I am ready to go outside...

Or so he thinks.

Charlie was taking his sweet time getting dressed this morning so he got left behind when I took the kids to the bus stop. He convinced Dan, between work calls, to get on his hat and jacket so that when I got home, he was ready to go outside.

He cried and cried at the front door dressed like this until I felt soooo bad that I put his pants, socks and shoes on him and took him out to play in the snow.

Alyssaisms and brags

Today seemed to be an Alyssa day. Looking through the pile of homework that came home on Friday but got delivered to mommy on Monday I came across class project paper book about the 100th day of school.

It is titled "My 100th Day Wish Book"

Inside the kids wrote wishes in fill in blank style and drew pics. Here is what Alyssa's said.

I wish I had 100 buloons.
I wish I had 100 Dolers.
I wish I had 100 koocies.
But I do NOT want 100 Kids!

I was telling my friends that she must have been on brother overload the day she wrote that.

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Then this afternoon Lys came home from school with a paper on her latest AR test. She and Dan have been reading Eragon the past few weeks and she took it to school today so she could test on it. She scored 16 out of 20 which is very impressive since it is a 6th grade book and she is just in 1st grade. I am quite proud of her. She is looking very forward to the next book in the series, Eldest, just so she can go and test on it at school.

Longing for spring...

Things are starting to pop up all over the garden. My daffodils are ready to bloom and the columbines are slowly unfurling their leaves. My spices are coming back to life and peeking out from under the dirt as well. Spring is in the ground but not yet in the air as we are still getting lots of rain and the occasional snow flurry.

It seems as though spring has also struck the kids. They are wishing the sun would come out so they can ride their bikes. Dreaming of long summer days under the sprinklers and in the pool have begun.

It makes for long and loud weekends when the rain is pouring down and the wind blowing.

Soon, I tell them, hoping it will be true, soon spring will have truly sprung and the vastness of the great outdoors will once again be available to us all.

Snuggle Boys

One of my favorite parts of the day is snuggle time.

It can happen any ole time of the day or night and usually consists of me in the recliner with one or more boys in my lap.

The hugs and kisses, laughter and smiles...

This is what being a mommy is all about!

NOT a morning person

In all ways you can imagine, I am not a morning person. This becomes difficult when you have 4 out of 6 children who like to wake up early. Not only do they wake up early but they wake up like their daddy, alive, vibrant and ready for the day the moment their eyes open.

For the most part, Lys and Jonny, the two who are most awake and also the loudest, tend to remain calm. They will turn on the TV and get dressed for school.

Then there are days like today. 6:15AM and I can hear arguing coming from the bedroom. Mind you, this is a full 45 minutes before anyone else in the house needs to be awake. The arguing is followed by a stern hush to Jonny from Alyssa. (At least SHE knows they are not supposed to be arguing.)

Wonderful silence follows until about 10 minutes to 7 when they can simply no longer contain themselves. I grumble as I head down the hall only to run smack dab into Lys as she is running out of her room to attempt to get to the computer first Jonny flying after her, not dressed at all and trying to scream in a whisper that he gets the first turn.

No computer for either of them as they are told to go and sit down for breakfast.

I am pretty sure I fed them cereal but since I was not really awake until long after they left for school, who really knows.

Reminders

Why is it that it takes a jolt to remember to do something that you wanted to do in the first place? I was very excited to start this blog, just another place to put my thoughts and all those cute lil things that happen in my day. But I have not posted here in over a month. Until I got a reminder.

A friend of mine started a blog...

and then another...

and we talked about them...

and I remembered my Blog...

and here I am...

But it is not just this. I forget so many things I want to do until someone knocks me upside the head with a reminder that makes me think, "Oh yeah, I wanted to do that" and then I get moving.

Must be getting old!

Big Red Truck

Dan went out and picked up a truck last night. We have been without a vehicle for a couple of months now.

Mikey exclaimed when he saw the truck with a squeal of delight. "Mommy, now we have a BIG RED TRUCK just like The Wiggles Big Red Car.

As for me, I love the truck. It is huge and runs great. Dan thinks it is his, but I am laying claim to it!

An Afghan for Vanessa

Finished up the 2nd of two matching afghans for my Forum friend Vanessa. I am so proud of the work I did on this one and hope they both keep Vanessa, Rufus and Taylor warm and cozy.