Caitlyn & Luke

My kids play this game - where they take on another persona - Caitlyn (or is it Kaitlyn or Katelyn??) and Luke. It's pretty obvious where the name Luke came from - our honored cousin - but Caitlyn - no idea... The funny thing is that when they are playing these personalities - they listen to me really well!

Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day our little Montessori had it's own celebration and made a big deal about the day. Lots of talk about helping the planet, keeping it clean, no littering, etc... I went a little early to pick up my boy and happen to catch the tail end of an Earth Day discussion, it went a little like this...

Ms. Cheryl - speaking to the circle "What else do you do to help the Earth?"

my boy shoots his arm up excitedly....

Ms. Cheryl - "Yes, Amos?"

My boy - "My Dad & I go dumpster diving!!!"

He then turns around to look at me as proud as if he & his dad had cleaned the ocean of all pollutants themselves!

The funny thing is that when I told this story to his dad - he had the same look!

saving moolah!

I gotta tell you...the idea of couponing never struck me as something I'd want to keep up with...lots of work, not many items that I purchase have coupons & I'm just not that organized! Well, that may have all changed today!! Check out this blog - a friend, Jessica, has recently started! I dare you not to get inspired! OK - you need more? Check this out!

I bought SEVEN boxes of Cascadian Farm Cereal today at Publix. Normally, these bad boys (or girls) would set you back about $4.00 a piece - a piece!! So, lets see... $4.00 x 7 = $28.00. TWENTY EIGHT dollars for a guilt free breakfast!! Alright, maybe not guilt free since you'd feel so guilty eating such expensive cereal! But, not anymore... at least not in the Lingenfelter household for the next couple of weeks...because Mama bought all SEVEN boxes for...drum roll please... $3.00! Yes, you read that right, I bought 7 boxes of Organic cereal for THREE DOLLARS!! Jessica, aren't you proud of me? See how your tutelage is helping? Seriously, because of some VERY simple couponing before I left for the store today I saved over $30.00! I literally cut my bill in half! I was so excited that the checker-outer guy high-fived me!

I don't know how out of control I'm going to get with this new coupon business, but I tell you one thing - I'm going to become more conscientious!

airplane

Well, he's feeling better! Thank goodness, right? Now the chore is trying to keep him occupied... Fortunately, he will go back to school tomorrow - but he'll still need to rest & not exert himself too much for 2 more weeks.

no kissing!

This is what happens when you kiss too many girls... That's right - this boy has mono! Actually, I don't think it was from kissing - apparently it's running rampant in our little town. Our pediatrician told us she alone has seen over 111 cases this year! She jokingly referred to his Montessori school as "Mono-sori" since so many kids have had this nasty virus!

He looks pathetic - doesn't he? Really you should feel bad for his poor parents who have to keep him out of school minimally for a week & then keep him calm & low key for two weeks afterwards...no karate, no biking, no running, no climbing, no wrestling with his Dad!

maybe the last time?

Unfortunately, my girl is feeling rather poorly today! Earlier, I was working on the computer & she asked if she could sit in my lap - to which I said "of course!" She proceeded to crawl into my lap, lay her head in my arms, her feet on my desk & fall fast asleep. Can I tell you, it felt good to have my baby asleep in my arms - her weight, her heavy breathing... It makes me a little sad to think that she probably won't fall asleep in my arms too many more times...

Now, that I think about it I might just go & take a little nap with her...

God on his T

Today my boy celebrated our friend Ila's baptism with a drawing. This morning he proudly pointed out where he had drawn "God on his T". Again, I ask, where does he get this stuff from?

lunch

I have this obsession about making the perfect lunch for my boy! Seriously, everyday I try to make the yummiest lunch ever! Fortunately, he isn't too hard to please. Today it was a homemade "lunchable". He'll probably grow up lamenting the homemade lunchables I fix him. I can just hear him now... "all I ever wanted was an Oscar Mayer lunchable..."

yoo-hoo...tooth fairy!

He's not a baby anymore!! Look at those two front teeth - or lack of...

Mud Buddies

I wanted you to get the full effect of the fun my kids had today so I had to give you lots of pictures! I promise you, I had to turn down bathing suit requests several times! They really had so much fun though! Playing in the puddles & mud kept them occupied for a good two hours! Four hours if you count the time it took to get all that mud off of them & my bathroom!!

**A shout out to Danielle who was suffering from some birthday blues...hope the show is back on the road!

Marley & Me

This is our neighbors dog - who happens to be named Marley - he's pretty cute, huh? You can tell by my girl's outfit that both of my kids took advantage of the 1st sunny afternoon we've had in a while. They quickly shed their winter duds & found their summer ones stored under the bed - even though it was still a bit chilly! Everyday, on the way to school they ask me..."Mama, when is Spring? How much longer?" It's a good thing they were born in the South, huh Kathleen?

Voices

Driving up to Atlanta today, from the back seat I hear him say...

"I can hear voice mail in my head."

My Girl

My girl has been a little envious of her brothers "starring" role in his movie...fortunately, she was able to be an extra in the funeral scene, and realizes there's not much glory! During one of our breaks her dad embellished us both with handmade "jewelry". It's true all girls love jewelry - even the kind made from roots.

Action!

As you may know, my boy is in a movie that is being directed by a senior at the college for his Senior Project. Filming began last weekend, with one day spent at a local cemetery. The director needed some extras for this scene so the whole family got to be in the movie. I know, I know I'm suppose to be a proud Mama & that of course my boy is a great actor...blah, blah, blah... but I'm serious when I tell you this... he was so good it was scary! Watching at him during the funeral scene he had my heart breaking! I kept reminding myself that he was just pretending, that he wasn't really sad...his Mama wasn't really dead...

Then as soon as the director yelled "CUT!" back was my sweet little boy...wanting to "free run" but that, my friends, is another post...

self-portrait

Me at the office!

SNOW II

Here's our 2nd day in the snow! Fun, fun, fun!

Snow I

It's true...we had snow! Stay tuned!! There is more from where this came from!!

love

Happy Valentines Day!!

I'm not afraid...

...to make a fool of myself...especially when AC/DC is involved!

lava

For my boy's 6th birthday he said all he wanted was a lava lamp...that's right a lava lamp! Apparently, the one in the beach house we stayed at last summer left an impression! So, I did what every other good mother does - I hit Amazon.com & found purchased a lava lamp! Of course I had to pay extra shipping because I did what every busy mom does...waited until the last minute! Needless to say the lava lamp arrived & was a big hit! We have all enjoyed watching it's "lava" errupt.