My little angels.. and their dad.. fast asleep!About Me
- Mary
- You're braver then you believe, stronger then you seem, and smarter then you think. - Christopher Robin
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Wow
So the last few days have been extremely crazy, but who would expect less from the Pratt family? Work has been pretty much monopolizing my time these past few days for some reason the real estate business has been picking up lately, or else I am the only one who is busy. This morning was a horrible morning. I woke up at 2 am to Olivia throwing up sick all over my bed, the bathroom floor, you name it.. I can't say it made me happy, I mean who would be happy about cleaning up puke at 2 am.. but I felt bad that she didn't feel good.
She was still sick first thing this morning so I called my office and told them I would be in late, then let her go back to sleep. So I got up and attempted to get a few minor chores done around the house. In the meantime.. I got a parking ticket, I am always gone when the street cleaner comes through.. but not today.
So then, Livi started feeling better and I got to go into work. I had so much to do it wasn't funny. I was already having a bad day and everything just seemed to get worse as the day wore on. Hopefully tonight I can go home, play with the kids and go to bed early.. I have some serious sleep catching up on to do.
She was still sick first thing this morning so I called my office and told them I would be in late, then let her go back to sleep. So I got up and attempted to get a few minor chores done around the house. In the meantime.. I got a parking ticket, I am always gone when the street cleaner comes through.. but not today.
So then, Livi started feeling better and I got to go into work. I had so much to do it wasn't funny. I was already having a bad day and everything just seemed to get worse as the day wore on. Hopefully tonight I can go home, play with the kids and go to bed early.. I have some serious sleep catching up on to do.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Monday.. again
The weekend was fairly uneventful, yet extremely busy all in the same. Friday night we just kind of chilled at home.. Although we did get a call from the house guy who said that if the other couple didn't respond to the counter offer by Monday then the house was ours. Either way we could get it but he was just saying that if they didn't respond then we 100% got it. So we are super super excited about that.
Saturday morning we got up and headed down to Harrisburgs water front for Pump Primers. Basically it is a huge parade/fire truck meeting place. The trucks range from antique to new and then shoot (pump) water into the river.. It is really nice really cool and the kids liked it. So we spent the morning doing that, then headed back to the house for a nice cool afternoon nap in the air conditioning. It was awesome. I love afternoon naps.
Saturday night the kids stayed with my mom and D and I met some friends downtown for drinks. It was nice to just sit and socialize with adults for a change. We then caught the late showing of War of the Worlds. I liked it well enough, it had good special effects and obviously the whole concept was completely terrifying but overall.. I was not super impressed. It just seems to me that anytime they try to remake a completely excellent book, it turns out wrong. But I would still recommend that others go see it.. It was worth the 8.00.
Sunday morning was all about the cleaning in our house. I really do hate to clean, but love the way that it looks when you are finished. So, we round up the whole family and all work together to get it done faster.
Here is a really funny.. out of the mouths of babes comment. On sunday Olivia ask me if they could swim in the baby pool later on. I replied with my normal "we'll see" answer.. She just looked at me, put her hands on her hips and replied "boy, arent your pants going to be on fire later!"... I never laughed so hard.. It was cute, yet very mouthy.. She also immediately ran after she said it.. showing me that she new it was out of line.
D's niece had a b'day party on Sunday afternoon so we made a quick stop there for some banana birthday cake and then headed home because D's friend and his wife whom he graduated with at the fire academy were coming up for a late supper. While we were getting the back deck and yard ready for the cook out Hailey feel up the steps (she is getting really good at that) and smacked her cheek bone off the back steps. It immediately swelled, turned black and blue and hurt like crazy. We put ice on it and made some calls. I thought for sure we would be heading to the emergency room again.. but it seemed to be better later that night. She is so much like me in that she is extrememly clutzy.. I am the queen of clutz and she is the princess...
D's friends were great. We had a great time just chilling on the deck talking until the wee hours of the night. Good food, great people.. thats what everyone should have all the time.
Saturday morning we got up and headed down to Harrisburgs water front for Pump Primers. Basically it is a huge parade/fire truck meeting place. The trucks range from antique to new and then shoot (pump) water into the river.. It is really nice really cool and the kids liked it. So we spent the morning doing that, then headed back to the house for a nice cool afternoon nap in the air conditioning. It was awesome. I love afternoon naps.
