Trying to get motivated.

Please get ready for some randomness!!! I have set out to keep up with our journey and show the good bad and ugly. So here is some random thoughts!!

I feel I should be diagnosed with senioritis. Really thought this only happened in high school. They sucky thing is that in high school we really didn't have to do much the last few weeks. Nursing school..totally opposite. It's go hard or go home time. 15 weeks!!!! Omg can't wait. This is my view right now while trying to motivate myself to study. Notice in the background Mickey is going and it just sometime more fun to watch cartoons with the boys.
Speaking of boys I found out today that I need to add something to my list of rip offs!! Subway...my kids are obsessed. I use to be but can barely eat there anymore we have had it soo much. Anyways I usually get them kids meals and they get a half of a half and honestly it's just not enough in my opinion. And I can't not give the dessert because they did eat it all. So today I had a brilliant idea to get a footlong and just split it. Yes my subway bill went from $12 down to $5 and they got double the sandwich. And we just ate chips and chocolate milk from home. Pretty good deal if you ask me. And I don't have to cook. Double bonus!! Another thing that is super hard with only us 3. Motivating myself to cook and then throwing away tons of left overs. Didn't realize how much my husband ate. Lol.
Anyways. We are slowly adjusting to our new normal. Braeden is surprisingly having a harder time and acting out a little more. Arguing talking back and yesterday my child who has never had a card pulled at school for discipline got one pulled...for talking and not listening. Surprising. As much as he tries to act like he is not a daddy's boy. I think he secretly is. So to me it is patience and not wanting to strangle the taking back arguing whining child and love and hug on the child that really needs a strong mommy!! Some of my earliest memories come from around the boys age so I want to make good ones. The boys have added something to our night time routine. Beau got to call 2 nights in a roll. Well last night was the first time the boys couldn't talk to him when they got out of bath. They got a little upset but quickly seemed to understand and got in bed. It just amazes me how much the have just accepted and been so resilient. They are my little heroes...or superheroes!!! Ok see I told you random. Sorry if you are still reading now. :). Moral of the story...we are keeping afloat and just adjusting to the best of our ability!!!

Sunday morning pancakes/waffles

It's a tradition for us to have pancakes and waffles Sunday morning. Well I'm pretty good at the pancakes but Braeden insisted on a waffle so I pulled out the waffle machine and attempted. Can you tell who does the breakfast cooking around here??? Ya I had no clue how to even turn on the machine. Lol. We got it figured out though just like everything else. We just had a little mess on the side.

Lesson of the Day...

Tobacco companies and Postal Services are killing me!!!

Ok not literally yes I know tobacco kills ya. But not where I'm going with this post. Anyways do you ever have that thing that you do when you're really stressed out?? Eat, Drink a DP, chew tobacco (ok if any girl says yes to this..GROSS), or if you're really good work out. Well the hubby likes his Copenhagen Long Cut and for me that means sending it on a great trip that I don't even get to take. So here's the break down. 3 rolls of stuff this morning at the commisary cost me $67.50. THEN I go to mail it.

Postal Lady (who was super sweet by the way): Did you fill out a Customs form?

Me: Uh no.

Postal Lady: Is this your first time?

Me: Yes that is why I'm clueless and have NO idea what to do.

Postal Lady: Is there anything liquid or perishable?

Me (In My head): Well technically it isn't perishable b/c it is already brown although he really complains when it's old but really NO complaining can be done. So my answer was NO.

Postal Lady: Ok, well you can ship in this flat rate box for $4.95.

Me: Ok great!! Not too bad

Postal Lady: Ok, lets's fill out this form.

Me: Ok, let me just write the address again

Postal Lady: We have to put exactly what's in here.

Me: Well good thing I wasn't sending anything dirty! (LOL NOT THAT I WOULD IN A MILLION YEARS!) It's tobacco

Postal Lady: Sigh well theres gonna be a slight problem We have to fill out extra forms and it can not be in this pretty little box you just so nicely taped up.

