Melt my Heart...

Here are our Valentine pics this year. I had a bit of trouble getting Will to cooperate. He was much more interested in being goofy. Adding a 3rd one next year ought to be good fun! And just for the record, no our camera still isn't working. I really need to take it in. I borrowed my mother-in-laws to get these done.

And, now for what inspired me to blog today...

I'm on the computer.

Abbie & Will are on the couch watching Smurfs.

They have no idea I'm down here.

Here is what I just heard:

Abbie: "I love you Booter. Do you love me?"

Will: "Uh-huh."

Abbie: "Good. You're my Valentine."

I think a bit of my heart just melted away!

Wall Flowers...

Bringing new meaning to the term "wall flower"....
My bedroom smells very flowery.
The culprit?
Abbie.
She informed me that she sprayed our bedroom walls with my "perfume."
The perfume being Bath & Body Moonlight Path and Night Blooming Jasmine body splash.
Why?
She wanted the walls to smell good.
Great!

In other news, I have survived my 30th birthday. My family put on a surprise party for me and my dad (his 5oth) on Friday night. I was kind of expecting it, but was surprised to see some old friends! Even though I had to abstain from having Malibu and pineapple drinks, I still had a good time visiting. I think Abbie & Will may have had just as much fun running around, dancing, and playing with the balloons. It was a late night for us all.
Andy took me to dinner on Saturday night. We are also planning on going to a murder mystery dinner in St. Louis later this month or March, along with a few of our close friends. I'm really looking forward to that as well. A good birthday indeed! Thanks to all who helped make it special.....now if only Andy had taken the day off! :)

Just Stuff

I really am mad at our camera.
I got rid of my little, nothing special digital camera.
Andy bought a camera with entirely too many settings, zooms, and whatever else is on there.
I am not a fan of technology.
So, for some reason our camera will not take a picture. Like I push the button and nothing happens. UGH!
I want my simple little camera back! I need to put up new belly pics.
I need to get Valentine pictures taken for our cards.
I have missed some good photo ops: Abbie & Will in bed together reading, Abbie & Will dressed in their winter snow outfits, Abbie & Will in the snow, their snowman, Will asleep on the rug with Stripey--in front of the stove, Abbie dressed in my sweater with her own underwear on her head---strange, but cute in a bohemian sort of way.
Help, someone! Nikki--I think you have the same camera. Any advice?

In other news, we are at my parents tonight for my dad's birthday (and because Andy won't be home tonight). Abbie & Will colored Papaw Scooby Doo pictures for his cards. They love to watch Scooby Doo with Papaw.
On the way to their house Abbie decided she needed to get Papaw a present. I had a hard time explaining we were just giving him money to use for whatever, his Harley I'm sure.
She was relentless.
"Okay, what do you want to get him."
The final answer...."new socks."
Alright, we can do that.
"Oh, no Mommy. We forgot to make him a cake!"
A quick stop at Walmart and we have socks. And a cake. Done! She's happy now, the show can go on!

Abbie has really been into teaching her pretend "class."
These are her lesson plans:
We are in the year 2009.
The Miracles of Jesus. In particular, the turning of water to wine.
A LOT of reading to the class.
She is also mastering her County and Country where she lives, in addition to her city and state along with the cities of her relatives.

Will still insists that everything is first orange, and then yellow. Just can't get those colors down. He likes to count, but typically skips numbers. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10....YAY...with clapping.
Alphabet song on occasion, or with Abbie.
Singing bits of Wizard of Oz, Scooby Doo theme song, and Ariel when she sings and loses her voice to Ursula. Sometimes he just sings Ariel's name.
Will is also convinced that his brother is in his belly now. Right inside his belly button. If only he could give birth!

ARRGGGHHH!

Is this really my life? Is this really what I do everyday? Really?? And no pays me?

I mean, God love my children, because I really do.....I promise!

But seriously, can I get ahead for just a quick minute?

The kitchen and hardwood floors needed cleaning. I spent yesterday psyching myself up to take on this task today. Yes, with this enormous belly and aching back, it honestly takes a day of psyching up to move forward.

So, today after lunch, I bring the vacuum upstairs to get to work. Yes, I had to carry the stupid appliance up the stairs. (I think I need two vacuums, one for up, one for down).

And I vacuum.

I don't know how you guys vacuum, but when I don't cheat with the Dirt Devil broom vac, I actually move furniture and get down and vacuum around all the baseboards, etc. It had been a week since I had last done this without cheating so we're talking crumbs and such to be dealt with.

I finish.

I decide I need a break. The kids are playing together great. What a fine opportunity to slip downstairs and check my email, facebook, myspace...you know catch up with the rest of the world.

I finish my nice little break.

I walk up the stairs, and there stand my two little angels. They are each holding a pair of Abbie's shoes, and walking to the bathroom. Hmmmmm.....

"Abbie, honey, what are you doing?"

"We're washing my shoes."

"NOOOO!!!"

This is where I wish our camera was working. There must be 6,7,8 pairs of shoes all over the bathroom counter. Dripping wet!!

Straight to time out they go.

To the kitchen I go to finish and mop the floors. I'll deal with wet shoes later.

Wait, what is this???

What are these tiny, pink sprinkles? You know, the ones you put on cookies and cupcakes. All over my freshly vacuumed tile???? Are you kidding me?

And we all know these precious, tiny, pink sprinkles don't just dump nicely into one spot of the floor. Oh no, they are everywhere. Back to vacuuming the floors, and while I'm at it the baseboards where the tiny, pink sprinkles have collected.

So, this is my second break of the day.

Will is napping.

Abbie is on an extended time out. The girl doesn't nap anymore, so she is to stay in her room and read.

Off to mop the floor, hopefully for real this time...