Ratatouille

We went to see this movie today and it was a hit! Nico and G were both totally into it though we started getting nervous the last twenty minutes! All of a sudden in true fashion both had to go to the bathroom. Luckily they were able to hold it but Nicolas was holding himself and running to the restroom. But they really enjoyed the movie. G kept repeating lines she really liked and Nicolas would jump out of his seat on the chase scenes. It was a great movie!

Starbucks mug of the day: Paris.

Two layouts I finished yesterday.....

My reds

Red sunflowers are so unusual and a rarity! I planted these about a month ago and one stalk came up..all the flowers are offshoots of the one stalk! it's about 6 feet tall and needs to be propped up. I am hoping to get the seeds off these blooms and start some more- if I can beat the bugs!

Summer....

The usual routine for me in the summer is mass cleaning/purging. Then is the time when I can go thorugh the old clothes, sort piles for goodwill or the trash, determine what toys are broken, old, or just no longer age appropriate. This summer I just never got into my groove. Well all that fixed today! I turned my 24 disc on and went to town int he toy room, organizing, sorting, chunking, rearranging. A tornado went through there and wow what a difference! We will see how long it stays that way! I worked under scrutinous eyes. (lol is that even a word?) Yesterday we did the stuffed animals. I took all of them into the kitchen, laid them out on teh floor and then asked N and G to pick out the ones they wanted to keep. I pulled a couple out that had sentimental value to me and the rest went into a kitchen garbage bag. strike that---two bags! Today was all the toys....gone are the cheesy little sonic toys that last about ten minutes. Gone are the monster trucks with only one or two wheels. Gone are the headless plastic people that came from god knows where! What a difference! Now I need a shower! Tomorrow- the kid's rooms. Pray for me!


Starbucks mugs of the day- Paris

From the wedding

We went to a wedding last weekend in Cameron...it's about 2 hours from Houston. It was great seeing family again. Reuben's cousins were there and so were both sisters. Benjamin and Nicolas enjoyed themselves the most. I think the sweat should give that away! G enjoyed going back and forth between time with the baby and time running after the boys!

A red sunflower has bloomed

I have been waiting for my red sunflowers to start to bloom and finally one has! this stalk is probably about six feet tall and has at least 10 buds on it. It's such a beautiful variant of the sunflower! I wish I could grow a whole field of the reds!

okay so I am behind....

But I am frantically catching up. I have just started watching the first season of 24. Actually as I type this post I am on the last 30 minutes of season one and all I can say is wow! This is one intense show! I would go nuts watching it on a weekly basis because I want to know what's going to happen next. I have never been much of a Kiefer Sutherland fan- it stems from his father. Donald Sutherland just freaks me out! Anywho I have seasons 2-5 on Netflix so I am set for the summer!!

I have failed

I have failed. I have failed as the mother of a female child. Why do you ask? when given the choice of playing with nasty slimy snails or eating fresh baked extra chocolate-y brownies what do you think my female child chose? you guessed it. the snails.

Art of the day

Today's art is sun being chased by storm clouds. Her art is progressing nicely! we can actually decipher the sun and the storm clouds! I emptied out my closet of all my 8*5 cardstock and she is having a ball making all sorts of creations.

Starbucks mug of the day: Houston!

and with the rain.....

and with the rain come frogs. lots of them. small gross little tiny frogs. Why are they gross you ask? besides the fact that they are everywhere and get into the dog's water bowl and like to swim in the pool - take a moment to notice the color of the frog. Then look at the color of the concrete. See what I mean? of course you can't tell from this picture that the frog is the color of a horsefly. And when do we generally discover a frog is in our path? right about after we've stepped on it- barefoot. :gag: