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Kaden's To-Do List

Today I decided to have Kaden help me plan our day. This was his plan (in his words):

"Eat breakfast (when it's not to early out anymore)Yogurt, banana and granola bars.

Play trains.

Watch a movie.

Play trains.

And that's all. Is that cool?" (yes, he really did ask that. I laughed inside.)

So I suggested lunch and he said no. Then decided maybe yes...if it meant we could have Macaroni and Cheese. And then he decided that we could have a snack of a cookie sometime too.

So, that is his version of the best day ever. So, we've had our breakfast (Mommy asked if it was ok to have coffee with hers...he supposed it was ok.) and now we are watching Curious George episodes (yes, he switched up the order) while I pay bills. Next we will play trains. Then he will have to entertain himself for a while so I can do some cleaning.

It sure was fun to plan our morning together. Even if I did know EXACTLY what he'd say. I am surprised he didn't think of the park...but I'm kind of glad too.

Kadenisms

"Mom, can Roslyn (the baby I babysit) not talk?"
"No, she is too little."
"Yah, But I can talk! And baby (Kate) can talk a DIFFERENT language, because I can hear what she is saying."

"Mom, do you eat fishes?" (as he's eating goldfish crackers.)
"Not very often, why?"
"No, Mom, I mean the fishes that swim in the water? Do you eat those?"
"I don't like fish but some people do."
"Yuck. I just eat fishes that DON'T swim, Mom."

Katelyn-handing me a flashlight that has dead batteries and yelling jibberish.
Mom to Kate, "The batteries are dead, we can't turn it on!"
More jibberish yelling from Kate.
Kaden, to Kate: "Kate, we're just going to have to retire it for now. I'm sorry."
(Where does he get these phrases?)

Kaden, sucking on a sucker at the table. "Mom, there's water on the table!" "It's sucker water!"
(Thank you Kaden for drooling on the table your blue "sucker water")

I don't know...

what's gotten into me.

I told my husband my goals for the afternoon were a clean bedroom and kitchen. (And before you judge me for the low goal, remember you haven't SEEN those 2 rooms...)

The kitchen is done. And as I stand here typing at my kitchen counter, I have ham frying, sausage defrosting, and not one, but TWO batches of dough raising. I also have an 18 month old sleeping downstairs, (she's due to wake up and be fussy and impossible any minute), and a 4 1/2 month old sleeping in my bedroom how is completely and totally unpredictable. And who also hasn't eaten since she got here almost 4 hours ago.

(interuption while I cook)

The plan was to find something easy for dinner. That's when I got my cookbook out. And somehow, remembered another cookbook, which somehow convinced me I should make ham/broccoli stromboli. Ok. That's fine. But when did I suddenly feel the need to make 2 strombolis? And when did 2 stromboli's turn into a LOT of little personal size strombolis? And when did those little personal size strombolis turn into two varieties?

I think it was while I was unloading the dishwasher. Have I ever told you how much I HATE unloading the dishwasher? It is (seriously) up there with giving birth on my list of "Things I hope I never have to go through again." But I digress...

When I unload the dishwasher I always think of crazy things to do. (I wonder if that's why I hate it so much?) So while I was unloading I vaguely remember thinking 2 things: 1) If I made a LOT of little personal size strombolis I could probably not have to cook for a while again. Followed by the thought: what if my kids won't eat the broccoli ones...I better make a sausage kind to. And 2)I really need to blog again. (WHY did I think this? My theory: Only because I was unloading the dishwasher.)

So here I am. With 2 more thoughts before I leave you.

1. When you fry ham, 4 cups turns into 3 cups. I'm glad I had extra.

2. Kaden just went in my room and woke up Roslyn. He's lucky to still be alive.

Busy Day- and Halloween!

Today was productive. I took care of a pukey sickie until he quit puking-then I turned movies on for him. At 10am I took Kate to her 18 month appointment... (She is 22lbs, 18th percentile, 32 inches 60th percentile). And after that I made LOTS of freezer meals.

Taco Soup
Tatertot Casserole
Lasagna
BBQ Meatballs
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Noodle soup Base
Chicken Pot Pie Base
Spaghetti
Pizza Crusts (3)
and 2 loaves of bread

I learned some things.

