I have to admit--it's getting harder to make myself get on these days and update our little family blurb--but this is what's new in the Jeffers' home.
Work is busy-busy--but I love it. We are off for TWO WEEKS right now and I'm ready for the break. I knew it was going to be a lot to juggle--being the working mom with three kids and then topping it off with school!?! What was I thinking!!! Unfortunatly--school is taking a backseat for now and come summer time, I plan on diving back in. We will be traveling for the holidays--down to Dickinson, down to Rhame, and then up to Powers Lake...have I told you all how much we LOVE LOVE LOVE our dual DVD player in the car yet? It's a lifesaver :)
Josh is going great--this next semester he begins his MBA classes!!!! Not sure if I was supposed to share that one or not...but I'm SO EXCITED and PROUD!!! He's still up working at BSC and will be taking classes from the University of Mary.
Anna is great! She loves school and really enjoys it this year....her teacher is amazing and I hope every year can be as great as this one :) She has really enjoyed babysitting our school pet Tinkerbell--a small rabbit over the holidays and a couple weekends this year. I think Tinkerbell is getting pretty spoiled!!!
Zach is a ham...he also enjoys school and his best friend is a girl--Bailey! That is all we ever hear about---Anna teases him...but he says, we are just best friends!!
Addyson is almost two and it breaks my heart that our baby is no longer a baby :( She seems to find something new to do to me everyday to remind me of that lately!! She is working on potty training at daycare and screams DORA at me everytime we enter the car---I swear the lady at the bank is going to think I'm the lamest mom on earth when I pull up and there sits Addy in the backseat watching TV!?! She is working on a good cold or something right now and isn't feeling the best...you know she's down for the count when she curls up on the couch and watches more then two minutes of anything!!!
I hope you and yours have a blessed holiday and can spend it with the ones you love :) Pictures to come soon....
Jenn
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Oink...Oink...AHHH!!!
Hello--I know, it's been WAY too long and I'm sorry for the lazy blogging. The kids are in bed and we are finally feeling better around this place, so I'm sitting down to update.
It was a nasty, gross week last week around the Jeffers' household. Last Saturday--the 24th I started to feel like I was coming down with a cold. The kids were gone and poor Josh had a wife who was in bed by 9:30 on the weekend....well a couple days later and two sick kids later I finally go in and low and behold--Influenza A :( It was a miserable week for me, Anna, and Addyson. Zach the lucky dog has kept his health--Josh came home sick on Thursday. TGI TAMAFLU!!! Everyone was on it except me---I was too far in timewise...but so far so good we are fever free tonight and heading back to work/school tomorrow!!!
Let's see what else I've missed out on....so Halloween just wasn't the same this year. This was the first year in the last...oh I don't know 5 that we didn't carve pumpkins with Rick and Tara :( This has become our annual tradition, but we were still in quarantine mode around here and didn't want to spread the plague. So we did carve 2 pumpkins with the kids and I have to say--I am up to a level two...no more triangle eyes for this gal ;) We had the best costumes and babysitters lined up before the plague hit and I was so bummed as we NEVER EVER have went out all dolled up for Halloween. So we did decide if we were feeling better, we would dress up and enjoy the day a little...boy am I glad we did! We were the Flinstones and went with our friends the Rubbles....also Anna was black cat, Zach a transformer, and Addy a ladybug! It was great!!
The kids are great....Anna was so down about missing a WHOLE WEEK of school! Her fever did get pretty high a few times--103/104 and she was on a motrin/tylenol diet for almost the whole week--so she is so excited to head back to school tomorrow!
Zach is funny....he is just a funny kid :) Always says things like, 'I love you Mom...'which melts my heart everytime. The other day he said, ' I love you more then video games...which to anyone who knows Zach...that is A LOT ;)
Addy has recieved a new nickname...the gray hair! She is such a two year old and she isn't two until January!!! She loves to get under her brothers skin and does everything in her power to gain full attention of whoever is here!!! She is starting to talk so much and her latest is 'Hi Babe' too funny and cute. She too had the fever and cough--but not as bad as Anna!
Josh is good. It's Sunday, so football was on the TV all day. He's feeling better tonight, but the Tamaflu makes him feel very dizzy...so that stinks!
