Things Change

It is funny how things change as you get older and have kids. I used to LOVE daylight savings time because it meant that I could sleep 1 extra hour, even if only for one day. Now I HATE daylight savings time. Children have internal clocks and have no concept of the fact that the clock says 6:00AM. To their bodies, it is still 7:00am. So for the past two mornings, my children have been up and ready to play at 6:00am. What is wrong with them??? Don't they know that you can sleep for one extra hour??? Obviously, not children from my genes. Not only that but Blake loved to go outside and play after dinner because here in this hot state, that is when the weather was bearable enough to enjoy yourself. Now it is dark when we eat dinner, so he burns his energy running around in the house instead of out of the house. Not only am I overly tired, I have a 3 year old bouncing off the walls. Calgon, take me away!!!!

It's Winter in Florida!! Yeah Right!

This weekend has been wonderful here. The highs were in the high 70's, low 80's and the low's were in the mid to upper 60's. Now for Darren and I, this meant that we wore shorts and long sleeved shirts or short sleeved shirts and jeans. For most everyone else here in the state of Florida, it meant sweatshirts, sweaters, jeans and long sleeved t-shirts. These people would freeze to death if they lived anywhere else where the temps actually drop to 30 degrees and lower. Because the weather was so wonderful, we spent a lot of time outside this weekend. We planted new plants in our pots, Darren and Blake mowed the lawn (a weekly chore) and other odd ends around the house. We have had a wonderful relaxing weekend.

Its a bird, Its a plane, No its Superman (AKA- Blake in his halloween costume)

Blake insisted on being superman this year even though he has never seen the movie nor have we really ever talked about superman. But he LOVES the costume and loves to wear it whenever he can. Kayce is going to be a ladybug this year. She is not as crazy about her costume, probably because she knows that it will be 100% degrees outside on Halloween night and her costume is fleece. That is the downfall of living in Florida around the holidays. It is very hard to find costumes that are made for hot weather. So all of the parents torture the kids by dressing them in hot costumes for the sake of some Halloween fun. I am one of those parents. Today, after both kids got their flu shots, we went to the park and almost suffered from heat stroke. It is so sad to see everyone enjoying fall weather and we are still enjoying the hot Florida weather. Oh well!!!! Here are the pics of the kids in their Halloween Costumes.

I'm Back!!!

It has been a while since my last post and here is why. The kids and I flew to Atl on the 25th of Sept. We met my parents and then we all drove to Ky to see family. Then we came back to Atl and went to Darrens parents until last Monday, Columbus Day. We had a great time but it sure does make us homesick. It does not help that Blake cries when we have to come home. He loves being with his grandparents and I feel horrible that he does not get to spend more time with them. So now we are home and getting back into the swing of things. This harder than one might think. Blake loves to help me get things put away but his version of put away and my version are two different ideas. I am still trying to get clothes put up. Today while I was feeding Kayce, Blake decided to help around the house. I did not think anything of this and paid no attention. All of a sudden I heard something fall and a little voice say, "Sorry mommy". I did not even want to look around the corner, but when I did, I saw part of our door frame on the ground and Blake standing there with his play hammer. To his benefit, the door frame was already cracked, but it was by no means hanging off. Then he looked at me with big sad eyes and said," that was my fault, I am sorry" and walked into his room and put himself in time-out. I felt horrible for him but at the same time was fuming inside because I know what a task it will be to fix it. But since he was already punishing himself, I did not have to. What a morning!!

My clothes monster

Blake is so funny these days. Of course, he is funny when he is not getting into something, which is most of the time. So in those spare moments, he is doing some pretty funny stuff. The most recent being that he likes to wear pajamas. He loves them. The past couple of days I have put him down for his nap in the clothes he is wearing for the day (shorts and t-shirt) and he wakes up in long sleeve, long pants pajamas. He is very neat about the whole thing. He puts the shorts and t-shirt in the dirty clothes and makes sure to close his pajama drawer when he done changing. When he wakes up, he insists on wearing the pajamas for the rest of the day. It doesn't matter that it is still in the 90's here in good ole sunny florida and that he sweats the whole time he is running around. Nope, he has to keep those winter pajamas on. Whatever makes him happy, right??? He is also saying the funniest things. I have a list of Blakeism's:
1. tomorrow in actually "tomoyo"
2. in the morning is "tomorning"
3. most mornings he wakes up and tells me that he dreamed about "the jungle".
4. Darren is "yes, mam". This one makes me really laugh. Of course, Darren does not see the humor.
5. Kayce will forever be "baby Kayce".

THere are more but I have "mommy brain" these days and can't remember them all. I will keep posting them as I remember.

I've Been Tagged!!

My friend over at foursillysisters, Mary Beth, has so graciously tagged me. This means that I am to write 8 things that you might not know about me. Now I was actually tagged a little over a week ago and I have not done my tagging duty because I have been trying to think of eight random things about me to tell. The problem is that I lead a VERY BORING life. Really I do. There is no drama, no abnormal happenings and no excitement that I can think of to write about. I lead a very normal day to day life. Here are the few things I could think of to write.

1. I once was a probation officer and I carried a gun. I was able to shoot a 98 out of 100 almost every time I had to qualify. No, I never had to use it out on the street, only to qualify. I do not miss that job at all. I can still shoot a gun and I still have one that I keep close when Darren is gone but I like not having to deal with the scum of the earth on a daily basis.

2. Darren and I have been happily married for seven years and have been together for ten. I am very proud of this, as it seems like divorce is so common these days. Darren and I have been through a lot together, including moving our family away from home. This is something that will either pull you closer together or make you turn against each other. This move brought us closer together and although we are ready to move closer to home, we know that we can make it through anything together.

3. I do not like to admit when I am wrong. I actually hate it. My dad used to tell me that if I did not go to law school it would be a waste of talent. I can argue with a wall. I like to think that I am better about this now that I am older but I am sure Darren will say that I am not any better. I do know this is a weakness of mine and I do try to work on this everyday.

4. I am a Disney World Junkie. I love the place. It really is the most magical place on earth. Darren hates it. So needless to say, when he asks me what I want to do on the weekends and I say, Lets go to Disney, he cringes. Blake is taking after me in this area. He also loves going to Disney. Most days he asks if we can go see Mickey after his nap. Hopefully, Kayce will also follow the trend and then we will out number Darren.

5. My first car was a 74 VW beetle. I loved this car. I paid about 500 dollars for it and it was worth every penny. Of course, at the time I did not appreciate it as I should have. I locked the engine up twice because I did not keep tabs on the oil levels. I wish I still had that car but then I guess it would not be as practical as my mini.

That is really all I can think of. If any of you can think of some interesting facts about me that I don't know, please feel free to let me know. By the way, I am supposed to tag other bloggers now, so Susie and Kristina, your tagged!!!!!!!!!

Get the Camera Mommy

Now that Blake is three and "a big boy", it is no longer cool to let mommy take his picture. So when Blake tells me to get the camera, no matter what we look like or what we are wearing, I get the camera. Last night, in pajamas and all, Blake told me to get the camera, so I got it and started taking pictures. He was being so sweet with Kayce, which is not an everyday occurrence. Here are some of the pics I captured.