Family Friday

I have many wonderful pictures to post for FPF but it's too late and I'm really tired. However I know if I do not post something thing tonight this day too will get shuffled into the rest.

We had a wonderful day today. James took the day off and we went to Silver Dollar City with some friends. Our family received season passes as a gift. For a cool rainy day it was pleasant and fun. We hope to be able to use them a lot this summer.

I will post more soon but for now I must try to get some sleep. Prayers are needed in this department. Still not sleeping well after Thailand. I hate to keep blaming it on that but I have been so messed up since we returned home. My days and nights are still messed up no matter how hard I try to fix it. I am only sleeping 3 1/2 to 4 hours a night. I have been known to nap and not to nap during the day. It doesn't seem to matter. I have had about 8 hrs sleep in the past 48 hours and still having trouble sleeping.

Fun pictures and more stories to come.

Little boys and pets.

Last night I was cooking "burger cheese" on the grill. Noah was outside playing while I was running in and out. The yard is fenced and he knows that the grill is hot while I'm cooking. I felt that it would be pretty safe to let him play while I was in and out. We have a lot of windows and I can keep a pretty good eye on him. Dad thinks that he is old enough to do this, mom is still a little cautious. I kept a very watchful eye on him but was not watching him every second. So at one point I had gone to the kitchen and then came right back out. As soon as I came out the door I noticed that the dogs water had been knocked over and was all over the back porch. I looked at Noah who was not on the porch but not very far away and said "please do not play in Abby's water that is for her to drink". Noah's response to that was "the kitty cat spilled it". First where did he get the word spilled and isn't he kinda young to blame the cat. He was so cute about it. He has never called our cat Callie kitty cat. It was like he was trying to nark on her with out making her look bad. I also must mention that the cat was no where in sight. He was so cute and grown up about it-plus it was his word against the never innocent looking cat so they both got off this time. However if something happens in the house and he blames it on the out side cat...then we will know for sure.

I told you that dad keeps telling me that it is time for Noah to be able to play outside in the back yard while I am in the kitchen. I can see him but it is a big yard and he does not stay in one place. I'm not sure but dad may have a new opinion after last night. Not only was our little man busy blaming the cat he was also helping the dog escape from the yard. That's right. He opened the gate for Abby and let her go and then shut the gate back. James and Kayla spent the next 20 minuets running after Abby. I do believe that Noah plus pets equals mischief.

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

Today I had asked the kids what they wanted for lunch. Actually I was asking Kayla since Noah usually doesn't have an opinion other than chicken or "burger cheese". Kayla decided that she wanted a PBJ sandwich. So then Noah piped up and said he wanted a "p budder sanwich too". Then Kayla changed her mind and said that she would really like to have a grilled ham and cheese. So I decided to just make everyone a grilled cheese. She said that she would make Noah his PBJ but I said that he would probably rather have grilled cheese. So then sissy asked him if he wanted turkey. I really wanted to pick something simple that we could all eat. I was not sure why she kept giving him different food choices. At this point I began to wander who's side she was on. She was kind of complicating the process. He would just say yes to what ever she asked him. As I was making lunch Kayla restated for me that Noah really wanted turkey for lunch (remember he just really wanted a PBJ). I told Kayla that I was making grilled cheese for every one and that he would be okay with that. I said "Noah doesn't even know what turkey is". Well little man was standing right behind me and said "mom, turkey gobble gobble gobble". So... mom stands corrected and Noah had a new phrase for the day.

Yea! I'm A Big Boy.

Noah with his potty training chart.
Noah's new big boy bed

He really likes his bed- mom is still a little sad, but admits it was time.

I have been meaning to update the blog with the big announcement that our little guy is a big boy now. It feels like it happened over night. Here's what happened since the original potty training post.

