Mel's Crazy World

Words from the young

2009-02-02T09:00:00.000-08:00

Miss A, who is almost 21 months old, after 5 or so minutes of waiting for me to get her some juice, "I want JUICE mommy!" I could completely understand every word she said.

Zman: "I'm a superhero, I'm really strong and I can fly."
Me: " Wow, what would be really cool is if you had the superpower to clean up your room."
long pause
Zman: shrug " I don't have that power."

LOOK!!!

2009-01-29T10:25:00.000-08:00

My in person friend over at 4under3, Tiffany blessed me with a surprise gift today. It is sooo cute and since I am a big time coffee drinker it goes well with my ~~addiction~~ travel mugs. She is so darn crafty, she just whipped this right up for me. Thanks Tiff! Which mug do you like it on better?

2009-01-24T07:54:00.000-08:00

We haven't been doing much lately, it is tooooooo cold! So the kids and I have been doing a lot of inside stuff. Zman is really enjoying legos lately, you can see one of his creations below. Miss A is go go go. She has so many words it is really cute how she talks. Well like I said not much here.

Zman lego creation

Miss A playing in the snow.

Hello!!!

2009-01-09T11:17:00.000-08:00

So it has been awhile, okay almost 2 months, we've been busy what can I say? I would really like to say that I will be blogging more often but we all know that I probably won't so come back from time to time and there might be something new or a few things new. Like today!

Zman got a rubber lizard at church on Wednesday night, he named it Window. On Thursday he ripped one of Window's arms/legs off and asked if I could fix it. Me being the nice mom that I am said I would see what we could do and put it aside. Later that night I convinced Daddy that he needed to perform surgery on Window and reattach his limb. Zman was very pleased with the surgery and Window is recovering nicely. I'm not sure that we can ever dispose of this 10cent toy now, Daddy might get upset! Here are pics from the surgery.

Am I really a Hockey mom?

2008-11-16T14:29:00.001-08:00

Zman is officially a hockey player. He has all the equipment and has now been on the ice 3 times. He doesn't know how to skate yet, but I am sure before the end of the year he will be a pro. Daddy is very proud of him and is excited that they can now share hockey. I will keep you posted on how he does!

2008-11-10T19:25:00.000-08:00

My good friend, I mean the lady that I bloggy stalk Fiddledeedee, she doesn't really know that we are friends. Anyway, she has been nominated for the funniest blog thing and since I personally think she is just about the funniest read out there I thought I would encourge all 12 people that read my blog to vote for her. So push the little button right down there and find her under “Funniest Homeschool Blog.” and choose her. Don't even bother reading the others, I'm sure that they are not funny at all. So go...Vote!

2008-11-08T07:19:00.000-08:00

So when your mom grows up in sunny Southern California it's no wonder that she dresses you like this for the first snow fall.

Notice the jammies and rain boots.

Don't they look cute!!!

Maybe we should have found the mittens?

Changing things around!

2008-11-07T13:36:00.001-08:00

I thought it was time to give my blog a facelift, so here it is. Hope you like it, I think I do. I'm trying to figure out if I should add more or if this is plenty.

Pretty Princess!

2008-10-27T13:15:00.000-07:00

My good friend Tara(the crafty one) and I made tutus for our little princesses. She found a tutorial on another blog somewhere. It was fun and pretty easy. Here's a few pics of our handiwork.

Meme... Playing along

2008-09-01T20:49:00.000-07:00

My dear Friend Tara is playing so I thought I would too. She found this meme on the infamous Rocks In My Dryer blog this morning. I know I'm a little late, but oh well at least it is still Labor Day.
Now, on to the fun!

How long were your labors?

Kid #1, Approx. 3days and 10 hours.
Kid #2, 10ish hours

How did you know you were in labor?

Kid #1, My water broke at 25 weeks 2 days and the doctors tried for 3 and a half days to stop it.
Kid #2, The PAIN evey couple of minutes

Where did you deliver?

