Today is a day

That was a line from a Mickey Mouse Club song. I have been looking all day for a pattern suitable for a purse so that I could use a suit coat. Found this one. Not sure! But maybe! Matt wants to watch BUZZ on youtube so I'm getting thrown off!! Two! He could have been, you know! More fun!!

Today is Thursday

Maybe if this keyboard weren't so sticky, I'd be back more. Cody said that he could see ketchup in the space bar! Ugh! Not me! However Matt did do a lot of computing when he was here. Ate a lot of fries, too. Hmmm! I wonder if the 2 could be connected. Everybody misses that Cito! I'd give the whole ketchup bottle on the space bar just to have him back. October is coming!!

TWO YEARS OLD

Matt was 2 yesterday! He measured in a little over 36 inches. My boys were all about 34 and 35 inches with Cody being the one a squinch over 35! I do know that squinch is not in the dictionary but it should be! If you double a boy's height onthe day he turns 2 that will tell you how tall he will be as a man! Works, too!

something to do

Seems as if there must always be something to do out here with the kids. Yesterday we walked all over the National Zoo and still didn't see it all. Matt loved the ducks and the ride on the Metro! I missed seeing any hippos. Walking back we/I took elevators whenever possible to get to the Metro. I kept thinking of that Hugh Jackman, Meg Ryan movie where he invents the elevator because building height will out strip our legs one day. Probably an age thing!! Then we went to Golden Corral. Finished the day up with a stop at CVS and were home a little before 10 pm. See I told you! Jerry and Alicia went with us. She's from Peru. Not Indiana! The country! Boy do you look silly!

TRIP< no vacation

Came to Evansville for twofold reason! One to help Brad put in a new hot water heater and two, to check out a place for Ryan. Matt slept all the way from Terre Haute down. Made it really hard on Papa's bladder. But he knew it was a tricky assignment when we started.He made it in little pain. It's good to know. Just don't give him anything to drink on the way and make sure he goes before we go.Make sense? At his age? Yes, 60 this year!!

Now to Ryan! I love it and I hope he will,too. Country! Nature trail! Animals! Roommates!

Collecting

For some reason, known only to himself, Todd is acquiring,through the GOODWILL auction online, several different brass instruments. Matt thinks it is truly wonderful. I took pictures with my phone. Come over and I'll show you! Next week!

She needs duct tape

For some reason this got deleted and only the title posted. So here we go!! Matt loves to be half naked and watch television. Makes no sense to me but at least his shirt is staying on! Do you think duct tape would help??

shopping

We went shopping last night. A mall like Keystone at the Crossing only not in Indy. Matt cried when they wanted to try new shoes on him and wouldn't even look at shoes until they put his old ones back on him! What can I say, the kid likes his lights. I got a couple pair at Stride Rite myself. YES! I know it's a kid's store. There that should tell you something about me! Hope it's good!

the OK corral

Remember that movie? John Wayne and other! Well this evening that's where I am-figuratively speaking. Matt is having some major decision making problems. Funny how good communication could render them all solved. SIgh! Someday! But then you never would have had that movie!

Pace yourself!!

I must remember to time myself! Yeah right! As if I need something else to do. Bad enough that I started a project the other day so now that makes 3 ont that I can remember and oh yes there's the socks for somebody really small that never quite made it past the toe. now I wonder what else I could find if I only took time to look! I put the NORO up so I wouldn't be tempted. So far it's working. Someone told me that I should teach Matt to knit! Look at the wallpaper on my cell. I'm so glad that I know him!!

Still busy?

Matt and I went to dance/tumbling class last night! He did wonderful!! I, however,did not realize how sore my arms and legs would be today! He's been up since about 7:30 and fully intended to go again! Got to love the kid!! BenGay is now a friend to me again!! Bless his heart, I mean heat! You never realize how sweet youth is. Really!!

Another one

So far so good. Except the nose part! Did you know Neosporin is better than Vicks for a stuffy nose? True story! Got it straight from the ped, Dr. Moss, last month. Sorry I took so long to pass it on.

Matt

Office play! He is so much fun! Busy all the time!! He now opens the frig and gets whatever. Leaves the eggs alone. Mac and cheese is fair game.

Hey,how be ya?

Not an original title but nonetheless it stands!! Todd was sick every other day last week. All in all he felt so bad that when he felt better the next day he wanted to- strike that-had to do something. So then the whole thing pounced on him the next day and so went the week. Maidy had been sick the week before and Matt was puny when I got here. Amazing how teeth can be blamed until they all get in then other stuff.

Matt left Thursday

Yes 'tis true that Matt flew out that morning with his dad. He called later, when they got in, to say everything went better than expected. See I told you that Matt was a good traveller,on the plane that is. He was going for shots today. Todd joked that was a terrible way to turn one. Doesn't seem as if it has been that long. But he got his hair cut yesterday, too, so maybe he looks one now. They're going to send me a curl! AH!

Let's not take turns anymore

This has been a looonnggg month!! You gotta hate that stupid flu!! Thing I didn't know was that little kids get the flu from this virus in their mouth!! ARGH! Good thing and there has to always be something good. Right? Matt no longer wants a bottle!!

Why am I up?

Well HE's been up for about an hour and is quite contented to play with Pa. That's fine by me, but it really plays havoc with the rest of the day.  Pa calls him EeHe, Why? Well that's the sound he makes as he hides and races along the carpet in get away fashion. He gets so excited!! Now Pa is promising to teach him how to use toilet paper the right way!! It's a joke between the 2 of them. Remember the old Northern commercial where the paper is all over? That's a very real possibility! The thing is nobody will be paid for that! The good thing, I suppose, is that rehearsals are not necessary.

Riddle me this

I have to do this before I have something else take its place! This morning DH ( and you know who that is) couldn't find his cell phone. Wanting to be a good Pa and let Matt sleep, he used his flashlight to look in, around, and under the bed for his phone.He had his work shoes on, you know the kind with the heavy soles. On these hardwood floors, well need I say more. I finally said "Just call it!" and I did. Three times, because oh I don't know why but I try to do what I'm asked at 6AM.. Dh said he remembered  having it in his hand when he got in bed because he set the alarm. Matt had to tell him bye and then the 2 of us went back to be for 2 hours. I'm still laughing inside when I think how that whole conversation must have sounded. Kinda like Abbott and Costello!

Cooking or not!

Well I did it again. Banquet frozen dinner! Let me ask--Is it just me or is the directions for the macaroni dinner "screwy"?How can you slit the film then put it back on the macaroni? Hmmm! Think I'll return to KRAFT! Boiling water is easier!

talking or trying to anyway

Earlier today, like way before noon, Maidy cut up a strawberry and gave Matt some. He promptly shoved it in his mouth and said "GOOD!" as plain as could be, one time only. Just thought you'd like to know!