I am officially working again. My first week of work went well. Payton does not like it when I go in, but I am sure he will adjust. I work 4 minutes from home so as soon as I clock out I scurry home. Everyone I work with seems super nice and I had a good week. Nights at home are a little crazy. We still have house guest and things are frantic when I get home. We have to get dinner, homework, baths and fun time in 3 or 4 hours. We are making it work!
We are spending the weekend just hanging around home. Nothing too exciting going on. Cleaning our house for the arrival of my sister and her 4 kiddos for Thanksgiving next week. We are stocking up in the delicious food for Tday. And looking for good deals for black Friday. I don't have to work, but have not decided if I am going to brave the crowds or not. If I find something that I can't pass up I may head out.
I have not started Christmas shopping yet. This is unusual for me. I start early and stay out of the last minute panic. This year I may be shopping Christmas Eve! We do have some stuff for the kids, but I need to get things for Tim. I have some stuff in mind just have to find the time to go and get it!
Jaxon's Birthday falls on Thanksgiving this year and he is so excited for it. We will have his official Birthday party the following weekend. He will be 10 this year. I know every mother says it, but it seems impossible. I remember our first Thanksgiving with him when he was only 4 days old. He is such a good kid. So smart and funny. Always so loving!
Have a great weekend.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Midweek
This week is my last week as a stay at home mom. I so enjoyed myself for the 5 months that I got to stay home with the kids. But reality hit....I am not the greatest stay at home mom. I feel better about myself when I have something to do every day. A crazy schedule and plans. I need the structure of getting up and going somewhere to be productive. Staying at home has made me feel like a lazy slug. Not to mention the second income is much needed. Also while being a stay at home mom I worked part time in the evenings and on weekends. The time when the rest of my family was at home, so I felt like I was missing the real quality time.
I start my new job Monday. I am very excited. The doctor's office where I will be working is like 3 minutes down the road. Also happens to be where I take my family to the doc! This week Monday I had to go to a physical for work. They have you do the weirdest things! Guess they want you in tip top shape to work with patients. I had to have blood work done and a ppd! The big kids were off yesterday for election day (there school is a polling place). And they are off again on Friday. It's nice that they are off on my last week home. Can really soak up some family time.
So for the next few weeks we will be settling into our new routines. I think Payton will be the one most affected by it. He does not like to be with anyone besides Tim or I. This will do him some good and allow him the chance to mingle with kiddos his own age. We are lucky and have a sitter right across the street. So I walk him over there every morning and then head to work. Many prayers have been answered with me going back to work. I have to get out of lazy mode and get back to working mom mode!
On a side note... I was diagnosed with shingles this week. I had been having back pain right in the middle of my back on the left side. I noticed that it wrapped around to the front following a rib. It was so so sensitive to even the lightest touch. Then 3 days after the pain Tim noticed I had what looked like a pimple directly on the spot that hurt. My medical brain kicked in and I got to the doc asap. We caught it early enough that it should clear up pretty quickly and not leave too much damage. It HURTS! I will be glad when it is gone. This is not something I would want anyone to have.
I start my new job Monday. I am very excited. The doctor's office where I will be working is like 3 minutes down the road. Also happens to be where I take my family to the doc! This week Monday I had to go to a physical for work. They have you do the weirdest things! Guess they want you in tip top shape to work with patients. I had to have blood work done and a ppd! The big kids were off yesterday for election day (there school is a polling place). And they are off again on Friday. It's nice that they are off on my last week home. Can really soak up some family time.
So for the next few weeks we will be settling into our new routines. I think Payton will be the one most affected by it. He does not like to be with anyone besides Tim or I. This will do him some good and allow him the chance to mingle with kiddos his own age. We are lucky and have a sitter right across the street. So I walk him over there every morning and then head to work. Many prayers have been answered with me going back to work. I have to get out of lazy mode and get back to working mom mode!
On a side note... I was diagnosed with shingles this week. I had been having back pain right in the middle of my back on the left side. I noticed that it wrapped around to the front following a rib. It was so so sensitive to even the lightest touch. Then 3 days after the pain Tim noticed I had what looked like a pimple directly on the spot that hurt. My medical brain kicked in and I got to the doc asap. We caught it early enough that it should clear up pretty quickly and not leave too much damage. It HURTS! I will be glad when it is gone. This is not something I would want anyone to have.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Halloween 2012
Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween. We did. Payton dressed up as Winnie the Pooh dressed as a bumble bee. Not my first choice in costumes but we ran out of time and money! So this worked and was pretty warm. He looked so cute. Jaxon and Serena were at their dad's house so I didn't get any pictures of them in their costumes. Jaxon was a swamp monster and Serena was a witch. They had a blast and came home with lots of candy.
We had pizza for dinner. We got these cute jack o' lantern pizzas from Papa Murphy's. They were delish and adorable! We took Payton up and down our street and got some candy. We didn't stay out long because it was chilly and Payton doesn't really eat that much candy.
We made a little fire pit and had chairs lined up around it. This is where we handed out treats to all the little people dressed in costumes. We had a good time and I love to see what all the kids are dressed up as.
Later in the evening Layne and Campbell stopped by. Campbell was dressed as Cinderella. She was a very pretty princess. I didn't have my camera out and they only stayed long enough to say hi. Layne didn't dress up this year but still was stylish as always!
Next year we will have all the kids together for Halloween. That will be fun. I don't like the years when we are not together, but that is something we have to deal with being a big blended family!
We had pizza for dinner. We got these cute jack o' lantern pizzas from Papa Murphy's. They were delish and adorable! We took Payton up and down our street and got some candy. We didn't stay out long because it was chilly and Payton doesn't really eat that much candy.
We made a little fire pit and had chairs lined up around it. This is where we handed out treats to all the little people dressed in costumes. We had a good time and I love to see what all the kids are dressed up as.
Later in the evening Layne and Campbell stopped by. Campbell was dressed as Cinderella. She was a very pretty princess. I didn't have my camera out and they only stayed long enough to say hi. Layne didn't dress up this year but still was stylish as always!
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