Halloween

Hello everyone,
Yes I know.. it has been ages.. I should really be working right now but heck.. I need a break and wanted to post some pictures.

Today is Halloween... Josh is more excited than he was for his own birthday.. want to know why... he has been informed by the "older" two kids at my sitters that he will get candy today.. lots and lots of CANDY! He does not remember going trick or treating when he was 1 and was sick when he was 2 so we stayed home and handed out candy but this year.. we are ready to go!

Josh is a friendly spider and Matthew is a fierce Lion (he has the growl down pat). I have been informed by Josh's preschool that he was literally bouncing off the walls today and had to sit on the "BENCH" twice.. oh boy.. tonight should be fun... maybe I should bring the "kid-leash" along so I don't loose him.. ha ha.

Happy Halloween to all by friends.. I will try to keep you up to date on the trials of the Pastore Family!

The ride of his life...

Life has taken its twists and turns over the last month or so.. I am totally swamped at home and work.. can't seem to get anything accomplished.. and yet.. here I am writing on my blog. I only have 101 things to do this week.. eventually I may get fired for being so easily distracted...

Anyways.. the kids are all doing well. Can't show you cause my camera broke.. my diet sucks.. stress has caused me to eat like a horse.. especially Chocolate... lack of sleep has made me start drinking coffee with lots of flavored creamer.. to try to keep my eyes open.. hence I probably gain 10 pounds instead of losing them.

Well all I can do is try to turn the page.. and try to start again.

Sunday Josh my two year old gave Matthew my 9 month old the ride of his life on the swing set.. it went something like this...

I was outside playing with the boys.. Joey (14) had just finished cutting the grass and weed whacking.. so I decided to water my patch of dirt in the back yard where I am trying to grow some grass... it is literally right next to the play area/swing set... So Josh was "helping" me water.. getting soaked in the process.. and Matthew was in the baby swing.. happily content... after a few minutes.. I convinced Josh to take a few more runs down the slide while I finished up watering... So there I was about 10 feet from Matthew watering the dirt.. and the boys were playing.. I heard Josh talking.. but was honestly sort of zoning out.. (mothers sometimes do that... even the best ones!) Suddenly Joey yells "OH MY GOD"... (never a good sign..) as I turn my head and look at the boys I see Josh has wound Matthew up tight in the swing.. you know twisted it in a circle.. I now realize what he has been jabbering about.. (what I was ignoring) was "twisting and twisting and twisting" and just as I look over.. he lets go of Matthew's swing and steps back and says "WEEEEEEEEE"... in the 2.5 seconds it took me to leap from my spot to the swing.. Matthew managed to spin around in a VERY FAST circle about 8 times.. the entire time with a death grip on the ropes of the swing and eyes as big as golf balls!

As amazing as it is to believe my little man did not utter a peep.. other than the look of shock and horror... he never cried or fussed about the wonderful ride his adoring older brother just gave him... Of course I had to immediately put Josh in "time out"... and make him understand that he could NOT DO THAT TO THE BABY... (lets just say our outside playtime came to an very quick end... much to his displeasure... ) Joey was concerned that Matthew might have SIDS... I said.. "do you mean shaken baby syndrome?" "Yes that.." "well no I said.. I think he is ok.. he is 9 months already.." and it wasn't THAT bad.. just not something one would normally let happen to the wee little one...

Anyways.. lesson learn.. NEVER NEVER NEVER leave a two year old within arms reach of the younger sibling without protection for the little one...

My mother reminds me of the time my brother Tim decided to brush my brother Jeff's teeth.. Tim was two and Jeff was a few months.. old... not a good sight.. I believe the end result involved some bleeding gums... I guess we all have to learn somehow..

A new adventure

Tomorrow I am taking the three boys into NYC to see the circus.. I am a bit nervous to go myself.. which is part of the reason why I am taking Joey out of school to help me with the boys. I am excited for Josh.. he just LOVES animals.. I got free tickets from work.. they are in a box.. so it should be very cool! I will let you all know how it goes!

It's Monday again.....


Why is it that the weekends go by so very fast and it takes FOREVER for the "work" week to end? I am happy to report that the only thing of consequence that I did all weekend (other than a few loads of laundry, dishes and vacuuming) was play with my boys. I didn't worry about paying any bills or finishing my taxes (yes I will probably regret that come Thursday night...) all I did was play.

Josh and I took Molly for a little walk.. (each of us with a separate leash) I am sure it was a sight to see. Matthew got another two teeth.. (ouch!) and is very close to mastering the whole sitting up alone thing.. (webble wobble). I took the boys for two short walks in the wagon... (very out of shape)...

I often wonder what I did when I came home from work before kids.. I remember I always seemed so tired.. but I didn't have three kids and a dog to care for. I didn't have 20 loads of laundry to do... I always got a full 8 hours of sleep each night.. even more on the weekends.. I really wonder how I survive now.. on 5 or 6 hours of interrupted sleep and still manage to dress myself in the morning much less not forget to drop anyone off at school or the sitters.

Last night I did manage to get Matthew to sleep in the crib in Josh's room until about 2am..(woooo weee) and Josh didn't come into my bed until after 4am (another wooo weeee) so I actually got to sleep by myself with my SNORING HUSBAND from 11-2am (and I only got up twice during that period to put the nuk back in Matthew's mouth)... ahhh how relaxing... let's see if I can do it again tonight.

sleep deprivation.. nope not me!

C.A.A.D.D

I got this in a email and I thought this pretty much describes my life... so I would share it!

Recently, I was diagnosed with C.A. A. D. D.- Child Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests: I decide to do the laundry. As I start toward the laundry room, I notice that there are Cheerios all over the floor and my house keys are in the cereal bowl.
I decide to pick up the cheerios before I do the laundry. I lay my keys down on the counter, put the cheerios in the trash can, and notice that the trash can is full.
So, I decide to take out the trash. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left, my extra checks are in my desk in the office, so I go to my desk where I find a cup full of juice.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I decide I should put the cup in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the cup, a plant on the counter catches my eye--it needs to be watered.
I set the sippy cup on the counter, and I discover babywipes that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back, but first I'm going to water the plants. I set the wipes back down, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote left on the kitchen table.
I realize that when I go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the plants. I splash some water on the plant, but most of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down, get some paper towels and wipe up the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day: the laundry isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm cup of juice sitting on the counter, the plants aren't watered,there is still only one check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find the wipes, and I don't remember what I did with my keys. Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled becauseI know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail. Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message, because I don't remember to whom it has been sent. Don't laugh if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!

These are my two boys Josh (2.5) and Matt (8m)... the loves of my life and the best part of my day!

Ok.. big gulp here we go.. this is my first ever attempt at blogging.. encouraged by a very dear friend.. lets see how this works..