AHHHHH.....

I am officially by myself! Johnny planned a quick trip to his parents and left this afternoon after church and I got to stay home! I hated to do it, but I needed a break so bad, I just couldn't resist. They're going to go blueberry picking at PawPaw's hunting camp tomorrow and I don't know what else. Then they're coming home on Tuesday. Today I did a little shopping to finish getting stuff together for the overnighter at camp (I'm doing crafts) and now I'm back home watching TV. My big plans for the rest of my time involve a friend's pool, some wine coolers, chess bars, more TV, and sleep. AHHHHH!

In other news, Caden went on the potty again! I can't believe that this is the person I've become, excited about my kid's BMs, but what can I say, I guess this is what being a mommy does to you. Anyway, I am excited b/c he's not even 2 yet and he's gone on the potty several times. He's not eating very well right now. I think the doctor might tell me the same thing they told Sherry, that I'll have to give him milk shakes... what torture! Well, I've got to get my chess bars in the oven and get on with my relaxing.

Ah, it's been a long time since I posted. We had a good trip to KY, the boys did GREAT on the trip both ways. We've started going through Ohio intead of WV the whole way, and it's really cut down on time. Not to mention that now that Mom and Dad are on New Lair it's cutting about half an hour off our trip no matter what. Mom bought a little pool for the boys that looks like an alligator with slides at his tail and head. It was too cute and the boys and Grace got to play in that several days. Other than that, we just got to hang out at Nana and Poppy's, which was great. Friday night was Holden's birthday party. I left my camera at home, so I didn't get a single picture of it at all. He is such a cutie - and such a chunk! He and Caden weigh about the same! He really dug into his cake and then Poppy took everybody on a hayride. Good times. Caden is awake now, gotta go. Oh, he counted with me today up to 10! I do some, he does some, he seems to know "5" really well!

Updates

New carpet is in. It looks great. I'm getting my old shelves from school next weekend to put down there to help organize. The carpet is gone in the dining room. The hardwood still needs work, but it's livable the way it is. And, I'M COMING TO KY IN JULY! The boys and I will be making the trip on the 2nd or 3rd and we'll leave the 10th. Mike Chapman is preaching at Salem the 4th and Holden's B-day party is the 9th! Woo hoo!

So Excited!

So here's what gets me excited... apparently it's floors! We had water damage MONTHS ago in the basement and we're finally getting the new carpet laid. Johnny and I spent all of last Saturday trying to reorganize and clean the garage, finished basement, and unfinished basement. Anyway, tomorrow's the day for that. Also, we have realized that we have hardwood floors in the dining room under the carpet. So that carpet is getting taken up... hopefully today. I don't know what kind of shape it's in, but I would rather live with rough looking hardwood than carpet in my dining room. For the life of me I will never understand putting carpet in dining rooms. The last thing I'm excited about is that Johnny is out buying a dehumidifier right now. Our basement is so very damp that I can't leave my clothes in the washer or dryer AT ALL after they're finished. I've been having to set the alarm on my phone to remind me to deal with laundry b/c if I don't everything comes out soured and I have to rewash everything. I hardly have time to do our laundry once, much less twice!

Yesterday we took the kids to the zoo. Both boys were so good! It was such a perfect morning and I realized how blessed I am watching those two. Corban has been something of a different child since he hit 3. Not that he doesn't have his moments, but for the most part he is just much better behaved. Caden's still a little wild man. He has pooped on the potty twice though! He's so interested in it b/c of Corban that I doubt I'll have to wait as long to potty train him as I did Corban. Won't that be awesome when I can put away the diapers! I'm not rushing him though, just waiting to see how interested he is.

We also celebrated our anniversary yesterday. Carolyn watched the boys while Johnny and I went to Mitchell's Fish Market. It's the best seafood around. Oh I can not wait to get to the beach this fall for vacation so that I can have some good seafood! Well, I'm going to get a Mt. Dew and swiss cake roll (I've just found the Great Value version at Wal-Mart for cheap!) before Caden wakes up. He's not been taking great naps lately :(

Pics

I put two of the pics from the Aquarium on the side, then realized they're tiny, so I'm going to put the on here too. The others are of Grace and Holden at Leono's - the second time I got to eat there that week!

