tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:43:03 +0000http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Nina)Blogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-5056098470010092119Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:36:00 +00002009-12-01T09:47:01.061-08:00I am sure most of you have noticed my lack of presents recently. I have been super busy and just can't seem to find the time to blog and I am having trouble thinking of things to blog about. I guess a lot of my thoughts often come to me during my work day but this past month work has been crazy insane and my full focus is required if I am going to keep my head above water.On top of crazy work http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/12/whole-lot-to-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-2369798050699145934Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:00 +00002009-11-23T09:25:24.241-08:00kidsI grew up in a house as the oldest child. I can remember my mom always being way harder on me than my little brother. It often created a major rift between me and my mom because I felt so unfairly treated. I think for this reason I was a daddies girl but also I think he saw how much harder my mom was on me and he had to compensate for it with me. Today, I have two boys. It was just Luke and http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-is-my-moms-manual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-5790805744794077802Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:11:00 +00002009-11-17T15:24:31.803-08:00LukeWhen Luke was two he could not tell us he wanted Fruit2O flavored water. His dad loves the stuff and drinks it often but I don't like it and drink regular water. Because he couldn't say Fruit2O Luke called it "daddy water" and he was very specific that he did not want "mommy water" as it was just water. Soon we were all referencing flavored water as "daddy water". Even now at the age of 6 Lukehttp://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/11/daddy-water.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-3037529899229121225Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:00 +00002009-11-12T09:43:35.361-08:00ThomasSomeone has a new found interest in hats. Especially the kind that are way to big for his little head.http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/11/crazy-about-hats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-8025076872656801572Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 +00002009-11-09T09:25:08.233-08:00ThomasRight now I really have nothing new to share or post about. Since I can't seem to think of anything new and exciting I will share some good news that happened last month but I never found the time to post about it. As you all remember my husband and I took our weekend trip to Nashville, TN. (Side note: I still owe you all pictures for that but can't find my adapter to get the pictures out of myhttp://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/11/bye-bye-bottle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-198456096754593887Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:36:00 +00002009-11-05T15:44:49.293-08:00kidsSomething I learned long ago is our little ones look up to us as role models and they do mimic the things we say and do. I am not a person who uses curse words, well very little anyway. I don’t drop the “F” word ever, I don’t say “S#!@” but on occasion I do say “Damn it”. Funny thing is Luke has taught me to say “barnacles” because he says that often and it is a Sponge Bob phrase.http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/11/saying-bad-word.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-6567851613112721014Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:00 +00002009-11-04T04:08:28.902-08:00Wordful WednesdayLukeLuke has played soccer since he was three years old.We thought it would be something fun for him to do.We quickly learned soccer wasn't really his thing.OK, at 3 it isn't really any child's thing but they are learning.At 4 he would sit down in the middle of the field or was off picking dandelions.At the age of 5 we put him on a team with one of his friends.Big mistake as these two would run http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/11/playing-soccer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-5332491155609207249Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:01:00 +00002009-11-02T09:25:50.637-08:00holidaysSaturday was a big day with all theHalloween activities taking place in our house.We started our day off with a little pumpkin carving.Notice my kitchen gloves on Luke.He did not want to clean out the pumpkin unless he wore gloves. I was a nervous wreck watching this child carve a pumpkin with a knife.He is just growing up way to fast.Thomas thinks he is carving on Luke's finished pumpkin.He washttp://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-halloween-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-7963042420440327437Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:18:00 +00002009-10-29T15:26:52.567-07:00ThomasI am sitting here catching up on blogs and Thomas starts beating his train table with a toy hammer. He is beating it and beating it! Then he comes to me holding out his hand to give me something. My child has decided to beat an innocent little ladybug into a flat pancake.So I ask him, did you smash the bug with your hammer. He just gives me this huge smile like, I took care of the problem.I http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/lady-bug-i-am-so-sorry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-5236934267681429431Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:02:00 +00002009-10-27T05:34:43.795-07:00ThomasWe had a great birthday party for Thomas on Sunday. It was a great party even with all the stress we had before the party began. I was up at 7 AM Sunday morning, skipped Church to try and get everything done I needed to do before the party at 4. Top priority was the cake and second on the list was keeping the house clean and finish someone of the cleaning things I had not done on Saturday. http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/party-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-2076316938605525755Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:42:00 +00002009-10-26T06:57:41.859-07:00ThomasToday's the Day! Today my little Thomas turned 2. You were not actually due until November 4thbut you just couldn't wait to get out and see the world.It seems like just yesterday I was taking this picture of you in the hospital.You have gone from the tiny little baby who needed me for everything.Quickly wasting no time figuring out this world around you.I can remember you jumping & jumpinglike ithttp://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-3611354268236414180Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:43:00 +00002009-10-22T09:47:39.133-07:00ThomasFor some reason this has become hisfavorite place to just sit, hang out and eat. Cracks me up how he straddles the column.Oh and excuse the chewed up wood work!This is all thanks to that pretty red gold retriever you see in the picture.One of her many things she has destroyed over the years. http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/just-chillin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-7022452495942266896Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:39:00 +00002009-10-19T09:47:20.252-07:00We did it! We took our weekend and went away with out the boys. It was