24 is coming

We are huge 24 fans in our house. If you are I know you won't be calling me on Sunday or Monday night. If you aren't, first don't call me Sunday or Monday night. Second, here's a chance for you to get in on season 7. If you'd like some info on 24 and it's characters check this out! Oh and if you plan on being funny and calling us on Sunday or Monday night, have fun talking to our answering machine! :)

The Short fuse

After getting my hair cut today I ran to the store, without the children to get a few things for our 24 party tomorrow night! I kept passing by this dad with two kids, one boy who was about 5 and a girl who was probably 2 1/2 or 3. Everytime I saw him he was barking commands at them or sighing with frustration. At first I felt bad for the kids, but then some of the words that came out of his mouth had also come out of mine in the past. A lot of what the kids were doing were just being kids. They weren't moving fast enough for him or were distracted by something or wanted to stop and look at something that caught their eye. I thought, how many times have I barked at the kids out of frustration just because they were being kids. A lot let me tell you. I'm going to choose to deal with them differently and ask God to show me when my expectations are too high for them.

A sunset from God

Yesterday as I was driving around getting a few things and the prescription for Atticus I noticed a beautiful sunset in the sky. It seemed to me that God planned it just for that night. I needed to see something beautiful on a day when it seemed so much had gone wrong. It was pink and red with clouds. It was awesome. And it was a great reminder to me that God is in control!

Atticus Update

Thanks for the prayers and support. Atticus is going much better today. The Dr. was really pleased to see how much better he was breathing. We will still do the treatments for another day or until the cough goes away. It was so nice to see his happy disposition back today. Again thanks for the prayers. I know that they helped to make him better.

Please pray for Atticus

We took Atticus to the Dr. today and even though the test hasn't come back yet, the Dr. is pretty sure he has RSV. What's interesting is that we all could have had RSV because it's just a cold to kids a year and older but for a little guy like Atticus it can be really dangerous. We have to give him breathing treatments every 4 hours and the Dr. wants to see him back in the office tomorrow morning. The oxygen in his blood is at a good level and they will check that again tomorrow. Sebastian had this when he was about Atticus' age. It's very scary for me and since we've all been sick please pray for all our healing and rest.

I'll keep you updated after the appointment tomorrow. Thanks in advance for your prayers.

A trip to the Dr.

Atticus woke up yesterday with a barky cough. He also had a very rough night for him. All of us have been sick but this reminds me of when Sebastian had RSV so we've got an appointment for 1:30 today. I hope this is the end of the sickness for a while. I'm kind of at the end of my rope and the sleep deprivation isn't helping either. Pray for us today. Paul's coming home for lunch so I can take Atticus without the other kids. Pray that Paul will be able to stay on top of things at work even though he'll be home for a few hours today. Thanks.....

Curious Mama

We watch Curious George almost every morning on PBS kids. I watch a lot of the same episodes over and over again. If you are familar with the characters there's a professor that's "Friends" with George and the Man with the Yellow hat. Her name is Professor Weisman. Now on the surface, it seems like the man with the yellow hat and the professor are just friends. BUT...There's one episode where TMWTYH invites Professor Weisman over for dinner for her birthday. He buys her favorite fruit and he remembers her favorite symphony and gives it to her for her birthday. It seems that maybe he would like to date her instead of just being friends. Has anyone else thought of that or do I need to get out more and stop watching so much Curious George?

A sweet time with Sebastian

I'm realizing that especially when Sebastian is sick he really needs his time alone, away from Alexandra. Today as I was cooking dinner, I noticed Sebastian in the play room all by himself. He was playing with the cars we got him for Christmas. Alexandra was in the living room watching PBS. I sat down with him and right away he came and sat on my lap. We played with the cars seeing who would fit in what car and who wouldn't. It made me realize I really don't get that much one on one time with him. It was really nice just to hang with him for even a few minutes.

He's a stool carrying two year old

Sebastian has figured out and has gotten the nerve to climb up on the stool and get things. He can now get up to the sink in the bathroom and wash his hands. He wants to wash and wash and wash. He also just carries the stool around and climbs on it to see what he can see and touch.

Happiness is....

A warm bed with an electic blanket at 8 AM in the morning.

Reality is....

