Saturday, November 29, 2008
New baby
We have a very unexpected addition to our family. Ian was browsing the County View(our local free classified newspaper) this morning and started reading off all the listings for free puppies. The next thing I knew we were off to pick up a puppy. She's a chocolate lab mix. The kids have named her Brownie----Chocolate Brownie Smith. I was going for Coco or Sasha, but Brownie fits her very well.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Twilight movie
I went with my niece to see Twilight Friday night. We're both big fans of the book series and we both had high hopes for the movie. I didn't absolutely love it but it I didn't hate it, either. In my opinion the book was so much better, but I guess that's usually what happens. It's that way for me with the Harry Potters flicks. Some have been great and some not so great, but now I love them all. I guess it takes a few times watching it to separate the book from the movie so I can appreciate the movie a little more. I'm sure I'll watch Twilight again after it comes out on DVD. Maybe I'll like it better the second time around.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Kid Funnies
Ian was watching Spiderman 3 after we put the kids to bed tonight. Matt came wondering out and saw what was on. (The kids wanted to watch it earlier but Todd said they couldn't because it has cussing in it.) Matt, remembering what Todd said, told Ian, "Daddy, you can't watch Spiderman because it has 'kisses' in it." Ian said, "Yes, I can. I'm a big boy. I give mommy kisses all the time." Matt comes back with, "I give mommy kisses, too. That means I can watch Spiderman!"
Sometime last week the kids and I were out doing errands. Apparently I've been neglecting my tweezing and other facial hair removal. The sun was shining just right so that Todd noticed the 'other facial hair'. He says, "Mommy, you're growing a mustache! You need to get a hair picker!" Thanks, son. I love you, too. ;o)
A couple of nights ago as I was helping Matt get his PJ's on, he asked me, "Mommy, why do your legs hook up to your butt?" The best answer I could come up with was, "Because that's how Heavenly Father wanted it." Then, he asked, "Mommy, why don't your legs hook up to the side of your butt?" I said, "Because if they did then you wouldn't be able to walk and you'd look pretty silly." After that he started getting a little too crude and I had to end the conversation.
Kids . . . . if they weren't so stinking cute I might have to send them to live with the gypsies.
Sometime last week the kids and I were out doing errands. Apparently I've been neglecting my tweezing and other facial hair removal. The sun was shining just right so that Todd noticed the 'other facial hair'. He says, "Mommy, you're growing a mustache! You need to get a hair picker!" Thanks, son. I love you, too. ;o)
A couple of nights ago as I was helping Matt get his PJ's on, he asked me, "Mommy, why do your legs hook up to your butt?" The best answer I could come up with was, "Because that's how Heavenly Father wanted it." Then, he asked, "Mommy, why don't your legs hook up to the side of your butt?" I said, "Because if they did then you wouldn't be able to walk and you'd look pretty silly." After that he started getting a little too crude and I had to end the conversation.
Kids . . . . if they weren't so stinking cute I might have to send them to live with the gypsies.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Good, The Bad, & The Fabulous
Today seemed like a total bust. We didn't have school today, unless you count Todd making 'documentaries' of the grandaddy longlegs on the mailbox and the kids jumping on my bed as school.
I needed to do grocery shopping and pick up a few things at Walmart. I had a momentary lapse in judgement and took all 3 boys with me. We found what we needed in Walmart in record time and decided to have lunch with Ian while we were in town. Next up was the grocery store where my children suddenly forgot how to behave in public. I just want to know one thing. Why in the world do grocery stores put toys in the front of the store before you can even make it to the produce section? Why do they even have toys at all? I have to explain to my kids every time we're in there that I'm there to buy food, not toys. Can you eat the toys for supper?
So after about 5 min.(yes, only 5 min. but it seemed way longer) of trying to get my children away from the toys and interrupting Todd's attempts to dump Zack off the front of the cart, I decided it wasn't worth it to try to shop with them today, or any other day for that matter. I marched their happy little selves right back out to the car and we came home. I will, from this point on, shop alone unless it's absolutely necessary. And even then I'll find a babysitter.
On a good note, (or the fabulous part) a cousin gave me a ton of clothes for Lauren. She desperately needed winter clothes. There were even a few things for Matt and Zack in there. I have some clothes that a friend gave me a while back, but they're all 24 month to 2T and she won't be able to wear them this winter and probably not next winter. She's such a little pea mite, not like the boys at all. I'm not used to having one so dainty. She'll be 18 months old next month and she's in size 12 month and some 18 month stuff. I can't wait for her to wear some of these clothes. They are super cute! Some still have tags on them. Thanks, Roxann!
I needed to do grocery shopping and pick up a few things at Walmart. I had a momentary lapse in judgement and took all 3 boys with me. We found what we needed in Walmart in record time and decided to have lunch with Ian while we were in town. Next up was the grocery store where my children suddenly forgot how to behave in public. I just want to know one thing. Why in the world do grocery stores put toys in the front of the store before you can even make it to the produce section? Why do they even have toys at all? I have to explain to my kids every time we're in there that I'm there to buy food, not toys. Can you eat the toys for supper?
