Rejoice!!!

After webcamming Cait last week, I decided to webcam Delainey this morning practicing her piano!!! It is amazing to see the progress she has made since she started lessons last year about this time. You will probably have to turn the volume way up..

Sorry for the fuss from the peanut gallery!! Oh the bright side of her interuptions - you can hear that she can say "Mommy" now :)

Tag I'm it!

I was tagged by Jennifer!

Here are the rules:
Link the person who tagged you
Mention the rules on your blog
Tell about 6 quirks of yours
Tag 6 fellow bloggers of yours to do the same
Leave a comment to let them know

#1 I like to dip my grilled cheese in BBQ sauce - preferably Sweet Baby Rays!

#2 I obsessively wash my hands when I cook - if I even touch raw meat I have to wash them even if I just washed then a minute ago.

#3 I can clean up my kids puke or dump their puke bowls but when Shawn pukes, he's on his own to clean up after himself.

#4 I can not stand snot in my kids noses or on their face. It just drives me nuts.

#5 One of my biggest pet peeves is when people are fake - especially when people pretend all is perfect in their life just to save face.

#6 Repetative noises grate on my nerves.

Hmmmm, who should I tag?

A weekly update....

Not a whole lot to report this week!

Soccer was rained out this weekend so we have games Tuesday night. We did enjoy a nice day and night in our pajamas Saturday though!!!

Cait had a follow-up appointment for her face today. She said that it was looking good and to stick with the moisturizer until the pinkness goes away. We got a different intermediate medicine to use before we use the steriod lotion when she has a flare up. Apparently, the aveeno shampoo and wash I had been using wasn't the right one - it is lightly scented. They gave me the name of the Aveeno one I needed and was told at Walgreens that it is discontinued! Funny, I did find it tonight at WalMart though. But before that, I searched on the internet to try and find some fragrance-free baby products - do you know how limited the choices are????? I did settle on www.californiababy.com I got her some super-sensitive fragrance free hair and body wash plus a little sampler of other products - including fragrance-free sunscreen....never thought about the sunscreen having fragrance until now! So hopefully we like this stuff - it is reasonably priced and apparently some Target stores carry it.

The mancave is well and on it's way. The painting is suppose to start tomorrow - Canyon Clay for the focal wall and Familiar Beige on the other 3 walls. Carpet has been ordered and should be in within the next 3 weeks. It is scheduled to be installed on October 17th. Furniture - as of now we are sitting on the floor - hahaha! I'm praying that something cheap and decent will come our way as the money pot is running dry :) I'm pretty resourceful when it comes to saving money so hopefully that works to our advantage. There is a used furniture store in Cdale I'm going to check out. We have a tv stand picked out from Target. We will be using a tv from upstairs to start with. Hopefully at Christmas time we can get a good deal on a flat screen. I still need to order a special baby gate from One Step Ahead that is a little more user friendly than the ones we have. That's about it for the mancave.

And that is about it for an update!

Trying out the webcam - Cait & a pb & j sammie!

No children were harmed in the making of this video......the child in question thouroughly chewed up her pb & j and swallowed it. She was then immediately taken out of her chair for a diaper change and put to bed........

Scratch that...

So I said in the previous post that Cait's face was looking good....nope!

She woke up this morning and it was starting to speckle up again. She was also sneezing this morning and had lovely "sheep legs" to accompany that. So the nasty smeared snot is only going to irritate it more :(

Called the dermatologist and she gave us permission to use the steroid lotion again. We see her next Monday for a follow-up. I have a feeling we are going to be seeing a lot of her until we get this under control...

Update for the week....

It's been a week since I updated so here we go -

Delainey spent the majority of her week preparing for a brown bag book report which she presented today. She says that she did well so we will see! We had open house last week and the teacher said that she was doing well - so that is great! Soccer is in full swing and she seems to be liking it more than at the beginning of the season. Piano is in it's third week and she is getting back into the habit of practicing every night. I also get my baby fix when she has her lessons - I get to watch her teacher's almost 5 month old baby! It's enough to make me realize that I am too tired to handle another infant :)

Cait is finally recovering from a nasty nasty diaper rash. Her oh so intelligent Mommy fed her dried cranberries - healthy right? Yes, but also very acidic! They practically burned her rear. She was really uncomfortable for a couple of days. But thanks to Avenno oatmeal bath and lots of A&D ointment, it is almost healed. Her eczema on her face is pretty much gone. Only a pink spot on the skin remains but it isn't inflammed. We go back to the dermatologist next Monday for a follow-up. Cait is just now getting into books :) She won't set for us to read one but she likes to look at them!

Eli is quite the soccer dude! He is so cute to watch out on the soccer field. I will take pics soon and post them. He thouroughly enjoys it! We had a mandatory parent teacher conference today with Eli's teacher. She says that he is one of her high learners, is behaving well, and is progressing as he needs to be. She commented that he is a bit shy and is quite sensitive when critiqued or gently corrected. He is getting better at that though. His new thing is Ben 10....loves Ben 10.

Shawn is absorbed in politics right now....actually as I type this. The tv is either on sports or cnn.......gets old but I am learning to talk the politics with him (somewhat). We are both having trouble getting out of bed in the mornings!!! We haven't made ourselves late yet though.

