Wasted Snow!

Friday evening it started snowing and it continued throughout the whole weekend. Wen does it stop? Well Sunday night of course. So all we got out of about 7 inches of snow was a 2 hour delay!! Grrrr but I sure am goig to be happy when we have a bunch of four day weeks when the weather is nice and my homework gets more intense. So I won't complain anymore than that.

We had a good weekend! Friday we had a birthday party for Drew so Kenton got to visit with papaw and his uncles. He is such a good host. He even stayed up til about 9:30. Saturday was a huge snowstorm so I didn't leave the house. As a matter of fact I even indulged in a Saturday afternoon nap with Kenton! Saturday evening Josh and I went to a Valentines dinner/dance with some friends. It was a lot of fun but when we came home at 10 kenton was still up! After a short story with mom and dad he was fast asleep. Sunday was another day at home but I had to do homework so no nap for me. We took kenton out to play in the snow for a little bit but he wasn't all that impressed and his mittens wouldn't stay on so that was short lived.

Today was Monday. Pretty normal day with the exception of a 2 hour delay! I used to not appreciate delays because I still have to go in at normal time but now I realize that is a great time to get work done. So give me a delay any day of the week!

Not Feeling like super mom...

It was shaping up to be a pretty typical day, dinner was in the crock pot and Kenton an I were hanging out waiting on josh to get home. Then Kenton walked around the ottoman which I was sitting right next to and fell. He was carrying the remote and he hit his mouth on the ottoman and with the remote, I think, plus his top teeth cut his bottom lip. Blood poured!! I was terrified but I had to keep my cool because I was by myself. I got him cleaned up and he was
Still crying. Finally I got him in different clothes which he demanded to be pjs. He cried so long he was a little hoarse. He did eat dinner and drink and play like normal. We have him some Tylenol before bed to help with the pain and swelling. I'm hopin it looks better in the morning. It really makes you feel like crap when you are right next to them and can't do anything to protect them. Oh being a parent!

On a bright note- tomorrow is Friday!!'

Masters Classes and Behavior Plans

After waking up and still not feeling well I went to work and made it all day. Now I feel fine. Hopefully the morning is good too. It was a busy day at work that produced more work for me this evening. I have to make a behavior plan for a student and I'm at a loss because nothing seems to work but anyhow. My highlight of my work day was giving several of my students some clothes that had been given to me. Most of them promptly went to the bathroom and put on their 'new' clothes!

This evening we had a lot of fun cuddling on the couch and crawling with Kenton. His new favorite game is making everyone crawl around the living room. Once he went to bed I was busy working on a behavior plan and homework. I have another meeting in the morning so we will we what they think of what I did. On top of that I have an assignment due tomorrow. As soon as I finish that assignment I have to start working on an assignment for my other class that is due Sunday!! When will I get a break?!?

Ok I'm going to bed. I doubt this makes much sense, haha

Two Week Hiatus

Wow! I did what I wasnt going to do, go a long time without writing but life just got in the way! After our week long recovery from taking one weekend day to ski I don't know how we did it before. We traveled one or two weekends a month and I never felt that behind. Maybe because we both got home earlier and therefore had longer evenings. I don't know but now it feels like I'm always trying to get caught up. I never have all the laundry washed and put away. The dishwasher always needs loaded or unloaded the pets need feed a bill needs taken care of something needs mailed, I could go on but I digress. Now that I have started Working on my masters I have even less time. I'm taking two classes for a total of six hours and I'd say I'm probably spending about six hours a week doing homework. I thought I could just take one day a week for each class but I forgot how slow I am at reading from a text book so it's more like an hour a day everyday then longer on the weekends.

We have been busy house hunting again so that takes even more time but it will be worth it when we find he right house and have more room. Apartment living is not for us! This past weekend I was sick with a cold but was well enough to celebrate with my best friends for their birthdays and I had a blast. Sunday I was fairly miserable but had laundry and homework to do plus a baby to take care of. A good night of sleep Sunday helped and so far I feel good! I pushed pretty hard today so I hope I don't have a relapse tomorrow. If I do I'm going to the doctor if I don't then I'd say I'm better! Anyway I'm just rambling trying to make up for two weeks off so I'm going to sleep now. Heres to writing daily again!

Skiing Made for a Long Monday

Skiing on Sunday was a lot of fun! I did the bunny slope many times then ventured on two other slopes that werent difficult just very long! I did each of those two once and went back tothe bunny slopes. I haven't skied very much inu life but I think I'm ok with being a bunny sloped forever. I can't wait til Kenton is big enough to take. We saw so many kids and they weren'tixj older than Kenton, maybe next year, if not then definitely the following. I fell once after I got off the ski lift for the first time. Then Amy and I got tangled up in each others skis and we both fell getting off the lift. The only time I feel while skiing was o the Salamander which is close to two miles long. I made it ALL the way down then fell when I could see te lodge. I couldnt believe I did the whole thing then blew it t the end. Anyway I think we are going to try to go at least one more time this season.

