mope slap

Nice pics Katie. I especially liked the one with the monster sniffing the baby.

When I was in Lisle, I told John a tale of how I worked with a woman in Boulder who had horses and how one of her gloves that she used to feed her horses, that was stuck in her coat pocket at the other end of the room made me allergic. Ha ha ha wasn't that funny? We both agreed, gee you are sensitive.

Meanwhile I was sucking down my inhaler like no tomorrow and I was wondering: Why am I having trouble breathing?

FInally, in the car heading toward the border, we're in Michigan, and I am suspiciously breathing well, normally. It hits me then. John probably had the equivalent of a glove that had touched a horse, there in his room, and I spent almost a week in there. Double Dutch duh.

Fool of a Took!!

The Joe Standard, Debunked!!

He told me about this rule he has, but he hasn't followed it himself. Charlie ADORES him, yet Joe has yet to make it to one of Charlie's birthday parties. Emma, well, she's a little nervous around him, not used to being teased (is he serious mom?) Oh well, you're right Sheila, the birthdays (early ones) are for the parents!!

the Joe standard

But Lucy can't read, let alone know who I am, so why does it matter to her whether or not I say Happy Birthday....unless it's for the .... parents...ah...ok...I see now. Happy zBirthday Lucy.

But I think I'm sticking to my Joe standard. Only feel guilty of a kid whose birthday you missed *cough cough* if the kid knows who you are.

Guilt minus one.

But sorry Amy. Happy Birthday.

Nope

I'm not furnishing the sizes of MY children, until Lucy's happy birthday post is at least acknowledged by SOMEONE. Well, I guess mom and Katie came to her party, so nevermind. Charlie wears size 5 or 6, Emma wears size 7. Lucy is wearing 24 months. Genevieve is about the same size as Emma, and Jack is...well he's bigger than the rest...don't know his size.

pop tarts

Consider this post a cry for help. Can anyone please tell me the shirt sizes of all the kids (not including Jim Doerr)? I have some high hopes to do something for the little pop tarts. Anyone? Amer? Sara?

Muchos tacos of gratitude.

Sheiler

Happy Birthday Lucy!!

Lucy's first birthday gift...a panda from Emma & Charlie. If you look closely, you can see that she prefers playing with a bottle cap and a lincoln log. At least it's not a box.

Reflection

Thanksgiving Pictures

Here's some pictures I took at Thanksgiving. I almost never take pictures of adults. Hmm...I wonder why...While I ponder this, take a look at these pics.


Ok, technically Meg and Amy are adults, but there are kids in the picture.


Mom's pretty table! (Definitely NOT an adult)


Meg: Future Mom (far in the future)


"Hey Mom! Watch! I can do a magic trick!"


Gotta watch her closely like those guys with the cups at Taste of Chicago...


We took up Charades again this year. I wonder if we'll ever do it again. We were all pretty shaken up by "Who are the...(something family) and why do they have 19 children?" But, thanks to Amy AND Katie, "Garfield Counts to Ten" returned! Yessss



Ok, that's it for pictures right now. I'm tired.

Red Faces

They played in the snow for 20 minutes today and their faces are red hot!

Winter Wonderland

Too bad we homeschool, otherwise we could stay home and have a "snowday!"