Sweet Life in the City

Yesterday was Jeremy's interview for the doctoral program at Tennessee State University and he was accepted! He is really excited. We know that the next few years of more school is going to be difficult at times, but I am so proud of him and I know that being a principal is something he has always wanted to do.  Well the kids are having a blast with their cousin Isabel. My sister got here last night around 8:30 and Sam was so happy. He was actually driving me crazy yesterday. He kept asking yesterday "why is it taking sooo long for Isabel to get here".  Sam, Emma, and Isabel slept in the living room last night and did great. Well we are about to get ready and go to Target and Wal-Mart. My brother and his family are coming over tonight for supper so I think I am going to pick up some Whitts BBQ.  Emma has been doing pretty good at the potty training thing. She has had a few accidents but they are getting fewer every day and she is starting to tell us when she has to go. We...

We are having a pretty good week. Monday was pretty restful. Yesterday was a busy day. We ended up going out to our adoption agency for Chloe's last post placement visit. After the visit we were going to go to the zoo but the were calling for rain so we did not go. We came home and then I went to Curves. I came home and got Jeremy and the kids and went to the church to get the church van and then Jeremy went to the dentist. He called me about 2:00 saying that he was early for his appointment, a week early. Hie appointment was supposed to be next Tuesday. They were able to go ahead and get him in yesterday. Jeremy had several errands to run before our work night in the youth room so he just stayed in town and Sam and I came later to the church. We painted the youth room and got things cleaned up. Tonight starts our big push for the summer in youth group and we are planning on having 50 kids tonight in youth group. Well Jeremy had to get some copies made but when he gets back I am go...

Our restful weekend turned out to be kinda busy. Saturday we went to a graduation party and then we went to the mall to pick up a few things. Sunday after church we went to Jeremy's parents for a cook-out and then we stayed at their house for a few hours. We got home about 3:30 and we all decided to take a short nap. Well our short nap turned into a 2 1/2 hour nap. I woke up and it was a little after 6:00. The kids slept about 10 more minutes after I got up. So you can probably guess that we had a late night since none of us went to bed at our normal time. I did put the girls to bed at about 10:00 but I think Chloe was still awake at 10:45. Emma woke up a few times wanting a drink but the kids slept until 8:00. We have plans to go swimming at our friend's house this afternoon but right now it is kinda gloomy here so I am not sure if it is going to rain. The kids are pretty excited about swimming even though it is not my favorite thing in the world. I am not a fan of wearing a s...

Have you ever seen on of those caricatures of a mom being portrayed? The picture usually is extremely exaggerated and she is doing like 6 things at the same time and we laugh because that is exactly how we feel sometimes. Well yesterday morning I happen to catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I laughed out loud because I looked like one of those pictures. I was trying to get ready to take Sam to the dentist and I was waiting on a phone call so I was kinda rushing around. I was in the kids bathroom holding the blow drying in one hand drying my hair. My other hand was on Sam's toothbrush brushing his teeth. I was standing in the doorway of the bathroom with legs slightly apart to keep the girls out of the bathroom and I looked down and Emma was wrapped around on leg crying and Chloe was wrapped around the other leg crying. The crazy part was that I did not even realize the craziness of the scene until I looked up and saw myself in the mirror. It was pretty funny. I was a littl...

We have had a pretty good day. It started early when the kids decided to wake up at about 6:15 this morning. I got up and got the house picked up and then got ready for my dentist appointment. Our friend came over to watch the kids and I was very thankful. Jeremy's parents are out of town this week and when I found out a few weeks ago that they could not watch the kids I asked someone but I told her the wrong day. I thought my appointment was tomorrow. I knew it was on the 20th but for some reason I thought it was a Thursday. So yesterday when I called to remind my friend she could not watch them today because she thought she was watching them tomorrow. Thankfully another friend was gracious to come and watch the kids. I got a great report from the dentist so I was happy. I am taking Sam back to the dentist tomorrow to get his teeth cleaned. I think we will also make a Wal-Mart run. We have been stuck at home the last few weeks so we may get out for a while tomorrow. 

Well my kids have been early risers the last few days. At least two of them have been waking up at 6:30 and then waking the third one up, so we have been up for almost an hour. Sam was excited again this morning when he found his four quarters under his pillow. We do not have anything planned for today. Jeremy has to go to the dentist after school today and then I am going to try to get to Curves when he gets home. His appointment is at 5:00 so I may not make to Curves. I have to go tomorrow to the dentist but just for a cleaning. Because of all the problems I had I have been going back every three months to get me gums cleaned. I should be able to start going every six months after tomorrow. So I guess this is the week for our family to visit the dentist. Sam is doing good. He slept most of the afternoon yesterday and his mouth was a little sore, but he does not seem to be hurting. Well that is about all for today. I have got to work on some laundry. Here are some more pictures from t...

