Rainy summer days

Where oh where can that little sun be, oh where oh where can he be? I am R-E-A-D-Y for it to be full fledged cook an egg on the sidewalk, get in a boiling car, socks-no-more, sunscreen necessity kinda weather. 

No more rain, at least for a bit. It's time for the kiddie pool to be a permanent fixture in my yard! 

But... in the meantime... in my (no so present, I will get on to that one later) free time, we have done some of this....

And LOTS of this... ( am I the only one whose child has a CONSTANT runny nose?!?!)
But mostly this month I have been cherishing, aching for, and relishing the time I have with my kids and husband. See, I have decided to put myself thru... well there is no other word for it... hell. Sparing the gory details of the matter, I am almost done with a VERY, VERY long work training. Most days I wonder if I will make it to the end. My Mom(the amazing!) has been watching them valiantly, and although my kids adore her in every which way, I know that it has been a stressing month on them, My hubby, my Mom and yours truly. As if I didn't want to squeeze the munchkins at every second before, I now hold and cuddle them till they wrangle themselves from my iron grasp and will not take another moment of my affection. And add to that the fact that the Mr. has had to step up the responsibilities at home, which he has done humbly and beautifully. (He's not doing the cleaning, but dang it, he has provided the means to have someone come in and do so!) And add the fact that I am completely neglecting my calling(fellow Presidency... my deepest and most heartfelt apologies... I promise double time soon!) The end is near. We can, we will make it. Underutilized Mom, signing off.

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The Joys of Motherhood

So, last weekend my two little kidlets were both sick. Toria=sinus infection, Rome=ear infection. Which equals lots of antibiotics. Toria seemed to be pepping right up, she was even playing outside as I put the final touches on my garden this year( I am late, I know.) After a fun filled morning of hauling topsoil/compost/peat moss, planting, and lots of sunny-filled weather, the kids and I headed off to the local nursery to try and scour up some strawberry plants(again, late, I know!) They both fall asleep in the car, my favorite! But, we arrive and I have to wake them up, not my favorite! As we are walking into the nursery, Toria says,"Mommy, my throat hurts." I don't think much of it. I am carrying Rome and trying to make a quick trip of this outing when I kneel doen to check on Toria and... she begins to projectile vomit all over me, herself, her clothes... EVERYTHING! We are not talkin' a little but of puke here my friends, this id full fledged "Stand By Me-Pie Eating Contest Puke." It's one of those moments that seems like it lasts for about 10 minutes but is really about 12 seconds. Meanwhile, rome is crying, Toria is devastated, she starts apologizing, "Mommy, I'm sorry I spit on you!" I don't know where a bathroom is, I don't know what to do with Rome, I don't know how I am going to get myself home before the stench begins. Finally, a sweet angel-of-a-gal directs me to the bathroom, bring me heavy duty towels, holds Rome, and is as kind as can be as I strip Toria down to her skivvies(I would have done the same, but for some reason it's only appropriate for the 3 and under crowd) and attempt to rinse us all off as best as can be done. We proceed homeward and luckily make it before the foul odor gets to me, and my poor sweet girl just kept pleading for us to go back and get the strawberries. We did make that trip again the next day. Am I brave or stupid?!?! 

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

It's here, it's really here! Warm weather, kids playing in the streets, sprinklers at full throttle. All signs that my time of year is now in session! I love, truly LOVE our neighborhood. I love that kids knock on the door every day to ask if Toria can play, I love that I can walk to at least 8 houses on my street and ask to borrow a cup of sugar, I love that we can call our neighbors our friends. So... this summer is one to be excited for! Toria has (FINALLY!) learned how to ride her trike. Rome will(cross my fingers) be walking sometime in the not so distant future. And all is well in the Stewart realm... I wish such a fine summer for all! 

Happy Belated Birthday Rome!

My adorable, angelic, mischievous, always hungry, cuddly, little boy turned one!!  So, we (well, I) went for the army themed party, since really... what does a one year old have a preference for? He loved his cake, as he does anything that is edible. He is seriously the best baby and has reiterated that each child has his own unique personality. He is crawling like a speed racer and is just waiting for the courage to let go of whatever he is holding on to and take off a walkin'! He finds himself quite funny and his favorite jungle gym to crawl on is me. He loves, adores, and fears his sister... smartly so, as is is always a mystery if he is going to be loved on (85% of the time) or tackled down/grabbed/whacked(15%). He has completely solidified that fact that I want heaps more kids, ok, two more really. Happy Birthday my my sweet BUBBS!

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