25 Random Things

25 Random Things
This has been directly copied and pasted from my facebook page. Thought you all might enjoy it too!Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.

Yes, I already did this on Facebook, but I'm a huge dork and love doing these kind of things so I'm going to it again and make it different this time.

1. As does Melissa, I love Lost. The wierd part is that I didn't even watch it for the first two seasons until Thom and I were bored one winter and decided to catch up on the first two seasons before the third season started. I waited all year for it to come back last week and guess what? I FELL ASLEEP! Then I missed last night's episode. I don't sound like that much of a huge fan, do I?

2. Since I have requested to start playing on my hubby's pool league on Wednesday nights, I asked Thom if we could get a DVR so we could watch Lost. Of course, it's coming today and not yesteday, so this weekend I have to watch last week and this week's episode on the computer.

3. My all time favorite T.V. series is Gilmore Girls. Lorelai is hilariously witty. When Thom and I found out I was pregnant, we decided we wanted to name the baby Lorelai if it was a girl. Then I decided that no matter how much I love the show, I just COULDN'T name my baby that. Alas, we had another boy.

4. I love, and I mean LOVE, to balance my checking account. I look at Lake Michigan's website several times a day to see if anything has changed. Yup, I know you're thinking it, so I'm just going to say it...DORK!!

5. I am trying to lose weight (baby weight from baby 1 & 2). I'm down 10.2 lbs in 4 weeks. When watching the Biggest Loser 10.2 lbs in 4 weeks seems pretty low, but then I remember I'm lazy and don't work out - so it's pretty good :)

6. My biggest fear is driving off a bridge and being submerged in water with my two kids in the van and not being able to get them out.

7. Lately I am growing increasingly concerned that I will get cancer at some point in my life. This is not a totally unreasonable concern based on my family's history.

8. I get frusterated easy. If you know me, then you know this to be true. I also cry easy and get mad easily. In general, I have very strong feelings about everything.

9. My 4 month old son is 100% deaf.

10. Yesterday my 4 month old got hearing aids and hates them. The first time I tried to put them in I cried (refer back to # 8).

11. I would like to think that my children eat healthy. Unfortunately, I give into their sweet tooth much more than I probably should and it's causing them to have bad eating habits.

12. Since I've started Weight Watchers I have been increasingly judging of what other people eat. I really don't mean to, but in some sick, twisted portion of my brain I think that if I start eating healthy, everyone should. I am not saying this makes sense, it's just the facts.

13. Any day now I get to start working from home on Monday and Wednesdays. My work finally gave me approval to get a laptop and work from home on these days so I could participate in Troy's deaf schooling.

14. I go to Ada Bible Church. However, after 6 long years, the church is starting to loose it's appeal. It's just to big, too far away and we don't really know anybody. This is very hard after growing up in a church where you know everyone. Somebody mentioned Crossroads the other day so Thom and I might check that out.

15. When I was young I used to have a deer collection. I don't know what got me started on this, but I think I got up to 30 at one point.

16. I love my family. Yes, I love my husband and kids, but I am talking my parents and siblings. I understand that everyone (well, mostly everyone) loves their family, but I mean I NEED my family. I cannot go for longer than a few days to see them. Some of my favorite times are when we are all together. My Mom is my all time best friend. I can't go longer than a few days without talking to her or I feel like something is wrong with the world. My dad and I are growing closer and I now find him hilarious (which is kind of scary because I used to find his jokes lame), my brothers are fun to be around and my sister and I have a lot in common and are starting to get along better.

17. I have my heart set on having 2 more children.

18. I know it sounds stupid but one of my goals in life is to be able to live in a house that I pick. The last two houses I've lived in have been owned by my parents and have been provided because of circumstances. I must admit that I am very lucky to have this "problem", some day I would like to pick a house because I like it.

19. I have a fear of choking on cough drops. They just seem the perfect size and slipperyness (pretty sure that's not a word) to go down a throat.

20. In High School I let two girls pierce my belly button with a safety pin. I am not sure if it was sterilized or not, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't. They couldn't get the pin out to get a earing in, so they left the safety pin in. It got infected soon after...imagine that :)

21. I talk to my kids about drugs and smoking all the time.

22. I like TV. I like it a little too much.

23. It secretly makes me happy to see people gain weight after having a baby. I know it's incredibly bitchy, but it makes me feel like I'm not the only one.

24. It really makes me sad when I don't think anyone is reading my blog. Seriously, it's only a blog and I shouldn't let it get me down like that, but really it does make me sad.

25. It has offically taken me 2 hours and 47 minutes to finish this - I think it might be some kind of record :)

Momma's 2 boys

Troy's teacher showed my how to sign SAM SHEEP CAN'T SLEEP for the boys. So one night before bed the boys cuddled up and let me sign it to them TWICE!! But they were so cute together I had to get some pictures first.

