Monday, March 2, 2009
Be Still My Rapid Heartbeat
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
Let it Snowglobe, Let it Snowglobe, Let it Snowglobe!
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Sleepover at Grandma Alice's House
This weekend, also know as the weekend of love, one of the kids is going to Grandma Alice's house to stay while Kevin and I go to San Francisco for a couple of nights.
Grandma is so thrilled to have one of her little darlings stay and play with her. We took him over to her house last night, and boy was he sniffing around and checking things out. He had never been there before, so there was a lot to explore. We showed him where the potty and food were and he soon disappeared under Grandma's bed. What a silly guy! I hope that he helps her with her very hard jigsaw puzzle. He would be really good with the lost pieces.
I told Grandma that we will call and talk to him a couple of times during the weekend, and that it was ok to leave him alone all day if she wants.
We'll miss you, Carl. Be a good boy and don't purr too loudly in Grandma's ear while she is trying to sleep.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Weather or not to Puzzle
A couple of weeks ago, while shopping with my mom in Sacramento, I picked up a colorful 1000 piece puzzle for the family to work on together during the rainy weather. Well, we unsealed the box 2 nights ago, and the piece matching began. Kevin immediately started looking for the edges and I helped while he started to get the edges put together. Megan was a great help in getting the pieces organized by color. Tonight we got quite a few put together, but the problem is two-fold. The inside sections that are left are, of course the hardest parts (we did the easily identifiable building and semi-difficult sky parts) AND the puzzle is taking up the entire dining table. Thomas keeps asking when we are going to get it off the table. Not very soon, if he doesn't start helping! The big kids get back tomorrow night from their dad's house, so maybe with all 7 of us working on it, it will be done by Friday.
Meanwhile, my mom has started the puzzle she bought at the same time, and is having a slow go of it. I wonder if she wants to rent some Junior Puzzle Doers from this house..... She claims her puzzle choice is harder. We are going to switch when we get done, so then we will know if she is just crying wolf or not.
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Labels: puzzles, rainy days
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Cat Drama Island
As you may know, we added a sweet little kitten named Carl to our home in early December. We already had two very sweet cats, Trixie and her son Reebok. That was BEFORE Carl came to town. Now we have a contstant state of growling, hissing, and much pawing and clawing.
Carl wants to play and be friends with both Reebok and Trixie. Reebok has learned to somewhat tolerate the jumping on the back and general craziness from Carl. As you can see in the picture, they have even taken a nap ( for about 10) seconds together. We all know Reebok can kick Carl's booty any time he wants, but I think he kinda wants to be buddies. Foolishly, Carl just can't help but start a fight by biting Reebok's neck or plain ol' ambushing him as he walks down the hallway.
Then there's Trixie. She hates breathing the same air as Carl, and most of the time Reebok. She can sense the alliance between the two of them. It can be a juggling act to sequester each cat from the other. Mostly, this means that Trixie is closed away in the front living room and Reebok is hiding out in a bedroom somewhere. Carl, therefore, is free to terrorize and delight the rest of us.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Publisher In the House
Once again, our 2nd grader has been published in the Appeal Democrat. This time her holiday jokes were printed on Christmas Day. We sure hope you enjoy them, as she made them up herself. "My holiday joke is right here. Knock, knock. Who's there? Donut. Donut who? Donut Open 'til Christmas! And I have one more for you. What do you call an elf that steals gift wrap from the rich and gives it to the poor? Ribbon Hood!"
Great Job, Megan! Keep up the good work!
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Snow What?
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