Life is Busy...Teeth, HS, and Balance

Babygirl has gotten her bottom 2 teeth. They have been threatening to come in for a while now, and about a week ago they broke the surface. When she bites you, it hurts. I have first hand experience with it!

Littlesoldierboy is all grown up =/...I still can't comprehend that I have a high schooler. I know, I know. It has been a month already. I do see a difference in his personal hygeniene. I no longer need to fight him to get in the shower, he just does it himself.

Things have been busy here. Trying to balance family, work, gym, and house chores in our daily life is quite challenging. I wonder how others make it seem so easy. They must all be closet millionaires ;)...I on the other hand am not. And as I get older, I realize how precious time is. And even though I say this, I still am the crazy lady screaming about the house chores that need to get done or at the boys to pick up after themselves because I spent an entire weekend re-cleaning the entire house to only get done and find out that the first room that I had started with already looks like a hurricane came through. Ugh - where are those damn cleaning fairies ;)

Hopefully I'll take a minute and breath...and then get back to cleaning the house so we can have a family day tomorrow...until then =)

Family Outing: Apple Picking

What to do on a warm fall day? Apple picking of course!

We headed to a local farm and made an afternoon of it. Littlesoldierboy was on the hunt for the biggest apple. I was on the hunt for the crispy apples. And babygirl just wanted any apple. Hubby just enjoyed spending the time together.

Fun was had by all, including babygirl who wouldn't let go of her apple. What a way to experience her first 'apple'.

They really mean the world to me. How did I get so lucky to get these two wonderful kids?!

Fever Breaks to Rash...and Season Starts with RBI

This week in review:

Babygirl's fever finally broke on Monday. We suspected that it was her teeth, but thought it was best to bring her to the doctor to be sure. The doctor prescribed her an antibotic because he thought she might be getting an ear infection.

Tuesday came and we attended littlesoldier boy's first fall ball game this season. I was extremely proud of him. Although he only played one inning in the field, he had a hit that drove in the first RBI for his team. The game was called when it got dark and ended in a tie. If you ask him or anyone else on his team they will tell you they won because the ump had a bad call and took a run away.

When I got home I noticed that babygirl had gotten a rash. Since she didn't have anything new to eat that day, I assumed that she had been allergic to the antibotic =(...Hubby called the doctor on Wednesday and he called in a replacement prescription...Good news is that this one is flavored (the first one was NOT!) and she only needs to take it once a day for 5 days as opposed to the twice a day for 10 days. Bad news is now we are 2 days later and the rash is spreading, not going away. Now I am thinking that she may have Roseola and not allergic to the antibotic after all...Man, I so need to stop going on Web MD to diagnose illnesses here. I am hoping the rash goes away soon.

High School, Craft Fairs, Fevers oh my

My littlesolderboy started High School on Thursday. I can't believe it. It seems like I just signed him up for Kindergarten yesterday! I am so proud of him. He is turning into such a great young man. I think he was excited to start school. He was up early (like 5:30am early). He got himself ready and was at the door to the bus stop at 6:10. Too bad the bus never came and he needed to be dropped off. And can I just say 6:10 is just too early! Who comes up with these start times?! Most of the world works 9am-5pm. Why doesn't the school have the same hours??

Babygirl had a fever today =(...I think hope it is due to her teething. Other than the fact that her body felt like it was on fire, she had no other symptoms. She was still her normal sweet self.

After a dose of baby Advil, we headed out to littlesoldierboy's baseball practice. We apparently didn't get the message that 1. the practice began at 9am and 2. that it was moved to the high school field. We ended up getting there nearly an hour late. Good thing is that we at least got his uniform minus the hat - don't ask! They seem to struggle with their orders every year. And we are finally on the contact list. Bad news is we arrived as another team was coming to use the field, so littlesoldierboy didn't get any hitting time.

Afterwards we went to do some 'research' at a craft fair. My hubby and littlesoldierboy have been begging asking to sign up as vendors for a craft fair. Littlesoldierboy wants to make metal christmas ornaments and hubby wants to make fine furniture. Both are extremely talented. I just want to make sure that they sign up for the fair that is the best fit for them. Wasting time, energy, and money doesn't work for us.

The fair was marketed as 10,000-20,000 attendees with over 100 vendors. So.not.true. It cost $15 for the three of us to attend. And I was disappointed. Not that there wasn't talent there, there was. But it didn't have the 'type' of customers that craft fairs need. It didn't look as if there were many buyers. And I even heard a couple of the customers making comments such as 'I can buy that for less than half of what they are selling it for at Walmart' and 'if I buy more than can I get a discount?' The answer is simply no. These are handmade, one of a kind items. The item you purchase in Walmart is not comparable. If you want an item at Walmart, a craft fair isn't for you. And no you cannot get a discount. The price includes the labor to make it. We are in the business to make money not give it away. They are priced fair and reasonable based on material and time.

All and all we got some ideas of what works and what doesn't and this particular fair and the people it attracted is really not the one we are looking to get into. But that is exactly the reason why we were 'researching' it....And the search continues!