I Couldn't Take it Anymore!

A few weeks ago, Zay figured out how to open all the doors in the house. Life got to be too frustrating. He was getting in the new baby's room, standing on the computer table, messing around with things, and making a mess. Also he was getting into both bathrooms. Taking any toothbrush he could find and biting it until it was so messed up I had to buy another one. And the worst part... he's in this stage where he likes taking off his diaper. If he pees a little, it's off. If he poops at all, it's off and on the floor.
He's even taken off a diaper that I thought he'd only peed it and given it to me. I changed him into a new one and then a day later, found out that he had pooped in the diaper also and had taken it out and left it in the room. UGH! 

So, today, I had enough! I was tired of getting him in trouble. Spankings and timeouts. I told D that I know we are in a $$ crunch here, but I need to buy a baby door lock. No matter what it cost. 

I had to take Zay with me to Walmart because it's hard for D to watch and control both of them. So, he was actually pretty good. Went to the baby section and found this....

Halle-frikin-lujah! It was only $3.

And they're Glow in the Dark!

haha

After we found this, there wasn't anything else I needed to do, so Zay and I just cruising around lookin at different stuff. Then we grabbed two of those Pina Colada drink yogurts for our lil snack, and went to go check out. 

On our way out, I saw this older lady sitting down on a bench. She said, "What a beautiful baby boy". So I drove the cart over to her so that she could see him. Zay just stared her trying to figure her out. She said, "Awe, look at him. He's just trying to see if I'm trustworthy enough to talk to". I told Zay to say Hi and blow kisses. She said, "You know what you need to do young lady? I have a son who's 60 and every day I told him that he was a smart boy. And now he's a Lawyer." I said that I will. She then touched my arm and told me that I'm a very lucky lucky women to have a son like him.

I felt kinda bad because I was only in the store in the first place to punish the lil buy with buying door locks hahaha. But I am lucky. He is a good boy. 

Then Zay was being all cute. He saw some sunglasses and kept saying, "Eyes, eyes, eyes". I let him try on a pair :)

He's so handsome. 

When we went home I put the locks on. I was playin with the boys in that I was doing an evil laugh every time I put one on. (teehee) Zay was even evil laughing too. Little did he know. 

Boy did he get mad when he couldn't open the doors. Haha. He came around the corner into the kitchen saying, "Mommy, help me, help me!" 

Problem solved!

J even got a little upset because he couldn't open the door either.

In other news... D and I finished painting the Sand Rail today. 

It looks so good now. I about passed out from the heat and being in that garage. But it got done.

Now we just have to fix the pedals so that they're closer, and put the seats back in.

And we have a person, on their way as I type, to come take a look at D's V-star. Hope it sales. 

Fingers Crossed!

The guys waiting for the potential buyer to come over. 

The guy couldn't take the bike home that day. He just wanted to come by and see the bike. 

I guess he was a Pasteur or something. He buys motorcycles, details them, and then re-sales. All the money he gets from them he donates to his church. D says he was a nice guy, but no sale. 

Now we have someone else coming from Carson with a cashiers check to buy the bike tonight!

Hope this one's serious!

Peanut Butter Cheerio Treats

Ingredients:

6 cups Peanut Butter Cheerios

2 Tablespoons butter

1/3 cup smooth peanut butter

10 ounces marshmallows (approx. 40)

1 cup chocolate chips

Prep a 9×13 pan with cooking spray or buttered parchment.

In a pan over medium high heat melt the butter and peanut butter. Add in the marshmallows until you get a nice gooey mess.

Add the Peanut Butter Cheerios and stir to combine making sure all of the cereal gets coated.

Press into the prepped pan and while the cereal is still warm, sprinkle the chocolate chips on top so they melt slightly.

Let cool and cut into squares. These taste best if served the same day.

Now that I look at the recipe... I just realized that I didn't spray the pan before I put in the mix. lol. UGH, I'm sure it'll still turn out ok? Right? Anyways, this is what the boys and I made for the family treat tonight. We already had all the ingredients, except for the cereal and the marshmallows, so in total, I prob only spent $4 on this :)

Can't wait to see if it turns out or not lol .

