I Take 2 more sets of arms please....Thanks!

So yesterday was interesting.  Faith woke me up and hour early because her throat and mouth were hurting.  She was talking funny so I got her dressed, dropped the boys off with my grandparents, and took her to the doctor.  Turns out she has 2 canker sores and a sore throat.  The doctor thinks the canker sores may be from an iron deficiency (which is very likely since both Rocky and I are anemic).  We were given a prescription for blood work and some magic mouthwash.

We stopped home, had some breakfast and headed over to get the blood work done.  As we sat in the waiting room Faith was getting impatient waiting for her name to be called.  When they finally called her back she lost it.  She was shaking and freaking out.  She had her arms wrapped around me so tight I thought she was going to choke me.  I sat her in the chair, pulled out my cell phone and started flipping through pictures with her.  This kept her occupied while the nurse inserted the needle.  She didn't flinch or make a peep.  But, a few seconds into drawing the blood she looked over, saw the blood going through the tube and lost it again.  The nurse finished up and as we were leaving Faith says "Mommy that didn't hurt at all.  I was just scared."

When we got home I pick up Rocky and Gavin.  I got Gavin situated in his swing and Rocky was playing with his toys.  I grabbed a q-tip, dipped it in the magic mouthwash and attempted to put it on the sores.  Well, this is where all hell broke loose.  Faith started screaming.  The baby woke up and he started screaming.  Then Rocky comes over, puts his hand over Faith's mouth and starts screaming at the top of his lungs "Mommy why you do this. Faithy no want medicine.  Why you do this to her."  Now I have three screaming children and, with the way they were shrieking, I'm pretty sure my neighbors thought I was beating them. 

As if that wasn't bad enough, I look over towards the kitchen and I see trash everywhere.  The puppy had knocked over the trashcan and pulled everything out.  So, in an attempt to regain some sort of control, I told Rocky to take the puppy in the backyard to play.  I put the baby's binky in his mouth and sat back down with Faith to get this over and done with.  It was quiet!  I swabbed her mouth got her a drink and walked out back to check on Rocky and the puppy.

 

Just as I step out back I see Rocky standing with his legs spread, hose in his hand, aiming it point blank straight at the ground.  I screamed "Rockland Michael put that hose down RIGHT NOW!"  He looked up and gave me the biggest "evil Rocky" (see this post) face and pulled the handle.  Water and mud flew everywhere. 

don't you love how he is wear his Up To No Good shirt!

At this point I just gave up.  Since he was already covered in mud, I hosed him off in the backyard before taking him in and cleaning him up.  As I was doing this my mom called and asked if Faith and Rocky could come down to her house (she lives on my street).  YES YES YES...Of course they can come down.  I sent them both on their way and got a bottle ready for the baby. 

He ate the entire bottle and be both passed out on the sofa.   At some point during our nap Tim came home.  I guess we looked really comfortable because when I woke up 3...YES 3...hours later he was laying on the other end of the sofa with the puppy curled up on his lap. 

I really think I need 2 more sets of hands!

Can we please freeze the kids...RIGHT NOW!

Where the hell does all the time go?!?!?!  Gavin is 3 months old today.  How is that possible?  He was JUST born!  I swear I blink my eyes and the kids have sprouted like little weeds. 

Gav is in an in between stage.  He doesn't wanna sleep but he can't stay awake so he fusses.  He can't sit up by himself but he doesn't wanna lay down.  He's hungry but he doesn't always want to eat because there is so much going on so again he fusses.  I am sure he will be much more content with life when he cans it up, pick things up and occupy himself. 

Gav & Faith...he looks so big

Faith is having some troubles in school.  Not because she can't do the work but because she talks so much she forgets to bring stuff home.  The first day of school she brought home someone else's math book.  The first full week of school she forgot her copy book for homework and she forgot her folder.  Now the second week of school she has somehow lost her progress calendar.  The calendar stays in the folder until the teacher removed it to note her progress for the day or until I remove it to sign it.  It has to be signed everyday.  Somehow the folder came home but the calendar is MIA.  She went back up to school, looked through her desk and talked to the teacher...NOTHING.  I have no idea how she could lose it when she only takes it from her class to the house and back to class. 

