Sunday Senses!

Here we go...

Sight:  A semi cleaned living room. At least I finally got my husband to put his clean, folded clothes away.

Sound:  The tv. Other than that, my house is pretty silent. Everyone else is in bed and its only 920pm!

Feel:  Feet hurt. Went out with friends last night and ended up dancing in my platform heels (well the only heels I own) and now they hurt. Oh well. It was worth it.

Taste: Sweet tea. That was the last thing that I drank. Also watermellon. I shared some with Joey!

Smell:  Bacon. We had bacon sandwiches for dinner.

Getting to know you...

The questions:

1. did you watch the royal wedding? Parts of it. I was woke up by the dog around 6am cst and watched a few minutes of the super long, boring ceremony. I did catch the highlights on Kathy Griffin's review of the Royal Wedding which I think was so much better than the real thing. Too much hubbub for me. And the kiss? I think I have had longer/more passionate kisses with my dog!

2. tea and crumpets or coffee and a scone? Coffee and more coffee.

3 who's cuter..prince william or prince harry? I have always had a crush on Prince William but now that he is older and losing his hair and looking more and more like his dad, I think I made a mistake.
4. can you speak in a english accent? No. I don't even try. It is bad.

5. do you own a fancy hat?  Nope. The only hat I own is a St. Louis Cardinals visor.
6. would you rather live in a castle or an english cottage? I would have to say castle because then I would have a lot of money right?
7. how old were you when prince charles and princess diana got married? were you even born? I wasn't even born yet. I had to google to find out when they got married.

8. have you found your prince? Yes I have.

Play along with Keely if you're so inclined!

Happy Belated Easter!

Happy belated Easter everyone! Jesus has risen and he lives again! I love this time of year. Not only does Easter give me the thoughts and feelings of new life, but so does Spring.
Although we haven't had typical Spring weather here in the Mid West. In the last week, we have had a few storms that have produced hail and tornado's. One of the tornado's was an E4. That is the second strongest tornado that can happen. It was scary that both of mine and my husbands parents houses were in the same area as the tornado, but neither were touched. A quarter of a mile from my in laws house was the tornado and it destroyed a few houses. About a mile from my parents house was a tornado and it missed them too. God has blessed us with safety from the storms.
We have had so much rain lately. I know that God is blessing us with it, but there has been so much that there are flash flood warnings all around us right now. In front of our new place, the drainage isn't that good and when it rains a lot, the sidewalk floods and we have to either walk through it, or we have to walk around the long way and it takes forever. And the boys love being outside. Joey loves to run and play with the next door neighbor little girl. We could be kicking a ball around or just walking around and he would be happy.
The twins are good as well. They are getting bigger and bigger as the days go on. I found 2 new teeth on each boy on Saturday so Johnathan has 8 and Jonah has the same (I think).

Easter was a bit interesting. We got up and went to church. Joey was in a mood of his own. He has had a fever for the last few days and ended up with a huge sore inside his mouth. We took him to the doctor on Saturday and they said that he just has a cold and the cold virus is in his mouth and that's what caused the sore. He has been in a lot of pain and just miserable. The only thing that the doctor could do for him is to give him some Tylenol with Codeine. It helps relieve the pain and helps him rest. We have been giving him anything he wants just to make sure that he eats or drinks something. After church, we headed straight up to Marc's Grandpa's house for lunch and for the kids to do an Easter Egg Hunt. Joey didn't want anything to do with anything. He sat in the bedroom and had the door shut. He went outside for a few minutes, but I had to carry him everywhere I went. We loaded up the van and headed back to Maryville to see my side of the family. We got there and Joey was sleeping again, so Marc stayed in the van with him until he woke up and I took the twins inside and fed them. Joey woke up and was acting bad and was just so irritable so we didn't stay long.
We went home and tried to make everyone comfortable and feel better. Marc made dinner of pork chops and I made some stuffing. Not a normal Easter dinner, but still good none the less.
I have had a few sewing projects on my plate through all of this. I have been making some coupon clutches for a friend to sell, I have been working on my swap blocks, and I have been trying so hard to finish Joey's Toy Story blanket.  Hopefully I can get some of them accomplished soon!

