Report Card

Well, I'm claiming the title of proud mom and therefore bragging as well.  The chief has brought home an excellent report card for the second time this year, reminding me of what an exceptional child he is.  We celebrated with new bionicles and milkshakes from McDonalds.  

Confessions of a Mom....

I managed to get up shortly after the alarm went off this morning.  This is in no way an amazing accomplishment for most of the world, but I am not a morning person and I'm not feeling particularly well today.  Anyway, I woke the Chief up and stumbled downstairs to grab a blanket and lay on the couch while Clay took over getting the Chief ready for school.  

I admit that I laid there until I heard Zu Zu around 8:30 or so.  I hauled myself slowly off the couch and headed upstairs to get her up.  I walked into her room and immediately was told that she did not want me.  She wanted her daddy.  I told her, "I'm sorry honey, daddy is at work already."  To which she responded, "WHY?"  After accepting that her daddy was not at home she refused to get out of bed.  "Go Away!" she said.  So I let and immediately  she began screaming because I left her room.  I went back in to get her, only to have her stop screaming and roll over to ignore me.  This went on for 10 minutes, so I finally gave up and went back downstairs to start my day.  After a few minutes of silence, she began yelling again, but I figured she could use a few more minutes alone.  Finally I went back up, hoping she was ready to get out of bed.  I picked her up against her will.  This was meant with more screaming and some pushing, so I put her down.  She went to hide behind her bed and started screaming, "Go Away!"  After a couple minutes of trying to calm her down, I went back downstairs in the hopes that she would follow.  She stayed upstairs for another 15 minutes, finally giving in because she wanted her binky that I had taken downstairs.  She went straight the couch and wanted to watch cartoons.  And to be perfectly honest reader, I confess, I turned them on in the hopes that they would improve her mood.  We'll see how the rest of the day goes.

March Already?

Well, it's been a while since my last post.  I'd like to say that we've been doing so many exciting things that I just haven't had any time to post....but I would be lying.  The truth is we haven't been doing much at all, so nothing seemed worthwhile to post.

Spring break is over and we're getting back to the our normal, everyday routine.  The Chief is at school.  Zu Zu and I are doing some laundry and picking up the house.  Clay's back at work.

I'll add more when there's something more to add.

A Funny Conversation....

Here's a conversation between Zu Zu and I while making dinner tonight:

Zu Zu - Mommy you need a new kitchen.

Me - I agree.

Zu Zu - We'll have to break this house and buy a new one.

Me - We need to break this house?

Zu Zu - Yep.  We break the stairs.

Me - You're going to break the stairs first?

Zu Zu - Yep.  Then we buy a green one.

Me - We'll buy a green house?

Zu Zu - We buy a green one for the Chief.

Me - Oh.  A green one for the Chief.  What color do you want?

Zu Zu - Orange.

So, I guess I'm stuck with a green and orange house.  If you see one, let me know.

Freezing in Michigan!

  

 

In case any of you don't understand what it is you're looking at - that would be ice on the inside of our sliding glass door.  That's how cold it is people.  We also have ice on the inside of our windows and door.  I think it's  high time the University invested in some new windows/doors for family housing.  I know it's fun to pay high heating bill prices because everyone has to crank up their thermostat in order to stay warm, but didn't you get the memo about the economic crisis?  Come on people we live in the age of conservation!  Think green, save green.  Enough said.

The beginning of 2009

Happy New Year everyone! I'm only a week late, but better late than never is a philosophy in our house so there you have it. We're back at home and trying to get into the swing of the new year. The Chief has started back to school and Clay is back working everyday. I'm mostly trying to recover from lack of sleep. We switched Zu Zu's bed into a toddler bed because she kept asking for a big bed. Unfortunately, she sees it as an opportunity to get up and wonder around at night, so we're all a little sleep deprived from late night trips to the bathroom.

It was so nice to see family and friends over the holidays. Thank you all for your letters and gifts. They have made these holidays quite joyous. I'll be posting some photos as soon as I get them downloaded and sorted.

Cheers!

Christmas Eve with the Royal We

Well, this is a very special day.  Of course we're all excited about it being Christmas Eve and the kids are overflowing with thoughts of Santa coming tonight.  However, here at the Cressler house Christmas Eve is not the only reason to celebrate.  For us, this day marks the Chief's 6th birthday.  I can hardly believe it.  Although now that I've spent 6 hours putting together his new Lego Droid Transporter, I'm not likely to forget this day for about a week or so.  That's how long  my body is going to need to recover from sitting, crouching, kneeling on the floor over Lego instructions all day.

I'm running on a little sleep and a lot of caffeine right now due to late night wrapping and being up with Zu Zu a lot since she has had the stomach flu the last few days.  Clay came down with it last night as well, so I've  been on my own for a lot of things....lego building included.  The Chief has already had it, so I'm hoping that the Lord will have mercy on me and I won't get it.

Despite my whining and regardless of my lack of sleep and sick family, I'm looking forward to celebrating the birth of our Lord and savior tomorrow.  May God bless you and yours this holiday.  Merry Christmas!