First Snow

 

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First Snow

Conversations

While tucking Maisie into bed last night, I told her how much I appreciated her patience and kindness while both her brother and sister were struggling through meltdowns earlier in the evening.  I told her what a great heart she has. 

 

Maisie: "And don't forget that I'm so beautiful too." 

Me: "Yes, you sure are.  Remember that lady at church told you how pretty you were on Sunday?

Maisie: "Was it the lady who had white hair and her 'she-she' was way up here (as Maisie points to her rib cage) and her boobies were by her neck?"

Me: "Yep, that's the one."

 

 

While visiting school today I saw Ross at recess.  Once he noticed me, he sprinted over as fast as he could and I could only imagine what could have been so urgent. 

 

Ross: "I crapped my pants."

Me: "You what?"

Ross: "Yeah, it just kinda slipped out."

Me: "Yikes, do you want me to bring you a new pair of underwear or can you make it through the day?"

Ross: "I'll make it through the day.  At first I thought about getting different underwear but there was no way I was telling anyone.  I just pulled them back up and it's fine."

 

With that, he took off to meet up with his friends on the playground. 

Like father like son.

Backgrounds

As the calendar moves into mid-November, I'm well aware my 35th birthday is right around the corner.  Thirty five years of life.  How and when did that happen?  Time moves quickly, things come and go, people change and lives evolve.  In the same breath, it's been five.  Five years since grandma's been gone. Maisie was 7 months, Ross was 2 and Molly had yet to exist. 

I often wonder, what would she say to me today?  Oh, who am I kidding?  I can hear her more often than not.  She'd tell me to spoil my babies while I can.  She'd tell me not to get hung up on the little things, they're just little things.  She'd encourage me to let my kids drink 'black cows' while sitting on bath towels on the living room rug while watching the 'idiot box'.  She'd take my girls shopping and buy them frilly dresses they didn't need and stock Ross' drawers with Under Armour when I wasn't looking.  She'd leave a scent of 'white shoulders' perfume as she passed... as she still sometimes does. 

Yes, she's gone, sort of.  But she's here in my girls' smiles and giggles, she's in my boys sense of humor and sweet tooth, she's in Sugar Plum's blue blankie and some of Molly's doll clothes.  She's etched in to my heart and she's the backdrop to many of my photos.  As I was taking these photos, I started thinking of what joy she would have found in my two little girls and felt sad she was missing it  That's when the background of the photos gained clarity and I was quickly aware she isn't missing a thing.

Few

How do you spell few?

 

 

Almost time

I'm not saying for sure...

but I think it's almost time to turn on the furnace!

Squirrel Hunt 2013

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Squirrel Hunt 2013

Little Red

Halloween Costumes

 

Ross went trick-or-treating as a spy.  You may recall his spy uniform from career day at school last year.

 

Maisie went as a witch.  She's been ultra crabby this week and Grandma and I decided she dressed in character for the evening.

 

Molly wanted to be Kratt, then a princess, then a witch.  We finally decided on Little Red Riding Hood.

 

She rocked it.