My Poor Girls

Big Sis asked to call her Dad right now. She called him, and he finally answered. He rarely answers when she calls. It's sad really.

So they talked. Big Sis asked how he was doing, and how "step-mom" is doing. They're not married yet, but that's what Big Sis calls her.

Then Little Sis got to talk to him. She takes it the worst when she finally talks to him. She handed the phone back to Big Sis, and said, in her pitiful little voice, "I miss my Daddy."

*sigh* It's so hard. Big Sis hasn't seen him since December 2006. She spent a week with him, when she was supposed to spend two weeks. Little Sis hasn't seen him since he brought down the divorce papers in November 2006. She saw him a total of about 45 minutes. He wouldn't even take her on the carousel at the mall!

I just wish he would either step up and be the dad they want him to be, or disappear. After he pays all his child support, of course. It breaks my heart that he doesn't want to talk to them. He never calls, and didn't even answer the phone when they called him on Father's Day.

Independence Day Weekend!

We had Honey's daughter, E, this weekend, which is always fun! My girls were all over her, and the poor baby didn't know what to do about it! Of course, Little Sis had some problems sharing her toys and being asked to be the "big sister" and letting E use the toys. Little Sis is used to being, well, the little sister, so it's going to take some getting used to!

Here are some pics from the weekend:

Here are Big Sis and E dancing to the new CD I burned for them over the weekend. Honey gave them a CD Boom Box for their room, since Grandma gave the girls a bunch of cassette tapes (remember those??)

Here are the girls watching "Monsters, Inc." E asked to watch it, and then fell asleep. But, it was perfect. Dinner was ready by the time the movie was over, and E woke up right as the girls were finishing their dinner, so she was able to take her time and eat.

Here's E sleeping. She's so adorable!

Here's Little Sis watching the movie with all her babies.

Here's Big Sis being bored with the movie. She's been asking to watch "High School Musical," but the DVD is missing from the case. I have it on my list to replace it next time I get a chance. "Cars" is missing, too. :(

Random Acts of Kindness

Today, I had to go to the post office to mail out a few more books for Paper Back Swap. Before I could do that, though, I had to go to Calico's to print up the labels, since both printers at home are out of ink.

The girls were being very good, so I told them that I would buy them a cup of fro-yo to share while I finished taping up the books. I guess while they were in line to order, the AT&T Guy in front of us heard and bought them each a cup of fro-yo! The guy behind the counter told me the now-long-gone AT&T guy paid for it!

The girls were pleasantly surprised, and since I had only planned on buying one cup, I was able to enjoy some, too!

I mailed out four books: Diary of a Mad Bride, Something Blue, Heaven Scent, and Pride and Prejudice. I also received a movie from the Disney Movie Club. It was Enchanted! I already have TWO copies of Enchanted! So, I have to go back to the post office tomorrow to mail it back!

And, oh yeah...it's hot as H-E-Double Hockey Sticks out there...and humid as a bathroom where someone's taking a hot-water-only shower!

Gotta love Mondays!

Scrapbooking

So, I love the idea of scrapbooking. Looking at pictures and displaying them in fun and creative ways.

When Big Sis "graduated" from Kindergarten, my dad and step mom gave us a pre-made "school days" scrapbook. I find it absolutely adorable, but I can't find the pics I took of Alex's first day of 1st grade. I'm sure it's on my computer, so I'll probably upload it to Walmart.com and have it printed out.

Anyway, here are some pics of the first few pages where I've actually done something.

This is the front cover. Originally, it had a black background with white words that said "School Days" but I changed it to say "Class of 2019."

Oh, um.....2019??

This is the first page. I'm thinking I'll put a picture of Big Sis in Preschool on the yellow background, and her Senior pic in the green.
I just have to find the preschool pic on my computer!!

Here's the Kindergrten page. I'm sure I have another pic of her in Kinder (probably one from her promotion ceremony) that I'll put in the green at the top.

First Grade! I know I have a picture of her on her first day that will go in the blue. I even think it's in black and white. And the second set of pics, the "character pose" that was taken in the later part of the school year will go in the bus.

Second grade. She'll start on August 19. I will put a first day pic on the blue, and her school pic on the yellow. I will wait until the end of the year to make it final, just in case I have other fun pics to add. Especially since she'll be starting Girl Scouts this year!!

My Babies!!

My babies are gone to grandma's for the summer! My grandparents came and picked them up about 20 minutes ago. The girls were excited and even helped pack up the trunk! I'll probably see them in a couple weeks for the 4th, I need to plan something special. By then, we'll be all moved into the new house, too! Look for pictures from the inside in the next couple days!! :)

She's awake!!

I took these last night, while Little Sis was in the tub. She immediately fell asleep after, and stayed in her own bed -- AGAIN!!!! -- all night until about 7am this morning! YAY!!

We were both being goofy..

More sleepy baby pics!

This was this morning, Big Sis was trying to wake up her sister, but Little Sis wouldn't wake up.

Edited to add: Little Sis slept all night IN HER OWN BED!!! Of course, I woke up at 6 with her in her bed. What's up with that?? She told me this morning she was crying so I came to bed with her. I don't remember. I just remember waking up freezing my tooshy off with both my arms numb from laying on them. But hey, she was in her bed ALL NIGHT! YAY!

My Sleeping Baby

This morning, Little Sis ended up staying asleep even after I got out of bed. She's getting better, she'll start off the night in her own bed, but at about 5am, she's in bed with me. Anyway, here are some pics of her:







And here's Big Sis, practicing her smile for pictures. I hadn't yet brushed her hair.

Such A Cutie!

Isn't She Adorable?

Hurricane Hit!!

This Is What My Two Girls And My Nephew Managed To Do Tonight.

Took a load off....

I just cleaned my living room. I told my oldest to pick up her toys, and then anything left on the floor was going to be thrown away.

 

She told me she was finished, and then I managed to throw away 2 FULL bags of garbage. Mostly garbage, but also toys, dolls, shoes, coloring books, crayons, markers and books...so much crap under there I was floored.

 

The girls didn't bat an eye, and I was more upset about throwing that stuff away than I was. Some of the stuff was stuff I had bought them when they were sick or hurt or it was stuff from Disneyland or Sea World.

 

So they're not getting anything anymore. If you are family or friends, and you are reading this, don't send my kids any more stuff. If you feel the need to buy them anything, buy *ME* something nice so I can be a more relaxed mom. Or better yet, send me on vacation.

 

Heaven knows I need one.

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Impetigo

 

I took my 2 year old to the ER today.

 

For the last week, she's been congested, and the mucous has cause blockage in her nostrils. When we'd clean the blockage, her nose would bleed very bad.

 

She got a prescription for antibiotics and a decongestant.

 

I looked it up online, and apparently, it's common in kids, especially during the summer, and since her poor little nose had already been irritated, the infection just exacerbated the problem.

 

The only problem is that it's contagious, and I think she got it from Big Sister. I thought I was just cleaning boogers, but apparently I spread it from Big Sis to Little Sis. Since Big Sis let me clean her nose more often and put ointment on it, hers is better. Little Sis fights me, and boy is she strong. I practically have to sit on her to clean her nose. And then she cries which creates more mucous which just starts the whole cycle over again.

 

*sigh* I hate summer here. The heat is so bad and dry that our skin gets horribly dry which causes rashes and then we scratch and then we get sores. And no amount of lotion helps. Especially my little one, with her already sensitive and dry skin. Poor baby.

 

I'm off to Target to get her rx filled. I hope she'll beat this soon.

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