Sunday....good friends & good food....

Ahhh......not much is better then Sunday Brunch with good friends and a sunny day...Today Joe, Erin, Jade and Cole....Shane & Amie....and Shawn's cousin Aimee joined us for Sunday Brunch....It was so good...we had quite the spread...from Cinnamon French Toast, Sausage Links, Clark's Quiche (minus the mushrooms), Blueberry Cobbler, Fresh Fruit, and assorted Pastries from Panera Bread.....and I can't forget Shawn's awesome Mimosa's.....Boy do I love food and good company......It was great to catch up with everyone and we thank everyone for making it out to the 'Quah'.....life can get so busy sometimes so its much appreciated......we finished the brunch date by walking up to the Central Park for a fun afternoon in the sun....here are some pics from the park....

Park Fun!

We had a great time at the park, swinging, playing Football/Soccer, going down the slide......I love that our neighborhood has tons of parks....its always fun to mix it up and go to different ones.....we did have one minor incident at the park, Mikiah got her first skinned knee!!!....and of course on the way home she fell on it again and made it a little worse...but we got it all cleaned and she was good to go....of course I had to put a band aid on it to make it better....kids are funny that way....

I must say I am still full from brunch....we had the leftovers for dinner.....ahhh...so good...I am finishing up my night with the Sopranos....can't believe there are only a handful of episodes left....I sure will miss this show...Shawn and I were just talking about how we are glad we don't fight like Carmela and Tony Soprano......flying sculptures, shattered glass and F-Bombs everywhere.....Shawn and I don't really fight anyway and trying to imagine me throwing stuff at Shawn actually cracks me up....I just can't see it.......Well.....today zoomed by I can't believe its already 10pm....

Girls Dinner Out......

Saturday was a good day......Lila slept in until 5.15am....it was nice to get 6-6.5 hours of sleep....I think it was too much...after feeding Lila, I turned on the coffee pot and DB and I went for a big walk around the neighborhood.....Not too many people out at 6.00am on Saturday morning...anyway it was so nice to get out and get some exercise....great way to start my morning....We got back and I enjoyed some quiet time with my coffee cup, my computer and the morning paper....Oh how I enjoy having it quiet enough to be with my thoughts.....

We attempted to go to the mall after breakfast....I wanted to buy a new pair of shoes with the last of my gift money....YES, I have a shoe addiction, partly because I don't want to buy new clothes in a size I don't want to be (lil more post pregnancy weight to lose)....at least me feet stay the same size....Well we get to the mall all is good for awhile, we have Lila in the double stroller and Mikiah and Kiara are holding Dad's hands......then after finding out Nordstroms doesn't have the particular shoe I am looking for we head into the main part of Bellevue Square....to check out another store that might have them......So we are going along and then I remember there is a play area ahead......Shawn takes the girls up the escalator to avoid the play area (the store we needed was on the 2nd floor) and I find the elevator and when I meet them upstairs....both girls are staring down at the play area....ugh....neither of them would come with me to the store.....they both started running to get down to the play area.....we catch them.....Mikiah lays down on the floor of the mall and starts crying and getting mad.....Shawn manages to pick up Mikiah, all the while she is crying that she wants to play....Kiara is holding Dad's hand also whining to go play....then Shawn sees Mrs Fields Cookies....Shawn took the kids to get Mini Choc Chip Cookies....while I quickly look for the shoes in the store.....no such luck...with the girls already acting up we head out of the mall as quickly as possible.....and home for lunch and naps.....

After nap it was dress up time for Mikiah...she loves to wear my heels....and of course her safari hat she made at her friend Curtis' birthday....here are some pics of Mikiah....amazingly she walks great in them....

My night ended perfectly....dinner out with my good friends Kari and Michelle...no husband and no kids....it was girls night out and daddys' night in (John and Curtis came over to hang out with Shawn and the girls).....We girls were out toasting Michelle's new adventure back to New York.....we sure will miss her and are sad to see her leave.....we had a great time....we ate a spectacular authentic Italian restaurant in Issaquah called Nicolino....can I just start out by saying their bread dipping oil is yummy....and all the dinners at the table...Penne Sovietiche, Lasagna al Forno, and Pollo e Risotto....we sooooo excellent...I will be taking Shawn there soon....It was nice to get out and have a glass of wine with good girlfriends and great conversation......We came home to find happy dads and happy kids.....

