Todd's Project

Todd finally finished his project... An insulated, fully fuctional garage. He has been working for about a month refinishing his garage. His thoughts were to insulate and organize the garage in order to leave his "fun car" parked in there for the winter; however, since it is now done... there will probably not be room for it. Our living room tv was on the brink so he moved our old big screen tv to the garage (until it crashes for good) and even hooked up cable to it. When our heating and air is finished in the house... the old furnace will be moved to the garage. I am starting to feel that Todd is creating this "homie" feeling in the garage to retreat at times or maybe for good. He doesn't realize that with this comes the tagging along of kids because now they can ride their bikes in the middle of winter in the garage. He did a great job as to create shelves, new windows while eliminating some and new doors. I think I may enjoy the space also as now this may be the party place...

Fall Fun

The kids always seem to love to play in the leaves... This year we didn't have to make 2 piles (one with dog poop and one without) so that we are sure the kids stay mostly clean and not stinky. They would spend hours playing if we left them... however it is a little chilly this year so a 1/2 hour here and there will have to do. Every year we seem to accumulate more leaves than the year before. They can't wait until next year!

Day 12... No Relief Yet

Okay so this is Day 12 of me not feeling well... I went to the doctor on Monday and they said it is reflux. I have never had reflux or heartburn (not even when I was pregnant)!!! I am taking some antacids in hope that it will relieve some of the nausea that I am feeling... So far it is doing an okay job, but it would be so much better if it would just go away all together. Someone told me they thought it would be my gall bladder... I said sorry because that has been gone for 2 years now. I do know that I don't have a sinus infection or strep... I was able to get my flu shot while I was there so that I don't have to return next week.

For everyone out there that has their own doctor opinion... they said that I couldn't be pregnant as I would only be 5 days and I wouldn't be showing any symptoms yet... plus we are not trying (remember... Todd doesn't want anymore kids)!!!

So the wait continues... my normal doc returns mid-November so I will be taking another trip to the clinic if things have not improved.

What happens when your children wrestle each other...

Sunday morning I left my children in the hands of their father (I always get blamed for not watching the kids close enough when they get hurt with me)... Cole and Zoe were wrestling in the living room and Todd kept telling them to stop as someone was going to get hurt... And then it happened (10 minutes before I walked in the door). Cole went flying into the brick hearth face first... Here are the results... no stiches as we treated at home and it wasn't really bleeding that bad. We have scratches on the forehead and the neck... and then the huge gouge in the chin area. He only cried for about an hour and complained that it hurt when he chewed... but then he was up and running around at my mom's birthday party. Guess what they were doing that night when it was almost time to go bed... Yes the kids were back to wrestling, so no new lessons learned here. Zoe is pretty proud that she won the fight this time... (however she did cry right after it happened because she knew that she had contributed to him being upset) Since Cole is a lot like his dad... Let me rephrase that... Since Cole is a clone of his dad, I am sure that this will not be last... as this is not the first...

Surprise 60th Birthday Party

The surprise 60th birthday party for my mom was yesterday (and also part of the reason I was behind on my entries). Dad had the great idea to throw this party, but left it up to me coordinate and keep it a secret (even though I have a 6 and 4 yr old that have a very hard time keeping secrets). We did have success in keeping it a secret and mom was very surprised! It was a wonderful time and it is always great to see friends of the family that you don't see every day. She received some wonderful gifts including the diaper... you never know when you might get on a hot machine when in Vegas and might need one! My parents and friends are going to Las Vegas next week to celebrate... what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!

Halloween

Oh the kids have such a great time at Halloween! It is so fun that we can walk around the whole time trick or treating and when we get home... the kids are just wiped out! Cole and Zoe both love getting dressed up each year... and this year we didn't have to wear coats as it was beautiful outside! I did however have a few comments made to us at a few houses about the choice of costumes, but most homeowners loved them! The kids are already talking about what they should be next year!

Zoe was showing us a cheer that she "thought up in her head".

A Little Behind

Okay so I am a little behind... I got caught up in the week of doing everything last week and didn't have a chance to update, so today is the day. Last week on Wednesday I went to the school for Zoe's Halloween parade/trick or treat uptown. The kids had a great time; however, you couldn't tell a lot of the costumes because the kids had to wear coats, hats and gloves as it was a little chilly. Zoe is really enjoying school and having a great time!

Sorry I don't have any pics from Cole's parade on Friday... Mom took Zoe to the school in the afternoon to watch the parade. I heard that Cole had time to stop and give his little sister a hug though.