Since I work for a Tax/Audit firm this year is SUPER busy for us. I don't work in the tax and audit departments...I work for the wealth management division...I am still required to work some crazy hours. We are in what they call "busy season" and Saturdays are pretty much required. I am not proud of the fact that I worked over a 120 hours in just 15 days, but I do enjoy my job. Kevin is SO helpful too! He allows me to go in early (some days at 6 or 6:30) and that allows me to be home shortly after the kids get back from school/daycare. I normally work again after the kids are in bed, but I would much rather have it that way than working from the office while my kids are at home. Anyway...that would be the big reason why I have not updated lately. On to other news...
Not much else going on here at the Watson household...Kevin is continuously busy. We praise the Lord for that. I honestly believe that Kevin's business is ONLY growing because of the Lord. Many people will say to us, "how are you finding the work now a days?" I always answer, "because we are blessed from the Lord."
Victoria is READING now! I am always impressed when she reads something, whether it be off of the cereal box or the TV, she loves to sound things out. The other night I spelt something out to Kevin and she sounded it out faster than I could realized that we were going to have to come up with a different way of communication. :)
Logan is still not really interested in school. Victoria tries to play school with him in the evenings but he could care less what the letter A looks like. :) Here's a questions for you.... this little boy is afraid of the dark and any thing associated with bedtime. He is scared out of his little mind when we put him to bed and then head down to the familyroom. If he hears one noise he totally freaks out!! And I mean freaks out...he will cry himself into a complete fit and will even cause himself to vomit...that is how hard he is crying. (we can't always hear him crying if we have the washer/dryer/tv or heater are running) At first (and sometimes still) I would spank him because there is no reason for it. Sometimes I get so frustrated because I just want to sit and enjoy some quite time with Kevin downstairs but end up sitting in our room just so he knows that I am right there. He will keep himself awake as long as possible to make sure that we don't head back downstairs without him realizing it. It is crazy and makes me crazy sometimes too. Any suggestions on this I would greatly appreciate. I do feel bad for him but I don't want him to be so scared.
Kevin and I leave on February 14th for Daytona, FL. No, this is not a romantic getaway for Valentines Day...Nascar's first race of the season is on February 17th. Kevin went last year and would like to continue to go every year. This year I have the privilage to go too. I am excited because we have never done anything like this before without the kids. Yes, I said without the kids. Victoria has school and we can't take her away from school for an entire week! :) Anyway, I am so looking forward to getting away and spending some time with Kevin. We are anxious but of course I am not looking forward to leaving the kids.
I am working out and dieting. So far I have lost 18 pounds. I am pretty happy about it. I didn't gain anything over the holidays but I just started losing again this past week. Still staying on track, but anxious to loss the last 1/2 of my goal!!
One more question for my faithful readers...I am doing a shower on saturday for a good friend of ours who just had her first baby girl. I want to do something different instead of a cake for dessert...any ideas???
I can't do a post without pictures of the kids...here they are one Sunday before church...
Logan posing for the camera...
Victoria's pose...she is such a girly, girl...
Totally done with the whole picture thing...I thought these pictures were just from a couple of weeks ago, but obviously since there are leaves on the trees in the background I am SO wrong...oh well....You get what you get and you don't throw a fit...that is my kids favorite saying to each other. :)Have a great Lord's Day tomorrow. I am off to iron our outfits for church.
8 comments:
Count me in as a faithful reader! I don't comment much these days since i'm such a slow 1 handed typist!
so jealous of your no-kids getaway though i could care less about nascar. have a blast!
no tips for you on bedtime - haven't had those struggles yet though chloe likes us to keep her door open lately.
i suggest a cheesecake sampler for the shower. or just a big old dessert and truffles sampler. everything in individually portioned sizes in pretty doilies or papers.
YEAH! You updated!
I don't have any suggestions on bedtime either. It must be very frustrating. I CANNOT believe you worked 120 hours in 15 days. I don't know how you do it. I would be so stressed and crazy. I guess that explains why you haven't been blogging much.
I too am jealous about your get-away. Now that we have Owen I think we should have traveled more before we had him. I hope you have a wonderful time!
No tips for bedtime, unless a bright lamp to work as a nightlight would help. I did a bridal shower for my best friend and we used those individual cheesecake squares from Sam's Club. They're quite yummy, easy, and much more affordable than a cake. We also used fruit kabobs, but those do take quite a bit of work. Tell Brenda Congrats for me!
Heather, I was thinking about logan's fear and I remember being very afraid as a little girl. Any little thing would set me off. I don't really have any advice, but for me anyways it was a real fear, not just being disobedient or naughty. I would usually end up sleeping with my parents until I outgrew it. I guess I just wanted to encourage you that he may actually be frightened of something. Perhaps after he calms down you could talk to him about how Jesus protects us and pray with him? He might be too young for that to help.
I'm not even a faithful blogger on my only site...so I know I'm not a faithful reader :(
Heath
first time visiting your blog- but I have to comment. My son was the same. I had horrible sleep for 3 1/2 years! I look back on that and don't know how I lived getting up so many times at night. I put a small light in his room and some soothing music. I posted a verse on the wall beside his bed when he was barely turning two. He couldn't understand it or read it, but it became the nightly routine to sing a song, read the verse together and then pray. I would gently remind him that I was going to my bed and he had to stay in his and I would see him in the morning. It was hard to spank a fearful boy crying and coming to mommy to be comforted, but after a couple of times he stayed in his bed. He eventually fell asleep (after months of this consistent routine) very easily and quickly. He still woke up screaming lots of times at night and I would go to him, comfort him briefly, and leave. At about 3 1/2 or 4 he just stopped having sleep issues. There's hope!!!! He's my best sleeper now. You won't always have this problem. The verse is Ps.4:8 "I will both lay me down in peace and sleep for thou Lord only makest me dwell in safety."
i'm way late on this, but i just happened to check your blog and saw the update. i knew this was your "busy time" so i've only been checking sparatically but you better not give up completely on blogging! :)
ok, as for the sleeping.... i haven't encountered it personally with connor, but my cousins had trouble and when i babysat my aunt had a routine set up similar to what beth suggested. a night-light, patch the pirate or veggie tales cd and a verse to remind them that God keeps up safe. in fact, that verse (ps. 4:8) is in connor's night time Bible and we say it at night. different version from beth's though, but same verse.
hope something works for you! that can be trying.
sorry, it should be spelled "sporadically". i forgot to double check it before i posted my comment. what a dork... you knew what i meant. :)
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