So after about 5 min.(yes, only 5 min. but it seemed way longer) of trying to get my children away from the toys and interrupting Todd's attempts to dump Zack off the front of the cart, I decided it wasn't worth it to try to shop with them today, or any other day for that matter. I marched their happy little selves right back out to the car and we came home. I will, from this point on, shop alone unless it's absolutely necessary. And even then I'll find a babysitter.
On a good note, (or the fabulous part) a cousin gave me a ton of clothes for Lauren. She desperately needed winter clothes. There were even a few things for Matt and Zack in there. I have some clothes that a friend gave me a while back, but they're all 24 month to 2T and she won't be able to wear them this winter and probably not next winter. She's such a little pea mite, not like the boys at all. I'm not used to having one so dainty. She'll be 18 months old next month and she's in size 12 month and some 18 month stuff. I can't wait for her to wear some of these clothes. They are super cute! Some still have tags on them. Thanks, Roxann!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Crazy busy!
Sorry, I've been neglecting my blog again. We've had a busy couple of weeks between homeschooling, cub scouts, sick kiddies, and everything else that seems to want to happen at the same time.
I'm happy to say we finally have our first pack meeting behind us. I'm the den leader and Ian is the Cub Master. We had to postpone it 1 week because everything kept falling apart. First off, I couldn't get the boys' Bobcat badges. The scout store was completely out and they were on back order. :o( They were also out of everything else I needed. I was trying to make a little something for the boys as a reward for a project they'd been working on and it kept going wrong. I guess I was making it harder than it had to be. Then, I tried making these really cute ghost cookies(it was right before Halloween) with Nutter Butter cookies and those didn't turn out either. I finally let myself off the hook since nothing was working out. We had the meeting the following week and it went pretty well.
The weekend of Lauren's pageant Todd was sick with a virus. He had diarrhea(sorry, TMI!) for 3 days, then a low grade fever, then broke out with a rash that lasted for over a week. It's finally just now starting to clear up. Thankfully no one else has been really sick. A couple have had the upset stomach part but, not for more than a day and no fevers or rashes.
We took the kids to the Veteran's Day parade yesterday. It was nice to get out and do something as a family. We had one of Todd's friends with us, too. After the parade we were standing next to our car talking to my dad and suddenly a piece of chocolate came flying out of nowhere and pinged Matt right on the top of his head. I looked around thinking where the heck did that come from. It was the missionaries! The one(Elder Hammer) was aiming for Ian, but he took out Matt instead. Poor kid! Man did he cry. Elder Hammer felt so bad. All we could do was laugh. Isn't that awful? Matt finally settled down. Paw Paw gave all the grandkids(and the missionaries) $1 to go get ice cream at McDonald's. Word of advice----never go to McD's after a parade. I think everyone who went to the parade went to McD's afterwards. It was a madhouse!
Back to scouts again tonight. We had a new one join us which brings our group up to 5 total. I need Calgon, chocolate, and a diet DP. I'm soooooo glad it's only once a week. They're a good group of boys but they have way too much energy for that time of day. ;o)
I'm happy to say we finally have our first pack meeting behind us. I'm the den leader and Ian is the Cub Master. We had to postpone it 1 week because everything kept falling apart. First off, I couldn't get the boys' Bobcat badges. The scout store was completely out and they were on back order. :o( They were also out of everything else I needed. I was trying to make a little something for the boys as a reward for a project they'd been working on and it kept going wrong. I guess I was making it harder than it had to be. Then, I tried making these really cute ghost cookies(it was right before Halloween) with Nutter Butter cookies and those didn't turn out either. I finally let myself off the hook since nothing was working out. We had the meeting the following week and it went pretty well.
The weekend of Lauren's pageant Todd was sick with a virus. He had diarrhea(sorry, TMI!) for 3 days, then a low grade fever, then broke out with a rash that lasted for over a week. It's finally just now starting to clear up. Thankfully no one else has been really sick. A couple have had the upset stomach part but, not for more than a day and no fevers or rashes.
We took the kids to the Veteran's Day parade yesterday. It was nice to get out and do something as a family. We had one of Todd's friends with us, too. After the parade we were standing next to our car talking to my dad and suddenly a piece of chocolate came flying out of nowhere and pinged Matt right on the top of his head. I looked around thinking where the heck did that come from. It was the missionaries! The one(Elder Hammer) was aiming for Ian, but he took out Matt instead. Poor kid! Man did he cry. Elder Hammer felt so bad. All we could do was laugh. Isn't that awful? Matt finally settled down. Paw Paw gave all the grandkids(and the missionaries) $1 to go get ice cream at McDonald's. Word of advice----never go to McD's after a parade. I think everyone who went to the parade went to McD's afterwards. It was a madhouse!
Back to scouts again tonight. We had a new one join us which brings our group up to 5 total. I need Calgon, chocolate, and a diet DP. I'm soooooo glad it's only once a week. They're a good group of boys but they have way too much energy for that time of day. ;o)
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Miss Liberty Pageant
Lauren was in the Miss Liberty Pageant this past Saturday. It was a fundraiser put on by one of our Girl Scout Troops in honor of our local veterans. She won 2nd alternate and Prettiest Eyes in her age category. She did better than I thought considering it was her usual nap time, but we did have a few not-so-fun moments on stage. Here are a few pictures of my little sweet pea. :o)
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