Here Son just play with a hatchet

Ok so that sounds kind of bitter. When Chris took the boys out to Durham to go woodcutting last weekend it ended like I hoped it wouldn't, with a trip to the ER for a cut thumb. I had visions on my way home from my walk, then too the hospital of what it would be like and thankfully it wasn't nearly that bad. As a precaution, FFP took him in just in case he needed stitches. He didn',t just sterile strips and a big bandage around it for a week.

While they were out at the field FFP taught them the right way to hold the hatchet and to keep both hands on the handle. Boys being typical boys, they played the right way for a long time. But Daddy forgets that little boys have a tendency to foget the rules after a while too. They "played" well for about an hour with the hatchets and when they were about to leave "AHHHH" and BLOOD! Blondies left thumb was hit with the edge of the hatchet because he was hitting the ground and holding himself up with his left hand instead of holding the handle like instructed by daddy. Hollywood got really got pale and didn't do so good with the blood.He felt so bad that he told his daddy that he thought he might throw up. I don't think that Hollywood is going to be a paramedic since he apparently inhearited the lack of excitement over bodily fluids gene from me. FFP looked at it and decided we better head to the hospital just in case. It wasn't that big but kinda narly. My hope is that no one in my family plays with hatchets again for a very long time.

Christmas 2007

The boys had a great Christmas this year. Santa (who is still very much believed in here in the household) brought the whole family a Playstation 2, it was a considerable deduction in price from its lately issued PS3 or the Wii. Although Blondy is much more intrigued with his Webkin "Jump" who is a beautiful Tree Frog with a virtual room and yard at Webkins.com. He has to earn Webkins $ by doing various tasks to buy food and other essentials for a happy and healthy, not hungry tree frog. I'll have to get a picture of them together. Of course Hollywood got one too and his obsession is a bit more engaging as I wrestle time with my computer back from him. Blondy is in his I want it and I want it now faze so we have been having to curb computer, video and TV time of late but I hope with the back to normal routine things will even back out to normal. We are counting down the days to Uncle B and Aunt R's wedding Feb.2nd. We can't wait.

What Daddy's do when Mommy's aren't watching

Uncle Brian with the boys last summer.

Here are some pix of my used to be blond child post haircut from Daddy. Keep in mind... Family pix are just a few weekends away. The boys wanted to pay tribute to their Uncle Brian who is serving in Iraq for the Army right now. I sure hope his hair grows fast. Of course now both of my children are BALD because I was not going to let them go to school with crooked Mohawks. LOL

I speak Norwegian, yea

My creative FFP taught my little sweet Blondy how to fluctuate his voice to sound "Norwegian". He has the accent down to a T like some big Swedish maid or massage therapist who will turn you into a pretzel if you let them. He goes to school and tells his teacher that Daddy taught him "Norwegian" and tells her that he can teach her by "just saying YEA like a question at the end of every sentence". She laughed so hard she almost cried and now I'll have to get it on tape to prove it to you all. I'm so glad my kids (and my hubby) are so freakin creative and keep me laughing every day. I am so blessed.

This is a disclosure that my child and my husband mean no disrespect by speaking in the stereotypical voice of those from Norway or Sweden area of Europe.

Greased Lighting

Blondy was moving so fast tonight at the park. We took Hollywood out to ride his bike without training wheels for the first time and he rocked. Blondy was very anxious to ride his without training wheels too. I am sure it won't be long and he'll be racing his brother all over the place. Here is a pic from tonights excursion to the new park north of town. Poor kid has to peddle at least twice as far as his counterpart on the big boy bike.

On the first Day of Kindergarten my teacher gave to me...

A great best friend to spend the day with!



Blondy had a great first day at school with his his very best friend 5 going on 21. Unfortunately she got accepted to the other school where her sister and Hollywood went last year so the excitement of being in the same class was short lived. Blondy is very ambitious and wants to know how to read "RIGHT NOW." I can't wait to work in the class and be involved in the PTA. I know I'm a nerd...

Campin makes you DIRTY! Good thing I'm so darn cute

I am so thankful that you love to camp. You are so creative that its easy for you to stay busy with just some sand toys a bucket, a beach and a lake. I can't wait to take you camping again. I can't wait for you to go fishing and hunting with your dad. I can't wait for the day that you can put up your own tent... Or maybe I can. I love this age you are at and will cherish it and hold onto it as long as I can. Thank you, Blondy, for being YOU!