FLEEGER FAMILY FUN!

update. more to come

2011-12-26T11:32:00.003-05:00

Hello Friends, It has been a long time since I have blogged, I have gotten caught up in the day to day of our Fleeger Family lives. We have had a couple of hard months lately and I have found myself needing to blog again. I am now currently cyber schooling our youngest. She was bored at Pre-K and yet not old enough to start Kindergarten this year. She is loving they cyber school and doing very well. Our oldest has had some medical issues and we are currently testing. He will be headed back to the hospital this week for a colonosocpy and endoscopy. Hopefully these tests will give us some more solid answers. We have also had some medical issues with our niece, who was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma (Bone Cancer) in Aug. She is doing well today and contnues to amaze us with her positive attitued! Brian is laid off again for the winter, although I do like having him home I find my self in that summer mom mode with him. I can't wait for the time off but shortly after it begins the novelty wears off and I can't wait for him to go back in the spring. I hope everyone had a wonderfull christmas, and has a safe new year.

What a summer

2010-08-09T10:12:00.003-04:00

Wow what a summer it has been. The time has just flown by. As I sit here there are only 3 weeks till school starts for my small people. I look at that with mixed emotions. During the summer months I also take a bit of a respit as you can tell from the lack of entries. On the one hand I so exited to send my son off to his fourth grade year! On the other hand my baby starts pre-school this year! And then there is the thought that for two days a week I will have the house to myself from 9am to 3pm so I may actually get some work done this year. As well as the thought of having to get up early again to get my oldest off to school. So as you can see the upcoming school year will be approached with many mixed emotions, but none the less it will be an adventure so stay tuned for the fun details.

Adult time?? What's that??

2010-06-11T13:37:00.003-04:00

This weekend another one of my husbands friends is getting married and he is in the wedding party. I was so nervous last time since I didn't think I was going to know anyone there and would be all alone while he did his duties. This time I am feeling a little less apprehensive about the wedding. First I do know the group of friends a bit better and am more comfortable sitting with them at the wedding. Second I am excited about not having the kids. I think it has many years since we have had a weekend to ourselves. Originally we were suposto get a hotel room Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and the kids were going to my parents. Due to some last second fixes needed to our van Thursday night got scrapped so we took the whole family (borrowing my mothers car) up to Millcreek mall to get Brian's tux. For all of you who are about to fall over yes although he did not wear one to our wedding apparently he will for others. Today my husband is going to pick up our van hopefully it is correctly fixed this time and we are going to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner kid free. Unfortunately because of the cost of the van repairs we are going to have to drive home tonight. On a better note the kids are staying next door at my parents all night even tho we have to come home. Tomorrow I will probably get the kids and give them breakfast and some mommy time before we have to get ready for the wedding. Another good note my husband will have to get in his tux and I will be dressed up so hopefully we can get some nice pics here at the house before we leave.

Where has the time gone??

2010-06-04T14:53:00.004-04:00

It seems like just yesterday I was sending my sweet boy off to his first day of first grade, and yet today he walked off the bus as an official 4th grader. 2019 is fast approaching! When I had my sweet boy I never realized that this time would go so fast. Everyone tells you to enjoy it because they will be all grown up before you know it. Every year September 15th to be exact my son turns a year older. Every year I allow my son to go into school a bit late. We sleep in and then he gets ready for school but we make a pit stop first for breakfast, just Robby and I. We have so much fun reflecting about what all happened in his life in the past year and predicting what will happen in the year to come. I then take him to school. We have been doing this since he started Pre-School and I will continue the tradition with my Daughter as she will be starting Pre-School in the fall. So as we start the summer months of sun, swimming and vacations I will remember to Cherish the time I have with my precious children.

Baseball Mom

2010-05-18T19:59:00.005-04:00

This past weekend was my first experience with Baseball tournaments. My son who is now in the farm league of our local baseball club played 6 games over three days. One friday night, 3 Saturday starting at 8am and then 2 on Sunday. We were on a streak too till Sunday (I think the kids were just worn out). We ened up coming in fourth place. I am so proud of our team of 9 and 10 year olds and as much as I would like to brag about them all I am after all I am only Robby's mom so I will take my rightfully place and start bragging now. Friday nights game was for the most part uneventfully, we whipped the other team 12-4 and everyone had a part in that. Saturday came and getting up earlier on a Saturday morning than we do on a school day was hard not only for me but for my son as well. We had a chat about how you can't skip the first game just because you are tired and how his team was depending on him. The first game we played just as we had the night before with everyone doing their part and getting the job done. The second game we were even more on fire than the first. Robby had a great play helping to get a few guys out and then even scored twice! Wow we are on fire!!!!! Then came the third game and the most amazing thing I have ever seen my son do!!! He got up to bat and had a great hit got on first. Then he stole second and third WOW WOW I was so impressed!!!! The next batter was up and got walked while he was walking to first it hit me if Robby go to score he would have the WINNING RUN!!! The next batter was up he also walked to base so with the bases loaded and two outs our next batter was up. Three Balls and two strikes later he got another ball and walked my son home for the WINNING RUN!!!!! I know it is not as exciting as if he had hit a home-run but I am still the proudest mom ever!!!!

Inspiration

2010-05-13T11:30:00.007-04:00

Last night my daughter decided there was no way she could possibly sleep in her own bed and decided to posess mine. By the time my alarm went off to get my son up and ready for school I was actully relieved. This is how my inspirational morning started. After getting my son off to school and BSing with my neighbor for a few I came home knowing that there was no way I was getting to go back to bed with my mini bed hog. (she was now spread eagle in the dead center of my bed) I got on the computer and one of my new friends was on as we chatted she asked me what I do for a living. I explained how I do Christine's Creations and then how I have my own radio show Live Laugh Love LIVE! I realized durring this conversation that I have not done a show in a while with our internet service being so unpredictable thru comcast and having internet access thru my phone. This past week we changed our internet to verizon and now have some reliablility I can get back to it. So back to trying to come up with a topic for this weeks show. I was scanning the internet reading all the blogs that I hadn't caught up on in a while. I realized that altho there are a few basic rules that everyone follows there are a few that people seem to have a fuzzy line on. Altho some of these rules are just a suggestion to follow some are actully laws and must be followed. So if that didn't slap me in the face nothing will "Here is your topic" So were back Wednesday May 26th @ 2pm please join me for a discussion on blogging rules. We would love to hear from you on this topic if you have any questions you would like answered please feel free to comment here and I will get them answered. If you have a blog of your own please join in on our discussion!

Should Mommy Be On Meds???

