just a few things that i want to write down before i forget....
on thursdays, gavin has P.E. a few thursdays ago, he came up to me and said "mama, do i have p.m.s. today?"
we don't even say that around here, so i'm not sure where he got it.
hayden was mad at me for telling him no about something and he looked at me and said, in anger, "i'm not your cousin!"
i was reading a book to g, and there was a drawing of a cat. he told me how it looked "soft and cute and fugly." after worrying a little, i found out that he meant to say "snuggly". thank goodness.
hayden has been getting alot of dirt in his eyes lately. he was rubbing them, and in a very whiny voice asked me "can you go get me some allergies?"
one of the teachers at school told me that gavin came up to her and said "Mrs. Candaleria, you look beautiful today. And Edie is eating all my goldfish."
way to downplay it g.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
i'm a mean mom, and i'm ok with that
oh man.
hi, my name is Rose and i'm a mean mom.
halloween was a busy day. we had a birthday party at 10, soccer at 11, then back to the party after that, then trick-or-treating/harvest festival later that night. well, the boys were awful from the minute they woke up. running around the house bonkers, lots of loud noise, lots of "roughhousing", making messes, back talking and general sassy-ness. i know they are boys and they are going to be like this, but it was way worse than normal.
since i couldn't take away the party, or the soccer game, i took halloween away. that's right. no dressing up, no candy, nothing.
total win win for me- i didn't have to figure out the costumes and no candy in the house, that i'll just throw away most of it anyway. they were upset about it, so hopefully it worked somehow.
so unfortunately i don't have any pictures to post since they didn't dress up.
last weekend i did get to do something exciting- i got to go to see U2 at the Rose Bowl. my super-awesome aunt gave me the tickets to the sold out show. i took my step-mom, claudi since they are one of her favorite bands. it was good as expected, although i've never been to a concert where i was so far away from the stage, or where there was so many people- like 95,000 people. black eyed peas opened- they were perfect for an opener- lots of high energy. for one of their last songs, slash from guns-n-roses came out and played sweet child of mine, while Fergie sang it. that girl can REALLY sing. then U2 played for two and a half hours. amazing. they played lots of stuff from the new album, and tons of the old favorites. i guess they are going to have a summer '10 tour, so if you get the chance go see it. the stage alone is bonkers- huge, and cool lights, and a crazy video screen.totally worth it.
other than that, it's been pretty monotonous around here. school, preschool, soccer, church, laundry, cooking, cleaning. then start it all over again.
hi, my name is Rose and i'm a mean mom.
halloween was a busy day. we had a birthday party at 10, soccer at 11, then back to the party after that, then trick-or-treating/harvest festival later that night. well, the boys were awful from the minute they woke up. running around the house bonkers, lots of loud noise, lots of "roughhousing", making messes, back talking and general sassy-ness. i know they are boys and they are going to be like this, but it was way worse than normal.
since i couldn't take away the party, or the soccer game, i took halloween away. that's right. no dressing up, no candy, nothing.
total win win for me- i didn't have to figure out the costumes and no candy in the house, that i'll just throw away most of it anyway. they were upset about it, so hopefully it worked somehow.
so unfortunately i don't have any pictures to post since they didn't dress up.
last weekend i did get to do something exciting- i got to go to see U2 at the Rose Bowl. my super-awesome aunt gave me the tickets to the sold out show. i took my step-mom, claudi since they are one of her favorite bands. it was good as expected, although i've never been to a concert where i was so far away from the stage, or where there was so many people- like 95,000 people. black eyed peas opened- they were perfect for an opener- lots of high energy. for one of their last songs, slash from guns-n-roses came out and played sweet child of mine, while Fergie sang it. that girl can REALLY sing. then U2 played for two and a half hours. amazing. they played lots of stuff from the new album, and tons of the old favorites. i guess they are going to have a summer '10 tour, so if you get the chance go see it. the stage alone is bonkers- huge, and cool lights, and a crazy video screen.totally worth it.
other than that, it's been pretty monotonous around here. school, preschool, soccer, church, laundry, cooking, cleaning. then start it all over again.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
soccer
so this is our saturday mornings until the end of november. we have aleady had 4 games. so far, gavin is loving it. i think maybe even more than t-ball. his team is "the glowing bananas". so silly- which is just perfect for a little kids team. more than half the time, the kids just kinda run around and kick the ball where ever so there are some pretty funny moments in every game. but they get a little better every time. i'm thinking this sport will be on the regular schedule for the next um-teen years. hayden can't wait to play. he's actually really good too! g and h kick the ball back and forth to eachother without going nuts. they totally work together and help eachother- it's awesome. hopefully next year i can sign him up.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
birthdays
on wednesday, gavin turned 5.
