Quick Note

We had so much fun at the Medline picnic. But Tanner was acting a bit strange. He kept saying he was tired and would come over and rest from time to time. I thought that was a bit weird.. so not like him. He ran around with Lucas T, Jack, Will and Addie most of the day. He got tattoos. (although he was a bit scared at first so I had to get one) He ate Cotton Candy, Ice cream and bounced away in all the bounce houses. But was a bit off.

We stopped at Hobby Lobby on the way home (Michele and I) Tanner picked out some stickers (they were 50% off) and we came home. He fell asleep on the couch. I left him sleep there till about 7 and I woke him up and took him in our room. He seemed to wake up a bit and watched ICarly for a while. He dozed off and on.. i thought it was because he had no nap on Fri or Sat.

Well Rick got home around 8. We were in the bedroom and Tanner started stirring and moaning.. I said do you have a belly ache.. thinking he ate to much junk for the day... Well he turns to say yes.. and BARFS all over me.. right in my face.... So I start yelling for Rick. He grabs Tanner and takes him to the bathroom where he gets more sick. I clean myself up and the bed. We lay back down and I was up and down with him all night. About 3 Am he decides to go to the potty.... yep he has the poops now.

So this is what I have been doing all day today. Changing sheets and underwear as he cant get there quick enough. He wont take any meds because he doesn't like the taste. I found some peto pills that are cherry that I can get him to take.. but not as effective. I hope this stops soon as He starts preschool on Wed.. and Gymnastics.

Oh what a great holiday! :(

I think I have finally caught up on my sleep and feel human again.

I opened my ETSY store yesterday... http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5331391
Do not have much in it yet.. but will be working on that over the weekend.

We are off to the Medline Picnic today... Rick has the Annual Andy Golf Tourney. this is the first year in about 12 that I will miss it. But Tanner will have way more fun at the picnic.

I will check in later with photos!

Have a great one!

ITS OVER!

Woo hoo. The 1st Annual Medline Variety show is over. Our committee could not be more pleased about how it turned out. Everything AMAZINGLY went off without a hitch. Dress rehearsal was a bit shaky.. but it was great. The crowd went wild for nearly all the acts! There were 16 in all. Tanners favorite part was the Dance number... where they were dressed.. as he called .. like aliens.

He was a little sad that I could not sit with him. He could not understand that I was one of the Directors of the show and that I could not sit with him. He got quite sad and said "Did they ask you because you are so beautiful" AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW isnt that the sweetest. Of course I said YES... that is exactly why! He was OK during the show. He sat with Michele, Lauren and Ashley. I went out and danced with him during Neils Sweet Caroline song... that was fun and he was happy to see me. Papa picked him up for lunch and took him to Play land McDonald's. He is not used to not seeing me at lunch... I think that is why he was clingy!

I am exhausted today.. mentally and physically. I hope i didn't screw up to much at work... as I could not focus at all today! Next year.. I am taking the day off after!

We also found out today that Rick's car needs new wheel Bearings and a battery. Now you may be like me and think.. well heck that's not so bad. Well it is going to be 528.00 WOWOWOWOW I about cried. We just put 1100.00 down on a new furnace.. and 400.00 on new carpet! Why does every happen when its not supposed to. Well Rick talked to Mark our mechanic and (my Girlfriends husband) I totally trust him.. so no he isn't not going to screw us or anything like that ... we asked if it would be a big deal if we waited another month because we would have more $$ then. he said it isn't going to hurt the car. You will be safe... they are not that bad... and that there are cars driving around out there now that are probably WAY worse then what yours are. You will be fine to do it in lat September... THANK YOU MARK M!!!!! I so didn t want to take anymore $$ out of the savings account... we already did for furnace.

We also had Tanners preschool open house today. We met Ms Carsen .. Tanners teacher this year. I have meet her before she has been working at Younguns all summer. Tanner likes her. there are only 10 kids in his class. Will, Addy and Jack are all in there... but no Lane! Tanner will be sad about that when he realizes that. I am sure Lane will be too :( I do wonder how they do that. Will and Addy are also not in Beccas room. They are in with Sandy. Many changes ahead for the kids!

So on that note I am going to take a bath and go to bed!

a few days

Well its been a few days.. but I have GOOD reason.. One is that I was out of town on Sat Am until Sunday around 3 ish.

I went to the Scrapbook Expo in St Charles with some Gf's. Then stayed at Vals house and scrapped away. it was such a good time. I have not seen some of the gals for 2 years... only chat with on the message board. Funny thing is.. I will see Lynn again in 3 weeks at the Scrapfest!

