How does your garden grow?

It grows when someone else plants it!! lol My back went out, yet again and so I have been unable to do much of anything! It sucks, but what can ya do? This has been a problem since the triplets were born, I have muscle separation from that pregnancy. So I have no abdominal muscles, which in turn causes my back to be weak. I need to get it fixed, but there's no time or money for it yet. Anyways, my back's been out since Friday and it sucks. We wanted to get the garden going, so Jon took charge. I think he would much prefer that I just be completely knocked out than so helpless and in the way! lol But I have to be a part of the planning and the supply purchasing, I just have to be!! So we go to Menard's and get all the stuff we need, some tomato plants and peppers. I already have seeds for the lettuce and onions. He bought the wood to build the raised bed the other day. The kids are excited about their garden! It's cute and small. It'll be fun. Wish I could have done something to help besides watch.. We also picked up a teeter totter. It spins around in circles and goes up and down. It's like a rollercoaster. It's a lot of fun until someone gets hurt. Which happened quite a few times in the first hours after having it in the yard. It might go back to the store and a safer one to replace it! Dylan is a little daredevil and loves it. He also doesn't like to stop when someone wants off. People that want off also don't realize they have to wait for it to stop before getting off or letting go!! Ayden had the most serious injury, he hit his chin and I thought for sure he needed stitches. But we got a second opinion from a nurse friend and so he was bandaged up and good to go. Right now I'm watching them have a blast with it. So far no injuries or kids sent flying through the air. So we'll see. It's for 3-12 year olds. I sure can't see a 3-year-old using this thing, my 4 1/2 year olds can barely reach the handles from the seat!

The Decision Is Made

We finally know where Tyler will go to college!! He's going to Vernon College in Texas to play baseball! He got a full-ride!!!!!!! Wahooo!!! We just have to pay for meals! He was so excited when we sent him the text at school! We have all let out a sigh of relief to know that this part is done! He signed his Letter of Intent last night and I dropped it in the mail this morning. We are so excited for him!

Just 23 more days until graduation. It's amazing how fast the years have flown by. Reminds me to cherish all the moments I have with the other 4 and with Tyler. Before I know it, he'll be half way across the country...Crazy...

How's Your Meatus?

I don't know how mine is, but I can tell you how Dylan's is - it's webby. The urologist likened it to having your thumb over the garden hose and making the "spray" go other directions than naturally. I pretty much knew what he was going to say - he has meatal stenosis. Meaning I have the joy of cleaning up his pee from all over my bathroom! He pees straight out and to the right, it's sheer joy to clean my bathroom 10 times a day!! It's gotta be fixed, so we can add that to the list of things to do. That will happen some time in May, outpatient, but he is going under for it...Joy. He could have it done in the office under numbing cream, but at this age, wiggle and the lower success rate of it not growing back; we opted for the other option of going under and having a couple stitches put there and the much higher success rate of it not being a problem again. Plus with his age, I worry that too much activity with his package will leave a memory that will last. He was already a bit apprehensive having the urologist looking down there and touching him. But he's a trooper, he was spelling words for the doctor as soon as he walked in and being his charming self! lol

Dylan and I got there early, hoping to get the paperwork filled out and possibly seen a bit earlier. I don't remember this waiting room being so microscopic, have they moved? It's standing room only in there and smelly. I was quite surprised at how small the place was. I remembered the examining room area, but not the waiting room, guess it must of been the new-baby-fog I was under back then. We ended up waiting about an hour before we were seen. Nice. Luckily Dylan can make friends with anyone that will pay attention to him, so he was a happy camper! lol

I did find it interesting, since I had time to sit and listen/observe the people in the room. There was this one lady that was too good for the rest of us and she made sure we knew it. She sat down in an open seat, I chose to stand near where Dylan was instead of squeezing in between people I didn't know. Some people cleared out. I was able to sit near Dylan and fill out the paperwork. She sat in the middle of one row of seats. The room started to fill up again. She didn't move, there was a seat on either side of her empty. A mom and son walked in and she shuffled herself in her seat, as if to say, don't even think of sitting next to me. Nice. Mom sat next to me and I offered to move, so her son could sit next to him, he was about 10, but she said he was fine to sit in the other spot. I just thought it was quite rude of the snob to be that way. But it's also fascinating to me at the same time how people operate.

In other news, Tyler just walked in with his graduation announcements - It's really happening! My baby is really almost done with high school and will be moving across the country for school. I won't say which one yet, until he has signed, but it's hard to believe. He has his cap and gown as well, but I told him he's not allowed to put that on in front of me because I'll cry. I can already feel it...May 24th is the day. It's getting here so fast...

