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I’m tired, seems I’m always tired as of late. I blame the baby b/c despite having a full tummy, taking consistent naps, sleeping at the right time… she still wakes and OFTEN through the night as well as having her internal clock wake anywhere between 630 and 7AM. UGH. I’m not even going to ask what’s wrong with her not sleeping through the night yet. Her siblings didn’t do it, so why should she, right? It would be a nice thing, but I’ve accepted it!

Thanksgiving has come and gone and it was a good one. Being with the ones that matter the most and most importantly Mama wasn’t all the way across the ocean. Tummies were satisfied. Food was good! Now to figure out what to make for Christmas . I made piggies in blankies, lumpia, and pumpkin cheesecake. More than likely I will make lumpia and piggies again, but will do something different for dessert.

As in past years I braved the crowds with Mama Toots and did midnight madness. This year I didn’t. I just couldn’t fathom bringing the baby out at that hour of the night. I can’t leave her with anyone, especially not at night b/c I am her human pacifier, lest I be gone, sure as hell no one will sleep. Instead I woke at 530 and got ready and headed to Tarjey. Picked up a bunch of good loot for gifts and then headed back home to pick up lilman. For some reason the lilmiss had already been awake and was aware that I was heading out, she wanted to come too. Funny thing is she thought it was still night, b/c it was dark. And of course, had to bring baby along. They did very well. Then it was off to my mom’s to p/up mom and SIL. We headed down the peninsula and they went to town at both Old Navy and Guess. Crowds surprisingly weren’t bad at all the whole day. Thank goodness.

26 more days til Christmas!

It’s Parent Teacher Conference Week at J’s school. We were scheduled for today @ 1PM. It’s 1:08PM and I sent the BM to the conference. He’s normally working right now, but got the day off b/c he filled in on Monday. I’m always the one to go and honestly there’s nothing that they really tell me that I don’t already know.

And with J’s grades this quarter, there’s nothing much to worry about. Mostly A’s with the exception of a B- in a class he’s never really had other than attending church, Religion. And it’s laziness on his part more than anything! He claims it’s b/c it’s something new to him but really it isn’t.

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In other not so fun news, me and the lilman were hit with something ugly over the weekend. A case of food poisoning. ICK! Not fun! Lilman had basketball tryouts on Sunday too and spilled his cookies all over the court. There’s going to be 3 teams in the 4th grade b/c so many boys want to play. Wondering how hectic our schedule will be once that picks up.

babyM is sprouting 2 more teeth, to make it a totaly of 3. Thankfully she hasn’t been complaining much.

Lilmiss got her 1st official haircut yesterday. Just a trim so her hair can look healthy again. My mom trimmed off about 3 inches.

[eta:] So BM and lilman returned home in record time. Apparently there was nothing to say about J. He’s doing great. He just has a few problems with late work but other than that he’s doing good. Good thing I didn’t go. Lol.

The soccer one that is. They didn’t lose. But they didn’t win either. We thought for sure we were going to be walking out of there with our heads down low. But they scored, and so did the other team. And although they’ve tied before, somehow walking out of there with a goal is somehow better. They were all so happy, as well they should be.

We made a trip to the pumpkin patch for the baby’s 1st pumpkin patch visit. She was in snooze land when we arrived and I was very hesitant to wake her, but she was all smiles . Yay! I think I got some good pictures in. And funny babyM was the most cooperative of the bunch, even compared to the Daddy. Ha!

We were s’posed to be in many places today and made it to the select few that we did.

Oh yeah, think we might be on the hunt for a new school… AGAIN! Oy! This is annoying. Lately we’ve been missing out on some vital info from the school. Stuff that’s s’posed to be in the twice a month envelope that gets sent home, only it hasn’t been in OURS. And more than a month ago, I sent in a sheet of paper indicating that we’d be donating some food for the International Dinner. S gets to the school to drop off the goods and they’ve only got us down for 1 donation. The one that gets LESS points. WTF???? And then she nearly refused to accept the other one, and only gave us HALF the points. Biiiiiiiiiitch! He forced it on her! Bullshit! The damn school is so damned cliquish it’s annoying. J is doing absolutely fine, excelling even and I hate to pull him out when he’s made some good friends, again, but sometimes it’s better for our own sanity. It’s strange to me that tuition is so varying around the city. Oy! Decisions, Decisions!

Unfortunately they lost again! Maybe BM is bad luck . This was the first game for him to attend, his first to actually see the boy in action. By the way we were yelling the other parents probably thought we were mean. Muahahahah. And from what I saw, 95% of the boys on the team are scared of the ball! Oy! They don’t go after the ball. They’re afraid of it. They wait for the ball to come to them and even then they don’t know what to do with it. I think I finally learned what J’s position is, fullback? Not sure still tho . Once again he played against some friend from karate. This game they were getting spanked. These kids were good, they knew what they were doing! *sigh*

Tomorrow we head out for my niece’s sweet 16. No big shindig just a picnic/ bbq. Here’s hoping for some good eats. I can count on mom’s pancit. Yum!

Something FREE on your birthday?

Disney corporation is giving you a FREE ticket into the park of your choice: Disneyland or Disneyworld, on YOUR birthday!!!

More than likely we’ll be in Hawaii when J, N, or even my birthday rolls around. But maybe for BM’s? Even if you’re a season pass holder or have a multi day ticket you can still take advantage of a FREE something. Be sure to check it out and register!!!

