Month of May

This month claimed two cell phone in water fatalities, one computer in a cereal incident, one rat in our truck ventilation system (not so concerned for the rat as for the stinky car effect) and one tire to a miscellaneous piece of metal. Tire was salvaged and found the rat so I suppose wasn't all bad. Hmmm, the good? Well, I guess not good, but could have been worse. Could have had an accident with the tire going flat mid-ride or major auto damage. Our phone plans are coming up for renewal in July rather than a year from now. So yeah, things could be worse. Here just hoping they get better for June and all this bad karma is left behind in the month of may.

Thank Heaven for Little Boys

Well, Dylan has to be the squiggliest little guy I know. He just LOVES to hang on my arm, leg.. and give me a good snuggle. I know there will come a day when he will cringe when I try to kiss him, so for now I cherish his words " i want more kisses, lots and lots of kisses".

Had a pretty good week. Made it 6 out of 7 days in a row with exercise. Wahoo! The max was on Thursdays when I boycotted our stinky car (literally stinky and literally something has crawled up and died "somewhere"). I took the kids into Boston via train. Was 1.7mi to the T station, then a half hour ride into town. got off and had a brief stop at first playground until too many kids started taking over. Then we were off to the destination playground on the Charles river. I wasn't entirely sure where it was, but knew it was somewhat close to the Arlington bridge. Kids were in the stroller and when we got to the foot bridge, all I had to say was "Dylan, look, ramp!" and he was out of the stroller raring to go and run. He had fun on all the little bridges along the Charles as we searched (in the wrong direction) for the playground. After a while I decided to head the other way and we finally arrived (2.5 miles later) and our destination playground. We noticed squirrels rummaging through all the strollers there looking for food, but were not deterred from our stay... until Sophia tripped over my foot 5 minutes later and scraped her knee. Not bad, but did draw blood and the ground looked a little dirty. I cleaned it out with water and a Kleenex and was trying to convince her to stay and have lunch before deciding to go. Well, that darned squirrel had to land on OUR stroller and that was it. Game over. Sophia would NOT stay any longer. Sigh. 2 hours to get there, 5 minutes there, and an hour to get home. 6.5 miles logged.

Looks like this week will be a scorcher - 30+ degrees (C) for a few days. Hello summer.

So, I am also in the midst of knitting another dress for Sophia seeing as the first has been such a hit with her. I am not having good vibes from this one. Was knitting for a week and wasn't happy with it and started over. I am happier with this attempt, but still not thrilled with the pattern. I have altered the pattern a bit on the skirt and bought some bling to add when I am done knitting. We'll see...

Two wheels. That's it.

Sophia rode a bike for the first time withOUT training wheels. Couldn't believe my eyes. She rode around the driveway and pedaled a bunch of times, even making a few tight turns and kept riding. Still learning, but she is DOING it. Wowza. Did I mention she is only 4?

Mother's day/ Birthday 2010

So, Ethan diligently followed the mommy wants mommy gets thing for today. Kids? Not so much. Dylan woke up at 5.30am and would NOT go back to sleep and we listened to him call for us for half an hour. Sophia woke up at 6.30am (after a rough bedtime with her getting out of bed as late as 9pm) and started crying immediately. They didn't really get the pamper mommy/ shower her with love thing. Maybe next year.... I woke to coffee and a nice Lox and cream cheese bagel. Then was happy to receive the Black Eyed Peas CD from Dylan and had a little dance party in the living room. He has been wanting to give this to me for a while now. I can't wait to see the pictures Ethan took of him buying it for me. Sophia had her fussy one for a while, but Ethan managed to get her out of the house long enough so I could wash and wax the floors. Crazy, I know, but I really wanted the floors to shine today.
Anyhoooo, so I was able to get to Home Depot and use my gift cards on some rose bushes, marigolds and hostas that were planted about the house and yard. Very impressed that I even used my compost bin goo for the first time EVER. We shall see how that goes... I didn't plant the roses yet, as I think I will go the added mile and get some humus as I haven't had much luck with roses before and want to give these ones a better chance. I got a run in and a whole lotta goodies devoured. Not a bad day indeed.

The Self Portrtait

Sophia has taken to Ethan's affinity for taking self portraits. Here are some examples from our young shutter bug.

Sorting

First another shout out to my posse, yeah, you four out there. Woot Woot. Do I hear a fifth? Going once, going twice...

I am continuously amused finding Sophia's bags and boxes around the house. She like to tote along little parcels filled with miscellaneous objects be they pretend food from her kitchen, peppered with a few princess dolls, tiny shoe, ribbon... They are so randomly put together, yet she love to put them in whatever little bag or box is around and have that as her little stash for the hour.

Photos

As promised, photo from the boating trip. As predicted, battery was low and died after two shots. As per Blogger, photo upload sucks and pictures not in order I would like. So, I suppose we will just have to start with my little princess and her fashion sense. It was in the 80's (mid 20's) and she chose flip flops and the swizzle had I knit to accompany her ensemble.

Yeah, I agree, looks so much cuter on Sophia.

Ta-da! Le boat pic. It got much sunnier out. Really, it did.

Pets

First, a little shout out to my three readers. Hey. How's it going?

Ok, now to the pet topic. This has come up a few times. Sophia wants a dog. I told her that Dylan is allergic and besides, she is afraid of every dog she sees. That's ok, mommy, I won't be. I promise. Then I tell her that I am not ready for all the work involved - daily walks, feeding, cost of vet bills... and then there is potty training and picking up their poop. Dylan became interested here and told me he would help with potty training. He said "I turn on the poo poo fan" for him. So cute. He is very adamant about the use of said fan.

Boat day

First day of the season to head out on the boat. Not a bad day for a picnic with disposable dishes considering the major water main break contaminating the water for 2 million people surrounding Boston. I feel like a settler from the 1800's boiling my water to wash dishes by hand. I have done one load and am already sick of it, haha. Try to remember the camera to take some photos of our outing. Hope it's battery isn't dead, though I do recall it being low last time I used it...