I seemed to have missed class the day moms were taught they must ALWAYS know where EVERY item in the house is located. Why? Why? Why should I ALWAYS KNOW where everything is?
Now if it's Mark's keys he's looking for, that MAY be my fault. I may or may not have been know for not putting his keys back in the drawer every time I use them.
But hey, give mom a break and just go look for that lost Lego yourself. Try and actually search for that lost shoe just once. Your mom would be proud, and hey, give the poor lady a break, she's tired and had a long day.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Man I'm Old!
Today I turned 35. When my mom called to wish me a happy birthday, she asked me if I felt older. Today I do. I certainly do.
Case in point: I went to my exercise class - praying that I wouldn't pee my pants the whole time we did jumping jacks.
I finally got the chance to do my hair and there they are again...those stinky grays. Didn't I just dye my hair? It never ends.
When Mark asked what I wanted to do for my birthday, I seriously thought about telling him how about we get take-out and rent a movie.
Look at the numbers. I know. I've helped Ethan do his math homework - Four or less, just ignore. Five plus, add one more. Let's face it, baby! I'm basically 40! And that is just too much to handle.
Case in point: I went to my exercise class - praying that I wouldn't pee my pants the whole time we did jumping jacks.
I finally got the chance to do my hair and there they are again...those stinky grays. Didn't I just dye my hair? It never ends.
When Mark asked what I wanted to do for my birthday, I seriously thought about telling him how about we get take-out and rent a movie.
Look at the numbers. I know. I've helped Ethan do his math homework - Four or less, just ignore. Five plus, add one more. Let's face it, baby! I'm basically 40! And that is just too much to handle.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Love is...A poem by kindergartners
Aaron brought this home on Friday. I loved it. Happy Valentines Day to all those I love.
Love is taking care of someone - Isabelle
Love is making cookies - Aria
Love is being good to others - Emily
Love is letting others go first - Bridget
Love is being nice to friends - Kody
Love is helping friends when they're hurt - Cameron
Love is telling your mom you love her - Lai
Love is helping your mom - Kara
Love is playing with someone - Hyrum
Love is saying nice words - Aaron
Love is giving hugs and kisses - Natalie
Love is saying "I love you" - Laney
Love is giving people hugs when they don't have a friend - Wesley
Love is making someone's favorite food - Shela
Love is doing what your dad says - Michael
Love is giving hugs when others are sad - Phoenix
Love is giving hugs to dad - Donna
Love is making me feel good - Briggs
Love is giving high fives - Vianne
Aren't little kids the best?! I love what they have to say.
Along the lines of cute things said, here's another one-liner from Aaron.
This morning Mark took Aaron with him to The Home Depot. Apparently there was a women in the parking lot that needed help lifting a heavy box into her car. Mark went over and helped her out. As they were walking away, Aaron turned to Mark and said, "I get it, Dad. Other women are special too, not just Mom."
You see, Mark is always telling the boys and reminding them to treat their mother like a princess. Today Aaron learned that all women are princesses too.
Love is taking care of someone - Isabelle
Love is making cookies - Aria
Love is being good to others - Emily
Love is letting others go first - Bridget
Love is being nice to friends - Kody
Love is helping friends when they're hurt - Cameron
Love is telling your mom you love her - Lai
Love is helping your mom - Kara
Love is playing with someone - Hyrum
Love is saying nice words - Aaron
Love is giving hugs and kisses - Natalie
Love is saying "I love you" - Laney
Love is giving people hugs when they don't have a friend - Wesley
Love is making someone's favorite food - Shela
Love is doing what your dad says - Michael
Love is giving hugs when others are sad - Phoenix
Love is giving hugs to dad - Donna
Love is making me feel good - Briggs
Love is giving high fives - Vianne
Aren't little kids the best?! I love what they have to say.
Along the lines of cute things said, here's another one-liner from Aaron.
This morning Mark took Aaron with him to The Home Depot. Apparently there was a women in the parking lot that needed help lifting a heavy box into her car. Mark went over and helped her out. As they were walking away, Aaron turned to Mark and said, "I get it, Dad. Other women are special too, not just Mom."
You see, Mark is always telling the boys and reminding them to treat their mother like a princess. Today Aaron learned that all women are princesses too.
Valentine Boxes
Who knew that being in third grade was such a big deal? Not only is this the year you start receiving actually grades - A, B, C, and such - rather than the old 1, 2, 3, but you also graduate to the Valentine level of having to bring a decorated box from home for your valentines.
Thinking back, I totally remember valentines boxes as something important and fun to look forward to, but I certainly cannot for the life of me remember how I decorated any of my boxes. That said, I found myself all excited once again about making a valentines box -- that was until we actually had to start the whole processes.
Ethan is a boy. All boy that is. This meant there would be no hearts, no lace doilies, and definately no pink tissue paper involved. Our third idea was the winner. And, if I do say so myself, I think we did a pretty great job too! We made Ethan a locker made out of a saltine cracker box. I was just excited that we actually had everything in the house we needed to make the silly thing. Truth be told, I finished it up by myself the night before the party while the little guys slept. He helped me with the finishing details in the morning so I could say he did actually help me. Ethan really liked it and said he was going to keep it for next year.
Thinking back, I totally remember valentines boxes as something important and fun to look forward to, but I certainly cannot for the life of me remember how I decorated any of my boxes. That said, I found myself all excited once again about making a valentines box -- that was until we actually had to start the whole processes.
Ethan is a boy. All boy that is. This meant there would be no hearts, no lace doilies, and definately no pink tissue paper involved. Our third idea was the winner. And, if I do say so myself, I think we did a pretty great job too! We made Ethan a locker made out of a saltine cracker box. I was just excited that we actually had everything in the house we needed to make the silly thing. Truth be told, I finished it up by myself the night before the party while the little guys slept. He helped me with the finishing details in the morning so I could say he did actually help me. Ethan really liked it and said he was going to keep it for next year.
I laughed when I I looked inside his cracker box and saw all the many valentines stuffed in there. You see, Ethan has a terrible problem with collectng things and clutter. He loves stuff!! Seeing the inside of that locker took my mind to the future and what his locker will look like when he's in highschool. I just hope the poor kid can find his text books when he needs them.
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