While the Cat's away....

This weekend has been really fun for me. So far all I have done is sew and make bows! I made a denim skirt from a pair of jeans, and light dress for the sticky summer months, 2 dresses for Maddelyn, and one dress for Julia. Plus I have worked on bows. Right now I am in the middle of sewing a new purse for myself. It is turning out so cute...you have no idea how excited I am about it! Why all the sewing? Well Evan is away for the week so it lets me loosen up a little bit on my schedule. My house isnt a total disaster...but if could be by the end of the week. I have lots of big plans to keep sewing here. I will post pictures soon.

More big news is that Julia is going to be getting glasses in the next couple weeks. She has a very strong(?) astigmatism in both eyes and is far sited in her left eye. So it makes for some big changes here. Evan and I both have glasses. So I knew that both of my kids would end up in glasses. But I did not expect her to need them this early in life. She is going to look super cute...but that is not the point.

Also I have a wedding coming up this weekend. I am pretty excited about it. They are doing a destination themed wedding so it will be 3 days of activities. Kind of a pain that Evan went out of town this week but I have made it work.

So while the cat is away the mice are playing in the Lunt household. Maddelyn said it best tonight..."the house is full of sewing, bow stuff, and craft stuff...I LIKE IT!"

Will you marry me?

I was driving in my car the other morning and this is the conversation I had with Julia:

Me: Julia do you want a piece of gum?
Julia: Yes, and I am going to share it with Charley and Nicky.
Me: Oh no you cant give Nicky gum he is to little.
Julia: Mom! Nicky is the cutest boy in the whole world. I am going to marry him, kiss him, hug him, and share my gum with him!

That got me think...both of my girls have picked a boy that they want to marry at the young age of 3. And to this day Maddelyn still says that she is going to marry Zane. It will be interesting to see what happens but it made me laugh. My girls are very different but they seem to follow the same patterns. So just know that if you are interested in setting your sons up with my daughters, that they have some pretty serious competition. Even if the boys that they want to marry have no idea!

Work and Play

Today was a pretty good day. Half Marathon training went well today, I beat my fastest mile. Which isnt fast but it is getting there. And because we had Family Home Evening today I got to make these yummy cookies that I found on http://www.bakerella.com/. There are so many yummy recipes on there that I will have to try. But as for now I made these simple and yummy cookies. And they were yummy!

Of course I didnt just bake all day...that would have been nice. However, I do have my goal of cleaning and organizing my life. And I have not been on top of it lately. So I decided this week I would make a big push to get my downstairs done. Now my downstairs does not get a lot of traffic. I wish it got more, (because that is my photography studio) but it doesnt. So it is a dumping ground for my family. The blankets get dumped from the drive in. Kids laundry gets piled up down here because they dont have a desire to walk the four more steps to the laundry room. If you come in the downstairs door, just kick off your shoes anywhere downstairs. And then my craft stuff gets piled up down there too. So I decided to start working down here...and I got a good start on it...I think.

So this is what I started with. I have more pictures...but they are not uploading right now. So I cant show you how awesome it looks now. But I did get a lot of the floor done today. Hopefully I can post them soon.

Can I sit down now?

So I have officially started training for a half marathon run. Yikes! I have picked the race, set my schedule and started following it. So far so good...but I was really excited about today being my rest day. I have learned that there will be no rest day for me!

Today was crazy! And that is probably my fault...if I had checked my calender yesterday I would have shown up at the correct time for Julia's Dr. apt. Instead it was rescheduled for today. And this was an appointment that I had to go too. A month ago...Julia got a spider bite. Well it never really went away and turned into a staff infection. So we had to go and get it popped today. (see picture...not fun) We waited and waited to see the Dr. He had a Med student today so we spent extra time explaining everything to everyone and then he finally punctured it and sent us on our way.

Straight from that I went grocery shopping. I have a great routine set up with a friend of mine that we drive to Butler Pa where the Giant Eagle there has an Eagles Nest. Dropped the kids off...shopped...rushed home (so that we were home for the kids) and then rushed to dance. Meanwhile, I have dishes in my sink, stuff on my living room floor, and a messy bed. Not to mention all of the other messes around the house and laundry piling up! Rush home from dance and start on the dishes...make cold cereal for dinner (not the plan but too tired to cook). Switch the laundry and then sit down. Awwww....now I cant get up. It would be really nice to have some house elves right about now...or a live in masseuse. I would take either!

Mother's Day

I just wanted to write a little bit about my sweet girls tonight. I am so blessed to be a mother of two wonderful little girls. They really know how to brighten my day and I am so blessed!

Julia, I am afraid, is going to be the mean girl in school. She is so charming and she sucks you in...and then just as quickly she breaks your heart. Hopefully I can do a good job and she wont be like that...but it is a fear. She is so funny too. The other night, Evan farted (big surprise!), and she looks up (super serious face) and asks "Did I do that?" Cracked me up laughing!

Maddelyn is a lot like me. She is really hard on herself even though she has the best intentions. I probably come down harder on her because she is so much like me. I need to find a way to bridge that and make her come out of her shell a little more and try different things. She is very creative and loves making things. Best thing I can do for her is make her something. And she is the best big sister anyone could ask for. She spent the day with her sister all day and worked on writing letters and numbers. Maddelyn is determined to teach Julia and does school with her everyday after she gets home from school. She loves to learn and read and well she is just wonderful!

I love my girls! I love being their mom!

One of those days!

I thought today was going to be a great day...and it wasnt really bad, it just had a lot of drama in it! I started the day off great! Worked out, read scriptures with Maddelyn, and I even made breakfast for the family. And then the drama jumped right in! As I was cooking breakfast Maddelyn comes in and literally starts yelling at me about the LAUNDRY stacking up in her room. I mean really? She gets sent to her room and I almost have to force her to listen to me. In the back of my mind I am wondering what did I do to deserve this...and trying to keep my cool so that I am not a bully mom like I saw on Dr. Phil! So we get through breakfast...she is still grouchy...I am still grouchy. Finally, I win! She apologizes to me and all is well.

