Too Much Time With Me-mere

Ready to go to sushi, Bob?

I don't think sushi is on your diet, mom.

Yes it is.

I'm going to have to take a pass then, there are physical creatures in sushi.

Cheap Wranglers

Mom, come quick! There's an ad for cheap wranglers on the tv.

Sorry Bob. 

He said Jeep Wranglers....

Year of Wonders

After having such a hard time getting a copy of last month's book club book, as soon as the choices were announced I put a hold on all of them...just in case.

A very uncommon, proactive move for myself. 

Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks, was not chosen by the group to read.  But I figured since I already had the book and I found myself with some free time I'd still read it.  It was, after all, the one I voted for. 

It is a historical fiction account of the village of Eyam in 1666, the year the plague descended upon the area.  They voluntarily quarantined the village to prevent the plague's spread to other villages. It is told from Anna Frith's perspective, the housekeeper of the village rectory.  A widow before the plague began, she quickly finds herself completely alone.  Her two boys are among the first to die from the plague.  She assists the Rector in his attending the sick night and day and becomes good friends with his wife, Elinor.

I enjoyed the entire story and can see this book maybe being my favorite for the year, it is so far.

Pretty Please

Please may I have chocolate milk?

Please can Piper sleep with me tonight?

Please can you get the star wars Legos out?

Please can I stay up just a little bit longer?

Oh, I've seen that look a hundred times, and now all the Disneyland employees get it too. 

I wondered why every time someone scanned Bob's card they started laughing.  

This is his annual pass picture. 

 It's a keeper I'd say!

Snow Days

It hasn't snowed enough to really get a "snow day" called but we have been lucky enough to be able to wake up early on Saturday morning and enjoy the snow.  We haven't gotten any really good snowman making snow yet....there's still time I think.

I could kiss those cheeks!







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 I had a few more good ones with the kids trying to sled down the hill in the backyard but blogger is doing weird things with their photo upload...dang!





The Last Few Weeks

The boys went fishing at Pyramid and caught some tasty dinner!
Emma got to help gut the fish...she loved it.

New Year's Eve brought the tooth fairy AND....

....fireworks

I learned how to make hot tamales from one of my favorite people in the whole world

The sweet ladies at church made me a prayer shawl,
 which Emma promptly claimed as her own.

The boy turned 33.
We celebrated with a mocha bacon brownie.
Which is about as un-confetti chip cake as it gets.

Oh, those tiny feet

Bob puts his shoes on the wrong feet.

every time.