Sorry it has been so long

I am so sorry it has been so long. It seems that there are not enough hours in the day. We have all been fine. The kids are all doing good. They are learning Christmas songs for their programs which we got to hear on the way home tonight. We have another busy weekend coming up. Buster gets to go to the vet tomorrow. We will see how much he has grown this time. Today he got out of his crate while we were at work so we got to come home and clean. He is getting alot bigger. He now takes over the recliner and loves to help me do the laundry. He gets alot of exercise when I am doing the laundry because he takes off with a piece of clothing and then I have to chase him around and try to get it back from him. He is a pretty smart dog which kinda sucks for us. The kids and I are his personal chew toys which is just wonderful. We don't tend to spend much time downstairs now. One of these days I will get some pictures on here. I hope everyone has a great weekend and a Happy Thanksgiving. We will be pretty busy next week so I don't know if I will be writing next week. Sorry. We will be shopping all weekend next weekend. Talk to you all soon.

Another Week

Well another week has flown by. Last week was a lot of the normal day routine. Get up early, go to work (school), come home and feed Buster, feed the kids, do homework, read, baths, and bed. Now that it gets dark so early it seems that time is flying by at night. Before I know it it's time for the kids to take a bath and go to bed. The kids finally got to make up a wish list for christmas so I will get those out as soon as I sort through them. The kids are all doing pretty good. Angel has a bad cough that she is taking care of but other than that they were all good. We went to my mom and dad's this past weekend and spent the day on Saturday. We were go, go, go, all day. The kids had a blast. It was really nice to see them. It has been a while since we were able to get home. All of the kids fell asleep on the way home. Even Angel, who very seldomly falls asleep in the car. Sunday I took the kids shopping so that Angel could get a new pair of jeans. They also used their money from Halloween to pick out something of their choice. The girls both picked a stuff animal that has a secret code to go online. They are like the webkinz, but these are Littlest Pet Shop animals. Tyler picked a truck with a trailer and dume buggy (shocker there). I will hopefully be able to download pictures this week. Now I have to fight both of the kids for the computer. Taylor likes to play with her new animal on it and Tyler likes to play games. If I was able to stay awake after the kids went to sleep I would do it then, but since the pictures aren't on here yet you see how well that is working for me :>) Hope everyone has a great week.

I'm Back

I am so sorry that I am so far behind on this blog. We have had a very busy couple of weeks. The kids are doing very well just a little crazy. Last weekend we did not have any of the kids because Angel had a party at her other grandma's for Halloween were they do hay rack rides and other stuff. She said it was really cold but she had fun. Taylor and Tyler went to their dad's because Nana Donna from Texas came back and wanted to have the kids. On that Friday night we had our Family Fun night at the daycare. It was fun but it made for a very long day. The kids and I were there from 7am to 8pm. Jason got a little break to come home and feed Buster. Saturday night Jason and I went to a Halloween party. I am hoping to download some pictures soon so you can see his lovely costume. On Monday night I took the kids to our mall and went Trick er treating. It was very busy there. On Tuesday, Taylor had her last day at dance for her PE class. They had a little recital for the parents. It was so cute. Hopefully I can put the video on here even though it doesn't have sound. After they did their dance, they had the girls teach us moms some of the moves they learned. I now know why I was never in Ballet. Falling over is not a move in their books. On Halloween the daycare had a parade to the hospital. It is always so cute to see all of the kids dressed up along with the teachers. Jason dressed as a shark for the parade. I was a Ballerina. I didn't dance though. Our parade usually has somewhere around a hundred kids in it. Taylor and Tyler's school had a party day after the Parade. They went to their dads this weekend and Jason and I went to St. Louis for our first Anniversary. That's right we have made it a year. He, of course, surprised me and had me go park the van so that he could run up to the room and lay rose petals on the floor and he had two dozen roses sent to the hotel that he put in the room. Then he came to help me unload the van and when we got to the room I asked him if the Hotel knew it was our anniversary and that's when he told me about his sneakiness. He also got me a beautiful necklace and some Cardinal stuff. Taylor called us on Saturday to tell us she lost a tooth. I told her that I didn't even know one was lose and she told she was keeping it a secret. She had pulled out all by herself without anyone knowing it was lose. I was very proud of her. This puts her at 5 teeth that she has lost now.
Buster spent the weekend at aunt Tonya's and did pretty good. He seems absolutely exhausted now that he is home. I think we will send him there more often. They have 4 dogs and 2 cats to put him in his place. He hasn't tried to chew on anyone yet tonight. We will see how long that last. Well I better go know. The kids need a bath and bed. Hope everyone has a great week.

