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