Fools' Spring is Over

 It is finally Friday…it just seemed like a LONG week. I am not that sure why that is😦 We survived it. 

On Sunday, the girls had a softball Camp. It seems like they learned quite a bit from instructors that have played in college or are currently coaching. I think that it was money well spent for the girls to learn for a great group of ladies.

It seems that Fools' Spring is over though. Yesterday we had a pretty big snowstorm. Before yesterday we had very little snow, but now we have piles of snow once again. We received a good foot or more in the last couple of days. With the weather and road conditions, I did not go to work yesterday. With the time that I go to work the roads are usually not plowed very well if at all. 

All the kids even played outside in the snow yesterday. Because sometimes it is a chore to get them outside. They would rather veg in the house instead of enjoying the weather that God gives us, especially after a snowstorm. A snowstorm offers a blank slate and restart. 

Currently Reading: Half Prince by Joe Ambercrombie

How was your week?

Super Bowl Thoughts and More

 My parents decided to retire a couple of weeks ago from their jobs together. So we had a retirement dinner for them last Sunday. It was nice to visit my other siblings considering that I do not see them all that often. As hard as they worked for myself and siblings, My parents sure earned a nice retirement and NO MORE ALARM clock for them. Hope they enjoy their retired life.

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 The Super Bowl was pretty decent. It had no shortage of storylines: “The Kelce Bros facing off vs each other”, “Andy Reid playing against his old team”, “Mahomes and Chiefs going for their 2 SB in 4 years'. 

The Eagles and the Chiefs were a battle back and forth for much of the game. If it was not for Jalen Hurts the Eagles would not have been in this game whatsoever. Hurts threw for 304 1TD and ran for 70 yds and 3 more TDs. Even though the Eagles lost, Hurts should have been the MVP. There was no player more valuable than he was that night. 

Mahomes, the Chiefs QB, had 182 yards through the air and 3 TD passes. 

The game came down to a questionable defensive holding call on the Eagles to seal the deal for the Chiefs. The refs were letting them play all night but to call it right there….Come on, man. The Chiefs nailed a 27 yd FG with 11 seconds left. It was a good game but marred with ref interference for the Chiefs…AGAIN. It was just entertainment anymore…more like WWE. The NFL knows who they want to win the marquee games….just sayin.

We had our customary Super Bowl spread for the night for Jenn and I and minions. We have a SB party every year. It was good and we had fun at our little party as well. You have to have little weenies wrapped bacon. We also had ribs, pickles and ham rolls.

Another season came and went.

First Snow

We got our first snow of the year last night/this morning. I usually call it warning snow. It is called that because you get the snow it does not stay. It means that you have to get ready for winter or you will be behind eight ball when it is finally here to stay for Wisconsin. 

The kids had a blast this morning playing in the snow. The younger 2 were outside enjoying the fresh snowfall at 630ish this morning. There is nothing like seeing kids outside and just enjoying the loveliness and mystic adventures that snow brings to youth and adult. 

So many busy people complain about the snow and the unpredictable circumstances that it can bring. It can be nice to see what everyday brings. Enjoy each day as much as you can :) Take your time and SLOW DOWN. I have had issues in the past with winter, but I will try to take a different approach this winter season.

 

It Is Recital Week

We figured that it was going to be a CRAZY week this week with it being recital week and all. Our plan was to divide and conquer this week.

My wife took the eldest to the practices this week(which is usually my task). I kept the younger 2 at home. We had a great bonding time with it being just us.

From the sounds of it the program is cute. I for one cannot wait til tomorrow night to see the performance. The whole school has worked hard all year. Going to be interesting to see what they are going to show us. If the outfits that my daughter says how it going to be. The first word I think of is:FUN.

