Huh?

Today we celebrated Christmas with my parents. They gave my little guy a metallic Color Wonder set. Both boys dove in and started creating metallic artwork.

My 9 year old was watching KU basketball and started making a KU sign.

My 5 year old made this UK sign. 

This conversation followed:

Him:  "Look, Mom! Kentucky!!"

Me:  "You are right.  UK is the University of Kentucky.  Why did you make Kentucky?"

Him:  "Because I didn't know how to spell KU."

Typoz

Typos....they drive me crazy.

I've been rereading through some of my old posts and it seems as if every.single.post has something wrong with it.

I see 'you' when I meant 'your', 'prayer' when I meant 'pray', and I am missing commas and apostrophes galore.  For some reason my brain can only read what I meant to write, not what I actually wrote. 

UGH.

Have I mentioned this drives me crazy?

Why cant I jst allways git everythink write?!?!?!

Family Pics

When you set up a very last minute family picture appointment, spend all day getting ready and stressing about the pictures, wait for a couple of weeks to get the CD back, and then THIS is the first picture you see....

.....you get a little nervous.

We are just not the most photogenic family.

Thankfully, when you have a super talented friend taking the pictures, there is still hope. 

Nevermind that she made us trudge through the mud to this fun little place.

My cute shoes were not my own anyway. :) 

 

The blue bands on his braces were a bit unfortunate.


OK, a lot unfortunate.

But at least they matched his shirt.

Which was completely unplanned. How is it that I am so used to these crazy braces that I did not even think about them?

Because I seriously would have pulled the bands off. 



I had lots of silly pictures of this little guy. Most of which probably reflected his personality with greater accuracy.

But this one melted my heart.



I can't decide if I like this picture of us, or if I just look like I need a 3 hour nap.

So I thought I would post it and then critique it again.

I love that they look like this is a natural thing for them.

Which it is...right before he tackles his brother down to the floor.



I've spent hours sifting through our pictures and this is still my favorite!  It is quite possible that it is due to some amazing editing skills, but a little touch up never hurt anyone...

Too Cute Not To Post

Each year for Christmas, my son's kindergarten teacher makes every child in her class a pillow case.  She picks out material that best fits what they love, and then she slaves over her sewing machine for hours.  Pillowcases range from spiderman and robots to girly flowers and ballet dancers.  Any guesses on what my little guy's pillowcase had on it?

Yep......BUGS!

There is no way she could have picked anything else. 

Unless there is material which depicts the child who is always out of his seat.

 

His teacher also pins a cute little poem to the pillow case about remembering to pray for their teacher when they lay their heads down at night. 

My little guy came home from school SO excited about his new "pillow sheet".  He showed me the note and told me that in order for him to keep the pillow sheet he had to pray for his teacher.  I told him that is a great reminder for his bedtime prayers. 

Apparently he meant RIGHT NOW.  I'm not sure why he thought the pillow case would go away if he didn't pray for her, but he dropped to the floor and launched into a very sincere prayer.

"Dear Lord,
Thank you for my teacher and everything she does for me.
Please help [teacher's name] to get done everything she hasn't gotten done. (Love this!)
Please help her to have a good Christmas.
Amen."

I probably shouldn't take pictures during prayer, but I just couldn't help myself.

Childlike faith....if only we could all remember that it doesn't have to be more complicated than this!

First Snow

We just had the first snowstorm of the season. 

It had been forecasted for days.  The Winter Storm Watch was issued on Saturday.  It turned into a Warning on Sunday.  They were calling for 6 - 10 inches of snow and 35 mph winds from Monday evening through Tuesday evening.

We finished up our shopping a day early.  We redid the schedule at school and made Plan B for final exams in case we had to close school.

It rained for most of the day Monday.  Then it gradually turned into sleet, and eventually to snow.

When daddy came home from work today, he and the 5 yo went outside to play in the snow.  They threw snow balls and worked on building a snowman until it was dark outside.

Unfortunately, instead of 6-10 inches, we got about 1 centimeter.  And it literally took nearly every spot of snow in the entire yard to build the prized snowman. 

So glad they warned us about this one.                              

MIA

Dear Internet,

My life has been taken over by work, class, and Christmas. 

None of these things are bad.  In fact, I enjoy each one.

Together, however, they have blindfolded me, spun me in a dozen circles, and sent me off to dizzily find my way. 

One day soon I may find my way back. 

I miss you.

Love,
Me

Is It Christmas Break Yet???

Someone just mentioned to me this week that they may start a blog.

I, of course, said what a great idea this was, and as we talked, I heard these words come out of my mouth: "One key to a great blog is to make sure that you post nearly every day."

And then I laughed at myself for a long time.  Offering advice on great blogging techniques is just, well......funny. 

I know that my statement is true.  The best bloggers are consistent and they keep people coming back for more. 

I know this.  I have great intentions.  And yet....life gets in the way.

Like sick kids.  And papers to write.  And more sick kids.  And finals to take.  On a random side note, writing finals is much more fun than taking finals.

I saw a facebook status this week that I love.  My friend said, "I wish I would 'Stress Exercise'."

Amen to that.  I've got Stress Eating down to a perfected science.  I could use a shift in stress management methods. 

At this very moment, 4:07 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, I would like to crawl in bed, pull the covers over my head, and forget about everything looming in front of me that needs to be accomplished.

However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  I am 2 1/2 questions away from being done with class until February.  Never mind that 2 1/2 questions will equal at least 3-4 pages; if I look really hard, I can see the finish line. Couple that with 12 1/2 days until Christmas break, and there is a small chance that my sanity may remain in check. 

The stress eating....that is yet to be determined.

But which is more important to worry about, my sanity or an extra 10 lbs?

At least I would get new clothes out of the deal.