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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
First Day of Preschool
Well today has come and gone and I can hardly believe it. This morning on our way I was wracking my brain trying to think if there was anything else I should tell Will before I drop him off. I had told him the obvious ones, listen to his teacher, raise his hand, be nice, if he needs to go potty just raise his hand and ask the teacher. Luke called and I was asking him and he mentioned that I should definitely tell him not to pee outside on the playground. I could just see it - little girls screaming, parents rushing their kids away. So I did go ahead tell him that one too. I dropped off Dane at Terri's and Will and I headed over. Once we got there he hung his backpack up in his cubby and found out that his shape is an ice cream cone. So he went into the classroom and found his chair with the ice cream cone on it. Immediately his face changed to one of panic and he started holding onto my leg. I began easing him into the situation by asking the little girl across from him what her name was. She quickly replied "Sophie Marie Frederick!" Will wasn't having any of it. His teacher, Mrs. Simmerman, came over and said that she would be happy to give him some love if I wanted to leave and let her handle it. So I gave him a hug and some encouraging words and then we literally PEELED him off me. My heart was so sad. I felt like I was deserting my child. I know, I know, he's fine and that's not at all the situation, but I couldn't help feeling that way. Dane and I ran errands and waited for 11:30 to come. I pulled in the parking lot at EXACTLY 11:30 and he was the LAST kid there! Sitting on the bench with Mrs. Simmerman! I jumped out of the car panicked asking if I was late, did I get the pick-up time wrong, but she replied no, it was fine, the other parents were just early. Mental note: ARRIVE EARLY. But he jumped in the car smiling and sucked down his slushy I had brought him as a treat. Mrs. S informed me he had done great and immediately calmed down before I could have even gotten out of the building. whew :) He said he had fun and was excited to go back. I am SO PROUD of him!
When we were in Michigan Will had lied to me a couple of times. Finally I told him that lying is unacceptable and it's not allowed, that if he lied to me again I was going to take away a toy. "Forever?" he asked. "Yes, forever." Well 15 minutes later he told me a "Dane did it" lie, which I knew wasn't true. So I took away his new toy that he'd just gotten.
Just now he came up to me with his wallet and said "I'm going to give you two moneys and you can give me my toy back. Here." all while nodding his head and pushing some money at me. This just reaffirms our prediction that he very well may go in to politics.
Just now he came up to me with his wallet and said "I'm going to give you two moneys and you can give me my toy back. Here." all while nodding his head and pushing some money at me. This just reaffirms our prediction that he very well may go in to politics.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Tomorrow Will, my BABY, starts preschool! I can't believe it. He has gone through a range of feelings about it from excitement to denial, but thank goodness tonight he replied that yes, he was excited for school. His backpack is ready, the grocery bag of things on his list of supplies is packed and by the door, his outfit is laid out. One thing I didn't expect is that I would have stress dreams about preschool! Last night I had a dream that I forgot to send his backpack with him. After I dropped him off I realized I also forgot to take his picture. I figured, oh, I'll just take his picture when he gets home and that will still count. Then after he got home he changed out of his clothes and I completely missed the opportunity. Tonight I was tucking him into bed and we were talking about it. He got this cute little smile on his face and said "I'm going to eat lunch at stool tomorrow." (he still replaces his "k" sound with "t" - and I love it. ...I don't know if his teacher will think it's as cute as I do; I might get some homework myself) So I had to explain that when you first start going to school you don't go for the whole day. He didn't agree, and was insistent that Nope, he will be eating lunch there.
Michigan!
Some pics from our trip! We had an unbelievably calm water day (the day these were taken). The water temp got better as the week went along. We did all the wonderful things we normally do - beach every day (we REALLY lucked out with the weather). We went shopping in Pentwater, got popcorn, went into Ludington, ate Bortel's, walked along the beach. It was, as usual, absolutely wonderful.
My big boy!
The water had formed this "cliff" that the boys had so much fun playing on.
Will was driving Dane around the house in his "trailer."
Not a bad place for a nap!
My big boy!
The water had formed this "cliff" that the boys had so much fun playing on.
Will was driving Dane around the house in his "trailer."
Not a bad place for a nap!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
I don't think I've ever been more excited for a trip to Michigan! (I'm sure I say that about once a year) It has just been really really crazy lately and a week up in Michigan sounded like pure bliss. The boys and I got up here tonight, visited with BG & GG, ate dinner, got settled and now the boys are playing. The trip up went really well, surprisingly, since it was me, Will, Dane, Kramer and our new bunny. I can't imagine why Luke couldn't come... just kidding - he has to work. All was going well until we had to take a detour. Just as I was starting to get nervous that we were heading in the wrong direction - and thinking maybe I should get out our gps and see if there was a better way, the cat started vomiting. Once I got that taken care of and we got back on our route - about an hour later - all went well from there on. We only really stopped once which is fantastic. (by "only really stopped" I mean that I did make one other quick pit stop to change a diaper but that was a 2 minute stop so it doesn't count.
This is our last summer hurrah because when we get back I'll be working on Mondays, Wednesdays and 1/2 day Fridays and Will is going to start pre-school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'm actually looking forward to our new schedule and somehow hoping things get less crazy. But for this week I'm going to relish the time with the boys, enjoy some beach time, maybe take some fun outings and definitely do a little relaxing.