How do you clean?

How is the best way to purge when it comes to cleaning your house? We just moved and I am already overwhelmed with the amount of things that we have in that small of a space. Some of the things I can't imagine getting rid of, but I don't use them! I am in that boat that if I get rid of them, I will need them. How do you systematically get rid of things that are essentially "cluttering" your life and your house? My goal for the year was to do this, but after moving, its hard to get into the mindset that I need to do this. I want my boys to grow up in a house that they feel comfortable in, not one where there are a billion breakable things and we are constantly yelling at them to stop touching or get away from certain things.

I know it sounds stupid, but I am afraid of getting rid of baby clothes. I have kept almost everything that I have ever been given for the boys in case if/when we get pregnant again, it might be a boy or possibly multiple boys again. I know. That sounds insane, but I am scared! I don't want to get rid of them and then need them again. I have run it through my head. God wouldn't give me children and not provide for them. I have fully believed that he provides for my family, one way or another. We have been so blessed to have more than enough clothes for the boys, but I still have that thought in the back of my mind. I have even tried to give them to other people who have had boys, but no one will take them. I guess its that people are having their first children and they want all new stuff. When do I let go? When and how do I make the decision that I can get rid of the stuff and that it will be OK?

I guess that I let sentimental things get to me. I let little things bring back memories and then I don't want to get rid of them for fear of loosing the memories. I can't remember a lot of the stuff from my childhood so I am scared that I will forget my kid's childhood. I want to remember every bit of it. The good and the bad.

Well if you have made it this far, bravo. I ramble and ramble sometimes and don't realize until I am pushing Publish Post that I have just typed and typed and really been on about 40 different tangents. If you have any thoughts/advice, leave it please!

Yay!!! We are out!

So we are finally moved into our new place. Hallelujah! It is so refreshing to be able to call a place your own when you have lived with someone else for a while. We were at my in laws for 6 months. That doesn't seem like a long time, but it sure felt like it was. Last Sunday we moved a majority of our stuff into the new place. We couldn't live there yet because the gas wasn't turned on and therefore no heat or hot water. We stayed at my parents house on Sunday and Monday night. On Tuesday, I got called off work, so I was there to be able to let the Ameren guy in so he could turn on the gas for us. What a relief!
We have been slowly settling in. We had the beds and dressers already in the house first so that when everything was ready, we could stay there. On Friday, we finished getting the things that we need from his parents house and now we have pretty much everything in the new place! We just have to get it put away. That doesn't sound like such a big deal, but it is. When you have 3 kids 2 and under, its hard to get anything done. I will work on it as much as possible when I can.
I also really like the fact that we have a bit of a yard that the kids can get out and play in. There is also a 2 yr old little girl next door so Joey likes to play with her. Every time we go outside, he points to her house, says her name, and wants to go and get her so they can play together.
Bad news is that my car broke down today. I believe that it is something to do with the transmission which means $$$$$$$$$$$. Booo! Well God will provide. It will stink that I won't have a car while I am home with the boys, but it will all work out. Just no trips anywhere while Marc is at work.
I have a few projects that I want to work on anyways, so maybe I can persuade the boys to play upstairs while I am sewing in my room (which is also upstairs) Oh well. We will see what happens.
Happy Sonday to you all!

I see the light!

The light at the end of the tunnel! Two weeks ago tomorrow we were approved for a townhouse! It's a two story, two bedroom townhouse! Its in a quaint little town. There is a super nice park about a quarter of a mile away from where we will live. We are also only 10 min away from a friend I work with (who just so happens to have twins herself.) We also will be living near a few people from church. This will be great when we need a babysitter!~ We will be about 25 min from my parents (which is sooo much closer than the hour and 15 min we are right now) and about 40 min from my work. I can already feel the stress falling off my shoulders. Things are looking more clear now and I can start to breathe again! Now if we can get moved in a timely manner and get things organized, I should be able to regain some sort of sanity!

