Wednesday, December 31, 2008
HAPPY NEW YEARS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello again! its me! these are my new years resolutions: 1) get straight a's & b's in school 2)grow taller 3) spend more time with friends (my mom says one should be to keep my room more clean but i don't care about that...) today I'm having a new years party at my aunt heidi's house. we will have.. refreshments, food and fun decorations! I'm exited! we will hang out and count down on the tv and watch the ball go DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAPPY NEW YEARS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-):)
Sick of being sick
So yeah, I'm sick. Again. I never get sick. I really don't but I have a HORRID cold that is making me want to stay in bed forever. In order to postpone the inevitable (getting out of bed), I thought I would lay here with my laptop for a spell.
The kids are still on winter break. I went back to work this week but only for Monday and Tuesday and I am off today and tomorrow. Poor Monte never gets a day off this time of year. Something about year end, month end, closing books, I don't know. School breaks vex me because I am a working mom and I can't just stay home with the crew because the kids are off (and what is with the extra Winter Break in February? Is this just a MI thing because in Ohio, there was no such thing). I have always managed to come up with solutions but our best solution (Reeda) is busy being in love and planning to move on to Georgia with her beau and there is just no replacing our Reeda! :( The kids are old enough to spend some days home alone and they do a fairly good job. And they call me.
One reason I love having my own office is so that these phone calls don't bother anyone but me. Yesterday I went out for the BEST THAI ever with some coworkers who are quickly becoming friends (have I mentioned how much I LOVE my job) and when I got back, there were two messages from Baila BEGGING me to be allowed to go to a friend's. And then later Eli called to complain about something Jacob said or did and I stopped him mid sentence and asked if this was really an issue to call mom at work about and he said no and dropped it. I don't know what I am going to do this summer but for now I am happy the kids will be back in school Monday.
Normally, Zech and Jake take turns being home to babysit but in reality, Baila could run this house all on her own. Zech has been able to spend quite a lot of time with hid friends this break because he's actually NOT grounded right now. If you know our family you know this is a rare state for Zech to be in. It's such a mess because when he's not in trouble he gets to do things he likes to do which makes him happy and then he's compliant and good and nice and fun and all is well in the world but when he has done something to earn grounding, man does he take it out on me and he's sullen and disagreeable and bad and that leads to more restrtictions and quite possibly at the wise old age of almost 16, he is starting to FIGURE THIS OUT. Yeah, so enough of that.
I just remembered that my nephew spent the night and is here. Wow. I am getting old. I better get out of bed, make sure someone takes poor Wilson out, make the kids shovel the driveway (more snow!) and move on with my day. I have work I brought home to accomplish and I need to plan our last Christmas celebration. Larry and Linda are coming up Saturday to celebrate with us and we can't wait!
Tonight we are going to Steve and Heidi's with the kids and I think I may need an afternoon nap so I can stay up to ring in the New Year! 2009, here we come!
The kids are still on winter break. I went back to work this week but only for Monday and Tuesday and I am off today and tomorrow. Poor Monte never gets a day off this time of year. Something about year end, month end, closing books, I don't know. School breaks vex me because I am a working mom and I can't just stay home with the crew because the kids are off (and what is with the extra Winter Break in February? Is this just a MI thing because in Ohio, there was no such thing). I have always managed to come up with solutions but our best solution (Reeda) is busy being in love and planning to move on to Georgia with her beau and there is just no replacing our Reeda! :( The kids are old enough to spend some days home alone and they do a fairly good job. And they call me.
One reason I love having my own office is so that these phone calls don't bother anyone but me. Yesterday I went out for the BEST THAI ever with some coworkers who are quickly becoming friends (have I mentioned how much I LOVE my job) and when I got back, there were two messages from Baila BEGGING me to be allowed to go to a friend's. And then later Eli called to complain about something Jacob said or did and I stopped him mid sentence and asked if this was really an issue to call mom at work about and he said no and dropped it. I don't know what I am going to do this summer but for now I am happy the kids will be back in school Monday.
