home and gone again

we had jim home for 4 days...and they were fun filled days!...he came home on thursday night while i was at my first tupperware party(i am a consultant now)...the kids were being baby sat and jim came home earlier than i had thought...i was on my way home anyway so when i got there the kids were in bed(what a great sitter)and jim was still in his work clothes...so i rushed and gave him a kiss then out the door again to drive the sitter home...mean time jim showered, thank goodness...no dirt in my new sheets!!!!!...we were up for a long time talking it was really nice...then we fell asleep...friday was a lazy day...jim woke up with the kids and made eggs, hasbrowns and bacon, while i stayed in bed...we all ate breaky together and then he went and layed down again...i had no idea he was tired...i am the one that was supposed to be tired...all week long by myself with the kids and they were both sick and not sleeping well...anyway...long story short...addi fell asleep on the bathroom floor while i did my hair and make-up...so i put her into her crib...gage fell asleep with dad in our bed...so i went downstairs and cuddled on the couch with the phone and remote and a bag of mini oreo cookies...mmm..mmm..good...i talked to my sista drina for like an hour while she looked up jobs on the internet and i watched a show on hair extensions...i really want hair extensions...since addi was born, my hair just will not grow as fast as it used to...and i am way to impatient to let it grow so slowly...so i want to help it along and get extensions...but jim won't let me!!!not sure his reasons why...he just won't...anyway we went to leth in the afternoon when everyone woke up and then to our ward supper...great food and a fun program...the MC asked if anyone wanted to sing a solo, so i asked gage if he wanted to sing 'jingle bells' and he got so excited and he started to walk up to the front where the mic was and we all followed him...addi was even excited... we had to wait our turn and when it was finally ours gage went up to the MC and told her he was going to sing jingle bells...then she announced it to the audience and asked them to give him a round of applause...and he got stage fright!!!...he turned around and burried his head into jims chest and sort of sang from there...so it ended up being jim and i singing with a little help from the kids...it was so FUN!!!...the next day i was up early and went to cardston with my friend chandra to a womens relaxer...it was so fun to laugh until i cried...learn how to belly dance...learn to live in the moment and slow down...and enjoy...got some great door prizes...got a massage that brought back germany memories...just overall had a great relaxing time and will do it again next year...oh did i mention how great the food was!!!...and lots of it!!!...then our husbands met us in cardston with the kids and chandra's little sisters bsat the kids while we went to the Temple...what a great and long day!!!...sunday was stake conference...and too bad they don't record the talks and then give them to you later like gen conf...cause i spent the whole meeting chasing kids around and making them sit still and be quiet...exhausting!!!...too bad i didn't hear any of the talks though...we then went to gramma and grampa's for supper and had a fun visit...monday was another lazy day...jim did laundry and finished packing...played with the kids lots...addi had to get her booster H1N1 shot...now she is terrified of needles and doctors' offices...(that is another story all together...)...i actually made a really nice supper...well jim started it and i finished cooking and preparing...we had chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing and broccoli...the kids raved over it and i thought it tasted pretty good myself...i need to cook like that more often!!!haha...i get into cooking moods...anyway...jim went to sleep with gage and i stayed awake for as long as i could then woke jim up around 12:15am...and he got ready to leave for work again...he left around 01:30am and drove with 2 other guys back to wabisca...they got there the next morning before the bus left for site and worked...we are able to talk on skype so it's really making it much easier than i could have been...today is thursday and he comes home next thursday, dec. 3rd...busy week...tues joy school and i was the helper...preparing for the christmas party at school...i have to work 3 days this week...so that's been hard on the kids and me...no sleep and tired and cranky don't really mix together...one more day of work then we have our japanese exchange student coming to stay with us for a week or so...his name is Daiki...it will be fun to have him here while jim is gone for the next week...so off to bed to try and get some sleep before the morning comes to soon!!!!