All for now---have a good night :)
It was a nasty, gross week last week around the Jeffers' household. Last Saturday--the 24th I started to feel like I was coming down with a cold. The kids were gone and poor Josh had a wife who was in bed by 9:30 on the weekend....well a couple days later and two sick kids later I finally go in and low and behold--Influenza A :( It was a miserable week for me, Anna, and Addyson. Zach the lucky dog has kept his health--Josh came home sick on Thursday. TGI TAMAFLU!!! Everyone was on it except me---I was too far in timewise...but so far so good we are fever free tonight and heading back to work/school tomorrow!!!
Let's see what else I've missed out on....so Halloween just wasn't the same this year. This was the first year in the last...oh I don't know 5 that we didn't carve pumpkins with Rick and Tara :( This has become our annual tradition, but we were still in quarantine mode around here and didn't want to spread the plague. So we did carve 2 pumpkins with the kids and I have to say--I am up to a level two...no more triangle eyes for this gal ;) We had the best costumes and babysitters lined up before the plague hit and I was so bummed as we NEVER EVER have went out all dolled up for Halloween. So we did decide if we were feeling better, we would dress up and enjoy the day a little...boy am I glad we did! We were the Flinstones and went with our friends the Rubbles....also Anna was black cat, Zach a transformer, and Addy a ladybug! It was great!!
The kids are great....Anna was so down about missing a WHOLE WEEK of school! Her fever did get pretty high a few times--103/104 and she was on a motrin/tylenol diet for almost the whole week--so she is so excited to head back to school tomorrow!
Zach is funny....he is just a funny kid :) Always says things like, 'I love you Mom...'which melts my heart everytime. The other day he said, ' I love you more then video games...which to anyone who knows Zach...that is A LOT ;)
Addy has recieved a new nickname...the gray hair! She is such a two year old and she isn't two until January!!! She loves to get under her brothers skin and does everything in her power to gain full attention of whoever is here!!! She is starting to talk so much and her latest is 'Hi Babe' too funny and cute. She too had the fever and cough--but not as bad as Anna!
Josh is good. It's Sunday, so football was on the TV all day. He's feeling better tonight, but the Tamaflu makes him feel very dizzy...so that stinks!
All for now---have a good night :)
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Denver and Back....
Wow--it's been awhile since I blogged!?! I blame some of this on the lack of camera we have had at the Jeffers. We had our old camera for over 5 years--and then it got a little milk spilt on it in the bottom of our diaper bag and was no more. So a new camera was in store for us before our Jefhalter trip to Denver---boy oh boy--did we have fun!!!
The trip began on a Thursday after work--we all took off--Josh, Rick, Jenn, Tara, Anna, Zach, and one Sassy Addyson--let me tell you it was a FULL VAN! We did drop off miss Addy in Dickinson and continued on our way. Friday brought the outlet mall and Chucky Cheese. Saturday was an Uppercase Party for me @ Dusti's sisters house--and the Coors tour for the others....Sunday was the big game-we had great seats and a wonderful time (even if the Browns lost).
We took off for home early Monday morning and made it back to Bismarck by 8 that night. We had so much fun down there--we might have to make it a semi-annual event!! The kids had a great time with the Mogrens...and Buddy the kitten :)
The kids are great. They love school and their daycares are wonderful! We headed out to the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday and had a great time. We can't wait for our annual pumpkin carving event with Rick and Tara!! The guys spend hours perfecting their pumpkins, while Tara and I stick with our triangle eyes and mouths :)
I'm liking work, but it's hard to find 'the balance'. I'm sure school isn't helping with that right now either...I think I've met my match with 40 hours a week @ Head Start and 12 credits online!! Uppercase has also picked up a lot lately--which I love!! We are hoping to take in a few craft shows coming up--they are always fun!
Fall for now...get it...it's fall, instead of all...tehe.... ;)
The trip began on a Thursday after work--we all took off--Josh, Rick, Jenn, Tara, Anna, Zach, and one Sassy Addyson--let me tell you it was a FULL VAN! We did drop off miss Addy in Dickinson and continued on our way. Friday brought the outlet mall and Chucky Cheese. Saturday was an Uppercase Party for me @ Dusti's sisters house--and the Coors tour for the others....Sunday was the big game-we had great seats and a wonderful time (even if the Browns lost).