Ahhhhhhhhhh
This is our last summer hurrah because when we get back I'll be working on Mondays, Wednesdays and 1/2 day Fridays and Will is going to start pre-school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'm actually looking forward to our new schedule and somehow hoping things get less crazy. But for this week I'm going to relish the time with the boys, enjoy some beach time, maybe take some fun outings and definitely do a little relaxing.
Ahhhhhhhhhh
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Benny!
The animal lover that I am, I was loving working at the fair and seeing some of the animals. Note: SOME of the animals - mainly bunnies and goats. On the last day I had been sold on the idea of getting a bunny - I won't bore you with my thought process. So, here's Benny! 
-Will's bunny. So far he's doing good - handling the chaos of a big dog, a cat, a 4 year old and a 1 year old pretty well. He's a little skittish, rightfully so, but I'm hoping he'll calm down so we can get in some good snuggling.
-Will's bunny. So far he's doing good - handling the chaos of a big dog, a cat, a 4 year old and a 1 year old pretty well. He's a little skittish, rightfully so, but I'm hoping he'll calm down so we can get in some good snuggling.
The other day 
I went in the garage for something and when I came back inside I could tell the boys had been up to something. Then I noticed many of our freshly washed strawberries had one bite missing - and were scattered about: in the sink, in the trash, on the floor, in our bathroom. Throughout the evening I was gathering up one-bite-out strawberries. The next morning I found one in the litter box.
I went in the garage for something and when I came back inside I could tell the boys had been up to something. Then I noticed many of our freshly washed strawberries had one bite missing - and were scattered about: in the sink, in the trash, on the floor, in our bathroom. Throughout the evening I was gathering up one-bite-out strawberries. The next morning I found one in the litter box.
She's Nuts!
I've put off writing this post because I've been trying to get our logo on here and it's just not working. Well, for that reason and because I've barely had time to check my email let alone sit down and blog. I've been so exhausted I can't remember the last time I was this busy. I'm sure I was when I was nursing a newborn, potty training my 3 year old and overseeing the remodel of our home while my husband was in Ohio but I blocked that from my memory right away, fearing post traumatic stress.
Anyway, about 15 years ago my mother in law started a nut business. She sold german roasted nuts at fairs and festivals. She sold the business about 5 years ago. Last year the woman who bought it unexpectedly passed away. My mother in law (Rebecca) requested first rights to buy it back if they ever sold it. So she did, and we decided to go into business together. It's called "She's Nuts" and the nuts are roasted with a cinnamon vanilla flavoring. People also describe them as being "candied nuts." They are tasty and I saw this as a great opportunity to make some extra money while the boys are young. We are doing 5 shows this year: the Morgan County Fair, 2 Oktoberfests, Chitaqua Art Festival and Lanesville Festival. Last week (for 9 straight days) I worked our first show - Morgan County Fair. The hours were from noon until 10pm. I had an intricate schedule of who would help watch the boys during the week when Luke wasn't home. Thank goodness for our wonderful families - I wouldn't have been able to do it without Luke, my mom, my dad and Sharon, and Terri. Between them, I was able to leave at 11:30 and get home at 10:30ish, and not worry a bit that the boys weren't having a fantastic time and being well cared for. The days were long, the work was stressful and it was SWELTERING hot. I'm talking 100+ heat indexes - not to mention I was standing over a cooker 1/2 the time. It was insane, there was lots of sweat, lots of tears and aches and pains. But I accomplished my goals of 1) making it thru alive and 2) learning the business. Which is a good thing because 2 of our next shows fall on the same weekend which means I'll be doing a show by myself. And maybe by then I'll figure out how to get our logo on here.
Anyway, about 15 years ago my mother in law started a nut business. She sold german roasted nuts at fairs and festivals. She sold the business about 5 years ago. Last year the woman who bought it unexpectedly passed away. My mother in law (Rebecca) requested first rights to buy it back if they ever sold it. So she did, and we decided to go into business together. It's called "She's Nuts" and the nuts are roasted with a cinnamon vanilla flavoring. People also describe them as being "candied nuts." They are tasty and I saw this as a great opportunity to make some extra money while the boys are young. We are doing 5 shows this year: the Morgan County Fair, 2 Oktoberfests, Chitaqua Art Festival and Lanesville Festival. Last week (for 9 straight days) I worked our first show - Morgan County Fair. The hours were from noon until 10pm. I had an intricate schedule of who would help watch the boys during the week when Luke wasn't home. Thank goodness for our wonderful families - I wouldn't have been able to do it without Luke, my mom, my dad and Sharon, and Terri. Between them, I was able to leave at 11:30 and get home at 10:30ish, and not worry a bit that the boys weren't having a fantastic time and being well cared for. The days were long, the work was stressful and it was SWELTERING hot. I'm talking 100+ heat indexes - not to mention I was standing over a cooker 1/2 the time. It was insane, there was lots of sweat, lots of tears and aches and pains. But I accomplished my goals of 1) making it thru alive and 2) learning the business. Which is a good thing because 2 of our next shows fall on the same weekend which means I'll be doing a show by myself. And maybe by then I'll figure out how to get our logo on here.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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