Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Day 40 - Monday, February 9, 2009

Day 40 - Monday, February 9, 2009 -
Owen putting together a puzzle about the solar system. Such a smart boy.

Day 39 - Sunday, February 8, 2009

Day 39 - Sunday, February 8, 2009 -
Sometimes I catch my boys being really sweet to each other. Like today, when I found Liam helping Owen get dressed so that they could go outside and play together. (Never mind the fact that Owen can dress himself.) Liam can be a really, really good big brother. Owen is a lucky little boy.

Day 38 - Saturday, February 7, 2009

Day 38 - Saturday, February 7, 2009 -
I've been trying to get healthy. OK, I'm not as concerned about my health as I am about the size of my derriere. So, I work out most mornings, and today Owen joined me. He's my scrapping buddy, my bird-feeding buddy, my gardening buddy, and apparently my exercise buddy. Doing a little cool down stretching.

Day 37 - Friday, February 6, 2009 -

Day 37 - Friday, February 6, 2009 -
I remember when my mom used to drop my siblings and friends and I off at this very theater...back when it was the Oxford TWIN Cinemas. I swore I would never drop my kids off there (because I used to skip the movies and walk around town with my boyfriends...OR we would tell my mom that we we were going to see E.T. and then go in and see St. Elmo's Fire.). But, here I am, dropping off my 13 year old daughter and her friend to see He's Just Not That Into You. PG-13. Oh, yeah, and I totally MORTIFIED her by making her take this picture. Yep, that's my job.

Day 36 - Thursday, February 5, 2009

Day 36 - Thursday, February 5, 2009 -
I donate blood fairly regularly. Today there was a blood drive at work...and what better way to spend an hour than saving lives? Less than 5% of the population donates blood, yet 72% of the population will need blood at some point in their lives. Donate. I'm O+. What are you?

Day 35 - Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Day 35 - Wednesday, February 4, 2009 -
Liam wanted to play games after dinner. So, I obliged and allowed him to pick the game. He didn't pick Wii, or DS....he picked CONNECT FOUR!! So, we had a family Connect Four tournament where the winner advanced to the next round.
Round 1 - Liam v. Owen.
Round 2 - Liam v. Jordyn.
Round 3 - Liam v. Mom.
Round 4 - Mom v. Dad.
This is us playing Connect Four RIGHT before Kevin "accidentally" caused all of the tokens to fall out. We were down to the wire, and I was about to win (he claims, HE was about to win). But, now we'll never know!

Day 34 - Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Day 34 - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 -
Today my parents brought dinner out to our house. In addition to bringing dinner, they brought us a special treat...my niece BELLA! Bella and Owen are like an old married couple. They have this love-hate-tolerance-adoration relationship that just fills my soul with joy. So cute.