Saturday, June 25, 2011
A Special Li'l Girl is 3!!
Three wonderful years have flown by! My sweet li'l girl has celebrated another birthday. When we asked her how she wanted to celebrate she said she wanted a Mickey Mouse party! ... with cake, a pinata and boys & girls!!
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The birthday princess!
Mickey Mouse HAPPY BIRTHDAY Banner
Mickey Mouse Goodie Bags
Mickey Mouse Piniata
Mickey Mouse cake - time crunch, not what I had in mind but it tasted yummy!
I love you, Sweetpea! Thanks for an amazing 3 years!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Toilet Paper Roll OWLS
When I came across owls made out of TP rolls online I thought "Wow! We need to make those!" It's amazing how quickly the rolls accumulate in a house with 5 people. So gathering up the rolls took no time at all. Lily, Keyan and I had a fun time putting these li'l guys together!
Here's how we did it ...
Take your TP rolls, fold over the tops, paint
and allow time for the paint to dry.
Once the paint is dry add some googly eyes,
a beak and a set of wings. We made our wings out of foam.
You can make yours out of anything you'd like: fabric, paper etc.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Apple Stamps
We changed up our regular painting routine yesterday by adding an apple stamp! Easy peasy for Mom, just cut an apple in half and voila! - apple stamp. Something so simple for me yet so much fun for Lily!
Hippity Hop Down the Bunny Trail
Uh oh, did I really forget to post pictures from Easter? Oops!
Nothing out of the ordinary for us this year, but Brendan was quoted saying more then once "This is the best Easter ever!" What did he like most about it? ... spending time with his family! Words can't express how proud I am when my kids enjoy family time!
... and even hid some eggs in the backyard!
Nothing out of the ordinary for us this year, but Brendan was quoted saying more then once "This is the best Easter ever!" What did he like most about it? ... spending time with his family! Words can't express how proud I am when my kids enjoy family time!
Yes, the Easter Bunny stopped by our place!
He left the kids some fun things ...
... and even hid some eggs in the backyard!
My happy, healthy and beautiful trio!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
The Month of May
Wow, can you believe tomorrow is MAY?! I can't believe how quickly 2011 passing by.
May is Awareness Month for Asthma , Allergies & Celiac Disease. I am raising awareness for a cause close to my heart!
Those who know me know that my second born has been dealing with allergies since he was born. Our family doctor suspected around 2 months old that he had some sort of food sensitivity, unsure at the time whether it was an intolerance or an allergy. We were sent to see a pediatrician.
At three months old we recieved the 'shocking' news that our li'l man did in fact have allergies. Via RAST (short for radioallergosorbent test - a.k.a blood allergy test) we found out Keyan couldn't have cow's milk, egg whites and soy! We were surprised to say the least.
Keyan's first allergic reaction was on June 4, 2006 - he was 2 months shy of turning 2! My husband took our oldest son camping with some friends while Keyan and I stayed home. I ordered us pizza for dinner - no cheese of course, it had to be "Keyan friendly". Panago has the yummy dips, mmm the garlic one was my fav! I turned my back for a short time only to discover that Keyan had indulged in my yummy garlic dip!
Instantly his eyes, lips & face swelled and turned beat red - then he started wheezing. I panicked. I was home alone and had NO IDEA what to do in this situation, we've always worried about a time like this but never actually expected it to happen. I grabbed his antihistamines (currently used to help his eczema) and gave him a whole days worth in one dose. Thankfully, within 15 minutes the reaction started to subside. Such a terrifying moment for me.
Since then we have dealt with reaction after reaction, each time we feel a bit more prepared but still scary nonetheless. His reaction severity all depends on what his immune system may be dealing with at the time. An allergic reaction thrown in there my wreak havic.
In the past he has been tested several times for allergies, here are his results:
On August 17, 2005 (age 1) we seen a pediatrician in Campbell River. Keyan tested postive to wheat and chicked, on top of his previously diagnosed allergens of cow's milk, egg whites and soy. It was extremely hard at this age to find foods that he could eat ... and that he WOULD eat.
On October 18, 2005 (age 1) we seen an Immunologist in Victoria. Keyan tested postive to beef and pork, on top of his previously diagnosed allergens of cow's milk, egg whites, soy, wheat and chicken. Wow, as if feeding a one year couldn't have gotten any more difficult.
On August 16, 2006 (age 2) we re-visited the Immunologist in Victoria. Keyan was re-tested for his previous allergens and only tested positive to cow's milk and egg whites. HOORAY, he was no longer allergic to soy, wheat, chicken, beef or pork. But we did discover a knew allergy - CATS!
