If it wasn’t for my GPS I would have had a nervous breakdown by now or at least had a few good crying jags. There have been a few times in the past week or so when it wasn’t working like it was supposed to and I did nearly have a panic attack. Seriously. It’s scary being somewhere and realizing that you have no earthly idea how to get home.
If you have ever watched Colm watch a sporting event, watch something exciting on TV or watched him watch somebody else play a video game you have seen him nearly take off like a bird with all of the jumping and flapping he does. He loves the Olympics…can you tell?
Colm has discovered that he can reach the toaster, the bread and the Nutella. It is now his snack/dessert of choice.
Colm: Liam, my girlfriend’s name is Samantha…she is beautiful. *
Me: What does she look like?
Colm: Mom, do you really think I remember what she looks like?
Me: Is she nice?
Colm: I don’t know. I’ve never talked to her before.
Me: How is she your girlfriend if you’ve never talked to her?
Colm: Mom, I’ve seen her like a thousand times. (Note: we have only lived here three weeks.)
Colm: Liam, trust me, you should marry her.
Liam: (In disgusted that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard tone) I don’t want to marry her.
Colm. Then I’ll marry her.
*We have had A LOT of girlfriend talk around here ever since we went to go get Liam’s pictures taken for his birthday and the gal who was taking the pictures was teasing Liam about his girlfriend in an attempt to get him to smile. Thanks photographer lady, much appreciated. Grrr…
This book was selected by my book club in Kansas, but with the move and everything I didn’t have time to read it. One of my very nice and generous book club friends let me have her copy since she was done with it so I could read it when I got the chance. I like this book, but it’s not the kind of book you just can’t put down. It was, however, very interesting to learn about her life.
It was a beautiful day today and we needed to get these boys out of this apartment, so we went to the arboretum. We love the arboretum in KS so we knew the boys would have fun.
Liam pointing to the mountains in the distance.
The trees are TALL in these parts. 🙂
Moss grows on everything around here.
Checking out the map.
Glad we saw this after our hike. The sign says that coyotes won’t attack humans, but I don’t think we would have been able to get Liam to go if he had seen this sign beforehand.
This is what Mt. St. Helens looked like from where we were on our hike today. This picture does not do it justice. It is breathtaking.
I remember a time, maybe a couple of times, when Sean REALLY tried to talk me into a gas stove, but I would hear nothing of it. What was I thinking???* We have a gas stove in our apartment and I love it. Gas is awesome. 🙂
*Actually I do know what I was thinking. I was thinking at the time that we had two young boys and that open flames and little boys do not go hand in hand.
I absolutely LOVE the toy store by our house. I love it because we can walk to it. I love it because it reminds me of a toy store in KS and I love it because they let you check games out. Yes, that’s right. You can check games out. Isn’t that awesome??? We checked out Castle Keep and Make ‘N’ Break. Castle Keep is great. I have played it with both of the boys and they both really liked it. I like it because it’s fun and there are several different ways you can play the game making it easier or more difficult. Make ‘n’ Break isn’t my favorite. We can keep them for a week, take them back and then get some new games.
You know my life must be somewhat back to normal if I am posting menus! 🙂
Sunday-Hot Italian Sausage with Peppers, Tomatoes and Onion, Red Grapes and a Baguette
Monday-Crockpot BBQ Chicken and Cornbread, Red Grapes
Tuesday-Pasta with Meatballs
Wednesday-Sloppy Joes, Corn, Fruit
Thursday-Kitchen is Closed
Friday-Foil Tilapia, Asparagus, Noodles
Saturday- ????