I have 5 minutes to myself...

So I figured I'd check in with the outside world to say Hi!!!

Desperately need to upload some new photos, but I do have a couple to share...This was walking the Tobacco Trail the other day... beautiful fall days! Love walking the trails, crunching through the fallen leaves... the cool air, the smells... so happy it's fall! :)

Going to try and catch Miss Chelsea laughing on video so I can upload one to share... she just started giggling really good and she sounds like a donkey... it's HYSTERICAL! Can't believe she'll be 6 months at Xmas... time is flying by yet again!

Tyler is getting all ready for a new competition season with gymnastics! We are so super proud of her... she's landed her round-off back handspring and her routines this year are going to be much more difficult! Can't wait to start up the meet season! :)

Speaking of being proud...Miss Alyssa is performing in the Xmas parade this year, representing the middle school AND the high school band! GO LISS!

Getting super excited about Thanksgiving... all that yum-o food!! And the pies.. and FOOTBALL! Sweet!

Also way excited that the Eggnog Latte is back... another addiction of mine! Funny thing is I HATE Eggnog... but for some bizarre reason the Latte is actually good! :)

Nathan went to his trial soccer class this morning... Aunt Amy tagged along. (the directions/map was a joke... and we passed it, looped back around and still couldn't find it.. so 20 minutes later and half the class over, we finally made it! Duh!) So tomorrow he gets another free trial and so he'll benefit from a full class! Kind of weird doing the indoor soccer... but it works for the fall and winter until we can get his signed up for spring lessons and start doing games! :)

I'll work on getting those pics downloaded and share more later!

The ground is shaking!

No... the sky isn't falling... I'm not pulling a 'Chicken Little' moment here. The ground is literally shaking, vibrating the chair that I'm sitting in... at least at my house. They are repaving my street today (a whole 3 and a half weeks behind schedule!) and literally every time they fire up the roller, the ground starts to shake!

So this is the end to a very monumental week! I told you that I would update on the reality of it all, you know... as it unfolds. And so this is it.

I've discovered that preschool is over-rated!
I've discovered that Nathan is capable of playing the Xbox for hours, even days on end until you pry his little fingers from the controller.
I've discovered that nursing Chelsea makes me lazy... simply b/c it's too easy to wake up in the morning, feed her in bed... then play with her while she's all giggles and smiles until she becomes tired again. So I snuggle her all up in bed beside me. Now I could use this opportunity to get up, shower and start my day with breakfast like normal folk (tee hee), but who could deny this precious little face a morning nap partner!No giant leaps for man kind... no major accomplishments, and I am completely OK with it!

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Some really cool Crazy Daisy stuff here and some more goodies here.

Funny, I keep trying my chances to win at these little give-a-ways for some scrapbooking goodies... but do I have TIME to scrapbook with 3 kiddos, no!
Maybe if I win I will find the time! :)

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Yeah... that was it. Just thought I'd get everyone excited for a "big" post. Seeing as how I have 2 of my 3 children sleeping and the other completely consumed by PGR4! (Used 360 game won on ebay for $4... gotta love that!) I figured I would take the time to blog!

So, due for a little updating... Let's see what I can muster up. Obviously LOTS of things have been going on around here in the last months (almost 4) since Chelsea has been born. Which... I have to say that I am very proud of Sheila for taking a "me" day... I know you need that! And not to worry, I won't let it be a year before you get to see this little monkey! She's just WAY TOO cute, WAY TOO fun and growing WAY TOO fast for us not to get together soon (plus WE need to see each other! LOL)

So Tyler is wrapping up her 3 week break from school and come Monday I will be down 1 kid... at least during the day. So Nathan and I have lots of things to do. I am planning on implementing some preschool time into our day (I know they say Noggin is like preschool on TV... but only in a fairytale world would our children actually learn from watching television!) With that being said, I'm taking this "new role" very seriously and have decided that I'm going to transform the living room (get rid of all the toys that are currently invading it and put them in Nathan's room where they truly belong..) and turn it into a learning center.
Gonna try and pull out some of creativity and give each week a new theme to work around... doing such activities as art projects, reading, writing and maybe some surprises to throw in the mix!

Having 3 kids... an extremely INSANE schedule and not enough time in the day, I figured it's time for some new changes, some new rules and a positive attitude for EVERYONE! (I'll let you the reality of all of this as it actually unfolds!)

So... just a couple (completely random) things...

I've learned that Silly String is like a can of life-saving foam that will automatically transform the moods of 2 totally bored and angry children... even though it only last maybe 5 minutes!(I have 2 more emergency cans on back-up!!)

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Front yard picnics in the fall are fabulous. Note to self: buy an extra kids meal for Sammie so I can actually eat MY OWN MEAL! LOL

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Lil' miss Chelsea is learning to grab her feet... she loves looking at herself in the mirror and she squeals SO loud with delight on a daily basis I have a permanent smile. Have a mentioned I LOVE this little girl!

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Nathan turned 5 Super Hero style! (thanks to Aunt Amy for face painting again at yet another bday party! You rock!) Note to self: Six 5 yr olds really is more than I can handle!

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And last but not least... a very Happy Happy Birthday to my big sis Heather. Hope you have a fabulous day!!! (and hope you enjoyed my song! ROF) Love ya!!

Out for the weekend... catch up later!

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Okay... always gotta try for my give-a-ways... why not right... but mostly sharing this "check it out" b/c of a special share. So not only can you have your chance at winning too, but you can see a very cute addition. So check it out...

PROMISE I will post and update about my world soon! Just uploaded some new pics and when I'm not being referee to the kids playing Starwars on the 360... or being puked on by Chelsea... we'll see what I can do!

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lately...

now a mother of three, I feel the need to resort to a blog to maintain some sort of human contact with the 'outside' world.

We've all been sick for three weeks running... common cold turned flu, what was thought to be a bout with pneumonia turned out to be the flu/bronchitis... maybe... you know how doctors are. But more importantly hundreds of dollars later... and many trips to the doc/pharmacy (amoxicillin, z-packs, inhalers) and we THINK we're all better. Most important beyond that... Chelsea remained germ free and 100% healthy despite the declining health of those around her.

"Better"... I'm now at home for 3 weeks with 3 kids and no real funds for any outside entertainment. I'm in the midst of planning Nathan's 5 year old Super Hero party. (in which I realized after the fact of course... (and you'll LOVE this Shelia) that I misspelled Super Hero's (should have been Super Heroes) on his invitation!!) Ha... no spelling bee champ here!
That's just where I'm at lately... and surprisingly enough I'm completely OK with it. WHATEVER, right?

Nathan has been a bundle of negative thoughts lately. EVERYTHING is either BORING, UGLY or DISGUSTING! His three favorite words. And now that he's on a "economy vacation" from preschool... and Tyler is on her three week break... I'm desperately trying to find FUN, FREE and FRIENDLY activities to avoid sitting in front of the TV/XBOX for three weeks solid!

So we've managed to muster up every crafty "super hero" thing we could find for his party... and a couple of trips to the B&N story time... library... walking trails... etc. It's the end of day two and I'm clueless on filling up the remaining 19 days!!

Wish me luck.

Will update on my daily adventures and post some pics soon.

In the meantime... if you're surfing the net and need something to do... why not try and win free stuff!? (I'm SO all about FREE right now)
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