Monthly Archives: April 2008

A Day at the Ball Game

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The boys and Alice had school today, so Trey and I got some good book reading and hanging out time. Did the lunch and nap thing and when Alice came home from school we went to the high school fastpitch game. The kids entertained themselves running up and down the hill, rolling down the hill, making friends….and I actually got to kinda watch the game for the first time in a long time. We may even go to the game this afternoon!

Itching Like Mad

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I think I am going to go nuts…apparently when we were busy working out in the garden the bugs were busy chewing away at us. As you can see from these grotesque pictures of my legs, I got the worst of it. I guess that was my fault…wearing shorts and kneeling by the raised beds weeding. The bites are truly ugly but the worst part is BOY OH BOY do they itch!

Got a home remedy? I’m all ears….well, all ears and bug bites!

Green Thumbs R Us

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Yesterday the boys had a birthday party to go to, it was perfect and relaxed. The boys did a couple crafts but their favorite part by far was playing out in their friend’s yard. They liked the cake, too, of course.
Came home and the boys played some more in the yard while we worked out in the garden. Mary and I fixed the fence so it stood up the whole 6 feet (to keep the deer out) and made an actual door. It’s great if I do say so myself. Dee mowed in between the rows of the garden and Mary and I did some weeding in the beds. We’re almost ready to plant!
The picture of Carlos is funny because of the white board he’s carrying. Believe it or not, that’s his very favorite toy to play with in the yard. He carries it around absolutely everywhere he goes.
Today Dee went to work with some help from Scott, that was great for her! She’s dead tired and can’t wait for the job to be finished but Scotty coming to lend a hand was perfect.
While Dee was working, I took the boys and Abbie down to the beach. The boys were eager to look for crabs and I stayed busy throwing tennis balls for Abbie to chase. Tonight she’s a sore puppy but you can tell by the pictures she’s the happiest dog in the world when she’s down at the beach.
Trey had his preschool open house and he can’t wait until school starts. It’s held at St. Barnabus church and the minute he saw the building he said “I’m going to school in a castle!” He was sold.
Back to the grind tomorrow….

Fun in the Sun

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Started the day with pirate tattoos for all, worked it out at aikido then headed to Bremerton to play at a new park. We were just tired of all the same parks, and all it took to change it up was a short ride in the car. The kids went nuts, played for 2 hours and I had to drag them out kicking and screaming. We were lucky enough to have my friend, Robb, stop in and hang out too. What a treat!
Surprisingly enough, after the playground the kids wanted to go to Fred Meyer. They love that place. I love it, too, since I get to shop in peace for an hour while the kids all play.
Dee met up with us, Alice and Mary, too, at Bella Luna for some yummy pizza! All in all a very good day.

Kiss Attack!

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Trey and I bombarded Carlos and planted a million kisses on him. Looks like he hated it, right? Great picture!
Carlos has been doing lots of art these days, and he just learned how to write “Dee” and his “K” looks like an “X” but that’s ok. He signs his name and writes ours. It’s sweet. The first picture is me and Dee and a bumble bee, the second a raging mad T-Rex!
Abbie got a new dog bed, she’s a happy dog. Seriously fat, but happy. Maybe if everyone who walked by and the mailman stopped giving her treats she could lose some weight.

OUCH! That Hurt

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What a day! We dropped Levi and Carlos at school and went to KiDiMu this morning. They had a special talk on airplanes with a pilot and flight attendant. The kids liked that. They did some recycled art and we headed off to pick up the big boys and drop Alice at her school.
Got a call this afternoon from Baby X’s foster parents and they are back from their trip. So, they came and picked him up. It worked out well since it’s laundry day and all and it only took me a short time to get him all packed up. They were very excited to see him. It was interesting, and flattering, though when he reached out to me and wanted me to hold him over his foster mom. The baby’s been with us for 3 1/2 weeks so it only makes sense that he got bonded. He will be missed, I loved his goofy grin, but it’s a relief as well as the timing is just bad to have an extra baby.
Took Levi into the doctor’s to figure out why he is scratching the bejesus out of his back. Apparently this winter weather just has the poor boy’s skin seriously dry. So, he got a prescription for some allergy meds and wait, that wasn’t it…the doctor thought it would be good to get a couple of his shots out of the way. Lucky Carlos, who just had to come along to be with Mama K…he got a shot, too. I’m guessing next time he’ll choose to stay at home. It was awful but at least it’s out of the way.
Looking forward to tomorrow, some time alone with Trey in the morning then it’s off to Silverdale for the longest day of our week. A fun one, though!

Happy Earth Day

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Here’s a not so often view of our house…thanks Minda! They caught me on a “just mowed” day so the field is looking nice. It’s a tad overgrown at this point, it’s been a few weeks since we got out there and took care of business. I actually tried yesterday, but the dang mower had a dead battery again and I wasn’t about to push mow 5 acres. In the top right of the picture you can actually see our garden and at the bottom is the path down to the beach, sweet.
It’s Earth Day and we are planning on making some painted ladybug rocks and recycled toothbrush bracelets with the boys. We’ll see how it actually turns out, but I have high hopes! The guys always like a project and it’s been awhile since we painted rocks. Always a hit.
Dee’s still working crazy-long hours, leaving the house early, coming home for a quick bite to eat and heading back out for a couple hours. The boys don’t understand it but it’s only for a couple more weeks. Poor Dee!
Levi’s going in to a doctor’s appt today because he’s been itching and itching and itching his whole body. With his asthma, I’m guessing he’s got some allergy going on so I also set up an allery panel to be done on him in May. That should be a fun day for sure. Hoping the doctor’s appt today can at least get him some relief and then we’ll deal with the cause. The odd part about it is that we haven’t changed laundry soap, regular soap or our diets…not sure what’s causing it.

Snow in April?

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Started the day out lazy, Dee finished up her book and Trey played with Baby X. I ran to the store with Carlos and Levi slept in. When Carlos and I got home it started to hail, a LOT and for about 10 minutes. Then it turned to snow, for almost an hour. It was wet, and not a ton of it but the boys had fun playing outside and catching it on their tongues. Came in and warmed up in a steaming bath. Like Carlos’ new necklace? Twenty five cents at Safeway and he won’t take it off.
Trey went down for a nap while met up with Mary and Alice with the big boys to see Nim’s Island. It was good, a couple of scary parts but it had adventure, action and silly animals and all that a boy could want out of a movie.
The boys are now off to Godma Ann’s for pizza dinner and chocolate chip cookie making! Dee and I are getting spoiled…two nights in a row with only Baby X to deal with? Tomorrow will be back to normal, it’s a 7 kid day for me.


Howling at the Full Moon

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The boys have been CRAZY today…I think it’s because of the full moon. Plus, Dee was still home at breakfast time this morning so it wasn’t our usual routine. She left for work and they went wild. We did some art, made some thank you cards and ran a couple of errands. Then they got to go to a friend’s birthday party at the gymnastics room and they loved that. Lots of swinging and running and tumbling and jumping.

Dee got home, we changed clothes, fed Baby X and headed out to drop the boys at Saturday Club. We LOVE this 5 hour break once a month! Dee and I took Baby X and headed to Silverdale to do some shopping for Levi and Carlos’ upcoming birthdays. Found some great stuff, so much easier to shop when they weren’t there. No more lies that what we buy is for their cousin, Luca. Eventually they are going to catch on to that lie.

This little video is Carlos coming in to give a goodnight hug. No sweet little peck on the cheek for our boys, it’s a running, sprawling, jumping hug. That’s just how we roll here!