on friday, hayden turned 3.
so we took full advantage and went to disneyland on wednesday. g was free because it was his birthday, and h was free as well because he was 2 still. awesome huh?
unfortunately aaron was in new orleans for work, so he wasn't able to go. but my dad went, thank goodness, because i could not have done it by myself. (THANK YOU DAD FOR EVERYTHING!!!)
i kept it a total secret from them- even when we were parking they had no idea where we were. but of course they were excited once they figured it out.
we got there at 9:30 (they opened at 9), and the both boys got a first visit button, and a birthday button. so all day the workers and other visitors were wishing them happy birthday. that was pretty cool. the weather was perfect and barely anyone was there. we went on 16 rides, and the longest we had to wait the whole day was 30 minutes. i've never been there when that happens. most of the rides we had to wait 5 minutes or so. some of the rides scared them- pirates and haunted mansion, and some hayden wasn't big enough to go on. but all in all it really was such an amazing day. they both got mouse ears with their name on the back, and i got their silhouette done as well- both super classic things from disneyland.
showing off their buttons....
dumbo
teacups and matterhorn
getting DIZZZZZZY on the teacups.
they LOVED small world. good grief it's annoying though.
h zonked out in the middle of the day for about 20 minutes.
shooting aliens on the Toy Story ride.
g my little race car driver. (good thing the cars are on a track, and go 6 miles an hour)
h is ready to go--- a little wiped out maybe?
on friday, hayden turned 3.
so we took full advantage and went to disneyland on wednesday. g was free because it was his birthday, and h was free as well because he was 2 still. awesome huh?
unfortunately aaron was in new orleans for work, so he wasn't able to go. but my dad went, thank goodness, because i could not have done it by myself. (THANK YOU DAD FOR EVERYTHING!!!)
i kept it a total secret from them- even when we were parking they had no idea where we were. but of course they were excited once they figured it out.
we got there at 9:30 (they opened at 9), and the both boys got a first visit button, and a birthday button. so all day the workers and other visitors were wishing them happy birthday. that was pretty cool. the weather was perfect and barely anyone was there. we went on 16 rides, and the longest we had to wait the whole day was 30 minutes. i've never been there when that happens. most of the rides we had to wait 5 minutes or so. some of the rides scared them- pirates and haunted mansion, and some hayden wasn't big enough to go on. but all in all it really was such an amazing day. they both got mouse ears with their name on the back, and i got their silhouette done as well- both super classic things from disneyland.
showing off their buttons....
dumbo
teacups and matterhorn
getting DIZZZZZZY on the teacups.
they LOVED small world. good grief it's annoying though.
h zonked out in the middle of the day for about 20 minutes.
shooting aliens on the Toy Story ride.
g my little race car driver. (good thing the cars are on a track, and go 6 miles an hour)
h is ready to go--- a little wiped out maybe?
Monday, September 07, 2009
pre-school
not only did gav start kindergarten, but hayden started preschool!
he is going to the same place that g went to for the last two years, which is great because he knows the teachers and the building and everything already. he goes tuesday and thursday from 9:15-12:15, so i get 6 hours a week to myself!!!!! how nice is that?
there are 3 siblings of kids that g was in school with- so he already has friends. i guess hayden and jadyn were inseperable last week, which is so super cute.
when did my kids grow up? i guess it had to happen sooner or later....
he is going to the same place that g went to for the last two years, which is great because he knows the teachers and the building and everything already. he goes tuesday and thursday from 9:15-12:15, so i get 6 hours a week to myself!!!!! how nice is that?
there are 3 siblings of kids that g was in school with- so he already has friends. i guess hayden and jadyn were inseperable last week, which is so super cute.
when did my kids grow up? i guess it had to happen sooner or later....
kindergarten
holy cow. gavin started kindergarten two weeks ago. how did he get so big all of a sudden? we got him a transformers backpack (which is as big as he is) and lunch bag. i'm not crazy about it, but he enjoys that stuff now, so i'm not going to fight it. and thank goodness no other kid in his classes have the same one.
of course he had to have his hair "up".
the first day was great, but day number two was awful. he acted up and got in trouble with the teacher. ugh.