Did you just say "Brian Williams"?...

I love Fridays!....Who doesn't?.....Today has been a great day. Shawn worked from home this morning and took care of the girls so I could stay late at work. Today is Medtonic's Fiscal Year end....always a crazy day around the office......It was nice to stay late and earn some extra money too....And because Shawn was so sweet I stopped by Starbucks on my way home and brought him and afternoon coffee before he headed into the office.....I got myself one too I suppose thats why I really went there....so the day was off to a good start.....When I got home....Lila was the only girl awake.....the big girls had just gone down for a nap....ahhh peace and quiet....the girls took a super long nap....I went up at 3.30pm to wake them up........It was cute Kiara was already awake and reading a book in her crib.....MJ was out like a light, so I had to wake her.....and boy she hates getting woken up....but after some back rubbing and bribing with Mac n Cheese & Hot Dogs she was up.....She loves Mac n Cheese....I really think she could eat it all the time....

A funny thing happened tonight that reinforced the notion of kids being sponges....and possibly proves that our TV is on a bit more then it should be....So the intro to NBC Nightly News comes on the TV and all of a sudden Mikiah yells out "Brian Williams"....I am shocked...we usually have the TV off during this time and music on for dinner (we like to eat between 6.00-6.30).....so I was totally amazed that she knew who he was....I asked again what she had said and she was like...."Brian Williams mommy, on TV"....Geesh where does she pick this up....I swear she has the best memory.......

Well Happy Friday!!! I'm out....

Napping Shenanigans......

So here it is 9.09pm and I am finally getting a chance to sit down and talk about today...Normally at this time I would be watching my favorite show...Grey's Anatomy...but not tonight (its being recorded on my DVR)......the reason I am not watching it is because Shawn is playing video games with Joe on the HDTV while I tend to hungry, can't get comfortable Lila....I could easily go upstairs and watch Grey's but its just not the same viewing experience....I seriously didn't realize what an HD snob I have become....

On to today....For the most part it was a good one...Morning was great..pretty much stuck to the same routine...then lunch...the girls wanted Cottage Cheese and Peaches....I swear they could eat cottage cheese by the truck loads....that and yogurt....So then its nap time....both girls seemed pretty tired....so I am thinking they will get a good one in....I put them down around 12.15ish...(My goal is anywhere between 11am-1pm).....all is good for about 40min...they are quietly reading their books...until I hear them arguing....but this time I hear books being thrown and hitting the ground...man oh man....I gave them 10 min of arguing and went up and told them to lay down and rest and to stop throwing books..."Ok Mommy!" is what they tell me....15 min later I hear banging, jumping and them kicking their Fish Toy that is hanging in their crib (Both girls still love their Fisher Price Fish)...So I go up their tell them if they keep kicking their fish I will take them out of their cribs....I get two nonchalant "Ok Mommy".....I finally lay down on the couch with Lila...and just as I am falling asleep...I hear them kicking their fish again...I grab a screw driver...go upstairs and start taking down Mikiah's fish....She gets upset "No Mommy...No"....So I ask her if she is going to kick them again...."No Mommy".....She lays down and asks me to put her blankets on....I go to take Kiara's fish down and I get the same response out of her "No Mommy, Nooooo, want Fish"......I put her blankets on, go back downstairs and finally....silence...Lila and I steal a 30 min nap!!....

After nap...I have the girls help me cook dinner in the kitchen....on the menu tonight a Chicken Divan Casserole, I know not very exciting....but I usually have everything for it and its easy.....the girls were big helpers today and we had no messes....we did have a few Lila interruptions...but I think she just wants to be where we are....here are some pics.....

Well.....its now 10.26 pm....(I had a bunch of interruptions trying to get this blog posted...)...I am off to feed Lila and go to bed....

Paint Paint Everywhere...

