I can't believe that January is already over halfway over! It didn't really feel like winter until this week, which has been great. Other than a dusting of snow, we haven't had much. We're supposed to get some tonight, but it keeps getting downgraded, so we'll see. It's pretty, but I'd rather not have to deal with it!
Daniel is still loving preschool and church, which makes me so happy! In fact, we are really excited for him and proud of him! Because the 4 year old preschool class is so small, he's been offered the opportunity to go to both his 3 year old class and also the 4 year old class on any day(s) of our choosing! Starting tomorrow he'll get to go to preschool M-Th. This was offered because he has shown maturity and also is ready for a higher level. I'm happy that he will get to stay with his regular class 2 days a week as well, so he won't feel really confused. Thankfully he will have the same teachers each day still, and he's very excited!
I really have to start working on getting out of bed in the morning. It's just so hard! James is still in my room, which means either he wakes up and wants out or I'm laying there trying not to move so I won't wake him up! Plus he wakes up so many times STILL that it's just hard to want to come out from under the covers! But we'll do it!
Really though, Daniel is growing a maturing. Jacob and I were talking about that the other night. Sure, he has his rough patches each day, but the major tantrums are lessening. This past summer we were dealing with a major meltdown every single day. Although, when he throws one it's usually pretty epic. There's no in between once he's upset. Generally though, it has to do with how tired he is. He seems to require a certain amount of sleep and the exact same schedule. If it's thrown off then we pretty much know we'll be battling it out, or dragging him (literally had to drag him one night) out of WalMart screaming. Ahhh. The joys of parenting.
Any other time though? He's sweet, He's hilarious. He really loves life and he loves his brother! Of course, he loves us too, and I love it when he says that he does out of the blue. He's a little sponge. Always has been. He understands basic math concepts. He can recite the Pledge of Allegiance, He can look at a digital clock and if I say he can have a snack at 3, and it's 2:52 he'll say, "Okay! So I can have a snack in 8 minutes!" He's almost always right! It blows my mind. I'm planning on teaching him the 50 states soon.
James is finally walking! Well...kind of. He CAN walk, but he doesn't go very far. At the moment he'd still rather crawl because he can zoom around so quickly. He's just so full of life and full of spunk. He's our happy little guy. He's had a few bouts of sickness already this winter. Although, we think they've mostly been teething related. The poor kid was in pain yesterday. It's the saddest thing to watch your baby cry in pain, and yet the sweetest thing when they just want to snuggle with you all day. Now...if he could just get those teeth through! There are so many lumps, but he still only has the same 6 teeth that he's had since the summer.
He loves to laugh and will laugh any time we do just to be a part of things. He likes to give "fives". He HAS to ring the doorbell each time we come and go, and will yell, "Ding dong!" until he gets to. He thinks his big brother is the funniest person ever. They play, wrestle and fight. He knows how to get our attention by fake crying. Although, Daniel also gets carried away and we have to remind him that when James cries it's his way of telling him to stop!
I love those boys so much! Even on days when I don't want to deal with life. Even the days where all Daniel does is get in trouble and James whines. At the end of the day I look at those 2 and I thank God over and over for them. :)
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Saturday, December 26, 2015
A Merry Christmas!
I should go to bed, but here I sit listening to the rain and storm. What a weird December. It's been raining since the early hours this morning. We've had a steady flow of water running through our basement all day long. I keep praying it doesn't get worse than it is, and keep going down to check, even though I don't know what I would do if it got worse anyway. As I type, the rain is POURING down. This is insane!
Yesterday was such a fun day to celebrate with the boys!
Christmas Eve we ended our Advent calendar with a big list of traditional activities. Christmas Eve was rough though. Daniel was not in the mood to obey. He and I had a throw down about rest time, which ended in me waking Jacob up from his nap to deal with it, while I went to the basement to wrap their Christmas Eve jammies and have a little cry.
