new word

Today I made up a new word. I was at lunch talking with friends and I spumbled (another made up word - stumble and fumble).

My new word is PHENOMENOUS - phenomenal and fabulous

Love it!

Bocce

I can remember as a child watching the ‘old people’ play Bocce Ball… and the old people were my parents, aunts, uncles and grandmother. I’d sit in the grass and watch while they tossed the heavy large balls towards the little pallino. I can still picture them hauling the plastic bucket out of my grandmothers garage to play. The kids sat patiently waiting for our turn to play.

Yesterday my boys found the Bocce balls in the garage. So they had their first experience with the game. It was a lot of fun … until they decided to toss the balls at one another.

Here are some fabulous pics from the day...

you want what????

Oh my gosh - kids can say the craziest things.

Last night I was changing Carter and he had a little rash. Carter is very sensitive in the diaper region so I have to tell him I am putting tickley stuff on him to calm his fears. Anyway, CJ was standing next to me and says "Mommy, I want tickley stuff in mine butt" I just about lost it - so did Justin - we tried so hard not to laugh. God I love my kids!

For a good cause

The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman.

It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on 'donating a mammogram' -- for free (pink window in the middle). This does not cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate a mammogram in exchange for advertising.

So please - click the pink box.

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

4 weeks and counting

So I decided to do a little experiment in my house. I am not going to say what the item is because I really want to see how long it takes for someone to notice it and remove it.

Let us just say it has been walked over repeatedly! It has been vacuumed around. It has stayed in the same spot for 4 weeks.

I am a bit shocked that my little guys have not even touched it. But Scott and Justin have not once stopped to pick it up.

Guys – if you are reading this, this is a test.

I will update on this – since I am sure it will continue to stay put till I move it.

Glorious

What a glorious morning it was on Saturday

The boys were running around
Screaming
Jumping on each other
The usual …

Kitchen was a mess
In fact the house was a mess
Laundry to be done
Floors to be vacuumed

But

The first time in YEARS …
Yes I said years
I had the most wonderful breakfast

I sat at the kitchen table
And opened a magazine
I ate my home made waffles
I actually read a magazine

It was BLISSFUL!

Justin decided to watch the kids for a bit
OUTSTANDING!

They never once came into the kitchen
Never yelled ‘mommy’
DELIGHTFUL!

Never cried
Never heard a peep
FABULOUS!

It was a amazing – and so is my son Justin.

Thanks Jus!

co-worker

Co-worker - Why oh why must you linger at my desk?

Can you hear me on the phone? Of course you can, it is obliviously business related.

But yet, you plant yourself hanging over my cube. Arms resting on top of the cube and chin firmly resting on your arms.

I motion to you with my hand. You don't budge.

I look over at you, during my conversation, and whisper give me a few minutes.

You don't move. Are your deaf?

Ok, I turn my back to you and continue my conversation. I peer out of the corner of my eye ... damn, you are still there.

Now, if this wasn't a very important call I might of given you the 'get me off the phone' motions. You know, the finger gun to the head, the paper clip to the wrist, wrapping the cord around my neck ...

Please back away from my desk. I won't forget about you, promise. I will come running over to you to see what was so extremely important that you had the need to stalk me.