Life is good, bad and busy :)

The title says it all today! The last week has been really good, except for the bad, and extremely busy!

The Good - there has been a lot of fishing and quality family time going on, I just love that! I've gotten to spend lots of time with my wonderful husband and equally amazing son. Also, got to spend time with my Momma. We went to a cook out at our friend's house and Payton got to meet and play with their kids, it was a really fun time to. Nick and  Payton had a waterbaloon fight on Sunday after church while I did some quilting (Sue and I went to Sally's so I worked on hexies and still need to tackle the very last boarders, actually planning on that for tomorrow while payton is in school)

 

I'd suggest turning down the audio :) No bad words or anything just normal catch a fish chat!

(If it doesn't come up I'll work on fixing it after Payton's game, the camera battery needs to charge more and won't upload on the computer and charge)

 My guys with their fish

 Payton thought it was amazing!

 Nick had to get one of me...... Thanks babe ;)


We are tentativly planning on a weekend vacation with Payton in June. Not sure if we can make it happen or the exact dates but, we really want to take him to the Shedd Aquarium, Skydeck Chicago (also know as sears tower), and I'd love to take him to either the Children's museum there or the Museum of Science and History. No way would we be able to fit all of that into one weekend, so picking the best one's will be tough since we've never been. If you ever had, please let us know what you thought of it, we would love the input!

The Bad - The worst was when he started his allergy shots yesterday. I fest so bad for him :( He didn't throw a fit but he tensed up alot and they hurt him, poor thing cried for about 15 min. and complained about his arms hurting for an hour and a half. (He got ice cream for doing so go, that's right I'm not above bribery when I feel guilty for something that's necessary!)

When we got in the car after his first set of allergy shots (He's allergic to grass pollen, tree pollen, and dust mites) So it's all seasonal but they are so severe that they recommend the shots. He gets 2 every Monday for roughly the next 3 years...... not fun

Payton is still getting into trouble at school! Some of it is normal kid stuff, not listening the first time somethings said and having trouble following directions for things he already knows. In short, he's still bored and acting up. It doesn't help that he's a year younger than his classmates lol. The really bad happened on friday...... he punched a kid in the stomach..... he has been soooo very grounded. (He got a very long mom lecture and extra grounding through the weekend.) We're still reminding about keeping our hands to ourselves, a lot. That one just caught me off guard.

By no means are we perfect parents, far from it! We're young parents (I'm 25, til June, and my Nick turned 28 in January) and let him get away with a bit to much or let him play some games he really shouldn't, we let him play and do things that my mom says will give her a heart attack lol *you'd have to hear her say it to really get the funny from it* . All-in-all though we are pretty good parents. We don't beat him and I can count on one hand the amount of actual spankings he's had in his life *even those were pretty easy, I mean when my mom spanked me I cried and couldn't sit comfortably for an hour at least, he doesn't have such problems*. So, I didn't understand why he would even think it's ok to lay hands on another kid at school. Actually, even if he did have a reason I wouldn't have been ok with it!
Moving on......

The Busy - I mentioned I spent some time with my Momma this week. Most of it has been in her yard. Helping her put some river rock in and make new areas. (I'll have to post some pictures).  We also went to a Fairy Garden workshop at Garden Gate Greenhouse! I love that place, we both do. :) Payton had a couple t-ball games and anotherone tonight as well. Working on some housecleaning today, Elizabeth and I tackled Payton's cave, dum de dum dum duummmmmm!!!!! I'm thinking no more food or snacks in there until he remembers where the trash is!!!

Here's the Fairy garden I made at the workshop.

It actually ended up going over to moms house and is now happily living in her garden (She has this neat ability to keep plants alive for years) I have no such ability, sadly I love planting them but can't keep them alive for longer than a month if I'm lucky!

Busyness, Venting, Quilting and Fishing

Holy bananas! Today has been crazy. I took my cousin to Wabash for an appointment he had, I used the hour he was busy to go to Wally World (Walmart for those not used to my oddness ). Wally World yielded some stabalizer for the two wall hangings coming up next and also some new fishing line, hooks and sinkers :)

Can't wait to go fishing again, there's a 15-16 lb catfish that got away just waiting for a rematch!!!! ( I know the size because it broke the line just as I was getting it on the bank :( boo!) Lol, It would have gotten throw back I just needed it long enough to snap the pic! Darn, survival instinct.

Moving on..... So after Wally World and picking up my Cuz we headed back to town. What happens after I drop him off and go to pick my kid up from school. Someone was in more trouble than he could get out of! Payton lost all of his chips today and was one infraction away from going to the office! Apparently, he was having touble staying focused and on task. Messing with other kids things, trying to be the "class clown" and  all that normal kid stuff that is unacceptable in school. Ok, I can handle that. All kids have a bad day, or a few over the course of the year. Grounded from games and doing some cleaning of his playroom on top of regular homework. Well, he was being just as onery while outside waiting for me to get there. Opening the letter his teacher sent to me and getting out the shoelaces she had cut and twirling them in the air ect. The teacher that was outside let me know what happened.

(for those interested in what actually happens at home when something like this goes on. First, all games are gone for the day and in this case for an entire week since it is the second issue this severe in the last 2 weeks. Second, there are extra chores for him, not that he has a bunch on a regular day, he is now cleaning up his playroom that only he has destroyed! Homework is already done. There is no T.V. but if he listens and follows directions we will let him watch a movie later this evening before bed as per the normal wind down routine. There is no going outside to play, it's actually raining so he wouldn't have got to do that anyway. No sweets for snacks, we have a snack drawer that he gets to pick a snack out of and there are things like gummy snacks, oatmeal sandwich cookies, snack/bite size candy bars, and there are always apples and bananas available. Bed time will actually be about an hour and a half earlier which is why the movie option is still there since him actually sleeping isn't really possible.)

The sad thing is he Knows exactly what the consequences of his actions are at every step. All of this is the steepest we have. I don't spank or lay hands on him in a negative manner, we actually use more postitive reinforcement on a daily basis rather than consequences.

Now, I think I'm like most parents. My kid is misbehaving, I need to know. So when a teacher or responsible adult is letting me know I appreciate it. This different teacher outside with the car line, I did not appreciate her..... She has me really "cheesed" off! I am not a child. I am not stupid. I am actually a pretty darn good Mom! That woman gave me the third degree and talked to me like I was standing there holding his hands and making him act up! Then proceeded to continue to chatize my son in the back seat for his behavior. I'm sorry, but that is not ok. Letting me know is one thing. I will then handle the behavior and consequences from that point on.

I suppose my point in that little rant is "How Dare She Treat Me Like I'm a Bad And Inept Parent Because My Kid Was Not Acting How I Raised Him To Act"

Thanks for letting me vent! Letting it go to move on to better posting topics.

Moving on.... I did get some quilting done the day before yesterday. Do you remember me mentioning Charisma's Quilts? I have one completely finished and the other needs boarders and is done to!!! Woo-Hoo!!! I'll post pics as soon as they are both done and I can find a dry, pet hair free, environment in which to snap em :) 
My MIL (Sue) and I had a marathing quilting day *7 hrs* and watched 3 movies! Abduction, amazing movie by the way, was by far my favorite!

Hopefully, as soon as the boarders are attached I can bring my sewing things back home and work on things here again. Life is much more productive when I have my quilting at home :)

So, I hope you all are having a better evening than I am! Tomorrow should be much better :)

Happy Quilting