3 years ago
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
A Day in the Life
Yesterday was a wonderful day. And to be honest, I have no pictures. The ones included here have absolutely no relation to the subjest matter (except they are the same kids). The day was just the right temperature, not too hot and not too cold. There were scattered clouds in the sky and a bit of a breeze most of the day. Yesterday was also quite busy. We went to a play date with an old friend of mine and her son and then we had a bunch of errands to run. Now, normally my kids are fairly well behaved in public as well as at home (at least I think so). But I guess that they need crazy days occasionally too. Take yesterday for example. Kids don't really
care what all you have scheduled. They will throw monkey wrenches into your plans as often as they think that they can. So monkey wrench number 1 was Mr O's doing. As we were getting ready to head out of the play date and on to errands I smelled it. That smell that you really don't want to smell, especially on your child that is over the age of three. I must admit, that moment is only one of a handful since the children got older that I have wished with all my heart that I had a case of wipes. So into the bathroom we went, Mr O and I. Got cleaned up and off we went to run errands. First was the grocery store where Peaches decided to throw her monkey wrench. On came The Fit. If anyone has ever dealt with a two year old's temper tantrum, consider that a piece of cake compared to this. Because two year olds you can blame it on nap time, or misunderstanding, or whatever. The point is that in those younger years the cuteness factor makes up for the tantrum throwing. Well, Peaches is still cute, but not cute enough to make up for a massive fit in a store. In the blink of an eye she went from nice, obedient, listening child into an unreasonable, pouting, screaming .JPG)
thing. It was not pretty. Thankfully I did not need to physically touch her or restrain her in any way, I merely stated that if she didn't stop, right the heck now, she was going to get sent to bed with a swat when we returned home. So that was that, and she quit. At this point in the errands we're halfway through, both kids have thrown monkey wrenches, and I really have no clue what to expect from them any more. Because apparently my children had taken themselves off and left these unreasonable things behind. But I still had a couple places to go, and go we did. But thankfully, since both had already tried to change my plans and didn't succeed, they were total angels the rest of the day. It was a little scary, to be honest. I was waiting for the other shoe to drop the entire rest of the day. Ahhhh, the joys of motherhood. I still wouldn't trade it for anything, even with days like this to think back on.
care what all you have scheduled. They will throw monkey wrenches into your plans as often as they think that they can. So monkey wrench number 1 was Mr O's doing. As we were getting ready to head out of the play date and on to errands I smelled it. That smell that you really don't want to smell, especially on your child that is over the age of three. I must admit, that moment is only one of a handful since the children got older that I have wished with all my heart that I had a case of wipes. So into the bathroom we went, Mr O and I. Got cleaned up and off we went to run errands. First was the grocery store where Peaches decided to throw her monkey wrench. On came The Fit. If anyone has ever dealt with a two year old's temper tantrum, consider that a piece of cake compared to this. Because two year olds you can blame it on nap time, or misunderstanding, or whatever. The point is that in those younger years the cuteness factor makes up for the tantrum throwing. Well, Peaches is still cute, but not cute enough to make up for a massive fit in a store. In the blink of an eye she went from nice, obedient, listening child into an unreasonable, pouting, screaming .JPG)
thing. It was not pretty. Thankfully I did not need to physically touch her or restrain her in any way, I merely stated that if she didn't stop, right the heck now, she was going to get sent to bed with a swat when we returned home. So that was that, and she quit. At this point in the errands we're halfway through, both kids have thrown monkey wrenches, and I really have no clue what to expect from them any more. Because apparently my children had taken themselves off and left these unreasonable things behind. But I still had a couple places to go, and go we did. But thankfully, since both had already tried to change my plans and didn't succeed, they were total angels the rest of the day. It was a little scary, to be honest. I was waiting for the other shoe to drop the entire rest of the day. Ahhhh, the joys of motherhood. I still wouldn't trade it for anything, even with days like this to think back on.
Monday, June 28, 2010
How to Find a Lake
We're goin' on a lake hunt
We're gonna find a big one!
What a beautiful Day
We're not afraid!
Oh No!
A Forest.
A Deep Dark Forest.
We can't go over it
We can't go under it
We'll have to go through it
Stumble trip! Stumble trip! Stumble trip!