2010-05-12T00:24:00.003-04:00

Today was one of the most serene days of my life. although getting there wasn't that way. It all started last night while watching the hockey game with my husband and our new BFF Casey. (OK he's always been one of my husband's bff but that's a story for another day) We had picked up subway for dinner that night on our way home from my son's baseball game. Now I have been avoiding a bad tooth for a few years now and every once in a while I completely forget that eating subway will irritated my tooth but tonight it was in rare form. I ended up taking one of my husbands left over vikes. (OK for all of you out there who will yell about saving meds give up I don't want to hear it) Off to bed I went with a rice heating pad on my cheek and meds in my system I usually get a good night sleep and wake up feeing fine. But noooooo not this time about 5am I woke up to extreme pain sooooo yep I took another pill so I could just get back to sleep. After waking up getting my son ready for school and sending him off with my sweet husband to the bus stop. I layed on the couch till 11 yes 11am my daughter slept in. Normally I would be freaking because her waking this late means a late night for me. Completely out of character for her she looked at me and said mom can we cuddle on the couch and watch a movie. Of course I am still exhausted and comply. After enjoying our movie she asks for another. At this point I am thinking is she sick?? After a compleat mommy look over nope she is fine I offer to make PB&J sushi and we have a blast making it together. At this point I decide that I am going to make an effort not to yell at all today no matter what. (I did stick to it) She and I had a great day spending time together and after that she allowed me to get my work done while she quietly played. By the time dinner came I pulled out all the leftovers in my fridge that I always swear were going to eat and never do. Everyone ate with no complaints!!!! I don't know that has ever happened before! My son and I sat to do his homework with again no complaints and whizzed thru. Then with compleat amazement my children went upstairs and played nicely together until snack. Soon there after was bed again no complaints. At this point I am now checking to see if these are really my children. I actually got to sit and watch my shows while they were live not DVR'd. As I sat and actually had a conversation with my husband I realized that we were actually talking without any interruptions for the first time in many years. I am considering the statement that my husband is always telling me "chill out" I defiantly felt chilled out all day today and just didn't sweat the small things.

My baby girl is growing up

2010-05-04T13:36:00.007-04:00

Every day there is one thing I have completely mixed feelings on. My Daughters hair!! I love how long her hair is but on the other hand I completely hate brushing it! It is always tangled and always has bits of food in it. Anne screams bloody murder every time I brush it, I am real glad we live so far off the beaten path or people might call child services on me for just brushing her hair. We have been talking for months now about getting her hair cut and donating it to locks of love. This past Saturday I geared up to brush Anne's hair and get ready for the day. As usual she screamed and screamed, that was enough for me we went straight to get her hair cut!!! We ended up with 11 inches to send to locks of love. I have to say that her father took it better than I ever thought. He was willing to go on such a whim that day. He held his protective dad pose and walked her right into the salon and watched over her the whole time. Although he is disappointed with how short we had it cut he is being a wonderful father!!!!

School Project

2010-02-28T10:16:00.003-05:00

This is Black History Month. At my son's school they had to pick a famous black person and write a speech as if they were this person to be presented in a wax museam. My son picked Roberto Clemente. Since we are from the Pittsburgh area and my son is a huge baseball fan, he was excited when his person was approved. I have to say that I think I may have been a bit more nervous for him than he actully was.

Friends???

2010-02-01T14:27:00.003-05:00

So here is the question of the day. Do you allow your significant other to be friends with people of the opposite sex? I live about an hour away from the town that I grew up in and I never imagined that anyone I went to school with would end up in the next town over, let alone one of my best friends from JR high. Yes as the previous question would suggest my best friend was a guy. To be exact I had two best friends and they were both guys. I have recent reconnected with both of them via Facebook. One lives a couple of hundred of miles away and the other ended up being less than 15 miles away. When I told my husband that I was friends with these particular two men he didn't care as we have a trusting relationship. As I began my on line friendship with one of these "old friends" I was given the impression that he was happily married and had a wonderfully life with his wife and children. As we further discussed getting our families together and possibly beginning a new friendship as well, I received a phone call from his wife telling me that she was trying to get him to divorce her and leave her alone. I was for lack of better explanation completely blown away. I discussed this with my husband and we decided that being his friend now was even more important than ever. This friendship was progressing nicely my husband and friend were even talking about going hunting together. I was looking forward to not only having my friend back but having someone who knew me so close, as my husband grew up around here and has many friends that we hang out with. With in the next 24 hours I once again was getting a phone call from his wife telling me that I had no right to try to reconnect and did my husband know that I was talking to him. I tried to tell her that my husband knows everything. I do not keep secrets! So here is my dilemma do I continue to try to be friends or give up on this friendship?????????

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-26T23:32:00.002-05:00

PB&J Sushi Rolls

2010-01-24T09:59:00.003-05:00

New Years

2010-01-04T21:51:00.002-05:00

So here it is 2010 and I can no longer say I will do that in the new year. So here are my resolutions, (hopefully by posting them I will stick to them) Of course I want to loose some weight not only so I can look better but for my health. Second I want to do more blogging/Vlogging I have not done nearly what I wanted to last year. Third I want to make it to at least one conference this year. I have met so many wonderful women blogging, on MomTV.com and Twitter and would love to pick some brains how I can make my blog better. And as always I want to be the best wife and mother I can. I write this at almost 10pm on Monday night, my 3yr old is downstairs fighting with her father about picking up her toys and my 9yr old who has school in the am keeps coming into my office with STUPID excuses as to why he is not asleep. So I think I am adding a resolution to my list and making it a priority. I AM going to get the kids into a steady night time routine and make them (an me) stick to it so I can spend some time at night with my husband. There they are out there did you hear that universe!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-12-30T08:47:00.003-05:00

Glade Sense and Spray Review

2009-12-12T07:47:00.004-05:00

Robby's Surgery

2009-11-24T20:20:00.003-05:00

Surgery for my boy?!?!?

2009-11-06T17:33:00.003-05:00

Yesterday was a crazy day for me. I got a call around lunch from my son's school to please come get him, he had a fever and a sore throat. After picking him up we headed to the drug store to pick up some meds, I received a series of texts from my husband. Hubby- Anne just got bit Me- by what??? Hubby- the dog she was pulling on his tail while I was in the bathroom Me- Did she get hurt Hubby- no not really Me- OK maybe this time she has learned her lesson. A few minn later I get some more Hubby- Are you headed home yet? Me- No we are getting the meds and then some groceries be home soon tho Hubby- Can you hurry? Me- WHY???? Hubby- I am getting a stone. Me- Seriously? Hubby- Yep Me- K on my way So needless to say I was a bit overwhelmed yesterday. After speaking to my son's Dr she decided it was time to see the ENT at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. I knew what we were in for today going down there. My son was having his tonsils out. So Tuesday morning we are getting up bright and early and headed back down to the south side of Pittsburgh to have his surgery done. At my son's request we have been video documenting this process and will have a Vlog for you when this is all over.

Your Baby Can Read.