Hello

Well we made it through another week. Buster had his first doctor's visit and he only peed on their floor once while we were there. He got a shot and his nails trimmed. The doctor seemed very adamant about taking him to puppy classes for his chewing. He only tried to eat her a few times. Later that afternoon we went to town and Jason went to a Tailgate with his friends and I went and got Taylor and Tyler and we went to the Carle Tailgate. The kids had fun and got their faces painted. The had a lot of blow up things for the kids to play on. I took them back to their dad's at the start of the game and then went back and picked up four more kids that I was babysitting while their parents went to the game. I pretty much just had to take them home and put them to bed. The kids were all very tired. Today we tried to catch up on sleep. We will see how this week goes. We are having a little bit of a problem with Buster peeing and pooping in the house now. We take him outside and he will go out there but then come right in and do it inside also. We know his nose is working very well because when we take him outside he puts his head down and wants to follow whatever scent he can find. Hope everyone has a great week.

Hello Again

Our illnesses seem to be going away now. I had to take Tyler to the Doctor on Thursday because his ear started hurting really bad and then we had very gross drainage coming out by afternoon. He is now on an antibiotic and the pain seems to be gone. Friday we went grocery shopping so the kids could possibly eat weekend. On Saturday, I went to a wedding up by Chicago, with Jason's stepmom Debbie. The wedding and reception were absolutely beautiful. I had a lot of fun and she said she did too. We will see if she invites me to go with her to anymore events. Jason's dad couldn't go because he had to work so I went in his place. I think I had a lot more fun than he did. Isn't Harvest great=:0)
There is not a whole lot else going on here. Taylor is doing homework and Tyler is outside playing. I am ready for bed. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Hello

Well we started this week off with a sick family. On Monday, Jason stayed home with the flu. On Tuesday, Jason and Tyler stayed home because Tyler had a fever and wasn't feeling well and Jason wasn't completely better. And today, Wednesday, Taylor and I are home because we are both ill. We just have the fever and are completely wiped out (At least I am). Neither of the kids have eaten very well since Sunday night. Hopefully we are on the road to recovery.

I am adding some new pictures of Buster. He is getting bigger and heavier. He can now climb our stairs by himself. Oh Goodie. He is quite the little chewer too. He is doing a lot better about his crate. He hardly whines or howls at all in it. Hope you all enjoy the pictures and have a great week.

Another week has gone by

Buster made it through his first week at our house. He is already getting bigger. He is starting to sleep a little longer at night. At one point he slept for 5 hours straight. I was so happy. We took him to work with us on Friday morning. He had to play all morning long. The kids would not leave him alone. He got to meet Uncle Trevor and Aunt Nicole. They were in town because they went to the Carrie Underwood Concert on Thursday night. Buster then came home and slept all afternoon. He is getting better about his crate. He cries just for a little bit. He is becoming a lot more playful now which I am not sure if I enjoy that so much. He thinks our hands, legs, pants, shoes, or anything that moves is a toy and he attacks. Gotta love that at 2 in the morning.
This week Taylor and Tyler had Dentist appointments and they went well. They are all doing well in school. This weekend we watched the Illini win and the Cubbies Lose. Maybe next year for all of you Cubbie Fans. On Sunday, I walked in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk and I made it all the way through. It was only 3.1 miles but my body thought is was a lot longer after the walk. Thank you to all of you who donated for this special cause. I really appreciate it. I hope everyone had a great week. I will try to get more pictures of Buster on here so everyone can see how he is growing. Have a great Week.