Welcome back

Did you miss me?? I missed ya'll and all of your sweet comments. You know those make my day!!

So, it has been a little crazy around here. Richard's parents came and saw Matthew this past weekend. Notice how I said that. It's true; no one comes to see me or Richard. With his parents, came the dog, Sissy. Remember her? You saw her sweet face in one of my Christmas posts. Having Sissy in our house is like having a miniture tap dancing reindeer. She's a big dog and when she walks on our laminate floor, she sounds like she is tap dancing. However, we love her. She keeps Matt moving and is a sweet dog.

We had a great visit. Wayne helped Richard with some unfinished projects. That is always nice!! Karen and I poked around downtown and I bought my very pregnant sister in law a very cute gift! This was the first time they have been here since we enclosed the garage. It was so nice to have the space. No one slept on the couch and we could all spread out!

Things turned south Saturday night because Matt got sick. He started running a fever and by Sunday, he was feeling pretty crummy. He threw up in Nana's lap, slept through lunch, and had a melt down when his grandparent's left. Then he ran more fever and threw up again. It was great. His fever was gone by Monday, but I think today is the fist day he has felt good.

There are so many viruses going around here that it seems like everyone is sick. I hope all of you and your families are doing well. It's good to be back!

By the way, my spell check will not work. So please ignore all of the mistakes :)

t-shirt trivia

I forgot to mention and interesting side note about the shirt Matt is wearing in the previous pictures.

When he wore that shirt on Saturday, he would randomly walk up to people and ask them if they liked his shirt. Then he would proceed to tell them he bought it at the mall. He did this to strangers at a birthday party. They would look at me like "dude, what's up with that?"

The funniest one was when we were at the Veggie Tales movie. He was sitting in my friend Karla's lap watching the action, when all of a sudden, he turns around and points to his shirt and tells her he bought it at the mall. Where did that come from??

Captain Random. Like mother, like son.

Pics

Here are some recent pics of the litttle man enjoying some time outside.

Yummy!!!

Ok. So I don't know if this recipe is yummy, but how could this not taste good?? I found this on The Pioneer Woman Cooks and it is slice and bake cookies with chocolate candy stuck in the center. The possibilities seem endless and I think even Matt could help me make them. Check it out:
http://thepioneerwomancooks.com/2008/01/cookie_dough_and_candy_.html

Also, here is the recipe for the Southwestern Turkey Soup that I made for Christmas Eve. Aunt Betty, I believe this is what you were wanting.
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1673023

Lastly, my final cooking thought for the day. I have found the ultimate grilled cheese for our house. Take your bread of choice and of course, butter the outside. Then spread a thin layer of Dijon mustard on the inside. Layer Havarti, longhorn or sharp cheddar, and a little bit of Parmesan (not that stuff in the can!). Cook it until it is all gooey and oozy. Eat with some pickles and organic tomato soup. Makes a fantastic lunch!!

Thanks Santa

Ever since Christmas Matt has had a hard time playing by himself for brief periods of time. He either wants one of us playing with him, next to him, or just watching him. This can make for a long day if you know what I mean.

Well, the other night he was finally playing in his room with his new motorized train set that Santa brought him. It was so nice because Richard and I could have a conversation with out some little voice saying "play with ME!"

Matt had been playing for about five minutes when he started making his whining/crying sound. Usually, this means that a toy is not cooperating and he is becoming frustrated (which he does quickly). So being the good mom that I am, I did not go check right away when I heard him cry.

Then the crying became more desperate and frantic. I jumped off the couch and was heading for his room when he walked in.... There, on the top of his head, was Bertie the Bus. Did I mention she was motorized? Did I mention she was turned on and had wrapped about two inches of his hair tightly around her back wheels? The poor child had placed the bus on his head while turned on and she was stuck tightly against his scalp.

Of course our first reaction was not our best, we busted out laughing. It's just not something you see everyday. Needless to say, Richard grabbed a pair of scissors and had to cut the bus out of his hair. Now there is a tiny bald spot on the top of Matt's head.

the man cold!

I've been under the weather the past couple of days. The doctor said that I have a sinus infection but I think it is actually a man cold.

Star Wars Trumpet Solo

This is hysterical! Try to watch the whole thing. I don't know which part is worse: the playing, pretending her trumpet is a gun, or the little jig dance.

Thanks to Richard for showing this to me.