Tomorrow night is Orientation for my night school at MTI College here close to home. Matt is spending tomorrow with me as my last day of freedom. We'll get a few good one on one hours in while the kids are at school, and then a family activity of some sort that afternoon. Then off to orientation at 6pm...
Nervous, not really... Anxious, some, only because my time will not be my own for 16 months. Every morning I will be getting the kids up and off to school, then doing homework and running / walking / working out. By then the little ones are home and lunch, naps, and housecleaning resume. Dinner will be started for Daddy to finish or just be done long enough to eat and run for my 6-9:30pm classes each weekday. Weekends I am sure will be consumed with spending time with my kids and husband that I didn't get a whole lot of during the week, and probably a lot of putting the house back together and laundry that I didn't have time for during the week. I am going to miss them!! But I have to look at this as an investment into our futures. After I get that certificate, I will be able to walk into a job (that there will be a demand for) starting at $34-40K a year. That will definitely get the credit cleaned up, keep our heads above water, and along with Daddy's income, we'll even be able to save for another down on another house and quit paying someone else's mortgage by renting! I'll still update here and add pics as I can... that's one thing that won't stop - PICTURES! My memories of my children that are just growing up too fast!
<3 Bree
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Mid-September ALREADY?!?!
Wow - where is the time going?? It's already the middle of September! Well we are all doing well surprisingly. Besides financial struggles and Mike's shoulder, everything else is calming down finally. Worries me that it might be the calm before the storm! LOL I'll be starting school next week and hope we can manage the chaos in schedules with one car and Matt working 30 minutes away all day everyday, the kids to and from school, medical/dental appts every week, Football games each weekend (on hold right now) and my night school. SO much going on and we are just getting it under control. Thanks to my mom that is. She has been here just about everyday to either watch the kids or to let me use her truck to pick up the kids from school. Such a life saver! Thanks Mom!
Maximus... (long sigh) He is doing better with talking - lots better! He is fighting potty training and just doesn't seem ready. We have to keep trying though, he cannot go to his regular preschool on T, Th & F unless he is in underwear or pullups. Thank God he is a afternoon & evening pooper so he doesn't really have any #2 accidents at school. But one day he will go through two outfits I pack for him and is wearing loaner clothes when he comes home, and the next day come home in the same clothes with no accidents all morning. He no longer fights getting on the bus or letting me leave when I drop him off. He is getting used to the routine and accepting this is how it is each day. He is really getting interested in books lately, too. He got his first ever Scholastic Book Order Form form school, so I emailed the family and asked if anyone wanted to contribute a book to Max. He got every one of the things on his (our) Wish List plus more! The family support and love was awesome! Thank You Guys! Anything to keep him talking more and moving forward with his skill sets. He is growing up so fast! He is almost the size of Kaitlynn, and although his pants are just a little long, they are wearing the same sizes!! By the end of winter I am betting Max will be just as tall if not taller than his sister! Here he is getting the idea of peddling down.
Kaitlynn loves school. She is just like mommy was and soaks everything up like a sponge! She is one of the older, actually I think she is the oldest, kid in her class so she is miles ahead of the other kids. But she needs to be there to get a few holes filled in on her skill sets to be fully ready for Kindergarten. Her birthday is in January, so she missed the cutoff date of Dec 1st to start Kindergarten this year. Her teacher uses her to help comfort some of the first timers that cry forever when the parent leaves. She is such a little mommy and the other kids seem to look up to her like that the teacher says. They go to her when they get hurt or want attention when the teacher is busy. Cracks me up. She is trying to tell Daddy and I how it is these days. When she gets a smart mouth and is told to go sit in her room until she can talk right to us, she will say "I will NOT! I am not going to my room! I am staying right here!" So that's our challenge with her right now. New phase, new things to look up on the pc to get ideas how to handle it best for her and us. If that's the worst thing we have going on with her... we're good!!! She says the funniest things too, though, not just sassy stuff. She can put two and two together and comes to a conclusion all by herself. Her delivery of this realization is what is usually hilarious!! She is really fun at this age! Here is my new favorite pic of her.
