Do you ever find yourself in the most simple situations with your kids and realize that these are the best days of your life? We had a great Holiday with the kids @ David's parents. Both of my children slept well away from home(which almost never happens) and they were both healthy on our trip:) The kids had a wonderful time with their grandparents. We went to see "Bolt" which they both really enjoyed too!
Anyway, simple situations. On the way home we stopped at McDonald's(Isaac got new allergy test results back Wednesday before Thanksgiving and he can now start trying corn and beef in small amounts). Isaac got to have a nugget happy meal which is a new thing for him:) Anyway, the kids were just eating and pretending to play tranformers with each other and us and we were having such a good time that I forgot we were surrounded by other people.
Also, our Christmas decorations are in storage and we won't get them out until the weekend. Tonight I made some old fashioned snow flakes from paper and hung them from the light over the dining room table. Isaac went to his piggy bank, got me a hand full of money and told me it was for me for doing such a good job on the Christmas decorations. He said it was to buy myself a toy since I don't have any. Also, I was given special permission to play with any of his toys whenever I want and to have an ice cream sandwich for a snack:)
That is awesome! So, is he imitating you or david? Now, the next important question, did you like Bolt, or did you just enjoy there happiness? I like movies, but I have suffered through a couple for Abbi and Rachel (mostly Barbi princess/fairy tale movies).
I love it. Isaac was so giving in that situation...giving permission to play with his toys whenever...that is serious offering for a little boy. :) Love you guys!
I just got done making this recipe my mom used to make when we were kids. It is an awesome comfort food, and hits the spot when craving something sweet.
-set oven on broil
-slice bananas lenthwise and place on cookie sheet
-spread peanut butter on bananas(creamy or chunky)
-sprinkle peanut butter with chocolate chips(you can also add mini marshmallows if you want)
-place cookie sheet in the oven until edges of peanut butter start to brown and bubble
-ENJOY!
When David and I first got married and I made this he thought it was so wierd, until he tried it. If you like Bananas, you will love this.
I have no idea what to call this recipe, but would love suggestions.
That does sound weird. But it sounds like it'd be good too.
My first thought on the name is Monkey Poo. But you probably don't want to call it that and have your kids think it's funny and so they run around saying 'Monkey Poo' all the time.
Does anyone else get totally frustrated when you go to a retail store and are dropping a good amount of money on food, diapers, etc., and the cashier never speaks to you???? The first time I realized people where this rude was at Kash and Karry while at FC. Coming from central Kentucky I was pretty used to everyone being overly kind.
Anyway, I thought of this today because of the super sweet lady at Dixie Cream donut. She always asks how I am, where my kids are(if they aren't with me), and sometimes surprises me by putting an extra donut in my bag. She says I am always smiling and happy(obviously I frequent the donut store too much). This compared to the cashier at Wal-mart on my Sunday grocery shopping trip. I spent over $150.00 and he never took the initiative to speak...so rude!
I work in retail and feel like if I am being paid an agreed amount of money to do my job, that I should go out of my way to be kind to others and show interest in them and appreciate that I have a job because of them.
It depends on my mood. Mostly, I don't want the cashier to carry on a complete conversation with me... I want them to do their job quickly and efficiently. I am, however, happy when a cashier says something to/about my children if they are with me.
My mother-in-law made a comment at Lowe's one time when she was visiting. I tried to talk to the cashier and she just kind of moaned at me. I made my effort to be friendly but not everyone has that personality. I have had her wait on me several times and it is just her nature not to be very social. I am normally one to smile, talk with and joke with the cashier. On the other side of that, I also used to work a register. Some days when it is almost time to go home, you may not be as sociable as you were when the day started.
we had a cashier like that at walmart this past weekend. didn't say hi or anything. i remember my days as a cashier, i at least said hi to everyone, even if i didn't feel like talking.
Yes, this frustrates me too. I worked in retail for 5 years in college, and I work in a service industry now. You get *so* much further with people if you smile and offer the usual pleasantries, "Hello!" "Thanks for shopping at..." "Come back and see us soon" rather than NOT talking or being polite at all. The people you interact with DO see the difference, it does affect where they take their business, and depending on who you are polite & helpful or rude and indifferent to, it can make a difference in your job.
Is this Polly hosay who's mother-in-law is Ruby? If so, this is Beth Erickson and I used to worship at West Carrollton with your in-laws. I just wanted to stop in and say hello.