It was an early morning for me....Lila decided 2.15 am was a good time to take a poop...and of course she hates poopy diapers...I mean who wouldn't hate it.....So I am up changing her and she decides she wants to nurse too....Ok...I am thinking if she nurses now she is not going to wake up at 4.00am to nurse before I get ready....Oh well...she is crying and hungry and I am half awake.....I am thinking I can always pump before work if I need too....So 4.00am rolls around...I snooze the alarm once...4.13am the clock reads when I finally get out of bed...No sign of Lila waking up...I go get coffee come back and she is stirring...Yeah....I am thinking good, she is going to eat......well she does for like 5 min and then she is out again and I can not get her to wake up and eat anymore....So I lay her down....Shower...pump for 10min...I am about to head out to work and sure enough she starts crying...ugh, I bet she is hungry.....immediately I know I am going to be late to work...knowing that the fastest way to get her back to sleep is to nurse her....I sit down and feed her...instead of waking Shawn up....(he needs his sleep too)...Finally she gets a good feed and drifts off to sleep....Clock reads 5.15am....late again....

Work was good today......it was nice to get out of the house and use my brain this morning....things are different there since the layoffs but its all good....I love coming home in the morning to all the Hurley-burly of an awake house....Kiara & Mikiah eating breakfast and being Chatty Cathys', Lila hanging out in her pack n play cooing along, and Shawn eating breakfast and doing some last minute work on his laptop or dishes in the kitchen before he heads off to work (Yes, Shawn is a tremendous help.....with everything!!!).....I love the schedule we have....The girls love their morning with Daddy......and I love my little escape... but coming home is the best part......

I promised the girls that if it rained we would finger paint. It is one art project we haven't done yet....and the girls got some washable finger paints for their birthday that we haven't used yet....Gotta Love Crayola....anyway....So it hasn't rained yet but I was so excited that I decided we would finger paint no matter what...I LOVE finger painting....its always been one of my favorites......I am surprised it has taken me this long to do it with the girls....The girls were totally excited....and boy did they love it...they were great....and painted pictures for all the grandparents, both uncles and auntie....they were really specific about who they were painting pics for too....its so funny that they are so particular about things.....they can't wait for their pics to dry cause they really want to mail them out.......anyway it was super fun....I am glad I covered the table because they had paint all over the newspaper, their arms, some on their face.....it was pretty messy...but worth every min cause they were having so much fun....the hardest part of our finger painting extravaganza was getting them down from the table..."No Mommy, 1 more piece paper"..."I paint pictures"...."Like Finger painting"....I think they painted 10 pics each....I even did 3 myself....I finally was able to get them down when Barney came on...you know my kids they can't miss an episode......here are some pics from finger painting....

Fingerpainting

All in all its been a great day....The girls are finally napping. They have been upstairs reading books in their cribs and arguing about something for the last hour.....I never know what they are arguing about...its funny though.....Well Lila is waking....I better go feed her....and get the girls up.....dinner time should be easy tonight.....there is nothing easier then leftovers.....

We like Hip-Hop Hop Hop....

Today started like most mornings these days....Little Lila was up at 3.15am ready to eat. I really enjoy our little quite time in the morning before I get up for work....So anyway on with the morning......I start the Suburban this morning...and all of a sudden I hear "Ping Ping"...Low Fuel Level....can I just tell you how much I hate getting in the rig in the morning and having no gas....I checked the mileage to empty...23 miles...Crap...that is not enough for me to get to work and back...I could drive there and fill up in Redmond, but their gas is like 10 cents more then Issaquah.....So of course I have to go get gas before I can go to work.....Talk about a total pain in my ass and also one of my biggest pet peeves.....I hate having to fill up at 5.00am when I know that I am now going to be late to work...dont get me wrong Shawn is a wonderful husband and I am sure he didnt fill up on his way home, so he could be home in time for dinner and I can appreciate that.......$85.00 dollars and 15 min late to work...we had a full tank of gas.....

