Night Flying

Donna Jean - I think I told you the wrong birds. These are the ones that I have.
I also have a chickadee but it is buried in a box somewhere.

Road Trip

Lisa, Mackenzie, Maddie, and I drove to Regina last weekend to pick up Donna Jean. We went a bit early and met Allison, Tanner and Matthew at the Science Centre. On the way, of course we needed to stop for a pit stop.

Tanner and Matthew - two little monkeys!

Babies, babies...

Sick Days

Maddie made this little nest for herself. This was earlier in the week when she was moving a bit slower. She seems back to full speed today. I don't think we heard any coughing at all today.

Lisa, Mackenzie, Maddie and I are driving to Regina tomorrow to pick up (GREAT) Auntie DJ. We're going to go early so that we'll have time at the science centre there. Allison, Matthew, and Tanner are going to meet up with us. That'll be pretty cool b/c I'm not actually sure if Tanner and Maddie have even met. Sad but true when we live only two hours away.

And now, it's our favorite time again...
LAUNDRY TIME!

Ok, not really a favorite, but Maddie has such a knack. She actually folds better than Jason.

She folded the pile of jeans and the yellow shirt. ALL BY HERSELF.

I am so proud right now.

Spoken:
Hi, I'm Pablo.
My name's Tyrone.
I'm Uniqua.
I'm Tasha.
And my name is Austin.
And we're ...

Sung:
Your backyard friends, the Backyardigans!
Together in the backyard again,
In the place where we belong,
Where we'll prob'ly sing a song,
And we'll maybe dance along.

We've got the whole wide world in our yard to explore.
We always find things we've never seen before.
That's why every day we're back for more
With your friends, the Backyardigans.

Jenn is...

in solitary confinement.

Well, is it still solitary if its just you, a two year old, two beagles, and The Backyardigans? And is it still solitary if you are actually never solitary, especially when you want to use the bathroom?

Maddie has a cough/cold (she's fine, don't worry). But she's sick enough that she shouldn't be at daycare making all the staff and kids sick. Jason, unfortunately, is in Calgary for work. So it's just me hangin' with the Under Two Feet Tall set.

Now I'm drinking "coffee" from small cups with questionable cleanliness. Ugh. Welcome to my pity party. If anyone wants to give me a call GO AHEAD. But be warned, I will cling to the phone conversation for as long as possible....

I have just spent the better part of this evening trying to locate/organize/civilize my office (a.k.a. Where Things Go to Die). So far what I've managed to do is create a huge box of paper to recycle, a smaller box of Jason's crap (oh, I mean precious papers) AND I've also managed to make the part where I sit look good. This way it looks good if I sit in my chair at my desk with my back to the rest of the nightmare. Aren't you glad I shared that?

And yes, my "office" is quite a bit smaller in this house than the last house. But it's big enough for me, and the best part is I can close the doors when company comes...

Kelly - do you recognize the picture in the top right? Ahhh....memories of Big Ears and Thin Walls. And 50 pts to the first person who spots the labels.

Now truly, isn't that phone the coolest thing you've ever seen? I bought it at a garage sale for $2. Works like shit, but damn it looks cool.

And a dose of cuteness to round out your night.

later skaters,
j

Happy Halloween!

Do you remember The Trauma from last year?
Maddie is much braver this year, although she felt it would be a good idea to take her shirt off to do the carving.

TRICK or TREAT!

Smell my feet...give me something good to eat!
(yep, this is what Daddy taught Maddie...)

It was about zero outside, so not too bad with lots of layers. There were tons of kids out, which made it pretty exciting to be out and about. We saw Maddie's hero, Kalei (9years old and in grade three). She was dressed as an old woman and Maddie didn't recognize her at all. We left a bowl of candy and a note on the front step telling everyone we were out trick or treating. And yes, there was still some candy when we came home!

Maddie is with me as I type this and she is saying

"I want to go trick or treating this morning." Uh oh.