3 to 2

I just got off a stint of working 3 in a row. For me that means 3 7p-7a shifts in the pediatric icu. And, it was great and everything (until 6a this morning-but it all worked out), but it just reinforced my decision to go back to working just 2 days a week. So I have emailed my director and am waiting for a response. I can't imagine it would be anything but "yes". I'll work my current schedule through July and then hopefully go to 2 days a week. It will make scheduling things at home easier and not as stressful when Andy starts football the first week of August. Watching the boys inhale food, I realize I may always have to work a few days a week to pay for the large amount of groceries they will no doubt consume. But, hopefully going to 2 days will allow me to not be as tired and enjoy being a mom more.

On a totally unrelated note, my kids love rice cakes. I love that they love rice cakes and will ask for those as a snack. They especially like the big ones-a special treat! I bet one day they'll figure out that there's better snack food out there, but until then...

Just for fun

Just for fun I thought I would post all of the boys' one year photos. I'm always told they all look alike, and you can see similar feature in all of them. There's no denying that they're brothers!

Marcus



Cale



Ewan

Liam

Liam's 1 year photos

Here are the little man's 1 year photos for those of you who haven't seen them yet. I am working on having them out in the mail by Monday-ambitious, I know. Happy viewing!

Saturday

Typical Saturday. Andy has to work at a bunch of high school sporting events. I'm home with the boys all day. So, I "forced" them to walk to the library and then to the park. And, then I "forced" them to be some photos I was taking. Now, I'm "forcing" Marcus, Cale and Ewan to rest in their room for 1 hour so I can clean, fold laundry and, well, post pictures on here :-). No forcing for Liam, he was ready to take a nap this afternoon. Not too sure what the rest of the day holds.-maybe a movie, maybe some "forced" outside play time.

Fun on the tire swing

Liam likes to ride anywhere in his stroller. I think it's because he gets a snack everytime he gets put in the stroller. Right now, we're into oyster crackers. Rides are currently on hold, since I noticed today that both back tires are practically flat! Sounds like another project for Daddy...

the laundry room's as good as new

And, here it is! My completed laundry room! Andy worked hard all last week pulling up vinyl tile, laying ceramic tile, painting and then, finally, moving in my "new" washer and dryer. The new coat of paint on the walls definitely helped brighten the room up and covered all the old scuff marks from moving older appliances in and out. And, the tiles the floor seem to make the room look bigger. I'm so happy it's done. The washer and dryer have been working hard since they arrived. I've played a little bit of catch-up with laundry and now I'm washing winter blankets to put away. I just wanted to share...

Andy did a great job on this floor!

Mother's Day 2010

impromtu reno

Andy is hard at work tonight laying tile in the laundry room. He has already painted the room-just white-to cover all the marks from moving appliances in and out. I'm excited that we found a washer and dryer on craigslist and will pick them up on Sunday. It was a set that I thought had been sold already, but the guy called me and Andy went to look at them. How funny to find out that the guy selling the washer and dryer knows the boys basketball coach where Andy works! Talk about a small world. I think we're getting a pretty good deal. They are a Whirlpool set, 4 yrs old, just serviced for $350. Our current set is a Whirlpool off brand that we had for 5 years (and were the 3rd owners). If we get 4 years out of this set, that will be a good deal, I think. So, for right now, we do not even have our old washer hooked up anymore. It's been about 6 years since I've had to go to a laundromat and I'm hoping to go tomorrow morning because a family of 6 cannot let their clothes pile up like we have. And, hopefully on Mother's Day, Andy will be moving my "new" washer/dryer in :-). I'm pretty sure it's not what a lot of moms would want for Mother's Day, but I'm satisfied. When everything is hooked up, I will post a picture of Andy's handywork.