Climber, Box, and Dog

 

Boys with their new Kangaroo Climber

Playing in the box. 

 

Calvin eating out of the sink. Lovely.

what week is it?

I think it's week 3 of decluttering??? I can't remember. My back hurts. Whine. I threw away some outdated prescriptions today. Tomorrow I want to throw away some old underwear. Just call me Glamour Girl. Pictures of the boys new climbing toy will be sure to grace the blog tomorrow.

Photo montage from the weekend

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

photos galore...

....coming tomorrow.

We have so many pictures from Thursday to Sunday that they are taking forever to upload. Check back on Monday and hopefully they will finish while we sleep tonight!!!

While you wait with bated breath, here's a sneak peek at the fun we had, though....Owen being goofy:

Decluttering update...

So....yesterday as I began #2 on my week's list (clean kitchen cupboards. Double yikes.), the boys played with Tupperware, and we enjoyed the spring breeze from the kitchen window, I realized something in the cabinet just wasn't right.

Remember this?

Well Mickey apparently has been hiding out in the kitchen cupboards. GAG ME.

I freaked a bit, then freaked some more. Todd got home, and I freaked some more. Then he vacuumed it out for me, I bought some new mouse traps, and that was that.

But besides that....get this......we got rid of SO. MUCH. STUFF. A nasty old blender, a decrepit Brita pitcher, a butt load of utensils, some disgusting cutting boards, and some other random crap that was living in the mouse den. Plus some old spices, some bowls we don't use, and some other great things for a yard sale that we haven't touched since we lived here.

Oh, and this morning, the traps were empty.

Great.

Earth Day Walk

We took an Earth Day walk today to check out the blooms in our 'hood. Got some cute pictures, including the one below by the poem. "ooooooooooh," as the boys would say.

Tanka Tuesday

A "Tanka" is a Japanese form of poetry, similar to a haiku. The form is 5/7/5/7/7. Add your own tanka in the comments section!

To Do Tanka

Juggling everything.

Schoolwork, brothers, cooking, too.

(don't mention cleaning).

Something different to juggle

would be nice. Flaming torches.

Decluttered week 2

OK I reeeeeally stink at this challenge.
This past week....I forgot about the challenge. But then yesterday I gave THREE HUGE BAGS of baby clothes to a local children's charity. That counts, right???

On tap for this week:
1. The medicine cabinet. Yikes.
2. The kitchen cabinets. Double yikes.
3. The boys current clothing issue. Triple yikes.

A good decluttering tip of which I can't remember the source. Take a box into your kitchen and dump all of your extra utensils (spatula, big spoons, extra knives, etc) and keep it on your counter for a week or two. Anything you take out an use, put into a drawer. Anything that remains in the box after the time is up.....ADIOS!

Anyone else decluttering?

cute picture: http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e174/SarahMcEnaney/?action=view&current=MovingWoman.jpg

I guess it was too easy.....

OK, so Bethany wins the prize! She is the first one who identified the "toys" the boys were playing with as miconozole tubes. Gross, I know...but clean! We got the cream for Owen's diaper rash (Dr. Love swears by 1/3 Monistat, 1/3 Desitin and 1/3 Hydrocortisone) and the tubes were extra toys. I didn't think it was that obvious, but I guess it is....

Bethany, email me the picture you want a poster of and your address and I will get it sent off ASAP! GOOD JOB!

(Sorry, JK....you were just too slow.....)

A contest

This contest is called "NAME THAT TOY"!!!!

(Or, "Name the Weird Thing the boys are playing with today")

First person to answer correctly wins one 11x14 photo poster (you provide the photo) from Snapfish.

To enter the contest, make a comment below. For those of you that don't know how to make comments (eh hem, you know who you are), I will allow non-blogger accounts to make a comment this time, but make sure you sign your name in the comment section so I know who you are! I won't post any nameless comments. :)
GOOD LUCK!

Loungin'

EEEEEEEAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Translation: I might have just seen a bird outside.

A year ago today

Walking down memory lane for a second.....where did my little babies go????

Agode!

The boys and I went out last night with our friends E and Kelz. They were KIND OF being terrors at dinner, but we had a good time anyway. Loved when the waiter gave them mints...ummmm....they are 1, doofus! Loved when Owen fell down in the mall and slammed his face on the ground (he has a small bump today) and did the silent scream. Loved when I had to yell at an older kid at the mall playground to "stop growling at my son. He's just a baby. Get out of the way." Good times.

That last picture is a tickle shot. :) The picture with E made me think of THIS.

decluttered challenge week 1

ok, i stink at this challenge.
Friday - I moved all the books off of the downstairs shelves to make room for toys. Next step is to sell them in our yard sale.
Saturday - I threw away a candle topper that has been lying around the kitchen.
Sunday - I made a plastic container of the boys' art work, so that it wasn't taking up room in the dining room anymore.
Monday - Today, I plan to clean the fridge. There are olives in there from Todd's birthday party. Yikes.

Henry's Motto

zoo dudes

coming soon....

Pictures from our AWESOME day at the zoo yesterday!!! Our wonderful Daddy took a personal day for us to hang out, since we've been missing him so much lately! We went to the zoo, went on a long walk to the park, went to dinner and ice cream, and had a fun time hanging out! We will try to upload pictures later today....but the weather is fabulous (just for today, apparently) so it may have to wait until it rains! :)

Decluttered challenge: Thursday I threw away all of my old paperwork from my old job. Ah, the relief. Yesterday I decluttered the living room and moved half of the toys and some other big items to the basement, which will ultimately be a playroom.

It starts tomorrow!!!

OK, i got this idea from Sahmmysays, and she got it from here. I'm in. Anyone care to join me??

Plus, I love HER.

Manic Monday

My mania for this Monday is:

Why won't my children stop screaming and whining at me when they want something? When will they learn to whisper or say please? And why do they want me to hold them every second of the day lately? Todd suggested I place a tray of food on the coffee table and replenish it as needed, as the only time they are happy lately is when they are eating. A growth spurt? Teething? Grumpy butts?

They may look alike...

...but they have very different eating styles....

Joyeux Anniversaire!

To Ma Mere!
More pictures to follow.

Oh, Henry

My funny man yesterday was Henry. Here he is lounging on a Target diaper box and then soaking up some rays. He loves the sunshine!!!! Hee hee.

Park boys

We had a fun April Fools Day yesterday. The boys love the slides and enjoyed the new sand at the playground. Too bad all the neighborhood cats will have pooped in it by today. At least we enjoyed one play day in it.

HA HA to all of you that called me about being pregnant. AS IF! Gotcha!!! Too easy....



Can I mention how much Target brand diapers suck????? Lord.

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