First of all, I have so many pictures from various activities that I need to post, but... I just haven't gotten around to it. :) Jeff took the kids to the Butterfly show in Cincinnati a few weeks ago. I will get around to the pics soon.
Last Wednesday they didn't do much of anything due to various appointments that day. Ceara with the dentist and Jeff with an eye doctor - he needs new glasses because his broke on the side and he, uh.. said something about not wanting to look like a geek anymore. As if new glasses could help that. (grin) :) Anyway, he actually had tape on them to hold them together after one of the screws fell out. Then, after the tape failed, he used a safety pin to hold the ear piece on. So, anyway, on that day, he was going to the store. I have been wanting to get one of those small, blue, plastic pools for Conor to play in when it is really hot outside - but I didn't want anything big because I didn't want the grass to die, and because I already tried that once. Between the kids and the dogs, that one didn't last long. Since one of those little pools will not fit in my car.. and Jeff had the truck.. I asked him to pick one up while he was there. Here is the conversation:
Me: "Hey, why don't you pick up one of those little pools. The ones that are plastic - you know the hard blue plastic ones?"
Jeff: "How will I get it to stay in the back of the truck?"
Me: "I don't know. Put something on it.. I can't fit one in my car. I saw them at Kroger's for $14 so if you can't find one at the store you are going to, I'll just go get one there. Or if you can't figure out how to tie it down somehow, I'll get it later. I just keep forgetting."
Jeff: "OK."
So.. later that day I get a call from Jeff. Here is that conversation:
Jeff: "I got a pool - it's an inflatable one that has a filter and everything. It was only $50."
Me: "What? Are you kidding me? Did you hear the part where I specifically said that I wanted one of the small, blue, plastic ones?"
Jeff: "Yeah, but.. this one is cool. And it was in a box so I didn't have to worry about it in the back of the truck."
Me: "Well the last one I got like that just ended up being trash and it is going to get torn up. It will also kill our grass. I wanted a small one so I could move it around."
Jeff: "This one is small."
Me: "What are the dimensions?"
Jeff: "I don't know, but it's not that big. On the picture it shows about 4 people in it."
Me: "But it is an inflatable one. With a filter. You're taking care of it if you keep it. YOU are changing the filter and keeping it clean."
Jeff: "Well, you want me to take it back?"
Me: "Yes. And get the little one."
I get home and look at the box. The picture has about 6 people in the "little" pool and it is 8 feet around by 3 feet deep. No, that is not "big" by pool standards. But if I wanted to swim I would go to my dad's house. I just wanted something for Conor to "cool off" in on hot days.
Jeff: "See, it's not that bad."
Me: "I don't want it. If you put it up, you are doing all the upkeep on it."
Jeff: "Well, the kids like it. Ceara even said she was glad we got it so she could get in too. I'll just have her do it." (Beware Ceara! :))
blah, blah... so, this pool is still at my house. In the box - sitting in the living room. Conor keeps asking for it to be put up.. and I keep saying, "Tell your daddy."
I think Jeff is waiting for me to give in and accept it. That is not going to happen. :)
Monday, July 02, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
Karaoke
On Wednesday night, my boss (Dave) invited me as well as a few others to join him and his wife at a local Buffalo Wild Wings for some fun and Karaoke. One of the other people to come was Joe - I always think of Joe as Dave's boss; sometimes he is, sometimes he isn't. :) Anyway, Joe was the only one of us who was planning to actually get up and sing, so I took along my digital camera to get it on video. He also brought his sons, and two of them got up there to sing as well. So, I am posting the videos here so that I can share it with some of our fellow coworkers... Enjoy. :)
You will hear the hecklers (Dave and John) in the back ground...
This one is of Joe doing The River by Garth Brooks:
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This is of Joe and Carter doing Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison:
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And here is Alex doing Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi:
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I would say a whole lot of nice things about Joe, but.. I want him to be able to fit his head in the door when he comes to work. :) Besides, he already knows he is good.
You will hear the hecklers (Dave and John) in the back ground...
This one is of Joe doing The River by Garth Brooks:
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This is of Joe and Carter doing Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison:
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And here is Alex doing Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi:
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I would say a whole lot of nice things about Joe, but.. I want him to be able to fit his head in the door when he comes to work. :) Besides, he already knows he is good.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Our trip to North Carolina
The kids and I went on a trip to Holden Beach, NC at the beginning of June. There were a total of 6 adults and 6 kids that went on the trip - My aunts: Betty and Maggie; my Mom; my cousin Andy, his wife Missy, and their kids Mason and Grant; my cousin Jonathan; Allie, Ceara, Conor, and me. We rented two mini vans for the trip.