Normally, Zech and Jake take turns being home to babysit but in reality, Baila could run this house all on her own. Zech has been able to spend quite a lot of time with hid friends this break because he's actually NOT grounded right now. If you know our family you know this is a rare state for Zech to be in. It's such a mess because when he's not in trouble he gets to do things he likes to do which makes him happy and then he's compliant and good and nice and fun and all is well in the world but when he has done something to earn grounding, man does he take it out on me and he's sullen and disagreeable and bad and that leads to more restrtictions and quite possibly at the wise old age of almost 16, he is starting to FIGURE THIS OUT. Yeah, so enough of that.
I just remembered that my nephew spent the night and is here. Wow. I am getting old. I better get out of bed, make sure someone takes poor Wilson out, make the kids shovel the driveway (more snow!) and move on with my day. I have work I brought home to accomplish and I need to plan our last Christmas celebration. Larry and Linda are coming up Saturday to celebrate with us and we can't wait!
Tonight we are going to Steve and Heidi's with the kids and I think I may need an afternoon nap so I can stay up to ring in the New Year! 2009, here we come!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
First entry
Well first off my name is Zech.
I'm 15 years old, (16 in Feb.) I play bass guitar and I'm really into writing and listening to a variety of different music.
I love my family and my dog, and I have a girlfriend and group of buddies that mean a lot to me and that I spend a great deal of time with.
For my first real entry I suppose I should talk about my holday.
My first holiday celebration of sorts was Channukah with my dad in Cleveland. I was only with him for 5 or so days so I didn't really get all 8 presents, but he gave me a little money to spend and I'm not exactly too materialistic (or Jewish) so it wasn't too big of a deal for me.
I came back to Waterford the night before Christmas eve and was happy to be home.
The next day we had a Christmas Eve party and I got some money from Monte's parents and a can of mushrooms from Monte's sister's family. I'm not exactly a big social party person, but it was nice to see everybody, I always do enjoy the atmosphere even if I can be percieved as anti-social.
Christmas day I awoke to a very excited Wilson who could not wait to find out what was in his doggy stocking. When we were told we could open them he didn't hesitate to grab it (still unopened) and attempt to sneak it away before anyone could change their minds.
After the kids opened a few presents and I got an Electric Razor that I was pretty happy about, all my dreams came true. My mom got me the complete 9 seasons box set of The X-Files. I have seen the majority of the episodes but I still don't think I could have gotten a better present.
All in all I had a really great Christmas with a really great family and life is good.
I'm 15 years old, (16 in Feb.) I play bass guitar and I'm really into writing and listening to a variety of different music.
I love my family and my dog, and I have a girlfriend and group of buddies that mean a lot to me and that I spend a great deal of time with.
For my first real entry I suppose I should talk about my holday.
My first holiday celebration of sorts was Channukah with my dad in Cleveland. I was only with him for 5 or so days so I didn't really get all 8 presents, but he gave me a little money to spend and I'm not exactly too materialistic (or Jewish) so it wasn't too big of a deal for me.
I came back to Waterford the night before Christmas eve and was happy to be home.
The next day we had a Christmas Eve party and I got some money from Monte's parents and a can of mushrooms from Monte's sister's family. I'm not exactly a big social party person, but it was nice to see everybody, I always do enjoy the atmosphere even if I can be percieved as anti-social.
Christmas day I awoke to a very excited Wilson who could not wait to find out what was in his doggy stocking. When we were told we could open them he didn't hesitate to grab it (still unopened) and attempt to sneak it away before anyone could change their minds.
After the kids opened a few presents and I got an Electric Razor that I was pretty happy about, all my dreams came true. My mom got me the complete 9 seasons box set of The X-Files. I have seen the majority of the episodes but I still don't think I could have gotten a better present.