On January 18, 2008 (age 3.5) we re-visited the Immunologist in Victoria. Keyan continued to test postive to cow's milk, eggs whites and cats ... but also tested postive AGAIN to soy and chicken - interesting. New allergies discovered were salmon, egg yolks, grass, weeds and mold.
As it stands now, he has yet to be re-tested. We re-visited the Pediatrician in Campbell River last summer but he refused to re-test Keyan. We are thinking of paying another visit to the Immunologist in Victoria and see where Keyan stands with his allergies. She is an amazing doctor, so knowledgeable.
On December 2, 2009 we experienced Keyan's worst allergic reaction to date. The culprit unknown. Keyan was visiting at his bff's house, we got a phone call that he wasn't feeling well and would like to be picked up. When he first got home he appeared okay, but it wasnt too long after that he began to shake. Odd. I grabbed a blanket and cuddled him on the couch. He kept scratching his bum cheeks. I didnt think too much of it, he has eczema - maybe he had a flare up. But then the scratching became uncontrollable. I decided to see what exactly what was going on. This picture explains it all ...
His bum was covered in a raised red hot rash. The rash didnt stop there, it invaded his entire body, from his head down to his toes.
You can see in the below picture even his ears were red, hot and swollen! ... the swelling in his face is so bad it doesnt even look like our child.
May is Awareness Month for Asthma , Allergies & Celiac Disease. I am raising awareness for a cause close to my heart!
Those who know me know that my second born has been dealing with allergies since he was born. Our family doctor suspected around 2 months old that he had some sort of food sensitivity, unsure at the time whether it was an intolerance or an allergy. We were sent to see a pediatrician.
At three months old we recieved the 'shocking' news that our li'l man did in fact have allergies. Via RAST (short for radioallergosorbent test - a.k.a blood allergy test) we found out Keyan couldn't have cow's milk, egg whites and soy! We were surprised to say the least.
Keyan's first allergic reaction was on June 4, 2006 - he was 2 months shy of turning 2! My husband took our oldest son camping with some friends while Keyan and I stayed home. I ordered us pizza for dinner - no cheese of course, it had to be "Keyan friendly". Panago has the yummy dips, mmm the garlic one was my fav! I turned my back for a short time only to discover that Keyan had indulged in my yummy garlic dip!
Instantly his eyes, lips & face swelled and turned beat red - then he started wheezing. I panicked. I was home alone and had NO IDEA what to do in this situation, we've always worried about a time like this but never actually expected it to happen. I grabbed his antihistamines (currently used to help his eczema) and gave him a whole days worth in one dose. Thankfully, within 15 minutes the reaction started to subside. Such a terrifying moment for me.
Since then we have dealt with reaction after reaction, each time we feel a bit more prepared but still scary nonetheless. His reaction severity all depends on what his immune system may be dealing with at the time. An allergic reaction thrown in there my wreak havic.
In the past he has been tested several times for allergies, here are his results:
On August 17, 2005 (age 1) we seen a pediatrician in Campbell River. Keyan tested postive to wheat and chicked, on top of his previously diagnosed allergens of cow's milk, egg whites and soy. It was extremely hard at this age to find foods that he could eat ... and that he WOULD eat.
On October 18, 2005 (age 1) we seen an Immunologist in Victoria. Keyan tested postive to beef and pork, on top of his previously diagnosed allergens of cow's milk, egg whites, soy, wheat and chicken. Wow, as if feeding a one year couldn't have gotten any more difficult.
On August 16, 2006 (age 2) we re-visited the Immunologist in Victoria. Keyan was re-tested for his previous allergens and only tested positive to cow's milk and egg whites. HOORAY, he was no longer allergic to soy, wheat, chicken, beef or pork. But we did discover a knew allergy - CATS!
On January 18, 2008 (age 3.5) we re-visited the Immunologist in Victoria. Keyan continued to test postive to cow's milk, eggs whites and cats ... but also tested postive AGAIN to soy and chicken - interesting. New allergies discovered were salmon, egg yolks, grass, weeds and mold.
As it stands now, he has yet to be re-tested. We re-visited the Pediatrician in Campbell River last summer but he refused to re-test Keyan. We are thinking of paying another visit to the Immunologist in Victoria and see where Keyan stands with his allergies. She is an amazing doctor, so knowledgeable.
On December 2, 2009 we experienced Keyan's worst allergic reaction to date. The culprit unknown. Keyan was visiting at his bff's house, we got a phone call that he wasn't feeling well and would like to be picked up. When he first got home he appeared okay, but it wasnt too long after that he began to shake. Odd. I grabbed a blanket and cuddled him on the couch. He kept scratching his bum cheeks. I didnt think too much of it, he has eczema - maybe he had a flare up. But then the scratching became uncontrollable. I decided to see what exactly what was going on. This picture explains it all ...
