Ok, by one friend who actually enjoys reading my blogs, I am going to try to blog almost daily and include recipes, things the kids are doing and saying, and pretty much anything else I feel like saying. If nothing else it will be a fabulous way to keep track of my life and I can look back and be reminded that laundry and vacuuming aren’t the only activities I do in a given day.
I am afraid that these blogs will be short and slightly boring as my days are pretty much the same. Today was different only in that Joe was up with the sun for some reason, I was not, and the kids slept in, well, slept until 6:40 or so, which is sleeping in for them. So it was a nice quiet morning, they ate breakfast and got ready for school as usual. Our roomba (robot vacuum) hasn’t been working and that causes a major headache for me as it seems as though none of our other vacuums (yes, I have two, one upstairs and one downstairs) seem to work very well. I guess you could say our vacuums suck in the sucking arena. So, I took roomba apart, changed one of the brushes and set him down to see if he was working. Well, Dom and Nico really got into finding cheerios and other bits of things to put on the floor in front of roomba to see if he (yes, it is a he) would suck them up or not. He appears to be working fine, but I might use this tactic as a distraction in the future as it wasted a good 20 minutes. Oh, I should probably tell you that due to Nico’s lack of desire to poop on the potty I have taken away TV and snacks. But this means that in the mornings and pretty much anytime he is awake none of the kids can watch TV since we only have one, so, we are making due, but it does make the mornings a bit long, I will say that. I will give it one more day and see if I can break him. Yesterday he would throw a fit then find something else to do and not care anymore, so I am not sure if I have found his breaking point. But the house was definitely more quiet and peaceful yesterday with the TV off, that is for sure, and all three kids ate ALL their dinners and then some since their was no afternoon snack.
Speaking of dinner, Tues night I made one of our family’s favorites, chicken in lemongrass sauce with jasmin rice. It is one of the few meals that even the kids loves so I make it a lot! I want to be assured I have leftovers for lunch the next day. (It is one of those meals that tastes even better the second day). The recipe is so easy and so yummy and your house will smell soooooo great while you are cooking! Here is a link to the recipe:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chicken-in-Lemongrass-Sauce-103906
Try it, really, it is awesome. Last night was pizza night and I am lucky to have a family that actually prefers homemade pizza. I make the dough in my bread machine and then all I have to do is put it in the pan and add the sauce and cheese. I would share my dough recipe, but it is kind of a family secret. You will just have to come over if you want to try it! But that is where the secrets stop, I use whatever pizza sauce is on sale at the store and buy pre-shredded mozz cheese.
Alright, all this food talk is making me hungry. Let’s move on to wonderful things the are doing and saying. Nicolas is what we like to call, full of it. And “it” isn’t what you think. He is full of life, full of humor, and full of wonderful things to say. The other day at breakfast he was eating and said, “hey mom, you should make cheerios for the brothers.” They had already eaten, but I thought it was sweet he was concerned. Then he disappeared for a minute or two and when he came back I asked where he was. He replied “I was playing with my brothers.” Sweeter words have never been spoken if you ask me. This morning it was time to take Dom to school and I was rounding the boys up to get shoes on and he walks into the laundry room and stands at attention and salutes me and says “what do you both need?” See what I mean about being full of it? Such a character.
I am still training for a half marathon in June which means I am at the gym most every day and running around our very hilly neighborhood on weekends. Luckily Nicolas LOVES the gym childcare and can’t wait to go. As of last week I developed shin splints, which are no fun. Luckily they kind of disappear while you are running, once the muscles get warmed up, but as soon as you stop, wow, they don’t waste any time seizing up. So, I have had to take it easy lately, not running as much but doing other things while at the gym, which I hate. I realize any training or conditioning will help me, but I just have it in my brain that I HAVE to run, that is the only way I will be ready for the race. So, I think my shin splints were my body telling me it is ok to do other things, like bike ride, or even walk. They are feeling much better now, but it was a rough week last week training wise.
The big boys are just that, getting so big. Anthony has been working on his first “report” at school. He had to research and animal (he chose tiger shark) and write about various things, he had to make a diagram of the animal, then he had to mount all of his information on a tri-fold board and make it look nice for the presentation he will do at open house next week. He worked so hard and was so proud of himself, and I was proud too! It is neat to see your kid excited about school and learning and wanting to do their best. Anthony has also been doing great at soccer. I was reminded by his Auntie and Uncle that he used to be afraid of balls, would cry when you rolled one to him, so to see him running and chasing and play goalie, well, it is fun. And Dom, he too is loving soccer, sometimes a little too much. He tends to get really upset about losing, and even though they don’t keep score in his league, you better believe HE keeps score and they didn’t win last week. But, he pulled it together which was a huge step. I mean, the kid cries when he plays a video game and can’t pass a certain level. That is how deep his competitive drive goes.
So, that is our life over the last few days. The next few weeks are proving to be full of family visits, marathons, and school ending. I will do my best to keep things current, but blogging might have to go by the wayside in order to keep my sanity.
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