My parents have the same birthday. I always thought, and still to this day think, that that's the coolest thing! I love you both! Hope you read my blog today (or soon). Happy Birthday and thanks for the weekend!!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Happy Birthday Mom & Dad!!
My parents have the same birthday. I always thought, and still to this day think, that that's the coolest thing! I love you both! Hope you read my blog today (or soon). Happy Birthday and thanks for the weekend!!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Good Ole' summertime!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
MCC to the rescue, and parachuting bears

SO, summer has just begun and my kids are bored already. Imagine that. Fortunately for them, today's Canada Day (July 1) so that means their DAD is home from work for the day. And what I lack in the "play" department of this parenting team, he more than makes up for! Today he helped them make parachutes (out of large plastic bags) for their stuffed animals and then he proceeded to climb onto the roof and throw them off. And, I might add...not just any old plastic bag tied on, either...they actually researched proper parachute construction, length and weight ratios and everything. They worked perfectly (when we packed them right). Yay Dad!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Mommy, I'm bored (the song of summer holidays)

If you're kids are bored....here's the recipe: 1 rounded tsp. of 20 Mule Team Borax, 8 oz. white school glue, 1 1/4 c. water, food coloring.
Instructions: In a glass bowl, stir together 1 c. of water, glue and food coloring. dissolve all the borax powder in the remaining 1/4 c. of water. Add borax misture to glue mix and stir until a slimy lump forms. Stir vigourously for another 30 seconds. Remove the lump of slime and knead it with your hands to dry it and complete the reaction. In 2 minutes or so, you should be holding a ball of slime that pulls clean from your hands. ** Safe stuff, but maybe keep it away from kids who'll eat it or smear it onto things.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Oh my word....a month has gone by?
I can't believe I haven't blogged for a month. For shame.
I'm not going to make this lengthy....just a short review of my month.
*scrapping my butt off to get CHA stuff ready and my class ready to teach there (SRM/Cosmo Cricket)
*surgery in early June (which was a very simple procedure, quick and easy recovery, thank you very much) and then 2 weeks off from work to "recover" because I wasn't supposed to lift anything over 10 pounds for 2 weeks and basically lifting and pushing (a girl in a wheelchair/standing frame) is what I do at work). It was a lovely break. Aside from the guilt of feeling great and not being at work...it was lovely and couldn't have come at a better time.
*Egan hurt his foot again but just a growth plate injury this time, not a break. Ironically, the very same bone as the break a few months ago. A cast for a week and now he's good as new.
*Flights, condos, van rentals, etc are all booked for CHA/Disneyworld!! I cannot tell you how excited everyone is around here. It's hard to sleep at night.
*Mica had softball this season....at least 2 nights and more often 3-4 nights/days a week. She really turned it on 1/2-way through the season and she's really coming into her own as a pitcher. Her windmill is deadly. She's got a few years of learning to go to be really consistent but if she continues to be as excited about it as she is right now.....she'll do very well.
*Also softball....I was on the Exec so I had fundraising to manage and a tournament to plan - this is, by the way - way out of my box and while the actual tasks were fun....the meetings were not so I'm unsure about staying on the committee.
I think that's it.
I still can't believe it's been a month!! I apologize and will try to keep up better this summer!
Cathy
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
I (heart) Dr. Seuss
I just found this short story/poem by Dr. Seuss that I didn't know existed....and I laughed out loud the first time (and second and third time) I read it....thought I'd share, especially now just in the wake of Mother's Day. Enjoy:
Too Many Daves (by Dr. Seuss)
Did I ever tell you that Mrs. McCave
Had twenty-three sons, and she named them all Dave?
Well, she did. And that wasn't a smart thing to do.
You see, when she wants one, and calls out "Yoo-Hoo!
Come into the house, Dave!" she doesn't get one.
All twenty-three Daves of hers come on the run!
This makes things quite difficult at the McCaves'
As you can imagine, with so many Daves.
And often she wishes that, when they were born,
She had named one of them Bodkin Van Horn.
And one of them Hoos-Foos. And one of them Snimm.
And one of them Hot-Shot. And one Sunny Jim.
Another one Putt-Putt. Another one Moon Face.
Another one Marvin O'Gravel Balloon Face.
And one of them Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate...
But she didn't do it. And now it's too late.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Oh baby, I'm soooo tired :)
I've started walking in the mornings again. Not my best time, but better than never. Work is tiring sometimes. I'm cramming to get my calendar project done for CHA. I taught 2 classes today at Scrapbook Cottage. My kids are busy. My husband's busy. Whew. And now I come home to a sink full of dishes, a HUGE pile (actually 2 or 3 piles) of laundry, and, Oh baby, I'm sooooo tired.
Ok.
Dishes.
One more load.
And off to bed.
Just wanted to rant a little.
Here's the class I taught twice today:
And...if you're a blog-hopper....come join us on Saturday (National Scrapbooking Day) for a Blog Hop sponsored by my Stamp BOX. These stamps are really cute and you'll find inspiration at every blog you visit, and have a chance to win some stamps!!!









