Young Love
The boys spent hours over the weekend preparing Valentine’s for their classmates. We usually do this over a snow day, but since we did not have one this year, we were a little behind. I am always so impressed how excited they get about Valentine’s Day and how hard they work to get each one just so.
Little guy has been pointing out “romance” every time he sees it. I have no idea where he learned that word, but he seems to have a good understanding of its meaning. ”Look at this romance,” he says when he sees people kissing, or hugging or smiling at each other. He cracks me up.
Big Guy has become more and more squeamish about all things romantic or sweet. He has scolded me all week about referring to his friends parents as their “mommy or daddy”. ”It’s mom and dad,” he demands while rolling his eyes. He is starting to not like his picture taken as much especially when he is doing something sweet…..like making Valentine’s.
Christmas Recap — Christmas Past
Since Law Man and I announced our engagement around Halloween 1999, we have rotated Christmas between our families. We are the oldest and the first of our siblings to marry, so everyone else fell into our schedule. This year, it was “Brown” Family Christmas and it was the first that did not include parents or grandparents. It was a bit strange. I was not sure how to make it “feel like Christmas” with just us “kids” in charge. I know, we are not really kids anymore, but we still sort of act like it.
Christmas Recap — Preparation and Dickens
December was a blur and January sped by, but I don’t want to get much further into 2012 without a little Christmas recap. I think I will just approach this the same way Law Man has approached taking down the Christmas Lights….”If you want to complain about how long they stay up, I won’t put them up next year.” Yes, they are still up but I am not saying a word. On that note, here is how we prepared for Christmas 2011. ***Enjoy a few random Christmas Carol Quotes in honor of Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday.
I *heart* a Good Challenge
I absolutely love Instagr.am. I totally prefer it to Facebook. Now, don’t get me wrong….I love it when someone has something snarky or interesting to say on FB, but lets be honest….how often does that happen? I have even cheated on Twitter a bit with Instagr.am, but I do love me some Twitter. (On a side note, I am trying to clean up my Twitter account and get rid of some of the random people I follow….If I stop following you, it is nothing personal…you are probably just too “normal” or constantly trying to guilt me into a new rescue dog.) **Also, several of you have asked why I am not posting as frequently on FB as I used to. I do post some on the R&TM Page but usually I hang out on Instagr.am (readandtellme) and Twitter. Personal preference, I suppose.
Mary’s Favorite Things *and a Surprise
Last weekend we celebrated my Baby Sister’s Birthday with a family dinner that generally followed the theme of her favorite things. Mary is not shy when it comes to things she likes AND things she does not like. So, I was excited to kick off our first family birthday dinner (at home……too many kids, we have outgrown restaurants for awhile) with Mary’s favorite things.
