Tonight

Well here I am......late in the wee hours of the night....Guess I had a little too much tea (aka Caffeine) and now I am not sleepy.  I am playing the piano in the a.m. at church and a tad nervous, and I am also singing.  It has been a while since I sang at church, so my knees get to knocking and it's ok as long as it is to the beat of the song.  LOL

Well earlier tonight I finished, completed the older boys room purge, and rearrange furniture quest.  Me and dh love "change" so we love moving furniture around.  The boys really seemed excited about their "new" rooms.  And then there are less toys in B's room and the twins were excited that their room finally HAD TOYS!

I have gotten out a large trash bag of junk, and two small Wal-Mart bags to go to Nanny's house, out of his room.  I feel so renewed, and like I could actually keep house with all this organized stuff.  LOL

I even got a flight plan by the door.  Had one, but it is not working.  So I remembered K.I.S.S.  Keep It Simple Silly.  (better than Stupid) so, I got a small basket and put by the door complete with Bibles for church, their King's Kids books, and their Boy Scout books.  They can get them as we go out the door and they are not buried in rubble in the "tubs" I have sitting by the door.  And when they come "in" they can again  put their books in the basket.  I think I am going to like this.

Anyway, my brain is still on fire.  My body says no, go to bed.  But somewhere in between the two, I am up posting this blog.  LOL

Well I will go try and sleep again.

Also organizing some papers.  Everything over here is "lost" till found three days later.....so I am trying to get everything a place, and a place for everything.  So I copied my songs I am constantly loosing, and punched holes in them and put them in my notebook of hymns/choir songs.  Being organized is so much fun.  LOL

Saturday

Working over here like crazy.  I am purging oldest son's room now.  I have a large black trash bag I am putting the trash in, and then I am still going thru toys so I have another "Nanny bag" to send to her house.  YEAH!   Went back and redid some stuff in Twins rooms, such as:  Rearrange bedroom furniture, vacuum WHOLE room without furniture, took out some stuff we are not using in their rooms and giving to friends.  An under bed drawers GONE, a computer desk GONE, and a computer out of their room, one pretend kitchen cabinet GONE.  Took some coloring books and toys from oldest room since we now have rooms for tubs under the twins beds now for their own toys.  Set that all up.  I think the boys are excited they only have their toys/color books in their own areas.

Next on my quest for cleanliness

Finish B's room (in progress)
B's closet
Living Room
Kitchen cabinets
Laundry room cabinets

The purge is still going on

Well tonight at the home of Mrs. Domestically Challenged, it finds us finishing up the purge in the little's bedroom.  I was taking summer clothes out of their dresser drawers as I am tired in the 30, 40, and 50 degree weather and them picking out sleeveless shirts and shorts.  No dear this is "winter time" we are not wearing that......tears, sniffles, I finally wipe my nose and press on.  Oh sorry.  That was supposed to be the boys crying......some days I am a no good mom.  LOL  Those little precious eyes starring at you and looking at the one they trust their eyes almost saying, but Mom, I want to wear sleeveless shirts in the winter.....what is wrong with that......and a small part of you goes......awwww innocence......yes..you can wear sleeveless......I mean....NO YOU CAN'T.....LOL

So tomorrow hopefully I will finish oldest bedroom, and all his shelves, since that is now where the clutter fest is congregating.  I am so trying to get back on track with house, children, school.....it all seems so overwhelming when in the midst, then when you are trying to "surface" and get it all going, your like, now why wasn't I doing this before?

Oh well.  The bed is calling me.  It is after 2.

I folded several loads of clothes tonight.  Along with some purge, and a 5 minute Room Rescue.  Yes for those of you who know the terminology, I am using some of FLY LADY techniques. 

Well goodnight all!

The Deep Cleaning Purge

Well I am very excited!!!  Today I was finally home.  Monday I had a hard time getting off my computer chair.  I heard a friend once say something to the effect that if she didn't sit in the chair it would float to the ceiling.  So that was my mentallity Monday, keeping the chair stuck to the floor.  I was paralyzed from all the fear of Tuesday. 

