I am writing this with a sad heart, as I realize how fragile life is. My husband told me tonight that the baby of a coworker passed away this weekend. Thad has been sending me updates of little Nate for about three weeks now and the last update on friday was that Nate was going home soon! He was born with a congenital heart defect, but praise God did not have to have the extensive surgery that all the doctors thought. He was being weaned off his meds and had started feeding. His parents wrote that they had held him for only the fourth time this last week and they were excited about his future. Imagine our devastation when Thad found an email in his inbox....nate is gone.
Our hearts and prayers go out to nate's family..his mom, dad and sister. all those who loved him in his short and beautiful life.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Fragile
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It's a school day
YAY!! I really mean that in the best possible way. ha ha. I love my kids, but in the short time they were here last week it was almost constant fighting. What the heck? I try my hardest to keep them busy......but it does not seem to matter. So today, it is a little calmer around here! We will see what happens at 3:30! I will institute the crack down in they don't behave themselves. No wii, no webkinz, no fun!!! all homework and chores.
So I said last week that I was able to join our local gym........by God's Grace and my MIL's banking account. ha ha. My MIL had paid for a membership that she never uses and they let me transfer it to me, but she will continue to pay for it!!! So last week I spent time trying to figure out which classes I liked and how to fit it all in. This morning did group power again and then walked on the treadmill for 20 min. Then it dawned on me......I should come in early and do either group ride or group groove, then group power and go home and get ready for the day. I spend two days a week at the school so i have to be ready for that too. It is all just an experiment at this point....what will work best. I am not sure that my son loves going 3 days a week, but he will just have to get over it. It will only be 6 more months and then he will be in school full time.....i can do what i want!!!
anyway..........just rambling. felt like i needed to post something on the last day of the month.
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Guy Time
As I was wrapping up my evening last night, laying in bed watching a show.........the phone rang.....10:45pm. My first thought was that the guys had for some reason got stuck somewhere or it was a wrong number.
When I answered I heard the sweet voice of noah......."hi mom. I am going to bed now, I just wanted to tell you goodnight" Guess what? We just went snake hunting in the dark, we caught one too, but it got out the other end of the bag. It was so cool." I am gonna sleep on the top bunk with chase tonight, because we are super tired right. When I get home I think I am going to need to rest, because I am already tired. But in the morning if we wake up and there is snow, we are going to have a huge snowball fight! bye mom, love you."
How sweet. I found out when thad got on the line that they had went snipe hunting! ahhh the memories. so much fun. i am so thankful that they boys get to have this time together! they really needed some boy bonding.
I was starting to feel bad that they were all going to be so cold, but then i found out that our friend brought his xbox, guitar hero and a projector!!! Hello, that is not camping. Talk about your guy time.........now i wonder if they brought lighters and a couple cans of chili....ha ha.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Is it spring?
It is snowing outside right now...........it is march 28th! I seriously cannot believe it. It normally just rains on spring break...but snow! My DH and DS are heading up to a cabin this weekend for a father/son trip with a bunch of guys from church. I am scrambling trying to find something warm for noah to wear. And as of this morning, my DH was actually just going to tent camp with our 6 year old son. His qoute "I have camped in below freezing temperatures before....it is not that big of a deal." UUUUMMMMM...have you taken a six year old out in those temps? NO! Now they are going to be in one of the cabins and hopefully get some snow time in, as well as some hiking! Me on the other hand.........I am going to enjoy some girl time with my daughter. A little Enchanted, dinner and who knows what else.
enjoy
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
80's Revisted
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
It's a Tuesday
**So this week is spring break and there is no spring about it. I woke up this morning and it was frozen outside. It was 32 degrees....what is up with that! and to top it all off, the cat was outside all night and was at the back door meowing as loud as an alarm clock, waking me up at 6:30am. I think he has finally thawed out.
**The kids are watching snow buddies for about the 100th time this morning. They saw a preview for this movie about a month ago and it took that long for it to get here from netflix. it must a popular movie with the kidlets. I think we will have to send it back today, I need some movies to watch.
**The kids are going to workout with me this morning. I have never seen sydnie so excited. I guess my mom told them that I was able to join the gym and they are ready to go. haha. i told syd that she was not going to come in the workout room with me, but she got to go and play with all the kids. she was okay with that.
**In the four days my kids were gone........I only scrapped 6 pages. But that is more than I have done in a long time. It takes a while to get the groove back, plus I am just not in love with it like I used to be. In fact the thought crossed my mind that it is time to make one family album per year. I end up doing the same pages for each of their albums...just change the colors or the name, but they are the same pages! Why not just do one big album...then they don't have to haul away 20 albums by the time they are 20. This type of thinking was like sacrilige to me a couple of years ago, but now....i see the logic. I must be growing up as a scrapper! ha ha.
