*sigh* So the cashflow, that is work, will soon be coming to a close. It is supposed to be tomorrow, but she has asked me to work Wednesday and Thursday and then I’ll just be on call. And I was just getting used to my new schedule 
. Not to mention the kids at work were starting to grow on me AND they were actually heeding my calls and listening. The numbers (the kids) are down, so there is no need for an extra teacher. SUCKS!
It’s time to celebrate! WHY you might ask? B/c I think I might actually be caught up with laundry!!! OH HAPPY DAY!!!
Oh but wait.. now if only I can get on top of the rest of the house *sigh* The neverending story when it comes to housework!
Did I ever tell you that I got my Cro.cs Caym.ans back in December? And did I tell you that I ♥ them? Did I tell you that they’re the most comfy shoes that I own? Did I also tell you that I nearly converted my whole family (minus the big mister) into buying them? Yes they are that comfy!!!! And so low and behold while out with my mom and the keiki we came across some fakie ones at Pay.less Sh.oe Sou.rce, and my mom got the lil man some in the Ai.rwalk brand ($14.99, but they’re also having BOGO right now) and also some in some no name brand at Tarjey ($6.99). Not sure if they’re as comfy as the name brand ones but hey it’s worth a shot if they’re that cheap right? And I even saw some in the lil miss’s size 
, well not exactly, they’re big, but she’ll look damn cute in them with some capris. Oh I can envision it already 
.
Oh no I just went looking on their website and couldn’t find the purple ones I want to get her but I did find the Hello Kitty version 
. they didn’t have those in the store!!!
Now I must be on the lookout for those. either that or I’ll have to do an online purchase 
!
I’ve got a serious case of the mommy brain today 
. Lil man passed his belt test and he is now a GREEN belt. FINALLY! He almost didn’t pass b/c he was losing focus, but he managed, it’s a long road to black and we are in no hurry. But back to the mommy brain… what would a test be without an infamous photo. Yeah I remembered to bring the camera… of course I did! And then after the test, big mister promised lil man we would go to E-bar to celebrate. Lil miss fell asleep on the way there and I figured she would wake as soon as we got in, fat chance. I brought along my handy dandy cart cover/ highchair cover/ swing cover so that she could sit germ free , but she was still asleep. I decided that I would cover the highchair and place her in it right before our order came, so that I could eat. I thought for sure she would wake, she did for a small moment, looked around and fell back asleep . And here is where the mommy brain sets in…. of course I go into my bag and reach for my camera only to NOT find it there 
. *shi.tt.ing bricks at this point* Trying to rethink my steps and everything. If it’s NOT in my bag, then it’s in the car, and if it’s not there then it’s at the karate school *crossing fingers* I couldn’t seem to stop thinking about the camera and as soon as we got to the car, I looked… and it’s wasn’t there. I called the school and of course no one answered, but I left a message. I remembered that I had one of the staff’s phone number and called her b/c I knew that she had to close up shop. And she told me that they found a camera at the front desk, didn’t know who it belonged to, and left it there. WHEW 
!!!!! So it’s there. I am without camera. But thankfully it is safe at the karate school and then know it’s mine b/c not only did I leave the message but the staff member knows b/c I talked to her about it!
I am such a doof 
!!!!
Thanks Peg for the wishes. Yesterday was my anniversary with my significant other, but it was spent just like any other day b/c one of the members to this relationship was missing . Big mister had a business trip that landed on our anniversary. Instead I spent it at work, then in the company of the 2 most important people in my world, J&N. Then I had a lovely dinner with the R family, thanks again . Like I said… just like any other day *sigh* 
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. She just looks so pathetic sometimes. I was getting worried so I called the Advice Nurse yesterday b/c her eyes just didn’t “glow” like they normally do. They were small and watery and red around the edges. Poor thing . I gave her all the other symptoms and told me she has the regular run of the mill cold. Why not fever? B/c I took her temp and it was only 99.1. Told me NOT to administer the acetaminophen unless her temps got higher and to just disrobe her a bit and get the cold mist humidifier going. Which I did. She slept a tiny bit better last night, but she still has the wheezy cough and breathing every now and then.
