Tomorrow is really Monday??

So Friday night we had Trick or Treat and company over for a Halloween Party....

Jackson LOVED passing out candy!!

He did however kinda sound like a creepy ole guy when he yelled to kids across the road

"HEY KIDS COME HERE, I HAVE CANDY BARS!!!"

But he had the best of intentions!

                                                    

Isaac's costume actually turned out great!!  I had my doubt for a lil while when we were trying to get his fake baseball to stick to his head... but it worked out in the end, and stayed in place all night!

It is truly amazing to think that Isaac is now ten years old and that Jack will be three in four months.

Time is passing by so quickly it seems.

I can't say that I would want to pause time, but I do sometimes wish it had speed control....

Today one of my oldest friends posted a photo of myself and Isaac on facebook.

It is hard to remember him that little, and myself that young.

But looking at this photo just makes me realize even more how quickly time has went by.

Because even though I know I look older, I still don't feel any older than the day that photo was taken.

So after a weekend of craziness, I am spending today cleaning my house.

The boys room looks and smells like something exploded and then died in there.

My kitchen needs re organized after having family over.

and the rest of the house....

Well....

Lets just say I will be busy most of the day.

But the boys have all went somewhere else, with other things to do, and I am taking full advantage of my

quiet time at home before the madness starts again.

Brotherly Love??

You would think being eight years apart that the boys would manage to not fight like cats and dogs.... Well you would think wrong.  These two live to annoy one another. Or maybe they live to annoy me.... Either way they succeed in their ambitions. 

Tonight is parent teacher conference at the school.... I also have to get the chili started for our Halloween party tomorrow night, as well as start getting the rest of my decorations out and my house looking semi-organized. Good Luck to me!!

Who ever said having two kids was easy and no different than one... LIED TO YOU!  

When the second one comes along its like all bets are off.... Your even up... its a man on man defense.... Pick a kid and stay on them, they make it thru the day .....success!

People who have more than two kids in my opinion must be one of the next two things:  Insanely rich (they have a nanny) or option two:  they are just insane..... After you pass up the two kid point your out numbered.... its full on anarchy in the making. 

I can't honestly say which of the boys I would consider the anarchist on a typical day....... They both have their moments where I am almost sure (even in Jackson's young under-developed mind) that they are plotting my demise.... and their ultimate take over..... 

Isaac is however ten years old and is starting to get that I will if I want and what will you do about it attitude. Let me tell you we have had several come to Jesus meetings over this new found independent streak. 

But all in all I am lucky..... My boys are both Healthy first and fore most.... but they are also both (typically) polite and most definitely kind hearted. I only hope that this fire they both possess one day transposes over to something they are passionate about and that they use it to better their lives and maybe the lives of others.

Midnight Ramblings.....

Here it is after midnight when I have to be up and motivated to learn something...learn anything..... in six short hours..... So why am I still up? I wish the answer were simple, like Jackson is awake, or I am watching a six hour Halloween Michael Myers movie extravaganza..... But Jackson is not awake and my television isn't even turned on. My brain on the other hand seems to be broadcasting several channels tonight.

It is one of those nights where I swear my mind itself just may have multi personalities.... one thought battling the other for my attention. Some of these thoughts are idle..... like oh my gosh I didn't put the clothes in the dryer ( OK this really could be a prob because I think my clothes for tomorrow are down there) and some thoughts range to not so idle things like " Am I doing whats best for my boys by having such demands on my time". 

Time is something I have thought about alot lately. It is something that none of us are promised and yet it is one of the biggest things taken for granted. Two times this year when faced with what medical professionals would call a routine cardiac procedure( but I say anything invasive is not routine for me) I sat and seriously thought about what have I done with my time, have I made the right decisions, would my boys know their mother if one day I were gone. These thoughts creep in like a ghost in the darkness and yet even when we know they may be unfounded we give these thoughts our full attention. 

 

So tonight after receiving a phone call I had prayed I would never get again, I am sitting and thinking how unlucky can I really get..... Lets be honest a Heart Cath is really not that big of a deal ( OK maybe I am trying to talk myself down here) they do them everyday, several a day, with great outcomes for the most part. I myself have had two in less then a year, and I know how routine they are to the doctors and staff(that I am thankful for), but I also know the fear I feel every time, and how no matter how many times I have them done nothing seems routine about it. I unfortunately know the risks associated, they aren't just words to me, I get the serious implications and possible happenings. But as one of my Professors told me.... "don't be a baby, your too young, get it fixed."  If only they could figure it out and fix it this time.... 

So I am throwing out a question into the great void..... Knowing that no one is promised tomorrow.... That even yet this hour our lives could be forever changed..... That time and death do not discriminate....  

Has your time been more than just routine???

What a week......

So, I have been slacking. School has started again for not only myself but for Isaac which has brought with it homework, sports, school meetings, more homework, less sleep, and just a general feeling of holy cow when is Christmas break?? 

The boys are doing great! We have perfected Jackson's Halloween costume ( it was easy, Old Navy shipped it directly), and Isaac's is receiving finishing touches this week. Jackson is going as the Monkey we all know him to be, and Isaac as a local little league player ( who caught the ball in the side of his head). We will be having a small get together on trick or treat night, when Isaac goes and makes the rounds and Jackson hands out candy from our front porch. Then we will have a living room full of boys watching the scariest movies that Disney has to offer. 

So last night was the monthly school board meeting. Myself and a couple of other parents spoke to them concerning their extremely relaxed take on bullying. Of course nothing was said about what was to be done, and I am awaiting any response to our concern.  I am not however holding my breath. 

Also this morning Walt passed away. While I know he was ready to go and that he missed Marilyn more than any of us could ever understand, it is still sad knowing that he is gone. On a personal note with that I was so hoping you would get to see the Cardinals win another World Series Walt. 

So I am being made to do another blog for one of my health marketing classes. It is about family health and I am not sure how much I will keep it up after the class is done, but here is the link anyway:

http://toyourfamilieshealth.wordpress.com

So Everyone enjoy this amazing weather and have a great Halloween!!