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4th of July weekend.

2009-07-06T16:58:07Z

It was an interesting holiday weekend if I say so myself. Thursday "The Hubby" had to stay with "N" so I could take "O" to her ultrasound appointment at Children's Hospital. Then Friday we decided to change it up and go to Scottsdale Fashion Square with the kids. It was fun, I took "O" to The Disney store, "N" watched the R/C car race, "The Hubby" was looking for a hat and to top it off we had a tasty lunch at Kona Grill, $8.25 lunch that included a choice of sushi, which I have been craving sushi and spicy food like crazy.

So after we were done, we were at the Murano and it wouldn't start. For the most part when something happens to the truck, we're normally home in our garage, except for the alternator belt when we were headed up to Vegas last year, and this time the battery died in the parking garage. All I can say is that I'm glad my husband bought the AAA plan and I bought the three year warranty on the battery. This incident had no out of pocket costs which is totally awesome. Just an FYI, batteries here in Arizona last about 2 years before they die, that's about what the Murano goes through whereas my car hasn't had a battery in over three years. Now that I've said that, my battery is now going to die soon.

Saturday we stayed home except for picking stuff up to grill. We let the kids play with poppers and just relaxed, I think they played in the pool but I don't remember. It was an ok weekend, it was nice having "The Hubby" home and spending time with him.

Like I said before, I'm totally getting into spicy food which can be very scary since it can cause pouchitis. We are also into trying new foods and Sunday's are the days where we only eat two meals, we have been getting heavily into veggies for the Sunday snack and changed it up by using parsnips instead of carrots. Man the kids went nuts for it and I wished I had bought more because I really like them too. If there was a blind taste test it's cool how you really can't taste a difference except the parsnips have a little sweeter taste. I don't care I now choose parsnips over carrots.

The kids are getting a little crazy so I guess I need to get going and cater to them now.

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New pool.

2009-07-06T16:57:51Z

I woke up this morning at 5am but I was too tired to get up to go for my run, so I went back to sleep. I spent the morning making the kids a homemade breakfast that I will never eat again, biscuits with sausage gravy. Do you know how long it's been since I've actually eaten something like that? It has to be at least three or so years and I won't do it again! It tasted good but OMG did I not feel well afterwards. Oh well, the kids enjoyed it.

Last night we went to Target (that's what we do when we're bored) to look around and the kids needed dental floss (have to keep them pearly whites clean in between) and "The Hubby" saw this pool on sale. I looked at it closer and thought it would be too small because the one we have now just is way too small. We then went to the summer section and I saw a pretty good sized pool on sale for 1/2 off. So we spent $15.00 on a decent pool that I can actually fit into as well. We were thinking about getting an above ground pool but since we have rock in the backyard, we can't get something like that. So now after spending the morning washing dishes and doing laundry, I need to find my electric pump so I can go inflate the pool and start filling it for the kids. This should start making for a more fun summer!

We are just over one month out for "N" to start going to public school. I'm nervous but also excited because he's going to be in a more structured environment and with kids his own age. I think that will help him mature a little bit. I have given up on teaching him how to spell the states because I think it's a little too involved and also I don't think they really start getting into that for another year or two. Why get to far ahead?

I need to get going because it's almost lunchtime, I still want to finish my coffee, take a shower and need to fill the pool. I think we'll eventually get an above ground pool.

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After the interview.

2009-07-06T16:57:17Z

Yesterday I went in for my interview and I have never done a group one, but thank God it's over. I interviewed with what seems to be a great company. I really hope I get the job. It's nice because they are a national company and there is tons of room for growth.

I'll know within a week if I have the position and whether it's full or part time. I'm excited and can't wait to hear back. I'll keep you posted.

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Productive.

2009-07-06T16:56:52Z

Today I have been working with the kids and their workbooks. Of course "N" is upset because he has to do something and also I got him all set up at his desk in his room. I had him at the coffee table but he was not looking too comfortable plus he needs to learn to sit at a desk and do his work. "O" is having a hard time writing her diagonal lines. She wants so badly to write her letters but I keep trying to make her understand that if she doesn't get the lines right then her letters won't look right.

I took the kids to the park first thing this morning. I guess I need to really get up at 6am and take them then because at 8:30am it was a little too hot, plus i was hoping to be out sooner but we were saying goodbye to "The Hubby" since he goes to the office again. I did wake "O" up and now I'm paying for it because she's been having attitude and crying all day so far. She will learn to leave "N" alone while he's being good and getting his things done. Both kids like to get each other in trouble and I know today "N" has caused a few problems but not like she has been. He's being super good because "The Hubby" surprised him this morning with the Spiderman DS game. We made sure he understood that he needs to be on his best behavior or else he loses it. I'm just happy it's not Star Wars because I'm really tired of that. BTW, it's on Spike every night this week.

