Mr. MOM

Commander is now Mr. Mom.......

Roles are versing, but hopefully not for long.

Work Force Reduction is the new term for Laid Off

Simply means to me- how do we pay the mortgage or eat.
Lucky I have a part time job that I can pick up extra hours.

I think it is a strange thing to fall in LOVE again
in your darkest hours.
He has been optimistic, upbeat, and wonderful with the boys.
I have been a mess sprawled out on the floor.

Around the House

Things around the house that I love.

Long Journey

It has been a LONG Journey. We have encouraged him to ride his bike many times.
A year of:
Tears
Whining
Frustration
Throwing the bike down
Running Away
Refusal

I finally got outside and to my amazement he was in the street riding all by him self.
We all rushed out to see and it was so AWESOME....
Finally he did it. Commander and I were so excited for him.

Now he wants to ride everyday.
I am sure this summer I will only be seeing the back of him riding off.
How cool that is...............

Escape

Some days I feel like escaping my reality and watching:
Real Housewives of Orange County
Fabulous Life of.....
Rachel Ray's 30 Minute Meals
Flipping Out
Jon and Kate Plus 8
Tabitha's Salon Makeover

Any good ones that I should be watching???????

******TWO******

When the OBGYN asked if I wanted a Valentines baby I said "NO way". But since I really wanted to have the baby the week before, we decided on the day after. How weird medical science is that you can decide on the day that you want to have a baby. There are many reasons why we got to choose the day, but it still amazes me that when having a baby you might be able to have a say in WHEN.

Shag has had The Worse Week Ever. Been vomited, high fever, runny nose, cough and the doctor twice this week. I am just hoping that this day he feels up to celebrating, eating cake and enjoying new toys.








You have changed so much since the day we brought you home
You are a 4 year old trapped in a two year body
You LOVE your DADDY so much.....
You need to be the middle of the storm at all times

Project

This is the Crayon Project that I have been working on. I saw it on a blog before X-mas (whoever you are thank you for sharing...) and wanted to give it a whirl for the boy's birthday party.

Silicon letters- had to order them online
Crayons- who does not have a mountain of them
Peal off label
Sort
Break into small peices
Bake at 250 for about 10 minutes
Let set for a really long time- couple of hours
Pop out of tray
Enjoy



I will bagged these up and handed them out a the Birthday Party.
Wonder how they actually colored????
At least they were cute......

Bye MOM

As he runs out the door to caught the bus I want to remember the sound of his voice that yells back

"Bye Mom"

It feels like yesterday he was learning to talk~

*****Bear is FIVE*****

I am excited for you to discover new things
Explore yourself and become something
Triumph challenges
Celebrate successes

Zingo

I love to play games. Just about any game. So it was hard on me when my middle child did not really want to play games. But he is finally coming around. Now if only Shag could actually play. Sometimes we let the kids win and other times we do not. Of course there are tears but we want them to learn that you don't always win.



What good games does your family play?????

Tattoos

You either love them or NOT





Both Commander and I have them.
One I regret, one I don't.

The one I regret, I got when I was 16years old
It is Baby Kermit the Frog giving the bird...

Classy huh.....
I know most of you are wordless..........
There are things that happened when you are a teenager that you regret.
Than there are things that have to stay with you FOREVER