Oh man, I got saved...

I posted a blog a couple days ago about not having any one to come and rescue me when I need a break from the kiddos.  I guess you put things out into the universe and you get what you ask for.

On Saturday morning about 11AM, Nanny unexpectedly showed up and took the kids for the day...well actually the night!  SO, we had all day and night Saturday and Sunday morn to get ready for Cam's party and have some fun. :)  Saturday we did get soooo much done.  Saturday night we went to dinner at Sandy's for .50 coneys!  Then we had a fire in the backyard as it was a perfect night for it!  Then Sunday again, it was so unbelievably nice to be able to just run off and go do some errands and continue to get ready for the party, sans kids!  :)  It was a great surprise, and just something I really needed at the time.  I was able to do some catch up on other things I have been meaning to do as well!

Oh, and to boot, Nanny took the kiddos out to get outfits for the party, which took away a very large to- do on my list!  :)  Isn't she awesome!

In my blog post, ( i removed that post for personal reasons) I mentioned how my Mom was just not the type of person who would come and rescue like that even if she was still alive and healthy.  I mentioned that she would have told me SHE never had someone to come and rescue her when things got tough.  By the end of the blog, I had pretty much went from poor me, to WOW, it is almost like my Mom is here talking to me.  So amazing how even though she is not here, I know well enough what she would say to me, if I called to vent to her.  It made me feel good about things again.  And it really made me think and feel comforted about how well I know her, and how good our relationship was like that. 

WELL!!!  My point was really proven yesterday!  The party started at 2:00 and one of my Aunts (mom's sister) got there right on time, if not a bit early.  Nanny brought the kids home after 2:00, so everyone was asking where are the kids.  And my Aunt, who we could use the excuse is almost 80, so she can be blunt, although she was really always overly blunt even when she didn't have being an old bag as an excuse ;) Was loudly saying "Where are the kids?  I came here to see kids Damn-it!"  And I had already told her what had happened.  DJs friend Stephan nicely repeated.  "Susie came and got the kids on Saturday morning so that they could get ready for the party without kids."  And next my Aunt says "HMPH! I NEVER had anyone to do that for me!!!!"  Which is basically exactly the wording I used in my blog that my Mom would have said to me if she was here to hear me complain!!!  OMG, I just about died laughing.  My Aunt said, "I would have just told them to get their asses outside!"  Which is something that you just cannot do now-a-days.  I have a corner lot.  I am not sending my 2 year old out there to play alone!

Times really have changed.  The way we raise our kids and I think family structure is so different.  Parents are more involved in their children's lives, as are grandparents.

Anyhow, I got a big laugh and more reassurance that I do know best what Mom would say.  AND, maybe my Mom did all of the child rearing on her own, but I do not feel guilty, or bad for a minute that I got rescued on Saturday.  I am very thankful that I did!

Tomorrow is the BIG Day!

Well, tomorrow it is... Cam will be here! I cannot wait to see my new son. See if he looks like Maddie or not.

I am so totally not prepared for him in the house. I mean, we have everything we need, but the house is a wreck, and his room isn't completely set up. He will be sleeping in our room for a while anyhow, so again, it is fine. But I kinda wish it was more organized. I am prepared mentally for the baby to come though. I cannot wait to see how Maddie reacts to him. If all goes well she will probably come up to the hospital to see him tomorrow! I think it will be love at first sight. And then I will have to make sure that she is not pulling on him, feeding him, etc. I know she is going to be a "hands-on sister" lol.

She played so well on her own today. Read books to herself, played with a bus and a doll. She tried to fit this doll into the bus toy for almost an hour today. The doll is way too big, but she is one determined girl. Papa Don came over for a visit to which she got so excited about! She was coming out of room, and he called her name when he came in the door. Boy, did she stand up, and go running towards the kitchen. I honestly thought she was going to crash and burn with how fast she was going. Then she SHOWERED him with kisses! 4 to be exact and he didn't have to ask for one of them! Then they sat in the chair and she snuggled with him head on shoulder. She sure knows how to tug at his heart strings. Just as much as she LOVED her Grandma Pam, she also LOVES her Papa Don! Maddie is staying with him tomorrow during my surgery. Then she is going to her Nanny and Papa Danny's to spend the night.

On Sunday, her Nanny brought over two new toys for Maddie and some clothes for her and Cam. The one toy is a dog with a remote and the dog barks when you press the button. Maddie LOVES this toy. She gets the biggest smile on her face when he barks. Then she snuggles and hugs him. She is just a doll! I hope that my attention to Cam does not take away from the time I have to just sit and watch and enjoy Maddie.

Ok, well I need to get off to bed although I feel like I could type forever!

Wish me luck tomorrow and I will get pictures up ASAP!!!