7 Quick Takes... SATURDAY!

1.
My final is over! I was taking an online nutrition class this semester and there was a lot of busy work involved. We even had a group project that we had to participate in. I HATE group projects with a firey passion... imagine doing it online. Yuck.

I got an A in the class, which I'm pretty happy about. I have one more pre-req to take and hopefully I do well in that class. If I do, I'll be taking a 4.0 GPA into my application process for nursing school and I think that may help... just a little!

2.
I haven't had a chance to blog or even read any blogs because I've been studying when I can for my final. And I have two knucklehead kiddos that are REALLY starting to become quite the pair of trouble makers. Sam is starting to get into that ornery stage. He's definitely more toddler than baby. He can be quite challenging! But now that he's getting older he and Joe are playing together more, which is awesome. It is so incredibly fun to see them chase each other and laugh and giggle.

Oh, the humanity!

Sam loves the tree!

3.
Joe and Sam went to their first dentist appointment this week! I've been procrastinating on taking Joe in and Sam is getting a really bad build up on his teeth since he's on an all-liquid diet. I mean, his teeth look red neck gross. So I called a pediatric dentist and figured that we'd have to wait a couple of weeks to get in. To my surprise, they had quite a few cancellations for the next day. By the time I got off the phone I had made an appointment for my boys... during the day... during Sam's naptime... and at a time that Ryan would not be able to get off work to help me.

I basically chalked it up to being completely crazy for having done that.

But the appointment actually went well! Joe was very good and only cried when they were cleaning his teeth. He has two very small cavities that will be addressed at our next visit in 6 months. His dentist thinks he'll have to be completley put under since she doesn't think the laughing gas will be strong enough for him. I tend to agree.

Sam was fine unless the hygenist or dentist came near him. There was a lot of screaming, but the hygenist got his teeth clean.

I was very worn out afterward but proud for taking the boys myself. Everyone at the office was awesome so that made the experience a little easier!

He got to snuggle with some friends while they examined his teeth.

4.
Last Friday we went to see Santa. When Joe was about 3 months old he sat on Santa's lap with no problem. When he was 15 months old he screamed bloody murder. Last year he sat on a chair by Santa for a photo opp, but didn't tell him what he wanted for Christmas. This year was the first year that Joe really understood the concept of sitting on Santa's lap and telling him what he wants for Christmas. His list? A Monster's Inc. toy and a tummy stuffer. He recently added paper clips to his list. I don't ask questions anymore.

Of course, Sam screamed. But I was a little dissapointed with this Santa. Maybe he thought Joe was too young, but he didn't even really interact with him. He didn't even really smile in the photo. I figured it was because he had a screaming child on his lap, but another friend of mine took her daughter who is older than Joe to the same Santa. She wasn't screaming but this Santa had the same "Kill me now" look.

Joe really did love Santa, despite the deer in the headlights look.

I don't really remember my experiences with Santa as a little kid. I was never afraid of him, but I don't remember if any were particularly jolly. I guess years of watching Miracle on 34th Street set me up for thinking all Santas were jolly and kind.

Thankfully my quest for a "good" Santa came to an end just a few days later after Mass. Santa was there and he actually took the time to talk to each kid. We didn't subject Sam to the torture again.

5.
Yesterday was Sam's occupational therapy session with his new therapist. I'm not too terribly impressed with her demeanor... but I wasn't with Joe's therapist either, but she got the job done very quickly. I'm really hoping this time around will work... I'm just so worried about Sam not getting enough nutrients.

6.
I'm so in the mood to bake. I don't enjoy cooking meals, but I LOVE to bake. I just don't do it very often since I hate cleaning up. My favorite Christmas cookies are called kringle cookies. We always bake them on Christmas Eve at my mom's house, but I'm thinking I might have to make them a little sooner!

7.
Do any of you watch Homeland? Ryan and I love the show and we're psyched for the finale tomorrow! Brody is totally going to die. I just know it!

Well these are completely random and all over the place. It doesn't help that I'm finishing these up at 12:30 at night! Have a good weekend y'all!

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7 Quick Takes Friday: My New Show Obession and Some Other Stuff

1.