Then Julia wakes up, starts crying over everything. "You threw out the pancakes that I was saving from yesterday!" Note: Yesterday was Monday! That sends her in to a total up roar and then the drama continues. To get her to stop I fed her eggs, bacon (that she decided she didnt want), 2 granola bars, and some vanilla waffers. She said that she needed a big breakfast.

Rush, rush, rush to get ready for a doctors apt. to check out the large bump under Julia's arm. Rush, rush, rush and realize that you husband didnt fill up you tires with air and infomed you that it was very dangerous to drive. Panic, panic, panic! Prayer for safety to get to the doctor safely.

Whew! Made it! So then we waited and found out that her large lump that stayed with her for a month after she got bit by a spider and turned into a staff infection. So now we have to heat it up, give meds, and hope that it pops on its own or else get it popped on monday at the Dr. office. Great! But at least we know what it is...moving on!

Then we drive very carefully to Laura's house so that we can change the oil in my car. This has been planned for months and rescheduled...but hopefully today was the day! Not so much! Her jack didnt work worth jack! So we weeded her garden until it was time to be home for Maddelyn and we would attempt to do it at my house with the jack that I have used before and has worked.

We get to my house...move the garage mess...and start to look for the jack. We look high...we look low...no sign of the jack! Finally we give up all together and weed in my yard. We made plans to work on our lilac bushes, and grocery shop (because we are now dependant on one another to go together), and future plans once again to change my oil (because that needs to be done!) Then it is time for swimming....

Rush, rush, rush....and we are off! We get to the YMCA and all is well. I finally sit down and feel motivated to relax. 40 mins into swim class Maddelyn's teacher calls my name and lets me know that Maddelyn's not feeling well (Oh No! Not again!). I pull her out, and we wait the 5 minutes for Julia's class to end...and then we rush home. Cook dinner quick...eat...watch the family show Survivor...get the kids to bed...ahhhhhh.

Now, hope and pray that Maddelyn is not sick again! Because I cant do that anymore. I have got to reclaim my messy house...and my laundry room again. I dont want to hear "Do I have this this to wear" any more! (upside to hearing that is that I always know the answer...it is NO)

So today wasnt really a bad day...just one that nothing seemed to work out perfect. I had a fun day with Laura. It was nice to be productive and spend time with a good friend. Another good thing that is happening is that I am looking into finishing my AA degree. I am one quarter short and then I think I will be able to transfer to a school out here that does semesters. I think I want to do dental hygenie...if I can find a school around here that offers that. So I have some future plans laid out. And I will make a schedule for me to follow tomorrow so that I can get myself back on track. So not all is bad...just one of those days where you want to crawl back into bed and sleep through it!

Wrong again!

In my last post I said "there is nothing worse than feeling like you are going to puke but not being able too." I was wrong. After being sick, once again, last night I have changed my tune. And an added bonus is that Evan decided to stay home today because he is feeling ill. So the only healthy on in the house is 3 years old! Yikes! This is going to be a fun day.

Catch up...

Why is it that when a Mom gets sick the cleaning stops? My poor family has been going up and down with this flu like bug. Julia was hit the hardest with it, then I got it, and now Maddelyn. Hopefully Evan doesnt get it!

So I was able to get everything done for Evan's birthday...YAY! And then Sat. came and half way through the day I felt really yucky! And the day and night didnt get much better. Worst feeling in the world is feeling like you are going to puke and then not being able too. Well I did all the prep work for the birthday party but we went to the drive in so I didnt clean up after the party. And then I got sick and the dishes sat in the kitchen until today. More dishes piled up on top of them to boot. So today...since I am feeling better I finally got to wash them. But tonight I feel like throwing up again. Everything was so stinky! I wish that I had called in a maid to wash the pee out the sheets, to wash the dishes and maintain my home fore me while I was out. Why is it that the healthy one can do that for me? He did keep the kids out of my hair, which was nice! But throwing some dishes in the dish washer would have been ideal! I need to help my girls find husband that will do that for them when they are sick...I guess I better start taking applications! Hee hee!

I did get a lot done today, so now I am going to put my tired feet up! And rest a little bit. I need to take some excedrin and then lay down and hopefully feel better. I think Maddelyn will feel better too. Poor girl hates missing school...I would hate to have to miss 2 days in a row. And if she is feeling better maybe that means that I will get a good night sleep! :)

Taking Time

The past couple weeks have been a blur. I did 2 craft shows for my bows, which meant a lot of time preparing for them. Plus you add the household chores and who has time for kids! My poor poor kids got ignored and pushed to their limits I'm sure. One thing that I notice with my kids when they need attention is that they get really whiny and start acting out. Frustration sets in with me and then I get more and more irritated with them because I have so much to do and I just want them to entertain themselves. And to top it off we have had a week off of school for Maddelyn and so then I had two to deal with instead of the one.

Today was our first day back to normal. Maddelyn went off to school, which made her super happy! And Julia and I got back into our routine. I started cleaning and she was watching something on TV. Just when she had reached her limit of being alone she asked me to sit down and watch a show with her. Just then I realized how silly it would be for me not to spend 15 minutes watching a show with her. So what if the dryer is done and needs switched. So what if I need to sweep downstairs. She needs me and wants to spend some time with me. So I sat down and watched her show. Then she was content. How much time do I waste telling her leave me alone I need to get this done? When all I need to do is sit down and spend 15 minutes with her. So all I need to remember is to take a time out with my kids and I think that our home will be a much happy place.