We left on Saturday, June 2nd, at 3AM. Or.. we tried to. I had stayed up all night, knowing that I would not be able to wake up and be functional at 2AM, so I figured I would take the first shift of sleep. I was at my mom's house with the kids asleep in the back of the van to pick her up at about 2:45AM. For someone who normally runs behind schedule, I was doing very well. :) My mom, who had to get up at 4am for work every day, and is always on time or early, had just woken up when I arrived! I found this to be a quite funny role reversal. Mom had just retired from her job - her last day was May 31.
It did not take her long to get ready, though. She had already had all of her things packed and by the door. Getting everything into the van was a bit of a challenge since the kids had made beds in there and put away all but one of the seats in the back. We managed to find a place for everything and we went to meet the other van at grandma's house (next door to my mom's) so that we could travel to Lebanon to pick Maggie up.
On the way there, we got a phone call from the other van and Missy had forgotten her purse, so they had to turn around and go back to get it. We went on to Maggie's house since she was riding with us, so that we could get her things put into our van while we waited.
I think we were on the road from Lebanon at about 4:30AM. I went to sleep (or tried to) in the back of the van in the only seat remaining. I woke up often to the sound of mom and Maggie laughing at whatever story they were telling. I remember hearing some of the stories and laughing too, but I was 1/2 asleep and don't really remember any of what was being said. The seat was EXTREMELY uncomfortable to try to sleep in. I tossed and turned.. at one point I looked over at the kids and Ceara was awake as well, and she offered to switch me places. She was having problems sleeping on the floor. So.. we switched. Then I had a metal hook that the seats hooked to digging into my hip. So, needless to say, I did not sleep well. We stopped somewhere along the lines to get breakfast and use the bathrooms and switch drivers.
Conor asked every 20 minutes if we were almost there.. lol He did pretty well for the long trip, though. By the end of the drive, we were all anxious to be there.
We arrived at the beach house at 5PM. It was raining a bit and the kids asked if they could go in the water even though it was raining, so we all went down to the beach and waded into the ocean a bit. The kids actually got in, but not too far. The tide was very strong. We did not stay down there too long because we had to unpack the vans.
We all got our room assignments and took our luggage to our rooms. Mom, Conor, and I shared a bedroom with our own bathroom - and an exit to the upper deck on the ocean side. The view was awesome.
Our first night there, we ordered pizza. No one felt like going to the grocery after that long drive, so we just got delivery.
Here is Ceara - she got her hair cut and layered before we left on vacation - it looks very good . :) It was very windy most of the days, but it felt really good. Being that close to the ocean, there was a salty haze on everything - the windows the most noticable. My sunglasses got a salty haze on them very often as did my camera. So.. some of the pictures appear a bit hazy. Also, with my being injured (see info below) the kids took most of the pictures. I did hobble down to the beach towards the end of the week and take a couple of movies (below) and some pictures as well. :) I have some funny stories to post about our trip, but thought I should go ahead and post the pictures for now. And yeah.. incorrect dates on the pics!
Conor and Mason playing in the sand along the shoreline.
Maggie took a chair down from the deck and tried to talk me into sitting in it in the water.. I refused because it was not exactly steady and I didn't even want to try to get out of the ocean with my knee in the condition that it was in. I am glad I didn't.. you will see from the videos below how it worked out for Maggie when the waves came in.... :)
Digging more holes in the sand.
The kids playing miniature golf. (Ceara, Conor, and Jonathan above)
Ceara, Jonathan, and Allie.
Posing on the Alligator. From front to back: Conor, Mason, Jonathan, Ceara, Allie.
I wish I could remember what they were saying!
Here is the view of the houses from the pier. Mom, Allie, Ceara, Jonathan, and Conor walked to it one day.
Jonathan, Ceara, Mom, and Conor on the pier. Allie was the photographer... :)
Conor and Mason blowing bubbles on the deck. 
Grant and Conor watching the bubbles flying off the deck towards the ocean.