Baby #1 Huge hospital in our City
Baby #2 same place

Drugs?

None!!!

C-section?

No all natural

Who delivered?

Baby # 1 I had a full team and 3 including the NICU staff, but I think it was the Chief Resident that actually delievered him.
Baby #2 it was a midwife I had never even meet before that night.

If you want to play along with this meme, just cut and paste the questions into your own blog, and leave your link with Shannon.

(Tara here, hijacking Mel's blog. Shannon has closed links since Mel is a little tardy with her assignment. I'm going to post this for Mel since she's not around to stop me!)

Funny Boy!!!

2008-07-15T11:37:00.000-07:00

Mommy: "Zman did you give your puppy her food?"
ZMan: "yes!"
Mommy: "Did you put it in her food bowl or the water bowl?"
Zman: "Food bowl."
Mommy: "So you didn't put it in the water?"
Zman: "Mommy you put her water in the wrong bowl!"

The bowls are exactly the same and I gave her the water first!!!

I'm really not sure how this happened???

2008-06-16T12:10:00.001-07:00

103

As a 1930s wife, I am
Very Superior

Take the test!

I didn't realize I was sooo old fashion. Watch out Harriet, here comes Melanie!

Been Awhile!!!

2008-06-13T22:21:00.001-07:00

We have been very busy around here. We drove half way 2 weeks ago to pick up our 15 year old niece. It was a long day for all of us. It has been really nice to have Bam with us, she has been very helpful most of the time.

Her and I don't always see eye to eye on everything. My sister, her mom was nice enough to send her without a swimsuit for the summer. So guess who had the ~~job~~ privelage to go swimsuit shopping with a 15 year old girl. You guessed good ole auntie here. I wanted to pull my hair out or maybe hers. We finally were able to find some thing that covered enough of her that I did want to throw a blanket over her but still stylish enough that she would agree to be seen in it. I was thinking 1950ish, she was thinking sports illustrated. I'm hoping we will find a nice all girls pool to enjoy this summer.

So I'm off to find rest, I'm hoping it is hiding somewhere in my bed and will stay with me until at least 9am tomorrow. Or until one of the little ones needs me I guess. Can't Miss A get her own breakfast she is over 13 months now!

New Ride!!!

2008-05-21T18:48:00.000-07:00

So, I felt very bad for ole Batman and headless Spiderman, that they had to sport that oh so cool mini van. While out garage saleing (is this a word?) we found this new ride for the guys. Z man was not so pleased with the photo shot, so the pics aren't that great. I guess I should check with their manager first next time. Boy! Those superheros!

Superhero spotting!!!

2008-05-05T09:56:00.001-07:00

Did you know that Batman now drives a purple and pink mini van? At least that is what Z man thinks. Oh and he has to bring headless Spiderman along for the ride too.

The kids spent a little time at a friends house yesterday afternoon and the 5 year old girl thought that Miss A needed to borrow the "GIRL" van. So here it is at our home being played with by the BOY!

I'm sure that the bad guys won't see them coming!

2008-05-05T09:56:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we had the great joy of celebrating Miss A's first Birthday. We had some close friends over to help celebrate. I can't believe that she is already 1! WOW!!!

She really enjoyed the princess cupcake that was bought just for her. That "Auntie" Sarah, knew just what she would want. At first she was very delicate with it, taking little nibbles but before to long she really got into it. She was even licking her tray once the cake was gone. It was hilarious!

The Following day was so beautiful that we had to get out in the evening. So we loaded up the kids in the bike trailer and biked to a nearby park to picnic and play. Z man really enjoyed himself. He loves this slide and the facial expressions he makes are priceless. I love seeing his just enjoy life.

Here's Miss A enjoying the toddler slide. She slide herself down after a few Mommy assisted trips. It made me a little nervous let me tell you. But she loved it, so I must stand back ever so slightly and let her grow. I will be ok, I am sure?.