His bum was covered in a raised red hot rash. The rash didnt stop there, it invaded his entire body, from his head down to his toes.
You can see in the below picture even his ears were red, hot and swollen! ... the swelling in his face is so bad it doesnt even look like our child.
That reaction is a great mystery to us. The only thing out of the ordinary (that we are aware of) was a dip in his friend's hot tub - was it the chemicals? We dont know, and we wont try it again any time soon.
Keyan has also had his share of asthma attacks, although it's still too premature to label him asthmatic - says a doctor. His first attack happened in September 2007, just after he turned 3 years old. Doctors suspected it was brought on by a combination of a recent cold virus and coming in contact with cats, one of his known allergies. Since then he's had a handful of attacks that are typically brought on by bronchitis type viruses.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Bunny Crayons
Back in February a friend of mine shared a Valentine's Day craft that she had completed with her 2.5 yeard old son. They took their broken crayons, melted them down and made heart shaped crayons! I thought "Wow! I need to do this!" We have TOO MANY crayons in this house, and trust me when I say 'too many' is an understatement!
Last year I bought an Easter Bunny silone cupcake mold, PERFECT! Easter Bunny crayons it is. With the help of Lily, her BFF Tyler and Keyan we got started:
Last year I bought an Easter Bunny silone cupcake mold, PERFECT! Easter Bunny crayons it is. With the help of Lily, her BFF Tyler and Keyan we got started:
We took our hundreds of crayons, sorted them into similar colour piles, peeled their wrappers off and broke them into smaller pieces! We filled the silicone Easter Bunny molds with the crayons and put them into our oven that was preheated to 250*F and baked for about 25 minutes - until the crayons were complete liquid. I cooled them on the counter for about 10 minutes before I put them into the fridge to cooler at a faster rate!
VOILA! The most adorable crayons we have ever coloured with :)
Friday, April 15, 2011
Spring has Sprung ... and so has the kids!
It's amazing how time flies when you're having fun! ... and what's more amazing is how quickly children grow. I took a look at Lily last night and said aloud "Wow! You look like you've sprouted!" I pulled out the scale and the tape measure and sure enough she added another pound - finally! after weighing the same for a whole year - and another 1/2 inch to her height!
Here are the kids, pics and stats ...
Here are the kids, pics and stats ...
LILY NEVAYAH LYNN
Lily is now 30 pounds and stands 3 ft 1 in tall!
Today she is almost 3 years old!
or 34 months old ...
or 148 weeks old
or 1,037 days old
or 24,888 hours old
or 1,4,93,286 minutes old!
KEYAN CASH WARNER
Keyan is now 50 pounds and stands 3 ft 11.5 in tall!
Today he is 6.5 years old!
or 80 months old!
or 349 weeks old!
or 2,443 days old!
or 58,628 hours old!
or 3,517,629 minutes old!
BRENDAN MATHIEU
Brendan is now 66 pounds and stands 4 ft 8.5 in tall!
Today he is 9.75 years old!
or 117 months!
or 509 weeks old!
or 3,563 days old!
or 85,511 hours old!
or 5,130,607 minutes old!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
A Day in the Life ...
On Wed Feb 23, 2011 I thought how interesting it would be to record a day in my home life. Here it goes ...
1:00 am - Lily climbs into bed with us.
5:00 am - Jim is off to work for the day.
6:27 am - My alarm goes off.
6:30 am - I reluctantly drag myself out of bed.
6:31 am - I head downstairs to unlock our front door so my cousin can let herself in. My cousin is 9 years old, I babysit her 5 days a week.
6:32 am - I make my way to the laundry room; I transfer clothes from the washing machine to the dryer.
6:33 am - I grab my neatly folded clothes off the top of the dryer and head upstairs.
6:34 am - I open the living room curtains, turn on some lights and the put the t.v to Family Channel for Jaimie.
6:35 am - I sit for a sec and play around with my iPhone.
6:40 am - Jaimie arrives.
6:41 am - I hop in the shower, wash up, brush my teeth and enjoy the peace and quiet.
6:56 am - I turn off my shower and hear "Mommy!". Lily is awake.
6:57 am - I dry myself off and get myself dressed.
7:01 am - I moisturize and brush my hair.
7:03 am - Head out to the living for snuggles with Lily. She watches Phineas and Ferb and I go on my iPhone. I check The Weather Network (-6 and cloudy, calling for snow), Hotmail, Proboards and Facebook.
7:14 am - I start washing a huge pile of dirty dishes.
7:16 am - Lily requests her breakfast - elbows deep in dish water, I ignore her!
