Blue & Gold

The Blue and Gold Cub Scout dinner was tonight and we are so glad it is now over. It has ruled our house for the past month. It was a stressful event, but I think we managed to pull it off. Damon did a great job with the activity. He had the boys pretend they were stranded on a tropical island and they had to be resourceful with the items that they found and tell everyone what they would do. The theme for the month was resourcefulness.
The boys had to pop balloons to get their awards out. Noah earned is aquanaut, artist and athlete badge. He is almost done earning for his Webelo and Arrow of Light. Yea! The boys also had to make a cake for Pack Meeting since we are celebrating cub scouts birthday. They did the cake all by themselves.

procrastinating

So we were feeling a bit lazy on Monday night and by the time we remembered to take out the trash for Tuesday pick up it was cold, dark and late. I told Damon that the trash doesn't come until around 2pm so we could just do it in the morning. Since the beginning of the year the trash has come around 2pm. Well Tuesday morning we were getting lunches ready and we heard the trash truck on the culdesac. Noah and I went running outside in our jammies and no shoes. He came bringing the trash cans from inside the house and I came to get the trash out to the curb. We get the trash out to the curb and my next door neighbor came running out of her house without shoes and started running the blue trash down. I told her it was black trash can day and she starts shouting and the trash man is waiting at my house just laughing at us. Well, we have learned our lesson. Trash will always be out on Monday night at our house no matter what time it is.

Last week Field Trip Thursday...

We went to the library because they were hosting the Wild Animal Park. We were able to meet a cuckabura bird, an American Alligator and an ant eater. It was fun.

Valentine's Day Love

My kids awoke to lots of love this morning. The were showered with a yummy breakfast, cards that were bigger than them and lots of hugs and kisses. They also left for school weighed down by cards and treats for classmates and teachers. It was almost exhausting getting everyone out the door.

Tonight we had a french themed dinner. We had Chicken Cordon Bleu, made from scratch, and for dessert we had crepes filled with fruit and whip cream and drizzled with chocolate. Of course everything was consumed on heart plates, mugs and flutes.

Happy Love Day!

Family Fun

Back in January I booked a room at the Disneyland Hotel for a little family get away. With me being out of commission for a little bit I thought it would be a fun treat when I got back to "normal". I even asked Damon to take 2 days off of work for it. The kids didn't have school on Friday so it worked even better. Damon and I decided not to tell the kids and it was a hard secret to keep from them.

So Thursday morning I sent the kids off to school and had told them that they had a dentist appointment and that I would be picking them up a little bit early. Yes, I told a lie, but I didn't want them to assume what we were doing when I picked them up. Damon was in the car when the kids got there and that surprised them. Then we passed the dentist office and then they started asking questions. By the time we past Oceanside they were really confused. Damon and I were laughing as we told them that we were driving to Oregon. Noah looked in the back and noticed there was luggage. He doesn't like surprised at all so he totally started freaking out. He demanded that we tell them where we were going and after a few minutes of kidding around we told them. They weren't excited until we told them where we were staying. Most kids get excited about going to Disneyland. Not mine.

Well, the real surprise came for all of us when we checked into the Disneyland Hotel and ended up being the Family of the Day! I had reserved one of their basic rooms, without a view and that hadn't been updated, at a discount price. We were upgraded to a two bedroom suite with a view of the Parks on the top floor. This suite was bigger than our house, almost, and the views were so amazing. It had 2 bathrooms. We almost just felt like hanging out in the hotel the whole time. My kids are never going to want to stay anywhere else. It was a flashback trip for Damon and I as we took the kids to see Captain EO. We laughed our heads off. The kids like it, but my favorite thing was Adam asking after it was over, "Was that a guy or a girl? I couldn't tell." He was referring to Michael Jackson. We also went to Electronica where they started it out by playing 80's songs and talking about the super computer. We laughed again as we sang along to the music.

We had a fun 2 days at the park with turn down service and room service at the hotel and no waiting in lines on Thursday. Friday was a bit more crowded, but we still managed to have fun and see World of Color. We loved spending time together as a whole family which makes me feel truly blessed. My favorite thing is to here the words, "Thanks Mom. This is the best day ever!" I got a lot of those.

Valentine's Crafts

Me and Michael's should not get together very often. Every time I walk in my imagination runs wild about all the activities I can be doing. I really have to control myself during each holiday.

I had to get some stuff at Michael's last week and found all sorts of fun Valentine's stuff to do. It was hard to decide which activity to choose from. I settled for 2. We made Love Day boxes to leave each other love notes in. The other activity was making Love Bugs. We made them over the weekend while enjoying cookies and milk.

We love Valentine's Day!

Pinewood Derby #3

My Good Looking Scouts!

The Pinewood Derby was tonight and the boys had such a great time! They worked on their cars every Saturday for 5 weeks. Their cars were great and fast! Damon did a great job as Cubmaster organizing the races. We had a lot of fun, but we are all really glad it is over. Adam and Noah came in 3rd and 4th. We are very proud of them!

It's never minor when Mom is out of commission

When the Dr. called and said that there was an abnormal growth that needed to be removed nothing really crossed my mind. I didn't think my life was ending. I didn't even think it would be that big of deal. When he said, "You have to pretend that you are a very old person during recovery" is when my questions started flying. So what do you mean a really old person? Can I not workout? Can I not stretch? All along those lines. His words, "Well if the stitches tear there really won't be anything to sew back up." Lovely.

So here I sit on the eve's eve of what the Dr. called "minor surgery", but what I like to call a procedure because the kids freak out with the word surgery wondering what my life will be like while my back heals. I'm not one of those people who can sit still without thinking of a million things I need to be getting done. I've got a stack of books and dvds to pass the time.

Poor Damon. Nothing stresses him out more than his wife seeming mortal. I'm really never down for the count. Hopefully he will hold down the fort for 12 days.

As for us stay at home moms there is never anything minor about being out of commission.