Saturday night the kids stayed with my mom and D and I met some friends downtown for drinks. It was nice to just sit and socialize with adults for a change. We then caught the late showing of War of the Worlds. I liked it well enough, it had good special effects and obviously the whole concept was completely terrifying but overall.. I was not super impressed. It just seems to me that anytime they try to remake a completely excellent book, it turns out wrong. But I would still recommend that others go see it.. It was worth the 8.00.
Sunday morning was all about the cleaning in our house. I really do hate to clean, but love the way that it looks when you are finished. So, we round up the whole family and all work together to get it done faster.
Here is a really funny.. out of the mouths of babes comment. On sunday Olivia ask me if they could swim in the baby pool later on. I replied with my normal "we'll see" answer.. She just looked at me, put her hands on her hips and replied "boy, arent your pants going to be on fire later!"... I never laughed so hard.. It was cute, yet very mouthy.. She also immediately ran after she said it.. showing me that she new it was out of line.
D's niece had a b'day party on Sunday afternoon so we made a quick stop there for some banana birthday cake and then headed home because D's friend and his wife whom he graduated with at the fire academy were coming up for a late supper. While we were getting the back deck and yard ready for the cook out Hailey feel up the steps (she is getting really good at that) and smacked her cheek bone off the back steps. It immediately swelled, turned black and blue and hurt like crazy. We put ice on it and made some calls. I thought for sure we would be heading to the emergency room again.. but it seemed to be better later that night. She is so much like me in that she is extrememly clutzy.. I am the queen of clutz and she is the princess...
D's friends were great. We had a great time just chilling on the deck talking until the wee hours of the night. Good food, great people.. thats what everyone should have all the time.
I found this on another "mommy" blog.. called Mommyhood
I thought it was hilarious so I had to post it here.. Check out her blog for some other cool stuff.
My Mother taught me LOGIC..."If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can't go to the store with me."
My Mother taught me MEDICINE..."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they're going to freeze that way."
My Mother taught me TO THINK AHEAD..."If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job!" My Mother taught me ESP..."Put your sweater on; don't you think that I know when you're cold?"
My Mother taught me TO MEET A CHALLENGE..."What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you...Don't talk back to me!"
My Mother taught me HUMOR..."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT..."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.
My mother taught me about GENETICS..."You are just like your father!"
My mother taught me about my ROOTS..."Do you think you were born in a barn?"
My mother taught me about the WISDOM of AGE..."When you get to be my age, you will understand."
My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION..."Just wait until your father gets home."
My mother taught me about RECEIVING...You are going to get it when we get home.
and my all time favorite thing - JUSTICE..."One day you will have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU..then you'll see what it's like."
How completely true is all that.. Sounds just like my mom..
I thought it was hilarious so I had to post it here.. Check out her blog for some other cool stuff.
My Mother taught me LOGIC..."If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can't go to the store with me."
My Mother taught me MEDICINE..."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they're going to freeze that way."
My Mother taught me TO THINK AHEAD..."If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job!" My Mother taught me ESP..."Put your sweater on; don't you think that I know when you're cold?"
My Mother taught me TO MEET A CHALLENGE..."What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you...Don't talk back to me!"
My Mother taught me HUMOR..."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT..."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.
My mother taught me about GENETICS..."You are just like your father!"
My mother taught me about my ROOTS..."Do you think you were born in a barn?"
My mother taught me about the WISDOM of AGE..."When you get to be my age, you will understand."
My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION..."Just wait until your father gets home."
My mother taught me about RECEIVING...You are going to get it when we get home.
and my all time favorite thing - JUSTICE..."One day you will have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU..then you'll see what it's like."
How completely true is all that.. Sounds just like my mom..
Friday, July 08, 2005
Good news? Bad news?
Ok, so when I checked our bank account this morning I was surprised to see that our deposit check for the 'farmette' we are looking at was cashed. D immediately called them to see if that meant that we got the house ( there is still one other person bidding against us) He said that if they don't respond by Monday then we have it. Which is super exciting. The only not so exciting thing, is that we have no money for the week. But thats the way it goes. We should be used to juggling bills, we never have any money.
We also are being given a coach off freecycle.org which could be the coolest site ever. I think that I have seriously gotten rid of everything ever through that site.. and found a couple really cool things too. So, hopefully (and everyone cross your fingers) we will be moving into our new FARM in a couple weeks. I am super excited. If we don't get it, at least we will have money this week.. so its a win win situation.