Since we had a late breakfast we're going to have a late lunch plus I have to go to the store since we forgot to make bread. There have been many things going on this last little while and with it adding stress to us. I don't want to go into detail but adding to it is "O's" ultrasound appointment. I know that nothing it going to show on it but it's always scary for me. Soon we start "N" on his colonoscopies, I thought I had a few more years before this started I guess I was wrong. I'm hoping that I can keep him in the dark as I have "O" and the ultrasound. She's looking forward to it because she knows that when she goes into the room she gets to watch TV and all that fun stuff. Luckily Phoenix Children's Hospital isn't scary for her.

I guess I should get going because the kids decided they wanted to color and we still need to run a couple errands.

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Ultrasound at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

2009-07-02T20:29:27Z

Today "O" went in for her semi-annual ultrasound and I'm sure we'll hear back next week the result of it. I know that it will come back fine because the thing they are looking for on her liver (which has not shown up) is really only seen in children under the one year of age and it's a 1 in 25,000 case. Since the spot isn't on her liver, there's a zero percent chance she'll have it. But since our kids are one of a few that know they have the disease, the doctor is keeping track I think for other parents if their kids are ever diagnosed as early as ours.

I began telling her last week that she was going to have it done and she remembered how it went last time. Thank god it was a good experience because she was excited about going. I think because she thought she was getting another bear, which she didn't get since it's not Christmas time. We were in and out within an hour and since we weren't in too much of a hurry to get home we looked around the hospital. It's really nice and they are adding on to it too. I didn't realize they had a school for kids who are patients and also a library for them.

It was a pretty easy day and surprisingly she did ok with not eating breakfast too. I thought for sure she was going to have a break down since she's addicted to food. I told her that afterwards she could have gum and water. She didn't complain or anything and was really excited about getting the gum. After we got home we saw that "The Hubby" built "N" a nice fort in the main part of the house and so "O" decided to demolish it so then I offered to take her out to the pool. So we all went out there since it was a nice day, it's only about 90° and cloudy. We were out there for about a half hour before it started sprinkling so I made them some lunch. Now they are playing fort again with a flashlight and they are having a lot of fun so I'm leaving them alone while they are playing nice together. Maybe later they'll play Punch-Out for the Wii. Both kids get such a kick out of it and "O" is really good at it too.

I think I'm going to get some pictures of them building their fort now. Have a fun and Happy 4th of July!!

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Papa Murphy’s and KUPD.

2009-07-01T17:29:30Z

Yesterday was a pretty fun day with the kids and I didn't even turn TV shows for them. After the disaster at the park (waiting too long to go) we had that nice breakfast and workbooks. We ran a couple errands and had lunch. They went in the pool for a little bit and I was nice mom and let them play Nintendo PunchOut. Both kids kick butt at the game and they had fun. I was surprised with the kids at dinner, we had Papa Murphy's Chicago stuffed pizza and a salad and "N" ate most of his salad and had 2 slices of pizza and "O" ate her one piece and ate all her salad. They did awesome.

We ended up going out to get "The Hubby" some clothes and I guess the kids were pretty tired. We went to Macy's and Penney's and it was getting rough with them. On the way home "O" passed out and "N" was so tired that he was just really funny. It's funny because when I go into "O's" room during the day she changes the radio station to 97.9 KUPD which is a hard rock station, that's what she tries to sleep to until I change it to either oldies or jazz. Anyway, on the way home we were listening to KUPD and she passed out and "N" was just so fun to watch an listen to. They pretty much went to sleep right after we got home.

This morning however something's up because I had my alarm set for 6:15am but I could not get out of bed until 8:30 and even then it was difficult. But we're on our way. I am debating on redoing the pool but there's a chance of rain since it's monsoon season and the amount of time it will take to clean and fill I'm not sure. Either way the kids can't go in the pool today since it has to be cleaned.

"O" is getting into Tinker Toys and also Legos. Since it will be a simple Christmas this year maybe she'll get one of those as her present plus now she's playing with her Mrs. Potatohead. Right now they are sitting here playing together with Legos and Tinker Toys. What a nice day with them when I feel so exhausted.

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Monday.

2009-06-26T15:58:16Z

It's again the beginning of another week. This week's movie at Harkins is Madagascar 2 and at AMC it's Kung Fu Panda, both of which my kids loved.

Father's Day was good yesterday! I sold the foosball table so now both cars fit in the garage. We had awesome ribs, corn on the cob, baked potatoes with a no bake peanut butter cheesecake (which I made the cheesecake). It was all good and "The Hubby" was super nice and made bread for me. You know my luck and making bread, I now forfeit some of the cooking (breads, pizza dough, etc). Tonight I'm going to make pesto, YUM!! My kids are pesto fiends, I guess it could be worse. We are trying to get them to eat new foods and right now we're working on them eating ribs.

