When I get my hands on Murphy....: November 2006

Y.M.C.A.

No, not the song by the Village Fags. The one down the street from my house. We've been having fun hangin' out at the Y, and the boys are really turning into fish. They always have been. . . . . but they have stepped it up a notch. BB loves to do flips off the diving board now, and LB is even braving the big slide.

And, now don't faint, I've actually started walking on the treadmill. I can finally wear a shoe for over an hour and decided to start walking. I'm only up to about 3 times a week, but that's better than 0 like it has been for over a year. I guess the incentive of possibly having to have my little toe amputated has helped too. The scar tissue has built up so bad in the toe I had the bone removed in, that if I don't get blood flowing in there better, they're gonna take it off. Not gonna happen. Not on my watch!

YES M'aam!!

Well, I was certainly put in my place on Sunday! Miss Precious here, otherwise known as Sweet Girl let me have it!

I attended my sister's ward on Sunday because they were performing their Primary Program and 1.) she needed help watching Little Man during the program since she was in charge, and 2.) Miss Sweet Girl was singing a duet with mommy and I wanted to be there!

Ok, Sweet Girl and I have this thing where we tease each other, and I guess, maybe sometimes I go too far. Who, me?? lol - Anyway, her favorite song is "Scripture Power" and every time she sings it to me I make up silly words to go in the place of the real words. It's a tradition. She always has a good giggle out of it. Or so I thought........

As she got up from the pew to go sit with the Primary for the program, she put her cute little finger in my face and said to me: "I am glad you are here, insert my name, because we are singing Scripture Power and it is my favorite song and you need to learn the right words, cuz you ALWAYS sing it wrong!!!! Now LISTEN, ok?"

My only response I could think of was, "Yes, Maam!"

Proud Momma

Just me, braggin again. Both the boys received awards at the 1st Quarter Awards Assembly last Friday at school. BB came away with the Citizenship Award and LB received an Academic Achievement Award. Way to go boys!

Also, have to give LB his props - he competed in his first "Turkey Shoot" Saturday put on by the local Parks & Rec. Depts. It's a free-throw competition. He placed 2nd in his age group. He received a gift certificate worth $10 towards a program at the Parks & Rec. Dept., which worked out great since he had already asked to sign up to play basketball in February. BB competed too and did a good job, he made 50% of his shots, which I am proud of, he just had a larger group of boys to compete against, and against boys who have been playing for a longer time. He had a game Saturday morning in which he made 4 baskets and he was on cloud 9 from that.

Pumpkinocide

Well, they finally graduated to flying solo on the jack-o-laterns! Not bad for first-timers I think. And they got to be lit on the front porch for a grand total of about 30 minutes....lol. I guess you have to be home more than an hour a day to be traditional. Oh well, they had fun!! I should have taken a picture of the inch of sprinkles on the floor after they were finished decorating the Halloween cookies!!