Weird hat, weird show
I probably mentioned a while ago the strangest movie, Ponyo! Well, Tim has been on the mad hunt to find it for the kids (and maybe to secretly understand what was so weird about it). Well, no mission is a mission left undone-he found it. Not only did Zane sit and watch this strange movie today, he wore a strange hat to go along with it. Notice the broken battery pack that supposedly turns on hat lights??? Notice its size. Oh, and notice my clean walls that we finally had painted and patched up!
The ice cream truck
I just had to stop when I heard the tunes! Ya know that sound of the ice cream truck coming closer and closer? I haven’t visited the ice cream truck since Jr. High School. I had Zane and Jase on a bike ride with me but they weren’t quite as excited as me. They didn’t know what that sound was or what it meant!
We cycled quickly to our house to pick up some money and get back before she pulled away. They both pointed to the picture of Fun Dip and said that is what they wanted. Me, I picked the ice cream sandwich and it was a delicious cold treat. : ) We ate our treats on the curb and then rode our bikes back home. What a fabulous Saturday afternoon activity!
Having fun at the park
Man, look at those smiles (and some interesting teeth). I wish I could be mother of the year everyday and play at the park!
Another dance off
Zane has been caught rockin’ out before… remember the Journey recording? Well, here we are again BUT in a new way. Oh boy, this is hilarious! What is her learning from his older sister and should I be worried???
Just in case
Lauren, this is for you… just in case you were feeling too lazy to go to my photography website. : )
Sunday
I just right now decided something… Tim is in charge of everything on Sunday! He is a fabulous cook so he can totally handle the kitchen, no problems. He cooks and cleans. BUT, the children are also his duty on Sunday. (when I was reading a book, watching him cook and man the children, I decided that I would like to see this more often on Sundays!) Then, I went and played in my studio with my camera. (In addition to cooking a fabulous meal, he delivered a hot and steamy treat to me…, let’s call it Afternoon Delight)
Why would I ever go back to the old way of Sunday? My plan will go over smoothly, I’m sure. : )
Over the weekend, I took some pictures of Zoe. She is hilarious and so independent. Isn’t parenting somebody just like you quite the task? ALSO, I was busy having my cute niece over here for the week and I had so much fun trying to be tricky and get some pictures of her, it turns out that necklaces are her currency.
7 going on 25
So, just wondering… should I be worried? I do like those shoes but since I never wear them, I suppose she is putting them to good use. She loves to dress in these things with my jewelry and walk around the house like she is ummmm, well… hot stuff. : ) She is a little too anxious to be a teenager (and I am a little too anxious to keep her little forever).
Love her
We have been taking care of Paisley this week. She is such a pleasure to have around-always smiling and saying , “tink you,” for everything I give to her. She is a special little girl and there were moments when I was willing to trade 2 for 1 (my 2 for 1 of her). She is adorable… don’t you completely agree!!! Too bad we have to let her go home today. Maybe TJ will take my 2 and leave her here??? : )
It’s time…
Why does everything have to do with time? Seriously, everything. (btw, I love when Zane says, “cirius mom.”)
I’ll get to that
not now, later
in a few minutes
when you grow-up
just a second
tomorrow
not yet
almost
not time yet
let’s get going
we’re late
hurry up
what time is it?
I can’t wait
just wait
in the future
this week
next week
next year
etc. etc. etc. etc.
the list could go on and on but let’s get to the point already. My everyday consists of at least 1/2 of these clusters of words. Why am I always driven by time and what the clock says? There are moments when I wonder how many times I have said, “In just a second…” It makes my shoulders tense to have to say that or hear myself say that. Don’t you ever want to be completely irresponsible, throw away the clock, be late and not care, not show up, lay in bed, go slow, not care about tomorrow, or next week? What would that be like? Some days I want to grab by the horns and tackle and some days I want to do the above-throw away the clock. : ) Can I have my cake and eat it too?
Hold out your hands to feel the luxury of the sunbeams. ~Helen Keller
When in doubt, take a bath. ~Mae West
You must always be curious. ~Walt Whitman
Forget your mistakes but remember what they taught you. ~Dorothy Galyean
Make each day your masterpiece. ~John Wooden
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the Ribbons. ~Ruth Ann Schabacker
A little secret
OK, this needs to stay between me, myself and I.
We had painters come the other day to fix all the walls that had patches of undecided colors, holes from previous decor, staples, markers, putty, etc. When they were here I was thinking how wonderful it was to have such a detail oriented crew-moving everything out of the way, covering everything with plastic, and taking all things off the wall UNTIL I saw this…
I suddenly was feeling gross. I couldn’t believe that the back of my refrigerator looked like THIS. HOW could it be? I am a pretty clean person. I was wishing they weren’t so thorough because not only do I now know (and might have to throw up) but now THEY know too. This is not good. Not good at all. What is worse is the amount of time it took to clean this. I have no idea what it was but it wanted to stay there for good. I scraped, rubbed, scrubbed, and wiped until this section of my floor looked like the rest (which may been just as messy-but that is neither here nor there). When is the last time you cleaned behind your refrigerator? Am I the only one that has completely forgotten that a floor exists back there?
The good news… I found my Costa Vida magnet. : )
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