Never a weekend without something to do

My weekends consist of being a Mommy.  During the week, I am a nurse.  I take care of people and love it.  Come the weekend, I am mommy.  I do and go what and where my kids demand of me.  Jacob had a sleep over Saturday night.  This was his first "sleep over birthday party".  He has spent the night with many friends, but he claims this was his first REAL one.  After I dropped him off at the party, I got some LYDIA time.  Not nurse, not mommy, but ME time.  I went to see a movie with one of my FAVORITE people in the world, Laura.  It was so good to be able to watch a grown up movie and not cartoons.  Sunday consisted of cleaning and going to the Wake Forest basketball game.  It was Anna's first game and see was ready.  She talked all morning about "want to see boy's play" and "go boys"!  So we left the house dressed in our black and gold and headed to the game.  Anna's outfit was completed with pom poms!  She shook them all the way there.  Once inside, they were handing out more pom poms and so we ended up with out 10!  She was totally mesmerized by the sounds and then by the Deacon coming out on his Harley.  She was good until about half-time and then she was ready to go.  So we went home and enjoyed the beautiful weather.  She found some ballons and so Nana blew them up and mom made a joke of it and made Anna have boobs!  My mom wasn't too happy, but I got a good laugh out of it.  Weekend is over, time to get back to Nurse Mommy. 

Weekend Full

So this weekend was a very busy one.  Friday after I took Anna to the doctor, Jacob and I cowboyd it up and headed to Greensboro for the Jason Aldean/Eric Church concert.  We had an awesome time and I loved spending that time and experience with my little man.  After getting home close to midnight, we both got in the bed quickly because we had an early morning on Saturday.  Jacob had a basketball game the next morning and they WON!  It's the tournament, so they play the semi-final game tomorrow night.  After his game, he went home and showered and almost immediately left for Greensboro, AGAIN!  Saturday night was the Winter Jam concert.  Jacob went with Kaitlyn and a group from Hope.  They had a blast together and got home about 11:45.  Sunday we did some resting and getting ready a Super Bowl party at some friends.  I made my yummy oatmeal raisin cookies and sauage cream cheese dip!  The party foot was great, but my head couldn't take the partying too long. We left at half time and headed home.  I believe my head hit the pillow at 9:15 and never moved until this morning when the Rooster crowed (my ring tone on my phone alarm :) .  I hope this week is a calm one, but with kids, nothing is ever calm!

So a quick update on the illness that has taken over Anna.   The doctor Friday said he still thought it was a virus, could possibly be the flu, but didn't want to put her on anything.  I think I am going shopping for a new pediatrician. 

Sickness and health

One of the hardest things about being a mom is dealing with sick kids.  Luckily, Jacob is RARELY sick anymore. (Let me find some wood to knock on.)  But my poor Anna.  It seems like as soon as she gets finished with one thing, something else pops up.  She has had a fever since Sunday night.  I, like a good mommy, took her to the doctor Monday afternoon.  And of course, the diagnosis was "It's a virus".  I hate those words more than anything when you go to the doctor.  A virus means "you can't do a darn thing to help and they will just have to feel like crap and be whinny and wake up 5 times a night".  I am exhausted.  But Anna is Anna.  No matter how kids feel, they deal with it so much better than adults.  Below are some pictures of her last night.  Does she look like she has a fever of 101 degrees??  So it's back to the doctor this afternoon.  Maybe I will get a better answer.

Email forwards.....

I get a lot of them.  Most people do.  What may be humorous or an interesting read to one person, may be a complete waste of time to another.  I received the following a few months ago and have saved it to go back to and read on occasion when I needed a good dose of reality and a good laugh.  You may enjoy it, you may not.  I hope you do though.

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

22. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.

Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet

My kids adore each other.  I am so lucky for them to get along so well.  Jacob acts like a little daddy to his little sister.  He will give her a bath, change her diaper, put her to bed, get her dressed.  She thinks he is a super hero, and I think so too.  He is my salvation sometimes when I have had it with her being a typical 2 year old.  He can get her to do things that she refuses to do for me.  They are both lucky.  I know that each of them will be a better grown up because of the bond they share.  I hope that they will always be close.  I know they may go through stages of annoying each other and me hearing "MOM, Jacob touched me" more than I could imagine, but I wouldn't change it for the world.  I love my Goober and June Bug more than they will ever be able to understand.

Chicken Pie

Saturday afternoon, I was pondering over what to cook for supper.  I hate making that decision.  I would be so much better off if someone just told me what to cook and then I would do it.  Scanning the freezer for something easy, I saw frozen chicken breast.  The brilliant idea popped in my head to attempt to make a Moravian Chicken Pie. This idea was not quick NOR easy.   Now I have never made one of these before, but I thought, "how hard could this be?" So after finding the perfect recipe, I set off to conquer it.  After mixing the crust, baking the chicken, rolling out the crust, shredding the chicken, and assembling it all, I thought it at least LOOKED like a chicken pie.  The test would be the taste.  So when John got home, I took the pie out of the oven and told him supper was ready.  He wanted to know what church I had bought the pie from.  I proceeded to tell him I had made it, not some Moravian Church.  He didn't believe me (even after pointing out the dirty rolling pin and pile of dirty dishes).  So evidently, after trying it, he liked it.  At least that's the impression I get from how much he ate.

Challenges....

Jacob is a lot like his mom in the sense that he likes instant gratification.  He hates (not really) Christmas for this reason.  He wants what he wants....NOW!  He doesn't like to have to wait WEEKS for something he has asked for.  When he gets a little money, it's impossible for him to save it.  It is like it burns a hole in his pocket.   Anna is a lot like this too, but I blame it on the fact that she is 2 years old.  So last night Jacob decided he wanted his hair cut.  I have been telling him for over a month he needed one, but he wasn't ready for it.  Well it was too late to go to the salon, so he decided he wanted me to cut it.  Now I cut my husband's hair and I have cut Jacob's before, but that is with a pair of clippers and a #2 guard.  Easy shaved head.  This is not what he wanted.  He wanted  a "cool teenage boy" haircut.  So my dreams of being a hairdresser back in high school came back to me.  I think I did a great job, considering I have no training.  And he liked it, except his bangs.  He has always been picky about his bangs.  He doesn't want them too short or cut straight across, and evidently Mom did both!  I felt so bad, but he never did tell me he didn't like it.  That is how he is.  He tries to keep from hurting anyone feelings.  He protects his Mommy.  He is a sensitive, caring person and I like to blame myself a little for that.  I hope he stays that way forever and always tries to protect his Mommy.