There is a LIE floating around that states “Mother Knows Best” …Well today I have hands down no doubt about it proven that WRONG.
If mother had known best she would have said “WHY do you want the soap”….. I didn’t ask… I will live to regret this ommission for a long long time, as long, I suppose, as we choose to live in this house, this neighbourhood, hell, this TOWN!

It all started one rainy afternoon, this afternoon in fact. Blake wanted to go out side, I wanted to read my book, it was a good situation ~ Logan is napping ~ house to my self! Sweet sweet heaven

Engrossed in my book I hear little footsteps up the stairs and Knock Knock Knock! I went to open the door, ready to chastise Blake for making noise that may or may not wake the baby! But when I opened the door I found my son naked except for his rubber boots! I grabbed him and shut the door .

Me : Where are your clothes???
blake : In the garage… I need some soap!
Me : Grumble grumble (bad word)

I leave him naked on my matt and got his clothes.

I dress him

me: Blake you have to wear clothes outside!
Blake : I needed some soap
Me: Go play!

I sent him back out and picked up my book, it wasnt even five minutes before I heard him Knock Knock Knock… now I was mad! I did NOT want Logan up! I open the door, and there is blake naked AGAIN well except for his rubber boots!

again I grab him in, this time he got a swat on the bum!

Me ; BLAKE! ( at this point I’M the one making noise that may or may not wake the baby) Why are you Naked??
Blake : I forgottted my soap!
Me : You have to stay inside now blake, I told you to keep your pants on!

I turned on the TV for him and I tried to read my book, I failed and sent him back outside…..

Five minutes pass

Yea…. nekked again

but this time I got smart, I asked him WHY he needed soap….

Blake : I’m havin a shower. i’m dirty

When will I learn???

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Parkers Teacher Just Called

If you are a parent you know how scary it is to hear the phone ring and see the schools number on the other end> A thousand images / thoughts flit through your head. Is he Hurt? Didn’t he get to school? Has he been kidnapped. OMG what was he wearing this morning? What has he done this time?… just a few that went through my head this AM.

The school system here is amazing. Its so nice. The teachers CARE about the kids. Really Really care. They aren’t afraid to hug the new kid starting the new school nid year. They Aren’t afraid to teach religion IN the school They Care and it shows in a million little ways . Like today.
Parkers teacher was calling to make sure I wasn’t worried about Parker failing grade one. It was a possibillity you know. He started mid year in grade one here, he knew notheing, he couldnt read , he couldnt write, he dodnt know his ABC’s by sight. Now, he knows all of that and more, he can tell time on a clock with hands ! for heavens sake I still can’t do that!

seriously, I never learned how.

But this morning His teacher called because she had been out of the school the past week and wanted to know how his week had gone. She worried that he was worried that I was worried.
So now I am not worried and will tell him so , which will hopefully stop his worries. All i need is for him to get an ulcer !

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This weekend was pretty good, I bought my Apple trees, well my dad bought them and I paid him back ( I noticed how quick he was to ask where the nearest ATM was and drive me to it!)
75$, and it will be three summers before I have apples! The trees are too little to support the weight, but thats OK, Im just looking forward to helping htem grow, I should see a foot of growth this season… pretty cool!
Micah helped Daniel and Jessie move to the city on Saturday ( i Stayed at home and played with the babies) Then On Sunday I went over to their old place and we all ( me and Sheri and D&J) all cleaned the place, it only took 2.5 hours so you can tell it was a pretty clean place,,, the part that took the longest was how we all kept taking breaks to play with Krysta on the floor, I am sure that if we had cut out the smoke breaks and the baby paly time we would have gotten it done in an hour and a half…. but come on! have you SEEN that baby lately? no? oh then scroll down LOL
I am going to get a vidio of krysta on the grass first sunny day that comes! I will immediatly post it online for everyone to giggle at!

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This is one of the two trees we bought this weekend, Its a Parkland. So far I havent seen any buds on it, but thats OK, because I would have just had to cut them off too! theya re soooooo tiny! I’m just in love!

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Aren’t they cute? there were 34 of them, unfortunatly I had to cut them all off, they would have killed my sweet little tree. The tree is only a year old and would not have been able to handle the weight of the apples. Which brought up the wuestion : what do apple trees in the wild do ? I mean they are just as small but there is no one to cut off the itty bitty apples from them! If it kills all the little trees how come they arent all dead?

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