he is just so sweet at times, and then he can be a little monster

he really is a sweet little boy. his latest thing to do is that whenever he leaves the room that I am in, or walks outside to play with his older brother and sister....he has to walk up to me, wave bye bye, and kiss the air. every time. he is so sweet I could just eat him up.
and not 10 minutes later, he sits in his highchair and throws spaghetti across the kitchen. and laughs. and then he drank some water and spit it out, onto the floor. to add to the spaghetti mixture.
did I mention I had just mopped the kitchen floor 3 hours ago?

Happy 2009!

well, New Years Eve was kinda sucky. the man told me he had New Years Eve "off". I assumed that meant he was NOT working. I was awakened at 4:45AM when he jumped from the bed and was out the door by 5:16AM. I must have been delirious, because for a few minutes I was thinking how sweet he was for getting up to go get doughnuts and coffee. and then, when he FINALLY called me back at 3PM to tell me he was on his way home, I unleashed the wrath. OK, so he meant he would be home the night of NYE. I get that now. but do not leave the house without saying boo to me and then leave your damn cell phone turned off. nothing pisses me off more than that. like, he has absolutely no concerns at all that an emergency could happen and I may need to contact him.

and the children were not helping. screaming. fighting. picking fights. woke up their little brother from his much needed nap way too soon.

let's just say that when the man got home, he popped open the champagne at 5ish and I drank it. all. and we had pizza for dinner. I felt a tad better.

the kids wanted to stay up until midnight and I told them it all depended on behavior. let's just say they failed. 10PM they were sent to bed. much crying and whining and begging. nope, not gonna happen. I'm not listening to the 2 of them for 2more hours just fighting with one another because they're "there". no amount of champagne makes that bearable.

they were asleep within 5 seconds of actually laying down. the man and I followed and we were also sleeping soon thereafter.

must be a getting older thing that not actually seeing the clock tick over to 12:00 is not all that bad of a feeling.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas was fun:) the Wii is a huge hit. along with a car for the little man. and my daughter is watching the new Barbie Christmas movie as I type. I've been beaten to a pulp in boxing by my oldest son, which he found very amusing. but, I kicked his butt in tennis.



















we had almost the whole family here for Christmas Day(4 people never showed....no calls....hope they are OK and had a good day...dh's family is known for their no shows). however, I would like to say that if you come to someone's home for dinner, the very least you could do is put your crap into the trash yourself. and if that person has a broken toe, stfu and get up and get your own damn drinks and food. I do have a 1 yr old. I do not leave half-filled cups and plates laying around my home, because, he will find them and dump them. that is what 1 yr olds do. and no, it's really not "cute".
I found a half eaten piece of carrot cake in the bathroom. a half filled glass of wine on the floor by the tree, which the little man was sampling(he apparently likes wine, he slept well last night).

yep, skipped a day again....but now it's Christmas Eve Day

the night before last, I woke up at about 2AM to the baby crying. I got up, half asleep, and quickly walked to him. as I got to the end of the bed, my little toe on my left foot met the oak chest. hard. crunch hard.
so, long story short= broken toe. purple, swollen, ugly toe. walking on my heel of that foot.
and most likely, no half-marathon.

does that explain my non blogginess feeling of yesterday?


but, today is Christmas Eve Day, and it'll be nice. it's sunny, and 80 degrees here. daughter is the angel in the Kid-Friendly 5PM church service. then we're off to my sister's house for dinner.

I have to cook 2 casseroles.
have the man clean the house.
have son clean hamster cages.
have the man clean up the backyard of leaves so it does not look like the brown tundra anymore.(OK< it ended up raining so we were not outside anyways)
take daughter to rehearsal at 11AM.(and found out that Joseph couldn't make it and volunteered my oldest son to play the part)
be back at church at 4:30ish for service.
double check that house is clean.
have fun.


Joseph and an angel



Christmas Eve Kid's Service

Manic Monday

so, it's Monday. kids are out of school. a cold front went through last night and it is 20 degrees colder today than it was yesterday. so, it's a little bit more "Christmasy" now. and yet, the news says it will be close to 80 for Christmas Day. ho ho ho, don't put the flipflops away just yet.

"Let It Snow!"....cuz, well, it's not gonna snow here and I know my friends are digging out of lots of the white stuff. it is pretty.