-start with an empty dishwasher
-Make sure you have lots of pans, and plenty of dishsoap
-start with an empty garbage can
-don't bother trying to keep the floor clean
-a mix 'n chop will save your sanity
-make sure your kids/hubby have easy lunches so you don't have to quit! YOu'll never get restarted!!!!

I also made Cheesy Mostaccioli for dinner and it was a hit. Nice and easy too. I also finished in time to go with the family to the Trunk or Treat at Westside Baptist and to a few drive-through places. It was a fun night, and I'm so glad Kaden was feeling well enough to go!

Here are some pictures from Halloween, and one from raking leaves this weekend. Enjoy!

The last few weeks

It's been a while. But I always say that. So I'll skip to the next part.

So the last blog I talked about how I had company coming THE NEXT DAY. Well, that went okay. I got the house cleaned, and everything ready. I got all the meals mostly prepared, and then I got sick. Yup. Some host. I had some kind of flu bug that turned into bronchitis-which is still blessing me with it's presence. My family, so far, has been spared. But, even though I was sick (I always get sick when they come. It's enough to wonder if they poisen me!) Anyway, it was good to visit with Bill and Nate again. I missed Rachel a lot though.

Also, about the siding. You guessed it. We did NOT get our siding yet. The update "We'll have it this Thursday." I will believe it when I see it. But this time I have enough hope to actually go out and take the "before" pictures. I'm so excited to see how much it will transform the look of this house!

Now for some Kadenisms:

Kaden- to Katelyn as she scratched his legs- "Katelyn no more scratching. STOP scratching" slight pause..."No scratching! I CAN SCRATCH MYSELF!" the kid cracks me up.

Backing out of the driveway, and Kaden says, "Mom, tomorrow I'm going to climb up the garage door and get up on the roof of the house." silent pause. "Okay?" Okay..i totally thought he was kidding. Nope, he REALLY is gonna.

(Out of the blue) "Mom, when I get a little bit bigger, and that tree gets a little bit smaller, THEN I'm going to climb up it!" -Kaden

On to Kate. She is still refusing to talk...but getting better and getting her point across through screams. She gets so mad when we try to get her to at least do some sign language. She is definitely a stubborn thing. She's had a fever lately from teething...so we're hoping for a 6th tooth soon. They sure do come slow for her.

Maybe the next time I update I'll have pictures of a green house???

It just hit me that I better blog about how good fall has been to us before the snow hits and I completely forget. I am just not looking forward to winter this year, for some reason.

Today it was still warm enough to get out the pool for the kids. Each time I've gotten out the pool I've thought "This is probably the last time..." only to get it out again. This time I think it might actually be the last time. I looked at the 10 day forcast and it isn't looking pretty. Ok so, that might be a little dramatic. It's looking like 50's and 60's...which isn't BAD, but I was REALLY enjoying these cool nights and 80s days...Anyway, I think fall is truly gonna hit now.

Which has me somewhat annoyed. Not that fall is getting cooler, or that winter is coming, or even that I might have to pay for heat sometime in the nearish future. Nope. It's annoying that we signed for new siding in the beginning of August and were told 4-6 weeks. So, that 6 weeks is over as of last week. And we've been told 2 more weeks. I'm NOT going to be impressed (ok so I'm already not impressed) if it snows or rains and they want to put siding over it. Not impressed at.all. Furthermore, if they can't do it this fall I will be... Oh, you don't even want to know.

I took a personality test this week. It said i was an organized lion basically. At frist I disagreed, but lately have come to embrace the lion in me. I mean, I can get things done. I can be bold. I can tell it like it is. I can seriously scare the pee out of some people. But I have learned to tame it a little. (A VERY little, if you ask Luke.)

Anyway, the point was, in cases like this when companies don't "come through" for me...I like the lion in me. Just sayin'.

But the baby is awake now, and I have company coming TOMORROW...and I haven't cleaned my house in...at least a week. Which, if you've seen what my kids can do to a dining room floor in a day, you'd be horrified that it's been a week!!! ANYWAY, gotta go!