Hiatus....

Hello all. So yes, I have been on a hiatus from the blog. I think it had a whole lot to do with being pregnant. Now that I am almost 3 months I seem to be getting some zip back. I have to say this baby has been high maintenance already without even close to being born!! I have had trouble sleeping and then felt so tired that I felt about dead!! I had to have an ultrasound due to some bleeding issues and they could not find the baby's hearbeat when I was in yesterday so they had to do the ultrasound thing again quick to see the baby and the quickly beating heart. Not sure why they could not find it, never really had that issue with the boys. Let's hope the rocky start means a very smooth ending! I am guessing pregnancy 5 years later will be a bit more difficult than the first maybe. Also I was not chasing around a 2 and 4 year old back then either!

I got a nice point and shoot camera for Christmas that I can carry around in my purse so I am hoping to get a few more pictures because I have been bad about taking any lately. Have not used the video camera a lot lately either, which I need to do especially since the boys are at such cute stages right now. Case is just as cute as can be. Corbin has turned in the grown up already. He can be very serious and a little bit sarcastic too. (Imaging that!)

I hope to get on the blogging gig again and will try to focus on putting some time and energy into keeping up. More to come, I am being summoned to read to Roo.

the little guys....

So last week, Corbin had an accident at school and went potty in his pants. This was strange to me as he did not have any problems the whole semester last winter. His teacher told me he was standing by the table and all of sudden he went. He leaned over to her and said, "You forgot to take me to the bathroom." She leaned back over to him and said, "You forgot to tell me you had to go!" He got a progress report from school and got mostly "1's" but he did get a few "2's" which means needs work. She told me he could not tell them his last name. I found this quite odd. He had been telling me his name is Corbin Jayce Cnossen for probably about a year now. The only thing I can think of is we did not tell him specifically that Cnossen was the last name?!?!?! He also could only count to 5 for them they said, which again he usually counts to 12 for me. My mom said he would only count to 8 for them this last weekend. He is very much the type of kid that if he is not in the mood to do something....HE DOESN'T!!! Yes, he gets that from his parents....kind of like I needed to go back to work tonight and I decided to be a rebel and not do it!!! I will pay for that tomorrow, I am sure! Case has been so funny lately, he tells me everyone is a "naughty boy" or "nice boy". I think we are talking about Santa too much lately. Speaking of Holiday's, we do have some pictures from Halloween, but I have not uploaded them yet to my computer..... I am ready for a new computer, a laptop that I can bring upstairs and use for all my pictures and everything else I do online.... (Blog, facebook, email, etc...... what were you thinking?!?!?) More to come, have a great night!

Random Thoughts.....

So, today when I picked up Corbin from School, the sitter said Case said as I pulled into the driveway, " I want to see my mama!" When I got in there he gave me big hugs and kisses and was way sweet. Sometimes he even will ask me, "Mom, can I go to work with you?" All this got me to thinking of how important each day is and how quickly time slips away. I thought about how cute Corbin was at this age and then I realized that this time was gone, it was time I would simply never get back! Sometimes as a working mom, you wonder if it is all worth it to try to juggle so much. You never know who you are really doing right by and struggle to find enough time for all involved. It makes you think about savoring each moment as if it was the last moment you had. I can't help but wonder if this was the best time of my kids lives and if I was in effect missing it?!? I think a lot these days about what the future holds and I have found out that somewhere along the line, my heart has turned to mush. My kids have turned me into a big ole softie!! I spend my time thinking about all the things I wish for them in the future and how I hope we can all grow old together experiencing life. With such a large extended family I can't help but wonder if we all will be spared from hardship and have the opportunity to appreciate each and every one of us for the people we are and the traits we each bring to the table. As the old saying goes, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Life is not always what you would want and not always what you dreamed it to be, but for most of us, at the end of the day, it is still pretty damn good. Keep that in the fore front of you mind and spend a little time being thankful each day. Peace out..............

Busy, Busy, Busy

We had a good Halloween and got way too much candy, but that is okay because I am so cheap I took some and froze it for the Christmas Stockings....no reason to buy too much more than I have to! The boys both got flu shots yesterday which Case did not seem to really mind much, but Corbin was not thrilled. Case told Dan, I better get go grandma house tomorrow!!! So I guess he thought after enduring that it was the least Dan could do for him! Yes, the boys are going to my moms for the night. Dan and I are excited to have a break. We wanted to go away, but with the weather and after spending well over 1k on new tires, brake jobs, etc.... now is probably not the time. Especially with Christmas coming, which will probably be low key this year or at least I hope!!! I need to focus on getting stuff out of the house, not in!!!!!!!! We may go out for dinner or even pick something up and bring it back home.

Corbin asked me a question yesterday and when I answered him, he said, " Oh mom, you are a genius!" Funny thing is I don't know if he was serious or sarcastic, my kid for sure!!!!!!! I volunteered in his class on Thursday which was nice to see some of the classmates and get to see him in the classroom setting. He is very low key in there and much less hyper than some of the other little kids. He has a TON of boys, like 14 or 16 with like 7 or 8 girls! He is one of the younger kids in his class too it seems. I think in two weeks we get report cards and have parent teacher conferences so that will be interesting to see what they think. I get the feeling they really like Corbin. The one teacher said he is quiet but when you least expect it he will have a whole conversation with you.