She got a bit of her appetite back as she ate a lil something this morning. But….
I was nursing her just a few moments ago. She was doing well… up until I switched and she started to gag . Then all of a sudden it call came back OUT. ALL. OF. IT. She managed to get both couches and my laptop too. Thankfully it was only bmilk and not food or formula b/c the smell isn’t bad at all. I placed her on the floor and she played happily while i cleaned up. Everytime I walked past her she would get all giddy and giggly. A good sign? Maybe she just needed to get it out of her system? I hope she’s okay. I don’t want to feed her but I will give her water when she wants.
My poor poor lil thing , I hate to see her sick like this. She is definitely NOT herself.
Or is it #3? I don’t know anymore. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to help her. She’s sick beyond belief. She can’t breath through her tiny little nose. She’s coughing and has hoarse breathing every now and then. She has no appetite and she is clearly not herself. Her eyes water for no reason at all and her nose is running like a faucet . Poor thing, and what do I blame? WORK! I must’ve brought something home from all the dirty kids, and despite all my efforts to wash hands at every opportunity it still hasn’t worked, b/c she is sick . So she’s been waking at every hour. Restless sleep is NOT fun. She cries. and cries. and cries. And not even nursing her seems to help her b/c she unlatches and screams her head off. Nothing can console her. The only way to stop her, for the moment, is to sit her upright and wake her of her restless slumber. She won’t allow me to sit, she won’t allow me to lay down. I tried sleeping as much as I could, but it just didn’t happen. She woke at 5, and I managed to get her back down. She woke again 15 minutes later. S took her and tried to entertain her, but there was no way that I could squeeze in that extra hour. So I got up and showered. Poor J was already awake watching TV, so I plopped her in the saucer and tried to do my thing. Yeah that didn’t last long. I didn’t even get dressed yet *sigh* So I tried rocking her, nursing her, anything and everything. Nothing worked, so she sat in her rocker chair while I dressed and dried my hair, all this before 630AM. She wasn’t sitting for NOTHING, so I told J to get dressed and we headed out the door all BEFORE 645. I figured a drive to pick up some bagels might do the trick. It did momentarily. I got the bagels, got J to school, and now we’re back home and guess who’s crying AGAIN??? And I have yet to eat my bagel. And I have yet to head to work.
I know this is just for the moment and I really shouldn’t be complaining b/c some babies are like this ALL the time *knocks on wood and thanks the Lord that she is NOT one of those babies* but it’s hard to deal with. Lack of sleep, back to work, and everything else on top of that. And then I feel like I’m neglecting J so I treat him to a choco chip bagel for breakfast. The weather was lovely yesterday and I wanted to take him to the park, but I didn’t want the baby to be out too long so I opted for him to play in the front. It seemed to do the trick. Fresh air is always good for him… but still. *sigh*
Can this sicky ickyness go away?? PLEASE!!!
Nevermind that today is my day off. Nevermind that I’d like to sleep in. The keiki have minds of their own. Especially the lil miss. Big mister had to work the morning shift today, it’s funny to be listening and IMing him at the same time. So yeah the day hadn’t even broke yet and she decided she wanted to wake up. Kicking, hitting, and whining. I tried with all my might to get her back down. She wasn’t having it. So I changed her diapie, and put her in the saucer. Kuya is in there anyhow. Who knows what the hell time he wakes up, but he knows how to turn on the tele, put it on Nick, and play with his toys. And I’m here in the warmth and coziness of the bed.
The weekend has been pretty UNeventful. Saturday went to brunch with the ladies for K’s birfday. It’s always nice to get together with the ladies, but for some reason I felt rushed. Probably b/c the place was so crowded, they stuck us at a table for 4, there was 5 of us and we also had to squeeze a highchair in there, b/c there was no way they could accomodate my stroller. While there it started to hail. Yeah it’s nippy here. So after brunch we parted ways and the lil miss and I did a lil shopping. Gymbo is having a lovely sale, it ends today though.
