Alex got up from his nap Wednesday afternoon and quietly went to the kitchen.
He spied the peanut butter jar on the counter.
He got himself a spoon from the drawer and proceeded to eat peanut butter out of the jar with a tablespoon.
He's still alive.
I guess we don't have to worry about that peanut allergy after all.
Geez!
Showing posts with label Chaos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chaos. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
WWF Family Style
Sometimes for fun we turn the Shetland Pony lose in the house to play!
"But we looovve you Catie!"
Poor Abbey........, sorta'....... 
This evasive maneuver may be 'sacrifice the weak' or 'you only have to be faster than the guy behind you'!
Friday, July 17, 2009
It should be the 'Terrible Threes'
As you all know Alex struggles with his speech.
Specifically with articulation, he'll talk to you in complete sentences, but is very difficult to understand.
Alex's uttered his best, longest, clearest sentence this morning. I say uttered, but actually it was screamed... shrieked really, right into my face.
"Mommy, you give me dat bak wight NOW!"
I don't even remember what it was that I took away from him. But it was something he had taken off of the bathroom counter, and was not supposed to have.
But the righteous indignation, the shout, glare and demand was all rewarded by me saying "Good words, Honey!"
What he really needed was a time-out.
Specifically with articulation, he'll talk to you in complete sentences, but is very difficult to understand.
Alex's uttered his best, longest, clearest sentence this morning. I say uttered, but actually it was screamed... shrieked really, right into my face.
"Mommy, you give me dat bak wight NOW!"
I don't even remember what it was that I took away from him. But it was something he had taken off of the bathroom counter, and was not supposed to have.
But the righteous indignation, the shout, glare and demand was all rewarded by me saying "Good words, Honey!"
What he really needed was a time-out.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
What Limb?
At 7:00 pm last Thursday the kids and I were hanging out in the backyard. Alex was playing tractors in the dirt and Catelin was turning cartwheels.
Suddenly, Catelin remembered Friday was "puzzle day" at school. Everyone was supposed to bring a puzzle.
Of course, we do not even own one puzzle! Tears began, whining continued, etc, etc... 'she'll be the only one without a puzzle, she won't get to play, life ruined, etc...'
After a few minutes the guilt got to me. There wasn't really any reason we couldn't go back out, I just didn't want to.
We pulled Alex out of the dirt and we piled into the car and went looking for Dollar Tree or someplace to get a puzzle.
("NOT a baby one and it can't be more than 300 pieces, and I want it to have a dog....")
About 7:40 we cruised back home, crisis averted. The day would not be ruined, we had a 300 piece dog puzzle.
Mark asks from the back deck, "When did this happen?"
Me: "What happen?"
Mark: "That Limb, that fell."
Me: "Huh, WHAT limb??"
THIS LIMB!
In the 30-ish minutes that we were gone the top broke off one of the trees. And it fell down into the backyard.
RIGHT WHERE ALEX HAD BEEN PLAYING IN THE DIRT!!!
If you look closely you can see 2 green John Deere tractors in the leaves.
The view from the deck.
Hmmmmmmm........
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Busyness
I know, I know. No new posts. Just what the heck do I do all day anyway? I should have plenty of time to blog.
We closed on the house Friday. Mom and Catelin started boxing up toys and books today. The movers will be here next Friday to move the furniture over to the new house.
The utilities are all taken care of and two fence companies have come to give estimates for a fence. Wow, fences are expensive!! And, here we were complaining that the backyard wasn't that big...
So, everything is rolling right along. We can't wait to get settled and get back into a routine. It just seems like everything has been crazy for a couple months now. We have all passed-around a stomach flu and cold virus. Even The Big Puppy was sick for a few days.
The Big Puppy is now called Abbey. Abbey and Alex are going to be best buddies. He just thinks she is great. She will probably be housebroken before Alex is potty trained.
The glamour of puppy ownership has worn off for Catelin, as she realized that she would actually be expected the help care for Abbey. *gasp*
A puppy is alot of work and you have to take them outside and walk around the yard with them and you have to play with them and feed them. WHO KNEW....