but then day three and so forth have been just fine. he doesn't really tell me what goes on, except that he eats lunch, plays on the playground and has a new friend (but doesn't know the new friends name). his teacher, Mrs. Friedman is super cute and i really like her. she doesn't take any crap from the kids, but isn't mean. the other kindergarten class and gav's class do a lot of things together. there are 54 kids in all (yikes!). i plan on volunteering in a few months. we have homework to do every day which consists of reading a book and having him tell me what it was about and i get to write it down. there is usually a paper to do as well- writing numbers or letters. he also has p.e. on thursdays where he says they do push-ups and ride a bike. who knows what really goes on.
it's definitely a new routine to get into.
he also started soccer. so twice a week he has practice. so far he's doing quite well, and really likes it. he can dribble the ball and pass and everything. his first game is next saturday, so that should be pretty funny. they basically just run around and try to kick the ball.
of course he had to have his hair "up".
the first day was great, but day number two was awful. he acted up and got in trouble with the teacher. ugh.
but then day three and so forth have been just fine. he doesn't really tell me what goes on, except that he eats lunch, plays on the playground and has a new friend (but doesn't know the new friends name). his teacher, Mrs. Friedman is super cute and i really like her. she doesn't take any crap from the kids, but isn't mean. the other kindergarten class and gav's class do a lot of things together. there are 54 kids in all (yikes!). i plan on volunteering in a few months. we have homework to do every day which consists of reading a book and having him tell me what it was about and i get to write it down. there is usually a paper to do as well- writing numbers or letters. he also has p.e. on thursdays where he says they do push-ups and ride a bike. who knows what really goes on.
it's definitely a new routine to get into.
he also started soccer. so twice a week he has practice. so far he's doing quite well, and really likes it. he can dribble the ball and pass and everything. his first game is next saturday, so that should be pretty funny. they basically just run around and try to kick the ball.
so between school and soccer, he is wiped out by thursday. he has been going to bed earlier, but still not sleeping in much. i think i have to wait until he is in jr. high for that.
thirty
i am now officially in my thirties. and so far- it's been way better than my twenties. i am not upset about it because apparently i still look young- 2 days before my birthday a woman thought i was 21, so that's not too bad.
aaron was gone for work on the actual day, but he took me out to my favorite restaurant a few days later. it was so good, especially since we haven't been there in about three years. he also got me a new chair. i have been looking at it for quite a while, but figured it was a far-off purchase. well, i came home from oregon to find it sitting in our living room. quite a nice surprise. i love it.
so now i need to re-do the ottoman in new fabric. good thing it was easy-peasy!
the night of my birthday, my wonderful friends Lyndsey and Jen twisted my arm and came over for dessert and card playing. Jen made a super yummy cheesecake (no i'm NOT just saying that) and Lyndsey brought over chocolate fondue. so no complaining about that!
cheers to thirty!
aaron was gone for work on the actual day, but he took me out to my favorite restaurant a few days later. it was so good, especially since we haven't been there in about three years. he also got me a new chair. i have been looking at it for quite a while, but figured it was a far-off purchase. well, i came home from oregon to find it sitting in our living room. quite a nice surprise. i love it.
so now i need to re-do the ottoman in new fabric. good thing it was easy-peasy!
the night of my birthday, my wonderful friends Lyndsey and Jen twisted my arm and came over for dessert and card playing. Jen made a super yummy cheesecake (no i'm NOT just saying that) and Lyndsey brought over chocolate fondue. so no complaining about that!
cheers to thirty!
NW trip highlights
i know i know. i should have done this post a long time ago, but we have not stopped going since we got home.
we had a wonderful time up north. it's already on the books for next year- but aaron will go with us, thank goodness.
so here is a rundown of the awesomeness that we had.
- the first day we drove to ashland where we stayed with our wonderful friend Lari. she lives here, but has a home up there too, so it worked out perfectly.
-the boys were AMAZING during the twelve and a half hour drive. i can't stress enough how great they were. and no dvd player either. so proud of them.
-day 2, we drove another 8 hours to North Bend in washington- 45 minutes east of seattle, and stayed with my aunt diane and her family. i really wish we could've stayed longer than the 4 days we were there. we had such a great time. we went and picked blueberries at a farm (10 lbs for $11.80!!!) played card games and walked around the property with my cousins (they have 5 acres) picking and eating wild blueberries, blackberries, salmonberries and huckleberries. the boys loved being in the woods and were very excited to see deer and elk around. gavin thinks that deer are moose for some reason, and that cracked up my uncle scott. we went to the 100 years of north bend festival thingy and the kids had tons of fun at the parade and at the small carnival. although the Seattle SeaFair Pirates scared the hockey-sticks out of the boys with their cannons going off. good times. hopefully we will be able to stay up there longer next year. scott and the boys had so much fun with each other- scott tickled hayden so much one night that h peed all over him. and i love hanging out with ashley and kaitlyn. they are such awesome girls.
