Just something we thought we'd try. One bruise and 45 min. later.....
(remember to pause the music)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Yeah Summer is here - finally!!!!
I know summer started last week or the week before but for us here in the Pepe house it starts today. No one had school today and we all slept in....well I slept in - OK not really cause poor Anthony is teething so bad and with that comes real big boy tears. He cries cause it hurts so much and when he squeezes his eyes shut lots of real tears come out. It's so sad. He has 2 coming in at once - I hate these teeth for him.
We made a summer "to do" list over the weekend. Everything the kids want to do along with things Steve and I want to do. We have everything from having a picnic and flying a kite to going to fire island and splish splash water park. I'm not sure how we will fit it all but it'll be fun trying. We've planned more BBQ's this summer than in the past. Seriously I think we have one planned just about every weekend from here thru August. It's nice to finally be done with the back yard and really not need to go anywhere if we don't want to. We all played in the pool last night and while sitting in the backyard I forgot we were actually in our backyard and not some vacation spot. That was cool!
So the kids finished off their school years with a bang. Steven enjoyed 1st grade and is excited for 2nd. Samantha finished off the year with showing great improvement - the teachers were all very pleased as were we. My goal is to get her ahead of the game come Sept. and 4th grade so things come a little easier. Having an October birthday with a class full of spring and summer kids making them a year older than Sam didn't always work to her advantage. Bella is so ready for kindergarten that she could have went last year. She is super excited to take the bus and pack a lunch. Sophia as you all know will be starting nursery school in the fall. She'll learn sign language and how to speak french. Before you know it the kid will be asking for a poodle and a beret. Anthony will get to do something with kids his own age just not sure what yet.
We took the kids to Medieval Times yesterday. We had a really fun time. Samantha, of course, enjoyed eating with her hands. No utensils are given. Steven was so busy watching the show he forgot to eat. Anthony on the other hand ate more than any of us and was given seconds. He loved the show. At one point when the crowd was cheering he got in on the action and was jumping out of my lap waving his hands like a maniac. It was the funniest thing. There was a big "guys guy" security guard near where we were sitting and he was just cracking up with Anthony. He was jumping and clapping right along with him. Not sure what was funnier Anthony or the 300lb of muscle security guard that was enjoying every minute of it.
Samantha starts practices with her travel soccer team next week. It's taken a couple of days to adjust to not making the team she wanted but she's much better. Her former coach called and came by to see her and then called her again last night. He spoke with her for 20 minutes and she made it through the call without crying. It was really good for her to hear the support. I on the other hand am still not used to the idea but am working on it. I don't necessarily agree with how this new coach will run things but I've promised to give him a chance and see how it goes. Dude's got like a week to prove himself before I start a revolt..... :) I know this sounds crazy to most - here I am talking about an 8yr old and soccer. I see how most say "she's 8 and it's only a game". I agree but put yourself in my shoes - or rather in my driver's seat. Over these last 2 years I have dedicated a lot of time to Samantha and this sport. I have sat through more soccer games than I thought I ever would. Endless practices 2-3x per week. I have left my car running in the rain for hours while Sam practiced and the other kids sat an watched a movie and instead of saying "are we there yet" all I hear is "is she done yet so we can eat dinner?". I'm not looking for a pat on the back, believe me, I don't see this as chore it's my job as a parent to help her succeed in whatever she wants to do. I know she is gonna have a great year with this team (I've been convincing myself of it for the last few days).
Oh and thanks to those of you that sent her an email or a card to let her know you were thinking of her - she and I really appreciated it and it made her smile.
Ok so I went off track there for a minute but for the last few days I can see how my brother in law Lou can get consumed by this. I can't believe I am admitting this but last night alone I was on the phone with 1 caller for 90 min. discussing this. After dropping off Samantha for her last day of school on Friday I was held up for another 60 min. speaking about Samantha and soccer with other team parents. So the next time I go to pick on you,Lou, about soccer I will think for minute....ahhh who am I kidding I am still gonna pick on you cause your OBSESSED! I on the other hand am very intrigued. On the scale of 1-10 - I'm like a 3 and your like a 20. Your like on the top of Mt. Soccereverast and I am like on the top of the mountain across from the lake in VT.
Back to summer and our crazy antics. I'll try and post often but if a few days go by and you don't see something from me send help cause I must have fallen off my pool float cause the kids took it from me and won't give it back :)
We made a summer "to do" list over the weekend. Everything the kids want to do along with things Steve and I want to do. We have everything from having a picnic and flying a kite to going to fire island and splish splash water park. I'm not sure how we will fit it all but it'll be fun trying. We've planned more BBQ's this summer than in the past. Seriously I think we have one planned just about every weekend from here thru August. It's nice to finally be done with the back yard and really not need to go anywhere if we don't want to. We all played in the pool last night and while sitting in the backyard I forgot we were actually in our backyard and not some vacation spot. That was cool!