This week I've really been slacking on my blog reading and commenting. Perhaps it is because I've been staying up WAY too late for my own good.

I blame my mother. She started watching Downton Abbey and since I know so many people who love the show I thought I'd give it a try. I didn't think I would like it because I always thought it looked rather boring.

I was wrong.

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS SHOW!

It's such a breath of fresh air after watching nitty gritty shows like The Walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy. And watching the show is like candy corn... I can't stop at just one episode. The only bummer is that Ryan has decided not to watch it with me. We always watch our shows together (some couples hike together, some couples go to wine tastings... we watch TV) but he chose to skip out on this show. So now I watch it on my computer after everyone has gone to bed. So that makes mama very tired in the morning!

I am about to finish the 2nd season. I'm already dreading the 3rd season because I know of a HUGE spoiler!

2.

Sam had his first occupational therapy session yesterday for his eating issues. It went so well! The therapist is so nice and I can tell she is really good at her job! She is amazingly pro-breastfeeding and she made me feel better about the whole situation. I've always felt kind of guilty because I've always felt there is something more I could have done to get him to eat solids, but she assured me it was nothing I did and that I have done a great job by nourishing him with my body.

Sam was really good during the session. The therapist was amazed at how social he was. She said some kids don't even want her in the room. This will be a weekly thing and I am actually looking forward to see how this all goes!

3.

I read an article on Buzzfeed called 14 Books that Traumatized You As a Child. I haven't read some of the books on the list, but some of them brought back some memories! Some of my favorite books growing up was Babysitter's Club, Goosebumps, and Little House on the Prairie. I do remember being freaked out by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and In a Dark, Dark Room.

What were some of your favorite books growing up?

4.

Yesterday we went to my in laws and Joe played with some of the neighborhood kids. He had such a blast running around and wrestling with them. I've always been kind of worried about Joe's social skills since I stay at home with him and never go to play groups and such. But this kid is definitely not shy! I still think it would be good to get him into preschool so he can learn how to properly play with other kids (meaning: LEARN TO SHARE!!!!) and we might put him in preschool in January. He has to be potty trained but also go with out help and we aren't at that stage yet.

5.

Speaking of potty training I have a huge long blog written about our experience with potty training. I just haven't gotten around to editing and posting. I have a lot of posts planned but no energy to write them. I still don't know how you mamas with lots of littles find the time to blog!

6.

Did you hear about the chaos at the Capitol yesterday? When I first heard the news about someone crashing into barricades and leading police on a chase I just figured it was some political nut job or someone out to seriously hurt someone since the police gunned the person down. Today I learned that it was a mother possibly suffering from postpartum depression. She had her daughter in the car with her when she was killed. How incredibly sad. I don't think people realize just how dangerous postpartum depression can be. It isn't just hormones and stress and tiredness. Please pray for this poor woman's soul and her little girl who is without her mother.

7.

I was looking at this picture that was taken of our family a few weeks ago. Joe looks so grown up to me. Sometimes I'll see him sitting on the couch or at the dinner table and I just get a little shocked at how fast he is growing. Maybe it's because I have Sam around to compare him to, but Joe just seems so.... old! I can have conversations with him and he is potty trained and he can run around the playground equipment with ease. I swear it was just yesterday that I was totally helicoptering around him on the jungle gym fearing he would jump to his death! 

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7 Quick Takes Friday: Waverly, Alarm Clocks and My Boys

1. 

Tomorrow we plan on going on a day trip to Waverly. I haven't been there since we moved in April of 2011. There is an annual Apple Jubilee so we plan on enjoying the carnival and driving around reminiscing. Waverly is where Ryan and I started to build our marriage and where we became parents. It will always be such a special place to us so I am excited to go back!

2. 

Joe is basically potty trained. Still have some wiping issues and pulling up his underwear is kind of a challenge, but he hasn't had any accidents in a couple of weeks. *Knocking on wood.* I have a post in my drafts of basically a how-to of our potty training process, but things have been a little crazy around here.

3. 

