whew!!!

This has been an insane week and a half! The conversation I hear right now, Taylor says, "Trevor, are you breathing?", Trevor says, "No". Taylor says, "OK, get to the cave entrance, save us, turn on the fan." Jewel was playing, but by now she has decided to escape on her own and as Taylor, says "Jewel where did you go, are you ok?", she says, "No, there I are." They are playing in the adventure bubble again, because it is raining outside. Thank goodness, because our grass is brown, brown, brown. Yesterday Jewel learned to cut with scissors (so far, only paper and allowed material), Trevor learned to organize things by size (on the computer game), and Taylor started the Geometry and American History lectures (because he wanted to)! If that isn't enough, I have spent the entire week upgrading computers and learning all about home wireless networks. Well, networks in general, but I never did get the file sharing or printer sharing figured out. I will have to try again in a few weeks because I have a few secretarial jobs that need attending. I have to hang up the IT hat and get out the ?secretarial gloves?, I don't know. I also have to throw a birthday party for Jewel, and that means the house needs to be cleaned (better than 'normal'). When we had the parties for Trevor and me and Taylor the house was so easy to just tidy up. But, as always happens, we bought things (stupid holidays) and we made things and did stuff, and now the garage and 2 closets have looked better, and everything could use a good scrub. So, I need to get off the blog and on the job. I guess I better get out the maid gloves first and be a secretary on Monday. The revolving to do list that is Mother/Wife, well, in this situation. I suppose I could have chosen a different type of role. I'll just stop whining now, relative to other options, this one rocks! So..I did get a little media from the week. I got Jewel to wear a pony tail, so look for that. She hated it at first, but this morning she let me put it up without a fight.

Despite the colds....

The babies have been feeling fine during the day. Last night Jewel gave her self away as a smarty pants. I caught her with a toy in her mouth, and because she knew I would take it away, she tossed it over her shoulder and gave me a sly smile. Later I said, "Where is your cup?" except in spanish and she said, "I find it." It is like overnight she decided to act like she understands what I am saying. This morning I said, "Do you want some cereal?" She said, "Yeah, I eat." Trent asked her, "Are you daddy's girl?" She said, "Trent's girl!" Trevor, before even a good morning, said, "The sun is up, can I play hindergaten weader wabbit." I made him eat an apple while he played. I can tell that he has been over the toddler programs for a few months now. He wouldn't play them for 10 minutes at a time, but he played the Kindergarten program for almost 2 hours, only getting down twice (to get milk and pee). AAAAH, I'm in a house full of game junkies!! At least it isn't the TV. He really is surprising me with the activities he is able to figure out on the game. Somethings he can't and he'll ask for help, but at least 5 of the games he's already played on his own. I am definitely going to be outsmarted by my kids one day, I hope I can laugh when it happens! Last night, thankfully, I got to sleep. Friends stopped by and the hubbub helped to wear out the little ones. So, at 8, I was able to sit down and watch Trent play his game and read. Finally, a normal night!