Countdown!

I looked at adding one of those cute little "tickers" to my blog; but, since I'm not having a baby, and I'm really, REALLY, technologically challenged, I'll just make my own little announcement:

11 DAYS UNTIL WE SET FOOT IN THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH!

There, now I feel better. Although, I will have to update manually
....everyday
....hmmm
crud...
.... I'm going to google blog-tickers.
(Cater, quit laughing at me.)

Sugar-induced coma, anyone?

[Warning, I'm writing this post, primarily, to make my 2 sisters-in-law jealous.]

This is what passes for breakfast, around these parts. At least when Daddy's home and he can fix his famous (infamous?) "Chocolate Syrup".



A very thin chocolate 'gravy' poured over pieces of white bread, which have been slathered with butter. The children want to crown their Dad "King" or at least "Head Chef". Which truly wouldn't bother me....except for the sugar, and the more sugar, and the chocolate. .

Look at the little happy-smiley faced boy.

Carol & Liz, yes, it is as good as you remember.

Liz, you can come down here and we'll make you some.
Carol, you can fly us down there and we'll make some for you!

See how nice we are?!

Red & yellow, black & blue, don't you wish you had a shiner, too?

Our A. is one tough cookie! Having 2 older brothers makes her fearless and competitive. She did a great job sledding until she looked over her shoulder at her friend, and thus failed to see the tree. Remember "George of the Jungle"? Watch out for that treeee....!

She did cry right after it happened and on the way to the dr's. While the nurse was cleaning her eye, A. didn't even flinch. She dried her tears, turned to her Daddy and said "You're going to cut the tree down, right?"

She didn't cry again, but she is washing her hands with her eyes closed. She refuses to look at her eye in the mirror.

Of course, the tree is still standing. Daddy did, however, stop at the hardware store, on the way home from the dr's, and buy a foam tube to wrap around the tree. The kids might still run into it, but, at least it's a little friendlier, now.

Just watch

You'll need to pause my music player on the right, before you push play on the video. Just watch this video. Trust me, it's worth it.

Oh no, she didn't!

Oh well, at least she chose the fashionable gray color.
(Let's hope that's the original color.)