I had prepared myself for "the long haul". If you have ever experienced potty training it can be long and drawn out. Kayla was trained through the day at 18 months and through the night at 2. With her the problem came with frequency. We spent more time in the bathroom than any other place. So when Noah decided it was time I dreaded the potty stops that lay ahead. I also figured since he was a boy we would make progress gradually. I was okay with that. What I did not expect was that he would be potty trained in a week. He had a few accidents while James and I were away on our anniversary trip. He has never had an accident at home. The only accident that he has had in public was at Walmart and he did tell me. I figured that I had time to finish up because he is really good at holding it. Not this time. He made a huge puddle and then even went when I took him to the bathroom. We did a potty chart for a month so that we could see the progress. He wears big boy underwear except nap time and bed time. He usually wakes up dry at nap but bed time is still hit and miss. I am just in awe that this was so easy. Dad has already taught him to go to the potty by himself. The only time we have to help is if he goes poop. So...Noah was officially potty trained at 27 months. Way to go Noah! We are so proud of you.

I also included a couple of pictures of his new "big boy" bed. I will post more on that in another entry.

If Only....

If only....
We all had knee pads.

If only...
We had a few extra persons so that we could rotate in.

If only..
we were ten years younger.

If only...
Half of us had not had the stomach flu this week

If only...
We had practice in between games each week.

If only...
We didn't use all our energy to win the first set.

Okay that is a lot of excuses but some how it makes us feel better. We are having so much fun playing volleyball every week. We really are playing well considering the fact that we do not practice between games and that most of us really did have the stomach flu this week. We won the first set- we lost the second set 22/20, and then lost the third set. The third one really got us. We are so tired by the third set.

Even though we were tired the real problem is that the third set we stopped communicating and we were not working together as a team. Ironically we can learn a valuable life lesson just from playing a game of volleyball. Some things are a given...Life is going to be hard and we are going to get tired. When this happens it is critical that we continue communicating with one other and that we never stop working together as a team. It is when we have strong communication, team work, and covering each other's back that we make it through the difficult seasons of life. We must not become agitated by one another but must encourage each other, remembering that we are all bringing different skill levels to the game of life. When everyone is contributing to the game, when we are focused on improving ourself and not the other person, and when we are encouraging each other on that is when we become true winners in the game of life. If we can do that then who cares if we loose a few volleyball games.

My Handsome Little Man

It is rare that I am able to capture my little man sitting still long enough to get a posed picture. We had photos of his big sister taken every few months. With Noah it is just too much to expect so we have only had professional pictures done twice. Usually I just snap pictures until we get a good one. We capture more of his personality when he is moving not sitting still. However there is the rare occasion like today where he was willing to sit for a short time and give me a smile. Hence the photo above and some fun with photo shop. He is just so handsome to me. I think that I can say that with out sounding too vain since I am his mommy. I Just love being his mommy. Even through the many sleepless nights and crazy energy that never stops- I love being his mommy. Thank you Jesus for making my dreams come true.

We may be old, but we are no lossers.

We had our second Volley Ball game tonight. We anticipated that they would wipe the floor with us. Everyone on our team is in their thirties or early to middle forties. The team we played was the young married so they were in their twenties. To our surprise we won the first match with a pretty big lead. The second match went to them due to a power server. They also took the third match but we gave them a run for their money. The third match was 21/16. So for a bunch of old folks that do not have extra time at the gym were not so bad. I think it's chasing our toddlers and trying to keep up with our teens that give us the edge. The best part is that we had a great time and that we are learning one more way to work as a team. Who knows maybe next year we'll sign up with the city league. Wait we already did that and we really were old. One of our guys even had to have major surgery. It's good to have you M. Your a terrific asset to the team. To all those that will have to crawl out of bed in the morning-GREAT JOB!

"I Still So Sick!"

This afternoon I took my medicine and gave Noah his. I have been taking my temp every day because I am still running a fever. I have been running a fever for two weeks now and have finished two rounds of antibiotics. We are still not sure what the problem is but I have run fever consistently for almost 6 months now. Any way that is not the reason for this post. While I was taking my temp (with the one that you roll across the forehead) Noah was standing there and asked me to take his temp. I rolled it across his little head and turned it around to look at it. Before I could say anything he sadly stated "oh man I still so sick!" He actually was right on at 98.6 so I said no you are all better. He was very happy to hear that and gave his usual response "I did it." Our little guy really is very witty.

It's Three O'Clock!

Noah really loves books. We have to limit what we read to him or we would never get anything done. We try to read two or three several times a day. He has access to them all day and we will discuss them but most of the time I really try to encourage him to play. Otherwise we end up with a boy who has too much energy built up.

