AND

totally forgot to add to my pease top list:

6. I got stung by a wasp yesterday morning - ouch! At least I now know that I'm not allergic.

pease...top

That's Kira speak for "Please ...stop." And that's how I feel about our past week and half.

1. Kira cellulitis - Tuesday
2. Jackson woke up throwing up and with a fever - Friday.
3. Mom raging cold all week
4. Derek just went to the minor emergency center to get a stitch in the thumb he cut while prepping lunch. (note to self - don't give husband a goodbye kiss on the cheek while he's using a knife.)
5. It appears that Kira has hand, foot, and mouth disease - courtesy of the cousin she hung out with on Wednesday. I think Jackson might have it, too. So, back to the dr in the morning to make sure that it IS hand, foot, and mouth disease and not a reaction to the antibiotic she's taking for cellulitis (see #1).

peeeaaaasssseeeee....toooooopppppp!

Stuff -n- things

What a week! I've had a cold, Kira has cellulitis in her foot, and Jackson woke up this morning throwing up. Good times.

It's actually been a pretty good week. Barbeque with friends on Monday. Tuesday I was sick and we had our unexpected dr's office visit. Wednesday the kids hit the Arboretum with my in-laws. (I was sick, so it was so nice to just be sick and not have to be sick/make lunch/wipe hineys/etc.) Thursday we went to the gym for play time and hit the Library.

Today, well I think it's time for a No TV Summer update:


Monday - none

Tuesday - we started watching Cars as our Family Movie Night selection, but abandoned it after about 30 minutes. We just weren't feeling it.

Wednesday - the kids watched one episode of Blue's Clues online.

Thursday - Family Movie Night - we watched Brother Bear. We've never seen it. I enjoyed it and was really glad that I actually watched it with the kids. Lots of questions from Jackson during the movie.

Friday - It's been an all day movie fest. Jackson threw up three times this morning, so I decided a chill out day was in order. He said, "Thanks for letting me have the day, Mom." If nothing else, he realizes that TV is a treat and not a need or a right.

So, back on the bandwagon tomorrow. I'm pretty happy with this week, though.

One more random thing. Check out this cute craft. She used baking molds to make car crayons. I'm totally doing this for gifts and party favors. In August, when the back to school sales start, you can get crayons for .25 per box, sometimes less. I always stock up for gifts and always end up opening up way too many new boxes for the kids throughout the year. As a result, we have tons and tons of broken crayons. I can't wait to try this!

Wordless Wednesday

Totally stole this from my friend Kam's blog - how cute are Jackson and Vin?

an experiment

Y'all are going to think I've lost my mind. We've declared this NO TV SUMMER. Yep, really. The only time the TV will be on is for Family Movie Night - aka one or both parents actually have to sit with the kids while they watch. I'm also fine with them watching TV over at the grandparents.

Why am I doing this? It's actually all because of me. I have the hardest time limiting TV. I know that I can't just say "one show a day". Because it will turn into two shows, then three, then the TV will be on all day. I don't think TV is bad. I know for a fact that both kids have learned from the shows they watch. I just have to learn how to limit it. So, cold turkey for awhile, then we'll see.

We started on Monday and so far, so good.

This is actually kind of a test run to see if homeschooling might be an option for us. I have to know that I won't rely on the TV too much, before I feel confident that I can handle schooling these kiddos.

I don't think I could have attempted this experiment any time before now. The kids are just at good ages to try this.

I have a raging cold, so I almost caved on Day 2 (yesterday). We stuck it out though, lots of reading and an unexpected trip to the dr's office filled up our day. Kira stepped on something on Monday and ended up with cellulitis. She's on antibiotics and doing fine. I don't think her foot even hurt her, she has such a high tolerance for pain.

So, that's were we are. Y'all wish us luck!

perspective

Jackson: "What's in there?" (pointing at the little drawer in my bill organizer)

Me: "Just some paper clips, a couple of safety pins, and a little bit of change."

Jackson: "OH, so it's a TREASURE chest!!"

Duck!

Modern day Make Way for Ducklings.

So cute!