First feedings

This week we started Troy on rice cereal. He loves it...

Both boys at dinner

(don't ask me how I got both of them to look at the camera at the same time)

Rice goes in the mouth...and then hands go in the mouth

So yummy I want to spit it back up just to taste it again!

First bites

Weekly Wrap

Sunday
Woke up in the morning (not planning on going to church because neither Troy or I felt good) and called the doctor (after calling my mom to see if I should call the doctor). The nurse who called me back listened to Troy over the phone and told me to take him in to the emergency room. Once there we found out little man has RSV and was soon admitted due to low oxygen levels. The rest of the day was spent sitting around the hospital taking care of little man.
Monday
After a lovely nights stay in GR's best pediatric hospital, we woke up with sore necks not looking forward to the not-so-lovely hospital food. Since little man didn't sleep that well through the night we were all tired. Thankfully about 11:00 our pediatrician came in and said that we could take little man home. We were finally discharged about 12:30 and home by 1. Thom when into work while Troy and I snuggled.
Tuesday
I stayed home with little man in the morning and got Dean ready for school. Since Troy still couldn't go to daycare I watched him until daddy got home about 11:30 and I went into work. That night Thom cooked us some Cornish game hens and we had a nice dinner. Then I snuggled with my boys some more and we all went to bed early.
Wednesday
Since I am now working from home on Wednesdays so little man's teacher can come over and work with us, I got to sleep in until 7!! At which point I had to wake up and get Dean ready for school. Once he was ready and down to the bus I got little man and I ready for him to go get his hearing aids fitted. We went to his school and met with the audiologist. While there Troy decided he needed to work on the biggest poop of the week. Eventually we got his neon blue hearing aids fitted and were able to go home so he could eat before teacher Jane came over. Of course, the hearing aid outing threw little man off his schedule, so he slept the whole time Jane was over, which ended up working out okay because Jane taught me how to sign one of the kids' favorite books "Sam Sheep Can't Sleep". After she left I was able to do a few hours of work before I had to go and get Dean. The three of us then proceeded to Meijer to do some Weight Watchers conscious shopping. Of course, little man decided that he needed to start hating his car seat at that point and screamed bloody murder the entire 1 1/2 hours we were there. (Several times during that trip I actually considered leaving the entire shopping cart full of groceries and grabbing the kids and just leaving.) We eventually got home and I was able to sign "Sam Sheep Can't Sleep" to the boys twice before they went to bed.
Thursday
About once a week, little man decides he needs to wake up for a feeding at 5:30. By the time I am done feeding him it's too late for me to back to sleep so I start getting ready for the day. Of course by the time we get to daycare and I can actually get to work a little early, little man starts to, once again, scream bloody murder. It's at this point I have to sit with him to try and get him calmed down because I could never leave one of my kids to just cry. So I end up getting to work late. After work/school, Dean goes over to his dad's, Thom goes to teach, and I meet with a lady at Dean's school as I am the newest hospitality coordinator for Orchard View. Then little man and I come home and fall asleep early in the recliner.
Friday
So far so good...

Home from our visit to the hospital

Yup, you know it's cold and flu season when your child has the dreaded RSV. Not only does my child have RSV, he has Broncholitis. Not only does my child have RSV and Broncholitis, his oxygen levels were so low they decided they wanted to admit us to the hospital OVERNIGHT (UGH!!!) During our not so lovely 27 hour stay at Butterworth's childrens hospital Troy was on oxygen and constantly monitored. Finally they had him off oxygen long enough to be convinced he could go home. Thankfully we are home (Thom went into work) and Troy is finally resting comfortably. Without trying to be too morbid, I decided to take some picutres of my little boy's experience (yes, I keep a camera in the diaper bag).

Trying to get some sleep with this stupid oxygen tube on my nose.

In the metal crib with Daddy watching over me.

Mommy having fun taking pictures.

My oxygen sensor on my foot that kept setting off the alarms because I can't stop kicking my feet :)

Me feeling much better without the oxygen tube in my nose

Troy - Thom Look A-Likes

During Christmas in Indiana we put Troy next to a picture of Thom when he was that age. Look at the incredible resemblance!

Father-Son Cake Bake

On Monday night Thom and Dean had the Father/Son Cake Bake for Boy Scouts (girls were aloud absolutely no imput or help). There were 5 catagories that you could enter: tallest, most girlie, transportation theme, boy scout theme, and best overall. Everything used to make the cake had to be 100% edible. Amazingly, Thom and Dean won Best Overall out of 25 cakes!!! Below are some of the pictures of their cake and some of the other winning cakes:

The end product, a "campsite" theme. The water is blue jello with gummy fish. The rocks are seafoam covered in chocolate. The logs and bench are the pirouette cookies. The tent is a chocolate cake. Everything is covered in coconut to make it look like a winter scene.

Checking everything out.

