tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69177187292711036542024-03-13T18:24:32.811-07:00Chibiko's WorldChibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-257582830951593082012-11-22T06:47:00.000-08:002012-11-22T06:47:06.896-08:00Day 3Day 3...<br />
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Two things happened when I woke up this morning. First both kids were in my bed. That's highly uncommon. Second I was awaken by the sound of water. Running/dripping water. I run out into the kitchen and the sink is overflowing onto the floor. Water, water everywhere. I called the resident manager. The plumber is supposed to be out. In the mean time I've been bailing pot fulls of water and flushing it down the toilet. I don't trust the drains. Now the carpet in my hallways is wet. This is becoming such a nightmare. <br />
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In other news I figured out how to fix the shower curtain DS6 broke yesterday. Go me! Now if I could just solution my plumbing problems...Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-10933401914502589072012-11-21T16:20:00.000-08:002012-11-21T16:20:24.443-08:00Day 2Day 2...<br />
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Morning went off without a hitch. On my way home from work a huge piece of cloth was flying around the interstate. Of course it get stuck to the front of my van so I can barely see. I pull off and clear the debris. Back on the interstate I go to pick up kiddo's. We get home and somehow DS6 manages to pull down the shower curtain rod. Great. I can't get it back up. What to do? Whilst pondering that I decided to wash the dishwasher full of dirty dishes. No drain in the kitchen remember? Yeah. I had to wash those bad boys by hand in the bathroom sink. Not cool. Bet you haven't noticed this before, but the bathroom sink is lower than the kitchen sink. Oy my back. Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-17068315149017961342012-11-21T16:15:00.000-08:002012-11-21T16:15:03.409-08:00Day 1So day 1..what can we say about that... DH left. He's officially gone. <br />
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Kids off to day care, me off to work. Sounds normal. When we got home I noticed standing water in my kitchen sink. I called the Resident Manager of my apartment building. Plumber was there within the hour. Good, right? WRONG. Turns out the the main line out of my kitchen has collapsed. The line is buried in the cement under my kitchen. I have yet to hear exactly WHEN that's going to get fixed...it's been thrown around that we'll have to move out while the work is being done. I'm *hoping* that we can just move the stuff out of the kitchen and living room (open floor plan) and put it in the bedrooms. Then while the work is being done we can stay at my parents. Not ideal, but it could work. The other more drastic option being thrown around is to have to move completely. Waaaaaa!Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-24178393134060338982012-11-21T16:06:00.001-08:002012-11-21T16:06:17.303-08:00Chronicles of Being a Single MommyDH has to be away for 8 weeks for training for a job. I though it would be interesting to chronicle my adventure of doing it all on my own. I'll try to post every day, but we all know how that works out. Soooo.....off to post Day 1!Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-38657051307056736142012-06-18T18:25:00.000-07:002012-06-18T18:25:06.469-07:00Trimming the HedgeYou heard me. Trimming the hedge. Landscaping. Balding the beaver. Hacking the jungle. Cleaning under the hood. Trimming the box. Taming the beast. Grooming the man boat. Whatever you want to call it I thought I could let you all in on a little secret. Its called Veet. Oh yeah I'm talking about Veeting the vajayjay! It's the BEST product I've found so far. The hair comes off easily with the wipe of a washcloth. It takes longer to grow in versus shaving AND it comes in softer. No bumps, no burning, no praying you don't clip the clit. Now, I have really sensitive skin, I'm talking only using Tide Free detergent sensitive skin. But this stuff, this Veet, totally did the job with no side effects. <br />
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Happy Veeting!!<br />
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(Image from Google Images)Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-57412719906078916752012-06-18T18:01:00.002-07:002012-06-18T18:34:45.636-07:00Time for a Update!How have you been? It's been a while since I've updated. I'm a busy gal 'cause I got a JOB! Yep, you read that right. I got a job back in Feb. I work as an Analysis a.k.a. really boring work, but they pay me to show up so I do. <br />
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Since I last posted<br />
*DS is now 6<br />
*DD is now 4<br />
*I have a new Niece <br />
*DH and I hit 10 years married<br />
*NO more diapers (they did still wear them at night, but now that's d.o.n.e.)<br />
*I've been taking my kiddo's somewhere special every Saturday<br />
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Oh I know there are more, but I can't think of them. :/<br />
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I'll post later when I think of something interesting to post. :)<br />
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Cheers!Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-902198564096419562012-02-19T14:16:00.000-08:002012-02-19T14:16:40.575-08:00It's Sunday and You Know What That Means....Well yeah most people go to church too, but I'm taking about Family Supper at my Parent's house. EVERY Sunday night we get together and have a meal together. It keeps us connected. My kiddo's love seeing their Grandparents, Aunt and Uncles too. My Dad's a great cook so it's always something tasty and delicious. Pork chops and rice are on the menu tonight.<br />
