March 31

who knew?

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
The West
The South
Philadelphia
Boston
The Northeast
The Inland North
North Central
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

March 27

expected unexpectedness

you go through the day absorbing all the odd things that children do, but when you hear yourself asking "why are you wearing panties as a shirt?" it's time to take a breather.

the things these children do...

March 25

ahahahahahaa

at kaely's libby lu birthday party, elise ended up with a hannah montana wig. wooooooooooo! i can't help thinking that she looks more like a young beth...

but her drama queen skills are improving; she can now dramatize in her sleep!

March 20

Happy Birthday, Kaely!

to quote someone awesome: "another year, gone"

kaely is 8 today! she got to open a present this morning before school (thanks nana!). at school today, she got a teddy bear from a friend of the boy kind and her dad brought her a balloon. this afternoon we played and opened presents and after dinner we had cake (mmmm...c.a.k.e.). dang sugar high is running full steam ahead at the moment, but they should crash soon (insert hopeful smile here). kaely is also having a birthday thing with her dad this weekend. heh...

March 16

Spring is Here

the other evening, as i was starting dinner, i heard the patter of little feet and something being set down on the counter and then more pattering. i turned around to see what was happening and i notice that the sugar canister was open and on the edge of the counter. i investigate and discover that the once half full canister now contained enough sugar to cover the bottom...and there is sugar on the floor. thoughts of dinner put on hold, i wander the house looking for the bouncing child and the mess. i find it as lillian walked out of her room with a bowl of sugar in her hand. she was sprinkling it around and shouting "spring is here! spring is here!" the carpet in her room and the hall was sparkling and beautiful and her toy kitchen looked as though it had recently snowed. oh man...when does she start school?

February 12

heeeeeeeeeee!

we made our valentines today so we are all ready for a sugar coma :)

so today i have been hearing about all the fun the girls had at their dad's house. apparently he has a "catuzi cub" that has bubbles that make elise itch. everytime she says it, i stop short and have to think about what she is talking about...jacuzzi tub...right, carry on then. i'm just glad that they had a really good time and even more importantly, that they are back home :)

February 01

snow day!

i have never been so excited to receive a phone call at 5.40 am! it snowed all morning and the girls stayed out until they were pink. we had a snowball fight and they made snow angels. and you will never believe this...i took a few pictures :) the second time we went out, it was snowing big fluffy snowflakes and we (meaning me) made a little snowman...but it looks like a skirt at the bottom, so i named it snomama. it's raining now and that is expected to freeze, so cross your fingers that school is closed again tomorrow...

January 23

it's majama day!

today at the preschool is pajama day, but lillian calls them majamas :)

January 18

bear with me...

as this is only my second winter out of florida...i love it when it gets all icy and scary! of course i much prefer looking at the icy scary from the comfort of my chair by the fire rather than being out in it, driving to appointments that were cancelled days ago...but i digress. i was also told today by the optometrist that i don't blink completely and that is a contributing factor in my dry eye issues. and here's a shocker...sit down for this one guys...incomplete blinking can be brought on by lack of sleep (*gasp*) or stress (*swoon*). lets hope that those magic drops work...

and here you go...pictures of icy things:

January 17

what age is she? and you let her pick colour?

hahahahahaha...yes, yes i did.

i would also like to report that it is cold.

that is all.

January 03

simon says...

shake your head and roll around! staples out today and he is so happy to have that e-collar off!

December 31

i'm sorry, i can't hear you...

the girls spent the afternoon with their dad. elise brought home a pair of hello kitty earmuffs. i asked her why she thought she needed them. she said (with a straight face) "i need them to sleep in because kaely likes to listen to her radio at night and it's loud and keeps me awake so i need them to sleep." oh man

December 26

simontology

he is really annoyed that we won't take off the e-collar.

December 25

merry christmas!

December 23

space dog and other hijinks

what a day! simon had an appointment for a snipsidoodle and a shave (cos the mats were out of control) so i had to be at the vet's office at 7...in the rain. a little boy asked me what kind of cat i had and was quite confused when the "cat" growled at him. poor simon! i left him there and went home for some coffee. then i needed to go to the bank and cash up, but that turned into a full fledged family outing complete with pouting children and no less than 2 umbrellas. off to the bank and then the mall (on the friday before christmas). oh man i lack the sailor's vocabulary to adequately describe the experience of leading my parents and my three children through an incredibly crowded mall. woot! i had to cash up again when we were done (i can't wait until the new card gets here...this whole thing of having to drive to the bank every time i need cash is really cramping my style). but i can finally say that i am done with shopping and ready for christmas so yay me.

then it was time to pick up simon. when i brought him out, lillian said "is that our dog simon?" and she was really not sure about it. and the collar...oh man...i think it should be pleated. he hates it and keeps catching it on things...teehee! oh and i had to put his sweater on him...poor little guy was shivering :)

December 21

awesome news y'all

dad's here for christmas...and he brought publix chocolate chip cookies!!!! yum-e! he also changed the locks, stopped a leak, and bought a new ceiling fan. the electrician came this afternoon and installed it so now the old fan won't short the circuit and cause the bathroom lights to go out. it was really quite exciting.

this morning on the way to school, elise and kaely were singing " we wish you a merry christmas" and they had a discussion about figgy pudding. kaely asked what it was and elise answered "it's pudding...made with figgy." clearly! and then she put her hand next to her mouth, like she was telling a secret, and said "figgy is another way of saying chocolate." which obviously makes it worth eating.

December 16

here's my plan

i've been in charlotte for a year now and i like it (pinky swear!), but there are still things i miss about florida. publix and family come to mind... anyway, the other day, while i was cleaning out a box, i came across an old button that i used to wear on my publix uniform. sweet nostalgia...i turned that bad boy into an ornament. and it looks awesome on my tree. and before i realized what i had said, i announced to mom that i was going to take a picture of it and mail it to publix with a note asking them when they might be expanding into north carolina. we both laughed, but i'm going to do it. maybe they'll send me some of their delicious, delectable, and deeeeliiiightfuuul chocolate chip cookies :)

oh, and so far, the christmas tree is still standing (woot).

December 13

we saw santa!

kaely didn't want to go, so it was just elise and lillian. they had a really good time :) lillian even sang and danced for santa.

December 07

Oh Christmas Tree

bought the tree today...cats quite excited. let's start a pool to see when the cats knock it over :)

November 30

teehee!

my mother is staying with us for a while. this evening, in all seriousness, kaely asked mom, "nana, when you went to school, did you use pencils or did you have to use quills?"

November 04

A geology lesson

Today, Mom and I took the girls to the fall craft fair at the church. As we were walking in, Lillian pointed out 2 very large tree stumps that were out in the field and said "Look Mommy...cainos!" I guess they did look a bit like volcanoes... When we left the craft fair, they all wanted to go see them. Lillian ran down to it, looked at it, and ran back to me saying "I better get away before it splodes!"

I took pictures with the cellyphone and they didn't turn out so fab, but they are the best I got :)