We made it past the first day!

Aaaah, I am very slowly breathing a sigh of relief. Single motherhood isn't all that bad now, is it?

Magellan left very early this morning to go down to New Paltz (it's about 5 hours from us, near NYC) to start a new job there. Three other guys went, including Pee Wee. So, yes it's just me, the kids and the stinky animals. So far it's not as bad as I imagined. CJ is doing pretty good with listening and being good and Ella, well, she really hasn't a clue as to what's going on but she still had a pretty good day.

I was pretty nervous about having to drag her to CJ's gym class since she's usually all over the place and hard to keep from getting whiny since his class is from 630-730p, and we all know her bedtime is around 630p. But, today was the exception. She was so unbelievably good. I don't know where my Evil One went, but the angel popped by for a visit for an hour. She played with some of the other young toddlers and listened when I said "no" and shared very nicely. Which meant I got to enjoy watching CJ, well, some of the time. He did awesome as usual. When it really comes down to it, he has no fear of some of the things his teachers ask him to do. Tonight he did a forward roll on the balance beam and walked backwards on it as well. And when he did his jump off the beam and landed, he landed with the biggest smile ever b/c he knew I was watching him. Such a big boy! Can you believe the stinker is almost 5?

Man, I am getting old.

So, I'm hoping b/c Ella went to bed later than normal she will sleep in a bit. I was supposed to work tomorrow, but the woman I clean for is sick and in the hospital. It's a bit scary b/c she's a much older woman so I hope she's ok and can get out and back home real soon.


And I think we're supposed to get snow tomorrow!

I HATE SNOW!

And my garage isn't even cleaned out for me to park. I asked Magellan to please find time to clean it before he left and he just didn't have any spare time. Really, I can defend him on this one. He was far too busy all weekend long working on his truck, trailer, the lift and bobcat and packing to worry about such a silly thing. It still sucks either way, b/c that means if I venture out tomorrow I will have to break out the snow brush *shudders*.

So, Magellan will be home Thursday night hopefully, but then sadly, he will have to leave again Sunday night to go back to New Paltz. This will be the norm until the building is done, hopefully in six weeks. There's even talk of a job in Connecticut and/or one of the Carolina's. I don't think I'm liking this traveling husband sort of thing.

I guess that's about it. No other updates. No word on my bio dad, seems him and my wicked witch of the west aunt have fallen off the face of the earth.

And that's just fine with me.

Giveaway!

If you have a little one and LOVE giveaways as much as I do, check this one out:

http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-first-giveaway.html

This blog is so funny and I love to read her writing. Since I no longer, it's nice to live thru someone else who has a little one. And a cute girl at that!!

Check it out, you will enjoy it as much as I do!

See y'all tomorrow!

Thanksgiving Day Collage

My handsome boy, who actually wore a long sleeved shirt for the occasion.

Papa and CJ hanging out after eating the main course.

Chase and Ella giving each other kisses goodbye!

Grammy playing with Ella.

Chase and Ella checking out each other's jammies.

The boys playing Super Mario on WII. Very into it as you can see.

Uncle Lee passed out after dinner..probably still hungover from the night before.

Uncle Bradley, Chase and CJ snuggling after Turkey.

My Princess playing ball.

Ella giving me dirty looks for snapping her picture while she was trying to fall asleep on the way home.

Dear Santa

I've been a very, very, VERY bad girl.

Though I shopped some of the Black Friday sales, I shopped a bit too much. I just can't pass up a good bargain sometimes when I see one.

But can you spare me the coal? I know Christmas is about being thankful, but I will be very good about giving this year! Everyone I buy for is taken care of already. Well, scratch that...with the exception of two cute little nieces I have who are currently enjoying their Turkey in Florida. They will have to wait.

I couldn't resist the Black Friday sales this year at Gymboree for the kids. This is my first year...and when Magellan sees what I bought it may be my last. Thankfully, he will be workign in New Paltz when the packages arrive, LOL! But I did buy for next year! That has to count for something, right?! And CJ got a new coat which he so desperately needed, and it only cost $11 marked down from $49! That was my super find for the day. Sadly I have found that a lot of the hand me downs my good friend gave me are a little too stretched out for Ella to fit into, or have some stains that I can't get out. They are fine for play clothes or extras to keep at the Grandparents, but she really did need some new things. I emphasize some, ok??

In my defense, Ella won't have or need much of a Christmas. She has plenty of CJ's toys from when he was a baby, and honestly she's really not into girly stuff yet. She loves Elmo and Cookie Monster so that is what she's getting. A few books, play phone, play remote and whatever the Grandparents choose to buy for her. She will have more fun with the boxes and wrapping paper. Oh to be so young again!