We took off for home early Monday morning and made it back to Bismarck by 8 that night. We had so much fun down there--we might have to make it a semi-annual event!! The kids had a great time with the Mogrens...and Buddy the kitten :)
The kids are great. They love school and their daycares are wonderful! We headed out to the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday and had a great time. We can't wait for our annual pumpkin carving event with Rick and Tara!! The guys spend hours perfecting their pumpkins, while Tara and I stick with our triangle eyes and mouths :)
I'm liking work, but it's hard to find 'the balance'. I'm sure school isn't helping with that right now either...I think I've met my match with 40 hours a week @ Head Start and 12 credits online!! Uppercase has also picked up a lot lately--which I love!! We are hoping to take in a few craft shows coming up--they are always fun!
Fall for now...get it...it's fall, instead of all...tehe.... ;)
Friday, August 7, 2009
Why is it so quiet here??
Oh that's right!?! We are missing two children!!! Anna and Zach have flown the coop and are attending Vacation Bible School up in Powers Lake at Grandma's house!!! They left on Aug 2nd and won't return until Aug 16th--for an evening!?! Then they are spending the following week in Dickinson with Jenn's parents!!! Addy is starting to think they are REALLY good at hide and go seek :) Miss Addy will also be going on a mini vaca(well, mom doesn't think it's so mini, but....) she leaves this Monday and will be gone until the following Sunday as well!?! What are the parents going to do you might ask...WORK!!!
That's right--as of next Wednesday I will be back in the working world again!!! I'm so excited and getting more nervous as it gets closer too. For those of you who don't know--I will be working 32 hours a week at the West River Head Start in Mandan--I am also working on my Bach degree and will have a full load of 13 credits this fall as well!! Two of the classes are online, but the others require evening classes up at the college--so Mon/Wed/Thursday I will work 8-4, pick up the kids from daycare--more on that later--then when Josh walks in the door from work, I will run out and attend class from 5-8!?! I keep telling myself--I CAN DO ANYTHING FOR A SEMESTER!!! But really...keep me in your prayers--ha ;)
DAYCARE!?! So I always thought that once you have a majority of your kids in school, daycare becomes a more reasonable option!?! Anna will be in the 2nd grade this year*tear* and Zach will be in all day kindergarten*wait WHAT?*!!! So Addyson is the only one left at home and her Mom is ditching her and going back to work...thinking that we can pull this off with only putting one child in daycare--sure we would need someone for after school for Zach and Anna, but that shouldn't be an issue right??? WRONG O!!! Blast (our after school program) is overflowing and no room was available there--and between the YMCA, ECLC, and AFTER SCHOOL PLACE they were asking between $300-$370 for both kids!!! Now this is just to pick them up from school and keep them for an hour!!! OMG! But as luck would have it, I have an old ECLC co-worker who now does daycare at home---THANKS RHONDA :) Josh will just take his lunch when the kids are getting out of school so he can drop them off---whew! Addyson will be going to a cute home daycare right across the street from my work in Mandan!! Her name is Tracey and she came highly recommended from a friend---good luck with this one Tracey, I think you'll have your work cut out for you ;)
Wow--Tara was right---it has been awhile and now I feel like I'm rambling!?! A few other tid bits...Addy has had massive diarrhea!?! To the point where they want to culture it---not going to go into great details on this--but trying to collect a 'sample' from someone her age is not fun or easy!!!
