Happy Halloween, everyone!

Blond Robbie

Well, I'd say it worked. Robbie is a blond. He LOVES it!

Robbie's Hair

I'm trying something new. I'm bleaching Robbie's hair. Hopefully, just the top. I've done my own hair a million times, but nothing like this. We are on take two. I think the first time, I was a little nervous because I don't think I put enough stuff on it. This time, I really put it on there. Now for the hard part..the waiting.

Robbie Is Sad...

We just got a phone call. Robbie's hip hop class has been canceled due to poor attendance. He was one of three in his class. He's a little sad right now, but he understands. It helps that I am going to let him stay up and watch the hockey game tonight...

What The Crap?

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Okay, so I just finished 1408. All I could think of was "but I've already seen Secret Window." The two seemed very similar to me. Yes, I know. Completely different plot lines, but both are based on stories by Stephen King. Who I really, really enjoy. I may be the only person who actually liked Secret Window. Am I the only one who didn't really like 1408? I was SO ready for it to end. Not because I was scared. Please. It takes WAY more than that to scare me. Nope, I was kinda bored! I seriously fell asleep right as he went into the room. An hour and a half later, when I woke up, my DVD player had shut off, so I had to find my place again. That should have been my first clue. Oh, well. I've seen worse...

A Nearly Perfect Day.

So far, this has been a pretty great day. It was the kind of day where the cement is never quite dry. The sun played peek-a-boo all day. It was chilly, but nice to have the house open, so I could cozy up in a blanket. There was a Sam's Club trip, a successful camera hunt, then, a nice calm quiet afternoon. Bill watched the USC game, and because I can't stand football, I sat on the couch and read my book. We tried to get Chloe (the dog) to let us put things on her head. She hates us now. We had a fire going in the fireplace (I know, a GREAT place for it) and a yummy smelling pumpkin pie candle lit. We had an equally quiet dinner of salad and N&W pizza.

I'm going to spend the evening in my sweats, reading, taking a bath (probably not in my sweats) and watching 1408. I wish Bill didn't have to go to work tonight. That would have made it totally perfect.

Disneyland

The boys got to stay home this weekend, so we took advantage of that, and took them to Disneyland! It was all decorated for Halloween, which is my favorite kind of decoration. I love the colors. We rode the train, hung out in Toontown, went on Winnie The Pooh, and did the Haunted Mansion.



Cameron's favorite part of the whole day was the Winnie The Pooh ride. It's a sweet ride. I love it, too. Mostly, the banner at the exit that reads "Hooray For Pooh!" I agree. Hooray for poo.

Robbie's favorite part was riding the Go Gadget's Go-Carts. We did that twice. Cam was afraid of the ride at first, but it was he who wanted to do it a second time...with his hands in the air! Go, Cam!

Bill's favorite part was the amazing parking space he was able to snag! It was pretty unbelievable.

It was a great day. From the parade that started the minute we got onto Main Street, to the yummy taco salads we all ate. And the biggest miracle of all was that we didn't have to buy the guys any new toys!

Help!

Every time I try to log on to blogger, I have to create a new password. It's getting really old. Anyone know why this is happening?

Our Script

Mom: Robbie, did you take your shower?

Robbie: Yeah.

Mom: Did you wash everything?

Robbie: Yeah.

Mom: Did you get your clothes out of my bathroom?

Robbie: Yeah.

Mom: Are you sure?

Robbie: Mom! I'm sure!

((Sigh))

Mommy Funny

Go, Ducks!

I just thought this was cute.

My Poor Sweet Baby!!

Cameron broke his nose. We were at Arby's, ordering our food, and Cam was swinging on the dividers for the line. Like he always does. Yes, I always tell him not to hang on the bars. (I guess he'll listen now!) The bar wasn't screwed on well and off it came with all his 50 pounds hanging on it. He fell, and the bar fell landing right across the bridge of his nose. He screamed. The manager screamed. (not really) Cam's little nose and forehead turned purple and his nose began to swell. No blood, thank goodness. A quick trip to Dr. Koo's office, then the x-ray place, and back home to wait for the phone call. A couple hours later, Dr. Koo called me. (One reason I love that man. He, himself always calls.) Yep, it's fractured. Now, we have to wait to make an appointment with a specialist to find out what the next step will be. Maybe a really cool plastic face mask!

Done and Done!

Well, I finally got up the nerve and the energy. It's nearly exactly what I thought it would be Robbie loves it!

Art?

The church Bill plays bass for every Sunday has an art ministry. Every month, they feature an artist from the church and display their work on the walls for sale. Many months, some of the artwork is pretty good. (Okay, usually we get a pretty good laugh out of it) This month though, I nearly wet myself. This picture was on display and for sale for, I think, about $300. Seriously. And, it was done by an adult. I SWEAR!!!

Ewww!

Why are they inside out?

Mmmmm!

Fresh, warm Rice Krispie Treats. Just in time for The Biggest Loser! Great timing...

Today

It was a tough day at kindergarten.

Going To Power Through

So, last night at Bills gig, I met a kindergarten teacher. We talked about Cam's teacher for about 20 minutes. She told me that, as a teacher, she has NEVER, in 30 years of teaching, had a sub that she would ask back to teach her kids. Especially a long-term sub. She thinks that long term subs probably do a bit of self-preservation, and don't allow themselves to get too attached to the kids. This is for the kids, as well. First she suggested that we drive Cam up to the mountains every day so he could be in her class. Then she suggested that we just power through the next few weeks until the 'real' teacher gets there, then first thing, go meet the new teacher and make ourselves well known to her. I think that's what we will do.

My Test

Finally, after nine LONG months, I passed the last test I needed to move up in speed. For those of you who don't know, I am a Court Reporting student. It is a self-paced school. You move up in speed by passing one literary test, and two question and answer tests. It moves in increments of 20. You begin at 60/80 words per minute, pass to 100's, then 120's and so on up to writing 200 words per minute. I finally made it into 120's!! Go, ME! So, tomorrow, I will officially start in the 120's class. This is a school of highs and lows. You get all excited when you move up a speed, then knocked right back down when you start in that new speed. It's SO FAST, and you're right back to thinking, "What am I doing to myself here???" But, you know, I didn't think I would ever get the 60/80, then that I would never get the 100's, but I did, and I know I'll get the 120's...eventually!

My Robs

Do you know how super smart my Robbie is? Do you? He is so smart that he started his own blog! It took me forever to even figure out how to get to the page to start one! He's a little ticked that I don't know how to put videos on here. He wants to put some up so bad. I'm sure he will figure it out long before I will. Check him out. His is the one on my list thingy called "My Guys"