February 2012 Calendar

Wednesday, February 1st - School Early Out // Chloe, Jacob & Jaxen's Dentist Appt // Jerry's stitches get removed
Thursday, February 2nd -
Friday, February 3rd -
Saturday, February 4th -


Sunday, February 5th -
Monday, February 6th -
Tuesday, February 7th - Chloe's 7th Birthday!
Wednesday, February 8th - Service Unit Mtg 7pm
Thursday, February 9th - Heidi's Ultrasound @ 11am
Friday, February 10th - Jacob's Valentine's Day Party @ 11am // Chloe's Birthday Sleepover
Saturday, February 11th - Chloe's Family Birthday Party @ 1pm

Sunday, February 12th -
Monday, February 13th -
Tuesday, February 14th - Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 15th - Girl Scouts 3p-5p
Thursday, February 16th - Heidi Dr. Appt @ 930am
Friday, February 17th -
Saturday, February 18th -

Sunday, February 19th -
Monday, February 20th - No School Presidents' Day
Tuesday, February 21st -
Wednesday, February 22nd -
Thursday, February 23rd -
Friday, February 24th - Dad's & Donuts with Jacob @ 8am
Saturday, February 25th -

Sunday, February 26th -
Monday, February 27th - Jacob's Pizza Money Due
Tuesday, February 28th -
Wednesday, February 29th - Leap Day!

MY Domain!!

Good Evening, blog-reading friends!!  I have been busy today!!  While Jerry and Jaxen slept this morning/afternoon, Jacob and I unpacked some more boxes out of the garage.  In all, today we got rid of 11 boxes and a 7 large / bulky items that weren't boxed - like bookshelf/computer desks/filing cabinet/etc.  Of course, it wasn't anything we absolutely had to have unpacked - like bathroom/towels/dishes.  Nope, it was my office!  If you can call it an office now!  Whatever you want to call it, it's all mine!!  {Okay, and Jerry's - but it's kid free, although you won't tell from the pictures!}

So lets show off some pictures!

Girl Scout Area - Once the boys start Boy Scouts, I will have to change this to the "Scout" Area but for now it's Girl Scouts!!

Another picture of the Girl Scouts stuff in it's early stages - I just like how Jaxen fell off the chair.  :-)

My littlest helper looking out the OPEN window. . . 66 degrees on January 31st!!  Woo-Hoo!

My sewing table - that will easily convert to Jerry's computer repair area when / if he needs to fix a computer.

All finished!!  The office. . . notice all the Girl Scout supplies!! 

And since it is the OFFICE, here's my bill payin', computer playin' area {where I am currently sitting}!!

Besides unpacking all that you see in the pictures, Jacob and I also brought in a desk for Chloe's room, another box of lost toys for the playroom, and 2 huge boxes of towels and blankets {I've been wondering where they have all been!}.  I have also made the kids curtains for their bedrooms - which I will promise to take pictures of another time!!  Chloe's curtain is made and hung because the hardware was still on the wall from the previous owners.  Two of Jacob and Jaxen's curtains are made and ready to be hung once I get the hardware up and I still need to make them a third curtain once I get or find some more material.

Tomorrow the plan is to burn all the unpacked boxes and start putting up the dog fence.  Jerry went and got the last thing he needed to get this fence put up this week since tomorrow is going to be another 60 degree day!  The kids and Jerry also go to the dentist so hopefully, I will have lots to post for you tomorrow evening!

Chloe's 2nd Quarter Assessment Results

First off let me start by showing off Chloe's awesome assessment results.  Her school does these types of testing every quarter to make sure the students are progressing.  I don't ever remember being tested this often as a kid but I am sure this is another luxury of a small town school.  The first {green} results are from Chloe's math testing. . . the numbers like 1.3 {where she tested at that beginning of the year} is read like 1st Grade, third month.  The second {blue} results are from Chloe's DIBELS {Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills} and those results are just number based.  The first column being where she should be as a first grader and the written numbers are where she is at currently.

So as you can see, Chloe's doing an amazing job.  She is bringing home more extra reading and math assignments.  Her teachers don't want her to stop learning because she is excelling at the first grade level.  They want her to continue - the sky is the limit!  

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19w0d Update

I can't believe Wednesday will mark half-way for me on this fourth and final journey. {Half-way is determined by a c-section delivery at 39 weeks - remember, this is the latest that they will let me go.  So in all reality, I could of been half-way last week!  = )}  The time is just flying by and up until this point I {besides the morning sickness, in the beginning} I haven't felt really "pregnant".  I can't say that I really "feel" pregnant, I guess it's more that I can feel my body slowing down.  I get tired and irritated a lot easier.  Simple things can set me off in a snap. . . I'm trying really hard to control it but it seems to be in control before I realize it.  I'm thinking that I just need a day off. . . a day to sleep in, a day to relax, a day with Daddy in charge.  Jerry's starting to feel a lot better.  In fact, he's been able to wean himself down off the medicine, taking more than anything an anti-inflammatory drug to keep the swelling down.  And once our work week is over, Jerry's promised me a much needed day of rest. 

Work is an added stress lately.  I'm still doing my normal duties, which is what I want, but I am slowing down.  I think it's only a matter of weeks now before my secret is out at work. . . = /  Jerry and I are both keeping our eyes out for an open office position or another position with limited lifting.  I would LOVE to stay on the same shift that I am currently on, working the same days as Jerry and home by 3ish.  All I can say is thank goodness I only have to work three days.  This time around I am worried about not being able to work up until delivery.  Jerry and I are starting to look into our benefits to see what is available to us, in case I cannot make it until June.

Hopefully, this week I will get a belly picture up.  My butt's been dragging lately, so you will have to bare with me!  I promise to get with the program soon!

What a week. . .