The stupid hot weather has finally broken! We have the windows and the cool crisp air is flowing in. I love it! I am so ready for fall. Soon the complaining about the cold and snow shall commence!

4. 

Something bizarre happened this morning. Ryan's alarm went off and he got ready for work. He kissed me goodbye and left. When he leaves he always locks the screen door. Soon after he left I got a text asking for me to let him back in the house... BECAUSE IT WAS 2:30 IN THE MORNING! His phone got MAJORLY screwed up! I'm looking at you, Joe!

5.

  

I don't really have anything else to write about. So now you'll get pictures of my cute kids! I do want to thank you for all the support since I've received my rejection letter. I can feel your prayers.

Joe fell and hit his nose and the only way to make it stop "hurting" was to give him a band aid. He kept running to the bathroom to check out his "wound."

6. 

Sam still won't eat solids, but he'll gnaw on a Twizzler like it's nobody's business. If he sees you with a Twizzler he'll throw out his binky and reach for this delicious treat.

7. 

 

I sure do love my boys. They interact more and more everyday. Sam is starting to defend himself from his big brother. The other day he bit Joe...HARD. It almost drew blood. I think Joe was more shocked than anything! It sure is fun watching them grow up!

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7 Quick Takes Friday: Randomness Galore!

1.

So last night I was praying the rosary (the REAL rosary for all of you Cathsorority gals...) and realized that every time I pray it I always come up with a question or a general wondering. I thought it would be a great idea to fashion my 7 Quick Takes with all my rosary musings.

Well, I don't remember any of 'em. Seriously. Maybe I will start writing them down while I'm praying them.

Which brings me to a question... when you are praying a rosary as a part of a novena or for a particular petition, do you focus on the petition the whole time you are praying or focus on the mysteries? Or your does your brain wonder off and ponder if anyone has ever gone to the very bottom of the ocean or if some spiders are nicer than others? Oh, just me then?

2.

Let's get onto a very serious subject.

Ben Affleck as Batman.

NO.

I love Ben Affleck as an actor. But as Batman? No.

No.

No.

No.

Yesterday was a bad day because of some mixup with my textbook. I'm sick (it takes A LOT for me to admit I am sick), Sam is getting sick, and Joe is getting over being sick. Plus a day of trying to take Joe to the potty every 30 minutes with a clingy Sam who screamed whenever he was put down really wore me out. Then Ryan got a text from his brother saying they cast a new Batman. He showed me his phone and there was Ben Affleck's smug little face smiling back at me.

"This REALLY has been a HORRIBLE day!"

Might as well drag out the nipple-laden Batman suit from the Clooney era, because this won't be pretty, folks. Granted, I was pretty much the same way when they cast Heath Ledger as the Joker and we all know he captured that role perfectly.

Maybe he will surprise us and it will be awesome. Or maybe we'll have another Daredevil debacle.

I think they should have picked Jon Hamm. He is well-known, but not known for a lot of roles in the movies. He's deep, he's dark...he didn't star in Gigli.

But whatever. End of rant. :-)

3.

My Lord! My husband has turned me into such a nerd! 7 years ago I had never seen a Batman movie or knew the difference between DC and Marvel. I didn't know what Comic Con was. I knew it had something to do with comics and nerdy stuff and I had no desire to learn about it. Now I would LOVE to go!!! I have a blog post planned on all the things my husband has taught me from sports and superheroes to trusting in God.

4.

We started potty training around these here parts. It actually isn't going too terribly bad. I just hate it with a passion of a thousand fires and my house smells like pee. I hope to write a more detailed post about this adventure, but I just HAVE to share... Joe pooped in the potty today! I've heard that the whole pooping in the potty part of training is difficult, so I was very pleased at the poop! Ignore the sloppiness of the potty chart... it was a delirious-on-Nyquil-midnight project.

Joe was pleased as well! 

5.

I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday to get some stickers for a potty training chart. Going into that store makes me wish so badly that I could sew or crochet. I tried teaching myself to crochet and sew a long time ago, but it was an epic catastrophe. Is sewing and knitting/crocheting something you have to pick up when you're a youngster and it's too late to start as an adult?  I've done a few of these very simple cross-stitch thingies before, so I bought this. Looks fairly simple, but I'm sure I'll find a way to screw it up!