7:17 am - Lily requests her breakfast again.
7:18 am - I put dishes on hold and get Lily her Rice Krispies.
7:19 am - Dish washing commences.
7:23 am - The dryer beeps, clothes are dry!
7:25 am - Almost done a full sink load of dishes, unfortunately barely made a dent in the pile. Lily requests juice, I ignore and head downstairs to wake up the boys.
7:26 am - I send Brendan for a shower and Keyan goes upstairs for breaky.
7:27 am - I put a load of laundry in the washer. I collect the boys clothes for the day, they're neatly folded on top of the dryer.
7:32 am - I take Keyan's breaky request; as usual he would like toast with margarine. He helps out by putting the bread in the toaster.
7:34 am - Keyan begins his breaky. Lily gets her long awaited juice!
7:35 am - Cant forget about Jaimie, she's watching Zack & Cody: Suite Life on Deck. Brendan's shower comes to an end.
7:36 am - I start making the boys lunches. Tension headache makes it's appearance.
7:37 am - On the menu for the boys lunch: burritos - no wraps upstairs. I head downstairs to the garage to fetch some from the deep freeze.
7:39 am - Back upstairs. Set an 8:00 am timer. Back to making lunches.
7:40 am - Annoyed! No clean containers to make lunches, Ziploc bags it is.
7:43 am - Ask Brendan to make his own breaky. Keyan requests chocolate (soy) milk.
7:44 am - I cut up some apples for the kids breaky. Where did Brendan go? He's in the bathroom combing his hair. I redirect him back to the kitchen to finish making his breaky.
7:47 am - I finish making the boys lunches.
7:48 am - Lily starts a temper tanturm, cause unknown. I ignore.
7:50 am - Tantrum continuing, I tell Lily if she doesnt stop screaming she will have to go back to bed. Lily jumps down from the table and runs to her bedroom yelling "Noooo!". In her room she cries over and over "I dont want to!" This lasts 30 seconds before she is silent.
7:52 am - Lily emerges from her bedroom.
7:56 am - My back begins to ache.
7:58 am - I make a good morning phone call to my hubby.
7:59 am - Lily requests pudding. I ask her to finish her apples and then she can have some pudding. Lily agrees.
8:00 am - Timer goes off. I ask Keyan to leave his breakfast (sloooow eater!) and go get dressed. I set a 8:15 timer.
8:03 am - Lunches are finally finished. Quite behind.
8:04 am - Dress Lily, who at this moment is a Puppy! Hannah Montana is on the tv.
8:06 am - Keyan's done getting dressed, he heads back to the table to finish his apples. I brush Lily's hair.
8:08 am - Back to those dishes! Lily colours.
8:12 am - Keyan's done his apples, he brushes his teeth.
8:14 am - Done a 2nd sink full of dishes.
8:15 am - Timer goes off, head outside to warm up the van. Brendan stops eating and brushes his teeth.
8:16 am - Keyan packs up his back pack with a little help from me.
8:18 am - Keyan goes downstairs to his room to play. I chill on the couch and watch Phineas and Ferb.
8:19 am - Brendan obnoxiously bangs his tooth brush on the bathroom counter - I roll my eyes!
8:20 am - Brendan is back up to the table to finish eating his apples.
8:21 am - I finish making my grocery list.
8:25 am - Time for everyone to head downstairs to put on their shoes and coats. Lily turns off the tv. Brendan packs up his back pack and takes his last two apple slices with him.
8:26 am - Keyan is still in his room, slow mover! He turns off his tv and bedroom light.
8:27 am - Lily requests we go shopping for some cow's milk!
8:28 am - Brendan tries to leave the house without a jacket! - remind him of the snow fall warning! Get Lily in her boots and coat. Keyan needs help with a stuck zipper.
8:31 am - On route to school! I crank Taylor Swift and sing along - Keyan plugs his ears!
8:35 am - We arrive at school.
8:36 am - Homeward bound. Begin Lily's second temper tantrum, she's unhappy her brother's are going to school.
8:39 am - We're home!
8:40 am - Lily's yelling turns to whining.
8:41 am - Lily is happy!
8:42 am - Lily is mad! - Mommy turned off her bedroom light!
8:43 am - Turn on tv, sit in my chair and watch PVR'd 'Parenthood'. Lily objects, she wants to watch Imagination Movers. Lily wins.
8:45 am - Now's a good time to make MY breakfast. Lily is playing princess.
8:47 am - Make myself toast.
8:48 am - Rinse off remaining dishes while toast is cooking.
8:50 am - Sit down to eat my PB & J and realize "oops!", I forgot to give the boys juice boxes in their lunch!
8:53 am - Lily wants to eat my breakfast. She whines at my feet. I continue to eat.