We did a living room picnic for lunch, and ate junk food while watching Elf. Sometimes I don't know why my expectations are so high. I know that Daniel rarely can sit through a movie, but the kid was bouncing off the walls. Then came the rest time meltdown. He ate supper well though because he was excited to go see Christmas at the Park! That was really fun this year because he noticed a lot of the lights and pointed things out. James sat and cheerfully chatted the whole way though. We came home and unwrapped jammies. It was the first (of many) years of matching jammies, I'm sure!
Then we watched Charlie Brown...which ended up another bust. He claimed he was watching, but he more or less ran around the living room like a maniac.
He was so tired and I knew it. He was asleep by 7:15 and James was down by 7:45. Santa showed up early...although I was a little nervous Daniel would wake up and wander into the living room before I went to bed!
I ended up waking up at 3:30 with James and never falling back to sleep. My mind wouldn't shut off and then I was excited for the boys to wake up! I had told Daniel he could come in and get us at 7:15. LOL! At 5 I was willing him to wake up! Just before 7, I heard his bedroom door and greeted him. He wanted to see if Santa came! Not long after we were opening gifts. We did stockings first , then breakfast and then presents.
James latched onto Mickey and a Bubble Guppies bath toy from his. And decided socks were the dumbest gift ever.
Daniel seemed to love just about everything he pulled out of his stockings. We've never given the impression that Santa does stockings. He even helped pick out stocking stuffers for Jacob and I. But he was so funny! "Santa filled our stockings!" "Santa got this police car at WalMart! I've seen it there before!"
Presents were such a hit this year! Jacob did the unwrapping for James because that boy has zero interest other than eating the paper! He examined almost all of his gifts though. I think his 2 favorites were his mini Mickey Mouse piano from Aunt Erica and his BeatBo from Mimi and Pa. The kid was cracking up at that thing!
Daniel loved each of his gifts as well. I loved hearing his exclamations as he opened each one. I think his 2 big hits were Gears and a cookie baking set. We've played each many times!
Santa also brought all 3 things he asked for: a doll, a book and a shark.
All in all a great day, and I even got to nap in the midst of all the playing.
This morning Daniel and I played gears and cookies again. Then he and I went to Springfield to go shopping. He was a trooper through the rain with me and was so good. I really didn't want today to end because he was SO good. Like, the best day ever, and I'm sad knowing that it won't last! Haha! He hugged me so hard tonight and told me he had so much fun with me. It makes all of the hard days worth it!
Yesterday was such a fun day to celebrate with the boys!
Christmas Eve we ended our Advent calendar with a big list of traditional activities. Christmas Eve was rough though. Daniel was not in the mood to obey. He and I had a throw down about rest time, which ended in me waking Jacob up from his nap to deal with it, while I went to the basement to wrap their Christmas Eve jammies and have a little cry.
We did a living room picnic for lunch, and ate junk food while watching Elf. Sometimes I don't know why my expectations are so high. I know that Daniel rarely can sit through a movie, but the kid was bouncing off the walls. Then came the rest time meltdown. He ate supper well though because he was excited to go see Christmas at the Park! That was really fun this year because he noticed a lot of the lights and pointed things out. James sat and cheerfully chatted the whole way though. We came home and unwrapped jammies. It was the first (of many) years of matching jammies, I'm sure!
Then we watched Charlie Brown...which ended up another bust. He claimed he was watching, but he more or less ran around the living room like a maniac.
He was so tired and I knew it. He was asleep by 7:15 and James was down by 7:45. Santa showed up early...although I was a little nervous Daniel would wake up and wander into the living room before I went to bed!
I ended up waking up at 3:30 with James and never falling back to sleep. My mind wouldn't shut off and then I was excited for the boys to wake up! I had told Daniel he could come in and get us at 7:15. LOL! At 5 I was willing him to wake up! Just before 7, I heard his bedroom door and greeted him. He wanted to see if Santa came! Not long after we were opening gifts. We did stockings first , then breakfast and then presents.
James latched onto Mickey and a Bubble Guppies bath toy from his. And decided socks were the dumbest gift ever.
Daniel seemed to love just about everything he pulled out of his stockings. We've never given the impression that Santa does stockings. He even helped pick out stocking stuffers for Jacob and I. But he was so funny! "Santa filled our stockings!" "Santa got this police car at WalMart! I've seen it there before!"
