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Once again I have bestowed myself with the "Worst blogger ever!" award for 2008. I bet you all figured Christmas must have been a doozie for me... Well, it was! And I am slowly but surely recovering from it. Yes it was mid-February before we finally threw the Christmas tree out and swept up over 100,000 needles (enough to fill a yard size trash bag!!!) I am still getting those things stuck in my feet!! BTW our Christmas tree lacked ample watering, if you didn't happen to gather that by the previous few statements....

So here are a few things that have been going on at the "T" household for the past couple months.

- RT is finally potty trained... That doesn't mean in a time of weakness that I don't put a diaper on him.. So, I guess it is lazyness and not weakness... Yes, I AM A LAZY BUM AND DON'T TAKE ON MY MOTHERLY RESPONSIBILITIES HEAD ON!!!! Leave me alone!!!!!!!!!!! He is full of attitude and genuine kindness... He is an awesome kid, as are all of my children... And when he busts out a loud "Yes ma'am!" at the grocery here in OH-IO I couldn't be more proud of how much he is a gentleman.... He is awesome!!

- HMac is still in school and just finished basketball season... Now on to BASEBALL season. I signed hubby up to coach thinking that they *may* need an assistant coach... When they saw his name down to coach she drew HUGE stars all over the paper and said how desperate they were for coaches this year. Ummmmm, yeah his is mad!!! HMac has been a blessing in my life for 12 years now and continues to be one of the brightest spots of my past, and one of many bright spots that are my prsent and future!! Thanks for being so awesome!!!!!!!

- Baby WT is well just Baby WT. We have decided to drop the "baby" out of his name at his 1 year birthday. Well, just because it is silly and also we can't believe it stuck so easily. We began saying baby WT to help his then 2 year old brother adjust to a new baby.... It was all don't hit baby WT, don't lick baby WT, don't kick baby WT, don't put raisins up baby WT's nose, don't put baby WT in the dryer... well you get the picture... So now, everyone we know call WT, "baby WT" so we have to STOP!! Can you see a 6' boy in high school being called Baby WT?!?! Poor guy.. It is pitiful.. So tomorrow on his 1 YO b/day - WE STOP with the Baby WT stuff!!!!!!!! Seriously... It is going to be hard but we shall over come!!

- I am still working! Can you believe they keep me around!?!? I have made one of the best friends I have ever had in my life, at work.. She is awesome, so Lia if you are reading this, Thanks for making my days brighter... You are the best!! And she keeps me motivated, we together we keep each other motivated to stay in the gym... So all my inches lost are thanks to you!!!!!!! We are complete opposites so we get along fantastic!! She is everything I wish I could be in a woman!! Super strong, knows when to keep her mouth shut, walks in the path of Jesus at all costs and is just the NICEST person I know!! She is awesome! Things will get easier!! I promise!

- Hubby is still just hubby.. He still gets up with the kids one day on the weekend and lets me sleep in!! He still sometimes, with some prodding, cleans up after himself, and on good days he helps clean up after everyone else too! After 5 years he is still the most awesome thing that has happened to me and I am thankful for him every day!!

That is about it... I will try to update more often but ya know, life happens...

So anyway..

Christmas is right around the corner... I have zero presents wrapped and under the tree... My house is a disaster and we have family on their way.... We will be cycling them in and out one after the other for the next week or so... So I will be off from work the entire time but entertaining the entire time so I think work is looking good right now... Just a joke... Just a joke...

I actually can't wait for everyone to get here... We are going to have way too much fun! I miss my mom and dad like crazy.. This is the farthest we have ever lived apart and it really sucks because it is just too far to go for a weekend visit... So I haven't seen them since October, and with a newborn that is just too long.. Baby WT has changed so much since they saw him last... His hair is so long and it is going to get it's first trim... Poor baby... I wanted to wait but it is time... When you dress a boy in ALL blue and people still say what a cute little girl, it is time for a haircut... Well, at least his daddy says so..

Anyway, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR....

We are officially idiots...

So dinner is a big deal around here... We usually all sit down and have dinner as a family... This leads to a lot of silly chatter, as you can imagine amongst 2 crazy parents, an 11 year old and a 2 year old, oh and the growling infant... Anyway, tonight a pack of markers was presented to our group while HMac was finishing up an art project and of course we couldn't help ourselves... Well daddy anyway...

Little RT ended up with a "Mom" tattoo on his right arm but wait it didn't stop there... He has a fantastic, very artistic tattoo sprawled across his back... With a little help from his birthmark.... Are you ready... Are you sure???? Well brace yourselves for the creativity of my very intelligent husband...