We just got back from the dentist and Sam once again has one less tooth then he had this morning. We left about 8:00 this morning. My friend came and stayed with the girls and then Sam and I went on to the dentist. We had to wait about 45 minutes since they were working us in, but we were only at the dentist about 2 hours this time. I cannot remember if I wrote last time about how big his tooth was, but the this tooth was just as big as the last one. Also like the last one the tooth had three big roots. The dentist was making a big deal about the tooth having three roots so I looked it up online and I guess it is very rare for baby teeth to have three roots and most bottom molars only have two roots. By looking at the roots it is no wonder that he was hurting so bad. They also had to put in another spacer.  He did great and seems to be feeling fine. He did, however, wet on himself while he was getting the tooth pulled. I guess he was too relaxed to tell them he had to go to the bathroo...

So today was kinda a weird day. Actually this week has been kind of weird because I was a day ahead of myself all week, so I thought today was Saturday so it was strange. I have gotten really bad about not knowing what day it is and I know it is only going to get worse once Summer gets here. Anyway, I woke up this morning in Emma's bed. I have a vague memory of Sam getting in our bed so I went to Emma's bed. Sam got up and came in our room to use the bathroom but I think he was still asleep. After he went to the bathroom he stood in the door way saying, "mom what did you want? I heard you calling me." I almost told him to go back to bed and say, "yes Lord your servant is listening":) but I knew that would only confuse him more. So when I woke up this morning I had no idea what time it was because there is not a clock in Emma's room. I guess I did not think about looking at a clock because we are on pretty good schedule around here. So we went on with our...

We have had a pretty good day. I forgot to mention yesterday that Sam is having trouble with another tooth. I was a little aggravated because when he was at the dentist a few weeks ago they knew that there was a major problem with the tooth that is hurting now. I am not sure why they did not fix that tooth when he was in there. Well they told me that he would need to come back to get the tooth fixed but the next appointment they had open was at the end of September. Well Sam started hurting Tuesday night so I called the dentist to see if they could see him sooner. The dentist is out the rest of this week but they are going to see him on Monday. They also called in a prescription for pain medicine so he can sleep at night. They are working him in on Monday so I will probably be spending most of the morning at the dentist office. Well today we stayed home until Jeremy came home and then we went to Sam's Club to get stuff for a youth fundraiser and then I took Molly to the vet. Molly...

Well we did not do much yesterday. The kids and I stayed home. We played outside some with the dog but the kids kept getting really hot from running around. My friend and I walked yesterday afternoon and then I went to Curves. I am feeling the pain from doing that two days in a row. Today we will just be hanging around the house until we go to church tonight. The Direct TV guy is coming between 12-4 to fix our box so I guess we will just wait for him. Right now the kids are eating breakfast and I am watching The Biggest Loser that was taped last night. It was on for three hours so I am glad it was recorded so I can fast forward through most of it. Well the puppy is still a hit around here. Maggie however is not so thrilled with the new puppy. Molly wants to play with Maggie but Maggie goes crazy barking at her. Molly stays outside on a tie out most of the day but we are still trying to figure out something better so she can just run around. Molly spends most of the day whining to come ...

We had a pretty good weekend. Saturday evening Emma and I went back to Wal-Mart to get groceries since we ended up not getting them the first time we went because of the puppy. It was a sweet time with just myself and Emma. I have very little time alone with each of my kids so it was nice. Yesterday after church we went to Jeremy's parents for lunch. We took Molly to church with us and left her in the parsonage because we knew we would be gone most of the afternoon. After lunch Jeremy and I came home and the kids stayed all night with Gran and Papa. Jeremy and I went out last night and it felt so weird not having my arms full of something and not trying to get the kids in and out of places. I also got a good night's sleep and actually slept until about 9:30. I got up and went to Curves and the bank and then came home and got the house cleaned up. Jeremy left when I got home and went to the Christian school to eat lunch with some of the kids from youth group. He is picking the k...

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Well I ended up getting to go to the movies last night. Janna came and stayed with the kids so I could go. It was a pretty good movie and I had fun with the youth group. We did not get back until 11:45 so we were pretty tired. It then stormed ALL night so we did not get a whole lot of sleep last night. Well the big news around here is that we got a new puppy. You can go ahead and question my sanity because I sure am. We went to town today and we ran several errands. We also had a nice lunch at Cracker Barrel and then we went to Wal-Mart for groceries. We pulled up to Wal-Mart and there were several firemen outside holding these adorable puppies. We could not resist the cute little face. The puppy is about 6 weeks old and is half beagle and half lab. We named her Molly and so far she is a really sweet puppy. I just hope my little do not drive the poor dog crazy. She will be an outside dog but we just have to figure out how to keep her in our yard. Well the girls and the puppy just woke ...

