We had a seemingly busy weekend, kind of boring, which is strange considering we didn't have a whole lot of down time. Saturday we helped my mom and dad move some things into her apartment in Loveland. She is working at the Loveland hospital now. So that will be nice, closer than Estes! Then we came home, met her new friends at the park, cleaned up and went to church..
Today was slow and hard to keep my mind content... I am having a how did this all happen sort of few days,,,,,UGH!
We went to the park a few times earlier, didn't stay long. First time she was bored cause she was the only one there, and second time she had to poo! So we came home and hung out for a few hours, then I watered the trees and flowers and we ate dinner and back up to the park we went..... Actually I think we were there 4 times today......Single parenting is challenging ........I think if I here a WHAT? a few more times, ALL of my hair will be grey...not just some of it! We had fun though! She had a happy plate for dinner and I did a little happy jig.........She laughed and said, you should do that more often!!!!!!! LMAO! So I guess I will!
So am I the only one that looses a ton of hair this time of year??? Lucikly I have very thick hair or I would really be in trouble!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Fall Colors!
Wow things are really changing color around here. Hoping to get out this weekend and see some beautuful fall foliage............
Well, Paige wanted to watch Hannah, so I turned it on, when the theme song started, she jumped off the couch and did a little shaking of her booty and turned to me and said "Come'on girlfriend"!! She is hilarious..............
She had a preschool screening, 
eyes and hearing checked, everything checked out good!! That is a relief, I was beginning to wonder if her LOUD voice had anything to do with bad hearing..... Obviously she just likes to talk really LOUD!
eyes and hearing checked, everything checked out good!! That is a relief, I was beginning to wonder if her LOUD voice had anything to do with bad hearing..... Obviously she just likes to talk really LOUD!She is doing really good with her full days at preschool/daycare, and is coming home talking about new friends, not the same friends she has had there for a few years. That is good! So the days I work, consist of leaving at 830A, picking her aound 545P, racing home to have some dinner to make it to the park. We spend 30-45 minutes there and rush home for bath and bed!
I have started my diet back up! I have also started my 3-5 minute workout.......Funny, I know! That is all I have time for or want 
for right now. I really need to walk or do 
something to stretch my body. I ache when I get out of bed, maybe that just happens when you are 32... I don't know.
for right now. I really need to walk or do 
something to stretch my body. I ache when I get out of bed, maybe that just happens when you are 32... I don't know.But I lost 3 lbs this week and I feel really good! Have a wonderful weekend!!!!!!!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Breakfast.....
Paige is not a big breakfast eater, she just does not want anything. Things I have tried.....
Oatmeal
Eggs
Cereal
Toast plain
Toast with Peanut butter/Jelly
Breakfast Bars
Breakfast Tacitos
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fruit
Granola mix
Bacon---That worked for a while
Ham
I have had it with trying to get her to eat things for breakfast........
The Only thing she will eat for breakfast
Bologna with a bit of cheese and fruit on her plate..and a bit of orange juice to drink with it!
I figure it works....... She is in such a better mood in the mornings!!
Oatmeal
Eggs
Cereal
Toast plain
Toast with Peanut butter/Jelly
Breakfast Bars
Breakfast Tacitos
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fruit
Granola mix
Bacon---That worked for a while
Ham
I have had it with trying to get her to eat things for breakfast........
The Only thing she will eat for breakfast
Bologna with a bit of cheese and fruit on her plate..and a bit of orange juice to drink with it!
I figure it works....... She is in such a better mood in the mornings!!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Miss Independence
Paige has become sooo independent lately.
*She shuts the door when using the restroom**She needs privacy
*She is getting dressed all by herself in her room**Again privacy (I think she does not want me to try and help her!)
*She must open and shut the car door by herself, if I even habitly go over to do it I get yelled at
*Before she sits in her seat, she has to buckle her "imaginery brother" in the seat next to her
(She used to have 2 imaginery brothers now just 1, has for a year now)
*She sits in her booster and buckles herself in..... Now all this to go anywhere, no fun when we have to make alot of stops in a short time! I have to learn patience!!
I know there is more I am forgetting but I think we get the picture!!
