Just a few words to describe the last five or six days around here.
1. Books. The Spring Reading Thing is up to 171 participants, as I write this. And I don’t know how you people do it, but there are already 34 book reviews up. I’ve been enjoying reading all the participants’ lists, discovering new bloggers who love to read, finding books that look too intriguing to pass up (and subsequently adding them to my Amazon wish list). You may have noticed that I’ve also been posting a number of book reviews / giveaways / blog tours. Clearly I said “yes” several times in a row to blog tour announcements and found myself doing a whole bunch at once. Yes, “books” accurately describes a good chunk of my mindset lately.
2. Waiting. We have been waiting (and waiting and waiting…) for a window to be cut into our cement block basement as part of our remodel / finishing down there. The masonry guy has scheduled a “digging and cutting day” three or four times… and has canceled each one. He told us he was coming this morning. But it’s 9:36 and we’re still waiting. No sign of the backhoe. I need to go to the grocery store. I need to go buy paint. Yet we wait. I really want this little part of the project over with.
3. Snot. I’m sorry if the use of that word offends you, but believe me, it’s accurate. Several times yesterday, L. came over to me and handed me a booger. The glamour of being a mother is sometimes overwhelming. But I suppose it’s better that he brings them to me, rather than hiding them somewhere where I’ll come across them later. I try to keep up with the nose-wiping, it’s obvious that I’m falling behind. He’s been sniffly and coughing since last Tuesday; I’ve been sniffly and coughing since last Friday. We’re both quite ready for this illness to leave us.
4. Cold. Actually, today could almost be classified as “warm,” but it was rather chilly over the weekend. Despite the sub-freezing temperatures, we arranged for a (very brief) egg hunt for the kids last Saturday. C. was in charge of finding the eggs we had painted; L. was given the task of collecting plastic eggs. They were both wildly successful and we quickly ran inside before our fingers fell off from the frostbite.
It snot fair that you had boogery noses for Easter. It looks like you had fun anyway. The hat on your little one is too precious!
I know what you mean about those over achiever book reviewers. I don’t know how they do it either
I was proud of just having a list ready to go somewhat on time. LOL. My reviews won’t be up for a while.
Motherhood IS really glamourous, isn’t it? More than once I’ve been ready to head out and then realized that some little booger-nosed kid had wiped their nose unseen on my shirt. NICE, kid.
Fun! See, that cute bunny knitted cap really came in handy.
Oh my nephew just discovered that the finger that goes in his mouth, will also go up his nose, so I have a feeling we’re going to be getting some boogery gifts before long.
LOVE that photo of C., and my goodness but L. is adorable in that bunny hat!
Aw so cute.
Cute pictures of the kids. Hope you both feel better soon.
We pushed close to 60 in Denver, shame you weren’t there. It is cold here in Baxter, MN though. If I blogged more you might have known this already.
I loved the pictures – your boys are so cute!
When you said L. was bringing you his boogers instead of finding them elsewhere, I thought at first you meant putting them in his mouth! That’s what Perry always did at that age – yuk!!
Hope the cold goes away quickly – both in your house and outside.
Nice you can summarize your life in 4 words and about as many pictures! There’s something to be said for keeping it simple. Great pictures . . . hope everyone’s feeling better soon.
Your guys are all so cute/handsome!
I can’t believe people have gotten reviews up so quickly too.