What another hot day. And for excitement V slept for a long time when it was nap time so yeah for that.
There is the slightest hope that we will be able to join M in Minot sooner. If the guy staying with M and his friend is kicked out. From what M says he is "creepy." Then M and I can have that room and V can have his own space. Just until we can save for a house. But it makes more sense for us to be together able to save more money than three states apart. The only thing keeping us apart is that there is nowhere for us to stay nor the funds to get there. But if we don't have to wait for an appartment or a house then we won't have to save as much money before we go. Just the amount for the uhal and gas and hotel room for the journey.
I don't know what to think of this turn of possibilities. A big part of me is saying yes because then we will all be together maybe by the end of july. But on the other hand I really want to wait until we have a place of our own.
This is were I need a fairygod mother to tap me on the head and all of this will be over in the twinkling of an eye. No more worrying about if M will miss V's b-day or our anniversary or V walking. No more lonely nights and tough days. But this is reality and that won't happen.
Maybe I need that DQ Blizzard from the other day!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Scares and pie
Sunday was too hot to do anything V was roudy in church but that was ok. Stayed inside most of the day.
After V's nap he started getting into everything that he shouldn't:
-Golf Tees in his mouth with the sharp end poking out.
-An Altemeter? in his mouth and trying to see if Adolf had an electric current.
-The kitty food
-The bird food
-Trying to climb in the bird tray EWWW GROSS
Then this morning he almost gave he a heart attack. The bird was on the floor and V saw that so he starts racing over there. Charlie has his head turned toward V. I knew that V got too close Charlie would try to bite him in defense. So I screamed V's name and he stopped an inch away from Charlie who started to back up. Terrified me half to death.
My mother -in-law made strawberry reuhbarb pie. YUMMY! And right now V is trying to climb up on the rocking horse, but isn't quite managing it.
After V's nap he started getting into everything that he shouldn't:
-Golf Tees in his mouth with the sharp end poking out.
-An Altemeter? in his mouth and trying to see if Adolf had an electric current.
-The kitty food
-The bird food
-Trying to climb in the bird tray EWWW GROSS
Then this morning he almost gave he a heart attack. The bird was on the floor and V saw that so he starts racing over there. Charlie has his head turned toward V. I knew that V got too close Charlie would try to bite him in defense. So I screamed V's name and he stopped an inch away from Charlie who started to back up. Terrified me half to death.
My mother -in-law made strawberry reuhbarb pie. YUMMY! And right now V is trying to climb up on the rocking horse, but isn't quite managing it.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Good news
I've been waiting for things to happen so I could share them, but like a tipical saturday it has been relaxed and sort of boring. I told a friend on the phone today that I am driven by my stomach. So in true following of this, I ran to my parents house for lunch. To my dismay lunch was already over and there were no leftovers in fridge. What did they eat??? Time to improvise... Ah they had bisquits for breakfast and there is one left. Ok what else that wasn't filling. I see yogurt. Perfect. So maybe I should come with a WARNING: IF I AM AT YOUR HOUSE I MAY BE HOPING TO BE FED! DO NOT FEED THE MOUCH!!! That sounds about right.
There is a big part of me that hopes I keep plenty of food stocked in the house in Minot so that I don't have to worry about what we are going to eat.
V went with grandpa to check the water for the field that is being irrigated and was watching the cows saying"mooo co-ow" for whatever reason he has picked up on that and is one of his favorite things to say.
When he woke up from his nap this morning he was more interested in playing with me while still in the crib than getting out. Thats fine by me, just not in his typical behavior.
Some hope and excitement from M in Minot! He got payed yesterday and mentioned that someone had told him about a house for rent that is two bedrooms. So here is putting faith into hope that this will work out combined with tithing and prayers. And my fingers are hypothetically crossed. I think I need more faith in faith.
Ah I get to teach some 12 and 13? year olds in church tomorrow maybe I should actually read it!
There is a big part of me that hopes I keep plenty of food stocked in the house in Minot so that I don't have to worry about what we are going to eat.
V went with grandpa to check the water for the field that is being irrigated and was watching the cows saying"mooo co-ow" for whatever reason he has picked up on that and is one of his favorite things to say.
When he woke up from his nap this morning he was more interested in playing with me while still in the crib than getting out. Thats fine by me, just not in his typical behavior.