Well, better wrap it up for the evening and get some sleep. I may have to go hunt up some more boxes for packing tomorrow!
We closed on the house Friday. Mom and Catelin started boxing up toys and books today. The movers will be here next Friday to move the furniture over to the new house.
The utilities are all taken care of and two fence companies have come to give estimates for a fence. Wow, fences are expensive!! And, here we were complaining that the backyard wasn't that big...
So, everything is rolling right along. We can't wait to get settled and get back into a routine. It just seems like everything has been crazy for a couple months now. We have all passed-around a stomach flu and cold virus. Even The Big Puppy was sick for a few days.
The Big Puppy is now called Abbey. Abbey and Alex are going to be best buddies. He just thinks she is great. She will probably be housebroken before Alex is potty trained.
The glamour of puppy ownership has worn off for Catelin, as she realized that she would actually be expected the help care for Abbey. *gasp*
A puppy is alot of work and you have to take them outside and walk around the yard with them and you have to play with them and feed them. WHO KNEW....
Well, better wrap it up for the evening and get some sleep. I may have to go hunt up some more boxes for packing tomorrow!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Ummm, I can explain....
Alternate titles for this post:
Catelin Made Me Do It!
Alex said, "Mine, Mine beebee arf-arf."
She's Chocolate (and white), who doesn't love chocolate?
The cat was getting too cocky.
She is about 3 months old. The Pet Rescue Group said, their best guess, is Australian shepard and New Foundland mix.(?) She has golden eyes, like a chocolate lab. There were 3 puppies in the litter, they were rescued from the local landfill when they were only a few days old. Their names are Hershey, S'more and Reese. We have Reese, but were not sure if we are going to keep that name or change it...
Catelin Made Me Do It!
Alex said, "Mine, Mine beebee arf-arf."
She's Chocolate (and white), who doesn't love chocolate?
The cat was getting too cocky.
She is about 3 months old. The Pet Rescue Group said, their best guess, is Australian shepard and New Foundland mix.(?) She has golden eyes, like a chocolate lab. There were 3 puppies in the litter, they were rescued from the local landfill when they were only a few days old. Their names are Hershey, S'more and Reese. We have Reese, but were not sure if we are going to keep that name or change it...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
A New House!
We have a hoouusse, we have a hoouusse, we have a hoouusse, hooray!
The seller signed off on the last counter offer yesterday evening!
For those of you who received spamish type e-mails from me with pictures of houses; it is the big beige two story house. Five bedrooms, big family room in the walk-out basement.
It is just the next neighborhood down from where we live now, so we don't have far to move.
This is one of the very first houses we looked at over last summer, before we were even seriously house-shopping. The size of the house and the way the floor plan is laid out is going to be perfect. The fact that the price kept dropping was appealing as well. Ha, Ha!
Our closing is in the middle of March. Now, we have to find a good home inspector and start pricing a fence for the backyard.
More pictures will come.
The seller signed off on the last counter offer yesterday evening!
For those of you who received spamish type e-mails from me with pictures of houses; it is the big beige two story house. Five bedrooms, big family room in the walk-out basement.
It is just the next neighborhood down from where we live now, so we don't have far to move.
This is one of the very first houses we looked at over last summer, before we were even seriously house-shopping. The size of the house and the way the floor plan is laid out is going to be perfect. The fact that the price kept dropping was appealing as well. Ha, Ha!
Our closing is in the middle of March. Now, we have to find a good home inspector and start pricing a fence for the backyard.
More pictures will come.
Friday, January 23, 2009
On the Home Front
Well, it's been a week and we still have not purchased a house. We are learning a valuable real estate purchasing lesson.
--- "It is not easy to buy a foreclosure."----
That's it, that's the whole lesson.
You would think, with all the foreclosures that banks are stuck with right now, that they would make purchasing one of said foreclosure homes reasonably painless.
