4 out of 5

Looks like four of my five readers have tuned in to my page. At least that is what my latest poll indicates to me. hehe. Little FYI, you can leave comments anonymously (no email trail required) if you like. I like comments. Nice comments more so than mean ones. I like to know what the people are thinking. You know, so when I run for Prime Minister or president in the future, I will know what you want and can address your issues.

Missed a spot

Was invited to join a friend at her in-law's house in Hull today. GORGEOUS. Beautiful house, amazing ocean front property. Very pampered to be able to hang out there for the morning. Kids had fun with their toys and lunch. I applied sunscreen nice and evenly to the kids. I, however, not to lucky. Missed that big patch of back - you know the one. Where the hand reaching from above doesn't quite reach the one from below. Gonna be a little sore, me thinks. har, me maties.

I have been pleased with my running efforts as of late. I have been able to get out there every day for over a month now. Runs are between 3 and 4 miles typically with an occasional longer one. I have been irritated that it is so hard to time myself on runs with my sweep hand watch and estimating how much time I sit at red lights. Soooooo, I bought myself a stop watch. HA! I love it. Still have to work out the kinks - best way to hold onto it and the stroller, get the start stop more readily pressed, etc... I have timed two runs so far. Not improving my speed as the second took 1.5 min longer than the previous days' run of that route. But it is fun and amusing to me none the less.

Early Birthday Party

Seeing as we will be in Winnipeg/ Selkirk/ Lake Manitoba for Dylan's actual birthday, I decided to have an early party to fulfill his wish to have a super duper ginormous truck party. We did the best we could with the trucks and decor, however, the guest list was small. Family only. Bruder made out like a bandit this year. Three ginormous truck, with the big fav from Me-mere and Pe-pere. I was "fearful" of this and requested he open their gift last so that my gift would be opened and not forgotten with the excitement of the BACKHOE LOADER ON A FLAT BED SEMI. Sweet. Dylan also got a pretty cool imaginex boat that Sophia took a shine to as well. The little boat trailer truck is GREAT packing size for our trip this summer. Daddio scored on the car carrier truck. Now the only thing left is to decide who we must sell to make room for all these trucks...

Check out les photos.

The Accidental Gardener

First, I'd like to thank the smarty pants who took my poll. Pthththththth. :) Well, at least you took it, more than I can say for the rest of you.

So, it appears as though I have unintentionally planted me some cucumbers. I am pretty sure these "weeds" are cukes. I used my compost for the first time ever, scattering bits around the beds. This weed seems to be popping up EVERYWHERE. At first I was yanking them. Now? I have decided to let them grow and see what they end up as. If they are in fact, cukes, they are far bigger and more healthy than the ones I planted ON PURPOSE last year.

Say WHAT?

Ok, I guess I am in the mood for change. Want to redo the bathrooms. Came back from IKEA to actually DESIGN some fun kids' bedrooms. So, I started with my blog and gave it a make-over. You likey? take my new poll :)

trucks vs princesses

So, in order to be a fair mom, I thought I should be obligated to know as much about Dylan's trucks as I do about Sophia's princesses. You know, so we can relate to each other better.

Princesses:
Belle - Brunette, yellow dress, Maurice is her father, both captured by beast at one point or another
Sleeping Beauty - blond, pink dress (though there was some disagreement among her fairy godmothers whether it should be blue or pink. AKA Princess Aurora and Briar Rose. Bonus info: three fairy godmothers' names are Fauna, Merryweather and flora (their dresses are green, blue and pink respectively)
Jasmine - teal jumpsuit, black hair, married to Aladdin ("prince" Ali)
Ariel - Mermaid, in love with Prince Eric, red hair
Cinderella - Blue dress, blond, with Prince Philip(?)
Princess Tiana - Dark hair, green dress
Snow White - ate apple, fell asleep, only short haired princess, black hair, red, yellow and blue dress

Trucks:
Articulated truck: Had a "blade" to push load off long dump truck part
Hydraulic Excavator - Caterpillar wheels, rotating middle part with digger scoop
Wheel loader - wheels are "two daddies tall", large loader shovel in front
Backhoe loader - shovel in front, digger bucket behind
Mini-excavator - Small bucket in front, I believe can support the weight of 5 small cars, many attachments include drill, jackhammer...
motor grader - for road making, can also have snow plow attachment
Mining truck - big daddy of all dump trucks
Skid Steer Loader - wheeled small loader truck
Bulldozer - Shovel is 9feet tall, Caterpillar wheels.

Well, I guess that is as much as i can remember for now. Not bad :)

As cars are to dolls

So, I find it very cute listening to the kids play. At dinner Dylan was playing with his trucks on the table and talking through his cars. "I want to go in the middle. Ok, you can go in the middle..." as he parks his cars all in a row.

On a different note, I was pleased my own activities this afternoon. Hit the outlets in Wrentham and managed to pick up my "list" of summer clothes I was hoping to acquire for hanging at the beach and around town with the kids. Managed to keep withing the birthday money budget and tell myself NO unless it was a perfect fit. Plus I got to drive the beamer really fast. The AC in it was a super awesome bonus to boot.

Memorial Day 2010

The photos are in! Have a look see.

Grooooooaaaaaannnnnn

So I have a bunch of little gems I like to rattle off to the kids. Thought it would be fun to record as many as I can recall at the moment.

Up-a-doodle-noodle
whoops a doodle
Buckle you, Buck-a-roo!
Look where you are going, not where you have been.
Can't cook it cold.

Songs I sing regularly:
Going in the beep beep, going in the beep beep, going in the beep beep yeah! (heading out)
Home diddy home diddy home home home home, home diddy home diddy, home home home home. Home diddy home diddy home home home home, we are go-ing home home home. Mamma, Sophia a-and Dylan, mamma, Sophia a-and Dylan, momma, Sophia a-and Dylan. We are going home home home (cute to hear the kids sing this to me now).

I know there must be more, I will have to have to come back to this entry.