november 29, 2009

I got the tree lights re-strung tonight but figured I better slow up on the decorating due to one mad Wyatt if I had it all done and nothing for him to do..
Years ago wyatt and I made a ton of tree ornaments out of this clay type stuff.. Well we have used them for a few years.. But this year they are soft *scary* so they are going in the trash.. Hopefully he won't be to upset.
Yesterday was the floatilla.. Where they bring Santa into town on a Christmas lite boat and have others decorated that they *parade* around on the water.. The old town shops are all open and decorated for the Christmas season.. After seeing Santa come in you just wander the shops.. Its actually pretty neat to go to but this year we skipped it. Owen has a boogie nose and just didn't want to drag him out into the cold for it.
Instead of hitting the floatilla we ran to lowes and mom got her new wood floors which will be laid in the kitchen, dining room, and utility room. I can't wait to see what they will look like in the end. Bet it will be pretty!
now all that's left is getting the carpets ordered.. The roof stuff.. Getting up with the roof installer and hope'n to get the flooring guys over.. Oh yes and also to find the square footage of the bath and getting that tile laid.. Fun fun fun and only 30 something days to get it done in.
Now if only I can get her moving more on getting things out vs having her trying to pull the last but of vynil off the dining room floor.
the count down now begins to wyatts party.. Still can't believe he is going to be 8 years old on the 7th.. His party will be early (the 4th) so mother will be able to attend.. She's leaving out on the 6th.
TTC wise all is good.. Were finally to the bd'n side of things and I'm hopeful for a good chance this month.. Honestly all I want for my birthday and Christmas is that bfp.. But still trying to be realistic and not get my hopes up..
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November 27, 2009 (or some early hour Nov. 28th)

Thought I would share my adventures in black Friday shopping..
Now normally I would have happily been snug in my bed with my sexy man but nope not today.. Instead I found the alarm going off at 3am after only a few hour cat nap and 10 minutes after the *off.. Roll.. Ignore* my baby was there saying *sweetie you got to get up* okay okay..
I somehow made it to the shower.. Tossed on some makeup and was ready to walk out the door at 4am..
What brings you out at 4am on the craziest shopping day of the year?
Well wyatts birthday present of course..
Yep just that one small item.. The Nintendo dsi that has been dancing in my guys mind for weeks now.. The cool Mario metalic blue one.. The one advertised for the low *cough cough* price that would drag me out into the freezing weather on a day I should have been snuggled in my bed.. Ah the things kids make us do.. Or is it not their want but our hunt for that bargin?
Now I thought with a 5am open time arriving a few hours early was going to rock.. Holly hell was I wrong.
Sears.. Belks.. Walmart.. All the parking lots were am full.. Even mcdonalds was overly busy for the o'dark hundred hour..
We pulled into best buy and omg I have never seen a line like that before.. I at first thought. Wow big line.. Until I realized it went around the corner to the end of the building and beyond..
To the end of the line we went.. Standing and waiting.. And waiting.. Did I mention waiting?
Finally half froze and almost 35 minutes later.. We moved into the store.. To stand in yet another line and wait some more..
So wait some more we did.. Got the gift.. And waited a bit more.. Checked out and headed home.
2 hours of my sleep gone.. A pretty bill .. And one birthday gift later and I was crawling back into bed for a nap with my sexy hubby and my sweet Owen who I found snuggled in daddys arms when I got home.
Needless to say I'm running on empty energy wise..
Just got Wyatt to sleep and headed for some extra snuggle time with my hubby..

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November 24, 2009

I think the stresses of mothers house renovations are starting to get to me..
I've always heard that renovations and home building can be trying but as for that side its really good.. My issues are more along the side of her making decisions... Her moving on getting prep work done and that side of it.
I need certain things done before she leaves for Colorado reguardless if the work is started or not.. I don't need her leaving me a zillion things to do yet her motovation is zilch! I need her to pick out what she wants.. Not her him hawing on anything.. I need her to decide which is more important bottom line cost or colors.. I need her to realize some things.
In all honesty her being gone would make things just that much easier..
Today we talked cars.. I know the max spe ding amount however when I point out different vehicles newer and in her price range I get *well I want this or this* in sorry some things like a roof rack aren't on my priority list for someone who never hauls anything on her roof.. Neither is seperate 2nd row seating. I wish we could special order everything down to the paint color but if they only have this in white well than deal with white! We aren't buying new and you aren't spending a small fortune.. Now stop driving me insane!
And nooo your floor covering doesn't have to match your toilet color or wall color.. Think outside the box lady *grr*