The other reason is that I am exhausted.. LOL this Variety show has me so tired. I know that 95% of these folks have not been on stage before therefore do not know what is right and what is wrong and I am sure that is what is taking the toll. But today we just wanted them to listen to direction.. listen to what needs to be done.. and they all kept talking.. so I went "Producer Bitch" on them and started yelling. Thankfully it will all be over on Tuesday night.

Tanner is signed up for football on Thursdays, Gymnastics on Wednesdays and Soccer on Saturdays. Its going to be a busy fall!

SOOOOO BUSY

Its been an incredibly busy week. Between working on the Variety show for work, Farmers Market and getting ready to see the girls this weekend. I am exhausted.

I have sold well over 100.00 this week so I have some nice spending money this weekend.

Tanner has also told me that he wants to take gymnastics. He had a field trip there this week and came home and said he wanted to do that. He then gave me paperwork to sign him up. I called Westside and she remembered Tanner and said he was the polite red headed little fella who wanted to do harder stuff. She said he was pretty good. I am so excited.. there is some of my blood in there! Maybe he will be the next Paul Hamm and Rick and I can mortgage our house like Shawn Johnson's parents.. LOL

We are also signing him up for Biddy football on Thursday nights for 8 weeks. I am hoping all this stuff will tire him out a bit!

WOO HOOOO

Way to go Shawn Johnson!!!!

So tired.... I wish it was October. LOL. I cant see things slowing down till then. This week is another busy week. Today I ran back to work and dropped off the rest of the toys that I am selling at the Farmers Market. Rick and Tanner went to Jeanette's so he would not see the toys I am putting in my car.

Saturday I took stuff to Goodwill, but this stuff was nicer stuff and if I don't sell it I will probably give it to Young Uns.

I then ran and got a few things at the Grocery store and bought the last 2 mini Albums I needed. Well I actually wanted 1 more.. but was unsure if I would get it done.. .I did buy some paper there also.

Tuesday night I have a meeting at the Grand for CIA show. I hope it isn't to long! I just want to come home and sit and do nothing one of these days.

Tanner went to Kennedy School Playground for the last time this summer as School is about to start. He also asked me if he could go to New York with Boris... The little fella must be going on vacation again. I know he just got back from Russia.. Tanner says he asked alot of kids in daycare to go with him.... LOL I told Tanner that I would miss him if he went to NY. so he said.. "well i guess I will have to tell Boris that I cant go."

Up top are some pics from Sunday at Chucks. Kim, Eddie and Papa also took him to a Puppet show and he got some stuffed cats.. (of course) and a puppet theatre. We started to color it last night... he stayed in the lines pretty good.

I also put some pics up of the bonfire on the previuos post.

Sat Tanner had a play date with Lane. He was very excited. He was there until 1 and they also fed him lunch. He had his favorite.. chicken Nuggets.

I cleaned up the house and took stuff to GoodWill. it was an great day outside.

When Tanner got home he played for a while and then feel asleep at around 3pm. He slept till 630. Which was fine because the Bonfire for work was not until 730.

I finished up 5 more mini books to take to work on Wed. I am hoping to sell them all.. what a great way to make some money for Chicago trip!

He had lots of fun at the bonfire with Will, Addie, Bryan and Nolan (Benson) They ran and ran all over. Had sparklers and glow bracelet's and even got a special cup to put Special Medline Dirt in it. I will post a pic later tonight when we get home!

Today we are off to Cedar Rapids to see Aunt Kim and Uncle Eddie and to go to Chuck E Cheese. Tanner was up at 630 and said he cant wait to go!

Stayed up to late last night watching the Olympic Gymnastics.. I am TIRED!!!

Today was a good day tho. I sold to of my 6x6 books and its not even Farmer's market yet. :) I have 40.00 for next Sat already.

WOOO HOO

Tonight I have to go to my High School reunion.. ack 20 years. my GF's are meeting me at my house in 15 min ... I am only going Friday night.. the Sat night thing is $$$ and I have a work Bonfire to go to. We finally broke ground for our new building!

So we were up late last night watching Gymnastics. That is my favorite to watch since it is what I did for so long when I was a child! Well until I fell off the high bar on the the low bar and I swear that screwed up my back forever!


Anyway.. so Tanner went to bed late.. and today was the day he was going to Peter Pan at the Grand. He loved it.. but when i picked him up he was so tired.. and WHINY (sp) oh it was insane.. he was crying about everything that did not go his way.