Presents were such a hit this year! Jacob did the unwrapping for James because that boy has zero interest other than eating the paper! He examined almost all of his gifts though. I think his 2 favorites were his mini Mickey Mouse piano from Aunt Erica and his BeatBo from Mimi and Pa. The kid was cracking up at that thing!
Daniel loved each of his gifts as well. I loved hearing his exclamations as he opened each one. I think his 2 big hits were Gears and a cookie baking set. We've played each many times!
Santa also brought all 3 things he asked for: a doll, a book and a shark.
All in all a great day, and I even got to nap in the midst of all the playing.
This morning Daniel and I played gears and cookies again. Then he and I went to Springfield to go shopping. He was a trooper through the rain with me and was so good. I really didn't want today to end because he was SO good. Like, the best day ever, and I'm sad knowing that it won't last! Haha! He hugged me so hard tonight and told me he had so much fun with me. It makes all of the hard days worth it!
Sunday, December 13, 2015
The Power Of Prayer
I was just going to post a Facebook status about this, but I decided it deserved its own post. I'm still in awe of this little conversation that I had with Daniel tonight.
I'll back up a little first.
When I started taking the boys to church at the beginning of August, it was a struggle for Daniel. Why? Because in his life he had only been to church for about 6 months as a baby. It was a struggle with myself. I was tired of feeling burned out or getting burned by church. We weren't feeling it at the church we attended for awhile when Daniel was little, and so we quit. I won't lie. It was kind of nice for quite awhile. I spent my whole life going to church on Sunday morning. I liked getting up and not worrying about having some place to be. Eventually though, the guilt started to creep in. That guilt was God nudging me over and over. I ignored, over and over.
Finally, I starting actually wanting to find a church, but there's the struggle of actually going. It's really hard to walking into a new place where everyone knows everyone, and you're the stranger. You don't know your surroundings and you've got to figure out how things work. I put it off more, but finally I was ready. I chose Calvary because I just felt drawn to it. I heard good things from other people all the time.
Jacob wasn't ready for the whole church thing, so I left the boys home the first Sunday I went so I could scope things out. No need to worry about child care when I might not even go back!
I walked across the parking lot, and was immediately greeted by 2 friendly faces. I walked upstairs and was greeted again and handed a bulletin. I went in the auditorium and found a seat a few rows from the back and on the far right side. I took in my surroundings and read my bulletin, and as I looked up, I was greeted by Pastor Steve. He took time to talk with me and introduced himself. Then he pointed out his wife, Shelley! As it turned out, I knew her from the Y! She had been the personal trainer while I worked there. She gave me a big hug (and we all know that I LOVE hugs!), and chatted a bit. The service was amazing. The music spoke to me. The message was just the right one that I needed that day. It was preached by Pastor Ryan, and was so easy to relate to. Before I left, I asked Shelley if I could see the children's area and she took me downstairs to show me. I was so impressed with their whole drop off and pick up system. They put safety first and I knew I would have no problem leaving the boys down there.
To make a long story short, I have continued to attend and just love it. James has always had an easy time. Daniel has taken time to adjust. When we started he cried and cried. He hadn't started preschool yet so this was really his first time being left somewhere (that he can remember, anyway), but when I would pick him up he'd be all smiles and tell me, "I LOVE my Calvary preschool!"
Recently, he's become hesitant of going again, and will cry at drop off. Last week was the worst. He screamed getting into the van. He screamed all the way to church. He refused to get out of his car seat. We got downstairs and they had to peel him off of me kicking, screaming and crying. He moved to a new room last week, and when I picked him up, he was happy again. He told me that night though that he still didn't want to go back there. I told him that we would pray about it each night, and so we did. At least a few nights. I think I forgot a couple. Whenever something bothers him, I always ask to pray about it and usually he agrees.
I've always been uncomfortable praying out loud, but praying with Daniel has turned into such a blessing. I don't mind praying out loud with him. In fact, I enjoy it. We pray each night before bed, and every day before he goes to preschool.
