Stand by…Working with uploading pictures…

Posted February 28th, 2008 by Mom | Comments (0)

Aren’t those the most gorgeous blue eyes! C and J are both blessed with them. Bigger plus, is that I get to look at them all the time!

Weight for it…

Posted February 28th, 2008 by Mom | Comments (0)

I took the boys to the doctor today for colds. Turns out they have sinus infections and ear infections. I will start them on antibiotics this evening.

Before seeing the doctor, the nurse weighed the boys. J is 37 lbs and C is 37.5 lbs.

By looking at their different bone structures (C is tall/small boned and J is shorter/big boned), I knew this day would come when they would be at the same weight and soon J is destined to out-weigh C.

This works well. I don’t mind them wrestling/ horsing around since they weigh the same. The only problem is that J is not at “nimble” as C. However, J can wallop quite a punch!

One Safe Kid

Posted February 26th, 2008 by Dad | Comments (1)

I came home tonight to find that D had, by herself and with no other adults around, installed a new chandelier in our dining room. It involved electricity, 11 foot ceilings, and a 10 foot ladder. That is something I would not do without another adult around to call 911 should I do something stupid, like fall or fry. I am a safety and security nut.

I congratulated D on a good job, and then reminded her this was a two adult job. She told me I was crazy, and that the kids would dial 911 if they needed to.

To prove her point, she asked C what he would do if she fell off the ladder:

C: “Stand Back!”

I kid you not.

Computer Talk

Posted February 21st, 2008 by Mom | Comments (0)

One of my best friends, Jill, came over this evening to have a document notarized. While she was here, J drew a picture for her to take home.

Right as she was getting ready to leave, J requested the paper back because, “I’m not done, yet.”

J went to the desk and sharpened a pencil. He then said, “I need to delete this part.”

Jill and I found out that the eraser on the pencil is not an eraser. It is a “deleter.”

I love kid speech!

Valentine’s Day, 2008

Posted February 21st, 2008 by Mom | Comments (2)

To begin this post, I have to go back to Tuesday of last week. The boys, my mom and I went to Back Yard Burger for lunch. It was cold and the boys needed to run and jump around in their indoor play area.

While we were there, we saw a friend in J’s preschool class, Will, and his mom. Will’s mom told me that she once gave Will an empty box, filled with flour, and set him at the kitchen table playing with his toy trucks and using the flour as an indoor sand box. She also mentioned that the flour was dusty, so next time she was going to use cornmeal.

After lunch I took the boys and we went grocery shopping. In addition to my “normal” list, I purchased two 5 pound bags of corn meal.

Thursday morning (Valentine’s Day) dawned pretty cold, so I dumped the toys out of one of the boys’ toy bins and filled it with one of the bags of corn meal. Before giving the box to the boys, I spread an old bed sheet on the floor to contain any little spills.

Oh, did I mention that I was without a car for most of the day, since I took my car to have the oil changed and tires rotated/balanced/aligned? That made for a “homebound” day for us. All the more reason to have a little indoor fun.

I thought.

(I should have thought harder.)

I so wish that the photos could be uploaded to the blog. It was a DISASTER along an 8.0 magnitude earthquake!!!!! There was cornmeal on the kids, their clothes, the carpet, the couch, the rug, the kitchen floor, the toys, EVERYWHERE! (B later told me, “I could have predicted that!” Thanks, Dear. I’m glad you have more foresight than me. However, the kids had a great day! They still mention it often “When are we going to open the other bag of cornmeal?” My unspoken reply is “Never!”)

As the day grew later, I called my mom and asked her to pick me and the boys up so she could take us to get my car (that now had a new tire on it, since my front passenger tire had a slit in it and was leaking air - probably from the huge pothole I had recently hit. Oh, well, Happy Valentines Day to myself!). Thanks, Mom for bringing us home after dropping off my car, and for taking us back to get it!

Before the boys and I left, I swept the cornmeal into a loose pile near the bin - at this point I had completely abandoned the hope of the old bed sheet containing the “little mess” (HA!) and had already thrown it into the washing machine.

B came home while we were gone to get my car. He freaked out thinking that I had gone off the deep end and left for good. (I later told him that if that were true, I don’t think I would have taken the kids with me…)

C, J and I came home to B sweeping and he had already vacuumed the carpet. Thanks B! B also gave me a bewildered look and asked to see me in our bedroom for a moment. Here are a few comments that were made before I got to speak:

“What the heck happened to this house?!” (well…)

“Where were you?!” (I forgot my cell phone, and just took my wallet with me to go get my car. Oops, Sorry!!)

“Did you do anything today?!” (Uh, yes. I always do. What do you think?! How dare you think I just sat on the couch and ate bonbons all day. However, I’ll admit that the house does look pretty bad.)

“I understand ‘letting loose,’ but there’s a limit.” (uh, let’s discuss this…)

I then explained my “brilliant” idea and named Will’s mom as being responsible for the initial idea (I didn’t want credit for all of this mess!) B then commented that, “I’m probably going to be shaking my head for a week over this.” Yes, Dear, I will be too.

We then professed our love for each other, it was after all, Valentine’s Day! B brought me home a box of chocolates, gave me a beautiful necklace from Tiffany’s and then told me to “take the rest of the night off and stay back here.”

What a great man to easily get passed what the house looked like when he got home!

B was still shaking his head “over this” as he wanted to know who dumped out the toys in the floor (that should have been in a bin). I had to ‘fess up that it was me since I needed a box for the cornmeal. (the beginning of the end)

My Valentine’s Day present to B was to spend the next few days scrubbing the baseboards in the house and doing a major overhaul of cleaning. (I have to admit, I have done a great job!) But, I couldn’t spend so much time cleaning, if B didn’t let me be a stay at home mom! Thanks B for not only giving me a wonderful Valentine’s Day, but a great life!

Grandparent’s Day at School

Posted February 21st, 2008 by Mom | Comments (0)

The 4 year old and 5t classes had Grandparent’s Day at school on February 11. Nana was able to come to the luncheon, but Grandma had something come up at the last minute.

The children were working on their manners and C met Nana in the foyer of the church and escorted Nana to her seat. Precious! C also had his picture taken with Nana sitting in a rocking chair (I’ll put pictures on the blog as soon as I figure out what part of the blog setup “broke.”). This will be a priceless momento and memory for years to come!

C was so excited that Nana and Grandma were coming to eat lunch with him. C had been preparing with the other children in music class for a program that they were going to do (no parents were to come to the luncheon). The kids and grandparents sang the last song together, “You are my Sunshine.”

It was interesting that the parents were to pack lunches for the grandparents to eat with the children (our turn since our parents took care of us for so long). The night before the luncheon, I took the boys to Subway to get a sandwich for Grandma and I also got a ham sandwich for J for his treat in his lunchbox the next day. On the way to Subway, C told me that, “Mrs. B and Mrs. W told me that I get to pick out what Nana and Grandma get in their lunches and they have to eat it!” I explained to him that I pack in his lunches the foods that he likes and we should get foods for Grandma and Nana that they like as well. C understood this and didn’t comment further. The next morning we got a Chick-Fil-A chicken biscuit for Nana and also packed Cheetos in her lunch, as they are her favorite “crunchy.”

C and his friends even created paper place mats for the Grandparents to use.

C told me that Nana shared her water (in a bottle) with him and that they got to go with each other to the dessert table and “I had 2 chocolate chip cookies.”

I loved seeing the pictures from the luncheon. My mom brought her camera and even let C take a few pictures.

I don’t know who had more fun, C or my mom! Happy Grandparents Day!