Trying this again!

 

So I've been away for awhile....well away in the sense that I am way too busy to write a blog! But I am going to give it another shot. Fingers crossed.....

Well we managed a family vacation whilst away from the blog, yup you heard me, all five of us on vacation, stupid some might say.....I say get me outta my daily routine or somebody isn't going to make it another day! Lol sad yet there is some truth to that! Well we packed up the car...yes we like penny pinching nerds drove all the way to the grandparents place in Florida! It was going to be either the best or the worst thing we've ever done! We made the bulk of the drive at night so the kids would sleep for the bulk of it....and you know they did! Miracle! We actually made really good time and had a lot of laughs in the process, there we a few hiccups, like Blake shoving his meaty little foot into the massive container of Zinc cream, without us noticing, and then proceeding to march around the hotels floor and couch....until Aidan said aloud, hey Blakes painting! Oh my god....seriously for real! This kid is going to be the death of me, he's gonna make me spend what might have been a plane ticket to replace this couch! Dave the super dad ran all over the unknown city of Atlanta to fing cleaning supplies, to clean this stupid couch! We spent three hours cleaning this thing until we couldn't clean anymore! Sleep overtook us...more like exhaustion and despair, lol! Kids all slept like logs and then we awoke to a brand new day filled with the wonders of the ocean at the Georgia Aquarium. The coolest place on earth! The kids and us loved every minute of it, we spent the entire day there and wished we could have stayed longer, only pitfall was the cost of the extremely bad food! Wow they sure do getcha there, almost $80 for what would be the equivalent to bad carnival food! Yikes, but the experience was worth it!


Then back to the road we went....stopped at a Waffle House for the first time and the kids loved it! Then they passed out til the morning! Awesome right! Who's kids are these anyways, not mine! We arrived in Naples Florida the next morning and began our fun filled week with the grandparents and my sister and her family! We had a blast, love, love ,love Naples, Florida! So hot, pretty, clean and have I mentioned that I love palm trees. There is just something soothing and relaxing about palm trees! We visited the beach, the zoo, the park, the pool, the mall and a bunch of other fun places....great memories were made.
The drive home was good too, weather wasn't as nice but we rocked it home super quick, with a stop at the Cincinnati Zoo, again, another of the worlds coolest places! No hotel stay this time, we just wanted to get home, so we pushed through! It was fun, cheap and we'd do it all again!

Since then we have had some developments, hubby is out of a job but is doing his best to get a new one and in the mean time we are all enjoying his time at home with us! Fingers crossed something will come up soon so we can breath a little easier! Glad we took that vacation when we did though, we are penny pinching now! If anyone has any tips feel free to send me a message, could use all the help I can get! Wish us all luck! Until next time my friends.

Back on the grid!

Sorry for the lack of posts, but alas I need to make a lil money to support the troops ya know! Night shifts are hard but well worth the extra rime the allow me with the kiddies! Ok, now, mothers.....I have mad respect for the work you put in juggling both work life and family life, but it is a glass half full kind of situation for me, I work because I need to, I love to and it keeps me engaged in the real world but I feel this for boding sense that I am becoming the jack of all trades and the master of none, when I need to be the master of my family. Are the kids paying for my need to feel needed in the working world? I don't know, but even though I so feel guilty the reality of the situation is, there isn't too much I can do about it at the moment but make the most of the time I have with them. Today I picked them up from daycare and as soon as the door opened I was rushed with smiles and hugs and was totally overwhelmed with the warm sense of love, excited with the thought that they missed me and then felt so guilty that I wasn't there all day! Such a tricky swing of emotion. God bless mothers and everything that they do, however they do it!
I am off for the weekend so we should have loads of great stories for you, hold on to your socks folks......let the fun begin.

Whats with the "witching hour"

I used to think it was urban legend.....now I know it's reality! Why is 4pm til 6pm the worst hours of a mothers life, everyday I might add! It doesn't matter if you only have one or you have a dozen, they always whine, fight and scream at the top of there lungs. Lord help you if they don't get what they want....it ramps it up to a whole new level!

