Mardi Gras 2011

Ooops. I wrote this, but apparently never published it. Ah well, it’s only a week old. Oops.

Well, Mardi Gras has come and gone, and for once, I’m glad. It wasn’t the greatest holiday. Mostly because of my back. I couldn’t do as much as I wanted to, so we only managed to make it to one parade. And then the weather was yucky on the other days, so we were stuck inside. Bleh.

Friday, I was home sick with a fever. I haven’t had a fever in a very long time, so that was weird. I had to go to Traffic Court in the morning, though, (woo hoo, got my red light ticket knocked down to a non-moving violation. Whew!) but afterwards, I laid on the sofa, watching the TV show Bones from season 1, episode 1. Good show.

I was feeling a bit better on Saturday, but we were trapped at home because of parades in our area, and the weather. I get cabin fever very easily, so it was not a fun day for me. But late that afternoon, before I went completely insane, I loaded the boys in the car and took them to Barnes & Noble to play with the trains and look at books. At least we got a little fresh air.

Sunday was our big day to go out and do stuff. Fortunately, the weather was gorgeous! The boys wore their new shirts I made them and I loaded them in the wagon. We left the house a little later than I would have liked, so we had to park reeeeally far away. I swear, I pulled that wagon a mile to get to the parade. It didn’t seem to bother my back any more than usual, thank goodness.

We got to the parade and met up with some friends.

Saw some interesting sights. Like a pig being roasted right there on the neutral ground.

Then I pulled the wagon a million miles back to the car.

Playing at home:

Monday was more boring.

And Tuesday wasn’t terribly promising, but we ended the day at our friend’s house for a little shindig. There were people there dressed funny.

But mostly the boys just had fun running up and down the stairs, trying to give me a heart attack.

That’s about it. So glad to be back to normal now!

More pictures

I have to share more pictures from yesterday. Not sure if it’s because the boys were being cuter than usual, or if I’m just happy with my mad photographin’ skillz. Whatever.

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03/17/11



03/17/11, originally uploaded by pyjammy.

The boys love racing their cars down the slide. I like this picture because they’re all smiling and having fun. And wearing green!

But as you know, things can go wrong in a flash.

And then back to right just as fast.

Whatcha think?

I changed the look of the blog to something a little more soothing, I think.

In other mildly exciting news, a quote from me is going to be in the June 2011 issue of Parents magazine! I know, like I said, mildly exciting.

03/16/11



03/16/11, originally uploaded by pyjammy.

Miles spied an American flag (or, in three-year-old, “‘merican flag!!!”) from the living room window this morning, and they were all just so excited about it. Hard to get a picture of it, but I did my best.

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Updates on things

We’ve made some big changes around here, and I think it’s time for an update!

Potty Training

I’d say we’re 97% done with potty training. The only issue we have to tackle is Linus pooping. Otherwise, they haven’t had an accident in weeks (okay, Miles had one yesterday, but that was really unusual) and even wake up dry. I have a big box of pull ups that I’m hoping will be the last box I ever buy. George doesn’t want to stop using them at night, but they have woken up dry every morning for about a month. Yay boys!

And seriously, they’re such boys about it. Whenever someone poops, they all call each other around the potty to comment on the poop. “Oooh, that’s a BIG one!” and “aw, looky at the baby poopy!” Do girls do this too?

Toddler Beds

Also going exceptionally well. They stay in them, for the most part. Tonight they decided they all needed to make pee-pee half an hour after we put them to bed, but I just kind of ignored them for a while. Eventually, I calmly put them back in bed, but really, it’s been great. Really cute, too. Sadly, no one has ended up in his brother’s bed, all snuggly. I still hold out hope.

Me

My back is still bothering me a lot. It’s been over a month since I had the epidural steroid injection, and the pain that developed after that shot is making me crazy. I met with my orthopedist again today, and he put me on a new medication that did help a little with the pain, but mostly made me pass out on the sofa in front of season 2 of Bones.

Surgery is an option I’m considering more now. (It would be a microdiscectomy.) I’m just ready to be done with it. Ready to be able to stand up again for prolonged periods of time. To be able to cook dinner again. To be able to carry the boys and lean over their beds and sit on the floor with them. This sucks.

School

I went to a meeting at the boys’ new preschool and I’m even more excited about it. But also a little sad. Because I learned that when the boys graduate from high school, they will have a French diploma. A diploma (pardon if I’m using the incorrect terminology) that will enable them to go to a French university for free. FREE. This is huge, but have I already forced my kids into a life in France? I mean, if they go to college there, won’t they want to live there? I’ve never even BEEN there! Ah well, I can only hope they’ll get nice scholarships to American universities too.

Three years old, and I’ve inadvertently planned their entire lives for them.

As a reward for reading all those words, a few pics. (Some from my cell phone, sorry)

Miles was upset at the park and this little girl was trying to comfort him. So cute!
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Went to a birthday party the other day, and my friend gave the boys their Christmas presents. They loved this puzzle!
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They were not so into hitting the pinata.
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Probably because it was so freaking big.
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Linus is cute.
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This is a sight I never tire of seeing…brothers getting along! (And Liam, being the fourth triplet.)
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I guess that’s enough from now. I need to go pass out again.

03/14/11



03/14/11, originally uploaded by pyjammy.

Spring is almost here! Okay, I don’t really know what this is (Japanese maple, maybe?) but it sure is pretty!

I Heart Faces – Sun Flare



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Because of where the sun is when the boys and I get home in the afternoon, I find myself playing with sun flare a lot. Here’s an example from the other day. I think that’s Linus.
I love the halo of hair around his head. That means he needs a haircut!

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03/13/11



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Cupcakes!

We went to a friend’s house for a St Patrick’s Day parade, and predictably, the boys’ favorite part was the cupcakes.

03/12/11



03/12/11, originally uploaded by pyjammy.

This may not be a great photo technically, but ya gotta love the gleeful look on this 7 year old’s face as she beat the crap out of a pinata bigger than herself.