I watch the movie The Jacket last night. You know Adrian Brody, Keira Knightly. I still haven't decided if I liked it or not. It was definitely good and kept my attention, even on the edge of my seat sometimes. But the ending was bizarre and I am still not sure exactly what happened to him. But over all it was good. Click on the link above so read the summary of what its about.
This weekend will prove to be low key if only because we now have no money. I am still planning on getting out with friends on Saturday night.. Cheaply but still.
We also are being given a coach off freecycle.org which could be the coolest site ever. I think that I have seriously gotten rid of everything ever through that site.. and found a couple really cool things too. So, hopefully (and everyone cross your fingers) we will be moving into our new FARM in a couple weeks. I am super excited. If we don't get it, at least we will have money this week.. so its a win win situation.
I watch the movie The Jacket last night. You know Adrian Brody, Keira Knightly. I still haven't decided if I liked it or not. It was definitely good and kept my attention, even on the edge of my seat sometimes. But the ending was bizarre and I am still not sure exactly what happened to him. But over all it was good. Click on the link above so read the summary of what its about.
This weekend will prove to be low key if only because we now have no money. I am still planning on getting out with friends on Saturday night.. Cheaply but still.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Almost a trip to the emergency room
After all the injuries that this family has been having lately I am seriously waiting for a social worker to come knocking on my door inquiring about whether or not I have been abusing my children.. last night around 3 am or so we heard a loud thump followed by crying. I immediately woke up and knew someone had fallen out of bed. D got up and went running out to Riley. I could hear him trying to comfort him.. when he said in a dead set serious voice.. You had better come here.
Honestly I didn't even know that my bottom could work that fast at that time of morning. I ran to his room and there was blood everywhere.. On the sheets, floor etc. We immediately got him cleaned up and checked out the damage. It seems that he fell out of bed onto the floor, face first. He bite through his lip pretty good but otherwise there was no major damage.. Thank god there was no broken bones. His lip is still swollen a little (it was in the same spot that he just had stitched).. but he seems in good spirits here this evening, considering all I have been doing is yelling at him to stay out of everything. He seems to be getting into everything lately .. Last Friday night I was upstairs putting laundry away, he was being really quiet downstairs so I went down stairs to check on him. He was sitting in the middle of the floor in the kitchen surronded by broken eggs. When I walked in I know I had this look of complete anger mixed with complete and udder hopelessness.. he looked at me as if to say.. I was just making something to eat. Have you ever tried to clean up eggs off a hardwood floor.. or any floor for that matter.. It took me almost a whole roll of paper towels and scrub brush.. It was horrible.
Honestly I didn't even know that my bottom could work that fast at that time of morning. I ran to his room and there was blood everywhere.. On the sheets, floor etc. We immediately got him cleaned up and checked out the damage. It seems that he fell out of bed onto the floor, face first. He bite through his lip pretty good but otherwise there was no major damage.. Thank god there was no broken bones. His lip is still swollen a little (it was in the same spot that he just had stitched).. but he seems in good spirits here this evening, considering all I have been doing is yelling at him to stay out of everything. He seems to be getting into everything lately .. Last Friday night I was upstairs putting laundry away, he was being really quiet downstairs so I went down stairs to check on him. He was sitting in the middle of the floor in the kitchen surronded by broken eggs. When I walked in I know I had this look of complete anger mixed with complete and udder hopelessness.. he looked at me as if to say.. I was just making something to eat. Have you ever tried to clean up eggs off a hardwood floor.. or any floor for that matter.. It took me almost a whole roll of paper towels and scrub brush.. It was horrible.
Finallyl Thursday!
Ok, so its technically only been a three day work week so far, but it seems like everything is running on hyper speed this week.
Work is busy, home is busy.. everything is busy. We were out on our deck last night watching the trees being cut down. They are cutting down every tree that blocks our view of the road, bank etc.. which really sucks. Now, I know that we don't own that property and the owner is doing what he has to do, but it still stinks.
This morning we woke up to the terrible news about the terriost attacks in London. Wow.. I know that when it doens't hit at home the news is less shocking but still. When I got to work there was a letter from the NAI president saying that they have been in contact with our office in London and everyone is ok and accounted for. I think that made it hit home a little more. Also, D called me just a little bit ago and said that work just called him and ask him if he would be interested in working 1/2 a shift. They just like to have more bodies around just in case. That makes me nervous. I already get nervous every time he goes to work.. considering what he does, not I have to worry about terriosts attacks too. It all very unnerving..
Work is busy, home is busy.. everything is busy. We were out on our deck last night watching the trees being cut down. They are cutting down every tree that blocks our view of the road, bank etc.. which really sucks. Now, I know that we don't own that property and the owner is doing what he has to do, but it still stinks.
