of and it's freed up alot more cash than I realized it would!
#3) Online Banking. I can get online and see exactly what's cleared, what hasn't, who spent what where, etc. This has been so much better than trying to remember to write everything down. I don't ledger anything anymore - except confrimation numbers and such.
#4) Online Bill-Pay. Paying things online, on time, when I have money makes a BIG difference. There's no extra fee for anything that I pay online, where theres alot of fees for paying bills in cash or over the phone. Since that was usually what I had to do since I wasn't ever sure when checks would hit and so couldn't plan right etc etc etc online has been great for us.
We are so excited because now that we're back on our feet and have our money under control, we can start talking about Christmas and birthdays and renovating the house and such whatnot. We're going to have about $600 put away for Christmas by the time it rolls around! I never thought I'd be able to say that! That's really great, too, because this year Alina knows what's going on and Raziel is finally old enough to really participate. I'm really excited about it all. It can be so hard to have money saved up for Christmas, but it is also really hard to pay bills in December if you haven't saved up!!
On top of our brillancy in spending our money better (LOL), come December 1st my grocery bill is about to go waaaaay down. Food stamps? Hah! I wish! WIC has finally overhauled their program and have adjusted their food supply for semi-needy families like us that don't get food stamps but could use some help. Instead of the 10 dozen eggs a month and 12 gallons of milk and 6 boxes of cereal (not even kidding a little bit, either!) They're cutting back on those things a little bit and giving grains (bread, tortilla and rice) and dollar amounts for fresh or canned fruits and veggies! So I'll still have to suplement this a bit, and buy my own meat and junk food (who woulda thought?!?! lol) but the tiny things will help alot. I've always wondered why WIC supplied milk and eggs but not bread or veggies when they hand out that little pyramid and the base is bread and then theres milk and protien, but right above that is fruits and veggies? How is covering one or two of the main food groups really going to help out on the nutrition of kids? So I guess someone else said the same thing and WIC said "hmm maybe they don't need 10 dozen eggs a month for a family of 4" and adjusted things. And, effectively, December is when we get changed over.
Well that's the lifestyles of the poor and nameless for now! LOL
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
What to name him?
So hubby has possibly convinced me Judah isn't the greatest name since it could be rhymed with budah and being as that is the name of a big fat and fake god, that is potentially a mean nickname.... sad that we have to consider that but geez nothing rhymes with Raziel so it hasn't been much of a discussion previously.... But I haven't given up yet, because I really like the name alot anyway and will keep fighting for it.
I looked up the meaning of Dante Leonardo and it means "everlasting strength." Like the literature relation people put with Dante or not, that's a freaking awesome meaning.... And, Brent argues that people are simply stupid because the story of Dante's Inferno is actually about a man that goes through the 13 rings of hell to get to his wife Beatrice (who died young) and be in heaven with her. She sends Virgil, an angel, to walk through it with him. Plus, he enters hell on Good Friday emerges from Hell on Easter morning -- I wonder if the author meant that the way it seems... that Dante was a picture of Christ figthing through hell to get to spend eternity with his beloved. Scholars look to Dante as an allegory and the relationship between Dante and Beatrice to represent spiritual love.... That's cool... Maybe people just don't know what they're talking about because that story is really freaking awesome. Plus... I wonder about how many people will even think that because it's a fine line - you have to be well-read enough to know about Dante's Inferno, but not well-read enough to know what it's about... that's a small population of the world... and happens to be that there's a few of those in my family, lol.
And hey, people really could pick on our kids for alot of things -the fact that they have odd names for one... so I might be convinced of this Dante idea.... Realistically, if Gwenyth can name her kid "Apple", Courtney Cox can name hers "Coco" then Dante isn't so bad. It's better then Brent's newest proposition of "Armaidus" To me that just sounds like a man from like the Roman Empire or the Bible... You know, this person begat this one, that one begat this one, and this person begat "Armaidus." -- which doesn't have a cool meaning btw, it doesn't even come up as a real name.
Note: In the process of trying to remember which crazy celebrity named their kid Apple, I came across this listing of Wacky Celebrity Baby Names and had to show some of the best (craziest) ones.
Shannyn Sossaman & Dallas Clayton: Baby son; Audio Science
Julia Roberts & Danny Moder: Twins; Phinnaeus Walter and Hazel Patricia (I like Hazel but Phinnaeus? omg!)
Jools Norton & Jamie Oliver: Baby daughters; Daisy Boo and Poppy Honey
Geri Halliwell & Sacha Gervasi: Baby daughter; Bluebell Madonna
Beth Riesgraf & Jason Lee: Baby son; Pilot Inspektor
Paula Yates & Bob Geldof: Baby daughters; Fifi-Trixibelle, Peaches, Little Trixie, and Honeyblossom (4 girls? all bad names? aww poor things! they sound like little fluffy purse-dog names!)
