Mother's Day

My Mother's Day started with a bang...or at least a chewing noise....Oscar chewed up my crocs sometime during the night. There were little bits of plastic all over the living room floor when I got up. Thankfully, he didn't actually chew up the shoes, just the straps, which I never use, but they just don't look as nice with those cut off...or chewed off. ;)

Daddy gave me truffles and mints, and money...that's always nice. ; ) Anna gave me a flower pin, and Emma gave me fuzzy socks, a Diet Dr. Pepper, and a candle. I also got to go out to eat.


Daddy cooked me a wonderful supper this evening, also. I feel SO loved today. : )

Movies

The girls asked me this morning what the first movie ever made was. I looked it up, and it was interesting…thought I’d share…

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/461209/the_first_movie_ever_made_a_history.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Muybridge_race_horse_animated.gif

It's Late, and I Should Be In Bed, But Instead I'm Listening to NPR online

It's interesting, though, in my defense. lol

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90225967

It was sent through one of the unschooling groups the other day, and I'm just getting around to listening to it. I'd like to read the book, but haven't gotten over to the "far" library to get it yet.

We took today *off* for the most part. Daddy delivered a couch to the food pantry, and that's really about it today.

It rained, but the girls still wanted to go on our walk, so we walked in the rain...well, I walked and they rode their bikes. I had an umberella, so I didn't get *too* wet, but Oscar did. He absolutely LOVES to be dried off. We have these big white hospital-type blankets I use to dry him with, and he really enjoys rolling around in them. lol

I haven't papered any more since the other day...yesterday we worked all day getting all the things moved, and today I cleaned in my bedroom. It looks SO good! Daddy let me use the new shelf he got (THANK YOU, DADDY!!!) and I moved out all my tote boxes of out-of-season and to-grow-into clothes to my building. My side of the bedroom looks really nice now, and I can actually move around. lol

I kept getting rid of things....clothes, shoes, books, purses....like four bags of things. And I was thinking I had already gotten rid of everything I needed to. ha ha ha

I also went through the games and things I had in the living room for the girls. A few things are going to the used curriculum sale's free table, and lots more went into the bedroom and there are a few things left in the living room. I took some books to the bedroom shelf and made room in the living room shelf for the girl's coloring books.

I did start something new today...oil pulling. It was mentioned on a group, too, and sounded interesting, so I'm trying it. No word yet on how it's working...just my first day and all...but it I start feeling better and my allergies clear up, I'll be sure to post about it. lol

Working SO Hard!!

We've been working our little bums off this week!

The new storage building is up, all the girl's stuff is moved out of my building and they're moved in their own building.

They ended up trading buildings with Daddy, because the new one had a higher roof, so today he moved all his stuff out and they cleaned and moved their stuff in his old building.

We had a building warming party tonight when everything had been moved...all the girl's stuff isn't put away yet, but still it's SO nice. ; )I painted the greenish yellow cabinet for them, and helped carpet the floor. The girls did all the rest themselves.

We had a light snack...and a cake, but I forgot it until after I took pictures. It didn't look all that good, anyway...my whipped topping melted. lol

I've been papering the living room, and carpeted the living room and the girl's room, and helped them clean their room and have been washing lots of laundry and doing a bit of gardening, and cleaned my building up when they got their things out of it, and helped Daddy move his things, and had to wash Oscar because he dug in smelly dirt while we were outside, and painted the trim in the living room...and I'm BUSHED!!

I'm going to walk Oscar one last time, and go to bed...as soon as I get off the computer. lol

May 3

Today would have been my brother's 34th birthday. Instead, it's the fourth one we've spent without him.

We always have a cookout in his honour on his day, though, and miss him dreadfully.

The girls had a good time, playing with their cousins...mostly. Except for the fights, anyway. lol

I'm tired. Daddy has been going to home improvment stores the last two days, and it's wearing me out! Something about walking through one of those stores just makes me SO tired...but I can walk through a mall for hours. Go figure. lol

A Funeral and Tadpoles

We buried the scarlet tananger today. It had a lovely funeral...which was better than being found by cats and eaten. Emma donated a gum box for it's coffin, and we all helped on the hole.
I also took a picture of the tadpoles...aren't they the cutest things ever!?! lol They're actually quite interesting to watch. I like them. : )

Cool Things...

Yesterday Anna and I went for a long walk and discovered tadpoles! They were beside the railroad, and the water was drying up, so Anna wanted to rescue then. When Daddy and Emma got back (they had gone to the food pantry to help unload the truck, because there were only old ladies there and they couldn't do it, because the man who was there had to leave because his son broke his arm, then they (Daddy and Emma went to pick up new bikes...NICE!) anyway, when Daddy and Emma got home Emma and Anna went over and *rescued* some. We dug out an old fish tank and read up on how to take care of them, and now have a wonderful bunch of little long-tailed squirmeys. They're in the kitchen, on the counter in front of the microwave, and we're not sure where to put them, because they can't stay in front of the microwave. ; )

Today we went shopping, then to Mom's when we came home, except for Daddy who has a dreadful stomachache and stayed in bed. Anyway, at Mom's the girls climbed the mountain with Oren, Justus, Nick and Rachel. Emma found more mushrooms, and they found a scarlet tananger dead and brought it home for a proper burial. It's SO beautiful.

Mom brought home a bit more things, and among them is a very lovely fur stole. I think it may be beaver, but I would need to check it against some to make sure. It's SO decadant...I can just imagine a lady wearing it with a bustle skirt....Rather 1880's looking. I think Adelaide Adams wears one like it in Calamity Jane (movie with Doris Day)...I'll have to watch it again and see.