I got the crib bedding unpacked and found out its not only ruined, its missing pieces. I am so upset. I found another set on Ebay, so I am bidding on that but by the time I am done with the purchase of this one and the previous one, I could have simply bought it new at BBRU.  Im pretty upset because I wanted a set that would work for Em and Bean.. and this did this. I even bought paint to MATCH the sets. Ems is in wonderful condition, but it was missing some of the items. And then I buy this set and its just .. GAHH..

Well the moral of the story is.. it sucks and I shouldnt have tried to deal with it at 9pm with 5 sick kids in the house and in my 9th month of pregnancy.

Had Nates IEP meeting today which did not go as well as I thought it would. Well some of it was fine, some good, some great news.. others just frustrates me to hell.

His overall IQ has not changed, but his skill levels have increased a full grade in the last 3 years. This is wonderful news, hes still learning and what Im pushing for is worth it.  I had to fight to keep PT, which I think is hilarious that they want to drop. Seriously, because he can walk up and down stairs with a helmet hes all ready to enter the big world? Um, NO. She actually said she didnt think seeing him for 30mins a week would make his life different. Then maybe you should see him MORE than 30 and not LESS. Ya, I kept her on consult and I am going to call his dr and get an outside eval done again. Its that time and its needed.

He is doing well in an OT standpoint, but again they are only doing how it effects his school. Not that he can not manipulate a button to do his own shirts. They talked about living skills but do not see how the basics are missing in order to gain those skills.  His speech is great and she had some great ideas on new goals. His educational aspect is going great, although now they are putting OT into that. IDK, just want to bang my head on the wall. Its the first time I ever had to tell a school I was NOT comfortable with a discontinuation of services. I felt like teh PT saw it as a waste of her time, like she could be better off with another student. Like Nate was ok enough that it was fine to let him fall flat on his face. Oh he did that this morning.

Other than this.. Em, Noah and now Nate are all home sick still. Jack went to school. Im heading back to bed for a lil while since I was up late and early.  IM hungry but more exhausted. Thinking I need some rest so I can gain back the energy I wasted walking up and down 3 flights of stairs at the school TWICE.

Current Mood: Angry

So many things have had me off track the last year. I havent been blogging at all which leads to a lack of thoughts spilling out of my head and more piling up in my head.  Im on my Fb more than here.. but I can post to that from my phone. Simple blurbs work better sometimes.

Currently: Kids are sick. We took Noah to the ER and its the flu. Hes doing ok and she said we are managing it well, doing everything fine. Im worried about his weight because hes already so thin, but she said hes hydrated and stuff. Em is on the med up, Jack seems over it.. Nate is still down for the count and then Matthew is on the way out. JD was not touched, and I had something but seem to be better. Doug is filled with nasty germs and I made him wear a mask. :-0 Evil, I know.. but can you imagine the flu at 8.5 mths pregnant? Seriously..

The past.. JD is doing great in school. Culinary is really taking his mind and creativity for a ride.  Jack and Em are the top of the class, doing 1st grade work and teaching the other kids. Ya, WTH! I did not know it was my kids job to do the teachers job. We need to move, they need a better education. It should not be a bad thing that the kids are taught afterschool. Jack is mastering his flashcards and they have mastered word families.  Nate is graduating 8th grade. And Noah is doing great. Struggling with some Math work but we are working on it.

Oh the whole baby thing.. Well things are coming to a close and Bean will be here soon. I havent gotten ONE thing finished for her. The crib is up but no bedding on it. The side sleeper is in the box. The diapers are half washed, wipe warmer not plugged in.. bottles not washed, pump not delivered. Clothing is half washed here and there. Seriously, the room is a mess because the walls have to be painted still. Im so freaking behind.

The twins bday is next week.. they will be SIX! Ya, holy cow!  Jack is getting his controller and game. Em is getting a rocking chair, a waldorf doll and a custom art case. Funny part is she was asking for one the other day, and hers was made last month!  Nate got his presents already and Doug got a TicketyBu he uses all the time.

Mentioning TicketyBu.. here is the 3 kidlets with all the Tb in the house after a bath. The 3 little ones, Doug, and I all have our own TB.. the bigger boys will get ones after the holidays when I can do a custom order for them.

My life has been drastically changed by the purchase of a Keurig coffee maker. We use it for tea of course. I can have a cup of perfectly brewed tea in moments.  One cup at a time without heating anything that would scold a kid.  Yes, its a great thing. We are going to order 2 more KCups so each of us can have one of our own.. since the 3 of us all brew different tea back to back we are wasting tea.

We had to put the van in the shop to get a new engine, Doug seems to have not listened to me once again and blew the pistons on it. This in turn blew the radiator and left him without a vehicle. Now the truck has to go in, some routine maintenance and some just not acting right after he drove it for 1.5 weeks.