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November 23, 2009

Today was Owens 15 month appointment.. He weighted in at 26 pounds 8 1/2 ounces and is 33 3/4 inches tall. Was way to cute and shy with his doctor.. clinging tightly to me and only shooting her glances from the corner of his eye.
Owen got 3 shots.. The n1h1, second half of his regular flu and a regular baby vaccinne.. We go back in Feb. For his 18 month check up where I'm guessing we will see how the water in his boy parts is doing and decide if we keep watching it or look towards having it removed ..
This is a short school week for my bigger guys.. Only today, tomorrow and half a day on wed. Than off until Monday due to thanksgiving.. I think rons gping to try to grill a turkey again.. At least I hope so. He did once before and it was the best! He's talking about slowly roatissering this one on the grill *yumm*
We headed up towards Raleigh.. Actually ended up a bit past yesterday to pick up the Christmas trees we ordered. I believe wed Ron is planning to set up at the church and get that going..hopefully some of this rain will go away before than. We are still unsure of we should just move them at night or chance a few wking off.. Sad when you almost expect someone to steal a few Christmas trees from out front of a church huh?
Anywho that's about all I have for now.. Almost time for my bigger guys to get home from school.
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November 21, 2009

Thought for sure this was going to be *our* month but no such luck.. I have to admit that this has been the hardest cycle with the hag show we've had to deal with so far.. Mainly because she showed late and Ron and I were both that sure that this was it.. But I think we are past the disappointment now and moving forward to getting past the hag so we can get to baby dance'n again.. This is cycle number 14 since Owen was born and cycle 11 of trying..
Tomorrow we have to be up at O'dark hundred in the morning to go get about 30 Christmas trees.. Ron met a guy (Christmas tree farmer) a few months back and after some discussion we decided to place an order. The pastor at his parents church is going to allow us to set up there at the church since they have a turkey shoot going on .. The church is getting a % of the profit sales and the rest is Christmas money for the boys! I think we will do pretty well .. At least I'm hoping so. Even if we just double our money we will be good and beat out the cost of most everyone else selling around.
Also I'm trying to get things straight for wyatts 8th birthday.. Trying to plan it for before mother leaves for the whole month of December.
Other than that we have been staying busy trying to get things straight at mothers house and trying to find her a *new to her* vehicle. She wanted everything done before she left but I don't see that happening. So for now were hoping at least for the vehicle purchase and the stuff picked out. Ron and I will handle all else including the roof and flooring stuff.. So much fun. we know what she wants for the most part.. Have the roof installer picked out now just have to get the funds which has been the biggest pain to take care of. I know the way I want the house when she returns.. Let's just hope we can manage to get it that way before she gets home.
Anyways that's about it for now.. Will update more soon.
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November 16th 2009

Sorry I have been neglecting my blog lately...
*little* ron celebrated his 16th birthday on November 10th..hard to believe in 2 years he will be an adult! For his birthday he got a 14 foot Atlantic with a 40 horse on the back. Most kids want that first car.. My little ron over the top excited about a new boat! Needless to say he loved his gift and has been working on it and going out in it ever since. yesterday he put a horn on it and today on went an additional higher up rear light. Him and daddy took it out this weekend for a spin on Sunday morning. Wyatt was going to ride however changed his mind when he was woken up.
other than that.. I'm waiting on the hag to decide what she's going to do.. She may be here tomorrow but I'm hoping instead to get to put the money into a hpt and see a bfp. I'm trying not to get my hopes up to high but we shall see if my temps fall to the depths of hell in the morning. The lovelyness of ttc..
this month seems to be flying by.. Only a short time left before mother will be heading to Colorado for an entire month. I'm sure she will have lots of fun though so that's good.. A nice break will be good for her.
While she is gone we will get to have the fun of doing her stuff around the house. She is finally going to get the new roof put on as well as a newer vehicle and hopefully her flooring put down.. Lots to do but oh so worth it. Its been so long since she's been able to get this stuff done..
Anyway.. That's where we are for now..
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November 6th 2009 (i think)

crazy how my days sometimes end so confused that i dont know the exact date.. well that and its after 1am so um yeah.. is it still *today* or is it now *tomorrow*.. i suppose its all in how you look it at.

anyways.. im happy to say that im considering myself in the 2ww.. although i havent gotten my clear *cross* on FF.. im still thinking im past O by well.. 1 or 2 days depending again on how you look at *right now*

crazy to think.. that in 2007 at this time we were ttc our Owen.. and this would be the month/cycle that we got pregnant with him.. how strange and kind of crazy if it happens the same for us this time, of course the dates are off a bit but ah well.. not everything can be marked the same to a T now can it?

