Sick House

Well, it looks like the Flu may have hit the K house. Little Ryan has had quite the couch for a few days and then finally yesterday he just hit a wall. He was looking sluggish all day but, of course he wanted to go to football. I am sure I should not have let him go, but he was so excited and begging to go. He went and when he came home he was done for. He was freezing, even during the warm bath, he put his fleece PJs on and crawled into bed. I did not give him any Motrin bc I wanted him to try and fight off what ever he was fighting with...He did sleep all night and woke up only briefly this am to pee and ramble about something...he often gets delirious with fevers. Needless to say, I AM actually keeping him home from school today. I am hoping he stays in bed ALL day. I need to also try and keep the girls away from him, maybe just downstairs all day. So far they are OK. B had a couch but is seems to be gone, I heard M cough a bit through the night but nothing remarkable. UGH. I hate sick kids, it breaks my heart to see them feel miserable. 

The house is also feeling a bit sick, we have a cracked garage door, which should be fixed today, we have a noisy, pinchy dryer and an oven that is locked and will not heat up. Why do they always have to happen in 3s??  Looks like today will be a nice slow day, hopefully at least one thing ( house or child) starts feeling better. I think I may actually try and grill this afternoon since I cant bake and its looking like the last 60* sunny day for quite a while.  :)

Friday, Friday, Friday

So, today is Friday. For most people, this would mean a wonderful last day to a work week. But really, to a SAHM I say it means the beginning of the craziness! Lets see, during the week, I have to get the kids up get them dressed send a few to school, send hubby to work and am left to deal with household chores, errands, etc. Now, on the weekends, no one has to get up at any certain time, there is always a houseful of children and a husband that is just about as demanding :P There are a million activities from b-day parties, sports, social gatherings, jobs that need done around the house and did I mention a houseful of kids? So, I must say that while to most hard working students and members of the out of the house workforce, Fridays are wonderful! But for a SAHM, I am not AS thrilled. Maybe Sunday nights can be our Friday nights!

Where has the time gone?

So, after much slacking on my part and a new found motivation to write, I am making my best effort to start blogging again. If you can beleive it, it has been 6 mos since I last wrote. That means we have been in the new house for 6 mos and that is just crazy! Things here in C-burg are going along  quite nicely. The kids are settled in the new neighborhood ( only across the street from the old) and I am settled in all the new space we have. I am not going to try and fill you all in on what has happened in the last 6 mos, I will just start from here and we will call it even :)
    Ryan P started 3rd grade! What the heck is that about?  I never cease to be amazed at the speed at which children grow up. On that note, Bridget is now in preschool 3 days a week from 9-12. I cried and cried her first day. I guess I just thought she would be my sidekick for a lot longer than this. All I know is watch out Monica, when B is in full day Kinder next year I will be all up in M's business :)
    Football season is in full swing here. Lil R is playing JV this year and Big R is the defensive coordinator, even though I can sense he longs to be the head coach...maybe next year. I take the girls to practice almost every nite. I know that I don't  HAVE to but I think it gives them a nice trip to the park and I like to socialize, if you can believe that, lol. This week we are off to Fairfield for a game on a Saturday nite. Should be fun, and this way we have all day Sunday to ourselves. Steeler football baby!!
    I have been keeping busy myself with PTO duties and going to the gym on M-W-F after I drop B off at school. I have a mini goal of running a 5k next spring. I am off to a good start but I need to stop the snacking and desserts if I am going to make that goal :) 

So, here's to keeping up with blogging, I am going to do my best. Now that school is in session, I may be able to sneak in some free minutes for it. ( right after Days of Our Lives ) Stay tuned!!

More Pictures

The Guest Room

The halfbath downstairs

The family room/ Big Ryans Den

Monicas bed in the girls room

Bridgets 4th Bday cake , made by Nana ad Bridget

I am not too sure how to post the pics in the layout that I would like but....Here are some more!!

The New House

Lil Ryan

Dining Room
Kitchen and upstairs livng room.

Well I realize that I haven't updated this since we moved so here you go! We moved into out new residence on Feb 25-28th. Luckily my Mom and Aunt came out to watch the kids and help me clean up the old place! It was SOO much work and I really never want to do it again. The good part of it all was we got to get rid of a lot of stuff! It is amazing how much junk we have acquired. Even in the 2 short years we were in the townhouse. So far we are all loving the new place. The girls are still sharing a room but they have a playroom for all their toys downstairs. Lil Ryan has the bigger of he kids rooms, he also has a desk and fish tank in his room. He will most likely get a lot of use out of his own room so he can get away from his sisters! We also have a family room downstairs and a guest room for anyone who wants to pop in! The yard is great, and flat. The neighborhood is wonderful. I cant wait for some warm weather so we can have a party and meet some neighbors. Well, here are the pictures and I hope you all can come visit. Its an open invitation :)

Hitting the Road

Bridet loves to help me clean, mostly she likes wiping things.

I adore this morning pic of Monica, she is so pretty!

Bridget on her bike

We are leaving this afternoon for a long weekend trip to Greensburg to visit family and friends. We haven't been back since Christmas, and with the upcoming move, I am not sure when we will fit the next trip in. We don't really have much planned while we are there, just hanging out. Hopefully we are able to stop and see as many people as we can. We are staying at Nana's house as usual, and hopefully not bothering Joey ( the cat ) too much.

Here are a few pics from this week, it was over 60* and beautiful on Wednesday. Bridget now rides a big girl bike ( with training wheels) and thinks she is the bomb. lol. Ryan took the kids around the neighborhood quite a few times and she was totally wiped out. She actually fell asleep on the couch after her bath, which never happens. Monica and I didn't get to go this time, I am still looking for a baby seat for her to put on my bike.

