The New Addition.........

This is SQUIRT or as the girls call him "SQUIRTY". He is a guinea pig. He was living at mommy's work and needed a home. We are going to take Squirty on a trial basis to see if he is a good fit with our family. The girls are in love at the moment and have been sitting with him watching their shows.

Visiting the Farm

As we were having our family Saturday Starbucks date I noticed an add for an open house. The open house is at a farm one of my co-workers volunteers at. It is Animals for Natural Therapy. Since I had my nephew with us I decided to go check it out. It was so much fun. They have bunnies they take to senior living places, horses they use with rehab, chickens, llamas, a goat, and a silly dog that loved my nephew. Madison has decided that she now would like a bunny. We will have to see how that will work out for her. We only stayed an hour as it was threatening snow but here are some pictures.

Responsibility by Emma Hill

Our family was getting ready to leave on an outing for the day. Getting everyone out the door is a process in itself. I only have two kids, I feel for my friends who have more. Emma, my three yr old, decided that Mommy needed to be driving her car. Side note...I thank her for her confidence in my driving abilities. Once Emma gets something in her head it really takes much convincing to get her to change her mind. So everyone is in the car and Gregg, my all knowing leader of the family, tells her to get in the car. She refuses and walks to our front porch where she proceeds to stand until Mommy drives her car. Gregg tell her he we are leaving, Emma does not move, Gregg gets in the car, Emma does not move, Gregg starts the car, Emma does not move, Gregg throws it into reverse and rolls down the window. Emma yells "DAD....you don't leave your peoples". As Gregg puts her in her car seat she tells him "Dad...you don't leave your peoples that's called RESPONSIBILITY". Gregg and I laughed so hard we had to sit in the driveway till we composed ourselves.

A Personal Ice Rink.....

Sunday I was feeling like I had accomplished many of my tasks on my list. Everyone has that one room/closet/area that never seems to get cleaned because it is the last on you list. This would be my bedroom. Simply no one sees it but me and that is where I shove everything when people come over. (My secret is out!) So that morning I had heard my sweet husband tell Madison to "listen to your mom and help her out today because she is tired". Oh I think how sweet is that? It proceeds as a typical Sunday and I am thinking to myself .... self look at what you have accomplished today....then Emma started yelling that Madison wasn't letting her slide. I run downstairs to see that they have turned my kitchen into a ice rink with apple juice and chocolate chip mint ice cream. Why that combo? I have no idea. Well MEAN mommy came out. I yelled "what are you doing?", "Why would you do this to me?". I told Maddy she had to go to her room and no TV (yes my kids have TVs in their rooms....whatever if your judging). People I had to strip Emma, her hair was sticking straight up from her head. So while she stood naked in my room watching Noggin and Madison was screaming about how I never am any fun I started cleaning my floor. I was on my hands and knees in the mess trying to clean it up when my husband calls. I tell him the horror his comment...."Where were you?".....to which I said "Sitting on my ass eating Bon Bons".....he did not think I was funny....Hours later it was resolved...Emma was bathed, Madison had to vacuum and owed me 2.50 for the apple juice and no TV for the night and the next day til she paid me back with her time. (Thanks Love and Logic I owe you for that one).