i do have to brag on Ron a bit.. you couldnt ask for a more understanding, caring, and loving husband than him.. its nice to have him ask how my temps are and being so supportive these last few months in TTC.. i dont think most men fully understand what women go threw when they are doing everything to pin point that one time.. and how important that timing of *baby dancing* that time is.. so thank you my sweet love'n man.. for not making me break out the flowers and chocolates and just letting me *get mine* hahaha..
seriously though.. it is awesome to have a husband who tries to understand it all and who is sweet enough to ask how things are going during all of this.. and of course for dealing with me if and when the old hag showes up while i have my few minute pitty party knowing that we have to do it all again another month (not the baby dancing thing but everything else)..
TTC is a very stressfull over emotional journey.. and yeah in the end there is nothing better than them two pretty pink lines on a hpt.. but getting there can be a battle..

i know im not alone in the women who can thank their men for doing the same for them.. so ladies.. give your man a hug and say *thanks babe* for just simply putting up with your one track mind (which im sure to them at times is what it feels like)

November 4th, 2009

Had wyatts parent teacher conferance today and got his first report card .. He did really well. Nearly at the middle for math which is where he should be for this time of year.
Reading and writting were behind but I expected that.. Its the whole reason for the re-evaluation on his IEP the end of last year. He is seeing a reading teacher on a daily basis and her report was good as well. Said that he is progressing as he should be for the goals that have been set for him.
His teacher did bring up the *sight words* and I told her I didn't expect him to be very high in them.. After all his score was low at the end of last year. She told me that it was good ..
We also discussed reading at home and getting him to read more to me than just me to him. Last year his reading teacher sent books home with him nightly for us to read together (more Wyatt reading and me helping) and so we are going to resume that this year. She is going to start sending home bag books with him for us to read and I'm going to see what I can find in the store.
Also she is going to drop some of his spelling words. We talked about a special list but I don't see him needing that as much as I do him just needing less to memorize. I think maybe I will take the time to talk to someone at his doctors office about his learning issues .. It does somewhat concern me it all seems memory related. I can't help but wonder if there isn't some underlying cause that just might be able to be worked with.
Wyatt was always a quick learner .. Walking before he was 10 months old... he's always been a talker other than just not pronouncing things correctly and of course the whole refusal to say things.. Like mama until he was 2 years old.
I dunno.. All in all it was a good meeting and of course I got to hear how easily he makes friends.. What a great and friendly personality he has as well as how much he loves to talk.. with his teacher adding in.. Not to be disruptive or rude to myself or my classroom assistant but just to share with us his stories.
I'm very pleased about how good he is in school.. Such a sweet boy he is!
Really made my day today!
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November 1st 2009

wow i cant believe that its already november.. where is the year just flying by too?

we did something new for halloween this year, although most years would find us out trick or treating the streets with our superhero, scary monster, or cute fuzzy animal.. this year found us heading to TOTUS to check it out. TOTUS is trick or treat under the sea which was put together by our local aquarium.
all in all TOTUS was a good time, however there were a few areas we werent to pleased with, like the fact that they used venders for trick or treating to.. so when a child went up and said *trick or treat* mom and dad were quickly hit up with a sales pitch.. surely could have used without that side of it.. no i dont have any plans of buying your mary kay and no i dont want to go check out your charter school, summer camp or whatever else you are trying to sell me. now i could understand the vender side if this was a free event which it wasnt there was a charge at the door.. so um yeah could have done without that.
all in all it was neat to go threw the aquarium and see what they did decoration wise.. im sure it could have been more creative and spooky however i do think this was geared towards a much younger age group and on that side i wouldnt expect more than it was.
the boys had fun and ultimately in the end thats all that mattered.
i tried to think of other halloween fun we could have on halloween night and the nights leading up to it.. so friday night found wyatt and i locked in the kitchen making spooky halloween cakes..
i made a spider and wyatt made what has become known as his *boo* cake.. one that he drew out and designed himself. it was a ton of fun.. i love to see his creative side come out and he loves loves loves to cook..
halloween night itself found us deep in a game of monopoly and just having great family times. needless to say wyatt kicked everyones butt..
little ron pushed me out of the game first, than took care of daddy.. and than wyatt went in and wiped his big brother clean. it was funny to watch the game end, i dont think little ron was to overly happy about loosing to his little brother!
after our game we all had a peice of boo cake and than it was time to settle down for the night.
tonight its just relaxing and getting things done around the house.. clyde is in a big need for a bath, and well me and the bigger boys are just hanging around doing whatever. poor ron had to work today *pouts*

now the countdown begins until little ron turns.. 16!! omg time is just flying by ~