With Valentine's Day fast approaching I wanted to share how cute lil Ryan was with making his. They do an exchange at school and we bought the small cards with laffy taffy to hand out for that. He did also make a "special" handmade card for a certain girl in his grade as well.It is actually the same girl he gave a "special" Valentine to last year. It was the cutest thing ever. I hope she appreciates it, hee hee. Hard to believe that he feels the need to do that in 2nd grade, but I did always peg him for an emotional sort.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Happy Valentine's and Presidents Day!

Bridgey gets a haircut!

My girls :)

She is the cutest!

Posing after the cut

Monica talking to Nana

Before the cut, eating the Kill the Cardinals cake we made.





Can you believe this is her first "real" haircut and she will be 4 in March! She had been fighting me every time I had to comb it out and it was getting to be a little to "fly-away". So, I made an appointment for us to go together and it came out great! She looks so much older to me now. I also got about 4 inches off and a few layer as well. I needed it badly!! Here are some photos of the day!

Movin on Up!

The week is already over? Wow. We had so much happen in the past few days it is hard to wrap my brain around it all. Ryan and I have been looking for a house in Chambersburg for quite some time now. Well, really I have been looking and Ryan has been putting up with me. LOL. I am proud to announce that my hard work has finally paid off. We literally stumbled across a house in the neighborhood across the street from us that has the makings of being perfect for our family! After a lot of budgeting, thinking, dreaming and negotiating, we were informed on Friday that our offer was accepted! We are soon to be the proud owners of a beautiful 2976 sq foot bi-level HOME! I know what you are thinking, 'how in the heck are you going to clean that think Alison?'. Well, I just will! :) We still have to go through inspection, closing and all that fun mumbo jumbo. I am just SO excited about this huge step that I had to share. The kids are thrilled. Bridget wants to know if there will be any snacks in the new house and wants us to make sure t bring the hot chocolate. Ryan is probably going to be patiently waiting for us to let him get a dog. And hopefully Monica just goes with the flow like she does with most everything else.

As soon as we have keys in hand I will post the pictures. I have been mentally placing everything we own in the new place and starting to think about what it will be like to be so spread out and to finally have a yard for the kids to run in! I cant express how wonderful it feels to know we are going to have such a beautiful place to call home. We rock.

Well I guess she told me.

So, here is the conversation that just took place between my 3 year old Bridget and myself.

B: Look what I just made Mom!

( I look down on the ground to see had made a shape with two tent poles that bend in the middle.)

ME: Oh, very nice! You made a square. Or, is it a diamond??

B: No Mom! It is a PARALLELOGRAM!!

me: Ummmmm. OK. I guess it is.


LMAO! What the heck is up with that? I asked her how she knew that and she said that is what she learned on her Diego game for her Leapster. Wow. Another amazing gift from Santa.

Pittsburgh Steeler Time!!!

GOOO Steelers! We had an amazing evening at the Finkle home tonight. Craig is a co-worker of Ryans. He has an amazing wife Jill and two beautiful daughters ( Peyton and Adyson) all of whom were more than hospitable with our "clan" of Kemerers. The game turned out great for us and the kids all got along great and managed to keep things fairly low key ( minus the Avril concert during commercial breaks, LOL) I am hoping to see more of them! We were also joined by Ben Frantz and his beauty of a fiance Shanna. Both of whom are the kindest souls one could ever meet. Rounding out the party was Mike Lewis who is expecting twin girls in March and I am sure was cursing himself all the way home after seeing what chaos mega girl power can produce! It was a really fun night. The kids are now out for the night and I am hoping to get some relaxing in with the Hubby before he has to leave for work!

Bridget on the Scooter

This is Bridget on her new scooter from Santa. Dosent Santa always seem to bring outside toys in the dead of winter??? What is up with that Big Man??

The Begining of the Blog Era

This is the beginning of an exciting time for our family. We have made the decision not to put in for a transfer back the western part of the state. So far, Chambersburg has been very good to us. Ryan can quickly advance in seniority at work if he stays and the kids seem to have found a groove here as well. With that being said, we now need to find some sort of more permanent residence. We have been renting our townhouse for the past two years and would love to find a home. That in itself is a huge undertaking. Thankfully the rates are low and it is a buyers market so we will hopefully fall into just the right place anytime now. Onto today...

It is a lazy Sunday here. Not too much to report. The Steelers will be playing at 430 so everyone is dressed in gameday gear. Big R worked til 10 am so he will be sleeping until just before gametime. We may venture out to te home of a co-worker of Big Ryan's to watch the game, but the guys made the plans so not really sure if they will hold up. :) I am really excited for them to be in the playoffs I am thinking we may actually make it to the Super Bowl this year as well. **Keeping fingers crossed**
Monica is napping and lil Ryan is at the boys house down the street, his favorite place to be in Sunday afternoons. B is curled up on the couch relaxing and having some down time. I am about to go find some socks for my frigid toes. Hopefully we will see 32* this week but Im not holding my breath.
Tomorrow is basketball night, R and r get to do their thing there. I may not even go, with as annoying as it is to have to either keep Monica busy in her stroller or run after her the whole time.
Bridget will be signing up for soccer for the first time this spring. She is so so exicted to finally get to do a sport like Ryan does. I have this really strong feeling she is going to be pretty amazing at it too.
I am going to make a serious attempt to keep the blog update at the very least, weekly. I may do it every other day, I may do it once a month! Either way, stay tuned and thanks for checking it out.