Another one from Monkey

As he walks in the living room from cleaning his room he hears Barney on the tv from Puppy's tv viewing. Barney starts singing the I love you song...

"Yeah, Barney sings it by himself now...Poor Barney!"

I just laugh...that is so hilarious! He didn't stick around for the second verse where the kids sing with him. You think I should tell him?

The Most Hideous Day!

This morning is the Monday after a non-stop weekend! We are all a bit tired and the house is more than a little worse for wear. So, I call to the Monkey to wake up this morning. He wakes up whining...
"MOM, I declare every Monday as break day from school!"
Why Monkey boy?
"Because they are our most hideous days!!! We have to clean all day, and then do school, and then we are late for Family Home Evening! Please, mom! School break?"

No dice baby!

This is Friendship

Ok, so I got a call from my dear friend Margaret. I do canning with her, she helps me organize my home, I help garden at her place. We help each other out... Today she calls and says, why don't you come over for a couple hours, I have some brush I want to clear. I say ok. So I quick find a sitter for the Puppy. Then I pack up the kids, a picnic, and all workbook stuff to be done today, and we were off.

The kids are all set. Puppy at the sitter, and Mouse and Monkey are having a picnic up near the house at Margaret’s.

So we start clearing this brush. Then about half way through the brush clearing, she tells me we are going to cut down a tree. We are talking a ginormous tree here! In total shock, and just seeing how cool that would be to blog about, I say ALRIGHT!!! Feeling like a superwoman for real now!

Well we went to sawing on that tree with the chainsaw, and it starts to go down. We are waiting for the big BOOM! But guess what? No dice. The top branches hung on 3 other trees. We were bummed. It didn't go down. So tonight a storm is coming. We are sure hoping for a good wind. If not, that is going to be a doozy of a job.

Sorry no pics. Just think really big white oak just laying on a few trees, but not falling, and still stuck on the stump!

Notes to self:
Next time wear long sleeves.
Stay out of firing range of the DR. Huge bruise on leg from wood chip. OUCH!
Start working out on a more regular basis! That is some hard work girl!

After that, Margaret tells me, "So, you gonna do 30 minutes on the treadmill?" I think she is out of her ever loving mind!!! But guess what? I did it! YaY me!

Musings of a Monkey

Said to me as I prepared dinner tonight. Where does he get these things???

Mom, sometimes I act like a spider.
Sometimes I act like a rabbit.
And sometimes, I act like a monkey.

Also, as we came home from a date and picking the kids up from the sitter:

Monkey - Did you have fun at the dance mom?
Me - Well, yeah, Daddy danced one dance with me.
Monkey - Which dance? Was it the chicken dance?
Me and Daddy - Laughing uncontrollably while searching for paper and pen to right that one down!

My New Band!

Kathleen from the FIAR boards linked to this fun game to find out what band you are in. She found it on one of my new favorite blogs: I have to sit down

So, here is my band cover.Turns out Arrested Development is one of my all time favorite bands. I used to listen to them non stop in college. Especially while cleaning dinosaur bones in the paleontology lab. That gets boring y'all! Go ahead Mr. Wendell! Aeee aa ehh aayyeehh aeeahhh aahhh

Where We Live, Love and Learn...

I did a complete redesign of our living area today. So here are some pics. I still have some work to do in a few spots, but overall it seems to work, and it feels like home. So, I am pleased.

We mainly do school at the kitchen table. I moved all of our school related materials behind a half wall. This way you don't see it as soon as you walk in the door.

Here is the view of the "Learning Wall", just trying that name out...you like?

This is where the DA lives. The little table will slide perfectly under the square table when I get the plastic container decluttered and out of there!

I like this area. It is a place where we can go to find out exactly where something is in the world. Very fun!

Tag....I'm it!!!

Molly from BloggingMolly just tagged me. I have been looking for something to blog about..so too bad you have to endure another "about me" post.

I am to tell 7 random things about myself, and tag 7 people.

1. I was a girl's camp counselor in Maine for 8 weeks.
2. I once sung an original compilation over the grocery store intercom system.
3. I love to make floral wreaths.
4. I am scared of the dark.
5. My favorite ice cream flavor is peppermint, with the red and green candy.
6. I am an excellent cook. Especially mexican and italian foods.
7. I enjoy serving others.

This is who I will tag:
Ronette, Cyndi, Heather, Shonda, Holly, Jill, and Jackie.