Now, to get to the whole reason behind this post.
I braced myself this morning for the tears and crying, but was still praying that all would be okay. Everything went smoothly at home. We got to church and he walked up to the lady who greeted us and told her all about his advent calendar. Then we went downstairs, checked in and off he went! Then he came back...but he just wanted a hug and then happily walked to his room.
Tonight before bed I told him how proud of him I was because he didn't cry when I dropped him off. He looked at me and said, "Do you know why? Because I heard Jesus talking to me when I was walking to my room. He said don't be scared and don't cry,"
I was floored. I said, "Wow! You heard Jesus tell you that?" He replied, "Yes, but I did not talk back to him."
Wow. Just, wow. My 4 year old heard Jesus speak to him, and was able to comprehend it and tell me about it. I think my heart was about to burst.
And as I was writing this, it made me think of how today's sermon once again matched up. It was all about prayer and what prayer can do. I'll be the first to admit, I'm full of doubt at times when I pray and don't get an answer (or the answer I want), but I witnessed an answer firsthand tonight.
Prayer works. And if you listen maybe you'll hear Jesus talking to you too.
I'll back up a little first.
When I started taking the boys to church at the beginning of August, it was a struggle for Daniel. Why? Because in his life he had only been to church for about 6 months as a baby. It was a struggle with myself. I was tired of feeling burned out or getting burned by church. We weren't feeling it at the church we attended for awhile when Daniel was little, and so we quit. I won't lie. It was kind of nice for quite awhile. I spent my whole life going to church on Sunday morning. I liked getting up and not worrying about having some place to be. Eventually though, the guilt started to creep in. That guilt was God nudging me over and over. I ignored, over and over.
Finally, I starting actually wanting to find a church, but there's the struggle of actually going. It's really hard to walking into a new place where everyone knows everyone, and you're the stranger. You don't know your surroundings and you've got to figure out how things work. I put it off more, but finally I was ready. I chose Calvary because I just felt drawn to it. I heard good things from other people all the time.
Jacob wasn't ready for the whole church thing, so I left the boys home the first Sunday I went so I could scope things out. No need to worry about child care when I might not even go back!
I walked across the parking lot, and was immediately greeted by 2 friendly faces. I walked upstairs and was greeted again and handed a bulletin. I went in the auditorium and found a seat a few rows from the back and on the far right side. I took in my surroundings and read my bulletin, and as I looked up, I was greeted by Pastor Steve. He took time to talk with me and introduced himself. Then he pointed out his wife, Shelley! As it turned out, I knew her from the Y! She had been the personal trainer while I worked there. She gave me a big hug (and we all know that I LOVE hugs!), and chatted a bit. The service was amazing. The music spoke to me. The message was just the right one that I needed that day. It was preached by Pastor Ryan, and was so easy to relate to. Before I left, I asked Shelley if I could see the children's area and she took me downstairs to show me. I was so impressed with their whole drop off and pick up system. They put safety first and I knew I would have no problem leaving the boys down there.
To make a long story short, I have continued to attend and just love it. James has always had an easy time. Daniel has taken time to adjust. When we started he cried and cried. He hadn't started preschool yet so this was really his first time being left somewhere (that he can remember, anyway), but when I would pick him up he'd be all smiles and tell me, "I LOVE my Calvary preschool!"
Recently, he's become hesitant of going again, and will cry at drop off. Last week was the worst. He screamed getting into the van. He screamed all the way to church. He refused to get out of his car seat. We got downstairs and they had to peel him off of me kicking, screaming and crying. He moved to a new room last week, and when I picked him up, he was happy again. He told me that night though that he still didn't want to go back there. I told him that we would pray about it each night, and so we did. At least a few nights. I think I forgot a couple. Whenever something bothers him, I always ask to pray about it and usually he agrees.
I've always been uncomfortable praying out loud, but praying with Daniel has turned into such a blessing. I don't mind praying out loud with him. In fact, I enjoy it. We pray each night before bed, and every day before he goes to preschool.
Now, to get to the whole reason behind this post.
