Good morning.  The dogs are in and climbing all over me lobbying for their a.m. rub down.  It is quite difficult to type with 200 plus pounds of dong on you.  The Mister was our wake up call this morning…at 6:00 a.m. He had just finished lunch with Andrea Bocelli and was taking a walk with some friends.  The meetings sound like they went well, but I will have him fill you in on the details.
So, the wind…45 mph gusts with the wind chill  making the temps feel more like the 20’s instead of the 40’s. The Weather person said to bring in from outside anything that you don’t want to fly away.  The wind just blew so hard down our chimney that it blew out the pilot light. Too cold for me…I will have to really bundle up to get the dogs their walk. Ugh!
The youngest stayed home with me yesterday.  He read multiple books to me and wrote out his spelling words and sentences three times each.  I let him know that if he stayed home there would be no television…and there wasn’t.  I asked him at about 10 a.m. if he was really sick or if he just wanted a Mommy and Ty day.  He said. “I just wanted us to have a day together….do I have to go to school now?”  I told him that since he told the truth  he could stay with me, but we would get his work from his teacher and he would have to complete it while the oldest completes his homework. We all had a good day and both boys went right to work on their homework after school…finished by 4:30.
I volunteer in the 2nd grade today and then I have a P.T. appointment at 1:00p.m. The doctors and p.t.’s have cancelled every appointment I have had since before Christmas. Â Unbelievable. Â We will see what they have to say.
I think the boys and I may go see a movie tonight or tomorrow….before the game. It is “Orange ” friday here in Colorado to show our support for the Broncos.  I am going to have to  search for Orange for the boys to wear.  I may raid dad’s shirts to throw over the top of whatever the boys choose to wear.
I am sure both kiddos grew in the night.  They both came running past me…yes running and I am quite sure that their legs are longer today.  The dogs think it is a chase game and I am chanting “Stay Calm Mommy”.  I am trying not to micro-manage everything the boys and the dogs do.  I can remember when I was a little girl, running through our T.V. room and seeing how far I could slide on my jammy clad knees on our kitchen floor.  The kitchen floor must have been 40 yards of polished linoleum…great for sliding.  Sometimes I would  start at the halfway point in the kitchen…there was a swinging butler door that connected to the dining room.  I would bust through that door like a cowboy entering a saloon and then sprint though the dining room and living room, around the corner of the foyer through the family room and then sliiiiide… It was so much fun, especially after a dry coat of Future Floor Wax. Super slippery! I also climbed up in every door jam around the house.  I would just hang out there with my back leaning on one side and my legs crossed and braced on the other side.  It was always nice to be at eye level or above with my Mom and Dad.  I don’t remember being scolded or asked not to do any of these things, so I’ll just chant and let the boys run until something gets broken.
If you have a childhood memory or two…please share.
I am off to find orange shirts for the kiddos. Â Have a great day and God Bless
LLF