It has been a YEAR !!!

Over a year ago Kenzie made me my own blog.
At first I loved it...
then time passed and I just forgot about it.
Well....
Lot's going on so I am back to blogging.
I am sure I will LOVE it just as much as I did before.
.......ahhhh feel better already.

Today is the halfway mark of school vacation and we
have relaxed a LOT.
Would love to go sledding like last year but we have no snow so
instead today is crafts and cooking!

Friday Foto on School Vacation week!

some of you may have school vacation week...........
some of you may not................
some of you may have kids who entertain themselves................
some of you may not...............

meet my kids keeping busy on school vacation week, along with a silver/blue bowl, an "over 40" coffee mug, a wire whisk, a messenger bag, two sock monkeys, a bathrobe, a purple hippo, an "over 40" baseball hat, and a stuffed log pillow (a.k.a. pillow to a monkey sleeping bag)

by the way the sock monkeys are named:
john john cougaroo & sock monkey
the hippo is named:
Humble

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Random Cute Picture

My daughter who blogs a LOT more than her mother, "tagged" me today!

I love it as I've never been "tagged" by a computer before! She is teaching me many new things and is very patient, well most of the time..he he or LOL.

So after an hour playing in the N'oreaster outside our house on a no school day, she is ready to see her mother's creation...

...Kenz, I hope you like my
RANDOM CUTE PICTURE!

LOVE, MOM

DADDY'S SLED

The week before Christmas, Daddy announced to me he wanted to get the kids a huge sled which the whole family can ride on together! We went from store to store to store to store and NOTHING was "just what he was looking for".

I explained how easy it was to shop online.

...The search began

...The sled arrived two days AFTER Christmas. As the photos show:

THE NORDIC EXPRESS IS A HUGE HIT!

Finish your Friday with Foto Fiesta.....

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Holiday Review 2008

Our Christmas was spectacular!

The kids are at the perfect ages to dream, discover and explore as we venture through the holiday season. From deciding on that special gift, to learning to keep a surprise present a secret they are the best.
This year, however the ultimate gift of love was presented to my husband an I on the morning of Christmas 2008.
Their faces were all smiles as they passed us the small box which they had wrapped themselves about three days before Christmas. (They had disappeared up to Kenz's room with their supplies and worked for over an hour together with the door closed to create our gift.)
Here is a picture...

Each "bandaid" is cut from colored construction paper.
Each "bandaid" has a famous quote from a famous person.
They went to a website called the quotations page and picked the quotes they liked and wrote them on the colored bandaids!
We keep our BANDAIDS FOR THE SOUL on the mantelpiece ready for anyone who needs a little inspiration in their day.
Thank you to our little Christmas Angels for giving mom and dad such a thoughtful gift.
Play Friday foto with candid carrie

Ice Storm 2008

Group Doctor Trip

Like many moms, besides groceries, cleaning, cooking, laundry and errands there are the much needed APPOINTMENTS!

Orthodontist Appointments...
Dentist Appointments...
Teacher Conference Appointments...
Doctor Checkup Appointments...
Haircut Appointments...
Oil Change Appointments...
Endless Appointments...

Today capped all Appointments forever! I have been playing phone tag with the Dr.'s office to get our flu shots for weeks. Today, the nurse called and said she could.........................
FIT US ALL IN AT THE SAME TIME.

I was so excited!
One Appointment for 4 people!
No way.

So we went, all 4 of us at the same time and got our flu shots.
Mom, Keen, Dad, Kenz. (plus Humble and Trixie for support)
Only one cried, can you guess who?