I braced myself this morning for the tears and crying, but was still praying that all would be okay. Everything went smoothly at home. We got to church and he walked up to the lady who greeted us and told her all about his advent calendar. Then we went downstairs, checked in and off he went! Then he came back...but he just wanted a hug and then happily walked to his room.
Tonight before bed I told him how proud of him I was because he didn't cry when I dropped him off. He looked at me and said, "Do you know why? Because I heard Jesus talking to me when I was walking to my room. He said don't be scared and don't cry,"
I was floored. I said, "Wow! You heard Jesus tell you that?" He replied, "Yes, but I did not talk back to him."
Wow. Just, wow. My 4 year old heard Jesus speak to him, and was able to comprehend it and tell me about it. I think my heart was about to burst.
And as I was writing this, it made me think of how today's sermon once again matched up. It was all about prayer and what prayer can do. I'll be the first to admit, I'm full of doubt at times when I pray and don't get an answer (or the answer I want), but I witnessed an answer firsthand tonight.
Prayer works. And if you listen maybe you'll hear Jesus talking to you too.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Happy December!
Well, I didn't make it through every day in November, but 27 days was pretty good.
The boys had a great birthday celebration in Iowa. A very yummy CAT cake, and lots of fun new presents. Or "new" presents if you're James. He did get something new, but my mom also went shopping in our basement the last time they were here and wrapped a couple of Daniel's old toys! Get used to it kiddo. You're the 2nd child. Haha!
We were very thankful that Grandma was able to come over for Thanksgiving. The boys both gave her plenty of love and hugs. It makes my heart happy to see them together.
Sunday we drove home. It was a long, tiring drive, but the boys were good. Daniel even fell asleep for awhile before we stopped for lunch!
Yesterday was a bit uneventful. which is always good. Especially after having a busy long weekend. I realized though, that the advent calendar that I had been planning to make wasn't going to happen if I didn't get on it! I always get these ideas in my head, but never follow through. This is one I've wanted to do for quite awhile. Every day leading up to Christmas we'll turn a card over and we'll do something special. Either something fun as a family, or a project or an act of kindness. Today's activity was writing a letter to Santa! I had already discussed Santa with Daniel. I finally got him to visit Santa last year, but he wasn't overly thrilled. This year he has requested no Santa visit, so a letter seemed like a safe plan!
"Dear Santa,
My name is Daniel. I've been a good boy this year!
I like to read books with my Mommy.
I like to play Candy Crush and Soda Crush with my Daddy!
I like being silly with my little brother James.
For Christmas I would like:
books, a baby doll and a toy shark.
I like my preschool and church.
I'm excited for Christmas!
Love,
Daniel"
So much fun! I tried to make everything "doable" so that I don't tire out. He's already excited to see what tomorrow's is! I love this idea so much more than the Elf on the Shelf. First of all, those things creep me the heck out. Second of all, there is no way I'd want to find creative places to put that dang thing every night. Ain't nobody got time for that!
Daniel had a fun day at preschool and then we did some Aldi shopping after I picked him up. We were out of a lot of stuff! The boys were very well behaved though.
Tonight I busted out the waffle maker. I mean, I'm pretty sure I've only used it once since we got married! I even got all fancy and made them from scratch. They were pretty tasty too! I just don't have the patience to do things from scratch very often though.
I gave both boys a bath, but did them separately tonight. They have fun together, but I've felt something pinching in my back again this last week and set it off just by walking tonight. Ouch! Then after I tucked Daniel in I discovered yet another leak in our basement. So tomorrow I'll make the 3rd call to the plumber in the past 2 months. We cannot win. I can't let myself get too down, but it sure is frustrating when you don't have the money to keep flushing it away (see what I did there?).
But alas, tomorrow is a new day and supposedly my Christmas present will arrive by the end of the day tomorrow! We'll see though. The last place it was tracked was Maryland. Yay new camera though!
The boys had a great birthday celebration in Iowa. A very yummy CAT cake, and lots of fun new presents. Or "new" presents if you're James. He did get something new, but my mom also went shopping in our basement the last time they were here and wrapped a couple of Daniel's old toys! Get used to it kiddo. You're the 2nd child. Haha!