We are soooooo itching to go to Disneyland!!!

My poor son’s soccer team lost their game today and secretly I think it’s b/c I wasn’t there. B/c I’m a good luck charm, or maybe one of his sisters is a good luck charm ? B/c none of us were in attendance. My brother took him and they lost 0-2. Or maybe my brother is bad luck, or his lady is bad luck. Hopefully this will be the only game I will miss this season.

The girlies and I attended a wedding for one of my close friends from high school. She was glowing. She looked lovely! I’m so happy I was able to attend the ceremony at least. I couldn’t do the reception b/c I just wouldn’t have been able to handle the girlies. I’m sure I would have gotten help from the JQ but the baby is so, UGH! Just UGH! Had the reception been super informal and I could have donned some sweats then I would have been all up in there but me dressed up wrangling the 2 girls= hot mess! I’m sad I missed out but that’s the price you pay when you have kids, right?

BM had his first day of training. He left the house feeling nervous and at some point I thought he was going to bail on this new found job b/c he was already feeling overwhelmed with the schedule they’ve given him. 8 hours later and he says it was cool. He says he can’t wait to go back tomorrow. Like what? YAY! I hope he stays as enthusiastic

This weekend is booked. I’ve got a wedding to attend. BM has training for his new job. J has a soccer game that my brother will be taking him to. The girls… they’re supposed to be tagging along with me. I’m only going to the ceremony though and not the reception. The ceremony is in the city, at the grammar school that my siblings went to. It’s the bride’s parish as well. The reception is down in San Jose and as much as I would love to attend, it’s just not a good thing to travel with the baby. She sucks. UGH! The last time we were in the San Jose area she cried. And cried. And screamed. And cried until we were like 10 minutes away from home. UGH! And to top it off, I was sitting right next to her. Singing, talking, singing, talking, laughing, making goofy faces, and even tried to be quiet. But nothing. NOTHING worked. So I’m sitting out the reception on this one.

Life is busy. Has been busy. I bought a week by week calendar that is going to go up on the fridge. Visuals. I need them. I know I’ve got my iCal in the iPhone but I need to see color! Different colors. Plenty of them. Busy I tell ya.

In other news, lilman had an incident occur at practice that is making him NOT love soccer so much at the moment. One of his teammates (the goalie) yelled at him. The lilman is sensitive. Very. The goalie told him to pay attention. I could see it happening, I wasn’t there, but I could totally see it happening. Lilman is often in space. He waits for the action to come to him as opposed to going towards it. I had to explain to him, that he’s working on a team and that his teammates rely on him. He doesn’t get it. His sensitive side is swaying him. So much so he’s trying to get out of even going to the game tomorrow. We told my brother it’s NOT an option. And now he’s even contemplating not joining basketball when season starts. We’ll see. BM said NOT an option, he’s playing!

I finally had my appt with the optometrist! He was soooooooo nice! My glasses broke while in Hawaii and I need to replace them asap b/c the super glue will only last so long. I also noticed a bit of a change in my prescription anyhow. I”ve had these frames for a loooooong time too so it’s time for a change, and I need to refill my contact prescription too.

Which reminds me, I need to set up an appt for the boys. J has been complaining about not being able to see. Most of the kids in his class wear glasses already. It’s probably from all the gaming and computering.

After my appt we headed to Sp.ortmart to get J some cleats and shin guards and socks. He has his first soccer practice tomorrow! Was looking for red socks b/c his uniform is red, but they didn’t have ‘em. Daddy of course picked out the shoes b/c he has to look cool. Ahahaha. $76. AUWE! That’s not including the fee we had to pay in order for him to play. And then it’s basketball after this, gotta get him shoes for this sport too. Damn this kid is expen$ive, but I suppose we’re saving a bit from not putting him in karate, right?

So this morning, at about 6:30AM, the BM comes in b/c he heard the stirring of the baby to inform me that I would have to take her to get tested for TB! WTF? Mind you I’m soooooo not awake but he’s rambling on about a news report he had seen.

All day I had been stressing over the fact about being exposed to TB. Possibly being a carrier. And it doesn’t help that the baby and lilmiss are sick right now. I know for certain that lilman and lilmiss are in the clear though b/c they recently had TB tests come out negative.

So I finally got a hold of the actual news information and we are in the clear. Thank God!!!

Funny after hearing what the BM told me this morning and then thinking we might be carriers, I had been VERY weary about taking her out. AT.ALL. And exposing her to ANYONE.

So we’re safe for now. *whew*

Yesterday the BM, the baby, and I went to the Mandatory parent orientation at J’s new school. We were s’posed to meet our “Shepherd Family”. S’posed b/c they weren’t there! How rude! Uhm negative service points for them, sheesh! And they expressed how Mandatory it was for us. The “Shepherd Family” is s’posed to help us through our transition phase to the school, let us know of any important things, etc… basically be our guide this year. It’s all good tho b/c we’ve already got friends in the school to help us. No doubt. One in J’s actual grade, which I’m hoping is in the same class as him. And another family that just finished the 4th grade.

I didn’t really come away with anything that I couldn’t have read in a handbook. It wasn’t as Mandatory as they made it seem. Pfft.

Lilman is going to play CYO. I’m so excited. We want him to play soccer and he wants to play basketball. That’s 2 back to back seasons, so he will be taking a hiatus from karate. No point in paying for it if he’s not going to be there, right? I figure he probably won’t be back until after the holidays, maybe. I’m not sure how long the seasons last.

