School's OUT 4 summer!

In honor of summer vacation, I thought I would post this little comic for teachers. Too bad my students don't always think of me as their most favorite, best teacher! Anyhow, it is true, yesterday was my last day of school!! I still have a couple things to wrap on Monday but after that I am FREE!

As you read last week, my computer had a horrible virus!! After some remote accessing from a McAfee virus agent, and 65 bucks later, it is fixed! We have McAfee virus protection and have never contracted a virus w/out Mcafee stopping it! This one meant business. I believe the virus came from playlist.com .....SO BEWARE. I have used that website a ton, but this time I was searching for a rather odd song and didn't even look at the link...DUH!

There are so many things to blog about from the past week that I will just wrap it up into a bulleted list:

• LK pooped on the potty!!! (one time deal)
• Took the kids to a local children's zoo...they had lots of fun!
• Our yard has been dug up and is completely dirt until the sod is laid this coming Monday
• LK fell off a bike and needed her first band-aid. She held up her pointer finger like she was singing "This Little Light of Mine" for about 3 hours.
• LJ is learning how to dribble and shoots some SERIOUS hoops
• My friend from The Barron Blog had her twins!!
• Had my teaching position bid...will be teaching full time in the high school next year (lots of video editing, one drama, and one computer class)
• Found out I will be an AUNT again sometime in December!! :-)
• LK can count to ten
• LK can sings ABC's to letter G on her own
• LJ says almost all of his animal sounds
• LK is addicted to raisins and coloring
• LJ is addicted to balls and duck decoys
• LJ was given a real baseball to add to his collection from Uncle Rob...it was glued to his fingers today for about 6 hours straight, nap and all.
• I think I should have highlighted any virus software for last Monday's edition of Merchandise Monday :-)

* Will post pictures throughout the week of the happenings I could not share*

Sick computer..

Wow...I have SO much to blog...but I have a very sick computer. I will write more when it is all better.

Brrrr...

Yes I know we live in Michigan, but Mother Nature needs to get it together. Our temps were in the low 50's all day!!


Here we are at the park a month ago in shorts and tees...go figure!




***On a side note...so happy for my father today. He was asked to escort the retired vets on the "Honor Flight" today. I hope he is having the time of his life!! ***

Merchandise Monday

This week's edition will be short and sweet. Another one of Hubby's company products...Shout Color Catcher. I love these things!! You stick the cloths in your wash and they actually trap the dye so it doesn't discolor other clothing. We have so many pink socks, that they are constantly getting mixed in with other loads. I usually throw one of these color catchers in and don't have a worry in the world. Plus, I love to see what color the cloth ends up being after the wash. These are a livesaver in our household! Shout out if you love em'!!!

*Update on Babybird...he did not come back today...I have to believe he made it out of our fenced in yard to a better, brighter one...*

A relaxing Sunday...

I'm laughing at myself for putting the word "relaxing" into something that relates to my life. Anyone that knows toddlers, especially twin toddlers, knows they are anything but relaxing!! I guess I should have used the words "somewhat sane"!

Well, I have posted a couple pics just to give you a little peek at our low-key Sunday we enjoyed today. First, I looked out the back door to see this baby bird perched on one of our patio chairs. He didn't move for like 2 hours. Then I spotted him in the yard. So, I went out to get a closer look. He must have just been learning to fly b/c he let me get SUPER close to him and then he tried to fly. He could only get about 4 ft. in the air. So, we kept an eye on him all day. By dinnertime, he made it all the way up to our deck railing (pictured above). I think he may have made it out of the yard by now. I think I'm going to name him...babybird...creative, right?? Anyhow, hubby says I'm infatuated w/babybird and I need to stop watching him. I don't agree. I hope Babybird comes back tomorrow.

Hubby spent the majority of the day outside working. We are getting new sod in the next 2 weeks, so he had lots of work to prepare for that. LnL were constantly glued to window saying "Daddy, Daddy". Every time they spotted him walk by or outside working they were glued to a window and banging on it. It kinda drove me nuts a little...

We usually "build" with Legos, but today we were walking on the wild side so I busted out the Mega Blocks...crazy, I know. Anyhow, here are LnL having more fun w/the bag than the blocks.

You may recall when I found this baby cradle at a rummage sale. LnL have decided it is much more fun to pretend they are the baby. So, we play this game where we sing Rock-A-Bye baby, rock them, and then they fall out. They love it so much that they actually throw fits when I start to put it away. It's hilarious! Lk always tries to dump LJ before the song is even over!

I also spent a little time admiring my new bag that I ordered from Pockets of Sage. I actually ran across her site, through the Scoutie Girl blog. Anyhow, I loved the fabric so much that I just had to order myself a bag. It came yesterday and I have been trying to decide if I love it or not. I think I love it...but wish it was a little bigger.

That was our day...maybe it wasn't relaxing...but it sure was fun!

An obsession with balls...

