Sometimes they adore each other

Every day when Holly goes down for her nap I read her a story. On this day she TOLD me that she WANTED Josh to read her a book. So my 1 minute reading turned into a 10 minute reading, but it was really cute.

When he was done he sang her "Once upon a Dream", gave her a kiss on the forehead and told her to dream about princesses and butterflies.

Yes, my heart grew at least one size listening to this. These are the moments to remember when they're fighting.

Yeah, eternal families!

The tantrum!!!

On this day we did (must watch the video to find out). Holly did NOT want to come home. She threw the biggest fit I have ever heard her throw. She came in and did worse than this for five minutes.

I am going to use this as blackmail when she is a teenager.

Why do we celebrate Christmas?

If you ask Josh why we celebrate Christmas, he will tell you: "Because Jesus was boring", with total confidence. I tried and tried to tell him it's born not boring, but it wouldn't stick.

Not only that, but when my kids sing that song "I will go, I will do..." They sing "I will go, I will do, the things the Lord ask of me". I can't them to convert to "the things the Lord commands. Oh well.

Hi,my name is Stacey, and I trick my children.

Okay, so it's that time of the year again. When my children dream of what presents they're going to get, I dread it. Not because I don't want them to be in Christmas bliss and euphoria, but I have no idea where to put these new treasures when there room is already busting at the seams.

So, I did what any desperate mother would do. I my unknowing children with movie time. Letting them pick a favorite that hasn't been seen for a while. (You gotta make sure they're good and sucked in!). Then I snuck into their room with a bag and started going through all the toy bins. Tossing what I thought was useless (McDonald toys or birthday party grab bag specialties), hymning and haing over other toys (things that Josh doesn't play with, but Holly still does), and having denial over the things that I am attached to ( these wooden cut outs that a bunch of family and friends painted with me while living Idaho. I still couldn't get rid of them they are now residing in the craft and school closet. I figure I can make them educational some how).

If you go in my kids room for the next five minutes their toy area is perfect and neat, without them suspecting a thing. The books and dress-up close are next! Ahhh-ha-ha-ha!!!

I don't want sharps!

So, I never got his kindergarten shots, and we finally got the dreaded letter saying we needed the kindergarten shots. Dunt, dunt, duhhh! Not only did we have to get this taken care of, but we had to do it before they would let Josh back to school. So, after picking Josh up after school I told him and Holly we had to go to the "department". They were fine with this. Josh was fine, chatting it up with everyone, until the nurse lady opened the door to the reception room to call someone else. The light bulb went on and Josh started to worry. "I don't want a sharp, mom!", "I don't want a sharp, mom. Do I have to get a sharp?" I was trying to figure out what a sharp was. Oh a shot. Fast forward to us in the doctors room, me trying to restrain Josh with my legs and my arms. Another nurse holding Josh down and Josh thrash and yelling at the top of his lungs. JOSH DOESN"T LIKE SHARPS!

Biggest Loser

I love watching the Biggest Loser. I decided this session when it started I would start my new path in life, as far as health is concerned. I had already started walking with some friends. We tried to start jogging in the mall as well, but the mall cop won't let us. Anyways I joined Weight Watchers. I know different things work for different people, but I need social pressure and their meetings help with that and the way the teach to eat is for an everyday life style not some food that gets shipped to you and you never learn good choices. So here I am 16.8 pounds lighter. I don't know if it is really noticeable to anyone besides Don, but I have started my journey and am proud of myself for sticking to it. I would like to join a gym, but the money fairy has not visited us thus far. I want to put, in true biggest loser fashion, my percentage over the weeks. My goal for the first weekend of December is 20 pounds we shall see.

Josh in school

No pictures here. I met with Josh's teacher this week for a conference. I just have to brag a bit. He is doing excellent. Yeah! He is already in a C reader and he just missed the D. He can write all of the end of the year kindergarten words already. She says he is well behaved, shares with the other children and plays well. He knows all his sounds, letters, shapes, colors, and is able to read well, as well as starting to write sentences. He is one of her favorites. Okay, so she might say that to all the parents, but it is only true in my case. I am so proud of him. Now we just have to see how he stands with his Speech teacher.