2009-11-03T15:58:00.003-05:00

I have been seeing the commercials for the Your Baby Can Read system on TV and have thought that if this can work it is the greatest thing since sliced bread. So after a while of thinking and debating my husband and I decided to purchase it for our daughter. My thought was if she could get something out of this program great if not I would use the program as she got older for flash cards. Either way I would get use out of this program. We received the program last Friday and have watched the first video many times in the past few days. I am so far liking the program altho I am seeing no great advancement in my daughter, my son is first involved in helping his sister with this video which is nice and second encouraging her to stay interested. The program comes with lessons there are five lessons. Each lesson contains a DVD, Flashcards that have the word on them and a pull out section that has a picture to correspond, A book with the words from that lesson in it. On the DVD first they review the words by not only having the written word on the screen while reciting it but then showing your child what that is. When they are done with the words there is a game at the end. We have found this to be a fun family time. I will be keeping you updated on my daughters progress with this program periodical. So please check back for updates. I do want to disclose that we did NOT receive this program at any discounted rate for this review, We purchased this program on our own.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-28T13:08:00.002-04:00

I can't believe this picture is already a year old!

Intimate Conversations

2009-10-20T12:56:00.002-04:00

It is that time of year again, time to close up the windows, send the kiddos off to school,or put the little ones down for a nap. Then grab a blanket and a cup of tea and curl up in your favorite reading spot. I like to call it Mommy Fall Time. I find that reading an inspirational book during this time is the best way to recharge me for the upcoming year of homework headaches with my oldest child and cabin fever with my youngest. This year I was sent Intimate Conversations by Alicia Britt Chole for the MOPS Blog Tour. This is a wonderfully written book. I found it easy to read because of the way it is broken down not only by small chapters but within each chapter there is a section for reflection, whether you choose to keep a journal of your thoughts along the way as I did or just reflecting on what you have read. I do want to say that I found myself many times during this book wanting to share with a few close friends. I would suggest if you are going to read this book do it in a book club or just with a friend. You can find Intimate Conversations at the MOPS website www.MOPS.org

TGIF?

2009-10-16T13:40:00.004-04:00

Well I hear it every week from my working mom friends, "TGIF". I said that too when Friday @5pm meant something. No more responsibilities well till Monday Morning that is, the time when you call all your girlfriends and figure who's house you were meeting at and where were you going for the night. Or even 9 years ago when I had my son and was still working I would look forward to that same time so I could get home and spend the weekend with my son. I worked really hard to be where I am now, A hap plied married mother of two great kids who runs her own business out of the house so I don't miss out on anything with my kids. I don't feel like I have the right to ask for me time when I am not the only parent in this house. But on the other hand I am completely jealous of my husbands ability to go places and not think twice about the kids. Even if I do get the opportunity to go out with friends or just shopping by myself for a few hours all I can think about is what are the kids doing and are they OK. So I have to wonder will this feeling ever stop do I make my self go? I think this week has been harder than most for a few reasons, first my son and daughter have been sick over the past few weeks and that always makes things complicated. We also are in the home stretch of our Kitchen/living room remodel and need to have certain things done when my parents get back from vacation this week, that is the other thing my parents have been gone for two weeks and that is always hard on us because my kids are so attached and love spending time with them, as well as we take care of there house and animals while they are away. We also this week took my father in law back for some tests. In the past he has fought testicular cancer. That alone puts us all on edge. As we hit this milestone in this particular week I too find myself saying TGIF (then I look at our family calendar and realize that there is not a day free till after the beginning of November.)

Hot or Cold?

2009-10-09T13:31:00.002-04:00

The time is upon us, Fall. I love this time of year it cools of from all those scorchers of the summer months and the leaves start to turn. Since we live in Northwestern Pa we get some great views during this time of year. There is one reason I do not like fall tho. The heaters! Where we live we do not have whole house heat, each room has a built in heater and they are regulated individually. My husband and I debate every year when it is time to switch them on. My theory is if it is going below 45 at night they need to be on at night. I feel the perfect sleeping temp is somewhere between 50 and 60. At night I am the one who goes to bed first so at night while he is up he will turn them on and or up. I end up waking in the middle of the night in a sweat. At my age this is starting to scare me, is it menopause or my husband messing with the heaters again? I know we are not the only family who goes thru this I can remember as a child, visiting my Grandmother and being told to distract her so that my father and his brothers could sneak over and turn down the thermostat during family gatherings. Do you and your spouse agree over the temp and when that heater should kick on?

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-07T19:03:00.003-04:00

My BFF and I at our bonfire this weekend

ER Visit

2009-09-28T01:34:00.002-04:00

This afternoon I ended up taking my husband to the ER. He came home last night with an ache in his back and took the trash out for me while reaching to replace the bag he bent wrong and pulled his back. I tried to convince him last night to go to the ER when it would not be as busy and an easier visit on me. Although just like a man he insisted that he did not need to go and would be fine in the morning. Surprise Surprise he was in extreme pain in the morning. It still took me a few hours to convince him to go to the hospital and stop playing he man. Apparently it was a good thing that he compromised when he did because as soon as we got there his back started to go into spasms. As we were ready to check out and he was not still 100% better he asked the nurse for just one more shot. She informed him that he had been given enough meds in our short 3 hour stay to put him, myself and her out for the evening. Mind you that the ER at our local hospital know my husband very well as he suffers from stones at least two times a month. We have been home for a few hours now and my husband has been sleeping for most of that time. I am hopeful that he will be feeling better in a day or so as this week is a busy one for me. This weekend we are having a bonfire party. We do this every fall usually a few of my husbands friends although this year we are having approx 30 people here. I also have four printing jobs due this week, I am the room mother for our son's 3rd grade class and this week we have open house that entails me to call the moms to make cookies and have a poster ready for every one to sign up to help with the parties through the year. We are also in the process of remodeling our house I will be taking over my husbands duties with my father since we will be loosing his help as of Thursday due to a well deserved vacation my parents are taking. I am venting aren't I sorry for that my friends. I do find tho that if I blog it I end up getting it done. So note this universe I will be busy this week but by Saturday night I will be enjoying my friends at a very well deserved party. I am thinking that this week I will have to start vlogging more just to save time. I hope everyone has a productive and fun week.

WHAT ??? My 2yr old can spell !!!!!!

2009-09-25T12:59:00.003-04:00

OK so I had to get on here right away and blog this. My husband is in our bathroom giving our dog a bath and my 2 almost 3 yr old daughter is right there with him. I here her talking to him and I hear him say I don't know what you are talking about get your mother. I am busily working away in the living room so I just yell in so I can translate for my husband when I hear Anne: Mommy I stuck Mom: What your stuck Anne: yep Help I am thinking where in the world could she get stuck in the bathroom and all I can figure my adventurous little girl is stuck behind the toilet. I get to the bathroom to find her in the laundry basket playing. No she wasn't stuck! Mom: Anne you are not stuck and don't play in the dirty clothes Mom to Dad: I thought she was stuck behind the T-O-I-L-E-T Anne: no mom I was not stuck behind the toilet. Mom: What???? How did you know what I said? Anne: You spell it! Mom and Dad: WOW!!!! I can not believe that she knew what I was saying!

Blog Talk Radio New Show

2009-09-23T14:35:00.005-04:00

We are looking for a new name for our radio show. We are holding a contest to name our new show. All you have to do is leave us a comment here with your name idea. The winner will receive a gift card to the Olive Garden.

