Stalled

I have doors for the cabinets except for the corner ones which apparently need special hinges so they weren't put up on Wednesday. They did lower all the cabinets so that they are parallel to each other and there needs to be a trim put into the gap at the top. That won't be fun for them because there's a huge difference between one end and the other. But that's why there needs to be trim! Plus we did not get the floating shelf over the sink that had been talked about. And I have no idea when they'll be back to finish the job. Sigh!

The good news is that I do have lots of cupboard space now and the last few days (after getting lining) have been filling them up. All the cupboards have now been stocked except for the one above the fridge! I even got to move stuff (like my crystal) up from bottom cupboards so that the kids will be less likely to get at it. And it means I have more room in the lower cupboards for more foodstuffs and such. I now have an amazing amount of space in my plastics cupboard where before it was jammed full of crazy things. So yeah new cabinets are great and I can live with what we have so far because it means I have that much more space. Sure I would like handles and paint on them but I know that eventually it'll come :)

As for the kids Bear's new medicine is not having any noticeable effect that I can see. So we'll just have to wait and go from there. Smiles is a little out of sorts. I think she's feeling a little ill but she's getting excited because her birthday is coming up next month. That'll be fun. I still have to make her fairy costume for Halloween and I think I'll try to make her a new medieval gown for her birthday. Trying to do things as recyclables and non-consumerism is hard. I think it is worth it but I honestly don't know what to do about her party and Eyes' birthday will the month after that. Wow, she'll be one in like 2 months! Where did the time go?! Hmmm I am wondering if I should make doll clothes for Smiles dolls?

Under Construction

My kitchen is undergoing a renovation where all the old upper cabinets are being replaced. A few will even be added. Yay! Yesterday they came and ripped off the old ones (which had probably been in this house since it was built around 1950ish) and got most of the new ones installed. Alas nothing goes smoothly and there is one cabinet that does not want to fit properly. The house settled and the guy did not notice the ceiling was 1/3 of an inch lower that the rest of the kitchen. Sigh!

Still I really wish he would come back today (like he said he would) and finish off the job. I really REALLY hate things half done. Plus I can't even put anything in the cupboards yet because they are not fully screwed into the walls yadda yadda yadda... So here I am sitting in a kitchen eating off paper plates looking at open cupboards (because the doors are not on yet) and wondering if I will have to microwave the kids supper for tonight! The only thing I ask GOD, is PLEASE do let the carpenter come back in the next few days and finish this because otherwise I will be very unhappy!

In other news, no Eyes is not walking yet but more and more often I catch her standing by herself without holding onto anything for support. So she knows it can be done and I sometimes practice walking with her down the hallway or through the living room. Right now she has Mr. Buns (her bunny Nana gave her for Easter) and is babbling to herself. I may be biased but I do have very cute kids. Even if one of them (Bear) has been diagnosed with ADHD and will be put on medication. As long as we know eh?!

She'll be walking soon!

Last night as I was doing laundry I looked up to see what the noise was. I found a baby holding onto a laundry basket sliding it across the floor as she was walking behind it. Of course she had the biggest grin on her face. Then after that she grabbed my computer chair and started sliding that around the room. She was so excited and giggly! It was a lot of fun to watch.

But I'm not ready yet! I don't have shoes for her and and and.....

Anyways she also is getting a better sense of balance. Hubby was walking her towards me one day and then stopped and let her go. She stood by herself for up to 30 seconds (Hubby counted!). It was very exciting! So yeah she'll be walking soon I just know it!

A Trip to the Dentist

Yesterday I ended up pulling both of the older kids from school and took them to the dentist. Needless to say I was nervous because well for a number of reasons. The main one being that I hadn't been to a dentist in oh cough, cough, mumble 15 mumble years. Also this was the first time the kids were going. All in all it was a really good appointment mainly because we discovered that no one had cavities - least of all me. I was certain I had one. Apparently it is just the beginning of one that'll we will just have to keep an eye on. Oh I should clarify the no cavities thing... Bear does have two cavities but they are on his baby molars and the adult ones are right underneath. So the dentist said we'll just watch and no worry about them. Yay!

No Cavities!!!!!

Other than that I went swimming with Raven last night and it felt good. We didn't do alot because neither of us were feeling well but at least we got out and swam. It has been a couple of weeks since we actually did. Now if only the cat litter chore wasn't looming over me today I would feel much better...

