41.wed 3/18- stayed home with my kevin. was NICE to him all day. just simple stuff like kind words, cuddles and food. i should be the Nicest to him, he deals with me the most often and sometimes at my worst.
42.thur 3/19- i did a lot of small NICE acts today, but i want to say today i got a little NICE back. how thrilling. a little while back kevin and i went to the kid's school and taught the 3rd grade classes how to fold some oragmi flowers. it was NICe and FUN! anyhow, we got a Ton of Thank you cards today! a big envelope full of handmade thank yous from all the 3rd graders. not just one genaric card signed by them all like the "work happy b-day cards" actual cards from each kid! like if Good!
43.fri 3/20- i helped the boys i'm babysitting make cards for their parents! figured they may enjoy some thanks from their 1 and 4 year old. it was a mess but they turned out really cute.
44. sat 3/21- first my pal Dave was So nice to me! thanks!! he taught me to drive stick, took me out for lunch, and then returned me to my car that i left at bar the night before. (i should send him a card shouldn't i!) anyhow, saturday was my friend tami's big 4-0 birthday. she wasn't doing much for it so i thought the least i could do was get her a fun gift and take her to dinner. i made her a silly basket full of lotions, body washes, sprays and Depends and Fixodent. haha! cute. she laughed. i dropped that off and picked her up. we went to dinner and i fought her for it, but she For ONCE let me pay!
so... i'm going to be frank here about sunday-yesterday was a bit of a blur. full of babysitting and running errands and still managing my own kids and cleaning the house and laundry. i've been overwhelmed and busy! the only reason i even have the days that are on here is because i managed to jot those down on a bank slip. i am still watching a girl friend of mines kids and the kids she baby sits for and occasionally some other babes. it's fun, but draining and BUSY. no time for anything. i'll say this, in general i've continued to be NICE just nothing notable at the moment.
i thought about it last night and thought i better do something and then realized i did a couple yesterday. i baked bone shaped cookies for Lola's birthday party (yes our dog is having a 6th b-day partly this fri)(and yes, i did all this baking with a 4month old, 1 year old, and 4 year old) but, hailey loves that pooch. anyhow, that is notably NICE i think.
then last night i played uno with the 4 big kids before bed. i was done...but though, they could use a good game night. mine because it's been nuts around here and the other 2 because they've been momless for a while now. so, overly sleepy and really not enthusiastic about it. we played an hour of uno. and then shipped them off to bed.
Today...hmmm...i should send dave a card...or maybe drop a gift off for tiffany. i bough something i think she'd like a "no-reason" gift is the best kind...oh- i WILL send out holly's cookies today on my own dime! she's fab, has been waiting and it'll be a gift!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
39 & #40!
monday march 16th- was NICE over all today. i'm helping out with a friends kids while she is away (i'm up to 4 kids) i'm also watching the 2 extras that she normally watches (up to 6 kids) my mother-in-law was not feeling well and was suppose to watch my nephew...(up to 7 kids!) on top of that it's monday! a normally busy day for me. i made a run to the library to pick out some books for the little boys to read, also grabbed a video my sister-in-law wanted to get. next off to the post office to mail out 3 MORE letters to some sick kiddos on the make a child smile site. (i left a random i love you note on the desk)then home. kevin dropped our kids off at drums and piano while i wait for some of the kids to get picked up. then ethan and i went to pick mine up later. he like the big car seat. after the kids got home 2 of the kids came back (still up to 5) i got them all to bed and let ethan fuss a bit before feeding him. kept him up, finally fed him, decided to be NICE and bath the little babe for him mom. lotioned him down and when he was just fighting back sleep enough i gave him a bottle and bundled him up tight in his car seat. out like an angle! jen picked him up with no work left to do (GREAT NEWS-he made it though the night for her) that is Really NICE. ha.
tuesday march 17th- St. Patrick's Day and the big #40!woo hoo. i made some yummy green chocolate covered cookies for the kids and their classes. after the boys got here today we took a walk to school and dropped of the treat. NICE. the boys and i went for some good walkin' and now i'm off to laundry and wipe down the kitchen floor Again! i hate mud!
tuesday march 17th- St. Patrick's Day and the big #40!woo hoo. i made some yummy green chocolate covered cookies for the kids and their classes. after the boys got here today we took a walk to school and dropped of the treat. NICE. the boys and i went for some good walkin' and now i'm off to laundry and wipe down the kitchen floor Again! i hate mud!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Got this from the Operation NICE site! Join me in doing it! I'll be doing 2+ tomorrow.