Tuesday a.m. and afternoon we were at Doctors for the boys.  Twins for eye check, and yes their glasses prescription had gotten worse.  Alright, back to the kids.  Freckle and Jeckle now have astigmatism, (like Mike and Aunt L) and then to boot Cousin and 2nd Cousin have terrible eyesight so not sure if that is a family thing, but it is in their genes to have terrible eyesight.  2nd cousin they are worried about how BAD her eyesight is.  And she is 12.  Ok....back to Tuesday

Freckle and Jeckle's prescription for glasses changed a bit because of the astigmatism.  So new eye wear is in their horizon.  Then I had forgotten about Jeckle's freckle.  (Freckle's freckle is on his nose.  Jeckle has one IN his eye) so they had to dialate J's eyes.  Then the dr looked in there and saw it.  They even got a picture of it.  Said (like Heckle's heart) it could stay this way forever, or by the time he turns 30 or so it could be melacarsanoma.  (Cancer)  So they took a picture now so later in time, they will know what it looked like, size, color, they will know if it has changed any.  It is in his right eye.  Said he saw a lot of crossing on both boys, but Jeckle's were dialated so it was not an accurate test on J.  Freckle he saw crossing eyes pretty bad while we were there.  He said if they are not wearing the glasses 100% of the time, that that is when the crossing occurs more (seemingly) and that that could result in lazy eye, and then you get one dominant eye, and loss of vision in the other.

They did say there was no changes in Heckle's heart.  One change in legalisms, is the American Heart Association and the FDA had gotten together and decided that patients of aortic stenosis no longer needed antibiotics to get dental treatment.  So I guess it is good one stress taken off,.....or is it?  LOL

Tuesday night I came in and spent SOOOOOOOO much time cleaning.  I worked on the dinning area, took down the green/orange stuff and put up red C'mas stuff, and had table cloth and place mats with santas, penquins, and trees and such.  Worked on the dishes, and cleaned off the counters in the kitchen.  Tried cleaning in the living room......we just picked up around the boxes (christmas boxes all over the living room) I tried to make it look better, and the boys worked in their rooms.

Wednesday I had made plans Thanksgiving day with Angie and Grandma to go to G'ma's Wed.  I woke and remembered I was meeting a lady in Brownsboro to pick up some Mary Kay books at 1:00 and I tried to cancel on g'ma, then she said before I said much about not coming, are you still picking up Mrs. M.  Then I remembered I had also invited Mrs M on Friday of last week to go with me and boys.  So I was sinking fast.  Then I called the lady I was meeting, we rescheduled to today.  SO I was calling Mrs. M, g'ma, and the lady several times before I got out the door.

Then sis-in-law had wanted a C'mas list of boy stuff so I sent that right before I walked out the door.  Complete with links of the type of toys they were interested in.  I always like shopping when I know what something looks like.  So I got that off.

I walked out the door at noon.  Ran to Mom-in-laws, then to Chick-fil-a then to Grandma's where we all 7 of us had a very good time.  It was fun for the older ladies to get to visit.  And the younger "kids" visited, me and my cousin, all while the boys played.


Then tonight I am so excited while Mike was watching the Cowboy game, I purged the twin's room.  The whole room.  I got out 5 bags of trash, and gave my Mom some toys.  I huge tub of a train, and 2 Wal-Mart sized bags of other toys.  I am so excited.  YEAH ME......I need to keep on this purge fest.

Next room.......Oldest son's room.  Oh yeah....and his closet, and the living room!

It is taking me a while to do this.  But slow and steady gets it done.

I have done my bathroom, bedroom, and closet.  Working on kitchen, living room, and oldest boy's.

The new cooks of the family

Well last weekend we had a soup dinner at the church, and so the boys all helped me cook/bake last weekend.  We had to make 5 cakes and they weren't just cakes, then also cornbread.  I was amazed at how much HELP they really were.  I got 5 cakes made in record time, cuz once I got them what they needed in the bowl, 3 were being made while I washed up dishes from the last thing we were stirring.  It was awesome.  Don't know how I did it all those years before with out the little guys.  Then Freckle said "Well we baked these cakes and they are going to like them."  It was funny.  I know he meant they tasted good, and we had made them, but it came out more like we made them and they WILL like them.