6. 

My niece turned 18 yesterday. 18!!!! I just can't believe it. I still remember going to see her for the first time. It was around the first day of school and I had a Looney Tunes binder. I was eleven years old and had a perm. Those were the good ol' days. Speaking of good ol' days I read this last night and felt insta-old. Still, it brought back some awesome memories!

7. 

We started watching Breaking Bad this week. The first two episodes turned me off... I felt like The Walking Dead was more believeable. But some die-hard fans told me they thought the same thing and now they are hooked, so we are giving it a little more time.

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7 Quick Takes

1.

Three posts in one week? Now that's just cray cray. I've even dusted off the ol' Twitter account! (maggiemccrawgal, BTW.) It's nice to get back into the social media world.

2.

Last night our parish had 7:00 Mass for the Feast of the Assumption. That's like the witching hour at our house with bedtime looming, so I went to Mass by myself. I was guilt-ridden as I was leaving because Joe was begging to go to church screaming "JEVUS! JEVUS!" But it was soooo nice to be able to hear a homily and just bask in the holiness of Mass!

3.

I get in a strange mood when back to school time rolls around. I get all melancholic and bummed out that the fun of summer is over. The crickets don't seem as loud whenever school comes back. However, I used to always get excited for school, so it's kind of a love/hate relationship. And with the coming of school means fall is just around the corner and I LOVE LOVE LOVE fall. Hoodies, fall candles, candy corn, crock pots... I CANNOT WAIT!

4.

I handed in my nursing school application this week. I'm going back and forth between "A MIRACLE CAN HAPPEN!" and "What a complete waste of time and energy." I really doubt I will be accepted because of my math score, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to try. So any prayers you can throw out there for me.. to accept God's will especially, would be fantastic.

5.

I've been thinking about praying a novena regarding my nursing school application and just in general because I feel like Ryan and I are supposed to BE somewhere DOING something else rather then what we're doing, but I have no clue what that is. I was trying to think of the "best" novena for the situation.. Mary Undoer of Knots? St. Jude? St. Joseph? St. Agatha?

I'm doin' em all. Back to back, yo.

Or is that an overkill?

6.

Ryan and I are finishing up season 4 of Big Bang Theory. It's such a nice break from watching The Walking Dead. That show can get pretty heavy and depressing. Thanks to Jen's suggestion we'll probably get sucked into the show Breaking Bad. We're always a little behind on our TV show watching.

7. 

My big brother, Jamie, won Volunteer of the Year award for the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph for his work in youth group. You might know him as Roman Catholic Cop. I'm so proud of him! He can be pretty holy when he isn't being a huge butt head (to me.)

I hope you all have a great weekend! Go visit Jen at Conversion Diary for more! 

Boy-Who-Screams-A-Lot

 

Quick Takes: The Bad Day Edition

I interrupt this blog break for a Quick Takes post. I actually have stuff to write about! Go visit Jen for more!

1.

My anatomy and physiology class is going well. I'll admit that I am stressed and exhausted pretty much all day everyday. Getting up early, getting the boys ready, driving in rush hour/construction, dropping off the boys, making sure I get to class on time... I'm pretty much ready to go back to bed at 8:30 in the morning!

The class is tough, but amazing. I love learning about the body and how it works. There's just A LOT of information to remember. Since it's normally a 16 week course jammed into 8 weeks it is extra tough!

2.

I've developed quite a hatred for city driving these past two weeks. Normally I have no problems driving in the city, especially up here in the 'burbs. But once I cross that river, a whole new level of annoyance comes bubbling through. I get super peeved at slow pedestrians and people riding bikes. I guess I'll never shake that small town girl out of me.

3.

Traffic contributed to part of my DAY FROM HELL that I experienced yesterday. First of all I only got like 3 hours of sleep since I was up late studying for a test and my boys insisted on being crabby all night long. So waking up was hard enough.

I was watching the morning news and saw the way I normally go was jammed because of a wreck. So I had to rush around so I could leave early enough to get to class. I was already stressed as it was because of my test.