(O ya, and I used chocolate Minis instead of the normal size chips)

Nice day at the park. But a pretty hot one. For me anyways. I wish I could have lasted a little longer so that the kids could play more. But my toes were swelling, and I was getting light headed. I was drinking a lot of water, but when the water started getting hot, it was hard to want to drink it lol. 

Things worked out ok though. J went with his cousins to go play in the pool, while I took Zay home for his nap and for me to lay down in a cooled down house for a while. Now everyone's home, relaxing, falling asleep, watching a movie and such. 

I still have to go hand out my Visiting Teaching message that my partner buys every month. Return a red box because I forgot to do it yesterday. Then D wants to start painting the Sand rail when it gets cooler tonight. Fun day. 

I'm SO In!

Any Pragos out there want to join me?!?

I just HAD to post this!

Zay's getting so big. What a little stud.

Nice hair bud :)

This is the face J makes at me when I say something weird that he doesn't agree to, or he thinks things should be done his way. haha. 

These are NOT new toys. Heaven knows that we cant be spending all this money... but both the Sand Rail and the Mini Chopper have things wrong with them mechanically wise... we got them for unbelievable prices... and now D's going to fix them up and re-sale them. (ASAP) 

J's just loving this though lol. Him and Zay get so excited when Dad and Papa are working on them, reving them up and all. I'm just parying that they sale fast... because our $$$ is running low now-a-days. 

Our Maybe First Family Vacation

I'm really excited about this one. How cool would this be? This is the Boy's favorite movie... if they could go to a place and see real life size dragons like this?!? They'd go crazy!

This show is playing everywhere, and they are going to be in Sacramento CA Jan 2 - Jan 6. And I think that if we plan a head, save up some $$, and save the date... we'll be able to make it. Maybe even get the VIP tickets, if I stay on the ball and look out for them.

With the VIP tickets, you get a guided backstage tour with the Dragon Expert, who will show you all of the dragons. Have Hiccup and Astrid welcome us in person, and all of the other stars of the show before they start the show. Plus we would get reserved seats. A professional picture in whatever costume we would want with the family. A 3D poster and a gift bag. 

J would just have a hay-day if we could really do this.

And another good thing is that it is in January. Gives me enough time to heal up after having the new baby. And she'll be old enough to be baby sat or we could even take her. Zay will be old enough to know what's going on, and D will be all healed.

I really hope we can make this happen. It would be one heck of a memory for they boys... and Mom & Dad.

I just had to draw this up... all because of last night. It's not an opinion, it's what happens. (I'm talking to you D.) Ha ha. Now that I look at it, it's kinda funny. But when it's happening... I go a little crazy! I'll list out what's going on:

          1. When we first go to be. Cuddle time.
               Mood - Happy and Comfortable
          2. Now it's time for bed. We get our own space, settle in and go to sleep.
               Mood - Happy and Comfortable
          3. D decides he wants to cuddle again. I'm already on my 3-4 flip over because the baby's moving.
               Mood - Sleepy and Comfortable
          4. I cave in and start to cuddle back.
               Mood - Happy and Comfortable
          5. Middle of the night, J has monsters in his room and wants to sleep with Mom and Dad.
               Mood - "Ugh, not again. Tell him he can sleep on the couch", because I know where this is going
          6. J goes in on D's side because he knows I'll kick him out of the room.
               Mood - Still ok. I have the same amount of room and J always goes right back to sleep
          7. D and J spread out a little, get their own space, and go to sleep. I'm on my 6-8 flip.
               Mood - Still ok. 
          8. Zay decides he doesn't want to sleep in his and J's room alone, starts to climb in bed with D.
               Mood - Kind of upset. I tell D to make them go to bed, but he's out of it and lets him in too
          9. D, J, and Zay cuddle for a while, I turn over because I know what's going to happen next.
               Mood - Still upset... but I try and get back to sleep
         10. Zay never goes back to sleep. He thinks it's time to wake up. He comes over to me and starts kissing and smooching me. I can't get mad at him because he's being so sweet.
               Mood - Obligated to give into his cuteness
         11. I try and put Zay back to sleep. I cuddle with him for a while. But then give up and figure that maybe if he sees that I'm sleeping, he will go to sleep too.
               Mood - Very Tired and my back starts hurting from flipping so much (9-10 flips)
         12. Now D wants to cuddle again and try and help me by putting Zay on the other side of him.
               Mood - I'm starting to get no space. Can't sleep. Starting to get very irritable
         13. I tell D that I need to sleep. I point out how much room I have. He tells me I don't know what I'm talking about. He gets a little upset because I don't want to cuddle anymore and he lays on his back, ignores my complaints, and goes back to sleep.
               Mood - Angry and upset. Uncomfortable. Back is hurting. Lost count of flips
         14. I finally lay on my back because of the lack of room. I look over at everyone else sleeping... all in their own space. And I just freak out.
               Mood - "I'm going to go sleep in the crappy other bed... I'm so done...I can't sleep... Ugh!"