Shawn informed me the other day that the hockey tickets I got him for our anniversary were for opening night!!! Needless to say, he is excited to be sitting 3 rows from the ice on opening night!!! I'm excited to be getting a night out and to experience a hockey game for the first time.

The mancave is coming along. We are finding that carpet is very expensive!!! We have yet to decide on a carpet. The drywall is practically done. Our "handy Marshall" is going to texture the walls next with an orange peel texture. Hopefully by then we have chosen a carpet so that we can choose a paint color!

That's about it in the File house!

My future dental hygienist :)

Atleast she gets something from me!!!

Weekly post ?

Life is pretty busy here in the File home! Even though we had a 4 day week, it seems we were going, going, going all last week.

We had a ladies brunch this past weekend at church. Here are some pictures from it -
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2129085&l=bccba&id=37617308

Eli is finally getting over his head cold - I think. He is still sniffling but his cough isn't nearly as chesty. He had his first soccer game this week. We think he has the scrub team - haha. But him and his little buddy Gage had fun kicking the soccer ball to each other up and down the field! I wasn't able to be there because of the brunch :(

Delainey is still doing well in school. She had a soccer game this Saturday too and played goalie some. Saturday afternoon she started piano back again after her teacher's maternity leave. She is a really quick learner with music!

Cait's face is doing great! There is just a little pinkness left. She has discovered the yumminess of fruit loops. I just bought them in the little one seving packages because I thought they would make a nice little snack after soccer. But Cait is loving them! I don't worry too much about her injesting the sugar. She is the best eater of the bunch.

Shawn and I have started going to Sunday School together again. We are in a group of 5 other couples our age - which is great! He and I both need to connect with people our age.

I've not been feeling super great lately. Adjusting to the 5:30 waking time has been a struggle for me so I'm sleep deprived. Then I have been nauseated ALOT. (No I'm not pregnant - 1 line on the stick thank you!). I really have to watch what I eat or I will get heartburn. I'm hoping that it is a little stomach bug. I will give it a bit and if it doesn't go away, I will go to the doctor. I've also been a little too lazy with taking my happy pills so I'm trying to remember that every night. That helps a multitude of things for me.

This week is same old, same old for us. I'm staying home tomorrow to work the book fair at the kid's school. I think I get a free book out of the deal - or atleast I had in the past. At work, we are still in one of the elementary schools in Murphy. I really enjoy being there and getting to talk with the school nurse - it is encouraging to see someone so passionate about their job. She is amazing! The people are really nice there too.

Hopefully Shawn and I will get to a carpet store sometime this week and pick out some carpet for the mancave! We went to two places Friday night and they ranged in prices between 1200-1500. We have one other place that is suppose to be much cheaper - but you have to find someone to install it for you. So, we will see. I'm anxious to have it all done.

That's about it around the File house. I will try and post some more mancave pics this week!

A sign she is growing up...

Delainey no longer uses kid hangers on her clothes - sad :( Her clothes fall off them. So she has moved up to adult size hangers.....she's growing up.

On other updates -

Cait saw the dermatologist this past week. Well, actually she saw the PA at the dermatologists office. They diagnosed the spot on her face as eczema. She gave us a steroid cream to put on there for the next two weeks or until it is gone. It is almost gone after 5 days :) However, we do need to switch over to gentler products - Free and Clear laundry detergent, Avenno shampoo for her hair, Cetaphil cleanser for her body, and Cetaphil cream for her body. A small sacrifice...

Poor Eli either has a head cold or allergies. He is all stuffy but is taking it well. Kindergarten is doing really well. He doesn't tell us much about it until it's bedtime and he will talk about it with me. For discipline, the school uses the concept of turning cards. Each card color has a different consequence. White (good), green (warning), blue (miss recess), yellow (don't remember), and red (principals office and a call to the parents. Eli has not turned a card yet.....and Delainey never has. Two of the boys we were concerned about him being around have - so I guess they are getting the guidance they need!

Delainey is doing well with 3rd grade. Her teacher is a really good match with her personality wise. She is in the highest reading group again this year. The girl loves to read! Soccer has started off with a bang - she was stung by a wasp on her ear during practice this week. The wasps were in the goal frame and she was playing goalie. I told Shawn we will be lucky to get her back out on the field. This season, she moved up an age group and is now with kids up to 10 years old. They are all bigger than her. Then, she says her coach is mean - and I agree. She isn't our favorite and I don't agree with the way she runs practice and how she talks with the kids. I mean, after an hour of practice in 90+ degree weather she asks the kids who is hot and tired - then the ones that say yes have to run!!!! Of course they are hot and tired - seriously!!! This is Perry County Soccer League, not boot camp.....mini vent. I would be fine with her quitting honestly - the lady is unreasonable.

Shawn is back to school and enjoying it even with all the drama that goes along with it. Shawn's Dad was remarried this weekend and he, Megan, and Myra's children stood up with them. I missed out on the majority of the ceremony due to Ms. Cait. But the reception was very nice :) We hope that Loren & Myra have nice honeymoon and an easy adjustment to married life!

I am hoping to up my hours to 30 hours/week to accommodate the extra day we added to our rotation schedule at work. Oh, and my best personal news was that I was able to shop out of the regular ladies section this week :) Although I haven't lost a ton of weight, the shape of my body has changed - so yeah!

That is about it for now. We are enjoying Labor Day hanging out at home then will have supper with my parents later.