Ceara and Allie posing for a picture. Hey.. the expression and the hand signs are the "IN" thing to do! :)
On the way home, the injured person (me) got to sit on the back bench seat, while the kids made a bed on the remaining floor space. We slept as much as we could. Above, Ceara is reading Conor one of his favorite books - "I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words"
And Allie had her nose in her own book most of the trip. Some of the pictures that were taken did not turn out at all - I don't know if it was the salt messing with my camera, or what, but they were either total blue haze with the faint outline of people in them, or they were completely white pictures. Just strange.
We rented bikes as well, and the kids went for bike rides often. I couldn't go.. but.. they did. :)
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Meeting new people..
I took the kids with me to go visit Teri (my brother's mom) on Friday night. It was Conor's first time meeting her, and boy did he ever entertain her. Terri has a dog named Satch - Conor immediately started playing with her. Then he walked up to Terri and said, "Hey, what is your name again? I remember Bitch's name, but I don't remember yours."
Teri and I looked at each other surprised, and I said, "Did he say what I think he just said?"
She laughed and said, "Yeah, I think he did!" We were all laughing at this point.
She turned to him and said, "My name is Teri. Teri - I'm glad you didn't think that was my name."
I was laughing and said, "The dog's name is Satch. Snatch." I put as much stress on the word as I could. Then I realized that I said it wrong the second time and shook my head and said, "SATCH. Now he has me confused!"
He was unfazed by it and went on, "Teri, I'm thirsty."
She went to get him something to drink, and he asked, "Do you have any cookies?"
We went on visiting and talking when Conor walked up to her and said, "I have two things to tell you. You have spiders on your porch and can I look in your refrigerator?"
This cracked her up even further.
He is definitely not shy!
Anyway, he scored a Popsicle from the fridge.
By the time we left, he told her he would like to come back sometime but could she have some kids there for him to play with too?
He is definitely a never ending source of amusement.
Teri and I looked at each other surprised, and I said, "Did he say what I think he just said?"
She laughed and said, "Yeah, I think he did!" We were all laughing at this point.
She turned to him and said, "My name is Teri. Teri - I'm glad you didn't think that was my name."
I was laughing and said, "The dog's name is Satch. Snatch." I put as much stress on the word as I could. Then I realized that I said it wrong the second time and shook my head and said, "SATCH. Now he has me confused!"
He was unfazed by it and went on, "Teri, I'm thirsty."
She went to get him something to drink, and he asked, "Do you have any cookies?"
We went on visiting and talking when Conor walked up to her and said, "I have two things to tell you. You have spiders on your porch and can I look in your refrigerator?"
This cracked her up even further.
He is definitely not shy!
Anyway, he scored a Popsicle from the fridge.
By the time we left, he told her he would like to come back sometime but could she have some kids there for him to play with too?
He is definitely a never ending source of amusement.
A man can do anything he wants....
While getting ready for work this morning, I asked Conor to go get something from his room. His response was, "I'm a man and I can do anything I want. You go get it. And I'm gonna wear my man-shoes today." (those would be his hiking boots.)
I started laughing at how seriously he said all of this. "No, you are a little boy, and you will do what I tell you to do."
"Nuh-uh, I'm a MAN! I can do anything I want!"
"Who has deluded you into thinking that a man can do anything he wants, anyway?"
"Mr. Crabs is a man and..."
"Mr. Crabs is a CRAB!" (all this time I am totally cracking up laughing!) "And you are wearing your sandals."
"But.. I'm a man..."
"No, you are a little boy and you better go do what I told you to do or I'm gonna smack your little butt." :)
Argument over, I won. LOL! I was totally laughing about this all the way to work. I told my 2 bosses about it (men) and they BOTH said, "Yeah! That's right! I like his way of thinking!" *Katie rolls her eyes*
Anyway... Conor does have a tendency to talk like an adult.. other people have noticed it as well. The other day Jeff was saying something to him (I don't remember what) but Conor was doing something - putting on his shoes I think - and he turned to Jeff and said, "Dad, you are really aggravating me, I am trying to do something. Could you just quit talking to me?" I laughed at that too. :)
And yeah, I know.. I still need to post vacation pictures.. but I didn't want to forget about this and not post it. :)
I started laughing at how seriously he said all of this. "No, you are a little boy, and you will do what I tell you to do."
"Nuh-uh, I'm a MAN! I can do anything I want!"
"Who has deluded you into thinking that a man can do anything he wants, anyway?"
"Mr. Crabs is a man and..."
"Mr. Crabs is a CRAB!" (all this time I am totally cracking up laughing!) "And you are wearing your sandals."
