The boys went to my mum's place on Friday until Wednesday. They had a blast there. On Saturday I hosted a small baby shower for my friend who's having her baby this coming Monday. John took a whole bunch of stuff to the dump for me that day and cleared out a fair chunk in our basement. We played a lot of MTG that weekend because my back was hurting and laying down is pretty much the worst thing for that, so I didn't get a lot of sleep.
Monday John took the day off and we went out for the day. We saw a good friend that I haven't seen in a while. Then we went for lunch at The Old Spaghetti Factory. We shopped around West Ed for a while and went to a comic shop. It was a long and exhausting day. Tuesday I just hung around and relaxed.
Yesterday John took the day off again because I wasn't feeling well in the morning. I was also watching K yesterday. We took the 4 boys to a splash park since it was so hot out. We had a picnic lunch there and spent several hours playing. It was fun and we met up with some friends. Later Caleb and Ty enjoyed their early birthday presents from Grandpa. Caleb got a skateboard and Ty got a scooter. They are really enjoying them!
Today is L's birthday. She is now 9 and saying that makes me feel kind of old :P I love her birthday, it's such a celebration of everything to do with her. So happy 9th birthday to the most beautiful girl in the world. I love you so much!
The goings on of our geeky little family and the musings and soapbox moments of the lone female in the group.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Sick x4
Our last week has consisted of 4 out of 5 of us being sick. It started with Brettley and quickly moved on to me. I had several days of a sore throat, a sore body and feeling completely drained. A 30 minute shopping tripped knocked me out for hours. Caleb caught it next and had some nasty fevers and then Ty ended up with the same thing. Today is the first day in a week that we've all been (pretty much) healthy.
Not much else has been going on here, other than teaching the boys to do some new household tasks so that I can start passing some of the responsibility to them. Sorry, it's been an extremely boring week, but I should have more to say next week.
Not much else has been going on here, other than teaching the boys to do some new household tasks so that I can start passing some of the responsibility to them. Sorry, it's been an extremely boring week, but I should have more to say next week.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
No Glasses For a While
We've done all the prep work to cancel our land line and it will be cut off on the 24th. I'm really looking forward to it being gone and excited to get my new phone case some time next week. The case I had keeps falling off of my 'new' phone.
Brettley had his surgery follow-up yesterday. His opthalmologist is very happy with how it went and has asked him to go without glasses for the next 3 months and then see how he's doing without them. That was very exciting news!
Caleb and Ty had a sleepover at Grandpa's house on Tuesday night. They love being there, riding bikes with him and eating Grandpa's cookies. I've tried buying them the cookies for at home but they prefer to keep them as a special thing at Grandpa's house.
We don't have a lot of plans for the long weekend, just hoping to hit a splash park on Saturday. Mostly we just want to relax :)
Brettley had his surgery follow-up yesterday. His opthalmologist is very happy with how it went and has asked him to go without glasses for the next 3 months and then see how he's doing without them. That was very exciting news!
Caleb and Ty had a sleepover at Grandpa's house on Tuesday night. They love being there, riding bikes with him and eating Grandpa's cookies. I've tried buying them the cookies for at home but they prefer to keep them as a special thing at Grandpa's house.
We don't have a lot of plans for the long weekend, just hoping to hit a splash park on Saturday. Mostly we just want to relax :)
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Good Bye Land Line...
The hard part about committing to blog or journal at regular intervals is that you sometimes ending up having no idea what to say. That's where I'm at today on the whole thing. The only big thing from the last week is that John and I decided to get rid of our land line and run solely on our cell phones. It will end up saving us at least $53 each month, which is really nice. However, in order to make this work, we need to physically switch cell phones with each other. John's plan has 10 favorite numbers and mine only has 5, but I'm the one that talks and texts with more people. Kind of an inconvenience to switch everything over, but it will so be worth it. I'm hoping to have everything switched and the land line cut off mid-August.
Oh, and it was John's birthday on Tuesday. We didn't do much, just had a dinner and dessert with his mom, since she was in town. He got some stuff that he's really happy with and he enjoyed his birthday a lot better than last year's (I think I was sick). I am so lucky to be his wife and I love him so much!
Yep, that's about all for today. Need to get some stuff done before K gets here to be babysat.
Oh, and it was John's birthday on Tuesday. We didn't do much, just had a dinner and dessert with his mom, since she was in town. He got some stuff that he's really happy with and he enjoyed his birthday a lot better than last year's (I think I was sick). I am so lucky to be his wife and I love him so much!
Yep, that's about all for today. Need to get some stuff done before K gets here to be babysat.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Weekend Sans Kids
Over the past few weeks I've been doing really well with getting back on track with housework and have even started exercising.
The boys went to my mum and step-dad's for the weekend, so John and I had the weekend to ourselves. We watched RED, finally, and really enjoyed it. Then on Saturday we spent the morning doing errands together and that evening we checked out a new gaming store. We had a lazy day on Sunday and I had a big nap, because I woke up at 4:30 am and wasn't able to get back to sleep. Insomnia sucks!