**Thanks to kim for being my excuse to make my favorite carrot cake last night. By the way....I did have a little slice when you guys left....shhhhhh. I pretty sure that I paid for it all night, everytime I rolled over, I could literally feel the cream cheese frosting turning into fat.
**Wait now it is sunny outside! Hopefully it will warm up today and be nice outside.
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Faux Easter
Last weekend we got together with my parents and celebrated Easter, early. It just worked out that we needed to do it earlier this year.....brother gone on a mission trip, SIL and niece are going to the wiggles today. It was nice. We just got together and hung out. But I do have to confess that I did not win the mother of the year award this year for easter..........we bought plastic eggs to hunt! oh the shame. oh the whining and crying from children! (who got over it once they got their baskets of goodies haha). I just ran out of time. I did miss the brightly colored eggs. my niece brought her own eggs this year and they were all cracked were she had dropped them into the dye and played with them. so cute.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
CopyCat
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Hard Decision = Blessings
This last year I made the decision not to help with awana this year. It was a hard decision. I love that program, but I felt God's calling to step down, that He would direct my path this year if I trusted in him. Last year was a tough year for me physically and emotionally. Lots of family stuff that I still have a hard time revisiting. I did not realize the stress that I was under last year and how much it was affecting me, until everything started to calm down and I could look back and see all the affects.
This year instead of helping in awana, Thad and I have been able to go out on some dates together. It has been nice, just the two of us, a chance to reconnect. Plus I have been able to start bringing two other kids to awana as well. I see that as a blessing from God. I feel like I am right in line with His plan. If my car were bigger I could bring a couple others as well.
School has been my area of impact this year. I have been able to speak to parents about Upward and Awana. I talked to many families about playing Upward this year, some had never have been to church or even thought about it. Of course it was not that hard to talk them into playing, because they had all heard about the program. I have another family that wants to start awana this year, but softball practice is in the way. I have a boy that is going to start next year...he is switching to our church next fall....one more child to bring! This is all just by being there and talking to people. I don't hunt people down...in fact they seek me out.
I have made some serious connections at the school. Syd's teacher came to one of her bball games to watch the team, which had 4 players from our school. She is not a christian, but she has now seen it and Sydnie really lives it(ie: the b**bie story). haha. Another staff has a niece that played and she was impacted by Upward. And because these women know that I am involved they talk to me about it. They both gushed over the positive aspects of Upward and how much they appreciate that there is an organization that is teaching in a positive and uplifting way.
I see the blessings from my decision, because I followed the Lords will and I am thankful that He has provided me eyes to see and ears to hear. I still do not know where God has me for next year........there has been no lightening or soft voices.......I just wait for the guiding and seek His will.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
School Part Duex
Since I had a school post about my son yesterday, now it is time for my daughter. This afternoon the kids got together with their fifth grade reading buddies.....syd has had the same buddy all year. The fifth grader is really nice and made her a Christmas present and today they made an easter basket to hide for their buddies.
So syd has told me throughout the year that when her reading buddy reads to her she often cannot read the book that has been chosen. She often misspells words when they write notes to each other. So today she tells me that her buddy (5th grader) could not spell the word pine and had written pin instead. My daughter is so sweet and did not tell her, but the other kids around noticed and were talking about it.
Wow! I am a little suprised that they did not pair their buddies a little better, but the idea is great and I am glad that syd has these experiences that show her how to treat others.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
school
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Secret Rockers
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
So Literal
Yesterday morning my son came running into my room and jumped on the bed and I heard the bed groan it's final breath. I told my son to stop jumping on the bed because it was on its last leg and could not handle anymore jumping. I turn around to finish getting ready and the next thing I know noah is yelling at me...I turn around to see his little body sticking out from underneath our bed. He wriggles his way out from underneath....looks at me with all seriousness and says "mom, i was just under the bed and it is not on it's last leg, it has four under there!"
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Seeing Double
Enter this post about webkinz at your own risk...you might have to go buy one or two!
penguins
As you have all read, we have a serious webkinz addiction over here. My DD has 14 webkinz and my DS has 9, I have 2. But did you know that we recently had a photoshoot, camera and shots provided by my DD. One day I heard the kids running to and from the playroom and heard lots of giggles and whispers as they worked together to create a webkinz world. They had set up shop and taken photos of all their webkinz. literally they set up a shop. complete with signs and a general store for their webkinz to buy stuff. so cute! my dd posed all the animals and took the shots herself on her camera....i think she took 100 shots that day! good thing i don't have to print them all. My dd has been bugging me for a week to post this on my blog, so here it is! enjoy!