Triplets are harder than Twins, Really?

Now before you get your panties in a bunch, it was an attention-seeking title! lol

I picked up the kids from preschool, I had to go to the post office. I couldn't go before I got the kids, because I had to wait for a signed delivery. So I had the babysitting girl with me and the kids haven't seen her since the week before last.

Pick up the kids, get to the P.O. and we all walk in - 2 and 2, holding hands (that's the perfect scenario), it's like herding cats at this point to get them to hold hands and get through the door!! I get the package all labeled in the appropriate envelope and in to the main area we go. Constant reminders to not touch things, no licking the counter (yes, seriously), don't touch each other, blah, blah. Really? Where did these children come from and WHY are they regressing? Because they are so excited to see the babysitting girl and are a bit wound up. But I had to get this stuff mailed out ASAP.

Get that done, walk out 2 and 2, this time they are listening, because I instilled the fear of no McDonald's in them for not behaving, so they're trying to win that back (didn't work, I held my ground!) As we're walking out a lady says, "Two sets of twins?" I said, "No, triplets and a friend." I get a sympathetic look and the your hands are full statement.

Really?? Triplets are harder than TWO sets of twins?? Really? How? I would really think that having 2 sets of multiples would be more challenging than triplets. You would have two sets of kids at different ages and stages...

But whatever...pull your panties out now MoMs...lol

No Title - just miscellaneous information

I great weekend. I was able to get a break away for a night. We had the State Twins Club executive board meeting and this time it was in Columbus. We stayed at the Embassy Suites down there. Nice hotel. I'll be dropping them a friendly little letter about their housekeeping staff, especially the ones that decided at 4 a.m. to start dumping trash and chatting it up and whatever else they could think to do LOUDLY in an main area, for hours! I went out in the hall to see what the heck was going on, it literally sounded like construction! So I didn't sleep. But oh well. I developed a neck ache and then headache halfway through the evening and that just sucked! Put a damper on my fun, that's for sure! Then by the time we made it to bed, to get an hour of sleep and woke to that! Nice.

After the board meeting, we went to a local outdoor shopping area, in Westerville, I think it was called Eastern. It was very nice! Higher-end compared to what I'm used to, but it was a nice little area to walk around and watch the people, there is no recession as far as they're concerned!! lol I got to go to Trader Joe's and that was great! We also went in to this fun little store called The Container Store - that would be my weakness if there was one a lot closer! lol

We were standing outside of a store deciding where to go next, this little girl came up to us and just walked in to the middle of our circle. I thought that was kind of odd, then she stood right to the edge of us and had her fingers to her mouth, I asked her if she was lost, she looked so scared. She was about 10, I think. She nodded she was, then started to walk away. I got her to tell me her mom's cell phone number and we called her. That was so awesome that she knew to go to a group of mom's and that she knew her mother's cell phone number. I had been telling mine that if they were ever lost from me to find a mom and tell her they were lost. So this was proof that worked! There were sooo many people on the sidewalks, that it would have been impossible to know where to start looking for her mother. One of our MoMs went to look in the Children's Place store that we were standing beside and luckily found her as I had just finished leaving the girl's mom a voicemail. It was just the way it should have turned out.

Today, I refreshed the little ones on who to find for help if they ever were to be separated from us, they remembered, thank goodness. I added to that, not just a mom, but any female. We were without our children, so she would have had no way to know which of us was a mom. I also wrote my cell phone number on strips of paper and gave each one to look at and learn while we were driving home. There really is no point to teaching them our home phone number, since I will be out with them if they ever did get lost, so the cell phone makes the most sense.

The little ones had their first soccer game on Saturday, I missed it. But I heard that they had a great time! I can't wait to see them next week. They have their little games every Saturday for 6 weeks. Ryley seems to be more in to it, than the boys, so we'll see how it progresses for the boys. Oh and did I mention that I was sucked in to coaching this?? Luckily one of the other mom's is also coaching and she has more experience than me, so she can have at it! lol

The little ones also have their first coach-pitch baseball practice on Tuesday. So we've added another level of business to our life. We decided to play them up instead of doing another year of the chaos of last year. So I guess that also includes practices now. Their first game won't be until the end of May. Oh and did I mention that I was sucked in to coaching this?? Yes, I am coaching both teams. But I am counting on my rocking twin MoM that has her 3 on our team to be my right-hand gal!! Got that Gina?!?! lol But it'll be fun. I'm more comfortable doing the baseball than the soccer, even though I've played soccer and softball, I've been around the baseball life for longer! So it'll be fun and busy and fun!