And then I pass out from exhaustion. Then when I wake up, everyone wonders why I'm not in the Best kind of mood. It's hard for me to get out of that mind set. Especially when after going through all that, I have to get up at 6-7 because Zay is done with sleeping, and if I don't get up, two things could happen:
     I ask D if he can just be out in the living room watching him, and D gets all upset because he doesn't want to and his leg is hurting him. But he does do it. Probably more then he should :)
     Or.....
      D and I try and wait it out... stay in bed and let Zay go wild. Zay gets into our bathroom, finds my toothbrush, (no matter where I hide it) and sucks and chews on it. Throws things into the toilet... and gets into all my stuff. So I'm then forced to listen to D yelling at him to stop. I then get over the fact that I'm not going to get any more sleep and D doesn't want to get up that morning... 
So I get up, Put on a movie till 8. Then make breakfast and try to make it through another day. 

LoL
All I've got to say is that something has to change. Because when I have the new baby, and she's sleeping in our room, I can't have the boys coming in, in the middle of the night. Being loud and keeping me more awake then I'm already going to be... what with getting up every so many hours to feed their little sister. O my. I really don't see how people have more then 3 kids. I can't even imagine 3 right now! I applaud you all!

Ok, so today has been an in between kind of day.
I worked outside. Cleaning it up so that the boys could have their cousins come over sometime and swim. My back is killing me. But at least the back looks good now.

Some funny stuff has happened today too.
Like I totally pulled a Pregnant Brain move. I was going to put my cup away. Still had ice and water in it. Walked over to the sink, and I pored it all in the trash! haha

J and I went to the store tonight to get a few things we needed for dinner... he kept pointing at things that he wanted and eventually I said, "No way Hosay". And he just looked at me funny and said, "I'm not Hosay!".
haha

In other news... we've been trying to sale D's bike. It's crazy. We've got nothing yet, no one calling that's interested. D says that there's just too many bikes on craigslist. So now he's looking at things to trade for. Thinking that if he trades his bike for a boat or a sand rail, that those will sell faster then his bike. He e-mailed a guy today about a this 4 seater sand rail.......

The guy called him today saying that he's interested in trading. D's hopeful, and thinks that if we do trade, he can sell this for way more and faster then his bike would ever sale. I just hope we get some money coming in. Things are getting a little sketchy.... All I can say is that I'm glad we're having another baby shower for this little girl... because if we didn't, she'd be wearing all of her older brothers baby cloths. I guess she can wear all the whites, yellows, and greens right? haha

