Frazzled

Frazzled, I am definitely frazzled...

You're a frazzled mom if... ( found this off the Internet )

• You know you're a frazzled mom if...dealing with your kids makes you want to beat your head against the wall...and you do.
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...every time your two and half year old point blank refuses to go to the toilet, `I DON'T need to gooooooo!!!! and two minutes later pees on the floor and you want to kill her, cry like a baby and sign up for `failed mothers 101' all at the same time, whilst still being loving and supportive so toilet training is not a negative experience for her!!!!!!!!!!
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you forget your kid's name!
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you haven't slept 8 straight hours in years!
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...whenever you go shopping, you hear the familiar voice come over the loud speaker, "Clothes rack over in Ladies."
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you look forward to the 2 days in the hospital after your baby is born...just to get some rest!
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you have all your kids in bed with you at some point during the night.
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...Wednesday night's dinner consists of corn pops and pop tarts.
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...your idea of "free time" is going to Wal-Mart WITHOUT your kids!
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you end up screaming, "I have needs too!!" to 3 stunned faces
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...everyone in the house is screaming your name at the same time.
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you yell, "Stop jumping on the sofa!" 10 times a day.
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you sweep the floor 3 times a day
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...everyone in the store knows the names of your kids by the time you leave!
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you deny knowing your kids in public.
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you NEVER go to the bathroom alone.
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you try to give your one year old a kiss and end up getting pummeled in the face!
• You know you're a frazzled mom if...you have no idea what "me time" is.

So I guess I am a frazzled mom.

Brian's on a business trip in Louisville, he's not coming home until tomorrow.

Bed time is at 6:30 pm tonight!

It's been a year...

It's been a year since we've moved into our Monster of a House. It is amazing how much things have changed in a year. It's amazing how much crap we had to go through just to get it how it is now. Pictures will be coming!

Here is a recap of the this year (some good, but mostly bad)...


After moving in we noticed that we weren't the only ones living in the house, Water Bugs (aka American Cockroaches) lived here too. Horrible little creatures! Our house is now sprayed every quarter, so we haven't seen any inside since last year.

Brick basements like to leak and will flood at least 8in in the room where furnace #2 and water heater #1 are sitting.

Tore out 4700 sqft of old smelly dirty carpet and another 4700 sqft of old smelly carpet padding.

Removed about 7 billion carpet staples from our wood floors.

Brian refinished all of the downstairs wood floors and stairs and they look AMAZING!!!

We have gone through at least 100 gallons of paint and stain.

Had an earthquake that caused our balcony to crush a supporting pillar.

Water heater #2 exploded out the bottom on July 4th, and just recently water heater #1 exploded on Feb 14th.

Found out that our garbage disposal doesn't like me.

Woke up one rainy morning to 6 different roof leaks and two window leaks. It was more than a leak, rain was pouring into our house. We have a slate roof...

During a windstorm a tree knocked down our back chimney.

Tore down three walls and found a pocket door behind one of them.

Brian has become a master plumber, electrician, painter, roofer, and builder. (Remember, he's doing all of the work himself!)

So far we've had 4 birds that have been stuck in the house.

If you run all 4 furnaces in the winter, you get a $1000 heat bill. If you run 2 furnaces, your heat bill will still be around $1000.

Renovating a 105 year old house is hard work!

So, that's about what happened our first year living here. I wonder what will happen our 2nd year...

Same Bump Different Kid...

Kailyn fell out of her bed this morning...



Poor Baby!!

1 Month Old!

I really can't believe that Hayden is a month old already! This little girl is one fussy baby! She can instantly throw herself into a giant screaming fit without really working up to it and won't calm down until I pick her up. For some reason she won't calm down when Brian picks her up. Hopefully she will out grow that soon... So I spend most of my day holding her or having her in the front pack. I do love holding her though, she's so cuddly! If only she would sleep during the night. She usually wakes up every 1 1/2 hour to be fed, but last night she slept for 6 hours straight!! Maybe this will be her new schedule... No, probably not...

My Little Cow-Baby

Brian's Famous!!

Evansville Courier & Press

Kalamazoo Gazette
(from Michigan)

Ouch!

This is why we don't jump off the couch!!!!

1st Lost Tooth!

Hooray!! Reese lost her first tooth!