Dust bunnies be damned

Where in god's name does it come from ? I swear I dust and yet the next day in a certain light it's an inch thick again.. WTF ?!? I totally and utterly dislike dusting with all the fiber of my being. If I could hire a cleaning lady and only pay her to dust I would. Otherwise I'd be cleaning the whole house before she got there just so she could come in and not think I'm a slob. There is no way anyone will be coming to my house (planned) and find it in shambles. NEVER.
I need something to hook up to our vents to suck all the dust out on it's own every other day. I would be such a happy woman. I am not kidding when I say there are dust/hair tumbleweeds on ny bathroom floor the day after I get done a thorough cleaning.. that room needs a swiffer every day.. yuck!

I am a stickler for a clean house. But since #3 showed up last year the cleaning schedule has gotten rearranged. I just have no time anymore. Except on Saturday mornings. And boy do I feel like a slacker Mom if I'm keeping the kids in on a Saturday morning on a beautiful day just to clean. I used to be able to crank the whole house out in about 4 hours. That is a good cleaning.. floors, bathrooms, EVERYTHING. Now.. I can get it all done but it takes a total of about 6 hours.. with breaks here and there to change diapers, feed and clothe the kiddies.

Jim is always offering to have a cleaning lady come in.. but I refuse. I would feel as though I had to clean before she came just so that I wouldn't look like a total slacker slob. So that would defeat the whole purpose. Ugh..

Some day I'm going to have a breakdown and I'll be one of those people that never cleans and there are piles of unopened mail everywhere.. hahaha.. but the bottles would be washed and the dishes done because Jim does that. :)

Second Thoughts

Is it possible I am having second thoughts about the Big Snip due to occur next Friday?? I suppose it is possible. But insane in my opinion. I guess I'm thinking too much since hearing of a few new babies arriving lately. I have 3 children. Most people would say thanks and be done. Not me. I guess I'm greedy. Greedy for that feeling of being pregnant. Greedy for the excitement that comes with the arrival at the hospital to meet the little person. And dare I say greedy for the time in the hospital all by myself with the little imp for those first few days. Because in all reality being the 4th child that is the last time he or she would get mommy and me time for a while. LOL

We know we don't want or need anymore children. We are perfectly happy with the 3 we have and yet there is this little piece of me that is still yearning to be pregnant.

I guess I'll have to learn to enjoy everyone else's new babies in the future.

Girl's Day Out... Update

Things went well. The girly shopping spree lasted all of 1 hour and 10 minutes. We had fun. But maybe she was tired. Libby Lu was no longer there so that's a good 1/2 hour of time we didn't have to accessorize.
She got lots of "prizes" and walked through the mall in her cherry dress and mardi gras beads. ( Her idea of dressed up like a princess.) We skipped the tiaras. :)
She would have preffered the whole family went together. Here I'm thinking she's been neglected of one on one time with me and she could really care less. Go figure.

I need to hit the lottery

So I can do whatever the hell I want on any given day.

A "Girls Only" Day Out

I have decided that Chloe needs some one on one time. We always do things as a family or else Jim takes Aedan places. and I stay home with the girls. Which I love because I'm a homebody. But I've realized that Chloe was being neglected. When she goes places it is always with Aedan and Alexa in tow. So on Sunday she and I will venture out by ourselves. She wanted to take Alexa with us " but no boys like Daddy and Aedan" . But I've decided that it will be better to just be the two of us. No stress of the stroller or bottles etc. Of course Jim had it planned that he was taking Master Aedan to the movies.. well sorry buddy you'll have the baby too. So deal. :)

We will most likely hit the BIG mall. Have pizza (her favorite) for lunch. Then hit all the fun stores like Claire's, Hello Kitty, Libby Lu and possibly Build-a-Bear. Then any other ones we see in our travels that look like a 3 year old girl would enjoy. When I asked her what she wanted to do she said "Look at jewelry and jewelry boxes" :) A girl after my own heart. So we will do that also.

on a side note..
Chloe has this habit of picking up a toy or something and carrying it with her everywhere including bed for a week or so before moving to another object. So seeing her pull dolls etc from out from under her pillow every morning is not suprising in the least. What did surprise me was what she pulled out on Monday morning. She gets out of bed, lifts her pillow and pulls out 4 mini princess dolls and a purple plastic butcher/cake knife. I was a bit disturbed that my 3 year old is sleeping with a knife under her pillow albeit a purple plastic knife. She then proceeds to put on her cinderella shoes, and grab her pocketbook that hangs on the bed rail. I ask her why she has the knife and she simply says "Because I like it" OK.. enough said.

Looking for Spring

I'm sick of being stuck inside. Everyone is so much happier, including myself, when we can get outside for some time each day. If it were just myself and the 2 older children it would not be an issue... we'd be out there.. But with Alexa it's more difficult. She can't be outside in the cold for extended periods of time. We were outside every day after bringing her home last spring. Anyone that knows us knows we are an outside family and thrive on that time. So I'm hoping spring arrives soon and we can all enjoy a bit of space and fresh air on a regular basis.

Off topic.. but the beginning of the end is near.. as of next month we are definitely not having any more children. The appointment has been set.

On to another topic.. my official Kindergarten registration meeting is next week.. after collecting all of my important papers to prove we live here etc. We will finally be done until they inform us whether we are Morning or afternoon.. Pray it's afternoon.. it will be soo much easier in the long run

and yet another topic.. I am getting anew computer.. a shiny new laptop with our return money. I can't wait to be able to log on from anywhere in my home..

Just some random ramblings

I haven't updated in a while simply because I have so much going on.
It amazes me how busy I am at work in spite of the economic state of the country. I work in the construction industry and it seems that a depression of sorts does not stop construction.

I have started the kindergarten registration process for my eldest child. And I have realized that I want him to be 2 or 3 again so he doesn't have to go. Lame. I know. But geez.. kindergarten means he's not a baby anymore. He'll always be MY baby but in all reality he is growing up. Way too fast for my liking. And the darn paperwork is like applying for a federal loan these days. LOL. Way too many requirements and a special meeting. All for Kindergarten. But then again I hear Kindergarten is the new 1st grade now.

The middle child is still as stubborn as ever. Still NOT Potty trained and literally happy about that. She had a breakthrough yesterday and peed twice on the potty with out me asking. Maybe she's just about ready. finally. In other areas she simply amazes me. She can write her name all by herself. We haven't worked on that at home and they haven't specifically worked on names at Day Care. Just a new letter each week. So I was very surprised to see a paper with her name across the top :) She's a tad OCD and I suppose she gets that from me. I am hoping it doesn't get any worse. LOL

The littlest midget is growing so fast. She is actually crawling now. At almost 10 months. She has no teeth. The other two had a few teeth and were walking at 10 months so I suppose she is my slacker.. but I bet she potty trains by 2.5 .. at least I hope she does.

My dear husband has been battling a Salmonella poisoning for almost a month now. Nasty stuff. It caused an appendix flare up which meant they took that out. And we got our 1st phone call from the dept. of infectious diseases. Let's all hope that it clears up soon..

I think that's it for the updates.. I'll try to get back to regular posting soon.