Traffic sucked, but I got there in time.

My test went relatively well. There were two parts- multiple choice over our lecutures, and then our lab exam where we had to walk around different "stations" in the lab where there were models and microscopes. Well there was no structure or organization.. we all just walked around randomly. I felt all rushed and discombobulated. I didn't feel very good about it when I left.

I had to pay $1.00 for parking 10 minutes in a parking lot when I grabbed some lunch. Apparently the sign that read FREE parking meant I needed to get my ticket validated. Like I said before... this small town girl thing is with me forever.

As I was driving home I got pulled over for speeding. This is the second time in my nearly 13 years of driving that I've been pulled over, so naturally I was freaking out. I kept my composure in front of the officer, but while I was driving home I was bawling my eyes out.

I got home and just sunk into the couch. I didn't plan on moving at all until I smelled poop. Sam had a blow out. Believe it or not, he has NEVER had a blowout. The only thing is, I didn't know it was a blowout. He was in the bedroom so I just plopped him on the bed... and poop went everywhere. He was so messy from eating sweet potatoes earlier in the day and from the poop that I tried to give him a bath. Well, this kid HATES baths so I had to strip down and get in the bath with him. Ever wrastled a 20 lb catfish while you're naked in a tub? That's what this was like. Then Joe comes running in. Naked. Then he yells, "All done!" I thought he was referring me finishing up the bath. No. Of course not. That would have been too easy. He was done... pooping.... on our bedroom floor. Aces!!!

Thankfully my husband came home soon after that and I took a nap. I dreamed that I slept until Saturday morning.

Needless to say... yesterday sucked.

4.

I got this handy dandy little sheet of paper with my ticket with information about where/how to pay. I noticed that if I were to have a car seat violation the fine is $50. But if I were to fail to use my blinker it's $115?! Something is jacked up right there...

5. 

My diet has been suffering these last two weeks since I've started school. My main problem is not exercising. By the time Ryan comes home I need to start studying and doing homework. And that usually begins after about 45 minutes of laying comatose on the couch.

I haven't been tracking what I eat. I've been doing fairly well with not constantly pigging out, but I will admit that I've slipped a lot. I find that I do better when I have a predictable schedule. I weighed myself last week and today and I'm maintaining, so that's a relief. I'm just slightly annoyed because I'm only 2 lbs away from my goal weight!
 6.

Can I just take a moment to tell you how hard it is to be going to school and being a mom? I know quite a few of you have done it. I wish I would have gotten my act together and gone to nursing school a long time ago, like some of these young whipper snappers in my class are doing. I'm getting kind of bummed that my summer is going to be 95% studying and 5% complaining how tired I am!

7.

Tomorrow Ryan and I plan on going to see Superman. I am so excited to have a date with my husband! Plus, I love going to the movies. It's all overpriced and ridiculous and will REALLY kill my diet, but I am so excited! 

EXTRA TAKE!

Happy Flag Day! This was taken my older brother (you might know him as Roman Catholic Cop), came back from Desert Storm. I was just a wee bit happy to see my big brother! Have a good weekend y'all!

Quick Takes Friday "The A Edition"

I actually have stuff to write about this week! Huzzah!

1.
Yesterday my final grades for my two classes were posted.

I got As, baby!!!

You have no idea how happy this makes me. I got As in college (well, my third college.... DEFINITELY not at the first two I attended!) but I'm so proud of these As because I worked my butt off. And it was NOT easy with two children.

Trying to study #1

Trying to study #2

Trying to study #3

I may have done a fist-pumping, booty-shaking victory dance that frightened my children, but hey, I'm happy!

2.
Another bright little gem of my week? My Mother's Day present came in the mail on Monday!

There is one girl in my chemistry class who you can tell is.... eh... let's just say... you can tell she isn't a fan of the sci-fi/fantasy genre. She saw my phone and was like "Ohmygawd, what's on your phone?" I told her it was from Doctor Who. She looked confused. I told her it was a time machine/space craft. I could see the confusion and disinterest flooding over her face. I felt like a complete nerd... it was awesome!