Some hope and excitement from M in Minot! He got payed yesterday and mentioned that someone had told him about a house for rent that is two bedrooms. So here is putting faith into hope that this will work out combined with tithing and prayers. And my fingers are hypothetically crossed. I think I need more faith in faith.
Ah I get to teach some 12 and 13? year olds in church tomorrow maybe I should actually read it!
Friday, June 26, 2009
DQ blizzards
M is in Minot working hard for us and I love him for that, but at times it leaves him exhausted. In the mean time V and I are here in Fallon doing a wackjob routine. V has discovered he prefers finger foods when it comes to eating. And I have run out of ideas on what to feed a 10 month old. String cheese, graham crackers and cereal are not the best thing to ALWAYS feed him. But he doesn't complain... yet. So he sits in his high chair making a mess of the cut up veggies I gave him and gives a huge grin with his eyes squinted. So of course I over look the mess and just smile and laugh at him. He really is too cute! When he makes a mess like this I know he's actully eating some of it, ulike when he has to clear his tray of everything and then it just lands on the floor, with nothing eaten. Maybe he will drink some more apple juice.
I can't help but think I must be a scatterbrained mother who thinks its a good day when I remember to feed my child more than twice a day. Oh sure he gets milk when it is his nap times and for bed, but breakfast and dinner can't be healthy for the poor boy. And yet he continues to gain weight. I know cause everytime I pick him up he seems heavier. Maybe I will let Adolf in to play with V for a while. But secretly it is so I can read a little bit in Breaking Dawn.
Earlier I realized that V needs a better high chair situation. He currently uses the wooden one that grandma got for all visiting grandkids. To keep him strapped in we use an old belt. But he can still stand up that way. DANGER!!
I have been trying to shed a few access pounds so I feel healthier and it doesn't work so great. Just a short time ago I had visions of DQ Blizzards dancing in my head. I need more self restraint. Maybe the fact that I have to drive 10 miles to get it will help me in my hour of need.
How does one sweep the floor when your child can escape the exersaucer you've been using as a jail? I think I will have to come up with a better solution.
I can't help but think I must be a scatterbrained mother who thinks its a good day when I remember to feed my child more than twice a day. Oh sure he gets milk when it is his nap times and for bed, but breakfast and dinner can't be healthy for the poor boy. And yet he continues to gain weight. I know cause everytime I pick him up he seems heavier. Maybe I will let Adolf in to play with V for a while. But secretly it is so I can read a little bit in Breaking Dawn.
Earlier I realized that V needs a better high chair situation. He currently uses the wooden one that grandma got for all visiting grandkids. To keep him strapped in we use an old belt. But he can still stand up that way. DANGER!!
I have been trying to shed a few access pounds so I feel healthier and it doesn't work so great. Just a short time ago I had visions of DQ Blizzards dancing in my head. I need more self restraint. Maybe the fact that I have to drive 10 miles to get it will help me in my hour of need.
How does one sweep the floor when your child can escape the exersaucer you've been using as a jail? I think I will have to come up with a better solution.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Things I Missed
I woke up this morning at 8:30 and in a hurry. Transformers started at 12:30 and I had things that needed to get done. Get V out of bed and he wanted on the floor not to cuddle up with me, dissapointing, oh well I have shirts that need washed anyway. I was going to grab the blueberries out of the freezer to make blueberry muffins but space it. Bring V into the living room and make a call to my mom to see if she would like to go with me to the movie. Then call Dad to see if he wants to come too. Almost 9 so I call M before he heads to work. He saw the movie last night and I'm trying to get info out of him, it doesn't work. V is now in the washroom eating who knows what. It's breakfast time. That is when I realize I forgot to get the blueberries out, oh well guess its cold cereal again! But to add something healthy V gets to eat an apricot. Now he's getting grumpy maybe a little seasame street will work. It doesn't. Time for a bottle and lay in the crib for a while.
Fastforward to the theater. I get there ahead of my parents and save seats. Let me just say that I think that this sequal was fantabulous. So we get out of the movie after three or something. I have to give my mom a ride home because dad didn't end up comming in. We sit in road contruction for about 10 minutes. And then I get on facebok. One of my friends has said something about Farrah Faucet sp? and Michael Jackson. What is she talking about? So I look it up. They died?????? Shocking. I'm not sad I never knew them, but they are big names. I've been hearing MJs name since I can remember! But now who am I going to make fun of every once and a while for doing strange things? Oh well. Their poor families.
And so these are the things that I missed because I am a scatterbrained mom who doesn't watch the news and goes to movies in the middle of the day to save two bucks.