a really great time with the exception of this awful cold I have. The one part I was looking forward to the most was a good nights sleep because Thomas is not a sleeper and not having him around would mean two fantastic nights of sleep. WRONG!!! Not when you spend the entire two nights up coughing your lungs out.A few of http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/nashville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-1369344806015825597Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:31:00 +00002009-10-15T04:06:34.273-07:00Another year of life has been officially notched under my belt. As I reflect on my 6th time turning 29 (Yes, I will be celebrating my 29th birthday the rest of my life)I ask myself, do I look and feel like a 35 year old? Then it hits me, turning 35 means I am half way to 40. So do I look at this as the glass half empty or half full? Not sure on that one. Being in my 30's I still feel very http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/another-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-8960703345829339364Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-10-14T04:11:46.318-07:00If you missed round one, click here. (sorry I am a bit late posting this)This time I tossed a few things out the window. First to go... baking my cake from scratch. I decided I am going to do it the way I know best and that would be using two yummy boxes of Pillsbury cake mix. I also went back to my two pans so baking is easier because the cake isn't nearly as thick. (Less chance of it http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/round-2-cake-decorating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-9162935881783059225Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-10-12T09:37:49.111-07:00A few weeks ago I started down the path of making a trial birthday cake. Baking is never an issue for me but I have no skills or patience<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parenthttp://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/trial-birthday-cake-round-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-803589980380597302Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:54:00 +00002009-10-08T15:02:19.554-07:00Aloha FridayAloha Friday!My husband and I are thinking of getting away for a weekend here soon (just the two of us). Yes, that's right no kids! I don't think I can say that with enough glee in a post to express how excited I am about a get away, WITH OUT KIDS.We are trying to think of a nice place two spend about three days. At the top of our list is Nashville, Tennessee.So my Question(s):Have you ever http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/lets-take-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-3602193463907814058Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:42:00 +00002009-10-06T09:49:26.707-07:00ThomasLukeI often find it amazing how one child will watch and mimic another child.Each night at dinner we go through Luke's spelling words and sight words that are on flash cards. We ask him to spell certain words out loud and also when he looks at the flash cards he has to tell us what that word is with in one second or less. As we do this every night, Thomas has started to join in on the fun. As Luke http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/flash-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-3343508650507398166Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-10-02T12:21:55.543-07:00My boys are all boy and rough housing is very natural for them. With my two boys I have had no doubt that a few emergency room trips would take place at some point in the future. I had no idea that our first one would happen this soon.Last night I am trying to put both my boys to bed. Neither of them are cooperative because we were babysitting my nieces and nephew. So I have the boys in theirhttp://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-first-er-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-7911778669129477485Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:04:00 +00002009-10-02T03:58:10.658-07:00Aloha FridayAloha!So it is Friday and I am exhausted from this week. Lets take it easy today and keep it simple, shall we.Question: Do you use up or throw away majority of your leftovers? If you are successful at using your leftovers, how do you do it? I feel like we waist so much food. We always have extra food left over after a meal. It will go in a pretty plastic container and then into the fridgehttp://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/10/leftover-food.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-6878521350437956331Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:34:00 +00002009-09-30T04:17:13.236-07:00Wordful WednesdayThomasWhat happens when your little onerefuses to take a nap all day long?He ends up falling asleep here. Visit Angie at 7 Clown Circus for more great Wordful Wednesday post.http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/09/resting-his-head.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-7389497338641190707Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:11:00 +00002009-09-29T09:34:09.722-07:00ThomasWhen Luke was little he was watched by a stay at home mom who babysat other kids. She had to stop watching Luke when he turned two. At that point I enrolled him into a local preschool/daycare. It was a fantastic program and it did wonders for him at that age and all the way up until he started school.Thomas will be turning two in October and I have really been trying to decide what would be http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/09/where-do-i-go-from-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-716589356312194883Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:36:00 +00002009-09-24T15:36:24.474-07:00Aloha FridayholidaysALOHA FRIDAY! Halloween is about a month away. I started looking and thinking about costumes back in August. One thing I do is procrastinate to the last possible minute for Halloween costumes. Every year I freak out because I can’t find the costume that Luke wants to be. Last year we made our Sponge Bob costume and we were up (OK my husband was up, I quit at midnight) almost all night finishing http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/09/aloha-halloween-version.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-2061610276260595891Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +00002009-09-23T04:01:45.443-07:00LukeLately I have had a lot of thoughts about Thomas turning 2 in October. Well today I went looking through some old photo's and found some great ones of Luke at about the exact same age.It just amazes me how much my boys look alike.Visit Angie at 7 Clown Circus for more great Wordful Wednesday post.http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/09/luke-age-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595915621063763255.post-5229648202341102027Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:37:00 +00002009-09-21T09:44:55.071-07:00Do you ever find yourself in a funk that you just can't seem to shake?Here lately I can't seem to find things that make me happy. Sure, my boys playful smiles and silly sayings always bring me joy but everything else is just lost on me right now.I can't keep my house clean, can't keep up with my huge list of projects, I don't even want to talk about the laundry. I have so much I want to do and http://juggling-mama.blogspot.com/2009/09/one-big-funk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nina)11