So Brandon and I aren't very good at going on dates alone with our kids, but we try. Last weekend was his turn and this weekend was mine. So this afternoon Laura and I went to Walmart to buy gifts for the two birthday parties she has coming up. While in there we ran into someone who's face I clearly remembered, but couldn't recall the person's name and we in passing said hello, not too far from this mystery friend, Laura asks me who that was and I'm slowly letting out that words as I wheel quickly to get out of ear shot..that...was...a...friend.. of mine... What was her name? I whispered in her ear "I don't remember", she asks out loud, her name was don't remember? I'm fairly certain the lady didn't hear but I was still embarrassed. And I still can't place her and it's bugging the heck ouf of me!!!
So the rest of our date consisted of trying to go rollerskating, but it was closed. We then went to the library and then spontaneously stopped in at a couple of ballet schools, Laura's dying to go. She got to see a jazz performance at one place and a one on one training of a real ballerina at another. Laura's question about the ballerina was why is she holding on to the pole? We finished up at Wendy's. We really had a good time. No rushing to get anywhere, no share with your sibling, we just enjoyed each other. I'm so glad to have hear as my daughter!
Oh funny side note. We have a Honda Odyssey (to me a cadiallac) and a 91 Toyota Corolla that we paid $500 for . The "white car" is always the preference for the kids. They like to roll the windows down manually and open the doors themselves. Laura said tonight that when we get rid of the van I want to get a car, cause you can open the door yourself. In the van we have to press the button and wait for the door to open. The rough times of the kids these days! :)
Friday, May 2, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Templates and Summer Plans
So I like change and I like changing my blog template...there's so many fun things out there. However, when I change it takes away my good bloggins and that's not good. If anyone knows of of a way for that not to happen would you please clue me in? Thanks!
So today Cole asked when spring break started and I asked you mean summer and he said yea. So I told him and asked what he was going to do with the summer and he said play video games, start his shop and hire some workers. He's hilarious. Money is very important, he thinks if he gets $100 he'll be rich...for a kid. He's always setting up store in his room and very sincerely asks mom want to come to my store. He set up a restaurant outside and was serving pretzels wrapped in tortillas. A couple of years ago we had a lego sale which entailed star wars characters he created out of legos. We had some garage sale people stop and they were not happy that that was all that was out. He is a hoot! I love him, so much like his father :).
If you're in the market for a third hand gamecube Cole has one available for $102, but he'd let it go for a $100.
So today Cole asked when spring break started and I asked you mean summer and he said yea. So I told him and asked what he was going to do with the summer and he said play video games, start his shop and hire some workers. He's hilarious. Money is very important, he thinks if he gets $100 he'll be rich...for a kid. He's always setting up store in his room and very sincerely asks mom want to come to my store. He set up a restaurant outside and was serving pretzels wrapped in tortillas. A couple of years ago we had a lego sale which entailed star wars characters he created out of legos. We had some garage sale people stop and they were not happy that that was all that was out. He is a hoot! I love him, so much like his father :).
If you're in the market for a third hand gamecube Cole has one available for $102, but he'd let it go for a $100.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Relationship Tag
How did you meet your spouse? In Tallahassee 5th Ward by the bishop's office.
Where did you go on your first date? Mexican restaurant and movie, we had lunch times before that but it was a group thing and definitely not a first date.
How long have you been together?Almost 11 years!
Who eats more? Me, darnit (slightly less southern).
Who said I love you first? He did.
Who is taller? He is.
Who sings better? He does, double darnit.
Who is smarter? He is for sure.
Who does the laundry? Mostly me, but it's not unlike him to throw a load in or help fold while we watch TV. (same as Janet's, but too true so I just left it there)
Who does the dishes? We have a system that sometimes works...he unloads, I load and sometimes we each do both.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do, like Janet closest to the door, closest to the kids.
Who pays the bills? Split, he pays the ones online and I pay the snail mail ones...I spend less if I know what's going on, in theory anyway.
Who mows the lawn? Our nifty lawn service that Brandon pays for through computer work for the Bishop, so officially Brandon I suppose, we used to both do it, it's therapeutic.
Who cooks dinner? He does occasionally but mostly I do because I'm so picky about food.
Who drives when you are together? Again split, but I prefer to, as the passenger takes care of the back seat passengers.
Who is more stubborn? Depends on the situation, Brandon is not as often, but if his mind is set on something, you can hang it up.
Who is the first to admit when they’re wrong? Me, to a fault.
Who kissed who first? It was mutual.
Who proposed? He did on Valentine's Day at a park near where I grew up, he was supposed to be giving me chocolate, but I got a ring instead and a wonderful husband, not a bad trade.
Who is more sensitive? Me.
Who has more friends? I'd say me because we live in my hometown not his and he's busy working most of the time while I do the little bit of socializing that I do.
Who has more siblings? He does by one.
Who wears the pants? He does, but he gives me the final word a lot, again like Janet's but true.
I'm taggin' Marquesas and Julie P., can' wait to read them :)
Where did you go on your first date? Mexican restaurant and movie, we had lunch times before that but it was a group thing and definitely not a first date.
How long have you been together?Almost 11 years!
Who eats more? Me, darnit (slightly less southern).
Who said I love you first? He did.
Who is taller? He is.
Who sings better? He does, double darnit.
Who is smarter? He is for sure.
Who does the laundry? Mostly me, but it's not unlike him to throw a load in or help fold while we watch TV. (same as Janet's, but too true so I just left it there)
Who does the dishes? We have a system that sometimes works...he unloads, I load and sometimes we each do both.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do, like Janet closest to the door, closest to the kids.
