feb-march jabberin'.....

once again i made the mistake of talking before uploading. (see chit chat below)

i'd say lesson learned but i never seem to learn.

i'm a slow learner.

once again, we had the opportunity to spend a weekend with friends up at Sun Peaks, Canada thanks to our friends, Steve & Karla Cowden. Gary & Cindy,John & Kay joined us too.

the boys spent their days snowmobiling and the girls did a whole lot of nothing.

reading, watching lame girl movies and eating. yup, we did a LOT of eating. girls do that when boys aren't around. oh wait, we do that when their around too.

moving along.

on top of the world. or at least Sun Peaks.

heading out.

our very gracious hosts. thank you Cowdens!

my baby was on an undefeated team bb team this year. (they tied 3 but still, it wasn't a LOSS).
can't you just feel the pride OOZING from him?

stud.

pure. genuine joy.

the game of life. i love watching them play it. and live it.

dude.

"let's wrestle"-sam

"boys, someone is going to get hurt"-mom

insert crying and SOMEONE getting hurt here.

how did i know??

"alright, we're going to dry those tears and HUG. AND HUG LIKE YOU MEAN IT!"

no, we DON'T usually feed our cat (or our children), out of the bag, on the kitchen floor.

just needed to clarify.

after.

here's the 'before', only it's 'after' the 'before'. (sorry, that was really funny in my head)

any who, i got a wild hair, after being inspired by my friend beck's (http://www.simlyenjoyphotography.com/) wall (she did her whole dining room wall. dang cute) and staring at the can of chalkboard paint for almost a year, i took the plunge and went to town gettin' crafty. and yes, i even cut, WITH A 'REAL' SAW, the trim. it's purdy, thank you very much. (although, truth be told, i took TWO trips to Home Depot cuz i screwed up. so i guess i'm NOT so cool after all.) boo.

i have such great intentions to write down the kids' chore list but at this point, all it's been good for is the boys talking SMACK about each others favorite football teams.

still, i love it.

jack obviously NOT liking the last play Eli made. he's never been one to hid his feelings.

love that about him.

mostly.

before the jumping began.

crazy man.

and yes, they got a hold of my make-up and my hairspray.

no, that will NEVER happen again.

my hub made me promise.

i willingly promise.

the 5th grader gets to ski FREE thanks to Mt. Baker ski area.

'get them young. get them hooked!'

(that's not really their logo but it should be. i think i'll pitch that at their next meeting).

thanks people, now he's hooked.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!! the boys, bless their hearts, pooled together all their i-tunes gift cards and presented them to him. what you don't see is the pride they're feeling and the tear daddy's shedding.

happy day babe, we're so glad you were born.

just keeping it real people. the maid's been laid off.

the chef however, hasn't been.

hee. hee. i'm the chef.

hee. hee. i can't cook.

however, i can take a pretty picture of green stuff in my spaghetti sauce.

and now, here's what i meant to say at the beginning of this post..........

hot diggy dog, this mama feels like bloggin'.

plus, i got a new camera. i'd take a picture of it but um, it isn't fancy enough to take a picture of ITSELF.

duh.

i've got no earth shattering news.

i'm not pregnant, nor, sadly is anyone i know. (and you thought i was going to say "sadly, I'M not pregnant" didn't you?? fyi, you'll never hear those 4 words from me. never, no never.

let's see...

did i mention i got a new camera?

um, ya, i did.

but, did i tell you that i love it and one of these days, i'm going to actually know how to do something with it other than turn it on? well i am. i know this because my hub is going to kick me to the curb (not really) if i tell him i want ANOTHER camera. after all, my point-and-shoot one MUST have been broke. ya, THAT'S why my pictures always turned out blurry. let's go with that.

i'm doing Project 365 again. think i mentioned that, WAY back in my last post. WAY back in January.

wowsers.

thanks to Kath (http://www.wubbenworld.blogspot.com/) & Wendi (i'd give you her blog address but she's still working on getting one.(right dear girl??:)), i'm keeping up in my book, unfortunately, just not here.

once again i'll do one ol' big post and probably not be back for another month.

so. be. it.