mom,
um,mom,
what...mom,
do you......mom,
think......mom,
what,mom,...............mom,
Lazybones,mom................
what do you think,mom,
lazybones is doing mom?
now mind you, everytime she says "mom" i have to respond, and "hmmm" doesn't count, or she will just keep saying, "mom,mom,mom,mom,mom,......."well you get the idea. i swear the child doesn't breathe when she talks. and of course the moment anna starts in maria, not wanting to be left out, will start in on a question of her own in the exact same style. then they get mad at eachother for interrupting eachother. i will shout over them to have them stop. this is followed by a brief respit of silence, then we start all over again.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
A Historical Occasion
The local highschool here offers a pre-school program. It is three morning a week for 90 minutes. It gives the kids a good idea of what it is to be away from mommy, but not too long. And the winner is that it is only $20 a month!! It is taught by the highschool students, which is perfect because they are at the same maturity level as the pre-schoolers. There is a teacher there to supervise but the students are running the classroom. They have to take childhood devlopment classes for three years before they get to work with the kids. Daniel started it out for us. (after being on the 2 yr long waiting list) and we have had every kid in there since. It is wierd to think that this is the end of the line. Although Daniel wants to work in the program when he gets in highschool.
Anna on her first day
Maria on her first day. She was a bit more apprehensive.
Then they saw the TOYS!!
And the reading corner.
Then before ya know it.......the day is done!!
Daddy getting loves from his daughters
Mommy actually got a picture with her daughters.
And what did I do for those 90 minutes you ask? Well I went and did something I absolutely cannot do with them, EXERCISED!! i loved it. (sorta, i am sorely out of shape) but it felt good to get out there and to know that i have three mornings a week to do so. that is until the 5 feet of snow comes.
Anna on her first day
Maria on her first day. She was a bit more apprehensive.
Then they saw the TOYS!!
And the reading corner.
Then before ya know it.......the day is done!!
Daddy getting loves from his daughters
Mommy actually got a picture with her daughters.
And what did I do for those 90 minutes you ask? Well I went and did something I absolutely cannot do with them, EXERCISED!! i loved it. (sorta, i am sorely out of shape) but it felt good to get out there and to know that i have three mornings a week to do so. that is until the 5 feet of snow comes.Tuesday, September 22, 2009
You know you've been a mom too long when.....
YOU SEE BROWN STAINS ON THE CARPET AND THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND IS NOT CHOCOLATE.
FINDING AN OLD M&M BEHIND THE COUCH IS NO LONGER A TREASURE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT BE CERTAIN WHERE IT WAS BEFORE IT JUMPED BEHIND THE COUCH.
SEEING KATSUP SPATTERED ALL OVER YOUR BATHROOM DOES NOT RAISE ALARM
YOU DON'T FREAK OUT BECAUSE YOU HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL YOUR KIDS ARE. YOU ARE JUST HAPPY THEY ARE NOT BY YOU.
YOU ONLY CLEAN THE TOILET WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE ONE TO USE IT NEXT.
WHEN YOU EAT DINNER AT HOME AND IT TAKES 30 MINUTES AND THE FOOD IS ALWAYS COLD, THEN YOU GO OUT TO EAT, YOU SCARF IT DOWN IN 5 AND YOUR TONGUE IS BLISTERED.
WHEN SHOWERING EVERY OTHER DAY BECOMES A LUXURY.
WHEN YOU CAN SLEEP THROUGH YOUR HUBBY'S SNORING BUT IF A KID COUGHS IT WAKES YOU.
WHEN THE MESSIEST ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE IS NOT YOU CHILDREN'S, BUT SHAMEFULLY, YOURS.
WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY TWO PAIRS OF JEANS TO WEAR BUT A TON OF SHIRTS AND THEY ARE ALL STAINED.
WHEN YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH WHILE THE KIDS WATCH SESAME STREET, WAKE UP AND BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT THE WHOLE EPISODE WAS ABOUT.