All you have to do is visit This Page
to see the list of children currently registered with Make a Child Smile. Click on the little "Page" icon to the left of their name where you can read a little bit about that child and find their address. Then, send them a little something to brighten their day!
Here are some simple DO's and DON'Ts from the website to help you out:
DON'Ts
Please try not to say: "Get well soon", "Get better" or anything similar, as some kids have illnesses with no known cure and sadly will not get better.
Avoid adding Bible verses or any mention of religion as our kids have different beliefs.
Do not mail candy to the kids or anything edible, as some kids have various types of allergies.
Do not add confetti and glitter inside envelopes/packages. Though that's very cute, it's a HUGE mess to clean up once a child rip-opens an envelope/package and everything goes all over the place, especially if they are on a hospital bed.
DO's
You can say: "Wishing you well", "Praying for you", "Thinking of you"...
Send cheery mail... you're supposed to "make a child smile", remember?? You can write something funny on your card, maybe a joke or something funny that happened to you.
Write about you and your family, send pictures of your family, pets, vacations, describing where you've been and what you did... tell stories! Kids LOVE stories!!
A card can be a LOT more than just the text that's already printed on there... and your signature. BE CREATIVE!!
to see the list of children currently registered with Make a Child Smile. Click on the little "Page" icon to the left of their name where you can read a little bit about that child and find their address. Then, send them a little something to brighten their day!
Here are some simple DO's and DON'Ts from the website to help you out:
DON'Ts
Please try not to say: "Get well soon", "Get better" or anything similar, as some kids have illnesses with no known cure and sadly will not get better.
Avoid adding Bible verses or any mention of religion as our kids have different beliefs.
Do not mail candy to the kids or anything edible, as some kids have various types of allergies.
Do not add confetti and glitter inside envelopes/packages. Though that's very cute, it's a HUGE mess to clean up once a child rip-opens an envelope/package and everything goes all over the place, especially if they are on a hospital bed.
DO's
You can say: "Wishing you well", "Praying for you", "Thinking of you"...
Send cheery mail... you're supposed to "make a child smile", remember?? You can write something funny on your card, maybe a joke or something funny that happened to you.
Write about you and your family, send pictures of your family, pets, vacations, describing where you've been and what you did... tell stories! Kids LOVE stories!!
A card can be a LOT more than just the text that's already printed on there... and your signature. BE CREATIVE!!
38-
sunday march 15th- started bright and early with my NICE so i have a full day to do more! I made 3 lovely homemade cards for some of the kids on the make a child smile site, addressed them, stamped them and they sit in my pile of stuff to be mailed later today. feels good to be kind. not to mention is SUNNY today and i've let myself buy into the hopes of spring. i want the snow to be gone, the back yard to dry up and wear capri pants soon. plus, easter is coming it would be nice to get some easter pictures outside. crossing my fingers! now that your done reading this- go out and be NICE! i'm going to!
35 and so on...
thursday march 12th- today’s NICE was easy. first, i told a random stranger (well, not totally random, i see her @ the gym 5x's a week)i told this gal that i liked her new hair cut. i never talk to her but i've talked about her. she's got Great tattoos and she's my "goal" size. still curvy but not chubby at all. anyhow, she got a cute hair cut and i told her. i think this one is a nice one, i like it when people noticed or mentioned my "new looks". for a second NICE i made suckers. simple pink colored white chocolate suckers for 3 friends and the bartender @ leroy's.
friday march 13th- today’s NICE is a biggy. i agreed to take care of a friend of mines children for an undetermined amount of time while she is away taking care of her aunt that has a very short time left due to cancer. i also will fill in as the baby sitter for the kids that she baby sits for. starting monday i'll have a House full of kids. 4 full time plus 2 little ones during the day when the others are at school. Wish me luck!! (i'll be needing it!)
