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Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
Normally we're up early, bright and early. Monday night I was up most of the night with Logan, who was running a low grade fever and congested. Finally broke his fever around 2 am and he zonked out for the rest of the night. I stayed up to 3 am making sure he was breathing OK and stoked up the fire in the woodburner to keep the house warm.
I hate winter. Just had to inject that in here. Despise it. Wish I lived in a warmer state, like Alabama or Georgia (but not Florida, I have my reasons!)
Anyway, so I get to bed and doze of. GOOD deep sleep. I know Ernie got up at day light yesterday, but not really sure what time that was....I didn't care, I snoozed on...or rather, tried to.
Wouldn't you know my father in law shows up at 8 am. GAH! Ernie slams my bedroom door shut and says, "Dad's here!" So I get up and get dressed and I hear his dad talking about needing to go get propane and something else. I figured he's hinting that he wants Ernie to go along and assist with the loading/unloading of the tank. Ernie just ignored him. Then he asked what time we had to be in Steubenville for the kids shop with a cop program. Guess he planned on driving us down? I heard Ernie tell him not until 6 pm and Dad seemed a little not happy about it, because we were due to have freezing rains about that time. Dad left. Didn't see him the rest of the day. Which was fine, because I hadn't had enough coffee today and I'm feeling crabby.
Went to the laundromat and managed to get five loads washed WHEW that's a lot of dirty kids clothes! LOL Brought them home to dry, washed the day's dishes, made beef stew for dinner, and then it was time to load the kids up to head off to shop with a cop.
Ever stood in line for 2 hours waiting for your kids to have their turn while listening to 100 other screaming kids throwing tantrums??? I felt bad for the mom's trying to soothe the kids. Ernie perused the store quickly and came back and reported that toys were disappearing off shelves fast, including Transformers, more specifically, Optimus Prime and Bumbleebee. Our 4 year old had a total meltdown over that one. I told him it would be Ok, and that he would find something he'd like. When it was finally their turn, we hit the clothing first and each of them got really nice outfits for church on Sunday, socks, and 4y old DS and 6 yo DS got much needed new pj's.
I had wanted to get more things that I felt they needed, instead of toys, but the officer kept saying, "We have to hurry, they are closing the registers." Apparantly, they had a time limit for the shop with a cop program, we had to be done by 9 pm and we didn't get started until after 8 pm! So I gave up on trying to get the things I felt the kids should have, and told them to just go grab what they wanted.
So we hit the toys. DD loaded up on Littlest Pet Shops. She didn't even look at anything else, and she got every LPS that was on her list. Can we say SPOILED? The boys mostly loaded up on Transformers.
That was the best part for them, I think, loading up on toys. 4 yo DS, the one that talked Becca's ear off the other night, chose a few transformers and was absolutely ecstatic that he managed to get a small Bumblebee action figure. He also got a Imaginotex dinosaur that roars and walks and a furreal baby parrot thingymabob.
Towards the end, the officer we had said they could have put all their money together and got a DS with several games, but I could see that having caused problems later. So I'm glad the kids chose multiple things instead. The officer also said we were the only family he'd had all night that forced the kids to get needed items, and we shopped the clearance racks, etc. He said he was impressed that we wanted the kids to get needs and stuff. We saw other families that just loaded up on toys.
But, I was exhausted and I have muscles sore in areas that I wasn't aware I had muscles in! If I never seen the inside of Walmart again....well we know that's not gonna happen....seems like we can't stay away from Walmart.
Kids barely stayed awake for the ride home. But when we got home they were instantly awake and the oldest 2 boys had ripped open a toy each before we were even completely unbundled and in the house!
NOT ON MY WATCH!
Mama's a big, fat killjoy! I took ALL the new things away, even the one they opened, and told them all that they are waiting for Christmas to have any of it! (Except the socks and underwear, and the pj's and outfits for church, but that's not any of the fun stuff!)
Tucked everyone in for the night (at 10 pm!), hugs, kisses...whew...wore out! Hoped they would sleep in this moring, but nope.....seems the kiddos never sleep in no matter how late they stay up....
It rained for several hours, but thankfully didn't freezing yet. I'd be happy if the temps would go back to 40 and stay there all winter...I don't like frozen winters....Well, snow on Christmas might be nice.....
I hate winter. Just had to inject that in here. Despise it. Wish I lived in a warmer state, like Alabama or Georgia (but not Florida, I have my reasons!)