Yesterday was a nothing kinda day. Lil miss has come down with a lil something though , so she wasn’t herself. At least for me anyhow *sigh* not fair! She was super whiny and cranky, with ME, but when S would come upstairs she was fine. Poo! He’s been emptying out the storage unit we rent and now I need to bring some of J’s old gear to my mom’s so that she can use it when she’s got the lil miss.
Today, going to my ‘rents b/c my sister will be there with her keiki. I’ve gotta bring the gear today with the truck and I’ve also gotta go to the grocery store for some milk and bread. Then it’s back to work tomorrow. Lil man has no school tomorrow so big mister has to keiki but it’s actually easier to deal with the lil miss when lil man is around b/c he entertains her.
Hope your weekend was lovely and that you got to catch up on some sleep. Heh, b/c I didn’t
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I am so seriously happy that it’s Friday 
! Not that it’s going to happen, but I can only HOPE that babygirl will sleep in tomorrow. The 2 misters have to be at the karate school early, big mister was told he could/ should start his student teaching now. So that means Saturdays at 8AM. OUCH! But I’m hoping with all that time spent at the school, maybe the lil mister will get back into it. I mean he’s always been into it, but his enthusiam level has lulls every now and then.
Work was good this week and although it’s a short week next week, it will be hectic b/c the adjoining school is on vacay, which means the schoolage kids will be on the premises, which means all the wee ones will be in ONE room . OUCH!!! There’s a lil girl at work, she’s a hapa cutie that rarely talks and I try my darndest to get her to talk b/c she’s got a fobby accent. I’m so mean. Lol. She smells so good though, like fresh out of the dryer freshly laundered . Now if only ALL the kids could smell like her. Geez, how hard is it to take a wash cloth and a comb to your child? Oh and how about clothes that FIT your child that are clean? It’s crazy.
I’ve got brunch with the ladies tomorrow. Still unsure of a time or a place. Birthday girl really needs to decide.
Okay doky, everyone have a lovely weekend. It’s a long one and it’s cold here so bundle up and stay dry. Be safe.
I’m hungry, but I’ve got a massive headache and I don’t want to do anything at this point. I want to make dinner tonight, but again the headache. Lil miss has finally fallen to nap land and I should be doing the same… but I can’t , my body won’t allow it. So I’ve got some beef in the fridge and I was thinking I would make some brocolli beef. I’ve also been having a craving for some chow mein and I figured since I was making the bb, I might as well make some chow mein too. Only thing is… I’ve gotta go to the store, and well I’ve got a headache . So I’m hoping that I can get the bb and the cm done and possibly a pot of rice. I’ve also gotta take pictures of the lil miss today b/c she’s 7 months old , where is the time going? *sigh*. Oh yeah and J still needs to be picked up from school. I think today shall be a day that he gets to stay, I’m sure he’ll be ecstatic. Okay off to attempt to nap, then to run the errands and so forth…
Mommy got $PAID$ today!!! It’s not much by any means, but it’s nice to have money of my own again. Work is work. They were nice and bought us lunch and gifts yesterday, yeah they take care of us .
The keiki are doing well. At least I think so. I think the lil miss is enjoying the times spent with her daddy and my mom as well.
Thanks everyone for sharing your way of eating ramen. There are some interesting versions out there.
I’ve got so many things to catch up on, fitting work into my life is making me not have time for other things. I’ll catch up though. Hope everyone else is doing well, I haven’t been up to reading sites as of late. It’s check the emails, check Flic.kr, and check this.
Anyhow just babbles b/c I’ve got a wee bit of time before L.ost.