saturday march 14th- we had our beautiful twin god children over today. they are 14 months old and my house really doesn't have any 1 year old toys left laying around. (we normally go over by them) anyhow, i knew they'd want something to play with, so...i rustled out a bunch of fun baby toys from the attic, brought 'em down, cleaned 'em all w/bleach water, dried them off and had them out like a buffet of toys when they arrived. they played with them all! NICE!
friday march 13th- today’s NICE is a biggy. i agreed to take care of a friend of mines children for an undetermined amount of time while she is away taking care of her aunt that has a very short time left due to cancer. i also will fill in as the baby sitter for the kids that she baby sits for. starting monday i'll have a House full of kids. 4 full time plus 2 little ones during the day when the others are at school. Wish me luck!! (i'll be needing it!)
saturday march 14th- we had our beautiful twin god children over today. they are 14 months old and my house really doesn't have any 1 year old toys left laying around. (we normally go over by them) anyhow, i knew they'd want something to play with, so...i rustled out a bunch of fun baby toys from the attic, brought 'em down, cleaned 'em all w/bleach water, dried them off and had them out like a buffet of toys when they arrived. they played with them all! NICE!
Monday, March 9, 2009
#30-34
wednesday march 4- religion, helped out with Cassidy. i am not teaching this year. i figured i'd taken on enough with being preggo w/the twins and didn't do it this time. they needed a helper in one of the classes and now that i'm not pregnant...well, i'm NICE and filled it
thursday march 5- sent out 13 random "friend notes" i decided to send these to friends of mine that are not my talk to hang out with everyday friends. but instead i went though my silly listings of friends that are compiled in such places as my address book, my facebook "friends", and just that little place in my brain. so, i printed out some cute little messages that i used quotes & some fun chinese characters and my always fun personalized embosser. in total 13 of them went out. #1 to a relative i don't see enough, #2 to a relative that i don't talk to nearly enough. #3-5 three friends that i haven't seen in ages and just started chatting with via facebook. #6 my friend that i'm just getting to know, #7 a wife of a friend of my husbands that i know is full of great friendship, i just need to get together with her more often.#8 a gal i think i've meet twice, but can tell she's amazing. #9 a gal that i have more in common with that you'd know and should hang out with her All of the time, but don't. #10-#12 some good friends that just need a smile and #13 is someone that i think is great, i don't know if she ever really knew it.
friday march 6- compliment sheets at school. i saw at school that there is a bulletin board full of "complement" sheets made up by the kids. big kevin and i were on a handful of them and thought i should do the same for them. so- i snuck in with a stapler and tacked up my 4 sheets that i made like a copy cat of theirs.
saturday march 7- out with the girls i'll admit it...today was weak in the ways of NICE. surly i still did NICE acts but nothing that i really put the effort into today. i went out drinking with some great gal pals and had a FUN time. when 5am rolled around and i finally hit the sheets. ugg! anyhow, i did lather a long ago friend in complements. i also sent pam home in my car vs a cab. that's nice (and hey, i didn't have to "find" my car the next day)
sunday march 8- cleaning day, but i snuck one in under the gun. Reanna's note. one of my girl scouts sent me a letter saying thanks for being a great leader. i sent her one back! hopefully it'll help to keep her writing NICE letters! the NICE moves on!
monday march 9th- silly one... i took hgg to her violin lesson. the teacher isn't the girls favorite and truly i think the poor woman is just over worked and under paid and i thank her for that. she does the strings program through the rec department and teaches mon-fri at different schools each night after she is a regular teacher at tipler. ugg...again, lots of work, not a ton of money. but i think she sometimes forgets why she does it, or just goes unappreciated too long that she's crabby. so- it wasn't a big one. but when i saw her i talked to her for a second. just chat about the classes new times and then gave her a really big- Thank you! huge smile from me to her and one from her to me. i do thank her. *i'm going to add her to my list later down the line here again. maybe that's all she needs, more thanks. it can't hurt to help, right?
tuesday march 10th- i visited a friend in the hospital. not overly NICE, but i promise she enjoyed the company! plus, i left her an "i love you card". man i love those cards. i just sent out for some more.