I brought the camera out on our adventures yesterday but they weren’t much in the way of adventures. Just stopped at my aunt’s like I said and swung by Walmart, did NOT get my flat iron either. Grr. This is not looking pretty!

This morning when I woke, I couldn’t even see the mountains bc there was rain and fog and lots of it. Blech. But the skies have cleared and nothing but blue skies but we normally don’t go out on Saturdays out here b/c my mom cleans and such and then we go to church. We stay away from the beaches b/c we would be waiting a long while for a parking space and then a nice space of beach space. Why bother when we can go when everyone is at work during the week. Right? And just like I at home, I loathe going shopping on the weekends, again b/c there are hoards of people probably trying to beat the heat. So we just hang out in the ‘hood. I would take the kids to the pool down the street but that would ensue tired and crankiness when it’s time to go to church. Maybe when we’re finally fully adjusted to the time change. Then maybe.

BM seemed a pit peeved that we’re not doing anything. We’ve got 6 other days out of the week to do things. And we’re kinda on vacation, and yet we’re not. Like I’ve said, this is literally our second home and it’s not as if we’re constantly on the go when we’re back home. Right? Oh wells.

I would go outside and take pictures of my favorite flowers, but the mosquitoes loooooooooove me and that’s NOT a good thing . Since last night I have 4 bites and counting. Grrrr!!!

That would be of the Apple variety and not that of the makeup! I’m more of a geek than a girly girl . So the BM got a hold of a brand spanking new MacBook and put it in my hands to do what I like with it. He just got one about a month ago for himself. We’re MacGeeks didn’t you know. iPhones? Check! iPod videos. Check! We both had Powerbooks but have since gotten MacBooks. And then there’s always his G5 downstairs in his office. Lilman inherited BM’s Powerbook.

So I sold my brother my 1.5 year old MacBook and upgraded to this upgraded MacBook. Weeeeee! I’m so spoiled. I know . Last night I was up to the wee hours dumping the old one and reloading the software so he to could have a “brand new” laptop. Heh. I’m slowly making him a Mac lover too, he got an iMac for the house in Hawaii.

I don’t understand why people are so discouraged by Mac’s?! Mac’s are love! They’re so easy to use. I’m telling you….. NEVER. GOING. BACK. NEVER!

…. my brain. Or at least the thoughts that are currently inundating them at the moment.

Mother’s Day was low key. Saturday we went to dinner with my fams @ Broadway Prime. It’s become an annual tradition. But this year the prime rib wasn’t as “melt in my mouth fantastic” as it has been in years past, my plate wouldn’t have told you otherwise though, b/c I was grinding on that like it was nobody’s business! No point in wasting the food . Then we went back to my mom’s to have dessert and exchange gifts. Mmm cheesecake! Costco’s cheesecake certainly does not disappoint. I especially like the nonthick crust. Nomnomnom .

Sunday the baby reminded me that I was a mother and that I would have to wake up with her at 6AM. *rolls eyes* In my feeble attempts at putting her back to sleep: sticking the boob in her mouth, patting her, rocking her, pretending I was asleep… she decided otherwise. She was all giggles and smiles. So as not to disturb anyone else, I brought her to the living room and played with her and we both fell back to sleep. Only to be awoken by the lilmiss looking for us. Tried to crawl back in bed but that didn’t happen. As again baby was awake and bright eyed and bushy tailed. Oh well.

Opened up my card from the BM and kids and just milled around the house. Read the paper and then we all got ready and headed out to visit BM’s grandma. Hung out there for a bit and then sent the BM to pick up lunch from Ono and headed over to my mom’s. She wasn’t even home and being as hungry as I was, the lilmiss and I started in on the grindz. She came home and we chit chatted a bit. Then somehow I ended up in her living room taking a nap with the baby. And somehow my mom managed one too.

A low key Mother’s Day surrounded by the ones that mean the most to me, that’s all that really matters in the end anyhow right? Oh yeah and good food too .

In other news, the keiki are getting baptized this weekend. Yes. All 3. I still need to order the cake. The Toots Fam is helping me with favors. And I still need to finalize/remind the reception site. It’s going to be a small affair despite all 3 kids being baptized at once. Which is better for me anyhow b/c I didn’t want to have to deal with all the planning and stressing.

Mom is leaving next week , she’s headed back to Oahu on Tuesday. What am I going to do without her? Who’s going to feed us? No seriously! I haven’t really cooked since she’s been back and I’m not even really sure if the baby will allow it. And then there’s the whole thing about us heading out to the islands for the summer. The plans are to leave a few days after Father’s Day and return sometime before my birthday. That’s a nice big chunk of time at our second home, but tickets have yet to be purchased. Waiting on the BM’s tax return for that. And we’re wondering where it might be?!?! Tickets are frickin expensive too. AUWE!

Oh well I’ve emptied my brain for the night. Time to go to sleep.

So nearly usually I am the one who drives. It just happens that way. I drive the Lex and the mister drives his g-ride. When we’re all together, we ride in the Lex, b/c the carseats are in it. It’s just easier that way. So guess who drives? You got it. Me.