WHEN YOU FORGET TO COMB YOUR HAIR, OR EVEN TAKE OFF YOUR HOUSE SLIPPERS, BEFORE YOU GO RUN ERRANDS BUT ALL THE KIDS CLOTHES ARE CLEAN, HAIR BRUSHED AND SHOES TIED.
WHEN THE ONLY TIME YOU GET TO TALK TO GROWN UPS IS IM'ING THEM ON THE COMPUTER.
WHEN YOU HEAR HUBBY PULL UP YOU BRUSH THE COOKIE CRUMBS OFF YOUR MOUTH AND TRY TO LOOK BUSY.
K-THAT IS ALL I GOT RIGHT NOW. IT IS PAST 10PM AND I GOTTA GET MY SORRY BUTT TO BED. IF YOU THINK OF ANYMORE PLEASE POST THEM SO I CAN ADD THEM TO THE LIST. (GIVING YOU THE CREDIT OF COURSE.)
FINDING AN OLD M&M BEHIND THE COUCH IS NO LONGER A TREASURE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT BE CERTAIN WHERE IT WAS BEFORE IT JUMPED BEHIND THE COUCH.
SEEING KATSUP SPATTERED ALL OVER YOUR BATHROOM DOES NOT RAISE ALARM
YOU DON'T FREAK OUT BECAUSE YOU HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL YOUR KIDS ARE. YOU ARE JUST HAPPY THEY ARE NOT BY YOU.
YOU ONLY CLEAN THE TOILET WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE ONE TO USE IT NEXT.
WHEN YOU EAT DINNER AT HOME AND IT TAKES 30 MINUTES AND THE FOOD IS ALWAYS COLD, THEN YOU GO OUT TO EAT, YOU SCARF IT DOWN IN 5 AND YOUR TONGUE IS BLISTERED.
WHEN SHOWERING EVERY OTHER DAY BECOMES A LUXURY.
WHEN YOU CAN SLEEP THROUGH YOUR HUBBY'S SNORING BUT IF A KID COUGHS IT WAKES YOU.
WHEN THE MESSIEST ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE IS NOT YOU CHILDREN'S, BUT SHAMEFULLY, YOURS.
WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY TWO PAIRS OF JEANS TO WEAR BUT A TON OF SHIRTS AND THEY ARE ALL STAINED.
WHEN YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH WHILE THE KIDS WATCH SESAME STREET, WAKE UP AND BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT THE WHOLE EPISODE WAS ABOUT.
WHEN YOU FORGET TO COMB YOUR HAIR, OR EVEN TAKE OFF YOUR HOUSE SLIPPERS, BEFORE YOU GO RUN ERRANDS BUT ALL THE KIDS CLOTHES ARE CLEAN, HAIR BRUSHED AND SHOES TIED.
WHEN THE ONLY TIME YOU GET TO TALK TO GROWN UPS IS IM'ING THEM ON THE COMPUTER.
WHEN YOU HEAR HUBBY PULL UP YOU BRUSH THE COOKIE CRUMBS OFF YOUR MOUTH AND TRY TO LOOK BUSY.
K-THAT IS ALL I GOT RIGHT NOW. IT IS PAST 10PM AND I GOTTA GET MY SORRY BUTT TO BED. IF YOU THINK OF ANYMORE PLEASE POST THEM SO I CAN ADD THEM TO THE LIST. (GIVING YOU THE CREDIT OF COURSE.)
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Just another strike against us. on the Neighborhood Watch Board
Yes, that is barf, throw-up, vomit, oh and anything else you wanna call it.jakey said he was full, i said, clean your plate, he cleaned his plate and then tossed it in the street. normally i would be embarrassed but he had the class to do it infront of the neighbor's house. of course his older brothers were impressed with the amount. i honestly did not know he had eaten that much.
so needless to say (but i will type it) i will listen to him better when he says he is full.
**yes we did hose down the street. which made it run into the neighbor's driveway because we live on an incline. hee hee
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
HIAWATHA HO!!!