SO happy that we have her in dance again...plus she needs it with her agility needing help. Yep I am pretty sure she gets that from me. LOL

Made to Year 3

I just cannot believe that lil Miss Avia is 3 year old today. This sassy sweet girl always makes life interesting and teaches us something new eveyday. She tries our patience, but boy she is our little munchkin that makes us smiles each and every day.
Happy birthday Sunshine

Got Through Year 1

 I'm in awe that my son is 1 year old..ALREADY!!!!!  This past year has been a whirl wind. I am just trying to slow time down but it not working. Where is my Deleon?? It is like pushing a boulder up a hill with a mudslide to slow down the days. Sure is hard with the wife watching kids and me working like crazy.

Crazy seeing how much this little man has changed up our lives. He was the BEST surprise we have ever received. Plus with no help...it happened all our own with no assistance.

Always such a happy go lucky kid. Happy that he is more of a go with the flow type of a kid until his middle sis. After a tough day at work that smile sure does make the day wonderful.

For his birthday we laid low and stayed home and had fun. Unfortunately his eldest sister is sick...

If this year goes by this fast going to interesting to see how fast the future years to come goes by.

The Sickness

No this is not a throwback from a Disturbed CD(WOW I am aging myself). Our house contracted flu fever crap that has been going around.

I am pretty sure that the kids got it from the mall when the wife and kids were getting pictures. The pictures turned out great, but the 3 days of this fun I am not sure if it was worth it all that much.

It has cycled through the house unfortunately..:(  The wife and lil man got it the worst of all of us. There was a lot of diarrhea and sweating and sleeping involved It seems like everyone is on the mend and doing MUCH better.

I do not wish this crap on anyone not even my most dislike people in the universe.

Do over

So I am going to try this again...I know that I have been MIA this past year. It sure has been Crazy to say the least.

I just cannot believe how much the family has grow
n. The adventure has been fun and yet busier than I expected. That is the fun of life then...right.

I am going to try to reboot this space. I was not prepared I guess. I did not treat it like a plant. I did not nurture it like you are suppose to. No wonder it did not have a chance.

I am going to try to chronicle the craziness that happens in my life. The direction is yet to be determined. One day it could be family, the next can be the outdoors and the other could be something dorky/nerdy.This is life you just never know what the next day will bring.

Good luck and enjoy the ride.

 

 

Getting Closer

I for one just cannot believe that baby #3 will be here in about a month or so. Boy where does that time go. It has been a crazy week though,

Currently as of last weeks appointment the baby was in the breech position. My wife was to 3 chiropractor appointment to see about getting baby all comfy in order to have baby flip in the position for  good delivery.

My wife sure is anxious, but that is her anyways..lol We have an appoint ment tomorrow and we shall see if baby is the right position.

We are praying that the lil troublemaker doesn't cause much more while he\she is still in the womb.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 I was not sure if I was going to be able to see the newest installment of the Star Wars installment in theaters.I am beyond your typical Star Wars nerd. I can probably resite word for word the Original Trilogy without hesitation. Big fan of the Original Trilogy, but the prequels were okay. I thought that Lucas had a great opportunity but failed to deliver in the story in that trilogy.

Man...oh... man life sure has been crazy.

This weekend was kind of slow I could not believe it either. :)  First, we about going after work on Saturday. But we could not find anybody to watch the minions. Take 2....on Sunday the plan was go to the early show at the theaters . I would go by myself and my wife would watch the kids and walk around the mall. On the way down there my eldest was wondering if she could see it as well. I was good with that considering that I really didn't want to see the movie by myself anyhow.

At first, she was kind of scared but then she got use to the action of the movie. I thought that she did great. I am happy that my eldest liked the movie as much as I did. This was her 1st real unanimated movie.

Overall, I thought that Abrams did a pretty good with the revival of Star Wars. I will be going for #2 in 2017. It is going to be interesting to see where he goes with this story. Yes, some of the story sounds familiar but it was an interesting approach in the future in the Star Wars Universe.

Best Valentines gift my wife could have given me this year. She was even willing to see the movie with me if she had to. She is not a fan really of Star Wars. It is lost on her. It all worked out in the end.

May the Force Be With You.