So the kids finished off their school years with a bang. Steven enjoyed 1st grade and is excited for 2nd. Samantha finished off the year with showing great improvement - the teachers were all very pleased as were we. My goal is to get her ahead of the game come Sept. and 4th grade so things come a little easier. Having an October birthday with a class full of spring and summer kids making them a year older than Sam didn't always work to her advantage. Bella is so ready for kindergarten that she could have went last year. She is super excited to take the bus and pack a lunch. Sophia as you all know will be starting nursery school in the fall. She'll learn sign language and how to speak french. Before you know it the kid will be asking for a poodle and a beret. Anthony will get to do something with kids his own age just not sure what yet.
We took the kids to Medieval Times yesterday. We had a really fun time. Samantha, of course, enjoyed eating with her hands. No utensils are given. Steven was so busy watching the show he forgot to eat. Anthony on the other hand ate more than any of us and was given seconds. He loved the show. At one point when the crowd was cheering he got in on the action and was jumping out of my lap waving his hands like a maniac. It was the funniest thing. There was a big "guys guy" security guard near where we were sitting and he was just cracking up with Anthony. He was jumping and clapping right along with him. Not sure what was funnier Anthony or the 300lb of muscle security guard that was enjoying every minute of it.
Samantha starts practices with her travel soccer team next week. It's taken a couple of days to adjust to not making the team she wanted but she's much better. Her former coach called and came by to see her and then called her again last night. He spoke with her for 20 minutes and she made it through the call without crying. It was really good for her to hear the support. I on the other hand am still not used to the idea but am working on it. I don't necessarily agree with how this new coach will run things but I've promised to give him a chance and see how it goes. Dude's got like a week to prove himself before I start a revolt..... :) I know this sounds crazy to most - here I am talking about an 8yr old and soccer. I see how most say "she's 8 and it's only a game". I agree but put yourself in my shoes - or rather in my driver's seat. Over these last 2 years I have dedicated a lot of time to Samantha and this sport. I have sat through more soccer games than I thought I ever would. Endless practices 2-3x per week. I have left my car running in the rain for hours while Sam practiced and the other kids sat an watched a movie and instead of saying "are we there yet" all I hear is "is she done yet so we can eat dinner?". I'm not looking for a pat on the back, believe me, I don't see this as chore it's my job as a parent to help her succeed in whatever she wants to do. I know she is gonna have a great year with this team (I've been convincing myself of it for the last few days).
Oh and thanks to those of you that sent her an email or a card to let her know you were thinking of her - she and I really appreciated it and it made her smile.
Ok so I went off track there for a minute but for the last few days I can see how my brother in law Lou can get consumed by this. I can't believe I am admitting this but last night alone I was on the phone with 1 caller for 90 min. discussing this. After dropping off Samantha for her last day of school on Friday I was held up for another 60 min. speaking about Samantha and soccer with other team parents. So the next time I go to pick on you,Lou, about soccer I will think for minute....ahhh who am I kidding I am still gonna pick on you cause your OBSESSED! I on the other hand am very intrigued. On the scale of 1-10 - I'm like a 3 and your like a 20. Your like on the top of Mt. Soccereverast and I am like on the top of the mountain across from the lake in VT.
Back to summer and our crazy antics. I'll try and post often but if a few days go by and you don't see something from me send help cause I must have fallen off my pool float cause the kids took it from me and won't give it back :)
Friday, June 25, 2010
A good lesson
When we grow up we say we want our kids to have it better than we did. When you think about it what does that mean? Is it the newest toy? Is it a pair of shoes so they don't have to walk barefoot in the snow 5 miles to school? What is it? We all say we want "better for our kids". I know that my kids have it better than I did as a kid when it comes to material things -what kid today doesn't. Here's the thing I am a far better advocate for my kids than my parents were. I push the envelope just enough for my kids so that I don't appear crazy but that I help make things happen for them. For example when Steven was younger and he had those feet problems the Dr. I wanted him to see couldn't due to his schedule but I didn't take no for an answer and he got into the doctor. Any other Dr. probably would have been fine but as far as I was concerned it wasn't good enough. When Sam was placed into a class last year that I didn't think was a good fit I did what I needed to get it changed. Maybe I manipulate situations just a tad to work in the favor of my kids - who wouldn't?!? Just because others don't think to do it doesn't mean I shouldn't.
Over the last 2 days Samantha had soccer tryouts for the travel team. She made a team just not the one we had wanted. When Samantha got the call last night she was devastated. I mean beyond anything Steve or I had anticipated. The crying went on and on and on and Sam was a mess too :) God help us after her first break-up. As difficult as it was for Samantha last night and as much as we ached for her and I would have given anything to fix it in the end I know this was best. She learned a valuable lesson. Unlike me who always got by with a smile and some good street smarts Samantha learned hard work is needed. Not that I didn't work hard but I always found little ways around doing something or always found that "edge".