Yes I do the cakes myself. I am thinking about seeing if anyone would hire me to make specialty birthday cakes. I couldn't handle the stress of wedding cakes but I really am enjoying creating the kids' birthday cakes each year. So how old are your little ones now? I miss Ruby too. She is so sweet and we really made West Carrollton home.
I am a cashier and most of the time I try to at least say Hi, how are you? However, there are some days when I might just be tired or not feeling well, that I talk less. I always try to acknowledge the children.
Is Dixie Cream a copy off of Krispy Cream? (Only Southern of course???) Sorry, about the rude people, but Wal-mart is just an interesting place in general isn't it?? :o)... My favorite part of that whole account I gave was the fact that the guy said the ice cream was "grainy!!!" Hahahahahaha! In my job, I don't really worry about politeness, but we have to be polite. I get miffed by waiters/waitresses, but usually if someone is just blatantly rude, I have a bad habit of "calling them out." That sometimes makes a bad situation worse. How are you and David doing??
I feel like Jonas's sickies are hear to stay. After all the medicine he has been on since Tuesday, he is getting worse. More wheezing and now throwing up drainage(which is probably a good thing). After a doctors visit and chest xrays this evening, he gets 7 more days of oral steroids, breathing treatments every 4-6 hours, and a ten day antibiotic. Luckily he loves the taste of medicine:)
I am disappointed by more of the oral antibiotic though, because he has been crazy the last few days. Last night when I put him in bed he was screaming and I went back in and he was running back and forth in the crib and got a slight black eye by hitting his face on the rails. Also while running in the crib he threw up twice:) Fun times!
Anyway, on the positive side of this, I got to spend about three hours in waiting rooms with just him today. It was nice to have some one on one time with him. We go back to the Dr. at 8am Monday.
Shad has had to be on steroids a couple of times for wheezing and it was not fun. He was climbing the walls. I hope the week goes by quickly for you and this takes care of his illness!!
I am so sorry to Jonas and you are having such a rough time. I sure hope and pray he is better soon. I admire you for finding the positive in waiting 3 hrs in waiting rooms!
Who else had long lines to vote today? My line probably wasn't long compared to others, but I had to wait about 2hrs and 15min. I went at 7am and waited outside for 30mins, but then had to leave to get to work. I came back at 10am thinking that was a nuetral time, where lines would be short. I was encouraged by the number of people with young children who waited in line over 2hrs. I was discouraged when an elderly man with a cane, was taken to the front of the line by a poll worker and then denied and sent back to wait, standing outside.
Basically I feel like I didn't get to work much today. with drive time to poll and back I missed about 3hrs of work. Then got a call from the sitter that Jonas's wheezing was getting worse(he has had problems a couple of days). He gets triggers that really agitate his asthma situation every month or two. He already does 2 breathing treatments a day, but after taking him in they had to up his dosage, up the number of times he does the treatments a day, and add on an oral steroid. The oral steroid made him hyper, which he typically is not. However, Isaac, who is always hyper, was energized by Jonas's behavior.
David worked until 1:30 am this morning working on graphics for todays election shows(he works at an abc affiliate). Anyway, he will be at work very late tonight until all is determined with the election.
wow, you waited so long. My mom said she waited 1.5 hours. My husband and I went tonight after work, about 6:20 and walked right up, no line. We were expecting to wait for awhile.
sorry you had to wait so long, we waited until Eric came home from work and walked in, no line and were out within 5 minutes. The girls thought the process was really neat.
we only had to wait about 20 min, I hear the lines were pretty long all over town though. We went at 3:30, which turned out to be a good time. Sorry to hear about Jonas, hope he gets better soon. Hope David didn't have to stay too terribly late.
ok this makes me not want to move back to BG! We never have to wait at all here. Sounds like a very long day for you and David. So sorry about Jonas. I love you and miss you.
Thanks Polly!! He has actually done really well with it for being 20 months old. He lets me put it on his face and breathes when I tell him too. I was expecting a big battle so that has been a relief!!
thanks for asking...they seem to be doing a bit better. passing a cold back and forth for a while. i'm excited to be in danville for thanksgiving. will you guys be going there? hope to see y'all soon!
Trace's is the 17th! He was due the 8th and I said I didn't want a valentine baby but when his due date came and went I would have gladly had him on the 14th! ;-0 I didn't realize they were so close in age!