Spring At Last!

2008-04-21T05:44:00.000-07:00

This weekend was great, warmer weather & sunshine. Our family took a little trip and enjoyed an afternoon at the (small) Zoo. It was fun Z man seemed to enjoy the animals and just being out and Miss A is definitely a people watcher. All and all we had lots of fun. I look forward to many more days being out and enjoying the weather.

Tickled Pink!

2008-03-31T12:49:00.000-07:00

Several years ago I was blessed with a weekend away and enjoyed my first Women of Faith Conference. The experience was invigorating and filled me with a renewed spirit focused on Christ. I loved every moment of the weekend(except maybe the hotel). One of my favorite speakers at the event was this energetic, spunky little lady named Patsy Clairmont, whom I adored the moment she started sharing her story. She has been blessed with the ability to draw you in and make you feel like you have been girlfriends forever. She is both motivating and hysterical. I have thoroughly enjoyed every opportunity I have had to hear her speak. She is also as gifted in her writing. So when I opened up my blog and viewed the comments to my last post I was completely and absolutely TICKLED PINK! Patsy Clairmont herself left me a comment!

So really I am not that popular, but she is. I happened to leave her a very helpful comment on her blog, and she was kind enough to respond back. Boy, I love the internet. So here's to you Patsy, for making this ordinary stay at home mom's day. Thanks!

Time Needed

2008-03-25T12:41:00.004-07:00

Today we had a chance to meet up with a friend and her 4 under 3, well one is now 3, at the indoor playground. It was a fun time. Z man needed to get some running around in. He also likes to play on the computers they have available. All in all it went well. That was our fun for the week or maybe we will venture out on Friday. I hope the weather keeps warming up, it is currently 41 degrees.

I have included a pic today of little Miss A in her Easter best.

Why at the Mall????

2008-02-16T18:27:00.000-08:00

So today the hubby, Mr.Z and Little Miss A and I went out to run a few errands and play some. One of our stops was the local mall, Mr Z loves to play with Thomas at the Barnes & Noble. While sitting watching him play little Miss A. decided that she should vomit all over the stroller. Poor girl looked bad too. I got her up, cleaned her and offered a little mommy milk, she feel asleep. Shortly after that we head for the car. She woke and vomit all over me and herself, we caught all of it with our clothes and the blanket so at least I didn't slip on it. We went to the family restroom were the hubby could help me get us cleaned up a little, I had to take off my blouse, thankfully I had a tank top on underneath, and at least the wind chill isn't -50 today. Little Miss was very wet at this point, but I didn't pack a second outfit, my mom is probably saying to herself, "I told her she should carry a change of clothes for those kids!" We left the restroom with a pile of paper towels and rushed for the door. Daddy took Mr. Z, the stroller and all our stuff and left to get the car. I sat with Little Miss A and received more vomit surprises while I tried to coat her and myself. Needless to say we both were stripped and changed when we got home. Poor girl is still not feeling well. I'm sure it will be a long night!

2008-02-09T10:56:00.000-08:00

So our little Z man is approaching 4 years old. We have been trying to encourage him that 4 year olds have certain behaviors that are pleasing, such as not screaming at the top of their lungs when you tell them no, or obeying the first time they are told to do something. Well we are a family that chooses to spank, only on the bottom and only for discipline, so Mr Z was talking to daddy about some of the "good" behavior that 4 year olds exhibit and he added that 4 year olds don't get spanks. I think he is too clever for his own good. We did promptly remind him that if he obeyed, he wouldn't receive spanks. I think he is thinking this one over.

I am still alive!

