Obsessions

Every person is unique to his or her own obsession. Here are my family's obsessions starting from the youngest.

Grant: Cords of any kind. He loves to plug things in, turn things on, etc. The more expensive the equipment, the better. If he sees a hint of a cord, he screams and sticks his arms out until you give it to him.

Bryson: Can we say Spiderman? Loves superheros and movies, but also loves sports and anything that involves a ball.

Viona: Fashion, not necessarily the stuff I go for, but she loves purses, wearing all the same color (for example, white shirt, white skirt, white shoes, white hair band, white purse...you get the idea). Loves America's Next Top Model. Just recently she got her ears pierced, so the fashion moves to jewelry. Please notice the ears and say something to her. I know they're small but it's a really big deal for her. :)


Josh: Obsesses over rules and order. You've probably noticed that he rarely steps a toe out of line. He makes sure to let me know when Nona and the boys aren't following the rules as well. But, he's got to be the best, the fastest, etc. A tantrum erupts otherwise, but I hear he only does that for me.

Me: I, of course, am a gym rat. Obsessed with the gym! Yay! I'm obsessed with my Mac, too. Love it! Love the internet and the way it keeps me connected to everyone. Thank you blogspot! Why can't everyone do it?

Adam: Obsessed with moving. The boy can't sit still, and when you read this honey, you know it's true! This week he finished putting gutters up under our deck despite the whole, not suppose to lift the arms higher than the head thing. *sigh* I wish I could make him sit still. I do love his projects, though. Our house is beautiful thanks to him. We also get to eat foods I would never dare to try thanks to him. This week we made sushi at home. So fun! He's also obsessed with making me happy, which I love, too. I'm so proud of him.


Now it's your turn. What are you obsessed with?

Tired...oh so tired

Adam had an 8am surgery consult at Walter Reed. That requires many things, since I opted to take him.
1. Wake up at 5:30am
2. Wake up kids at 6am, get them ready for school and drop off at babysitter
3. Be on the road by 6:15am (yes, somehow we did this) to beat rush hour traffic
4. Oh whoops...it's raining, should have left earlier
5. Patience...I don't recall praying for patience this morning, but I guess I needed a lesson anyway
6. Barely drop Adam in front of the Hospital entrance at 7:55am.
7. Find a parking space. Get boys out of car, strollered up and find Adam at the entrance.
8. OH...THERE'S NO ONE TO SEE HIM!!! Try back another time. AHHHHHH!!!!!!
9. Patience again
10. One really long nap

Please don't call me until after lunch. Thanks! :)

A LOT happened today

This is my third blog today, but I had to post this. We heard a ton of commotion outside and then Fire engines started racing into our little circle. I guess some prankster set a fire in the woods between our house and the Weis Shopping center, along the path I use daily to walk to the gym. They actually used OUR hydrant (you know the one no one is suppose to park in front of, but everyone does anyway) to help extinguish the flames.
If you look really close you can see the orange flames right in the middle of the photo just to the left of the people.
Totally, unrelated to the fire, but here is the picture I found on my camera after I wrangled it away from Bryson. He actually took a really cute shot of Grant. He was carrying those shoes around all afternoon, just like that.

Proud Mom

Josh is such a great kid. It's report card day and he aced everything. On top of that, he came home with his second certificate this year being Student of the Week for the whole school. I love him!

Making things happen

I've decided that I'm the kind of mom who let's things happen. If the kids want to go play, they can go play. If they want something and bug me long enough, then sure, they can have dessert. I'm just fine and dandy, though if they want to hang around doing nothing.

Adam is the opposite. He makes things happen. I'll be sitting there on my computer and I'll see him run downstairs, hollering for the boys to come with him, grabbing swim trunks and water guns along the way. It's amazing how much he can do in one day, where I feel I get very little done. I guess that's why we're married, so we can balance each other out.

So, these are the things Adam did today (keep in mind that he just broke his collarbone):

1. fixed the electrical problem we've been having in the kitchen (we had one light switch that turned on everything, including the doorbell and the bathroom light) I helped a little and touched my first live wire! not that fun

2. played with the boys outside with water guns, even created a barricade to hide behind

3. Helped Nona build a fort in her room


4. Made Pizza dough

5. Made homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream with the kids

6. took a nap

7. Cleaned the kitchen

8. I'm sure he's downstairs trying to single-handedly fold the clothes that have been stacking up since the day he left last week. whoops

This is a mild day for him, too. He's my hero! I get exhausted just thinking about all the stuff he does, but somehow I never get that nap. *sigh*