Yesterday we were in a predicament where my mom needed to use the Lex, but we all had to be somewhere as a family so we all got to ride in the g-ride. And guess what? I didn’t have to drive!!!! It was strange NOT having to drive, but it was also nice!!!! At one point I decided to sit in the backseat with the girls b/c I didn’t want to endure a short ride with the baby’s wails. Smart idea on my point. I got a first hand look at what the lilmiss really does to the baby! OY!!! She’s constantly touching her. Poking her. Pinching her. Holding her. Grasping her. OY! And then at one point as I was looking out my window, I turn to find N’s dirty sandaled FOOT on baby’s FACE! Baby wasn’t fussing about it but I’m wondering how often that occurs???? I definitely scolded her for it and she wasn’t all too happy. She left a dirrrrrrrrrty black mark on the baby’s face. OY! This poor baby!

Happy Monday everyone!

We had toyed with the idea of getting the lilmiss a bed for her room. Before the appearance of the baby she had been saying that she wants a Princess bed. Which just meant that we would get Princess paraphenalia for the bed (sheets, comforter, etc). Yes she still sleeps in the same bed. I’m a big believer in co-sleeping. We did it with the lilman and the lilmiss, and I wanted to NOT do it with the baby, but it just works that way. Nothing like watching your babies sleep peacefully and right next to you. They grow so fast.

The bed was never bought, it still will eventually but we have one of those convertible cribs that was being used as babyM’s dresser. Ghetto-fabuloso! So today we went out and picked up some toddler bedding. Originally it was supposed to be the Princess set, but of course, with our luck, they were out. N decided on Dora, and if you know me, I’m not very fond of her. Ick! Her other options were Diego, Thomas, and Mickey and with much persuasion on my part, Mickey was the one to come home . Now if only it could have been fairies or Kai-lan!!!

Knowing full well that this transition wouldn’t be an easy one, we moved the crib into our room as the toddler bed. She watched as I put the beddings on and she even dug up her Mickey Mouse stuffie to put on the bed. She sat on it. She laid on top of the blankets. And everytime anyone would ask her if she was going to sleep on it she would say, “Not yet!” Very strongly! So time came. She got in no problems. But she wouldn’t really lay her head down or pull the covers up. I kept telling her to lie down. She didn’t want to. I turned off the lights, but still had the tv on. Then the tears and whining ensued. Pleas to come out b/c she didn’t want to sleep there. I sat down next to her and she crawled out and into my lap, and then she made a break for her daddy’s side of the bed and tried to get in. I caught her before she could. Coaxed her back in with the bribe that I would read her 2 books. She got back in. I read the 2 books. Rubbed her back, her face, her tummy, her back again, and her tummy again. Then I held her hand. Then it was potty time. By that time, BM returned from his work dinner and she conned him too. Oy! This girl! Then she said she had to do #2 but I had to take her. So off we went to the bathroom again, she did NOTHING!. But I don’t have a problem with that. I’d much rather take her than have to strip the bed b/c of an accident.She got back in bed and it was back to hand holding. And sooner than I know it… she’s asleep.

The whole process took 2 hours! OY!

I’m wondering how long it will take tomorrow night. And I’m rethinking this whole thing with babyM sleeping with us for that long, although J slept with us much longer!!!

This weekend is down and now to prepare for another week of busy-ness. Lilman is finally on Spring Break so I’ll have to anticipate for some headaches and fighting. AIYAH! Maybe I can mediate and make time for the park and outdoor fun. The weather was phenomenal these past 2 days but it looks like the fog and chill have rolled in.

BabyM is officially 2 months old today. Happy Birthday to her . Unofficially we had Beard Papa to celebrate . Yesterday @ birthday #1 we got to taste Sibby’s, and oh the yummy goodness! Birthday #2 had the most amazing Thomas the Train cake, too bad it didn’t taste as good as it looked. I looooooooooooves me some cake. Doesn’t matter to me how it looks, it has to taste right though. I’m not saying I’m a cake afficionado, I just know what I like.

Today it was just me and the girls hanging out at first. We headed to the mall for some orange chicken. Made a visit to the pet store to see the puppies, but apparently everyone had that idea so we couldn’t even see them. N now has a favorite visor from where else? The Disney Store! I asked her to choose between the Stinkerbell baseball cap or the full on Fairies visor. She chose the visor and surprisingly has been wearing it all day. She still is . Then got a call from my mom, she wanted me to bring her to my aunt’s house. So we did that and hung out there for awhiiiiiiiiiiile. She will be my hook up for Tagalog and Korean movies. Yay!

This week we’ve also got a Baptism class to attend, a birthday to celebrate, babyM’s 2 month WBC, and then a baby shower. Hope you had a good weekend.

Things in April:

Sunday, April 6th: Dad’s 1 year memorial luncheon
Saturday, April 12th: 2PM Justin’s 1st bday, 230PM Zack’s 2nd bday
14th to 18th: J is on Spring Break
Thursday, April 17th: BM’s bday, 9AM babyM’s 2 month wbc and immunizations
Saturday, April 19th: Baby Shower for the Julians
Sunday, April 27th: Ally’s Red Egg and Ginger Party/ Baptism

Why am I not sleeping? My eyes are telling me I’m tired. But I’m not asleep. The girls are on either side of me ASLEEP. Sometimes when I realize I should be asleep already I figure I’ll just wait for the baby to wake and then go to sleep. Lame. I shouldn’t do that. I don’t even know how many times I wake in the night to feed either .