This will be good for her - it will toughen her up a little and it will make her always want to give 110%. She feels she gave a 110% over these last 2 days so now she knows even when you give it your all and it still doesn't work out that's OK too. It's not the end of the world - she's 8 and it's soccer. No one wants to bring on disappointment in their children's lives but I will be thankful when it happens (hopefully far and few between) so that they stay grounded and remember things aren't always going to be handed to them. Disappointment, I feel, for this generation of kids is hard to come by but needed more than ever.
Samantha I hope you know how very proud of you we are and when you get older you'll understand better why things went this way. Even though you don't see it now and it hurts and it sucks but really it was for the best. Next year at tryouts you'll leave them all in your dust! We love you baby girlfriend!
Over the last 2 days Samantha had soccer tryouts for the travel team. She made a team just not the one we had wanted. When Samantha got the call last night she was devastated. I mean beyond anything Steve or I had anticipated. The crying went on and on and on and Sam was a mess too :) God help us after her first break-up. As difficult as it was for Samantha last night and as much as we ached for her and I would have given anything to fix it in the end I know this was best. She learned a valuable lesson. Unlike me who always got by with a smile and some good street smarts Samantha learned hard work is needed. Not that I didn't work hard but I always found little ways around doing something or always found that "edge".
This will be good for her - it will toughen her up a little and it will make her always want to give 110%. She feels she gave a 110% over these last 2 days so now she knows even when you give it your all and it still doesn't work out that's OK too. It's not the end of the world - she's 8 and it's soccer. No one wants to bring on disappointment in their children's lives but I will be thankful when it happens (hopefully far and few between) so that they stay grounded and remember things aren't always going to be handed to them. Disappointment, I feel, for this generation of kids is hard to come by but needed more than ever.
Samantha I hope you know how very proud of you we are and when you get older you'll understand better why things went this way. Even though you don't see it now and it hurts and it sucks but really it was for the best. Next year at tryouts you'll leave them all in your dust! We love you baby girlfriend!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Happy Fathers Day!
I don't need to take this day to tell you how wonderful you are - I tell you all the time. So instead of me writing about how you are such an amazing father to the best 5 kids ever and husband to your fabulous wife :) I think Tina say's it best:
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Just a little brag
Cause if you really know me you know that I don't do it.
Sophia the 3 yr old of just 2 days now had her interview and testing for pre-school. Yes testing. It is a pre-school for the gifted and you have to meet a certain criteria along with a certain IQ in order to get in. Now this is where Steven and Bella went. Steven has since moved on to the Long Island School for the Gifted and we couldn't be more proud of his accomplishments. Luckily for us he doesn't realize how smart he really is so it hasn't all gone to his head yet - if you know what I mean. Bella has done very well but after careful consideration we decided that the public school would be a better fit for Miss Social Butterfly. Not that she wouldn't get that where Steven is but it would just be different.
OK so now it's Sophia's turn. First you can't get tested until you turn 3 and she was 3 on Sunday. When Steven was tested he 4yrs 3mos old. Sophia at 3 yrs 2 days old had scores that reflected an age of a 5 1/2 yr old. Her over all IQ was 8 points higher than that of what Steven's was and his was high. That is just incredible!! I mean Steve and I are completely dumbfounded. Look we knew she had something going on or we wouldn't have bothered but for her scores to come back this far off the charts is crazy! I mean she could be the youngest Nobel peace prize winner for something...lol OK I know that is pushing it ALOT but I'm the mother and it's my right to believe all my kids will be rocket scientists. At the very least maybe she can help me with my grammar.
She has no idea what she did today other than look at pictures and answer some questions. She was most proud of getting to spend the day at school with her big sister and brother. Steven is always welcomed back to the school to hang out when he's not at his school and since he started his summer break already they were excited to have him spend the day. He helped get the kids prepared for their graduation ceremony on Friday. She was excited to get to sit at the table and have snack with all her new friends. She was asked to start now but there is only 2 days left so well hang out till Sept. She said she needs to find the perfect backpack.
Hey I'm the first to admit that Steve has all the book smarts but I do have more street smarts. I'm just lucky my kids are getting his smarty pants genes. On their way to Harvard I'll make sure they know how to change their tire should they get a flat....lol Harvard whatta ya kidding me?!?! If that's the case I'll help them lie on their student aid forms :)
Sophia the 3 yr old of just 2 days now had her interview and testing for pre-school. Yes testing. It is a pre-school for the gifted and you have to meet a certain criteria along with a certain IQ in order to get in. Now this is where Steven and Bella went. Steven has since moved on to the Long Island School for the Gifted and we couldn't be more proud of his accomplishments. Luckily for us he doesn't realize how smart he really is so it hasn't all gone to his head yet - if you know what I mean. Bella has done very well but after careful consideration we decided that the public school would be a better fit for Miss Social Butterfly. Not that she wouldn't get that where Steven is but it would just be different.
