Snow! Snow! Snow!

Today was the day!It snowed all day, i don't think it stopped until about 4:00. I think I shoveled my sidewalks & driveway about 3 times! Clayton hoped that he didn't have school today, because it snowed. Sorry!
After school Connor started building a snow fort with his friends. it is pretty cool. They are making snow "bricks" out of my bread pans. I think it will take a little longer then they thought but it is cool! Claire loves the snow! She gets all bundled up & likes to ride her bike down the driveway, & try to stop, but of course she can't! It is really cute! Clayton likes to ride his bike in the snow & try to help Connor build a snow fort! He likes to jump on the tramp with all the snow too! I like to shovel the sidewalks before anyone can get the chance to step on the snow. I HATE to shovel after someone has stepped on the snow, then it gets smashed down & it is hard to do!(that is my little OCD thing, one of my few) I also love to watch the kids play!

Claire is also learning how to wink! I have it on video! It is so funny! i will have to figure out how to get that on the blog!

Snow Day!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Clayton has been busy!

OK! Last time Bill was home, he took Clayton to Office Depot. It is Clayton's FAVORITE place in the world! He is fascinated with office supplies! So they looked for a while & found the perfect stapler. I think that ever since Clayton started kindergarten, he has noticed all the things that his teacher uses, & he is amazed by them! So he got his stapler & a package of him "own" paper. Bill showed him how to make envelopes, so we have plenty of those & "books" (without any words or pictures) Some of the envelopes have a lot of staples & will not come undone any time soon! Next on his list is a stapler remover & permanent markers. I told him he would need to be 16 years old to get permanent markers, and I am not a big fan of the stapler remover! He goes through a "strip" of staples every day. I told him I could only refill it once a day!:0 It is fun to see him so excited about something so simple! It makes me try to look at what I need to make me happy! I think today it is a boy with his stapler!

 

Christmas Hula

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snow? & Santa!

Today we were supposed to wake up to a HUGE snowstorm! A 4 out of 5. Well, we are awake & no snow. I need to learn not to tell my children the forecast, especially when it might involve snow! The only thing that made things OK was... SANTA riding on a firetruck- tossing out bags of candy! The kids heard the sirens @ about 8:30ish! So we stuck some clothes on & waited....for about an hour. I told them we were "SO Lucky to not have to wait in the snow!" When Santa came it was so cute to see kids come running out of their houses & to see everyone so excited! It didn't last too long & Santa didn't slow down much,but everyone was excited & happy! That's the goal. I love that our city does that!:)

Hairspray!!!!

It is true!!! Hairspray gets ink out of clothing! Yesterday before we went to the concert, Claire got a red pen & I don't know what happened, but it ended up leaking red ink ALL over her sweater( my favorite) We went to the concert, and by the time we got home I figured it was ruined! But... Thanks to the internet & HAIRSPRAY it came out! I was really excited about that!

Also on Monday,I was busy making Christmas things & I left to go pick up the kids from school. I put away my all my stuff & Clayton wanted to stay home. I debated for a while, then said OK! I was not gone long, but when I got home, Clayton was sitting on the couch with blood all over his hands! & in shock! I don't do well with blood & I kind of went into shock too! I figured out that he picked up a rolling cutter & sliced his finger! I took him to the Doctor. He ended up just having the sterilized strips put on& now he is as good as new. He did tell the Doctor that he "doesn't think he will ever touch one of those things ever again!" I have tried to get over the fact that I probably win "worst Mother of the Year" award. I am surprised how tough kids are.

Ryan Shoup & the Rubberband!

Today I kept Clayton home from school so we could go to the Ryan Shoup(Sp?)concert, that FM100 put on! I love to go & have been for the last 3 years! They put on a wonderful show & the kids love it! Someday I would love to go to a real show, I think it would be a lot of fun!
Bill & I also had a fun time in Washington a few weeks ago! It was very dark & cold! I remember how long the days were in the summer & it is very different in the winter! I would HATE to live there in the winter! It was weird to be back there without the kids too! I took some pictures of the forts that the kids had built. I think they are really cool!
We spent a lot of time @ the Funhouse this summer & I found out that the main lady that worked there, her name is Darleen, anyways, she was so great with the kids! She taught Kennedy how to make magnets, & how to play ping pong...So wonderful! One time she went off Island & bought Clayton sparkle pipe cleaners just for him! He looked at me & told me "Mom, Darleen is PERFECT!" I couldn't wait to tell her & I think he was right! Anyways, she died on an airplane from a heart attack! It is the craziest thing! She was only 33 years old & healthy! It was really sad to drive past the Funhouse, and know that she isn't there anymore!(we didn't tell Clayton,or Claire) I feel so grateful to know what we believe, that our families can be together when we die! I feel sad for people who don't have that knowledge!