Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Undeservingly Pampered

Monday morning Spencer had the day off, and slept in (ok, 8:30 might not qualify to the rest of the world as sleeping in, but it does to us). It doesn't happen often, so I let him stay in bed, but I was fuming on the inside.... A bad start to a really bad morning. I got up and got Abby ready for school while limpind around doing because my back has hurt really bad all weekend (pulled a muscle on friday, then worked Fri/Sat night). When abby was off to school I started on the pile of dishes that had been neglected for 3 days (I know, gross), giving me time to continue to fume about my "pitiful morning".

Meanwhile Aidan says in an alrmed voice "mama I'm pooing". I find him behind the kitchen table with poo runing down his legs and dripping on the floor. 1/2 hour later Aidan, the floor, and his clothes are cleaned up, and I go back to doing the dishes. When spencer comes out to eat breakfast I began yelling at him for no particular reason. I am mad at EVERYTHING at this point. He takes the phone and disapears.

A while later (I'm still doing the mountian of dishes) he starts rummaging through my purse. I ask what he is doing and he tell me that he is looking for Dr Decker's phone #. Why would he need my OB's phone #? I came up with a bunch of no-good ideas that were fueled by my bad morning. When he couldn't find it I ripped his head off, chewed it up a bit before spitting it out and squashing it under high-heels. (I edited the screeming for your benefit). I finally found the number for him and sulked back to the kitchen.

I was sitting on the couch a while later in the middle of a pile of laundry (fuming again about my undone chores), when Spencer told me I had an appointment at 12:30 and should probably shower and be ready by noon. GRRRRRRRRR. What the heck...I'll play his stupid game. I showered (I even shaved to spite him further...how stupid is that), I put on make-up and got dressed. I fixed a nice lunch in my clean kitchen, and by now I have stopped simmering enough to be a bit curious. Did he call Dr Decker to let him know that I was on the verge of a mental breakdown and the Dr needed to prescribe me some crazy pills?

We drove across town in silence. Finally pulling up infront of Spa One. He told me I had an appointment for a 1 hour massage, a pedicure and manicure. He said he had paid for it already, and that he had to call Dr Decker to get a Dr's note for the massage. Silence.



Wow. What an idiot I have been. With my eyes wet with tears I said thankyou, kissed him good-bye and slinked into the beautiful spa like the scum I was. The hour long massage took place on a heated table with aromatherapy oils, quiet music, soft lighting and heated towels. My massage therapist had 3 kids of her own and was emapthetic to the 3rd pregnancy condition I was in. The whole hour I thought of my loving husband and the efforts he had taken to get me to the appointment. He should have/could have stopped setting it up when I ripped his head off about the Dr's Phone #. I know I would have if the tables had been reversed. Completely humbled. I love my husband!!! What a completely unselfish act of kindness. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. After being released from the spa at 3PM, I had a much better day.

Potty Training the Stubborn

It is finally time. Time to get my son out of diapers before another diaperable butt comes to stay. Time to get my son potty trained before he becomes completely untrainable/manipulatable. Time to do this toilet thing before my back goes out on my entirely. We have been working on potty training for the past couple of months, but not consistently until last week. No more pull-ups during the day...countless pairs of underwear through the wash daily instead. It has been a very emotional week for me. I don't do well when the project I set out to do doesn't happen at the drop of a hat (or pants in this case). I have been frustrated and moody all week and my husband and kids are beginning to cower in the corners.

Aidan is finally doing well with the #1 scenario, but the #2 side of things is still in the works. Thursday while out at the store, Aidan found a sucker he wanted. I thought "Sure you can have it....when you poop on the potty!!!" So we got the sucker with special instructions that he was not to eat it until the big glorious event. I put it up high on the fridge and he tried to get it every chance he could.



When he couldn't reach it, he sulked and cried, and then with some discussion began repeating "I eat the sucker when I poo on the toilet". Thursday came and went, Friday came and went (the first day without an accident!!!), Saturday came and went.... still no #2. Now the kid is stubborn and constipated! Great.

So I went to the store and bought some Magnesium Citrate. It is a laxative that comes in a convenient Sprite flavor. MMMMM yummy soda for Aidan and progress on the #2 situation. To skip all the messy details....Aidan finally pooped in the toiled on Monday morning and was allowed to enjoy his sucker.

Continuing Education

I applied for the RN to BSN program at BYU-Idaho this past fall. I wasn't accepted for the January start date, and figured it was for the best. Friday afternoon I got a call from an advisor at BYU-Idaho asking if I would like to start in their April program. What would my life be without some crazy challenge, right? Class starts April 20th, and I am due to deliver on April 28th. Hahahahheeheehee... let the insanity begin!!!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

New Jeep

I haven't had a chance to post this until now, but Spencer bought a new (new to us) Jeep in January. He is really excited about it and has already gone "jeeping" (camping done with a jeep instead of another type of vehicle). It is our second car, and so I drive it to work too. We need to get a video of me getting in and out of it while pregant... It isn't bad, it just looks comical!

Monday, January 26, 2009

GG and Papa Come to Town

My Grandma and Grandpa Brown came to Tucson this weekend. It was really fun to have them in our home. We visited, went to chruch, drove up Mt Lemon (yes that really sad ski resort is at the top of the mountian), and played the Wii. We are glad they came, it will be a memorable



The Crandall Boys

One of the main reasons we went to Utah after Christmas this year was to see Spencer's brother Michael. Michael came home from his LDS Mission in Cordoba, Argentina Chirstmas Eve. Being able to go see him ment that Spencer and his 3 brothers were all together for the first time in 4 years! It was a joyful reunion and it was fun to see Michael again. We hope to have him visit us for Spring break. I took these pictures of the boys.



Friday, December 19, 2008

Picking Oranges

One of the really neat things about living in the Arizona is the ability to grow oranges. Our little tree only produced about 3 dozen this year, but we have been looking forward to them all year. Did you know it takes as long to grow an orange as it does a human baby? 9 months!!! The tree blossoms in March and then the oranges FINALLY turn orange in December. Wow. Well worth the wait though. We had a fun night picking.

Pickens Plan