*also yesterday, i said a HUGE prayer for a friend! i even cried for her. i think she needs it. she's scared and i'm scared for her and she's fabulous and hope she feels my prayers. sure their unorthodox. but i say talking out loud to god in the car is the best time and way to do it! i think he hears me!
wednesday march 11th- my sister was in a jam and needed me to watch her kids. NICE? yup! do i love those kids to pieces? yup. works out pretty nice for us all~
thursday march 5- sent out 13 random "friend notes" i decided to send these to friends of mine that are not my talk to hang out with everyday friends. but instead i went though my silly listings of friends that are compiled in such places as my address book, my facebook "friends", and just that little place in my brain. so, i printed out some cute little messages that i used quotes & some fun chinese characters and my always fun personalized embosser. in total 13 of them went out. #1 to a relative i don't see enough, #2 to a relative that i don't talk to nearly enough. #3-5 three friends that i haven't seen in ages and just started chatting with via facebook. #6 my friend that i'm just getting to know, #7 a wife of a friend of my husbands that i know is full of great friendship, i just need to get together with her more often.#8 a gal i think i've meet twice, but can tell she's amazing. #9 a gal that i have more in common with that you'd know and should hang out with her All of the time, but don't. #10-#12 some good friends that just need a smile and #13 is someone that i think is great, i don't know if she ever really knew it.
friday march 6- compliment sheets at school. i saw at school that there is a bulletin board full of "complement" sheets made up by the kids. big kevin and i were on a handful of them and thought i should do the same for them. so- i snuck in with a stapler and tacked up my 4 sheets that i made like a copy cat of theirs.
saturday march 7- out with the girls i'll admit it...today was weak in the ways of NICE. surly i still did NICE acts but nothing that i really put the effort into today. i went out drinking with some great gal pals and had a FUN time. when 5am rolled around and i finally hit the sheets. ugg! anyhow, i did lather a long ago friend in complements. i also sent pam home in my car vs a cab. that's nice (and hey, i didn't have to "find" my car the next day)
sunday march 8- cleaning day, but i snuck one in under the gun. Reanna's note. one of my girl scouts sent me a letter saying thanks for being a great leader. i sent her one back! hopefully it'll help to keep her writing NICE letters! the NICE moves on!
monday march 9th- silly one... i took hgg to her violin lesson. the teacher isn't the girls favorite and truly i think the poor woman is just over worked and under paid and i thank her for that. she does the strings program through the rec department and teaches mon-fri at different schools each night after she is a regular teacher at tipler. ugg...again, lots of work, not a ton of money. but i think she sometimes forgets why she does it, or just goes unappreciated too long that she's crabby. so- it wasn't a big one. but when i saw her i talked to her for a second. just chat about the classes new times and then gave her a really big- Thank you! huge smile from me to her and one from her to me. i do thank her. *i'm going to add her to my list later down the line here again. maybe that's all she needs, more thanks. it can't hurt to help, right?
tuesday march 10th- i visited a friend in the hospital. not overly NICE, but i promise she enjoyed the company! plus, i left her an "i love you card". man i love those cards. i just sent out for some more.
*also yesterday, i said a HUGE prayer for a friend! i even cried for her. i think she needs it. she's scared and i'm scared for her and she's fabulous and hope she feels my prayers. sure their unorthodox. but i say talking out loud to god in the car is the best time and way to do it! i think he hears me!
wednesday march 11th- my sister was in a jam and needed me to watch her kids. NICE? yup! do i love those kids to pieces? yup. works out pretty nice for us all~
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
march 3rd
#29- today was a really Special day to me. as i think i mentioned somewhere in here (i think) my kids have really been picking up on this NICE a day deal. today i did my NICE and then i saw something that almost felt like magic in a simple setting. first, i'll start with my nice. hopefully it was NICE and not just creepy. ha! i've been thinking about an old friend recently that i got wind. he hit a rough spot along life’s path for him and i've been thinking of him. so, i was a weirdo and called him. i haven't talked to him in a while and i even had to say who i was because my voice is not a everyday sound. anyhow, i had all of 2 minutes to say "Hey" and "I've been thinking of you!" that's it. like i said, i'm hoping he found it NICE not nuts. i would! i hope people think of me sometimes...
