Day 2 of Recital Week Down...

I totally meant to write this last night...but, I put Franny Girl down, went to do what I had to do before sleep and stuff and by the time I came back, she was already fussing and crying...and so I picked her up, she fell asleep again on my chest and I proceeded to follow her into dreamland!!  I am so completely exhausted I don't know what to do or who I am these days!! 

Franny Girl has a fever, 1 full ear infection with the other ear on it's way and a red throat.  And so, she is not sleeping well and it is much easier to just let her sleep on me again...I know...bad habit!!!  But, I like to sleep you know??  I would like to take this time to personally thank the mother who sent their kid to school sick  in Kyra's classroom.  Not only did she infect 95% of the class, but those germs also made it's way home to siblings...I am looking for Max to wake up with a fever b/c he started to feel a little warm last night...yuck!!  Oh, and BTW- that parent also did not take their child to a doctor and so said child did not get anything to help get better and got sick again and brought the germs back again!!!   ARGH!!!  It's like an infestation...

OK- so on to the recital stuff.  You sould think that it would be easier to get kiddies off bus, feed them dinner (instead of snack), get recital stuff together for that night and get to rehearsal.  Nope...last night was not a fun night.  I totoally did not enjoy motherhood last night and felt like I just yelled at these kids from the time they got off the bus.  I walked down to retrieve them and of course it downpours when I get there...thanks to my neighbor for throwing us all in her car and driving us back:)  Tell kiddies we are gonna have dinner instead of snack and get attitude!!  You'd think I told him he could never ever have those cookies he was reaching for...GEEZ...get dinner done, dishwasher is empty, try to get Kyra to find her tights (definitely a lost cause...I think Franny Girl must have eaten them b/c they are no where to be found!!) and try to get out the door.  We barely made it by the 6pm time slot and they were only like 20 minutes late last night!!!   So, we have to hurry and get Kyra dressed and pin on her fur and tail and hair and stuff and she makes it into rehearsal on-time...all while Franny Girl tried to pull herself up on me and DJ and Max dropped cars from the top cubby (yeah).  And so, there are no pics today of the costumes...b/c you know, it was also raining yesterday and we couldn't even go outside!!

I did take DJ/Kyra aside and apologize to them for yelling so much last night.  I felt like it was the invasion of the not nice mommy and I couldn't stop her!!  I also explained to them that if they continued to not help or listen or get things done when I ask, then they will not be able to participate in any activities this summer:)  Yeah, let's see what happens.  I think it will take Kyra missing 1 cheerleading thing and DJ missing soccer to make it stick.  Or perhaps, I will cancel beach day with them!!

Oh, and here's another personal shout out to my hubby- I am soooooooo glad you don't wake up when your cell phone rings at 2:00am and than when you don't answer that, am even more happy you don't hear the actual house phone ring right afterwards b/c you don't answer your cell phone.  I totally love being woken up and having Franny Girls wake up b/c of it!!  Oh, and I am even more happy for you that you were able to lay on the couch with your heating pad on while I was able to hold Franny Girls and while all the dishes just sat in the kitchen!!  Thanks for  helping out!!  And thanks, as always, for just telling the kids there is nothing to drink b/c Mommy didn't make the iced-tea or lemonade (for 3 days now)...does no one else really know how to make it???  Just curious..

Ok- random thought today- um...I can't think...how's that??

Recitals...and Fevers

Oh yes, it's that time of year again...yup...the dreaded Recital Week is here.  It has definitely not started out with any high hopes...you know, when you hope and pray that they will be on time and actually respect your time???  ha ha ha

