Happy Mother's Day

I got a new cake pan yesterday - thanks to my Mother's Day present from Shirley - thanks!!! - so I had to make a cake today for no particular reason!! It turned out pretty good considering I forgot the 3-D cakes need pound cake mixed with the regular cake mix to make them stand up better.

Brady helped me ice the cake...well, he ate all the leftover icing anyway!!!

Here are some quick updates:

Mackenzie has diaper rash really bad. It's been bad for a couple weeks. Every time she gets on antibiotics she gets really bad diaper rash from her poop. Crazy. I'm going to have to call the Dr. tomorrow and get some prescription creme. So that's made her really fussy all weekend long. She pretty much just wanted to be held and carried everywhere. Although she was really good at pictures yesterday. (I'll upload the mother's day pics we had with my sisters and mom later.)

Brady is healthy and definately acting like a 3-year-old. Absolutely nuts one minute and the sweetest boy on earth the next. After a horrible day today when he spent more time in time out than he didn't he was finally settled down and watching me ice the cake. All of a sudden he rests his chin in his hands with his elbows on the table, looks at the cake, chuckles this cute little "heh heh" laugh and says, "This is gonna be great Mom!" It was so cute. Then after I was done with each color on the cake he had me make "finger stars" for him. He would have me put an icing star dot on the tip of each finger and thumb so he could eat them! It's amazing he's actually sleeping now because he probably had a 1/4 cup of icing!!!

Jeremiah's doing great. He gets off work at midnight and then he's off for 10 days - well, he has a few training things but for the most part he's off since Robin and Rustin are coming to town for Brady's birthday.

I'm doing good too. I started weight watchers and have lost a few pounds - although I too had some finger stars so we'll see how that all works out!!! I applied for a few jobs last week so we'll see if I hear anything from any of those this week. I sure hope so. My brother-in-law's aunt works at one of the companies I applied to so she's going to put in a good word for me! I hope it helps. Maybe I'll at least get an interview. His aunt is the mother of the girl that babysits for us every once and a while.

Well, I have to get to bed since I have to get the kids to the babysitters in the morning and be at work by 6:30 a.m. Ugh.

Up too late...

Well, it's really late and I have to get up really early so this will be quick...

We went to the Dr. today and Mackenzie's ear infections are cleared up. Dr. Monzon wants to check them in a few weeks at her 15 month appointment just to be sure though since she's all snotty again.

Brady went to the Dr.'s this morning with big boy undies on and stayed dry all the way to the babysitter's too. Jeremiah picked him up because I had to work late and said he peed on the way home and then again in the driveway when they got home and then again in his chair during dinner!! Poor guy. It's going to take some getting used to. I think he drinks a gallon of juice every day at the babysitters. He'll get the hang of it one of these days. He usually does really good at home, I think the getting out of the house with underwear kind of threw him off today.

Well, I applied for a few jobs tonight. Hopefully I'll hear from a couple of them at least. I have to do something different. I can't take much more of my current job...moreso the hours than anything really. I need a regular schedule Monday through Friday daytime hours!!!

Not a lot of time...

I just have a minute because I need to get the kiddos to bed, but a quick update....we go to see Dr. Monzon tomorrow to see if Mackenzie's ears are cleared up. I hope they are, but she still has an icky runny nose so we'll see. Brady's doing great. Tonight I took him to the store with me and he was wearing big boy undies. We came home dry!!! I told him tomorrow he is wearing them to the babysitters. I hope he makes it!!! I'm so tired of diapers for him.

We had someone over to give us an estimate on fixing the water problem in the basement today. $14,000. So, no. That's not going to happen. Meanwhile it's raining again.

Oh well. What can you do?

My friend Laurie had a baby boy tonight. She named him Andrew Bradley. Her big brother's name was Brad. Laurie's first, Ava, is only three weeks older than Brady - and I can't believe they've both been here for three years!

Brady's birthday party is in two weeks. I can't believe he is going to be 3. Wow.

Well, I have to get the kids to bed.