March Madness!

I have been such a busy girl I haven't even had time to update me (now lonely) blog! I've been staying on top of housework, and working 20-30 hours a week for my own business. I make and sell jewelry at several locations. If you are interested in coming out to see the wares, just let me know! My babies are progressing wonderfully! Both my 1 and 2 year old can count to 10. They are alphabet pros and my 2 year old is perfecting his shapes. My 5 month old is going far, fast as well! The house is undergoing lots of changes as well! We've installed recessed lighting, replaced the sliding glass door with French doors, put a security door in the front and a few other upgrades. We have been going full speed! We even got a deep freezer so I'll be going grocery shopping on Thursday to stock up! Look for my monthly meal plan!

Real Life - Day Six

Today has been a train wreck, but a manageable one. If you've been following, you know my dogs killed a cat yesterday. I was in the middle of doing laundry when I heard a knock at the front door. It was my favorite neighbor! Then my excitement to see my neighbor dropped through the floor when he asked if I had seen a white cat because his girlfriend's cat had gone missing. I didn't even know how to respond. I instantly knew that poor kitty covered in dirt and blood was theirs. I didn't want to tell him because I remember the bag that the cat's body was in was now in a garbage can covered in dog poop and yard debris. I didn't want him to see their dead cat like that but I couldn't lie. It wouldn't be right. I took him to the back yard and he dug the bag out and tore it open. He confirmed that it was their cat, took the lifeless body and left. I stood in my house with Ambria just staring at me. Aralynn was sleeping and Aiden was playing at his Grandma Cathy's house. I checked on Aralynn, picked up Ambria and walked next door. Before I even made it to their front patio, I could hear Christine (the girlfriend) screaming and crying. My heart sank. I felt so bad. How could my sweet, loving dogs be such cold-hearted murderers? They get along great with our cat. I rang the bell anyway. Benny answered and I dished out the best, most sympathetic, genuine apology I could and offered to replace the cat. Such a bad day. I don't look forward to any repeats.

Real Life - Day Five

7-810am: Aiden woke me up and asked to watch Caillou. Instead we played quietly in the living room while Daddy slept in. I checked our bank account and found out our tax return had been deposited, YAY! Time to start calling places and pay them off.

820-10am: I called Surprise Court, Arrowhead Court, the IRS, our HOA and a few medical places to resolve our balances with them. All I have to say is I hope I never need to call the IRS again! I was on hold listening to elevator music for 25 minutes before I even got to speak with a representative who took nearly a whole minute to tell me she couldn't take payment over the phone and I would need to go to a local office. Fantastic.

10-1030: Rework remaining return balance to verify we have enough to buy the things we want. Everything is golden!

11am-1230: Ambria was in desperate need of a nap so I laid her down and Aiden asked for lunch so I fed him and tried to figure out why my card reader for accepting credit and debit cards isn't working on my phone. Turns out I just need new software. After Aiden finished eating I packed his backpack and got him dressed to run a few errands with Ian. We heard an odd noise come from the back yard. The dogs were making weird sounds. Upon investigation, they had killed a cat that must have wandered into the back yard. It was really sad. Luckily, I am the wife and I don't have to deal with dead animals. Ian scooped up the dead cat and cleaned up the dog poop in the yard while I fed Aralynn a bottle. Then the boys gave me kisses and hugs and off they went!

**EDIT**

I never did finish this post for the day. Can't even remember why. Darn!

Real Life - Day Four

640am: Aralynn kept stirring in her cradle and for some reason this kept waking me up. I finally stayed up at 6:40.

7-730: Aiden woke up and came downstairs at 7 (we no longer have the knob locks on his door) and he brought his little leapfrog laptop downstairs so I played with him and then I put on Caillou for him so I could blog and wait for Ambria to wake up. As soon as she wakes up we can eat breakfast. :)

730-815: I got all 3 babies changed and dressed Ambria and did her hair. We went on a Mommy-Daughter date because she was frustrated this morning. I love taking the opportunity to spend one-on-one time with my babies. I woke Ian up and Ambria and I went out the door!

820-1010am: Ambria and I perused around Wal-Mart. I bought each of us a sausage mcmuffin and we went shopping! We had such a good time. She laughed, said hello to EVERYONE and thoroughly enjoyed herself. Our outing really helped to release all of her frustration and she went from a sour apple to a perfect peach!

1015-1035: Unload and put all groceries away.

11-1120: Put new sprayer together and spray weeds in my neighbors yard. I'm not sure why but for some reason our neighbors think that using a weed whacker to cut the weeds back (instead of killing them) is a good idea. To me it just looks lazy and trashy. So I'll help them out. Honestly it helps me out too because our front yards merge together and if their yard looks good, so will mine.

1120-1145: Put Ambria down for a nap. Shower

12-115: Lunch for Aiden, chat with Ian, tried to wake up Ambria for her lunch. BAD IDEA! She's been crying for 10 minutes and refuses to come downstairs. She has 4 molars breaking through so I'm not going to hold it against her.

2-3pm: Ambria ended up falling back asleep so Aiden and I hung out and played with his leapfrog letters. Ambria woke up around 2:30 and came downstairs asking for lunch. Lunch was served and now we are folding/playing in laundry.

330-540: Laundry wasn't progressing so I put the girls in the double stroller and Aiden in the wagon and we headed off to the park and to check the mail. I posted a few pics on Facebook. I even let Aralynn feel the sand between her toes. Everyone had a good time.

545-7: Kids ate a nice and easy dinner - leftovers. A bath was in desperate need so the oldest two showered while Aralynn got a nice warm bath.

7-723: Fixed some of the HTML errors on my website and did a little FBing. Now time for dishes!

730-815: Did a load of dishes, brushed the kids' teeth and tucked them into bed. (with kisses) It sounds like Aiden is not quite ready for bed judging by the singing coming from his room.

820-1030pm: Pulled up Netflix to watch episodes of Dollhouse while folding laundry. Took a break from laundry around 9pm to start seasoning the steaks and to peel potatoes. After I got everything in the oven I returned to my several loads of laundry that were waiting to be folded and finished them up while watching Dollhouse. Aralynn didn't seem to be feeling well and was really fussy so I'd have to break to cuddle her for a while. Eventually she fell asleep and I laid her down in her cradle.

1120pm-1am: Ian got home, changed out of his work clothes and sat down to wait for his dinner. I plated us, served us, got our meds and we turned on Prison Break to entertain us while we ate. After we finished eating I fed Aralynn and we headed off to bed.

Real Life - Day Three

Unfortunately I have been going non-stop all day and haven't had the opportunity to actually sit down and blog so I can't remember exact times but I can write down what I accomplished.

Baking

Redesign organization of garage

Worked on website HTML for CCJ

Vacuum all of downstairs

Hand-washed dishes too big for dish washer

Played video games with Ian after dinner

Even though I didn't get a lot done, the day was actually really enjoyable. The kids and I had so much fun that they didn't even nap! Of course Ambria crashed around 7 but we still had an awesome time playing.