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Do you have any family traditions?Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-3934049335125542842012-02-07T14:26:00.000-08:002012-02-07T14:26:08.117-08:00Somtimes I Feel Like Talking in French.Parfois je me sens comme parler en français. C'est une si belle langue. Il est une autre manière de s'exprimer. Ainsi, ici je m'exprime en mon Français de niveau de lycée. Veuillez excuser les erreurs.Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-91308951402996815552012-01-26T14:00:00.000-08:002012-01-26T14:05:09.445-08:00I'm Now on Pinterest.After much convincing by my pals, Mandy and Anita, I'm now on Pinterest. So far it's been quite the time suck, but in a good way. :)<br />
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Follow me: <a href="http://pinterest.com/chibiko/" target="_blank">Chibiko </a>Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-65150676777676115182012-01-02T18:59:00.000-08:002012-01-02T18:59:05.797-08:00Happy New Year!Wow 2011 has been a year. Some good, some bad, but that's the way life works, right? Right. I feel like I have accomplished a lot this year. I got my apartment organized (now if I could just get it to stay that way), I got all that paperwork that needs to be kept, but not necessarily needed to be viewed daily organized, and I spent lots of quality time with my family. I also met a whole group of like minded woman over at Scary Mommy. <br />
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This year my goals are:<br />
*Continue to lose weight. I've been doing really good and I want to keep it up.<br />
*Keep everything organized. Everything has a place.<br />
*Continue to love on my family. They mean the world to me and there's nothing I wouldn't do for them.<br />
*Get a job. While I love being a SAHM, it's time to get back into the work force.<br />
*Keep on being a great friend. I love my friends and they love me right back. :)<br />
*Keep an open mind. You never know what life's gonna throw at ya.<br />
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What are you goals? How did 2011 treat you?Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-58518634856502599612011-11-20T20:46:00.000-08:002011-11-20T20:46:58.945-08:00Checking InWhat have you been up to lately? As the Holiday's approach it's time to wrap up some projects and check some items off my to do list. <br />
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Since I last posted I've:<br />
*Cleaned the burners on my stove<br />
*Addressed and mailed my Christmas cards<br />
*Saw Breaking Dawn in the theater wOOt wOOt<br />
*Set up my bill binder for next year<br />
*Scheduled an oil change for this week<br />
*Determined that at this time there is nothing I can sell on craigslist <br />
*Maintained my clean house<br />
*Shopped sales at the grocery store so I won't have to buy anything but perishables for a long time<br />
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To do yet:<br />
*Deep clean the carpets especially in the living room<br />
*Back-up the digital photo's to my external hard drive<br />
*Put the cover on the sandbox<br />
*Find pics to put in some of the cute picture frames I got at Kohl's<br />
*File my taxes (BAD Chibiko!!)<br />
*Apply for a job should the right type of job come along...not in any hurry here 'cause it's a pain in the butt to find daycare that will transport DD3 to preschool, but it's definitely on the back burnerChibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-886041943125309652011-11-08T16:45:00.000-08:002012-02-04T20:09:23.492-08:00It's DeadMy beloved vacuum died. It went out in a blaze of glory with sparks, smoke and everything. I said a few choice words as I dumped the thing into the dumpster.<br />
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Now, here comes the fun part...which new vacuum do I get to replace it... I like bagless uprights. My dream vacuum is a Dyson, but that ain't gonna happen. So, what vacuum do you use? I vacuum about every other day. Do you use it that frequently? In the mean time I'm borrowing a vacuum from my Mom until I can get a new one. Since time isn't an issue I have time to save up a bit for a new one. Any advice on the vacuum front or really any other front is welcome.<br />
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On a side note I don't think I've ever typed the word vacuum so many times at one sit down before. :)Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-37490248057833592592011-11-03T19:13:00.000-07:002011-11-03T19:13:28.425-07:00Still Going StrongToday I:<br />
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*Eliminated 31 shirts from my side of the closet<br />
*Handed out my kiddo's school pics<br />
*Got caught up on laundry<br />
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I also ran a bunch of errands that took up most of my morning. DD3 is sick so I took her to the Doctors this afternoon. Turns out she has the croup and her 2nd ever ear infection. Poor little chickadee. <br />
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Let's see how I'm fairing on the to do list.<br />
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To do yet:<br />
*Deep clean the carpets especially in the living room<br />
*Back-up the digital photo's to my external hard drive<br />
*Find more stuff to list on craigslist<br />
*Put the cover on the sandbox<br />
*Christmas cards (It's never to early to address those suckers)<br />