A couple weeks back, I came across some ramen in the store and almost bought it. My mom thought I was crazy, b/c I was going to pay full price for it. And she reminded me that it’s on sale all too often, 10 for $1. Now is that time, and I totally forgot to pick some up at the store. Only thing I don’t remember which grocery store has it for that price?? It’s always nice to have that alternative to eat when I don’t feel like cooking. Sometimes I make it dry, ya know just boil the noodles, throw out the water and throw the packet over. And there are times where I’ll eat it like it’s meant to be eaten, like soup. If I’m feeling super fancy I’ll boil an egg, cut it up, and throw it in… along with green onions. And if I’m feeling super duper fancy… maybe some S.pam too. I grew up on that ish when I was at my grandparent’s house everyday. My grandfather would throw in rice too, as if there weren’t enough noodles already in it, but still it was yummy. I wish there was a saimin joint over here, like Shiro’s. I ♥ that place. How do you like to eat your cheap t.op ram.en?
I had high, high hopes of sleeping in this morning. FAT CHANCE. Lil miss wasn’t having it . Not fair and it wasn’t even 7 yet. What time? What time do you wonder? 615! Hmmph!!! I guess I have a small compromise though, as I fell asleep before 9, before the opening ceremonies to the Olym.pics even , I was hoping to watch the walk through and who was holding the torch. Yeah that didn’t even happen. I didn’t even get to do my Valentine’s cards and they need to go out TODAY! I suck, royally.
Lil man’s half birthday went well yesterday! I didn’t even take photos of the cupcakes/ ice cream cones= ice cup cakes (heh?). I was actually ready to toss them at the last minute b/c I thought they didn’t taste good. The cones were just way too stale tasting for me. Big mister did some other taste testing and thought they were fine. Well they were a big hit with J’s friends so it didn’t matter. The cups were a hit too, which I totally forgot to take pictures of too. GAH!!! Losing my mind I thinks.
Nothing much planned for the weekend. How about y’all?
Work is getting better. Today was pretty ‘lax, got to watch a bird show with the 4-5 year olds . But this new schedule of mine is defnitely wearing me down. If I’m not driving one child here or there, then I’m retrieving another. I’ve been waking before the alarm sounds too. It sucks b/c the lil miss’s schedule is so off from mine. When I get home, she wants to be held or play. When I get home, I want to either eat lunch or take a nap. I know today was only day 3 of my new schedule, which may only last for the month of February but still… it’s wearing its toll on me. I don’t even know how I function sometimes.
*Monday schedule- wake up by 630, shower, get J together, wake lil miss, get her together, out of the house by 730 no later than 740, get lil man to school, come back home and feed lil miss, give Daddy warning to wake at 830, leave house no later than 850, work by 9, work til 1230, come home relieve big mister, feed lil miss, play, leave to pick up lil man and be at school by 330, come back home and do homework and possibly feed him dinner, feed lil miss her dinner, leave house by 515, take him to karate or meet him and big mister there, karate class 545-630, hopefully home by 7, give him shower and dessert/ snack, allow him to play then brush teeth and he’s in bed by 830, somewhere in there hopefully lil miss has fallen asleep if not she’s asleep by 9 *crosses fingers*, time to self/ tv/ blogging/ flickr/etc asleep hopefully by 12.
*Tuesday- much of the same except replace karate with Hula/ Tahitian from 7-8
*Wednesday- same as Monday except lil man gets out at 230, giving him more time to do things.
*Thursday- lil miss goes to my ‘rents house so we leave the house btwn 720 and 730, duties of lil mister fall on big mister, although if J is awake before I leave I’ll give him breakfast, prepare her breakfast at my ‘rents my mom feeds her, leave their house by 820, work from 9-1230, pick up lil miss or meet my mom whereever she might be, pick up lil man at 330 and we’re home for the remainder of the evening.
*Friday- same as Thursday only we eat dinner at my ‘rents.
*yawns* See I’m tired!!!! Throw in making dinner, lunch, dishes, laundry… etc. And to think it’s only a 3.5 hour schedule everyday but still… it’s seriously wearing it’s toll on me. I think I just need to get used to all the chaos and soon it won’t be chaos. Right?
Work went, well it just went. Nothing bad, nothing good. Just work. I missed my baby like no one’s business and I was more hurt than anything to see that I wasn’t missed . It’ll be worse on the days she goes to my mom, b/c my mom has this tendency to rub things in. *sigh* While I was at work, I think I was just counting down the time where I could have her in my arms again. And like I said… I wasn’t missed. I thought for sure I would get her beautiful smile when I saw her after 3.5 hours, nope. She just looked at me . Oh well… what can I do.
