Happy as can be!

Today was great! Keegan and I enjoyed some outside time in a mild 85 degrees. We kicked the ball around, played with the neighbors dogs and washed the car; it was wonderful to get some of that energy out! Even after nap time Keegan and I were both still wiped out, so the afternoon proved to be fairly lazy.

We are excited to have Josh coming home on Thursday morning. Normally he gets home late at night but i was very happy when I found this flight available. He now arrives at 10:26 am, much better for Keegan and me (I hate driving at night, my eyes have trouble focusing). Plus, this way we get an extra day with him home!

I am also happy to announce that Brenda (mom) and Larry have made it home from the Yukon River Quest! There were a few issues starting out, but they pulled through like the champions they are and did a wonderful job. I don't care what the standings say, they're number one in my book for just accomplishing it! I am so proud of them!

Check out more information on the website: www.yukonriverquest.com.

Love you all!

Pool time

Yesterday afternoon in the 105 degree weather Keegan and I enjoyed some fun in the pool. Our neighbors have been generous enough to offer use of their pool whenever we'd like and it seems as though Keegan is all for it. In this type of heat it's hard to spend much time outside, so we feel incredibly lucky to have this opportunity available. Keegan took to the water just like a fish. At first he didn't realize that he could float in his vest on his own, but once that was discovered he ventured out a little bit further. The pool was a big hit with Keegan. The rest of the afternoon he was so exhausted that he almost fell asleep on the couch. Depending on his mood after nap time maybe we'll go back over there today.

Love you all!

Packaging

I don't consider myself overly enthusiastic about saving the world with recycling and organic products, but I do my part. I recycle plastic, aluminum, cardboard and even batteries. What bothered me today is when i was opening a new Tonka truck for Keegan and there wasn't even a mention to recycle the packaging. To most people reading this your laughing out loud or thinking who cares, but for those of you who have experience with kids toys you know that companies go to extremes when it comes to packaging. There is so much cardboard used it's ridiculous, and to hold the product in place there are these huge twist ties or even screws! It sometimes takes fifteen minutes just to open a silly toy. And nothing is more frustrating than having Keegan yelling 'truck please mama' while I'm trying to figure out how in the world to get this thing free.

My entire point behind this, is since kids go through toys so quickly shouldn't we as parents be supporting companies that promote recycled products?

Just something to think about.

Love you all!

Good Luck!

Yesterday, my mom and Larry took off for the Yukon River Quest. This takes place from Whitehorse to Dawson City. For those of you who don't know this is an amazing race. There are not many people who could do a 460 mile race in a canoe. I am extremely proud of them!

Check out the website to learn more www.yukonriverquest.com.

Love you all!

Up late!

For those of you following the weather in the mid-west you'll be happy to know that Keegan and I are doing fine. We're a little shaken, but fine. Like I've said before I am a total Alaska girl and being told that there is a tornado warning in effect for the area had me completely spooked. Thank goodness for our neighbor Theresa. She and i exchanged many phone calls throughout the evening and kept each other up to date on what to do next. Following the tornado warning we endured some heavy thunder storms, and lots of rain! I am in no way used to the weather here and the slightest thunder keeps me awake.

Keegan was thrilled that he got to stay up way past his bed time, but was not so happy when the thunder and lightning prevented him from falling, and staying asleep. He and I cuddled under the blankets all night. He finally fell asleep at 11:30pm and I was out two hours later. I hope to never experience a tornado warning again for the simple fact that I don't like it, but i don't see that happening.

I hope that those that were effected by the tornado's the past few days came out unharmed.

Love you all!

Bed time anyone?

All of the sudden Keegan is refusing to go to bed peacefully. I am currently listening to him scream at the top of his lungs from his doorway. I've tried all that I can to smooth the bedtime transition the past couple of nights and decided tonight I was done. I did our normal routine: bath, books, a kiss goodnight and lights out. So right now I'm a frustrated mommy feeling as though nothing I do is right. We all have those moments. For some they happen once a day, others once a week, but no matter how often it happens, all that it means is that we want our children to be raised right. Otherwise we wouldn't care about stresses like bedtime. All I'm trying to say is to any other moms that read this, know that your not alone. I'm a frustrated mommy every day.

Love you all!

Keegan the great!

Keegan is a magician!
I discovered last night that he can now work the child safety doorknob covers. I put him to bed as normal and settled in myself with my book and a glass of wine, and in comes Keegan. Thinking that I must not have latched the door I put him back in bed, and no more then five minutes later he was back in my room again. At this point I was confused. How in the world could a two year old know how to use the doorknob safety things? I know adults that still have trouble using them.

I have just now put Keegan down for his nap and I'm feeling like a bad mommy. In order to protect him and my much needed down time, I have place a baby gate in front of his door. I just feel like I'm caging him in like an animal. I guess I'll have to get over that feeling until I can come up with another solution. Or until he learns how to climb over it!

Love you all!

Alaska girl.

I learned last night that I do not like tornado warnings. As I am laying in bed completely freaking out all I kept thinking about was that damn commercial that is constantly playing on NBC... I'm an Alaskan get me out of here! Between the thunder, lightning, wind and rain I couldn't relax, let alone fall asleep, (thankfully Keegan wasn't bothered by the noise) but I was a mess. At 1:30 am I finally got to sleep. Just in time for my 5:30 am wake up call from an energetic two year old. Today has been a long day.

Love you all!

No more wisdom!

The past few days have not been the most enjoyable. Josh has been wonderful making sure that I have enough time to rest and cooking me soup when ever the mood strikes me. Keegan has had a lot of daddy time, and to my surprise Keegan has been wanting to be with me in bed as much as we'll allow. He has always been a daddy's boy so I figured that he'd like nothing more than to have Josh all to himself for a couple of days. It brings me delight to know that Keegan actually likes me and misses me when I'm not around. For almost three days now my time has been filled with movies, TV, pain pills, anti-biotics and lots of rest. I think that the most frustrating thing for me is being hungry and not knowing what to eat, soup only sounds appetizing so many meals in a row. Slowly I'm starting to add more things to my diet but my mouth is still very swollen and it's painful to chew many things.

Love you all!

Pain in the....

Another day brings a new adventure. Over the past few days my mouth has been hurting me very badly. I have another wisdom tooth that has broken threw the skin, (this would be number three) the others haven't hurt too much so it was surprising to be in this much pain. I broke down and called the dentist yesterday and went in today for an examination. The end result... the teeth need to go. So I have an appointment with an oral surgeon tomorrow, and Friday I'll be knocked out, getting teeth pulled! All of this just in time for Josh to leave for work on Tuesday.

Along with my mouth pain my wrist has been hurting incredibly bad. I'm not sure what's wrong with it but I have it wrapped up for now. I know that I can deal with wrist pain but mouth pain is way too much for me to put off for later. I love food way too much!

Love you all!