*Get my oil changed (I have like 500 miles till it's due)<br />
*Get my next years bill binder set up and ready for action<br />
*Find pics to put in some of the cute picture frames I got at Kohl's<br />
*File my taxes (BAD Chibiko!!)<br />
*See Breaking Dawn in the theater...living the high life there :)<br />
*Apply for a job should the right type of job come along...not in any hurry here 'cause it's a pain in the butt to find daycare that will transport DD3 to preschool, but it's definitely on the back burner<br />
*Stop making insanely long to do lists and take time to enjoy life<br />
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Not bad, but there's still a lot of work to do. How are your projects coming along? I'd love to hear about them.Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-6335675888624969742011-11-02T15:20:00.000-07:002011-11-02T15:20:41.759-07:00Follow Me and I'll Follow You BackWe all work hard on our blogs and we all love readers. It's hard to get a blog going and get a steady base of readers. So, I thought that we could follow each other. :) Follow me and I'll follow you back. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. <br />
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I can't wait to see what you've been working on!Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-67214624999832938362011-11-02T10:05:00.000-07:002011-11-02T15:18:05.337-07:00Keeping up the MomentumToday I'm keeping up the momentum from yesterday. I'm going to list here all the things I've done today and keep updating the list until it's time for bed. Here we go! Today I:<br />
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*Scrubbed the trashcan in the kitchen<br />
*Went through DS5's clothes and eliminated the ones that don't fit right, I just don't like or are out of season.<br />
*Organized theDS5's backstock clothes according to size so we'll be ready when he grows<br />
*Organized the DVDs according to adult/kid and then put series together. We had double of some DVDs. Who knew?<br />
*Clean out the inboxes on both of my email accounts<br />
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The day is still young. We'll have to see what else I can add to the list.<br />
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*Sold the stroller listed on craigslist. Cash in my pocket. Cha-ching! <br />
*Went through the books in the kid's library and eliminated the books they no longer read<br />
*Washed all the filters on the vacuum<br />
*Sorted through the toys and eliminated the toys that are no longer played with. I also put some toys up for later this winterChibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-73289508562556994562011-11-01T17:38:00.000-07:002011-11-01T20:24:35.825-07:00Getting Ready for WinterI have been a busy bee today getting ready for winter. The weather's supposed to turn tomorrow so I wanted to get as much done today as I could. Sooo today I:<br />
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*Washed the windows inside and out<br />
*Vacuumed the entire house including under the moveable furniture i.e. the couch<br />
*Got a flu shot for me and the flu mist for my kiddo's<br />
*Took out all the trash I could possibly find<br />
*Swept the patio and took in all the outside toys<br />
*Cleaned out the van (still need to vacuum that thing in a bad way...)<br />
*Gassed up the vehicles<br />
*Filed all the paperwork for October that still needed filing<br />
*Ran the books and plates up to the neighbor where they belong<br />
*Went grocery shopping stocking up on staples and water. Don't want to haul that crap in the snow.<br />
*Refilled my medication<br />
*Put the pillow cases on the new pillows and chucked the old pillows<br />
*Put away all the crap that seemed to migrate it's way into my big closet<br />
*Walk to school to pick up DS5 and play at the playground<br />
*Put away the fishing gear<br />
*Listed a stroller on craigslist<br />
*Sorted and filed all the photo's I've been meaning to sort and file<br />
*Got everything written down in next years calendar that I am aware of<br />
*Wiped down the bathroom<br />
*Dusted the living room<br />
*Emptied and reloaded the dishwasher<br />
*Hand washed all the knives that are hand wash only and wiped out the kitchen sink<br />
*Put away in clear shoe boxes all sandels<br />
*Put away all the light jackets and brought out the winter coats<br />
*Threw away the show organizer that the kids broke<br />
*Sorted the laundry for tomorrow<br />
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That's it so far, but the night is still young. :) We'll have to see what else I can find to do before the bad weather hits. Nothing like being prepared in a well stocked, clean and organized house.<br />
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To do yet:<br />
*Deep clean the carpets especially in the living room<br />
*Sort through the hand-me-downs DS got from my cousin and put away the clothes that will fit this winter<br />
*Sort through the toys and eliminate the toys that are not being played with...either donate or put away for later when the snow really hits and the "I'm bored" comes out. Wala new toys.<br />
*Back-up the digital photo's to my external hard drive<br />
*Clean out my emails in boxes<br />
*Find more stuff to list on craigslist<br />
*Put the cover on the sandbox<br />
*Christmas cards (It's never to early to address those suckers)<br />
*Give out the kid's school pics<br />
*Re-evaluate the kid's bookshelf...it's just not working...they can't seem to put the books away themselves<br />
*Get my oil changed (I have like 500 miles till it's due)<br />
