It’s raining today making for a very lazy, dreary day…which I totally love. Huddy, Sol and I have been laid up in the bed most of the morning. Amon has been wreaking his usual overly happy havoc.
Huddy is working on his thank you notes today. Thank you notes with small kiddos are time consuming, but this is something which is extremely important to me. It was important to my mom…she instilled it in me and now I’m determined to instill this lost art in the Kelley kids.
I love Sharpies. I should probably join Sharpies Anonymous. The extra fine tipped push top ones are my most favorite. True, true love. Dang you Sharpie and your smooth, deep black ink. I’m hopelessly in love with you. Swoon.
Amon has started doing two new ‘fun’ things and by ‘fun’, I mean, slightly annoying in the most hilarious way.
1) We have all this artillery hanging out all over our house and Amon has taken it upon himself to load up our floor vents and air conditioner return with said artillery.
2) He also has started loading up his diaper with our magnet scrabble pieces. I’ll spare you the picture of when I changed his diaper. He probably needs to wear clothing more often. #4thkid
I just found out two days ago that Harper is out of school Friday and all of next week. Whaaaat? Yeah, it’s this thing called Fall Break and we have been so insane lately I had no clue. Convo from the car on Monday:
Harper: Mom, we don’t go to school on Friday.
Me: What? Are you sure? Why?
Harper: Ms. Flowers said so. And we don’t go any next week either.
Me: Huh? Why? How did I not know this?
Harper: I’m pretty sure. I think it’s Fall Break.
Me: Harper, this is amazing news. I had no idea. We need to plan something.
So yeah, I am the crazy busy parent who is clueless apparently. Now a trip to hang with cousins is on the books. Road trip anyone?
Huddy and Sol are becoming quite the educated 4 and 5-year-old on the history of weapons. Seriously. They love Huddy’s book and will sit for quite a while looking at each page and talking it over. I love it. Sign them up for the weapon themed Jeopardy asap.
Amon’s Star Wars ewok costume came in this week. It may be one of the best parenting decisions Josh and I have made…Amon as an ewok. It’s just so appropriate and hysterical. I let him wear it all the time because it makes me happy. I think the resemblance is uncanny.
And Harper lost another tooth yesterday. Aaaaand the tooth fairy forgot to come. Yep, she was a no-show. Harper was devastated. She didn’t understand why the tooth fairy had not come. Josh and I were all like…maybe she’s super tired and run down…maybe she’s had a rough month…maybe she just completely forgot. One of her good little buddies at school lost his tooth yesterday too. And you know what…the tooth fairy forgot his tooth also. Score. Big win for all the tired, forgetful parents out there. So maybe it was just her birthday or she was sick or on vacation. Damn tooth fairy. To make Harper feel better before sending her off to school I put Amon in his ewok costume and let him roam around while she ate breakfast. Bad mood and tears were cured. Everyone should have an ewok in their house.
Happy Wednesday.
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The tooth fairy has forgotten here too. My nine year old said, “You want to hear the saddest thing…my tooth is still there.”
Oh the guilt trip. I nearly went on it too!
ok. they make push FINE tipped sharpies. oh crud.
be glad amon is only putting weapons in the vent, one of my friends, her daughter decided to pee down the vent. ewwww. and the ewok is adorable. i’m trying to figure out how to make my three month old yoda. i wear him in a carrier, why not? 🙂
I think we need an Ewok at our house too, but we will have to settle for a cocker spaniel in desperate need of a groomers appointment. He sort of looks like a Muppet at the moment.
I teach kiddos Amon’s age and I can’t wait for all of their adorable Halloween costumes!
I want Ewok. So adorable that I may die from his cuteness!
Now it’s time for the Tooth Fairy to break out the pen, paper, and glitter and get to work on a letter of explanation!
Oh how I love your posts… I truly wished we lived near each other… I would stalk you until we became friends… Creepy yes, but you and your gang are just so amazing. Thank you for being honest and open to where and what God leads you too.
Bring the Ewok costume for sure 🙂 .
The first time my (then – brand new) husband and I babysat our nieces, the middle girl lost her tooth! We had NO IDEA what the tooth fairy’s going rate is these days… $1? $2? $5? We opted on the cheap side and high fived on being awesome!
And YES to fall break! Road trip to Atlanta! Come visit me and my girl and the GA Aquarium and The Varsity and the World of Coca Cola and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and Chick-fil-A’s home office (which has a real life Batmobile your boys would die over) and Stone Mountain and all things wonderful about our city! We would LOVE to have you! 🙂
Its good to know I’m not the only one out there having a crazy week! and my kids are grown and gone!!!!! Alas the tooth fairy also missed our house on time too. to make up for her tardiness, she left a little more than usual and a note apologizing! It was a bit hit with my daughter!
With the first few kids the cats or dogs would scare the tooth fairy periodically. By the third kid- the other two had already spilled the beans so we just flat out tell him that she’s broke today or she forgot. Hit her up again tomorrow 🙂
Ha. LOVE that costume! Oh, and don’t feel bad, the tooth fairy has forgotten to come to our house a few times too.. She always ends up coming the next night with double the dollars and a cute little not with TINY handwriting telling of her tales: one time she was cornered by a cat at another house and couldn’t get out until daylight! crazy tooth fairy. She needs a body guard. 😉