-we then went back down to springfield. i am SO SUPER grateful to have been able to stay with my friend Brenley and her family. it was so convienent- down the street from the Jolley's and down the street from Brynne too. i think it was a little overwhelming for her son McCoy having the boys around, but for the most part they got along fine and had some fun. brenley took us to see her new house and we were able to pick blackberries, which i used to make a pie for her later that week. hopefully she hasn't forgotten how to make crust yet. brenley was also super sweet to take some pictures of me and the boys (which i will post later). she is so talented and really captures the personality of whoever she is taking the picture of. when we got back to her house, brynne and emily were there and surprised me with a birthday party. i really miss these girls, and wish we lived closer. we haden't all been together like that for 7 years, so that was awesome. plus it was funny to have all 7 of our kids in the house under 5. we also got to go to saturday market. it's so nice that it hasn't changed one tiny bit. i got to get my favorite phad thai. oh man..... it had been way too long since i had that. and of course i bought some killer berries to bring home to aaron at the farmers market. they actually made it all the way home without me eating all of them! during the time in springfield, i also got to visit with another great friend- Nate. and i got to meet his adorable wife Lindsey. i'm thinking that we could be great friends-- if only we lived closer. i hadn't seen nate in about 8 or 9 years, and it was so wonderful that it was like no time had passed at all. we were the same old friends- just a bit older, and maybe a teeny-tiny bit more mature. the boys totally got along with him- so he is officially "uncle nate" now. i also was able to see a friend from way back, Joy. she looks great, and we had a good, although quick visit, and had some good laughs about things that happened 15 years ago. and the main reason i went up there in the first place was for jenni and michael's wedding. she was gorgeous- think of a princess- and that's what she looked like. everything at the reception looked amazing, and there were many people i hadn't seen in many years. i wish we were able to stay a few days after the wedding so i could see some of those people a little more, but i'll make sure to set some good time apart for them next summer.
-we drove back down to ashland and stayed with Lari again, then made the treck back home. it was so nice to see aaron after 2 weeks apart. i came home to a spotless house and a surprise that i will have to post about later.
it was a great trip. if the weather weren't so horrible the next 8 months, i would go up again. but i'd rather just wait until it's super hot here, and super nice there to go visit.
we had a wonderful time up north. it's already on the books for next year- but aaron will go with us, thank goodness.
so here is a rundown of the awesomeness that we had.
- the first day we drove to ashland where we stayed with our wonderful friend Lari. she lives here, but has a home up there too, so it worked out perfectly.
-the boys were AMAZING during the twelve and a half hour drive. i can't stress enough how great they were. and no dvd player either. so proud of them.
-day 2, we drove another 8 hours to North Bend in washington- 45 minutes east of seattle, and stayed with my aunt diane and her family. i really wish we could've stayed longer than the 4 days we were there. we had such a great time. we went and picked blueberries at a farm (10 lbs for $11.80!!!) played card games and walked around the property with my cousins (they have 5 acres) picking and eating wild blueberries, blackberries, salmonberries and huckleberries. the boys loved being in the woods and were very excited to see deer and elk around. gavin thinks that deer are moose for some reason, and that cracked up my uncle scott. we went to the 100 years of north bend festival thingy and the kids had tons of fun at the parade and at the small carnival. although the Seattle SeaFair Pirates scared the hockey-sticks out of the boys with their cannons going off. good times. hopefully we will be able to stay up there longer next year. scott and the boys had so much fun with each other- scott tickled hayden so much one night that h peed all over him. and i love hanging out with ashley and kaitlyn. they are such awesome girls.
