Kool it

Go ahead call me a rookie.
Yes, I made and served kool aid to my kids without any sugar.
I thought it was included.
Thanks to a knowledgeable friend, I've been set straight.
>>>Fast Forward a week>>>

I made kool aid again, this time with sugar.
When the powder first touched the water and turned red, I said "Eek, looks like blood."
Note to self: I should not say that out loud and in front of the kids.
With a little encouragement but with some skepticism they tried it.
We liked it so much better. Yes, I had to try it too... first...
Bella & Josh said it tasted like liquid Jell-O.
I guess it does.
It wasn't a family favorite.

I have one pouch left. Grape.
Might be another year before I make it again... I will use this post as reference.

Isabella's Friend

This video was taken on the morning of Bella's preschool holiday performance.
At first she thought it was Friday when she usually has Show & Share, but after I convinced her that it was Wednesday, she decided to only take her friend out for a ride.
Trick was how to get the doll TO the car. (my hands were full.. As usual)
Her friend's name is Hannah, and if you listen closely you might be able to figure out how old she is.
Though it is different on any given day.



Here is the URL in case something goes wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmU939XPwUE

Snow? What snow?

Supposedly there was a "snow storm" on its way here last Friday.
For a second there I thought I would have to run to the store and buy milk and bread.
Oh the horror stories I heard of storms past in NC...
"Did you know that NC has no plows??"
"Last time we had a storm like this, we were stranded for 3 days"
"...There was no food at the grocery store except for dog food!"

Are you people kidding me?

The hype for this storm was incredible. The kids were let out of school early, businesses were shutting down, meals on wheels canceled deliveries to the poor old folks... ALL BEFORE ANYTHING HAD EVEN HIT THE GROUND!!

The weirdest part was that the main roads were treated a whole 2 days before anything was even to come... I wonder if that was effective at all when the 1/10 of an inch finally did fall.

It did get VERY COLD, don't get me wrong. I felt unprepared for my kids without the typical boots and snow pants & gloves. I guess I was naive thinking I would never need them here.

And so, after all was said and done. It did snow, for a whole 10 minutes. Beautiful, big fluffy flakes kind of snow.
Then it sleeted, and then it changed to plain ol' rain.

Needless to say the kids were highly disappointed!

Me, I'm not complaining really. I hate winter, and the "magic" of snow only last about 5 minutes for me.
Never fear little ones,
we'll get our snow fix soon enough.
And probably there will be another "inconvenient" storm to come.Click on Pic to see it bigger.

Isabella's Preschool Christmas Performance

Ok, this video was originally over 5 minutes long. And even though it's hilarious to us, I did not want to be responsible for all the bleeding ears or heads wrapped in duct tape.
(Thanks M&M for being our guinea pigs)

Isabella, our little honorary Osmond, did a FANTASTIC job.
She wasn't shy at all to sing in front of a good sized crowd.
(and obviously neither were some of her little classmates)

At first I was caught by surprise at how terrible the school director sounded... and this is coming from someone with absolutely not a musical bone in her body.
I thought for sure, she was just nervous, and surely she would start sounding better... Unfortunately that was not the case.
The Result:

A serious case of the giggles, and a very shaky recording.

Off course the giggles just got worse once the "four calling birds girl" so eloquently delivered her line.

It was all downhill from there.

By the end of the recording I managed to get a hold of myself and Woo-hoo for Bella's extraordinary performance.

Enjoy!!

Click on Video link below.

From 2009_12_16

Eventful 24 hrs.

Poor Joshua.
Last Friday just wasn't a good day for him.
We went to a friend's house for a play date after school.
2 of the boys decided to play wii while Josh watched nearby.
I am sure you can guess what happened next right?
>>WHACK<<
was all I heard, then a bloody nose to follow.
He was so upset, but after a while he finally calmed down.

Fast Forward to about an hour later...
We decided it was too late to try to cook dinner, so we took the kids to McD's.
Happy meal toys are always fun to toss around, specially since I don't allow my kids to toss the nice ones I buy.
Not fun though, when you toss the toy from a 3 ft. wall and you end up going along with it.
I tried to warn him...
but they never listen do they??
All I saw was
>>WHACK<<
He screamed, and I ran to him.
When he finally looked at me... all bloodied up AGAIN, he said
"I wasn't even ready to lose that tooth mom!"
Tooth?
Crap!
Where did it go?
After a few minutes of search AND rescue, the tooth had been found and Joshua was once again feeling a little better. Poor kid had been bruised and battered all in one night.
Once we got home and he got to see the size of his lip and the obvious gap, he broke down again. I felt really sorry for him.
He felt really sorry for himself too.
I gave him my "Mommy blanket", an ice pack and a movie, and that seemed to make things a little bit better. This picture just doesn't show well enough how huge and instantly black and blue his lip and gums turned.

Early the next morning Josh and I were going to participate in the Chapel Hill Holiday Parade.
I thought for sure he was going to want to stay home, but NOooooo...
He was up, and ready to go.

Fat lip and all.

That's off course from all the excitement over the Bionicle the Tooth Fairy brought him.
(Btw, with 3 teeth under her belt, the tooth fairy is becoming a pro at this.)

Ready to march in the parade.
It was a freakin' cold! 30something degrees when the parade finally started moving.
Even still, Joshua and I had a great time marching with our friends.


(conveniently, some of the tkd moms are also my kickboxing buddies)

Baby Crazy

So for Christmas Isabella requested an "I poop a lot doll".
NOT sure what doll that is, but i have a feeling it must be a baby alive type.

She has been non-stop talking about babies.

It doesn't help that there's about a 1/2 dozen new little ones in our ward, and just about all around us.

Not to mention all the pregnant friends.

She keeps asking if my muffin top will yield any offspring... Sorry kid.. I just ate too many desserts!

Hope this phase runs its course quickly... I'm starting to feel a little insecure here..