OK so now it's Sophia's turn. First you can't get tested until you turn 3 and she was 3 on Sunday. When Steven was tested he 4yrs 3mos old. Sophia at 3 yrs 2 days old had scores that reflected an age of a 5 1/2 yr old. Her over all IQ was 8 points higher than that of what Steven's was and his was high. That is just incredible!! I mean Steve and I are completely dumbfounded. Look we knew she had something going on or we wouldn't have bothered but for her scores to come back this far off the charts is crazy! I mean she could be the youngest Nobel peace prize winner for something...lol OK I know that is pushing it ALOT but I'm the mother and it's my right to believe all my kids will be rocket scientists. At the very least maybe she can help me with my grammar.
She has no idea what she did today other than look at pictures and answer some questions. She was most proud of getting to spend the day at school with her big sister and brother. Steven is always welcomed back to the school to hang out when he's not at his school and since he started his summer break already they were excited to have him spend the day. He helped get the kids prepared for their graduation ceremony on Friday. She was excited to get to sit at the table and have snack with all her new friends. She was asked to start now but there is only 2 days left so well hang out till Sept. She said she needs to find the perfect backpack.
Hey I'm the first to admit that Steve has all the book smarts but I do have more street smarts. I'm just lucky my kids are getting his smarty pants genes. On their way to Harvard I'll make sure they know how to change their tire should they get a flat....lol Harvard whatta ya kidding me?!?! If that's the case I'll help them lie on their student aid forms :)
Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday Monday...
Now you do know that this is my first weekday morning sleeping in. Steven has officially started Summer vacation. What better way for me to kick off this summer then to wake up at 6am when I have no purpose. HA - I am still dreaming of sugar plums. I wrote this last night and set it to be published this morning giving you the illusion that I am awake with you now. FAT CHANCE. I thought this would be an appropriate video. This is how I'm greeted by the little one about 98% of the time.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
It's my June Birthday!
That is the statement just made by the very excited newly crowned 3yr old of the house at 6:10am. Yes AM meaning the crack of dawn. Sophia is bursting with excitement. Of course the torture begins because it is tooo early to get up. On a bright note there is a good chance the birthday girl will need a nap to recover from her early rise.
The beginning - and then there was 4
This kid rocks to her own beat.....
Sophia and her Daddy - these girls and their Daddy - there's really no way to describe it. There's just something about a man and his little girl that turns them to mush instantly. Steve is mush 3x over and loves every minute of it!
The beginning - and then there was 4
This kid rocks to her own beat.....
Sophia and her Daddy - these girls and their Daddy - there's really no way to describe it. There's just something about a man and his little girl that turns them to mush instantly. Steve is mush 3x over and loves every minute of it!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Last Day of School.....for 1 that is
Yiiiipppppeeeeeee!!!! It's Steven's last day of school! He is waiting anxiously for the bus. He picked his own shirt today and he goes for the collared. Ummm there's no funny picture or saying on that buddy. He said "Mom I'm a 2nd grader after today I need to look older" this freakin kid is killing me!
He has his bag of teachers gifts and his yearbook for signing. "Don't let anyone sign on your face" I tell him. So he ask's if others can sign on their own faces. Where does he get this quick wit from?!?! Last Day of School - thank god cause I really want some sleep.
After today Bella has 1 more week and Samantha has 2. It'll go by fast and then the craziness will begin....
He has his bag of teachers gifts and his yearbook for signing. "Don't let anyone sign on your face" I tell him. So he ask's if others can sign on their own faces. Where does he get this quick wit from?!?! Last Day of School - thank god cause I really want some sleep.
After today Bella has 1 more week and Samantha has 2. It'll go by fast and then the craziness will begin....
Thursday, June 10, 2010
One time at band camp...
There is no reason for that title. I never went to band camp - I never even played a flippin instrument it's just the first thing that popped into my head when I pulled up my blog this morning and was asked to write a title for a new post.
The boy has managed to give me a headache already and the bus didn't even come yet. He is standing here questioning why I gave him a blank shirt to wear this morning. "Blank I said?" "yes blank - it's just blue with nothing on it where is the funny picture or joke?" Are you kidding me?! Not every shirt has something funny on it I tell him. He then replies that all his teachers and friends always ask to see his shirt because it is always so cool. So I told him him to tell them I was fresh out of cool this morning.
Remember in an old movie with a jail scene and the inmate screaming through the bars with the cup they are rubbing against it to make noise - ya know to get attention. Well replace the jail with a crib, the inmate with a chubby cute lil pudge and the cup with a bottle and that is what is happening right now with Anthony. He is up there trying to get me to get him by acting all cute babbling with his bottle and banging it against the crib railing. OK now Sophia has been awoken by the noise and is telling him to cut it out and that he is making too much noise. He thinks she is playing with him and so now he is getting louder....Oh it is gonna be a looooong day!