Dante, Judah, Aslan, anything is better than Fifi or Phinnaeus! They must not have considered their kids getting picked on as middle schoolers... and not to mention that Paula & Bob's girls all have stripper names.
Last night was sweet because Alina was sleeping when we got home. (it was rainy, and dark, I picked up the kids because Brent had forgotten his wallet and had no gas in his car... and when we got home it was like 8:20) We put Raziel right down with a bottle (I know I need to break him but it makes life so much easier!) and I went to put Alina in bed but she woke up enough to tell me she was hungry. So, she sat in my lap at the dinner table while daddy served mashed-potato-barbeque-hamburger-with-cheese-on-top casserole that pam makes and MAN it was yummy. Alina told me I was her best friend (I love that) and she talked about what we should name the baby. Her suggestion? Little Joe Bob the Tomato. While Joseph Robert is a nice name (though not weird enough for us really) I could never name my child that because he would always be Little Joe Bob the Tomato to me, and I can't handle that LOL!
ahhh... back to the drawing board. Too bad LienRoth means "Red Flower" because it would be so cool if it was like "dragon" or something. Alas.... it's the fall back plan but I don't see it happening. Well, I'm going to continue my hunt for a cool name to go with Dante that doesn't sound like a ninja turtle. Too bad Judah and Dante don't really go together.
I looked up the meaning of Dante Leonardo and it means "everlasting strength." Like the literature relation people put with Dante or not, that's a freaking awesome meaning.... And, Brent argues that people are simply stupid because the story of Dante's Inferno is actually about a man that goes through the 13 rings of hell to get to his wife Beatrice (who died young) and be in heaven with her. She sends Virgil, an angel, to walk through it with him. Plus, he enters hell on Good Friday emerges from Hell on Easter morning -- I wonder if the author meant that the way it seems... that Dante was a picture of Christ figthing through hell to get to spend eternity with his beloved. Scholars look to Dante as an allegory and the relationship between Dante and Beatrice to represent spiritual love.... That's cool... Maybe people just don't know what they're talking about because that story is really freaking awesome. Plus... I wonder about how many people will even think that because it's a fine line - you have to be well-read enough to know about Dante's Inferno, but not well-read enough to know what it's about... that's a small population of the world... and happens to be that there's a few of those in my family, lol.
And hey, people really could pick on our kids for alot of things -the fact that they have odd names for one... so I might be convinced of this Dante idea.... Realistically, if Gwenyth can name her kid "Apple", Courtney Cox can name hers "Coco" then Dante isn't so bad. It's better then Brent's newest proposition of "Armaidus" To me that just sounds like a man from like the Roman Empire or the Bible... You know, this person begat this one, that one begat this one, and this person begat "Armaidus." -- which doesn't have a cool meaning btw, it doesn't even come up as a real name.
Note: In the process of trying to remember which crazy celebrity named their kid Apple, I came across this listing of Wacky Celebrity Baby Names and had to show some of the best (craziest) ones.
Shannyn Sossaman & Dallas Clayton: Baby son; Audio Science
Julia Roberts & Danny Moder: Twins; Phinnaeus Walter and Hazel Patricia (I like Hazel but Phinnaeus? omg!)
Jools Norton & Jamie Oliver: Baby daughters; Daisy Boo and Poppy Honey
Geri Halliwell & Sacha Gervasi: Baby daughter; Bluebell Madonna
Beth Riesgraf & Jason Lee: Baby son; Pilot Inspektor
Paula Yates & Bob Geldof: Baby daughters; Fifi-Trixibelle, Peaches, Little Trixie, and Honeyblossom (4 girls? all bad names? aww poor things! they sound like little fluffy purse-dog names!)
Dante, Judah, Aslan, anything is better than Fifi or Phinnaeus! They must not have considered their kids getting picked on as middle schoolers... and not to mention that Paula & Bob's girls all have stripper names.
Last night was sweet because Alina was sleeping when we got home. (it was rainy, and dark, I picked up the kids because Brent had forgotten his wallet and had no gas in his car... and when we got home it was like 8:20) We put Raziel right down with a bottle (I know I need to break him but it makes life so much easier!) and I went to put Alina in bed but she woke up enough to tell me she was hungry. So, she sat in my lap at the dinner table while daddy served mashed-potato-barbeque-hamburger-with-cheese-on-top casserole that pam makes and MAN it was yummy. Alina told me I was her best friend (I love that) and she talked about what we should name the baby. Her suggestion? Little Joe Bob the Tomato. While Joseph Robert is a nice name (though not weird enough for us really) I could never name my child that because he would always be Little Joe Bob the Tomato to me, and I can't handle that LOL!
ahhh... back to the drawing board. Too bad LienRoth means "Red Flower" because it would be so cool if it was like "dragon" or something. Alas.... it's the fall back plan but I don't see it happening. Well, I'm going to continue my hunt for a cool name to go with Dante that doesn't sound like a ninja turtle. Too bad Judah and Dante don't really go together.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Long Weekend
Wow I had 4 days off in a row!! Let's recap....