I wake fairly early most days too, averaging about 5 hours of sleep total. No naps for me. Not good. But I feel fine. Feeling fine and being fine are different though huh?

Anyhow today we swung by karate for a free picture with the Easter bunny. Sheesh mall bunnies are so stinkin expensive it’s ridiculous. I was hoping the baby could get a photo of her own, but it was madness at the school and there was a 1 photo per family b/c of the craziness, so it was all 3 monsters. The bunny there looked way better at karate and less ragged too. Heh. I was hiding babyM in the blanket and when I placed her on the bunny there were lots of Oohs and Aaahs. Heh. Probably b/c she’s still so small. She slept the whole time, of course. And surprisingly lilmiss was in top cheese form. heh. Last year she was sooooooo afraid.

After that we went to a birthday party in the city, at a CLUB! Was feeling kinda skeptical. But lilmiss had good fun and there were things for the lilman to do there too. BM even had fun, I thinks. He danced with the lilmiss while I hid the baby in her sling. Lilmiss even passed up lunch, who passes up lumpia? Heh?! To do what? Get her groove on. Crack. me. up. Oh yeah and I saw my childhood crush at the party. BM and MM of course had to tease me about it. All in good fun!

Tomorrow we go to my mom’s for fam bam lunch. I just need to get my things together for the deviled eggs as everything else has been cooked and prepped. Go me.

Have a blessed and wonderful Easter!!!

It’s 4:33am and I did a feeding nearly an hour ago and I’m still awake!!! I attribute that to the fact that I fell asleep at 10pm. It was a loooooooong day of driving. And unfortunately unlike her siblings, babyM does not do well in car rides that last longer than 30 minutes. OY! The big kids don’t know much in the way of consoling her back there either. Poor thing. I try my best to feed her before we get in the car, thinking that she’ll be full and just sleep, but there’s something in her that makes her wake at the 30 minute mark and let us know she wants OUT.

In other news, the lilmiss went to her first sleepover that didn’t involve me, BM, or my mom. Those are the only people she’s slept with since she’s come into this world. My sister took her to see the Princess on Ice show today and then kept her overnight. Apparently she didn’t even bat an eye in missing me or the BM, but of course she missed my mom *rolls eyes*. Ever since my mom has returned from Hawaii, I swear she is literally welded to my mom’s hip. My poor mom!

Lilman got his report card and it was nothing but goodness , as to be expected. The only thing that sucks is that they’re graded on this very vague number system. I’m all about the letters, only b/c I’m used to it and can gauge it better. But only a few more months and he’s on to yet another school for the fall. This will be his 4th school to attend since starting preschool. He adapts to change well and there are already kids he knows at the new school, so I’m not worried. I remember when I was in school though, I went to 3 schools total from kindergarten to high school. My longest stint being from 1st to 8th at the same school. Talk about leading a sheltered life. HA! That’s what parochial school will do to ya though.

BM should be waking soon. He’s got a plane to catch as he’d headed to LA for the weekend. He’s got a big presentation to make for his new job. He’s nervous like heck, but I’m sure he’ll do fine!!! So I fly solo this weekend. Lilman slept at my mom’s and lilmiss returns from my sister’s in the morning, but to my mom’s. Not sure what we’ll be doing this weekend, hanging out at my mom’s I’m sure, but we shall see.

Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend so far .

Yeah 3 weeks already. But you wouldn’t be able to tell b/c she’s still so teensy, although the infant carrier is getting heavier . Funny thing when I wear the Peanut Sling, I often get questioned if there is a baby inside. Someone asked if it was a purse?!?! Yeah you can’t see her but still! Someone thought she was a doll. Now why would I carry a doll in there?

I’ve been thinking more and more about her announcements. I’m working on them, I thinks, heh. I have so many “ideas” in my head it’s just a matter of cracking out the ps and doing something. Marybeth, I nixxed the whole idea of the accordion style and just going to go with the simple. But thank you much for all your help…. always . What would I do if I didn’t have you to turn to?

Hump Day today… lilman is out of school early, we’re headed to the library. Lilmiss is with my mom again, she didn’t want to come home . We’re going to have a helluva time weaning those 2 apart. Still got plenty of things this week. Mom’s got an appt on Thursday and Friday. Lilmiss is going to watch Disney on Ice on Friday with my sister. Then the BM might have a weekend business trip.

The weather is lovely once again. The dishes are calling… then I’ve got to feed the baby and out of the house we go again.

This is going to be a mishmosh post of random babbles.

- Right now I’m hungry and I can seriously go for a lemon cupcake. I’m on this community on LJ and damn someone made some lemon bar and lemon cupcakes. Can I just say that my mouth was salivating just looking at the pictures and that little twinge of sour is getting me at the back of my mouth b/c of those damned pictures.

- But as an aside…. I’m hungry but I don’t know what to eat. Should I send the BM out to get me food that I should NOT be eating at nearly midnight? I seriously need to go grocery shopping b/c our fridge is looking seriously sad. I mean it helps that my mom has been supplying soups and such, but that doesn’t help with the other people in this house b/c they’re not eating any of it.

-This is certainly not helping the hunger issue either. I’ve got all of those covered though, only I wish I were in Hawaii already!

- Got word of ANOTHER 2008 baby recently.

- We have been invited to 3 birthday parties this month. 15th in Pittsburg for a 4th birthday, 22nd we be clubbin for a 1st birthday, and the 29th to get our GRUB on for another 1st birthday

- Easter this month too. Easter dresses for the girls. Photos? AIYAH! And Easter baskets.

