Ansley

Ansley has really seemed to come out of her shell the past couple of days, I don't know if it is for real or if it is b/c she is sick!! Ansley has always been wild and talkative, but not when there are people around she doesn't know.

Yesterday She woke up talking away, she was bossing her little brother around and making him play pretend food with her! They sat out on the back porch drinking their "coffee" for quiet a while! I am sure they did a lot of funny things I can not remember when they play together they are non-stop.

Ansley is sick and I had to take her to the doctor yesterday, as we sat in the waiting room she talked about everyone in there as if they couldn't hear her.. Thankfully it was not anything ugly.

Mostly she was saying "What's her name? Where is her Mommy? Is she Sick? I have pants like hers.. How much longer? Look that baby has a paci. That kid has on their pajamas.. Why does that boy have on his pajamas? He is laying down.. Why??"

She got her weight checked (29 lbs)and then off to the room we went.. There is a sink in every room, and I should like that, but I really hate it. Every time we go she feels the need to wash her hands a hundred times.. So she automatically washes her hands, I told her that she was only allowed to wash them once.. She is smart.. She wanted to wash them again and I told her no she couldn't because they were already clean... SO.... She held up her hands and said no they are dirty, she bent over and stuck them right to the floor.... YUCK... So of course she got to wash them again.... Her Nurse died laughing and walked out of the room.. She then yelled at the nurse every time she walked by the door and asked her something, like where is your car? Can I have a cracker? Where is Dr. John? or just simply "Hello Mrs. Renee'" Then she wanted to talk to both nurses about her "boyfriend" (no they are not really boy friend and girl friend, someone just asked her that one day and it has stuck, they are just real good friends at school, he is a boy and a friend!) She told them that his name is Jakey-Poo.. And they thought that was adorable.. I really think she likes Jake so much b/c he listens to her talk and doesn't talk back to her much... she probably tries to mother him at school, and he is so laid back that he doesn't care! Hopefully they will always be good friends.

I could go on and on about Ansley today but I am stopping right there for now..



-Mary Beth

A Thought.....

Just a quick thought: Always make sure you take time out of your busy life for your self... If your life is not busy find some one that has a busy life and help them out! If you keep going and do not slow down, you will eventually just tire out and crash..

Reason for this thought: I went and had coffee with my Sister Lisa today it was nice and enjoyable. Then Dustin went and saw a movie tonight (by him self.. pretty nice huh?)
Then this evening I sat down and talked to my Sister Ariel about whatever comes to mind.. Dustin put the kids to bed and is home with them!! (Thanks Honey)

Routine

A friend recently reminded me how a routine was a necessity. I have never been a routine type person.. Ask anyone who has known me for a long time. They will tell you that I am never on time, I wait until I am "non-functioning" before I go to bed, I wait until last minute to get ready, some days I skip meals and so on.. To Put It Bluntly I have just Always hated a schedule.

That is until Sunday Night/Monday Morning. We had a very unscheduled day on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday night she would not go to bed until (well Monday morning) sometime after 1:30 AM. I finally fell asleep around 1:30 AM and she was still laying in bed talking to her self. I was so aggravated and I needed a Plan!

Monday Morning I got her up like she was going to school even though I didn't send her. I really like her teacher to much to send her a child that is going to be crabby and bossy all day. I made her stay up until 1:30 pm (around time she would normally be taking a nap) then she went to her room for a nap. She slept for a few hours. She was then fed dinner and bathed by 7:30 PM. She was in bed and asleep by 7:40!! Today's Result: A very happy toddler that woke up on her own at 7:15 AM, had breakfast, and made it to school on time! We have stuck to this routine today as well! So Far so Good!!

So Mural of the Story.... Routines are good for everyone!!

Appreciating Child Hood and Beyond

I say "and Beyond" simply because to this day I do still appreciate a lot of things that are done for me by my parents. So let me tell you the reason for tonight's blog.

Over the past few ( kind of over whelming) days I have really noticed all the things my Mom and Dad (mainly talking about Mom) did for me while growing up. Like making sure my clothes were clean or cooking/fixing my food. (not to mention all the other things that it takes to run a family) While it may be a simple or easy thing to do it is not always the most fun thing to do, It is a lot of work and takes time. I could go over the things that I have done this past week but it would just tire you reading it, plus most of you I am sure have done the same things and more.

But I will tell you the first thing that really made me appreciate Mom was when I fixed Breakfast Sunday Morning. It was not hard fixing it. It was not hard cleaning up but it wasn't fun either. The kicker was afterwards.... The Smell of cooked eggs and crescent rolls... UGH.. Right Away I thought of how much I appreciate when she cooks!

I have to admit I am still pretty spoiled by my parents, They always have enough food so if we want to come over and eat. Not to mention when Mom cooks it is Amazing! And if I need help with something Mom always lends a helping hand.

So when I am at home cleaning and taking care of my kids I always think of how this was once (and sometimes still is) done for me!!

So Thank You MOM and DAD!!!

-Mary Beth

To the Right is My Mom and Dad many years ago!!