Letting Go

Letting go of things that are comfortable to you is hard.  Letting go of things that hold sentimental value is even harder.....but we did both! We got rid of our old couch that was physically tore up by the kids and we broke down and bought a new one.  Our new one arrived last week and we put our old one out at the curb (which pained me) it sat at the curb for almost 24 hrs before it disappeared....I think the exact text from my husband read "the old couch walked away just before lunch, this is all that's left" and he sent me a picture of a piece of the stuffing from the cushion that the kids had tore the fabric on.  Like I said it was sad to let it go but we just had to.  That was probably THE MOST comfortable couch we will ever own, we are already complaining about the new one and have even looked into the return policy (25% restocking fee, what a crock), so we need to just let it go.

It was a two piece L shaped sectional, even Alec is sad about letting it go....a couple times that day I found him outside sitting at the curb with the couch.  He loved jumping on it and jumping off of it and jumping behind it (you get the drift he just plain loved it  loved jumping on it).  We have a "No Jumping" law on the new one (I'll let you know how that's working out another day).

M said her goodbyes too, she sat out there for awhile playing with a stick and singing and dancing.  I remember nursing her as a baby on that couch (in fact I remember having to sleep on that couch the last 10 overdue days of my pregnancy with her) she spit up on it, we napped on it, she learned how to walk along it.......  I could go on and on and it just seems so wrong to be so darn attached to a couch, but obviously we are (especially my husband).  So we said our goodbyes and we are letting go.  We will have fond memories of you "Old Couch".....yes it was even around when we started dating!

Mommy Guilt

Alec started a new daycare today (we have had an amazing summer babysitter) So I of course had a big 'ol dose of 'Mommy Guilt' to swallow.....even though its part-time, the guilt isn't any less.  He had a fantastic first day, they said he was 'Good' and gave him all smiley faces on his little progress report (what more can a working mother ask for???)  and by the looks of this, they WORE him out!!!

We found him passed out on our bed at 9pm half way through a DVR episode of "Rescue Heroes" this is so unusual for him! Sweet little Buddy........Love HIM!!!

And HER!!!

SMILE

I remember my SMILE when I found out my name was changing to Mommy.....

I remember dreaming into your eyes and wondering what your first SMILE would look like.......

I couldn't wait for that first SMILE......

I remember Daddy's SMILE when you finally did SMILE.......

I remember all your little SMILES......

I know how to make you SMILE.......

I usually know why you have No SMILE.....

I know that teared up SMILE  I had when I sent you off to Kindergarten......

I SMILE as I watch you Dance, Score a Goal, Swim or act Silly......

I've caught myself with a SMILE just because of something you said........

You make me SMILE.....

Tonight your SMILE changed.......

Like you, it's a good SMILE......

To think you lost your third tooth, made me cry  SMILE......

We all Love your new SMILE.....

Recent Conversations

Kids have a funny way of making you want to scream laugh......

We went Up North this weekend, just me and the girls (and kids) and on the way home I had this conversation with Macy...

Macy "Mom are we in Michigan yet??"

Me "Honey, we never left Michigan....we just went Up North"

Macy  " Oh, Up North is still in Michigan?"

Me  "Yes Honey its still Michigan, and remind we when we get home to give you a Geography lesson"

Macy  "Whats a 'Guy-jog-raffy' lesson?'

Me  "I am going to show you a map of Michigan and show you the different places we go"

Macy  "OK,  are we there yet..... this is taking Forever"

Remind me to have a lesson on 'Patience' too!

Now for the Boy version of a recent conversation.....

Alec  "Mommy can you tie this blanket around me?"

Me  "Sure what are you going to be Honey?"

Alec  "I'm getting Married"

Me  "Oh, that's fun....Who are you Marrying?"

Alec  "You Mommy"

Love HIM

You Two Melt my Heart........XOXOXOXOXO

This little Cat....

This little Cat has been keeping me running all Summer, going here, going there, this play date, that play date, the Pool, the Park, the Zoo, the bike rides, the sidewalk chalk, the coloring, the camps, Reading her online books.......she on occasion has even had the nerve to complain she is bored!!  She is definitely ready to go back to school (which she asks about every other day "how many days until school starts?").....I love this busy little Cat!!

She is a Beautiful little Cat 

Like Father Like Son

I think its every Father's Dream to watch their Son Play

with the Tonka Trucks they grew up 

playing with

"Take Me Out to the Ball Park"

Today we took the kids to their first major league baseball game.....The Detroit Tigers vs California Angels  we had fantastic seats (8 rows behind home plate) and we all had a great time.  We told them yesterday that we were taking them to a game, so all day today they were asking "is it time to go yet?"

It was time and it was hot, thankfully a big cloud blew over us after the 4th ining and we didn't have the sun beating down on us any longer (not that it stopped us from smiling or anything).  

I love my family and I love that the kids are getting to an age where we can do things together instead of always leaving them home for fear they won't behave (not that they always behave or anything) but either way its nice!  The kids got to ride the tiger carousel and eat peanuts and hotdogs and drink lemonade.....Life is good today!

Arrrrr......too bad they lost 5-1