At night Noah knows that we read two books before bedtime. We remind him before we start to read that we only read two and then it is bed time. After a potty break and pj's he picks two books and then some one reads to him. Then we ask him what time is it and he says night night time. We give hugs kisses then off to bed. Tonight it was mom's turn to read. We read the first book then I reminded him one more and then it was bed time. We read the second book and when I was done I asked him what time is it? To my surprise he said 3:00. Needless to say we all started laughing and wondering where he heard three o'clock. I guess he thought that he might be able to get out of going to bed if he changed the time. It didn't work. After a really good laugh we told him it was bed time and off he went to get his good night hugs/kisses.

We are so in trouble!

All By Myself!

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Noah decided it was time to get dressed. He came out of his room with this outfit on. It was really cute. His pants were on back wards and his shoes were on the wrong feet. He proudly exclaimed "I did it!"

I'M GOING TO SNEEZE!

I had to share this...it was really cute!

Tonight James was reading Noah his bedtime story. Noah has a fascination with elephants so James decided to read "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, I'm Going To Sneeze!" The book is really cute-it is one that he read over and over to Kayla. They had the book memorized they read it so often. As you can see in the pictures Noah was just chilling listening to every word. The funny part is that at the end of the book just as James read the very last word Noah felt the need to sneeze, and sure enough he let out the biggest sneeze we've ever heard from the little guy. Now every time we read him that book he ends up sneezing. Talk about subliminal messaging.

Sigh!

What a week. I have written three post but have not posted them. I'm not sure any of them make sense and all of them seem a little grumpy. It has been a long and difficult week and I am so glad that tomorrow is Friday. I'm not sure why though...the weekend looks pretty busy.

I will try to catch up soon. I really should let the week go and leave it at that but there were some highlights that I want recorded for the kids later. For now sleep and quiet time with the Lord are my best chance for sanity. Until then here's a glimpse... sick mom, sick boy, very busy boy, fussy boy, sirens, speeding tickets, van trouble, grumpy hormonal preteen, grumpy hormonal mom, big decisions, little decisions (doesn't matter the size decisions they are all stressing me out), on the go but need to stay home, why am I teaching 6th grade math, how many more appointments can one schedule in a week. Wait... an appointment was canceled because he got the flu ( so sorry to hear but now maybe laundry). A quick shower while Noah naps then fix dinner before the volley ball game...except he is awake and had diarrhea so instead more laundry and a quick shower for the little guy. Whew and that was only a highlight. This is why I have not posted it "all" this week. Not sure where to go from here other than good night.

Now What?

This morning we were watching a friends little girl because they were at a funeral. Lately Noah has been crying for no reason at all. If he has the slightest boo-boo he has a melt down. We have been trying to ignore some of the outburst because nothing else is working. He and Miss S. were playing in his room when I heard the familiar whining. I gave it a second (Kayla and I were in the living room engaged in school) then he was fine. Then he was whining again. He did this a couple of times but he did not act like he was really hurt. I asked him to come here so that I could address the whining and talk to him. He did not come but he did stop fussing. I knew that with S in there (she is older) that she would let me know if there was a real problem. He actually started fussing again and out of frustration (not concern) I went to check on him. To my surprise I found S playing in the floor with no concern to the fact that Noah had scaled the crib and was unsure of where to go from there. I must seem cruel for not checking on him but this is the first time that his cries have meant there was a real problem. Kinda made me think of the "Boy that cried wolf."

After getting the video evidence for Dad I did help him down and we talked about why he should ask for help if he needs something from his crib...ie puppy. I tell you that boy and his dog really do get into more trouble together. After the matter I asked S how he managed the climb. We had been suspecting that he was climbing but had no evidence of it. She said "he climbed on the toy box and then jumped to the bed." When he got there he had no where to go because mom had put one of his big toys in the crib to give them more play space.

So...I spent the rest of the day looking for a toddler bed and crying my eyes out because I was not ready to put him in a big boy bed. No luck with the bed. They are sold out everywhere I called or checked. For now we took the front of his crib off and are using it like a day bed. We thought his crib transitioned to a toddler bed when we purchased it. It doesn't- only concerts to a full. Now the search is on for a lasting solution, but for now this will have to do. Hopefully we are not about to regress when it comes to sleeping through the night.

