Halloween

I've been tagged

My friend Kelli tagged me to come up with six random things about myself. Random should really be my middle name!

Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person or persons who tagged you. 2. Post the rules on your blog. 3. Write six random things about yourself. 4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them. 5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog 6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

Six Random Things about me in no particular order:

1. I'm entirely too dependent on the computer (internet, email, blogging, facebook, etc.). I should really find a hobby.
2. I'm not sure what I'm going to do once Chloe goes to school, but I don't think I can go back to working and not being my own boss. I know the next few years will go by quickly, so I'm already trying to figure it out!
3. I can punt a football. I was outside playing with the boys, and discovered it was really fun to try.
4. I'm equally terrified of stomach bugs and flying.
5. I'm addicted to seeing how much money I can save at the grocery store. It is very difficult for me to buy something not on sale or without a coupon.
   
6. I played fantasy football for three years. I won our league the first year, came in second the next, and then lost miserably last year. I'm done playing because it's not fun anymore.

Now I'm tagging Renee, Carrie B., Carrie Mc., Jennifer, Julie Beth and Wendy.

I hate coming up with titles, so I'm not going to.

The boys have been really enjoying their bikes lately. They discovered skidding the other day, and that occupied them for a while. (it also drove the dogs in the neighborhood crazy!) Then Keith showed them how to jump on the curb. He even took a turn himself, and on Avery's bike! I don't think he'll be doing that again, if the huge bruise on his calf hurts half as bad as it looks!! You have to look closely in the picture to see that Avery's off the ground. That's about all the air they caught, and that's just fine with me. I didn't get a good picture of Brady but I'm sure they'll be back out there soon enough.

I think we need to get a bed rail!

Chloe recently got a new bed. It's a big bed too, meaning high off the floor. (I have a whole post about her new bedroom suit, but I want to get her room ready first.) Anyway, we've been meaning to get a bed rail for it so she doesn't fall out, but we just haven't done it yet. We check on her every night just to make sure she's in the middle of the bed. We also put a pillow beside her. Well, a couple of nights ago, this is what we found. I'm pretty sure we should make getting a bed rail top on the priority list!! And yes, we moved her back on the bed!

Pinkalicious

The boys recently had a book fair at school, so we let the kids all pick out a book. I showed Chloe a couple of books, but she found what she wanted. Pinkalicious. Once she found it, she wouldn't even look at anything else. That was just over a week ago, and it's still the only book she wants to read at night, or any other time, for that matter. She has pretty much memorized it by now. When she's resting in her bed during the day, I can hear her in there reading it. Some of the pages she remembers exactly what it says. It's so cute. She's never really had a favorite anything. You know, something that she doesn't want to go anywhere without. The boys were the same way. None of mine have ever had loveys, not that I didn't try, and it's always bothered me. I've wondered why some kids cling to a certain comfort item, and others don't. I guess this is just a phase she's in right now, because she now has a favorite stuffed animal too! Actually she has two favorites, a doggy and a kitty. Whether it's a phase or not, I'm happy. I'll be reading Pinkalicious every night until she doesn't want me to read to her anymore!!

You want WHAT for Christmas?!

Today at lunch, I was asking the kids what they want for Christmas. They named some stuff, like cell phones and more video game stuff, neither of which are going to happen. Then Avery said something that totally took me by surprise. He said he wanted a baby sister. WHAT?! Is this some kind of joke? Brady added that he wanted a baby brother. Then they argued about which one would be better to have. Meanwhile I'm still just sitting there stunned. Finally I manage to tell them that they're not going to get either. Seriously, I don't know where all that came from today. They never talk about stuff like that. Maybe it's all the babies joining our extended family lately. Whatever the reason, I hope they forget about that request before Christmas.

Crazy hair

Chloe took this picture of the boys, which is why they're being so goofy. Okay, so they're always goofy.


I put the boys' hair up in a ponytail on the top of their heads, but they wouldn't let me take a picture. I even promised I wouldn't blog about it. (that would have been a hard promise to keep!) I asked Chloe if she wanted a ponytail on the top of her head, and she was all for it. Then I figured I should join in the fun. Chloe got a kick out it that. All five of us were in our bathroom tonight goofing off. It's funny how those are the moments I think are the most fun, and memorable. The boys were mostly looking at their muscles in the mirror!
Chloe loves to brush my hair. She thinks it's hilarious how big it gets. I tried to get a better picture of it afterward, but it was too hard to see.