Monday my new calendar for the next school year came in the mail. I'm a huge geek and new calendar day is actually one of my favourite days of the year. It feels like starting things fresh again and I love it! I also did a thorough cleaning of my entrance hallway and closet. I've decided to pick one 'room' to focus on each month and this month was that.
The boys came home on Tuesday and since then I've been battling Brettley's swollen eye. It's the same eye he had surgery on, but the swelling isn't related to the surgery. Caleb had the same thing happen a few months ago and after a few days of Benadryl he was fine again. Brett's eye looked just horrible yesterday, but is definitely improved today. That's about all that's going on here.
The boys went to my mum and step-dad's for the weekend, so John and I had the weekend to ourselves. We watched RED, finally, and really enjoyed it. Then on Saturday we spent the morning doing errands together and that evening we checked out a new gaming store. We had a lazy day on Sunday and I had a big nap, because I woke up at 4:30 am and wasn't able to get back to sleep. Insomnia sucks!
Monday my new calendar for the next school year came in the mail. I'm a huge geek and new calendar day is actually one of my favourite days of the year. It feels like starting things fresh again and I love it! I also did a thorough cleaning of my entrance hallway and closet. I've decided to pick one 'room' to focus on each month and this month was that.
The boys came home on Tuesday and since then I've been battling Brettley's swollen eye. It's the same eye he had surgery on, but the swelling isn't related to the surgery. Caleb had the same thing happen a few months ago and after a few days of Benadryl he was fine again. Brett's eye looked just horrible yesterday, but is definitely improved today. That's about all that's going on here.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Strabismus Surgery 2.0
Last Wednesday I started planning my best friend's baby shower. I've never planned one before and I've only been to 1 (my own, which was really casual), so it's been a big learning experience for me. I thrive on planning things, though, so that part is working out really well for me.
The 4 boys and I went to the park last Thursday, which we all really enjoyed. I don't watch K again until the 23rd or 24th, which I think makes the boys miss him a lot.
Friday mostly consisted of my allergies being REALLY bad. I have never ever had allergies as bad as this year and they normally only last a couple of weeks but I've now had them for a couple of months. It's kind of a big pain. That morning Caleb told me that the Little Einsteins show was confused because percussive instruments aren't woodwinds, brass or strings. I didn't realize until then just how much interest he actually takes in music.
Our weekend pretty much consisted of getting everything ready for Brett's surgery. Caleb and Ty stayed at my dad's place on Sunday and Monday night. Brett's surgery itself went really well. He was all smiles for everyone that day, which I think was refreshing for the nurses, doctors, etc from the sounds of it. We left the hospital a lot earlier than we'd thought, and went and visited with a friend for a bit, while Brettley enjoyed having their play room to himself. That night he woke up crying at 2 am, so we put him in our bed on John's side and John decided to sleep on the floor (still not sure why). This is kind of a big deal in our family because I'm really firm on the whole not giving our kids permission to sleep in our bed unless they're REALLY sick thing. Anyway, he finally fell back asleep until he woke up at 5 am and proceeded to get sick no less than 8 times in the next 2 hours and 10 minutes before he finally stopped. The poor boy, he kept saying "all done" and you could tell he wanted more than anything for it to just stop. He napped for a couple of hours and then was fine and perky for the rest of the day. We're pretty sure it was a delayed reaction to the anesthetic and morphine he'd had the day before. His eye looks good though and I can tell that the surgery helped. I'm really hoping it's the last one, though.
Not a lot else is going on, the big news this week was the surgery and its after-effects. Now we're just getting things ready for the boys to spend a long weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
The 4 boys and I went to the park last Thursday, which we all really enjoyed. I don't watch K again until the 23rd or 24th, which I think makes the boys miss him a lot.
Friday mostly consisted of my allergies being REALLY bad. I have never ever had allergies as bad as this year and they normally only last a couple of weeks but I've now had them for a couple of months. It's kind of a big pain. That morning Caleb told me that the Little Einsteins show was confused because percussive instruments aren't woodwinds, brass or strings. I didn't realize until then just how much interest he actually takes in music.
Our weekend pretty much consisted of getting everything ready for Brett's surgery. Caleb and Ty stayed at my dad's place on Sunday and Monday night. Brett's surgery itself went really well. He was all smiles for everyone that day, which I think was refreshing for the nurses, doctors, etc from the sounds of it. We left the hospital a lot earlier than we'd thought, and went and visited with a friend for a bit, while Brettley enjoyed having their play room to himself. That night he woke up crying at 2 am, so we put him in our bed on John's side and John decided to sleep on the floor (still not sure why). This is kind of a big deal in our family because I'm really firm on the whole not giving our kids permission to sleep in our bed unless they're REALLY sick thing. Anyway, he finally fell back asleep until he woke up at 5 am and proceeded to get sick no less than 8 times in the next 2 hours and 10 minutes before he finally stopped. The poor boy, he kept saying "all done" and you could tell he wanted more than anything for it to just stop. He napped for a couple of hours and then was fine and perky for the rest of the day. We're pretty sure it was a delayed reaction to the anesthetic and morphine he'd had the day before. His eye looks good though and I can tell that the surgery helped. I'm really hoping it's the last one, though.