Anyway, so I get to bed and doze of. GOOD deep sleep. I know Ernie got up at day light yesterday, but not really sure what time that was....I didn't care, I snoozed on...or rather, tried to.
Wouldn't you know my father in law shows up at 8 am. GAH! Ernie slams my bedroom door shut and says, "Dad's here!" So I get up and get dressed and I hear his dad talking about needing to go get propane and something else. I figured he's hinting that he wants Ernie to go along and assist with the loading/unloading of the tank. Ernie just ignored him. Then he asked what time we had to be in Steubenville for the kids shop with a cop program. Guess he planned on driving us down? I heard Ernie tell him not until 6 pm and Dad seemed a little not happy about it, because we were due to have freezing rains about that time. Dad left. Didn't see him the rest of the day. Which was fine, because I hadn't had enough coffee today and I'm feeling crabby.
Went to the laundromat and managed to get five loads washed WHEW that's a lot of dirty kids clothes! LOL Brought them home to dry, washed the day's dishes, made beef stew for dinner, and then it was time to load the kids up to head off to shop with a cop.
Ever stood in line for 2 hours waiting for your kids to have their turn while listening to 100 other screaming kids throwing tantrums??? I felt bad for the mom's trying to soothe the kids. Ernie perused the store quickly and came back and reported that toys were disappearing off shelves fast, including Transformers, more specifically, Optimus Prime and Bumbleebee. Our 4 year old had a total meltdown over that one. I told him it would be Ok, and that he would find something he'd like. When it was finally their turn, we hit the clothing first and each of them got really nice outfits for church on Sunday, socks, and 4y old DS and 6 yo DS got much needed new pj's.
I had wanted to get more things that I felt they needed, instead of toys, but the officer kept saying, "We have to hurry, they are closing the registers." Apparantly, they had a time limit for the shop with a cop program, we had to be done by 9 pm and we didn't get started until after 8 pm! So I gave up on trying to get the things I felt the kids should have, and told them to just go grab what they wanted.
So we hit the toys. DD loaded up on Littlest Pet Shops. She didn't even look at anything else, and she got every LPS that was on her list. Can we say SPOILED? The boys mostly loaded up on Transformers.
That was the best part for them, I think, loading up on toys. 4 yo DS, the one that talked Becca's ear off the other night, chose a few transformers and was absolutely ecstatic that he managed to get a small Bumblebee action figure. He also got a Imaginotex dinosaur that roars and walks and a furreal baby parrot thingymabob.
Towards the end, the officer we had said they could have put all their money together and got a DS with several games, but I could see that having caused problems later. So I'm glad the kids chose multiple things instead. The officer also said we were the only family he'd had all night that forced the kids to get needed items, and we shopped the clearance racks, etc. He said he was impressed that we wanted the kids to get needs and stuff. We saw other families that just loaded up on toys.
But, I was exhausted and I have muscles sore in areas that I wasn't aware I had muscles in! If I never seen the inside of Walmart again....well we know that's not gonna happen....seems like we can't stay away from Walmart.
Kids barely stayed awake for the ride home. But when we got home they were instantly awake and the oldest 2 boys had ripped open a toy each before we were even completely unbundled and in the house!
NOT ON MY WATCH!
Mama's a big, fat killjoy! I took ALL the new things away, even the one they opened, and told them all that they are waiting for Christmas to have any of it! (Except the socks and underwear, and the pj's and outfits for church, but that's not any of the fun stuff!)
Tucked everyone in for the night (at 10 pm!), hugs, kisses...whew...wore out! Hoped they would sleep in this moring, but nope.....seems the kiddos never sleep in no matter how late they stay up....
It rained for several hours, but thankfully didn't freezing yet. I'd be happy if the temps would go back to 40 and stay there all winter...I don't like frozen winters....Well, snow on Christmas might be nice.....
These kids all had $90 each to spend on themselves....Does Santa REALLY still need to come?! I think $90 is a GREAT Christmas! 
He gave it to me now because he was afraid if we'd have bad weather before xmas and he didn't want me to have bird loss knowing he had the cord for me LOL 
That about sums up my thoughts as well. We've never (yet!) spent more than $60 each, including needed things, and my kids have never been disappointed. They aren't yet to the point they are asking for much specific stuff. DD asked for a cupcake froster last year, my mom got it for her and she never even opened the box. I'm not going to buy whims like that.