Okay-get your head out of the gutter people! This post is about my oldest child :-) and his obsession with anything that is round and can be rolled, thrown, hit, kicked, etc. Anyone that has met him knows that you can basically hand him a ball and he will be happy forever! He is constantly throwing them, rolling them, kicking them, hitting them, or just carrying them around. He's got quite an arm I must say. First, I will show my case in point with some random pics of LJ w/his most beloved toys. Then, I will explain our funny story from yesterday.

So...a couple weeks ago he took one of his favorite balls outside and I left it on the back deck. He didn't seem to mind that is was out there; in fact I didn't even think he noticed. Yesterday, while we were outside, he spotted the ball. He scooped it up and white knuckled it for the rest of the evening!! Insistant that he carry it inside, it came with us into the house. He held on to it during diaper change. He held on to it during bottle (yes...they still get a night bottle). Would not let go of the thing! I did take it from him at one point...which turned into a screaming fit and the saddest looking eyes I have ever seen. He just kept saying "ball, ball, ball, ball". Hubby and I gave in and let him hold his ball all night long...even to bed.

He held it in his arms as you would a teddy bear!

Finally, after he fell asleep, I snuck into his room and retrieved the ball! Also, I snapped the picture below (couldn't believe how well it turned out...the room was completely dark!!)

I was worried this little phase would continue...daycare did say he wanted to take a ball to nap and they were confused by that :-). Yet, this evening he was okay going to bed without his ball...thank goodness!

Is it the end???

Well, unless I hear you shouting "no, no, no", this will be my last attempt at Merchandise Monday. I really do love to comment on products that I like but it seems as if maybe no else is enjoying this section of my blog. So, if you like it and want me to keep me sharing my fave products, just leave a comment. If you could really care less...no comment needed. :-)

Here is my product this week...

Scunci Elastic No Damage Ponytail Holders

These are, by far, the absolute best ponytail holders ever! I have been using them for at least 5 years. Thank goodness they have not discontinued! They kind of feel like hosiery material. Seriously, I have sat and examined these things many a time trying to figure out how they are made. Unlike others, there is absolutely no point where the two ends of the circle meet..which means no ouchies! The only place I can usually find them is K-Mart of all places.

Happy Mother's Day!

This is my second Mother's Day and I can't believe how the time flies. Here is a picture of my sis, myself, LJ, and LK from Mother's Day last year. Wow...I can't believe how much they have grown and changed since then! Today we will be celebrating over at my parents house...just hangin' out and enjoying each others company. I wish it wasn't such a gloomy, chilly day.

Lots of new bling!!

Hubby and I just got back from dinner...an early Mother's Day celebration. Since he will be working all weekend he offered to take me out. Before we headed out, I received this awesome bracelet from him, LJ, and LK. He picked this out with absolutely no help...so I LOVE IT! I always tell him that if the gift is thoughtful and he picks it out on his own I will absolutely love it, which is true! Of course, Mother's Day isn't all about receiving gifts, but it is nice to have something which I can remember was given to me for Mother's Day. I had never heard of the company where he ordered it from; Tiny Sugars. I checked out the website and there is tons of cute stuff!

Also, I forgot to mention this last week. I won another contest!!! I try to sign up for Free Bling Fridays over at Happy Shack Designs (a fellow twin mommy) every now and then. Well, I won some wonderful handmade earrings!! When I receive them, I'll be sure to snap some photos and share!

Blog Notes

You will notice a couple new additions to my Bloggin' Buds section. My friend, SB (The Barrons), who is currently on bedrest awaiting identical twin girls. Also, my sister-in-law (and along comes three) who lives so very far away from us in NC. It is so nice to be able to check into what's happening in the lives of friends and family w/just the click of a mouse!!

** Also, I have so much to update on LnL...tomorrow...hopefully.

Merchandise Monday

This week I think I will highlight a few of my favorite toddler travel items.

Pampers Pocket Bibsters

These are always in my diaper bag!! They are disposable bibs with a pocket to catch all the mess. Sometimes I can even re-use them. !

** diapers and wipes are always Pampers brand as well. We tried other brands and no others passed the test of twins! Pampers...YOU ROCK

Sesame Street First Library

These are tiny board books that fit perfectly in my lil one's hands. I stick a couple in the diaper bag and they are always grabbing for them.

Ziploc Twist N' Loc Containers

Most of you know we are a SC Johnson family! These are one of my favorite products. We used to store baby cereal in the larger ones, and now store goldfish crackers, Kix, Cheerios, etc. in the smaller ones.

What's all the Twitter about??

Okay...the blog world is buzzing about Twitter. To satisfy my curiosity I went and checked it out. From what I can infer, it's basically a way to inform others (friends, family, whoever) about one thing...what you're doing. So, you could just twitter that you're really into a new cd, sick of your job, in the middle of a traffic jam, etc. You can twitter from your cell phone as well. I will be playing around with this Twitter idea to see if I like it, so you will notice it on my sidebar. It may be a nice way for me to easily record milestones or funny happenings with LJ and LK!