Dancing leads to…

I had “the talk” with DQ a few weeks ago.  Aside from my constant need to swallow my own vomit because I was so nervous, it went surprisingly well.  She had been hearing a few things at school that prompted Pip and I to tell her the whole truth and nothing but the truth.  It’s [...]

Fan of Dinosaurs

TM turned 6 last week (seems impossible) and it was all dinos all the time for this birthday.  A conversation we had after visiting the Denver Museum of Nature and Science:
TM: “Mommy?”
Me: “Yes?”
TM: “I think I was made to love dinosaurs.”
Me: “Really?  Why’s that?”
TM: “Because I really love them.  I am a big fan.”
And he [...]

A poem by DQ

My Cats
My cats are very fat.  One is very smelly.  Another is really grumpy.
Even through they are all of those things, I love them.  No matter what.

The Christmas Card picture

I thought I’d share with you all the attempt to get a photo of the kids for Christmas cards.  A better title for this post would be “Why can’t my kids be serious?” or “The many faces of DQ and TM”.

And the winner for Christmas card photo 2008 is…..

More Halloween before moving on and one for my mom

I realize we’re into November now but wanted to put these pictures up because my kids are freaky (a little too freaky for my taste, but whatever).

TM grew our pumpkin this year (we only got one) and we saved some of the seeds for next year.
Before:

And After:

And for my mother:  I cleaned out the fridge [...]

Happy Halloween

Yes, I finished the costumes.  Here they are.  This was last Saturday night.  We’ll call it the dress rehearsal for tonight.   DQ is the “Spider Princess” (her own creation).  I found this great spider web print red satin at JoAnn for her skirt and the crown was a lucky find at Target dollar [...]

Where did I go?

Still here. Just trying to organize my life. In the meantime, as a preview to “the annual vacation” posts, here is some footage of our drive. I’ll be back.

What I’ve Been Doing this Summer

I know I’ve been absent, and I’m not really sure anyone even reads this blog anymore but here’s a recap of the last 3 weeks or so.
The day after school got out I drove the kids to my parents’ house where they stayed for the week.  We have a pretty great drive to get to [...]

Things I Hate about Public School #?

Sorry folks, but I had to post this one…
Yesterday, I had nothing to do at work/school so I went to TM’s classroom and caught them just as they were going out for recess.  Because I was bored out of my mind I figured I’d join them.  So we get outside and one of the little [...]

TM’s 2 cents

TM (while walking to the car): “Mommy, you look nice in white.”
Me: “Thanks buddy.”
TM: “Yeah, but you’re not wearing white.  You’re wearing black and black does not look nice on you.”
Me: “Um, well thank you for being honest.”