HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Alexis and I are hanging out today. We are going trailer or treating tonight with Laurie and David this evening at a trailer sales place. I like safe and fun. Plus I will have some help if the ster man does not make it home tonight. So far all looks good that he will be able to be here.

For those of you that have been fussy about his phone we got it back from Sprint and it works and he has it. So call him but not till after 6 to keep his minutes to a dull roar.

For my interested parties in Texas we will leave the day before Thanksgiving and drive to San Antonio then Saturday will will drive back to Tulia and Sunday we will head home. We cannot wait to see all of you.

Everybody is sick

UGH so everybody is sick and I am exhausted. Jack started and then it snowballed from there. So I have 3 sick kids a sick husband who is on the road and a sick me. Of corse there is no time for mom to be sick she must be up all night with the 3 kids who keep getting up coughing, running fevers, and throwing up phlem. I have no cold medicine and they have taken them off the shelves. I guess I understand why but whoever said they do not work does not live in my house. This is one of those times when I really wish there was even one person nearby who could lend a hand. Someone to vent to rather than venting over the internet to cyberspace. Michal had his last soccer game this weekend and as in every last game he cannot wait for next season to start. He played a great game. He has amazing foot control with a soccer ball. He can do things on the fly I know he could not do if he were concentrating on his feet. His instinct with a soccer ball is so much fun to watch. Jackson had a good weekend too. He enjoyed playing at the church party they went to. He got to help dad fix his truck. Yes thank goodness he made it home this weekend. I may have gone crazy otherwise. We are going trick or treating country style this week. There is a big to do at the trailer sales. Each trailer will give out candy and they have over 200 trailers for sale so I think that will be plenty of Halloweening. I have been mad scrapping lately. I finished a book for Clint, and have 2 of ours all caught up. I want to be caught up and have pages done through the end of the year by the time we go to Texas for Thanksgiving. Ang I have some catalogs for you and will bring them with me. Sterling likes his job but sure misses the family.

Pumpkins

So the school took the kids to the pumpkin patch this year. Mom volunteered to drive, remind me not to do that again, anyway we had so much fun. The boys picked out great pumpkins and had a blast. We were there 4 hours. So this weekend we carved the pumpkins. It was Sterling's first time ever to carve a pumpkin. They both came out great.

Today is day one of the first trip. Sterling will be in Roswell until the weekend at least. The next trip is already scheduled and will last longer than this one. It is good because he gets more money but we sure will miss him. The other bummer about it is that now I am on my own with not much help around. Right about now is when I wish we had moved to Texas. Of corse it does not help that Jack and I are sick and I am doing all I can to keep Alexis from getting the bug we have.

On a more positive note, it is looking like a mellow week. I have very few errands and think I will get some time to get caught up on the scrapbooks. FINALLY. I need to finish up last year and get started on this year for Clint's book, plus get our up to date. We just have a few things left to move in but they are too heavy for me so I will wait until Sterling gets back.

Fun Weekend

update for the week is Jackson got his stitches out today. We went to the balloon fiesta saturday and skating on sunday. Yes Sterling skated and boy was it funny. I was so worried he was going to fall on his bum. It was Cameron's birthday party and so much fun. Friday Clint gets here and Michal is so excited. And I will upload pictures tomorrow. BTW DIAL UP SUCKS!!!! :)

What a CRAZY week

We have had a crazy week. Jack about lopped off the tip of his finger and is in stitches. So we have been back & forth to town for doctor appointments so much. I am looking forward to quiet this week.

Michal is doing really well in soccer. Alexis had her 4 month appointment and is 25 in 14 lb. Other than that we are all good even Jack's finger.

And last for today

Yes I had a bit of downime. I should be cleaning out the garage though. Oh well I am wiped from the week. I need a low key day. So here is a picture from yesterday of my babies sleeping and then one of Jack at the car wash. He really hates the car wash but the truck needed it sooooo bad. Tristen tried cheering him up and when that did not work he just joined him. Tomorrow we will post some soccer pics of my big boy.

To my friends with older kids, Please hold your kids tight. Lately we have heard so many terrible stories about babies but the bigger ones are in danger too. At the fair we could have lost Michal. I know that sounds scary but a predator had his hands on my sweet boy. He had one hand on his shoulder and one hand on his head. When he pulled Michal, Michal tugged at the stroller I was also holding and it made me turn around. Sterling did too. The guy took off. Later he was caught in Arizona on some very serious child molestation and child porn charges. By later I mean just 9 days later. He tried to hang himself in custody and died 2 days after that from complications. But just think how close we came to being another tragedy. Even when they are almost 8 you have to hold them tight.

My children are my life. I don't know what I would do if I ever lost one of them. Please be careful.