On a positive note there is only 1 more day left for Steven for school which means only one more day of waking up at 6am - yippppppeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Oh and now Bella is up - gotta love this kid. She comes downstairs and before even saying good morning she see's a handbag on the coffee table
"ohhhhh Mom did you buy a new bag"
"No Bella"
"well who left this one here"
"Bella it's mine I just haven't used it yet"
"ohhh it's so pretty"
"thank you bella"
and she runs off to watch cartoons. I know better though - she is running off storing that visual in her head along with the 100's of others of all the things of mine she will make her's one day. She is already thinking of using this bag in the future and how great she will look with it. I can only hope that none of these kids end up with my big feet so at least I won't have to share my shoes....
Sophia really wants a pinata for her birthday and she picked one yesterday, a Dora, and it is creepy!! She is staring at me from across the room giving me the hebegebee's!!
Ok and now Samantha is awake asking if she needs to eat breakfast this morning. This is the same kid that eats 4 every morning and now she doesn't want 1 - let's see how long this will last.
Steve came home early from work yesterday - I thought he was dying. He was pale and incoherent. How he managed to get home is beyond me. He had a migraine that I think was trying to blow up his head. He never comes home from work sick EVER! So when he called to say he was on his way home I knew it wasn't good. Luckily after 6 hours, 4 hot showers, 2 cups of tea, 2 pieces of toast, 2 corn toasty's, 2 Excedrin migraine and 1 Zyrtec he was better. Aside from the headache I've had all week, for various reasons, I never get one that bad. Feel better today and go easy on the caffeine.
I think that is my complete randomness for the day - Sam has the 1st of her recital tonight and Steven has a soccer scrimmage. I know there is something else but it is escaping me at the moment. Yes I have more to say but no I am not saying anything else....for now :)
I'm going back to bed - believe me I can sleep through the bottle banging.
The boy has managed to give me a headache already and the bus didn't even come yet. He is standing here questioning why I gave him a blank shirt to wear this morning. "Blank I said?" "yes blank - it's just blue with nothing on it where is the funny picture or joke?" Are you kidding me?! Not every shirt has something funny on it I tell him. He then replies that all his teachers and friends always ask to see his shirt because it is always so cool. So I told him him to tell them I was fresh out of cool this morning.
Remember in an old movie with a jail scene and the inmate screaming through the bars with the cup they are rubbing against it to make noise - ya know to get attention. Well replace the jail with a crib, the inmate with a chubby cute lil pudge and the cup with a bottle and that is what is happening right now with Anthony. He is up there trying to get me to get him by acting all cute babbling with his bottle and banging it against the crib railing. OK now Sophia has been awoken by the noise and is telling him to cut it out and that he is making too much noise. He thinks she is playing with him and so now he is getting louder....Oh it is gonna be a looooong day!
On a positive note there is only 1 more day left for Steven for school which means only one more day of waking up at 6am - yippppppeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Oh and now Bella is up - gotta love this kid. She comes downstairs and before even saying good morning she see's a handbag on the coffee table
"ohhhhh Mom did you buy a new bag"
"No Bella"
"well who left this one here"
"Bella it's mine I just haven't used it yet"
"ohhh it's so pretty"
"thank you bella"
and she runs off to watch cartoons. I know better though - she is running off storing that visual in her head along with the 100's of others of all the things of mine she will make her's one day. She is already thinking of using this bag in the future and how great she will look with it. I can only hope that none of these kids end up with my big feet so at least I won't have to share my shoes....
Sophia really wants a pinata for her birthday and she picked one yesterday, a Dora, and it is creepy!! She is staring at me from across the room giving me the hebegebee's!!
Ok and now Samantha is awake asking if she needs to eat breakfast this morning. This is the same kid that eats 4 every morning and now she doesn't want 1 - let's see how long this will last.
Steve came home early from work yesterday - I thought he was dying. He was pale and incoherent. How he managed to get home is beyond me. He had a migraine that I think was trying to blow up his head. He never comes home from work sick EVER! So when he called to say he was on his way home I knew it wasn't good. Luckily after 6 hours, 4 hot showers, 2 cups of tea, 2 pieces of toast, 2 corn toasty's, 2 Excedrin migraine and 1 Zyrtec he was better. Aside from the headache I've had all week, for various reasons, I never get one that bad. Feel better today and go easy on the caffeine.
I think that is my complete randomness for the day - Sam has the 1st of her recital tonight and Steven has a soccer scrimmage. I know there is something else but it is escaping me at the moment. Yes I have more to say but no I am not saying anything else....for now :)
I'm going back to bed - believe me I can sleep through the bottle banging.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Good Morning Loooong Island
It's 7am and all is quiet. Steven just left on the bus. Only 2 more days left for him and then we get to sleep again. I so need more sleep. Although I really can't complain I get enough but my days lately are so draining that I am exhausted by 9pm.