In other news, there was an awards assembly at J’s school today, and although I was a wee bit late, I did make it just as the 1st grade was getting awarded. He got the “Sunshine Award” for having such a positive outlook, friendliness, and some other stuff. He also got a specialist award in music class.
I’m still feeling off . What’s that saying… is mercury in retrograde? Is it the work thing that’s throwing me off, or is it something underlying? Either way I don’t like the way I’ve been feeling. And it sucks, b/c the weather was absolutely beautiful here today.
Guess I’m going back to work… and tomorrow! Yep! It’s only for a short shift, but it’s totally do-able. I’m quite excited. I can still be away from the baby and at the same time have some sort of sanity, or maybe not *shrugs shoulders*. I know I’ll be missing her something silly though. Only 3.5 hours, 5 days a week. Score!
My day today was a little off whack, I was feeling a lil, well not myself . At some points I just wanted to crawl away and not deal with anything. But of course I couldn’t. I’m a bit pooped now, both keiki are sound asleep for the time being. I’ve got some cards to write up and send and some photos to order.
Guess who’s up a whole hour before I’m supposed to be??? You know why? For some reason MY clock is an HOUR earlier than all the other clocks in the house. Good thing I decided to do a few things before hopping in the shower, otherwise I wouldn’t have known. D’oh! And to think I thought I was late b/c my alarm went off at 640 and when I got up MY clock said 700, when in reality it’s still only a little after 6. GAH! It’s no wonder I was having such a hard time getting up and it’s also no wonder the lil miss is still snoozing. B/c you know her, like clockwork she’s up before 7AM. So I’m sure this is going to throw off my WHOLE schedule today and come later I’ll be tired and lethargic.
Lil man’s Big mister’s science project is all done. I don’t think J has a clue what it’s about. I’m hoping he doesn’t need to do a presentation on it b/c I don’t think S told him. D’oh! Well the science fair is on Thursday so hopefully if a presentation needs to be done, we can “coach” him before that.
Well I guess NOW is about that time I should be getting up. WIth lots of time to spare. Good morning everyone. Happy Monday
Oh my goodness. Lil man cracks me up, that sometimes it hurts . He was working with his daddy today on the science project. FINALLY!!! But it looks good, they have a lot to do still and it’s due on Monday. I heard them listening to S’s iTunes, and I’m not sure if they heard it while me and N were napping but while I was washing dishes earlier, lil man was singing. “Get hy*phy, get hyp*hy.”
Then just now I asked him about it and he said, “I think I was singing it wrong? Do you have it in your playlist?” And I said no, b/c I don’t. And then he asked if we could check the si*gn lan*guage site that we’ve been frequenting lately to see if there is a sign for hy*phy. LMAO!!!!!
Yeah so I’ve been looking around, to hopefully teach the lil miss some A.S.L. Basic stuff. She shows no interest. Lil man likes to though and he tries to combine things and gets all silly.
I picked up the photos yesterday, haven’t had a chance to scan them though. Keiki have an appt for another photo shoot tomorrow morning , and we can still be home in time for kick off. Not that we care too much, but you can bet the big mister will be posted on the couch.
As an aside.. the Half Birthday is just something someone did at J’s preschool. Lil boy has a Christmas birthday and his birthday always gets overlooked. Lil man’s birthday is in the summer and of course his school friends don’t celebrate with him. So we’re having a half birthday celebration in school so that lil man can celebrate with his friends
Have a nice Sunday
Next week marks the lil man’s half birthday. B/c we missed it last year, he has been adamant in reminding me this year that it’s coming up, next Friday, the 10th to be exact. I already cleared it with his teacher and we’re bringing in cupcakes and goodies . Lil man is excited. I’m happy that there are only 11 kids in the class. So easy I’m going this route with the cupcakes, just a little iffy on the decor. We’ll see. Any suggestions? I was going to do chocolate cupcakes with some sort of white frosting.