For those of you who wanted to see my new house

It has 4 bedrooms, a loft, 2 1/2 baths (or as Jack says 3 potties,) and 11 closets. Plus your standard kitchen, living room, dining room. It also has a neat covered patio and lots of nice porch space. Oh yeah a huge laundry room that doubles as a 1/2 bath...dunno about that one, but it seems to work. There are great windows and views to just die for. I love nights with a glass of iced tea (grammie notice I cheat and have an iced tea maker in my kitchen) on my front porch watching the stars.

Just funny

Ok in true Littlejohn form we had to have a moving blooper. The three cars he ran off the road would call this true redneck. You can move the boy into a nice house give him a job with a schedule and benefits and even dress him nice but he will always be a redneck......

BTW that is my new truck. Sometimes all I can do is shake my head and grab my camera.

Sorry

I have been trying to get us all moved into the new house. We are good. I will get new pictures up very soon.

I am sooooo tired

SO I got my keys today and just had to move some stuff in. You know make it feel like mine rather than an empty house. I moved 10 yes 10 loads today and carried box after box up a flight of stairs. SO my legs hurt, my arms hurt, my back hurts, and my head hurts. I am going to bed at 9:00 tonight so Good Night. PS stay tuned tomorrow for some pictures of our new house.

Also Mike (as he likes to be called, I am with Clint I just can't get used to it) has the coolest closet with this hidden path where he can go play.

Nighty night

My new house

Yep that is right we are moving and to a cool new house. It is still in Edgewood but a little nicer area. So here is a picture. You will all understand that I have tons to do today so we will put more this weekend.

Remembrence

I bet Michal could spell that word. I may have spelled it wrong. Sorry if I did. Anyway, today is one of those days that in 30 years we will still remember where we were when we were attacked and so many innocent people lost their lives. My boys are home with me today. Both have stomache aches. Both are very minor, but today is a day I want them near me to hug and hold whenever I want or need. So many parents lost children in that day of tragedy. So today is a day when I will thank God for my family as I do every day but today especially. Today I will bow my head and thank god for my freedom and pray for the safety of all. Wether I believe in the war is still up in the air but to all the service men and women and the citizens of the mighty USA that are over there serving our country in one way or another I say thank you for fighting to protect us. THANK YOU!!!!!

He scored now he is sick

Michal scored a goal at his soccer game this weekend. It was one of those moments when you just pray it will go in and guess what it did. He was so proud of himself. He shoud be he fought for that goal and earned the praise. His team won 2-1. It was a good day. But today he is home with a stomache bug. He seems fine just some yucky poops. I am happy to have hime with me today. He is playing with his sister.

Oh Yeah and Alexis tried some rice cereal on saturday. I think she liked it.

Finally a day of rest

Funny when you call a day of house cleaning and laundry a day of rest. I have spent so much time running to town this week that to me today is a day of rest. So I had some playtime with the baby this morning and here is the result, a silly cat. Also she is 3 months as of yesterday. And yes the scrapbooker in me took pictures for her 3 month album page. :) BTW I have no idea why this cat was doing this. My best guess is she knew it was photo time by the flash and decided to strike a pose. The best part is she even put her hands up like the baby.

1st Day

He did it. He got the job. Today is the 1st day. So we got up at 5:00 AM and made lunch and he took his shower. We got him all ready with 20 minutes till he has to leave I told him I forgot to make iced tea and is water OK. To this he answered with the sweetest puppy dog look on his face, "Isn't there still time this morning." Of corse I jumped right up and made him some iced tea for the day. The smile I got when he walked out the door this morning with his iced tea in hand was the best start to my day. It is these simple things that make me realize I love him so. It is funny how life works. I think you find your place eventually. We just have to learn a few things first.

So I took the kids to school and in a while I will have to go back and supervise a load of hyper children again. Why oh why do I volunteer for such things. Oh yeah because I love my kids and I know I will get that same reaction this week as I got last week. I will by hugged and kissed by the two best boys in the whole world.

My favorite quote lately is "You are such a good mom!" I am a good mom. And I make good banana nut muffins. I am off to eat one. Have a great day.

It feels like Monday

The picture today is of my neice Karis. I sure miss my sister. Her baby is getting so big. This is Karis. She is 14 months old and giving her a run for her money. Isn't she cute.

It always feels like Monday on Tuesdays after a holiday. Well the kids are at school and daddy is out looking for a job so Alexis and I are here.


Yes you caught that right, dad decided he has had enough of towing and is going out to find a new job. A whole new career. Well he has one lined up for the most part he is just going to see if the can put him on now and when his truck gets in he can move over. This job includes health insurance, dental, vision, 401K, profit sharing, time off, and so much more. This is what they call a benefit package. That is something Sterling has never been offered and he is so exicted. So hopefully today he will come home with a new job. Oh but the best part is it includes a schedule with home nights and weekends and holidays off. Oh I forgot it has regular pay NO MORE COMMISSION. YEAH I absolutely HATE commission. I always say that is a strong word but in this case it is true.


Well I have a house to clean. But a BIG Happy Birthday to PAPA Jack today.