3.
Ryan decided it was his turn to pick a TV show to watch since we are all caught up with Doctor Who. He picked The Walking Dead, which doesn't surprise me because he loves zombie stuff. A lot of my friends love it, so I was really interested in seeing what it's all about.

So far I'm really liking it. There are a few times I think it's super depressing and hopeless and I'm sure all my favorite characters will die like in Game of Thrones. But there is a lot of wonderful conversation about the value of human life, the existence of God, the value of redemption and hope, and just how screwed up people can get in a fight or flight mentality.

But oh my stars... is there A LOT of blood and gore. Many times I have to turn my head away... bleck. Sometimes there is SO much blood and gore that it's just ridiculously fake (I know it's all fake, but seriously, some of it is just redonkulous.) We are almost half way through season 2 on Netflix. I hope they get season 3 on there soon!

4.
Sigh... we have a bit of a potty mouth in our midst. Joe frequently says, "Damn it!" when he's frustrated. It's totally Ryan's and my fault, and you can save all your scolding, because I already feel horrible! We've redirected him to say "Aww, man!" when he's frustrated. It works most of the time....

5.
Since we aren't around other kids a lot of the time I'm not sure if Joe's speech is on target. I read a couple months ago where they should be putting sentences together, and Joe doesn't do that a whole lot (besides cussing...) He does put words together, but it's hard to understand sometimes. However, his very first clear as day three-word sentence came out recently. It has been a little on the warm side this past week and I refuse to turn on the air conditioners. We usually close Joe's door for bedtime, but this week we've been keeping it open after he falls asleep because it gets so darn hot in there. Well now when he wakes up he yells clear as day "CLOSE THE DOOR!" I'm waiting for the day he says that when he's a teenager...

6. 
So I survived my first couch to 5K workout. I didn't die, I didn't quit and I didn't have Ryan come pick me up. I really have no idea how I will get past week 1, but I'm sure it can be done. I have a lot of encouraging friends!

7.
Do y'all know I've been cloth diapering for that past couple of months? I have a post planned on my CD adventures.... I hope to get around to it soon! :-)

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Really Quick Takes Friday!

I have a very busy day ahead of me, so these Quick Takes are going to be REALLY quick!

1.
I wanted to take a minute to thank those who commented on my post about struggling with motherhood. It's still hard, but I do manage to find some iota of patience throughout the day. Your wisdom and kind words really helped me out!

Joe is still quite ornery. But oh oh flippin' adorable!

 

 2.
Sam is getting quite the personality as well. He's just so happy! He's starting to get a little bit more adventurous each day by climbing all over stuff!

3. 
We really need to do some work to our backyard. It's getting pretty red-neck around these here parts. And yes, that is a piece of gutter that Joe is playing with.

4.
Joe insists on sleeping with a hat each night. For the longest time it was his fedora that my mom got him for Easter. Now it's his daddy's new John Deere hat!

5.
Last weekend we went back to my hometown because an old close friend of mine got married. Sam was fascinated by my mom's cat.  It won't be too much longer that he'll be running after her trying to pull her tail!

6.
Joe partied hard at the wedding reception. It was very warm in there so we had to take his shirt off! I used to think that Joe looked so much like Ryan. Now I think he is starting to morph into me!

7.
I took my online class final this week. It was a total joke, but I did get a 100% on it and an A in the class. I have my chemistry final on Monday... I'm really nervous about that! I've been working my butt off this semester to get an A, and I don't want one test to bring me down!

Have a great weekend! Be sure to stop by Conversion Diary for more Quick Takes!

Quick Takes Friday!

1.
Some women get sweet texts from their husbands. I love yous. I miss yous. Smiling pictures of their dashing husbands. Me? I get a picture of my husband's tooth that the dentist just extracted. So romantic and sexy. I'll spare you the picture.

2. 
Sam's third tooth FINALLY poked through. His first 2 teeth came in the same day when he was 4 months old. It was a solid day of crying. I swear this tooth has taken 3 weeks to come in... hence the needy, clingy, crying (albeit adorable) baby that never lets me get anything done.