We were very thankful that Grandma was able to come over for Thanksgiving. The boys both gave her plenty of love and hugs. It makes my heart happy to see them together.
Sunday we drove home. It was a long, tiring drive, but the boys were good. Daniel even fell asleep for awhile before we stopped for lunch!
Yesterday was a bit uneventful. which is always good. Especially after having a busy long weekend. I realized though, that the advent calendar that I had been planning to make wasn't going to happen if I didn't get on it! I always get these ideas in my head, but never follow through. This is one I've wanted to do for quite awhile. Every day leading up to Christmas we'll turn a card over and we'll do something special. Either something fun as a family, or a project or an act of kindness. Today's activity was writing a letter to Santa! I had already discussed Santa with Daniel. I finally got him to visit Santa last year, but he wasn't overly thrilled. This year he has requested no Santa visit, so a letter seemed like a safe plan!
"Dear Santa,
My name is Daniel. I've been a good boy this year!
I like to read books with my Mommy.
I like to play Candy Crush and Soda Crush with my Daddy!
I like being silly with my little brother James.
For Christmas I would like:
books, a baby doll and a toy shark.
I like my preschool and church.
I'm excited for Christmas!
Love,
Daniel"
So much fun! I tried to make everything "doable" so that I don't tire out. He's already excited to see what tomorrow's is! I love this idea so much more than the Elf on the Shelf. First of all, those things creep me the heck out. Second of all, there is no way I'd want to find creative places to put that dang thing every night. Ain't nobody got time for that!
Daniel had a fun day at preschool and then we did some Aldi shopping after I picked him up. We were out of a lot of stuff! The boys were very well behaved though.
Tonight I busted out the waffle maker. I mean, I'm pretty sure I've only used it once since we got married! I even got all fancy and made them from scratch. They were pretty tasty too! I just don't have the patience to do things from scratch very often though.
I gave both boys a bath, but did them separately tonight. They have fun together, but I've felt something pinching in my back again this last week and set it off just by walking tonight. Ouch! Then after I tucked Daniel in I discovered yet another leak in our basement. So tomorrow I'll make the 3rd call to the plumber in the past 2 months. We cannot win. I can't let myself get too down, but it sure is frustrating when you don't have the money to keep flushing it away (see what I did there?).
But alas, tomorrow is a new day and supposedly my Christmas present will arrive by the end of the day tomorrow! We'll see though. The last place it was tracked was Maryland. Yay new camera though!
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Black Friday Craziness and Orange Jello Disaster!
Well, I messed up. I didn't get all of my posts in this month. I completely forgot on Thursday and I forgot yesterday until 11:00 at night. Not worth it!
We drove over on Thursday and got here at 1:00! Kendra and I had planned to go to Kohl's and Target on Friday morning, but she asked if I wanted to go Thursday night? Well, why not? We weren't celebrating Thankgsgiving until today anyway! Kohl's was INSANE. We got there right as they were opening. When we drove up there were a million people standing out in the rain. We didn't really have a plan, but we had Kohl's cash so we had to look for some stuff. She bought me my Christmas present...another fleece blanket. I LOVE mine from last year so much! She was also looking for one for herself when I revealed that I *may* have already bought one for her. The line was all the way to the back of the store and it went SO slow. It was not good for my back at all and I was dying of a hot flash, but we finally made it through and ended up with 5 or so things for about $18.
Then we headed to Target. I was mostly wanting another pair of pants and all of the clothes were 40% off. I ended up with that, and a cute sweater for Daniel. I've bought almost all of their gifts online for amazing deals, so I wasn't really in search of anything else. The lines were crazy there too, but Target knew what they were doing and had a great system. I think we were in line maybe 10 minutes. We were in line well over a half an hour at Kohl's.
Yesterday was a lazy morning. I didn't get up until 10 and neither did James! I mean...he woke up 3 times that night, but sleeping until 10 was great.
Mom and I went to WalMart and Papa Murphy's to pick up some pizzas for the game. Mom made queso and mini pigs in a blanket too. Then we cheered on the Hawkeyes to their 12-0 victory!