Pray for your children.

I just wanted to let everyone know that you can follow a link in the side bar of our blog that will take you to a site for a scripture to pray over your child/children every week. The power of a praying mother is unmatched. Especially when she is praying scripture. It is simple...just click on the link and read the prayer and scripture for the week. Then pray that prayer every day for your children. There is a new one every week at your fingertips. Try it out. You and your children will reap eternal rewards. If the prayer does not fit the age situation or your child just simply scroll down and find a different weeks prayer. Just remember that it is never to early to cover our children with prayer concerning things "to come". What better way to bless your children than to speak it over them so that they have heard those words spoken for them. Also speaking it out loud means that the enemy will hear it as well. Remember he is not omnipresent nor is he omniscient so it does us good to "speak up" in our prayers. Let us make sure that the enemy hears that we are speaking out against him.

I look forward to hearing how this is impacting you and your family. I have copied this weeks below to get you started.

Week of March 23, 2008

I pray that You would enable __________________ to live in ongoing forgiveness. I pray that they will forgive themselves for times of failure, and may they never blame You, Lord, for things that happen on this earth and in their lives. According to Your Word I pray that they will love their enemies, bless those who curse them, do good to those who use and persecute them, so that they may enjoy all Your blessings (Matthew 5:44-45). I pray that they will live in the fullness of Your forgiveness for them and walk in the freedom of forgiveness in their own hearts.

"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you." Ephesians 4:31-32

"Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses." Mark 11:25

Don't worry be HAPPY!

I'm not sure if these qualify for favorite photo Friday-but they sure make me smile. Let me explain these before you think that I have completely lost my mind. Thursday we played a new game that the 'Bunny" brought for our nieces. We had a really great time. The game is called Luck of the Draw. I must say that it really is pure luck as to who wins. Every one is given an item to draw. The first picture shown below is an example of one of the items. Everyone was supposed to draw "happy". So what ever that means to you that's what you draw. Then you roll a dice to determine how many categories the drawings will go through. For instance-the card might say most likely to see in an art show, obviously had too much time, or what side is up? The categories are endless and might have nothing to do with how much time and detail or how good the picture looks. So it really is based on the luck of the draw which is the category cards. Then every one has a chance to vote according to the card. When you vote all the pictures are in the middle so you never know who the picture belongs to. This is a lot of info and hopefully you get the idea. It is just a really fun game.

We were to draw "Happy"- my youngest niece was actually scared of this picture. The rest of us laughed every time we saw it. I just don't think you get any happier than this.

This picture you were supposed to draw a pigeon. The person that drew it said that they were thinking dove so that is why it is on the Ark. Either way that is one "risky" bird.

Bear? I think that his teeth are eating him.
Bear again. Or is it a dogbear?
Yes this is a used car. A very used car.
It is the simplest things in life that seem to bring us the biggest laughs. I can't wait till we get to play this again. We may need to buy this and have our friends over soon.

Snorting gold dust!

I'm kind of behind on my post this week. There has been so much to write about but I just haven't been up to it. I will try to catch up and then tie in todays post.
Spring break we did a lot of cleaning and organizing. We really needed it and it still needs more work. Actually we need to have a garage sale...of course that requires more time and energy than I have these days. We also did a little shopping to get ready for Easter and the numerous birthday parties that we attended. Kayla had some friends over and then Daniel came to see us while his parents flew to California for a funeral.

Easter was busy but fun. We had a house full of people and more food than an army could eat. I made homemade B-B-Que beef sandwiches and others brought homemade potato salad, baked beans, chips, drinks, and every dessert know to man. We still have left overs. The kids played outside off and on and then we hunted easter eggs.

The weekend was spent tag teaming Olivia because she had fifths disease, tonsillitis, and 103 fever. The poor thing was miserable. Mom had bought her a "princess" dress for easter since she has always been daddy's little princess. This was her first easter with out dad and now she is covered in a rash and for the most part to sick to get out of bed. Thanks to many prayers she was a little better on Sunday but still sported her rash. Since we only had service she came and sat with mom in service. (By the way she was not contagious and the fever was from a sinus infection). No one had the heart to tell her that she could not go to church on easter or that she had to miss the big easter egg hunt. I must say that she was the most beautiful polka-doted princess my eyes have ever seen. Since Olivia was still running a fever she stayed with us Sunday night and Monday. I was able to take her to the Dr Monday so that mom did not have to miss any more work. She was better by Wed and was able to go back to preschool.