Not a lot else is going on, the big news this week was the surgery and its after-effects. Now we're just getting things ready for the boys to spend a long weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Melatonin Works
This week's post is a day early since I'll be babysitting tomorrow for most of the day.
I went out for dinner with a friend of mine last Thursday at a burger joint called Soda Jerks. We were able to build our own burgers. It was really good, I'd definitely go there again on a calorie cheat day.
The boys let me sleep in on Friday, which I greatly enjoyed. I got a bunch of new songs with the iTunes money I earned and had my last regularly scheduled appointment with the psychologist I was working with. We were both really impressed with my progress and felt it was time to just check in every few months. That night we started Ty on melatonin. I never wanted to have to 'help' my kids sleep, but Ty was outlasting us almost every night and it was affecting pretty much all parts of his life. Since starting the melatonin he is asleep within an hour of taking it and is well rested the next day. His behavior has improved so much and I'm so grateful it was suggested to us. I suffer from insomnia, so he comes by sleep problems honestly.
Saturday we went to a birthday party for a family friend, which was held at a splash park. Caleb and Ty had a blast. Brettley wasn't so sure at first, but eventually ventured in and enjoyed it. I even let myself get the big bucket of water dumped on me twice! We had a lot of fun. That evening my brother and sister-in-law came over for supper and had a great visit with us. It was so awesome to see them, we'd really missed them.
Sunday the kids had their first Sunday with the Church Bag. I made up a backpack with stuff in it that they will only see on Sundays in sacrament meeting, like puzzles, church books and pictures, pipe cleaners, etc. Caleb and Ty did great with it and I'm really happy that I finally buckled down and did it.
Monday we didn't do very much, it was pretty warm. We did go to a BBQ at some friends' house to celebrate Canada Day and the boys really enjoyed it. I also found out that my mum and step-dad had needed to put the dog down on Friday. He was a great dog and kept me company a lot while I was pregnant with L, but he was old and very sick and it was time for him to go. The kids will miss him a lot, though.
Yesterday I had my first day of babysitting for the summer. K and Caleb got along really well, and K and Ty were already friends. It was record breaking hot yesterday, but we fared not too bad until around 4pm and then it got to the point where I had to give the kids cool baths and let them roam around the house in their underwear/diaper. My mum sent me a surprise parcel with a new lamp for my living room, which is pretty nice. It was a great surprise. We ended up with a big storm early in the night, which cooled things off really fast and was super amazing to watch. I love watching storms unless there's danger involved in watching them. Just really big hail this time (some were golf ball size).
So that's about all that's new at the Bly house. Brettley is down for his afternoon nap and I'm about to do the same :)
I went out for dinner with a friend of mine last Thursday at a burger joint called Soda Jerks. We were able to build our own burgers. It was really good, I'd definitely go there again on a calorie cheat day.
The boys let me sleep in on Friday, which I greatly enjoyed. I got a bunch of new songs with the iTunes money I earned and had my last regularly scheduled appointment with the psychologist I was working with. We were both really impressed with my progress and felt it was time to just check in every few months. That night we started Ty on melatonin. I never wanted to have to 'help' my kids sleep, but Ty was outlasting us almost every night and it was affecting pretty much all parts of his life. Since starting the melatonin he is asleep within an hour of taking it and is well rested the next day. His behavior has improved so much and I'm so grateful it was suggested to us. I suffer from insomnia, so he comes by sleep problems honestly.
Saturday we went to a birthday party for a family friend, which was held at a splash park. Caleb and Ty had a blast. Brettley wasn't so sure at first, but eventually ventured in and enjoyed it. I even let myself get the big bucket of water dumped on me twice! We had a lot of fun. That evening my brother and sister-in-law came over for supper and had a great visit with us. It was so awesome to see them, we'd really missed them.
Sunday the kids had their first Sunday with the Church Bag. I made up a backpack with stuff in it that they will only see on Sundays in sacrament meeting, like puzzles, church books and pictures, pipe cleaners, etc. Caleb and Ty did great with it and I'm really happy that I finally buckled down and did it.
Monday we didn't do very much, it was pretty warm. We did go to a BBQ at some friends' house to celebrate Canada Day and the boys really enjoyed it. I also found out that my mum and step-dad had needed to put the dog down on Friday. He was a great dog and kept me company a lot while I was pregnant with L, but he was old and very sick and it was time for him to go. The kids will miss him a lot, though.
Yesterday I had my first day of babysitting for the summer. K and Caleb got along really well, and K and Ty were already friends. It was record breaking hot yesterday, but we fared not too bad until around 4pm and then it got to the point where I had to give the kids cool baths and let them roam around the house in their underwear/diaper. My mum sent me a surprise parcel with a new lamp for my living room, which is pretty nice. It was a great surprise. We ended up with a big storm early in the night, which cooled things off really fast and was super amazing to watch. I love watching storms unless there's danger involved in watching them. Just really big hail this time (some were golf ball size).
So that's about all that's new at the Bly house. Brettley is down for his afternoon nap and I'm about to do the same :)
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