Zach also had to see the doc while at Grandmas! He was wheezing to the point where they put him on a nebulizer treatment 4-6 times a day and said he will probably be blessed/cursed with some sort of asthma!! Poor guy! He is already allergic to so many foods and has to carry around benedrill everywhere he goes *peanuts, peas, watermelon, fish, just to name a few*. He is every teachers worst nightmare when it comes to snacks!!! All for now, hope you all are enjoying what is left of this summer :)
That's right--as of next Wednesday I will be back in the working world again!!! I'm so excited and getting more nervous as it gets closer too. For those of you who don't know--I will be working 32 hours a week at the West River Head Start in Mandan--I am also working on my Bach degree and will have a full load of 13 credits this fall as well!! Two of the classes are online, but the others require evening classes up at the college--so Mon/Wed/Thursday I will work 8-4, pick up the kids from daycare--more on that later--then when Josh walks in the door from work, I will run out and attend class from 5-8!?! I keep telling myself--I CAN DO ANYTHING FOR A SEMESTER!!! But really...keep me in your prayers--ha ;)
DAYCARE!?! So I always thought that once you have a majority of your kids in school, daycare becomes a more reasonable option!?! Anna will be in the 2nd grade this year*tear* and Zach will be in all day kindergarten*wait WHAT?*!!! So Addyson is the only one left at home and her Mom is ditching her and going back to work...thinking that we can pull this off with only putting one child in daycare--sure we would need someone for after school for Zach and Anna, but that shouldn't be an issue right??? WRONG O!!! Blast (our after school program) is overflowing and no room was available there--and between the YMCA, ECLC, and AFTER SCHOOL PLACE they were asking between $300-$370 for both kids!!! Now this is just to pick them up from school and keep them for an hour!!! OMG! But as luck would have it, I have an old ECLC co-worker who now does daycare at home---THANKS RHONDA :) Josh will just take his lunch when the kids are getting out of school so he can drop them off---whew! Addyson will be going to a cute home daycare right across the street from my work in Mandan!! Her name is Tracey and she came highly recommended from a friend---good luck with this one Tracey, I think you'll have your work cut out for you ;)
Wow--Tara was right---it has been awhile and now I feel like I'm rambling!?! A few other tid bits...Addy has had massive diarrhea!?! To the point where they want to culture it---not going to go into great details on this--but trying to collect a 'sample' from someone her age is not fun or easy!!!
Zach also had to see the doc while at Grandmas! He was wheezing to the point where they put him on a nebulizer treatment 4-6 times a day and said he will probably be blessed/cursed with some sort of asthma!! Poor guy! He is already allergic to so many foods and has to carry around benedrill everywhere he goes *peanuts, peas, watermelon, fish, just to name a few*. He is every teachers worst nightmare when it comes to snacks!!! All for now, hope you all are enjoying what is left of this summer :)
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Summer Sweet Summer :)
It finally feels like summer around these parts and we are busy as ever enjoying it. We had a Jeffers/Kriege family vacation to the beautiful Black Hills over the fourth and it was...rainy!?! But when the rain let up, we were able to enjoy Mount Rushmore, Storybook Island, the Fish Hatchery, and the Cosmos....did I mention we did a lot of driving!!!!
The kids loved it and spent every moment possible in the swimming pools---we spent the first night at the campground in Spearfish I was a nanny for---we looked back and figured I started there when their little girl was a year older then Addy---she is now 16!!!! Man, do I feel old!!! It was great to pass on the traditions that I loved so much onto my children :) We then stayed at a hotel in Rapid City (that is as close to camping as Josh gets)! And it was great.
Anna started golf lessons on Tuesday and came home to tell her Dad she wants her own clubs. She said, "Mom....I think I'm addicted like Dad...."great.....I thought another golfer!! Zach also started his summer event...soccer!!! He also enjoys his sport, but still has a greater love....the Wii (which for those of you who didn't know, it just came back home from being on hiatis for awhile...he tried to get his DS game to work in there....didn't turn out so well)!
Addy is Addy and is busy as ever!!! Since we have started working out at the YMCA she has been going to the daycare there with her siblings....lets just say I think she is very good birth control for these young ladies working in there! It has become very clear that she is used to being with me and only me and spends most of her time in their crying :( The one gal said to me last time..."she wants nothing to do with us, when she cries she wants her sister..." Could be a rough fall!!!
All for now...I'm off to enjoy the quiet bliss of bedtime!!
The kids loved it and spent every moment possible in the swimming pools---we spent the first night at the campground in Spearfish I was a nanny for---we looked back and figured I started there when their little girl was a year older then Addy---she is now 16!!!! Man, do I feel old!!! It was great to pass on the traditions that I loved so much onto my children :) We then stayed at a hotel in Rapid City (that is as close to camping as Josh gets)! And it was great.