Victory was cut short due to the Orange Jello Salad Disaster of 2015. I went to pull out the container of pizza to have another slice. The container hit a pop can which started to fall, and somehow while trying to catch it either myself or the pop can hit the bowl of jello salad which hadn't set yet. It was on the top shelf. There was orange jello liquid EVERYWHERE. Mom was yelling. Kendra was angry. I was just standing there in disbelief. It took at least an hour of cleaning. It was on food packages, in drawers and shelves, on the walls, on the floor, on our clothes. In the midst of everything I was trying to crack jokes and mom was not amused. Although she started yelling at me to dry the shelves and I yelled back, "I'M DRYING THE CHEEEEEESE!" You had to be there, but we were hysterically laughing.
Kendra was still mad that I ruined the "only good food on Thanksgiving" and snapping at me that I was going to have to go to the store and get the ingredients. Eventually, Kendra, Jacob and I ended up at Hy-Vee. We brought everything back only to discover we forgot one key ingredient. The orange jello. Yep. I'm that dumb.
In order to make sure Kendra didn't kill me in my sleep, Jacob and I went to Drug Town and bought the orange jello and finally ALL was right in the world.
Today was our Thankgsgivng and the boy's birthdays, but I'll save the post and pictures for tomorrow night. Headed home tomorrow.
We drove over on Thursday and got here at 1:00! Kendra and I had planned to go to Kohl's and Target on Friday morning, but she asked if I wanted to go Thursday night? Well, why not? We weren't celebrating Thankgsgiving until today anyway! Kohl's was INSANE. We got there right as they were opening. When we drove up there were a million people standing out in the rain. We didn't really have a plan, but we had Kohl's cash so we had to look for some stuff. She bought me my Christmas present...another fleece blanket. I LOVE mine from last year so much! She was also looking for one for herself when I revealed that I *may* have already bought one for her. The line was all the way to the back of the store and it went SO slow. It was not good for my back at all and I was dying of a hot flash, but we finally made it through and ended up with 5 or so things for about $18.
Then we headed to Target. I was mostly wanting another pair of pants and all of the clothes were 40% off. I ended up with that, and a cute sweater for Daniel. I've bought almost all of their gifts online for amazing deals, so I wasn't really in search of anything else. The lines were crazy there too, but Target knew what they were doing and had a great system. I think we were in line maybe 10 minutes. We were in line well over a half an hour at Kohl's.
Yesterday was a lazy morning. I didn't get up until 10 and neither did James! I mean...he woke up 3 times that night, but sleeping until 10 was great.
Mom and I went to WalMart and Papa Murphy's to pick up some pizzas for the game. Mom made queso and mini pigs in a blanket too. Then we cheered on the Hawkeyes to their 12-0 victory!
Victory was cut short due to the Orange Jello Salad Disaster of 2015. I went to pull out the container of pizza to have another slice. The container hit a pop can which started to fall, and somehow while trying to catch it either myself or the pop can hit the bowl of jello salad which hadn't set yet. It was on the top shelf. There was orange jello liquid EVERYWHERE. Mom was yelling. Kendra was angry. I was just standing there in disbelief. It took at least an hour of cleaning. It was on food packages, in drawers and shelves, on the walls, on the floor, on our clothes. In the midst of everything I was trying to crack jokes and mom was not amused. Although she started yelling at me to dry the shelves and I yelled back, "I'M DRYING THE CHEEEEEESE!" You had to be there, but we were hysterically laughing.
Kendra was still mad that I ruined the "only good food on Thanksgiving" and snapping at me that I was going to have to go to the store and get the ingredients. Eventually, Kendra, Jacob and I ended up at Hy-Vee. We brought everything back only to discover we forgot one key ingredient. The orange jello. Yep. I'm that dumb.
In order to make sure Kendra didn't kill me in my sleep, Jacob and I went to Drug Town and bought the orange jello and finally ALL was right in the world.
Today was our Thankgsgivng and the boy's birthdays, but I'll save the post and pictures for tomorrow night. Headed home tomorrow.
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