Week end review

WOW it's been a long time since I've updated! I would love to go day by day...but I really don't know if I can do that...but I'll try...
Monday...
I actually had a pretty decent Monday. I didn't have to work so I got a couple things done at home. Nothing really exciting happened, just hung out with the boys and waited until we had to pick Josh up from work.
Tuesday...
We all got up and got ready for the day. I had to work from 9am to 3pm. When I got to work I found out that my boss's mom had passed away. :-( So we were waiting to hear when the funeral would be and they were trying to see if we could get permission from the head people to close the store for a couple hours so that we could all go and show support for Debbie. Work was pretty uneventful, just working on inventory and laughing with Alyssa.
Wednesday...
Worked the same shift again, again, nothing super fun! :-) I really can't remember Wednesday that well...so that just goes to show you that probably nothing great happened!
Thursday...
Worked again. As a store we decided to provide dinner for Debbie and her family for Sunday. I offered to make the desserts cause that's what I'm good at! :-) So I decided I'd make a couple pies and some cupcakes so that they'd have some variety. Cole had his 9 month check up...I know a little late...but at least we had it. No shots, so that was nice...however, Cole's growth curve has dropped off. He's gone from the 50% in height and weight to the 20%. The Dr isn't SUPER concerned because of how proportional he is. Also he's SO active that the dr thinks that he's just burning up all the calories he's taking in and he's not getting enough to stick around to help him grow. So he gave us a prescription to let him eat whenever the mood strikes him (which he already does! He's such a good little eater!) and to keep up with the breastfeeding. The dr also said that if his growth curve doesn't pick up again by a year he's going to do some blood tests to make sure that everything is okay. We are scheduled for a weight check on the 10th of April and then he has his one year check up on the 15th of May. I'll update you all on how he's doing. When we got home that afternoon, I decided I was going to make chicken fett alfredo for dinner. So we had that and some green beans and then I made some YUMMY Cheddar Bay Buscuits! Seriously, they were SOOOO delicious! Josh loved them so much that he asked that I make them again for Friday's dinner. :-)
Friday...
I didn't have to work, so that was nice. We got Ryan off to school and Josh off to work and then Cole and I stopped by Safeway to hit some supersales and then headed home. By the time we got home, I had enough time to put all the groceries away before heading back to the school to pick up Ryan. I talked to Mrs. Bosch and she was telling me that Ryan's week was okay. She said there were just as many good things as negative things and that his biggest problem is staying on task. She said he was doing good in small reading group but when the whole class would do things, he would just kind of wander off to the other side of the room. Anyone who knows Ryan, knows that ever since he was a baby, he's not been that great in bigger groups. He definitely walks to his own beat, so groups have always been an issue with him. Mrs. Bosch thinks he will grow out of it, she's not sure if it will be this year, but she thinks he will be fine. She keeps telling me that he's not really being naughty, just mostly off task. She said she thinks he will do really well in first grade because he will have his own desk and things will be much more structured. I sure hope she's right!! :-) Friday night, I made the cupcakes, but I waited on the pies cause I wanted them to be as fresh as possible.
Saturday...
Oh Saturday...I got up early so I could get started on the pies, they turned out really good, I wish I would have taken pictures! I did break part of the crust on the raspberry peach pie. But in my defense, I really don't make pies...hardly ever! In my whole life, including these two pies, I've only made like 6 pies! So I should probably make them more often to get better at it! But we got those made, we dropped the boys off at Ms. Carolyn's and dropped off the pies at Gitta's and made it to clinicals on time! I got to work with two REALLY good CNA's, so that was awesome. Also, the girl that I was working with in the afternoon, I found out that her daughter is in Mrs. Bosch's PM kindergarten class! So yeah, that was pretty crazy.
Anyway, I think that is probably it. I'm going to hopefully get some pictures posted in 365, and now that the CNA class is over, hopefully I will be able to update on a more regular basis. :-)

I got this in the mail today...YAY!

I got this in the mail today! It made me feel pretty special. Yay for straight A's!! :-)

WOOHOO!!!

I just looked at my grades for Fall term and in my Chem and English classes I got an A- and in my math class I got an A!!! YAY!!!! I'm SO happy!!!

School and stuff.