By the way dinner was a hit...kids had apple mango Chia pancakes ....yummy...and I had chicken, grilled asparagus and a curried Bulgur Quinoa and Chickpea salad....extra yummy! Surprisingly even the twins had some salad and loved it! Aidan, wouldn't go near it with a ten foot pole!

Rub a dub dub....three kids in a tub, have I mentioned how much I hate bath night....it's like Chinese water torcher. So much mess, slipping, crying, fighting over toys and drinking of dirty bath water! Not to mention I need to cover the whole room in towels and put on a wetsuit myself...some days I think I should just get in there too! Whatcha think? Well torcher hour is over now, why relive it this horrible experience so soon you ask.....because looking back even now, I am laughing at my adorable kids and how cute they are for the most part. 10 years from now I will miss these moments, I hope.

Off to work the night shift in baby land, Nighty night, DLTBBB!

Alone at Last!

How sweet it is to do groceries by yourself. I can look at labels, ponder purchases and gather ingredients for new recipes, all the while, walking leisurely and drinking my green tea. It was like a little piece of heaven in a chore that normally you rush through, inevitably forgetting something you needed and shamelessly opening snacks and juice boxes straight off the shelves just to keep them quiet, focused and prevent the grabby hands from adding to the cart! I love doing groceries by myself........But you want to know the best part, my hubby was home to help unload AND put away the groceries (I hate that part)......truly a heavenly morning for me! It is shaping up to be a great day.

Dinner is preped ready to go so I'll have time to enjoy the kidlets even more after I pick them up from daycare.  Have I mentioned that my daycare provider is such an amazing person, she does what most could not....survive my kids all day and love every minute of it, along with other little ones too! Amazing! I think the kids are different people for her, I think they use up all of their niceness for the day at her house and unleash their real personalities once decoating in the laundry room! We shall see what is unleashed this evening....I can hardly contain myself.  Oh and Mel.F....I bought a hair product just because of you....dry shampoo! Interesting, I have never heard of it but am interested and wondering how this magical product could save me a few precious minutes every few days....we shall see!

Dinner out........you heard me, we ate dinner out!

The rumour is true, we ventured out of the house for a meal.......I didn't have to cook! Which was good because with the no napping today, I prepared NOTHING! Wait for it....it wasn't even McD's....crazy you say, well we went to the Chalet du Swiss! Very kid friendly, they even provide crayons as an appetizer for the lil ones! Good times, on alert for techno colored poops tomorrow! To be fair, other than the constant, "Aidan stop yelling" and "Aidan stop licking my arm", it wasn't that bad. We survived! Phew, may do it again.....next year!

Time to start the bedtime proceedings, ahhhh, I can feel the impending silence, so close I can taste it!

Nighty night, and don't let the bed bugs bite!

Hello All!

Well this is my first blog attempt, so bear with me. I decided to start my own blog to see if there are OTHERS out there like me....full time parent, full time job, house keeper, cleaning lady and chef! I started out searching online for support, reassurance and piece of mind. I was looking for others to help me be parent the best parent I can and maybe share our parenting tips techniques and life advice with each other. Hopefully others out there will think this is a great place to read, laugh, learn and cope with out day to day chaotic lives.

So today has been one of those days, alone all day with three kids who clearly out number me. I am almost convinced that they use there secret baby/toddler speak to plot attacks on me all day long, like who's going to climb on the kitchen table and swing from the chandelier, who's going to eat dog food, who will take a short swim in the toilet bowl and finally who is going to bite whom first. Then, and only then, do they plot out who will wake first and alternately from their naps to make sure that I have zero alone time today! Nap time is like the sacred hour, time to breath, unwind, make a hot tea and actually drink it, and prep dinner without six feet and arms pulling on my legs, oh and lets not forget....pee all alone!

I am counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until bedtime....this is bad right! I should cherish every waking minute with them and here I am wanting them to go to bed....I do feel bad, but I know that maybe just maybe tomorrow will be a better day. I love them to pieces and they are the most important and special people in my life, they are my heart.

By the way....tomorrow is a daycare day! Yippee