Gift for the nephew

The Husband is back from Hawaii. He did complete his mission to get a snowglobe for the nephew (who is collecting snowglobes from around the country), but wasn't able to find one in Hawaii (the lady in the gift shop looked at him a bit strange when he asked it they had any). Instead had to settle for one from LA. Here it is!

Another day off!!!!!!!!!!!

Schools are closed today!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!! Ice and cold here. Unfortunately I got up at 5:40 and unlike when I was a kid and got a snow day, I couldn't go back to sleep. Hmmmm....'suppose you are all having fun at work today!

Sick day

I've been home all weekend with a sick kid while The Husband is frolicking in Hawaii. Today we are also home, but unlike the weekend we are both feeling better. I called in sick to work and I hear about 1/2 the kids at I-man's "school" have also been sick and 2 teachers are out...so best not to go back to that germ-filled place today! So...the boy is feeling about 80%, so it feels like kind of free day at home. What would YOU do with a guilt-free day off?

Comparison photo

OK--here's a comparison photo. I need to find a hat like Emil for him!

Emil?

Anyone think my kid looks like this Astrid Lindgren character?

Tae Kwon Do

Watch out.
That's all I've got to say

Middle-age sport

Since retiring from Ultimate Frisbee two years ago I've been struggling to find another sport. I played soccer for years and then Ultimate for years and really missed that group sport thing and a really good work out. I've done some jogging and walking and cardio machines at the gym, but that just wasn't really the same. I had a great time cross-country skiing in Minnesota over New Year's, but we don't really have the luxury of good snow year-round here. The Holiday abundance of food also seems to have done a number on my waistline as many of my pants aren't really fitting right now, sigh...

Hmm...so I think I may have found my next sport. I'm not going to tell you just YET. First I thought I would get YOUR ideas about what might be a good "middle-age sport" for me. I'm a bit slow and have some trouble with my knees, but am still flexible. I'm sure you will all have some interesting ideas...let's hear them.

Next Bird Challenge

OK--that was too easy. Who is this?

Return of "NAME THAT BIRD"!!!

We got snow, so the birds are coming to the feeders in droves.
I'll start you out with an easy one

Quiet Monday

I-man and I ventured out of the house this morning. We had some freezing rain over the weekend which made roads tough to travel yesterday. So, we canceled all of our Sunday plans and just stayed home. I watched some Christmas movies, The Husband did some work, I-man took a 3 hour nap. Today we really wanted to get out of the house. We went to the HealthWorks kids museum. We were the ONLY ones there!!!! Guess everyone else is still scared of the roads or something.

Winter Joy!

Artists at work

The boy and I pulled out the water colors today.....Here is our joint creation!

Laziest on the block

So...The Husband and I are officially the laziest on the block. As IF there was any doubt before, it's now official. Our neighbor has now cleaned up the leaves in our yard TWICE just because she is nice and she is retired and she is so thankful to have at least one GOOD neighbor (the drug-dealing dude across the creek is the other neighbor). Unfortunately I don't have a good "before" picture, but I think you can imagine it based on the trees in our yard. Here is the "after" picture. This is 1 day AFTER...so there are some scattered leaves here and there. Yesterday afternoon there was not ONE leaf on the whole driveway. A little scary, if you ask me.

Was this your house?

The houses along the main road by our house are coming down! Just a day or so ago there was a house standing here.

The world has a new color

What are you laughing at?

"Bus"

OK---so the I-man has discovered the song"Wheels on the Bus". Please help us!
It's a pretty annoying song...so I became determined to find the least annoying version of this song. My project this weekend was to browse samples on iTunes to find just that! AND I THINK I FOUND IT!!! Thank you Victor Johnson for making this album: Country Blues for Kids
Take a listen. You might even like it!!!

What color is that?

If you ask the I-man that question he will tell you PURPLE! He doesn't even need to LOOK at what you are asking...he knows it's purple. Everything is purple. Purple cars, purple toes, purple ball. It makes us laugh..but how do we know he isn't right?

Playground safety

Does this slide look safe for a 1 1/2 year old? Does this slide look safe for a 30 + year old? I should say NOT, but what does the 1 1/2 year old want to climb the whole time we are at the park? The friggin' stairs of said slide. Doesn't want to slide down, just wants to climb the steps to the top. I do not like this slide.

Cool Toys!

I LOVE this site Back to Basics Toys.
Who else had this...the Evel Knievel Super Stunt Set!!!!!