So I wanted to tell you a little bit about last night....its was just before bedtime and I was flipping on Music HD, and they had on a Kanye West special (he is a rap artist for those who don't know him)......The song Golddigger comes on and the girls go crazy....I knew they liked to dance, but man they love dancing to hip-hop. It was too cute...MJ was throwing her hands in the air (Copying the dancing on TV)...Kiara was running around skip dancing....Oh I wish I had the camera out...you all would have laughed your heads off......So I tried to get them to dance for the camera today....no such luck...here is a video of Kiara "Skip Dancing" today its pretty short but you get the idea, the feed isn't the greatest and I apologize if this doesn't work...I will do my best to get better at recording videos...(sorry its not uploaded as a video to play directly from the blog google video is not working right now)....

Kiara 'Skip Dancing'

So today has been pretty good....but I did notice a long pen mark on the arm of the couch....So I ask "Who wrote on the couch" to both of the girls and Kiara replies with "Kiara do that." She loves to talk in the 3rd person and she also loves to take the credit for everything good or bad.....its actually pretty funny. I talk to her about how we don't draw on the couch and I begin to clean it up....Well she persists to show me 4 other pen marks on the couch that "Kiara did".....I get her a rag with soap and she goes to town cleaning, not only the couch (which wipes clean "I love microfiber") but she wipes down everything in the living room from the trunk to the TV stand to the slider window....She totally cracks me up....addicted to cleaning.....Maybe she secretly makes messes so she can clean them up....

All in all today has been a good day.....off to make some dinner....

I can't see your headlights......

I hate to start off with a rant.....but....I was driving into work this morning, as you know I start @ 5.30am...I am driving on East Lake Sammamish (a two lane no passing road) and I notice a van coming up behind me....E Lake Sammamish is a busy road during the day, but when I go to work there is no traffic....well this van comes up behind me going pretty fast....we pass an electronic speed limit sign....43 mph my speed in a 35mpg zone....so the van backs off a little finally realizing that I am going faster then the speed limit.....so he hangs back for 5 min and then the guy is right on my tail....Let me just tell you....I seriously can not see his headlights in my rear view.....he was that close to me....all it would have taken was 1 deer to run out in front of me (deer are common this time of year) for him to rear end me....so we are traveling along, mind you I am going 45mph now.....and he is still right behind me......again I can not see his headlights, I could have been towing the guy.....I come up behind a minivan and I keep my distance, the usual 2 sec behind...and the guy behind me is still on my tail....So I finally tap my breaks....and you would think he would back off....NOPE...he rode my tail all the way to the light...I almost wish a deer would have ran out....I would have liked to see his little vehicle crash into the back to the Suburban....I guarantee his van would have more damage then the Burb......I mean seriously is it that hard to leave 2 sec in between yourself and the vehicle in front of you...and if you are in that big of a hurry why don't you just pass instead of riding my tail and risk causing and accident.....I just can't tell you how annoyed I was.....ugh...enough about that...

So right now....The girls are napping and I mean actually sleeping...usually Kiara will sleep during nap time...but Mikiah will sit in her crib and read to herself, talk to herself, and sing.....Which reminds me of something I wanted to mention...I secretly think Mikiah can really read...She comes up with words and sentences that Shawn and have never used...its amazing some of the things she says....she also know so many brands and brand names....(some of which I am sure she learned from TV).....she is just so smart....and articulate...

Lila is helping me write this entry as she makes her famous "Gassy Face" every few minutes....I love how she can be sound asleep cry out, make her gassy face and then be back asleep within seconds......too cute........its been a sunny day here.....and a productive one for me....I am still trying to figure out where my energy is coming from today being that its Monday and all....I have already made dinner Sausage and Spinach Manicotti, just need to bake it.....packed up the Easter Decorations (I know Easter was weeks ago)......done some laundry.....and I am about to do some dishes......but for now I am taking a break blogging and feeding my TV addiction....2 Y&Rs down and 1 October Road to go.....

....I guess I spoke too soon....Kiara is asking for me to come upstairs.....well I better see what she wants....it does crack me up that she knows there is a baby monitor and that we can hear her downstairs......she doesn't yell when she needs something....she just speaks out like she is having a regular conversation with you.....its pretty funny...I have two smarty pants for sure....I love how intelligent kids are....Well I am out....enjoy your evening...

