Just a quick update

I thought I would write a little update since I don't have much time and it has been a while.

Benjamin informed me last night that he is no longer going to play with dolls because boys don't play with dolls. I told that boys can play with dolls - that it is o.k. and he said that no, he just isn't going to play with dolls.

Ella asked me if she could be a kitty for Halloween. She also drew a picture and told me it was o.k. for me to take to work. :-D I thought Ella was doing better with going poo on the potty. She actually went while in Spokane in a restaurant bathroom all on her own doing, but yesterday, she had an accident at school. It wasn't really an accident as I know she knows what she was doing. UGH! Someone please tell me what to do!

Nicholas is now embracing his name and telling people that it is name rather than saying his name is Footy or Nick. He also tells people that he is two.

I am recovering from having my gall bladder removed on the 8th. It was an outpatient surgery though I did end up staying the night because of pain and nausea. I was back to work on my birthday (the 13th) though I probably should have taken one more day and if I had more sick time, I probably would have.

My mom is now doing oral chemotherapy because the other chemotherapy wasn't working. I hope that this oral chemo does the trick in kicking cancer out of her body.

I also learned that my dad has diabetes so now I'm even more concerned about my diet to make sure I don't have the same fate.

Well, that's all for now. Maybe eventually I'll write about our trip to Spokane this past weekend and the kids trip to a farm.

Ka-chow!

A little while ago, my kids watched Cars for the first time. I also got a few books from the last multiples group sale that had the characters from Cars in it. So Nicholas has been hearing the word Ka-chow (from Lightning McQueen) a lot. Not to mention, we went to a Cars themed birthday party this past weekend (which was a cute place in Woodinville called The Nest). Well, Nicholas kept saying ka-chow last night (saying it like katow!) - quite cute.

Only 2 more days and Ben & Ella will be 4! The time has indeed gone by fast. Their party isn't until next weekend - I planned their party then thinking my sister and family would be more likely to come since they are still in school now and my niece's birthday is tomorrow - but they aren't coming. So I wish we were having the party tomorrow as more would have been able to come. Oh well.

Ben & Ella have been able to write their names for some time. However, for some reason, Benjamin now thinks he needs to write his name perfectly. So because the N was not written with a straight line, he threw a tantrum and a pen and told me to write his name. I told him that it doesn't need to be perfect, but he didn't believe me.Ugh. What is this boy going to be like in school?

Ella is doing a bit better with going poo on the potty. She went last night all on her own and well, she is 4 in 2 days so she better start going on the potty like she told me she would do.

Nicholas is rather possessive these days. He sees one of the other kids walking toward me and he will run toward me to say "my mommy!" It is quite cute actually. It is going to make me sad when he doesn't run to me anymore (like Benjamin) and give me his little pat on the shoulder hug.

In sad (but keeping a positive attitude) news, my mom has learned that her cancer has spread further down her spine and into her pelvic bone. Not the news any of us wanted to hear. so she is starting chemo on Monday. I hope that chemo will get rid of the cancer yet again. She battled breast cancer about 5 years ago and it came back in her bones (and because of that, they denied her long term disability because she had a pre-existing condition - that word just drives me crazy). Please send her positive vibes and send up a prayer that she can beat this yet again!

Update on mom & Kids

First, my mom did not start radiation the other day. She will start that after the holidays. She gets her mold done next Monday though (I have no idea what that means - perhaps I need to read through my old posts to see if I wrote about it before when she had breast cancer). She did get her shots and the IV though. She did not like the shots and commented that she could see why I hated the shots for IVF (hers were in her butt).

And onto the kids. Lately, Ben & Ella have been saying "Chris! Mas! Lights!" everytime we see some lights on a house. One day Benjamin said he was getting bigger and wouldn't say that anymore, but he does.

I haven't mentioned before but Ben & Ella can both write their names. Ben can write his full name of Benjamin. :-D They also know how to spell stop - and apparently, Nicholas can too as he joined in last night when we were spelling it. Maybe he just knows that P comes after O as we sing the alphabet a lot.

Last night, we went to surprise a friend on his 40th birthday by singing happy birthday to the tune of "we wish you a merry christmas" - my kids were quite cranky when it was time to go to bed and were screaming at the top of their lungs. I attempted many different songs, but the one that calmed them down was this happy birthday song. :-D Just one time through and they were calm and on their way to sleeping. :-D

Nicholas was picking something up the other day and said it was heavy. We asked him if he was strong and he said "I strong!". It was rather cute. He continues to tell us these things. He also is saying 'mon' for "c'mon".

Ella these days wants to dress like me. If I am wearing tennis shoes, she wants to wear tennis shoes. If I am wearing black shoes, she wants to wear black shoes. This is a problem since her black shoes no longer fit her. During the week, she doesn't see me so this usually isn't a problem, but on the weekend, it can be. At night, if I am wearing a long sleeve shirt, she wants to as well. It is quite sweet and I should enjoy it while it lasts (thought at times, it can be frustrating - like with the black shoes).

In other news, why do they make one season of a show only 6 episodes long. Seriously! I want more Walking Dead episodes and I have to wait until freaking October! Oh well, at least in June or July - next summer - we'll have more True Blood. What to watch until then? Since my DVR is 90% full, I'm sure I will have no lack of things to watch and perhaps I should watch The Blind Side that I have borrowed from the library 3 times now.

I recently started going to a chiropractor. I've had two adjustments now and it has felt good. I think soon I should go for a massage too...

That's all for now.