Halloweeny!

Pics of the Caitster to come later....if she will let us dress her up!

An update...

It has been a while since I updated so I suppose it is high time!

Soccer season is over - yeah!!! Don't get me wrong, we love watching the kids play soccer. Eli even scored a goal in the last game of the season!!!! We just haven't been pleased with some of the things going on with the league so next spring, we are going to try out the Carbondale league. It isn't much further of a drive, the league has been in existance longer and is thriving, and the quality of coaches has to be better. Plus, they have an all girls team for 3rd and 4th grade and we really feel that is what Lainey needs.

Delainey got her report card this Friday - all A's and we are proud of her! Haha - she would be quick to tell you that she got an A- in Science...haha...a perfectionist just like her Mom!

Eli also got his report card and he got all S's (satisfactory, the best grade). We are proud of him also!

Cait was released from the dermatologist this week for her eczema. That isn't to say that it is completely gone - it is just at a managable state. We will have to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize this winter and shield it with Aquafor before she goes out.

Tonight Cait did something so smart and funny that I have to share. We had noticed that everytime she takes a bath, she will run out of the bathroom, stop, then pee on the carpet. So, tonight I decided to put her on the potty before she left the room. She sat up there while I held her but no, she didn't pee. She did however, turn and grab some toliet paper, wipe herself in the appropriate area, get off the toliet, put her paper in the toliet, then walked away! What a smart little girl!!

Shawn is on the countdown to basketball season. There is less than a month left until practice starts. Actually, there are probably 2 weeks left.

I'm staying really busy at work. We have seen over 400 kids since the semester began and will see another 100 more before the end of the semester. I got a call from a school nurse in Carterville this week and we will be adding that school district in the spring pending approval from their administration.

That is about it here!

Introducing the mancave....

It still has just a small amount of work to do in it. There has to be moulding around the doors and some of the paint is needing touched up.

Shawn and I love the space and the kids especially love the space!!! Eli and Delainey make "carpet angels" on our nice furry carpet. For now we have a used couch and a recliner down there (thanks Amber!) and we have an 8 ft. storage unit in the garage that needs to be taken down to the basement - that would be for toys.

Oh and for comparision - click here for the mancave's before pics!

The hockey game!

This past Friday was the night of the anniversary hockey game :) We left home around 3 and drove to East St. Louis. We took the metro from the casino queen. It was my first experience with the Metro and I must say it was better than fighting traffic!

We got off the Metro at Union Station and ate at Houlihans then walked down to the Scotttrade center.

Here are just a few pics. Apparently, they only introduce all the players on the opening game of the season - so this was pretty special.

Here is a pic of the action! We were sitting 3 rows from the ice above the visitors bench.

Shawn was hoping that he would get me addicted to hockey but, sadly, he didn't. It was a fun time though and I would do it again! If we did it again, I would either get tickets one row down so that we would have the free-food or I would go up about 10 rows or so higher.

We did have a great time spending the rare time together without children! Happy 10 years dear!

A weekly update....

What's going on in the File house?

Well, I turned 32 yesterday - woohoo!!!......hahaha. It was pretty much uneventful. From my dear husband, I am getting carpet for the mancave and a crown on one of my teeth :) lol. The kids got me a wallflower and a refill from Bath and Body. I did choose a wok from my FIL to help me reach my newest goal - to learn to cook chinese food at home!

Delainey is doing well. She enjoys school and tolerates soccer. She loves piano lessons and practices without being told to. I have noticed that she is starting to be into having more privacy. She spends a lot of her time in the evening playing alone in her room - I don't blame her! I like to be alone too. It just doesn't happen.

Eli is loving soccer. Too bad there is only 2 weeks left. We have plans for him to try out tae-kwon-do next. He is doing well in school also.

Cait is Miss Personality. She is learning to bat her little eyelashes and give you a shy grin to get what she wants. It is rather amuzing. She is saying more words - last night it was "hello". Right now she has a bit of a head cold/teething. So she is a wee bit pitiful :(

Shawn is super excited that his hockey game is this Friday. We finally got the tickets and he has the evening all planned out!

That is about it.

Oh, paint colors for the basement!

It's coming together!

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?