- I’ve been eyeing personalized Easter baskets, but I saw that there is a “new” Hello Kitty Easter basket at Target. Nevermind that we already have 2.

-Personalized things have been catching my eye since Christmas. Thinking that we might have to finally break down and get the kids personalized stockings.

- Back to photos. Do they NOT do hospital photos anymore? babyM wasn’t even given the option. And I totally didn’t think to ask about it. Seeing as how we were there so freakin long too. Lilmiss didn’t get ‘em either, but we were told it’s b/c the photographer isn’t there on weekends, she was born on a Saturday, we left Monday morning.

- I’ve been telling myself that I need to take MORE photos and post them b/c I like photo posts, not just of the kids either, just random stuffs. That hasn’t been happening.

- I told BM to cancel TFC but I’ve actually been watching it quite a bit lately. Nearly everyday , as I’m typing I’m also watching ASAP 08, oh Piolo *swoons*

It’s time to get something to eat before the next feeding…

Another notch on the belt, another knick on the bed post. Another year together with the BM. No frills kinda day though as the baby is only 10 days old. The weather is horrid. And well we had some unexpected work to be done at the house. The water heater went on the fritz and had to be replaced. Oh boy *rolls eyes*.

I sent him out to get me some pads… ahaha. He was reluctant but said b/c it’s our anniversary he would do it. Puhlease! Anniversary or not, he was going out. B/c there was no way I was going to go out with my unwashed body and rat’s nest of hair looking like it was. He also got us lunch… something so not on Mama’s health meter for a recovering breastfeeding mother… but I wanted it! Nation’s burger and fries with a strawberry shake. I am sooooo paying for it though b/c babyM has a serious bout with the gas. Mah bad! It was sooooo good, but something I won’t be having in a long time again.

BM had to be at work early today though so we didn’t get to spend much time together. And he’s got a gig tonight. I took a nap earlier with the baby so I’m rather awake right now. Being fobulous and indulging in some TFC.

Like he signed the card…. “17 years is a long time, but it’s only just the beginning!” Or something to that effect

But like I said to him… “You’re still the one!”

Yeah I’m a LOSTie, it’s the only thing on the tube to look forward to. As of late anyhow.

So last night, I was all WTF did she say when she went to go and see her “son”.
I didn’t hear her say the name.
BM had a gig last night but I knew he was going to watch it again.
Sure enough his nerdiness did!
She said “Aaron” as in Claire’s baby.

OY!!!!!!

Oy literally! What a difference being behind that damned thing makes.

So as you may or may not have noticed, I have been MIA. Some of you may or may not have known this but our little family of 4 has become a family of 5 in the past few days. And no, we didn’t get a pet, although SHE does sound like a little bird to me at times. She wasn’t supposed to make her appearance for another 4 weeks but they forced her out via induction, and like her sister it took a long 3 days to do so. Unfortunately for me, my health was in danger, *tsk, tsk* oh the joys of having chronic hypertension *rolls eyes*. I was on Magnesium Sulfate to prevent me from going into seizures anytime during this whole ordeal, and the reason why we’re not home already is that they’ve had to still monitor me as I’m wearing down the mag. Sucks to be me. Seriously. And b/c babyM didn’t quite make it to the safety zone (37 weeks) she’s had to stay an extra few days.

THese few days have unfortunately been stuck in a double occupancy post partum room, behind a curtain, to maintain any kind of privacy. Oy the first set of “roomies” were a doozy. Having visitors past midnight. Having more than 2 staying visitors, and a baby that had some lungs on him. Oy and nevermind they took the placenta home and joked they were going to BBQ it. Really hoping he was joking!!!! They snuck out last night into a single room, lucky them. And here I thought I had the whole double room to myself… nope come 2AM, comes strolling another family with a nurse who has no kind of manners and talked as if me and my child weren’t even there. Lucky them, they went home today! So tomorrow we go home, or at least I hope we do. My BPs are still an issue, something that hopefully can be maintained with medication. Baby M is doing well, I’ve had a few scares with her already, let’s just day PURPLE can certainly make your BP high when it’s your child that’s turning that color. My milk hasn’t come in yet, but I’m working on that. She’s a little pipsqueak this one. She’s teensy. She only weighed in at 5lbs 10oz, but she’s feisty. BM says she looks like lilman. She certainly does NOT have the cheeks or baby fat that lilmiss had that’s for sure. But there’s hoping that it comes to her easily!

I had been worried that the lilmiss would not take to her too well. So far, they’ve had a good first meeting! *whew* I have yet to see the lilman but I know he’ll love his other little sister just as much. So if I go missing again you’ll know where I am. Pictures to be posted…. yes I know… in due time… and you’ll know where to find them .

I’m all out of sorts today b/c I didn’t get much sleep last night, had to wake early this morning, and now the BM is home. It’s more that he’s home that’s throwing me off b/c normally on weeknights he’s at work at this time, and most especially on Fridays we don’t see him til the next morning.

Yeah I don’t know what happened to me, but I had a helluva time falling alseep last night, I think it was 3:30AM and by the time I was all into my sleep, my sister called from LA for my wake up call @ 7:30AM. I took my time getting up though and by the time I was all ready to go she called me from SFO. I picked up my good old box of Aloha from Mama !!! The majority of the contents were Christmas ornaments, , and of course the keiki made out like bandits. BM and lilman got UH Warrior gear to sport for the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday. Heh. Colt Brennan is such a cutie!

