Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The boys and I wen to MOPS this morning. It was spa day so we had ladies come in and give massages and makeup, and they had a nail table and pedicures. It was really fun and the boys really like playing with the other kids.

Got everything on my list done today. I am all ready for company!! I hope every one has a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Whew!! What a weekend! It started Friday night with a Pampered Chef show in Center. The weather was not so nice and i wasn't sure I was going to get to go. But once I got outside of Mandan the roads were fine. The show was ok I hope to get more orders before we close the show on Wednesday.

On Saturday morning the boys and I went over to Debbie's to help her make lefse. Debbie rolled and I flipped. The boys had a really good time playing with "new" toys. After we left there Kristi and Hunter come over to our house so we could do some baking. We made a double batch of chocolate chip cookies, a double batch of oatmeal coconut, peppermint bark, rice crispy bars, almond cover pretzels, and brownies. I need the peppermint bark and rice crispies for the chili cook off at church so I thought I should make a day of it. It only took us 4 hours and 1 trip to the grocery store!!

On Sunday after church Tim put up the Christmas light. He had rented a lift to do another tree in town so he decided to put light up on the top peak.

Today the twins and I went grocery shopping. We went to walmart and to the grocery store to get everything we need for our company! Yeah!! I will clean some to night and some tomorrow night. I had planned on cleaning tomorrow morning but I almost forgot I have MOPS!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The twins are too cute. We were singing today, something with the word "Alleluia" in it, and the boys repeated it and continued to sing it all day. It is so cute!!!

I talked to Layne's teacher today. I told her it was taking us an hour to home work and about 25 minuted to read. So we decide to cut out the "family times" sheet and have Layne read half a book every night. I think this will help. We also decided that we would work back up to doing all the homework and reading whole book. She also contacted the schools social worker and got Layne into a program so he can get his eyes check and if he were to need glasses they would be free. So I am going to meet him tomorrow after school to get the paper work, then I can set up the appointment.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

This is my 100th post. I started doing this in July and I hope you all have enjoyed reading about us. Sometimes I think we can be pretty entertaining.

We meet a friend today for a play date. I hadn't seen Pam in a while and it was nice to have some grown-up time, but the boys weren't feeling well. I really hope they aren't getting what Debbie has.

Brenden can now say "love you" and he is so cute when he says it. He has also started poking me with the yarn on his blanket when he is cuddling. Layne used to poke me with the corner of his blanket. It is so cute!!

Monday, November 17, 2008

I have been really busy and finally had time to add pictures. I put up 3 new slide shows.

So we had a really nice weekend. My mom came over on Saturday and we made some cookies, Tim, Layne, mom, and I had a good time decorating cookies. If you are going to be at my house for Thanksgiving you will get to eat the fruits of our hard work!!

On Sunday Layne and I went out to buy new shoes and it took us 2 hours. He was really set on getting sketchers--a special kind of shoes--that are $45. I said no way. I was not going to spend that kind of money on shoes for a kid. So we looked around and finally found a pair on sale for $25, they we not the fancy style but they had the name and Layne was happy. I can't believe he his old enough to know brands.

This week is actually pretty quite. Just bible study and a pampered chef show. Gives me time to get ready for company!!! Yeah!!

Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Cookies

Birthday Pictures

Farm Pictures

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Tim went to Layne's school today to talk to his class about his job. Tim said the kids were really good and asked a lot of questions. He pulled the tool trailer over there and all the kids got to come out and look at it and then he gave them a carpenters pencil.

The lady from right track came today and checked out the boys. The both tested really well in every area except fine motor skills. That must be genetic because that is part of what Layne is struggling with too. But other than that they did well. We will recheck them in 6 months so she can get a better idea of there speech. She also told me that if they are still having trouble when they turn 3 they could qualify for a free preschool program. So we will see what happens.

Tomorrow I will take them in to try and get pictures taken. If Debbie is feeling well enough she is going to come with me.




Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Tim is in between jobs right now and didn't have much to do so he was able to go with me to the dr. today. The boys are doing really well Brenden weighs 26 lbs 12 oz (20th percentile) and is 35 1/2 inches (80th percentile), and Logan weighs 25 lbs 3 oz (20th percentile) and is 33 1/2 inches (25th percentile). So they are growing big and strong and don't have to go back for a check up until they are 3. They were also able to get the flu mist, but I forgot to get my flu shot.