Did I mention contractions are no fun? Ouch Bean.. give momma a break!

Dougs dad went out of town, again. He will miss the kids bdays but thats no big deal, he didnt even do presents for them but DAMN if S&A were missed out on. Seriously, its why I havent been over there in a long time. Just cant deal with favoritism.

Jacks court date is the 30th. We have to go after the woman who hit him. I have his shoes and the hospital bills. I have photos and the damage she did to him. I also have photos of her driving without a license or insurance AFTER she hit Jack. Ya.. so not happy at all.

Well thats that.. Tomorrow I need to go to Nates IEp meeting and see if I can get my desk cleaned off, my book case empty and maybe get the bedding on the crib! LOL Im going to have 3 kids home so it wont be fun or easy. I do get to snuggle a lot so can I complain?

I registered. Now I can be left alone. I guess it was a good thing, I found the et I want for Bean.. now to afford it all. Its going to be a long road.. I am going to sell my Vera to pay for it I suppose, I dont mind.

Another mental note..

• Dewberry – Sparrows
• Heather Bailey- Ditty Bud Rose
• Henderson – Apple Dots
• Alexander Henry- Apple Pears

There are colors at TIG that I love and would like to have some yarn in.. so these are ones I am on the look out for.

Adara, Alice, Elsbeth, Florry, Kate, Meg, Megan, Nora, Quinn, Rory, Tara, Teague, Tierney

I also like her Georgia Peach, Alchemy and Sea Anemone

Sadly to get all the non limited in the amounts I would need would be around 700$+.. so thats not going to happen. But if I can find something knitted in it, then I am just as good.

Goals today:

• Clean off desk
• Get some rest
• Get Afterschool papers ready for twins
• Find a place to put my scentsy stuff
• Go through all the notes I have and write things down where they need to be
• Get Noahs work all done and ready to head back to school tomorrow
• Eat something, that would be nice.
• Make a list of numbers I need to learn and post it on my wall
• Find all the papers I need for friday
• Maybe get my glucose test done??  OOPS

in other news, Im lightheaded and dizzy and ready to sleep. I need rest but dang, its already Tuesday and the week is passing me by.

Im shivering cold, yet Im burning up. I am simply freezing. No way around it. My head hurts, my neck hurts, my throat hurts. Heck, all of me hurts. I have my first cold of the damn season.

Doug and I went out to eat this past weekend to visit an old friend. We found out he worked at the newer Adobo Grill in Yorktown, so we headed out to surprise him. It was a very wonderful meal, actually, it was perfect. The best guacamole ever, made table side. Everything was incredible and we will go back again. Although on a different night so Doug can have a margaritia without spending almost 9$, even if it was the best one he ever had!

In other news, nothing else is going on. Well ok, Emaly has started a new system with me to work on her sight words. She worked on her colors today with me, reading the words not identifying the colors.. she did well. 2 hours of work was a lot to ask of her, and I got more tired of it than her.

Nate is Nate, causing more drama at home.  Matthew is pushing limits he just does not understand are in place for a damn reason. NO GUESTS past midnight on school nights. Not unreasonable, yet he constantly challenges this rule. I don’t give a damn if they are quiet, its my rule and its enforced or no friends in the house at all. Pretty simple.

JD is in his second series of classes at LeCordonBleu, which is awesome. He missed only one day last series for a court date he had to attend after he was in an accident. I think he did well, and Im proud he is showing as much enthusiasm now as he did in August.

Doug is going back to work during the day, making it home to pick up the kids since I still do not feel safe driving alone. Heck, I drive for 5 mins and hand the keys over to Doug.

Today I got 2 diapers in the mail and 2 wool covers for Bean. Love the diapers, she put snaps on them for me even! The covers are a funny story. I paid all of 11$ for the covers, which I once paid more than 45$ for over 5 years ago. When I had the twins I bought a cover new, and they were rare and hard to find. Odd how this works. I sold that cover when the twins outgrew it and got like 60$ for it. Now I am buying them used and paying pennies for them. Weirdness.  I wont complain.

Stacy got my box today for her lil Sam. I am happy about that. She deserves so much. I think it was funny that she said I sent her a stash of diapers, yet I have 4 huge drawers of diapers for Bean. I just wish I could find the twins stash. It would really mean so much to me to find all my old Calico baby diapers, they are still by far my favorite all in ones ever. I have never found any like them. I just simply love them. Heres to hoping I can get my mom to help me look in her basement for them soon.

Ok.. Im heading to bed. Im tired and cranky and in pain.

Scent of the moment : Scentsy Wasabi Ginger. This replaced Fresh Cut Roses by Yankee Candle. Doug asked me if I was making margaritas.. how funny.  I love this scent, its one of my favorites so far.