I mean, come on, it's a huge purchase and involves legal contracts and real estate contract and mortgage contracts, so obviously it is going to be a pain in the tookus, but this is ridiculous!
This particular house is owned by a bank and being managed by an REO management company. REO (Real Estate Owned) means "owned by the bank". (In a nutshell) The company is paid by the bank to maintain and market the house. They are Real Estate Agents with extra attitude.
Our initial bid could not be submitted to the owner/bank for two days because it was not submitted on the correct forms.
Now EVERYONE uses the same basic real estate forms. It may have a different letterhead, but the bid-to-purchase forms are a standard legal form that all Real Estate Agents use.
BUT NOT THIS REO MANAGEMENT COMPANY. They have their own forms, SPECIAL FORMS. They will not read, process or forward a bid unless it is presented on their forms.
Their forms say: "I want to buy this house. I will buy this house sight unseen, without inspections, without preview, while all utilities are off. I will pay asking price. I will buy this house As-Is. The bank assumes no responsibility for this house or this contract, now or at any time in the future. I will pay all expenses and closing costs and I am an idiot.
You must submit this form without any alterations or changes. No exceptions.
They will present your bid to the owner/bank and you can expect a response to take up to 7 days. Or not.... Maybe.... If you sent the correct forms.... And it actually was submitted.... with all the other bids that just miraculously came in...
Even though the house has been for sale for a year, there are now OTHER BIDS for you to compete against.. " Would you like to raise your bid before we submit it. Decide by 1:00 TODAY...!
HAH!
Now you know why the banks are currently stuck with so many foreclosure properties!
This particular REO Management Co. is strictly working the Atlanta area and they represent almost 400 properties. I'm not even sure who to blame for the shocking lack of customer service; the actual Bank or the Management Company.
It actually says on their website and paperwork, that their 'preferred method of communication is e-mail, so please do not call us'. If you call too many times, like our very efficient agent, they will tell you, "send an e-mail".
Amazing.
Still waiting.
--- "It is not easy to buy a foreclosure."----
That's it, that's the whole lesson.
You would think, with all the foreclosures that banks are stuck with right now, that they would make purchasing one of said foreclosure homes reasonably painless.
I mean, come on, it's a huge purchase and involves legal contracts and real estate contract and mortgage contracts, so obviously it is going to be a pain in the tookus, but this is ridiculous!
This particular house is owned by a bank and being managed by an REO management company. REO (Real Estate Owned) means "owned by the bank". (In a nutshell) The company is paid by the bank to maintain and market the house. They are Real Estate Agents with extra attitude.
Our initial bid could not be submitted to the owner/bank for two days because it was not submitted on the correct forms.
Now EVERYONE uses the same basic real estate forms. It may have a different letterhead, but the bid-to-purchase forms are a standard legal form that all Real Estate Agents use.
BUT NOT THIS REO MANAGEMENT COMPANY. They have their own forms, SPECIAL FORMS. They will not read, process or forward a bid unless it is presented on their forms.
Their forms say: "I want to buy this house. I will buy this house sight unseen, without inspections, without preview, while all utilities are off. I will pay asking price. I will buy this house As-Is. The bank assumes no responsibility for this house or this contract, now or at any time in the future. I will pay all expenses and closing costs and I am an idiot.
You must submit this form without any alterations or changes. No exceptions.
They will present your bid to the owner/bank and you can expect a response to take up to 7 days. Or not.... Maybe.... If you sent the correct forms.... And it actually was submitted.... with all the other bids that just miraculously came in...
Even though the house has been for sale for a year, there are now OTHER BIDS for you to compete against.. " Would you like to raise your bid before we submit it. Decide by 1:00 TODAY...!
HAH!
Now you know why the banks are currently stuck with so many foreclosure properties!
This particular REO Management Co. is strictly working the Atlanta area and they represent almost 400 properties. I'm not even sure who to blame for the shocking lack of customer service; the actual Bank or the Management Company.
It actually says on their website and paperwork, that their 'preferred method of communication is e-mail, so please do not call us'. If you call too many times, like our very efficient agent, they will tell you, "send an e-mail".