A baby boy going through a growth spurt up at 5 AM. A little girl in my bedroom at 8 Am poking me saying "I see the 8 momma. It's time to get up"!

The baker Erbe's

Even though sickness has abounded at the Erbe house, I felt like I needed to do something last night that we'd all enjoy. So I made blueberry muffins. That sparked Alexandra to make a chocolate potato cake. Daddy said it was his favorite but I said that I'd just take a chocolate cake. What you might not know is that you must wear a bowl on your head to be a baker man or woman. Hence the bowls on their heads.

God reveals when I least expect it

I went out last night to the store to pick up a few things and drove through an apartment complex as a short cut to get home. I remembered that about 4 years ago when I was working full time at WaYfm I worked with a guy that I didn't treat very well. I didn't treat him well because I was so afraid of losing some of my "power" at the station. He wasn't my boss but I had to work closely with him a lot. As I drove through that apartment complex it made me think of him and the fact that he and his family use to live there. We even went to their apartment to watch a survivor finale, when I was still watching survivor. One thing I realized is that I put my position, my power over his value as a person. I was really immature with him and I cringed to think about the way I acted. I also realized that I've changed. I don't think I would do that again. I now value people over an position or job. Even though I regret the way I acted back then I'm thankful that God revealed that to me and that I have changed and hopefully won't do that again.

It's Back!!!!

This truly is the dress that won't die. Meme said that when Alexandra put it on she wouldn't take it off since it made her look like a beautiful Ballerina. Meme said she couldn't resist that. Hopefully I can convince her that it needs to go back to Meme's!

It was 1:30 PM

A rare thing happened today. It was 1:30PM. Alexandra was actually sleeping, Atticus and Sebastian were both sleeping. I layed down on the couch and fell asleep to the sound of nothing and the smell of pot roast in the crock pot. Ah, you got to enjoy the small pockets of silence and the knowledge that dinner will be ready when it's dinner time!

Our Cutie Boy

It's pretty amazing how Atticus is developing. He has such a sweet disposition and smile!

Something Stinks!

Before Christmas I used our Den to wrap and store gifts since the kids really don't go in there. Right around Christmas, something started to smell in there. It smells like wet clothes or a towel. We thought it was our renter. The washer and dryer are right under that room in the basement. Paul went down there to replace some light bulbs and checked the dryer. He said no clothes in the dryer. I started on the mission to find what it was that stunk. I think that it might be something in the basket with our hats and gloves but I'm still not sure. I'm going to wash everything in there because I can't stand the stench any more! I'll update you later.

Sebastian's Birthday

Time really does fly, especially when your pregnant and having another baby. Sebastian turned two on the 30th. He again enjoyed his cake but not as much as the year before, as you can see. It really is amazing that he's two! We had a house full of family and after the first present, he really didn't want to open any more gifts. It was just like Christmas. Alexandra had a hard time, but Grandma Erbe gave her a pretty pair of girly sandals to brighten up the evening.

New Year's resolutions

I know, I know. Every blogger is doing it. I need to put mine in writing for my own benefit.

Eat less, do more!

Quit picking at my cuticles.

See that wasn't so bad.

We're on Vacation

Paul's been on Vacation since before Christmas. The kids have heard him say that's he's on vacation a lot. One day Alexandra came to me with buddy and said "We're on Vacation!"

Fa la la la la la la la Ladder?

We had a very nice and busy christmas. We were at our house for Christmas morning. Alexandra had a blast, Sebastian opened one gift and just wanted to play with that one and Atticus slept through it. We then headed out to Gobles and opened gifts with my dad, stepmom and brothers. Went to the Withers for dinner, oh and it was so yummy and then headed out to Otsego to see the Erbes, with Scott Heather and the twins. We arrived back home about 8:30 and realized that we didn't have keys to the house. Paul is extremely maticulious about making sure each and every window in the house is locked tight(just in case you were thinking of breaking into our house). The only one we could figure would be open is one on the second floor. Paul got out the ladder and tried two of the 5 windows on the second floor. They were to two easiest to get to. He finally decided to try one that was really high up. He got in that way but I'm not going to tell you what window it was just in case you are thinking of trying to break into our house! :) Paul said to me a couple of times, these are the memories for this Christmas. He sure was right about that!!!!!!