Robby's Birthday Party

2009-09-21T14:33:00.003-04:00

This past weekend we celebrated my son's 9th Birthday. First let me say where did the time go? We had our family and friends party together this year and I have learned my lesson on that. If you are ever thinking of doing this let me be the first to say don't. I felt like I had no time to spend with our family. Robby on the other hand had a great time and after all that is what matters.

Grandparents Day

2009-09-13T21:03:00.003-04:00

Today is Grandparents day. So let me start by saying Happy Grandparents Day to all those Grandparents out there. I was thinking today about my Grandparents I only have one still alive. When I was married (the first time) I was lucky enough to have all four of my grandparents there, I also was lucky enough to have known quite well one of my Great Grandmothers. I sit here and think of all the fun things I did with my grandparents over the years and how they have influenced my life. I know I find my self referencing things they have taught me to my children. I am very happy that my children have my Grandmother and there Grandparents in there lives to help mold them. Maybe just maybe I will hear them referencing there grandparents to there children some day.

Breaking Boards

2009-09-12T22:29:00.004-04:00

Today was our son's first testing with his new Karate School. I am not sure who was more nervous him or me?!?! By the end of testing I was completely amazed at what my son could do!

When he tests again he will be going for his Blue Belt.

9/11

2009-09-11T07:48:00.005-04:00

I know there will be many many many posts out there today about the tragic events that happened on September 11,2001. I am sad like most Americans are today. But I also have to send out a Great Big Hug to the families and loved ones of the HERO'S of Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville PA. The men and women of this flight did more than they know by taking back our skys that frightful morning. Personally they saved my family. Not only did this flight fly over my parents home where my mother was babysitting my almost 1yr old son but it was headed back to our nations capital and had it crashed closer my family that lives by there might have been in the path of destruction. I know there were many people who lost loved ones on that day and I can only pray that they are comforted in knowing that the lives that were lost on that particular part of that horrible day saved so many others and I will always look at them as one of our GREATEST HEROS!!!!!!! As of today 8 years later there is no permanent memorial to honor these heros please check out www.honorflight93.org and see what you can do to help future generations know about our heros of today!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-09-09T11:43:00.002-04:00

Anne and her Great Grandmother (GG)

Holiday Weekend

2009-09-05T16:08:00.002-04:00

Well we just get the kids back into the swing of school and already we have a long weekend. I kind of feel guilty trying to keep my kids on a schedule over the holiday weekend but I know if I don't then when Tuesday morning rolls around I will regret it. We have so much going on this weekend too. Saturday we are going to my in-laws for a picnic Sunday we are driving to Maryland for my nieces birthday party and on Sunday we are going to visit two friends one is an old friend of my husband's and the other is my best friend since I was a child. I can only hope that my kids do not fight me with the schedule. At least after this Tuesday we will completely be back into the swing of things for school and we can get to a regular routine around here well that is until Thanksgiving break. Have a great holiday weekend.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-09-02T07:53:00.002-04:00

First Dental Appt.

2009-09-01T14:57:00.004-04:00

Today was our daughters first dental visit. She was a trooper. I on the other hand was not. She sat in the chair and let the dentist look in her mouth and count her teeth like she was her best friend. I knew going into this that she would need more work done and that this was just a consult. We will be going back to have her front teeth fixed in a few weeks and they will have to give her sedation for that, they probably should give me some too. LOL I am sure my big girl will do great then too.

1st day of school

2009-08-31T12:34:00.003-04:00

Last night as we were setting everyones clothes out for the first day of school I reminded my son that I wanted to take a picture of him and not to let me forget. Out of the blue I feel a tug on my leg saying "Meeeeee Toooo I go to school tomorrow and you take my picture toooo" How can you resist such a sweet inocent request? Although I had already planned on doing some Pre-School related things with Anne thru out the day while her older brother was off soaking up the third grade. We made her own little area for school. She had already got a cute new outfit so we laid it out on the couch right beside her big brothers and we even had a book bag all set up (thanks Aunt Amy). When I then went to the kitchen to pack the non perishables for Robby's lunch I hear the pitter patter of toddler feet right behind me saying "where is my lunch box?" Yep we have one of them too and it matches Lily. That just made it that much better so we packed up Anne's right along with Robby. Sadly when Anne woke up this morning Robby had already gone off to the third grade and although she was disappointed and wanted him to come home "RIGHT NOW" we did make it thru the morning of learning the letters in her name and going over the flashcards we have been doing over the summer. (Can't wait till she is older and I get to remind her that her 2yr old preschool had her dog that she could make do flashcards.) Now that lunch, Yep out of her lunch box is over and she is down for a nap I am planning what to do this afternoon. I see a project coming on..........

Anne's first haircut!!!!!!!

2009-08-23T14:37:00.002-04:00

2009-08-22T10:36:00.001-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-08-19T11:48:00.002-04:00

2009-08-18T11:24:00.005-04:00

This past weekend my husband was in a childhood friends wedding. I was a bit apprehensive about going to this wedding because he was in the wedding and I didn't know hardly anyone going to the wedding. I do have to say we had a great time! I met tons of new people and even a few I already knew surprised me. We have another wedding this upcoming summer and my husband is also in that one. I am feeling a little bit less apprehensive about that one since this went so smooth. I also found out that we have some really great friends and just how strong my marriage is. Thanks Brian you are the best husband ever! Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Martin, I hope you have a wonderful life together and I hope that Scott makes Jamie as happy as Brian has made me.

The "Mommy" store

2009-08-13T11:33:00.004-04:00

So today I went up to our local outlet mall to the COACH store. It took me two weeks to convince my husband to let me spent almost $200 on a new purse. Trust me it took a ton of coaxing, dealing and bribing. So as he left for work this morning he says to me that I can take his credit card and go. I proceed to get the kids ready (take his meds to him at work that once again he forgot) and I am on my way. I get there and get the kids out of the car my daughter in her stroller and convince my son to let me push her till we get to the sidewalk, Always an issue with us. After spending at least an hour looking around the store I finally pick one much less than what he said I could spend. I then proceed to stand in line for what seems like forever with two children who really don't want to be in a "Mommy" store. I get to the front of the line and the cashier starts to ring me up, I proceed to give him my husbands credit card and he tells me that I can't use it because my name is not on the card. Now I have to say that if the credit card company ever got a signature other than mine such as my husbands they would question it. I don't think he has ever signed for ANYTHING. I proceeded to tell the clerk that I would be happy to give him anything with my name on it showing we are married I would also give him a call at work and he could verify for me. He said no and I walked out! VERY IRRITATED!!! Tonight before we go to get my husband final fitting for his tux for the wedding he is in this weekend I will need to take him with me to buy my purse. Yes I still want it.

Sister or Sister-in-Law

2009-07-31T14:40:00.005-04:00

Fourteen years ago my brother was about to get married to what I saw at the time as the woman who was taking away my brother. We fought, oh my did we fight, at one point what now I can only imagine as an attempt to smooth things over my brother put us on the phone together and we had it out.