We are all doing OK today. Yesterday was another day at home. Actually I will be having many days at home until Jeremy is out of school. Wednesday on Jeremy's way home his car broke down. He talked to a friend that knows about cars and it is either a $200 fix or a "cost more then the car is worth fix". Jeremy is trying to find someone with a trailer to take it to a mechanic. We do not want to pay for a tow just to find out it is not worth fixing. I am trying not to worry about it but we cannot really afford the expense of a new car. We only need one car for the summer so if the car cannot be fixed we will probably wait until school starts again to get a different car. So, it is a little overwhelming being stuck in the house and knowing that I cannot go anywhere if I wanted. Last night when Jeremy got home we went to Sam's Club to restock the teen room at church. We got a pizza at Sam's for supper and it was actually pretty good. Jeremy brought us home and then wen...

Well there is not much going on here today. It is once again a rainy day so we stayed inside. The kids slept so good last night. Samuel fell asleep at 5:00 on the couch. In fact he was eating his corn dog one minute and I came back in the living room and he was fast asleep. I just let him sleep on the couch thinking he would wake up after a few hours. He got up twice to use the bathroom but then came back and went back to sleep. Actually one time he got up to go the bathroom and he was still half asleep and he went to the kitchen and started to pull his pants down. Thankfully I caught him before he went in the kitchen floor. Sam kept on sleeping and I put him in the bed at 8:00 and he slept all night. I guess his non-sleeping Sunday night and everything that happened on Monday just wiped him out. Emma went to bed at 7:00 because she did not get an afternoon nap and Chloe went to bed at 8:00. Both girls also slept all night and did not wake up until 7 this morning. The kids are now down...

Well I think Sam is feeling much better. After his long nap yesterday afternoon he was back to his happy self. In fact it was difficult to keep him from playing so rough. The dentist wanted him to take it easy the rest of the day but that was difficult to do. To help keep him occupied he helped me vacuum the kitchen. Last night Sam put his tooth under his pillow and he was so excited this morning to find money until his pillow. It was the sweetest thing! His eyes just lit up! It hit me last night that Sam actually lost his first tooth yesterday. I was not thinking about it being a milestone since it had to be pulled but I am sure that I will be keeping the tooth. They put the tooth in this cute little mouse container, so that it was Sam is holding in the picture below. We all finally got a good night's sleep last night. I have already decided that we are staying home today. In fact we may all stay in our pajamas. The last few days we have been in such a rush to get somewhere so tod...

We got home a few minutes ago from the dentist. They called me at 8:00 this morning asking if I could be there by 8:30. I live twenty minutes away and Sam was still sleeping and the girls were still in the pj's and I had just gotten out of the shower so my hair was sopping wet. I some how managed to get everyone presentable and we got to the dentist at 8:35. We were all looking pretty rough, but we made it there. I think poor Sam looked the worst. He was so tired and his eyes were so swollen and puffy from crying. The dentist was amazing. I was nervous because this office likes to take the kids back without the parents so they can build that trust with the kids and I was not sure if Sam (or myself) was going to be OK with that policy. He went back without any tears, from Sam anyway, and they did  x-rays. He had three teeth right in a row that were bad. The tooth in the middle was really bad and they ended up having to pull that tooth. They put a filling in the other two so he shoul...

I have a quick prayer request this morning and then I will try post more this afternoon about our weekend. Last night about 9:00 Sam started crying that his tooth was hurting. Sam sometimes whines about something that hurts but it usually only lasts a few minutes. Well his crying went on for about an hour. We gave gave him Ibuprofen and I put some orajel on his tooth, but that did not help. He fell asleep about 10:15 but then woke up again at about 10:45. I found a pediatric dentist that had a doctor on call and gave them a call to see if they could help. We are afraid he may have an abscess. OK this is the part that I feel like a HORRIBLE parent. I took him to our dentist a while back and I knew that he had a couple of cavities but my dentist does not treat kids. They gave me a number to a pediatric dentist but I could never get an answer. Every time I called they I got a voice message saying they were either closed or on lunch. I know that I should of called somewhere else but I ju...

Can anybody tell me where the month of April went? I cannot believe that it is already May. I know Jeremy is glad it is May. He has been counting down the days until school is out. Well I have had a quite an eventful morning. I heard the door close this morning at 7 and I was worried because Jeremy is usually gone by 6:30. I got up and it was Jeremy and he informed me that I has a surprise in the driveway. There were 4 kittens in the driveway. Unfortunately one of the kittens was dead. Some of you may remember that last year we had kittens all over the place because we had the three female cats that had kittens within a week of each other. Well we were able to catch all the kittens except three. Well one of the kittens (now they are full grown cats) ran off several months ago and have not seen it since. One of the kittens is a boy so we knew we would not have trouble with kittens with that one but the third kitten started "showing" a few months ago. Well a few weeks ago when...