Michael is roughing it these days. He almost dislocated his shoulder in a game two weeks ago. Sports Medicine Doctor said it was a partial dislocation and might have done some damage by the looks of his pain level and loss of mobility during her exam. She ordered an MRI and Xrays. She even printed a letter to his coach stating he could not play or lift until further notice. She says after the tests, she should know one way or the other if there is any injury by the results of the MRI. If there is an injury, he'll be out for the rest of the season. If there is not an injury, he is 100% ok to play through the pain as long as he can handle it. He is doing great in school with the exception of some struggling with Spanish. This last week he has really started to show signs of maturity... finally. For a while there I wondered if he was going to make it to 17. Holy crap... Mike is going to be 17 in 2 months!!!
We are all looking forward to fall. We have a trip to Apple Hill planned, our traditional Halloween/Fall Cookie Decorating Night, a trip to the Pumpkin Patch, and a Pumpkin Carving Party planned. Matt's family and my family have both been invited to try and make more of a "Family" event out of the Fall Festivities, and we truly hope they will all come. Our kids need to grow up with their cousins and grandparents, and keep family close to their hearts as a priority in life. Lots of fun stuff though regardless who comes! Makes for a very busy us, but well worth it for the memories we will be making with our kids and family!
Maximus... (long sigh) He is doing better with talking - lots better! He is fighting potty training and just doesn't seem ready. We have to keep trying though, he cannot go to his regular preschool on T, Th & F unless he is in underwear or pullups. Thank God he is a afternoon & evening pooper so he doesn't really have any #2 accidents at school. But one day he will go through two outfits I pack for him and is wearing loaner clothes when he comes home, and the next day come home in the same clothes with no accidents all morning. He no longer fights getting on the bus or letting me leave when I drop him off. He is getting used to the routine and accepting this is how it is each day. He is really getting interested in books lately, too. He got his first ever Scholastic Book Order Form form school, so I emailed the family and asked if anyone wanted to contribute a book to Max. He got every one of the things on his (our) Wish List plus more! The family support and love was awesome! Thank You Guys! Anything to keep him talking more and moving forward with his skill sets. He is growing up so fast! He is almost the size of Kaitlynn, and although his pants are just a little long, they are wearing the same sizes!! By the end of winter I am betting Max will be just as tall if not taller than his sister! Here he is getting the idea of peddling down.
Kaitlynn loves school. She is just like mommy was and soaks everything up like a sponge! She is one of the older, actually I think she is the oldest, kid in her class so she is miles ahead of the other kids. But she needs to be there to get a few holes filled in on her skill sets to be fully ready for Kindergarten. Her birthday is in January, so she missed the cutoff date of Dec 1st to start Kindergarten this year. Her teacher uses her to help comfort some of the first timers that cry forever when the parent leaves. She is such a little mommy and the other kids seem to look up to her like that the teacher says. They go to her when they get hurt or want attention when the teacher is busy. Cracks me up. She is trying to tell Daddy and I how it is these days. When she gets a smart mouth and is told to go sit in her room until she can talk right to us, she will say "I will NOT! I am not going to my room! I am staying right here!" So that's our challenge with her right now. New phase, new things to look up on the pc to get ideas how to handle it best for her and us. If that's the worst thing we have going on with her... we're good!!! She says the funniest things too, though, not just sassy stuff. She can put two and two together and comes to a conclusion all by herself. Her delivery of this realization is what is usually hilarious!! She is really fun at this age! Here is my new favorite pic of her.
Michael is roughing it these days. He almost dislocated his shoulder in a game two weeks ago. Sports Medicine Doctor said it was a partial dislocation and might have done some damage by the looks of his pain level and loss of mobility during her exam. She ordered an MRI and Xrays. She even printed a letter to his coach stating he could not play or lift until further notice. She says after the tests, she should know one way or the other if there is any injury by the results of the MRI. If there is an injury, he'll be out for the rest of the season. If there is not an injury, he is 100% ok to play through the pain as long as he can handle it. He is doing great in school with the exception of some struggling with Spanish. This last week he has really started to show signs of maturity... finally. For a while there I wondered if he was going to make it to 17. Holy crap... Mike is going to be 17 in 2 months!!!
