Busy, Busy, Dreadfully Busy

I am so sorry for the delay in a new posting.   Days like these, the Veggie Tales song “Busy, Busy” plays in my head like a broken record.   I make it to the end of the day, realize I STILL haven’t posted anything, but I find I’m too tired to try and come up with something coherent .   Again, so sorry…

Tonight I have my photography class, only 2 more weeks to go until it is finished.   I have really enjoyed it.   I like the professor, even if he is kinda weird, and I’ve learned so much. I need to go ahead and sign up for the next class.   But for now, I’m thrilled that I can mark something off of my Resolutions and Goals list.

Woody turns 7 tomorrow.   I can hardly believe he’s been my little boy for 4 years now.   I remember his first birthday party (for his 3rd birthday) like it was yesterday.   He’s been adding things to his birthday gift-wish list regularly, in hopes of receiving more Star Wars toys than I knew existed.   He’s excited about having a big cookie instead of a cake.   We figured out a while back that he’s not a big fan of cake – so he was thrilled to learn I could make a giant chocolate chip cookie instead.   I’m thrilled because it’s so much easier to decorate.

When one boy has a birthday in our family, the other can’t be too far behind.   Tigger will be 5 next Thursday.   All I can say is “Who in the heck let my baby grow up?!?!?!”   Like his brother, he’s wanting to add a billion things to his wish list.   He has requested a dinosaur cake   or a dinosaur on a birthday card, either will be okay.   Hmm.   Me thinks I’ll be baking a cake with dinosaur sprinkles, and I’ll be sure to find the dinosaur card.

We’re having a party!   We had a big birthday party for the boys when they were 4 & 2, but all of the others have been at home with family.   This year we are doing a “big” party again.   We’re going to the local putt-putt place in a couple of weeks.   The boys came up with a list of 10 friends to invite, so we should have a good time.   I thought it was interesting that both boys listed the neighbor girl as their first desired guest.  

I still have a little bit of painting to do in the entry way.   The big surfaces are covered, but I still have quite a bit of   cut-in work left to do.   I am hoping to finish this weekend and then I’ll have another thing to mark off of my Resolutions and Goals list.

I have discovered a way to keep my children entertained for hours.   Seriously!   Hours!   Eons ago, I purchased a roll of brown craft paper. I’ve used it as gift wrap and occasionally, as a drop cloth when I paint the walls.   I cut off a 5 ft. piece, put it on the floor in the breakfast room with a bucket of markers and all the stickers that I’ve squirreled away through the years – and I told them to “have at it.”   They’ve colored it front and back with all sorts of interesting things.   I’m most interested in the drawing of Tigger with a wig on his head.   AAAANNNNDDD – the wig holds 1000 babies.       Yeah, that’s what I said…