So, Baby J came and went, hubby and I and the little ones went to the DUMP and through out some stuff... and than it was off to the beginning of the end!!  Get the big kiddies off the bus and start driving like a mad woman only to realize that I forgot DJ's costume for his dress rehearsal...turn around and continue to drive like a mad woman to get back to the house, grab said costume and continue on our merry way.  Yes, we tried like heck to get to our rehearsal on time because we, as parents, respect the time and energy (and effort) the teachers and volunteers go to so that they can teach our kids to dance!!  And yes, we do make it in time...with minutes to spare...only to realize they are already 30 minutes behind.  DJ's class is in the 2nd group to be called in.  I don't even know how long he was up there, but it was way long.  So, he finally comes down...next group goes in and we wait for Kyra's class to be called in.  And we wait...and wait...and wait some more...oh, yeah, they are being called upstairs into the "holding" room.  And we wait some more... and wait...and wait...and, oh, no not their turn yet...oh crap, Kyra is definitely not going to make it on time to her Bridging Ceremony...oh, ok, there they go into the big room.  She looks beautiful...they do the dance...let's go...nope, let's do the dance one more time.  And so, I rip her out of the room, strip her down in the hallway and get her dressed in girlscout stuff and run out the door...we were 50 minutes late and I am wondering if anyone is still there.  Drive like mad crazy woman (you see, these are the days the cops should be on the look-out) to get there and the troop is still there...whew...troop leader has girls go over bridge so they can all 'receive'  her and she's over.  Officially a Brownie now!!!  Eat ice-cream...and get the heck home.  Only to find Franny Girl with a 101.6 fever...ooooof...poor Franny:(  She finally passed out about 20 minutes ago...let's hope she sleeps tonight b/c she really needs it.  Now, if only I can actually make it back to the gym one of these days!!!  My old body needs something and I was looking forward to getting back into the swing of things tomorrow...but, I just can't bring my baby into that room when she already has fever!!  Let's hope I get there on WEdnesday!!!

(yeah...this pic is blurry...have a problem with it??  I'm tired, ok??)

Let's also hope that I make it through this week.  And, since I've been up since 4AM, I'm gonna post and try to get some sleep!!!

Random thought- If you feel the need to cut me off, please be more in a hurry than I am....not less!!  You really piss off this crazy mad driver when you pull out only to make me brake and than drive 10 miles below the speed limit for the entire way!!!  JERK!!!

Our feet

Just a picture of our pretty feet...get a good look today b/c they won't look like that for long!!!

Dropped Mommy's Mommy off at the train station this morning...left the house at 4AM and am pretty tired right now:(  And, we will mis her...won't see her again until we go to Myrtle Beach in August.  It's always nice when Mom comes and always bittersweet when she leaves!!  I will look for Kyra's breakdown later b/c she always cries and gets sad.

Recital Week has officially started this week.  We have dress rehearsals every single night this week and then the recital on Saturday.  In-laws are supposed to watch little kiddies saturday afternoon but the MIL broke 1 arm in 3 places and fell on the other arm last night...so, I don't know if they are going to be able to do it.  She won't be able to pick up the baby at all and I fear if she poops the FIL would not help change it and so she would be stuck in poop until we got home.  I'd almost rather miss the second show (Kyra is in both shows...they have a 1pm and a 6pm show) so that I know my babies are taken care of!!  It would suck, but at least DJ and Daddy would be there to watch her!!  I'm excited for DJ to do his dance and his 'solo' too.  He really is awesome when he does his stuff!!  I have to try and figure out how to video tape it and than You Tube it so I can share it...and, he looks like a skinny little punk in his costume:)  Love it!!

Franny Girl has regressed into infant sleep patterns...I feel like we are always up and feeding during the night.  Maybe I need to get her off the boobs for real and just do the formula.  I pumped yesterday afternoon and barely got 3 ounces from both sides.  Now, this is odd for me b/c I have always been the one to have too much mild oooozing out of my boobs and could probably feed a 3rd world country...but, perhaps, the time has come to let it go...maybe.  I just don't know.  She is eating real food these days for the most part.  I think I've gotten soft with this one...I don't want her to get bigger and I don't want her to not need me anymore??  I just want her to stay as she is so I can snuggle her all the time and never let her go.  OK...that sounds crazy I know and I know she will grow and get bigger and I will have to let go, right??  I mean, she is going in the crib in 11 days and I think I'm going to have a harder time letting her cry it out than she is.  I'm definitely going to miss her warm cuddly body!!  OK...enough about that!!

Baby J is coming soon and I'm going back to the gym tomorrow (haven't been in like 3 weeks).  Perhaps I should pay my NYC ticket and pick up my contacts too???  Yup yup...

Random thought- cops are idiots down in Monroe...they should have been directing traffic before the toll instead of just hanging out by the 'closed' sign to the thru-way south...people were going thru the toll to have to turn around and go back through the toll again...or, they were turning around before the toll and trying to get all the way over to the exit...or, they would slam on their breaks to try and make that illegal U-turn...IDIOTS!!!