Friday: Boring... hung out with Brent and the kids and didn't do much besides clean and watch Brent play his new video game.
Saturday: I mowed the lawn.... and Pam's... and cleaned the backyard... and that's about it... nothing else fun to report.
Sunday: went to church, took a long break while the kids napped, and had dinner and went to bed early. It was nice.
Monday: Well, Monday wasn't so hot. We couldn't go anywhere or do anything because we're tight on cash until Thursday. Brent and I were both off, and we were SUPER excited because we had an OBGYN appt. (see below for details..) but his sister's dog hung itself and died so Brent had the honor of getting the 100lb golden retriever they'd had for 8 years down from where it was hanging and to the landfill where we could legally bury a dog that big. So he didn't get to come because Pam wasn't home and he couldn't really leave the girls alone, and he had to take care of the body so it SUCKED because he didn't get to come for any of the fun stuff.
So; the jucies: That's right, ladies and gents, I finally went to the OBGYN. I got to see Cheryl, the midwife that works at the practice. She's the one who I saw when I was fixing to go into labor with Raziel, and I LOVE her, she's awesome. Anyways, she measured my uterus to about 23 weeks, but the ultrasound showed about 20 weeks so we've settled on March 22nd for the duedate (which sounds right to Brent and I). Baby is a boy (what?!?!) and is a bit on the little side, but no big deal the others were too.
So, now that we know its a boy we don't like the name LienRoth at all and we're debating between Dante and other ideas. Brent really likes Dante but I'm not digging it so much.... Dante alone means eternal or lasting, but when paired with inferno it means Hell soooooo I don't think so. I could handle Dante maybe but its known for #1) a video game and #2) a famous book about hell sooooo maybe not so much. So, I put on the table "Judah Aslan" and we're considering it. I REALLY like that name, he'd go by Judah, but Brent's on the fence so we're letting it soak in to see if it grows on him. Judah means "the praised one" and and Aslan (duh) means "lion". I like it because of the biblical/spiritual connotations. But, we'll see.
thats all for now... will add pics of baby soon.
Friday: Boring... hung out with Brent and the kids and didn't do much besides clean and watch Brent play his new video game.
Saturday: I mowed the lawn.... and Pam's... and cleaned the backyard... and that's about it... nothing else fun to report.
Sunday: went to church, took a long break while the kids napped, and had dinner and went to bed early. It was nice.
Monday: Well, Monday wasn't so hot. We couldn't go anywhere or do anything because we're tight on cash until Thursday. Brent and I were both off, and we were SUPER excited because we had an OBGYN appt. (see below for details..) but his sister's dog hung itself and died so Brent had the honor of getting the 100lb golden retriever they'd had for 8 years down from where it was hanging and to the landfill where we could legally bury a dog that big. So he didn't get to come because Pam wasn't home and he couldn't really leave the girls alone, and he had to take care of the body so it SUCKED because he didn't get to come for any of the fun stuff.
So; the jucies: That's right, ladies and gents, I finally went to the OBGYN. I got to see Cheryl, the midwife that works at the practice. She's the one who I saw when I was fixing to go into labor with Raziel, and I LOVE her, she's awesome. Anyways, she measured my uterus to about 23 weeks, but the ultrasound showed about 20 weeks so we've settled on March 22nd for the duedate (which sounds right to Brent and I). Baby is a boy (what?!?!) and is a bit on the little side, but no big deal the others were too.
So, now that we know its a boy we don't like the name LienRoth at all and we're debating between Dante and other ideas. Brent really likes Dante but I'm not digging it so much.... Dante alone means eternal or lasting, but when paired with inferno it means Hell soooooo I don't think so. I could handle Dante maybe but its known for #1) a video game and #2) a famous book about hell sooooo maybe not so much. So, I put on the table "Judah Aslan" and we're considering it. I REALLY like that name, he'd go by Judah, but Brent's on the fence so we're letting it soak in to see if it grows on him. Judah means "the praised one" and and Aslan (duh) means "lion". I like it because of the biblical/spiritual connotations. But, we'll see.
thats all for now... will add pics of baby soon.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Halloween and other tidbits
First, Halloween photos. The kids were SUPER grumpy whenever I got home from work on Saturday. Brent had only had them home for about an hour and was already loosing his mind. Still don't know why they were so grumpy but they were - that's life with kids.
