It Snowed!

Well here is the first and probably last photo of Vince and snow. It actually snowed yesterday! Yes, it only lasted about an hour and wasn't even enough to cover the whole ground, but I figured I should stick Vince outside and see what he thought. All he said was "cold" and then asked to go inside....that's my boy! Here are some more photos of us at Virginia Beach on Saturday also.

Wonderful Weekend...with Mom!

My Mom (aka...Grandma Harrison), came to visit this past weekend because Macy had a four day weekend. They went shopping, out to eat, and saw the movie Happy Feet. On Saturday, we were given the precious gift of nice weather and took a drive down to Virginia Beach. The temp was in the 60's and the sky was beautiful! The strong winds did blow some sand into our eyes (bothered Vince the most), but they did love running in the sand. We had a great lunch of crab cake sandwiches (thanks to my dad!) and Macy saved all the chips from her lunch to feed to the seagulls.

NEW YEAR!!!

Okay, I just wanted to share these photos with you guys. The first one is Macy and when I looked at the photo, I just realized how old she really is and then it makes you think of the old adage "time flies". She now has a very defined face, no longer the baby fat that she even still had 6 months ago. We took this photo so that she could upload to her virtual makeover game where she changes her hairstyle and adds makeup. I will try to post some of her favorite looks!

The ones of Vince are just funny. These were from a couple of weeks ago. I hear him yelling "Mommy, help me!" and run in to find this! He had stepped backwards and fell into this huge cooking pot (why it was sitting in the computer room is beyond me!). Of course, me being the mean mother, I had to grab my camera before I saved him!

Anyways, so far, this year has been successful! Macy is currently selling Girl Scout cookies for her Brownie troop, and as of Monday night, she has sold the most.....232 boxes! Many thanks should really go to Jason, who actually sold them! She earned a stripe on her karate belt for breaking boards which made her very proud...even though she is still only a white belt and isn't ready for testing yet. Vincent is very sloooooowly learning how to use the potty. He has had a couple BM's in it, but has yet to recognize the feeling that he is about to wet himself in time to tell me. Jason is back at work at William & Mary after a nice loooong break of six weeks. We joined the new YMCA and will hopefully all be able to keep our new years resolutions of getting fit in a few weeks when the facility actually opens.

New Year!

Macy Brag!!

Okay, I am going to start out today by wishing my dad and grandpa "HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!!"! Both big years for each of them (60 and 90 respectively)!! Then I am going to say that this week has been awful for illness at our house. Macy and Vince went to the doctor's today only to get sent to the hospital so that Vince could get chest x-rays done. Turns out that Macy has bronchitis and Vince has pneumonia. At least they are still in good moods!

Okay, now onto bragging about Macy. She really does impress me daily (this has been going on since the day she was born). She is in first grade now, has brought home excellent report cards since her school career started, is in the top reading group in her class (which only has 4 students in it) and is at the highest level of reading in her whole class. Has only missed one spelling word all year and receives praises everytime I see her teacher. Though great in reading, the whole math/science/geography is what she is more interested in. She is still the budding artist and this past weekend announced that she wants to be an artist of animals when she is grown up. When asked what an artist of animals does, she said "paints animals, of course!" and then included examples such as an illustrator for encyclopedias and other books in which animals would need to be painted. She is still taking swim lessons and karate lessons, though she keeps saying she would love to sign up for gymanstics......again. She has also joined the Brownies (first and second grade Girl Scouts) this year. Tonight was her big ceremony in which she received her Brownie pin. Sorry the photos are grainy, I didn't realize until I got home that the flash wasn't working!

Cute!!!

Knitting and Mice (my complaints...for today)

Okay, here are my complaints for today...December 1st, 2006! Knitting and Mice. I will start with the knitting, since it is a short one. I learned how to knit in April and since then have taught five other women how to do it. They all say I am an excellent beginner teacher ("beginner" because I have yet to master any stitches beyond "knit" and "purl" (and still am not sure if I have the "purl" down)). My complaint is that I have seen some of the projects that these other girls have completed and they look great. My projects....never completed! I have started a couple, but not one has gotten any longer than a potholder! Am I allowed for one of my New Year's resolutions to put down ...."To finish one knitting project"? NOTE: Vincent just pushed a bunch of keys on the keyboard and now it is writing in italics and I can't figure out how to go back.
Well, I am going to set a goal for myself today, the first of December is somewhat like the first of January, and make Macy a scarf for Christmas. Wish me luck!
Complaint number two: Mice. I have them in my kitchen. Not the one little mouse who sometimes finds their way into your house accidently, but a family of them who are living in the perimeters of my house and come in at nighttime. I have been doing research online as how to get rid of them. This started out because I was scared of them, but the desire to rid my kitchen of them is now pure REVENGE! I recently went to the store and invested some well earned money into an arsenal of mouse traps (not the snap kind, but the tunnel ones so that you can't see their bodies.....yes the ones that break their necks (I am very against animal cruelty, but mice don't count in my book!)), a plug in thing that emits high frequency waves that drive the mouse crazy, and a bag of cotton balls and Oil of Peppermint (read that you put out plates of cotton balls with the Peppermint on it and it drives the buggers crazy). Well for two days I have yet to seen any evidence of mice! I hope it works!
NOTE: I thought the Peppermint Oil would make my kitchen smell nice and christmasy for the holidays, but now the smell is even driving me crazy!