I'm doing fairly well in school so far. :-) My math and english classes are going really well. My chemistry is a little harder, but I hope that I'll be able to keep working through it and come out on top. I didn't realize how tiring going to school fulltime and working parttime would be. But I guess it will all be worth it in the end right? :-)
Today after work, Josh and I went and got the boys and then went to the park. After the park we went to the store to get Ryan a coat. We found a really nice one that is super warm and has a zip out fleece. So it's really like a two for one deal. :-) Cole is over his yeast infection and thrush, however he still has a cold and his teeth are still floating. :-( But he's been much happier and is sleeping better. Ryan had a rough week. Starting Sunday he was naughty enough at church to get all his toys and books removed from his room. Monday he had a serious meltdown, to the point that he was uncontrollable. Tuesday...same thing. Wednesday...same thing. Finally Thursday we had a breakthrough. He only had one minor issue. We had a LONG talk about what was acceptable and what wasn't. We talked about how he was feeling and how it made Josh and I feel when he was not very nice to us. We talked about how we all wanted to be happy and the best way to make that happen was to make good choices. We said a prayer and he seemed to understand the majority of what we talked about. Today he had a much better day and before bed he told me how happy he was and how he made good choices today. Josh and I talked to and we are going to try REALLY hard to not reward his negative behavior with attention and to make sure recognize the positive behavior. That's not to say there won't be time outs still, but we are going to really try to let him make the choice to be good and nice so that he knows how it feels to make the right decision. He's a sweet, loving boy...and I told Josh that I don't think we aren't giving him enough attention, but I think HE thinks we aren't. So we need to respect his feelings and make sure that he's getting his fair share of mommy and daddy. I probably sound like a total yuppie...but these past two days have been really nice and I'm willing to try anything. :-)
So now you all know what's been going on with us! :-) The weather here has been chilly but clear and beautiful. This weekend is supposed to be a little warmer so we are going to take advantage of that as much as we can. I have a feeling our dry days are numbered. :-)

The weekend and first day of school...

So on Saturday, it was our plan to sleep in. Apparently Ryan didn't feel like sleeping in. :-) So we got up and ran some errands. Then we went grocery shopping. Everyone and their uncle was there. I hate Winco when the aisles are just packed! So after that we were going to go to the park, however it started raining. So we headed back home, made some dinner and relaxed.
On Sunday we all got up and headed to church, we were only a few mins late, so that was good. Our PA system in the chapel is broken, so the poor speakers had to talk really loud, but it was still good. Josh and I went to sunday school together, but Cole wanted to eat. Then he fell asleep but every time I sat down, he would start to fuss again. So Cole slept about halfway through RS and when he woke up, he wouldn't stop talking! He was making everyone laugh because he was just babbling on and on and on! After church Rob and Amber invited us over for dinner. So we came home and I intended on just getting Cole to take a nap, however, I fell asleep and so did Josh AND Ryan...and we slept for THREE HOURS!! It was glorious and we woke up just in time to head over to Rob and Amber's. We had delicious burritos and Ryan got to play with their kids and get his wiggles out. Cole got spoiled with attention as always! It was nice to get to relax and chat. And it turns out that Amber grew up in Ontario and knows people that are from SC3 and also her dad is the 1st counselor in the stake presidency! We couldn't believe at how small the world seemed! After dessert, we headed home and got the boys in bed. I tried to sleep, but the nap made me more awake then I wanted to be so I did some laundry and cleaned the kitchen, living room and dining room. So at least the apt is clean now. So last night, we thought that since Cole was spending the WHOLE night latched on, that maybe he was just too hungry. So we let him try some rice cereal. He actually ate it well and really liked it. Here are some pics.



Here is Cole in an outfit that was Ryan's that I just LOVED!! He looks so cute!


Ryan wanted a picture...but he's just being weird. :-)


And here's a pic that Ryan took of Josh and I...for losing weight, I still look chubby...I'm going to blame it on the sweater! :-) Ignore my wet hair and no make up...please and thank you!


Okay, today was my first day of school. It went well. I think chemistry is going to be tough for me, but oh well...I'll just have to work really hard. I had to work after school and it was ridiculously busy! Seriously, I couldn't believe how crazy it was...but I survived! Here's to hoping I do well this term and actually understand what I'm learning! :-)

So it's official...

I'm a student again! :-) I start school on Sept 22nd to go into nursing! I'm really excited about this...I think it's going to be great. Just wish me luck!! :-)