All in all I had a really great Christmas with a really great family and life is good.
my FIRST sleepover! (at my house.)
today I'm only talking about my first sleepover! my friend Camron came over. we watched tv,listend to music,played wii,at the end of the day we went to bed. she slept on one side of the bed i slept on the other. the nextday we had eggs and bacon for breakfast. oh yeah and me and Camron went sledding the first night.... and we had to take her back to her house after we got all ready to go. it was a short story but a LONG night see ya!
My mom will put a video of me doing my performace dance on our blog. My first performance is next week, I'm sooo pumped!
My mom will put a video of me doing my performace dance on our blog. My first performance is next week, I'm sooo pumped!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
I GOT WHAT I WANTED!
Hi it is me Eli so remember last blog that I said me and my bother Jacob are not getting are hopes up for a xbox360? Well... we did! Something must of been magic because... WE GOT ONE!!! We also got Guitar Hero World Tour and Jacob got Call Of Duty World At War. We got some new games today to and Monte got some new games yesterday to. So alltoghter we have 8 games!And our step cousins got one to!!! Monte made a Xbox live name for me and its... PATCHES DEAD. You probably wondering who is patches? but I will tell you. It was Montes dog as a kid but then she died. So if you have a Xbox360 with Xbox live send me a friend request. Bye and write you next blog!
It's not Christmas without family
Christmas was beautiful this year. While we were at my mom's, my step-dad said, "it's not Christmas without family" and that really hit home. I am a mom and a wife and a daughter and a sister. Monte, the children and I are blessed with a lot of family! Blending families means adding more people in your life to love and celebrate with.
To begin with, Monte and I are blessed to have some of our grandparents still living. And of course, all of our VERY young parents are very much a part of our lives. The kids are in the fortunate position to have a TON of grandparents. They are very loved. I feel blessed that Monte's parents treat my children with as much love an consideration as their other grandchildren and Monte , the kids and I are very blessed to have L and L in our lives as well. My dad is the only grandparent that lives so very far away but we visit as much as we can and we all love and miss him very much.
I say allllll of that to say that we have been blessed with a wonderful extended family even though divorce and distance and the hardships of life that have touched us all. Family is what you make it. Family is the heart and spirit of love and acceptance and commitment and friendship and patience and forgiveness. Family is always being willing to see the goodness in each other and accepting one another despite differences and challenges.
We went to see Marley and Me today. What a tear jerker. In the movie, the mom says something about being surprised at how much of herself she had to give up (as a wife and mom) and that really hit home to me. I don't recognize the person I used to be and I know that there was a time that it was hard to accept all that I gave up of myself along the way but the flip side of that is that when you lay down who you think you are for your children and your husband and your family, you realize that what you gain is so much greater that what you lose.
As I grow older and the kids grow older, I hardly remember the days of not sleeping and endless diapers but I do remember the amazing moments of watching the children grow. The challenges we will face as a family together remain unknown but I know we are a family-for better or worse and we have the support and love of a huge extended family to stand by our sides. Monte and I have both experienced heartbreak and I am sure there will be hard days ahead but this Christmas, I could not be more blessed to know, that we are a family and nothing will ever change that. Ever.
To begin with, Monte and I are blessed to have some of our grandparents still living. And of course, all of our VERY young parents are very much a part of our lives. The kids are in the fortunate position to have a TON of grandparents. They are very loved. I feel blessed that Monte's parents treat my children with as much love an consideration as their other grandchildren and Monte , the kids and I are very blessed to have L and L in our lives as well. My dad is the only grandparent that lives so very far away but we visit as much as we can and we all love and miss him very much.
I say allllll of that to say that we have been blessed with a wonderful extended family even though divorce and distance and the hardships of life that have touched us all. Family is what you make it. Family is the heart and spirit of love and acceptance and commitment and friendship and patience and forgiveness. Family is always being willing to see the goodness in each other and accepting one another despite differences and challenges.
We went to see Marley and Me today. What a tear jerker. In the movie, the mom says something about being surprised at how much of herself she had to give up (as a wife and mom) and that really hit home to me. I don't recognize the person I used to be and I know that there was a time that it was hard to accept all that I gave up of myself along the way but the flip side of that is that when you lay down who you think you are for your children and your husband and your family, you realize that what you gain is so much greater that what you lose.