We are all looking forward to fall. We have a trip to Apple Hill planned, our traditional Halloween/Fall Cookie Decorating Night, a trip to the Pumpkin Patch, and a Pumpkin Carving Party planned. Matt's family and my family have both been invited to try and make more of a "Family" event out of the Fall Festivities, and we truly hope they will all come. Our kids need to grow up with their cousins and grandparents, and keep family close to their hearts as a priority in life. Lots of fun stuff though regardless who comes! Makes for a very busy us, but well worth it for the memories we will be making with our kids and family!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Football Updates
Last week the Mira Loma Matadors played Mesa Verde High and WON with a 35-13score. Last night Mike had a game at Highlands High School. Some things don't change after almost 20 yrs. They still play dirty, the refs pretend not to see it to reduce the chance of their anger focused on them, and the are still sore losers! Mike's team won 26-20 with Highlands being on their 1 yard line for FOUR downs and unable to make it over. Go MATS! Nice Defense! It was intense for the last minute and a half of the game. The minute the clock ran out and Mira Loma won, Highlands players tried to start a team wide fight. Campus Police was on their way down the sides of the bowl but refs and coaching staffs had it contained. Both teams huddled on the field for a few moments with their coaches, and suddenly it was obvious the Highlands Fan/Families/Students wanted to continue the fight. Matadors were escorted off the field and into the locker room where they were not allowed to leave until the Police came. 30 minutes later, several units showed up and haphazardly tried to disburse the crowd and escort our team, families, fans, and coaches to the vehicles. It was absolutely unorganized. You bet the school district will be hearing from me as well as the Campus Police!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Schedules Schedules and more Schedules
Max is now in school 5 days a week! On Monday & Wednesday he goes to his speech therapy geared preschool from 8am to 12 noon where the bus takes him to and from school. Then on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday he goes to the regular preschool about a mile away from 8:15am to 11:45am. Mike leaves at 6:45am to walk to school and has practice as soon as school gets out so I don't see him until about 6pm, sometimes 7pm. He has just enough time to get his homework and chores done and a little gaming time in before he crashes out. Kaitlynn is loving all the mommy time she is getting. She doesn't start her preschool class until the 7th. Then she and Max will be in the same school, just separate classrooms. She goes to the same school all 5 days a week. So, you can imagine the logistics and schedule issues we have. Then throw in a doctor's appt or somewhere else I have to be... it gets quite crazy. Then starting Sept 23rd, I have night school from 6pm to 9:30pm Monday through Friday. It will get very interesting here in a few weeks!
Mike's first varsity football game is tonight. We are so excited to go. Unfortunately, Matt will be staying home with Max because we want to actually get to watch the game and not run around the track chasing Max or trying to keep him off the field. A bunch of my family is going and a few friends as well to cheer him and his team on. GO MATS! GO #88! We'll keep you posted on the scores!
I am officially enrolled at MTI College on Madison, right here 3 blocks from the house! I will be a certified Medical Billing & Coding Specialist by Jan 2012 - maybe sooner if I test out of a few of the basic classes. The medical industry is one of the few that is still booming during the recession, and it is predicted to be the biggest industry of growth for the next 5 years at least. I figure I can get in somewhere (preferably a hospital) to start, then work my way up, or into other admin positions. With the classes I have at school, there are so many other medical admin positions that I could also do. So, I go to school at night and do my homework and studying while the kids are in preschool. hmmmm... I will be so busy....I think I will relax it up for the next few weeks...lol!
Mike's first varsity football game is tonight. We are so excited to go. Unfortunately, Matt will be staying home with Max because we want to actually get to watch the game and not run around the track chasing Max or trying to keep him off the field. A bunch of my family is going and a few friends as well to cheer him and his team on. GO MATS! GO #88! We'll keep you posted on the scores!
I am officially enrolled at MTI College on Madison, right here 3 blocks from the house! I will be a certified Medical Billing & Coding Specialist by Jan 2012 - maybe sooner if I test out of a few of the basic classes. The medical industry is one of the few that is still booming during the recession, and it is predicted to be the biggest industry of growth for the next 5 years at least. I figure I can get in somewhere (preferably a hospital) to start, then work my way up, or into other admin positions. With the classes I have at school, there are so many other medical admin positions that I could also do. So, I go to school at night and do my homework and studying while the kids are in preschool. hmmmm... I will be so busy....I think I will relax it up for the next few weeks...lol!
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