We started by carving pumpkins. Alina kept saying "it stinks!" (about a hundred times). She got mad at Raziel who thought it would be great to eat the pumpkin we cut out of our jack-o-laterns and told him "NO! IT STINKS!" and hit him. Well, a few minutes after discipline, Brent and I thought the whole concept was pretty funny!
Raziel enjoyed the pumpkin. He wouldn't stop eating it.
The finished product
Then, we dressed up and went trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.
Alina is tinkerbell and Raziel is a monkey! (in case you couldn't tell) We had a great time. Alina remembered from last year and was really excited and did great saying thank you. Raziel got excited after a few houses too though I'm not sure he understood what was going on, not really. It was a ton of fun and they were VERY well behaved!
And lastly, Sunday was my project day. I mowed the front lawn, cleaned the living room, babies rooms, bathrooms, and did some dishes. Around 3:30 Tamara came over to help me repair a pipe in the master bathroom and fix a clogged toilet in the hall bathroom. Well, the pipe repair didn't go well. We opted for a quick fix cast thing that should have rememdied it acording to the package, instead of doing it right and replacing the fitting. It didn't leak as bad but still leaked. The hall toilet was a pain; we spent 5 hours on it. We bought a toilet auger (AKA "snake") and stuck the thing in there and it got stuck. We finally pulled it back out and nothing came loose, so we decided it must be a toy flushed down there by Alina. I'd never caught her doing this but okay, I thought, she's 2. Entirely possible.
Well we couldn't get anything working so we took the toilet up off the floor, stuck it upside down in the tub and tried from the other way. Well, apparently snakes don't work when stuck in the wrong way and so well it got stuck. Brent got home a while later and finally got this out
All we know is that its been about 3 months since we've had toilet problems and that was right in the middle of shooting the movie.... we don't really know what color it was origonally because the picture you see here shows the phone after 4 bottles of draino in various types and brands and obviously have done something to the chemical make up of the thing. Wish I'd known it was a phone down there! Who flushes a phone down the toilet at someone's house and then... doesn't tell the owners of said toilet?!?! I wouldn't have wasted $50+ on draino if I'd known this was down there! And, its not like we know who lost this phone... it's Verizon which we and our family don't have... but that's all we know. LOL well, Tamara said she had a blast but left soon after resealing the toilet and took a shower. I did the same after bleaching every inch of the toilet and bathroom and bathtub.
We started by carving pumpkins. Alina kept saying "it stinks!" (about a hundred times). She got mad at Raziel who thought it would be great to eat the pumpkin we cut out of our jack-o-laterns and told him "NO! IT STINKS!" and hit him. Well, a few minutes after discipline, Brent and I thought the whole concept was pretty funny!
Raziel enjoyed the pumpkin. He wouldn't stop eating it.
The finished productThen, we dressed up and went trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.
Alina is tinkerbell and Raziel is a monkey! (in case you couldn't tell) We had a great time. Alina remembered from last year and was really excited and did great saying thank you. Raziel got excited after a few houses too though I'm not sure he understood what was going on, not really. It was a ton of fun and they were VERY well behaved!
And lastly, Sunday was my project day. I mowed the front lawn, cleaned the living room, babies rooms, bathrooms, and did some dishes. Around 3:30 Tamara came over to help me repair a pipe in the master bathroom and fix a clogged toilet in the hall bathroom. Well, the pipe repair didn't go well. We opted for a quick fix cast thing that should have rememdied it acording to the package, instead of doing it right and replacing the fitting. It didn't leak as bad but still leaked. The hall toilet was a pain; we spent 5 hours on it. We bought a toilet auger (AKA "snake") and stuck the thing in there and it got stuck. We finally pulled it back out and nothing came loose, so we decided it must be a toy flushed down there by Alina. I'd never caught her doing this but okay, I thought, she's 2. Entirely possible.
Well we couldn't get anything working so we took the toilet up off the floor, stuck it upside down in the tub and tried from the other way. Well, apparently snakes don't work when stuck in the wrong way and so well it got stuck. Brent got home a while later and finally got this out
All we know is that its been about 3 months since we've had toilet problems and that was right in the middle of shooting the movie.... we don't really know what color it was origonally because the picture you see here shows the phone after 4 bottles of draino in various types and brands and obviously have done something to the chemical make up of the thing. Wish I'd known it was a phone down there! Who flushes a phone down the toilet at someone's house and then... doesn't tell the owners of said toilet?!?! I wouldn't have wasted $50+ on draino if I'd known this was down there! And, its not like we know who lost this phone... it's Verizon which we and our family don't have... but that's all we know. LOL well, Tamara said she had a blast but left soon after resealing the toilet and took a shower. I did the same after bleaching every inch of the toilet and bathroom and bathtub.
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