I am reading a book called A New Earth. I bought it a while back but did not get a chance to read much of it and it takes alot of brain power to read and comprehend it! At least for me it does! It explains the concious thinking and the unconcious thinking. Tells to live in the Now and not the past or future. It is very interesting. I have learned alot from this book, and hope to make myself more concious of my doings.
On another note. I am what I would call a freak, when it comes to Paige. I am very overprotective and maybe too overprotective. She is not very "graceful" on her feet when it comes to playing and running. She is soo much better than she used to be. I watch her play and see that she is very carefull, she pays alot of attention to what she is doing, she not just this kid that runs all over the place, falls and gets back up. Usually just when she gets to that point is when she falls and gets hurt. Which comes to why I am thinking of this. We have a new playgournd in town at the school. It is huge.... made for 5-12 year olds. Paige has been over there probably about 10 times and she is getting so comfortable with it and absolutely loves to go play there. I took her over yesterday afternoon and she played and then she was on this bar and dropped her weight down a little too fast, she bumped her head on the way down and landed really fast on her feet and lost her footing, flew forward. And of course knocked her head on a steel pole! No more doing that, that's for sure!!! She cried, I had to remind her to breath (if I don't she hold her breath and almost passes out, sometimes does pass out). I find when I "freak out" is when she really holds her breath. So I must stay calm and collective so she does...... I am working on that. Trying to let her go freely and not worry so much, like I do.... It's amazing what they pickup from us!
*She shuts the door when using the restroom**She needs privacy
*She is getting dressed all by herself in her room**Again privacy (I think she does not want me to try and help her!)
*She must open and shut the car door by herself, if I even habitly go over to do it I get yelled at
*Before she sits in her seat, she has to buckle her "imaginery brother" in the seat next to her
(She used to have 2 imaginery brothers now just 1, has for a year now)
*She sits in her booster and buckles herself in..... Now all this to go anywhere, no fun when we have to make alot of stops in a short time! I have to learn patience!!
I know there is more I am forgetting but I think we get the picture!!
I am reading a book called A New Earth. I bought it a while back but did not get a chance to read much of it and it takes alot of brain power to read and comprehend it! At least for me it does! It explains the concious thinking and the unconcious thinking. Tells to live in the Now and not the past or future. It is very interesting. I have learned alot from this book, and hope to make myself more concious of my doings.
On another note. I am what I would call a freak, when it comes to Paige. I am very overprotective and maybe too overprotective. She is not very "graceful" on her feet when it comes to playing and running. She is soo much better than she used to be. I watch her play and see that she is very carefull, she pays alot of attention to what she is doing, she not just this kid that runs all over the place, falls and gets back up. Usually just when she gets to that point is when she falls and gets hurt. Which comes to why I am thinking of this. We have a new playgournd in town at the school. It is huge.... made for 5-12 year olds. Paige has been over there probably about 10 times and she is getting so comfortable with it and absolutely loves to go play there. I took her over yesterday afternoon and she played and then she was on this bar and dropped her weight down a little too fast, she bumped her head on the way down and landed really fast on her feet and lost her footing, flew forward. And of course knocked her head on a steel pole! No more doing that, that's for sure!!! She cried, I had to remind her to breath (if I don't she hold her breath and almost passes out, sometimes does pass out). I find when I "freak out" is when she really holds her breath. So I must stay calm and collective so she does...... I am working on that. Trying to let her go freely and not worry so much, like I do.... It's amazing what they pickup from us!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Zoo, Kansas, Work and Life
Wow, it has been a while. Things have just been crazy. We took Paige to Zoo a few weekends ago. She loved it, she could do without the drive of course but she had tons of fun. She was hooked at seeing the elephants, so she would not stop to lookat anything until she saw them. We watched them for probably 30 minutes. Then we walked around to see all the animals and took the train ride. She said Mommy, I didn't get sick!! Yippy for that-!! I am soo scared to put her on anything that moves! But she had tons of fun! She walked around for 5 hours! We were totally wiped! She fell asleep in the car before we even got up to the interstate.
