Friday night

Loving Children,

It is a typical Friday night at the Shea's house..

Sav had to be picked up from daycare because she pooped three times, needless to say she is fine!

Chris brought a friend home from school, surprise!!!

Took Chris to get a haircut for the first time in almost a year,

I see two people I know from work and my husband proceeds to ask me if they are the people I am having an affair with and if they come to our house and steal his socks (he can never find his socks)and he wants to ask them for his socks back (his humor is one of the few reasons I am sane!!!)

We come back home, and the friend comes back over and helps Chris eat all the left over pizza.

Lamont takes a nap since he stayed up until three AM playing a video game.

Next, the boys will be off to a high school ball game of the friend's brother (maybe I can claim him on our taxes hmmmm....)

And by the way that is the first three hours of our Friday night...So when you look back and remember why your parents were so tired all the time, multiple this by the whole week!!!!

Wouldn't trade it for the world though!

Love,

Mom

WTF..........What tha Freak!

7 months since I have blogged! 7 months.... I try to think what have I been doing in the last 7 months that I couldn't even write on my little blog.

Well....I accepted a promotion and went back to work full time,

Sav started daycare for the first time,

we moved again,

Chris started 7th grade (speaks for itself),

Sav has been sick with every virus that could possibly picked up at daycare, pink eye was added to the list last week, and today we are off to the pediatrician for who knows what,

My Dad had major lung surgery and coded after and has had a long recovery, but he is not smoking!!!!

My paternal Grandmother passed away, and I only pray that I have the same peace and dignity when it is my time.

I have decided to change the format for my blog. I am going to start writing letters to both of my children. I hope it will give me something to look back at, it can be a talking point for us later, and in the event that I leave them before I would like, it could give them my voice.

We shall see how it goes!!!!!

Where Did the Year Go???!!!

Savannah is one!!!!

This has been one heck of a whirlwind of a year! Savannah turned one on the 18th and we had her party last weekend. It was amazing, she had a blast. It is still hard for me to believe that she is already a year old. From colic and milk allergies, to part-time working, to roseola, and four teeth at once, to walking at nine months, and now to daycare and full time work! That wore me out just writing it.

Watching her become a toddler has been amazing and sad all in one. She is most likely my last and final baby. My miracle I never thought I would have or thought I wanted. The relationship between her and Chris is unbelievable. He loves and protects her and she loves and worships him. No matter how upset she is, he can make her smile no matter what. I am so proud of the way he has handled, this complete upset to his life and world.

I am sure this next year will hold many ups and downs, surprises and disasters. My hope is to entertain you all as Savannah explores the world as a toddler, Chris learns who he is as a tween, I open new and scary doors in my career, and Lamont and I start dating again!

Neglect

My dear blog, I am very sorry that I have neglected you for the past two months. I do find it quite ironic that I stopped blogging at the exact point Savannah began walking, coincidence, I think not. This entry will be an update on our lives as well as a list of the top ten opportunities (not excuses) that have caused me to neglect my blog.

1. Prime example, while writing this entry I had to intervene while Savannah was pouring her puffs(which she does not like) down the AC/heat vent.

2. Savannah is walking and jumping and climbing etc!

3. It has been a million degrees here most days and keeping two stir crazy kids from going insane while preventing heat stroke is not an easy task.

4. My Grandma Jo (on my Dad's side) passed away.

5. My Dad has been very sick and we have been trying to figure out what is actually causing it, he has surgery this Thursday, hopefully some answers to follow.

6. Chris is 12! Which speaks for itself, trying to secretly help him work through becoming a teenager and leaving behind childhood is not easy. I say secretly since if he knows I am involved he will resist full force (I have no idea where he got that from)

7. Been agonizing over going back to work full time or not. I have decided if the opportunity presents itself, I will take it, but I will not seek it out!

8. Savannah had roseola, a GI virus, and cut her four top teeth ALL at the SAME TIME!

9. We went on vacation which became the Lampoon's vacay from hell!

10. Oh how could I forget, the house we are renting is on the market and we have been showing it and doing an open house once a month (I am getting financial compensation for this, but it is an amazing amount of work!)

9 months! 9 months! 9 months!

Savannah is 9 months old today!

Where has all the time gone. Before long I need to plan her first birthday! The last few months have been a whirlwind, so many changes, milestones, ear infections!

It is amazing how different my life is now than it was 18 months ago. I love every minute of watching her grow, watching her and Chris interact and bond. I'm ready to kick this second ear infection's butt and start enjoying this ninth month (with some sleep that is!)

We can currently walk, though we only take a few steps here and there. She has decided that she will no longer indulge in baby food so table/finger foods it is, which can be difficult when you only have two bottom teeth. She is so busy and into everything she can't stand to be still or held down! Im sure the next three months will hold many adventures!

Mother's Day

My first mother's day with a little girl! I am so excited to get off of work later this morning and spend it with my babies. Hopefully today will be filled with a nice nap, a little couponing, and my son's basketball game around 5.

I asked Chris to cook dinner for me and he told me that he was going to buy an ice cream cake and act like he made it! Gotta love a 12 year old boy. I told the boys I wanted them to cook but no chili, pizza or tacos (that is all my husband knows how to make!)

Well, gotta finish taking care of some patients who are stuck at the hospital on their mother's day.

Happy Mother's Day to all of those who are mothers, who have been mothers, or who desire to be mothers. A mother isn't made so by the presence of her children but by the love and intention in her heart! (quote by muy!)

Coupons!

Yes, I have to admit it. I have been bitten by the coupon bug, and no I don't watch the show. Some friends started and I read some things online and have started a coupon book. I figure this will be a time worthy hobby since we need to scrimp and save every penny we can right now with me working part-time.

I figured this would be like most of my endeavors, I would have fun for a week, be really excited, and then poof I would be over it (like scrapbooking, working out, etc). But, as my hubby said, "Nope, this one will last because you really like saving money!" I think he might be right.

Getting a great deal or even making money off my coupons is like a scavenger hunt, Its almost like a high to find a great deal. So soon we might see pictures of dental floss and deodorant to the ceiling, but this is one obsession that will actually save me some money!