So with my husband losing a tooth and Sam gaining one... there's a lot of whining going on in these here parts.

3.
Sam and Joe are growing so much. I realized today that I don't talk much about what the boys are up to on this blog. Joe knows how to spell his name and knows different species of dinosaurs. Sam can pull himself up and we've started cloth diapering him.

There are so many things I want to write about, but I've started rethinking blogging in general. Do I really want to keep up with it? Of course I do... but I just don't have a lot of time or energy. And it seems lately that the posts I put a lot of time into don't get much of a conversation going. It's something I think about often.

Soooo... look for a future post about all the cute things my boys have done lately and how much I love/hate blogging!

4.
Life for Ryan and me is kind of chaotic now. I'm still trucking along in my chemistry class and Ryan is sorting and organizing all our stuff we have yet to unpack so we can start painting. I signed up for my summer class and am still trying to figure out my fall classes. Being an adult is so much fun...

5.
Ryan and I are just two episodes away from being completely caught up with Dr. Who. I'm actually kind of sad because that means we'll have to WAIT for new episodes and no more nights of 2 or 3 episodes back to back. On the plus side I can FINALLY Google ALL THE DR. WHO!!! I have refrained for quite some time in fear of spoilers. But I love it that I can understand pictures like this and think they are hilarious.

 

6.
We were planning on entering Joe into a Kid's Run held tomorrow during Kansas City's Trolley Run... but we didn't enter in time and it is supposed to rain tomorrow morning. But can you imagine a bunch of toddlers running amok? I would die of cuteness overload! We will definitely look in to it next year!

7.
Make sure you visit iuseNFP and 1flesh's new tumblr page. So funny... and so true!

Go to Jen's for more Quick Takes and have a happy weekend!

Quick Takes- Late Edition

I have soooo much stuff to do. I'm not even joking. I really should be doing said stuff, but I don't feel to hot at the moment, so I thought I'd shoot out some Quick Takes.

1.

This is our last week in our apartment! Hence the me needing to do stuff... we are nowhere near all packed up. And Mother Nature decided to grace us with snow and even MORE snow on Saturday and Sunday so our progress will be hindered some. I really want to be out of here and have this place all cleaned by next Saturday so we can enjoy Easter Sunday. I don't think I'm going to get much out of this Holy Week.

2.

Whenever I look back on the different places Ryan and I have lived I get a sense of nostaligia and think on the fond memories of the place we once called home. I wonder if we'll ever feel that way about this place. It's nice to be  on our own, but this apartment has caused us a lot of stress. It's crazy how this year has flown by, yet seemed to have dragged on forever.

3.

Now that I think about it... I don't think I've ever announced on my blog that we are moving. I guess I just assume that those people who read my blog also know me on facebook.

Hey, guess what! We're moving!

I emailed our parish office a few months ago asking if they'd put out a mass email asking anyone if they had any cheap rentals. We got a few responses, and one of them was from our future landlady!

4.

The house is tiny, but it has a backyard and is only a mile from our parish. And I won't have to worry about our upstairs neighbors pounding around and exercising at 11:30 at night.

5.

There is one good thing about having loud upstairs neighbors. Every time they start stomping around Joe suddenly stops what he is doing, his eyes get big, he gets a serious look on his face and he whispers "Dinosaurs...."

So funny!

6.

I'm sure you've all been dying to know how my chemistry class is going. It's going very well! I am constantly doing this:

But my professor is really good at answering questions and simplifying things. Once I go over my notes and do the homework problems I usually catch on.

We had a test last Monday and he posted the grades that night. My score was not what I was expecting. I didn't do HORRIBLY, but I was wondering how on earth I missed so many. I had a test from last semester to study from and the questions were practically word for word. When we went over our tests in class I realized he didn't credit me 6 freaking points! That was the difference between an A and B! It is very important for me to get good grades so I can get into nursing school.

I was all like this in his face.

Haha, not really. I was all like, "Uh... professor, sir, I'm sorry, but, uh, I think you missed some points, sir, I'm sorry, uh....."

My internet class sucks, and that's all I gotta say about that.

7.

Something funny I saw today. This is TOTALLY me with EVERYTHING Pope Francis!