Oh and did I mention that I FINALLY GOT A JOB!?!?!?!?! Yep, I finally landed one. I actually got one last week, went through the orientation and ready to start, but just didn't feel it was the right fit for me. So I had a phone interview on Friday and was able to get this other transcription job and feel much more comfortable with it. So I'm so excited to finally get back in to it and get started! I will be working a split shift, morning and then at night. That will work the best for our family and still afford me the luxury of being available for the children pretty much all of their waking hours. So it'll be the best of both worlds for me and I won't have to pay a babysitter or mother's helper to get the work done! YaY Me!!

I think that's about it since the last post. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

Oh it's just another one of those days...

If you have seen my sons, please send them back - these boys I have now, I just don't recognize!!

What has gotten in to my children lately? I wish I knew. They are driving me to drink. They have me rocking in the corner by the end of the day. Where are my good listeners? Where are the kids that didn't get in to much? Why are they starting now? Why are they regressing?? I wish I knew.

Ryley got a princess barbie for Easter. Beautiful long brown hair. Well now she has a choppy stylish short bob. Why? Why did Ayden think it was okay to cut her hair off? Why did the other two think it was okay to watch him do it, THEN come and tell me he was cutting her hair?

The other day Ayden got a BRAND NEW book from the library. My first thought was not to get this BRAND NEW book. But it was Thomas. It was a flip book. He was smitten with this book. So I let him get it. I told him he was NOT to ruin the book. The flaps had never been flapped yet. My kids are not destructive normally, so I thought this book would be safe with us. Uh, it lasted in our house for a day. He felt the need to go hide behind the chair and RIP IT UP!!!!!! WHY I ask you, WHY would he do that? He's not 2. He doesn't do this normally. So why now that he is just shy of 4 1/2 years old, does he think it's okay to rip up a book that doesn't belong to him? I just don't get it. I really don't. Now today, the Barbie's hair. Dylan and the Easter baskets. Dylan getting in to the clothes every chance he gets and going through them to find just the right outfit, leaving the aftermath behind.

I sent them to bed, it was time anyways. They high-tail it upstairs and get ready. I go in and Daddy walks in, I tell him to ask Ayden what he just did. He told Daddy. I asked the other two if they knew he was doing it, why they didn't stop him. Ryley says she did come tell me. I said you came to me after he was done. I asked her if she watched him. She said she did. I said if you knew he was doing something he shouldn't have, she needed to tell him and tell me. Ayden then says, "Ya Ryley, you should have told Mom before I did it." Jon and I both tried REALLY hard to keep straight faces. But we couldn't. Gawd, these kids...

So if you've seen my good listeners, can you kindly return them? I'd love to have them back, they are missed.

Happy Easter!

Our Easter in review. We had our Canton Mothers of Multiples Children's Easter Party a couple of weeks ago. It was a huge success. Tyler was our bunny this year and he did a great job. Unfortunately my kids figured out it was Ty-Ty. Dylan figured it out, because he saw the bunny go where ty-ty came out of. Ayden figured it out because he saw his shoes under the costume...sigh...






The day before Easter, for some reason, Dylan decided that he would investigate what was in my room. I had their baskets all done and finished earlier in the week.

Never once did they bother to check things out in there, so why now? Because that is the nature of The Dylan lately. He is in to everything and anything! He's slowly wearing me down...So I'm carpet cleaning and one of them comes to me wanting to know what the Hungry-Hungry Hippos game is for...What the...I high tail it upstairs to see Ayden's basket completely emptied and Ryley's partially emptied. Why did the little stinker leave his completely intact??? So I put everyone on their beds for a time out and think about how this is going to play out. Have they figured out the Easter Bunny and the story we tell them? I can't really tell. I clean things up and tell them the blah blah about not getting in to things that don't belong to them, surprises and the whole respecting people's spaces, etc. I also talked to them about the Easter Bunny costume. Said Mom and Dad give them stuff. But the way things have been lately, they weren't listening to me, such is my life lately, completely deaf to my voice...

So now I'm just not in to Easter. I'm kind of already not in to it this year anyways. Steph isn't around. Tyler could care less. The little ones found their baskets and I'm just in one of those blah moods. But the kicker is, I don't think they realize today, that there is no Easter Bunny. I think I evaded enough that they figure the Bunny Man dropped stuff of the day before. Ryley was disappointed that she didn't get an umbrella from the Easter Bunny. So for now, I'm going to follow their lead...



We took the littles to church this morning. We were going to put them in the playroom, we got there early. So we wandered, let them see the inside of the main church area, bathrooms, etc. We decided to let them stay in church with us, since it's Easter. We sit in the very last row so we can make a quick exit if need be.

