Random Thoughts of the Day

-My stupid laptop just shut off without telling me the battery was low and I lost my whole post.

-Oh yeah, Happy Valentines Day!

-It's another snow day, but for once I agree. The roads are slick and gross. Last night it snowed and now there is freezing rain, so that does not make for an easy drive. I wish Jay hadn't had to go to work. **Update- Jay got to work, but he said the roads were awful**

-Do people really think they are clever when they use normal names, but spell them wrong? To me it's kind of like thinking you are especially clever for pronouncing all the letters in vehicle.

-I love Mickey Mouse Club House for giving me this little blogging break...it entertains ALL my kids. Even Lily loves it. 8years-3 years and 11 months that is quite an age range for one show!

-Lily is my little dancing girl. She dances to any music she hears, even the music from her toys or commercials. It's so sweet.

-I was going to add a bullet about Ryan getting his sled yesterday, but it turned out to be too long. I'm going to have to do a separate post because his reaction is something I don't ever want to forget.

-I finally found a dentist. I had an appointment yesterday. Sadly it's been 4 years since my last one. Several of those months I was unable to brush my teeth at night because it would bring on "morning sickness." So it is by God's grace that I didn't have any cavities. ::Phew:: I was really worried especially because I've had sensitivity to cold foods lately.

-I think it's really cute that my mom-mom still puts $2 in my Valentines Day card because everyone has to get the same amount. Ryan, Zach and Lily all get their own cards with $2 as well. It's really fun to watch them get so excited to get the money.

-I think it's time to bust out the crafts I got a couple of days ago in anticipation of snow days. MMCH is over and the kids have all scattered, well, except Zach- he is still watching the tv.

Yummy

Anyone who has been to our house for more than about 5 minutes probably knows one of Jay's favorite games to play with the kids involves chasing and "biting" the kids. The kids love every minute of it. They run, laughing, through the house until he catches them and mouths their little tummies, arms, legs or whatever he feels like at the moment. They laugh and when they get away they run to a "hiding place" and call for him to come get them. Jay told Ryan the other day that he bought a "new Ryan" while he was at work so he could chomp him. Ryan, with furrowed brow, very seriously replied, "No, Daddy. You should chomp the old Ryan." Ryan has always taken his fun seriously. Since Ryan wants to be just like Daddy of course he has started "biting" people too. Really only me and Jay, sometimes Lily. It's pretty funny when he does it. He tells you he is going to bite you, makes a big dramatic chomping noise and takes a big "bite" with his lips. It usually tickles and he loves when you laugh or yelp. Lily has just recently gotten old enough to play the bite game. She laughs and giggles just as much s the boys when daddy picks her up and "bites" her. Recently she has started "eating" Jay too. This is how I know she actually gets the game. She doesn't put her mouth on Jay the way he does with the kids. She takes her hand and pretends to grab a handful of Jay and then brings her hand to her mouth and pretends to eat it. It's just the way she eats food. So cute. I'm going to try to get video of it if I can, but she does it at random times; whenever she's in the mood I guess. It is really cool to realize your baby is able to use her imagination.

Binge and Purge

In our house most projects get relegated to naptime and maybe bedtime if I have enough energy. So I try to get massive amounts of things done in one small amount of time. Like right now I'm trying to paint the downstairs playroom. It has taken over a week so far and I'm not nearly done. Lily goes down for her nap I race to get everything out and paint what I can before I hear her stirring in her crib about 2 hours later. On the days I'm being smart I try to finish a little before she wakes up so I can clean up the brushes and rollers. I feel good about how it will look in the end. I've always disliked the wallpaper that adorned the walls in that room. It's a dark room with one sliding glass door and no windows. I feel like the yellow I chose will make it feel brighter down there. I've got the yellow on two walls and I really like it. Both walls still need a second coat and the one other wall still only has primer. The other wall...well, it's behind the HEAVY couch, bookshelf and desk. I still haven't touched that wall. Like I said, it's taking a while to get things done.
Today we will be working on painting as well as purging our storage areas. We are running out of space and we NEED to get rid of stuff. I'm wondering if I should get rid of my baby stuff that is still in good shape. I want to save it in case I would ever need to use it again, but I don't think I will need it(if you know what I mean). I'm not sure if I should make those kinds of decisions until Lily is a little older, so this leaves me in a quandary about what to do with the baby stuff Lily has outgrown. I hate purging. It's against my sentimental pack rat nature. It's always hard for me. It's especially hard when a certain husband of mine "helps" me. He pulls out boxes of my stuff, holds up one item at a time and says things like, "You don't need this. Do you?" Never mind all the boxes of his stuff we have like cassette tapes from the 80s, yea. Anywho, that's what my day looks like today. Fun stuff.

Sigs

For easier reference I added bithday sigs to the sidebar, but they don't tell how old the kids are. They only tell how any days until their birthdays. The tickers remain on the bottom unless I can figure something else out that works better. I am frustrated with the whole thing especially since blogger crapped out on me while I was working on them last night. I think I'll just let it be for a while.

Woohoo Lily!

Lily stayed in the nursery at church for the whole service yesterday! ::the skies parted and the angels sang, "Hallelujah!"::
Maybe next week I wont even watch the screen the whole time wondering why her number hasn't come up;-)