Good Surprise today!

The boys, and I, really didn't do much of anything today. Watched a little TV, played some games, music... pretty much just hung out. I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner tomorrow, my Parents, Japanese Sister, and her family, are all coming over for dinner. Shortly after 3pm, my Mom called me up to say that Grandpa wanted to know if I would like to the boys to come stay the night!?!

I started stuttering at a loss for words, trust me, this does not happen often. She said that I could think about it, of course I quickly stated that I didn't need to think about it, but to ask the boys... knowing full well that they would LOVE to spend the night at Grandma, and Grandpa's house. So, here I am in my big house, all alone! This is a truly rare occasion LOL. I think the last time I had the house to myself like this was June of 2008. I quickly had a shower, and packed the boys up. Dropped them off about 3 blissful hours ago LOL. I haven't done too much, picked some books up at Chapters, had dinner at Sushi Boat, and now am sitting here with a Chai.

I will shortly get the house tidied up, and then maybe do some reading. I am looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow, and hopefully straight through as well. This will allow me to get some housework done in the morning, start dinner, and shower, all before the boys are brought home around Noon... of course my Parents will be staying till dinner... so I at least will have company, and help.

Here's some pics from the last few days.

Little Man Dancing Around

Monkey getting his finger stuck in tape LOL.

Cool Little Man

Bug upset because Monkey filled his snack bowl up LOL.

Bug being cute.

My wonderful Monkey

Bug pretending to sleep on the coffee table.

The Man I miss so much right now....

Why, oh why????

So, the last few days have gone fairly well. We've been out the door on time for school, no major meltdowns. But, WTH is Little Man trying to do to himself???? He does this massive back arch, you can hear his back cracking, when he doesn't get his way. But, then he starts to hit himself in the head??? I can sort of see when his is on the floor throwing a fit, he flops around, kicks his legs, whacks his arms... but to purposely hit himself??? I don't remember the other boys doing this, the back arch, Yes... but not hitting like this.

Must the fits escalate with each child??? Monkey's were easily dealt with, Bug's were a bit worse, but nothing too crazy. Little Man on the other hand LOL. If I say No to anything, the fit ensues. For the most part he is a happy Little Man, but then his alter ego comes out. I guess I should just be happy that he only does this at home. For now at least, I still have the lovely 2's to deal with soon enough LOL.

So Monkey has figured out the stereo now. This kid just seems to have a knack for all things electronic, must get that from Hubby. We have this nice little stereo from Philips, we actually got it while in England. For whatever strange reason, they have not brought it to Canada yet?!?! In the last few days he has inserted a Cranberries, Fine Young Cannibals, Tool, and Colin James CD. I can't even remember the last time I listened to the Cranberries, FYC, or Colin James. His favorite amazingly enough was Tool LOL. It's a darn good thing that Hubby, and I, are both Tool fans. I just pray that he doesn't ever bring any Rap or Country into our house LOL. I think the funniest things was a few months ago. He was listening to some music on the computer, when Tool's Vicarious came on. He started bopping along, and informed that it was really good music LOL. It was all I could do to not fall on the floor laughing.

So, here is what my Monkey thinks is good music... personally I think he has great taste LOL.

So far... So good...

So, it has been three days since Hubby went on his latest business trip, and so far... it's not too bad! One big thing for me is that I hired a part-time Nanny. This is giving me a nice break, to clean the house, get out to run some errands, or whatever I feel like doing! So far I am very happy, she is very nice, and good with the boys. She also comes with a built in buddy for Little Man, as she has an eight month old son. The only thing I really wonder about.... is why did it take me so long to do this!!!!

Nothing crazy has been going on around here, just the typical day to day crud LOL. I was proud of myself for keeping the yelling to a minimum. I'm not sure if it will ever disappear, there are times that the only way to be heard above the clamor is to yell! I was particularly proud this morning to be all in the van right on time to get to school.... without yelling! Only had to give Monkey one warning to get his boots, coat on. Hopefully we can continue this trend.

Hubby didn't get to spend much time in Rome, although he was given a short tour before he had to leave. I can hardly wait until we can all go, and truly enjoy all that the City has to offer. Right now he his back in NewCastle awaiting approval on his visa application to go to India... which should be by early next week. The quicker he gets to India, the quicker he can get home.