8:55 am - Lily's whining turns to anger. Anger turns to crying with tears. Crying with tears turns to fake crying with no tears.
8:57 am - I try to reason with the emotional Lily. Fake crying stops, angry grunting begins. I ignore.
8:59 am - Lily is still mad, she angrily turns off the tv.
9:00 am - Facebook status update "Miserable 2 year old on board!"
9:01 am - Lily begins a staring competition with me. I win! Grunting begins again.
9:02 am - I turn on tv. Lily cries, runs to the tv and turns it off.
9:03 am - I need to get away from her craziness, downstairs I go.
9:04 am - I turn on the dryer to de-wrinkle the clothes. Go to the family computer. Brr, it's cold downstairs!
9:07 am - Check hotmail - eep, 531 messages.
9:14 am - Visit my blog for the first time since July 12, 2009.
9:17 am - Fold 1 load of laundry, add another load to the dryer to de-wrinkle.
9:19 am - Lily is calling from upstairs wanting to know my where abouts.
9:20 am - A very happy Lily comes downstairs.
9:27 am - Load 1 of laundry is folded, on to fold load 2.
9:30 am - Load 2 is folded, jeans are quick and easy!
9:31 am - Load 3 goes into the dryer.
9:32 am - Load 4 goes into the washer.
9:33 am - Yikes, Hurricane Lily hit Keyan's bedroom. Upstairs we go.
9:34 am - Lets try the tv again. Happy Lily doesnt care, she plays with her cars.
9:35 am - Play 'Parenthood' on the PVR and begin my daily morning stretches.
9:39 am - Lily goes from happy to crying, her best friend Tyler wont be visiting today. I ignore.
9:44 am - Quit stretching, Lily wont stop climbing on me - I'm frustrated.
9:45 am - Drink a glass of water and sit in my chair to watch tv.
9:46 am - Brr, it's cold! I check The Weather Network: -5 with snowfall warning.
9:50 am - Lily requests an Oreo. I make a deal, 1 apple for 1 oreo. Thus begins another crying session.
9:52 am - We cuddle in silence.
9:56 am - Cue crying.
9:57 am - Blissful silence. Cuddles again.
10:00 am - Lily demands her Oreos.
10:18 am - Cuddles comes to an end. Lily turns off the tv ... pause ... then turns it back on. She's trying to make me angry. Temper tantrum begins, I ignore.
10:28 am - Enough is enough, I send Lily to her room. She's quiet, I calm my nerves.
10:31 am - Watch PVR'd Oprah.
10:32 am - Go on my iPhone, visit Proboards - post ... and then delete it.
10:56 am - Lily calls from her room "I'm ready for my apples!"
10:57 am - Lily runs out of her room, gives me a hug and a kiss and says "sorry".
10:58 am - Up to the table she gets and eats an apple slice.
11:00 am - Lily finally gets her cookie!
11:09 am - Lily finishes her second apple slice, cookie #2 for her!
11:10 am - I play a bit of Scrabble on my iPhone.
11:20 am - The mail man delivers our mail, Lily is spooked and runs for a cuddle.
11:21 am - Oprah is over. Lily watches Family Channel. I head downstairs to fold load 3 of laundry.
11:30 am - Load 4 in the dryer. Load 5 in the washer.
11:34 am - Sort dirty laundry.
11:38 am - I clean the boys bathroom ... and then the upstairs bathroom.
11:52 am - Lily requests juice.
11:54 am - Make Lily a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch.
11:59 am - Lily eats grapes while she waits for her sandwich.
12:00 pm - Lily complains of an owie in her mouth. I find a flashlight, take a peek inside and VOILA, her bottom right molar has broke through.
12:06 pm - Lily enjoys her lunch.
12:07 pm - I make my lunch.
12:10 pm - Mmm, food. I eat and enter my food at SparkPeople.com
12:13 pm - Lily is done lunch.
12:22 pm - I check my email.
12:24 pm - I read Tara's blog.
12:37 pm - The washer and dryer beep, I ignore! We get ourselves ready for a trip to Walmart.
12:38 pm - Take Lily for a pre-outting pee. Put on her, a clean shirt and re-apply her socks.
12:40 pm - Put Lily's hair back into a pony.
12:41 pm - Lily turns off tv, I turn off lights.
12:42 pm - Warm up the van. Lily puts on her boots, I put on her coat.
12:46 pm - Out the door.
12:48 pm - Pull out of the driveway. I want music, Lily does not.
12:52 pm - Snowflakes begin to fall.
12:53 pm - Arrive at Quality Foods
1:19 pm - We make our way back to the van.
1:21 pm - Walmart bound.
