Ice day

Well, you can't really call it a snow day. We got the slightest whisper of snow, but my entire car was covered in ice this morning. I got the car all warmed up and scraped as much of the ice off my windshield as I could, then went in and got Tyler all ready to take Scott to school. Then I heard the phone ring and knew it must be Harry since his flight was due to arrive in LA. I went ahead and listened to the message to see if there was anything important. Boy am I glad I did. Last I had seen on the news, our school district wasn't even on the list for delay, but Harry mentioned it was. I went ahead and checked and they delayed by 2 hours. I went to turn off the car and got the kids unwrapped. It wasn't long after that they showed us as being closed for the day.
I'm glad I didn't have to drive in it, but I was so sluggish today that I didn't really want to deal with both children all day. Am I a bad mommy for saying that? I was really looking forward to a nap.
Harry had to go to LA for a 3 day work trip. Of course, knowing we wouldn't see each other for 3 days, we stayed up late gabbing. We ended up getting 4 hours of sleep since we had to get up at 5:00. I went ahead and got up with him so I could be sure he had everything he needed for the trip and to make sure the kids car seats were out of whichever vehicle he decided to take.
I ended up falling asleep on the recliner while Scott played his computer game this evening.
I have been searching everywhere for our Christmas decorations. They are all in one box, somewhere in this house. If you knew how many boxes of stuff I have, you would know why this is such a difficult task. I didn't find it. I throw my hands up at this point. I will just bust out some paint and we can paint the Sweet gum tree seed pods that we have been collecting after school. I want to put glitter on them. Scott wants them to be red so they will look like red bombs. Yeah, that's nice. How boyish of him. haha!
With hubby away, I don't know what to do with my time. My sister and mom are both working an early shift and neither will have much time during the week for phone calls. I am so used to calling whenever it strikes my fancy and to have to wait until the weekend is a bit of a bummer. I can't be selfish though. They both really needed to get that job and I am so happy for them that they found an enjoyable job and can carpool and all that.
I do need to get Michelle's sweater done though. I usually do my crochet while on commercial breaks, but there doesn't seem to be much on tv. I suppose I can use my On Demand and watch all the freebies. There is some weird stuff on that list. Problem with that is there aren't any commercials. LOL! Never thought I would complain about that! I am concerned over whether or not I will have enough yarn. I had more than enough in the beginning. That was before my lovely labs decided my crochet looked like a small mammal. I had to throw out a completed piece for the front of the sweater. I'm sure I have another roll of that yarn somewhere! Just don't know where I might have hid it. I have this problem all the time. If it isn't dogs, it's kids that I have to hide everything from. Do all parents have this problem or am I just completely clueless? Back on topic.....you might wonder why I don't just buy another roll. The answer is simple, really. I am the world's tightest penny pincher. I found the yarn at Big Lots. It was soft and fuzzy and such a nice shade of army green. I had to have it! Well, come to find out, it is a discontinued color and I can't find more of it. I suppose, worse come to worse, I will create my own pattern and use stripes or something in the front of another color that would be appealing. They do have lots of other colors in the same kind of yarn. I just hope it doesn't come to that. I'm so picky when I have my mind set on something.
Sorry, no pics for today. There wasn't enough snow to make any pretty pics. Ty has had an upset stomach and is very cranky. Scott.....well, he was feeling the affects of the cold weather and couldn't sit still long enough for a picture. haha! I do need to get the pics done for the huas though. Maybe I will post those tomorrow.

Faker!

Tyler has this new thing. When I make a pretend cry sound Tyler will pretend to be really sad. I have to post these pics because they are soooo cute! Ty is not a very good actor, but he sure is adorable!

Oh, please excuse the crayon on the wall.

Park Fun

I kept promising Scott that I would take him to the park and never got around to it, so we went yesterday. Harry was busy with Sea Of Lies, so it was just me and the boys.

Scott had a blast and ran around all over the place as usual. Tyler hasn't been to the park very much and the times we have taken him, he hasn't been interested in doing anything because of the fear of strangers phase. This time I made Ty walk around a bit. I took him up the ramp and he was unsure of that, wouldn't let go of my hand. He doesn't like to hold hands, so of course I was thrilled that he let me hold his, but sad that it was due to him being unsure of the park. I went down a 2 ft. slide with him and he didn't like it. I tried it a few more times and he seemed sorta okay, so I decided it was time for him to try the 2 ft slide by himself. I set him down and held his hands and he still didn't like it. Oh well, on to the swing. He didn't like that either. He wouldn't hold on to the side bars on it and kept flopping forward and back and crying. I finally gave up on that. Then I just stood him up and said "where you wanna go?" so I followed him around as he paced back and forth. Then he spotted those animals on springs(you know where you sit on it and can lean forward and back to make it rock). He chose a motorcycle one.