Amazing.
Still waiting.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Saving For Therapy
As we pull into the driveway this evening, we see that the neighbor's cat has left us a lovely gift. A tasty, dead squirrel. Headless.
She loves us very much...
As we get out of the car, Mark decides to "show" Catelin the squirrel.
So, you already know what kind of father my children have.......
He proceeds to chase Catelin around the driveway slinging a dead, headless squirrel by the tail.
She is shrieking bloody murder: "Mom, Mom, help, make him stooooopppp, why'd you marry him anyway???!!!!" AAAAAHHHHHH, Help!!
She shoves poor bewildered Alex down on the concrete. He is already confused & frightened, not sure what is going on. Usually if Catelin cries, he cries too (just in case).
She is screaming like a maniac, Alex is bawling HIS head off and Mark is running after Catelin yelling "EEEEWWWWW!".
The peace and quiet of our little neighborhood is shattered.
Don't you think the neighbors just love us?
Such is my life, dead squirrels and all.
She loves us very much...
As we get out of the car, Mark decides to "show" Catelin the squirrel.
So, you already know what kind of father my children have.......
He proceeds to chase Catelin around the driveway slinging a dead, headless squirrel by the tail.
She is shrieking bloody murder: "Mom, Mom, help, make him stooooopppp, why'd you marry him anyway???!!!!" AAAAAHHHHHH, Help!!
She shoves poor bewildered Alex down on the concrete. He is already confused & frightened, not sure what is going on. Usually if Catelin cries, he cries too (just in case).
She is screaming like a maniac, Alex is bawling HIS head off and Mark is running after Catelin yelling "EEEEWWWWW!".
The peace and quiet of our little neighborhood is shattered.
Don't you think the neighbors just love us?
Such is my life, dead squirrels and all.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Still Potty Training
This afternoon:
Me: Alex, your pants are still dry. Do you need to potty? Let's sit on the potty!
Alex: NOOOOOOOOO..... NA-HUN! NOOOOO....
(Throws self on floor. Kicks dresser.)
Five minutes later, changing wet Pull-Up.
Me: (Stern voice) Alex, look at this... all wet, next time you put your pee in the potty!
Alex points at the potty chair and says: No, dat's eeeewwwww.
**Sigh**
Me: Alex, your pants are still dry. Do you need to potty? Let's sit on the potty!
Alex: NOOOOOOOOO..... NA-HUN! NOOOOO....
(Throws self on floor. Kicks dresser.)
Five minutes later, changing wet Pull-Up.
Me: (Stern voice) Alex, look at this... all wet, next time you put your pee in the potty!
Alex points at the potty chair and says: No, dat's eeeewwwww.
**Sigh**
Monday, December 22, 2008
Happy Holidays!
The kids and I spent yesterday afternoon making Christmas cookies! Lots of chocolate chips were snatched and eaten.
We made Chocolate Chip, Cream Cheese cookies, Fudge and No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. Today, after we go to the store, I will make some Buckeyes and maybe one other kind of treat. This time I intend to make the cookies when the kids aren't around...
I tried to be one of those "good Moms" and let the kids "help" and "make memories" and all that on Sunday. But, geeesh, all the messes and burnt cookies, and flour spilled all over Alex, and nuts all over the floor, and Alex trying to lick a Ginsu knife. It was enough to give me a twitch.
We did use our fresh picked pecans from Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving dinner Rita, Catelin, Alex and I went for a walk in C-Hill and picked up pecans. We ended up with two BIG plastic bags of fresh pecans. We cracked/shelled these pecans to use in one of our cookie recipes. That was pretty neat! I hope to get a bunch shelled so we can make a Pecan Pie for X-Mas. The fresh nuts were really good, better than store bought.
We put our tree up last week. Between Alex and the kitten, Lucy, the bottom 1/3 of the tree is bare and about four ornaments have been broken. Catelin has put herself in charge of guarding the tree. Two gifts have "accidently" been opened. One by Alex, of course, and one by Lucy. Who knew kittens were kinda like puppies? She chewed and ripped at the paper until it was shreds, ummm, thanks Mom, I like the Arbonne Travel Kit!