Tuesday I was supposed to start bible study again but was just too tired to get going. I skipped. I have never done that before. I really look forward to bible study days. Needless to say by Tuesday night I was really not feeling well. Wednesday morning I woke up with a sinus infection that knocked me on my rear. I actually spent most of the say in bed. I did take the kids to the park that morning so that Noah could run off some energy. Then came home and went to bed. Kayla was a huge help and James was home by 2:30. I was hurting so bad that every joint in my body ached and and I was just weak.

James had taken Thursday off because I had made an appointment to see my Dr about the asthma attacks that I am still having. The worst part is that I now have the sinus infection so I'm not sure that they will be able to work on the other problems until the infection is gone.

So the downer part of Thursday came when I did not receive the results I was expecting from the Doctor. Still no answers and pretty much the same meds that didn't help last time. However this time he did start me on two weeks of Advair (thankfully it was a sample). More steroids- just lost the weight that I gained from the last round of steroids that lasted 7 weeks. He also wrote me a prescription for a nose spray. He gave me samples last time one sample this time but told me to fill the script. The sample he gave me should last two weeks. When I went in to pick up the meds I almost passed out when they gave me by total. It was $136 in co-pays. We have great insurance so I told her that could not be possible. She explained it all and it was correct. The problem was one is not even covered by insurance (asthma related but only need it one time). The other was the nose spray that is a $50 co-pay every two weeks. Needless to say I gave them back their nose spray and said that there was no way I was spraying $100 up my nose every month. I might as well snort gold dust for that matter. By the way I was nice about it, just not going there. The thing that upset me the most is that I just want my singular "that actually works" and only cost $30 month. I was very frustrated and do not feel like we got any where today. I am going to call my insurance tomorrow and see if I can just go to a ENT and by pass the PCP. (insert update- I now have an appointment with an ENT mid May)

After my appointment James and I went to be with a friend of ours who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer about a month ago. They did surgery to remove the tumor today. The surgery lasted about 6 hours but they were able to get it all. They had to take more than they expected but he was in real good spirits and should be better in about 10 days. We praise God for the answered prayers and continue to pray for his healing. We also pray that the growth will not return. God is good and we do praise him for this victory for this precious family. (update again- our friend C had a rough night following surgery. The pain medicine made him very ill. Please pray for his healing and comfort. We praise God for the words-cancer free when he left but do hope that his recovery is quick and as painless as possible.)

Tonight we had some friends over and played a new board game that they got from the "bunny". We had a blast and really needed a good laugh. I will post pictures in another post. The pictures are pretty funny. I think that we are going to have to get the game for our family. Everyone really can play this game. In fact the little kids were skunking us!

This was a lot for one post. Maybe I can keep up better this next week, but for now this will have to do.

Happy Reserection Day!

Kayla & Noah ~ Easter 2008
Kayla & Noah ~ Easter 2007 (they have grown so much)

Easter goodies!
Kayla still in awe of her easter goodies
Mom, this basket is really getting heavy!

Mark 16:5-6 (NIV)

5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.

Happy Easter,
Love the Milner Family

The one that didn't get away!

Fishing with the guys
James catch of the day weighing in at 45 pounds
Yes, that's right 45 pounds
This guy is a little hard to hang onto
James' smallest catch of the day


Every good fisherman has a BIG fish tale. You know the tale about the one that got away but you never see the fish. Well this time they have the tale and the pictures to prove it. I have to say that if I had not seen the pictures I would never had believed the stories. Although there is further proof in the deep freeze. What in the world am I going to do with that much fish? We don't even eat fish...unless you count Long John Silvers or one of the local cat fish places. Even then it's not our first choice for dinner. At least I don't have to clean it. That was included in the trip.

The trip actually took longer than they planned. Evidently you have to fill out paper work when the fish you catch is a lake record. Maybe even a state record. The last fish catch of the day weighed in at 76 pounds and was caught by the guy that invited them on the all expenses paid fishing trip of a life time. Thanks Brett. they had a great time.

