hooray...what a day

so jim gets to come home today...he has been gone for 10 days...it went by fast and slow at the same time...we are busy with parent preschool program on mondays...tuesday and thursdays we have joy school...so we have been busy in the mornings...and filling the afternoon's with stuff...wow i have no idea what we have been doing all week long...let's see...we've had lots of play days monday afternoon i did a tupperware party...tuesday was mutual and gramma came out and stayed with the kids...that was super awesome of her...oh ya...gage spent the night at gramma's house sunday night, then she brought gage home monday afternoon...i borrowed her vaccum and she needed it back so it was a fair exchange...wednesday...it was quiet...gage was invited to go to gymastics with his friend evan...he had a blast and said it was 'soo cool, mom'...and today jim gets home...he left camp around 1pm and will drive about 9hrs to get here...he's in a van with some other guys so i'm thinking they will take turns driving...i didn't tell gage dad was coming home yet...otherwise i won't hear the end of it...and i get tired of telling him the same thing over and over again...we put a sticker on every day before chirstmas until christmas and we are also keeping track of how long dad is gone...we colored the square when he comes home...so later tonight we will put a sticker on it and he'll know that dad is coming home today...i asked gage if he wanted to go into gymnastics or learn how to skate and he choose skating...so in january he will start skating...i am so excited for him...i can't wait...addi had a hoot at gymnastics too...she really liked the balance beams...and the music!...jim will have to go back up to wabisca on tuesday but won't have to stay the whole 10 days...hooray...but still we have to do it!!!!...we've aslo had our japanese exchange student here and he has been an awesome help and company...the kids really like him and they have fun together...i just hope he's been having fun with us too...well can't wait to see jim tonight!!!

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

happy halloween

what a day...cleaning up leaves in the WIND...halloweening at gramma diana's...and aunt jens...picking up a sectional couch at the brick...which by the way is the same owner as united furniture...bringing the couch home and almost not being able to get the sucker in the house...what a gong show...thank you missionaries for being there at the right time...is anything easy any more???...getting ready for our party...which only 2 friends showed up to...it was still really fun even though we missed all the rest of our friends who didn't come...gramma and grampa robison were here handing out candy, third year in a row...might i say tradition starting...and michelle and scott came too...our basement is now finished...well as much as we want to do for now...it's been a long month...gage and addi had fun with their little friend tristan tricker treating up and down our road...it was worm but really windy...but who cares when theres lots of candy, right?...gage was a 'kung fu' and addi was a lion...what does a kung fu guy carry around with him?...a lightsaber of course...just ask gage...and what does a lion say...'arh'...says addi...what a couple of kids...all sugared up and wild...love it...well the couches are in and comfy, cozy...i was mini mouse this year and jim decided to be the hot cowboy...thanks to all the help today and good memories made...we love having family so close to share these special occassions with...now on to the next month and tonight we turn the clocks back!

continuation of last post

so on with the week...i was a wicked mom who had to pry off gage's coat and sleeve to get his flu vaccine...note to self...have the coat already off, and let the older kid go first...he saw how addi reacted when she got her shots and had a melt down...it was sad and it almost made me cry, but he will at least be protected now...after the long 3 hour wait we went to dairy queen and had super and ice cream, since the kids were such good sports...i felt really bad and it ate me up inside for that whole night...i do hope gage forgets the pain when he has to go and get his next one...and that is in 3 weeks...we are moving with such speed these days, that everything is a blur to me...the next day was joyschool, gage is learning about feelings and what they are... when gage leaves the van and goes to school, addi repeats his name over and over, you can tell she misses him when he's gone...jim continued to work on the basement after work, his dad came out to help...and then the missionaries came by and gave a lesson on how we need prayer,scriptures,and church to have balance...we need all three and can't just have one or 2...or one without the other...i have been working out 2wice a week...sometimes we sculpt the muscles...other times we do cardio...i am working out with some friends...it's really fun and i am feeling great and eating what i want and not feeling guilty...this week we worked on the finishing touches to the basement...the trim and cleaning and shampooing the carpets, getting rid of the drywall dust...man that stuff gets everywhere and fast...and it lasts and lasts...we finally were able to go to leth and look for a couch...we got rid of the sectional we got from jims parents like 3 years ago...and the fancy pink couch from jims gramma went to the thrift store...we are excited to say that after going to 5 furniture stores we found one that will suit us just fine...we had our japanese exchange student with us helping us look for couches...he was a huge help with watching the kids while we(jim and i) shopped...what a trooper...once we found the couch and bought it, it was late and i had brought the kids' pj's with us so we dressed them into their pj's at the store...it was kind of strange but it worked...we just pretended it was our house...we found a couch and voila...home!...now today is friday oct.29, 2009...the basement is back to normal and the tv is working with all our little game's...ninetendo...atari...n64...the satellite and the dvd...wires everywhere...but you can't see them...that's the cool part...hence the electrician who lives here...handy, dandy...today i found out that jim is going to go to fort mac on the 9th of nov...a 2 week on 1 week off shift until about feb...so we are excited that he gets to stay with pyramid corp...but sad that he has to leave...we told gage tonite and he had a really sad face...but gage was happy when dad told him that we would talk on the computer every nite...so lets hope that will make the time pass more quickly...oh ya...ever since gage got his 'flu shot', every time we drive by the place where it was he asks me if we are going to get the 'flu shot' and i say 'no, not today' and he says 'ok, tomorrow?'...and so i just tell him it's closed everyday so maybe he will forget about it all together and put it in the past...cross fingers...we do have to go and get a booster for the kids in 3 weeks...but then i heard today that there may not be enough vaccine and that they are saving it for the comprimised and that they may not even need the booster...hooray to that!!!...gage had fun tonite baking and decorating halloween cookies with his friend evan...they had a sugar high...holy cow...supper hyper!...but fun...will post pics when i know how...well it think that's a week in a nut shell...now lets hope i can keep up to this blog thing!