-we then went back down to springfield. i am SO SUPER grateful to have been able to stay with my friend Brenley and her family. it was so convienent- down the street from the Jolley's and down the street from Brynne too. i think it was a little overwhelming for her son McCoy having the boys around, but for the most part they got along fine and had some fun. brenley took us to see her new house and we were able to pick blackberries, which i used to make a pie for her later that week. hopefully she hasn't forgotten how to make crust yet. brenley was also super sweet to take some pictures of me and the boys (which i will post later). she is so talented and really captures the personality of whoever she is taking the picture of. when we got back to her house, brynne and emily were there and surprised me with a birthday party. i really miss these girls, and wish we lived closer. we haden't all been together like that for 7 years, so that was awesome. plus it was funny to have all 7 of our kids in the house under 5. we also got to go to saturday market. it's so nice that it hasn't changed one tiny bit. i got to get my favorite phad thai. oh man..... it had been way too long since i had that. and of course i bought some killer berries to bring home to aaron at the farmers market. they actually made it all the way home without me eating all of them! during the time in springfield, i also got to visit with another great friend- Nate. and i got to meet his adorable wife Lindsey. i'm thinking that we could be great friends-- if only we lived closer. i hadn't seen nate in about 8 or 9 years, and it was so wonderful that it was like no time had passed at all. we were the same old friends- just a bit older, and maybe a teeny-tiny bit more mature. the boys totally got along with him- so he is officially "uncle nate" now. i also was able to see a friend from way back, Joy. she looks great, and we had a good, although quick visit, and had some good laughs about things that happened 15 years ago. and the main reason i went up there in the first place was for jenni and michael's wedding. she was gorgeous- think of a princess- and that's what she looked like. everything at the reception looked amazing, and there were many people i hadn't seen in many years. i wish we were able to stay a few days after the wedding so i could see some of those people a little more, but i'll make sure to set some good time apart for them next summer.
-we drove back down to ashland and stayed with Lari again, then made the treck back home. it was so nice to see aaron after 2 weeks apart. i came home to a spotless house and a surprise that i will have to post about later.
it was a great trip. if the weather weren't so horrible the next 8 months, i would go up again. but i'd rather just wait until it's super hot here, and super nice there to go visit.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
i have been sewing a ton lately. 1 dress, 4 skirts (just 1 for me so far), and i'm finishing 2 more skirts today (not for me). and i made some super cute "ruffle butt onesies" for emily that turned out great. and how awesome that i got to give them to her in person. and see 3 day old Carly. that was a treat. and spend time with spring too........
so just fyi i guess, the boys and i are going to the NW (the "granola belt" as aaron calls it) to see friends and family and to go to a wedding. we are leaving on thursday the 6th, and will be home around the 19th because gavin has kindergarden orientation on the 21! i can't believe it. so if anyone needs my cell phone # so i can come see you while i'm up there, let me know.
oh and how ironic is it that it's 100+ up there when i'm coming to visit? i thought i'd get a break!
so just fyi i guess, the boys and i are going to the NW (the "granola belt" as aaron calls it) to see friends and family and to go to a wedding. we are leaving on thursday the 6th, and will be home around the 19th because gavin has kindergarden orientation on the 21! i can't believe it. so if anyone needs my cell phone # so i can come see you while i'm up there, let me know.
oh and how ironic is it that it's 100+ up there when i'm coming to visit? i thought i'd get a break!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
easy peasy
so i made a super yummy, super easy dinner tonight and i had to share.
i get the Martha Stewart magazine called "everyday food", so it's from there. (which if you haven't heard of it or have never seen it, BUY IT NOW! it's really cheap for a subscription and totally worth it- i use the recipes a ton, and change them because they are so easy)
but it's online too- so here's the link. i followed the basic ingredient directions, but of course i totally changed it.
i added-------
1/2 tsp of tarragon
1/8 tsp of nutmeg
chopped smoked turkey- from the deli
i only used 1/2 a package of spinach
small diced red onion
cut up grape tomatoes
smoked fontina cheese
colby/jack cheese (instead of the cheddar)
all of that- i did to taste- meaning, put as much or as little as you want!
all though i'm not crazy about turning on the oven, it is a great, quick dinner. you can throw in pretty much anything- sausage, mushrooms, ham, bacon, bell pepper.... whatever!
hope some of you try it!
i get the Martha Stewart magazine called "everyday food", so it's from there. (which if you haven't heard of it or have never seen it, BUY IT NOW! it's really cheap for a subscription and totally worth it- i use the recipes a ton, and change them because they are so easy)
but it's online too- so here's the link. i followed the basic ingredient directions, but of course i totally changed it.
i added-------
1/2 tsp of tarragon
1/8 tsp of nutmeg
chopped smoked turkey- from the deli
i only used 1/2 a package of spinach
small diced red onion
cut up grape tomatoes
smoked fontina cheese
colby/jack cheese (instead of the cheddar)
all of that- i did to taste- meaning, put as much or as little as you want!
all though i'm not crazy about turning on the oven, it is a great, quick dinner. you can throw in pretty much anything- sausage, mushrooms, ham, bacon, bell pepper.... whatever!
hope some of you try it!
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