Rain Rain Go Away

Yes, I usually love the rain this much; hence Lukas' middle name. But come on now, this is getting ridiculous! This is Saskatchewan, we are supposed to have low's of -40 in the winter and highs of 35 in the summer. Ok, I really don't want that much heat, but some sun would sure be nice for a change.

Someone Slap Me

After just posting about how exhausted I am, can you believe that I am posting this picture...

Isn't this little bunny sweet? Don't you want one? I do! I've been trying to figure out the logistics for building a hutch and wondering where/how we would keep the rabbit.

I've been giving this a lot of thought.

It's scaring me.

Back At It

This about sums up how I am feeling at the moment.
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I've been hard at it for the last week preparing and teaching the summer session. Lord, did I ever forget just how tiring it is to teach little kids all day! You constantly have to be "on" and an entertainer/educator extraordinaire! Seriously, it's been about all I can manage to drive home at the end of the day! Hopefully it will all get better once the kids and I settle into our schedules.

My family had a great time at the lake though, the kids all loved the boat and my dad even let me lay in the sun for awhile while he ran herd on the kids as we drifted around the lake. It was heavenly! Alek had such a good time that he's still there. He doesn't write, he doesn't call... I wonder if he will just show up one day?

Lukas and Mikah are... energetic and inquisitive. Does that sound positive??? They are both adorable and love learning new things everyday. For example, today Mikah learned what happens when you open your sippy cup and dump the entire contents all over the satellite receiver and the DVD player. Bye, bye Treehouse and bye, bye Bob. Oh, the joys! Lukas has figured out how to spin. I love the look of sheer joy on his face, but why does he insist on spinning right next to the corner of the wall, the table, and the entertainment stand???

Which brings me to my thought for the day; no matter how tired you are as a mommy, the world keeps on spinning and you have to do your best to not lose your balance.

Wish me luck with that one!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Summer

Well, I guess it's obvious that summer is finally here by the lack of my presence on the blog. Alek is finished school (onward to grade 3), we are in-between babysitters at the moment, and I am on a two-week break before my summer session starts. Mostly we have been hanging around the house, working on the yard and watering the garden.

Today I have been busy trying to get laundry caught up and pack for the lake. This week we will be celebrating my dad's 60th birthday, my mom's birthday and their anniversary. The whole family is heading out to the cabin to help them celebrate. With any luck the weather will be beautiful, everyone will have a good time, and the little ones will be good sleepers.

Cross your fingers for me and have a great week!

Grey Day

Today is an amazing day.

Alek has been busy playing with Mikah and Lukas ALL DAY! He has been playing with them, engaging them in activities that they can do, and hasn't been screaming at them at all. Alek has a really hard time understanding that the little boys can't do the things that he can do, and that they don't necessarily have the same behaviour standards yet that we expect of him. Most things in Alek's life are black and white, he has a hard time understanding that the world is mostly made up of shades of grey.

Today, he has had a grey day. I sure hope for all of our sakes that this is an indication that there will be more grey days to come.

Goodnight Mom

One of my great deals thanks to Kijiji, was a large box filled with parenting magazines. For Free! Yay, I just love free stuff! And magazines! I like looking through them for ideas; recipes, crafts, stories, etc.

In one issue of Parents magazine I found this great take on an old favorite. Mikah loves it when we read Goodnight Moon and My World, so this take on the familiar story made me laugh out loud. Hopefully other parents can relate.

Goodnight Mom

(with apologies to Margaret Wise Brown) By Sarah Jio

In the messy green

family room

There was a telemarketer ringing the telephone

And a crying toddler

because his brother just popped his

red balloon

And a picture of--

The cow jumping over the moon (which someone colored on with

permanent marker)

And there was a missing

teddy bear, and a girl with

gum in her hair

And one to be scolded

And laundry to be folded

And a very hungry spouse

And something stinky in the house

(that no one else seemed to smell)

And a comb and a brush and a colicky baby who just won't shush

And a frazzled mommy screaming #*%#@

Goodnight messy room

Goodnight scribbled-on moon

Goodnight cow getting out while she can

Goodnight telemarketers and the

popped balloon

Goodnight long-gone teddy bear

Goodnight cereal bar smeared all

over the dining room chair

Goodnight spitup

And goodnight leaky sippy cup

Goodnight much-too-little house and goodnight grumpy spouse

Goodnight comb and goodnight brush

And goodnight to a certain 4-year-old who just needs to hush

right now I mean it

Goodnight Elmo

Goodnight toys we'll pick up tomorrow,

or the next day

Hello chardonnay and TiVo--

"me" time finally