October 22- The Bear Club

Carlea noticed the closet under the stairway today.  She wants it to be her clubhouse.  (And Harry Potter didn't like it!)  She's been making plans and imagining what her little club would do in there.  Read books, play games, etc... When I told her it was time to get ready for bed she had to line up all her bears (part of the club) to guard the door.  Then she spent 15 minutes giving each one specific directions.  Some can sleep, some can play, some can read, but there always has to be someone looking at the door and they are not allowed to move from their spots.  She almost wasn't going to allow the lobster in because he had claws, but then we had a talk about including them all-- they all need love and a group to play with and each one is special in their own way.....As I was watching her and Maysie play, it made me kind of sad to think they are growing up so fast.  I cherish these moments.

October 21 - Babies dancing

Hmm, no personal pics today, just cute babies dancing!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcVllWpwGs

October 20 - sleep

Kids getting ready for the night....  so cute.

October 19 - Puppets

Being off my feet means the kiddos have to entertain me.  And they are.  Here's Carlea with a puppet show.  They have a flare for the dramatic.     I wonder where they get that.  Probably Scott....

October 18 - Someone took my camera

The first picture is the picture that Maysie took with my camera when I was not looking.  I forget how short she really is.  The rest are of the kids playing outside with Scott.  I'm so jealous, I'm still inside with my leg up. 

October 17 - Just playing

Not being mobile means we'll be doing a lot of  stuff inside.  Today was clay day.  Can you guess which ones Carlea did?  Which ones Maysie did? 

October 16 - SNOW in October

Snow in October, what can I say? For those of you who know that I count down until Spring Daylight Saving time, this has really put a damper on my mood. However, it is the first day of snow and that's always exciting. Too bad I can't get out there and enjoy with the kids. Scott will have to be the one to build snowmen and snow angels today. It actually is beautiful outside!

October 15 - Knee Surgery

Today I had Orthoscopic knee surgery on my right knee from an injury back in May. It went well for the most part however it was discovered that my ACL repair I had done in college is barely hanging in there. But the good news is that for now (well after this recovery period) I can resume a more active lifestyle. Yeah! Oh, and yeah, the pain medication is working well too...heeheehee

October 14 - Maysie's sick

Last night was really horrible. Maysie was so sick and she cried almost all night long. Nothing we did seemed to calm her...so this morning I took her to the doctor and she has some virus that's going around, nothing to worry about. Here she is this afternoon...What the heck? I'm sure that when the sun goes down and we want to sleep she'll cry and scream and want to be held. Can't she seem to reverse the timing of that? please.....

October 13 - We've got a nudie!!

I don't know why this is, but Maysie will not keep her clothes on in bed. She likes to be totally nude. Last night we put her clothes on about 5 times.- in her sleep. She still takes them off. She's winning....

October 12 - Holiday from School = Play Day

Today was a holiday off from school, so the kids got to play ALL day! I'm pooped.

October 11 - Dryden Fire Department Open House

What a busy day! Besides doing all the things you do to get ready for winter (we're expected to have frost tonight) we visited the Dryden Fire Department's Open House.

October 10 - Linda and Steve's Wedding

Scott and I went to Linda and Steve's Wedding. It was really beautiful and you could tell that they are very happy. Carlea and Maysie stayed with their friend Hannah and mom, Darese. Thanks Darese! Carlea even got to have her first sleep over at Hannah's. I'm sure it was a blast!

October 9 - It was suposed to be mine

We renovated our downstairs bathroom and installed an amazing whirlpool tub for me. At least I thought it was for me. Tonight when I went to get in, this is what I found....

I think Maysie and Carlea think it's just a little swimming pool for them.

October 8 - grandmother

Today as I was dropping Carlea off at Pre-k, a little girl was next to us telling us all about different things in the classroom. I engaged for awhile and then told her that I had to go and she turned to me and said, "Oh, are you Carlea's grandmother?" hmmm, nice, made my day.