sick day...and other random thoughts

hmmmmm.....so i just looked at my last post and the promise i had made to myself and my blog to take more pictures come november

i'll be honest.

i'm not doing one stitch better than october or september

shoot.

and my kids keep doing the cutest stuff - why am i not photographing it?

maybe because i'm thinking about the crust of snot on my shoulder that's been there since 7 am (evidence of an early morning hug)

or because the laundry is literally crawling out of the basket to attack me

or because the dog is chewing a paintbrush...that's covered in yellow paint

there we go - i'll blame it on the fact that we have a new guy in our house....the kids call him baxter but i call him lucky

luck that he's still here

he's had a couple chew-fests that have set my blood pressure to boiling....i can't say i love him

but, he's growing on me

we're still trying to decide if he's the right fit for us

i'll give him this....he's cute

too cute to stay mad at

and the girls have been asking for a dog for what seems like forever

i was pretty attached to our last pup

so he's got big shoes to fill

and the fact that he chewed up a 2 by 3 foot section of carpet is not helping his cause

i'll keep you posted on whether he stays or gets the boot

i had a cozy little sick day with this one this week

snuggles, snot suction with the blue bulb thingy and home made chicken noodle soup blended into mush

it was heaven

i even got a few things checked off my to-do list....such as this year's advent calendar

i heard from Santa that Twinkle will be back this year

this time, she's bringing 24 books - one to open each day of december!

homemade green beans?

she smiled for the first few bites, then spit and squawked until i gave in and peeled a banana

i'm with ya' sister...but i had to try

on another random note, peach is writing her fool head off

she absolutely cannot stop herself

she's constantly got a marker or pen in hand with a pad of paper to copy down any words she can find around the house

and if she's not copying, she's asking me how to spell things like:

fireworks

bubble

stocking

and crunchy

her favorite game right now?

i'm not even making this up...

the alliteration game

i'm serious

she learned it at preschool

she's kind of a nerd.

but i like her.

the girls have baked dozens of "pies" in preparation for thanksgiving and word on the street is that J is ready to go all lumberjack and take us tree hunting this weekend :)

a random post

with sparse few pics

but, hey....we got a new dog

give me a break :)