Layne got a perfect score on his spelling test today!!! I am so proud of him. We took him out and bought him a new Lego set. We told him that we wouldn't do this every time but we really wanted him to know we were proud of him. He said that he understood and maybe next time he got a perfect score we could go to the park or do something else that was special. He is really growing up!!

The lady from the right track program is coming over tomorrow. This program tests the kids' skill to make sure they are on track. I think they are doing well but it is nice to have them checked out and it is a free service.

I have LWML tonight so I better go get ready.




Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Well what a weekend it has been. We barely made it out of town on Thursday before the blizzard hit. Bismarck had it's first snow day 12 years on Friday. We made it to the farm with no trouble and had a great weekend. We made lefse, Layne and I made beads with Mandy and Kara. I took the boys outside to play in the snow and we played lots of games. It was tons of fun!

When we got home there was a ton of snow and of course we didn't have the snow blower here let alone a shovel. It took Debbie, my mom, my neighbor, and I several hours to shovel (after we borrowed a shovel from the neighbor and Debbie went home and got hers). I was so thankful for the help and Tim and Scott went to the storage unit last night and got all our winter stuff. As Tim was snow blowing last night the auger part of the blower fell out, so I guess we will be shovel a SUPER big driveway this year.

The twins' birthday was uneventful. It is so hard to believe they are 2. The years have gone so fast. The next year will be an interesting one. They grow and learn so much from 2-3. I think I will need lots of prayers!

The twins have there 2 year check up tomorrow. I am interested to see what the boys weight an dhow tall they are. I also want to ask the dr. about Brenden's warts.




Wednesday, November 5, 2008

My cousin Josie came and spent the afternoon with us. It had been years since we had a chance to sit down and talk. Usually we are with all of my family and you are lucky if you get 5 minutes with a person.

The boys are very tried this week. I hate the time change when the kids are little. It really messes with the schedule and takes so long to get back to normal.

Heading to the farm tomorrow (weather permitting) so i will post our adventures and some pics when we get home!!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Well we have obviously been watching too much news lately. At dinner tonight Layne informed us that we got to be old enough he was going to run in an election and become vice-president, and then he told us not to worry he won't raise taxes!!

Kristi and I went to K-Mart today. We both decide to take advantage of their lay-away plan and get some things for Christmas. So besides the calenders (surprise!) I think I might be done Christmas shopping. I am sure a few little things will come up, but I have been much better this year about buying things when I see them.

The weather is supposed to turn pretty ugly in the next couple days, just in time for all of us to go out of town. Debbie, the kids, and I are headed to her parents house, and Scott and Tim to the cabin to hunt. So I hope that it misses us.

Monday, November 3, 2008

So as you can tell by the date of my last entry I have been very busy so we will start with last Friday. We were planning on going to my mom's family reunion/cousins wedding on Saturday morning and coming back on Saturday night, but mom wanted to go down Friday night and since my sister was coming up from Aberdeen that would mean we would have taken 3 cars. So Tim and I changed our plans. We picked up Layne from school and head to Golva where the 3 boys got to got trick-or-treating with my cousins. It was so fun and they got homemade cookies, cupcakes, pop, and chips. It was so nice not to have to worry about checking candy because most of the people they got candy from were some relative of mine!!

On Saturday Tim got to go hunting with my uncle. He also went with a priest and a priest to be. I know it sounds like a bad joke! Anyway in about an hour they all shot their limits. My cousin Lexi who is about 14 really likes the twins, so she kept an eye on them for me while
I helped out in the kitchen. After lunch we played our annual game of bingo. We came home with lots of stuff. We tried to lay the twins down for a nap but that didn't go over very well so by the time dinner was over at my cousins reception they were ready to go home. So we left at about 8:30 and it was only a 2 hour drive home.

We had Kristi's benefit on Sunday and it went really well. We figure there were about 120 people there. The silent auction items went over very well and made about $500.

And finally today. I got a great deal on Tim's meds. They were on sale at CVS for $19.99 and I had a $4 off any purchase of $20 and a $1 off coupon, so I got Tim's meds for $15. They are usually $32 for a pack that big. I love getting a good deal!

We had Layne's parent teacher conference tonight. She said he is a very sociable kid, but he is not doing very well in school. He got "needs improvement" on just about everything. So we talked about what we can do at home and hopefully between this and his reading club we will see some improvement. She is also going to see about getting his eyes checked through the school if she can't we will take him in.

So that should catch you up.