Jill's Birthday Present

The girls really wanted to make a birthday present for their cousin Jill this year. Since I am not really very crafty, we decided to get some iron-ons and a shirt to make for her. I think it turned out cute. The girls had a a fun time making it too! Now I just have to get it in the mail.

Our Future Doctors

Last week I tought Kya's preschool. After a LONG discussion about Mexico (we are learning about different countries), I asked a few questions.

What language do they speak in Mexico?

Response #1: "China"

Response #2: "California"

Response #3: "Chinese"

I then explained AGAIN that in Mexico they speak Spanish.

How do you say "hello" in Spanish?

Response #1: "China"

Response #2: Kya held her hand up in the sign "I love you"

The kids then RElearned "hola".

My final question: Where do they speak Spanish AGAIN?

Response #1: "China"

I couldn't help but laugh.

Operation Clean the Sick House---UNSUCCESSFUL

(My messy living room)

Since I was laying on my death bed Monday and then on Tuesday Mike joined me, our house was a disaster. Yesterday I finally had enough energy to tackle some of the cleaning. I really surprised myself at how much I could actually accomplish while I was still pretty sick. I got the living room cleaned and vacuumed, the dishes all done and put away, the kid's room tidied, about five or six loads of laundry cleaned and folded and yes, I even managed to put new sheets and pillow cased on our bed. After all the cleaning, I kind of crashed. I was too tired to stand and make dinner, so Mike had to bring something home for us. Even though I bailed on making dinner, I felt pretty good about all that I was able to accomplish.

(My messy kitchen--I know, who takes a picture of their messy house and then posts it on the internet?? I guess I'm a crazy person or looking for sympathy.)

So now for the not-so-good part. At around 5pm Jordan started feeling sick. By 6pm she was in bed with a fever. At 8pm I took Kya up to bed. As I walked down the stairs, I heard water rushing and wondered what the heck was going on. Water was gushing out from under the bathroom door all over my carpet. I opened to door only to find about 4 inches of water covering the floor and spilling out into the hallway. Oh my gosh, how do two sick people clean up something like that?! What a nightmare. We scooped up as much water as we could, mopped the rest and then attempted to dry the carpet. So yeah, now I have ten loads of towels to wash and dry, the repair men have been here all afternoon and still haven't fixed the toilet (oh, did I mention it was our toilet that flooded the bathroom all on it's own, without anyone even using it), and my carpet is probably completely ruined (we'll see if it starts stinking in a few days).

What I thought was such a successful, productive day, turned out to be even more work than I could imagine.

*Okay, the repair men just left (6:15pm). They put in a new toilet and brought us a big blower to help dry our carpet.

Health = Happiness

There's nothing like a good old nasty illness to remind you what a blessing it is to have good health. We have spent the last few days enduring fevers, chills, coughs, runny noses, massive headaches, sinus pain...I swear the fever/chills are the worst--not to mention what the kid's do to the house while Mike and I are in bed all day. Tyson smeared butter all over my kitchen, dumped juice all over the couch, spilled a water bottle in the kids' room, and emptied out a few picture frames. I am still not feeling too well, but I think we are all over the worst of it--I hope.

It's A Good Day!

Why is it a good day you ask, well because...

...Mike is home.

...I finally got back to the gym.

...The New Kids on the Block are officially back together!

...the new Michael's near our house is open.

...Tyson fell asleep on the way home from the gym, so I can actually get something done.

...the sun is shining.

...it's Friday :)

My Lists

Okay, so here are my favorite shows and movies lists...for now. It's hard to think of all the stuff you've ever watched without forgetting some great ones. This is what I came up with:

Top 5 Favorite TV Shows

The Young and the Restless-What can I say? After watching this show for over twelve years, I feel like I "know" these characters. I know the acting isn't always the best and the story lines can get really out of hand, but oh is it interesting.



Family Ties-The theme song to this show just about brings me to tears. Great stories, funny, and great actors. I wanted to look like Malory and marry Alex.



Friends-Gosh, what a funny show, sometimes a little inappropriate, but almost always hilarious. I was so sad when it ended.



21 Jump Street-My love for Johnny Depp wasn't the only reason I was in love with this show. It was interesting, exciting, funny not to mention it had the HOTTEST guy on television in it (and it was filmed in Vancouver). Hmm, I think I need to watch it.



Lost-Frustrating, Creepy, Confusing, and just awsome. This show really keeps you thinking and majorly captivated--LOVE this show--I wish it was on every day.



Top 5 Favorite Movies

Anne of Green Gables-enough said on previous post. Gotta love that Gil.



Castaway-This movie really pulls at my heart strings. Amazing. It makes me think about life and how much I love my family.



Clueless-This movie is just funny. It it totally rewatchable and cuter than cute.



The Sound of Music-All but the last 30 minutes are amazing ( I don't know what it is about the ending, but it just drags a little). Great music.



It's a Wonderful Life-I know it's a Christmas movie, but what a great message. It makes me
cry just about every time.

The Greatest Movies

Mike's out of town and I haven't been blogging for two weeks, so don't be surprised to see more than one a day!!

Whenever I drive to and from Canada, the scenery reminds me of one of my favorite movies of all time--Anne of Green Gables. I absolutely LOVE this movie. I love the story, actors, scenery--I love everything about it. I should watch it while Mike is out of town since it is one of those movies that he just doesn't appreciate.

Now I am on a mission to figure out my top 5 movies of all time. What are your favorite movies?? Oh, and favorite tv shows too--right now my favorite is Lost, but of all time, I'll have to think about that one. I will post lists when I come up with them...

Brandon Saves The Day

Most of us would love to have hair as beautiful as Jordan's, but it can't be all good right? Jordan came home from school today and said "Brandon saved the day". I guess she had a dead fly in her hair and all the girls were too grossed out to touch it, so--Brandon saved the day! What would we do without boys?