1:28 pm - Arrive at Walmart.
1:44 pm - I go to smell shampoo, but end up with it up my nose!
2:08 pm - Exit Walmart, still lightly snowing.
2:09 pm - Load up the van with our groceries.
2:13 pm - Make a couple phone calls from inside the van.
2:17 pm - We leave Walmart and head to the school.
2:27 pm - Arrive at the school, Lily has fallen asleep in the van.
2:30 pm - I rock out to Madonna while waiting for the kids to get out school.
2:33 pm - Check Facebook via iPhone
2:41 pm - The kids enter the van.
2:42 pm - Home bound.
2:45 pm - Arrive home. Unload groceries. Send the boys upstairs to finish their lunches.
2:51 pm - Go for a drive so Lily can sleep a little longer. Snow is getting heavy and sticking.
3:08 pm - Arrive home. Lily is still sleeping. Idle van in the drive way and I play Scrabble on the iPhone.
3:22 pm - Time to take Lily inside.
3:25 pm - Finish putting away the groceries.
3:28 pm - Sit and eat a piece of pepperoni. Lily finishes her lunch. Keyan is playing Lego. Brendan is watching League of Super Evil and Jim is just getting home.
3:30 pm - Snuggles with Lily.
3:47 pm - Start making pizza for dinner.
4:03 pm - Put pizza into the oven.
4:04 pm - Relax, watch Ellen while dinner cooks. Kids are all playing quietly in their rooms.
4:13 pm - Pizza is ready.
4:14 pm - I eat.
4:26 pm - I get dressed into my work uniform.
4:36 pm - Hugs and kisses from me to everyone.
4:42 pm - Out the door and off to work.
1:00 am - Lily climbs into bed with us.
5:00 am - Jim is off to work for the day.
6:27 am - My alarm goes off.
6:30 am - I reluctantly drag myself out of bed.
6:31 am - I head downstairs to unlock our front door so my cousin can let herself in. My cousin is 9 years old, I babysit her 5 days a week.
6:32 am - I make my way to the laundry room; I transfer clothes from the washing machine to the dryer.
6:33 am - I grab my neatly folded clothes off the top of the dryer and head upstairs.
6:34 am - I open the living room curtains, turn on some lights and the put the t.v to Family Channel for Jaimie.
6:35 am - I sit for a sec and play around with my iPhone.
6:40 am - Jaimie arrives.
6:41 am - I hop in the shower, wash up, brush my teeth and enjoy the peace and quiet.
6:56 am - I turn off my shower and hear "Mommy!". Lily is awake.
6:57 am - I dry myself off and get myself dressed.
7:01 am - I moisturize and brush my hair.
7:03 am - Head out to the living for snuggles with Lily. She watches Phineas and Ferb and I go on my iPhone. I check The Weather Network (-6 and cloudy, calling for snow), Hotmail, Proboards and Facebook.
7:14 am - I start washing a huge pile of dirty dishes.
7:16 am - Lily requests her breakfast - elbows deep in dish water, I ignore her!
7:17 am - Lily requests her breakfast again.
7:18 am - I put dishes on hold and get Lily her Rice Krispies.
7:19 am - Dish washing commences.
7:23 am - The dryer beeps, clothes are dry!
7:25 am - Almost done a full sink load of dishes, unfortunately barely made a dent in the pile. Lily requests juice, I ignore and head downstairs to wake up the boys.
7:26 am - I send Brendan for a shower and Keyan goes upstairs for breaky.
7:27 am - I put a load of laundry in the washer. I collect the boys clothes for the day, they're neatly folded on top of the dryer.
7:32 am - I take Keyan's breaky request; as usual he would like toast with margarine. He helps out by putting the bread in the toaster.
7:34 am - Keyan begins his breaky. Lily gets her long awaited juice!
7:35 am - Cant forget about Jaimie, she's watching Zack & Cody: Suite Life on Deck. Brendan's shower comes to an end.
7:36 am - I start making the boys lunches. Tension headache makes it's appearance.
7:37 am - On the menu for the boys lunch: burritos - no wraps upstairs. I head downstairs to the garage to fetch some from the deep freeze.
7:39 am - Back upstairs. Set an 8:00 am timer. Back to making lunches.
7:40 am - Annoyed! No clean containers to make lunches, Ziploc bags it is.
7:43 am - Ask Brendan to make his own breaky. Keyan requests chocolate (soy) milk.
7:44 am - I cut up some apples for the kids breaky. Where did Brendan go? He's in the bathroom combing his hair. I redirect him back to the kitchen to finish making his breaky.
7:47 am - I finish making the boys lunches.
7:48 am - Lily starts a temper tanturm, cause unknown. I ignore.
