I'm back!

Hey all, sorry for the lack of postings. We're back up and at it! Hope all had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Song Bird

This afternoon, the kids were playing out back while a friend and I were visiting. We peeked out at them to see Shelby sitting on the monkey bar that swings. I asked her what she was doing. " Pretending to be a bird", was her reply. My friend then asked her, "what kind of bird are you?" Shelby answered, "a bird that sings!" But of course!?!

Semi-Homemade

Bert and I have a couple's baby shower to go to this weekend. I did get the usual Target/Babies 'r' Us registry, but I usually prefer put something together that is a little more personal. Generally, I like to make a memory box for the mom-to-be, but this weekend I just don't have the time or the energy to put it together. I did actually go to Target (for those of you that haven't been to the one downtown, ya gotta take the kids there so they can watch the shopping cart go up it's own little escalator!) but just couldn't get my act together. So, this evening I headed to Ross to browse, and I came across this little box of goodies for $5.99: (Box, 1st curl box, 1st tooth box, announcement frame, handprint kit)

Ok, but still a little generic for my taste, so I headed down to Jo-Ann's for a little personalization. So with a little ribbon, bows (glued them over the imprinted bows), a memory box poem, and reusing the announcement frame to decorate the front, I came up with a happy medium. Total for gift? 10.00!

Meet Mom's newest brain child!

Hey, Mom gets a new idea, and I get to bring it to life:) Check it out, and help someone today!
Still working on it, but you get the idea!

Update on Garry

Well, all I can say is that Garry's trying to be a good sitter. I was able to leave for about an hr and a half (long enough for the oil change/alignment to get finished). Of that hr and a half, I received about 15 phone calls. Aidan this, Aidan that. Poor Garry. Of all of my children, Aidan is the child who never forgets. If he's playing with something and we move it out of his way and try to distract him with something else---NO! He will not forget about the other thing for a long time! Of course crying the entire time. Stresses Garry out pretty quickly. Can't blame him, bothers me too. Where does he get that? Not me, that's for sure. I'm known as the etch-a-sketch around here. One quick shake of the head, and I've forgotten everything... I forgot my pin number one time that I had been using for 5 years; I had to get everything reprogrammed: phone, atm cards, passwords online, everything. Never remembered it. I'm gonna have to take mom's advice and design her favorite item "the Senior Stick-it". Her idea is a vest with velcro all over to put every item one might need during the day. But where can I put the kids??
BTW-as I'm writing this I had to make a mad dash for the shower. I totally forgot that I was coloring my hair and went well past the allotted time. So if you see me with a hat on, it's because all my hair has fallen out:)

The power of money

Garry is pretty good about saving his allowance so he can have some of the stuff he wants, i.e his Wii, phone; aside from a Wii remote (so we could play together) we usually don't purchase anything for him. So, in order to make some extra cash, he can work extra jobs here and there. Today, a no school day (and no housework day!) I decided I wanted to go out and play. So I gave Garry 2 options: 1, I would take Aidan with me wherever I went, or 2, I would leave Aidan and Bryce and he could earn a couple of bucks. Without hestitation, he said that he would watch the boys for me. I remind him that he didn't have to if he didn't want to. He replied "well, I really don't want to watch Aidan, but I want the money!" LOL, at least he's honest:) He's a good sitter, though. Even if Aidan wins many of the battles!

Wipe Out!

Our weekly viewing of Wipeout---Of course before I brought out the camera he was laughing even harder, but still I love his He, he, he.... Sorry it's so dark-Aidan kept turning out the light every time I turned it on. Apparently I was ruining the ambiance!