From the mind of a 5 year old...

So we're driving down the road and Alexis says "Hey mom, I have a plan for if I ever fall out of the car." I'm like-" Oh yeah? Let's hear it..." And she says, "I'll just catch the speed of the car and run along side it. That way I wont get hurt." I respond "OK, that sounds good." Then she says, " Sooo If you ever look back in the back seat, and I'm not there and you remember putting me in the car... you should probably slow down. 'Cause I might be be running after you..."

Pictures of Pictures

Cooking class. The Beach. And Christmas.

I've been neglecting my blog.

Days go by. We have ups and downs. Nothing noteworthy.

I took the girls shopping yesterday. 2 kids by myself is exhausting. I can't imagine having 3 or 4. Yikes! I'm sure it'll get better as they get older and more self sufficient.

Kai and I watched "No Reservations" last night. I got to see Kai cry over a movie for the first time in my life. It was great. I hope he gets even softer in his old age. =)

The movie gave me a great idea though! We're going to take a cooking class together at DVC. It's one of the classes I've already taken, but it puts you working behind the scenes of the on-campus restaurant. Very exciting! Kai seems to have a fascination for high class, fast paced restaurant cooking. He says he doesn't want to do it... but it's still cool to him. Whatever that means. One of his favorite shows is "Hells Kitchen." I'm curious to see how he'll do in that atmosphere.

I'm very excited for next week. My uncle John is visiting from Virginia and we're going to go to the beach next week and see the tide pools. I love the beach. It's my happy place.

Know what else I love? Christmas. I can believe my favorite time of year is almost here again. I asked Kai last night if I could decorate the house before Thanksgiving. =) Maybe mid November? That's not too out there is it?

Alexis is healing well. She went to school a day ahead of schedule. She only needed the Tylenol with Codeine for 1 day, much to my amazement and liking. She keeps trying to use that hand too. It frustrates her to not be able to draw and color. It was pretty cute to see her trying to teach herself to use a spoon with her left hand though. She says, "Mom! I forgot how to hold a spoon already!" I had to explain that it's harder with the hand you're not used too! Wait until you go to wipe your butt! Hahaha.

My cat brought home a stray last night. A sweet little Persian kitten. It's the first cat I've seen him be nice too. He usually fights with the cats around her. I know we can't keep her, but she's sooo sweet. =)

Surgery

Alexis did great in surgery today. I can't believe it's actually over! After all that anticipation!
They gave her the meds through a breathing mask which meant no IV. Awesome! And they didn't have to put the breathing tube down her throat. More awesomeness! They laid in on the back of her tongue just to be there for emergencies. I told her if she was brave and didn't cry she could get 5 movies to watch and she held me too it. =) Of course.
She'll have her soft cast on for 7 to 10 days and then stitches come out and she's back to normal. Yay!
The best part was when Kai closed his eyes for a couple minutes in the little hospital room and Alexis said, "Dad!! Wake up! This is my special day remember??" Hee hee hee.

One word...

1. where is your phone? desk
2. relationship? committed
3. your hair? frizzy
4. work? drama
5. your sister(s)? non existent
6. your favorite thing? laughing
7. your dream last night? nightmare
8. your favorite drink? passion tea
9. your dream car? Got it
10. the room you're in? big
11. your shoes? none
12. your fears? death
13. what do you want to be in 10 years? healthy
14. who did you hang out with this weekend? coworkers
15. what are you not good at? stress
16. muffin? Top
17. wish list item? nada...
18. where you grew up? country
19. the last thing you did? cleaning
20. what are you wearing? capris
21. what are you not wearing? scarf
22. your pet? Luci-furr <3
23. your computer? dinosaur
24. your life? chaotic
25. your mood? Ok
26. missing? my old body
27. what are you thinking about? more cleaning
28. your car? A to B
29. your kitchen? is mine.
30. your summer? Cabo
31. your favorite color? Pink
32. last time you laughed? This morning
33. last time you cried? ???
34. school? no thank you
35. love? Very much

Juno

He is the cheese to my macaroni. And, I know that people are supposed to fall in love before they reproduce, but... I guess normalcy isn't really our style.

Peanut Butter-Banana-French Toast.

I caught the tail end of a recipe on the food network that I'm definitely gonna have to try out. This lady was making French Toast, and she put a splash of orange juice, and a splash of dark rum into her egg mixture. Then she made a Peanut Butter and banana sandwich, dredged it in the mix and fried it. It looked yummy!!!

Kinder

So Alexis starts Kindergarten tomorrow. This is actually a phrase I've heard like 5 times, with people pausing at the end, waiting for my response. I'm like... "Yeah... yeah, she does." And then they laugh and ask me if I feel old...
I totally don't! I think being like the second youngest mom at Back to School Night helped. Haha. But I just see this as something Alexis has been ready for for years. I don't feel older. I don't feel like this is a HUGE deal. I know it'll set some more rules in our lives and things will be more scheduled... but I'm all for it. I'm excited. I have NO worries about her crying for mom, or having "accidents" in class, or not being able to write her name... or anything else the teacher warned us about. I know she's ready. And so am I. =) Maybe... Just maybe... I wont even cry about it. =)