OH Barney.....

Ok...so I don't mind watching educational shows with my girls, in fact I sometimes use them to get things done around the house....yes I too will stick my kids in front of the TV for an hour, so I can get things done.....When they were younger we did the Baby Einstein DVDs....Which I love....But now the girls really, really, I mean really like Barney......"I want to watch BARNEY!" is repeated over and over from the moment they wake up......I just don't get it......I mean he is a big purple dinosaur....with a girly voice.....that sings and dances around....don't get me wrong I like most of his messages......but all the songs get stuck in my head....the girls watched two episodes this morning......while Shawn read the paper and I flipped through the Sunday ads (one of my favorite Sunday morning rituals)....So anyway I am in the shower getting ready to go shopping and all of a sudden I notice that I am singing one of those catchy Barney songs.."the ants go marching 1 by 1 hurrah, hurrah...the ants go marching 2 by 2 hurrah, hurrah...and so on" ......I think we are going to have to take a Barney break....who am I kidding....I am sure we will be back watching an episode tomorrow morning....wonder what tune I will be singing in the shower tomorrow.....

We got all the girls out of the house today....it was nice.....and what a nice day here...sun shiny day.....we went on a little shopping trip....3 stores in 2 hours.....I just have to tell you..."I love Target"....I also love how we always manage to buy more then whats on the list....I guess that's life.....or maybe I am shopping with an incomplete list...who knows......

....back to the girls they were great....they actually listened and held daddy's hands as we quickly shopped around the store....I am always amazed at how grown up they are....pretty soon they will be asking for the car keys....and little Lila....she just slept the whole trip.....its getting late so I better wrap this up...

Here is a link to the latest pics....most are from today. Enjoy!

Girls April 07

.....just want to sign out with a "Happy Earth Day!".....Hope you all have changed out your light bulbs to CFL bulbs....

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee......

Oh how I love Saturday Mornings....Having my morning cup of coffee before the girls get up is some 'ME' time that I truly enjoy. The house is quiet, well except for the TV, Shawn usually has it on and flipped to ESPN from the moment he wakes up. I must admit I secretly enjoy Saturday morning SportsCenter in the background while I read the paper and drink my coffee....gotta keep up on the sports world. These days Saturday mornings have changed a bit, Shawn and I enjoy it with Lila too. She is definitely putting herself on a semi schedule, she eats before bed 9.30-11ish....and is usually up around 3.30am to eat and poop and then again at 7.00ish...and on this particular morning we got to enjoy some Mikiah time. She was up at 7.30 (Kiara and Mikiah usually sleep until 8ish) wanting daddy....She was so excited to come sit in bed with us, read the paper, and watch SportsCenter......aren't Saturday mornings great...

Today has been a low keyed one....I finally folded the massive pile of clean clothes that were overtaking our bedroom...it was at least 4 loads of laundry....and I hear the washer and dryer right now...so I am sure there will be more folding in the near future for me.....I know totally boring....but you know whats funny....I really enjoy folding the kids clothes....its totally strange, but true....their clothes are just so cute...

The question of the day is "What do you want for dinner?" I feel like I ask this at east 20 times a week....I am usually very good at meal planning during the week....but as usual, I don't have anything planned for tonight's dinner....Saturdays' dinners never get planned until the day of....and here it is 4:48 and I have no idea what I am going to make for dinner....let alone if we have anything to make....Well...I better go before I bore you into never reading my blog again....I am off to figure out what to do for dinner....looks like their may be takeout in our future!...Ohhh....just got a call from the Gecas' we are meeting them at XXX Root Beer....MMMM...burgers...

*M-I am thinking about you*

10 hours of Freedom....

Well...today is my long day at work.....10 hours with no kids and no mommy responsibilities...well except one, pumping every 3 hours. I love that my work has a mothers' room but I am not sure why they just can't call it that. The mothers' room here is called the Lactation Room, I mean that's literally what we do in the room, but jeez can we come up with a better name....we also have to schedule our time through Outlook......so we don't double book the room.....Thank god for private appointments in Outlook....if we didn't have them then everyone that looks at my calender would see that I have meetings in the Lactation room at 8.30, 11.30 and 2.30....they may even begin to think I am spending more time in there then working....