Then by the time I emptied the contents of the box and put them away, it was time to go to the movies. As planned for a few weeks now, we met up with lilman’s friend and his family to catch the matinee showing of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Very cute movie! Lilmiss was good for the first 30 minutes of the movie and then she got restless. Thankfully the movie was only 1.5 hours long. I’ll have to admit I did snooze out a little bit, not b/c the movie was boring or anything but b/c of lack of sleep.

Originally we were going to join them for lunch, but bailed out and ended up heading to Costco. Got hot dogs, a rotisserie chicken, and stocked up on some chicken for the freezer. I’ve been having an itch to make some fried chicken wings *slurp*. On the way home, stopped at dim sum, b/c we missed out the other day. Heh. And finally made it home. Filled our bellies and sooner than I know it, I’m on the couch… snoozing away. I wake up to find BM home and the keiki watching a DVD.

Lots of things to do this weekend too. Gotta meet up with my sister to pick out tiles and bathroom things for the revamped bathroom that is occurring @ our parents’ house and then Sunday is Blue Christmas with friends down the peninsula. I still haven’t figured out what to bring for that either. Normally I would pick a dessert but it seems that’s what everyone else has signed up for, and how NOT fun would that be?

Hopefully I can get some sleep tonight, despite taking a nap again today b/c it’s an early morning again tomorrow. Hope you have a lovely weekend!

Only 5 more days until Christmas. Are we ready? Eh, I don’t think so.

Today we made a run to Costco in hopes of finding the kitchen still there. Shit. Out. Of. Luck. I needed to pick up a few things but decided not to, and we headed to ANOTHER Costco. Down the peninsula we drove in hopes of finding our kitchen. Shit. Out. Of. Luck. Went looking for those other things that I needed as well and…. Shit. Out. Of. Luck. *sigh*

So we headed to TRU in hopes of finding our 2nd alternative. Guess what? Shit. Out. Of. Luck. So instead we settled. I hate settling but really what can we do, 5 days before Christmas. I told BM to just nix the whole kitchen idea and leave a note saying that we’ll get back to her. Not that she would care, but I’m sure the lilman would put things together. As if he hasn’t already figured us out . But we warned him that he didn’t believe, Santa would more than likely NOT leave him gifts. So yeah we got a kitchen and that shall go out Christmas eve while they slumber. We also picked up some play “food” and a crown for her. For the lilman we got the Justice League set he wanted and some Transformer things. He’s actually rather difficult to shop for this year. I’m tired of all the usual junk that he accumulates. Then it was off to Tarjey in the hopes of finding some other things. He asked for footie pajammies and so we got him those, 2 pairs! Heh. He loves those things, lilmiss not so much. We also got him the Avatar Air Bender Book 1 DVD set. Almost picked up another Princess for lilmissy but put it back. I really wanted to get her the Hannah Montana guitar and headset, DUDE! If you’ve seen her “perform” you’d get it for her too. Unfortunately the one at Tarjey had been played with enough times that it wasn’t even turning on anymore. BM says it might have just been the batteries, but I didn’t want to risk getting it and it not working at all.

That was that, and so we had lunch at Red Robin. YUM! Fries. And then we came home, but before that I indulged again. Lol. This time I went for the Venti Chai Soy Latte. I think next time it will just be the grande. B/c the tall wasn’t enough and the Venti was more than enough. We came home and hid the gifts for wrapping for later.

BM is going to get the remainder of the boy’s gifts, DS games. I feel like he has so little in comparison to what N is getting. She is so much easier to shop for though and things for her don’t cost quite as much. Tomorrow I’m heading to Tarjey again to get a few stocking stuffers like candy and such. Lilman gets out of school early, so BM said he would pick him up. Then we’ve gotta head down the peninsula again to pick up gifts from my Aunt. Maybe I can get lilman to give me some input on what to get BM.

I still need to run back to Costco too to pick up those foodie things for Christmas appetizers. Or maybe I won’t. And I’ll just suck it up and pay grocery store prices. We’ll see.

So I’m back at it again, NOT cooking for the kids. The last I cooked a real meal was meatloaf, which was Friday right? Eeek. We ate these on Saturday night, minus the cheese. No one wanted to go out and that was about the only thing we had in the fridge readily available. Sunday we had burritos from the Big Mister’s favorite Taqueria. It drives me nuts that he won’t stray away from that place, it’s my fault though as I was the one who introduced him to it. And then yesterday (Monday), we had Panda Express and my big eyes ordered the 3 item combo to share with N. But I only finished what would be the equivalent to 1 combo, if that, and the lilmiss eats like a bird. Sooooo plenty of leftovers for J and N’s dinner. *tsk, tsk* Me all you want! I saved myself from having to cook again . What did I eat? Well there’s still some leftover meatloaf and fixins, but I just made myself a meatload sammich. And that was that.

Today BigMister went to get 99 cent 2 pieces of chicken from Popeye’s. So that should be good for our lunch, and lilman’s dinner. I’ve still got some short ribs that I didn’t cook and I’m thinking I might have to make some beef nilaga. Mmmm comfort food for this cold and rainy day! Yeah I think I’ll definitely start that once I hit publish.