CJ will have a good Christmas this year, Santa, thanks to my bargain finding. I am still finding presents I hid around the house that I forgot about. He sure is ONE sneaky boy and may find them before I do!

Daddy said he could really use the coal this year. Load up his stocking!!! And leave extra in his shoes.

I don't need anything. Really, keep the Coach purse and Uggs this year. I have all I could ask for. Health for me (please no repeats of last winter!), both kids have been healthy *knocking on wood*, Magellan has had steady work so far (which is better than last year at this point), no snow (sorry, I hate to drive in it Santa!), my mom still has her job at Kodak, my dad happily watches the kids and I am still able to stay at home and watch my children grow.

So, hopefully you don't get too upset when you see all the clothes I bought the last few days....

Happy Thanksgiving!

And what a great day it was!

Turkey was good, and so was the dessert. Best part of all, the kids were fantastic! All three of them (one was my nephew!).

To start off the day right, CJ actually slept til 8am! Ella woke at 7am, which is normal for her considering she goes to sleep no later than 7p unless something is going on. I showered earlier than everyone else b/c I had a lot of stuff to get together for the kids. It's a real pain to pack for both the kids sometimes! But you have to be prepared.

My plan was to keep Ella up until we left so she could nap on the way, but who was I to think this girl to stay awake longer than 3 hours in the morning. She just couldn't and didn't want to do it. She napped, I did my hair and makeup and CJ played transformers and Daddy had to fix one of his trailers. Just what he wanted to do on a holiday I'm sure!

We finally left, a bit later than we had planned but it always seems to work out that way for us now that we have two kids. Dora kept CJ and Ella entertained the whole car ride and Ella was so excited to see her Papa, Grammy and Great Grammy. Oh, and the dog of course! She dove right into the toy box and found her ball and was happy just tossing that around for a bit. Then her cousin, Chase, showed up and that made her day. She just loves him to death! She snacked on some chips and crackers and around 2p or so (I lost track of time!), we sat down to an awesome turkey dinner. There was so much food, and I had to restrain myself! I wanted to save as much room for apple pie as possible. Gram's apple pie is the best!

Ella, unfortunately, at this point was getting sleepy. It was past her normal nap time so she was just not into the food. Weird, eh? A girl who loves to eat was just too tired to enjoy her first real Thanksgiving. She even was so tired, rather than move her hand to pick up some corn and feed herself she tried to lick it up like a dog. I wish I had had my camera with me at that moment b/c when she picked her head up she had corn stuck all over her forehead. It was very funny.

Around 3p she finally passed out and snored for 2 hours! She completely missed dessert but she didn't care. When it comes down to it, sleep is way more important to her.

The boys played WII Resorts and Super Mario Brothers and had a good time. I drank my wine and hung out. Maybe I kept to myself a bit more than usual but I was tired, and still have a lot on my mind. Magellan and I are doing a bit better I suppose but I still feel like we've drifted apart. He starts a job in New Paltz on Monday and will be gone til Thursday night and maybe the space will be good. They always say absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Only time will tell.

So I hope you all had a good Turkey Day. I have a bunch of pics but am far too tired at this point to post them. So tomorrow will be the picture parade.

Wordless Wednesday

Tasteless Tuesdays

So in honor of all the drama in my life, I've decided to try something new and quirky.

Thanks to my wonderful children, I have a lot of odd, yet funny stories.

Here are some courtesy of my silly Transformer:
"Mommy, if you don't let me play the fighting WII game, I'm going to transform you to the garbage can forever."

"Momma, I have this itch on my wiener, can you get it for me?"

"I was too busy dreaming to go pee last night. So I just went in my bed."

"That girl's hair is gross mommy. I don't think she ever brushes it."

"Daddy taught me how to shake the last drop of pee off my wiener so I wouldn't have to wipe or wash my hands."

"I'm healthy cause I eat grapes and pizza."

Tasteless things, courtesy of my little ladybug:
Ella has recently discovered a private part when I take her diaper off, and she likes to tickle it. She could laugh for hours when I change her diaper.

She likes to shove food down her shirt to save for later.

Ella will sometimes drop food down the sides of her high chair so when she's hungry after dinner she will walk over to it and dig thru it till she finds something she wants.

I have caught Ella digging in our garbage looking for food. And yes I have caught her before she has eaten it.

Ella loves to let our dog lick the piece of food she's holding, and then eat it afterwards.

She saw the dog lick some water that spilled on our carpet, so I saw her copy the dog. And try licking the puddle of water herself.

Hope you found these as amusing as I did!