Back to my freedom...its nice being at work and having adult conversations.....gossiping about celebs and TV shows...talking about weekend plans and upcoming trips.......it keeps me sane.....its nice to hear "Kaelee" as opposed to "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy" all day...sorry that didn't come out right....what I am trying to say is that I like being able to be me......and I wear many hats...wife, mom, daughter, friend, Co-worker, etc....and its nice to get away from the kids...it makes coming home that much more rewarding....seeing those beautiful kids waiting and waving from the sliding glass door as you pull up....so excited to see you....or in my case they want to know what you brought them from Starbucks (I pick up coffee drinks on my long Fridays for my mother and me)....... it feels good to be missed....and I love that I get to experience that on these long work days....

So today is just breezing by...hope Grandma Paula is doing well...more importantly I hope the twins haven't given her too much trouble....although I am sure she won't have a problem since my kids listen to her better then me...they behave better for her too...they always have....I bet they listen to her so she will continue to bring cookies over.....Hmmm they may be on to something...I always knew they were smarter then most 2.5 year old kids...

Well I gotta run...lunch break is over.....check in with you later.....

Dinner Time Chaos......

Well I thought I would start with some dinner time moments from yesterday....It seems that getting dinner on the table is one of my greatest challenges since having Lila....Something you should know about me...I LOVE to cook and making food is one of the ways I relax and express what little creative energy......Well anyway my own selfishness gets in the way at dinner time these days....In my mind I feel I should be able to cook w/o interruptions, everything should go smoothly, girls will be angels, with dinner arriving at the table on time (Most of the time)....not the case these days....dinner time has become a big frustration due to my high expectations of the way it should be....I know, I know I need to lower my expectations and I am working on that....another thing you should know....Kiara and Mikiah love to help at dinner time they enjoy sitting on the counter and watching me cook....recently I have started to let them do more, they get items out of the pantry and the fridge for me...they love being able to help. Well now they insist that they want to do more, stirring, mixing, tasting and touching everything are their new favorite things to do while sitting on the counter..

....back to yesterday....We started dinner at 5.20pm and should have been done by 6.00pm.....a simple pasta dish.....It started by letting the girls pour marinara into the pot, lets just say we had to wipe the counter down when they were done pouring (I know I know they are only 2.5, but hey it helps them learn and I was ok with cleaning up the mess).....we got everything on the stove and I felt we are going to be eating on time and then of course Lila starts crying.....she wants to be fed (she is going through her 6 week growth spurt and wants to eat all the time)...so I get dinner to a spot where it can just simmer....I get the girls off the counter and this wasn't easy as neither of them wanted down so the screaming, kicking and whining began....which I ignored and sat down to feed Lila....during her feeding I had the pleasant background noise of "I want back on the counter"...."I want to watch cooking"...."Now Mommy!!!"...."Put Lila down!" and so on....I put Lila down after her feeding, she had dozed off, Yeah....So I am still thinking we can do this and we will only be a little late.....I put MJ back on the counter and Kiara had pushed the dog food bin up to the counter and was standing on it to help....it was going pretty well until Lila started crying...she loves to be held so I picked her up and by the time I came back to the kitchen, Kiara had pushed the dog food bin against the stove and counter...way to close to the cooking that was going on....So I told her she was too close and pushed it back to where it was and she exploded....screaming "No mommy, No mommy"....talk about attitude...Try to explain to your toddler about hot stoves when they are screaming at the top of their lungs...."Deep breath" was all I was thinking "Take a deep breath"....I finally got her to calm down and tried to explain in my best Toddlerese (Tot language) that the stove was no place for her to be....she finally agreed...of course this took another 10 min...I finally had her do something else to make her feel included...set the table...she was happy to do that...So I look at the clock while holding Lila and trying to finish dinner....6.20pm....Yeah is what I was thinking...Shawn will be home soon to take Lila off my hands and I will finish dinner....(he had thought he would be home at 6.00pm and he is usual a little late)....I check the computer and he is still on IM...Crap he is not on his way home, no rescue for this mom...I ping him...he will try to hurry home...I look back at the stove and Kiara is there again, standing on the dog food container...UGH!...Atleast this time she listens when I tell her that we need to move her back away from the stove....So anyway I am about to put Lila in the baby carrier to finish dinner...and I look down at her and she has drifted off from all the movement...I quickly lay her down...realizing I am sure she will be up as soon as I lay her down....I dart into the kitchen and make a mad dash to finish dinner....So after a few meltdowns by the twins, some crying and neediness from Lila...it was time for dinner....lets just say....I was holding Lila (she again was awake and crying, not wanting to swing or sit in her papasan chair, just wanting mom) eating dinner with the girls the clock read 6.45 and Shawn still wasn't home....

