{random thought}

I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet that on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

(Very true, but I cannot take credit for this. Someone sent this to me in an e-mail.)

{snow day}

Schools were closed today due to yesterday's "storm" (and the Buffalonian in me uses that term loosely). Gerard went to work and I went to the gym with the kids, so it really wasn't that bad out. In fact, it turned out to be a really nice day. Not too cold, no more snow, and bright sunshine. We played outside this morning with half of the neighborhood.

Morgan was soaking wet and freezing by the end of it, so we came in, dried off, had some hot cocoa and cuddled under a blanket.

{the weekend}

Yesterday Gerard had his winter Cub Scout hike. They take the same hike in each of the four seasons so that they can understand how things change over the course of the year. They look at the flora and fauna but the most significant difference for 6-year-olds is the clothing they have to wear. Yesterday was pretty cold and windy, so they had to get all bundled up. Even with the snowpants, coat, hat, gloves and boots, Gerard came home all wet. I think it was a combination of sweat and a big snowball to the face from one of his fellow scouts. According to big Gerard he totally deserved it!

While the boys were out enjoying nature, Morgan and I were enjoying a heated house, indoor plumbing (YAY MORGAN!) and some Play Doh.

And last night was Morgan's 9th night without her pacifier. We have officially kicked the habit!!!

Gerard had a hockey game yesterday and practice today and once again I took some video. Hopefully I'll have that posted in the next few days.

I hope everyone enjoys the Super Bowl!

{my funny girl}

Morgan has trouble saying her "f's", but we've been working on it. Last night I pointed to her foot and said, "What's this?" Instead of her usual "soot", she said "ffffoot" deliberately emphasizing the "f".

Then I pointed to her fingers and she said "ffffingers".

"What animal says ribbit?" "FFFFFrog."

I was so excited! I put up my hand to give her a high five and said "Gimme...". What I got was "fffffhand."

Guess we've still got some work to do!

Oh, and for those of you who were concerned about Gerard's punishment for his wall art, I decided not to punish him. I just made him clean it up.

{oops and oops}

I owe my mom an apology because I forgot to post a picture of the pillow she made for Gerard's room. It's completely custom-made and one-of-a-kind. She made it just to Gerard's specs. He loves it and sleeps with it every night.



I'm glad Gerard has something so nice he can cuddle with in his bed, because he's in trouble and he's going to be spending some time in his room when he gets home from school today!!!!! He wrote on the wall in the front hall!!! Of course, how can I be too angry, when the grafitti in question says "I love you"?????????

{Gerard's room}

I totally forgot to post pictures of Gerard's new room! Sorry!! You can see pictures of his old jungle-themed room HERE. We still haven't decided what pictures to hang on the walls, so it looks a little bare, but you can get a general idea of what it's going to look like.

I didn't refinsh his bed or dresser because they used to be Grandpa G's when he was a boy and then they were big Gerard's. I don't paint family heirlooms.

His nightstand used to be mine, but when the ceiling collapsed in our room it got ruined. The insurance company paid us to replace it but we also kept the old one so I could refinsh it for Gerard. I sanded it down, primed and painted it, and painted some unfinshed wood knobs to look like sports balls.

Here is the desk I bought for $15 on Craigslist.

Here is the desk after I painted it and replaced the knobs. I will be painting the chair (also a Craigslist find) in the spring when I can work in the garage without freezing my tushie off. (The sports clock sitting on the desk used to be in our basement but will soon find a new home on Gerard's wall.)

This is the bookshelf we bought at Ikea. I don't think I'm going to paint it, but apparently I ought to straighten up the books on it.

Gerard used to have a Lightning McQueen nightlight which he wanted to replace with a Yankees light. I looked everywhere and couldn't find one, so I made this one.

{update}

Morgan slept another night without her pacifier and she didn't even ask for it! Hallelujah! So,why stop here.... potty training, no paci, maybe we should get her the big girl bed and teach her how to ride a 2-wheeler! OK, maybe the 2-wheeler is a bit much, but I'm thinking BIG GIRL BED TIME!!!