Me: Awesome! (thinking to myself you better not charge me for this nice $5 box you just told me to put it in! LOL)

Postal Lady: You really should tell him to stop this

Me: Ya well that's kinda hard. You see I tried that when he left and ya here I am so that's not gonna happen any time soon!!

Postal Lady: AND THE REST OF THE POSTAL SERVICE HERE Well It has to be less than 10 ounces.

Me: Well poo b/c there is a lot. Does this mean I need to send each can separate leading to 15 packages? (SHIT this is gonna get expensive)

Postal Lady: Well let's weigh it out and maybe we can put it in smaller bags b/c someone else send cigarettes this morning and we just did individual bags with the cartons.

Me: Ok whatever gets it there so I can be awesome wife! (And in my head...Thank GOD I'm not the only one doing this! =])

Postal Lady: Oh that's cute is that from your daughter?

Me: No it's from my 2 boys. Yes I smuggled tobacco in with my kids 2 pictures. Sue me!!

THen after filling out 4...YES count them 4 forms for each of the 3 packages with addresses on ALL of them and customs letters and BIG stickers saying APPROVED TOBACCO. AND big stickers saying VERIFY AGE OF RECIPIENT BEFORE DELIVERY!. Yes I felt like I was smuggling something. We got them all packaged up.

And the postal lady proceeded to tell me again. You should really make him stop this.

Me: Can I have all those forms to fill out at home so it doesn't take soo much of your time next go around because I'm pretty sure you will probably be seeing me every 2 weeks.

AND there we had it my total. At this point I was waiting for like $50. I managed to get out of the post office for a little under $17. NOW that is 4 more rolls of snuff!!!!!! Seriously! But I guess I can't complain too bad about $17. Yes it's more than $5 and was way less than $50 but still. I feel cheated. Copenhagen gets to go on a cool vaca while I'm stuck here spending my paychecks away. Yes I only work 1 day a week and yes my paycheck this week was only $150. Good thing I live off my hubby who can't enjoy his mula except in this snuff. LOL So here is to spending $80 every 2 weeks. I better be getting something really cool!!!!!!!

Insomnia.

I have had the hardest time getting the boys to fall asleep and most of all for myself to fall asleep. I have never had any problems sleeping. Just the one that lays down and is out. Not these days. Working on about average of 3-5 hours a night. Compared to my normal of 8!! Hopefully this to shall pass. On the other hand Steph and Av have been staying with us a lot since I need her to help with the boys and I help keep Av on nights she works. So last night Av wanted to stay with the boys. She laid down and was out for the count. Love these 3's love/hate relationship. Av is like the little sister. Brennen has even added her into our family pictures to send to Beau.

Photo of the Day!!

Yes I'm going to try to get back into blogging. It's important for me to document these next couple of months for a few reasons. Anyway!!! Here is one special moment we've had recently. Love the excitement of the boys getting to see daddy on FaceTime. Don't take technology for granted for it has given me a whole new light on life. Could not imagine going through this 50 years ago. Would have had to get better at keeping my thoughts together to write a long letter rather than a text message with tid-bits here and there when I remember. :).

Christmas Time

We had all our Christmas' (yes plural form x 4) in Abilene this year. We had 3 of the 4 at OUR house in 4 days! Whew....Talk about EXHAUSTING!!! But it was soo worth it and we got to visit with awesome family and eat tons of great food and got lots of toys!

Magic came to entertain us..

We had an elf from the north pole come and watch the boys for Santa. He would report back to the North Pole and let Santa know if the boys had been good or bad and would be mischievous and land in a new spot each morning

First Day Of Pre-School

The boys started pre-school this year with the school district here. They go to school from 7:45 until 2:30 then they head over to their old school until I get off work or out of school. Avery and Steph also moved to Abilene and it was Avery's first day of day-care.

Avery


Avery



Braeden


Braeden


Brennen


Braeden


Brennen (L) & Braeden (R)


Brennen


Brennen