Yes it was freakin' hilarious.... I mean absolutely hilarious, but mostly because it was the LAST thing I would have ever thought to see written across the skin on my 2 year old's back...

Do you think family dinners of past times would have ended with this result... I doubt so... Seriously.. But we have fun and memories (and photos) to last a lifetime...

Hi...

So inventory at work was not too bad.... We were through relativly early as far as inventories go so I was not too upset about going in and getting it done... The only side-effect of getting up at 4AM is that I have been sleeping all day... Hubby not too happy I 'spose but I am sorry ... I am the girl who NEEDS the 8 good hours of sleep every night... So I have been sluggish all day...

Anyway, this is my last week of work this year... Yeah for me.. This is the first place I have ever worked that gives you the entire time of Christmas off paid and even better you do not have to use vacation... It is just free, like a fantastic Christmas present... YUM-O... My parents will be here on Christmas day and I can't wait... They will be here with me all week after Christmas so I am totally excited.. I miss them too much...

The kiddos are good... I just have not done ANY shopping... Wait, I take that back.. I have done SOME shopping just no where near done at all... So, I will be busy next week... Is it just me or is it horrible trying to figure out what to get any man that is over the age of like 8??? HMac and hubby are driving me nuts as far as presents go, so who knows what kind of crap they will end up getting... I am sure it will be nothing they want... hehe...

Terrible

Two things...

1. Inventory at work ALL DAY tomorrow = BAD DAY!!

2. Hubby is STILL at grocery preparing us for the 6-10inches of sleet, freezing rain and snow we are going to get tomorrow and Sunday.

Thank you and good night.

So.. .tired.... must... sleep...

So the past two weeks have been insanely crazy... It all began last Wednesday night with the faint sound of vomit coming from little RT's room... It all began around 4am... That is the greatest start to a day I can ever think of right? Getting children up, changing them, changing their bed... trying to find clothes and new sheets in a half awake daze... ARGH... Poor little guy.. I just felt so bad for him.. He had never ever vomited in his entire life until last Thursday, not even when he was a baby... Weird I know but true nonetheles.. So, dad stayed home w/him and I ventured on to work.. Only to wake up at 4AM on Friday with the stomach bug myself.. BAH!!! It was bad and I didn't recover until Sunday..All better now, we have gotten over it at the T household..

Now on to the S-N-O-W!!!!!!!!!! Holy cow.. It started snowing on Wednesday making my normal 1 hour and 10 minute commute a whopping 3 hours.. Yes you heard me right.. 3 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!! We got 3 inches of snow on Wednesday early morning and another 2-3 last night.. At least the commute today wasn't so bad, and the workday was a pretty good one too... So getting home at 7PM just sucks anyway... Regardless of what kind of day you had...

Anyway... we are going to get our Christmas tree this weekend, I hope.. I know - I know... we should already have it up, but we just haven't had time... So, once it is up, it will stay there for at least the entire month of Dec. as well as January just for good measure.. And because I am LAZY!!!!!!!!!! hehe...

Now for dinner and off to bed... And I better get to sleep in tomorrow... Because it is Saturday after all...

Still here...

I know I am the absolute worst blogger in the entire world but I am good at lists so here ya go...

Thanksgiving was good. We were in IL for the hubby's fam this year. We had fun. His family is a lot larger, louder, and crazier than mine will ever be. Loud, crazy but fun.

RT actually searched for Santa at the mall, found him, stared at him through the gate, and SAT ON HIS LAP!! I mean are you kidding me... He will barely say hi to our family members much less let anyone hold him... An old boozer Santa I mean are you serious? When Santa asked what he wanted.. all he could muster was a little mumble to say "toys please." Sweet baby!!!

I am in trouble w/hubby because I will not let his mom cut baby WT's hair... I think it is bad luck to cut hair b/4 1st birthday.. I know, I am weird.. but all the same... I carried him for 9 months, birthed him, breastfed him and my last say will be when he can or can not have his hair cut.. Who cares if he looks like a little girl.. He is too cute.. and if I have to put ribbons in his hair, then it looks like I will have to put ribbons in his hair.. He won't remember anyway... Right?!?!?

HMac is now getting breakouts on his nose and forehead - any remedies??? I need some help here.. I use the expensive ProActive.. but I hate to have an 11 year old using something that costs that much but I guess it is his embarrasment or me spending a little extra $$$... I don't know just yet if I will make him suffer through acne like I did... A little payback is in order I think. Plus he is officially now taller than me... Not saying much, I know, I am only 5'2"...

Anyway... If I have the time I will blog more... But my life is just too busy right now... So I hope this will suffice for a while... Unless I get a fire under me... Who knows... Happy late Thanksgiving... :-)