Heart shaped love

I love making things with cookie cutters. I remember I used to make String Bean toast and cut it out into various shapes and would wait patiently to see if he would acknowledge the new breakfast fun. This morning I made heart shaped french toast for him and Butter Bean. String Bean thought it was neat but I think that was because of the strawberry jelly.

I made cupcakes and homemade Valentines last night while watching Lost and Top Chef. String Bean wanted to eat cupcakes for breakfast but he gave pretty quickly when I told him he gets to eat them at school today.

I really do hate the commercial side of most holidays but I enjoy the marking of an occasion with tokens of love or appreciation. Although, seeing these tents go up in the grocery store parking lots so that people can drive through and "take care" of there obligatory offering of flowers leaves me cold. I mean don't get me wrong, I LOVE getting flowers, but I am also at a point in my life where I would rather be given an heirloom rose bush to plant than a dozen roses that are one day away from rotting in the vase. So, this year I made stuff from scratch and put a little more effort into my tokens of affection. I know I sound like I am on my soapbox but I am just preaching to myself and no one else. Plus in this economy the poor florists are probably sweating to see if they make enough money. So go out and buy those "tent" flowers and support a florist so they can make it to Mother's Day. Meanwhile, I will keep Hobby Lobby in business for a while longer.

Haircuts

I cut my boys hair for the first time this weekend. Robert even let me do his too. We were so tired of paying 10 bucks to get C hair cut and M is starting to get the baby mullet so something had to be done. The last time we got C hair cut, I sat and watched the girl do it and thought, hey I can do that!

So the results were varied, C would not sit still so he has some spots that are not even but all in all I can't tell the difference in what I did and what they charge ten bucks for.

It took me nearly an hour to cut Husband's hair. I actually had to use scissors on his hair and it is very clear to me that I need better (sharper) scissors to get a good cut. He says he is happy with it but I am assuming that was because I was still holding a sharp object. I messed up around one of ears and hopefully the hair will grow back!

M no longer has his baby mullet and it really hurt to cut his fine little baby hair off. C did not have to have a haircut until after his second birthday so having to cut M hair at 10 months is something new. I saved a little of his hair just like I did C's. I don't what to do with it but I thought it important to keep.

All Better!

M is finally kicking this awful cold he has had. I almost forgot how happy and playful he is until he woke up this morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed. I had to make a special trip out to herb store in Conroe just to get the homeopathic and herbs I needed to finally get the gunk out of his system. Oh and a lot of praying too!

I went and kidnapped Aunt Becky so she could wrangle C while I spoke with the lady at the store and then we went to Chick-Fila so C could play. I must say that I really love Chick-Fila. They have these attendants that come over and refill your dirnk and bring things you forgot and put place mats down for the kids. It was so nice to have a little customer service at a fast food place. Plus, as far as food, they are the least likely to make me feel guilty for eating out. The food resembles real food and they have a great fruit cup that is not just soggy melon balls!

We then took Aunt Becky back home so she could enjoy the rest of her day off and went to see great Granny. She was very happy to see us but told me to call next time so she can "clean her house." C wanted to feed the catfish so we got some fish food and headed out to the pond. Aunt Becky was helping C throw the food in the pond and we kept telling him to not throw so hard or he throw himself in. And then he did. He went about waist deep in cold murky pond water with catfish swimming all around. Of course, mommy plucked him out of the water, Becky wrapped him up in her sweater and we headed to house. C was having the time of his little life and he now has a new story to tell. M was excited to see Great Granny and spent most of the time trying to eat her glasses as usual.

We then packed the car up and picked a fresh cabbage that I will make into cole slaw tomorrow.

So we ended up with some natural remedies, a war (or should I say pond) story, and a fresh head of cabbage. Not bad for Monday, not bad at all.

Carrot Soup saves the day

I am so excited about the carrot soup I made last night. In an effort to get more vegetables in our diet and stop wasting expensive organic produce, I made carrot soup. It was actually curry carrot soup and it was easy to make and so yummy. It had an velvety texture and a spicy but not hot finish to it. I also made brown rice and some frozen pot stickers (or pot lickers as my mom calls them).

This leads me to what else happened yesterday. C had one of the worst meltdowns in Clements history last night. I am talking about full scale crying so much he almost hyperventilated, flopping on the floor, level ten freak out. So I knew that he needed to eat and that his lack of sustenance was probably the reason for the meltdown. So I told him that I made orange soup and had white sprinkles to put on top. Well, little Mr. Freak out decided that was worth trying out and ate a full bowl of it. Ten minutes later he was back to Dr. Hyde side of life and we played with our new trains (Thanks Patrick and Aunt Jenny!).

It just amazes the effect that food had on my oldest and his mood. Although I should not be that shocked since my Husband will tell you the same thing about me. He keeps granola bars in his pockets anytime we go out.

Gotta run, it is time for Ladies Bible Class and I am so excited to be going!

Sick

Well we have been stricken with another cold. It all started Wednesday when M had a low-grade fever all day long. Then he got better Thursday and C and I started coughing and snotting. C threw up the cough suppressant last and we moved his mattress down to our room so he could sleep on the floor. He seemed a little freaked out by the throwing up so we thought he would feel better being closer to us. Okay maybe it just made me feel better but anyway, he proceeding to either stay up the whole night or he woke up every hour to try and get us to talk. Of course now the little bugger is a sleep (7:30 a.m.) and M and I are awake. I bet he wakes up right as I am putting the baby down for his nap.

I really hope we are all well by Monday since we are hosting a playdate for our new playgroup. I started a playgroup here in Katy to try and get to know some other mama's and kiddos. I am really excited, I have 7 new moms coming to my house. Of course, i have to spend the weekend cloroxing everything but that is small price to pay for new friends.

Let's hear it for this guy

Chesley B. Sullenburger is the pilot who landed that plane yesterday in the Hudson River. What a miracle that everyone walked (or floated) off that plane alive yesterday. Evidently he chose to land in the river instead of trying for another airport and performed a perfect water landing. Oh and come to find out he has a glider flying licence. Praise be to God that he was the pilot yesterday!

Plus I just love to see the best of us when things like this happen. I mean New Yorkers get a bad wrap but the news report said within minutes ferry and dock workers were there plucking people out of the frigid waters. The pilot even gave his shirt to a frozen water soaked passenger. Also the gratefulness of the passengers to the pilots and flight attendants was great to see. No complaining just gratefulness.

So here's to being nice and warm on dry land today.

All moved in

Well, we are finally all moved in and settled. We even painted the gameroom! We wanted to make the upstairs fun and whimsical. I did the wall with the larger dots while husband did the wall with the big and little dots.

We have almost no boxes left in the house and this weekend we will tackle the task of putting pictures up on the walls. I am finding my way around much better now that we FINALLY got Internet service.

C is loving preschool and M and I are getting some alone time during the day. C goes on Tuesday and Thursdays from 9-2. Mostly M and I shop, make that window shop, since our first mortgage payment is coming due! hehe.

We had a lovely Christmas morning in our new home and we just so thankful for this great house. My parents and Granny came over for lunch and spent the day with us. It was great to guests and I even broke out my china since we only had five adults and I have five place settings.

We spent the following Saturday with Husband's family and had a great meal and caught up with that branch of the family tree.

Since then, we have been trying to find a place for everything and trying to get to know some new people.

Glad to be back blogging, hope everyone had a joyous Christmas and Happy New Year.