New Moon!

Myshel and I went with some friends (my friends) to see the movie "New Moon" when it was released at midnight. We had tons of fun and the movie was great. We met before hand and enjoyed some nachos at Sea Dogs. and then waited in line for almost 2 hours! It was just tons of fun, a great girl's night out! I'm too old to do that very often, though . . . getting 2 1/2 hours of sleep is not as easy as it used to be!

Another Tooth's Gone

Noah lost his second tooth. He asked me to tie dental floss on it and then he pulled it out himself. He was very proud of himself. Like the first one, his permanent tooth was already coming in behind it, so you can hardly see that he lost a tooth.

Myshel's Boo-boo . . .

About a month ago Myshel fell . . . actually she tripped . . . on a door frame and then over a garbage can and then fell on the cement. She landed with all her weight on her knee. After going to her doctor and the orthopedist they decided it was just a really bad bruise and sent her to physical therapy. It was bad enough that for several days she couldn't straighten her knee because of the pain. She was on crutches for about a week, but now she's as good as new.

Here's a couple pictures of her during that time.

Her friend gave her a get well gift.That was nice of her, huh! This is while we were carving pumpkins. You can see her crutches in the background and her icepack on the floor.

Halloween Pictures . . . finally!

Ok, so I'm finally updating my blog and posting Halloween pictures. Here's everyone dressed for the trunk-or-treat. Myshel's a gypsy (I think) McKaylie's a dog (what else?) Noah's a ghost and Chad is a TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) investigator. It was a very fun night. There was a pizza potluck and then trunk-or-treating. Here's Noah and his best buddy, Colby. Carving Pumpkins. This is McKaylie and her best friend, Maxine, getting ready to go trick-or-treating.

School Pics . . .

These scans aren't the best, but here's Noah and McKaylie's school pictures this fall. They both look much older to me.

I'm feeling old . . .

McKaylie and I were listening to Carrie Underwood's song, Cowbody Cassanova. She was singing along and then stopped short and asked, "What's a record machine, mom?"

Cowboy Boots

My aunt emailed me this little story and I had to share it on here

Anyone who has ever dressed a child will love this one!

Did you hear about the Texas teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his cowboy boots? He asked for help & she could see why.

Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots didn’t want to go on. Finally, when the 2^nd boot was on, she had worked up a sweat.

She almost cried when the little boy said, “Teacher, they’re on the wrong feet.” She looked and sure enough, they were. It wasn’t any easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them on. She managed to keep her cool as together they worked to get the boots back on, this time on the right feet.

He then announced, “These aren’t my boots.”

She bit her tongue rather than get right in his face and scream, “Why didn’t you say so?” like she wanted to. And, once again she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off his little feet.

No sooner had they got the boots off and he said, “They’re my brother’s boots. My Mom made me wear ‘em”

Now she didn’t know if she should laugh or cry. But, she mustered up the grace and courage she had left to wrestle the boots on his feet again.

Helping him into his coat, she asked, “Now, where are your mittens?”

He said, “I stuffed ‘em into the toes of my boots.”

Her trial starts next month……..

Noah's 7th Birthday!

Happy Birthday Noah!

Yesterday was Noah's 7th Birthday. He had a great day, I think.
He loved having cupcakes at school. He's such a sweetheart (when he wants to be) and our family is so much better with him in it!Here's the cake we had at home. It says, "We're all wrapped up in you, Noah! Happy Birthday
He asked for one vampire cupcake, so I made 6 vampires. He didn't seem all that impressed by them, though.
He seemed happy with all his presents. That's always nice. The guitar is going to make me nuts, though. Blowing out his candles . . . making a wish! This is a blurry picture, but here's the inside of his cake.
Happy Birthday, Buddy! We love you!