We got home at about 5:30 then hung out with kenton til he was ready for bed. He was so cuddly that I had a really hard time putting him in his crib that night. Sometimes it really hits me that he's growing up so fast. I hope he wants to cuddle his mama for years to come. Once I made myself put him in his crib I came downstairs and had lots of work to do. I had an IEP to write, papers to grade from the previous week, and I needed to read the discussion posts from my classes. I got all of that done and was in bed by 11:30!

Monday, as usual, I didn't want to get out of bed. The difference was josh didnt either. So we stayed in bed an extra twenty minutes. I blame that on skiing. Monday was long as always buy I got to come straight home after work which was awesome after last week. Josh went to help his dad so Kenton and I ordered pizza and hung out at home! Once he was in bed I had another IEP to write but made it to bed before 11 which is what we usually consider bedtime around here.

I think it was harder for me to get up this morning than it was yesterday. I've been having crazy dreams so I don't feel like I'm sleeping as long. Oh well! I think I'm going to go make a latte and get ready for work. Tonight is homework night for my Math strategies class!! Wish me luck.

Sleeping In!

Kenton went to bed at 8:30 last night and don't get up til 10:30 this morning then he had about a 2 hour nap. Here it is 8:30 and he's about out again! This kid must have been exhausted from his previous week.

He was in a great mood today except for when he didnt get exactly what he wanted exactly when he wanted it.
I got my first assignments finished for my classes, played some jut dance 3 with Amy then we all went to Nanny's birthday party. It was a nice visit and Kenton was in a great mood for all of it!! However, he is still terrified of Baxter. Poor little dog never did anything to him but he's terrified.

Josh and I are skiing with some friends tomorrow so here's to hoping for no injuries! Haha

Short Work Week

Even though it was a four day work week if felt so long!

Tuesday was wild at school because I e as trying to make up for Friday but not get behind on this weeks plans. We had a normal evening at home. Wednesday we went to Clarksburg to help (visit) Papaw. This time Kenton clung to Papaw. He also ate a lot of pizza toppings and then enjoyed some chocolate dunkers! Thursday evening I picked up Kenton and went to my parents house. He was in a bad mood then threw a fit because they didn't have juice. This spiraled into an evening of being in a bad mood. He has started throwing huge fits, which include biting his hands because he's so mad. After dinner we stopped by a birthday party. Kenton clung to me but it was nice to see people that I haven't seen in years!

Today is finally Friday!!!! This week has been wild at school with getting two new students and started to masters classes. This weekend entails two IEPs, homework, and skiing. Tonight I'm debating between nothing or homework?!?

A long weekend of reading...

I love to read but don't do it very often. Now I remember why, when I start I get obsessed and can't put the book down! I'm reading Water for Elephants and I'm really considering taying up tonight to finish it. Now I know that is a terrible idea because I have work tomorrow and it's looking like a busy week and weekend ahead of me. But....

Anyway, Sunday Kenton and I had fun going to Zayden's first birthday party then hanging out at home having McDonalds for dinner while josh was out visiting drew. Today was another day off. I really wish every weekend was at least three days!! We hung out at home played with all of Kenton's toys then while he mapped I read (of course) and played a little just dance 3 with josh. Papaw came over for chicken fajita night. Kenton was pretty clingy but then was sad when Papaw left. He had a late bedtime so I didn't get much reading in. Now I'm off to bed to get back on track tomorrow.

I believ now is an appropriate time to start counting down to Spring Break!!

Mister Seahorse, please!

It's been a nice Saturday, even if Kenton was pretty grumpy. We ha pancakes for breakfast, which Kenton was less than impressed with. For lunch we made him half a grilled cheese, with that he was also less than impressed. He got very grumpy do it was time for a nap. Did that help?! No. He woke up even grumpier. Once we were all ready and the diapers were in the dryer we all went grocery shopping. He fluctuated from very happy to extreme grump while we were there. We came home put things away then I hung out with K while Josh made general tsos chicken. It was really tasty!! A little playing, a short bath, then bedtime. We started reading books like always but Kenton was yelling and hiring the book which is very unusual for him right before bed. Well, he was trying to tell us what book he wanted us to read. He saw Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle and demanded we read that book. Once josh started reading it he laid perfectly still just like every other night. He is so quirky!

We did get some good playing time in and some laughs. We even got he house clean, laundry done, and grocery shopped. Productive day!

Party Animals

We were blessed with a snow day today! Kenon and I hung out at home then Ava came up to play. Josh came home and we had dinner then he went to watch a game with my dad and brother in law. The girls hung out at my house with the babies and played just dance 3! Kenton and Ava even danced, hehe. Now it's 10 o'clock and Kenton is just now in bed! When his cousin is here he just keeps going and going. He really is a good entertainer!

Now I'm going to hang out with the hubs and head to bed. Who knew snow days could be so tiring!?!

Have I mentioned this week that I just cannot get anything accomplished, well I can't. The end!

Driving without a license...

