Ted stole my immune system!

There are a few things in life that I can count on like clock work, one of them is Ted getting sick. Every year he is sick, all winter long. He has a cold, he has a sinus infection, the flu, and what ever else is lerking around the town. Not this year. This year it is all me. The kids got sick around Halloween, so did I. The kids got sick around Thanksgiving, so did I. The kids were sick for Christmas, so was I. The month of January, we were sick. This month the kids and I have a cold. But Ted, the one who is always outside in the wet snow and is too cool to wear a real coat so he just throws on a hoodie, oh, no, he is not sick and hasn't been sick all winter. Ted, sweetheart, if you read this I WANT MY IMMUNE SYSTEM BACK!

Nick is counseling again...

When I went to pick Nick up today from pre-school he informed me that his friend Zachary is still crying because he misses his Mom. Nick said, and I quote, "I invited Zachary to my house so we can work on his problem. His problem is that he is still crying. So I told Zacahry that I live in the house next to the blue truck and if he can come over and be at my house and there will be a mom there, just not his mom. I think that will work. But you are not his mom, you are my mom and he is just going to borrow you."

Popcorn Sundays

It seemed like we had popcorn every Sunday when I was growing up. We would pop the popcorn (not the microwave kind either) and sit down to watch The Wonderful World of Disney. Now the Wonderful World of Disney isn't always on anymore. Every once in a while I see it aired as a special, but thanks to the Disney Movie Club and Netflix, I have found some of the Disney Classics we watched when we were kids. The kids love them, and it is so funny to watch the kids see these shows for the first time. They are amazed that I already have seen the movie, after all it is new to them. Tonight we are going to watch "The World's Greatest Athlete." On my recipe blog I will TRY to post a different popcorn recipe every Sunday. So check it out. There is a link to the recipe page on the right side colomn of this blog, under the slide show.

The Story of the Rose

Yesterday Carson and I were at the store and we walked by some flowers. I asked Carson which ones he wanted to get for his Grandma. He carefully picked out the dark red roses. They were pretty. I made sure that we were very careful with them as we navigated the isles. When we checked out and walked into the snow storm I made sure that they didn't get too cold, so they would not freeze. On the ride home I lectured the kids on how to hold the flowers and how to take care of them while we were traveling. When we got home, we put them in water. I made sure that they weren't in too cold of a place so that they wouldn't freeze, but also not too hot as to prematurely age them. Instead of taking them to Sherry that day I ended up shoveling snow. Today, after I picked up Carson from school, I swung by the house to get the flowers out of the water to give to Sherry. I pulled them out of the water and unwrapped the clear plastic from around the stems. It was then that I noticed...THEY ARE FAKE FLOWERS!!!

Valentine's Day Report

The Valentine's Dinner for Ted went well. I had more to do yesterday then I planned, but I got it all done and with some relaxing time to spare! The kids had chicken nuggets and fries for dinner and were just excited at the idea of eating dinner in the family room in front of the TV. Which means, Ted and I could actually hear each other talk over dinner. Ted put the left overs in the fridge while I did the dishes. We called the kids upstairs and they brought their empty plates with them, which was also nice. Then we gave them their Valentine from us. They each got a tatoo and an air head. If it were always so easy to please my children I should be so lucky. Ted loved the fried ice cream, I on the other hand, need to perfect the technique. All in all, it was a good day.

The People Have Spoken....

Fried Ice Cream it is! Thanks for the help with Dessert for tonights dinner!

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