As I grow older and the kids grow older, I hardly remember the days of not sleeping and endless diapers but I do remember the amazing moments of watching the children grow. The challenges we will face as a family together remain unknown but I know we are a family-for better or worse and we have the support and love of a huge extended family to stand by our sides. Monte and I have both experienced heartbreak and I am sure there will be hard days ahead but this Christmas, I could not be more blessed to know, that we are a family and nothing will ever change that. Ever.
She told me to be careful...
Last night I wanted an apple. Not just any apple, but a Granny Smith apple. Sweet, green, perfect. I like to slice my GSAs thin...kind of hard to do with the knives we have. So, I decide that I wanted to use Karen's mandelin. Some of you may already know where this is heading...others are thinking, "Why is using a musical instrument to slice a GSA?". The mandelin I am speaking of is kitchen device used to slice your thumbs and fingers off...or, if you operate it PROPERLY, you would have nice thinly sliced GSAs.
So here is how it happened. Karen set up for me and said that I should use a special piece to hold the GSA...preventing finger slicing, and that it was very sharp! I'm 37 years old. I know how to be careful. One slice, two slices...ah ah ah...THREE THREE slices! AH AH AH (Of course this is best said in your best Count voice) I would do a couple slices and then move my fingers up and out of the way. One slice...two sl...$%#@!!!!! Yea...I thought I cut my thumb off. Not really sure how it happened, but I ended up slicing the side of my thumb. If I would have sliced all the way down the madelin, I would have had a nice chunk missing from my thumb. Oh yea....it bled for a long time. I started to feel queezy, so I laid down. And even today, if I bump it, it kills. So that's my bad.
My good is that we had a good crazy time as a family today. We started by seeing the movie "Marley & me". It was a very good movie. We went shopping so the kids could spend some of their Christmas money. Afterwords, we went to lunch. Baila didn't find what she wanted when we went shopping and I had to go back to return the Guitar Hero game that we gave the kids for Christmas, so we went out later. We found what she wanted at Costco...I'm now and fan...and we had a great time together...just her and I.
When we returned, Jake, Eli and I reconfigured our gaming center and assembled the new Guitar Hero.
It's been a crazy 24 hours, with one bad...and lots of good.
So here is how it happened. Karen set up for me and said that I should use a special piece to hold the GSA...preventing finger slicing, and that it was very sharp! I'm 37 years old. I know how to be careful. One slice, two slices...ah ah ah...THREE THREE slices! AH AH AH (Of course this is best said in your best Count voice) I would do a couple slices and then move my fingers up and out of the way. One slice...two sl...$%#@!!!!! Yea...I thought I cut my thumb off. Not really sure how it happened, but I ended up slicing the side of my thumb. If I would have sliced all the way down the madelin, I would have had a nice chunk missing from my thumb. Oh yea....it bled for a long time. I started to feel queezy, so I laid down. And even today, if I bump it, it kills. So that's my bad.
My good is that we had a good crazy time as a family today. We started by seeing the movie "Marley & me". It was a very good movie. We went shopping so the kids could spend some of their Christmas money. Afterwords, we went to lunch. Baila didn't find what she wanted when we went shopping and I had to go back to return the Guitar Hero game that we gave the kids for Christmas, so we went out later. We found what she wanted at Costco...I'm now and fan...and we had a great time together...just her and I.
When we returned, Jake, Eli and I reconfigured our gaming center and assembled the new Guitar Hero.
It's been a crazy 24 hours, with one bad...and lots of good.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
What can I say? It had to be done.
Jake's new video camera. Which I obviously don't know how to use. HOWEVER. Yeah, underwear. This is one of those stories that never dies. A story this is told over over over and over and over in the Lakatos family. One year when the kids' uncle was little, he opened a gift of underwear and yelled. "underwear!" So now, everytime ANYONE in that family gets a gift, that's what they do, they yell, "UNDERWEAR!" The kids and I make fun of this and here they are for your viewing pleasure!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve!
