Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Banana Boy, 9; Pepper, 11; Sunshine, 6; Chaya, 1; Daisy, 13 and Rose Bud, 16

(organized?  on-time? with-it?  When have I ever been!  --Yes, today is January 13!)

THANK YOU!!!!! NONNY!!!!!!

We Work Real Hard at the Chocolate Factory

They'll make about 2000 pieces of candy in 2 days.  Then they'll pack it and deliver it.  They look forward to this all year--and not for the licking. They truly love to help!

I Have to WHAT?!

The other day Daisy, Pepper and I went to visit a friend with a 2 week old baby.  As I got out of the shower, I yelled downstairs, "Are you girls wearing clean clothes for holding the baby?"

Pepper looked at Daisy with horror and said, "We have to HOLD the baby!?"

I Just Love This Boy

I know I'm his mom, but I think he's just so cute!  I love the way he says "wheels."  Someday I'll be so glad I made this video.

(It's not quite 3 minutes, so plan your time accordingly! )

Don't Put All Your Eggs in One....Oh, Nevermind!

Banana Boy came home with a puzzle worksheet--you know, one of those with a riddle at the bottom to be solved by working the problems at the top.  The answer was, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Pepper asked, "What does that mean, anyway?"

I tried to lead them to a discovery.  "Well, what could happen if you put all the eggs into one basket?"

Pepper: "Why would you take two baskets out"

Me: "Well, why might it be better to have them in two baskets?"

Pepper: "What if you fall down with TWO baskets?"

Banana Boy, interjecting:  "What if there's a dead cow in the middle of the road and you have to stop and move it and you drop your eggs?"

Wha---?

Nevermind.

Crying in My Scary Green Pants

If you were to tune in to the live Sandwich Cam today, you'd be treated to this enticing ensemble.  Love my scary green pants!  I used to babysit for a little boy who LOVED that story  (what IS the real name of it?  We always just called it The Scary Green Pants).  It's in the Sneetches book by Dr. Suess.  Anyway, he, William, was two and had scary green pants.  And being two, I had to wash his scary green pants every day so that he could wear them over and over and over.  Every day.  He was so cute.  We also had to read the story 98 times a day.

Anywho.

Daisy and Pepper are spending a week with Grandma and Grandpa.  Lest you think they are on an utter vacation, they will be washing and wiping a lot of dishes.  And Grandma informed them that they (the three of them) would be fall housecleaning the upstairs!  Good times!  They also get to go to the Y and swim.  Poor them.

Rose Bud drove away in the truck with Sunshine this morning for the first time.  I stood and watched and cried.

Banana Boy hopped on the bus.

And I am alone in my house, wearing my scary green pants.  Let the cleaning and organizing begin!!!!