Wii fun

Having fun

With Wii Outdoor Adventure. We are working on our sportsmanship. :-)

Finally got it fixed

The youngest's one hair, that is. He had trimmed it months ago. It had finally grown out enough that he could get a hair cut instead of shaved bald. :-)

A nasty cranky day

Alan and I were asleep by 9 PM last night and the kids were asleep by 7 PM. We were all so tired. At a little before 11 PM Jacob woke me up saying he had tossed his cookies. I tucked him up in the recliner in Robby's room because I didn't want to wake up Aidan (shares a room with Jacob) cleaning up. Jacob was fine the rest of the night, so I attributed it to the spices in the chili we had for dinner. I thought maybe it was too much for Jake's belly. So we were leaving for the bus stop this morning and Jacob laid down in the middle of the floor saying he was going to be sick. I told him he was faking because he had been playing Wii Outdoors just 2 minutes before that and he was fine. We walked out the door and he tossed his cookies on the front porch @@. Me, being Mom of the Year, was like "Oh Jacob, why didn't you wait until you got to the grass?" So he, being son of the year, moved to the grass - leaving a trail the entire way.

I guess I deserved that.

It was fairly amusing to see a gaggle of construction workers directly across the street all running away going "Oh man kid!" They later clapped when I returned home from the bus stop to clean up the mess and toss a bucket of hot water over my porch.

Meanwhile, my poor youngest had already taken his shoes off, so he was standing at the door watching and a cat got out, so I retrieved the kitty and my son shut the door and put his shoes on. Right as we finished, he opened the door to come out saying he was "Done, Mommy!" only to have to take his shoes back off. Poor kid.

I'm trying to keep my wits about me and not yell and wave my arms around like an Italian man yelling at his girlfriend. (Think that Italian hunk of love Morelli in the Stephanie Plum series). I just have to say I hope the Hubby doesn't come home today and disappear into the quiet of our bedroom to sit at his computer for hours. I might just come unglued. I'm so bored and stressed. A dangerous combination.

Master of the Obvious, Defender of Duh

I guess that is me.

Me: "What are you guys doing playing in the dark?"
My kids: "Playing in the dark."

I guess I'm out of options

I went out on a limb today and pursued my last hope for getting my children into a better school. I drove out to the far end of our new city and filled out three zone waivers. I was told over the phone that Kindergarten was very full, but no comment was made on the other grades. The woman told me it was worth trying. So I went out and filled the forms out. I was very impressed by what I saw while I was there. Organization, friendly teachers and staff. Ahh, my dream come true.

Unfortunately, I just received a phone call from the school telling me they just couldn't fit anymore students. They just received seven more students today and there was just no more room. It is a very small school, like the one my children currently go to, and they just can't handle anymore kids this year. They told me to try again next year, so I will certainly do that. I will go at the end of this school year and apply. I tried, and I just don't know what else to do. It doesn't mean I'm giving up, though. I will pursue things through the Navy and see if they can help me come up with a solution that will work for everybody.

Tom Tom has a sense of humor

So my in-laws very generously gave the Hubby a Tom Tom (sorry if I am spelling it whacky). They figured since we are in a new place, that it would come in handy. I high jacked it and used it today. Boy was I lost. I pulled off the road and programmed my destination in there. So much easier! No problem after that! Tom Tom is my new best friend.

Tommy Boy isn't without a sense of humor, however. We used him on our way home from the in-laws (which is a long drive). We knew which way we had to go, but we followed his directions for giggles. We were on a nice paved road going the way we were supposed to when 'ol Tommy Boy told us to turn left and then make an immediate right. As you can see from the pictures, Tommy Boy was working on a previous plan or a future plan. Whichever it was, it wasn't the current plan for the roads out there! I think Tommy Boy wanted our vehicle to sprout wings and fly off of a hill. The top picture is a picture of the way the Tom Tom was telling us to go. It was clearly a dead end on a dirt road. I wish I had taken a picture of the Tom Tom pointing us that way, lol. He wasn't giving us the correct path, but he sure did provide us with a lot of giggles. It was totally worth pulling onto that dirt road that we knew would go nowhere.

The Stockings were Hung by the Chimney with care

Well, not quite. We were able to decorate our hand-made stockings first. Kudos to my MIL for coming up with such a great and fun idea! She and her friend hand made stockings for eveyrone to choose from. We picked out our stocking, and then decorated them. We had a blast! Thank you, MIL!

The men needed some coaxing, but once at the table, they really got into it.

Uncle E decorating his stocking


Grandpa decorating his stocking



Daddy's High heeled (I told you that you should have picked your stocking first! Hehe!) Stocking


Daddy getting into his

Jake's

Aidan's

Mine! Isn't it a beauty! :-)

Lexi's

Robby's (Grandma gave him considerable help!)

Christmas at home

We had a very nice and quiet Christmas at home with just the six of us. It was just right. We relaxed and enjoyed each other and the season.



Opening Wii Outdoor Challenge. They were quite happy to see it. :)

Just right. The tree is a ceramic tree that my Grandmother made years ago.

Leaving cookies and carrots out for Santa and his reindeer.

Christmas wonder.