One Less Human

We went to church last night and as we were walking toward the play room for the kids, I asked the kids if they wanted to play on the jungle gym. Cade said, "Yeah!" and Christian said, "Yeah, but there's one less human." At first, I wasn't sure what he said, so I had him repeat it. That's what he said. No idea where that came from. So I asked him what he meant and he said "Lola's gone, too, and now there's one less human again." I think he must have thought the church looked like the funeral home, so Renea and I had to explain to him that no one died before he'd go play on the indoor playground. How funny!

Cade's Mural

So Christian's mural was done last week, but I didn't get around to Cade's mural until Sunday night. At least it's done. :)

Superhero

As soon as we walked out the door this morning and Cade started to cry immediately. I asked him what was wrong all the way to the car and he just cried. I seat belted him in and started out the driveway when I finally said, "I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong!" So he says, "Mommy, it cold!" I said, "I'm sorry sweet pea, but I can't change the weather." Then Christian says, "But Mommy, you're a superhero." God love the little ones. LOL He plays a Shrek game that has "battles" called Hero Time, so that must be where it got it from. Nice to hear that he thinks that now, because as he gets older, I'm sure he won't always have that opinion. :)

Our Bathroom

So everyone who's seen our bathroom has been forced to shield their eyes from the horrible colors while they pee. I've finally saved enough to do the major renovations that will allow me to enjoy my bathroom. So we decided to tile the lower portion of the wall and paint the top. I was also going to replace the medicine cabinet, which meant I had to change the light, since the old one was one piece. I went to Lowe's on Friday night after work and picked up my terra cotta tile, which I got at a great price. I matched the tile to an olive green paint and bought some ceiling paint, etc. I came home and primered and painted the olive green on the walls (twice), then taped and painted the ceiling...with 2 coats that wouldn't stick very well to the old pink satin paint. LOL Saturday morning, I put a 3rd coat on the ceiling and it finally covered it up. Mom came over and we decided to start with the elecric. We took out the old medicine cabinet and had to re-locate the wiring higher up the wall for the new lighting. Then we replaced the medicine cabinet. When we started the tile, we found out pretty quickly that I suck at putting the adhesive on. Mom took that over while I started putting the tiles on. We got quite a bit done, but also found out that the drywall under the sink is torn up, so now we've added a new vanity to the project list. The toilet still needs to be taken up to tile behind it. Now, if we're taking up the toilet and replacing the vanity, wouldn't this be a great time to replace the floor as well? Yeah, we thought so, too. So far, the tiling is as done as we can be until we take the toilet up. Colored grout to match the green and the vanity have been ordered and I picked up a piece of linoleum and a cordless cellular shade today. We are more than half done with the renovations and there is a huge difference. Mom and I were worried that Christian might not like the change. When we got home tonight, I told him that me and Grandma had a surprise for him and Cade. When we went into the bathroom, Cade said, "Mommy, you in trouble. You made mess!" To this, Christian says, "Don't worry, Mommy. We can make it pretty again." So much for our renovations. LOL At least we think it looks worlds better.

Dance Dance Revolution

Mom and Dad got the Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2 for me for Christmas, but we had no idea how much fun the kids would have with it. Christian, Cade, and Sierra have been playing for the last 2 hours this morning and are still not tired of it yet. Kudos to the Wii for being able to create a video game that gets kids off their butts and still engages them enough to keep their attention for 2 hours of exercise. :) For that matter, kudos to them for keeping my attention to exercise every night now as well. :) Maybe I'll be one of those crazy success stories on the box and lose 50 lbs. in 2 months. LOL Well, maybe not 2 months for me, but still yet...

Sierra and Christian and a view of DDR2.

Sierra, Christian, and Cade all playing.

Cade's excited!! The game said you failed, and he decided they won. LOL