Wow!  I got tons of cleaning down this week.  Not that the house was trashed, but since it's still new I'm trying super hard to keep it in prime condition!  Didn't get too much moved into the house from the garage but I've been flying as a single parent all week AND taking care of Jerry while he recovers from his dentist appointment.  That alone should be remarkable!
Monday, 01.23.2012

• Called Pediatrician's Office and reschedule Jaxen's 2nd Flu Shot
• Called the Dentist Office to see what Jerry could take for pain before his appointment. . . they called in a prescription for an antibiotic and vicodin.
• Picked up Jerry's prescriptions after work.
• Ordered Baby #4's Baby Book - should be here this weekend!
• Got all the trash to the curb for pickup OR get to the burn pit to burn.

Tuesday, 01.24.2012 - Jerry came home early from work and got about 4 hours of sleep before I got him up for the dentist appointment.  After the appointment he came home and went straight to bed - only getting up to rinse out his mouth and change the gauze.  Poor guy was miserable.

• Jerry's Dentist Appointment at 830am {4-hours!!}
• Alex's Birthday party at 6pm
• Between Jerry's Appointment, Alex's Birthday Party, taking care of the boys, and getting Chloe off the bus {since I have to be standing outside when the bus comes} - I really had little to no time to get a lot of things done. . . Kind of bummed but I can't complain - right now, Jerry has it much worse than me!
• With the kids' help - I took Christmas decorations to the carriage shed.
• Trimmed Lucy's butt

Wednesday, 01.25.2012 - Jerry spent most of the day in bed, dead to the world!  I kept him comfortable with ice packs and watching the time so he didn't miss a dose of medicine.  Jerry finally came out of the bedroom around dinner time so I could clean the bedroom and bathroom.  And I got him to eat 2 containers of yogurt for dinner.

• Jaxen's Flu Shot - 830am
• Grocery Shopping with the boys
• 2 complete loads of laundry folded and put away.
• Ran the dishwasher 3 times - washing all the dishes being brought in from the garage.
• Cleaned the "sun" room - including carpet cleaning.
• Changed bedding.
• Mopped the kitchen floor.
• Cleaned the dining room.
• Gathered Jerry's tools for a trip to the garage.
• Cleaned the Master Bedroom.
• Sanitized and mopped both upstairs bathrooms.
• Cut Jacob's Hair.
• Bath time for both boys.
• Vacuumed the entire upstairs.

Thursday, 01.26.2012 - Jerry spent the morning on the couch and then all afternoon in bed.  The medicine makes him really sleepy.

• Took Jacob to school / Picked Jacob up from school
• Laundry - 1 load completed, 1 load in the washer, 1 load in the dryer
• Cleaned and vacuumed downstairs
• Cleaned the "playroom"
• Cleaned the boys' room - Finally unpacked all their toys and books
• Cleaned Chloe's room - Finally unpacked all her toys and books
• Finish unpacking the extra toys to the playroom
• Ordered Chloe's cupcake toppers for her classroom goodies - they should be here need week.
• Cleaned the cat's room. . . got it so the dogs can't get to it and the kid's will take turns feeding them.
• 31 Boxes out of the garage - only a bazillion left to go!

Friday, 01.27.2012 - Didn't sleep well last night, Jerry must have slept too much yesterday because he was up and down 100 times last night.  Jerry's been up most of the day, I think he's trying to get along without so much medicine.  He's planning on working this weekend, plus he will have the kids while I am at work and the vicodin makes him really sleepy.  The pain seems to be manageable with Tylenol and ice packs.  The swelling has gone down a lot!  He doesn't look like a chipmunk anymore!  He's also acting better - playing with the kids, snacking throughout the day, and getting some of his own To-Do List done.  It's so nice to see him coming back around to his old self. . . he's been in pain too long.

Besides having little sleep, I also woke up in a little bit of pain - I did a lot of moving and lifting of things yesterday, plus falling down the stairs carrying a box of Chloe's books didn't help anything!  My goal today is to finish up the loose ends that I started yesterday and then sit on my butt and relax. . . I have to work the next three days and it's hard enough without being in pain.  I will promise you all who are concerned. . . I will go to the doctor next week if I am still in pain after falling OR/AND if the pain gets worse, I will call or go immediately to the doctor.  With all that being said. . . here's what I've done today!

• Took Jacob to school / Picked Jacob up from school
• Enjoyed Mom's and Muffins at preschool!
• Filled car up with gas - there is a nasty four letter word floating around - SNOW.
• Carpet cleaned the sun-room - again! 
• Unpacked the Little People and moved the kids table to the sun-room.
• Rearranged the toys in the toy room. . . didn't like how it ended up yesterday.
• Laundry - Still on going. . . So far 10 loads this weekend and about 1 or 2 left to go. . . I told you I was behind from our sewer problems!!
• Ran to Walmart for a few things we need to get us through the weekend. . . Jerry needed more yogurt and some anti-inflammatory medicine {after only one pill, he can open his mouth enough to eat a soft taco from Taco Bell! Yay
• OTHER than all that. . . I have laid around, read a book and surfed the Internet while the kids played in their rooms most of the day.  It's like Christmas around here. . . they haven't seen some of these toys for 2 months!

Things still left to do - moving them to next weeks To-Do List.  **It's suppose to be nice and warm outside next week!!**

• Get the poles in the ground for the dog fence.
• Unpack the office/Girl Scout/sewing room.
• Sew curtains for Chloe's Room
• Sew curtains for the boys' room
• Carpet Clean the boy's room.
• Unpack more boxes from the garage. . .

Wordless Wednesday

Now that is some delicious looking Home-made Pizza!!  :-)

Shouting from the rooftops!!

Yay!!  It's going to be another happy year for my family!!

Babies! Babies!! Babies!!!