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7 Quick Takes- The Lazy Edition

There isn't much to report here. So you get to look at cute pictures of my kids. 

1.

Sam isn't crawling yet, but he's doing some hardcore plank exercises. This kid is more athletic than me! 

 2. 

On the pope's last day we colored a picture of Papa B and waved bye bye. Melted my heart!

 3.

I love it when Sam falls asleep holding my hand. He turned 7 months old yesterday. These moments won't last much longer!

 4.

 

I have some pretty cute kiddos. I wish you could see the cape on the back of Joe's shirt. 

5.

 

Chemistry has been taking up a lot of my time these days.

ZzzZzzZzZZZzzzzzz....

 6. 

Joe is fascinated by dinosaurs. I'll Google pictures of dinosaurs and he goes crazy with excitement! We're thinking about taking him to a restaurant called T-Rex. It's made up to look like a prehistoric world with huge moving dinosaurs. I'm almost too worried it will scare him... 

7. 

My beautiful, wacky family.

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7 Quick Takes: What My Toddler Did Today Edition

Today is a day from toddler crazy world.

But as it usually goes, for every moment where I want to do this:

Joe comes up to me and gives me a hug and says "Wuv you! hrtlu-ee" which is his way of apologizing.


Then I feel like the shittiest mother ever for having screamed at him so much that some Latin came spilling out.

So here are some of the funny and naughty things he's done today. Most of this was done before 9:30 a.m.


1. 
I gave Joe some toast for breakfast. He usually eats it at the table in the living room while he watches PBS cartoons. When he is finished he always takes his bowl and puts in in the sink. Today was no different. Except for what transpired after.

"Bowl!"

I go to the sink and hand him the bowl.

"Bowl!"


"Do you want this bowl?"

"NO! Bowl!"


I go to the cabinet and get him a clean bowl.

"Do you want this bowl?"

He takes the bowl.

"BOWL!"

"You already have a bowl. I'm not getting you another."

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWL!"

"What is it you want? Do you want your vitamin in the bowl"

"Oh, no, no, no! BOOOOOOWL"

I make about 20 more suggestions. No progress.



"WHAT DO YOU WAAAAAAAAANT?!


"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWL"

I take the bowl, pretend to put it back, but end up giving it right back to him.


*Skips away happily*

*Mommy face palm*

2.
Joe attempted to flush a whole roll of toilet paper. I'm not kidding. Thankfully I got there in time to prevent that disaster.

3.
However, Joe kept flushing the toilet over and over again and saying "Bye bye, turtle!" That was pretty cute.
Untill he stuck his head in the bowl and yelled to hear his echo.

4. 
I play Raffi Radio on Pandora and Joe loves to dance around. But whenever a commercial comes on he says, "Sad." and pretends to cry. Such a sweetie. I tried to explain it was a commercial and it would be over soon. So everytime after that when I commercial would play he'd come up to the computer and yell "SHELL!!!! GO!!!"

5.
Today he discovered the joy of acting like a dog. He crawled around for a good 20  minutes with a ball in his mouth and occasionally barked. He'd come over for a pat on the head from me and be on his merry way.




6.
Sam got his first two teeth in a matter of 3 days. Joe keeps saying "No teeth!" I tried showing him Sam's teeth. This was a mistake because I had run over multiple times to prevent Joe from yanking Sam's mouth open to look for his teeth.

7.
Some days are more toddler-like than others. Some days I have loads of patience and think, "Wow, I'm finally getting the hang of this motherhood thing." Other days I'm like "Ahh, hell... what the eff did I get myself into?!"

My guess is that's how it's going to be for years and years to come. Joe will be a teenager and insist he has no B.O. and won't cut his hair and I'll be all like "What the crap?"

Uruk-hai make better parents than I do sometimes....

God smiled down on me today. There was  knock on the door around lunchtime. I'm very cautious when it comes to opening the door when I don't expect any visitors. When I opened it there was my knight in shining armour, the love of my life. My husband! He got off work early and surprised me.

I handed him the baby, ran past the toddler, stepped out on our balcony and did this:

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