Christmas Eve!! I'm soo excited for tomorrow!! Getting presents! Going to my grandparents. As today thought, a bunch of my family is coming over for a christmas eve party! Merry Christmas and check out the blog for more updates everyday!!
The miracle of Hanukkah
The REAL miracle of Hanukkah is if you can get the smell of that awful frying oil out of your clothes, hair, skin, etc. I have been doing laundry since the kids came home from their dad's. UGH! Even the suitcases smell!
A pre-coffee post, my apologies
WOOOHOOO! It's Christmas Eve!! This morning Monte wanted to give the kids their gifts! I am going to have to HOLD HIM BACK tonight. No presents until Christmas! That's the rules! The kids do get new pj's on Christmas Eve but nothing else. The other thing I like to do to torture everyone is make them eat breakfast BEFORE opening gifts. They can open stockings but then we have breakfast and THEN they can open. I just hate for it to go by SO FAST! I have been thinking of ways to make Christmas last longer but none of my ideas are being embraced by the kids!We are having Monte's family over for Christmas Eve and everyone is excited. The kids have five cousins and they have so much fun together! I still have a ton to do today, but so far, I'm not stressing out!
We have had SO MUCH snow. It hasn't stopped snowing and I just can't not imagine where we will put MORE snow. It makes for a fabulous holiday but then I want it GONE!
So I have my list of things to do today and I am wondering what are you all doing tonight? What are your holiday traditions? What should I make for breakfast? (besides monkey bread, we have to have the monkey bread). Are you ready? Are you traveling or staying home? Come out and comment, the kids want to hear from you (especially Baila!)
I threw away a tradition this year and I hope the kids don't care! I have been putting chocolate oranges in the toe of the stockings for years. Well, those suckers are expensive and heavy and messy and no one eats them so this year I "forgot" to buy them. Or maybe they were all sold out. Yeah, that's it. :) Ok, time for coffee and cleaning. And keeping an eye on the dog who got into some baking chocolate when I was busy cleaning last night....oops!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
im back!
I'm back. welcome. hello again. let me tell you something i LOVE to talk. about anything thats coming up. and oh! something is coming in 2 days! christmas! i am very exited! tomorow on christmas eve i am having a party! i just got back from having hanukkah with my dad. so im thinking home sweet home! well thats all i can think of so..... BYE!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Christmas can't be very far away
Every year I swear that I am going to be more organized and ahead of the game and yet, here I am, behind with the planning and cooking and cleaning and shopping.
Monte and I decided to power shop this weekend and we took off Sunday morning with a list in hand and high hopes. We had fun. A lot of fun. I love being with my husband and spending the entire day with him (even if we were last minute Christmas shopping in the FREEZING cold and blowing snow and all the other last minute shopper) was a blast. We ended up getting some fabulous deals and I think the kids will be very happy.
As we were breaking for lunch, I started to think about how it really is up to me to create these holidays for our family. Monte is a HUGE help but it has always been something I love about being a mom, creating holidays and traditions and memories. And my kids count on me to do those things for them. It has always made me feel proud of my role as mom and also, really sad for the kids and families who don't have someone who is able to create holidays for them. Either because they are not well or financially able or have other insurmountable obstacles. I hurt for those families who can't make ends meet, who can't find love and peace and joy, who can't have traditions and memories.
I spent some years as a single mom with very little. Those were hard years. Knowing that my kids were depending on me to meet their needs and having very little resources to do so was a constant heartbreak. I will never ever forget the things I learned and experienced during those years. I will never forget all of those who stood by me and helped keep us going and I will never forget that not one of us are above needing help. I pray that I am able to teach these lessons to the kids. That even as they have presents under the tree and monkey bread for breakfast and new pj's on Christmas Ever and a house full of family, that there are others in this world that don't and it's our responsibility to reach out to those of us who are hurting, broken or struggling.