more recent newse

we have been working like dogs figuring out how to get the basement finished and it is now at the point that the rest of the house is at...almost there and done enough to not finish the rest for a while...STORY OF MY LIFE!...well a lot has happened in such a short while...we hosted guess who's coming for dinner last week...so that was people from our ward come to our house and eat dinner and have some fun and get to know each other afterwards...we are trying really hard to finish our basement so because we were the host for the dinner, jim's mom brought us out an extra table and chairs...when she was ready to leave jim suggested the kids sleep over at gramma's house...well the kids were sooo excited that gramma couldn't of said no even if she wanted to!...so we packed up the kids and off to gramma's house for their first sleep over without mom and dad...jim was going to take the kids to gramma's house in the morning anyway because i was working...and he wanted to get some painting done without little hands helping...so hence the sleep over...anyway we left all the ringers on over night and no phone call...hooray...the kids did great...i worked the next day and and jim painted all day...then when i got home i examined the work that was done, hopped into the shower and got ready to go and pick up the kids in coaldale...when i got to coaldale the kids were excited to see me...i got hugs and kisses from gage and addi just said, "hi, mom"...like 5 times...then she gave me a hug and kiss...she was too interested in the game she was playing with gramma...i got the kids ready to leave and go into lethbridge to see gramma and gechan...and all the rest of the fam...mom was having a 'soup cook off'...it was supper fun...michelle and dad made a brosch...gramma made a tomatoe chowder...jen and spence and the kids made a noodle and tomatoe soup...and russy and megan made a taco soup...michelle and dad won...we got there just in time to eat and vote...gage and addi were clingy...clingertons...and it was hard to visit...but the 'SHORT'stay was worth the trip...we were the last to arrive and the first to leave...gage is a little scared of sean...but they love josee the dog...and gramma and gechan have such great toys to play with...and the kids enjoy seeing all of jens kids...syprus especially likes addi...and well...spencer and addi really got along this time...addi had fun telling stories to spence...thanks spence for helping me out with the kids...sunday i worked too and jim managed to take the kids to church by himself...i was able to get there for the last block and teach my yw...the beehives...sunday evening we hung out and the kids went to bed early...monday was ppp 'parent pre-school program'...i wanted gage to get to know a new set of kids and i heard the program was great...and the kids learn about many different things...the program from the lethbridge college and it's the early childhood development program...so the student come from leth to taber once a week and set up stations for the kids to be creative with colors and glue, glitter, water...blocks...cars...blocks...all kinds of things...books...puppets...etc...and it's different every week...then monday when jim got home from work...we got the kids ready and went for our flu shots...well what a gong show...let me tell you about it later...i have to go and feed the kids!!!!catcha later!

happy thanks giving and we had a thankful one for sure...we are now moving on to halloween and trying not to eat too many candies...we are also getting over sickness here...only we were lucky only one of us got sick...gage...not so lucky for him...but for the rest of us...keep our fingers crossed...i have disinfected the house and hope to see no more sick here for a while...
gage is exceptionally talking better and understanding conciquences better...addi on the other hand...'who ordered attitude?'...some one is very stirn and well not going to go down without a fight!!!...she is too funny...a little of me in there i think!
gage is growing like a weed...i tried his suit on last sunday to wear to church...well it's been probably most of the summer with him not wearing it...and well he looked soo funny in it...he has grown like almost 2" since the last time he's worn the thing...now i have to re-hem his pants so that he can wear it for the fall and winter!...
addi is a talk-aholic...she has a full out conversation with you...and it's hallarious...she repeats the same thing over and over again...and so that makes me think she is trying so hard to say something to me and we are just not getting it!...too fun...she does have a good vocab now though...mommy...daddy...ge...(gage)...o oh...oh...puppy...bebee...(blanket)...opee...(open)...uppee...po...(poop)...so many more...hi da-ee...very fun to see her grow up...she is such a copy cat now too...soo much fun having a bigger brother...she also does not get to experience anything that she likes on her own...she just automatically likes whatever gage likes...does that make sense???...gage likes it...addi has no choice!...

can anyone tell me how to invite people to my blog site so they and read it too???...anybody???

long time has past

Ok...well here we go again...i guess now is not a good time and i will try and post another time when my children are sleeping or something!!!...really bad timing~