monday, momday, monday....

hi all! how are you on this lovely valentine monday? corey and i just got home from a much needed weekend away in chicago, last night. it was fun, relaxing, fun, lovely and did i mention fun? it was nice to get away and remember why i married my awesome hubby. it's hard sometimes with kids, work, and the daily stresses of life to remember that corey really is my best friend, not just our kids daddy and that guy i live with :). i love him.

today has already been pretty challenging to say the least with the kiddies. they spent the weekend with my parents. it is very clear to me that the behavior expected from gah-gah and papa, is very different from what corey and i expect. its like they totally forgot how to listen, that i am in charge and how to behave in public. i guess that is the price you pay. oh, and by the way it was soooo worth it, even if we have a week of extra timeouts and tantrums.

corey and i have been debating the pros and cons of adding another little to our family. it is hard. i have this feeling that our family just isn't complete and the idea of a newborn in the house literally turns me into goo (i love newborns). then i have hard days like today and i think maybe a third isn't right for our family. i know we will never regret having more babies but i know i will regret not giving gracie and noah all love and attention they deserve. i think maybe since i came from a family of seven, two kids just seems like cheating. maybe if i was from a family of 2 or 3, 2 kids would be normal to me? i don't know. maybe i will never know and maybe that feeling of wanting more kids never really goes away? corey and i have been so blessed with these perfect beautiful children maybe we shouldn't press our luck? maybe we should just get a dog ?

anyway i have laundry to do and diapers to change so this is it for now. we are having a low key valentines because this past weekend was pretty exciting. homemade chicken and dumplings with the kids is as romantic as it's going to get tonight. it's ok though this way i get to celebrate with all my valentines.

happy (valentines) monday!

lovey

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my sweetie girl and her best cousin!

Coffee

i treated myself to this little beauty today.



my old coffee maker that i bought right after noah was born, was making coffee that had a very distinct burnt plastic taste ick! so, off to target we went for a new coffee maker. i have wanted a french press ever since i read this post but couldn't justify buying one while i had a working pot.

You wouldn't believe the goodness that is a cup of coffee from a press. it is so smooth and doesn't have that awful bitter taste you get from using a regular pot.


if you are in the market for a new coffee pot i highly recommend you look into a press. trust me you won't regret it!

ipad wars

my kids are different. they insist on watching movies on the ipad.


instead of on one of the several very nice (and large) tv's we have all over the house. this causes fights between them.


it is always a competition to see who can get closer to the pad.


i love their little weird butts.

turning a corner

we are turning a corner today whether we are ready to or not. we are all fever free but still pretty low on energy. we still have some pretty wicked coughs and runny noses but i have decided today will be a good day. we got dressed, i am going to tackle the mountain of laundry that has accumulated over the past week and i am going to cook dinner tonight. we may even turn off the tv for a little bit actually that's a lie we aren't ready for that yet. we need to pace ourselves. right?

today will be good and tomorrow will be even better. i decided that tomorrow we will be well enough to wonder the isles of target and thursday, gracie will go to school. i see the light at the end of the tunnel and it feels good. damn good.

happy tuesday!

Saturday momrning in bed.....

Here I am laying in bed on a Saturday morning watching "Motherhood" on Starz, browsing the Internet and listening to my hubby and kiddies playing in the basement below me. Only two things would turn this into absolute bliss, a steaming hot cup of coffee and not being bed ridden with the absolute worst case of the flu!

This is my fourth day of having the flu, it has been no fun at all. A few days ago I blogged about never getting any privacy well be careful what you wish for folks because you just might get it. I am basically banished to my room and only allowed to come out to pee. I miss my kids so much it is actually hurting me even though they are in the same house as me. I think it is worse that I have been getting little peaks at there sweets face and hearing snippets of their tiny voices all the while knowing I can't scoop them up and kiss their cheeks. I love them.

My husband and mom have been tag teaming taking care of the kids and keeping the house from blowing up. I don't know why I am always surprised I know he is awesome but Corey is doing such a great job at taking care of the kids and everything. Like not just keeping the kids alive good, like giving baths, cooking dinner instead of going to the drive-thru, doing dishes, straightening up and laundry. I love him. I love him. I love him.