Funny story. When we were living near Happy Valley we went to Fridays on night (kids ate free) and "N" decided that he wanted to try something new. He tried ribs and at that time he liked them so much that he sucked the meat right off the bone. Of course he hasn't done that since but it was so funny to watch him because he's never eaten anything like that before. When we were going to that Fridays it was also funny because the kids would get mad at "The Hubby" because they wanted his salad. Of course now they don't but I'm going to work on them. It took a long while to get them to eat "Skyline" chili, which "N" lived on that when we was a baby. It was funny because we would go when we knew it wasn't busy so that way he could eat with his shirt off and not feel trashy about it. If that chili gets on your clothes, it's never coming off.

When I was spending a ton of money on food, I'd buy all these veggies and stuff and as soon as I got home I would chop everything and if they wanted to try it, I'd let them. It was a good way for them to try new foods and if they saw me eating it, they would eat it. Now I don't spend all that extra money because I know that most of the food will go to waste so I really limit what I buy.

It's funny how I start off one way then end on another huh? Ok well I need to get things done and I have rewritten this post many times and I'm tired of sitting in front of this computer.

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Job Interview.

2009-06-25T16:31:54Z

Yesterday was an odd day. First off "The Hubby" and I fill the pool both with air and water, took forever and the pool still wasn't warm and then as I was getting ready to take the kid to the pool I got a call for an interview which I have later today. I'm excited but nervous because I haven't had a real office job in a very long time and now with "N" getting ready to start 1st grade, I'm not happy because now I won't get to walk him to school. In the end I'm sure I'll be able to do it once in a while since I'll have bank hours. I want to feel as though I'm contributing to the family and that's why I was looking for a job.

This morning I woke up and was just in a cleaning mood. I cleaned all the filters to my vacuums, washed all dishes, did a couple loads of laundry. I'm just sort of in a daze right now. I'm sure that it's mostly nerves plus I have to drive to downtown Phoenix and I have never driven down there myself. How sad is that? I never had too and when we'd go to games, "The Hubby" would drive. Luckily my job would be near the house once I get hired.

Speaking of games, I now won't be going to any Suns game in the hear future. I'm ticked that they traded Shaq! He was always entertaining to watch, especially when I would go to the games and he would dive into the seats! "N" really liked him too. Maybe he'll come back because I hear LeBron's ego is pretty big.

Ok well I need to spend some time with my kids before I get ready for my interview.

Happy Father’s Day!!

2009-06-21T17:36:49Z

Happy Father's Day to you Fathers!!! What a great grilling day today huh? Luckily my husband is in the mood for ribs so that's what we're having for dinner. With the ribs we are also having corn, potatoes and maybe even grilled tomatoes. YUM!!!

We had date night last night and it was AWESOME!!!! We walked around The Fashion Square, I haven't been there without kids before and it was nice to walk around. I went to Bath & Body Works and bought a few perfumes, way cheaper with the sale I got 5 bottles for $14 and that's about 3 ½ bottles for free. It was just fun walking around without kids, look in Crate & Barrel, the only Disney store, Eddie Bauer, and Lacoste. We were going to go to Oregano's but opted for Grimaldi's instead, best pizza EVER!! I so will go back there, their Caprese Salad is very tasty and the pizza sauce is just de-li-cious! We walked around Old Scottsdale then went to Sugar Bowl which is mentioned a lot in the Family Circus cartoons. It was just a really fun and relaxing night.

Well, I should ready since I need to go to the store get stuff for dinner tonight. Hope all you Father's have a fun and safe Father's Day!!!

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Cleaned the garage.

2009-06-20T20:28:40Z

I attempted to fit my car in the other side of the garage and it didn't work but at least it's clean now. It's been decided that we will just throw away our foosball table because that is what's hindering my car fitting into the garage. Once I know my car will fit in then we will hang our adult bikes on the side and it'll be good. I have to have the table taken down ASAP with the Monsoon season technically starting last week. I don't want my car outside in while that's going on because there is always a possibility of damage while the storms are coming through.

After working on that for a few hours and after just putting the rest of the stuff away (not the stuff inside), I decided that I'm going to sit down and have a beer. I totally earned this beer and since I won't be drinking tonight, I figured that it's ok to have one now. We are having a sitter come over tonight but it's going to be a cheap night because we are just going to take our laptops and go Barnes and Noble for a few hours and just sit. Cheap night since the only cost will be the babysitter. What's really sad is that I still need to vacuum the house but I don't think I'm going to because I really am exhausted from being outside in the heat. It feels a lot hotter than 82° to me but then again it feels hot when I walk "The Hubby" out to his car at 8am.

I'm going to finally take my shower in a few because my allergies are totally messing me up and I can't handle the sniffing. Allergies really suck out here. Both "N" and I are on Claritin and some days are better than others with us.

I'm going to finish my beer so I can take my shower, then feed the kids lunch and maybe take them to the park. I'm still deciding on the park since I want to stay in the air conditioned house.