the morning after Parker's super dooper, whoop-de-looper, really awful super bad day!

poor little guy!

Parker's super dooper, whoop-de-looper, really awful, super bad day!!!!

Today began with the usual antics from everyone. Sierra lollygagging her way out the door to school, Kendall struggling to wake up, Noah pounding hot chocolate and watching Handy Manny and Parker sleeping in and slowly embracing the day! Jamie's mother has been here for a week, so as Parker warmed up, our purpose for the day became more pressing. The list looked like this:
1) get Noah to school
2) Mama to the airport
3) Noah home from school
4) pick up carpool for older kids
and so on and so on!!! Just as we were loading up to check off #'s 1 and 2 Pman decides to trip out to the car and BONK!! his head on something in the garage..............(insert loud screaming sound effect here). Parker comes running in. Having heard this scream a million times before I first try to assess if he has a hang nail or has cut off a limb. This time, the scream was warranted as blood came pouring off Parker's head sufficiently freaking me out! (i don't have a very good poker face for these things). We got the bleeding under control and went on with our list inserting a stop at the ER after #2. Two hours and 4 stitches ( exhibit A) later we picked up a treat, a little brother from a friends house and scrapped the rest of the list for the day.

Early evening, watching TV, playing hot wheels, attempting to save our star falling off our tree and poor little P-man was just sitting on the potty. Getting off the potty, he slips on the rug and clocks himself on the edge of the bathtub (exhibit B). That scream again!! Mom comes running..............ouch! Where is Rocky Balboas trainer when you need him. This one needed a good slice to ease the pressure. Seriously, I have never seen such a bonk on the eye of any of my children! nicely done P-man! Lots of tears and hugs and kisses later, we are calm, we are in bed and alas..........tomorrow is another, hopefully BETTER day! Way to be brave little man! love you!

LET it SNOW!!!

Many who know me know that I LOVE WINTER! It is the season of giving and loving and I love that! I love the decorations of Christmas (maybe because that is only time my home looks completely furnished). Each year, my friend and I usually race to see who can get their decor up the soonest. She always wins! Halloween is too early for me!! hee hee! I love the treats (too much!), I love the music and I love the SNOW that usually accompanies this a time of year! We have had such an indian summer many wondered when winter would arrive. Today, my friends.......winter arrived! The Christmas season finally feels like it should. SNOW, SNOW, SNOW, tons of snow....... up to 10 inches here in the valley (where we live as opposed to the mountains) and it is still snowing!

I love the huge flakes and the calm that comes over the air as the snow softly blankets the dead landscaping! I love that the kids stay outside forever (for many reasons!!) playing in the snow and constructing snow fortresses and snow men. I saw them attempting snow angels face down and that didn't work out too well. I love wearing jeans and a warm sweater because I have to..........I know I am crazy, but I love winter! Mostly, I love it if I don't have to go anywhere and can sit at home eating bon bons watching endless episodes of What not to Wear.........but then I wake up.. Today I woke up to the SNOW! The rest of the dream didn't pan out but............a the pictures don't do the beauty of the season justice. enjoy!!

Happy winter everyone!