what a week

well...let me tell you about my weeks...jim left for a camp job last thursday to wabescaw...somewhere up north...and that same night gage decided to throw up every where...then the next day again throw up and diarrhea in the morning twice...the next day, sat...no puke, but diarrhea x2...then sunday diarrhea again...but this time it was less...thank goodness...the kids wanted to go to church that day so we went and survived all 3 hours...had left overs from the day before and that was sunday...that night addi decided to be awake from 2:20-5am...slept til 6am then again till about 7:30 and that's when gage woke up too...she decided to puke up breakfast all over the kitchen floor and cupboard and sink...it took a heck of a time to clean it up and get the smell to go away...then she decided to go and have a nap after all that cleaning...so when she woke up from her nap she had some apple juice and next thing you know we are all in the hallway...i am holding addi and gage is right in front of me and wham...puke...addi puked on gage's hair and all over his clothes, so i rushed her into the bath tub, cause by now gage is screaming 'she puked on me!!!!', at the top of his lungs and then started heaving himself...so i rushed him into to the tub too and they were puking together in the tub with all the bath toys i forgot to put away!!!!!...so another GREAT day!!!!...it was a monday for sure...then after lunch addi thought she should puke one more time...and then she was done for the day...and so was i!...i did 5 loads of laundry, cleaned the carpets and the whole upstairs bathroom...and the day still was not over yet!...tues was better and we were all free from diarrhea and puke, thank goodness...it was a crazy 5 days...now i am frantically trying to get ready for my first tupperware party...i am a consultant now and it's tomorrow night...i am almost there!...jim is coming home tomorrow night and we are all looking forward to seeing him...we talk on the phone every night...the internet has not been working for him up there...he is finding the work easy and long...but the food is good!!!...they work 12 hour days....the kids have fun talking to him on the phone and addi chats a lot, it's pretty fun to listen to her tell stories!...

work has arrived

we found out on Tuesday that Jim is going to be going to Wabesca, Alberta...what does this mean?...he will work for 10 days and be home for 4 days...we are excited for work but bummed that he is so far away and we think that 2 of his days off are going to be travel days...so that means he will have 2 solid days home for sure...we will know more after this first shift!...today is Thursday and jim just left for Nisku with another guy that he works with...so that was a blessing that he didn't have to drive by himself...yesterday we took advantage of the work news and another day off and went to calgary...yesterday was rememberence day...i got to go to ikea and spend my birthday money...i am so excited to sleep in my new sheets and cuddle with the kids...we probably will be sleeping together lots since jim is gone...bad habits starting again!!!...oh well it will be nice to have someone next to me at night!!!!...the kids took jim leaving well...i don't think they fully understand what is happening!...hopefully we will be able to skype in the evenings!...the place jim is going to supposidly has internet, so we will see what happens in the next few days!!!...keep fingers crossed!...otherwise we will have and enormous cell phone bill!...i have become a tupperware consultant now so i am hoping to be busy while jim is gone and keeping the kids occupied too...lots of movies and popcorn is in the menu!...we were able to go and see auntie rose and roland and mckinley while in calgary and have supper with them...i was a short visit...the kids were tired, especially gage...so we left earlier than i wanted to, but that just meant, home sooner too!!!...the kids slept most of the way home and then were up early this morning...i think addi gets sore bum sitting for so long and gets uncomfortable sleeping sitting up...so whenever the van slowed down she would wake up and fuss for a few minutes and then find her thumb and 'b.b'...and fall back to sleep...until the next time...gage stayed asleep until we arrived home and then went straight to bed...i hope addi changes soon to be like gage and sleep as good as he does!...

more stuff

so...we have found out that jim is going to fortmac...to albiansands, shell...but...we have no idea when he is going...it seems as though monday is the day...nov 9,2009...we decided to take the kids to a lethbridge hurricanes hockey game this week...it was really fun...we all dressed up in our oilers clothes, went to visit bachan then to dinner at swiss chalet...the kids got a kids meal to share and they had leftovers...hard to believe...but true...then on to the hockey game...we had so much fun...the lights, action, music, and twister(tazamian devil)...twister was gages fav!...the kids had a great time watching the game...they lasted 2-1/2 periods...they actually watched the game...we had fun eating popcorn and sharing a pop!...the next day i made jim work on the house again...i have trim around the bathroom door now and painted pantry doors(second coat)...jim was working on the pantry and was outside using the table saw...AND...2 pieces of wood came back at him and hit him in the face!...a scratch on the cheek and bruised gums and a cut lip and swollen...we are so thankful that jim was wearing safety glasses at least and wasn't hurt as bad as he could have been!!!...jim says "i broke my face!"...i really don't think he'll let me take a pic...so i guess we will have to leave it to the imagination...addi and gage have been so excited to have dad home this week...they are having such fun with him and spending lots of daddy time...it's been really nice!...we are really enjoying our basement...the couch is pretty cumfy...but it has a static problem...but still we like it lots...gage learned more about his feelings this week at joyschool...the one feeling that stuck out the most was 'mad'...he says 'aaaaaa' when he's mad now!...it is the weekend again...time is flying by soo fast...addi is getting so smart...when you say...'addikins, addikins'...she says 'ra,ra,ra'...grampa robison started that and now she can do it too...it is so sweet...it could go on and on...but i need to spend time with the kids!!!til next time!j