"My Bad"

A couple of days ago Brayden was working away on his math homework - a full page of subtraction. When he was finished, he brought it to me and as usual I checked his work. One of the problems was wrong, so I proceeded to tell him to redo it. Then he says, "oh, my bad." It completely caught me off guard and I could stop laughing!! Since when does he say "my bad"? He's such a cutie!!

(And by the way.....I found this pic as well as a few others on my camera recently. Brayden obviously got a hold of it and took all kinds of silly pictures of himself!! )

Mommy's Online

I found this poem that I thought was hilarious...

Mommy's Online
I can hear them calling, so I know they are fine.

"Where's Mom?" they are saying, Don't they know I'm Online?!!!

"We're Hungry!", I hear. I tell them, "Please hush!

Mom is online now, what is the rush!!?"

They had a bite yesterday when the phone lines were out,

These kids drive you crazy...Oh look! There's a pout!

I dispense bowls of cereal as I download a file...

No time wasted here...I'm a true computerphile!

I check out the boards and respond to a few,

"We're so bored!!," moan the children, "What can we do?!!"

I tell them to stop, please do not whine.

Geeez...can't they see their mother is busy online??!!

The grumbling continues as they wander about

"Mom's ALWAYS on the Computer!!," together they shout!

Unawares to me, they yank the phone from the Jack,

saying, "Daddy is right...this is the way to get Mommy back!"
Author Unknown

Our little Tike

Last week I had an ultrasound because my doctor thought there could be twins in there! Apparently when he checked me, my uterus was larger than it should be at this stage. No wonder I am already showing! But, nope, there's only one little baby in there! It was so nice to get a glimpse of him/her and realize that all this being sick is really worth it!!

My 1st Grader!

Time Flies! One minute I can't wait for him to grow up and experience all the fun new stages, and the next minute I want to pull back on the reigns and say "whoa, boy!"!! I can't believe Brayden Started 1st grade a week ago! At first I was a little worried that being at school all day would be an adjustment, however he's handled it like a pro! He loves his teacher and talks about new friends he's made. His favorite part of the day is lunchtime! Eating at school is a BIG novelty!

Brayden's teacher gave them an assignment at their 'meet the teacher' to make a poster describing their favorite things. It wasn't due for a couple of weeks, but of course Brayden had to get right on it and bring it the first day of school! He was so proud!

As hard as it is seeing my baby grow up, it's definitely exciting, too!

We miss you!

Bob and Colby left for the long drive to Montana last Tuesday evening. Ahhhh...vacation! I have been having so much fun with Brayden! It's not often I get to spend so much one on one time with him!! However, we are both missing Colby & Bob more than ever! We'll see you Thursday!!

Tagged

Haleigh also tagged me asking me to name 7 random things about myself. When I sat down and thought about the little quirks about myself - I realized how rather strange I am!!! Here goes nothin'......................

1. I love puzzles. I will buy 1000 piece puzzles and do them nonstop for days!! I know - very grandma-ish, but it's soo much fun!!

2. Okay, I have this weird pet peeve with my sink. The left side of it ALWAYS has to be empty or I freak out! Even if I don't do my dishes all day...I'd rather them be in the right side of the sink and on the counter than in the left side. I want room to wash my hands without dishes in the way. Also, when I go to rinse the dishes, I want an empty side to do it in! I know - cuckoo!!

3. I'm a Dr. Phil fanatic!! I can always work him into a conversation. Like, "well, Dr. Phil says....". Lately, I try to keep my mouth shut as much as I can because it gets embarrassing!! - and probably annoying!! Yet, I can't get enough of that bald babe!!!

4. I am so hooked to Sudoku! Amber bought me a sudoku book since I've been sick, bored to tears laying on my couch all day! Ever since - I can't put it down! I've finished 36 of the 72 in this book and can't wait to get my hands on another one!!

5. Sunsets mean "I love you" in our fam. On Bob and my first date there was an amazing sunset! Ever since whenever we see a sunset we'll call each other and say, "go look outside" - basically saying, "I love you". Well, our kids have caught on to this and Brayden once saw a sunset outside and ran to get me. When he showed it to me he said, "This means I love you, mom!" So cute.

6. Another huge pet peeve of mine is long toenails! YUCK! I am constantly running after my kids with the toenail clippers - and bugging Bob to cut his!! When I decide I need a pedicure, I have to consciously make myself not cut my toenails for a few weeks - a french pedicure doesn't look so hot on little stubby toenails!!

7. Last, but certainly not least......I want a girl sooo bad!! I try and be diplomatic telling people I wouldn't be dissappointed if I'm having a boy or that it really doesn't matter. ---Probably more to convince myself more than anything! But, let's face it, all I can think about is a sweet little girl. All I can look at is cute little girl clothes! I've already bought 3 things for my "girl"!! So - No matter what I say...I want a girl - and yes, I'll be dissappointed if I don't get one!!

Natalie, Dawn & Shelly - consider yourself tagged!! Write down 7 random things about yourself in your blog!! Good luck!