Looking back now at that time we have to laugh wishing I knew then what I know now. As of today I don't go one day without talking to my Sister-in-Law, although I only refer to her as my Sister. She is one of my biggest supporters, and defenders as I am hers. I am grateful that my brother chose Amy as his wife. She is an awesome Mother, Aunt, and Godmother and Sister. As I sit and write this my Brother and his family are getting ready to come home for a week. Oh yea did I forgot to mention we are as close as can be and yet we live 4 hours away. I have many women in my life but none as special as my sister!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-29T10:44:00.002-04:00

Contest Contest Contest

2009-07-26T15:33:00.004-04:00

Fern's music is fun and lively, she has a few CD's under her belt. USA Today recognized her talent when they recommended her christmas album nationwide. Her charisma even persuaded Virgin Mobile to present her as the face of their 2004 ad campaign. She is a former dancer, pianist, and preschool director, I believe that this gives her a great backround to draw on to give your childs first expierence to their own music a postive one. We have been given the privlage to sample one of her CD's Kids! Off To Dreamland. My daughter found this CD to be great. We used it last week before bedtime and she loved it. Now you will get this oppertunity too. We are giving away, Kids! Off To Dreamland Fern, the Stars and the Planets Kids! Christmas! Fern! Kids! Dance with Fern Kids! Hopping Into Easter with Fern How to win one of these CD's 1. Follow me on Twitter @FleegerFamily 2. Tweet about this contest make sure you put @FleegerFamily in your tweet 3. Blog about this contest Be sure to come back and leave me your URL so I can check out your blog 4. Grab our Widget and post it on your site again don't forget to come back and leave your URL 5. Subscribe to this blog. Each of these will get you 1 entry into the contest This contest is open to US mailing addresses only. The winners will be announced on an upcoming episode Mommy Moments then posted on this blog. The winners will have 48 hours to notify us with their mailing information .

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Blogher 09

2009-07-26T01:19:00.003-04:00

OK so I didn't get to go to Blogher 09'. I was sad I couldn't go but in the end I ended up happy I was home. Not only did I have a great weekend with my family but on Thursday my daughter came down with the flu and was very sick, so I was happy I was home to take care of her. As you can see by the picture she was feeling so much better by Saturday night and the Bowlher live party. She LOVES Danielle from ExtraordinaryMommy.com , so when she saw me watching her on the red carpet from Bowlher she wanted to watch too. I have a strong feeling that she may end up being the youngest blogger real soon! To all my friends who got to go I hope you had a great time and I can't wait to hear all the stories and tips. I hope to join you next year.

Jealousy

2009-07-25T12:16:00.002-04:00

I have had a friend of mine this past few weeks send out some jealousy vibes. My first thought why in the world would you be jealous of me? My second thought was STOP! She has been trying to imitate what I do and how I live my life for a while now and I always though she was just so much like me. Then when I realized that she was doing these things just because I was doing them I was a bit flattered but in this past week I have gotten frustrated with the jealous comments. Besides my feelings on this I had to take a step back the other day when my son who understands what is going on and has even pointed it out to me a few times, looked at me and said why does XXXXX want to do everything you do and then tries to ruin it for you and why doesn't she just have her own life? I tried to explain this in his terms like when one of his friends gets a toy or video game that he really wants. He did understand but as usual my wise beyond his years son said "yea I feel that way for a second and then I get over it and am happy for my friend." So once again I have learned how to deal with a problem I am having by being a parent. I am going to get over it and hope that she will too.

Family Fun

2009-07-23T06:47:00.004-04:00

As I told you in the last post my family was in town this weekend and we had a blast! First my Brother Frank arrived minus his oldest daughter and wife (they were greatly missed). Then my brother Joe arrived from California. We had a great dinner and a bonfire, catching up on old times and letting Joe get to know our kids. The next day we went to Pittsburgh for my cousins graduation party. As I sat in my uncles yard watching my brothers play basketball in the driveway it took me back to when I was little and sitting at Quail Park watching them stomp all over the neighborhood kids and then some punks would come from the North Side and try to beat them, My brothers would walk all over them! And if our friend Vernon was there then that was a great game of three on three. I miss those days.

Big weekend

2009-07-16T23:25:00.002-04:00

Well I am not on my way to BlogHer but I also have a big weekend coming up this weekend. First tomorrow night my Brother is coming home and bringing one of my two nieces (the other had a prior obligation so she and her mother will be staying home and greatly missed) and my nephew home for the weekend. Then on Saturday my brothers best friend growing up (my suto brother since he was with us for everything) is coming home. We have not seen him in over 10 years. He is now retired from the navy and was stationed in CA. we are so excited to have the three of us back together again and to have him meet our children. I am sure I will have many pictures and fun times to talk about next week. Till then for you ladies at BlogHer have fun and keep us updated, and for thoes of you who can't go this week too I hope you have a great weekend see you all on Monday!

I love you TOO MUCH

2009-07-08T20:12:00.002-04:00

Earlier today I was baking cupcakes with my daughter and as we were waiting for them to cook I had her sitting up on the counter and we were talking. When she was done telling me all about the cupcakes, how they were made, how they were cooking and how Daddy was going to love them. I told her "I Love You" and she said the cutest thing back to me "Mommy I Love You Too Much!" with such conviction. Now since my son was born I have had this little saying with him he says " I love you infinity and beyond and I say I love you best in the whole wide world. Never thinking at the time about more children I didn't see anything wrong with this. Within days of my daughter being born I realized that this may hurt her feelings. I have been searching for something special to say with her too. I think today's events have just solved my problem.

Mommy Moments

2009-07-08T14:35:00.001-04:00

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Wordless Wednesday!

2009-07-08T12:12:00.003-04:00

New Radio Show

2009-07-06T12:21:00.002-04:00

Join me LIVE on my Mommy Moments show on BlogTalkRadio at http://tobtr.com/s/598127 or call (347) 857-2433 on July 8th at 1:30pm. This will be a chance for me to introduce myself and let you know what our show will be all about. I would love to hear from you on topics you would want to talk about. Don't forget to check out our new blog at http://www.mommymigraines.blogspot.com/ This is your place to leave me your "Mommy Migraine Moments" we all do things as mom's that are "shortcuts" tell me about yours.

Monkey See Monkey Do

2009-07-04T10:12:00.003-04:00

This morning as I sit here with my kids on the couch in front of my desk I am having a deja vu moment. My son is trying to play his video game and my daughter who recently awoke is sitting next to him with her controller (no batteries) doing everything he does. The other day as he was singing the theme to his fave cartoon she was imitating him and I was able to grab my video camera and capture it. I have to laugh tho because I can remember running around with my little cousins and telling my mother to make them stop doing what I am doing. Now as a mother I see how much just imitating her brother has given her an advantage. At this age altho my son is super smart he just didn't have the verbal skills she has from repeating everything he says. I am amazed at the connection they have, there is 6 years difference between them and some days they are like twins.