The guys had a great time-a little sore. I guess it is a lot of work to real in 45+ pounds of flailing fish. Somehow I think that the photos and stories are all worth a little soreness.

Let the Good TImes Roll

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A fun packed weekend with all the kidos!

Isn't he too cute!Playing Barbies
At least he picked the boy Barbie
Growing up so fast
Stop Uncle James stop! That tickles!
I have to say that we have had a really great weekend. We started out Friday night at the park with miss Abbie and her parents just having fun. We followed that up with some of our favorite Mexican food. Noah actually ate a huge soft taco and a full helping of beans and rice...then finished off mine. I am certain that I will have to get a part time job to feed him in a few years. I would worry that he is eating too much but he is self regulating. He will not eat past a certain point and it varies day to day. He also uses so much energy in a day that he surely burns it off. (As I type he is trying to climb the wood trim in the entry. Wow! I was not fully informed when I prayed for a boy.

Friday night Kayla and I watched No Reservations after Noah and James went to bed. It was fun to hang out together. It was a good movie, we both enjoyed it, but it still hits too close to home. Once you have been through a loss up close and personal you just don't view death the same way. It really triggered some memories that I had forgotten existed. I think there was just too much to process so a lot of it got pushed down. I will be plugging along and something will trigger a memory or emotion and then I have to decide if I'm going to process it or just tuck it away again. I must say more than not it gets tucked away because I just don't want to be sad anymore. I was able to talk to Kayla about the night that Danny died. We really don't talk about the details. We just kinda focus on what we need to do for our friends. I actually didn't even know how Kayla found out. I just remember the phone call and then leaving and being gone for awhile. I couldn't even remember how many days we were gone. I had to ask her. Anyway after watching the movie and talking about some of the details I was awake most of the night. Just too much to process. I knew that the next night would be hard too since we would have the kids. I love having them stay with us, we really enjoy them. This time it was work related not emergency related so we were able to enjoy the kids with out worrying about mom. However when we have them it is a reminder that Danny is gone. He lives through their faces and smiles and when you are tucking them in at night it is just more than our hearts can bear sometimes. Okay see sometimes it just comes out of no where. We really did have a great weekend...I just need to stop watching sad movies where people die. Have you noticed how hard that is these days. There are so many out right now, or maybe we are just more sensitive to it.

Back to our fun filled weekend...

Saturday we headed out to get the guys hair cut before we met up with Aunt Ber. She had to work Sunday because they were moving the hospital and needed all staff so we were keeping the kids. We went to lunch with Ber and the kids (her treat since we were keeping the kids-thanks it was yummy). Then we all went to see the new Dr. Seuss movie. Noah just giggled and giggled. He really enjoyed it until he bit his lip eating popcorn and then he was done. After that we came home with all the kids and played. Ber got to see a grown up movie that night since we had the kids and then she spent Sunday at work.

The kids played well and ate well but some how it is just a little more hectic with 5 kids than it is with 2. Bath time was a little crazy since little man wanted to sleep. It was only 7 though and I was not willing to give in yet. We managed to keep him up until 8:45. His usual bedtime is 9 and then he's up at 5:30. But at his Aunt Ange's house he sleeps till 7. That's right 10 hours. Way to go little man.

We actually made it to church early and that was with 5 kids and me making breakfast for our ABF class. Was not thinking that one through when I signed up. Actually no one had signed up this week and since James teaches we usually fill in the slots that are empty. After church we had family skate day so we came home ate and changed. We were 1/2 late but the kids didn't seem to mind. They were so tired and ready to go when it was over. This was Noah's and Olivia's first time to roller skate so it was an adventure. They did very well...only a few meltdowns. Noah was a pro in minuets. He actually did better with no one helping him. After that Kayla and Hanna had another friend come home with them and they hung out on the trampoline or in her room the rest of the afternoon. Noah was exhausted and napped. This meant that mom had a quiet room and a TV to herself. It was a slice of heaven to curl up on the couch and watch a movie. I made it almost to the end. It's okay though it is on the DVR so I can finish it later. All in all it was just a good weekend. Lots of playtime with the kids. We are looking forward to Spring Break-no teaching-lots of organizing-playing-and hopefully good weather. We may even sneak in some shopping...mom's favorite.