Following suit of Ms Nikki, I’ll post a bit of some Christmas wish listings.

The lilmiss is all about kitchens right now, we’re working on it. Too bad I’m finding deals here and there and then prettier ones with heftier prices. Been looking for accessories for said kitchen, but I’m not all about all the clutter. As if we don’t need more. I happened on an ADORABLE Hello Kitty kitchen set on Black Friday and swooped that up in a second. It’s stinkin cute, I’m telling you! Chef’s hat, apron, oven mit, and dish towel all in HK print as well as a wooden rolling pin and spatula! SCORE! Also happened on the musical tea set, made of plastic that I had been eyeing for her. Should go well with the kitchen items! She’s also all about Disney princesses. Yes we’re in THAT stage. She wants an Ariel and a Snow White to complete her collection, but with all the kitchen doo dads I think she’ll be plenty of entertained. I also picked up her a few clothes here and there.

For the lilman, he’s all about techy and geeky stuff. He wants an iPod nano, not sure if the daddy is working on that one. He also wants a phone, but he has no need for one b/c he’s never without one of us unless he’s at school. He wants a couple DS games as well as Wii games but he hasn’t set his sights on anything in particular yet. He needs to hurry though b/c I don’t want to be scrambling. There’s also some Justice League set that he wants from TRU, that hopefully they’ll still have. Picked him up a puffer vest as well as some sweaters.

The bigmister says he expressed an interest in the GI Joe 25th anniversary set, and that’s @ TRU with the lilman’s JL set. I know he’s looking for Guitar Hero 3 for the Wii as well. He wanted a laundry sorter, and he already opened and set that up. Other than that, he’s a hard one to shop for as he normally just gets what he wants and doesn’t wait for Christmas.

Me, hmmm… I do want some new tennies. I haven’t bought new tennies in HELLA long, but I’m not into anything in particular. An sb-600 for my Nikon. Makeup doesn’t sound bad either, but I also need someone to teach me how to put the stuff on. A harddrive update for my laptop as well as some RAM. An iPhone wouldn’t be bad either . A maid to come clean my house.

Had some friend and family time this weekend as well as used the G.ap F&F discount! YAY!

On Friday the festivities @ the Embarcadero were fun! Carnival games and free prizes are always a big hit. Free balloon animals, free face painting,and a free visit and pictures with Sant.a. We missed the building lights and the ice skating show but it’s all good we had hungry folks in our party. Lilmiss was knocked out by the time I got on the freeway and for the rest of the night.

On Saturday we headed down the peninsula to our favorite Chev.y’s location for some $3.99 Fresh Mex action. Yummy for our tummies. Then headed to Bri.dgepointe b/c the bigmister wanted to indulge in some video games for he and the lilman. Checked out some toys for the keiki @ TRU and now they have an idea of what they’re going to ask Santa for. The rest of the night we hung out at home.

Today I had a date with Mama Vtown and baby allergy. We headed to Ston.estown to try and use the Ga.p F&F. I only picked up the bigmister some shirts. The girls ran around and screamed and played and delighted with each other . Lilmiss was upset that we couldn’t go to their house. And instead fell asleep in the car upset so I headed to Burling.ame to see what goods they had. There was where I found some goods. For the lilmiss: this jacket, this t-shirt, and a pink sparkly corduroy skirt that isn’t on the site. For the lilman this scarf and the matching gloves since it’s gettin chilly in the mornings. That’s it for the F&F stuff. I’m actually anticipating the Ol.d Na.vy F&F b/c there are so many more things that I can get for the keiki there.

I’ve got some major grocery shopping haulage to be done tomorrow. Hope you had a lovely weekend.

Yes it’s MINE! Not hers! Mine!

It’s feeling more and more like fall over here, let’s hope it sticks! Soon we’ll have to add another blanket to the bed. Last night I even closed the window *gasp*. I hardly never ever do that. And I even pulled the blankies up to my neck.

I got a flu shot the other day, I’m the only one who got one, and somehow got my bedmates sick. Oopsie. Big mister has the stuffy head and so does lilmiss. Oh well better you than me . Lilman is home free for now as he sleeps in his own room and his bed is the complete opposite wall of the house.

I’m really enjoying seeing Chris.tmas commercials but stressing out b/c we haven’t even hit that list, let alone made one yet. *sigh*

This weekend we’re double booked for double header birthday parties all around the Bay. One in the early afternoon in the East Bay for a 4 year old and his 2 year old sister. Then one in the late evening for an 8 year old and her 3 year old sister down in the South Bay. Nice thing is that with all the driving the kids are guaranteed some good napping. So they should be well rested for both parties. I’ve already got the gifts for those so we’re set. I just need to remember to bring the lilmissy’s ‘jammies for the ride home after the 8PM party, she should be passed out on the ride home.

So I’m sitting here trying to think of what’s for dinner. And I’m stumped. There’s a wee bit of leftovers sitting in there as well as some chicken breast tenders that I was trying to think of what to cook tonight. We’ve been eating healthy as of late. The past two nights I cooked up some brown rice, which is NOT a hard sell for the lilmiss by any means but the lilman, he’s a bit more difficult with that. Tuesday we had teriyaki chicken breasts and steamed brocolli. And yesterday we had broiled snapper fillets and steamed mixed veggies. I just don’t know what to do for dinner tonight *sigh* I hate this.

Lilmiss is calling from the toilet.