Anna started golf lessons on Tuesday and came home to tell her Dad she wants her own clubs. She said, "Mom....I think I'm addicted like Dad...."great.....I thought another golfer!! Zach also started his summer event...soccer!!! He also enjoys his sport, but still has a greater love....the Wii (which for those of you who didn't know, it just came back home from being on hiatis for awhile...he tried to get his DS game to work in there....didn't turn out so well)!
Addy is Addy and is busy as ever!!! Since we have started working out at the YMCA she has been going to the daycare there with her siblings....lets just say I think she is very good birth control for these young ladies working in there! It has become very clear that she is used to being with me and only me and spends most of her time in their crying :( The one gal said to me last time..."she wants nothing to do with us, when she cries she wants her sister..." Could be a rough fall!!!
All for now...I'm off to enjoy the quiet bliss of bedtime!!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Daddy Day :)
Happy Father's Day Josh!!! Thank you for all that you do for us and for being the best Daddy out there!!! We are celebrating Father's Day--Josh's way!?! Which means we are relaxing and just hanging out at home today. We did go rent a movie of his choice and pick up his favorite treat--a cake from DQ! Other then that, we have just hung out at home which has been great since the rest of the weekend was a busy one!!! WE LOVE YOU DADDY!!!!
Tara and I had our 3rd annual Jeffhalter Rummage Sale on Saturday---we were very surprised at how not busy we were with the nice weather though!?! Everyone must have been busy enjoying the nice weather we FINALLY got!!
We went out with our bcf(Best Couple Friends) last night and enjoyed the nice weather by sitting outside and listening to a local band at fiesta---it was a great night!
Hope all you Daddy's are having a wonderful day and that you get to enjoy it with the ones you love....
Tara and I had our 3rd annual Jeffhalter Rummage Sale on Saturday---we were very surprised at how not busy we were with the nice weather though!?! Everyone must have been busy enjoying the nice weather we FINALLY got!!
We went out with our bcf(Best Couple Friends) last night and enjoyed the nice weather by sitting outside and listening to a local band at fiesta---it was a great night!
Hope all you Daddy's are having a wonderful day and that you get to enjoy it with the ones you love....
Monday, June 8, 2009
Summer is WHERE???
Well the Jeffers are across the state of ND this week...litterally!?! Josh is counseling his heart out at Boys State in Wapheton. Zachary is visiting Grandma RuthAnn while Anna attends basketball camp for the 2nd year in Powers Lake. And Jenn and Addy trucked over to Dickinson for a week away from home.
Jenn and Addyson did make a trip down to Buffalo SD to be there for the burial of Jenn's last living Grandparent over the weekend. And over the weekend some of the drivers(not us) experienced SNOW!!! Sounds crazy--but it's North Dakota, they say if you don't like the weather, stick around 10 minutes and it will change....it's no joke~
Pictures to come later...
Jenn and Addyson did make a trip down to Buffalo SD to be there for the burial of Jenn's last living Grandparent over the weekend. And over the weekend some of the drivers(not us) experienced SNOW!!! Sounds crazy--but it's North Dakota, they say if you don't like the weather, stick around 10 minutes and it will change....it's no joke~
Pictures to come later...
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Zach's the BIG 5!!!
Saturday brought on cake and kids as we celebrated our son turning 5!!! Where does the time go....
We all met up at Snooper and we had a great time, he recieved many nice new gifts and played his heart out with his sisters and the Ross'. He also played the Deal or No Deal game and won 100 tickets(he dealed and had 200 in his case...) but still beat out everyone else who played the game that day... The kids then came home and swam in the back yard for a couple hours. Needless to say they were ready for bed at 8 that night.
We all met up at Snooper and we had a great time, he recieved many nice new gifts and played his heart out with his sisters and the Ross'. He also played the Deal or No Deal game and won 100 tickets(he dealed and had 200 in his case...) but still beat out everyone else who played the game that day... The kids then came home and swam in the back yard for a couple hours. Needless to say they were ready for bed at 8 that night.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
We're Blogging!?!
Well---we are going to give this a shot...we figure it's a good way to keep in touch with the family who isn't on the facebook/myspace world. This is the spot. We will try to post pictures, keep everyone updated with our family and just rant and rave about silly things.
Hope you are all patient and we are new at this...so it will take some getting used to.
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