They make it through the first couple of songs and they have to go potty. What is it with these children lately and their bladders??? So I ask if they want to go to the playroom, they say yes, we all go. Hit the potty and then try to check them in to the playroom. No luck. No one there that knows how to check a kid in after services start. Nice. So we've wasted time and so we hurry back to our seats and hope for the best with them. They do not want to come back with us. But what can ya do? I'm ready to go home. I'm pissy. I'm irritated and I just don't want to deal with 3 kids that I'm unprepared to entertain during a church service. But we stay. We snag some paper for them to color on. They are being 4. We're trying to keep them from bumping the people in front of us, why they chose to sit in front of three 4-year-olds is beyond me. There were plenty of other places to sit...So now I've got the added stress of keeping my kids from disturbing them. Nice.

The kids are unhappy and bored out of their minds. I can't even concentrate on the sermon. I just want to go home and go back to bed and let this day just disappear. It's not fair to the little ones. I need to snap out of it. I can't let the older kids ruin the day for the little ones. It's the natural progression of life, I know this, but I'm just not handling it too well. I'm not ready for my oldest to move so far away and not see him on a regular basis. I know I have a few months left with him at home, but it's going so fast and I can't keep up. We hardly see him now, he's so busy or he's sleeping.

So we get through church with a few tears from them and me. Head home to get lunch. Family coming over for ham and the usual fixings. Food is good for the soul and the mood. Everyone seems to be feeling better. We color the Easter eggs after lunch and they had fun with that, probably something we'll continue to do on Easter. Then the egg hunt. We let them use their "easter baskets" to gather their eggs, that was a sight. If we can figure out the video, I'll download it. It's cold here, but the sun was shining and it wasn't to muddy out.









So the day was pretty good. The kids had fun, I think. Ate more candy then necessary, but they can today. Ryley's complaining of a bit of a tummy ache, but she's gearing up to go play outside, so it must not be too bad.

I hope you had a nice Easter. Next year my head will be out of my ass and it will be more fun for all around here. I promise as long as my children promise to reattach their listening ears!!

Can I Go Out In Public Again?

Today is a new day. The other day is past, it's over, it's done. Or is it?

Spontaneous Sally here decided to take the kids to a local church's indoor playground. The one we tried the other day. It's rainy and windy and cold, so why not. We get there at the right time, not too crowded, but not deserted either. We hit the bathroom first, everyone goes. They dash in and start playing. I settle in with a book I've been trying to read, it's overdue, but I'm gonna finish it before returning, even if I own the book by the time I'm done. The kids all scatter and off playing, making new friends, etc.

Out of nowhere Ayden comes running to me with that panicked look I know so well, he's holding his butt and running towards the doors. It's times like these that having 3 out alone in places like this, is just hard. I don't have time to round everyone up to get him to the toilet in time. I can't just let him go to the bathroom alone and stay with the others, what to do. Dylan is with us and so we run out the door to the toilet, which is right across the hall and the enclosed room is glass, so I can see everything, since Roo is still in there playing somewhere.

Too late, Ayden pooped his pants. OMG are you kidding me?? He pooped before we even got out of the play area. Nice. Why do they have to wait til the last second?? So Dylan is running free in the hallway somewhere, Ryley is in the playground area oblivious that we aren't even in the same room she is and Ayden is sitting on the toilet while I toss his underwear and get a quick visual of the other 2. Welcome to my life...So I get him cleaned up. He is soooo not thrilled to have to go commando to play. I said it's either this or we go home. Do I have to start carrying a diaper bag and port-a-potty again?!?! Really.

We head back in and off they go. I sit back down and try to read some more. There is no absorbing anything that I'm reading, not sure why I even bothered. How do these mom's you see sitting while the kids play, read?? There was so much noise from the kids playing and the mom's talking to hear each other over the kids and other mom's.

Then there is my little Pied Piper, Dylan. He is such the ladies man already. He had a couple of girls following him everywhere in there. He thought he was the shit, you could tell. Those girls would have followed him off a cliff...He is his brother's brother.

I also found it fascinating with the whole twin thing. All 3 were playing in different areas at one point. Then Dylan came out of one area and Ayden came out of another, only to meet each other. The huge smile and pure happiness to see each other is just amazing to witness. It was like they hadn't seen each other in ages. They ran off together holding hands for a second. It was so sweet. I love this bond they have with each other. I hope it lasts their lifetimes. Ayden and Ryley were buddies today, probably because Dylan was too busy with the ladies, I'm sure he got a number or two in his pocket.

So it was a great time, besides losing another pair of underwear to poop. It was so clean there and spacious. Definitely a place we'll visit often.