So since she hates the car soo much I was a bit worried about the 6 hour haul on a very boring scenery drive to Kansas. We went with my mom and nephew who is also 4 (Paige cannot wait until she is 5 and he is still 4 for a whole month!) and they both did very well. She took a half hour snooze. We got there at like 9P and of course they were ready to party! When we are all together the kids sleep in the same room, not only because Paige would have it no other way, but also for lack of space. Each night we were there one of the 3 kids in the same room had a huge outburst, they were all so worn out at the end of the day they just had to release the days tensions I guess. So we left on Wed and my sister, her husband and Abby came ot Friday and My other sister, her husband and Lauryn (baptized girl) came on Friday as well. Saturday we went into ton and stopped at my Grandma's house! She must have known we were coming cause she had her bright pinkish/red lipstick on. She is soo cute!! Then we headed to a town about 15 miles outside of town to my brother-in-laws parents house and then to the church. The baptism went very well. Abby kept Lauryn very content through the whole thing. At the end I got some good pics of her that I will post a bit later. She is soo cute. I said you want me to take your picture, she says K, and then says Cheese. Very adorable! As the 5 days came to an end we had some pretty worn out, grumpy kids, well OK maybe just my drama queen. The ride back was ok, she fell asleep 1 minute before we had to stop to get gas/potty. So she was really not happy about that. Thank goodness for the scooby movie! Made it home great!
I am back to work, part time for right now. Started yesterday. I was a bit nervous, yet a bit excite. It is nice to get things back to normal, but it is not really normal. If that makes any sense. We will soon find a new "normal". Paige did great at pre school and staying there all day. I was bit worried as she has not had a full day in a while and this was her first without a nap. Prior to yesterday they took naps. They are now nap free in her class. So things went good and she was nice and tired for bed time, but maybe too tired because she did not sleep well last night. She kept waking up and then she got up at 5A and wanted to watch cartoons. I don't think so missy! So I turned on some calming music and she slept till 630A. So with the little sleep she got, I soo hope her day is going well! (I am at work....sneaky!)
Anyways things are going well, being on my own is good. I think I will sign off for now and I will upload pics when I get Paige to bed tonight. It might be a sprite/bacardi limon night!
Please say prayer for Matthew http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mattheweakins
Tami
So since she hates the car soo much I was a bit worried about the 6 hour haul on a very boring scenery drive to Kansas. We went with my mom and nephew who is also 4 (Paige cannot wait until she is 5 and he is still 4 for a whole month!) and they both did very well. She took a half hour snooze. We got there at like 9P and of course they were ready to party! When we are all together the kids sleep in the same room, not only because Paige would have it no other way, but also for lack of space. Each night we were there one of the 3 kids in the same room had a huge outburst, they were all so worn out at the end of the day they just had to release the days tensions I guess. So we left on Wed and my sister, her husband and Abby came ot Friday and My other sister, her husband and Lauryn (baptized girl) came on Friday as well. Saturday we went into ton and stopped at my Grandma's house! She must have known we were coming cause she had her bright pinkish/red lipstick on. She is soo cute!! Then we headed to a town about 15 miles outside of town to my brother-in-laws parents house and then to the church. The baptism went very well. Abby kept Lauryn very content through the whole thing. At the end I got some good pics of her that I will post a bit later. She is soo cute. I said you want me to take your picture, she says K, and then says Cheese. Very adorable! As the 5 days came to an end we had some pretty worn out, grumpy kids, well OK maybe just my drama queen. The ride back was ok, she fell asleep 1 minute before we had to stop to get gas/potty. So she was really not happy about that. Thank goodness for the scooby movie! Made it home great!
I am back to work, part time for right now. Started yesterday. I was a bit nervous, yet a bit excite. It is nice to get things back to normal, but it is not really normal. If that makes any sense. We will soon find a new "normal". Paige did great at pre school and staying there all day. I was bit worried as she has not had a full day in a while and this was her first without a nap. Prior to yesterday they took naps. They are now nap free in her class. So things went good and she was nice and tired for bed time, but maybe too tired because she did not sleep well last night. She kept waking up and then she got up at 5A and wanted to watch cartoons. I don't think so missy! So I turned on some calming music and she slept till 630A. So with the little sleep she got, I soo hope her day is going well! (I am at work....sneaky!)
Anyways things are going well, being on my own is good. I think I will sign off for now and I will upload pics when I get Paige to bed tonight. It might be a sprite/bacardi limon night!