2008-01-30T11:40:00.000-08:00

I know that I haven't posted in forever! Life has been crazy. I have taken on an extra little guy for 2 months, he is only 3 months old so I am really busy with the babies. We have also been sick, I had strep, little miss has had a cold and conjunctivitis, little man has had a cold and daddy has had a severe sinus infection. This all over a 2 week period. I am looking forward to healthier days. There was a bit of sunshine for me at least, I was able to have a weekend away with the ladies. We traveled about an hour away and stayed at a friends family lake house and enjoyed scrapbooking, chatting, meals together and quiet time alone. All in all it was a very good time for me. Little Miss A protested the bottle while I was gone, daddy did get some juice into her and some extra snacks. She was very happy to see me when I got home needless to say. Z man reminded me that he cried when I left at least 50 times since. I will try to post more often so check back.

Win, Win, Win!

2008-01-19T11:43:00.001-08:00

A Cowboy’s Wife is having a contest on her food blog! You can win a Hamilton Beach® Stand Mixer and she’ll ship anywhere so everyone is eligible!

The Fabulous Miss A

2007-12-31T08:43:00.000-08:00

I guess if I didn't want her to learn how to walk so soon, I shouldn't have gotten her this toy for Christmas. I am in such big trouble!

Here we come 2008!

2007-12-27T08:50:00.000-08:00

Wow, does time sure fly. Christmas has come and gone and now we are heading into 2008. Do you remember younger years when a year seemed like forever. At my age, which isn't old at all, the years just flash by. I wonder if that increases even more as time goes on? Maybe I should ask someone old? Or maybe it starts to slow down again at a certain point. I guess I should tell you all about our Christmas. I even have some pictures. I will post about it later, as soon as I get the camera from the van.

Is it that time of year REALLY!

2007-12-17T18:53:00.000-08:00

As I sit here trying to figure out what exactly we will be doing for Christmas it hits me, it's next WEEK. How did that happen? Is it really December 17th? I can't believe it! What did I do this year? Let's see... I carried our what seemed like a20 pound baby for the first 3rd of the year, then it was summer and we visited 3 different states in less than a month, then came fall with all the craziness of illness and now here we are and I really can't believe it. Did I mention that I can't believe it is Christmas next week. I guess I should get those presents wrapped and under the tree and while I am at it, finish shopping. I will also have to get those cards out and send out the packages that sit waiting. I better get busy. So if you notice me just hanging around gently remind me to get BUSY!

Pray for Kate!

2007-12-12T08:04:00.000-08:00

I was fortunate enough to meet an amazing lady last May named Heather, when she was in the area for Brain Cancer Surgery. Most days I visit her blog to see what is going on in her life for the day/week, today what I found was a prayer request. The request isn't for Heather and her family, but for another family faced with the mom fighting cancer. I have read Kate's blog before and so I knew her story already. Please join me and many others in prayer for her and her family. If you go to her blog there is a list from 12/11 with specific prayer items. Let's get the word out and surround this family with prayer.

Praise Baby

2007-12-11T13:09:00.001-08:00

I copied this from my friends blog who found this great link for a free Praise Baby bib and a $5 coupon for a Praise Baby CD. All you have to do is to be one of the first 300 to post this pic and you win!

Funny!

2007-12-03T09:10:00.000-08:00

Today I was sitting on the couch and giving A her mommy milk and Z was in need of a potty break, but would not go. I play this game with him saying that I'm going to go and if he really needs to he rushes the the BR and does his deed first, well today I got up to do this and he made it there first. Remember Miss A was getting some milk, so I showed up at the BR door with my top up and my flap open. Z said to me "put that up so you don't spill A's milk!" I so love the age he is at!

Snow!

2007-12-01T20:15:00.000-08:00

We had our first snow fall worth mentioning today. It was light and went pretty much all day, except for in the evening it turned into freezing rain. So now all of our beautiful snow is covered in ice. Snow is one of my favorite things about being in the Midwest, growing up in sunny So CA, Big Bear was the extent of snow I saw and that was nothing like this. Also we only went to the snow a few times ever. That seems strange to me, but I guess anyone that grew up there can probably relate, unless they went skiing or something like that. Anyway, I love the excitement that Z has over it all, he just wants to be out stomping and rolling along with the dog. Speaking of the dog, she is so funny, we let her out tonight and she did her business and then went out to the other end of the yard and rolled around, she was having a ball. So this post really isn't about anything, but that is ok.

