My current mode of transportation sounds more like a prop plane taking off on our driveway than my sporty little green Honda. Do you think I can send a bill to the county for a new muffler? I wish they would plow before the road has to be driven on. I guess that’s the price we pay for living in the toolies!
I have attempted to make meals that are not boring and not the same every week. I have been told by Ben and Mitch to stick to the old favs – cause they aren’ t much for experimenting – they like what they like. But I get bored very easily and I don’t want to eat the same thing every week.
I finally tried something different that was a real home-run!
I had some hamburger buns left over in the fridge, so I took them out, cut them in half, slathered butter on the top and popped them int he over to broil for two minutes. I fried some hamburger with chili seasoning. Added the hamburger to the bun topped with shredded cheese and broiled for another 2 minutes. Both of them loved it and expressed thanks more than once. This morning Mitch said I should really make that again.
So I guess I won’t stop cooking for the two picky-butts:-)
Ok I have deleted my Housewives fantasy completely! I felt so guilty sitting on my couch last night watching the ridiculous display playing out on my television. Even for me, the self-proclaimed reality TV junkie, the nonsense on last nights episode of the Jersey Housewives was too much! So I deleted it and some other recordables.
I really would like to be off TV for good, but unfortunately when I have had a really long day and the kids are in bed I like to check out for a while and staring at that box helps me do it! I know I should boot up and start writing or pull out my latest greatest read and work my brain a little more, but I just don’t have the energy, so until another light bulb goes on I will have to deal with it.
I am making progress. I turned from it this morning to my computer, so maybe it’s a sign.
I got to accompany my son and his class to the Shrine Circus! I was so excited to finally get to go on a field trip with Benjamin! I have been waiting for this since he was born.
When they sent home the sign up I immediately sent it back. Then a letter came home stating they would only take 4 parents from each class. I decided I was going whether or not I rode on the bus, so I had the teacher take my name out of the drawing so another parent would have the chance and I planned to drive myself.
It was as much fun as I had thought it would be! The kids were awsome and I think they had a good time too!
We went to Detroit Lakes last weekend to meet Tricia and Christian. The boys played and played and played and talked and talked and talked. Oh and we googoo and gaagaaed over the baby to of course! It was so much fun.
The boys played in the pool and had a blast as well. Ben is just learning to swim. He still uses his floaties on his arms, but he is getting so brave it’s great! He still gets a little nervous when his head goes under the water. I always tell him not to panic and just take deep breaths. Well he started to jump in the water in the deep end. One time he came up gagging and flailing his arms, so I ran over to him. I told him to stop panicking and take a deep breath, to which he replied, “Mom I am not panicking I was just afraid I was going to drown!”
Ha! Well there you have it!
My mom said she was proud of me. I know as a child she told me she was proud, but I took it for granted then. It means so much more as an adult!
I can imagine, like for me, this is a treasure searched for by most daughters. When we stumble upon it it’s hard to know what to say other than thank you right at that moment.
But to all the mothers out there you should know that a fire works display to rival Disney World is exploding in your daughters chest!
I am beginning a new book today. It is called The Last Lecture. The man in it has been given only a short period to live. He has a wife and three young children. He gave a lecture at his college and wrote this book for his children as they grow older. They were all very young, probably too young to understand the loss, but he didn’t want to be forgotten, so he wrote too them.
With all the worries we let creep into our midst how can we learn to just enjoy the day? I often hear people say, “Live for the moment! Don’t worry about tomorrow, with it comes a whole new set of worries!”
But I find it hard to live every minute like it’s my last, presumably because it’s not. I find it hard to remember to enjoy every second, because it might be my last. I wish I could. I might have to add that to my twenty wishes and work hard on it.
Ben and Zander sitting under Ben’s bunkbed playing a video game. Zander was so attentive to what big brudder was doing. That is what Ben wants to be called and he will correct you if you call him a brother:) It’s great fun to see how much Ben really enjoys Zander.
I have been bitten by the painting bug! First victim – my kitchen. It has been stark white since we moved in. Actually every wall in my house was stark white when we moved in.
It took me about two years to finally paint the first room which was my living room. Then came the dinning room – which actually could use a new one. And now finally I have to do my kitchen.
I have plans for the upstairs too, but unfortunately that is more of a storage area right now. With 4 people living up there it is quite cramped. Not to mention our closet situation is horendous!
My little man has been not feeling well this week. I kept him home from school yesterday, because he complained of a belly ache. It didn’t last long and he was bouncing off the walls in no time, but I think he needed an extra day of rest. He didn’t cough at all last night.
He sat at the table and on the floor most of the day working on an activity book he received for fire safety week. The child is very smart and not afraid to attack a project that may be to old for him. He is six and he did a word find and crossword puzzle! I helped a little, but not very much!
He loves to write letters to people and stories. The other day I see him write a word and then lay his finger down beside it and start to write another word. I asked him what he was doing. He said writing a sentence. So that is how they learn to space the words correctly! I can’t remember any of that stuff! And in first grade, really?
His reading is coming along fabulously as well. He breezes through all the worksheets. And his memory is just great! At the beginning of the year the teacher told us he was having trouble sitting still and paying attention, but not to worry, because that comes with age. Well I think he has improved 110%. Yesterday he sat and did all of his homework and that workbook.
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