P.O.S.T... post!

Connor impresses the bejesus out of me almost every day. Lately he's been pointing out the letters of a word and then saying what he thinks the word is. Just now he said, "D.E.L.L.... computer!" LOL. I think that is so smart! He knows that letters make words. It's pretty cute that he thinks the computer would actually say computer on it. hehe.

Maddy has an appointment with the lung dr tomorrow. I hope that he says she doesn't have to take her meds anymore. That would be super. Actually, speaking of that I was going to refill her prescription tomorrow but I think I'll wait til after the appointment and see what he says. I doubt he will take her off of it, but maybe!

Oh, and the lasagna I made the other night came out awesome. I'll post it online when I get a chance.

Haircuts

In honor of the approaching school year I took Maddy to get her hair cut. While I was there I just went ahead and did Connor too. He needed it, badly.

Maddy looks adorable! I got it cut just above her shoulders. It's short enough to bring out the curls and it's cute! I love it, she loves it, all is good.

Then I got Connor's hair buzzed for the first time. He looks like a totally different kid. Seriously, I hardly recognize him. His hair is so blond you almost can't see it. He looks bald. lol. But the upside is that he has a perfectly round head. It was able to form nicely since he insisted on being held for the first year of his life. Oh, and he didn't cry during the haircut! Not once. Amazing. That is the first time ever. Part of it is that it's much quicker to just buzz the whole thing AND they didn't have to spray him with the water bottle. Which he hates! That really gets the whole haircut off to a bad start.

Anyways.... so my kids no longer look like homeless folk.

Tears of the overtired

I have two tired kids on my hands.

Maddy burst into tears because we had to go grocery shopping. She seriously cried for like 30 minutes over it. Not a pouty whining cry either. Oh no, the big someone-broke-my-heart wailing cry that she has perfected over the past two years. When she finally picked up the pieces of her broken spirit she said "I'm not going to talk for the rest of the day." (LOL!) 30 seconds later when she started talking I said "Ohhh... your talking!" Which started another round of tears.

Then when we got home from the store Connor just walked around crying for no reason what so ever. He started crying because I wouldn't give him some of my lunch. I tried to explain that he had the exact same thing as I did, his was just cut up. But it didn't matter. Then he dropped his napkin and Maddy got it for him. This was a very upsetting event. Apparently he wanted Mommy to get it. Sorry bub, if you want your napkin you will just have to deal with your sister handing it to you. That pretty much ended lunch... but not the crying.

Luckily "Word World" is on for the 30 minutes before nap or I don't know how I would get through it. That show is like kiddie crack, and my kids are hard core addicts.

But on a happier note; I actually have stuff to do this whole week. I have out-of-the-house plans every single day and it's only Monday. Wow! And yes, grocery shopping counts as plans. Hey, I have to leave the house so it counts! Oh, and I'm making home made lasagna tonight for the first time. Wish me luck! I'll let you know how it goes.

The library

I took the kids to the library today. I don't think there is a more difficult place to keep an eye on a two year old. Seriously. Connor would totally disappear every two seconds. Look down for a half a second and boom... gone. He could be two feet from me but between the aisles I couldn't see him one bit. I would follow the trail of books that had been pulled off the shelves with a stern "Connor!" in the loudest whisper I could manage.

I had signed Maddy up for a project they had there. "Bug Barrettes" So cute. They do some really cute things at our library. I've never been disappointed. Maddy made two butterfly barrettes, complete with yellow feathers. The feathers were pissing me off though. The glue wasn't dry when it was time to leave, and I'm telling ya, it's hard to carry 6 books while balancing feathers on a napkin. Every other step the feathers would fly off and I would have to put everything down and put the dang barrettes back together again. It was frustrating, but we finally made it to the car.

A nice day

What a good day. Seriously. We didn't do much, but everything went smooth and happy. Connor slept til 8:00 and then we went to the mall. They have a little song and dance show they put on on Thursdays. It's the first time I've taken Connor. I always forget about it. Anyways, he loved it. They have a guy dressed up as a prairie dog, Connor liked that but he thought it was a bear. The bear was giving hugs and Connor wanted one. So he goes over and stood so cute and sweet off to the side and waited his turn. I'm glad the guy saw him cause Connor wasn't making a move to go in and get one. He was just waiting sweetly. Maddy danced her butt off the whole time.

Then went home and had lunch. After lunch Maddy played the Wii and Connor took a three hour nap. Awesome! I think he is still catching up from the party the other night. He was pooped when we got home.

Larry took Connor to the store after nap while I cooked dinner. Dinner even went smooth. Connor ate and ate and ate. He loves noodles!

I know that doesn't sound like an especially good day, but it was. No fighting, no bad moods, no attitude. It was nice.

One thing leads to another

I got a bug up my butt this weekend and cleaned all three bathrooms. And I mean cleaned them. Every surface was wiped, every shelf, cabinet, drawer, and closet was culled. The kids bathroom looks huge! I had like half a hamper of clothes and towels and bathing suits. And the floor in their bathroom has never looked right. It didn't look clean no matter what. So I got on my hands and knees and figured out there is glue (probably from laying it) which is stuck to it and dirty. So I scratched off every little piece and wow. It's shining. I was kinda mad at myself for living here for 4 years and never really getting down and figuring out why the floor always looked dirty. But that's why.

Then I was in a cleaning mode so I organized the downstairs closet where the kids have all their games and art supplies. I didn't plan on doing it but I went to put away a coloring book and couldn't find a place to put it. Yeah, I couldn't fit one thin coloring book in the closet! So I got a trash bag and started going through everything. It looks so nice now! There is even spaces where you can see the shelf!

Larry was so inspired that while I was putting Maddy to bed he went through and organized the kids toys in the family room. We got rid of about one trash bag worth of old broken toys. What's nice is that you can actually put all the toys away now. The lid on the toy box closes! And even better is that the kids can actually play with the toys they like, instead of having them buried under who knows what.

Time

Sorry I haven't written in like a week but seriously, nothing has happened. I would much rather say "Sorry I haven't written in a week, I've been so busy." But that would be a huge lie.

Larry finished his Jury Duty thing. It was a murder trial. Negligent homicide actually. A 16 year old kid was going like 60 on a residential street and caused an accident and the other driver died. They voted guilty on negligent homicide but not guilty on the dangerous act part of it. I guess to be considered a dangerous act you have to knowingly be putting someone's life in danger and they didn't feel that at age 16 he fully realized that he could kill someone by doing that. He was just an inexperienced kid. I was looking around on the internet and it seems like the kid will get sentenced to about 3 years in jail. The sentencing isn't for a few more weeks though.

What else? Maddy is getting ready for school. I think she is ready school clothes wise. She has a backpack and a lunch box. All she really needs are some supplies and a haircut and then we are good to go. I believe. I'm sure I will think of some more stuff as the time draws closer. But it's only 18 days and 17 hours of summer vacation left. But who's counting?

I also made a very yummy cheesecake. You can get the recipe right here. Enjoy!!