MY I LOVE LUCY MOMENT

I met a lady this weekend who told me about a place not to far from here where we can go 4 wheeling and camping. Yesterday Denny, Dalton and I went for a drive to see if we could find it and check it out to see if it was worth hauling the 4wheelers there. When we got there, there was an awesome Creek/river vein not exactly sure what but it was so cool. The water was clear and very COLD. We decided we were going to wade through it and skip rocks, look at the fish, that kind of stuff when swoosh Dalton slipped on a mossy rock and in he went. He wasn't hurt and we were all laughing. I felt really bad for him and was thinking about the poor thing being all wet and how cold that water was. That did not keep him from playing around in it. So we were all walking around in it when all of the sudden my feet flew out from under me and I landed on my butt!! DID I MENTION THE WATER WAS COLD! So I am trying as fast as I can to pop back out of the water but it was like being on a sheet of ice and my feet kept flying out from under me over and over to the point where I was laying on my back in the water!!!! COLD WATER!!!!! We're talking probably 45 or 50 degree water! I was laughing so hard I was weak and I had to give up trying to get up for a minute. I thought I was going to pee my pants-not that anyone would have known-but I would have. Did Denny come to my rescue???????? NNNNNNNNNooooooooooooooo He said I was good entertainment! I am so glad the young couple that was there being all cute and cuddly on a rock had left. I am sure I looked like a beached whale having a seizure on that rock with COLD WATER on it. And yes my back is sore today, but my pride has too much cushion on it for it to get hurt. hahaha

TODAYS DALTON FUNNY

During the school week I wake Dalton up and we go to the couch to get the cartoons going then I get his breakfast. We (usually just Dalton) have breakfast on the couch watching Higgly Town Heroes. This morning meme came in and she sat with Dalton while I was running around getting his clothes, backpack etc. together. During one particular commercial there were these young girls with some sort of cupcake maker/decorator not sure exactly what it was because meme wasn't paying attention to it until Dalton said "that is amazing!" "Meme don't you think that is just amazing?" You never know what is going to catch the eye of a child or impress them for that matter. He used to love commercials when he was younger. I know commercials catch their attention because they make them louder and usually have music with them.

ANTOHER FINISHED PROJECT

The lean-to is another project we have been working on the past few weeks as time has permitted. With the completion of the roof this weekend we can check of one more thing on our TO-DO list.

MEET OUR 4 LEGGED CHILDREN

Wiggles


Roscoe



Abie (who was asleep and dreaming when I took this)

BEFORE AND AFTER PICS OF LANDSCAPING

Ok, you have to admit it's not professional but it sure does look a lot better than it did. Thank goodness Denny came to my rescue when I was going across the front of the house with the 40 lb. bags of rock because my back was killing me. What you see took 64 bags of rock, thank you Lowe's for delivering it by the pallet, 315 staples for the landscape fabric, I installed a few of the lights incorrectly-Denny had to fix that, and I saved some money by transplanting the monkey grass from other areas of the yard. I have become a bit of a landscape maniac......I have taken what I have started on around the house and I have BIG plans for other areas around the yard. GO ME!!!! Did I mention that I really don't like live plants...I like them I just stink at taking care of them. And the art work on the sidewalk was compliments of Dalton.

A BOY AND HIS PLAYDOH

It's a good thing to use the table on the patio since there was as much playdoh on the ground as there was on the table. It's not fun if you can't sling it, beat it, cut it up and, of course, mix all the colors together until you have this ugly poopy green color. When Dalton saw me coming with the camera he said "aw mom would you just stop it!" So he wasn't pleased that I was taking his picture.

TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY

I AM LOOKING FOR ADVICE. Dalton had a soccer game today which he would hardly participate in. He was out there but he just walked around, he wouldn't run, and he kicked the ball with less umph than a one year old. When we practice with him he runs, kicks the ball and makes goals. Quite well I may add. When it comes to practice with his team or a game he just refuses to do anything. He says he doesn't want to play any more with the team. He says he just wants to play with people he knows. We feel it's not fair to the rest of the team that he is not participating and that there are two other team members on the side lines who would love to be out there playing. Then the other side of us says don't let him be a quitter. Then he is only five. He has never played in a team sport. He doesn't do well in large groups of people-mostly because he has never been in large groups of people. (unless you count Wal Mart)

I can tell you I have cried to the point it has made me sick today. I don't know what to do. I feel I have failed him already and I don't want to worsen my mistakes.

PLEASE, Give me your opinions and advice!