Patience....not my virtue.

Why is it so hard for me to be patient? I used to be the most patient person I know. I thought I would be a patient mother, but I am so not that!! HAHA! I find myself getting more and more irriated with "stupid" people and people who make trouble for other people out of trivial things. I wish that God would zap me with the patience wand again because I don't like the person/mommy that I have been the last several months. Maybe our vacation is long over due. Thank goodness we only have 3 weeks until we leave. I am hoping my sanity will hold out until then. Maybe when we come home, I will be more patient with Mason and not so quick to jump on him for getting into things that a norml 3 year old does. I love my children so much, but feel as though I am failing them as a mother. Even though I stay home with them, I feel as though I am not doing enough for them. Does anyone else feel that way? Maybe it is just me.

Working one day a week is great. I love it! I love helping out with problem solving and being there for the people I work with. However, I am so annoyed with some recent things that has happened, not necessarily the fault of the people I work with.

I really need that vacation!! :) I bet all of you do too after reading this!! Thank you if you have read this far!!!

It comes with Motherhood...

Kevin got home early this morning (1:00 a.m.) from getting seed out in Kansas for replant. He and my Dad drove 5.5 hours each way to south of Wichita to pick up a couple pallets of corn from Kevin's old district. I was awakened at 2:30 a.m. by Mason who wanted to crawl in bed with us. I knew something was up because he was a little shaky. Mommy's intuition was right. He had vomited in his bed, and proceeded to get sick 3 more times before 6:30 a.m. this morning. He had a bath at 4:30 a.m. and 3 p.j. changes. I also had the Rainbow going at 4:30 this morning cleaning the carpets. Thank goodness he is back to himself. It is amazing how resiliant he is. We have tried to keep him "low key" today, but you know how it is with boys.....:) He is good to go. I was also able to get a "present" from Reagan first thing this morning which prompted me to put her in the bathtub first thing this morning. I am running on 30 minutes of sleep since 2:30 and I am so ready for bed!! But, first, I gotta watch the All-Star NASCAR race!!!

I am so tired, but it all comes with motherhood...and I wouldn't change it for anything!

Outdoor fun at Grandma's!!!

Mason and Reagan were playing so well together at at my Mom and Dad's last weekend. Reagan liked to chew on the Lincoln Logs and throw them back in the bucket. I guess they didn't taste very good to her!

Ms. Reagan now pulls up on EVERYTHING! This was taken last week while she was watching "Handy Manny." Handy Manny and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is very popular in our house!

Mason playing outside at Grandma and Grandpa Klein's. He loves to play on all the outside toys!

Grandma and Mason. He has her wrapped around his finger! He is such a Grandma's boy and will pull her around everywhere! But, Mom enjoys every minute of it!

Ain't it funny?

Isn't it funny how you get back in touch with people you barely got to hang out with in school and 14 years later, you can pick up a conversation just like that? That's what happened Saturday night when Erin, Lindsay and I got together at La Hacienda for some drinks. We had such a great time catching up in the almost 3 hours that we were there. It was so nice to be an "adult" for an evening and relax. It makes me sad that we didn't hang out like that in high school, but my goodness, things sure change when you have been out of school so long. You grow up. You realize the people that you get along with now, are not necessarily the people you really hung around with in school. Heather is still my best friend and probably always will be, as will Alisha. But, it is so much fun getting back together and learning more and more about those that those two people who I considered friends back in high school! I look forward to Heritage Days ladies!! Thanks for a wonderful evening!

I must be crazy....

I admit it, I must be crazy. Kevin and I have renewed our membership to the Boonslick YMCA. I haven't exercised since I got pregnant with Mason, almost four years ago. Kevin and I both need the exercise and I am so tired of the extra "flab". Today, after work, I went to exercise. I did 10 minutes on the eliptical machine, 11 minutes/2 miles on the bike, and a couple of minutes on the rowing machine. I must be crazy. Luckily, right now, about two hours after exercising, my muscles aren't screaming out in surrender like they were last Thursday. However, I do have to walk on the treadmill tonight, so who knows what I will feel like then. We are taking a trip for our 10 year anniversary in July, so I want to get in shape..even if the weight loss is slow.

For our 10 year anniversary, Kevin and I are going to South Carolina. We are planning on going to Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Hilton Head Island and Savannah, GA. On the way out there, we are going to hit as many NASCAR race tracks as we can (just to drive by) such as Bristol, Richmond, Charlotte, Darlington, Atlanta, and maybe Talledaga on the way home. We are such NASCAR nerds! We are looking forward to spending some time together and exploring a part of the USA that we have never been too.

Reagan has her first two bottom teeth. She has been feeling pretty crummy the last several days and just wants to be held by Mommy. She has been sleeping a lot and going to bed early.

Mason continues to progress little by little with his speech. Last week he told one of our cats, "Hi, Kitty! HI!" :) He never ceases to amaze me.

We are also excited because we have two new kittens who are currently residing in our kitchen in the dog carrier with their mommy. Dexter isn't too happy about sharing a carrier with Daisy!

Easter 2009

Easter Sunday - Mason hunting Easter egg's at my Mom and Dad's. Christy and Shelley hid 30 eggs for him to find, filled with quarters, M&M's and Butterfinger eggs.

Mason and Christy finding Easter eggs on Easter Sunday.

Mason and Reagan on Easter Sunday at Glenn and Donna's. I can NEVER get Mason to look at the camera anymore. This was the best picture I could get of the both o them!

Reagan's First Easter - 9 months old. Doesn't she look adorable? (not that I am partial...)

Reagan and I getting ready to head over to Glenn and Donna's on Easter Morning.

A picture of our annual Easter Bunny Cake. This is a tradition that Donna started with Kevin and Derek. We each carry on the tradition with our kids. This is our bunny this year. Kevin cut out the pieces, we both iced it and I placed the M&M's on it.

Reagan was checking out the loot Mason got at the church's youth group Easter Egg hunt on Saturday.

Mason enjoyed hunting Easter Eggs this year. He really got the hang of it all.

Donna, Kevin and Reagan helped Mason get the eggs he couldn't reach by himself!

Kevin and Mason at the beginning of the Easter Egg hunt! This is a tradition that the Youth Group at church has started and it has become something the kids look forward to ever year.

The Easter Bunny didn't let us down this year and spent way too much on the kids. Apparently, EB couldn't help it!

I fixed Mason his supper on Wednesday night, he was so tired from not napping that he fell asleep at the table while eating. Poor kid!!

Reagan's impersonation of President Bush - "My fellow Americans......" :)

Doesn't she look just like her Daddy?? It is so scary to see the resemblance!

Mason is going to see his cousins this weekend. Kevin's parents are going to pick him up this morning and take him with them to go visit Derek and April and the kids. Tomorrow Glenn and Donna are taking the kids to the Zoo, but aren't telling Haley and Bronson unti right before they go tomorrow. Mason should LOVE the zoo!

Today I am going shopping with Christy at the Lake. Kevin gets to spend some quality time with his little clone!