I need to go now and get dishes cleared from this weekend.  Me, mike, jeckle, freckle, and Heckle all made dressing Saturday night.  Mike made some kinda of soupy-gravy.  It was good.  Loved it all, then we all sat down and ate, the boys ate more than usual.  Mike said something about cooking it must make it all taste better.  The soup gravy was actually that, it had Cream of Chicken soup, and some broth, and then he cut up giblets of neck and liver and cut up eggs and put in it.  Reminded me of my grandfathers gravy from days of yore.  It was delicious.

It was a fun four day weekend with dad here 24/7.

Tuesdays Plans

Just wanted to ask for prayers for B for in the afternoon.  B has a pediatric heart dr appt and it is one month early as he has twice been complaining of heart pains.  He will be seen around 3 o'clock "Tx time"  (LOL)

For those of you who don't know he has sub-aortic stenosis, (copied from web site) What is aortic stenosis?

Aortic stenosis is abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve. A number of conditions cause disease resulting in narrowing of the aortic valve. When the degree of narrowing becomes significant enough to impede the flow of blood from the left ventricle to the arteries, heart problems develop.

Also, on a side note.  Allergist called me Wednesday to tell me he had misread the CAT Scan on October 20 and that he did in fact have a chronic sinus problem that had been on the scan and he missed it.  Somehow nowdays you can find out about sinus with a CAT Scan.  So from that day forward, he has been scratching his head wondering why the child is still coughing from July, with no real answers.  He put him on Azithromax for 10 days on, 5 day off, 10 days on, 5 days off, and 10 more days on.

Anyway, pray for this child.  Oh and before we load up to go to a city 2 hours away, we have to take the twins in for a scheduled eye appt for their eye problems.  Caleb will def need a new pair of glasses.  He broke the first pair and was without two weeks this summer.  Then right now I am just praying they stay together a bit longer.  This kid is hard on glasses.   Caleb has one "lazy eye" that at times almost crosses, and they both have Nystagmus.  Joshua's is worse he can wiggle his eyes on command.  Dr says that they have Nystagmus and when you look in their eyes like dr's do, he can see them wiggling like turning a doorknob.

So put these 3 boys and their doctor appts on your prayer list for tomorrow.  We will be busy.  My mom is keeping the twins during the 2 hour there 2 hour back and the actual dr appt in the middle.  And pray for our travels that we would be safe on the road.

Bread Starter

    Today is Day 8 with Friendship Bread
Today is day 2 of Sourdough Starter

Monday the 26
Friendship Amish Day 3
Sour Dough 6

Wednesday

Read Bible Genesis 19-21
Day 2 of sd starter
Day 7 of Friendship Starter

Need to
wake
Shower
Prepare Breakfast
Eat
Wipe down dinning table
Start laundry (Reboot if necessary)
Fold Laundry
Dishes start (or unload as needed)
Feed pets
Practice Piano
Prepare for Cub Scout meeting
Prepare FIAR/Craft for Co-Op
5 minute Room Rescue house
Work on Cub Scout plans
Declutter Desk
Start making lesson plans for Jan
Boys Room clean for sure
Grade B's Books

Home

wake
Shower
Prepare Breakfast
Eat
Wipe down dinning table
Start laundry (Reboot if necessary)
Fold Laundry
Dishes start (or unload as needed)
Feed pets
Practice Piano
Prepare for Cub Scout meeting
Prepare FIAR/Craft for Co-Op
5 minute Room Rescue house

Monday
Do Kitchen, Dinning Area, Laundry Room, Master Bedroom/Bath Boys' Bath clean

Swish swirl swipe counters, sinks, toilets
Sweep
Mop


Tuesday
Living Area, Boys bedroom
Vacuum