Staples??!! In my head??
I'm not scared. My mommies here. Good thing Daddy is the calm one. Or we'd be sunk.
Yes. Two staples. And Mommy only cried a little bit(and she hid it well). The good thing is that she didn't faint. We're very proud of her. 'Cause you know that would destroy my street cred.
Wow, its been forever since I last posted... we just returned back from Sin City for a wedding. We had a great trip.
Some pics from our room at the Bellagio.
An incredible thing happened the second day that we were there. While transffering from the Monte Carlo, where the wedding was at, to the Bellagio, W dropped his wallet in the cab. So, as we were checking into the hotel, he found it was gone. Not knowing what cab company, or the drivers name, W frantically called every cab company in town when we got up to our room. As he did that, I called our credit cards to put a hold on them, and the airlines to find out if we could still get on our Tuesday flight. While this is going on, we got a call from the Monte Carlo. Apparently, our cab driver had tried to get help from the bellman at the Bellagio but they didn't tell the concierge or manager what had happened. The cab driver didn't know how to locate us so he went all the way back to our first hotel, Monte Carlo, to get in touch with us. So he told us when he got on the phone that he would come back to the Bellagio to return the wallet. Total relief.
This whole ordeal has made me believe that there are a lot of good souls out there. He even tried to refuse the $200.00 that W tried to give him, but eventually gave in. I guess our first instinct, when it first happened, was to think the worst, that he would keep the cash and trash the rest. Or that the next patron would find it and do the same. With all the bad things that you hear about, it seems normal to distrust anyone you don't know. But he instead went looking for us, taking over an hour out of a busy day to help us out. Before he pulled away, I told him that he truly made our trip. So thank you Mr. Unbelievable Cab Driver, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Its not to say I will walk around with rose colored glasses, but I will have more faith.
I missed my little ones so badly though, I will NOT be doing that again anytime in the near future, thats for sure. I cried when I left those little monsters, I knew I'd miss them more than they would miss me.
W and I got to reconnect, which is awesome. Its been a while since we've really spent time alone, quiet evenings and laughing at silly things. Although, when we are at home it seems things are fine, when we are alone is the time that I remember why I truly fell for the guy.
We didn't come home with much money, but we came home with so much more than that. More appreciation for our kids, of other people and of each other. It was a really great trip.
C-boy went to a family farm today...
its literally all fun and games until he's forced to eat his veggies.
Until the papayas ripen, its off to work. Not sure what kind of work he thinks he's going to, but wherever there is a ramp and a bat needed he'll be the one to call.
And on the homefront, W had a trip to pack for so he had laundry duty...
so even in a drizzle today, he hung the towels... he even was almost late for his plane as he did all his errands by bike, rain and all. You go green boy!
Some things going on around the house...
my son can pretty much make anything blast-offable (yes, its a word. to some.)
there is much castle fun to be had in the container drawer. See the furry culprit that made it all fall down 2 seconds after this was taken.
and there is a sinister attempt afoot by Thomas and his engine friends to take over the house...
Eventually he will be defeated, right after c-boy blasts off.
Yes, its the 50th anniversary of our favorite Doctor. So we've been up to our ears in One Fish - Two Fish, Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks and Horton until he hears that Who, Green Eggs and Ham....and my all time fave, The Lorax.
Love that cat. Happy Anniversary!
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! Lucy Van Pelt (in Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz)
We made chocolate stirring spoons for the kids classes paired with a packet of hot chocolate for Valentines Day -
We had fun making them(except for the part when c-boy couldn't stop eating the marshmellows and had to have a time out), and I meant to add some colored sugar, but totally forgot. So they don't look as festive as i would have liked but from the slurps of the tester group it really didn't matter!
I also finished the tissue holders for the teachers...
Happy Valentines day!
"Beginnings are usually scary and endings are usually sad, but it's everything in between that makes it all worth living."
- Sandra Bullock in "Hope Floats"
Too much cake,
making sure eeyore has clean teethies too...
It was a good weekend. Two birthday parties and LOTS of food and cake. I think its time I started walking/running/any kind of calorie burning I-ate-too-much-cake kind of activity.
I also started making tissue holders for the kids teachers for Valentines day... I forced myself to start early this time. Good thing Jane Eyre was on to keep me company, thanks Heather for the heads up! It was so wonderfully English that I almost had tea this morning - almost, my Peet's won out, though...
