January 2011
13 posts
thoughts on bowling
So does it seem weird to anyone else that bowling is so popular among the older generation? I just cannot wrap my head around it. You have to hold a heavy ball with just three fingers, wear shoes that are slippery on the bottom, and maintain your balance in a crouched position on a waxed floor. Add to that that beer is almost always available in the bowling alleys and the judgement of at least...
“I had a good nap. The window was open and the curtain was blowing and moving...”
– Anderson
December 2010
19 posts
letters to the neighbors
To neighbor number one,
Sir, you live on an actual plantation. With more acres than I could count. Why must you train hunting dogs just a hundred yards from our property line? Why must you blow that ear piercing whistle millions of times a day? Why?
Sara
To neighbor number two,
You own almost eight acres. That is a lot. What made you decide to build a “shed” bigger than our home...
things Sullivan has said to me in the last 24...
Me ‘bout to go poop my pants. Serious.
Leave me ‘lone.
NEED chocolate malk.
Trevor (his bear) mouth no work…him not can eat ketchup.
Me not like you arm and you nose.
Take my pants off.
Woompa and Mumzy see a dead deer…them tell me that.
Hold me.
Sorry, Mama. Me ‘give you.
Leave me ‘lone.
Get me apple dooce.
Merry Christlas (CW 2010)
I think that I say this every year, but this year I mean it…this was the best Christmas ever. The babies were excited and grateful and the mister and I could not be happier. There is that parent pride that bubbles to the surface when your own childrens say an unprompted “thank you” when a gift is opened…and that happened lots over the last couple days.
We split Christmas...
inside the purse
The initial dump: (the bowl of cinnamon-sandalwood scented pinecones were NOT inside the purse)
What it contains:
floral and graphic print bag containsÂ
emergency change of clothes for Sullivan plastic cup with lid plastic spoon and fork
pink bag contains unmentionables for certain times
a wallet and checkbook
a roll of toilet paper
a small bottle of hotel lotion
an empty mailing...
“Guns are just tasers that shoot out bullets.”
– The mister - on the similarity of guns and tasers
a recipe for musical fruit
Call it what you will…taco soup, Mexican chili, open a truckload of cans and dump it in a crock pot soup, or poop soup (wanna guess who coined that gem? the mister you say? you are correct and your prize will be mailed to your home shortly). It does not matter because I could eat this soup everyday for the rest of my life. I got the original recipe from the incomparable Lori Thomason and have...
too much
Caroline: Mama, you know why I like to watch you cook?
Me: Why, baby?
Caroline: So I know how to cook for mine babies when I am a mama.
Me: (verklempt)
mother may I
So for the last two days I have conducted a secret experiment of sorts. So secret that only I knew about it. I decided to see how the family and household would run without mama being stressed. And you know what? It was better. Unbelievable right? (sarcasm)
All the same chores were done. The same amount of laundry was washed, ironed, folded, and put away. The same kitchen was cleaned the same...
how to be awesome
My sweet little family loves nothing more than a chocolate cake. Or cookies. Or brownies. We all love a good “sweet treat” or two or eleventeen. Every grocery shopping trip to the walmarts results in the makings for some kind of baked goodness.
But I digress…I promised to how the world how to be awesome. I’ll get to that.
This week I brought home chocolate chips, a cake...
note to self
Dear Sara,
Next time you want to shop for jeans these are some things you should remember:
Do not wear cowgirl boots. The exertion required to get them on AND off + the tininess (I just used the google to make sure this was an actual word) of fitting rooms = a situation not worth repeating.
You are tall and have long legs. Do not even bother trying on regular length jeans. Only longs. Repeat...
we need more "Curious George"
Things Sullivan CAN’T do when he has a cold:
read books
color
eat normal meals
go potty
share
use a normal voice volume
Things Sullivan CAN do when he has a cold:
drink chocolate milk
watch “Curious George”
wear shorts
hold his Trevor bear
scream
it's the thought that counts
Last week Anderson and Caroline brought home notes from school telling parents about an event sponsored by the PTO called “The Penguin Patch.” (google for more information if you so desire) Essentially, it is a school fund raiser that allows students to purchase small gifts for friends and family members with money sent in by their parents. Parents decide the dollar amount and how many...
what a (little) man
Anderson: (holding a pencil in one hand and a homework folder in the other) Can you unzip my backpack so I can put my folder away?
Me: No. Put the pencil away and put your folder in your backpack.
Anderson: But I have two things. (pencil and homework folder now held above head)
Me: Anderson, I have to pack lunches, make dinner, fold clothes, and wash three babies. Do one thing at a time. You can do this.
Anderson: But I have TWO things. And now my backpack is on the floor.
And...end scene.
reasons my children might not actually be mine
none of them look like me
Anderson and Caroline can whistle
Caroline is left handed
Caroline has srick straight blonde hair and blue eyes
Anderson can do math in his head
none of them look like me
all three can hear a song ONCE and remember lyrics and melodies
Anderson and Caroline despise naps
all three hate vegetable
none of them look like me
all three like putting puzzle together
...
time to kick some trash
I did it. I bought some real actual genuine leather cowgirl boots. And I love them. They are a distressed tan color with a snip toe and a mediumish heel. These boots make me want to shoot guns and kick bad guys in the face. Maybe I have been watching too much “Chase” or maybe it is my destiny to be awesome and wear boots all the time.
The mister offered to buy me some cowgirl boots...
if I could turn back time (sung in a Cher voice)
The babies are growing and it makes me sad. Anderson has a loose tooth. I am so not prepared for him to be grown enough to have PERMANENT teeth making their appearance. He wiggles that loose tooth like it is his job…if six year olds had jobs. He loves the sound the loosey goosey tooth makes when he pops it back and forth in the gum region. I just threw up. Blech. He loves to take the plastic...