2007-11-29T13:17:00.000-08:00

I thought I would show you all a few pictures of little Miss A and what she is up to. The first one is what it looks like at dinner time at our house, I am in the kitchen and she is up against the gate that blocks off the doorway. The next 3 are of what I caught her doing today. She has decided that at 5 days shy of 7 months she should be standing. I have a feeling I will be running after her not to far into the new year. She is so darn cute!

Me

2007-11-28T13:54:00.000-08:00

I have been really pondering life a lot lately. I can remember a time when I felt so confident and ready for the world, not many things slowed me down. Now a days is a different story. It takes everything I have to get myself and the 2 little ones, up, dressed, fed and on task or out the door. I have spent more days then I would like to admit in my pjs, doing minimal the whole day. So how do I get out of this rut, I'm not quite sure yet, but I think it starts with spending time with the All Mighty. I have found that in the busyness of mothering that I have neglected that very important relationship, the one with MY Savior. With out him, I am nothing, with out him I am just a shell of a person barely making it through each day. I so desire to have a life glorifying to God and an example of who Christ is. So starting now, my only options is to be in the WORD, learn what that means daily. I encourage you to also seek out what God has to say daily. This is my new/current fav song, it so explains where I am at.

Does anyone stop here?

2007-11-21T07:13:00.000-08:00

I was just wondering if I am actually getting hits on my site. I know of a few people that come daily, but not sure if any others come. Leave me a little note if you stop by. Just hit the comment button and type something!

Funny!

2007-11-20T08:35:00.000-08:00

So, last night Z wouldn't go to sleep, he just sat in bed talking away. About and hour and a half after being put to bed he tells me he needs to potty, I tell him to do his business. While in doing his business he announces to me that I need to fix his p----, it is broken, trying not to laugh I say what do you mean. He says, "there is a hole in it and it is broken you need to fix it!" I explain that he needs the hole to do his business, he seems satisfied with that explanation for now. Boys! I'm not sure I am going to know what to always say about things like this!

I am smarter then a 5th grader!

2007-11-18T21:00:00.000-08:00

You are 90% Smarter than a fifth grader.

You are smarter than a fifth grader. no doubt. There is no need for you to retake school. Keep on doing your brain excersise like sudokus and crossword puzzles, and you'll soon be smarter than a sixth grader! Good work!

are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

This was fun. At least I can remember my elementary education or at least some of it.

I feel winter in the air

2007-11-17T09:51:00.000-08:00

This morning Z was as excited as can be, snow was falling. Not really enough to make a difference, but snow just the same. He ordered me to help him get his jacket, winter hat and mittens. I guess he forgot that he didn't have any pants or shoes on. Needless to say we didn't go out. I told him we would go play in the snow when there was enough to play in, that time will come soon enough. It is very cold today and I can't seem to get warm, I guess I will need to go and have some hot tea.

2007-11-14T18:56:00.000-08:00

This picture is from a few weeks ago. I love it! It shows the mischievous character of Z. He is always up to something, he was sneaking out the door here. He keeps me on my toes that's for sure. I was thinking that today would be low activity, since Z was up at 4:30 am vomitting all over my bed. Yes, I know what I just wrote, MY BED! So at 4:30 am I had to put the screaming/was nursing baby down, clean the boy and change him, strip the bed, clean the bed off, take the bedding to the laundry room in the very cold basement, start a load(that include little boy's favorite blue blanket), make the bed and get boy to settle back down, without blue blanket. All of this was done while hubby slept soundly on the spare bed upstairs, because we were all bothering his sleep already. What was my point, oh that's right. So when Z woke at 9:30, I was the only one that was on low activity. How do they do it? Sick one minute, tornadoes the next. At least the house is still standing and everyone is still breathing. Anyway, while the baby slept and I tried to rest on the couch Z decided he wasn't going to watch the cartoon he insisted that he needed on, no instead he some how covered every clear piece of flooring with what ever he could find. Did I really need to close my eyes for 10minutes? And was I out that much or is he that quiet? I'm hoping tonight will be better. I have MOPS tomorrow, I am hoping to get there.