Best Overall!

Tallest winner (look at it compared to the people standing behind it)

Best transportation theme! Can you believe this?!?! The wheels were oreos and it was filled with cinnamon sugar to look like sand. It was AMAZING!

Weekly Wrap

I got this idea from another blogger and liked it! So here's my first attempt.

Sunday

After church Thom and Dean worked all day on their father/son cakebake for boy scouts (yes, I still have to post pictures. I was going to post them last night when we realized that the camera had been left on and the battery was dead). The best part about the cakebake was that they had to do all cleanup.

Monday

After school and work we have Boy Scouts. Normally only Thom and Dean would go, but I really wanted to see the other cakes. Thom and Dean ended up winning "best overall" out of 25 cakes. I was soooooooo proud of my boys.

Tuesday

Dinner with Nana & Papa. Uncle Ryan cooked pork tenderloin. It was yummy.

Wednesday

Troy started school. His teacher, Jane, came over for the first time and worked on some sign language with Troy and I. About noon I dropped Troy off at daycare and headed to work. I had to stay at work late so Thom picked up Troy from Ms. Debi's and Dean from his first day at his afterschool science club (which he loved!) We spent the night cleaning.

Thursday

Early morning, up with Troy at 5:30. He has his first cold and is hacking/coughing all morning. I got to make some omelets for Thom and I before work which was nice. Dean had a two hour delay, so I could take my time getting the boys to daycare without fear of missing the bus. Work was hectic and I had to stay late again. I stopped by Meijer after work to get some salad fixings and Thom and I worked together in the kitchen to make us a healthy dinner (it was kind of romantic). Thom didn't go to school because he was sick, so he spent the rest of the evening laying around trying to heal.

Friday

So far so good. I had my first Weight Watchers weigh in and am down 6 pounds. Thom is going to get Daniella and Brady after work.

The cough goes on...

Dean had a cough...

Dean gave his cough to Troy.

Troy has a cough...

Troy gave his cough to Daddy.

Daddy has a cough...

YUP!! That's right! I'm the only one left (out us who normally reside there)!!! I'm just biding my time.

CELEBRATION TIME!!

I just wanted to share with my thousands and thousands of readers our good news...

I just got approval to work from home 2 days a week to assist Troy in his schooling! GOD IS SO FREAKING AWESOME!!!

Children vs. a clean house

My grandma always told me that you either have children or you have nice things. I found this to be true, however I've come to find out that you either have children or you have a clean house. Obviously, I've taken the children route, so my house is TRASHED. When I say trashed I mean...

• unfolded, clean sheets sitting in an unfolded wad on our dining room table (in the mean time we are sleeping on flannel, polar bear sheets that hardly fit our bed)
• stuffed animal stuffing is littered across my boys' bedroom floor because I haven't found the time to get a vacuum upstairs
• 2 seperate piles of unfolded, unmatched socks, one in the bedroom, one on the dining room table (of course we now have no matched socks - so this morning while getting ready for work I had to dump out the laundry basket full of socks in my bedroom to hopefully match up two of them)
• 8 unwashed wine glasses from new years eve. Of course everything else can go in the dishwasher, but noooooooooooo not these. So of course they are going to sit there next to the sink until I find the time and desire to wash them by hand.
• 1 tub overflowing with clothes that no longer fit my 7 year old. Of course I haven't found the time to go through them to decide which ones are going to Goodwill and which ones go down to the basement. So instead, the tub just sits in the den.
• 1 inch thick dust on some of the picture frames. Of course I noticed this dust for the first time this morning as I was standing in the hallway blow-drying my hair (because, OF COURSE, the stupid fuse blew again)
• No pillow cases on our pillows, becuase they are sitting in the same pile of unfolded sheets on our dining room table (do you see a trend with the dining room table here??)

So...I've decided that I either need to sell my children on the black market, hire a maid, or just DEAL WITH IT!

Christmas 2008

I realize that I am a little behind in positng pictures, so it's time to catch up...

The kids decorating the tree

Christmas morning, Thom reading the story of the first Christmas from the bible.

Thom's new Wii

My new iPod Touch

The kids opening various gifts

All 4 kids at Nana & Papa's house Christmas morning.

Troy in his new Bumbo

Troy's first Colts outfit

Daddy is sooooooooo proud!

Kids waiting to open gifts at Paumee & Papaw's

the day after Christmas in Indiana

Troy and Uncle Ryan

Dean Speak Vol. 4

Santa and his reindeer ate the cookies and apples left for them on Christmas Eve. When the kids woke up, they found a cookie left with a bite in it.

Dean: "Thom look! Santa left a bite! We should sell it on the internet!!!"

Dean Speak Vol. 3

Dean: "Mom, I'm hungry."

Mom: "Hi, Hungry, I'm Mom. Nice to meet you."

Dean: "Mom, I HATE it when you do that!!