Today, we are going to clean house and get the last of the gifts wrapped. I can't believe it is December 22nd already. Even though we have seen every old Rudolph Christmas movie made (about 5 times), decorated a tree and made cookies, listened to endless Christmas music on the radio and paid insane amounts of money to ship gifts, it still does not feel like it should be Christmas time!
Well, better go this house isn't cleaning itself and Alex is getting his own breakfast, Ha, Ha!!
Merry Christmas, ya'll!
We made Chocolate Chip, Cream Cheese cookies, Fudge and No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. Today, after we go to the store, I will make some Buckeyes and maybe one other kind of treat. This time I intend to make the cookies when the kids aren't around...
I tried to be one of those "good Moms" and let the kids "help" and "make memories" and all that on Sunday. But, geeesh, all the messes and burnt cookies, and flour spilled all over Alex, and nuts all over the floor, and Alex trying to lick a Ginsu knife. It was enough to give me a twitch.
We did use our fresh picked pecans from Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving dinner Rita, Catelin, Alex and I went for a walk in C-Hill and picked up pecans. We ended up with two BIG plastic bags of fresh pecans. We cracked/shelled these pecans to use in one of our cookie recipes. That was pretty neat! I hope to get a bunch shelled so we can make a Pecan Pie for X-Mas. The fresh nuts were really good, better than store bought.
We put our tree up last week. Between Alex and the kitten, Lucy, the bottom 1/3 of the tree is bare and about four ornaments have been broken. Catelin has put herself in charge of guarding the tree. Two gifts have "accidently" been opened. One by Alex, of course, and one by Lucy. Who knew kittens were kinda like puppies? She chewed and ripped at the paper until it was shreds, ummm, thanks Mom, I like the Arbonne Travel Kit!
Today, we are going to clean house and get the last of the gifts wrapped. I can't believe it is December 22nd already. Even though we have seen every old Rudolph Christmas movie made (about 5 times), decorated a tree and made cookies, listened to endless Christmas music on the radio and paid insane amounts of money to ship gifts, it still does not feel like it should be Christmas time!
Well, better go this house isn't cleaning itself and Alex is getting his own breakfast, Ha, Ha!!
Merry Christmas, ya'll!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Potty training
This morning.
Me: Alex, you tell me when you have to potty. Okay?
Alex nods.
Me: Keep your pull-ups dry. Okay?
Alex nods.
Ten minutes later, the air is pretty stinky.
Clean up, sit on potty.
Me: Alex, next time you sit on the potty. Put your poop in the potty.
Alex: (Very soft, serious voice) Oh, noooo!
We started out with cotton pants, I was going to skip the whole pull-up phase. Go straight to cotton pants, to make training faster.
After the second time Alex wet his pants, and was left standing in a puddle of pee, he took the stack of cotton pants out of the bathroom and hid them in the bottom of the closet. Then he went and got a diaper and brought it to me.
And so it goes....
Me: Alex, you tell me when you have to potty. Okay?
Alex nods.
Me: Keep your pull-ups dry. Okay?
Alex nods.
Ten minutes later, the air is pretty stinky.
Clean up, sit on potty.
Me: Alex, next time you sit on the potty. Put your poop in the potty.
Alex: (Very soft, serious voice) Oh, noooo!
We started out with cotton pants, I was going to skip the whole pull-up phase. Go straight to cotton pants, to make training faster.
After the second time Alex wet his pants, and was left standing in a puddle of pee, he took the stack of cotton pants out of the bathroom and hid them in the bottom of the closet. Then he went and got a diaper and brought it to me.
And so it goes....
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Wednesday Weariness
I spent most of Alex's nap time this afternoon cleaning out my two cabinets that hold spices, seasonings, oils, etc.
This is the bottom of the can.
When you cook often, as I do, it is important to have an organized, clean, well-stocked kitchen.