Is anybody out there?

2007-11-12T21:06:00.001-08:00

So this has just been one of those days where I feel like we are living on a boat in the middle of the ocean with no one around. Do you ever have these days? I didn't really feel lonely just not connected. Z and I had some good cuddle time and A was cute as could be. We just didn't do much. Don't get me wrong there was plenty to do, we just didn't do it. So at 10pm I finally cleaned the kitchen or at least mostly cleaned it and straightened up a little. I hope that tomorrow will bring a more productive time. That is really all I have today.

Girls!

2007-11-09T13:05:00.000-08:00

Best of Friends! Here I am with A and TK with AK. Aren't we all cute. Our girls are sure lucky to have other little girls to grow up around. AK is just one of many friends that A has already.

When?

2007-11-09T09:46:00.000-08:00

I often sit here wondering when my life changed. Was it a little at a time or all at once, I can't seem to remember. Which isn't surperising, since I really can't remember much of anything these days. Now don't get me wrong the best things that have ever happened to me have happened in these changes. I just wonder what I was thinking way back, when I could get up in the morning, have a shower, brush my teeth, eat breakfast(with no little hands trying to get a bit) and leave for the day to do what I needed or wanted to. How I most of had so much time on my hands, what did I do with all of it?

Now my life is blessed with a little boy that loves to jump all over me before I even open my eyes and a precious baby girl who thinks that waking ever 2 -3 hours is how it really should be done. I really can't remember back to having a shower alone(that I didn't have to fight for) and before noon, breakfast that I didn't have to share and places I could just get up and go to. My life has been filled with the fingerprints, mud spots, spills, dirty diapers, screams and cries of 2 little pieces of heaven. And although this time in my life is so NOT how I planned it, it is how my creater and father above did. He prepared me to love my precious ones with all my heart and soul, the same way he loves me. Even when I don't obey or I am kicking and screaming, he looks past all of that and loves me. I praise him for the heart he has given me to love my little ones.

Psalm 52:8
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.

WOW!!!

2007-11-05T11:30:00.000-08:00

So, A weighed only 8lbs 13oz at her 4month check, which was about 6 weeks ago. She is still under the 3rd %, but has gained much better. Drum roll please! Miss A is now weighing in at 11lbs 10oz. I knew she was getting heavier. She had 3 shots today, one being her flu shot and Z had his flu shot. I had to hold him down. He was very mad at the nurse afterwards, but I think he will make it through this trauma. As promised we visited the all dreaded golden arches for an over all good appointment. We ran into some friends so that made the trip worth it for me, oh and my little guys joy too. Now the little ones are fast asleep and mommy needs to clean or do laundry or nap.

2007-11-04T19:13:00.000-08:00

Here's our little dinosaur! Today miss A is 6 months old. I can't believe it. She is such a tiny little peanut. She has her 6 months check tomorrow and we will see if she has hit the 10 lbs mark. Z will also have a flu shot, he keeps saying, "it will be ok, right mom?" I will fill you in on how it all goes tomorrow.

Committed

2007-11-03T22:09:00.001-07:00

So, I just sent out an email to like a bazillion people that I know telling them that I have this blog. I guess I am now committed to it.

Trying it out!

2007-11-03T20:28:00.000-07:00

So, on most days I read the ins and outs of several blogs, most of which belong to my friends. I have been pestered by a few to start my own. Here is my attempt. Now don’t expect greatness, creativity, humor or wisdom, although if it comes along let me know. You may find me difficult to get at times, that is ok, just don’t complain to me about it.