Monthly Archives: May 2008

May 14

The Artist at Work

Thade (the lucky boy) had received spending money from his Grandma, and he new exactly what he wanted to buy. He wanted Art Supplies and Cocoa Krispies Cereal Straws 😉 I was thrilled when he ran up and down the aisles grabbing paints and markers, and he couldn’t wait to get home and get to work.

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Thade waited until Dylan was taking a nap, so Mommy could help out a little too. He had the best time creating beautiful works of art, and I’m proudly displaying them on the fridge.

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On the left- A Watercolor, and on the right- Iron Man

 

When it was Thade’s bedtime he asked if we could paint again tomorrow… I said absolutely!

May 13

The Calling Continues

I’ll catch you up on all of the details… Over two weeks ago we took in our Push Mower to have a new handle placed on the pull-start, an engine tune-up, and to have the blade sharpened. We left the mower and we were told to call back in a few days and the mower would be ready, at $30.00 no less. Two weeks + later…

We have waited and called waited and called for OVER TWO WEEKS!!! Still no answer at the business, still no mower. We ended up calling our Lawn Guy to come by and mow the Front and Back Yard and guess what it was $30.00, and it needs to be done again, so there will go another $30.00 ; ) GRRRRR! I’m going to call the Repair Shop (again) today and hope for the best, but I’m tempted to just forget it and buy a new mower and be done with it all!

Why does the lawn have to be so much trouble?

UPDATE: I finally spoke with the elusive Lawn Mower Repair Guy and he says to call back in a few days and maybe the mower will be ready then. I GIVE UP!!!

May 12

Mother’s Day Recap

This Mother’s Day was so much fun! I got to spend lots of time with my sweet family, and get tons of hugs too. I had planned a “Thanks for Moms” party to say thank you to the Grandma’s for all that they have done for us, and Nana and Grandma were thrilled to get some extra time with the kiddos

 

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We all sat together for a big meal at the dining room table. The boy’s picked out gifts for Nana and Grandma and I made the tags.

 

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I even received a few cool gifts too. My awesome Sister (in law) gave me a gift card to a Day Spa. I can’t wait to go and be pampered, I’m thinking manicure. My Mother-in-law gave me a beautiful card, and some Starbucks funds. My Mom gave me beautiful Gerber Daisies, and stocked me up on all of the paper goods that I needed to shop for this week 😉 She must have known that Thade is using about 5 boxes of Kleenexes a week 😉

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It was such a fun day, I really appreciate everybody driving up to visit and celebrate with us. It was a beautiful Mother’s Day, and I can’t wait for the next get together : )

May 11

Happy Mother’s Day!

I just wanted to wish all of the Mommies and Grandmother’s a very Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you all get to spend the day relaxing in your pajamas and eating chocolates 🙂 Have a great day, and give your kiddos extra hugs!

I also want to wish my Mom a very Happy Mother’s Day 🙂 Thank you for everything that you do, and thanks for being an amazing Mom to the Rob and me 🙂 Big Hugs!

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 11

Oh Hail NO!

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Wow this has been one day of wacky weather. This afternoon the sun was shining bright, and all of the sudden there was a very loud sound on the roof, it was hailing! Thade ran to the door, and we watched the hail hit against the cars. When the storm had passed I ran out to collect a few of the marble sized hail, and let Thade check them out.

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This evening it has been severe storm warnings, and tornado watches. Around 4 tornadoes touched down about an hour and a half  south of us and the storms did major damage. We still have some awfully high winds this evening. I hope that the bad weather stays away, and so do those tornadoes!