I think I am finally going to have to put my foot down.  If she keeps forgetting to bring things home there is going to have to be some form of punishment.  I have cut her some slack because it is her first year in "real" school and she is still adjusting to the changes.  But, she needs to bring her homework books home.



Faithy going to school

Lets see I talked about Gav and Faith so I guess it is only fair that I talk about Rocky!  Rocky is....well....his smile is so damn innocent.  And he is so damn cute!   Until he is carrying the puppy around by her head and breaking everything in sight.  I swear he has to have such a cute little face and sweet little smile to make up for the mass amounts of destruction he causes.  It is like his built is defense mechanism so that Mommy doesn't go nutz~o when she see what he has done.  He just smiles, blinks his eyes and say (in the cutest voice imaginable) "Mommy is you mad"  "Mommy I loves you"! AWWW come on kid how can anyone resist that!

The Evil Rocky Looks!

Then you have this sweet smile!

So, sitting in work on Friday I get an email from Daffy at Batcrap Crazy  asking me to do a guest post for the Friends You Love blog hop.  Let me just tell you how honered I am.  I am new to blogging and reading  Daffy's blog always gets me laughing and thinking "WOW, I can totally relate to that!" 

I decided to write about my friend Shannon because she has consistently been there for me over the past year.  Even if it is just to listen!

Check out the post.....      

The only thing I like more the 5 O'Clock is 5 O'Clock on a Friday!

AHHHHH FRIDAY how I've missed you!  It feel like it has been FOREVER since I could look forward to a nice relaxing weekend.  Well, as relaxing as it can be in our crazy house.  The past month we have been running all over the place on the weekends.  When Monday would roll around I felt like I needed a break from my weekends. 

But, this weekend I have NOTHING...That's right...NOTHING to do.  We have no where to be and I don't have to pack for 3 kids and try and keep them quiet in a car for 2 hours!  I plan on NOT leaving my house all weekend.  Maybe we will set up the bounce around out back for the kids and they can tear a part the play room since they haven't use that in quiet awhile.  But, I am not going anywhere.  I am not cleaning. I am not folding clothes. I refuse!  I claim this weekend as my weekend to recover from the CHAOS of summer!

I think I will pick up a bottle of wine on my way home.  Tonight seems like a good night to sit out back have a few glasses of wine and enjoy the nice view of my pond! 

Oh how I've missed this view!  It is so relaxing to sit and listen to the water running from the fountain!

FYI~ Tim built this pond.  He dug out the holes, carried every single rock and made the fountain by hand out of concrete!  It is kind of hard to see in the pic but the fountain flows into a small top pond and the small pond drains into the large pond.  It is so amazing and it was so cool to see the process of building it!

Finally, I have a second to breathe!

Wow, so the last couple weeks have been CRAZY!  Going down the shore, Faith starting 1st grade, planning Faith's party and starting a Zumba class!

The shore was awesome.  We all had a great time.  But, my camera broke on the first day so I have no pictures.  The kids got hermit crabs and had a blast going on rides and playing on the beach.

Faith handled her first day of school pretty well.  She was a little nervous but when she came home she said she really liked school.....for now! 

I ran around like a crazy person for the past week planning this birthday party.  We set up the bounce around and had the kids tie dye shirts.  Which, actually went pretty well.  The kids looked like they had a great time so I did my job!

And, last by certainly not least, I started a Zumba class last night.  It was AMAZING.  I was in dance classes for 14 years.  When I danced I was always in shape.  Then I had kids and didn't have time to workout.  I received the registration letter for Faith's dance classes and they included a flier for adult Zumba classes.  So, I figured why not.  Well, I'm sold!  It was fun, face paced and a real work out.  At the end I was sore and tired but I had a blast!  Can't wait to go again on Thurs!