Holiday Rush and more!

Friday, Rob and I finally finished Christmas shopping @ 9:30 p.m.(except still looking for that one big gift for karsen) We went to three different places. Let me tell you the malls and stores were just way to packed!! But I think everyone that we bought for will just love their presents.We went to Cheddars and enjoyed a peaceful dinner. It was great to have no interruptions,no spills, no I'm not eating that, no throwing food,(Karsen's new thing) and no getting up to wait on anyone. Rather nice.My mom watched the kids and Devin went to see the new chipmunk movie with her friend, Mackenzie. Saturday, I wrapped presents and more presents. Rob shoveled the never ending snow.Rob and I Watched movies .I now pronounce you chuck and Larry and Super bad. Which really was Super bad!! Not recommended for kids!! Thank goodness for video games.Devin went to see Drake Bell at the Ice hogs game with her friend Kristin.Today, I have cleaned the whole house. It was way dusty.UGH.I'm In the process of during several loads of laundry, and waiting for karsen to wake up so we can go to Sopora Play land. Santa will be there. Maybe I can finally get a picture of karsen and Santa.Wish me luck. I start full time at my work on Monday. FINALLY. Karsen starts in my room tomorrow. I hope that goes well. I'm really not to sure about that!!I got my kids mid terms last week. Hunter got B's C's and 2 D's. Which I was real upset about! Because I know he is really trying! Devin got all A's and B's.School comes so easy for her. She hardly picks up a book. But hunter has to really study. Poor boy!! Always loaded down with homework. My baby is up. So this is the end of my blog today and probably for several days as my days are filled up with kids, homework, cooking, diaper changes, laundry, Christmas rush, and in the end when it is finally all done I'm loving every bit of it!!!

Been very busy/cardot update

Our open house was a little slow because of the nice weather we had Saturday. It was announced over the TV that it was closed. However the notice was sent out late some of us still went to prepare for people that didn't hear the closing. We had about twenty people come.My uncles funeral was Tuesday. The kids handled it great. Hunter did very good even though I was so worried about him. I have been very busy trying to get all my presents bought. We finally got the tree up.I love to see all the kids ornaments they made though out all the school years. The love to see them, too. They try to guess how old they were when they made them. My camera is on the fritz so I won't be adding any photos soon.UGH!!!I'm not to sure what is wrong with it but I better have figured it out or purchased a new one beforeChristmas.karsen loves the mickey mouse (club house) Disney show. I bought him a mickey chair , singing mickey, a barking dog vacuum cleaner and those big print zip up hoodies just like hunters. I'm still looking for his BIG gift not sure what that will be yet. I'm looking for the perfect gift. I was thinking maybe he need a climber.

I can't share my big kid gifts because devin like to read this.Our Christmas pictures and cards came in today. Can't wait to get them sent out to be done with yet another holiday task.

Open house

This Saturday from 1 to 4 is a open house at my work. Santa will be there. And we will have activities in each room. In my room we are suppose to be decorating cookies. In another room we are making pine cone bird feeders. You guys should stop out. Let the kids have fun and check out the center.We will also be in the Roscoe parade this weekend.Our float won
the mayors award:)at the machesney park parade. We won 50.00.Over the weekend we got a family picture. Only one of them turned out.It turned out real nice though. I wanted one of the kids together. Karsen didn't think that was a good idea. He decided not to sit still or he took off walking as soon as she took the picture.Too funny.He is walking and climbing on everything. If u leave a chair out at the kitchen table, he climbs right up and then climbs on the table.LOL He climbs on the couch. He tries to then climb over the arms.He is so on the move.He is starting to talk alot. He says Get you(as in I"m going to get you) All done,(as in all done eating)baba(bottle)byebye,nini(night night)Hunter,devin,dada,mama and he tries to imitate the dog. But Mandymakes this yelping sound instead of barking so Karsen makes this yelping sound, too.He is to funny. He loves daycare.He is use to having his teacher all to himself though and since enrollment is picking up he has to share her. He tried to push another toddler off his teachers lap so he could sit there. When he realized this wasn't going to work he cried. But as soon as the other child got up karsen ran for her lap:)what a silly boy.
Tomorrow is my uncle's funeral. I've decided to take hunter. He wants to go. I'm fraid if he don't get to go He will feel left out and worry all day at school. I guess there really is no right way or wrong way here but sure wish there was some kind of parent Manuel for these types of calls.

shoping and more shopping

Well, I'm trying to make atleast a little dent in my shopping list. however, I seem to be running out of money. Devin and I went to cherryvale mall today. They were packed and there was no where to park.I did manage to get 3 gifts there. Two others at the kmart/sears. Rob and I tried to put the lights up today. We got the lights on the bushes out front but still have to put up the ice cicles. He decided to go hunting in the middle of it.Ugh! O well maybe next weekend.

Still Thankful

We spent thanksgiving day with family. We spent the early afternoon hours with Rob's family eating dinner and late afternoon enjoying pies and treats with my family.It was great to all be together.But late in the evening we got some very sad news. A uncle of mine has been fighting a long battle with cancer for almost a year and had passed away. I knew that he was very ill and no longer strong enough to take radiation treatments. I was prepared for this. I was not prepared to tell Hunter.How do you tell a child that someone has died again? Hunter has experienced death before but it was with a step uncle that was very young and my husband's cousin who to was very young.This broke his heart and he cried for months. He didn't want rob or me to leave him afraid we would die. It is such a terrible thing to have to tell a child .I just thought here we go again.I cried for the fact that I had to tell him again that someone he loved had died .When I finally got that heart to tell him, He said "oh no mama and sobbed. I sobbed for the fact that I couldn't heal his little broken heart.Today he is doing fine and playing. I'm so thankful that he took it a lot better than I had expected.Because I was truly expecting the worst.Even though we received some very sad news on Thanksgiving day, I'm still thankful for today and everyday.

No photo with santa.

I took Karsen to see Santa. He looked so cute. He wore his new little dark brown corduroy jeans and a little white Henley shirt..He was all dressed up for his first visit and picture with Santa. We had to wait in a little line. When we got up there he took one look at him and cried. I tired for one picture . He didn't want anything to do with him. I was real sad about this because last year he didn't get to see Santa because there was a 2 hour wait. I thought this year there would be no wait but I'm sad to say there will be no photo either.Maybe next year.
Devin and I went to the parade.I was handing out fliers and trying to keep up with the float. I didn't realize that I handed Jacque and Steph a flier. Lol. Glad you guys came.It was a big parade a lot bigger than I had expected. Our float was a light up jack in the box and some ABC blocks . The kids were sitting on it and throwing candy and Frisbees. It was cold and rainy.But fun. I hope it helps our dare care with enrollment.

One great find!

I went to the woodmans this week for grocery's. I don't shop there much. Although, they are reasonable But much to busy for me.When Ifound this adorable hat for karsen. It was a must have. We are going to see Santa at the mall today before it gets to busy! The parade for my work is today starts at clifford and ends at machesney mall. Look for more pics later today!!