Back to School Update

So yeah it's been awhile since I gave a good accounting of the last couple of weeks. I meant to get on and blog after the wedding. Then after the first day of school and once again after .... you get the point. So here goes I'll let you know about the good things even after the one bad incident this week.

Okay the wedding of new Sister-in-law to my brother-in-law. The weather was beautiful if a bit chilly for an outdoor wedding. Everyone in the family except me was in the wedding party. The kids as flower girls or ring bearer(though Bear ended up being wagon puller and Smiles was the ring bearer. It was quite cute how serious she was coming down the aisle!) and Hubby ended up a groomsman due to a last minute replacement. Eyes and little G were adorable in the wagon and the kids were very good coming down the aisle. I ended up decorating the arbor because I happened to be there early enough. It was the grooms men's job to decorate and of course every one of them were more interested in setting up the chairs and sound equipment. So yeah I took over the arbor and I think it turned out ok. Even A and her husband R came and helped me out which I appreciated. Even take down was fun while the wedding photos were taken. Eyes and Smiles were charming everyone. Bear was good except for one incident where he went off to play by himself without telling anyone where he was going.

The reception was really good where the food was good and I felt sorry for the staff at the banquet who would have to clean up under Eyes' highchair. She gobbled a lot of food and even more of it fell on the floor. I tried cleaning up as much of it as I could. Hehehe. Smiles had a blast dancing all night and Hubby and I even got one dance in. Of course I sprained my knee and had to ice it for an hour which kept me from dancing more. Sigh! Of course the next day the kids were hellions (or at least out of sorts) since they had stayed up so late the night before.

Then school started on Tuesday. Yay! for me! The older kids are gone for most of the day. I could do so much - except I still have the baby. She misses her older siblings when they are in school but we have fun playing. Smiles was really happy to go back to school and see all her friends again. The only sticking point for her was that her teacher hadn't given her any homework yet! Hahaha oh my soon enough she might regret that! Bear on the other hand was glad to go back to school but was also even more excited about going to the other school with Bird. So all is good I guess. It is just going to take some time for all of us to get back into the routine.

Venting Time

I haven't done this in awhile but I need to do this today.

WARNING - this may offend some members of my Husband's Family

Here's the situation my mother-in-law came over last night to babysit for Hubby and me for a few hours. She did the dishes.

Problem - I have been refusing to do them for the last two weeks because I have been trying to get Hubby to fulfill his word. He had promised me when I went on vacation that he would do any dishes that he used while I was gone. I came back and they were not done. Okay I thought he'll do them soon enough. A few days passed meanwhile the kids and I have been using dishes and they are starting to pile up. Okay. As of Monday he had done the dishes three times each time doing half of the dishes - leaving the other half for another day. Meanwhile 2-4 days go by and all the dishes are used up again. Now I will willingly do the dishes again once Hubby FINISHES what he started. All he had to do was finish the dishes and I would take over the task again. Is it fair to him to be constantly doing dishes that he did not use?

Well apparently it is okay for me to have to do that. Same with the laundry, floors and all the other cleaning. Yes I am a stay at home mom, yes I don't work, yes I spend all day looking after the kids and sometimes get to play on the computer. But it is NOT okay to ask him to do the dishes and expect him to actually finish the job. What the hell is that all about? My mother-in-law called me a selfish bitch and said I just should have done the fucking dishes because I don't do anything at home. It makes me so mad when she says things like that because she should know that NO I do not spend my entire day goofing off on the computer. I do do housework, I pick up the kids from school, I go grocery shopping or other shopping, I run errands and yet I do nothing at home! This from a woman who had do all those things herself. Then I wonder why my husband has no sense of responsibility for housecleaning - because his mother let him get away with not doing a damn thing - she would do it all for him. Sure he had to help out once in awhile but you know from what I have seen My sister-in-law probably had to do alot more of the housework than either of the two boys. Is THAT fair? NO! It seems to all go back to that whole gender division of labour. The women do the housework and the men are the breadwinners. Fuck that even when I was working a FULL-TIME job I still ended having to do all the housework and that is totally not fair!

Then again I don't really know what the state of that household was like when he was growing up but still it really hurt me when she said that. Yes I know my housecleaning is lacking and that I don't always do things that I should but you know what I still have a clean house. Those dishes were something I could have done at any time but consciously decided not to do them. Why because I am just tired of being a maid to my husband and children and not getting any recognition for a job well done. I am just tired!