Monthly Archives: August 2007

August 2, 2007 (pt 2)

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The big kids were up from nap and hanging out on the front porch this afternoon waiting for Trey to wake up so we could go out and play on the bounce house. Well, I’m sitting here try to pick out stories for the cd compilation (see previous post) and in run Levi, Carlos and Alice all SCREAMING and freaking out. Apparently there is a wasps nest in the side of our house…and they had disturbed it and all got stung. Dee ran around front and I got the kids into the kitchen, stripped them down and started taking stingers out of them. They were all hysterical and crying and telling me how mean the bees are and wanting to be hugged (which I can’t do until I get stingers out and clothes off and am sure they are bee-free). I kept trying to reassure them that we’d make it all better…but it was hellish. Poor babies. We got all the stingers out, ice and baking soda paste on the stings and a dose each of Benadryl and Tylenol. Carlos ended up getting stung TEN times, Levi twice and Alice and Dee each once. NOT FUN! They were all fine, no allergic reactions…shocking with Carlos getting stung so many times and Levi being asthmatic and so sensitive to all bug bites. Alice had lots of drama, they all did but she took the cake, but this was her very first bee sting and it hurt.

After all had calmed down and everyone was medicated and redressed and calm, we hung out inside while “Mama Dee the bee killer” took care of the nest. The kids were fascinated with her spraying and felt better knowing the bees were no longer going to be there. Poor Alice, she had calmed down about the sting but when Mary came in, she was hysterical…you know that feeling when you think you are ok and then you see your mom and you just lose it!? That was Alice today. She pulled it together and the kids all told Mary all about the bee experience and then we took them outside while Dee made dinner and Mary and I weeded the garden.

The rest of the evening was, thank God, uneventful. Hoping the boys all sleep well tonight and wake up and forget about the bees. Not going to happen, but a mama can dream.

August 2, 2007

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Take a close look at these sweet faces then read….how can you say no?!

Ok, so the boys have been loving books on cd lately and we listen to the same 3 books over and over again in the car. We have having a tough time finding preschool age (attention span) books on cd and I am going mad listening to the same stories repeatedly.
So, I’m hoping I can do even better than random books on cd for them. I’m hoping that our friends/family will be willing to help us out by recording a story or two for the boys. I will compile the stories we get and then we will have lots to listen to. If you have a microphone on the computer and know how to do it…super cool. If you need help, we can set up a time to do a recording here. It’s something that won’t take long, is easy and will be treasured for years to come.

Let me know if you are willing to help us out! Also, if you have kids and want a copy, I’m more than willing to make more.

Thanks!

Kendra

August 1, 2007

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If you haven’t guessed…this is Carlos with the infamous “B” and Julia, and the ladies at the speech office. The last is Carlos just 5 minutes after we left speech, he was sound asleep the minute he got buckled in the carseat. With this exhaustion you would assume that Carlos worked hard at speech…you would be WRONG. He is getting better but still being his stubborn self and refusing to work. This boy is going to turn us grey!
He was sweet, though, in the car going to speech. He was talking about being excited to see B again and when I asked him about speech, B and Julia he said, “I do like Julia. I do love B and I talk….sssssss-nake”
Carlos is such a mama’s boy and rarely opens up to others. He’s tough when he first meets people, but he eventually warms up and shows his ultra-sweet side. He’s just so passionate and his emotions are all extreme. I honestly don’t know how B won him over the first time she saw him, I was awestruck but for Carlos it was love at first sight….

July 31, 2007

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Patti and Jeanie got a new puppy! She doesn’t have a name yet, but we got to meet her tonight. Levi and Carlos let her climb all over them and they giggled and giggled. Levi loved when she would lick his face and even thought it was funny when she nipped at his nose. She knocked Carlos over!

Tomorrow is speech….fingers crossed that Carlos will pull it together and get over his depression about “B” leaving and do some work for Julia. Apparently “B” will be there doing some paperwork and Carlos asked if we can take a picture together, so we’ll see!