This morning we woke up to the terrible news about the terriost attacks in London. Wow.. I know that when it doens't hit at home the news is less shocking but still. When I got to work there was a letter from the NAI president saying that they have been in contact with our office in London and everyone is ok and accounted for. I think that made it hit home a little more. Also, D called me just a little bit ago and said that work just called him and ask him if he would be interested in working 1/2 a shift. They just like to have more bodies around just in case. That makes me nervous. I already get nervous every time he goes to work.. considering what he does, not I have to worry about terriosts attacks too. It all very unnerving..
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Isn't it funny
Isn't it funny how when you tell a child not to do something, it is the first thing they do.. But when you tell a child to do something, they don't do it..
This is the problem we are facing in the Pratt household right now. I think if we could get everyone to figure this whole thing out.. then things would run much more smoothly....
This is the problem we are facing in the Pratt household right now. I think if we could get everyone to figure this whole thing out.. then things would run much more smoothly....
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Independence Day!
This weekend was jam packed with everything. It seems like I didn't get to bed before midnight any night.. and was constantly on the go. The bright side... it was fun.. the downside.. it went way to fast.
Friday night the kids and I went to a a party at a friend on my mom's. It was tons of fun! There was food, and beer.. fireworks.. the kids had tons of room to run around and were very happy that they 'finally got to play in the country' as olivia put it. the kids were beat by the time we made it home and slept in on Saturday morning for me. I mean they actually slept in past 8 am.. it is the first time in a long time.
Saturday we had some last minute picnic shopping to do, then a meeting about our offer on the farmhouse at 2:30. I think that I might have liked the property the second time even better then I did the first. We were told we would know in 10 days or so, so cross your fingers.
Saturday night a work friend of D's was up from DC on vacation at HersheyPark.. So we got together with them and had dinner at the Red Robin in Hershey. I was vastly disappointed.. My food was good but the others weren't.. and the service was horrible. So FYI.. don't go to the red robin in Hershey.. hit the one in mechanicsburg instead.
Saturday night we went down to front street in Harrisburg.. Music Fest was going on. It was basically the same old same old.. food, games, rides, music.. We stayed for 30 minutes or so.. then left.. I wasn't impressed.
Sunday D worked, again, so I spent the day cleaning and doing yard work to prepare for the big picnic on Sunday night. The kids swam a bit.. and then the unthinkable happened.. It involved the pool and my cell phone.. and it ended with the demise of my ever trustable Nokia. Thankfully my mom (thank you again) had the same phone at one point, and just gave me hers.. so there was no money involved. I was very happy about that.. I did lose about 5 or so of my numbers.. which irritated me.. but what can you do?
Monday was all about preparing for the big picnic.. we made TONS of food, had soda, beer you name it.. and everything turned out great.. Everyone had a great time, and my friend Dave (whom I haven't seen since HS) stopped by.. it was great..
The fireworks in Harrisburg were amazing.. the kids loved them..
Funny baby story. Riley was sitting on the grass, just being very good before the fireworks started. There was this couple sitting in front of us with a maybe 1 year old little girl.. Well the little girl kept smiling at Riley, so he would wave.. they were completely flirting.. It was so cute..
So about 5 minutes after this whole ritual, the little girl reached over and kissed him on the cheek.. he immediately began yelling for me to look and kept pointing at his cheek.. It was the most adorable thing ever.. My baby boy, a heartbreaker already..
So, later on that evening during the fireworks he went over to her and gave her a hug.. I was impressed and saddened.. Saddened because he usually wipes my kissses off.. but I suppose thats how boys are with their mothers..
Friday night the kids and I went to a a party at a friend on my mom's. It was tons of fun! There was food, and beer.. fireworks.. the kids had tons of room to run around and were very happy that they 'finally got to play in the country' as olivia put it. the kids were beat by the time we made it home and slept in on Saturday morning for me. I mean they actually slept in past 8 am.. it is the first time in a long time.
Saturday we had some last minute picnic shopping to do, then a meeting about our offer on the farmhouse at 2:30. I think that I might have liked the property the second time even better then I did the first. We were told we would know in 10 days or so, so cross your fingers.
Saturday night a work friend of D's was up from DC on vacation at HersheyPark.. So we got together with them and had dinner at the Red Robin in Hershey. I was vastly disappointed.. My food was good but the others weren't.. and the service was horrible. So FYI.. don't go to the red robin in Hershey.. hit the one in mechanicsburg instead.
