Mommathon

We decided to go to back to San Diego this year for our Christmas vacation since we had so much fun last year and there was still so much to see and do. One thing we HAD to do though was go back to Legoland (and we did-three times!!!)

Legoland all dressed up for Christmas…the only way we’ve ever seen it.

Getting ready to watch a 4D movie.

Bionicle/Lego Creations

This was our first trip to Legoland, which also included several roller coasters and other such rides, some of which left some of us more soaked than we would have liked. 🙂

Ford County is made up of several short stories about the comings and goings of the fictional folks who live in Ford County, Mississippi. Some of the stories are more entertaining that others and quite a few of them have some pretty stereotypical southern characters. It is not my favorite book of his that I have read. A Painted House, however, is a fantastic story that you won’t be able to put down.

If you haven’t given Colm any of your spare change lately then you are among the few. I don’t know what it is about him, but people love to give him change. He doesn’t ask them for their change or throw a tantrum or anything, they just give it to him. For example, today he wanted a lollipop while Liam was in tae kwon do. He had all my change lined up on the table and after he counted it I told him there wasn’t enough there. So he counted again to make sure. This man who we don’t know at all comes over and tells Colm he needs to count his money again. Lo and behold, there is more money there than there was before.

Yesterday at tae kwon do Colm was again digging through my purse for change. It turned out I did have enough, but while he was looking a nice mom dug through her purse and gave him the money he needed.

What is it? Is it the red hair? Is it his determination to get a lollipop? Is it his winning smile? I don’t know what it is, but I hope it translates into financial success when he gets older.

Again, Colm has picked out a random book off the library shelves and it is super cute. It is called Superhero School. (Just the title alone is enough to make a kid want to pick it up and check it out.) It is about a boy whose mom sends him to superhero school with all the other kids who have superhero powers. Superhero school is not as exciting as the main character had hoped for, but things soon turn around when their teachers get kidnapped.

Colm got his real cello on Tuesday and he was beside himself. He is so ready to make some music!

Making sure it is the right size.

His first taka, taka, stop, stop (You Suzuki people know what I’m talking about) 🙂

Ready to go play with the big kids.

Liam was supposed to be a wiseman, but got demoted to a donkey when some older kids decided they wanted to be in the Christmas program. He was a very good sport about it. 🙂

Colm’s turn to sing

I picked up this book off the recommended shelf at the library. It wasn’t for book club, just something for me to read in between book club books. It’s the story of a boy at a boarding school, his masters, his roommate and classmates. It’s a pretty quick read and I liked the story except when you get towards the end the story takes a totally different direction which I am not sure I liked. I understand that the author took that direction to explain something that that happened earlier in the story, but it just didn’t seem to fit. I do recommend it though.

About once every four or five years I decide that I should try wearing makeup. I don’t know why, but I do. So a couple of weeks ago I got a wild hare and decided to go buy some. I put it on and remembered why I don’t wear makeup. (Besides the sticker shock.) I look horrible in makeup. I don’t own any mascara, eye liner, eyeshadow, etc. and the makeup I recently bought was in the trash within five minutes of me bringing it home. I do, however, own some tinted lip gloss and a tube of lipstick and whenever I put either one of them on the boys know mama’s going somewhere fancy. 🙂

Sunday-Stir Fry
Monday-Shepherd’s Pie
Tuesday-Tacos
Wednesday-Pasta and Meatballs
Thursday-Asian Chicken and Orzo
Friday-Chicken Curry
Saturday-Kitchen Closed