"But.. I'm a man..."
"No, you are a little boy and you better go do what I told you to do or I'm gonna smack your little butt." :)
Argument over, I won. LOL! I was totally laughing about this all the way to work. I told my 2 bosses about it (men) and they BOTH said, "Yeah! That's right! I like his way of thinking!" *Katie rolls her eyes*
Anyway... Conor does have a tendency to talk like an adult.. other people have noticed it as well. The other day Jeff was saying something to him (I don't remember what) but Conor was doing something - putting on his shoes I think - and he turned to Jeff and said, "Dad, you are really aggravating me, I am trying to do something. Could you just quit talking to me?" I laughed at that too. :)
And yeah, I know.. I still need to post vacation pictures.. but I didn't want to forget about this and not post it. :)
Friday, June 15, 2007
Technical difficulties...
OK, I realize the videos are not working, but I cannot fix them until I go home. :( I uploaded them last night, but did not "publish" them until today at work and they did not publish right. So.. check back tomorrow or late tonight and I will try to get them working once I get home.
*Update* The videos should work now, if anyone has problems please let me know. :)
*Update* The videos should work now, if anyone has problems please let me know. :)
Thursday, June 14, 2007
A day on the farm....
The Wednesday before we went to NC, Jeff took Conor to Young's Jersey Dairy for a day of fun. The date of these pictures is May 30th, 2007.. despite what it says on the picture. Again, I have not figured out how to change the date stamp on the pictures... I haven't really put a lot of time into figuring it out.. but there wasn't anything on the camera that said "date" - so, I gave up at that point! :)
Here are the pictures from their day, below this post are a couple of little movies that were taken too. :)
Feeding and petting farm animals is always fun!
Does he look like he is, uhhh, picking his seat to you?? That is what it looks like to me...
Miniature golf - as you will see by the below video, he doesn't quite let the ball quit rolling before hitting it again. It is very comical to watch him.
A wink and a victory? He was playing against Dad and Grand Dad.. so.. he may have beat them! lol Could have gotten a hole in one... (or.. he may be throwing a temper tantrum as well.. can't be sure...)
Just look at that form! 
And end the day by having blue ice cream! I'm guessing that the flavor of this ice cream is cotton candy...
A fun day for all three generations I believe... :) See below videos for more!
Here are the pictures from their day, below this post are a couple of little movies that were taken too. :)
There are a variety of things to do at the farm - sitting on big tractors is obviously a big attraction for little kids! I think he could drive it.. ;)
Feeding and petting farm animals is always fun!
Does he look like he is, uhhh, picking his seat to you?? That is what it looks like to me... 
Miniature golf - as you will see by the below video, he doesn't quite let the ball quit rolling before hitting it again. It is very comical to watch him. 
A wink and a victory? He was playing against Dad and Grand Dad.. so.. he may have beat them! lol Could have gotten a hole in one... (or.. he may be throwing a temper tantrum as well.. can't be sure...)
Just look at that form! 
And end the day by having blue ice cream! I'm guessing that the flavor of this ice cream is cotton candy...
A fun day for all three generations I believe... :) See below videos for more!
Diagnosis
So, my knee might possibly heal on its own. YAY! I have to wait 4-6 weeks, though, to find out. The doctor says I have a "football player's injury" and I hyper-extended my knee. So, I guess I was tackled by the ocean. lol Anyway, he says he thinks I just "scuffed" the cartilage and it will not require surgery. If it has not healed in 4-6 weeks, though, I will then have to have an MRI and possible surgery.
He did give me a smaller brace - not the full leg thing - so it is a LOT better for me to be able to walk on. Although I am supposed to use my crutches, too... but, they are a hindrance and I don't like them, so I just walk carefully.
Yes, I will be careful. I do not want permanent damage to my knee. And those crutches could possibly cause me to have other injuries if I am forced to use them. :)
I was gonna put pictures up last night, but.. I did not have access to my camera because it was being used again. So.. that is MORE pictures I need to download and put on here. It's gonna take me forever to catch up now! :)
He did give me a smaller brace - not the full leg thing - so it is a LOT better for me to be able to walk on. Although I am supposed to use my crutches, too... but, they are a hindrance and I don't like them, so I just walk carefully.
