Lunch, Lunch

Ok, so I picked the kids up from school today and Nikolas comes out of the building and he has something on his khaki shorts. It's kind of a reddish/orangish color. So I ask him what it was. He said it was orange marker. Well it didn't look like orange marker. So I said that it didn't look like orange marker and he said "well maybe it's rigatoni?" I said where would you get rigatoni? I mean I packed the kid a lunch today. So he told me that the rigatoni looked so good to him that he decided to get that. So I then asked him what he did with his lunch. He then told me that he ate that too! So my kid, who normally hates to eat, ate two lunches today! I just find it very funny that he wanted that rigatoni so much he figured out how to go up and order it for himself! Wow...my big boy is growing up, and it looks like he might start growing out too! :)
Amy

Does anyone hear.....

A BUZZ!?

I love my father, I do but he needs to get a hobby! So he hears a buzz downstairs this morning! It has consumed his every thought! I had to leave to take the kids to school and I can't even get in the door before I have to hear that the house is a buzz again! He has me going crazy! It's easier to give in and check what he wants.....the dryer? Nope...that plays a cute little song! I told him that! Still I turned the dryer on and shut it off just to he would know it was NOT the dryer! The central air? Nope, it was in the 50's last night, that wasn't even on...still I had to prove it wasn't that! Oh, it's the damn alarm clock! Someone must have done something to the alarm clock! Yes, that's it! Someone set the alarm clock to buzz every 5 minutes to annoy the crap out of him! Alarm, check! All is functioning properly! Houston, we REALLY have a problem in this house! How can someone be expected to live with a buzz every 5 minutes (he said it happens every 5 minutes so he must have been timing it!) Ok, it is the freezer! It has to be the freezer making the noise! Nope! Alright, so now I am about ready to lose it! How many more things can I check!? Wouldn't a better soloution be to maybe turn up the volume on the TV at this point!?

Ok, so almost a 1/2 hour of this goes on.....and I know how concerned you must all be with what can be causing that buzz (sense the sarcasm)!? You will be happy to know that I have solved the problem! I am a regular Nancy Drew! It was.........................................................................................
THE CELL PHONE! Victoria's cell phone! Oh she owes me big time for this one!
Amy

Happy Birthday Shaina!

Happy Birthday Shaina! You are twelve years old today. Only one more year and you will be a teenager! You were due on September 11th and decided to take your sweet time much like you do right now. It was a really quick labor and delivery! I would say my very best one! My biggest memory was when they pulled you out and they only saw you from behind and the doctor yelled "it's a boy!" I looked at your father and said "it's a boy!" I started thinking, we really need to come up with a boys name now. Then the nurse took you to clean you up and said "this isn't a boy, it's a girl!". Then I looked at your father and said "it's a girl!" Gosh I still remember that early morning like it was yesterday! Daddy picked your name. Your name means "beautiful" and you sure have lived up to that!

Tonight for her birthday dinner, Shaina has requested hot wings and french fries, so that is what it shall be! Shaina is our hot wing girl! She loves those! She's already playing around here with her cell phone. She really loves that! I am glad we took the plunge and got her one a whole year early!

Happy Birthday Shaina!!!!!

It's hard to believe (or maybe not since there is always a birthday happening around here...six kids and none born in the same month) but Shaina will be 12 yrs old tomorrow. We had no idea what to get her. We asked her what she wanted but she said nothing. I know we had the 13 yr rule but it just seemed different this time. She is going to school, the girls she made friends with have cell phones and have been asking for her number, I am sure it's a matter of time before she wants to go to the movies with friends and well....Shaina's just really responsible and I just felt like it was time for her to have one. So we did it! We went to the store this morning and picked one out. John didn't want to wait to give it to her since he won't see her in the morning and then he wouldn't be home til after 5 tomorrow, so we decided to give her it today. Well she was totally shocked! I video taped the expression. She has NO clue she was getting one because she really thought she had to be 13, so the look on her face was priceless! She's a happy little pre-teen right now! :) She's been texting with her friend in Florida since we gave it to her a few hours ago! How a few years change! I remember the days when a new doll was what made her smile! It's so bittersweet watching them grow!

Amy

My Poor Sick Boy

Nikolas wasn't feeling well for orientation or the first day, but then he got over it and seemed fine on Thursday and Friday...he was fine all weekend too! He came out of school yesterday and was coughing, all stuffed up and just not feeling well. So he's on a bunch of medications and I am hoping that it doesn't turn into anything else. I feel so bad for him. I really wanted to keep him home today but he didn't have a fever and I just have a feeling this is going to be the year from hell with sickness. Alex said three kids were out in his class today and two went home sick. The weather is lousy too...it's so chilly and breezy out. The sun hasn't shined all day! It's been raining on and off! I feel like crawling in my bed under the covers and hibernating til Spring! I guess that can't happen though, huh!?
Amy

"I think I like this kindergarten stuff", Nikolas Age 5

Well Nikolas seems to really enjoy Kindergarten! YAY! He didn't have a tear in his eyes when I took him on his first day (I spent the morning with him at orientation). It made it so much easier on me. Sure I felt sad when I left him there but I was also happy for him. He made a new little friend already and he's happy. He said his teacher is very nice! He also told me he's been on green all week. Green is good, yellow not so good and then he said you don't want to get on red! He's such a card! He comes home every day and is filled with stories! I think he's going to really like kindergarten!

On a side note, my house feels so quiet and empty. It's just Ella and me now. I am so enjoying my time with her, I don't deny that but I also really miss the other kids. I can't help but say that. I am happy for them though. I will get used to all the quiet.

Amy

School Days, School Days

I know I wasn't on top of posting last week. It was our first week back and it's taking some getting used to at this point. Getting out of the house is fine. Picking up is nothing short of a nightmare. There is no rhyme or reason in picking up. I will get used to it though. All in all everybody had a good first day!

They made a mistake and had Victoria and Shaina both in 7th grade. That's fixed now! They didn't have a locker for Victoria. That's fixed now! They still don't have a lunch account for Victoria...TBA! LOL Both girls seemed to have met a few people. Shaina met more than Victoria but Victoria is just so much more quiet. She used to be so outgoing as a baby but then once she started getting sick and spending time in the hospital she just seemed to change.

Alex seemed to be very happy. Met a lot of kids. Says he really likes it. So I think all in all it's going to be a pretty good year! I will post about Nikolas in a another post.
Amy