Fastforward to the theater. I get there ahead of my parents and save seats. Let me just say that I think that this sequal was fantabulous. So we get out of the movie after three or something. I have to give my mom a ride home because dad didn't end up comming in. We sit in road contruction for about 10 minutes. And then I get on facebok. One of my friends has said something about Farrah Faucet sp? and Michael Jackson. What is she talking about? So I look it up. They died?????? Shocking. I'm not sad I never knew them, but they are big names. I've been hearing MJs name since I can remember! But now who am I going to make fun of every once and a while for doing strange things? Oh well. Their poor families.
And so these are the things that I missed because I am a scatterbrained mom who doesn't watch the news and goes to movies in the middle of the day to save two bucks.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Musings and thoughts
How does one child make such a big mess? V is so busy. He goes from one thing to the next. Clean off the coffee table, help Adolf eat his cat food, clear out the dvds and tapes, pull out all the shoes, throw his toys in the bird tray. Oh and the temper tantrums he has learned to throw. If I didn't love the little stinker so much I may have to sell him to the zoo. And yet there are those rare moments when he is dragging a rope string around by the mouth when he looks up and grins and all you can do is laugh and give hugs and kisses.
One would think that now that he is down for a nap I would get loads of things done, but I think I am the slowest house cleaner in the history of housewives. It takes me ten minutes to sweep the floor, even if I'm in a hurry. So never ask me to sweep cause it will take forever. I also do not enjoy the dishes doing. I for some reason prefer to clean up messes, but not the deep cleaning. For example when cleaning off the table it is ok to clear the dishes and take them to the sink, but some one else may wash them, wash off the table, and put the left overs in the fridge.
So M made breakfast this morning up in Minot. I was teasing him that it was my job to do that. He told me to get my butt up there and do it. So now I am going to tease him about it and tell him that I'm headed up there. Unfortunately there is so much to do before we can get up there:
V needs his birth certificate
I need to gather up medical records
The things we've been using on a regular basis need to be put in boxes
The Uhal needs to be rented and picked up
I need a driving companion so they need to to take time off work
The three of us need a place to live. That one should be at the top of the list.
So you see there is still a lot to get done before there will be any moving to begin with. I suppose the milk containers can't wash themselves and I need clean shirts, plus Vernon needs clean pjs for tonight. But I much prefer to do this and when I'm done here I have every intention of continuing to read midnight sun on Stephenie Myers official website.
Which is another thing I used to read books very quickly. I am currently reading the same book I was reading 5 months ago! And when I complete this one I can finally move on to the final book in the twilight series. May I finish it much faster than this current book!
I would really like to go one week without making a trip to wal-mart. Maybe that is what I will start doing. Go everyother week and if I run out of something in the meantime, I will just have to do without it until the scheduled shopping day. Sheesh when did I start having so much to say?
I guess always. I have always wanted to write so maybe this is a good way to go about it. One time in high school the author Chris Himerdinger or how ever you spell that came and did a fireside. Afterwards I went up and talked to him about being a writer and he told me to write every day. So maybe one of these days I will post a little short story.
One would think that now that he is down for a nap I would get loads of things done, but I think I am the slowest house cleaner in the history of housewives. It takes me ten minutes to sweep the floor, even if I'm in a hurry. So never ask me to sweep cause it will take forever. I also do not enjoy the dishes doing. I for some reason prefer to clean up messes, but not the deep cleaning. For example when cleaning off the table it is ok to clear the dishes and take them to the sink, but some one else may wash them, wash off the table, and put the left overs in the fridge.
So M made breakfast this morning up in Minot. I was teasing him that it was my job to do that. He told me to get my butt up there and do it. So now I am going to tease him about it and tell him that I'm headed up there. Unfortunately there is so much to do before we can get up there:
V needs his birth certificate
I need to gather up medical records
The things we've been using on a regular basis need to be put in boxes
The Uhal needs to be rented and picked up
I need a driving companion so they need to to take time off work
The three of us need a place to live. That one should be at the top of the list.
So you see there is still a lot to get done before there will be any moving to begin with. I suppose the milk containers can't wash themselves and I need clean shirts, plus Vernon needs clean pjs for tonight. But I much prefer to do this and when I'm done here I have every intention of continuing to read midnight sun on Stephenie Myers official website.
Which is another thing I used to read books very quickly. I am currently reading the same book I was reading 5 months ago! And when I complete this one I can finally move on to the final book in the twilight series. May I finish it much faster than this current book!