Need a Lil' Bit More

Peace

Boy, if I don't start calming down... I'm going to have this lil' girl early! I think I'm letting myself get way too stressed about every little thing. I'm tired of being the grumpy mom who yells a little too much sometimes. I think I need to learn some inner peace poses. Do a little Yoga when I feel like I can't take it anymore. Announce that, 'Mommy Needs a Time Out!', and go in a room where it can just be me...take a few breaths... and then when I'm ready, head back into the circus that is my life right now haha.
It's really not anyone's fault. The boys are acting up because they know Dad is home, in the room... but he can't have them jumping on him, so they're not allowed in. So, they act up. And I'm trying to get things done around the house and take care of them and D. I don't have a ton on time to play. And when I do, I can't do it for long cause I start hurting. I get frustrated when the boys get frustrated. And then I might snap a little bit at D, and then that puts him in a bad mood. Then when he's out of the room, he snaps at the kids. And I get upset that he did. And I snap at the kids and him. Then the kids act up again.
It's a messed up Circle of Life kinda thing.
I'm not saying that every day is bad. Just that when a bad day comes around... it don't play around.... it's a bad one. I just have to remember that things won't always be this stressful and that the temper tantrums, the whining, the grumpiness, and the tiredness will pass. (I hope) And the boys do have their good days where they are both really sweet to me. And D. 
I've just got to get a handle on my emotions a little better, so that when things get even more stressful (when I have the baby) I can better deal with things. It seems like when ever I am upset, stressed, or when I let me being tired make me grumpy, everyone else starts acting the same way. So maybe it's me. It probably is. So from now on, I'll try and be a little bit more happy. A little less tired. And a lot more loving and understanding. I'm not the only one going through something here. J, Z, and Dad are too. 
Wish me luck
(AAAAwwwwwwwwwwwwwMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm) - yoga chant 

BBQ at Grandma & Grandpa's

Shish Kabobs and Smores for Desert

He got a good mouth full of  Marshmallow

J's favorite cousin.

(Just because they see each other so much, no offence to the other cousins)

For all you Mothers out there... I have to go in for my 7 month pregnancy 2-3 hour glucose test today. Ugh! I hate this doc visit. I'm going to have to scrounge up a good book or something. Last time I forgot to bring anything and I was bored out of my mind. lol. Welp, wish me luck. I hate getting my blood drawn that many times :/
I just hope that I pass this time. I know I will. They said I didn't have to fast, just not to eat anything with a ton of sugar in it... but I pretty much fasted anyways. Just because, last time... I failed because I forgot what appointment it was. Had to come back on another day and drink a brown drink with 100gs and stay extra long. With J, I was fine. But only because I forgot, I had to do the second test. I really hope that doesn't happen this time!

It's good I have such flexible friends. Cause I needed someone to watch the boys while I went in. Didn't want D to have to worry about taking care of them for that long. It wears him out too fast. Plus he's sore from what ever he did yesterday. So he's been chillin in the bed with the computer... I just snagged it from him for a while so I can post.

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Boo Ya! 5 min to drink...Downed it before 1

Tasted like a melted orange freezee

Alright, I made it back. LoL. It wasn't as bad as I remembered. I thought it was the 2-3 hour test. All I did was drink the drink, wait an hour, and have my blood drawn - 3 vials at the same time, and went home. I still hope that I don't have to go in for another test..

Now I'm going to go make some "Thank You" peanut butter cookies for my friend for watching the boys. When I came home, J started crying....

"What's the matter J" - Me 

"I miss Miss Melissa!" - J

"You like Miss Melissa hu?" - me

(Crying) - "Yaaaaaaaaaa" - J

Pool Party at Grandma Roxy's

Fun in the Sun with Cousins and Friends

The first thing that Zay always wants to do when he gets to Grandma and Grandpas house, is look at the horses.  

Baño, the white horse, is his favorite to try and call. He makes the kissy face and starts to smooch. Zay gets all excited when Baño lifts up his head and makes horse sounds when he calls him.

"Where's Baño Zay?"

"Ri-dare" - Z

After J went down the slide, he starts yelling at Zay...

"Get in here! Get in here" - J

He's brave and climbs up the slide.

Does his maniacal laugh...

"I'll catch you" - J

"I did it!" - Zay

Taking a pizza and juice break.

Then it's on to the Slip and Slide!

Their Aunt shows them how it's done!

J needed a little push... haha

The Slip and Slide was not for Zay.

On the way home, both boys were conked out. Zay usually never stays asleep when I have to carry him from one place to another... but he did this time. haha. J always has let me, so he was no trouble. 

And after watching the kids with the Aunt and Grandma... I thought I deserved a treat. 

Mmmmm