So let's see to follow up from yesterday: I didn't drop off the dry cleaning cause the dance store is no longer open and I needed to go in a different direction. I did reach the landscaper guy but not the roof guy. I did come up with teachers gifts and this year I personalized to each teacher so that is good. There are a lot of teachers. Bella has 4 and Sam has 1 but then a few others she likes to remember. Then Steven, well he has 9. I know it's crazy! So other than that I should be again making sure the dogs aren't digging instead of sitting here typing - they are always digging somewhere. Steven had his 2nd to last baseball game last night and Sam had her dance rehearsal. All I have to say about that is lets all hope that there isn't a collision. It is a acrobatic class after all. Oh and Sophia had words with the directors demanding she be put in the show and she wants a costume. It got pretty heated - she is definitely her mothers daughter - ya know voicing her big mouth for what is right an all! If I understood correctly there will be a costume waiting for her at class today. Tonight is Samantha's Spring Concert - she has been practicing really hard so I am excited for her and she is excited to play.
I think that's it. I think that followed up on everything I had to say in my little "stream" yesterday. Oh I'm still mad as hell but I thought that was a given!
Enjoy your day!
So let's see to follow up from yesterday: I didn't drop off the dry cleaning cause the dance store is no longer open and I needed to go in a different direction. I did reach the landscaper guy but not the roof guy. I did come up with teachers gifts and this year I personalized to each teacher so that is good. There are a lot of teachers. Bella has 4 and Sam has 1 but then a few others she likes to remember. Then Steven, well he has 9. I know it's crazy! So other than that I should be again making sure the dogs aren't digging instead of sitting here typing - they are always digging somewhere. Steven had his 2nd to last baseball game last night and Sam had her dance rehearsal. All I have to say about that is lets all hope that there isn't a collision. It is a acrobatic class after all. Oh and Sophia had words with the directors demanding she be put in the show and she wants a costume. It got pretty heated - she is definitely her mothers daughter - ya know voicing her big mouth for what is right an all! If I understood correctly there will be a costume waiting for her at class today. Tonight is Samantha's Spring Concert - she has been practicing really hard so I am excited for her and she is excited to play.
I think that's it. I think that followed up on everything I had to say in my little "stream" yesterday. Oh I'm still mad as hell but I thought that was a given!
Enjoy your day!
Monday, June 7, 2010
A little Stream of Consciousness
So I've been seeing this a lot lately. I asked Steve about it and we concluded that my stream would be scary but he did say that his would be as well although I think for different reasons. So let's give this a try...
I just back from Sam's end of the year party. It was a last minute thing because I was told I wasn't allowed to bring siblings which meant if they couldn't go then I couldn't go. I feel bad for Sam at these times because I miss a lot with her and her class. Here she is in 3rd grade and I have yet been able to be class mom for her - hell for that matter I haven't been one for any of the kids. When Anthony is finally in school then I will get to do it and you bet your ass I'll be the best class Mom that ever was. Anyway, the teacher called just in time to say I could come to the party with whoever was with me. So I loaded up Bella, Sophia and Anthony and off we went. It was a fun time. The kids ate enough crap to hopefully last them till dinner. They played kick ball - remember kick ball?? I loved that game when I was a kid. Sophia and Bella played and when Sophia was up to kick she kicked the ball toward 1st base and in that split second decided to run to 3rd - away from the ball. It was pretty funny.
We came home and Anthony was ready for a bottle and a nap - once I got him to his room I realized he needed a diaper. I swear who is responsible for changing this kids diapers it's like it hadn't been changed in 2 days. So I changed him and gave him a few hundred kisses and put him into the crib where I found 4 empty bottles. Then I wonder why I have no bottles - the kid is a hoarded.
I need to check on the dogs to make sure they aren't digging anything. But as I sit here and type this I remember the landscaper never got back to me so I need to call him and then realize the roof guy is supposed to come over and that reminds me the dry cleaning is still sitting at the front - how come no one picked that up for me?!?!?. I guess I will drop it off cause I need to get Sam tan jazz shoes for her recital and the store is near the dry cleaners. Crap I still don't have teacher gifts yet! I haven't been able to come up with anything clever - I mean it'll come to me but I'm too tired for last minute craziness this year. Year?!?! where has the year gone - it's almost summer time with school out every Friday from here on out in this house for the next 3 weeks. The next 3 weeks here will be insane! We have every thing from baseball season ending, 2 dance recitals, Sophia turns 3 with her party on the day of the dance recital, 2 other birthday party's, 1 pre-school graduation for Bella!!!, and the list goes on......