Bwaaaa, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Hee, Hee........................ ROFL..............
Okay, you can stop now, it wasn't that funny...
Seriously, I was looking for two things: Colored sugar, for Christmas sugar cookies, and blue food coloring for the magic potion for Catelin.
I know that I had these items before we moved, but now... ? Who knows. Can't find 'em. Must purchase more.
As I was cleaning/organizing I remembered that my baking powder was expired. When I made Pumpkin Bread before Thanksgiving it turned out kinda "heavy". So I wanted to get the baking powder out of the cabinet as well.
Now, this was so funny I thought you all might like it:
It looks fine, don't you think?
This is the bottom of the can.
Ha, no wonder the bread was "heavy", it's a wonder we didn't all die of Botulism or Trictospitosis. The best thing is, I packed it and moved it all the way from IL to GA.
Someone here must really like Hot Sauce. Who needs 5 bottles of hot sauce???
This is where Lucy stands on the chair and tries to help.
(Don't tell Mark, she sniffed his favorite hot sauce)
Let me tell you about The Vinegar, er, Vinegar(s). Balsamic-Fancy Brand, Balsamic-WalMart brand, Red Wine Vinegar, White Wine Vinegar, Apple Cider Vinegar, Seasoned Rice Vinegar and TWO bottles of regular White Vinegar.
Who needs 8 bottles of Vinegar......... the same nuts who have 5 bottles of hot sauce, and 15 packets of soy sauce from the Sushi Bar, that's who!
This is why you need a clean and well-organized kitchen. So you can keep all your Hot Sauces and Vinegars on the same shelf.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Post Thanksgiving Burn-out
Happy Post Thanksgiving Burn-out. I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving and a great turkey feast. Hope you got to see friends and family and remembered to be Thankful. We had a great time visiting with our Grandmas and making memories.
Catelin was off school for the week so the kids and I left on the previous Saturday, drove to Illinois and spent the whole of Thanksgiving week with Grandma Angela. On Wednesday, Mamaw and Papaw drove over from Indiana to spent the holiday with us.
Three Grandparents, two Grandchildren; it's a good thing.
I slept in, finished a good book and even took time to shave my legs. (TMI, sorry, but you just don't understand how significant that really is...)
Now, the drive up to IL was uneventful, just looooong. The weather was good, and no one screamed unnecessarily. Catelin ran the DVD player and Alex was allowed a pacifier. ( I know, I know... but I just don't care...)
We break up the drive with a lunch stop at a McDonalds playland. I always pray against, staph infections, pink-eye germs or random bodily fluids being in the playland.
I wasn't disappointed, Catelin came out to report one little boy was guarding the top of the slide by spitting at everyone. Yeah... there's one in every crowd. At least this time it wasn't mine.
The playland is perfect for Alex to run out all his energy and maybe sleep a little for the second half of the trip. It's a treat for them, for being in the car so long and it's also good-behavior leverage. "If you don't stop fighting/whining/crying/kicking we are NOT going to McDonalds!"
What did parents do before McDonalds?
Coming back to GA was another story. We left an hour and a half behind schedule, it was foggy, it rained, it was dark by 5:00pm, Chattanooga was bumper to bumper traffic for miiilllles and somehow I completely ignored my GPS and got lost briefly in Atlanta. Ack...
So, now it is time to prepare for Christmas. I need to finish my shopping, of course.
Catelin and I always choose a charitable cause to support for Christmas. This year I think we are going to purchase coats for a local 'coat-drive' and maybe even donate supplies to one of the county animal rescue groups. We also need to decide on a tree: real or fake? And see if our decorations made it here in the move or are they in IL? Hmmmm.
I want to spend one afternoon, with Catelin, making cookies.
Geez, I need to start a to-do list.
There are many, many things I need to get started on and get done.
What are you doing to get ready, now that the Holiday season is in full swing?
Catelin was off school for the week so the kids and I left on the previous Saturday, drove to Illinois and spent the whole of Thanksgiving week with Grandma Angela. On Wednesday, Mamaw and Papaw drove over from Indiana to spent the holiday with us.