Saturday night we went down to front street in Harrisburg.. Music Fest was going on. It was basically the same old same old.. food, games, rides, music.. We stayed for 30 minutes or so.. then left.. I wasn't impressed.
Sunday D worked, again, so I spent the day cleaning and doing yard work to prepare for the big picnic on Sunday night. The kids swam a bit.. and then the unthinkable happened.. It involved the pool and my cell phone.. and it ended with the demise of my ever trustable Nokia. Thankfully my mom (thank you again) had the same phone at one point, and just gave me hers.. so there was no money involved. I was very happy about that.. I did lose about 5 or so of my numbers.. which irritated me.. but what can you do?
Monday was all about preparing for the big picnic.. we made TONS of food, had soda, beer you name it.. and everything turned out great.. Everyone had a great time, and my friend Dave (whom I haven't seen since HS) stopped by.. it was great..
The fireworks in Harrisburg were amazing.. the kids loved them..
Funny baby story. Riley was sitting on the grass, just being very good before the fireworks started. There was this couple sitting in front of us with a maybe 1 year old little girl.. Well the little girl kept smiling at Riley, so he would wave.. they were completely flirting.. It was so cute..
So about 5 minutes after this whole ritual, the little girl reached over and kissed him on the cheek.. he immediately began yelling for me to look and kept pointing at his cheek.. It was the most adorable thing ever.. My baby boy, a heartbreaker already..
So, later on that evening during the fireworks he went over to her and gave her a hug.. I was impressed and saddened.. Saddened because he usually wipes my kissses off.. but I suppose thats how boys are with their mothers..
Friday, July 01, 2005
Things have been fairly quiet around the household.. the kids have actually been behaving, for the most part, and have taken this weird fascination with throwing things off our back balcony. So everyday I go down into the yard and pick up the random shoes, toys, cleaning supplies etc.. that they have thrown off. I then go into the house and ask them who did.. Of course none of them know and all point their fingers at everyone else. Interesting how that works out...
So the other day Olivia and I were in the car driving when we heard a commercial for SWAN which is the PA statewide adoption program. She actually ask me this.. in these exact words..
"mom, can we get another kid"
I almost wrecked the car.. I ask her if she was kidding.. of course she wasn't. She said its because "I am bored with these other two"
It was one of the funniest things I have ever heard her say.. I laughed so hard I almost cried.
On another note Riley has taken a great liking to the song "Since you've been gone" by Kelly Clarkson. If you could ever hear him sing it you would laugh so hard.. It is adorable.. He has most of the words down and sings really loudly..
So the other day Olivia and I were in the car driving when we heard a commercial for SWAN which is the PA statewide adoption program. She actually ask me this.. in these exact words..
"mom, can we get another kid"
I almost wrecked the car.. I ask her if she was kidding.. of course she wasn't. She said its because "I am bored with these other two"
It was one of the funniest things I have ever heard her say.. I laughed so hard I almost cried.
On another note Riley has taken a great liking to the song "Since you've been gone" by Kelly Clarkson. If you could ever hear him sing it you would laugh so hard.. It is adorable.. He has most of the words down and sings really loudly..
I couldn't resist
Jeff Foxworthy on PA...
If you consider it a sport to sit in a treestand all day long with a bow or a gun just to put food in your freezer.. you might live in Pennsylvania.
If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because Bradford is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, you might live in Pennsylvania cause you're all so damn friendly.
If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, cause he wears a hardhat you might live in Pennsylvania.
If you have worn shorts, sunglasses and a parka at the same time, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, or if you are in church and your priest or minister asks you to pray for the STEELERS , and wants to get you all home for 1 p.m. kickoff, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Pennsylvania
Ok.. so some of them were cheesy.. I thought that they were moderately funny.. and mostly true.
If you consider it a sport to sit in a treestand all day long with a bow or a gun just to put food in your freezer.. you might live in Pennsylvania.
If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because Bradford is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, you might live in Pennsylvania cause you're all so damn friendly.
If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, cause he wears a hardhat you might live in Pennsylvania.
If you have worn shorts, sunglasses and a parka at the same time, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, or if you are in church and your priest or minister asks you to pray for the STEELERS , and wants to get you all home for 1 p.m. kickoff, you might live in Pennsylvania.
If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Pennsylvania
Ok.. so some of them were cheesy.. I thought that they were moderately funny.. and mostly true.
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