If today would have been any more crazy I think I would have lost all my hair!!!! Let me see if I can make this as short as possible....
- Jeffery was in a BAD mood this morning getting ready for school. Daddy finally got him dressed and took them down to the bus.
- I called Jeffery's behavior therapist to tell him that Jeffery had a doctor appt and we needed to reschedule.
- Jaxon gets fed and everything is all fine and dandy...I lay down and fall asleep...the phone rings as SOON as I fall asleep!
- The school nurse calls...Jeffery just threw up!!!! I had to get up and run out the door to go get him.
- Trying to pick Jeffery up without Jaylin seeing me....very hard since they are in the same class...school nurse helps and we manage that!
- Call Jeffery's therapist again to let him know that Jeffery probably won't be in school Tuesday (he had planned to be in school with him)
- Get him home, he goes straight to his room and shuts the door to go to bed (yes..he's THAT sick lol)...then opens it and asks me to turn his tv on...he falls asleep...so do I.
- Phone rings a couple million more times (each time right as I'm falling asleep!) Dr office calls to confirm Jeffery's appt and I let them know he's really sick...appt is at 130.
- Jeffery starts yelling for me, I run in there thinking he's sick again...he says he feels better and wants to go back to school...breaks my heart when I tell him he cant....he cries and I get him settled back in bed with a cup of water and tucking him in.
- More phone ringing, then my phone alarm going off to wake up to take Jeffery to the dr (didn't want to get up...you see, I did my mingle at 2am last night/this morning...I was TIRED!)
- Dr visit was GREAT! I'll write a whole post about that...but it was a long visit and very informing and got a lot done....btw Jeffery had no fever and no vomiting since school.
- Ride around waiting for time to pick Jaylin up off the bus (this is the 1st time she's been in school without Jeffery!)
- Call the teachers and find out Jeffery just can't come to school for 24hours...so he can go into school late! yay!
- Get Jaylin off the bus...she did GREAT!
- Call the therapist AGAIN (this is the 3rd call!) and get his voicemail...i just hung up...then he calls back and I missed the call...so I call him back and he answers and since Jeffery isn't sick anymore he wants to head over to the house for the regular appointment.
- Get home, clean up some before the therapist comes.
- Get Jaxon some baby food mixed up with rice cereal and get him fed since he's screaming his head off.
- Jeff takes Jaylin with him out and about to clean up the van and install the kids' early xmas gift...dual screen DVD player!
- Therapist comes. Was here for about 2 hours!
- Get kids fed
- Fix myself something to eat (but can't eat it yet!)
- Feed the kids more (1 bowl of ravioli isn't enough for them) oh btw Jeffery kept it down! he's really not sick!
- Feed Jaxon again
- Got Jeff to give the kids a bath
- SHOOT....forgot to get milk...it's 730pm so I run out to the store so the kids have something to drink for bedtime
- Get back from the store and get kids in bed...I finally got to eat
- Write a blog post about all that happened today
End.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Hectic Much?
Some More Gift Guide Winners!
Gift Guide is almost over! So here are some more winners!!!
Charm Factory winner is comment number 165 (out of 184)
tweeted the giveaway: http://twitter.com/happyenchilada2/status/6377327266
Kushies Cha Cha Barbells winner is comment number 28 (out of 86)
twitter follower
Child to Cherish Christmas Little Baker Suitcase winner is comment number 95 (out of 156)
subscribe via sprague.liz at gmail dot com
Eebee's Adventures winner is comment number 81 (out of 135)
The eebee's Bowl Me Over Set is really cute.
jehaine at yahoo dot com
jehaine at yahoo dot com
Pearl Paradise (this was a huge giveaway!) winner is comment number 253 (out of 343!!!! WOW!)
I love the earrings !!!
hmdddobermom@gmal.com
hmdddobermom@gmal.com
Monday Mingle - December 14
Welcome to Monday Mingle, today's mingle is the last for this year, mingles will return after the 1st of the year! Enjoy! To join in the fun of Monday Mingle, head over to Jennifer's blog Eighty MPH Mom!!!!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Holiday Gift Guide: SoftLips (review/giveaway)
I love Winter, I love the snow, the cold (yes I'm weird like that!) and the holidays associated with Winter. But, there is one thing I don't like...the way the air makes my lips dry at night with the heat going. Now, I keep a tube of Softlips next to my bed, in my car and next to the couch...anywhere I may need it (I would put one in my purse but I don't carry one! I know, I'm seriously weird, but I haven't found a purse I like.)