It's no wonder people do it, it is nearly impossible to get all the correct documents together that are required by the DMV just to get (or even renew) your license. Yesterday was a work day so I didn't have to fight bus traffic, I pick Kenton up and we head to Elkins so I can get a WV drivers license. Oh no! I get there, have everything filled out, stand in line with my not so patient 19 month old, just to be denied because I have a copy of marriage license not he original seal! Reall?!?!?! I changed my last name with the GOVERNMENT, I have a social security card with my married last name, I have a current drivers license with my Marie's last name. Why on earth do I even have to have my marriage license. My husband can go get his license without having a marriage license, this made me ridiculously made. The worst part is I had the original at home I just grabbed the other copy!! Now I have to find a day where I can fight the bus traffic, pick up my son, and still get I Elkins before 5!

Anyway, I was fuming on the way home. Then I got us some nice greasy, fattening food from McDonald's, came home, ate, then Ava came up to play with Kenton. It's amazing how babies can make you forget about your bad mood and anger!

I have to finish gettig ready for work now, I just needed to rant!

A weekend off!

Monday and it's my first entry since Thursday. I've been a slacker! Friday I was exhausted from going back to work I ended up crashing shortly after Kenton and sleeping almost as long as he did. Saturday we got ready and headed to Clarksburg. Josh had a massage and I treated myself to a little shopping at Kohl's. I found some really good deals! After that we had chic-fil-a, my favorite, then went to the mall and Dick's. When we got home I had a terrible headache so again I went to bed early.

Sunday we had lunch with most of my family. It was so nice to see them all together on a random day instead of a special occasion! We had a lot of fun playing on Sunday. We bought Kenton a little tent and he loves it!!

Today, just another manic Monday. Work, Walmart, home to fix dinner, did two loads of laundry, played with kenton, and then search for more educational apps on the iPad. I have found some pretty good ones! If you have any you'd like to suggest, please do. If you want some suggestions, let me know! Today, my husband comes home from work looki very guilty holding a GameStop bag. He's been wanting an Xbox to play halo for quite awhile now. He has to want no longer, he treate himself to it today. I'm not complaining though because he got me just Dance 3!

Ok I'm off to sleep now!

Black Eye and a Basketball Game

Today was our first full day back after Christmas break! I had to go pick up some test scores at Wesleyan and I saw two of my favorite professors. Times like that I'm so glad I went to a small school, we chatte and caught up with each other.

I picked Kenton up, we came home, played, had dinner, and went to Gavin's basketball game. He was so good at the game. I was worried he would wanna climb the bleachers but I think he was truly intrigued by the game! We came home played for a few minutes then it was bath time. We went to put his milk in the fridge and he found a bowl of peas and demanded to have some so he ate cold peas from the fridge for a bedtime snack, cracked me up! He took a bath and quickly went to sleep.

Oh yes, the black eye. Well he was sitting in a chair and somehow fell sideways and hit his eye on our ottoman. Most of our ottoman is soft but of course the part he hit is wood. His eye doesn't look too bad tonight but you can definitely tell he has a bruise. We will see what it looks like tomorrow.

I'm off to bed. Tomorrow is Friday!!!

sNOw Snow Day :(

We only got a two hour delay today but it was a nice way to ease back in to work. I got a few things accomplished to get started in classes but I still have several things to do in a very short amount of time!

On to Kenton for the day. It was hard to take him back to the babysitters after being home with him for so long but he did pretty good. We came home and I put him in his crib while I changed and when I came back in he had one leg up on the top rail, yikes! I don't know how much longer he will stay in his crib but I know he's not ready for a toddler bed either. He moves way too much for that. He had some really whiny periods tonight, I think he had a case of the Monday's. However he pulled himself together, had a good bath in which he decided to get out on his own. Then we read some books and he went to sleep very easily!

Now it's late and I'm finishing the biggest loser from last night then going to bed. I'm tired!

Two hour delay turned Snow day!

As I wrapped up last night I mentioned a two hour delay well this morning it turned in to a snow day! I really enjoyed having another at home with Kenton. We just hung out til I had to go to the dentist, he got to go play with is cousin Ava while I did that. Tomorrow we have a two hour delay, sure will be nice to get things on order before the students come. However, I still think teachers should get to go late too. Nobody asked me though!!

I'm going to try to include a picture today because I really love this outfit! So much for that I will have to figure it out another day!

SNOW!

After complaining about not having any snow, it is finally snowing! Yesterday started a new year and it started off wonderfully! New Years day is also my husband's birthday so we celebrated all day. Started off with cinnamon rolls for breakfast then I made cupcakes for the evening celebration. For lunch we had Chinese left overs from New Years Eve. Then our company started coming! We had pizza and subs followed by cupcakes and dirt cake! Many family members were here and Kenton didn't get to bed Gil 10:30. However, he did not sleep in this morning. We had fun playing then he took about a three hour nap, had lunch on the couch, and stayed in our pjs ALL day. Over the past few days I read Skipping Christmas by John Grisham, great book! It's been a wonderful break and so far tomorrow is a two hour delay which doesn't really do anything for me but it will be nice to have a couple hours to get things back in order!

My resolution is to write here more often and read more books. Less television! Let's see how long it lasts!