I know I will forever be thankful every single day for all that we have and I will never ever forget the years that we had not much more than our love and our family. And even that was more than many have.
I don't know where all of that came from but I guess I say all that to say that I feel very blessed and my heart is full. I have an amazing husband who has loved me unconditionally. His love and commitment to me and our family is unwavering and constant and it is a constant blessing to my life. I am excited about another Christmas season together. I can see that our blended family contiues to grow closer and that we are making our own traditions that everyone is excited about.
Life is beautiful. It really is.
Monte and I decided to power shop this weekend and we took off Sunday morning with a list in hand and high hopes. We had fun. A lot of fun. I love being with my husband and spending the entire day with him (even if we were last minute Christmas shopping in the FREEZING cold and blowing snow and all the other last minute shopper) was a blast. We ended up getting some fabulous deals and I think the kids will be very happy.
As we were breaking for lunch, I started to think about how it really is up to me to create these holidays for our family. Monte is a HUGE help but it has always been something I love about being a mom, creating holidays and traditions and memories. And my kids count on me to do those things for them. It has always made me feel proud of my role as mom and also, really sad for the kids and families who don't have someone who is able to create holidays for them. Either because they are not well or financially able or have other insurmountable obstacles. I hurt for those families who can't make ends meet, who can't find love and peace and joy, who can't have traditions and memories.
I spent some years as a single mom with very little. Those were hard years. Knowing that my kids were depending on me to meet their needs and having very little resources to do so was a constant heartbreak. I will never ever forget the things I learned and experienced during those years. I will never forget all of those who stood by me and helped keep us going and I will never forget that not one of us are above needing help. I pray that I am able to teach these lessons to the kids. That even as they have presents under the tree and monkey bread for breakfast and new pj's on Christmas Ever and a house full of family, that there are others in this world that don't and it's our responsibility to reach out to those of us who are hurting, broken or struggling.
I know I will forever be thankful every single day for all that we have and I will never ever forget the years that we had not much more than our love and our family. And even that was more than many have.
I don't know where all of that came from but I guess I say all that to say that I feel very blessed and my heart is full. I have an amazing husband who has loved me unconditionally. His love and commitment to me and our family is unwavering and constant and it is a constant blessing to my life. I am excited about another Christmas season together. I can see that our blended family contiues to grow closer and that we are making our own traditions that everyone is excited about.
Life is beautiful. It really is.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Sneaking spoons
My kids wore their pj's inside out and snuck spoons under their pillows. This is why we are going to end up with a foot of snow. It's true. It's all because of Baila and Eli.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Just add water...
So I met the most wonderful woman in the world for me! This was many years ago and it took alot to get the whole thing going, but we did it. I never really had a strong desire to have kids of my own...so meeting Karen and kids was a great fit. Now, going from 0 to 4 kids did and still does take alot of gettin use to (see Karen's blog), but it is still all worth it. The kids have such amazing personalities which really adds to the craziness of our family. I feel I am blessed to have the life I have, despite the challenging times.
My wife is such an amazing woman. She really does alot for our family. We have mounds of laundry, dishes and general house cleaning. However, she does fall asleep on the couch in the evenings when we are winding things down. This can be frustrating because she will be talking with me one moment and then she will be asleep....like righ now! Granted it's 11:27 pm and I am getting tired, but she has been asleep for a while.
I'm really looking forward to this Christmas and February 2009. We are going to be visiting the "in-laws" (yicky term) on Christmas...hopefully I will refrain from eating too much....last time it was the best "bad" experience I've ever had. In February, I am excited that my father in law from Texas will be visiting us! The last time he was here, a couple of the kids had Chicken Pox and we couldn't do much. Hopefully this stomach flu stuff goes away quick!
Well, we have a big storm coming in tomorrow and I'm really not excited for it....need to get to bed to get up early to get to work early.