Three Grandparents, two Grandchildren; it's a good thing.
I slept in, finished a good book and even took time to shave my legs. (TMI, sorry, but you just don't understand how significant that really is...)
Now, the drive up to IL was uneventful, just looooong. The weather was good, and no one screamed unnecessarily. Catelin ran the DVD player and Alex was allowed a pacifier. ( I know, I know... but I just don't care...)
We break up the drive with a lunch stop at a McDonalds playland. I always pray against, staph infections, pink-eye germs or random bodily fluids being in the playland.
I wasn't disappointed, Catelin came out to report one little boy was guarding the top of the slide by spitting at everyone. Yeah... there's one in every crowd. At least this time it wasn't mine.
The playland is perfect for Alex to run out all his energy and maybe sleep a little for the second half of the trip. It's a treat for them, for being in the car so long and it's also good-behavior leverage. "If you don't stop fighting/whining/crying/kicking we are NOT going to McDonalds!"
What did parents do before McDonalds?
Coming back to GA was another story. We left an hour and a half behind schedule, it was foggy, it rained, it was dark by 5:00pm, Chattanooga was bumper to bumper traffic for miiilllles and somehow I completely ignored my GPS and got lost briefly in Atlanta. Ack...
So, now it is time to prepare for Christmas. I need to finish my shopping, of course.
Catelin and I always choose a charitable cause to support for Christmas. This year I think we are going to purchase coats for a local 'coat-drive' and maybe even donate supplies to one of the county animal rescue groups. We also need to decide on a tree: real or fake? And see if our decorations made it here in the move or are they in IL? Hmmmm.
I want to spend one afternoon, with Catelin, making cookies.
Geez, I need to start a to-do list.
There are many, many things I need to get started on and get done.
What are you doing to get ready, now that the Holiday season is in full swing?
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday Observations
1. Ants do not die when it gets cold. They just move into your closet. And the upstairs bath.
2. It is possible to turn the whole television upside down and shake it to get the DVD out. That would be the DVD that Alex shoved past the DVD tray.
3. There needs to be a LAW, that any Halloween candy left over past November 5 must be thrown in the trash immediately.
4. Forty degrees is considered a serious cold-front in Georgia. Everyone broke out the scarves and fuzzy boots. Catelin is still wearing a cotton jacket.
5. Candy Cane Creme Oreos are from the Devil. Purchase at your own risk!
6. When you really need one, every flashlight in the house will have dead batteries.
7. When you put your jeans in the dryer, by mistake, they will never fit again.
8. Oh, and Candy Cane Creme Oreos are evil. Do not buy them...... but if you do... send me two.
Just two, no more than that...
2. It is possible to turn the whole television upside down and shake it to get the DVD out. That would be the DVD that Alex shoved past the DVD tray.
3. There needs to be a LAW, that any Halloween candy left over past November 5 must be thrown in the trash immediately.
4. Forty degrees is considered a serious cold-front in Georgia. Everyone broke out the scarves and fuzzy boots. Catelin is still wearing a cotton jacket.
5. Candy Cane Creme Oreos are from the Devil. Purchase at your own risk!
6. When you really need one, every flashlight in the house will have dead batteries.
7. When you put your jeans in the dryer, by mistake, they will never fit again.
8. Oh, and Candy Cane Creme Oreos are evil. Do not buy them...... but if you do... send me two.
Just two, no more than that...
Monday, November 17, 2008
Oh, so pretty...
"I feel pretty, oh so pretty.... " everybody sing now " ....so pretty, and witty and bright!"
Sorry Dad, but the boy likes himself a bit o' color.
Please note that the lipstick is everywhere except his lips.
Don't worry Grandmas', it's not blood. Nor, is it, a new variety of Alex Allergy hives.
Oh no, it is a whole tube of Avon, Beyond Color, Lip Plumping, Mad About Mauve. Yes, mauve lipstick.
What you can't see is, that it is even rubbed into the back of his neck and behind his ears.
