snow and superheros

Why is it such a age difference between 4 years old to 5 years old?  

He grew up overnight.

  

 

You can always apologize later.....

I love this!!!

if .....then what?

Last thought before I fell asleep....


What if the Packers played the Dodgers in a double header of Baseball then Football?  


- I don't think the basemen, especially the catcher would be able to play in the football game.
- I think the Dodgers would win.
- The pitcher would play the quarterback and vise versa.
- It would be played in April.
- It would be played in LA.
- No coaches and no refs.
- Softball rules.
- Tickets would cost $1.

Ups and Downs

I've been skating for most of my life, but I'm still a clutz. Somehow, I think I do ok. Maybe I would really know if someone would summon the balls to tell me I look like a drunken ibis. When my family and I went skating, the kids were playing tag with me. Of course my youngest can only stand and watch us since he pouts throughout the winter season due to the several layers of clothes he is forced to wear.
So every once in a while I would grab him on the fly under his arms and have him barely touch the ice like he would be running on water. Unfortunately, I lost my footing and we both went face first into the ice. My hands caught the ice as I heard some part of my son's face hit the ice. In my head, I'm thinking, "not the nose, not the teeth, not the nose, not the teeth." When I looked at him, I'm not seeing any blood. Then I see the streak on his jacket and I look at his chin. A 2 inch long bright red gash had opened and was dripping, no gushing all over his jacket.

I was about to run him all the way home on my ice skates and drive him to the ER when my husband laughed and told me after my son would stop crying, he would thank me for the start of his scars he would accumulate over the length of his life.

Then he took the tissue away from my son's chin and it was only a 1/2 inch little red V and it had stopped bleeding, thanks to the 20 degree with a wind chill of 5. After 5 minutes of gauze and rainbow band-aids, my son had a little colourful chin guard and bragging rights.

Being part Canadian, I am partial to ANYTHING Canadian.  Saying that, I thought the opening ceremonies were the best ever!!!  I tried to find a video of it, but all I found was more hype on the different achievements of David, the producer than on the actual performance.

anyways, the following 16 days are my "mardi gras" so to speak.. Enjoy!!!!  It is history!

No matter what.... it's still American!

 I love the Muppets....

cravings

The package of frozen blueberries were burning a hole in my freezer... so to speak.  So I dumped them in a glass dish and put my mother-in-law's recipe for Almond Lace cookies on top... only made it more diet-like.
1c oatmeal
1/4c. flour
1t. baking soda
1/2c slice almonds
 1/2 - 1 c. honey (depending on sweetness)
1/2t cardamom
1 egg white
1/4c melted butter
1 pkg of frozen blueberries

 

My 1 year old son ate a 1/4 of it 15 minutes after it was finished... and then I tried it.  It came out better than expected... a little less sweet but tasting very fresh.

And then I made Rosemary Italian bread.... That was a mistake.. I don't mind doing 50 more sit-ups and 30 extra minutes on the elliptical.  

Like a dummy, I feel guilty for going out and leaving the kids with anyone else besides me.   Controlling, maybe.  Thinking my kids are a little too much for someone else, maybe.  I know my place, I know my responsibilities and I know the kids are mine.  My husband secretly agrees with this.  He denies it wholeheartedly, but I know what he's thinking.  I know what everyone thinks.  I can read minds.... and this is why I need to get away!!!!!

So...One night, I'm laying awake thinking about the next "date" (a work banquet) my husband and I are going on.  I am wracking my brain wondering why I think this way.  I finally fall asleep.

hurry up and wait

I ordered my seeds from Jung's catalog while it was snowing. It's tradition. The picture in my head is always larger than life. I'll have to figure out how to keep my dog from peeing on my plants outside of the white fence so I don't get the runs again. I've decided to make a pole bean arbor on either side of the sidewalk that runs from the house to the garage. We might not be able to eat one side of the beans as they will be "outside the white fence". I'm also thinking planting in my landscaped area in the front of the house with cabbages, lettuce and some tomatoes. However, since that is the runway to the squirrel tree, it's not going to be a good idea. I may have to rent some lawn space from my neighbor. Or I'll just pay the kids to run interference for a $1.