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Forgetful
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Friday, March 07, 2008
Gould Look-alike Meter
MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celeb - Collage - Morph
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Gould Look-alike Meter
MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph
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The Greatest and The Heater
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Thursday, March 06, 2008
Top Ten
1. Stuffed Animals
2. Family
3. Games
4. Friends
5. God
6. Love
7. Books
8. gifts
9. Earth
10. Electronics
These are the top ten of an eight year old girl. The list was made in school while they were waiting for other kids. When she brought it home I absolutely fell in love with it. I thought I would share with the rest of my friends....I think thad and i need to explain that God should be first on the list, not animals. ha ha
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008
OH NO....another obsession
Aren't these the cutest little animals you ever saw! I happen to watch Martha one day last week and they were making these adorable little animals out of wool gloves. The project looked easy enough and I thought what a fun thing to do with the kids. We could make a couple for their cousins and for themselves. I loved that you could make them fun and funky. Plus just look at that adorable little green scarf around the puppies neck. For more on this project
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=490fec3502248110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=glove%20animals&rsc=image_1
I think the crafting has rubbed off on me. I am almost done with my scarf. I will post a pix of it when it is complete......wahoo. Then I ran across a couple of knitting blogs the other day. oh lawsie mercy (to qoute pioneer woman) they just about stole my heart. These cute adorable felted eggs for easter and bunnies and chicks. oh my!
We will see if I do any of it. But it is nice to have another creative outlet to work with. Although I do love photography as well. To many things to work on. Must finish scarf first.
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Another Great Story
So a couple of weeks ago I picked syd and her friend up from school and as we walked home in the beautiful sunshine they told me all about the health video they watched that day. Val was explaining how she almost passed out when she saw the blood and had to run to the bathroom to get some water. They told me that they had a substitute that day (my mind rushed back to the drill sargeant). But then they started telling me about how the lady was naked in the video and that you could see her b**bies and butt. That the video had zoomed in on her b**bies to show the skin, but that you could see them. And how the woman was posing with her hands behind her head and you could see her naked body. I asked the girls many questions to see if they were just exagerating, but they were both consistent in their answers....oh boy.
Now if it had just been sydnie telling me I probably would have just casually brought it up to her teacher the next morning.....like you are never gonna believe what syd said yesterday. But since it was both girls and there had been a sub.....I called my girlfriend and we agreed that I should at least call and clarify that it was not something else.
Given that I have a relationship with the principal, I called and asked to clarify what had been on the video, letting him know that if syd's teacher had been there I would not be calling I would talk to her directly, but with the sub issue...I thought I better call. Now this is when it gets good. As I was talking to the principal......I said the word b**bies about 5 times in this conversation. I am so smooth! That is what happens when you listen to a couple of 8 year olds! I hung up the phone with him and instantly started to regret using the "b" word, why couldn't I have said chest! When he called back I listened to him explain that he could see where some kids would think it was bad (cuz he skimmed the video himself, since it was a sub) and we hung up.
That afternoon I had a blast tellingmy friends my embarassing moment from that day....called my SIL and left her message that said "i got to say the word b**bies to the principal today, about 5 times." She called back that evening and we laughed about it.
Then the next morning came and suddenly I felt embarrased over the situation...but they are my kids and I have a right! So as I walked into school I walked past the principals office (flashes of sitting in his office in trouble passed in front of my numskull brain). Syd's teacher and I talked and laughed and laughed some more. Have I said she is cool. Anyway...then she tells me that by the time she got to school everyone knew that she had shown p*rn in class!! ha ha. By the time the principal talked to her, she already knew and then she says...mr G came up to me this morning and said "rochelle called yesterday and said b**bies to me!!!!" I was dying inside. So of course being the brave, get it over with type of woman I am....I found mr G. We laughed and it was all good.
So now occasionally I will find syd's teacher and quietly say chickamowmow!!! and she calls me the b**bie momma!
Life is full of good stories and I had to share this one. It is humbling and made me laugh and a good lesson in how we have to protect our kids and stand up for them. (even if for the next 5 years I will be the b**bie momma to syd's teacher)
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Monday, March 03, 2008
Things I Miss
4 year old princess
noah was obsessed with phones and look their is bear
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Sunday, March 02, 2008
how to eat a potato chip
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Saturday, March 01, 2008
A New Skill
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