birthdays, bear and steals....

jack is the VIB (very important person) of the week at school! the VIB gets to bring home 'LC', the bear. being the VIB awards special privilege's. front in line, teachers special helper, bringing in a special guest at the end of the week (more to come on that)...very big things in a second graders life. LC's 'stuffed' life will never be the same after spending a noisy, somewhat uneventful weekend at the likkels.

big garage sale at tim & lisa's. oh joy.

yard work. like every other Saturday. oh joy (no sarcasm like the 'oh joy' above)

and poor LC, sad to say, spent a fair amount of time, on jack's bed...waiting for somewhat to pay a little attention to him. if nothing else, waiting for SOMEONE to brush his fur.

my maxwell is 10.
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my maxwell is 10.
i love this boy. i mean really, really dig this kid. he's funny. he's silly. he's max. if you know my max, you know what i'm talking about. he is the typical middle child. witty & sweet. (i'm a middle child).
he is intensely focused and yet, some days, the world can pass him on by and he'd be none the wiser.
i love that about him.
yup, i really love this boy.
happy day mr. max.
proud of you son.
very proud to call you my boy.

pics are out of order but this is our max, opening his birthday gift BEFORE leaving the Walmart parking lot.
he has been saving his pennies (literally, saving pennies) for weeks. he hit the 'mother-load' with his birthday money. he's been coveting sam's DS for months. THIS is what he's been saving for.
he had saved $178.00.
his total bill at Walmart came to $177.90.
he's saving the 10 cents for his 11th birthday.
that's my boy, always thinking ahead.
love you kiddo.

happy birthday dear maxwell. 10 sweet years old.

grandma likkel & the little man.

the clouds look fake.

they aren't.

500 thread count sheets.

a $39.99 sale.

can't beat that.

yeah for TJ maxx.

like sleeping on silk.

only not that slippery.

cause that would be like sleeping on water.

and that would be weird.

these sheets are NOT weird.

or slippery.

oh, good Governor. you get what i'm saying.

they are prurtty and soft.

i love nice sheets.

scored a boat load of shirts at Gap. $2.99 for boys t-shirts.

i'm dutch.

THESE sales are worth blogging about.

don't be jealous. go out and get yourself a deal.

OR

pay me a finders fee and i'll do it for you.

big day...

you MUST know what a gigantic, BIG deal this was for jack. he's been watching his brothers mow for a few years now and he's been BEGGING to try it.

so, i let him.

being the perfectionist that i am, it took all that was in me to walk away, not criticize. (sad to say, i do that sometime).

he did great!!

very particular about his 'lines'.

i was so proud of him.

yes, admittedly, i went back and cleaned up.

he asked me to.

but no worries, he'll be 'invited' back.

way to go bud!!

99 cents??

are you kidding me? how darn cute are these little numbers?? i love thrift stores. i don't always come out with a deal but today,JACKPOT!

i found pails.

cute, dirty, full of potential pails.

i'm seeing these all lined up, red geraniums popping their little heads up.

can't you see it now???

just need to get a few water holes drilled in the bottom and i'll get to work.

stay tuned.

fifth grade family fun night.....

this past friday night, our dear Sonlight fifth graders put on a wonderful evening of entertainment. on the agenda was a rip roaring game of 'Are You Smarter Than A fifth Grader?' and 'Minute to Win It'.
Lucky for me, I didn't get picked as one of the parents to 'help out'.

the hub, on the other hand was.

he was a great sport, as always. they spun him around (said he almost puked) and had him put a lampshade on his head, while wearing goggles.

the westra's were chosen to do a cup stacking trick.

sam had to do a tp thingy.

i got to take pictures.

yeah for me.

thanks for a fun night kiddos!

also, happy birthday mia! (she's the cutie patootie with the plaid hat on).