3rd Grade Recorder Concert

Last night we attended Nikolas and Stefan's 3rd grade recorder concert. What a cute group of kids and they all performed wonderfully! But let me tell you, the drama leading up to the concert was just crazy! I have now come to the understanding that while these two are twins, the whole "same thing" idea is not going to work anymore. I had to go find new dress clothes for them since they have grown out of what they had, so we went shopping. Needless to say, boys aren't that into shopping...or at least mine aren't. So here I am with three boys crammed into the dressing room with no room to move. Stefan decides that it would be best just to have Nik try everything on, so that only one kid has to get undressed. I (in all my infinite wisdom) think that's a great idea, surely what fits Nik will fit Stefan. So we find pants, shirts/ties, etc for them both, never bothering to try anything on further once we get home. So last night, I manage to get home from work, get three boys fed and bathed, and have them start getting dressed for the concert. Stefan comes into the living room and tells me his pants don't fit. So I take a look and sure enough, there is no way that those pants are going to get zipped, much less buttoned. At this point, we are about 30 minutes out from when the boys have to be at school. So as I am trying to shove this growing boy into too-small pants, I finally come to the understanding that this is just not going to work. OK, 20 minutes to go. In desparation, I call my neighbor, who happens to be one of the best women on this planet, and tell her we have a pants emergency and I need HELP! She makes a mad dash at the last minute to Wal-Mart and manages to snag the last pair of the size we need, and hurries back. 5 minutes to go. We manage to get Stefan dressed, bundle everyone up (31 degrees by this point), and make a sprint to the school, where I get both boys dropped off just in time to meet up with their class. After scrambling into the auditorium and finding a seat for Damien and I (and four winter coats) we are just in time for the program to start. Program goes great and both boys look wonderful. Program over, bundle everyone back up and head home. So I tell Stefan that the lesson we were supposed to learn from that fiasco is that no matter how prepared we think we are, it will always be the little things that trip us up. He agreed and told me from now on he thinks it's best that he tries on the clothes too, even if they are twins! Oh, how I love my boys! And Damien will have plenty of dress clothes for the future!

Behind Already

Well, my intention was to keep up with this daily, and I am already falling behind. Will have to work on that. So I wanted to put down my thoughts of how I spent this past weekend. I went deer hunting for the first time with Darko--he has been asking me to go for quite some time now. So I finally agreed and we went together on Saturday. It was really nice to just sit down, slow down, and enjoy the peace and quiet. There is not a lot of quiet in a house with three boys! So anyway, we just sat and watched. And before the day was out, I had taken my first deer ever, and apparently from a pretty good distance according to Darko (200 yards?). Anyway, it was a ton of work getting in there and set up, and double that coming out with deer in tow, but I have to say I really enjoyed it and would do it again. I never thought I would say that--I am surprised. The kids went wild over the fact that Mom went hunting with Dad and "caught" a deer...they thought I was pretty cool that day. I will take that. ;o)

A Day in the Life

Yesterday was such a busy day--somedays I just think the pace of life gets more overwhelming all the time. Up early to make the commute and get to work on time, with Darko waking up to get three sleepy boys dressed, fed, and ready for school. Full day of work, then mad dash to hit Sam's Club for household stuff and gas for the car ($1.92/gallon, amazing). Then commute home, pick up kids at MIL's home, take both in-laws to their part-time job, then on to the grocery store to buy two weeks worth of groceries (hopefully two-weeks). Home to unload groceries, feed kids, help with homework and baths, make dinner for myself and hubby, and have everyone ready for bed by 9pm to start it all again the next day. Why do I push so much into one day? This time the answer is because we are supposed to have 35mph wind all day with falling temps and snow on the way after 4pm. I would rather do it before the weather gets too bad and thankfully I was able to get it all done...this time ;o) Looking forward to pizza and family movie night--I am thinking "Kung Fu Panda" is going to the be the choice. Sounds good to me.

Disturbing

On my way home from work last night I was listening to the news and there was a story about how because of the election guns are just flying off the shelves. I am sure this is because of the fear that the President-elect will change the gun laws. But listening further, most of the guns that were selling at a fast rate were not rifles, shotguns, or pistols--they were semi-automatic weapons. I am a firm believer in the right to own a gun, especially since my husband is an avid hunter. I do however have a hard time understanding why anyone in this country truly needs a semi-automatic weapon. These types of weapons aren't designed to kill deer, they are produced to kill people, simple as that. Case in point, an 8-year old boy shot himself in the head last week at a gun show when he was "practicing" shooting with an Uzi and he lost control of the gun. I just don't understand why anyone other than the military should own or have access to something like that. Call me naive I guess.

On a lighter note, as I was driving in to work this morning, I actually saw a station with gas priced at $1.98/gallon...hooray! I am stopping there to fill up after work ;o)

Inspired

Since I wasn't able to attend my high school reunion (20 years, where has it gone?) I have had the opportunity however to reconnect with some very dear old friends. One of those (Andrea) has inspired me to start my own blog, just as she has done. I find that being the working mom of three very busy boys doesn't allow for much time to chronicle this wonderful and blessed life that we are living. But since I have the opportunity to sit in front of a PC every day while at work, I believe I can sneak in a few minutes here and there to put my thoughts...hopefully this creative outlet can serve as a journal for my kids some day to see how much I love them and how thankful I am for this life I lead. Should be fun and I am ready to start!