Smilebox review

2009-07-03T10:55:00.002-04:00

I was not asked to review Smile Box but I felt that everyone should know about this if you don't know already. I do not remember how I came about having this software on my computer but you can get it from www.smilebox.com I had it on my computer for a while now but have not done anything with it, finally the other night after downloading my vacation photos I decided to check this program out. After making a cute interactive postcard for my family and friends I went to send it and found out that this will cost. If you only want to send it the price is $2.99 then there is a monthly fee of $5.99 if you prefer. At that price you get a lot more you can print your creation, E-Mail it, Post it to your blog, or Burn it to a CD. As you can see below I have posted our vacation journal interactive postcard to my blog, enjoy and I hope you will go check them out. Keep in mind just to try them it is free and they have hundreds of templates to choose from.

Key West

2009-07-03T01:16:00.000-04:00

Make a Smilebox postcard

Vacation

2009-06-30T17:04:00.003-04:00

We are finally home from vacation. We had what seemed like a forever drive home. It took us two days to get from Key West Fl. to Volant Pa. Our entire family had so much fun there. I will have pics and video to upload this week. But for now I will leave you with the picture I took of the sunset!

This was the sunset on the last night we were there. We took a great catamaran out for a sunset cruise by sunsport cruises if you are ever there you will hear alot about the furry and although theirs is fun the sunsport cruises are so much better!

2009-06-22T09:36:00.002-04:00

For those of you that live in states that have tons and tons of sunshine, Go ahead laugh it's OK. afterall I am laughing too. So once again I have come to our condo in Key West Fl. now you would think after being here off and on since I was 18 years old I would know that I am GOING to burn. So this year I not only put 50 on my kids but on myself as well. Little good that did, us Northerners as we are called here got burnt. I of course am the worst my face is lobster red, Anne is just slightly pink and Robby only has it a bit on one shoulder. So last night mom and dad went and got more (a different kind) sunblock. So we shall see but I have no intentions of coming home BURNT!

Car Trips Made Easy

2009-06-17T11:32:00.002-04:00

My family and I are about to embark on a two day trip from our small town in Western Pennsylvania to Key West, Fl. If you went on summer driving vacations as a child you will remember the typical "are we there yet?" and you parents enlisting the typical driving games.... Lets see who can stay quiet for the longest or the licence plate game or even my fave punch buggy and pa-diddle. Then there was the typical how many times can we get mom and dad to stop and eat. I like to think that I am smarter, and that the tricks that we pulled on our parents just wont work on me. So I have a few basic things to help you get thru those long car rides. 1. If you have a DVD player in your car USE IT! I do recommend going the week prior and purchasing or even now a days you can use netflix and getting the kids some new movies. Ones that you know they havent seen and they want to. If you do not have a DVD player in your car check out on line and in your local stores they are portable and very affordable. We like ours because not only will it work in the car but if we are staying in a hotel and there is no DVD player ours will hook up to a tv and plug into the wall. So I make sure I get some great family movies for the evening or a rainy day. 2. I also like the wipe off tablets. Now I do not mean the ones with markers unless you have older kids but I am speaking about the ones with the little bar that when you swipe it across it erases the picture. I also like the new markers for kids that will only write on the special paper. I know they can get expensive but again these can work for in the car or in a hotel room and you do not end up with marker everywhere. 3. For the older kids I have found that your basic things such as their hand held video games and Ipods are great distractions. I make sure that the night before we leave I have them all charged up and on my son's Ipod I put a movie or two that he can watch but may be too old for my younger daughter to watch. This gives him something to watch when we are watching the kiddy shows on the DVD in the van. 4. Seating. This can be one of the most important issues. We have a mini van and my daughter still has to be in a car seat. For long rides her legs hang over the side and this can get very uncomfortable as well as not being good for the circulation in her legs. We take a cooler or a Creight packed with things we will need when we stop at her legs and if necessary I put a pillow on top. My son lately has opted out of sitting in the seat right next to his sister and is now sitting in the "way back" as he calls it. This is a bit easier because we can allow him to buckle himself in and then turn sideways with a pillow behind him and put his feet up in the back. I also have a pocket hanger on the back of the seat in front of him so he has places to put all the things he wants to take with him. 5. Clothing is an extremely important thing to have on and with you. Even for older kids this is important. We always try to leave in the evening after the kids have had a full day of playing while my husband gets to sleep in that day. So as we start off I have the kids in comfy climate appropriate clothing. As we get closer to our destination (sometimes a much warmer place) this clothing can get too hot and uncomfortable on your child. I put an overnight bag for each child with some more appropriate clothing. Keeping in mind what we will be doing that day if we are getting out to play a bit and then have to get back in the car for more driving I will give them something a bit loose fitting so when we are getting back in the car they are still comfortable. Keep in mind that you might want two things just in case of accidents. 6 Food. This can be a tough one considering you are probably passing what seems like every fast food restaurant known to man and you child reminds you every time you pass one. This is something that I like to get the kids involved in. I recommend if you are traveling more than one day have a specific bag for each day, and remember the more your child consumes the more unscheduled bathroom breaks you will need to take, as well as if your belly is overstuffed think of how uncomfortable you are which in kids relates to the more complaining. I will have a Vlog up later today on how to pack these but the basics are have snack bags. You can always make these yourself or purchase them already made up. I find that if I follow these basic things we have a successful road trip. Good luck with yours and have fun out there this summer.

Life on Planet Mom

2009-06-08T13:39:00.003-04:00

The last few weeks I have been reading a great book. Life on Planet Mom. Now let me preference this review with this, If you are a MOPS mom this is this years theme book.

Now let me tell you about this book. First there are little sections in the book that you have to stop and read I call them Coffee Time (since they have a graphic of a coffee cup with them) I believe they are there to give you something to think about. My fave is "Do you understand love better now that you're a mom? How so?" I used these as journal entries during the three weeks I was reading this book. Let me just say I understand me so much better and have recently started to read excerpts to my husband at night and he seems to be getting a better understanding of me and what it means to me to be the mom to our children. Also in this book there is the Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale now I know what you are thinking, classic magazine quiz. But I have found this one to be right on the money if I am ever feeling a bit stressed just sitting and taking this sometimes can put things in perspective for me. Another section is How to rediscover your mate as we all know after having kids your relationship with the hubby is the first you put aside. There is a part of this chapter that is Ten Discussion Starters That Do Not Center on Children. Who couldn't use that. One of the other chapters that I found my self pondering on was My family Tree is Suddenly a Forest basically this talks about how you relationship changes with your parents and siblings now that you have a family of your own. I feel this book has given me the perspective not only to be a better mom to my two children but how to be a better person to my self as well as the world around me. Prior to reading this my world consisted of my children, Husband, a few friends, and what was going on in all their lives I didn't step back and think about how what that small group of people and what we were doing affected the world around us and how I can do better not only in my little world but in the bigger picture.

Swimming suit worries at 2???