Well we ate pizza for dinner and then I fell asleep on the couch and Rick and Tanner went downstairs to play. I guess Tanner came up and said he had to go potty. Well after about 20 min.. Rick wondered where he was. He came upstairs and looked all over.. found me sleeping but could not find Tanner. So he finally finds him and comes and wakes me up to come and see where he was.... you will never guess where he was sleeping....

Its hard to tell.. but he is sleeping on a stool.. in next to the potty with NO PANTS ON. He must have went potty and then got tired and laid down on the stool. Well i got his underpants put back on.. and laid he in our bed.. he is SOOOO heavy when he is sleeping!

I left him sleep.. I am sure he will sleep all night.. even tho he fell asleep at 645 or so.

6 Words

Emma will always be my girlfriend. Isn't that to cute.

We have been watching the Olympics.. and Tanner now calls that my favorite show.

I watched the replay of the big Relay.. wow that was exciting. I have no idea how they pulled that out.

Tanner was sad today as the kids at daycare got to go to a movie because it was to cold for the pool. He didn't get to go as I was picking him up.

He does get to go to Papas theatre on Wed for Peter Pan!

We went and paid for the furnace today. They ran a credit check as we financed part of it. I always get nervous when they do that! But there were no issues and we will get it installed within a month!

This weekend hopefully we can go pick out that carpet!

Well I got my haircut and colored today... man that is expensive. But I really only go about 1 every 3 months so its not to bad. I had her cut it a little shorter in the back.. so maybe I can go longer. She also put some darker highlights in... not sure if I like them yet or not.. but the good thing is my roots wont show so quick :)

It was a weird weather day for us. We woke up to rain.. and yes the patio stuff was out.. but I was to tired to run out in my jammies this time.. and it was raining hard.. so I would have been soaked. Later in the day Rick and Tanner cleaned the pool. Tanner was in the pool.. and it was cold! and it started to get cloudy. I ran in and checked the radar and sure enough the was a storm coming. So we came inside and sure enough right after we did it started raining.

I ran to Hobby Lobby to pick up the last of my stuff for Farmers Market. I am making 4 6x6 baby scrapbooks. I made the same one for Tanners teachers.. Miss Jenny and Bess. They turned out really cute I thought. I hope to sell them for 20.00 each. If I sell all 4.. there is 80.00 for my trip to Chicago! Crossing my fingers.

I also finished up a few of my other projecrts for that as well.. here are the pics...

And here is Tanner getting his package from Trey (Kris) HE LOVES to get mail!

What a busy day. I cleaned out several rooms int he house and have 7 bags and 2 boxes of stuff for GoodWill. I also have 2 bags full of toys and a couple other items to take to Farmers Market week at work. It feels good to declutter a bit. I am not sure how we got all this stuff. I am hoping to raise a few $$ to take with me to Chicago. Well to get more stuff.. LOL

My back is killing me. I was/am exhausted.

I did also get to make a few things last night for the Market as well. Some Halloween items. i need to take pics of them on Sat. And burned the crap out of my finger... it blister.. it hurts ALOT!

Rick made a fire int he backyard and we roasted marshmallows and Tanner did some sparklers. He also told us today in school they made torches and rings.. and marched around like the Olympics.

I am getting a haircut at 930 on Sat. So glad about that.. its getting long and will nto style anymore.

Well I am headed to bed..

Been busy ... rearranged Tanners room. I wanted to put his desk in there .. in used to be in the Living Room.

I am going to clean out some toys on Friday and get them in the back of the Van for Farmers Market at work. Otherwise if they dont sell there.. its off to Goodwill. His B-day and Christmas are not that far off.

Ok so last night was a bad night.. it extended over into today.. what is with that. I am not even going to go into details.. but I had a crappy morning at work. I did get some of the tasty spaghetti my mom makes.. that was the highlight of the day! Tanner and Papa went to Kennedy School to play, but then he did not take a nap until 215. I had groceries to go and get so he did get a bit of a longer sleep as I didn't get to moms till almost 4.

I had to buy the supplies for the THROWDOWN at work on Thursday. We are having a Tater tot casserole cook off. It came about kind of crazy.....as the folks at work were making fun of me for making a menu for each month. Its just the way I shop.... only once a month. its cheaper if I know what we want to make ... we have been doing this for almost 2 years and it works for us....

Anyway.... there are 6 people bring in the dish. We have 3 judges who have never had it before. Its just silly.. but fun.

I am off on Friday... THANK GOD... I cant wait to sleep in. Tanner is still going to school and to my moms. I may rearrange his room and maybe take some toys out of his room and sell them at the farmers market at work.

I am still also working on stuff for the ETSY store I want to open. I seem to have alot going on this month.. maybe I am stressed and that is why I have been crabby the last few days.