My wife is such an amazing woman. She really does alot for our family. We have mounds of laundry, dishes and general house cleaning. However, she does fall asleep on the couch in the evenings when we are winding things down. This can be frustrating because she will be talking with me one moment and then she will be asleep....like righ now! Granted it's 11:27 pm and I am getting tired, but she has been asleep for a while.
I'm really looking forward to this Christmas and February 2009. We are going to be visiting the "in-laws" (yicky term) on Christmas...hopefully I will refrain from eating too much....last time it was the best "bad" experience I've ever had. In February, I am excited that my father in law from Texas will be visiting us! The last time he was here, a couple of the kids had Chicken Pox and we couldn't do much. Hopefully this stomach flu stuff goes away quick!
Well, we have a big storm coming in tomorrow and I'm really not excited for it....need to get to bed to get up early to get to work early.
More about us
For the record, I do not edit what the kids write. If I did, I would have not allowed Jake to make a plea for Christmas cash. Darn kids.
Now, a little more about us.
We are a family of 6. 7 is you count the dog and believe me, we count the dog. Monte and I married in October of 2006 and he was lucky enough to get a new wife and four bonus kids. Yes, the kids are all mine, no we are not having any more. Monte is the most amazing husband and step-dad. Blending our family has not been without some challenges but overall, we are all thrilled with our new family. The only thing poor Monte has not adjusted to is how much is costs to feed this crew!
We are not short in personality around here. We are all opinionated and strong and funny and talented. That's right, all of us. Ok, I'm not funny but you get the point.
I work full time in Administration for a local nonprofit family service agency. I love my job. Really. It took me some time after moving to Michigan to find my place but this is it. This job was created for me. I feel very blessed to be so happy at work. I know it's rare. I never dread going to work, the days fly by and I work with some fabulous people.
I will let Monte tell more about himself but he works too! And then we come home and tend to this crazy crew. The name of our blog came from our evening dinnertime tradition. We all go around the table and share one good and one bad thing about our day. I know, lame. But honestly our family dinner time is part of what keeps us knit together as a family. We are all busy but it is a priority to Monte and I that every night we sit down together and share a meal and a little about our day. Even Wilson joins us under the table hoping for some crumbs. I cherish these times.
So that's enough for now. I am busy doing laundry and getting the kids packed for a short trip to their dad's. He lives in Cleveland which makes it a challenge. Monte and I have big weekend plans however, we have done almost NO Christmas shopping and we have MUCH to do. A huge snow storm is threatening to hinder our plans. The kids have already decided tomorrow is a snow day but I am holding out hope that all goes according to plan. Even though one thing I have learned as a mom of four is that nothing ever goes according to plan.
Now, a little more about us.
We are a family of 6. 7 is you count the dog and believe me, we count the dog. Monte and I married in October of 2006 and he was lucky enough to get a new wife and four bonus kids. Yes, the kids are all mine, no we are not having any more. Monte is the most amazing husband and step-dad. Blending our family has not been without some challenges but overall, we are all thrilled with our new family. The only thing poor Monte has not adjusted to is how much is costs to feed this crew!
We are not short in personality around here. We are all opinionated and strong and funny and talented. That's right, all of us. Ok, I'm not funny but you get the point.
I work full time in Administration for a local nonprofit family service agency. I love my job. Really. It took me some time after moving to Michigan to find my place but this is it. This job was created for me. I feel very blessed to be so happy at work. I know it's rare. I never dread going to work, the days fly by and I work with some fabulous people.
I will let Monte tell more about himself but he works too! And then we come home and tend to this crazy crew. The name of our blog came from our evening dinnertime tradition. We all go around the table and share one good and one bad thing about our day. I know, lame. But honestly our family dinner time is part of what keeps us knit together as a family. We are all busy but it is a priority to Monte and I that every night we sit down together and share a meal and a little about our day. Even Wilson joins us under the table hoping for some crumbs. I cherish these times.