Quiet house

OMG It is so quiet. Alexis is sleeping, Michal is at Grandma Dee and Grandpa Scutt's, and Jackson is with daddy at Papa's working on froggy. I think I will just take me a little nap.

PS this is how we survived the doctors appointment the other day. Later I will add Tristen and his silly faces.

UPDATE

Well the day got a whole lot better. So Michal is cool with going to his Grandpa Scutt and Grandma Dee's for the weekend. He gets to go fishing in town so that made him happy. Plus he knows now that he will see his dad in October so that made him even better.

Jackson cried but not too much and the struggle of being there with 4 kids 3 of them being boys distracted me so much that I never though about crying myself at least not about the toe. My need has grown to 4 arms but just for 3 hours a day.

If you have ever gone to McDonalds with 4 kids by yourself you would know that moms to more than that are saints. I cannot thank the teachers that spend the whole day with my kids and their peers enough. OMG I know now I could never do it.

We are still waiting to see how Baby Autumn will do. Matty seemed upset but strong. He is so brave. Her fever is gone right now. That is something to thank God for. Keep them in your prayers please.

BTW, the picture, doesn't it look like he just told her a secret that made her smile. He said he wispered I love you in her ear. After a long day my kids make it so worth while. The other night we had visitors who compained about how their kids fight and I look at my boys cuddled up with each other on the couch and smiled. My kids love each other so much. They are smart, respectful, sweet, loving, and wonderful. What more could a mom ask for? Maybe a full night of sleep.

Have a great holiday weekend.

Oh What a Day it is

So I woke up crying today from a bad dream, little did I know.

Here is how it all started. I am driving Michal to school and he wanted to know if I had gotten his fishing rods out:

Mom: "No Honey why would I do that?"

Michal: "For my trip to Chama."

Mom: "I did not know you were going."

Michal: "Of corse we always go, even if dad can't go Grandpa Scut will take me."

Mom: "OK Let me find out what is going on."

I drop him off and come home. Sterling took me to breakfast and we are talking when my mom calls. *PRAYERS PLEASE ON THIS ONE* Matty (my baby bro) has a 10 month old named Autumn and a 2 1/2 year old named Hayley. So, Matt has bronchitus, Hayley and Alicia (his wife) have pneumonia and the baby has double pneumonia, a double ear infection, and a bacteria in something I did not quite get that part. So I am crying because I have been through the lung problems with my boys and this is serious. Again I am crying because it is so scary and this sweet baby is suffering from pain and not feelling good and she is only a baby. This sweet baby I have never seen or held to told how much I love her even though we have never even met. She is my brothers first baby and in many ways he was my first baby. I remember putting a bandaid on his boo boo when he fell and giving it a kiss. I remember dropping him off at school when he was in kindergarten and picking him up. I remember watching him play on the playground with his little friends. I even remember his kindergarten graduation and the big hugs I got. I was his sitter and his sister all in one. My mom had to work when he was little so I helped her alot with him. Here he is now 21 with so much on his plate. I am proud of him for doing so much so well. I feel so bad that he is having to deal with all of this right now. I wish I could be there but with a baby myself I just cannot risk her getting sick.

So with that on my mind I talk to Clint and confirm that in fact they will not be going to Chama this weekend. So now I have to break my little boy's heart. We are going to try to pull something together but I know it will not make up for the fact that he will not get to go on this fishing trip that means so much to him. To add insult to injury Tristen, the boy I watch, is so excited about going to the lake with his dad this weekend. Again I cried. Sometimes as a mom I feel so helpless to keep them from hurting.

To top it off Jack has a badly infected toe and has to go to the doctor today to have it checked and cleaned and I know it is going to hurt and he is going to scream. So Again I am sure I will cry.

I guess it is just going to be one of those days.

Well gotta go because there is the baby and she is crying. ho hum what a day.

Hello

OK so I am going to start doing this online journal things. Why you may ask, well because I have these 3 beautiful kids who give me a run for my money every day. I figured since my family and so many dear friends live so far away this is a great way to keep you all updated on us.

So for today I will catch you all up. Michal my brainiac is now a 3rd grader in the hardest school around. He has gone from a good public school to a great private school. He skipped a grade which is almost unheard of from what I hear in this school. He is doing awesome. Jackson is in K4 there and doing well too. Mike (as he likes to be called) had trouble making friends in the begining but has done well this week. I started watching a 4th grader (in his class 3-4) named Tristen after school and they get along great so it has worked out well.

Alexis is a wonderful baby. She is sweet and easy. Her patience is incredible. She will give a squak to let you know something is wrong and as if she knows I am super busy she will just wait a few for me to get to her. She is so pretty. I am biased so I am basing that statement on what I have been told. hehehe

Sterling is busy working and chasing the kids for me because with 3 I feel like I need 3 hands. So now you should understand the title. Oops gotta go Little Miss Baby Kate (As I call he *Alexis Katherine*) has just given me another job. Toodaloo