Brayden is the Best!

Sometimes Brayden says something that will surprise me. This week it was, "Thanks mom, I really needed that." There are times when he shocks me with his maturity and it makes me so happy.

I'll start at the beginning. Monday I wasn't feeling well, I slept almost all day! When Brayden got home from school I asked him to go get me a snack because I hadn't had anything to eat. He brought me crackers, a drink and apple sauce. I love that he brought me just what I would have brought him had he been sick. He played ponies with Hailey and changed the DVDs when they ended.

Tuesday Brayden woke up and didn't want to go to school. He was whiny and sad but I made him go anyway. Hailey was at a play date so I showed up at Braydens school just before lunch time and checked him out (like a library book). I let him pick where we went to lunch. We went to a pizza place we hadn't been to before- not realizing that it wasn't a sit down restaurant. They didn't have anything to drink but 2 liter bottles and no cups. So we went next door to Beans and Brew and got Italian Cream Sodas, Yum! We enjoyed our lunch at an outside table basking in the sun! It was sooo nice outside! I was hoping I would get crispy but it was only 55' so that didn't happen. After we ate, we went toy shopping! On the way back to school he said to me, "Thanks mom, I really needed that." I looked at him a little shocked. Did he really just say that!?! How old are you again? 7 going on 13?

I appreciate what a nice kid he is. He's a really great brother (most of the time). We were outside playing yesterday and Hailey fell off her scooter and cut her finger. I scooped her up and brought her in the house to bandage her wound and Brayden put all the toys back in the garage and came in the house. He got her a Popsicle and had to check on her. He's very sincere. Love you Brayden!

Something I’ve been thinking about...

Dating is such a game. One that I’m not ready to delve back in to. What are the rules of dating in 2010? There are so many new things available that weren’t there last time I dated.. no I’m not old.. technology has advanced.. rapidly! Facebook, IM, twitter, chat, text messaging…. I seriously need a Dating for Dummies 2010. Does that exist? Could someone please write one for me? Maybe there’s a class.

My brother (who is awesome) told me recently that a girl had asked him out via Facebook chat and he was pissed. He didn’t think it was cool. What is normal asking out behavior? I really have no idea. I wouldn’t have the faintest idea if it’s normal or not. What’s wrong with picking up the phone? If you have something to say, an email or chat is nice, but isn’t it nice to hear someone’s voice? Skype with live stream is better than being asked out via chat. Unless, it’s someone you don’t want to have call you. Maybe that’s the real problem. Just because you are “facebook” friends doesn’t mean that you are real friends. I heard someone once say to a friend, “Can I facebook you?” Their response was, “Sure, we can be “facebook” friends.” FB can help you get to know someone, or just be another notch on the belt. I’ve got soooo many friends- look how cool I am. I originally thought that I could get away with only having my real friends be my fb friends, then I realized that I didn’t want to hurt people’s feelings (unless they really annoy me). I’ve had to hide a few people because I don’t want to read five times a day about their work out. Yes, you are buff… I don’t care. People probably feel that way about me.. I always want to post what yummy treat I have just devoured. The other problem, I suspect, is that you don’t always want to give your phone number to some stranger who may never stop texting you. LOL… I guess facebook in this sense is an in-between, to check that person out to see if they are normal enough to date. We’ve all got that friend who just can’t help post about how lonely they are, how sad they are. Those posts just scream.. run!

I admit it, the prospect of dating scares me. Not sure that I’ll ever be ready. Just want to have fun without it being complicated. I’m hoping that I can just go do lots of fun, exciting things full of adrenaline with great people and never realize that they are dates. Denial sounds like a good place right now…
Random pic of me... hate blogging without pics!

An Ode to My House

Dearest house … I really like you and will miss you…

Thanks for hosting parties, housing my babies when they were little, keeping the elements off of our heads, giving us someplace to feel safe and the opportunity to play and be silly. I love the dirt in the front yard. Flowers grow their like they were meant to.

..but here are a few things I didn’t like so you have time to improve before someone else moves in..

-master bath tub is too long for normal shower curtain rods so had to make my own- fell on my head a few times- ouch! -Weird cracked window –inside panel only with gross condensation build up between panels. -pretty sure a few lights have shorts because all the light bulbs magically go out at the same time every few months (esp. if a door gets slammed- which happens frequently with 2 little ones). -The trees need to grow bigger so the neighborhood kids stop pulling them down. Hated how my quakie died last year. –The time I tried to open the front door and the handle fell off on the other side of the door trapping me in the house. Now there are different locks on the front door vs the garage. –The way the magic Gnomes always undid the wiring for the sprinkler system so I’d have to strip and rewire it Every year. -The piece of siding that came off the house and I can’t find where it goes.. lol.. -Dirt in the backyard won't grow anything! The garden was always a bust!