I Could Go For Miles And Miles....

There are some days that I feel like I am in the car all day long - driving the boys to school, driving to the grocery, driving to play groups, driving, driving, driving. I have even had to get gas twice in one week. At the first of the year I decided to see how many miles I drive in a week. I average about 200 miles per week. That's a lot of driving for someone who doesn't have a job to commute to. I told Tod about this and he was floored about how many miles I am putting on the van. In the past two weeks I have tried to limit my trips to the grocery and I have tried to make sure I am not driving "wasted" miles. I've cut back by 50 miles each week. Now I feel trapped in the house! I guess those 50 miles are needed for my sanity.

Tough Guys

Check out these tough guys. Yes I do feed them! It is kind of hard to look tough when you don't have any front teeth or you have your diaper hanging out!

Forty-two Years

I am very proud to say that my parents have been married for 42 years today! My parents have taught me many lessons over the years. I may have had to learn some of these lessons the hard way, but they were always there to pick me up and get me back on track. One of the most important lessons they have taught me is the value of marriage. They still go out on dates, hold hands, and tell each other they love each other often. They are a strong example of a good marriage that is full of respect, tenderness, and love. I love you Mom and Dad ..and.. Happy Anniversary!

Snow Day...Really??

I woke the boys up around 6:15am. (Well, Brady was already up!) Tod was already eating breakfast and watching Sports Center. I put the boys cereal on the table then bundled up to get the morning paper. Brrrr. It was bitterly cold out with a slight dusting of snow on the ground. Back inside I turned on the back deck lights so the boys could see the snow. Then the phone rang. We all kind of looked at each other - "Who would call so early?" I answered the phone and it was a recorded message saying "Due to the icy conditions school will be cancelled today." What? Really? Again? Right now it is still super cold, but the sun is shining and there isn't any ice or snow anywhere. I think this was a bad call. Maybe a 2 hour delay, but the whole day off? Oh well. I've thrown out my "to do" list and have been playing Mario Kart with Jacob most of the morning. Now we have two snow days to make up. I hope they can make it up on President's Day. Looks like we are going to have to say in today because of temperature. On the bright side...it's going to be in the 60's over the weekend!

Curtains

Tod and I finally hung up our curtains in the living room. This was the first time we have ever had window treatment. In our old house we had nice wood blinds and didn't want to cover them up. Here was our conversation when hanging the blinds...

Me - "What do we do first?"

Tod - "How the heck should I know?"

Me - "Where do we start measuring from?"

Tod - "How the heck should I know?"

Me - "How far off the ground should they go?"

Tod - "How the heck should I know?"

It went on and on like this until we had our finished product....

Jinxie You Evil Cat

Once a year the Lexington Herald Leader publishes obituaries for its readers pets. If you have ever been a cat owner you can appreciate this one...

Jinxie
You evil feline. For 16 years you swiped food from others' plates. Oh, the many times you ran through wet paint. The times you threw up on our clothes, and pooped under our beds. You tore holes in our ductwork, robbing us of heat to make the crawl space a winter paradise. You urinated secretly on our gas logs, which upon ignition caused sudden evacuations of the house as the horrible burning aroma gagged our family and friends. You once jumped into the pool, only to shred the arm of the man who was saving your wicked life. When your rule was threatened, you lured unwitting other cats and kittens onto Colby Road to meet their demise. You survived long on your wits and foul deeds. But now, no longer will your sandpaper tongue wake us up at all hours. No longer will we hear your screams of pleasure and pain in the night air. And to the amazement of all, you managed to die in your sleep. We'll miss you, old buddy!

I am still laughing at this one! Enjoy!

Birthday, Fuze Ball, and Streets

Yesterday was Tod's birthday. To Tod it is just another day, but to the boys it is a BIG deal. They made him some construction paper book marks which we laminated at Office Max. The employees at Office Max too great care to make sure that these book marks were perfect. Now Brady can yank the book marks out of all of Tod's books! Jacob and I made some mini Brownie cookies and made some yummy cookie sandwiches with icing. Delicious! Happy Birthday!

I watched a friends daughter(almost 3) and son(12months) today while she ran some errands. We played in the playroom for a couple of hours. It was fun to have a little girl around. We played fuze ball, but Maggie didn't want to use the ball. I asked her why and she said, "Because these guys are doing gymnastics!" She would spin the guys around and yell "TA-DA!" It was too funny! I never thought to use the fuze ball table for gymnastics!

In today's Cincinnati Enquirer there is an article about Tod's Grandma O'Donnell.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090123/NEWS0103/901230412/1055/NEWS
She is having a street named for her in her town Latonia, KY. She worked for Holy Cross High School for fifty years. It is a touching story. If you have a minute please read the article.