2009-06-07T16:04:00.003-04:00

Today I went to the local outlet mall to get some clothes for my kids for our vacation to Key West. I had to get my daughter a bathing suit, she is two years old and looks adorable in anything. Although her father is WAY overprotective of our little girl. Knowing this I bought her two suits, both bikinis one was a shirt looking top with a small bottom and the other was a typical two piece. As I pulled out all the clothes I had gotten for the kids I purposely left these for last knowing my hubby would FREAK! As I pulled them out I stated that there was one that he would like and one I liked and we would see which Anne liked and the other would promptly go back. I of course put mine on first with the hope that once it was on she would not want to take it off like most of her clothes. She got the bottom on no problem and the top on and I pulled it over her chest she then promptly tried to pull it down over her belly as I explained that it didn't go that far she looks at me and says "No mommy too small I want that one" pointing to the one daddy was holding. So I pose the question How old is old enough to wear a two piece?

2009-06-04T11:35:00.005-04:00

I am sitting here today waiting for my son to get off the bus on his last day of 2nd grade. Everyone keeps telling me I am being sappy, altho I just can't seem to help remembering his first day of Kindergarten. How he got on that bus so excited and I held it together till he got out of our long driveway and I lost it. At the time I had no other children and he was my entire world. Shortly there after he started into sports first there was karate, that was fun but it was way to time consuming. Next came soccer and he was good but again we were getting into arguments to go to practice. Then this last year he asked me to skip soccer and sign him up for baseball in the spring. I did reluctantly after all the only thing I knew about baseball was to go to games and look for cute guys when I was in collage. Let me just say that was one of the best things I have ever done. Besides getting to spend time with his friends he is really excelling. According to my father who knows way more than me about baseball my son has over an 800 batting average. (Apparently this is really good) So at the game the other night 6-2-09 Robby came away with the game ball. A little thing the coach does at the end of each game for the MVP of that game. Robby not only got up to bat 5x but he hit all five and scored 3x. I am so proud of him!!!! So as of now my son has gotten off the bus as a proud third grader. I know there will be many more accomplishments to come and so many more reasons to stand up and proudly exclaim "Yes I am Robby's Mom!" as of now I am a the Proudest Momma Ever! Oh and he just gave me his report "WOW could I get any happier today!" Way to go bud!

Wordless Wednesday!

2009-06-03T17:49:00.004-04:00

Dinner at Rachel's

2009-06-02T00:11:00.002-04:00

Out of the mouth of babes

2009-05-31T22:51:00.003-04:00

Tonight as my husband and I were watching the Penguin game my daughter woke up and wanted a sippy and to sit with daddy on the couch. Shortly after she wanted to sit with me and the jealous dog wanted to sit with Brian, as he tried to cuddle with him Brian decided he needed some space. The dog was not so accommodating so he made the dog get off the couch and proceed to exclaim "The dog Pissed on the couch!" As Brian was trying to determine if it was truly the dog or if it could be that Anne's sippy leaked on the couch, as I had interjected, Anne proudly exclaimed "George Pissed On The Couch!" I just laughed as I have told my husband at least a thousand times to watch how he expresses himself. Do you have any funny antidotes of your children and the funny things they say feel free to leave me your stories too.

2009-05-28T22:13:00.003-04:00

We went to Erie for Memorial Day and had a blast I have a feeling that we have a Beach Bum on our hands!

Making Work at Home Work

2009-05-08T12:17:00.002-04:00

Hey there everyone. I know it has been a while since I have been on, I just haven't felt up to it my Migraines were back altho now after quite a few procedures and med adjustments I think we finally have them under control. In that time I have spent the time that I could reading and trying to grow my business. In my endeavors I have found a great new book. Making Work at Home Work. by Mary M Byers. You can purchase this book thru the MOPS web site under the MOPS Shop. I have found that this book has so many good ideas on how to blend both my family life and my business under my (well lets face it ) small roof. This year has been especially trying due not only to the onset of my migraines whenever they feel like but that Anne has decided that she no longer wants or is willing to take naps. This was the time in the past when I would get my business done. As my customer base was growing (thank goodness due to my husbands recent layoff) I was finding it more difficult to keep my daughter and my husband for that matter occupied and out of my hair for a few hours each day so I could get work done. I found that at the end of each chapter she has posted a "lesson learned" section. a nice over view if you have been reading in the evening while hubby watches TV or the kids are playing at your feet. I also enjoyed the Mom Profile after each chapter. It really shows you that there are moms out there doing this and it just takes some organization and rules that not only your family needs to respect but you need to respect also.

The Wedding

2008-07-14T18:47:00.002-04:00

Hello everyone, Well it finally happened. Brian and I are Married. Here are a few photos from that day. We had our family and friends there and it was a nice small wedding. We want to thank everyone who could share in our day. We are still looking for anyone who has photos. Please feel free to email any that you might have to us at christinefleeger@gmail.com Thank you the Fleeger Family

2008-05-29T10:19:00.003-04:00

Hello all we hope you had a great holiday weekend. We had fun on Monday. First because Brian was off since Friday he was up and ready to play. We played ball in the yard for a while then took the kids to Marti Park to play. They had a blast and Anne was able to climb any and everything. After that we took the kids on the hiking trail they have there. Robby found a rock that looks like a gun and brought it home. Anne just wanted to walk in the creek. When we got home we got out there bikes this was the first time Anne was on hers and I am sure she will be riding like a pro in no time. After all she was watching Robby. He really is a great big brother. And as you can see below we had hamburgers and hot dogs with Grammy and Grandpa. Robby felt this should be a drive up service so he parked it on his bike at the table. The rain held off until dinner was almost over so we really did have a great family and we hope you had the same.

2008-05-20T17:40:00.002-04:00

Hello All sorry I have not updated in a few weeks. It has been a sick few weeks around here. First Brian had to have a tooth pulled due to an infection. He is doing much much better now. Robby then got a double ear infection as well as a sinus infection. He has not been to school since last Thursday. He is going back tomorrow since he seems to be doing better. Anne has not been feeling so hot either but nothing serious just some diaper rash and tired. We are grateful that she has not got what her brother has. We hope all is going well with your families.

2008-04-17T15:54:00.005-04:00

Well it has been another fun filled week. Anne's results came back and everything is within normal range. We are going to keep an eye and track her symptoms and in a month we will go back to our doctor and decide if we want to be seen by a neurologist. I will be sure to keep you all updated. Robby also had a big week this week. On Wednesday he had a field trip to see pocahontas at the new castle playhouse they returned to school about 11 and at 12 I picked him up because we went with my mom to meet former President Bill Clinton. Robby and I were in the front row thanks to Grammy and Robby got his full attention and told him that he also wanted to be President some day. Mr. Clinton held the side of Robby's head and told him to learn all he could in school and to be nice and make friends with everyone. Robert was so excited. We got some great photos. He also wants me to tell you all that he met the lady who makes the roni rolls for his school. He took the photos to class today and was the big man on campus. We hope you all have a great weekend and if you are here in PA don't forget to VOTE on Tuesday!