I was sent Softlips' Limited Edition lip conditioner flavors to try, holiday theme! Sugar cookie, winter mint, plus the brand new sugar & spice and sugar plum berry. Each lip conditioner is paired with a complimentary lip balm, sugar cookie is paired with cherry, winter mint is paired with vanilla, sugar plum berry is paired with cherry and sugar & spice is paired with vanilla. I am in love with the sugar cookie flavor, and of course cherry is my favorite flavor of all time for anything so that's excellent they come in the same pack!
"If you want to crack down on dry winter lips or soften your summertime smile, Softlips® Limited Editions have the perfect lip conditioners for you. Each dynamic duo features a Softlips® favorite plus a new, one-of-a-kind flavor to satisfy all you crave in your lip care. The Limited Editions offer the same silky-smooth formula and SPF protection as original Softlips®. So, whether you’re looking for a unique gift for a friend or a special treat for yourself, there are more reasons than ever to love Softlips® Limited Editions." - Softlips website
Softlips make the perfect stocking stuffer! They are just the right size, or heck, even tape them on top of a wrapped gift as a little extra (that's what I'm doing with the winter mint and vanilla pack...putting it on top of my aunt's Christmas gift) Not only do Softlips keep your lips moist, they also have sunscreen in them (SPF 20) to protect your lips against the damaging sun! Talk about a product you can use year round!
The price is just right too, the packs of 2 are $2.99-$3.99 each! Now through out the holiday/winter season, the limited addition flavors Sugar & Spice and Sugar Plum Berry will be available in Target and Winter Mint and Sugar Cookie will be available at Walgreens.
The Giveaway: Softlips is giving one reader of mine a set of the new limited edition winter flavors!
Main Entry: Go to Softlips and then come back and comment with another flavor/product you would like to try (or have tried) Don't forget to leave your email address so I can contact you. Also...remember this MUST be done before any extra entries!
Extra Entries: For all Extra Entries and Giveaway Rules go HERE.
Extra Entries: For all Extra Entries and Giveaway Rules go HERE.
- Enter any of my other current giveaways!
- 2 entries for having my gift guide button (leave 2 separate comments)
- Become a fan of Softlips on Facebook
This giveaway will end on December 16th (making it a few days short so it can arrive before the holidays)@ 11pm EST!
I received free product in return for writing this review post. The free product had no influence on my opinion of said product.
Holiday Gift Guide: Tiny Prints (review)
I finally got around to mailing my Christmas cards last week, and the response I've gotten is amazing! Never have I had so many people tell me how beautiful and unique my cards are! It's all thanks to Tiny Prints!
Tiny Prints had so many great designs to choose from for Christmas cards I had a very hard time choosing which one to pick for us. I knew I wanted to put pictures of all 3 of the kids on it, especially Jaxon since he's brand new to the family, a good way to introduce him to family and friends who aren't around here. When I found "Modern Santa" I knew that was the card for us! It had plenty of room for multiple pictures, and even an area for me to write a personal message. I decided to write a mini newsletter, in past years I've printed out a whole page or 2 of things that have happened to us in the past year, it was nice to actually have it in the card this year. The outside has a picture of all three kiddos, with their names and ages under their picture. The inside has 4 pictures you can see, I wanted to show Jaxon as a itty bitty baby and also the older kids holding him...and then the one good shot I have of them all together. The other side of the inside has our mini newsletter...just highlighting parts of our year..png)
The responses I've gotten are awesome! I sent one to each of my "Skype Girls" and yesterday when I signed on Andrea from Momma's Review had left a message saying "OMG JACKIE!!!!!! Your Christmas cards are gorgeous" Today Jennifer (Speedy) from Eighty MPH Mom said she got "the most adorable Christmas card!!!" and then asked me where I got them and how I did the newsletter inside. She said "I haven't seen anything else like it".
Ordering them was super simple too, everything had great instructions, uploading the pictures was quick and easy. The little snowflakes and candy cane on the inside are little touches I was able to add myself. For 20 of these beautiful cards, envelopes included (I added our return address on the envelope flap for $7 extra) and shipping, it only come out to $71.75 and even Jeff (who is a cheapskate might I add) said that was a GREAT deal and he could see doing this every year! One of the things I liked is they were easy to fold, they had a fold indent that made it simple...I didn't have to try to line it up straight when I folded them or anything...piece of cake!
Tiny Prints offer more than just Christmas cards, they do birth announcements, party invitations, wedding invitations, thank you cards, if you need a card/announcement/invitation, they have it more than likely!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
I'm The Luckiest Mommy!
I'm having a proud mommy moment and I have every right to be! I have 3 amazing kids, 2 of which are doing excellent in school, a baby who is just so happy all the time and a husband who works his tail off so I can stay at home!