*Get my next years bill binder set up and ready for action<br />
*Find pics to put in some of the cute picture frames I got at Kohl's<br />
*File my taxes (BAD Chibiko!!)<br />
*I will keep up on laundry (the bane of my existence)<br />
*See Breaking Dawn in the theater...living the high life there :)<br />
*Apply for a job should the right type of job come along...not in any hurry here 'cause it's a pain in the butt to find daycare that will transport DD3 to preschool, but it's definitely on the back burner<br />
*Stop making insanely long to do lists and take time to enjoy lifeChibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-45737343342435337722011-10-31T14:45:00.000-07:002011-10-31T14:51:10.139-07:00Tis the Season for Needing HelpI volunteered for WIC for a long time. I got to know the ins and outs of the system. I thought that I would post some helpful links here for those of you living in Iowa. Please feel free to ask me questions if you have any. I am well versed with all of these agencies. If you need something that's not posted here please ask me. I probably know that system too, but forgot to add it to the list. These are in no particular order. <br />
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<b>*Childcare Assistance*</b><br />
<a href="http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/Consumers/Child_Care/CCAssistance/CCAforConsumers.html">General Web site</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/policyanalysis/PolicyManualPages/Manual_Documents/Forms/470-3624.pdf">Application</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/policyanalysis/PolicyManualPages/Manual_Documents/Forms/470-3624.pdf" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <br />
<b>*<a href="http://www.idph.state.ia.us/wic/">WIC</a>*</b><br />
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<b>*Food Assistance*</b> Also Title 19 Medical Coverage<br />
<a href="http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/consumers/assistance_programs/foodassistance/">General Web site</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/policyanalysis/PolicyManualPages/Manual_Documents/Forms/470-0462.pdf">Application</a><br />
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<b>*Hawk-i*</b> NOT Title 19. State of IA program that is awesome. <br />
<a href="http://www.hawk-i.org/en_US/index.html">General Web site</a><br />
<a href="http://www.hawk-i.org/en_US/docs/hawk-i_application.pdf">Application</a><br />
<a href="http://www.hawk-i.org/en_US/docs/hawk-i_application.pdf" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br />
<div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"></div><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><b>*<a href="http://www.drakeheadstart.org/">Drake Head Start</a>* </b></div><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><b>*<a href="http://www.idph.state.ia.us/">Iowa Dept of Public Heath</a>*</b></div><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><b><a href="http://www.idph.state.ia.us/webmap/default.asp?map=wic_agencies&fb_source=message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><br />
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Saturday, November 12th from 10am - 2 pm<br />
It is being held at the Hy-Vee Hall in Downtown Des Moines (if you need directions feel free to ask me)<br />
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There will be free family entertainment, free family portraits, free haircuts, a heath fair and even a kid zone. They will also be giving away 5,000 bags of groceries.<br />
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How cool is this?!?! Spread the good word if you feel so inclined. :)<br />
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<i>I am in no way affiliated with this event or this program. I just thought that it was a great idea and I wanted to share.</i>Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-12242748165568819132011-10-31T13:47:00.000-07:002011-10-31T14:10:55.226-07:00I Am A Bad MommyI forgot to take pictures of them in their Halloween costumes. *headpalm* Last night was trick or treat. We do it on the 30th here. They made quite the haul I've gotta say. The weather wasn't too shabby either.<br />
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So imagine an Army guy in an authentic army outfit bought at <a href="http://www.iowanationalguard.com/">Camp Dodge</a> (a National Guard base). And now imagine a black and yellow bumble bee complete with one stinger. Cute, eh?<br />
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A couple of observations:<br />
1) The big kids don't let the littles go first. DD3 was being ran over all night long.<br />
2) Whatever happened to Thank You? I know mine said it each and every time, but that was not the norm.<br />
3) It appears that the understanding of the word ONE is lost. I saw many kids grabbing handfuls of candy after they were told to just take one. So many houses ran out of candy early. It's not fair to everyone else.<br />
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Now, I'm not saying that my kids are perfect, but geesh. Compared to some of these little candy hogs they look like freaking angles.<br />
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How was your Halloween? Did you take any littles our trick or treating? Did you pass out candy? Did you dress up?<br />