Ughhhh my stream on consciousness is exhausting but I don't think scary but then again there is all the "other" stuff that is going on in my head that I filtered out cause if I wrote it then
1. it would be scary
2. I would get in trouble for sure
3. well there is no 3 but I always say 1.2.3. so I just think there should be a 3.
Now that I think more about 1 and 2 this is my blog I should be able to say whatever I want...Ahhhh but it doesn't work that way does it?!? There are always repercussion's for words that come out of my mouth. See my problem is that I say what I mean and don't really sugar coat.... much. Think about it - would you want to walk around with the most hideous shirt on and no one tell you. I mean sure there will be people that say "That shirt looks GREAT on you" and they say it even though they don't mean it. Then you have the ones that will say that it looks great and then as soon as you turn your back their pretending to throw up. Personally I don't care for either of those 2 options. The 3rd (see 3's) my way, would be to say "Dude what were ya thinking lets get ya something a bit more presentable". Now I wouldn't let you borrow anything cause I don't share ANYTHING but I would totally buy you a new shirt. Maybe the shirt analogy isn't the best but you get the point DON'T YA?!?
I've been keeping journals for the kids - each of them have their own and it's just things that I want to say to them and things I want them to know about but aren't ready until they are adults. I intend on giving them their journals (however many that may be) to each of them when they get married and start a new life. I want them to remember these crazy times. My memory is horrible and I am afraid I will be bad at reminiscing. I want them to remember their childhood - the good, the bad and the crazy. I want them to know what I was thinking during those important moments in their life. The other thing is I like to write. I have the worst grammar as it has been pointed out to me numerous times but like Steve's, too often used quote, that says " if that's the worst thing I do then so be it". I like to write cause I am calm when I write things out. When I'm mad - like now for instance - you can't hear me screaming - I'm calm when I write. I make sense. I get all my points made. There's no screaming or crying or walking out of a room slamming a door. It's just words that come from me but not out of my mouth. When I write no one gets to tell me to shut up or stop talking. They can just stop reading. Kinda like my blog - no one forces you here to read about my/our daily exploits. You can just go to another web page and *poof* my words are gone.
So for today if you don't want to read that I am angry and mad and hurt and disappointed and tired and sad and confused and pissed off then go elsewhere on the world wide web. I also want to say I am tired of the bullshit and the double standards. I don't want to hear that I am a good person anymore cause if this is how a good person is treated then treat me like how the non - good people are treated. From my perspective they have it MUCH better!
If your reading this and are beyond confused then this last part was my "crazy" stream of consciousness - Welcome! Pull up a chair, crack open a beer and stay awhile you might learn a thing or two. If your reading this and think you know what this is about well then......I don't need to write another damn word!
I just back from Sam's end of the year party. It was a last minute thing because I was told I wasn't allowed to bring siblings which meant if they couldn't go then I couldn't go. I feel bad for Sam at these times because I miss a lot with her and her class. Here she is in 3rd grade and I have yet been able to be class mom for her - hell for that matter I haven't been one for any of the kids. When Anthony is finally in school then I will get to do it and you bet your ass I'll be the best class Mom that ever was. Anyway, the teacher called just in time to say I could come to the party with whoever was with me. So I loaded up Bella, Sophia and Anthony and off we went. It was a fun time. The kids ate enough crap to hopefully last them till dinner. They played kick ball - remember kick ball?? I loved that game when I was a kid. Sophia and Bella played and when Sophia was up to kick she kicked the ball toward 1st base and in that split second decided to run to 3rd - away from the ball. It was pretty funny.
We came home and Anthony was ready for a bottle and a nap - once I got him to his room I realized he needed a diaper. I swear who is responsible for changing this kids diapers it's like it hadn't been changed in 2 days. So I changed him and gave him a few hundred kisses and put him into the crib where I found 4 empty bottles. Then I wonder why I have no bottles - the kid is a hoarded.
I need to check on the dogs to make sure they aren't digging anything. But as I sit here and type this I remember the landscaper never got back to me so I need to call him and then realize the roof guy is supposed to come over and that reminds me the dry cleaning is still sitting at the front - how come no one picked that up for me?!?!?. I guess I will drop it off cause I need to get Sam tan jazz shoes for her recital and the store is near the dry cleaners. Crap I still don't have teacher gifts yet! I haven't been able to come up with anything clever - I mean it'll come to me but I'm too tired for last minute craziness this year. Year?!?! where has the year gone - it's almost summer time with school out every Friday from here on out in this house for the next 3 weeks. The next 3 weeks here will be insane! We have every thing from baseball season ending, 2 dance recitals, Sophia turns 3 with her party on the day of the dance recital, 2 other birthday party's, 1 pre-school graduation for Bella!!!, and the list goes on......
Ughhhh my stream on consciousness is exhausting but I don't think scary but then again there is all the "other" stuff that is going on in my head that I filtered out cause if I wrote it then
1. it would be scary
2. I would get in trouble for sure
3. well there is no 3 but I always say 1.2.3. so I just think there should be a 3.
