Weekend questions

I have a migraine, so I'm keeping it simple.  
Random questions based upon the weekend only. 

1.  How often do you change the kids' sheets?  Do you have a set day?  
2.  How often do you change your own sheets?  
3.  Do you/family attend church?
4.  Do you cook a big breakfast?
5.  Do you rest or clean?


My answers

1.  How often do you change the kids' sheets?  Do you have a set day?  It's either Saturday or Sunday every single week.  If the kids have a bath on Saturday the sheets get  changed out on Saturdays, if their bath is on Sunday, they get changed Sunday

2.  How often do you change your own sheets?  When I think about it, probably every two weeks.

3.  Do you/family attend church?  No, but I keep telling myself I'm going to start.
4.  Do you cook a big breakfast?  If hubby lets me.  I am huge fan of breakfast, he would rather eat a bowl of cereal.  Booooring.  
 
5.  Do you rest or clean?  Varies from week to week.  If I save the cleaning for the weekend, then Cody helps (score).  If not, we play with the kids and stay in comfy clothes/pjs all day. 

Weekend sleeping arrangements

I am not one of those cool parents that lets their kiddos stay up late on the weekends or eat junk all day long.  No, I am not.  We pretty much stick to our routine of naps and family dinners.  If we have plans that interfere with naps, it's ok at this point to allow them to skip the naps, but it can't be both days or the fighting and whining increases.   

So instead, we allow them to sleep in the same room for a night or two on the weekends.  If they have had a rough day then the sleepover may not happen until the next night or weekend. 

Do you think this is a fair compromise?  Do you do anything different on the weekends with your kiddos?   

Friday Night Leftovers - Catch up

• This week has been about catching up and getting back on a schedule after being out of town for a week.  
• Christmas decorations have been taken down and now the house is clean, but not as cheery as all those pretty decorations.  
• We got a new flat screen tv, which then required a new entertainment, and both look awesome.  
• The kiddos are not allowed to have very many toys in the living room to prevent any damage to the tv.  This has been an adjustment for them.  As they want to bring toys to every single room of the house. 
• I finished the "Help" this week, and it was a great, great read.  
• I worked out from home twice this week and hope to get back to the gym some time soon, but if not, I'm ok with doing it at home.  
• The kiddos got six new games this year for Christmas and we have played games every single day.  
• I want our fish to die. (I know this is wrong)
• I'm seriously depressed that we have not had but a dusting of snow so far.  Both Addy and Eligh received new snow boots, and for what?  
• Tonight the kiddos are spending the night at a friend's house, she is nuts.  She will have six kids ages seven to three at her house.  Three boys, three girls.  

To see how others are catching up this week check out our host, Danifred.  

Shock treatment

Tuesday morning I headed out early for an hour and a half drive to meet a neurologist I never met and have a nerve conduction test completed (nearly three weeks since first requested). 

Arrive to the massive multi-story building. 

Look at list of names on the board trying to figure out which floor this doctor was on. 

Third. 

Elevator up.

Instantly see a large waiting room for neurology. 

Check in. 

Take out the Nook, read a chapter before being called back. 

Meet friendly tech. 

She explains the procedure. 

"It sounds much worse than it is.  First, you'll be hooked up to these little patches, and I'll send shocks through your right arm and leg to check response time.  Then, the doctor will come in and she will take a tiny needle and insert it into various parts of your limbs to listen to your nerves.  Again, it sounds much worse than it is."  

Wrong!

Tech leaves so I can put on gown that is four times too large. 

Chatter about nonsense and then she mentions working at the military post (where we live) years ago and a soldier telling her he was commando and she had no idea what that meant and was extremely embarrassed.  (Umm...I thought I was keeping this gown on, why did I wear a thong today?  Please don't get embarrassed). 

The tech starts on the arm, measures and marks up my arm, and hooks up the stickers and checks each location three times with increasing shocks.  Not fun at all.  The hand one hurt like hell.  Legs weren't as bad, even though she said it would be. 

Tech leaves. 

Doctor comes in, sticks my arm with needle, has me push my arm up against hers (with the needle in me).  Then, the leg.  I think she stuck the one in my thigh too far because it felt like I was getting a flu shot. 


All of this for the doctor to tell me that I indeed have carpal tunnel in my wrist which can be treated with one of three options:  brace, shot, or surgery.  This explains the wrist/arm/hand tingling. 

Feet tingling, though, has no explanation as the nerves for all of that were great. 

Now, I wait for a call from the regular doctor to see what is next.  Real tired of all of this. 

The red gift continuation

I mentioned this week that a certain someone received a handmade gift from grandpa, and now I'll share with you all it's awesomeness.

If any of you remember, my dad made Addy a dollhouse for her third birthday, and is very crafty.

Eligh asked grandpa for one thing this year over and over again:  a red barn for his horses.  I had an idea of what I wanted my dad to make based on something I saw.  The picture I took of it was small and hard to view.  My dad, though, was able to create more than I could have ever imagined.

Solid wood color - daddy wanted to paint it himself, and Eligh would not stop asking for it be painted 

Inside - all doors swing open and have wooden made troughs to feed the horses 

One side of the outside - color is from the same paint can that painted the real barn on my parent's farm

Christmas explosion 2011 part two

These pictures are some of my favorites of the kids celebrating Christmas with my family (a total of 9 grandchildren, and 10 adults).  

Christmas morning before the madness 

Just love this picture 

A gun, a gun!!!

The one gift she wanted from Grandma - Lite Sprites 

Trying out the new tractor hat 

Practicing her picture taking skills 

Shocked 

Now, I don't have to steal Addy's 

Grandma and Grandpa with their hand made bear and NINE grandchildren 

The WORST gift received 

2011 Review

Stealing this from Rebecca

• Moved twice, yes, twice in one year
• Moved the twins to twin beds (easier than thought)
• Landed poop on my leg (learned my lesson)
• Left the twins home with dad for a weekend
• Visited a chiropractor 
• Started my masters degree
• Purchased a treadmill
• All the kiddos visited the eye doctor
• Kinsley had her first hair cut
• Tried and enjoyed Zumba
• Potty trained the twins, as in no diapers ever 
• Addy turned four
• A princess tea party show with Addy
• Purchased a Nook 
• Went to more than one movie by myself 
• Addy tried out t-ball 
• Finally said good bye to blonde hair
• Witnessed Cody as acting color guard
• Took all three kiddos to the movies
• Visited an indoor water park 
• Let Addy stay with the grandparents for a long five days
• Kinsley graduated to a 12 inch bike
• Kiddos fished for the first time 
• Addy jumps into pools (with a vest) and holds her nose
• Addy started prek
• Twins turned three
• We purchased fish
• Addy started dance
• Kinsley started and stopped dance class 
• Became an auntie for the sixth time
• Had a mole removed (benign)
• Welcomed Paws to the family
• Eligh played basketball
• Received my first filling 
• Field trip to the pumpkin farm with Addy
• Decorated a gingerbread house

Overall this year was much better than past years, especially having my family together for the entire year.  It really doesn't get better than that, does it?