Who calls the shots???

Boone had preschool today. I got him ready and decided since he was ready I was getting in the shower.I told him his ride would be here in about 5 min and to watch for her. I gave him a kiss and told him to have a good time at school, see you when you get home. I hopped in the shower...took my time since I was home with out any kids,took my time getting dressed and walked out of the bathroom. There sits Boone on the floor by my bed with his coat on. "What are you doing?" (In my angry voice)..."I told Bridgette I didn't want to go to school today." I said "Boone why would you do that?" He shrugged his shoulders and gave me his sideways look. I said,"fine, if you don't want to go to school today you can sit right there on the couch with no T.V., no Nintendo DS, and No WII. Or you can go to school,You make the choice" (In my angry voice again)" He said "fine I will go to school".
It amazes me that he thinks he can answer the door and tell the adult who is taking him to school " I don't want to go today" and thinks he can get away with it. Whose kid is this anyway?..... wait I know....Brian's.

One year older and wiser too!!!

I woke up yesterday to my kids homemade birthday cards, and their own message written in them. Does it get any better than that? I just had to share a little of Mikayla's message to me. "I love you so much. No one could ever replace you, for sure. I mean how many moms do you think have 3 jobs? I think not very much. So I'm glad well Happy B~day #1 MOM." I had to smile inside at this. I only have 2 jobs unless she was counting being a mom. But it still made me feel good. I love how our kids look at us and see us so different than we see ourselves. This is something that I am learning as my kids get older and can express their love and feelings in a simple little card with a hand drawn,4 level birthday cake,with a big 36 on top.I am also learning as I get older,why my mom saved all the quirky notes that were written to her. I think maybe she learned it from her mother? Things like this can never be replaced. As i have had the opportunity (I will call it) to deliver mail this last year, I have noticed the dieing art of a card to a friend and neighbor. I pick up cards from someone one day and the next day I deliver it to the neighbor. It would be so much quicker and cheaper to walk it over and hand deliver it. We all like to get cards in the mail. I am going to try harder in my old age to become a little more "old school" and send more cards. I am so thankful for my family and look forward to getting more cards with cute messages in them.

Grandma Park

I remember one day atGrandma Parks house....Amy KayeLynn and I were making cookies. Grandma told us that after every batch of cookies we had to scrape the baked cookie crumbs off the cookie sheet I thought this was a teedious step so I had skipped it. Grandma came in the Kitchen and got after us for not cleaning the cookie sheet before we put the new dough on. Today as I stood at my sink and scrapped the baked cookie crumbs off my cookie sheet, this memory came back to me. Grandma has taught me many things over the years. I am so proud to call her my Grandma!!!! Thanks for all the memories, and the knowledge and memories that you continue to share with me!!! Happy 80th Birthday grandma!!! Even though you don't look it, you are the youngest 80 year old I know!!! I Love you !!!!