Some High & Low lights from the past week

It's been awhile (again) and between working on the walk, working on homework and trying to keep my house safe & sanitary- there hasn't been much time lately. Oh- and I had a garage sale this past week. So let's do another recap...
HIGHLIGHTS:

• Within the past week or so Tommy has popped out 3 molars. This is a major highlight because we didn't even realize he was teething he's been such a good/happy baby. This is also a highlight because it means he will be able to chew better and eat a bigger variety of foods.
• Timmy comes home from Pre-School talking about his new friends and singing the songs he's learned. Next time you see him- try to get him to sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat. When he gets to the "gently down the stream" part it's so freak'n cute it will melt your heart
• As stated- had a garage sale this past Fri & Sat. Made $347. 50. Booh-ya!! It was kind of dead on Saturday (compared to crazy busy on Fri) that my friend Elizabeth & I decided we were going to keep everything out & marked and haul it out again next Fri- even another $50 would rock!
• Tim applied for an education program that is funded thru IL University (for sciences) and was excepted! This will look great on a resume and the extra money (coming next year) will be great for our bank account! He didn't even have to fill out the application completely and they called and accepted him. One of those moments I couldn't help but beam w/ pride & happiness for him.
• So far I'm juggling the new school load okay. If it wasn't for Tom & Nancy it wouldn't be possible and I remember that often- especially every Tues when I drop the kids off at 8am and Tim doesn't get them until he is off work. I'm so blessed to have inlaws that believe in getting an education and believe that I could and should do it.

LOWLIGHTS

• We haven't gotten anywhere w/ potty training. There are days I need to remind myself that one day Timmy will just do it and that I will NOT have a 10 year old going to school in diapers.
• I'm currently getting a C in my Earth Science class- may not seem like a big deal but I'm getting a 3.7 gpa and would like to keep it up as I'll be applying for a lot of scholarships next year. I'm hoping that now we are done w/ rocks & minerals it will become a little more interesting and understandable. (next time you need be to clarify if a rock is a Ingneous, Sedimentary or Metamorphic rock- just let me know- I would love to put this information to use.

That's about it- life is good! Hopefully next time I can find my camera and can post some pictures along w/ the post (but you can usually find updated pics on facebook).

Smelly Cat- Smelly Cat...

Do you remember that song that Phebe sang on a couple of those Friends episodes? " Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat. What are they feeding you? Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat- it's not your fault" (ended up becoming a theme song for a kitty liter). Anyway- that song came into our (Tim & I) heads as we were giving our kitty, Sydney, a bath. She must have run into Pepe LePue while on a typical adventure around the 'hood. That's right- she got SKUNKED. We've had this issue w/ Lucky Dog a time or three but this was the first w/ the cat.

Lucky for Tim, my Humanities teacher canceled class last night- so I was home. While we were getting the boys to bed we smelled it and both our hearts sank. It's never a fun thing to deal w/. But- She was a good kitty and took the bath fairly well. I think she realized that we were helping her out. She probably couldn't even handled the way she smelled :)

Punishment

I couldn't even tell you the last time I stayed out until 2am- but last night I did. I went to a friend's house who was hosting a "mom's night in" having food, drinks and playing Scene It. This time we actually played the game- so often all we do is end up eating, drinking & talking- which I always love too. Although Timmy is getting to be quite a conversationalist, most of my conversations evolve around pee, poop, trains and now big boy school. So I get together w/ other stay at home moms and we talk about our conversations with our little ones regarding pee, poop and whatever else. Ironic I guess but it's always a good time none the less.

But alas- we played Scene It- not only once but twice. It did come with some punishment. Not from anyone directly, except for maybe karma. Or maybe it's more from Murphy (and one of his "laws") but as I strolled in just before 2am- I hear Tommy stirring. So I tip toe quite as a mouse, land in bed and pray for the best. 5 minutes later there are full out screams. Tommy as it turns out has caught Timmy's cold. The boy can't breath- and to top it off he is cutting his 4th tooth on the bottom. So I figure things out and I'm back in bed by 3am. Another prayer for the best.

4:15am- cries come from the living room. Both of us get up and work on things. Teamwork is never (ever!) more appreciated than in the wee hours of the morning! By 4:30 Tim says he'll take care of it and I should go back to bed. I'm not sure if I was just exhausted but he sure did look like a Knight in shining armor at that point. 5:30am- Tim makes it to bed. 7am- Timmy joins us in our bed. 7:15am, I repay the favor to Tim but getting Timmy up & out of our bed (Tim was getting punched at kicked- and it wasn't as if Timmy was doing it in his sleep). Tommy wakes up right about the same time. Tim sleeps until 8:30am- I'm out by 9:00am. An hour and a half later I feel like a new woman again.

All this to say- I think I may be implementing a "self inflicted curfew"- and hope that will keep karma and/or Murphy far, far away!

Here is a picture of a happy & healthy Tommy from yesterday afternoon. It was a big day for Tommy- he figured out he could pull himself up on almost anything (tables, chairs, walls...). And then he started "cruising"- going from object to object on his feet! Oh- and he started to crawl up the stairs- something we never had to worry about in our old house! New child- new challenges- this one is keeping us on our toes!!

Day 4 of Biggest Loser Challenge

Could be going worse- but it could be going better. I was happy to have remembered to bring both a lunch & a dinner to school last night so I wasn't tempted w/ fast food or anything bad. I haven't exercised yet today but hopefully will tonight.

Between Tim & I eating less and the super couponing I've been doing- we've been really starting to save some money w/ the groceries! Not to mention our major cut back in Diet Coke. Tim has 1 a day at work and then I have maybe a few cans a week at this point. Compared to us both drinking 2-3 cans a day- it's a big deal! And big savings!

After dropping Timmy off, Tommy & I headed to Dominick's where I made a killing w/ the combo of sales & coupons. I got a total of 17 lbs of meat (inc. chix breast, pork chops & pork tender loin), 10 boxes of cereal, 2 pkgs Ball Park Fat Free Hot Dogs and 3 boxes of Cheez-Its and a Frecsheta Pizza for.... $50!! Did I mention 17 lbs of meat was inc. w/ that! The large qty of cereal & cheez its is because you had to buy so many in order to get the good store price and/or coupon deal to combine it with.

Both kids are napping so I'm off to cook dinner and then maybe get a nap in myself. Long day at school yesterday and for some reason- Tommy decided he was going to get up a few times each night again.. Ugh!