7:50 am - Tantrum continuing, I tell Lily if she doesnt stop screaming she will have to go back to bed. Lily jumps down from the table and runs to her bedroom yelling "Noooo!". In her room she cries over and over "I dont want to!" This lasts 30 seconds before she is silent.
7:52 am - Lily emerges from her bedroom.
7:56 am - My back begins to ache.
7:58 am - I make a good morning phone call to my hubby.
7:59 am - Lily requests pudding. I ask her to finish her apples and then she can have some pudding. Lily agrees.
8:00 am - Timer goes off. I ask Keyan to leave his breakfast (sloooow eater!) and go get dressed. I set a 8:15 timer.
8:03 am - Lunches are finally finished. Quite behind.
8:04 am - Dress Lily, who at this moment is a Puppy! Hannah Montana is on the tv.
8:06 am - Keyan's done getting dressed, he heads back to the table to finish his apples. I brush Lily's hair.
8:08 am - Back to those dishes! Lily colours.
8:12 am - Keyan's done his apples, he brushes his teeth.
8:14 am - Done a 2nd sink full of dishes.
8:15 am - Timer goes off, head outside to warm up the van. Brendan stops eating and brushes his teeth.
8:16 am - Keyan packs up his back pack with a little help from me.
8:18 am - Keyan goes downstairs to his room to play. I chill on the couch and watch Phineas and Ferb.
8:19 am - Brendan obnoxiously bangs his tooth brush on the bathroom counter - I roll my eyes!
8:20 am - Brendan is back up to the table to finish eating his apples.
8:21 am - I finish making my grocery list.
8:25 am - Time for everyone to head downstairs to put on their shoes and coats. Lily turns off the tv. Brendan packs up his back pack and takes his last two apple slices with him.
8:26 am - Keyan is still in his room, slow mover! He turns off his tv and bedroom light.
8:27 am - Lily requests we go shopping for some cow's milk!
8:28 am - Brendan tries to leave the house without a jacket! - remind him of the snow fall warning! Get Lily in her boots and coat. Keyan needs help with a stuck zipper.
8:31 am - On route to school! I crank Taylor Swift and sing along - Keyan plugs his ears!
8:35 am - We arrive at school.
8:36 am - Homeward bound. Begin Lily's second temper tantrum, she's unhappy her brother's are going to school.
8:39 am - We're home!
8:40 am - Lily's yelling turns to whining.
8:41 am - Lily is happy!
8:42 am - Lily is mad! - Mommy turned off her bedroom light!
8:43 am - Turn on tv, sit in my chair and watch PVR'd 'Parenthood'. Lily objects, she wants to watch Imagination Movers. Lily wins.
8:45 am - Now's a good time to make MY breakfast. Lily is playing princess.
8:47 am - Make myself toast.
8:48 am - Rinse off remaining dishes while toast is cooking.
8:50 am - Sit down to eat my PB & J and realize "oops!", I forgot to give the boys juice boxes in their lunch!
8:53 am - Lily wants to eat my breakfast. She whines at my feet. I continue to eat.
8:55 am - Lily's whining turns to anger. Anger turns to crying with tears. Crying with tears turns to fake crying with no tears.
8:57 am - I try to reason with the emotional Lily. Fake crying stops, angry grunting begins. I ignore.
8:59 am - Lily is still mad, she angrily turns off the tv.
9:00 am - Facebook status update "Miserable 2 year old on board!"
9:01 am - Lily begins a staring competition with me. I win! Grunting begins again.
9:02 am - I turn on tv. Lily cries, runs to the tv and turns it off.
9:03 am - I need to get away from her craziness, downstairs I go.
9:04 am - I turn on the dryer to de-wrinkle the clothes. Go to the family computer. Brr, it's cold downstairs!
9:07 am - Check hotmail - eep, 531 messages.
9:14 am - Visit my blog for the first time since July 12, 2009.
9:17 am - Fold 1 load of laundry, add another load to the dryer to de-wrinkle.
9:19 am - Lily is calling from upstairs wanting to know my where abouts.
9:20 am - A very happy Lily comes downstairs.
9:27 am - Load 1 of laundry is folded, on to fold load 2.
9:30 am - Load 2 is folded, jeans are quick and easy!
9:31 am - Load 3 goes into the dryer.
9:32 am - Load 4 goes into the washer.
9:33 am - Yikes, Hurricane Lily hit Keyan's bedroom. Upstairs we go.
9:34 am - Lets try the tv again. Happy Lily doesnt care, she plays with her cars.
9:35 am - Play 'Parenthood' on the PVR and begin my daily morning stretches.
9:39 am - Lily goes from happy to crying, her best friend Tyler wont be visiting today. I ignore.