Jeffery's speech is getting so much better. Most people can figure out about half of what he says now, a big difference from when no one but me and Jeff could understand anything he said. He's a talkative little boy, and he seems to learn new stuff every day! Just yesterday he wanted some of Jeff's tea, so I told him to ask daddy if he could have a sip. Jeffery goes over to him and says "Daddy can I have a sip of your tea?" and usually he has a problem with his "s" sound, but he said sip perfectly! So Jeff said to him "can you say sip again?" and Jeffery without missing a beat says "Sip again" We about died laughing and he had no idea why we were laughing! He did get his sip of tea! He can sing the whole alphabet song, and can recognize most of the letters. He can also already write his 1st name!!! He's a smart boy! Now if we could only get his behavior under control I'd be happy! Without further delay, here is Jeffery's school picture from this year! Isn't he the most handsome 4 year old!
Jaylin, my little princess! She's doing so awesome, everyone absolutely loves her! She had a rough start but now she loves going to school, the one day recently she was sick she had to stay home and she threw a fit that Jeffery got to go to school and she couldn't go. She tries to say her ABCs and tries to count. She's smart as could be! She's also starting to put 2 and 3 words together! She's grown up so much in the past few months, it's amazing! This is her first ever school picture...it's the perfect school picture...I'm in love with it!
Jaxon, he's 6months old already! Where does the time go? He's spoiled rotten! He is just a happy baby though, smiles at us for just looking at him and giggles at everything! He's such a good baby, sleeps all night...only cries when he needs something and is just all around good! He loves his baby food, his favorite so far is bananas! In this picture I think he's eating peaches though...still so happy!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Christmas Meme
I was tagged by Cathy at Psychic Mama to participate in this Christmas Meme. Be sure to visit her! She's a regular on my blog and is such a sweetheart with her comments!
1.) Have you started your Christmas shopping?
Yes, I haven't had to do too much shopping though, I've won a few giveaways and have a few reviews set back for the kids to open. I only need to buy my dad a digital photo frame and a gift card for my uncle...oh and spoil the kids some more ;)
2.) Tell me about one of your special traditions.
I don't think we have any special traditions, we always open 1 gift on Christmas Eve, but I think that's it. But one special thing we do here in town is Santa rides all through town, up and down EVERY street on a fire truck and if you and the kids are outside, he'll stop, get off and give the kids a candy cane and let you take pictures. Been going on since I was little, and now my kids get to experience it.
3.) When do you put up your Tree?
As soon as the spirit hits us! This year it was the beginning of November.
4.) Are you a Black Friday shopper?
I went last year, and I was going to go this year but I didn't have transportation to get there, so I just shopped online.
5.) Do you Travel at Christmas or Stay home?
HOME! This is where my daddy is!
6.) What is your funniest Christmas memory?
Hmmmm.....I don't think I have one.
7.) What is your favorite Christmas Movie of All time?
Tim Allen in Santa Clause (1, 2, & 3) oh and The Grinch!!!
8.)Do you do your own Christmas Baking, what’s your favorite treat?
Not too much, although we try to make at least 1 batch of hard candy each year.
9.) Fake or Real Tree?
Fake! I can't handle the mess of a real one.
10.) What day (as a Mom) does the actual panic set in to get it all done?
As soon as the tree is up? lol
11.) Are you still wrapping presents on Christmas Eve?
Yep. Mostly because we set out a few gifts unwrapped as if Santa put them there already put together.
12.) What is your favorite family fun time at Christmas?
I love seeing the kids open gifts, their faces are just priceless!
13.) What Christmas craft do you like the best?
I like to paint ornaments.
14.) Christmas music. Yes or No, and if yes What is your favorite song?
Oh yea! Jeff don't like it though. I love Jingle Bells (I need to record Jeffery singing that, its adorable!)
15.) When do you plan to finish all your shopping?
I'm suppose to FINISH shopping?? I guess I'll finish when everything is bought lol
Just simply copy and paste the questions into your blog, and then answer them.
Then tag 5 or more of your favorite blogs, and leave them a comment telling them they’ve been tagged.
When you post your blog, please spread some Christmas cheer, and leave a link back to Heather at Top Ten Christmas, and the blog that you were tagged by- which happens to be Monkey Mayhem.
That’s it! We’re looking forward to seeing everyone’s answers!
My turn to tag!
Jennifer at Eighty MPH Mom
Erin at Mrs. Cox's Slice o' Heaven
Kristin at Our Ordinary Life
Karie at Five Fish
Melissa at Outnumbered 3 to 1
Lizzy at Lizzy's Dear Life
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