Now that I think more about 1 and 2 this is my blog I should be able to say whatever I want...Ahhhh but it doesn't work that way does it?!? There are always repercussion's for words that come out of my mouth. See my problem is that I say what I mean and don't really sugar coat.... much. Think about it - would you want to walk around with the most hideous shirt on and no one tell you. I mean sure there will be people that say "That shirt looks GREAT on you" and they say it even though they don't mean it. Then you have the ones that will say that it looks great and then as soon as you turn your back their pretending to throw up. Personally I don't care for either of those 2 options. The 3rd (see 3's) my way, would be to say "Dude what were ya thinking lets get ya something a bit more presentable". Now I wouldn't let you borrow anything cause I don't share ANYTHING but I would totally buy you a new shirt. Maybe the shirt analogy isn't the best but you get the point DON'T YA?!?
I've been keeping journals for the kids - each of them have their own and it's just things that I want to say to them and things I want them to know about but aren't ready until they are adults. I intend on giving them their journals (however many that may be) to each of them when they get married and start a new life. I want them to remember these crazy times. My memory is horrible and I am afraid I will be bad at reminiscing. I want them to remember their childhood - the good, the bad and the crazy. I want them to know what I was thinking during those important moments in their life. The other thing is I like to write. I have the worst grammar as it has been pointed out to me numerous times but like Steve's, too often used quote, that says " if that's the worst thing I do then so be it". I like to write cause I am calm when I write things out. When I'm mad - like now for instance - you can't hear me screaming - I'm calm when I write. I make sense. I get all my points made. There's no screaming or crying or walking out of a room slamming a door. It's just words that come from me but not out of my mouth. When I write no one gets to tell me to shut up or stop talking. They can just stop reading. Kinda like my blog - no one forces you here to read about my/our daily exploits. You can just go to another web page and *poof* my words are gone.
So for today if you don't want to read that I am angry and mad and hurt and disappointed and tired and sad and confused and pissed off then go elsewhere on the world wide web. I also want to say I am tired of the bullshit and the double standards. I don't want to hear that I am a good person anymore cause if this is how a good person is treated then treat me like how the non - good people are treated. From my perspective they have it MUCH better!
If your reading this and are beyond confused then this last part was my "crazy" stream of consciousness - Welcome! Pull up a chair, crack open a beer and stay awhile you might learn a thing or two. If your reading this and think you know what this is about well then......I don't need to write another damn word!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
It's all about the ice cream man...
Let me tell you about our ice cream man - he loves loves loves Sophia. It doesn't matter where she is in the house she will hear his song and run out of the house like its on fire. The kid has heard him while napping and she will wake up and run like a bat out of hell outside. She has ordered the same thing for 2 years now - A Dora ice cream. She flies across the front lawn to stop him and he is handing her the ice cream before he even stops the truck. Tonight she heard him and flung the front door open screaming "ice cream man ice cream man" her call alerted the rest of the children and they all came running:
here she is getting her's first:
they each had $2 and Steven realized he wanted something that cost more and came running back for more money - of course he had to do the math and tell me the change he would get if I gave him more money in order to get more money - he got it right....
all excited about their big score:
totally worth spoiling dinner for a treat...
here she is getting her's first:
they each had $2 and Steven realized he wanted something that cost more and came running back for more money - of course he had to do the math and tell me the change he would get if I gave him more money in order to get more money - he got it right....
all excited about their big score:
totally worth spoiling dinner for a treat...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Summer is almost here!
We're ready! It's been a crazy few months and for Steve it will continue to be but for the kids their summer is almost here. Each year I say they are going to have a better summer than the last. When I was growing up I remember my summers were always so much fun. I lived in Virginia and my grandparents lived here in NY so every summer my Mom would send me to come stay with my grandparents. It probably was the best times of my childhood. My grandmother took me to the pool everyday and my Grandpa and my Great Uncle would take me to Adventureland on the weekends. My Aunt and Uncle would take me to Firemans Park to play and we would feed the ducks. We'd go to the beach - I loved the beach when I was a kid probably cause I wasn't the one cleaning the sand. We'd eat pizza on friday nights and they would take me to Friendly's on Sunday's for dinner and then Sunday night we would go to my Great Grandma's for cake and coffee and she would have the sprinkle cookies for me from Cieslaks Bakery. The same cookies my kids (and their Uncle Frankie) today devour every morsel of. Oh and let me not forget about getting italian ices from Patsy's - hands down THE BEST ITALIAN ICES EVER!!! Don't even try and debate that with me - seriously!
I'm looking forward to this summer as a party of 7 - With an 8, 7, 5, 3 and almost 1 yr old how can it not be bubbles of fun!
I'm looking forward to this summer as a party of 7 - With an 8, 7, 5, 3 and almost 1 yr old how can it not be bubbles of fun!
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