Tanner did get his package from Trey today... he got a Cailou talking doll. He loved it... was very excited .. I will post a pic soon.

Lets see... this weekend is clear! Next week we have meeting to get furnace installed, buy new carpet, set installation, Meeting at Grand for work, 20yr Class reunion Fri Night, Medline Bonfire Sat night, Chuck E Cheese on Sun.... The week after is... Tues meeting at the grand for show that I am stage managing, Medline Farmers market Wed-Fri, Sat Leave for Chicago.. sun Come home. And the last week of Aug... Variety Show on Tues, Doc on Wed, Sat is Medline picnic... and that whole week is Employee Appreciation week... I am sure I am missing stuff......It makes me tired to think about it.

I am going to bed.....

Tonight was not a good night at our house. Tanner threw a major fit which is something he does nto normally do. He is very orney. I think he does not have enough sleep since yesterday he took no nap.

He wanted to watch Family Guy and when Rick and I both told him NO... he got mad and cried and kicked. Well Rick offered to put on a movie for him.. wellt hat wasnt good enough either.. so Rick took him in his room and shut the door and walked away. Well i started to clean the windows and mirrors in the house and went and listened at the door.. and BOY was he having a conversation with himslef.. and everything ended with .. "I Don't like Daddy" He was sure suprised when he opened the door and found me standing there. I told him he was not very nice and those were not very nice things to say about daddy.

He did later apologize for not being nice and being a brat. He isnt like this often thank god!

Today was a lazy day. That's why I like Sundays. We were awoke at 6Am tho to a thunderstorm. I thought i had heard thunder and then more and more. When I woke up I remembered that yesterday I had taken all the patio furniture out and put it on the deck. So since I am really anal about it... because we just bought it. I ran outside in... my Pj's mind you.. and started to just bring the Chairs in the house. They are padded chairs.. so I don't like them to get wet. Even tho they are waterproof. I just think that the more they get wet.. the more they could mold or something. So I usually keep them under a tarp on the deck and take them out when its going to be nice for while or if I know we are going to use them that day. Yes I am insane.

After that... i went back to bed for awhile. Tanner and I got up at 9AM and we played ate breakfast and hung out most of the morning. He then wanted to watch TV in our room so I went and laid in there with him as I had a nasty headache. I slept part of the afternoon.

We then got up and played outside for a bit and made a pork roast on the grill. I then ran to Starbucks and got Rick and I a double Chocolate Chip Frap. Tanner wanted Rick to make him a slushie. Right now Tan man is in the tub and Rick is relaxing on the bed.

Today Rick took Tanner to Epworth Days... there was a parade and alot of the big blow up bounce houses and those types of "rides". He had a ball. Jake was there so he got to play with him for abit. He hasn't seen Jake in awhile. He got the biggest bag of candy I have seen from a parade. They were sitting at the beginning of the parade so they got alot. they also got picked as "assistants" and got to throw water balloons at one of the floats.. he thought that was great. Also a horse peed and pooped right in front of them.. and he thought that was hilarious!

I stayed home and cleaned the house.. scrubbed the floors and steam cleaned some chairs. I probably should have scrapped or something for me.. but I really wanted to clean. I am off on Friday.. so I will do that then!

Maybe more later..................

Brody and Michele came over to play. They ran around outside for a bit and played on the swing set. Then we came in and played in the house. Poor Brody hurt his toe on the tack strip between the living rooms. I didn't realize there was a bit of a tack coming up. I felt really bad. They left around 830... Tanner came in our room and fell asleep at 915 :) he was exhausted. He had a big day.

Friday....

Last night we went down to the Shot Tower and met a few of the First year players form the Saints. They were in town for the weekend for a Reunion. Jack had called Dad and told him to spread the word. There were about 8 of the fellas there last night. Not sure if more were coming in today or not. It was nice to see Brian, Bobby Gibby and Jon again. Jon has a son the same age as Tanner. so it was kind of cute to watch them play cars togather. Jacks wife Kathy stopped me and said "hey your in the video... your the little girl in the picture" Jon had saved a picture(I am sure Brian has it somewhere to.. thats what his wife said) of him and me and brian after one of the games. He sent it to Kathy to put inthe video tribute that Gibby made. I thought it was so dang sweet that he still had the picture, it made me smile! We talked alot about the stuff that went on that year. Even Larry's name came up. I think he and Mardy would have liked that gathering!

If I get a second.. I will try and find that pic.. I have been looking everywhere for it and scan it and post it here.

Tanner had an OK time. He watched my Ipod for awhile.. I had Toy Story on it so he watched that for a while.