Yes, I will be careful. I do not want permanent damage to my knee. And those crutches could possibly cause me to have other injuries if I am forced to use them. :)
I was gonna put pictures up last night, but.. I did not have access to my camera because it was being used again. So.. that is MORE pictures I need to download and put on here. It's gonna take me forever to catch up now! :)
Monday, June 11, 2007
Way Behind
Ok, so I know I am way behind on updates on this thing! The kids and I were on vacation last week - we went to North Carolina to the beach - and I have stuff since before then to post as well!
I will try to get to that soon, but just to update some people - the trip to NC was .. eventful and boring for me. We arrived on Saturday night at about 5PM, and on Sunday morning around 9am-ish we were swimming in the ocean and my knee got injured by a rip tide. They were quite strong that day - and it kinda tried to bend my knee in the wrong direction. I felt it pop twice and that was about it for my walking abilities the remainder of the trip. I am getting ready to leave now to go see an Orthopedic Specialist and get an MRI (I think today, or maybe schedule one...) and see what damage was done. I went to the ER in NC and have had a "knee immobilizer" on my leg (full leg cast-type thing, but removable for sleeping) and have had (not always used cuz they suck!) crutches. I hobble along without the crutches better than if I had to use them! So - eventful with the accident, and boring afterwards when I had to sit all the time and not go to the beach! I did get to read two books, but even got tired of reading after those two.
So, I will do more updates when I get a chance. This was just a quick one to let you know a little... :)
I will try to get to that soon, but just to update some people - the trip to NC was .. eventful and boring for me. We arrived on Saturday night at about 5PM, and on Sunday morning around 9am-ish we were swimming in the ocean and my knee got injured by a rip tide. They were quite strong that day - and it kinda tried to bend my knee in the wrong direction. I felt it pop twice and that was about it for my walking abilities the remainder of the trip. I am getting ready to leave now to go see an Orthopedic Specialist and get an MRI (I think today, or maybe schedule one...) and see what damage was done. I went to the ER in NC and have had a "knee immobilizer" on my leg (full leg cast-type thing, but removable for sleeping) and have had (not always used cuz they suck!) crutches. I hobble along without the crutches better than if I had to use them! So - eventful with the accident, and boring afterwards when I had to sit all the time and not go to the beach! I did get to read two books, but even got tired of reading after those two.
So, I will do more updates when I get a chance. This was just a quick one to let you know a little... :)
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Chuck-E-Cheese
Well, I did it again.. I took the kids to Chuck-E-Cheese. :) And again, it was fun! They have changed since the last time we went - they remodeled the play area again. The first thing we did was play Skee-ball. I love Skee-ball, so I got to play too! Joy. :)
After that Conor and I just went around and played various games, while the girls went off on their own and did the same. Conor wanted to ride their simulated roller coaster machine, so Allie road it with him. Here they are on the "ride" - the entire machine moved with the screen to go down hills and curves:
Conor held on tight...
He was scared, and Allie was having a blast!
When Conor got off, Ceara joined Allie for another ride...
Ceara is helping Conor punch the poor little duckies on this one.
Conor absolutely loved shooting the bad guys on this machine. You had to "shoot" off screen to reload, and he got the hang of it pretty quickly.
Then he let Allie do the shooting.
After that Conor and I just went around and played various games, while the girls went off on their own and did the same. Conor wanted to ride their simulated roller coaster machine, so Allie road it with him. Here they are on the "ride" - the entire machine moved with the screen to go down hills and curves:
Conor held on tight...
He was scared, and Allie was having a blast!
When Conor got off, Ceara joined Allie for another ride...
Ceara is helping Conor punch the poor little duckies on this one. 
Conor absolutely loved shooting the bad guys on this machine. You had to "shoot" off screen to reload, and he got the hang of it pretty quickly. 
Then he let Allie do the shooting. We ate pizza in between all the game playing and after all our tokens ran out (100 of them!) Conor picked out his prizes. He got a ball for himself and a stamp ring for Carley - his girlfriend at the sitter's house. It's so cute how he always thinks of Carley. After we left, we went to The Dairy Queen and got some ice cream.
Oh, and again, I have not edited the pictures to remove the date. :) We did not go in January, it was sometime in May... lol
Summer Fun
Jeff took the summer off from his college classes, so every Wednesday, he has kept Conor home with him and they do fun stuff. Some male bonding, I guess. :) The first two weeks he had with no classes or homework, he and Conor packed up the truck on Tuesday night when he returned from work and went off camping.
