Merry Month of May

Okay, I guess it's been an adequate amount of time to have left Jeff's post up. An entire week. It was hard to do, actually. Because a lot of stuff happened, but then, I thought it was more important for you suckas to see how much my husband loves me. I'm a lucky, lucky girl. ;)

This month has been busy. For Mother's Day, Jeff presented me with a Sony HandyCam. And I freaking LOVE it! I'm still trying to figure out how to get the best quality of pictures and such, and that always takes me a while because of my general moronic disposition, but I've been having a grand time, nevertheless. And I've been videoing like mad, as well. Most of the stuff isn't fit to display--NOT because of any lewd reasons, but because I always think something more interesting is going to happen, and so my videos are at least like, five minutes long. Shockingly enough, that's too much time to devote to a drooling baby. But, I have to have these records. I just won't bore you all with them.

For a Pre-Mother's day treat, I got to go to Riley's school, as her entire 3rd grade class put on a little show for just us Mommies. It was way cute. They danced, they sang--Riley unfortunately got stuck with the shortest male of her class. He also suffered from an extreme case of "little man's" disease; where his maturity level was in the negatives, and he reminded me of a sarcastic toad...if such a thing is possible. He was beyond mortified to dance with my daughter, and though other, less height-challenged boys didn't have any problems, he continued to act like he was dying a very slow death. As Riley's mother, you can understand why I don't like him and had fantasies of accidentally running him over in the parking lot. As if my Riley would dance with him if she hadn't been required, so get over yourself, you short socially-retarded troll. Anyhoo, the rest of it was virtually pain-free and the kids did an excellent job. I'm sure all of us felt loved, and that was the point. Also, we got really good cookies at the end. So, an all round success, if you ask me.

After the program, Riley took me to her classroom and showed me some of her projects and such. She was quite proud of this:

I loved the last bit--where "energetic", and "yawn" made up the last parts of her name; side by side. There's no labeling Riley--she's a complicated and diverse girl. But the most exciting part, I thought, was: I believe that above all, we women want to percieve ourselves as VERY imporntant. Right? I know I sure do. ;)


Also, for Mother's day I received gifts from Riley and Cole that they both made during school. A booklet from each, telling me how fabulous I am....can you imagine anything better? I seriously can't. From Cole: How did he know I only weigh 100lbs?

And from Riley: Just in case you can't see the jist of this pic, she says I'm made of love, kindness, "happyness", and sugar. If I were asked what I were made of, I'd totally say the exact same things. ;) I have great kids, I seriously do.

I am proud to report that Syd now has two bottom teeth that she and myself, and everyone else in this household worked very hard to bring into being. A lot of sleeplessness and cranky episodes were involved, and I'm hoping that her easy-going demeanor will now make a comeback. She started the whole process at the end of her third month, and I just am keeping my fingers crossed that no more will make an appearance for at least a while. I've really been missing my sleep. I know I complain a lot about this...but I get even crazier when deprived of my Zzzz's, and we all know that isn't a positive thing.

This weekend I was a little bummed that I missed the Anderson Sand Dunes trip, but I have issues with sand and babies. I know, I'm a completely rotten mother that never lets her kids have any fun; they remind me often. However, taking a teething baby with constant drool to an area where sand and dirt are swirling all around was something I didn't think I could do without Jeff, as he had free-lance projects. So instead, I was overly lazy and the kids played on our trampoline. On a side note, Cole told me that this was the "best weekend of his life". He tells me this on a regular basis, yes. But it could always be worse, right?

The other adventure I have to mention is one of our favorites. My little Sis, Muff and her husband Chris, became parents of a sort. This is their baby:
Isn't she sweet? I don't know how many posts of the "I hate dogs" variety I've done, but the truth is this...I don't hate them. I just hate the owners that don't pick up after their pets, or let their dogs bully my kids, or are fine with their pets invading those that don't-have-that-special-bond-with-them's space. I know that sounds really raunchy of me, but I feel like it's the same with kids, you know? No one wants me to let my kids jump on their furniture, or take a dump on their lawn, or yell at them for telling them no. That kind of stuff.

Lastly, I'm leaving you all with a couple videos. The first is Jeff spying on Cole and how he plays with Syd. And the second is of Maddie, Muff's baby bassett hound, and how she howls. It's adorable. So many babies...so much cuteness. Okay, it's time for me to sleeeeeep. Two more weeks of school, and then we are free for an entire summer. I can't wait!