2008-04-12T08:25:00.002-04:00

This week has been long and exhausting. As you can see to the side we took Anne for the EEG on Thursday and then had to go back Friday for the MRI. She was a trooper, and came out of it just fine. We will not know any of the results till Monday. I will keep you all posted. Robby has been missing his dad since Brian and Robby's schedules usually don't cross paths during the week. But because of Anne's tests Brian was home Thursday when Robby got home from school so Brian took that opportunity for some one on one time with him. They went out back and he taught Robby how to shoot his BB Gun. Robby shot once and did good but the second shot he hit the can. As you can see below he was SOOOOOOOO excited. And now feels better because he got to spend some time with daddy. I will update the blog as soon as I hear from the DR. to let you all know what is going on. Have a great weekend.

2008-04-09T18:48:00.003-04:00

Hello All well report cards came out this week and Robby did GREAT!! Check out the photo below to see how proud he is. We are so proud of him! Tomorrow (Thursday) we are taking Anne to the hospital to have a EEG and a MRI. She has been having some "Twitching" in her neck and head. They will have to put her to sleep to do the tests. So please keep us in your prayers tomorrow. I will keep you all updated on how it goes and how the results turn out.

2008-04-02T14:01:00.003-04:00

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and a fun filled April Fools Day! Ours was great. Well Brian and I are going to make it official. We are getting married on July 5, 2008. So little time. But you all know me "party girl" I will pull it off of course with help from my sister. I will keep you all updated. Lots going on with the kids too. Robby has lost another tooth and is doing very well in school. Esp. on those Spelling tests. Report cards come out in the next few weeks this will be the first time he will get a % grade. I am sure he will do GREAT! Anne is being a wild and crazy 1yr old. She is climbing all over EVERYTHING. She now knows her mouth and nose. Brian is working like crazy. Hopefully GM doesn't run out of parts so he doesn't have to go back on the road. We wish you all well Have a great spring.

Easter Eggs

2008-03-19T19:55:00.002-04:00

Hello All We did our Easter Eggs today. Robby's turned out great and he made one for everyone including our dog and our pastor. Anne's eggs were eaten. She did a great job coloring them but she insisted that she needed to crack them too. Last night we made Easter cookies for the Bunny! We also took some over to Grammy and Grandpa. Brian is finally getting over his ear infections as well as the sinus infection. Both Brian and Robby have both Friday and Monday off so I am sure there will be more family fun photos to come next week!

And the winner is

2008-03-18T14:27:00.003-04:00

The winner of the Easter photo is below altho I loved the other one so much you will see it to the right. We appreciate all of you who voted for the photo that you liked the best. We hope to see you all soon.

Easter Photos

2008-03-09T19:35:00.002-04:00

Below you will find two of the thirty photos we took today for our easter photos please vote on which you like best. All you have to do is click on the comment and let us know! love the Fleeger Family

Easter Photos

2008-03-09T19:13:00.002-04:00

Well here they are the Easter Photos! let me just say that these photos were hard to get. Anne wanted nothing to do with getting her photo taken. So I pose you this question. Which one do you like more? hit the comment button and let us know.

Lazy Sunday

2008-03-09T15:16:00.002-04:00

Well the snow has ended but the bitter cold is still here so no playing in the snow today. Today is a lazy snow day. We are not going anywhere I will post some photos later today.

Cold cold Saturday

2008-03-08T12:12:00.002-05:00

Well they say we are in for a whopper of a storm today possibly even a Blizzard. It will be a day for indoor activities. The kids are playing together now. I will write more later.

Friday

2008-03-07T17:58:00.002-05:00

Hello all well it is finally friday, I am so excited Robby got 100% not only on his spelling test but on his comprehension test too! Anne's tooth is just about ready to come thru hopefully today! Brian had to go to work today. He called on his way and said that he could not get up the hill in Volant. Then the usual hour long drive took him almost 2.5 hours to get to work. Lots of accidents not him thank god! It is really crapy outside. I think we will keep the kids inside till sunday and then we will go have some fun in the snow! Pics to follow. So all stay safe and warm this winter weekend spring is soon to come.

Thursday

2008-03-07T11:18:00.002-05:00

It has been a long week, Anne is getting some teeth and is hurting and awake all night. Robby has a spelling test today and he should do good. We took Lily's flat stanley to Robby's school yesterday and he was a big hit. We also took him to Westminister College. We are looking to do more with him this weekend and make a scrapbook to send back to Lily. We are suposto get some bad weather this weekend so I dont know how much we will be able to do but we will figure out something. See you all soon.

robby looses tooth

2008-03-02T02:24:00.002-05:00

Robby lost 3 teeth now the second and third I pulled out. I don't know who it was scarrier for him or me altho not one tear for him.

dinner with dad

2008-03-02T02:11:00.001-05:00

Well today we went to dinner with brian's dad over in ohio at the asuki steak house. We really had a great time I will post photos later.

2007-07-06T10:24:00.000-04:00

Just got back from vacation. We had a blast in Erie. We saw the flagship Niagara the environmental center, and the fireworks from the peninsula on the 4Th of July then on Thursday we went to the zoo and fishing. I will put the pics up soon .

2007-06-30T10:58:00.000-04:00

today is Saturday. Brian finally is off work for 9 days YEA!!! now we just have to get his sleep pattern back on our family's. hopefully he will be ready to go on Tuesday for vacation

Swimming

2007-06-28T09:27:00.001-04:00

On Wed Chrissy IB came up with Maddy and her niece and nephew and we all went to our pool. We had so much fun Maddy was not scared of the water at all in fact every time she lost her footing and went under she would just get up and laugh. I think it was scaring Chrissy and I more than Maddy. Robby had a blast jumping in to big Robby and Emily was right there with them. Anne got in up to her chest and just jumped and splashed for hours. By the time we were done Anne didn't even make it out of the pool area before she was asleep. But fun was defiantly had by all.

2007-06-25T15:31:00.001-04:00

vacation then family photos i promise

2007-06-24T23:50:00.000-04:00

Today after church we went to Grandma G's house and she convinced us to go have pictures taken. We are so glad we did as you can see here they turned out just great.

2007-06-23T15:55:00.000-04:00

Anne Marie had her first muffin today bannanna nut. altho she had no nuts. she loves them and she loves to make a mess with them.

2007-06-23T10:58:00.000-04:00

well we are all ready for our little vacation this year. We are going to Erie for the 4th of july. it should be fun. I will have photos on here when we get back

2007-06-21T10:16:00.000-04:00

We got our season pool pass today so I am sure we are going to have tons of fun this summer. I also have joined the local MOPS(mothers of preschoolers) group. It should be fun we get started in Sep.

Why

2007-06-20T18:17:00.000-04:00

This is a blog about my family so all our extended family can keep up on our family. We are so excited that Robby has finished Kindergarten and is now as he would say a big bad first grader! Our Anne is now rolling all over the floor and getting ready to crawl. Altho no teeth as of today alot of drool tho. Brian is working hard every night. He leaves for work at the lords town plant driving trucks every day at 2:30 and doesn't get home until about 3am so we don't see him much these days. We are all looking forward to the summer vacation we have planed to Erie for a few days we are going to see the Erie zoo and Robby and daddy are going to to fish on lake Erie. We also are going to the local pool this summer.