You are probably thinking some of the madness could have been avoided....and your right.....I could try to keep my kids out of the kitchen when I cook....I know this, but its a way for them to learn and they look forward to it.....and I do have the patience for their 'Messes' and 'Helping'......What I don't have patience for is the wining, crying, and big girl attitude that comes from both of them when they dont want to listen.......its a daily battle and the saga continues........

So my lesson for today is have to have more patience and lower my expectations at dinner time......We will have to see how tonights dinner goes.....although I will have some relief...Grandma Paula will be here soon to babysit....Tomorrow is my 10 hour work day....I can't tell you how I sometimes look forward to being away from the craziness of home and kids on those days...I sure hope Grandma Paula doesn't quit after tomorrow....It will be her 1st time alone with all three....

Today is a good day....

Indeed today is a good day.....day number 2 back at work was good and so was my morning with the girls...not too much craziness.....In fact all three girls are napping right now, well I should say resting as I can hear the twins upstairs chatting and arguing back and forth. They never cease to crack me up during their nap time they either argue before they fall asleep or when they wake up....either way it's pretty darn funny.......regular old comedy hour.....both of them think they are right, but the hilarious part about all of it is that half the time I don't even know what they are arguing about must be all that twin talk...I swear they totally have their own language...Anyway...in the end their nap time is allowing me a brief moment to myself and MTVHD (I am in love with HD TV).....I am sure Lila will be up and ready to eat within the next 1/2 hour.....There are tons of things I could be doing right now around the house, like picking up the toys in the living room, folding laundry, and cleaning the kitchen, but I am not, I am going to sit here for the next 1/2 hour and relax.....

Back to the good day...I FINALLY got my new shoes today. I had ordered them online some time ago, then had delivery issues, website stated delivered to my house, when in fact I never received them...worked with customer service to have another pair shipped and wouldn't you know it they were on back order until mid May....so I said *fine* order them with signature required....I really liked and wanted these shoes......then randomly the original order finally showed up.....it was like the clouds cleared and there were rays of sunshine.....I opened the box and immediately fell in love with them....I tried them on...and was quickly deflated...they were too big.......I decided to forget the Internet and called the store to exchange them, they said they had the correct size, yeah!! Shawn went to pick them up for me and they were the correct size but the wrong style.....not sure how they got that mixed up considering I gave them every number off the box......and of course they didn't have the style of shoe I wanted....I will give them props though because they did find another store that had them....so finally today I received my new shoes....and they fit perfect!! A good shoe is sometimes worth all the hassle.....I can not wait to wear them out on the town....not sure when that will be considering it has been 6 weeks since having Lila and I still can not fit back into most of my clothes...and I refuse to buy a bigger size jean.....I will continue to try to squeeze into the ones I have, they are just a big tight....hopefully soon...

Of course just as I get going I am needed by one of my daughters.....Lila says its feeding time. I am off to nurse her.....and then by the time I am done it will be time to get the twins up from nap and start the afternoon routine.....As you can see never much time to sit and do nothing.....

Finally started......

After talking and talking about it I have finally started my blog......I invite you into the life of a mother of 3 kids under 3. Life around our house can get pretty hectic and most of the time chaotic so I can't promise that I will blog everyday but I sure will try. I plan to keep it fresh while keeping it real, no sugar coating here. So with that blogged, I hope you enjoy visiting and catching up on our lives.