All About My Mom - By Molly (age 7)

1. What is something mom always says to you?
NO
2. What makes mom happy?
ROSES & DADDY
3. What makes mom sad?
WHEN WE ARE LOUD
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
TICKLES ME
5. What did your mom like to do when she was a child?
SHE LIKED TO PLAY WITH HER SISTERS
6. How old is your mom?
33
7. How tall is your mom?
SHORTER THAN DADDY
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
GO SKIING
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
GO SHOPPING
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I DON'T KNOW
11. What is your mom really good at?
EXERCISING
12. What is your mom not very good at?
SHE SOMETIMES FORGETS INGREDIENTS WHEN COOKING
13. What does your mom do for her job?
PT
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
CHILI
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
BECAUSE SHE LOVES ME
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
SPONGEBOB
17. What do you and your mom do together?
GO SHOPPING
18. How are you and your mom the same?
DARK HAIR AND EYES
19. How are you and your mom different?
BECAUSE SHE CAN'T TOUCH HER TONGUE TO HER NOSE AND I CAN
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
SHE TELLS ME
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
HE LOVES HER
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
GYM

All About My Mom - by Carson (age 5 1/2)

1. What is something mom always says to you?
STOP IT
2. What makes mom happy?
WHEN I SHOW HER SOMETHING COOL
3. What makes mom sad?
WHEN I TINKLE ALL OVER THE TOILET SEAT
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
GIVES ME A WARM BATH
5. What did your mom like to do when she was a child?
BUILD WITH BLOCKS
6. How old is your mom?
33
7. How tall is your mom?
MAYBE 4 FEET
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
PLAY GOLF WITH ME
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
GO TO THE GYM
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I DON'T KNOW
11. What is your mom really good at?
PLAYING WITH ME
12. What is your mom not very good at?
FOOTBALL - MAYBE SOCCER
13. What does your mom do for her job?
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
GREEN BEANS
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
BECAUSE SHE PLAYS WITH ME
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
JERRY FROM TOM & JERRY
17. What do you and your mom do together?
TAKE A WALK
18. How are you and your mom the same?
WE BOTH HAVE ON DARK PANTS ON
19. How are you and your mom different?
MY MOM SPENDS A LOT OF THE TIME AT THE COMPUTER AND I DON'T
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
BECAUSE SHE GIVES ME KISSES
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
BECAUSE HE DIGS DITCHES FOR HER
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
WAL-MART

SURPRISE!!!!

I had Molly convinced that there was going to be no birthday party this year because of our upcoming ski trip (since we are leaving for Utah just 2 days after her actual birthday). But...

SURPRISE!!!

an ice cream and cake party at the Pink Dipper

"Happy Birthday to you..."

blowing out the candles with a little help from Carson

presents!

good friends!

more surprises...

molly & sydney
carson & cole

More surprises....cousins Sydney and Cole ( and their mom,

Jennifer) came to visit on Saturday to help us celebrate

Molly's birthday!

The kids played and played and played in the backyard
(mostly in the tree house planning their iMolly web-show)
while Jennifer and I caught up.

King for the Week

Carson was the "king" in his class last week! He is standing by a life-size drawing of himself with lots of sweet notes from his teachers and classmates. Here are a few of the things his teachers and classmates had to say about him...

Mrs. Gillespie says "Carson is a great king."
Mrs. Jones says "Carson has cool shoes."
DJ says "Carson is my bestest friend."
Paris says "Carson is a good line leader."
William says "Carson is a good golfer."
Maggie says "Carson is a good artist."
Joe says "Carson is totally wicked."

Valentine's Day

Friday - school parties, baked our cake and Beth came to town
Saturday - the girls went shopping and the boys

hung out around the house
Saturday night - we took the kids to Parent's Night Out at the Y and then went out for dinner (at Nacho Mamas), drinks (a couple of beers at Pizza Joint) and dessert (take out from Boll Weevil)
Sunday - a little more shopping and lunch out

before Beth headed back to Greenville

Today, I started a new job...

just 5 miles from our house! I am still working in a nursing home. And still working 3 days a week while the kids are at school. I really liked my last job (working at a nursing home in McCormick, SC) but just wanted to be a little (or in this case, a lot) closer to home. I am happy to be done with my 40-mile commute but I don't like starting new jobs!
Some of the reason I don't like starting a new job...
* don't like not knowing names (patients or staff)
* get lost easily (nursing homes can be confusing)
* new paperwork & processes (some better, some worse than the last job)
* don't know who to go to when I need answers
Other than that, I had a good first day. Everyone was nice and helpful. So, I guess I'll go back Wednesday...

Super Bowl

The kids decide we should HAVE a Super Bowl party since we weren't going to one. So we made appetizers and finger foods for dinner (think cheese dip, mini corn dogs, grapes,...) and set up our tailgate in the den. We all bet on the game - even the kids had to put their $5 in if they wanted to join in on the fun. I was the big winner (2/4 quarters) but being the nice mom that I am, I decided to share some of my winnings with Carson (since he was the only one without a winning square). I have to say that betting on the game made them a lot more interested in what was actually going on during the game. The kids stayed up long enough to watch the 3-D commercial at half-time and thought it was pretty cool (even if we did look silly in our glasses).