I would really like to go one week without making a trip to wal-mart. Maybe that is what I will start doing. Go everyother week and if I run out of something in the meantime, I will just have to do without it until the scheduled shopping day. Sheesh when did I start having so much to say?
I guess always. I have always wanted to write so maybe this is a good way to go about it. One time in high school the author Chris Himerdinger or how ever you spell that came and did a fireside. Afterwards I went up and talked to him about being a writer and he told me to write every day. So maybe one of these days I will post a little short story.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
THE FAMILY
For a rare day V is sleeping in. I am truly greatful for that. Once he wakes up, it is a constant chasing around the house. We are staying with my in-laws and their house is not baby proofed. So in the midst of all I do I have a constant eye on if he is in the Macaw's bird tray or pulling dvds off the shelf or going into the bathroom.
I can't wait till we get into our own place again. You see I like to cook and I love to cook breakfast, but all my cookbooks are in a box in storage so I can't wait to get back to making all those good things that I make each morning. This morning I decided to make German Pancakes and I had to get the recipe from my mother last night. But now they are done and taste so good I am glad that I did.
M is working at a tires plus in Minot ND. He has an advantage because he was in the Air Force for four years. He worked on ground vehicles. He is a good man and a wonderful husband.
V loves all animals. He has a kitten named Adolf and they play so well together. Last night in the bath, that his grandma gave him, he played in the tub as long as his kitten was watching. As soon as Adolf left he was done with his bath. And when he is done in the tub he stands up and refuses to sit back down. In fact it is a fight to finish washing him up if he is done. The other animals he loves include the Macaw Charles who he wants to touch soooo bad. But Charles is not a super friendly bird so Vernon has to get a little older before he can touch the bird. He also sits on the floor by the cage and just watches him. He says "cow" so we spend much time watching the cows out here eat. He also likes the big draft horses and the regular horses. V will touch their noses and giggle. V also likes to sit on them and then sort of jump off. He gets so excited when he sees them. He has only met one dog that he didn't like and that dog licked his face and scared him for some reason.
V gets ever closer to walking and I am so afraid that M will miss his first steps. He has woken up so now it is beakfast time.
I can't wait till we get into our own place again. You see I like to cook and I love to cook breakfast, but all my cookbooks are in a box in storage so I can't wait to get back to making all those good things that I make each morning. This morning I decided to make German Pancakes and I had to get the recipe from my mother last night. But now they are done and taste so good I am glad that I did.
M is working at a tires plus in Minot ND. He has an advantage because he was in the Air Force for four years. He worked on ground vehicles. He is a good man and a wonderful husband.
V loves all animals. He has a kitten named Adolf and they play so well together. Last night in the bath, that his grandma gave him, he played in the tub as long as his kitten was watching. As soon as Adolf left he was done with his bath. And when he is done in the tub he stands up and refuses to sit back down. In fact it is a fight to finish washing him up if he is done. The other animals he loves include the Macaw Charles who he wants to touch soooo bad. But Charles is not a super friendly bird so Vernon has to get a little older before he can touch the bird. He also sits on the floor by the cage and just watches him. He says "cow" so we spend much time watching the cows out here eat. He also likes the big draft horses and the regular horses. V will touch their noses and giggle. V also likes to sit on them and then sort of jump off. He gets so excited when he sees them. He has only met one dog that he didn't like and that dog licked his face and scared him for some reason.
V gets ever closer to walking and I am so afraid that M will miss his first steps. He has woken up so now it is beakfast time.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Starting Out
It's official I have decided to join the blogspot world of sharing information. This first one will be short because I am getting sleepy.
It is kind of wierd to celebrate a father's day without the father of your child around. But I tried really hard to make it a good Father's Day. I sent M footprints on paper, pictures of the process, and candy. Can't get better than that can you?
This evening I left V with the grandparents to help my mom and dad move furniture. We are buff three women and my dad and we were able to move a refrigerator.
Other than that I can't wait to get up to North Dakota to be with M again.
It is kind of wierd to celebrate a father's day without the father of your child around. But I tried really hard to make it a good Father's Day. I sent M footprints on paper, pictures of the process, and candy. Can't get better than that can you?
This evening I left V with the grandparents to help my mom and dad move furniture. We are buff three women and my dad and we were able to move a refrigerator.
Other than that I can't wait to get up to North Dakota to be with M again.
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