The twins are sleeping a bit better, but Joey is a hit and miss. At least one night per week he wakes up during the middle of the night and doesn't go back to sleep until almost naptime. It is driving me crazy! I just wish that I could figure out what was going on and help him sleep better! We have found the key to getting the twins to sleep all night. Stuff them with babyfood right before they go to bed. On the nights that we don't do this, they are up at least once for a sippy cup of milk. They are eating almost all table foods now with the exception of the baby food right before bed. I am running out of ideas for finger foods for them! We have exhausted peanut butter sandwiches, chicken fries (small chicken strips), and the occasional hot dogs. If anyone has any good recipies, I am all for it! They are just beginning to do well with different textures.

God is doing great thigns!

Misc

So here I am. 4 weeks past my last blog post. You would think that I would have written in that time, but I just haven't. I have had a lot of things going on since then. A lot of work, a lot of teething boys, and a lot of sewing projects. I have also had a lot of things going on mentally.

It is rough living with other people, especially if those other people are your in laws. Now don't get me wrong, I am very happy that they have let us live with them for almost 6 months now, but it is time to get our own place and be a family again. It is hard to be a true family when you live with someone who babies your husband and then it seems like you have 4 boys instead of 3 and a husband. I want to be able to cook whatever I want to cook for dinner, but instead, I have to make sure that my meal choices are "diabetic approved." I should really use this term lightly. My father in law says that what he eats has to be healthy, but when its not meal time, he eats ice cream, candy, and things that are not good for him. He eats them when others aren't there and it makes me furious! I dont cook too terribly, but he has to be able to say no. He has to have some willpower. He is a grown man and he can make his own choices. But that is a whole other post.


The boys have been pretty challenging lately. We are working on potty training with Joey and that is fun in itself. He will do great one day and do horrible the next day. I don't know how I can do this! And the twins are teething. Not just one tooth or anything, they have gotten 5 and 6 teeth in a month and a half. They are always wanting to be held and I just can't do that. I feel bad as a mom for not wanting/being able to hold my kids all the time. I can't sit still. I have so many other things that have to be done that I can't really stop and hold them all day long. I have noticed that they get very, very fussy when they are hungry. They are doing great feeding themsleves. but at the end of the day, we still give them baby food to fill their bellies up so that they sleep all night. Oh well. Whatever it takes for them to rest well and for mommy and ddaddy to be able to sleep good as well. Joey has been waking up in the middle of the night. The only thing that I can think that he is doing is that he isn't eating much in the evenings. He will only eat when and what he wants to. He is very stubborn. I really try to encourage healthy things for him to eat, but when it comes down to it, I will let him have two yogurts if that is what he will eat. As long as it isn't complete junk, I sometimes give in.
My relationship with Marc isn't alwasy the best either. It is hard I am sure for him to be between his parents (who we are living with) and me. I guess I have expectations that his parents will stay out of my parenting and that they will let me be mom to the boys. This doesn't always happen. And they also don't treat my boys as they do their other grandchildren. I wish this could change, but its up to them to do it. I can't change them or the way they treat my kids. I won't, however, let them treat my kids badly. It's one thing if they treat me badly, but its a while other ballgame if they are doing things that aren't right for my kids. I love them, but my kids come first.
I started sewing for my friend Kadie. She runs a successful coupon blog which can be found here. She makes coupon binders for people and sells them and she wanted something to go over them to make them pretty. That is where I come in. I am about the only person that she knows that can sew, or sew decently, so she asked me to sew them for her. They are so cute! I wish I had a picture to show you, but I don't. She has the fabric and everything shipped to me. All I have to do is to cut the pieces out and sew them together. This might sound easy, but with 3 boys, I don't always get as much done as I would like. I normally sew after the twins go to bed or when they are all napping (which I about pull my hair out when they don't nap at the same time.)
Well thanks for listening to my ramblings. I hope that those two readers that I have can understand where I am coming from...Sooon I hope to have our own place so we don't have to worry about half the stuff I just wrote about...Soon...