okay- so my grocery store magic! i ran into pick n' save. when i say ran, i mean this in almost literal terms. *huge hurry! anyhow, it was a quick run in to grab noodles. on the way in hailey noticed someone’s full coupon organizer thingy in a car in the car return area. she wanted to bring it in to the service desk in case the person was looking for it later on. good deed. as we rush in we dart up tword the counter. i slow back as i watch her proudly take it up the service desk. just as she was reaching the desk with her brother behind her a lady at the self check out dropped her entire coin purse on the floor. hailey continues walking to the counter with the coupon case as my boy scammers across the floor collecting pennies and quarters for the woman. so all at one moment BOTH of my kiddos were committing their random acts of kindness. a great moment for a mom! i told them both "there was your good act for the day". i could see they felt proud too.
today was a good day in the NICE department.
p.s. what i Was going to do today will be put off to tomorrow! should be fun still to come!
okay- so my grocery store magic! i ran into pick n' save. when i say ran, i mean this in almost literal terms. *huge hurry! anyhow, it was a quick run in to grab noodles. on the way in hailey noticed someone’s full coupon organizer thingy in a car in the car return area. she wanted to bring it in to the service desk in case the person was looking for it later on. good deed. as we rush in we dart up tword the counter. i slow back as i watch her proudly take it up the service desk. just as she was reaching the desk with her brother behind her a lady at the self check out dropped her entire coin purse on the floor. hailey continues walking to the counter with the coupon case as my boy scammers across the floor collecting pennies and quarters for the woman. so all at one moment BOTH of my kiddos were committing their random acts of kindness. a great moment for a mom! i told them both "there was your good act for the day". i could see they felt proud too.
today was a good day in the NICE department.
p.s. what i Was going to do today will be put off to tomorrow! should be fun still to come!
Monday, March 2, 2009
#28 (i think)
march 2nd- today was another one of those days that i just wasn't around people to do some extrordinary NICE. i was home with a sick boy. had to pick up hgg early from school for a dr. appt. stop and get some soup for the sick boy. take the girl to an hour piano lesson. read a little bit of my book while she was doing that. then get back home to the fellas, get dinner made and now...well here i am. so, my nice is a silly little one. when i was at piano w/ hgg. i ripped off a part of my catologe cover (it had a cute heart on it that read "love") so, i tore it off and wrote a little note to my kevin. simple and full of mushy-gushiness that i sometimes enjoy. it's laying on his pillow. i'm sure he'll smile when he gets into bed. i'm NICE...sorta!
tomorrows will be better. i wrote out what my big NICE is...i'll be working on that tomorrow After i pick up our zillion boxes of girl scout cookies. can't wait! it's NICE and it lets me stretch out my craft muscles. again, nice makes me feel nice! watch your mail *wink*wink*
tomorrows will be better. i wrote out what my big NICE is...i'll be working on that tomorrow After i pick up our zillion boxes of girl scout cookies. can't wait! it's NICE and it lets me stretch out my craft muscles. again, nice makes me feel nice! watch your mail *wink*wink*
this weekends NICE
what a great weekend we had! spent time with people we love and that we haven't had a chance to see much recently. my NICE was pretty simple these past couple of days because i was only really around a handful of people.
friday 27- i not only woke up early to get the kids off to their 1/2 day of school, but got myself ready so that i wouldn't have to wake big kev up until AFTER i got all our running around done. oil change, fill up the tank, pick up a few last minute items and pick the kids up from school. i did all of this and then came home, kevin got to just slide into the car and relax on the ride out to chicago. i know i'm NICE to him. he's a nice man! aslo, to be nice to him (and sorta me) i got him 2 pairs of new jeans, that he desperately needed and a cute ass black and white raglan baseball shirt. so, the shirt was a little treat to myself also...i LOVE big guys in these yummy shirts. kevin is not as big of a fan as i am and would Never buy one. but $6 and he's got a new shirt that i can pine over him in and hey i count that as a win-win. he did wear it on sunday. oh so cute!
not counting this one, but on a side note- i did give an "i love you" card to the guy at berkstrom that changed my oil. he laughed and said thanks and put it in his pocket. hehe!
