Wednesday Night Drama...

Morgan, he is brushing his teeth...gag, choke, cough, short breathing...me running to the bathroom.

Me: 'Morgan are you okay?'

Morgan: 'My throat hurts Mommy.'

Me: 'Let's get a drink of Water.' [pause ~ gulp gulp] 'Is that better?'

Morgan: 'Yes Mommy.'

...2 minutes later...Morgan is crying now.

Me: 'Morgan what is wrong?'

Morgan: 'My marble is gone!'

uh...oh...

Me: 'Where was it?' brain turning now... 'Morgan, did you have the marble in your mouth?'

Morgan: 'Yes Mommy, and now it's gone.'

oh...great...

Cutting to the chase facts...

8:00pm ~ Marble ingested by a 4 year old.

9:30pm ~ Admitted to the Emergency Room at Providence Pacific in Everett.

10:00pm ~ Discharged after we saw a perfect round circle that had now passed through his stomach and was on its way through his intestines...

time unknown tomorrow ~ foriegn object discharged, never to be seen again by any of us.

...end of drama, good night.

Wordless Wednesday...

Simple Pleasures...part trois

It has not been quite a year, but I need another one of these posts to remind me what is important...

...to slow my busy body to a 'whoa'...

...to actually see with my eyes what's going on around me with my head held high.

So here is my simple list, my splash of sunshine...

1. Laughing so hard I start to cry...
2. The smell of lemons...uh uh ummmm.
3. An unexpected leg hug...
4. The crunch of biting into an Eskimo Pie!
5. Smiling...to yourself :)
6. The silence of snow falling.
7. Fleece Blankets...I love you.
8. Pride and Prejudice...thank you for being awkward Mr. Darcy.
9. Sticking out your tongue...as an adult.
10. The smell of BACON cooking!

Now find your moments as well...Remember they may not be large or even significant, they just are...

Bottom line reminder everyone: Life is a gift, but a happy life is a treasure.

Two for Tuesday...

My mangy haired boys...

I don't care what anyone says, they are beautiful to me.

Denver Poll...

So it was a rare occasion for me earlier this month. I actually had to travel for work and to my old stomping ground of Denver no less.

I must say it has changed, some good, some bad. So heres my top 4 list of the day!

The Good...

1. This town is soooooooooo easy to get around in. Urban planners should take a page out of this capitol's book. Can you say 'Gridded Street system' 5 times fast?

2. They have a Light Rail. I didn't get to ride it, but it was pretty spiffy to look at...

3. Snirt ~ boy, I do not miss you, but you bring back great memories. (snirt = snow + dirt)

4. Foothills ~ please don't call them mountains, they are F-O-O-T-H-I-L-L-S.

The Bad...

1. That blasted pollution cloud ~ looming its bad, brown self in those clear, crisp, blue skies. You are yucky!

2. Brown ~ [sigh] everyting is brown... there is NO green in this town. A reminder of why I live in the Evergreen State.

3. Unmanned Toll Roads ~ okay, these are ridiculous. The thing takes a picture of your tabs and then sends you a bill in the mail. (Excuse me, Mr. Hertz? You will be getting a bill for $4.00 because I took a wrong turn. Not sure how you are going to find me though...)

4. Sprawl. It is like a disease in that town. So very, very sad.

Former Coloradian (or whatever they call themselves now) signing off...

Skip to my Lou Mo...

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

Okay! Stopping there with the chorus because this song has over 10 difference verses..

Just Skippy Again...

Mojo iTunes

Cassandra is away on business this week, so I'll be filling in a her guest blogger.

Morgan participated in his care center's Winter Concert this past Monday. His class performed last, and after the final song all of the children ran to their parents in the audience... except for Mo. He stayed on stage and provided the gathering with his own impromptu solo... or 'Molo'.

The vest he's wearing is a whole 'nother story.

Enjoy!

Bob

Conversation of the Night...

Here we go again...A conversation I had with my oldest boy while we were trying to finish his Christmas break homework.

Setting: Kitchen Bar

Conversation Piece: His Book, 'Wiggle and Waggle' [a book about worms]

Me: "Cade, can you tell me something about the book we just read?"

Cade: "Mooooooom, just tell me what it was about and I will write a sentence."

Me: "That's not how this works sweetie. Let me ask you a few questions to help you. How about this one, how do worms breath?"

Cade: "They breath through their butts Mom."

Me: Falling off me chair and laughing silently while rolling around on the floor.

Cade: "What's wrong Mom?"

Me: "Their skin Baby...they breath through their skin."

Do I really have what it takes to be a Mother of Boys???

Reading with a 7-year-old...

I LOVE to read. I got this from my own mother (thank you Mama!) So naturally, since I like to read I assumed my boys would too.

[eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...WRONG!]

I have learned the following in my tenure as the Mom of a 7-year-old who does not like to read:
1. Boys do not have to be sitting when they read. It's much more entertaining when they are standing on the head or balancing like a crouching tiger.

2. I have the patience of a gnat.

3. I have learned to count to ten before speaking. Sometimes I even have to do it 10 times in a single chapter.

4. Positive reinforcement works for both parent AND child.

5. Bribes don't work...trust me.

6. Reading in the morning versus reading at night yields the same results.

~and finally~

7. Don't ever let them see your fear...it will not end well for you if they do. [sigh]

Okay...I am going to read now, probably some more Magic Tree House. Wish me luck!

Happy New Year...

I hope everyone had a safe celebration. I ~ like every year ~ did not make it to the actual midnight in my state. But it was midnight somewhere when I started snoring!

I had to get my rest though because I had to do something CRAZY this morning. I participated in the 2010 Resolution Run 5K with...[prepare yourself]...a Polar Bear Dive at the end.

[GASP]

That is what I did when I submerged my body completely into a balmy 42 degree Lake Washington this morning. It literally took my breath away, but somehow it did feel good after the 5K run...

My results...can't say it was a PR ~ because, well I had to dip in the lake before the end of the race ~ but I still had a fairly good pace time.

So here are the results:

Time ~ 29:51

Overall Place ~ 381 out of 931

Division Place ~ 34 out of 140

Gender Place ~ 119 out of 469

Race Pace ~ 9:38 minute mile

Here is to a healthy start to 2010...