I have wanted to bike this trail for years so when the chance came, i jumped on it! sent jake and ike off to Brinn's after school and the girls went to lanae's and Lisa picked up Daniel after practice. I was off to the Bitteroot Mountain Range. (Right on the Idaho, Montana boarder.)
It is called the Hiawatha because that is the train that ran this route. We go through about 6 tunnels ranging from 8,800 ft long to just 15o ft. long. Luckily we had flashlights. No bats though. I thought that was weird. Then there are the breathtakes trussels. You are about 875 ft about the valley floors when you go over them. The trees were so dense you could not always see the bottom.
My rim was bent on my front tire (don't wanna talk about it) so i had to use daniel's bike. no biggie, same size as mine but has a seat of plastic that by the end felt like shards of broken glass. The back brake locked up so we pulled off and dis-assembled it. and then i discovered the dang thing would not shift!! i was stuck in 1st gear for the whole ride!! ARGH!! Poor Kathy's left bike peddle kept comming off so we would stop and re-attach it. ALOT! but other than that it was fantastic. Oh ya and i had to sit on the rumble seat of the truck and on the way back i was hurting!! OUCH!
This is the first tunnel. it is 8800 ft long. all you see is a pin hole of light and you aim for that and try to avoid the gutters that run on either side of the trail
But this beautiful water fall is waiting for you on the other end. I have a funny face because i am squeezing my mom's buttocks.
I love how green the moss was that covered all the rocks.
We were up very high. it was nice and cool though.
My mother acting silly infront of one of the trussles.
Dead. Happy but dead.
It is called the Hiawatha because that is the train that ran this route. We go through about 6 tunnels ranging from 8,800 ft long to just 15o ft. long. Luckily we had flashlights. No bats though. I thought that was weird. Then there are the breathtakes trussels. You are about 875 ft about the valley floors when you go over them. The trees were so dense you could not always see the bottom.
My rim was bent on my front tire (don't wanna talk about it) so i had to use daniel's bike. no biggie, same size as mine but has a seat of plastic that by the end felt like shards of broken glass. The back brake locked up so we pulled off and dis-assembled it. and then i discovered the dang thing would not shift!! i was stuck in 1st gear for the whole ride!! ARGH!! Poor Kathy's left bike peddle kept comming off so we would stop and re-attach it. ALOT! but other than that it was fantastic. Oh ya and i had to sit on the rumble seat of the truck and on the way back i was hurting!! OUCH!
This is the first tunnel. it is 8800 ft long. all you see is a pin hole of light and you aim for that and try to avoid the gutters that run on either side of the trail
But this beautiful water fall is waiting for you on the other end. I have a funny face because i am squeezing my mom's buttocks.
I love how green the moss was that covered all the rocks.
We were up very high. it was nice and cool though.
My mother acting silly infront of one of the trussles.
Dead. Happy but dead.
Getting as much as we can outta summer
I am still in serious denial that summer is over. I am not ready for our 9 months of winter.
we have been very lucky to still have some warm days this september so i took the kids to the pool on friday afternoon to play. It was fun yet bittersweet.
Isaac showing off his diving skills
Daniel's diving skills
Maria being a ballerina
Anna and Maria diving in together
Jakey on the slide. He played on that most of the afternoon
Daniel
we have been very lucky to still have some warm days this september so i took the kids to the pool on friday afternoon to play. It was fun yet bittersweet.
Isaac showing off his diving skills
Daniel's diving skills
Maria being a ballerina
Anna and Maria diving in together
Jakey on the slide. He played on that most of the afternoon
Daniel
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Isaac's Student Council Application
Isaac is in fifth grade this year and can apply to be on the leadership board for student council at his school. Application reads as follows.....
Name: Isaac Brown
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Mrs. Crater
Why do you think you would make a good leader?
I am a webelo scout, I help out alot with my younger brother and sisters, and I am a good student.
Do you have experience dealing with kindergarteners and 1st graders?
EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE!!
What do you hope to do with your leadership skills?
Well, when I grow up I hope to be the President of the United States or take over Cuba. Either way I am going to need leadership skills.
Hmmm, I wonder if he will get a call back? What do you think?
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