Case came downstairs when he woke up this morning and almost fell, but caught himself. He looked up at me and said, "I don't want an owwy!" and gave me the dirtiest look. You would of thought I pushed the kid down the stairs! He is definitely a LOT stronger personality than Corbin but also a big sweetie. He is my snuggly kid and he loves his baby! (A stuffed animal my friend had given Corbin that we called P-Bear, however he changed his name to baby Ewwa. Ella is a kid at daycare so that is where that came from.) He has been getting up a lot of nights and climbing in bed with us which is getting kind of old. When I woke up this morning I saw a shadow and thought it was him standing there, when I reached out no one was there..... I obviously need more sleep these days! I guess I better get going, I am suppose to walk at 8am but with the rainy weather I am not sure what we be doing! I gotta do something, Lord knows I have eaten like a pig lately. Take care all

Fall

It has been so extremely busy these days, I don't know where time goes. I know work has been busy and of course the weekends have been busy. On Friday, Dan took the boys to John Ball Park Zoo and did the BOO ZOO. The boys had fun walking around and getting treats. I was going to go, but did not quite get out of work in time. On Saturday, I did a Breast Cancer walk in GR with Case. Let's just say he was not too pleased to be strapped into the stroller for the walk. He thinks he needs to be independent, but he is not quite as big as he thinks he is! Sunday, Corbin and I went outside. I ended up working while Corbin went over the neighbor boys house and ended up playing inside with them for a while. He is so funny, Dan was sleeping and he was concerned if going outside would be okay. (I originally told him to go out and I would be out in a bit.) He asks, Did Daddy say I could go out by myself? I told him that Daddy was sleeping and I gave him permission so it was okay. He tells me, "Oh, Daddy said you could be the boss now?" Later after dinner we all went for a walk and the boys and I ended up playing outside more after dinner until after 8pm. The neighbor was out and the boys were playing with her son Jacob. He is such a nice kid and was making the boys laugh so HARD!!!! Case had the belly laughs going which made both Becky and I giggle at him. I can't say enough about how nice Fall is! I only hate that it is the prelude to something not so nice. Couped up all winter with two little boys that are full of energy just might make for a long winter. We will have to get out to places they can run around like the mall or go to crazy bounce! Anyway, I think I am going to start getting ready for work since it is getting close to 6am. :-)

That Case!!

I swear that little one Case is going to put me in the nut house!! He somehow managed to get medicine, take the lid off and drink some while I was in the shower. Luckily I peeked out at him and yelled at him to put it back!! He actually listened so I could get out of the shower only to see he really had drank some. I called my BFF Lynn who is a pharmacist and she called poioson control. Thank the Lord he was just fine, but you have to watch him 24/7!!!! He been taking off the register covers to the vents and trying to put toys down in them. More to come later.... :-)

A Little of this, A little of that.....

Dan and I are childless tonight and we did not even go out. Funny how your idea of a hot date pre-kids to post-kids changes. An opportunity to accomplish something feels pretty nice. I worked in the basement today. I cut a bunch of baseboards to size, caulked some that are already up, and did some general cleaning up/putting things away. I am still enjoying the pantry, even if I have not put those remaining screws in the shelves to keep them from being able to be pulled off! We need to keep plugging along and do what we can when we can. I see a lot of new shows are coming on this week that look interesting. Good thing we have a TV in the basement so that we can work down here and still see the shows I think I have to watch. :-)

I don't usually discuss work on here, but I have to say with the looming cuts it definitely puts a black cloud over the job. Since the buyout was offered, folks had til last Wednesday to decide if they wanted to sign up for it. They still have 45 days to sign the paperwork with 7 days before the decision is for sure valid and complete. Thus we are looking at two month for all this to shake out while others have to wait to see how many take it and to see what their individual fate holds. That is not so fun! I guess you have to just roll with life and think that if it happens, it is all in God's plan for you. I do believe in fate and the fact that everyone has a plan before them. I still have to say that I will be bumming since my severance would of been 42 weeks pay had I signed up versus 14 that it would be instead.

The boys are at Kolene, Michael, & Carsen's house. I think they are quite happy to be there. They enjoy their time with them and it is good for the cousins to spend some time together. We need to have Carsen over. We need to invite Koda over more since he lives local especially. Since his siblings are older it is nice for him to spend time with some kids his own age! Speaking of, all three of these little guys are in pre-school now! They all seem to like it from what I hear.

We have busy weekends coming up it seems. Next weekend, Dan and Michael are going to the Michigan game while us gals and the grandsons go out for Kristin's birthday! The following weekend is the Pumpkinfest in Zeeland along with the reception for a friend at work that is getting married, and after that is the Goose festival in Fennville. Corbin is also doing Saturday morning swimming lessons. Case will go back after Corbin is done. (I staggered them for our own ease.) I do water aerobics on Monday's and sometimes Wednesday's. Body Balance class on Tuesday and Thursday along with walking on both Saturday and Sunday. We are definitely not bored in the house now. Have a great week!