Apparently, when he got the lipstick out of my make-up carrier he also grabbed a really nice Clinique blush brush. He used the blush brush to smear the lipstick all over the floor and front of the dresser. So not only is the lipstick a goner, but so is my best blush brush.
This is about the 5th tube of lipstick that Alex has destroyed.
Sorry Dad, but the boy likes himself a bit o' color.I swear I was only out of sight 6 or 8 minutes so that I could go upstairs and supervise Catelin's piano practice. I had a feeling she was practicing her notes one time and then just hitting replay on her keyboard over and over. (I'm still not sure that wasn't the case.)
I left Alex sitting quietly with his trucks, watching Caillou on PBS. I'm pretty sure it was a premediated strike. He was just waiting for the right moment.
Please note that the lipstick is everywhere except his lips.Now that annoying song is in my head.
Just wait, you're going to be humming it all day and cursing me.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Catelinisms
After 6 years of speech therapy, private and public school system, Catelin is probably going to 'graduate' out of school speech therapy this year. Now, she is doing great, but when you have a speech delay you seem to lose something, or maybe just be behind, in the phonics department.
Pronunciation can be a bit challenging and we do have to practice more when it comes to "sounding things out". We especially notice this when practicing weekly spelling words.
Or, when we realize she is pronouncing something completely wrong.
Today we were driving in the car. Catelin had been tormenting Alex for quite a while. Then she shrieks: "Alex just picked his nose and threw a burger at me". She totally deserved it.
Yesterday, she asked Dad if we could buy Mollyopy (Monopoly) to play.
She is a good sport about me correcting her. Pumpkin, not punkun, etc.
But, she flat refused to believe that it was a festival, not a festiball. Because, you know, it's like a party.?!
That said, the girl, reads and comprehends at almost 5th grad level (she's in 3rd).
?? Huh?? Love that girl!
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Don't forget to give your kids extra hugs today.
Even if they did: pour cereal on the floor, break a lamp, spill red Gatorade, lose the remote, knock the folded laundry onto the floor, dump the cat's food into her water bowl....................
Pronunciation can be a bit challenging and we do have to practice more when it comes to "sounding things out". We especially notice this when practicing weekly spelling words.
Or, when we realize she is pronouncing something completely wrong.
Today we were driving in the car. Catelin had been tormenting Alex for quite a while. Then she shrieks: "Alex just picked his nose and threw a burger at me". She totally deserved it.
Yesterday, she asked Dad if we could buy Mollyopy (Monopoly) to play.
She is a good sport about me correcting her. Pumpkin, not punkun, etc.
But, she flat refused to believe that it was a festival, not a festiball. Because, you know, it's like a party.?!
That said, the girl, reads and comprehends at almost 5th grad level (she's in 3rd).
?? Huh?? Love that girl!
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Don't forget to give your kids extra hugs today.
Even if they did: pour cereal on the floor, break a lamp, spill red Gatorade, lose the remote, knock the folded laundry onto the floor, dump the cat's food into her water bowl....................
Monday, October 6, 2008
Welcome To Wild Kingdom
I am not making this up!
Today, as we are leaving for the airport, a bird flew into the house. A little brown Georgia bird of some sort.
It flew into the garage, then into the open door into the house, buzzing Rita across the top of her head as it entered. It then proceeded to fly around the dining room until it flew smack into the window and sank, stunned between the window and the blinds.
I grabbed a towel, but got squemish, so Rita scooped him up and deposited him into the bush outside.
Bugs, critters, snakes, what's a little birdie flying around the house?
Today, as we are leaving for the airport, a bird flew into the house. A little brown Georgia bird of some sort.
It flew into the garage, then into the open door into the house, buzzing Rita across the top of her head as it entered. It then proceeded to fly around the dining room until it flew smack into the window and sank, stunned between the window and the blinds.
I grabbed a towel, but got squemish, so Rita scooped him up and deposited him into the bush outside.
Bugs, critters, snakes, what's a little birdie flying around the house?
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