Life Is Good

So I have been busy figuring out school for me, supporting Chase in school, spending time with the kiddos, working a ton and trying to do taxes. It seems like I should be able to get more done each day, yet I find that I have to limit my to-do list to just 2-3 things a day. For example, today is 1. Blog 2. Do P90x with Chaser(I skipped last night-bad me) 3. call Barry about the Granite counters.  Yesterday was 1. Pay the mortgage 2. Go grocery shopping 3. finish end of year tax receipts for daycare parents.

Nothing too big or crazy, but it takes ALL DAY to get it done. It seems ridiculous because I am literally awake 16 hours a day. I do have to watch other people's kids for 10 of those hours and then my own after that. I still feel like I have not been able to accomplish much with my days. Not to mention that I have been inexplicably incapable of getting out of bed the last three mornings! The alarm goes off and I just sleep right through it. I wake up to my daycare parents ringing the bell 18 times. It is not a good week for this because I just had three new daycare kids start this week. To say the least, I am not making a good impression!

Outside of the busy schedule I have had a pretty good week so far. Last week was pretty crappy but this week is looking up. I started it all off with finding my wedding ring which went missing last Wednesday. I had left it on the bathroom counter and my son has a habit of playing with it when he can reach it. So I asked him first when I noticed it was missing. He kept telling me that he never played with it (fearing time out I think) but after several days he told me he played with it and last left it on the toilet lid. That was a low point for me, I was convinced I may never see it again. Then magically it appeared in the crack next to my fridge in the kitchen! I couldn't believe my eyes and I was so happy I really did get a little teary. You never realize how much that ring means until you don't have it. I have not taken it off since I found it. Not that I am afraid of losing it again, but mostly because I missed wearing it so much. I am so happy to have it back. It was also cool to get so many cool suggestions on how not to lose it again. I think my favorite is to have a boring/second ring that is for everyday wearing and only wear my "real" wedding ring on special occasions. Otherwise I leave it in the jewelery box for safe keeping. I suggested this to Chase and he suggested a 25 cent ring from the "bubble gum machines" would be perfect for someone so prone to losing/breaking jewelery :) He has such a sense of humor.

On another note, I have caught my laundry up again this past Sunday. This is a spectacular feat for a person like me. In case you didn't know, I have not been able to keep up with laundry or filing paperwork EVER. As in it has not been completely done since I moved out of my moms house. So a couple of months ago when I first accomplished my goal of laundry and filing completeness, I was ecstatic to say the least. Then trouble hit at the beginning of the year, our dryer stopped drying. A sweet little thing it does once a year when the vent gets clogged. Therefore we cannot use it until the company comes and vacuums it out again lest we risk burning our house down. So I had a bit of a pile up in my house to the tune of 14 loads of laundry. Luckily I have a sister with a laundry mat nearby her place, so I hauled it all over there and finished it by the end of Sunday. I don't know why but I can fold a load of laundry way better at the laundry mat than I ever do at home. It is easier there I swear.

Enough about me, the kids are having a OK week. Kaylee has started using all sorts of new words. Baby, Nala, Yaya, Papa, TyTy and more. She has got the sweetest little voice I have ever heard. She even started using inflection with her new words. Like last night I was at Chase's parents house and she was yelling at Papa to come back inside but instead of just saying "papa" she said "papaaaa?" It was so cute :)

Tyson is doing OK too. He has always come up with funny stories and he has the best imagination. He is always telling me elaborate stories of how he is a cowboy, or he races motorcycles, or how he paints real monster trucks. You name it and he (or his imaginary friend "Ryan" ) have done it. Yesterday was a particularly random moment though. We were out on a walk with the daycare kids and Tyson ran up next to me and said "Mom, I am an extractor"
So I replied, "A what?"
Tyson: "A bee extractor."
Me: "Oh, cool son. That is pretty interesting."
Tyson: "Yes like a bumblebee extractor. Not bumblebees like the cars or the transformers though. Just like the bug that stings us."

He is so random, but I love the stories he makes up. I hope he never loses touch with his awesome imagination :)


I wonder if his pretend play is part of the reason Tyson is having a bit of a rough time in Preschool right now. I'm not sure why but he absolutely loathes going to school. I have checked with the teachers and the other parents but I can't seem to figure out what the problem is. He throws a huge fit anytime I try to get him ready to go. He drags his feet when we are leaving and he even tells me that he is angry at me for taking him there. I miss him when he is gone so it doesn't make sending him any easier. I don't want to be that parent that ignored their child's "cries for help" but he hasn't really given any reasons that he doesn't want to go. I don't want to baby him, but I have no real reason to keep him home. So today I let him stay home for the first time since school started. We got home late and he was still asleep at 7:45am. The days when he is still asleep are by far the worst. When I wake him up it is like the end of the world. So I let him sleep the extra hour and stay home. He had one of the best mornings and has been in a great mood. He hasn't been picking on anyone, or hitting or yelling. I have not even heard him saying once that he is angry or "not going to be my friend anymore". So now I am wondering if something is going on at school. Is he just nervous because he hasn't been away from home, or maybe he is being picked on. I am not sure, but my mommy gut tells me there is something more to the story that I am not seeing. In the mean time I am going to call his teacher and see if anything has been going on. (teasing, bullying, etc.)

On another note, Chase's school has been going well. He isn't quite sure if he wants to stay in engineering because he heard that it is hard to keep a job in the field. I have heard it too but I am confident that Chase can be the best at anything he sets his mind to. I just need him to set his mind already :) He is also considering Physical Therapist positions or occupational Therapist too. He isn't sure he is going to want all of the math classes. I am thinking, if your first semester of engineering school you are already disliking the math, you are probably going to hate the rest of your degree. I am letting him make his choice though, he says he wants to feel it out for the semester. I just want him to be happy and fulfilled in whatever path he picks. I don't care if he is a garbage man as long as he is happy. So we will have to see how it all pans out, I will keep you posted :)

Have a happy "hump" day everyone! Only two more days till the weekend!