Vacation

Wow, it's been a long time since my last post! We went to KY for Marilou's wedding and had a good time. Johnny took the week off, so it was kind of "vacation." We went to the Newport Aquarium one day. Corban liked it a lot, Caden could have cared less I think - glad we didn't have to pay for him! We had dinner at Larry and Lynn's with them and Sherry, Patrick, Carter, Max, and Kerry. Max is as cute as all his pictures - sad to say I didn't get a single one for myself - my camera was dead during most of our trip. We went to Flemingsburg to visit some friends from the church Johnny preached at there. We hadn't been back since we moved here (4 years ago yesterday!). The rest of the time we played in the creek at Mom and Dad's and at the strawberry patches and did lots of eating. I always get my Leono's fix while I'm in and Johnny always has to go to the mexican restaurant b/c we don't have any authentic mexican places here. I also worked hard to have my fill of strawberries - I think I ate shortcake about 8 times and rhubard dessert a few times as well! The boys were both so good on the trip, we were so proud of them!

We got stuck in traffic on the way to KY. It was about noon and we were debating when to stop for lunch when the traffic slowed down and stopped. After a few minutes we turned off the car and a few minutes later we got out. We ended up being there for over two hours! There had been a double fatality accident, so those understandbly take a long time to clear. We just walked up and down the interstate for 2 hours visiting and trying to keep the kids occupied. They were covered with road dust and hot and cranky the entire time, but did really well considering.

We had a hectic weekend when we got back with all of the stuff that had to get done around here for Sunday. Yesterday we got our vegetables planted and took the boys fishing in the afternoon. When we got back to the truck afterward we were talking about what to do for dinner and Corban said he wanted a hamburger. We asked him if he wanted chickie instead and he said, "No, I want a hambur... do you have chickie in this truck?" It was so funny how he switched mid sentence wondering if we had chickie in this truck! We were also watching the He-Man and She-Ra movie the other night and he was wanting to "get" the bad guys. He turned around and saw his wooden pop-gun and said, "Oh, that'll help!" Oh, these kids are the best! It's killing me seeing him not be my little baby anymore, but I'm loving watching him grow up and be able to put his shoes on himself and all the other things that "big boys" do! Well, Caden is getting really fussy - not a fun stage for him! I'm going to try to put the few pics I have up soon!

Johnny is fishing today. He left at about 4 am and probably won't be home until after 11. I hate these days. On days that he's gone like that I don't even try to get anything accomplished other than to survive! Today the boys and I went to Target to get diapers and pull-ups. Corban had been going for weeks without wetting when he's sleeping, but since our last trip to KY, he's wet after almost every nap and in the morning and the washable pull-up I bought just doesn't stand up to that. Caden is mostly in cloth diapers, but when we travel I like to have disposables. After Target I took the boys to the mall to play in the play area there for a while. I wheeled through JC Penney and didn't buy anything. I did however, buy a couple of pairs of pants at TCP - 4.99 each, we don't have tax on clothes here, and I had a gift card for about 7 bucks. Not a bad deal.

The boys are as wild as ever. In fact, Caden is a crazy boy. He's generally a pretty happy boy, but sometimes he lets loose. Corban has made him mad a few times and he just throws himself at Corban, fists flying. It's honestly pretty funny and Corban handles that better than the does just Caden taking his toys! Corban goes to bed pretty decenlty now and still naps well during the day. I see the end of naps for Corban in our future, but I'm going to hang on to it as long as I can. Caden just gets out of his crib now when he wakes up and opens the door (with a child safety thing on it). The other day I was out on the front stoop doing something and when I got up to come back in the house, Caden was standing at the screen door just looking at me with this sweet grin on his face. Scared me half to death!

We're headed to KY in two days! Mom, Laura, and I are getting pedicures on Friday and Saturday is Marilou's wedding. I bought a new dress for the wedding. I had borrowed a few from Carolyn F., but I saw one I liked at Target and I had birthday money burning a hole in my pocket! :) It's cute, but I can definitely wear it to church/weddings in the future. I had originally wanted something strapless, but I have determined that strapless just does not work for me. Oh well, I don't have the opportunity to wear something like that anyway. I'm seriously half tempted to apply for What Not To Wear. My wardrobe needs a serious overhaul, but I can't afford it and it just won't happen.