Then they went to the Cincinnati Zoo. Jeff took my camera along and took some of the normal pictures of all the animals they saw, but I am only putting the ones with Conor on here. :)
I'm not sure if this picture was taken upon arrival to the zoo or not - Conor is not looking real happy and since it was one of the last ones in the order of the pictures, I think it was when they were leaving and he was tired. Also, I just noticed when I was putting them on here that the date on the pictures say 01/28/03 - NOT the correct date as this was in May of 07. lol (Guess I need to check out my camera and find out why it's showing the wrong date!)
Visiting the bears:
Here Conor was posing for a picture when a big Polar Bear walked up behind him! He escaped harm because it seems the bear is just wanted his picture taken. Quite a ham, despite not being a pig. ;)
Here Conor narrowly escaped the jaws of a crocodile - I can't believe Jeff took the time to take a picture before saving my baby! :)
Here Conor caught a ride on the back of a momma Gorilla with her baby:
And I had to include a shot of Conor's absolute favorite animal - the Tiger. Although Conor prefers white Tigers now, he still loves the Bengal Tiger, also.
Jeff just told me that I should have edited all the pictures and removed the date from them since it is incorrect. I explained to him that I noted in the writing part that the date is incorrect, but he still says I'm going to have a "tard" blog because I do not want to go back and edit all the pictures. Oh, well. It's my blog and I will do it how I want to! :)
Then they went to the Cincinnati Zoo. Jeff took my camera along and took some of the normal pictures of all the animals they saw, but I am only putting the ones with Conor on here. :)
I'm not sure if this picture was taken upon arrival to the zoo or not - Conor is not looking real happy and since it was one of the last ones in the order of the pictures, I think it was when they were leaving and he was tired. Also, I just noticed when I was putting them on here that the date on the pictures say 01/28/03 - NOT the correct date as this was in May of 07. lol (Guess I need to check out my camera and find out why it's showing the wrong date!)
Visiting the bears:
Here Conor was posing for a picture when a big Polar Bear walked up behind him! He escaped harm because it seems the bear is just wanted his picture taken. Quite a ham, despite not being a pig. ;)
Here Conor narrowly escaped the jaws of a crocodile - I can't believe Jeff took the time to take a picture before saving my baby! :) 
Here Conor caught a ride on the back of a momma Gorilla with her baby:
And I had to include a shot of Conor's absolute favorite animal - the Tiger. Although Conor prefers white Tigers now, he still loves the Bengal Tiger, also. 
Jeff just told me that I should have edited all the pictures and removed the date from them since it is incorrect. I explained to him that I noted in the writing part that the date is incorrect, but he still says I'm going to have a "tard" blog because I do not want to go back and edit all the pictures. Oh, well. It's my blog and I will do it how I want to! :)I have many, many more pictures to post, so you might get more than one post today!
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Mother's Day
I had a wonderful Mother's Day! Conor served me breakfast in bed - he carried it all into my room, set it on a tray next to my bed and called me "Your maj-ist-dy." SO CUTE! :) Carrying one plate at a time, he served me bacon, eggs, hash browns, toast, and pancakes.
THEN! He brought me two gifts - one is a plant he made out of construction paper and a cup, and the other is an audio book by one of my favorite authors! :) Joy!
My daughter had chosen to spend the night at her friends house, so she was volunteered to do the clean up in the kitchen when she returned. :) She also gave me a DVD "Catch and Release."
Conor and I then went to the Mother's Day lunch at my aunt's house where all the men cook. It was wonderful. So, I had a very good Mother's Day!
THEN! He brought me two gifts - one is a plant he made out of construction paper and a cup, and the other is an audio book by one of my favorite authors! :) Joy!
My daughter had chosen to spend the night at her friends house, so she was volunteered to do the clean up in the kitchen when she returned. :) She also gave me a DVD "Catch and Release."
Conor and I then went to the Mother's Day lunch at my aunt's house where all the men cook. It was wonderful. So, I had a very good Mother's Day!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Happy Birthday Charlie
Monday, May 14th is Charlie's Birthday. He would have been 22 years old. I recently took some VHS home movie tapes of Charlie and converted them to DVD and have been trying to make a suitable cover for the DVD case. Here is what I have done so far:
I'm not sure if I am satisfied with it or not, I may keep working on it.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Mother of the year... NOT
Well, the other day Conor was doing flips on our bed, showing off how talented he is... one of his landings was not exactly a good one and he hit the back of his head on the foot board of the bed. Of course Jeff and I both rushed over to look at it, I was holding him, rubbing the back of his head and I said, "We should get you some medicine, it will make you feel worse."
