To or not to...

The question races through my head. To vaccinate my two loving boys or not to. I have a 2 and 4 year old- the targeted area for H1N1 so therefore do I vaccinate them to protect them or do I not vaccinate them to protect them (of the things that may happen.) It has been a great debate in my own brain all day. After talking to a great pediatric allergy doctor- I wish I could remember the big name that impressed me 1 year ago. He suggested my sick kid (Tucker age 2) be vaccinated. Also the health department suggests the 4 year old be vaccinated also. Therefore after 1 doctor told me to, and 2 students of mine(doctors kids) are being vaccinated at school tomorrow, I have chosen to VACCINATE my two loving boys. Hopefully I am making the right choice, their dads comment was why not? I would love to hear all other opinions, suggestions, or comments!!!

Thumb

If any of you know the youngest boy at our house, yes he sucks his thumb, or should I say he suckED his thumb. Yes we are exciting because he hasn't sucked his thumb for about a week!!! Big news to us. He might still get to when he is in bed, but at least he doesn't walk around with his thumb in his mouth and his hand in his hair!!! Potty training here we come!

Rough

Tayden Bish was in some rough shoes last night. He can piddle *&# around with the best of the piddlers at supper time. His 2 year old brother was almost finished with supper when he was only 2 bits into it. Therefore his father told him if he continued to piddle or @*# around he would have to eat in the basement in the dark. Well, yes he ended up in the entry way in the dark eating his supper until it was finished. After that they had baths and things are going well, until MOM decides it is time for letters. A-E only 5. Well after working or playing for about 10 minutes I trade kids with Brandon and him and Tayden work on letters. Well after about 35 minutes Tayden couldn't remember D to save his rear, and his dad was loosing patience. I was impressed they lasted that long. Poor Tayden had a few, snap "pay attention, are you trying, get your feet off the chair comments". I sure hope is attention is better at preschool.
Therefore life in Tayden's shoes was a little rough last night, but amazing enough he is still full of energy tonight. They do snap back very very well!!!!

As to the relaxing weekend, yes it was and I think it was needed!!!

Looking forward to...

I am looking forward to a weekend full on nothing. We have nothing planned, nowhere we have to be (except teaching Sunday School), Nobody to answer to. It will be a great weekend to well, clean maybe, sew, cook, bake and do whatever the boys want to. I am sure we will have an adventure sometime, because we don't have too many dull moments in this world.

Worlds Meanest Mom

Tonight I have tried to prove a point we will see. After picking up Briley (a niece) in town, since I was in town and she was done with dance. We got home and I started supper. Tayden wanted to go outside to play and I told him that was fine, he is good about staying right outside and playing. Well he wanted me to move the car out of the garage, I said "it will be dark in a bit, just play in the driveway and ride your bike. Well he continued to ask please, thinkink I would get tired of him asking and give in. NO, I said NO. He continued. So the one thing I have never done is soap. He got just a little and you would have thought I cut off his leg. But when I asked why he got it he said, I kept asking after you said NO, more than once. We will see if this parenting skill, or torture makes an impact. For those of you wandering he is good at saying, please, please, please over and over until it bothers me. The answer is no should be the last of the please!! In my opinion.

Family

Above is my dad's youngest brother and family.
The two girls belong to the lady who passed a few weeks ago at only 35. We were glad for them to be a part of our weekend. They are good girls.
Their aunt is also my aunt.

This is my dad's sisters family.
None of them live close, only his sister the girls live in different states.
Missouri and Illinois

Grandma Chuck is in the middle of all grandkids.

My dad's lovely family!!!! We were missing two hunters.

These are the 14 great grandkids!!! Wow they are energetic. The oldest will be 11 and the youngest will be 1 in December.


We had a great weekend of fun. Thanks to all that attended. It was fun to sit and chat, play frisbee golf, paint pumpkins, scavenger hunt, eat, eat and eat some more, count kids and entertain the young and old. With a large family it is getting harder to get all of us here at the same time, but we have managed to do it one more time!!!

We also had a day of fun with chilly weather with the Creath side of the family. Saturday afternoon we took pictures and hopefully I will have some good ones to update our walls and give for Christmas!!!! I will let you know when those are ready to look at.

Heart

I know you are tired of hearing about my job and all the lovely things that go with it, but it seems to be consuming my energy and thought most of the time. So reflecting on the week. Well, why is it some days my HEART is huge and other days I need a bigger heart. On Thursday I needed to shrink it at school. The little one in my room that needs all I can give him at all times (just one of the 4 that really really need me all of the time) got sent home, due to hitting in lunch. I feel as though it was my fault and there surely was something I could have done, however some kids no better, he did not, but after 2 hitting incidents it was time for him to have a major consequence. Therefore I will let it go and know, no matter how long he is with me, I will do my best.

We had a positive day in KA today!!!!!!!! We even got a sticker, for being quiet in the hall!!!!!!!!! (thanks Mrs. Beeler for finding the positive when there is one!)