 

Different Concentration

Lately, I have been in a rut I guess. It seems that I have been spending too much time on my phone and my head down and staring into a screen in which I am not learning anything. Thus mindless scrolling. This is not what I want to be spending what little free time that I have doing.

I have set some goals for myself in this quest(to look up more).

The to try to start writing more.Maybe 1 story a week. I feel that what I meant to so is to write. What to write we shall see. I am not that sure if I am going to post everything on here yet.

Along with reading at least 1 book a month. I don't think that is too much of a reach. It is realistic especially with the craziness that is the life that my family and I live.

I guess we will see if I can live up to this little quest that I have challenged to myself.

The Kickstart

I am a father of 2 wonderful girls(5 and 1) and have another human(the ultrasound confirmed it) on the way in late April of 2016.

As well as a husband to a very patient wife and is a gift from God and deal with my craziness  10 hours a day :)

I decided to create a space of my own...again.

In this blog, I am going to talk about my eclectic life...could be nerd related or simplifying life or nature. I am a mixed bag.

It is going to be a fun ride so you better hang on :)

New Geekling

It is official we are a family of 4 now. Now talk about scarey stuff. It happened on April 26th at 1235 AM. We had no idea what were having and he had a girl. She was 8 lbs 15 oz and 21 inches long. To me it is still amazing that she fit in my wife' for as long as we did.

Yet again we had to intervene to force were out with pitocin. Just like my first we had to terminate the stay in the nice and cozy uterus.My wife started at 8am on April 25...we sure do manke some stubborn children that is for sure..lol. 

So far everything is going pretty good.  

Crazy Week

I cannot believe that in about a month that our family will be welcoming our new edition into the world. I for one am not that sure where ALL that time goes. It just seems like yesterday that we found out that we were FINALLY pregnant.With all that appointments with the fertility clinic(which we are lucky to have great insurance) and failed tests. It came true…perfect timing.

This week we have been busy making freezer meals for when the baby come and we are more prepared compared to where we were when our daughter came into the world. I think that we are set for almost 2 months of meals. 

At the mid point of the week, we had a growth ultrasound and the baby is still growing. Still not sure hope the baby can take being so squished in there. Right now the baby is measuring at 7 lbs 9 oz, still on pace to hit 10 lbs. WOW

Of course we did get more snow and made a mess. It snowed 3 inches this week then melted with how high the temps where this past week(40-50). Fun fun in the flood zone.

We will see if the baby comes early…I am hoping so for the sake of my wife.It seems like we are in a rat race right now. I am hoping that everything is worth it and think that it will be.

Going to Be Full

I am not that sure what we are getting ourselves in for.We volunteered to watch my cousins' their 3 boys ages(5,3,1) this weekend.Their mommy was Aquagirl's sitter for the first year. I am glad that for our sanity that they are good kid. Well...the middle one can be a monster sometimes, but Aquagirl and him play together just fine.


So by the calculations we have 2 kids per adult. It is going to be an interesting weekend. We have never experience the amount of minions sleeping over night. My wife of course will be worrying, but I think everything should go just fine. It is going to be quite an adventure this weekend.

AquaGirl Scares Off Daycare

My wife and I were informed that the current sitter that Aquagirl has during the day will be more than likely moving a couple state over in about June or so. He husband was offered a job that will double his salary. I wish that there would an offered like that for me.This means that Aquagirl will be going through 2 live-in day cares in one year. I am thinking that maybe she is like the baby off The Incredibles  or some thing. I am just glad that the current sitter told us with more notice than the last one.

My wife is struggling with this fact. She works a part-time job during the day. We are seriously discussing if she should quit her job and considering sitting a child or 2. My wife does not deal with stress very well whatsoever. It has not been a good day and half around here. I am hoping that her friend that she emailed sents a message back about considers and thoughts about sitting children. Or it may be a LONG 6 month period or whenever what we decide to do. I am hoping that the situation is figured out sooner than later.