Who pays the bills? Split, he pays the ones online and I pay the snail mail ones...I spend less if I know what's going on, in theory anyway.
Who mows the lawn? Our nifty lawn service that Brandon pays for through computer work for the Bishop, so officially Brandon I suppose, we used to both do it, it's therapeutic.
Who cooks dinner? He does occasionally but mostly I do because I'm so picky about food.
Who drives when you are together? Again split, but I prefer to, as the passenger takes care of the back seat passengers.
Who is more stubborn? Depends on the situation, Brandon is not as often, but if his mind is set on something, you can hang it up.
Who is the first to admit when they’re wrong? Me, to a fault.
Who kissed who first? It was mutual.
Who proposed? He did on Valentine's Day at a park near where I grew up, he was supposed to be giving me chocolate, but I got a ring instead and a wonderful husband, not a bad trade.
Who is more sensitive? Me.
Who has more friends? I'd say me because we live in my hometown not his and he's busy working most of the time while I do the little bit of socializing that I do.
Who has more siblings? He does by one.
Who wears the pants? He does, but he gives me the final word a lot, again like Janet's but true.
I'm taggin' Marquesas and Julie P., can' wait to read them :)
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Cole's quip
So I remembered, what Cole said. As he came out from getting dressed and said "mom, I want underwear that doesn't have anything on them". I didn't think anything of it at first and then I thought Oh My Gosh, my baby has just hit some kind of milestone. I would of never thought it would come so soon or really come at all, but it came and it made me smile.
Last night the kids were bored and we had piece of square shaped styrofoam and he decided to turn it into a television. Whoever held it up to their face was watching and whoever wasn't watching was performing. When the watcher said change channel the performer had to come up with a new "tv show". It was so cute to watch and they were pretty good at changing quickly. There was a lot of dancing, marrying princes and fighting battles. Tonight Hannah broke the tv, not much unlike her typically pushing the real tv buttons and infuriating her brother and sister.
Last night the kids were bored and we had piece of square shaped styrofoam and he decided to turn it into a television. Whoever held it up to their face was watching and whoever wasn't watching was performing. When the watcher said change channel the performer had to come up with a new "tv show". It was so cute to watch and they were pretty good at changing quickly. There was a lot of dancing, marrying princes and fighting battles. Tonight Hannah broke the tv, not much unlike her typically pushing the real tv buttons and infuriating her brother and sister.
Life's changes
It's a beautiful sunny day. I pull up to get gas, get out and notice loud music playing but not the thump thump variety. This is 80s music that I recognize. The car it's coming from is right next to me and it's a cute little convertible. I see that it is two girls, young, blonded, clad in teeny bikinis and headed to the beach. As the one girl comes out of the store with cold drinks, she says let's get on the road all excited. You can tell their day was going to be filled with sun and fun. I was taken back 15-20 (!!!) years and that was me with a friend headed to the beach (though my torso was never bikiniable)... care free sunning, no worries of sunburns, strangers, sand in the car or the seconds passing by like the wind. Then....knock, knock, knock MOM!!!! and I'm brought quickly back to today's spring break. I get into the driver's seat of my mini van and head off to Chuck E. Cheese, hand Hannah her lukewarm milk, while I listen to my kid's fight over which song they want to hear for the 15,000th time from their favorite CD. A day ahead of us filled with sobs, shrieks, smiles, and the best hugs and laughter known to mankind. I wouldn't chang places for the world...not permanently anyway :).
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Out of the mouths
of Cole and Laura..
okay justLaura I can't remember Cole's but I know it was a doozy so as soon as I remember it I'm putting it on here.
I was carrying Laura to bed tonight and she was pretty tired and she said Mom, I love you forever and I told her the same. Then she said mom I don't want to grow up, she's said this before and she's pretty serious about this. She continued I don't want to grow up and move away and have a baby. I try to explain that this will take some time and that she doesn't have to do those things if she doesn't want to...I'm not sure what else to say. I want to say you will be dying to leave long before you're able to but I'm pretty sure that was worsen the situation. Then she said...Cole will grow up before I will and I agreed, she said that's good because he's very nice to me. My heart was melting all over the place. She's always been so independent so things like this catch me off guard.
Today we were going to someone's house after church, that's right last minute visiting teaching and the kids were going with me and Laura asked if the person we were going to see, would be home and I said yes she left right after church. Laura was so surprised, her questions where..."she left right after church?!! She went straight to her car?!! She didn't do any talking?!!" I guess we've been talking more than I thought we were.
And Hannah's brilliant quip was last week when she said her first sentence "Bye Mama" :)
okay justLaura I can't remember Cole's but I know it was a doozy so as soon as I remember it I'm putting it on here.
I was carrying Laura to bed tonight and she was pretty tired and she said Mom, I love you forever and I told her the same. Then she said mom I don't want to grow up, she's said this before and she's pretty serious about this. She continued I don't want to grow up and move away and have a baby. I try to explain that this will take some time and that she doesn't have to do those things if she doesn't want to...I'm not sure what else to say. I want to say you will be dying to leave long before you're able to but I'm pretty sure that was worsen the situation. Then she said...Cole will grow up before I will and I agreed, she said that's good because he's very nice to me. My heart was melting all over the place. She's always been so independent so things like this catch me off guard.
Today we were going to someone's house after church, that's right last minute visiting teaching and the kids were going with me and Laura asked if the person we were going to see, would be home and I said yes she left right after church. Laura was so surprised, her questions where..."she left right after church?!! She went straight to her car?!! She didn't do any talking?!!" I guess we've been talking more than I thought we were.
And Hannah's brilliant quip was last week when she said her first sentence "Bye Mama" :)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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