So that's enough for now. I am busy doing laundry and getting the kids packed for a short trip to their dad's. He lives in Cleveland which makes it a challenge. Monte and I have big weekend plans however, we have done almost NO Christmas shopping and we have MUCH to do. A huge snow storm is threatening to hinder our plans. The kids have already decided tomorrow is a snow day but I am holding out hope that all goes according to plan. Even though one thing I have learned as a mom of four is that nothing ever goes according to plan.
This time of year.
Ahhhh. christmas. The time of year where I get PRESENTS! lol. The time of eggnog and family, snow and ice, sledding and snowball fights. Basicly all fun for the family. One of my favorite parts is drinking hot chocolate(duhhh.). In fact im drinking hot chocolate as I write this blog. This friday im going to my dad's house until tuesday. Then sometime during break my friend Kyre is throwing a christmas party at his house. Now it's time to talk about presents. As you may have read in my little brother's recent blog we would like an Xbox 360 for christmas. If you dont know what an Xbox 360 is let me tell you a little bit to you about it. It is a game system that used to cost around $300. Now it just recently had a price drop and is now $200. Now is the time we can afford it. So all grandparents and other relatives that haven't bought me presents or still have yet to decide what present you want to get me or Eli. Go ahead and get us money because me and Eli are saving up for one together. So thats about all we want. Money. That would be really thoughtful and we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you and keep coming to the blof for daily updates.
Happy Christmas!!!
You are probably thinking why im bloging about christmas to early but I have a different story to tell you about. Yesterday I was sick and the WHOLE week to. I dont know how I got sick but I was barfing like crazy and it was not funny.Today is thursday and I came just in time for my school party. I was sad because, I could not have ANY cheese!!!!! (One thing you need to know about me is that I LOVE cheese!)At the end of the day my class gave my teacher gifts. I did not bring anything for Mrs. D a gift but there was some GREAT gifts! One thing that she got was sparlking cider!!!She also got a santa apron and ALL the teachers thought Mrs. D looked SO funny! Okay now were to stuff about the most wonderful time of the year! The reason that im writing about Christmas is because, im gonna be at my Dads house for Hannukah so I cant blog for the rest of the break. So happy Christmas and a happy new year! :) (Ps. Me and my bother Jacob want a xbox 360 for Christmas but we are not getting our hopes up!!!)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
SCHOOL!, ME!, CHRISTMAS!
ok. lets get this straight. i LOVE school! my best subjects are: math music art writing and gym. the thing in gym is that seince i was the winner for the first "guess the score" mr. peterson makes me guess scores EVERY WEEK NOW! its kinda embarassing cause when it is get off the bus recess he calls me "human marshmallow." its weird. what are we on now... oh.... ME!!!!!! my favs: color: hot pink subject: writing animal: bunny person: mom present: wilson friends: michael, nathan, camron my age: 8 well thats all i can think of right now so now on to christmas. the day of jesus`s birth. i love christmas because you get to 1)spend time with your family
2) take card pictures 3) have christmas eve partys 4) see wilson in his christmas sweater. I LOVE CHRISTMAS! how bout you? oh and i love pictures! thats all for today but dont worry ill be back!
2) take card pictures 3) have christmas eve partys 4) see wilson in his christmas sweater. I LOVE CHRISTMAS! how bout you? oh and i love pictures! thats all for today but dont worry ill be back!
Here we go!
I have been thinking about starting a blog for quite some time. Our family is busy and crazy and active and wild and crazy and I wish I had an opportunity to record all of the things the kids have said and done over the years that I didn't think I would ever forget, but I did. So here goes...
My plan is to have each of us take turns updating our family blog so you have a chance to keep up with all of us and also, I love making my kids do things they don't want to do. :)
I hope you come back often to keep up with this crazy busy life we have. I am certain we all have plenty to share with you!
My plan is to have each of us take turns updating our family blog so you have a chance to keep up with all of us and also, I love making my kids do things they don't want to do. :)
I hope you come back often to keep up with this crazy busy life we have. I am certain we all have plenty to share with you!
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