We're goin' on a lake hunt
We're gonna find a big one!
What a beautiful Day!
We're not afraid.
Oh No!
Mud!
Ooshy Gooshy Mud.
We can't go over it
We can't go under it
We'll have to go through it.
Squelch Squelch Squelch.
We're goin' on a lake hunt
We're gonna find a big one!
What a beautiful Day!
We're not afraid.
Oh No!
Bushes!
Big Leafy bushes.
We can't go over them
We can't go under them
We'll have to go through them.
Swishy Swishy Swishy.
Friday, June 25, 2010
T-I-double Guh-Er
The most wonderful thing about Tiggers. 
Is Tiggers are wonderful things! Their tops are made out of rubber.
Their bottoms are made out of springs! They're bouncy trouncy bouncy bouncy,
full of fun fun fun! The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is:
I'm the only one! Iiiiiiii'm the only one! Hoo Hoo!
Is Tiggers are wonderful things! Their tops are made out of rubber. Their bottoms are made out of springs! They're bouncy trouncy bouncy bouncy, full of fun fun fun! The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is: I'm the only one! Iiiiiiii'm the only one! Hoo Hoo!Wednesday, June 23, 2010
An Introduction
This is Mr O.
A Mr O that we all know and love.
A very active Mr O. 
Mr O likes to run.
Mr O likes to kick.
Soccer is a good fit for Mr O.
A Mr O that we all know and love. A very active Mr O. Mr O likes to run. Mr O likes to kick. Soccer is a good fit for Mr O.Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Yummy Goodness
For all you chocoholics out there, these are for you. Oh, and if you also have an obsession with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups it helps too. I found these courtesy of a friends blog and made them. Oh. My. Word. Absolutely Amazing! After a night of very little sleep, these hit the spot. 
It also helped that I wore my combat boots...but that is beside the point. Cookies! These ones do take a little more time to make than just your average chocolate chip cookies, but they are worth every minute (and they don't take too much longer). Here is the recipe, but I did make a few alterations. I found them to be a little dry and flat so added an extra egg to the chocolate dough and that made them moist and rise beautifully for me. Also I had a hard time handling the peanut butter filling at the ratio that is given so I just switched to 1/2 cup powdered sugar and that was great for me. Keep in mind that you should do a test cookie with the original recipe first to see how they turn out for you. Weather, humidity, and distance above sea level do really alter recipes from kitchen to kitchen. Have fun and Enjoy!
It also helped that I wore my combat boots...but that is beside the point. Cookies! These ones do take a little more time to make than just your average chocolate chip cookies, but they are worth every minute (and they don't take too much longer). Here is the recipe, but I did make a few alterations. I found them to be a little dry and flat so added an extra egg to the chocolate dough and that made them moist and rise beautifully for me. Also I had a hard time handling the peanut butter filling at the ratio that is given so I just switched to 1/2 cup powdered sugar and that was great for me. Keep in mind that you should do a test cookie with the original recipe first to see how they turn out for you. Weather, humidity, and distance above sea level do really alter recipes from kitchen to kitchen. Have fun and Enjoy!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Insert Melodramatic Sigh Here
So my little man is now officially out of kindergarten. I think I'll sit down and cry now. It has been a busy fun filled year of learning. Learning lots of different things. How to follow directions, even when no one else is. How to get along with other people even if we don't really like them. How to read with more speed and accuracy. How to write much more legibly. How to follow a whole set of instructions. It has been amazing to see him grow and learn so much in such a short time. I'm amazed. Mrs. Brown and her assistant Ms. Shannon have 
taken my little boy and helped him gain many of the essentials for his future learning. They made learning fun. Mr O wanted to go to school every day, and that my friends, was awesome. Mrs. Brown hosted a picnic to celebrate the learning that the children achieved and to be together one last time as a kindergarten class. Oh what fun! To see all those wonderful friends again! Running! Jumping! Throwing rocks into the river! Wheeeee! It was a delight to watch these children interact with one another, running, playing, and in general having a blast. Whereas a year ago they didn't even know each other. Fun times! But all good things have an end, and so we did eventually have to go. Not without many hugs, a few tears, and hollers of "goodbye" that I'm sure the whole block heard. And then it was over. Now I have a first grader and a kindergartner. Oh how the time does fly!
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