As you can see, he didn't seem to mind this as much. Then he actually was having some fun! I was so proud! He did NOT want to leave the motorcycle thing, but I did want to show him that there are other things that are fun too. I took him over to the slide again and had Scott show him how much fun it was. Ty was more comfortable around it and thought it was okay so long as mommy rode too. I love that Ty has a big brother! Scott is always so willing to show and teach Tyler and I'm so glad Ty gets to have that experience!

After that, we decided to try the see saw. It isn't the normal kind like they had back in my day.
They are on springs and kinda jiggle around a bit. I sat on it and had Ty in my lap while Scott sat on the other side. Scott had a really good time and of course had to show off. I then put Ty on it by himself and held him around the waist to make sure he didn't fall off and to also give him that extra secure feeling. He really had fun so long as mommy stayed real close. We only stayed for about an hour because it got windy and cold and I hadn't brought jackets. We will go again next weekend. It is good because it gives Harry some alone time to play guitar or whatever and it gives me and the boys lots of fun time together. I just need to be better at sticking with my commitments.

Frustrating Day

I had plans to see my older sis today. Mom got a new schedule and is working earlier in the day, so I had to leave super early if I wanted to see her too. I got up at 7 which is early for me on the weekends. By the time I got the kids ready, we were already running a little late. Traffic was unusual today. Random slow drivers were everywhere! I had to zip from lane to lane just to go as fast as the speed limit. I really needed to drive a bit faster to make it on time. Well, that didn't really work out, so I got there just in time to see Mom leave for work. Didn't help matters any that mom was really looking forward to seeing us and was almost crying when she stated she really didn't want to go to work. We haven't gotten much time with her lately. I tried the best I could, but still couldn't help but feel bad about it.

Mom sat with Tyler for a few minutes before she left. Then she had a coughing fit and Ty starts in with this fake cough like he was telling mom that she was faking it. haha! It's actually an attention/mimic thing he does, but it was way funny!

We decided we would meet mom at her work for lunch. We went to McD's and Scott whined about wanting to play on the playground equipment. I explained to him that we were going to the park on Sunday and that Nanna really wants to visit with him.

After dropping mom back at work, we decided to go in to use the facilities, then decided to go find mom so we can say a last "bye" since we probably won't see her again until after Christmas. She was working in the shoe isle, so we decided to look at shoes so we could get a little longer visit in. I got a new pair each for the boys and then looked at the ladies shoes. I usually buy boys shoes for me since I like black shoes best and they usually only have white. Well, they actually had black ones! I found these:

They are the most comfy shoes I have worn in a LONG time! I absolutely love them! Also, the purple stuff goes all the way on the inside of the shoe and it feels so soft, like walking on clouds! I was totally thrilled! I might just sleep in them! haha! I got them at Walmart, for those who might be interested. They are Earth Spirit brand shoes. I got them for 23 bucks! Not a bad price for something that feels like a piece of heaven caressing your feet!

It was later than I planned by the time I left there, but I figured the traffic wouldn't be too bad. Boy was I wrong! Half of my ride home was spent going 5-10 MPH with the occasional 20 and I just knew there had to be a really bad wreck up ahead. Either that or maybe they decided to just do construction on the entire road. We finally reached the end of the backup to find that it was caused by nothing more than rubber-neckers checking out an accident on the OTHER side of the highway! I was FURIOUS!!! So after passing the wreck area we were able to immediately go up to 60 MPH and so I went 80 knowing that everyone was probably worried sick about me. I didn't have my cell with me since I was in a rush this morning, so I couldn't call them to let them know I would be late. I walked in the door to find they were all worried and Harry was on the phone with my sis when I arrived.

What a day! It was totally exhausting! Now Harry is playing his guitar. Sea of Lies, as usual these days. He can't play it to speed yet, but he is getting closer. I can't wait until he is done with this song though! It's a great song(so long as you don't have to hear the awful vox), but I've been listening to it for 3 months now and I have just about had it! I told Harry that he needs to do some of his own stuff for a bit after this. hehe! I love his creations, but he usually plays other people's stuff. I suppose that is a great way of becoming a better/tighter player. I just miss the days when he went off on creative tangents.

I'm suffering a bit of Holliday Blues. We are going to Florida for Christmas to see Dad and take Scott to Disney. I was already sad about the fact that my sisters can't go this year. Then I found out that Harry can't go either. :( He has to be on call at work that week and it wouldn't really work for us to have him go all the way to Florida and then have to come right back. Not to mention it would cost a fortune to change his homeward flight. More pain than it is worth. I know I will have a great time and it will be awesome to see Dad, Cindy and my new brother, Danny Boy. It will also be great to see Disney again. I hope I don't sound like a jerk. There is just something about those small inexpensive Christmas' that I really miss. There is nothing like the whole family getting together, each bringing a dish of something yummy, sitting by the tree, listening to Christmas tunes, and smelling all the wonderful smells of the season. Ah well, next year...