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Edited to add: I didn't take them to the pumpkin patch (they both went there on field trips for school). We didn't carve pumpkins ('cause honestly I forgot till it was too late). We didn't decorate our house. I know, bad Mommy!Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-15654691138089657402011-10-28T13:25:00.000-07:002011-10-28T13:25:44.396-07:00Holding PattermMy house seems to be in a holding pattern. It's not getting any more organized, but it's not becoming disorganized. I need to snap out of this rut and start getting back onto the organizational band wagon. <br />
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Anyone else feel like this? What did you do to snap out of it?Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-12550170944721875372011-10-28T13:23:00.000-07:002011-10-28T13:23:31.972-07:00Which Blogs Really Suck You In?Recently I've been sucked into The <a href="http://www.scarymommy.com/">Scary Mommy</a> site. It's like an interactive blog with a message board and a confessional. This site provides me hours of reading. Check it out!<br />
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What are you reading? I'm always looking for new blogs to read/follow. :)Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-5077218268849125762011-08-17T14:58:00.000-07:002011-08-17T14:58:59.801-07:003rd Day of Kindy and DS5 Already Gets a Note Sent HomeOy this is going to be a long year. He already got a note sent home that he was not on task and he did not use his indoor voice. Oh wise bloggers out there...any tips on how to curtail this behavior now?<br />
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DD3 starts preschool on Monday. Here's to hoping for a good year for her. :)<br />
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Three days a week it'll just be me and my bonus baby in the mornings. Two days a week after school I get two bonus boys. Looks like a full house on those days!Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-91157731877961215232011-08-12T15:15:00.000-07:002011-08-12T15:17:51.893-07:00Last Week Before School Starts.This week is the last week before school starts for DS5. He starts Kindy on Monday! DD3 starts preschool the following week. Cha-cha-cha-changes!<br />
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This week we have been go-go-going giving an great end of summer bang!<br />
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Monday - I was sick so we stayed home chillaxin.<br />
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Tuesday - I was feeling better, but not 100%. In the morning I took my kiddo's to the dentist for their regular checkups. The both got a clean bill of oral health. DS5 is already getting his 6 yr molars. Oh gosh! We spent the afternoon as a family at the <a href="http://www.blankparkzoo.com/">Zoo</a>.<br />
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Wednesday - We had a playdate with our 3 &1 yr old friends. They got to come to our house! We played inside, outside and went swimming. Oh what fun! Check out her family <a href="http://hansonfamilym3.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.<br />
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Thursday - We spend the day playing outside. I couldn't ask for better weather this week. :) We had meet the teacher night. I took DS5 to meet his Kindy teacher and see his new school building and classroom. DH took DD3 to meet her preschool teacher (same teacher that DS5 has had for the past 2 years) and let her have a chance to finally run around the classroom. She was in heaven as she's been able to see the toys, but not play with them.<br />
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Friday - We went to <a href="http://www.lhf.org/">Living History Farms</a> and spent the day there. We had the chance to pet horses, piglets, and see chickens. The kiddo's had a blast running around the different farms and visiting the various buildings in "town." We got to drink Sarsaparilla straight from the brown bottle and buy some lemon drops at the General Store. <br />
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What has your week looked like? Do you have any fun ideas to do on the weekends with kiddos?Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-1412757625046646582011-08-05T15:04:00.000-07:002011-08-05T15:04:28.641-07:00How Has Your Summer Been?We've had a busy summer here. We've been to the zoo, the Science Center, Living History Farms, downtown Des Moines Sculpture Gardens, libraries in the area, swimming, the parks around town, and too many playdates to count. Whew!<br />
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I also started walking 4 miles a night. I need to get my cute butt back into shape. Any encouragement on that front is welcome. :) Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917718729271103654.post-70903909420030931482011-08-05T14:55:00.000-07:002011-08-15T17:50:02.861-07:00No Spending for 10 Days Part 2I had such success with no spending on anything non-essential for 10 days in June I though I'd try it again. :) So, here we go again. No spending on anything non-essential for 10 days. Like last time I'll post here each day with how much I spend on what. I found that it really keeps me accountable. 'Cause really, no one wants to fail in public.<br />
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Day 1 - $0<br />
Day 2 - $47 A pre-planned event. My budget was $50 so I came in squeaking under. <br />
Day 3 - $0<br />
Day 4 - $0<br />
Day 5 - $0<br />
Day 6 - $0<br />
Day 7 - $43.64 gas for van<br />
Day 8 - $5 spent on Sarsaparilla and Lemon Drops at Living History Farms<br />
Day 9 - $18 spent at the Farmers Market. :)<br />
Day 10 - $0<br />
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Overall a very successful endeavor. Chibikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078284691752376951noreply@blogger.com0