Yeah, ummm, I really did mean to say better.. and I have no clue why I would have said that! So, Jeff gave me a really odd look and smacked my shoulder (as if to say "What is wrong with you, telling him that??"), so I tried to correct myself...
"I mean better. Medicine will make you feel better!"
Then I realized what I had said and I started laughing.
So, yeah... while Conor sat there with tears streaming down his face, I was laughing... I could not stop. Bad, bad, bad Mommy. Jeff just looked at me as if I had lost my mind.
Yeah, ummm, I really did mean to say better.. and I have no clue why I would have said that! So, Jeff gave me a really odd look and smacked my shoulder (as if to say "What is wrong with you, telling him that??"), so I tried to correct myself...
"I mean better. Medicine will make you feel better!"
Then I realized what I had said and I started laughing.
So, yeah... while Conor sat there with tears streaming down his face, I was laughing... I could not stop. Bad, bad, bad Mommy. Jeff just looked at me as if I had lost my mind.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
The Mommy Test
Ok, I got this in an email.. and it was sooooo funny, I had to post it. :)
The Mommy Test
I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. "Why?" my daughter asked. "Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been, it's dirty and probably has germs" I replied.
At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Mommy, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart."
I was thinking quickly. "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mommy."
We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face.
OK, so.. I know that there are so many wonderful daddys out there.. and this isn't really true.. but admit it.. it is FUNNY! :)
The Mommy Test
I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. "Why?" my daughter asked. "Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been, it's dirty and probably has germs" I replied.
At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Mommy, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart."
I was thinking quickly. "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mommy."
We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face.
OK, so.. I know that there are so many wonderful daddys out there.. and this isn't really true.. but admit it.. it is FUNNY! :)
Shopping with Conor
Well, we had a most interesting time grocery shopping last night. Conor, Ceara, and I went (Allie was at track) and when we got there the cart person was gathering carts right in the middle of the isle where I chose to park. So.. I sat there, thinking she would go around me, but.. she just sat there too. We finally got past each other after a few minutes and Conor said, "Tell her she was in your way."
"Nah.. no big deal."
So.. we get out of the car and are walking towards the door and we pass the cart lady. So, Conor decided to tell her himself. "Hey, you were in our way!"
I grabbed his hand and just walked by.. Ceara and I were both cracking up.
Next stop, strawberries... we chose 2 containers - Ceara picked up one, I picked up another. Conor wanted a different one, so I took his and gave him mine to put back. Ceara pointed out that the ones I chose were redder - so he changed his mind and put his box back. "We can just get these next time."
A woman in red scrubs was getting strawberries too, and she laughed at that. Then I asked Conor if he wanted some bananas. "Yeah, but not the green ones, I want the yellow ones." I grabbed a bunch of them and he said, "No, not those, these." The red scrubs lady was there at that moment too, and she laughed again.
So.. we move onto the bread.. same lady there and Conor said, "This is taking FOREVER!"
I was laughing as much as the lady was.. he was being comical. The very best part though was when we were walking down an isle and the voice over the speaker said, "Are you looking to innovate your Spring?"
Conor replied very loudly, "No! We're looking for cookies!" I don't think he realizes that we never got any..... :)
"Nah.. no big deal."
So.. we get out of the car and are walking towards the door and we pass the cart lady. So, Conor decided to tell her himself. "Hey, you were in our way!"
I grabbed his hand and just walked by.. Ceara and I were both cracking up.
Next stop, strawberries... we chose 2 containers - Ceara picked up one, I picked up another. Conor wanted a different one, so I took his and gave him mine to put back. Ceara pointed out that the ones I chose were redder - so he changed his mind and put his box back. "We can just get these next time."
A woman in red scrubs was getting strawberries too, and she laughed at that. Then I asked Conor if he wanted some bananas. "Yeah, but not the green ones, I want the yellow ones." I grabbed a bunch of them and he said, "No, not those, these." The red scrubs lady was there at that moment too, and she laughed again.
So.. we move onto the bread.. same lady there and Conor said, "This is taking FOREVER!"
I was laughing as much as the lady was.. he was being comical. The very best part though was when we were walking down an isle and the voice over the speaker said, "Are you looking to innovate your Spring?"
Conor replied very loudly, "No! We're looking for cookies!" I don't think he realizes that we never got any..... :)
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