Please say prayer for Matthew http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mattheweakins
Tami
And of Course, My Sweet Angel..........
Thursday, September 4, 2008
"Things"
These are a few "things" that are going on around here.
Paige started ballet. I was afraid she was not going to go, it is at her preschool and in the past she has been there already because I was always at work. She loves to be at home and I really was suprised that I was able to get her to go without a fight or bribe. She of course, said it was going to be boring, but had lots of fun!
She has been using big words lateley. The other morning she told me I was exagerating with what I was saying. Then she said if she ate to many chocolate chips it would be a disaster. She tells me to hussle out of her room. Just funny words bigger words.
She really has been missing Landon lateley. You would think that at 4 she would not be soo aware of what is going on around her. I was reading her a Angelina Ballerina book and she has a smaller boy cousin, Henry, and Angelina wants to go the fair with her friends but she has to take Henry and she says in the book she does not like little boys... While reading it to Paige last night, she said, that is not nice, I miss my little boy brother. She is aware that people sometimes, even though not meant literally, take others for granted. She see's other kids with there siblings and misses that. I hate that alot! I hate that my little girl is the best big sister ever and that she cannot be that! She knows Landon watches her every move but physically she cannot have that brother sister stuff!
Ok, so I added a song "Love Remains the Same". I have heard this song every time I turn around. I mean everywhere, not only that but I turned on the Ellen show for the first time in months and he was on there signing this song. So I decided to take a good long listen to it. It really has alot of meaning to it to me. I have learned through everything to open myself up more. I can't really say that I was shut before, I have always enjoyed life and felt it, but nothing to the extent that I have learned to. Not only from the experience itslef but from the people I have met along the way. I talked to a lady from Hospice who lost her 30 year old daughter to cancer 3 years ago. She gave me a big hug and she said as much as this all sucks, amazing things will happen.
Sorry for the sideways pics. I do not know how to turn them...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Days sliding by
We have had a busy few days. Kim's 31st B-day and Abby's 7th B-day. WE spent our weekend up in Estes. It was loads of fun. We swam at the Stanley both days, Paige loves to swim! She wears her water wings and she constantly is getting out to jump in. They played alot on the tire swing, Paige loves this almost as much as she does swimming. She is taking in everything in life and is dealing with the loss of her brother as well as a 4 year old knows how to. She brings him up a few times a day, usually enough to say she misses him. We give hugs and move onto to the next thing in her life might be at that time.
Life goes by soo fast. Abby is going to be 7 tomorrow. I cannot beleive that 7 years have gone by. It seems like yesterday that I was going up on the weekends to take care of her while Kim worked. Abby could not go to daycare because of her hemangioma on her eye, so I watched her on the weekends. She was my life, I loved seeing her and spending time with her and still do. She is amazing. We looked at pics from when she was a baby and a toddler and I can bareley remember her being soo small. I look at Paige's baby pics and it is the same, time goes by way too fast! I wish that you could pause the wonderful moments in life!
I missed Landon tons this weekend, although I knew his spirit was constantly with us. I went to the cemetery today to water the flowers and say prayers. After I was done with my prayers I looked up to the sky to really feel the moment. I felt the cool air flow through my hair and looked into the prettiest blue sky and after a few moments a very easy flowing bird, with beautiful soaring wings appeared and flew right over the top of me and into the distance. It was beautiful.
Life goes by soo fast. Abby is going to be 7 tomorrow. I cannot beleive that 7 years have gone by. It seems like yesterday that I was going up on the weekends to take care of her while Kim worked. Abby could not go to daycare because of her hemangioma on her eye, so I watched her on the weekends. She was my life, I loved seeing her and spending time with her and still do. She is amazing. We looked at pics from when she was a baby and a toddler and I can bareley remember her being soo small. I look at Paige's baby pics and it is the same, time goes by way too fast! I wish that you could pause the wonderful moments in life!
I missed Landon tons this weekend, although I knew his spirit was constantly with us. I went to the cemetery today to water the flowers and say prayers. After I was done with my prayers I looked up to the sky to really feel the moment. I felt the cool air flow through my hair and looked into the prettiest blue sky and after a few moments a very easy flowing bird, with beautiful soaring wings appeared and flew right over the top of me and into the distance. It was beautiful.
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