I am off to enjoy a nice Chai tea that I am about to make, watch some of my shows... and get an early night!

Getting ready to say Good Bye again...

Well, in just a few hours, we will be saying Good Bye to Hubby... again! He his presently off getting the needed vaccines for going to India, thankfully we found a place that could get him in quick. It also made me realize that we should probably get the boys, and myself some vaccines as well. I was thinking of the Twinrex, not sure about any others right now though... can deal with those when the time comes.

We stayed home today, the boys are sick (snot, coughing... typical cold), and with the freezing temperatures outside I didn't really want to go anywhere anyways. Hopefully they are better tomorrow, since I need some groceries, I don't have much choice but to go out. At least the weather is supposed to warm up a bit tomorrow... I really hope we get the temps they are calling for this weekend (15°), at least then I can get out of the house... and get the boys away from the TV easier.

So, here's to 3-4 weeks on my own again... God help me!

And so it begins...

Hubby left not too long ago for Ohio... I truly hate saying Goodbye to him. He will get home late Friday, and then we will at least have the weekend before he heads out again. Monday night he is taking off for Italy, then off to Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK) for the 12th-15th. Then he will be headed to India, for an undetermined amount of time... most likely 1-2 weeks. When he gets back from that trip, he will most likely have to head down to New Mexico. This is all on top of some other trips that he already has scheduled over the coming months.

I wonder just how long we can all handle this. I am working on the boys attitude, but it takes time... and all these changes at home don't help the situation at all. Hubby gets 6 weeks of holiday every year, last year he used a total of 2 weeks. Not sure how it will all pan out for this year with all this traveling, I just hope we do get some time.

I just want him home.... our boys drain me each, and every day. I need his strength to help keep me going.

He is Home!!!!

Cheers... He is Home!!!! Hubby had a wonderful reception at the door when he got home LOL. Both Bug, and Monkey were there immediately for great big hugs. Little Man was a little slower, but he certainly made up for it in enthusiasm.... it was really sweet to hear, and see him come toddling over as fast as he could to Hubby. Of course, within a minute, Monkey looked at Hubby's suitcase, and asked what he was getting LOL. Hubby didn't get them much, they don't really need anything, but did get them some really cute London Bus Key Chains for their backpacks. He also brought a Hotel Card (Monkey collects them LOL), as well as the train ticket. Both are coveted items around here.

It was just so nice to have him here, even though I know it won't be for long. The boys were having fun showing off for him, and getting snuggles whenever they could fit them in. Hubby was a bit amazed with Little Man, he didn't know about some of his new words, or sounds. All in all, it was a very nice end to the day.

Nothing too crazy happened around here today, other than cleaning, and organizing. With being sick last week, and especially this weekend, the house had taken a definite turn for the worse. It's nice to have it back on course, still not all done, but the big things dealt with. Tomorrow will be time enough to get if finished off.

I am going to relax a bit here tonight, hopefully something good is on to watch while I compile the grocery list (10% Tuesday tomorrow). I will be using my new Ipod Touch to do the grocery list this time, I hope it works as well as I think it should!

Hopefully we can have some good family time tomorrow before Hubby has to leave again.

I had a feeling....

I finally got hold of Hubby a little while ago, sure enough his phone was dead. He had just started charging it when he got on the train to London a few minutes earlier. I was able to fill him in on the highlights from the last few days, had to make it quick as cell service is spotty at best when on the trains. We were also able to talk about any other trips he may have coming up.

I have had a feeling for the last few weeks, that hubby's business trips were just going to get worse... women's intuition or whatever. Sure enough, doesn't sound like he is going to be home all that much this year. He will be home tomorrow, then down to Ohio from Wednesday to Friday. He then figures he will be back to Ohio the next week.

He says that things are just getting crazy busy, with new jobs coming up left, right, and centre! He thinks he will be heading to India in a little while, as they just got a contract for there. He mentioned somewhere else, but I can't remember where now?!?!

He says that he really hopes the company sells soon. He is no longer listed as a founder (had his name taken off back in November), so he will have more control if the buyer's want him to come work with them for any length of time. I've told him that if they are willing to pay enough, we can handle things for a little while longer.

Now I just need the strength to handle the boys, and household matters on my own for a while!