saturday 28- so, saturday i wasn't Overly nice to anyone but i did help out with Mav and gave lana/ryan a chance not to have to get him up from nap, change his diaper and/or feed him. this was a treat for me too. i have to say i'm fining out the more NICE i do the more i think it's nice for me too. try it- you'll like it! anyhow, i do want to point out something i found super cute and proof that i do rub some of my NICE onto my kiddos. we took them to ed debevic's (if you haven't been, you should! it's fun and some GREAT diner food!) anyhow, for those that don't know its a diner with some RUDE service. it's so fun, the staff talk rude and act crazy sassy to you. my poor sweet hgg was so uncomfortable in the situation! she's way too nice for it! she after a little bit was "okay" with it but didn't care to participate much. and then there was this old lady. old, gray, standard slow walkin' old lady that was coming back from the bathroom when the waitress came up behind her and bark something like- "come on grandma, i don't have all day, move it or loose it!" loud, we could all hear and the crowd along with everyone at our table (minus hailey) laughed. hgg leans in and says in a sad voice that she can't believe that lady would say that to her. "she really is old mom! and she was just trying to get back to her seat from the bathroom". he sweet little Niceness couldn't allow her to see the humor in this. i had to explain that the old gal knows what sort of place this is and that they are just kidding. regardless, hgg was not thrilled with it. she loved the food but she's too NICE for even the fake rude. :)
sunday march 1- didn't do much NICE i'll be honest. we left lana/ryan's drove the kids down michigan ave a bit. (i guess that's nice!) and then we went to the hard rock cafe for lunch, then drove home. it was late by the time we got home and i didn't see anyone after that. 2am (which is actually today the 2nd) little kev was up puking! i had to pull out the carpet cleaner for one area and i helped him out even though all i cared to do was sleep.) that's not NICE though, that's bigger than that, that's MOM.
friday 27- i not only woke up early to get the kids off to their 1/2 day of school, but got myself ready so that i wouldn't have to wake big kev up until AFTER i got all our running around done. oil change, fill up the tank, pick up a few last minute items and pick the kids up from school. i did all of this and then came home, kevin got to just slide into the car and relax on the ride out to chicago. i know i'm NICE to him. he's a nice man! aslo, to be nice to him (and sorta me) i got him 2 pairs of new jeans, that he desperately needed and a cute ass black and white raglan baseball shirt. so, the shirt was a little treat to myself also...i LOVE big guys in these yummy shirts. kevin is not as big of a fan as i am and would Never buy one. but $6 and he's got a new shirt that i can pine over him in and hey i count that as a win-win. he did wear it on sunday. oh so cute!
not counting this one, but on a side note- i did give an "i love you" card to the guy at berkstrom that changed my oil. he laughed and said thanks and put it in his pocket. hehe!
saturday 28- so, saturday i wasn't Overly nice to anyone but i did help out with Mav and gave lana/ryan a chance not to have to get him up from nap, change his diaper and/or feed him. this was a treat for me too. i have to say i'm fining out the more NICE i do the more i think it's nice for me too. try it- you'll like it! anyhow, i do want to point out something i found super cute and proof that i do rub some of my NICE onto my kiddos. we took them to ed debevic's (if you haven't been, you should! it's fun and some GREAT diner food!) anyhow, for those that don't know its a diner with some RUDE service. it's so fun, the staff talk rude and act crazy sassy to you. my poor sweet hgg was so uncomfortable in the situation! she's way too nice for it! she after a little bit was "okay" with it but didn't care to participate much. and then there was this old lady. old, gray, standard slow walkin' old lady that was coming back from the bathroom when the waitress came up behind her and bark something like- "come on grandma, i don't have all day, move it or loose it!" loud, we could all hear and the crowd along with everyone at our table (minus hailey) laughed. hgg leans in and says in a sad voice that she can't believe that lady would say that to her. "she really is old mom! and she was just trying to get back to her seat from the bathroom". he sweet little Niceness couldn't allow her to see the humor in this. i had to explain that the old gal knows what sort of place this is and that they are just kidding. regardless, hgg was not thrilled with it. she loved the food but she's too NICE for even the fake rude. :)
sunday march 1- didn't do much NICE i'll be honest. we left lana/ryan's drove the kids down michigan ave a bit. (i guess that's nice!) and then we went to the hard rock cafe for lunch, then drove home. it was late by the time we got home and i didn't see anyone after that. 2am (which is actually today the 2nd) little kev was up puking! i had to pull out the carpet cleaner for one area and i helped him out even though all i cared to do was sleep.) that's not NICE though, that's bigger than that, that's MOM.
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