9:44 am - Quit stretching, Lily wont stop climbing on me - I'm frustrated.
9:45 am - Drink a glass of water and sit in my chair to watch tv.
9:46 am - Brr, it's cold! I check The Weather Network: -5 with snowfall warning.
9:50 am - Lily requests an Oreo. I make a deal, 1 apple for 1 oreo. Thus begins another crying session.
9:52 am - We cuddle in silence.
9:56 am - Cue crying.
9:57 am - Blissful silence. Cuddles again.
10:00 am - Lily demands her Oreos.
10:18 am - Cuddles comes to an end. Lily turns off the tv ... pause ... then turns it back on. She's trying to make me angry. Temper tantrum begins, I ignore.
10:28 am - Enough is enough, I send Lily to her room. She's quiet, I calm my nerves.
10:31 am - Watch PVR'd Oprah.
10:32 am - Go on my iPhone, visit Proboards - post ... and then delete it.
10:56 am - Lily calls from her room "I'm ready for my apples!"
10:57 am - Lily runs out of her room, gives me a hug and a kiss and says "sorry".
10:58 am - Up to the table she gets and eats an apple slice.
11:00 am - Lily finally gets her cookie!
11:09 am - Lily finishes her second apple slice, cookie #2 for her!
11:10 am - I play a bit of Scrabble on my iPhone.
11:20 am - The mail man delivers our mail, Lily is spooked and runs for a cuddle.
11:21 am - Oprah is over. Lily watches Family Channel. I head downstairs to fold load 3 of laundry.
11:30 am - Load 4 in the dryer. Load 5 in the washer.
11:34 am - Sort dirty laundry.
11:38 am - I clean the boys bathroom ... and then the upstairs bathroom.
11:52 am - Lily requests juice.
11:54 am - Make Lily a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch.
11:59 am - Lily eats grapes while she waits for her sandwich.
12:00 pm - Lily complains of an owie in her mouth. I find a flashlight, take a peek inside and VOILA, her bottom right molar has broke through.
12:06 pm - Lily enjoys her lunch.
12:07 pm - I make my lunch.
12:10 pm - Mmm, food. I eat and enter my food at SparkPeople.com
12:13 pm - Lily is done lunch.
12:22 pm - I check my email.
12:24 pm - I read Tara's blog.
12:37 pm - The washer and dryer beep, I ignore! We get ourselves ready for a trip to Walmart.
12:38 pm - Take Lily for a pre-outting pee. Put on her, a clean shirt and re-apply her socks.
12:40 pm - Put Lily's hair back into a pony.
12:41 pm - Lily turns off tv, I turn off lights.
12:42 pm - Warm up the van. Lily puts on her boots, I put on her coat.
12:46 pm - Out the door.
12:48 pm - Pull out of the driveway. I want music, Lily does not.
12:52 pm - Snowflakes begin to fall.
12:53 pm - Arrive at Quality Foods
1:19 pm - We make our way back to the van.
1:21 pm - Walmart bound.
1:28 pm - Arrive at Walmart.
1:44 pm - I go to smell shampoo, but end up with it up my nose!
2:08 pm - Exit Walmart, still lightly snowing.
2:09 pm - Load up the van with our groceries.
2:13 pm - Make a couple phone calls from inside the van.
2:17 pm - We leave Walmart and head to the school.
2:27 pm - Arrive at the school, Lily has fallen asleep in the van.
2:30 pm - I rock out to Madonna while waiting for the kids to get out school.
2:33 pm - Check Facebook via iPhone
2:41 pm - The kids enter the van.
2:42 pm - Home bound.
2:45 pm - Arrive home. Unload groceries. Send the boys upstairs to finish their lunches.
2:51 pm - Go for a drive so Lily can sleep a little longer. Snow is getting heavy and sticking.
3:08 pm - Arrive home. Lily is still sleeping. Idle van in the drive way and I play Scrabble on the iPhone.
3:22 pm - Time to take Lily inside.
3:25 pm - Finish putting away the groceries.
3:28 pm - Sit and eat a piece of pepperoni. Lily finishes her lunch. Keyan is playing Lego. Brendan is watching League of Super Evil and Jim is just getting home.
3:30 pm - Snuggles with Lily.
3:47 pm - Start making pizza for dinner.
4:03 pm - Put pizza into the oven.
4:04 pm - Relax, watch Ellen while dinner cooks. Kids are all playing quietly in their rooms.
4:13 pm - Pizza is ready.
4:14 pm - I eat.
4:26 pm - I get dressed into my work uniform.
4:36 pm - Hugs and kisses from me to everyone.
4:42 pm - Out the door and off to work.
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