what happened?

really.

what the heck happened to the last two weeks?

whoosh ~ ~ ~

yeowza, i think that the elder smart folks that used to tell me about time flying were right.

{sigh}

the kids are busy, and bustling Christmas energy balls. and therefore, we are busy. and bustling, too.

some good stuff first, as i find it enjoyable to rattle on about good things. :O)

C is the funniest kid on the planet right now. i swear, i might have to get him on a stage and make some money with the comedy routine. of late, his gig is singing - at.the.top.of.his.lungs. Christmas songs. word for word, relatively in tune, and dancing with the music he is making. he repeats that "this is the favoritist time of year, this Holiday time, isn't it yours??" he received a whoopie cushion in the 'countdown stockings' we have as one of our advent calendar-type fun things here (25 socks from our very own collections hanging by clips on a rope across the sliding glass door in the kitchen - SO stinking cute! got the idea from a mag article) and the child has been 'hiding' it under everyone's fanny just before they sit to make the loudest, and most obnoxious noise one can ever hear. then he rolls, i mean belly rolls with laughter at his own antics. the noise just tickles his funny bone. best $1.50 ever spent, i am telling you. arm farts. those may have been invented for that kid to execute at the most hysterical moments. it's hard not to laugh, even when you're trying to tell him that "at times, C, those are not appropriate ...."

and the yo-mamma jokes - oh, dear heavens, are you kidding me? my lovely dh busts a gutt when C tells one .... even after he's been 'spoken' to from the bus driver that, ahem, those are NOT appropriate bus conversation pieces.

but really, i laugh, and just watch, and get entertained. it's free, afterall. and he's only 7!

oh, yeah, and this little diddie: he told one of his hockey coaches that "we are only 3% Jewish, that's why we don't have a tree up yet, but, yeah, we do celebrate only Christmas". coach almost choked from laughing.

3% Jewish? where's he get his material? heh

and then we have the K gal - she is an absolute treasure. she is so kind, and so giving, and so perfect for this family. she has her silly moments, and her funny little ways, but her forte is loving. :o) she is just so nurturing, and caring. she has been taking care of everyone - including C when he was ill for a day or two, and needed to be out of school for one day - she cried for him that he was "left behind" and not able to go to school, she ran in from the bus to check on him and see if there was anything that he needed .... just a sweetheart. she is so sensitive, and loving. i love that about her. she will smile and cheer you up, and just change your day at any given moment.

oh, and she laughs like there is NO stopping her at her brother. she thinks he is the butter that goes on bread, and the best thing since the sliced bread. loves him. absolutely. unequivically.


in other news, C was ill this week, and that was not much fun. thankfully, he bounced back like a champ. he was out of school for only one day (his first EVER sick day out of school!) but he did vomit. and that folks, is waht this mamma can't handle so well. ick. i can handle blood. i can handle bones protruding through skin. i can even handle open wounds. diarhea, and vomit are a wee bit more challenging.

i have been lucky though, Mother Nature (to be referred to as MN now) knows this about me, and she is a kind soul. this was only C's second vomitting experience. and K has only had one. so, yes, i know, ridiculous when i hear all the horrible stories from other parents whose children seem to prefer that method of being ill, but again, good old MN is kind. or she is hoping i will repay her somehow .......

we got our tree finally. in a strange twist, we took our Jewish little friend with us to pick it out, and that was really rather funny .... she thought it was a real treat, as it was her first ever (she's 6) and we thought it was cool to see our two telling her all about the adventure of "tree-getting". S and i are still astounded at the speed in which we picked, payed, and put it up. literally, less than 1 hour to get it all done. we could conceivably decorate it tonight too (fresh cut, no need to let it drop) however, the squirts are sleeping already, S is playing baseball (readying for the Florida trip in a few weeks for a tournament) and i am about ready to turn in myself.

so, that's a beginning of an update ... and a little insight into the laughter you've been hearing from this house ....

'tis good this thing they call life with kids.

'tis good.

smile!