The Yard... In the Begining

When we moved into this house the yard was a disaster.  Back in 2003, we had to destroy and rebuild.  Since then it has been a never-ending work-in-progress.

  

We are on a corner lot and the house is positioned in an odd spot on the lot so there is no real front or back yard, there's just one giant side yard. There used to be a random chain link fence running through the middle of the yard.  I'm not sure of it's purpose, so it had to go.

 There was also a tree stump about the size of our dining room table right in the middle of the yard.  If there were still a tree there, it would have been really cool, but there wasn't so we removed the stump.

We removed a lot of weeds, vines, trees, and poison ivy

...and we flattened out this part of the yard.

A giant hole was dug to make way for a door to the basement. 

It was a lot of work to get the yard to look somewhat normal.  Not a pretty yard, but it would do for a while.   

More on the yard to be continued in my future blogs...

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!

Allyson is a little liar!  Her favorite lie to tell these days is, "I accidentally kicked her in the face."  I don't know how many times I have come into the room where the girls are playing and Molly is screaming and crying and that is what I hear from Allyson.  She believes that if she calls something an accident she is off the hook.  WHATEVER!
Today, when I asked her why Molly was crying she sold me that Molly accidentally hit her neck on the wall.  I told her I didn't believe her because that is impossible! 
So, I sat her down and told her that I'll get more upset with her if she lies than if she did something wrong and just told the truth.  She seemed to get it.
A little while later we went on a walk.  I showed her some wild strawberries and told her that she can't eat them because they might hurt her and that she couldn't eat anything she finds outside (a good general rule, I think). She had one in her hand and was facing the other way, I say " you aren't eating that, are you?" 
"...No"
LIAR!!!
Then she was playing with rocks from someone's garden and wanted to take a handful with her.  I told her to take two and leave the rest.  She asked if she could take three and I said no, only two.  So, she stands up hiding her hand.
Me: " did you take three?"
her: "...no."  So I checked her hand... LIAR!!!
My goodnes, she is driving me crazy!  ...at least she's cute:

 

For the birds!

This is on our porch right outside our bedroom window.  It makes for a cool learning experience for Allyson, but at 5AM, it SUCKS!! 

Now What?

Since Molly got the 'Betes, we've been keeping her used needles and lancets in a little coffee container (untill recently, everytime I opened it it smelled awesome; but that's beside the point).
                                   Here's a random picture of said container:

So, now it's getting full.  At the hospital they told us to keep them in a plastic container; and we are.  But they never told us what to do when that container gets full.  Can I just throw it in the trash?  I would't think so, since we can't just throw the little needles in the trash.  What do I do now?  I have a few more days till this thing starts overflowing.

Oh, and here's a picture of Molly's new(ish) Medical Alert anklet:

 

It's pink!

House Fire

  So, I walked into Allyson's school today and was stopped by one of her teachers who asked me if we had had a house fire.  We hadn't so I said no.  She told me that Allyson was telling everybody that our house had burned down and we'd been living in a hotel for seven years.  It was the 'seven years' that tipped off the teacher that Allyson might have been making it up. 
  When I went to the playground to get Allyson, I asked her if she'd been making up stories and another teacher looked at me very relieved.  She had been worried about our family having to go through so much.  I guess she didn't hear that we'd been living in a hotel for seven years. 
  Allyson told me she made up the story because it had happened to one of her friends from school.  I know this wasn't true because I had just driven by that friend's house on the way to pick her up.
  I guess what I've learned from this is that Allyson is a pretty convincing liar. 

Today's Adventure

So, I changed the title of my blog.  It's all about the kids now and the crazy stuff they put me through.
Today's adventure was brought to me by Molly.   For those of you who don't know, Molly loves coffee.
At about 2:30 (when she should have been napping) she moved a chair over to the counter where my coffe pot sits.  She pulled the half-full coffee pot out of the coffee maker and poured it all over the counter, herself, and the floor.  Don't worry, it was cold coffee.
She then proceeded to get down on the floor on her belly and slurp up the coffee.  I don't know anyone else under the age of 15 who likes coffee.  My baby's a freak!  I really wish I had gotten a picture of this, but I didn't. 

I did get a picture of this, though.

This happens about 2 times a week.  It keeps Molly busy for 10-30 minutes so I'm cool with it.

Today

So, as a follow up to my last blog, here's an update:
Papers: organized and mostly read. Checkbook: balanced (a few times). "To Go" kit: made (in a cute little bag). BG Levels: Logged (in a cute little notebook). "Diabetes Cabinet" : Filled with EVERYTHING Molly needs, not organized. Got popsicle makers today. Molly still only likes to eat and Allyson still wants constant attention... Oh well.

Thank goodness for the upcoming good weather. Everything is better when you can go outside in the yard or on a walk or to the park.

We are going to be celebrating Passover tomorrow and Easter on Sunday. I'm a little worried about the timing and the carb counting for Molly. But I'm totally excited for the Matzo Ball soup. I love it!

Well, Allyson is bugging me to get off the computer so I will.