TV sucking out brain

(Trudy-could you twist a pic of Fia and Nate like this for me??)

Last night Fia and Nate were sitting on the couch, eyes glazed and fixed on an episode of "Tom and Jerry". I started making this sucking noise with my mouth.

me: Hey....did you hear that? (i had to repeat myself a couple of times to get their attention)
me: sucking noise again
me: Do you know what that is?

Fia and Nate: ... blank stares...

me: That is the sound of the TV sucking your brains out. That is what happens when you watch too much TV.

Now Fia wasn't phased but she did crack a smile. Nate had a look of confusion and then worry. He grabbed his head and asked me "is that true?" Of course I had to play into his gullibility so i said "it sure is" followed by the sucking noise again:) Then he started to confess that he wasn't watching that much TV today but he did play his game cube some also. I started laughing(usually the cue that Mom is joking) but he was still a little worried and started asking me if his brain was actually shrinking....the whole time "feeling" his head to see if he could feel his brain's size:)

Then this morning Nate was lying on my bed watching TV and I was in the bathroom fixing my hair. I did the noise again and he smiled but then had to ask me "is my brain really shrinking?" just to get my reassurance that I was in fact teasing.

I love this age! they are so gullible!
But I heard this morning on the news that they were taking "gullible" out of the dictionary??

Tuesday Tell All

I just remembered I was doing the "Tuesday Tell All" but have slacked for so long!! I went to their blog and will pick a couple of the ones I missed. These questions are to be answered in one word.

. Where is your cell phone? here
2. Your significant other? working
3. Your hair?....brown
4. Your mother? .cancer-free
5. Your father? witty
6. Your favorite thing? cake(first thing that popped in my mind:))
7. Your dream last night? pet-sitting
8. Your favorite drink? diet soda
9. Your dream/goal? millionaire
10. The room you're in? sunroom
11. Your children?. old
12. Your fear? dark
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
14. Where were you last night? gym
15. What you're not?.fake
16. Muffins? no
17. One of your wish list items? winter
18. Where you grew up? Alabama
19. What you read last? Ensign
20. What are you wearing? capris
21. Your TV? new
22. Your pets? shaggy
23. Your computer? laptop
24. Your life? wonderful
25. Your mood? content
26. Missing someone? richard
27. Your car? paid-off
28. Something you're not wearing? socks
29. Favorite Store? on-line
30. Your summer? HOT
31. Like someone? everyone
32. Your favorite color? red
33. Last time you laughed? today
34. Last time you cried? Sunday

Swingset

Ever since we got our swingset delivered at the beginning of the summer I have wanted to create a play area that wasn't surrounded by dirt. Our backyard never took the grass seed that was planted when we bought the house so it has always been a dirt patch. This has not been a problem until now when we put our new toy back there. I was getting tired of the kids shoes being all dirty and dusty and then they would track that dirt in the house! So I have been thinking of a way to put mulch down around the swingset and use railroad ties to hold it all in.



I told my mom what I was doing and she said, "oh be careful...those things are VERY heavy." I said, "well I am a lot younger so maybe they won't be that bad". I really did think I could lift and move them on my own....oh was I wrong! So Saturday morning I got up earlier than usual and went to Ace Hardware and purchased 10 RR ties. When I saw how the 2 men were wrestling them into the truck I knew I was in trouble! I called Richard and asked him to postpone his trip to Home Depot so he could help me unload these!

I didn't think i could carry them like this lady
but I did think I could just move them around from top to bottom...well I was wrong again! Richard and I were laughing most of the time we were trying to get them out of the truck-just because they were do darn heavy-and after they were on the ground we were scratching our heads wondering how to get them around the swingset! There were many times I wanted to quit and just have someone help us later next week....but as we got 1 in place we tried #2. Then we tried another and another until they were all in place! I could not believe it!

The heat was UNBELIEVABLE and we took many breaks and drank lots of water but we did it! I was sunburned on the backs of my arms(tricep area) because that was the part that was exposed as I was pulling and racking and pushing:)

Here I am spraying weed killer on the weeds before I got the mulch. Like that shirt?

And here is the finished product! Too bad the kids can only play on it from the hours of 8PM-7AM! Oh well....it will be perfect in the Fall! They do play on it in the afternoons but only for a few minutes!

I just wanted to record these conversations with my children so we could laugh at them later:)

Me: Sophia you need to take a shower this morning before your friends get here.
Sophia: Oh, man. I hate showers.
Me: OK, then take a bath.
Sophia: Oh man, I hate baths.
Me: You know what will happen if you don't take a bath?
Sophia: what?
Me: You will not have friends anymore!

This whining went on for a while until I had to say "1.....2.....3...."
Why doesn't this kid like to bathe??? She really makes me laugh!

Later this afternoon Nate got mad at me for something and before he could say anything I said "I know...I am the meanest mom in the world"....because that is what he has been telling me lately. But he corrected me and said,"No you are the meanest Mom in the WHOLE world".
I guess I will be taking the title from this woman.

New paint....having doubts

You know all those paint chips and brochures you can pick up at Home Depot? Richard loves to collect them when we are looking for paint. I tell him we don't need so many but his reply is always "well they are free". We hardly ever find a combination of paints in one of those brochures that will work for us but this time we were excited to find these colors together and decided to go with it!

I am so thankful Richard loves to paint because it isn't something I enjoy. I much rather do the floor and will start on our kitchen backsplash soon which is exciting to me....anyway...I am grateful at how hard he works to get our house painted and looking good!

He has spent the last 2 evenings on this wall and on the kitchen(it is the same red). We love the red but when we got the yellow up it was a little bright! But that could be because we have lived with beige or khaki walls forever. I love color but this really doesn't go with our decorations either. It is growing on me though and will definately take some getting use to. It is a bold color combination...we just don't have the bold furniture to match. I guess we have to go shopping for more:) in my dreams!

My answers

So here are my answers to the Pay it Forward game....

1. What characteristic describes me? I am short! A whole whopping 60 inches tall! I can remember being around 3feet and some inches in the 3rd grade! One of the children I babysit in the summer is already 5 ft tall and wears size 8 shoes! She just turned 8!! Our son Nate is going to be pretty tall also which will be funny when he is grown and is standing next to his short parents(Richard-the short Filipino- is only 5'3)! It is obvious he doesn't have our genes!

2. My dream job would be to have my own preschool in a really cool building with a great play area outside. I would have the best staff who were just as passionate about teaching and children as I am. They would also be well-paid because we all know teachers aren't paid enough! I would also have the perfect students so we could focus on academics and not breaking up fights or character education....hey....I did say it was my dream job:)

3. One thing I spend money on is comfortable tennis shoes. I love to exercise and need to have the support in my feet! I also like to buy stuff for my house. I would rather spend more money in the beginning and have it last longer (or done right) than to get something cheap that will break next month!

Thanks again for playing! Trudy, Granny, Elaine, and Natalie...time for you to host the game:)

And the winners are....

the scientist

the free lance writer




the pastry chef





the photographer

the teacher

the Rockette

and the night-shift nurse-trainer

I know...I know....I was only suppose to pick 4 but everyone is a winner tonight! Wahoo! And I only have to mail to 4 people so it works out anyway! I need addresses from Shanna, Elaine, Natalie and Rebecca, please. I may have your address somewhere but if you could just email it to me again???? bowhair@bellsouth.net

Thanks to everyone for playing!!