Almost Friday......

:: Never has a week seemed so long. I am eagerly awaiting Grandparent's Day on Friday, which will also be my first chance to hold Lauren and kiss those adorable cheeks. I love time with my girls, and lately, it seems like so long in between visits.

:: We have talked about going up tomorrow night and staying for the weekend. Because we will need to be there by 9am, we would have to leave here at some ungodly hour like 6. YIKES. I could no doubt get up at 6 but being ready to go at that hour is another story.

:: It will be great to see them at CFC again, even if it is not Sunday morning.

:: We will be staying with Betsy and Kenny Ashley. (I miss my friend, too).
Talked with her this morning and she knows of two bassets that are being relinquished. A 2 yr. old female and a yr. old male. Since Zoe died we have talked about getting another dog. Not sure about a new puppy and a 19 mo. old. We do not know any details but we do miss our Zoe and would love to be able to have another beautiful basset to fill our lives.

:: I am very excited about this weekend, now all I have to do is get off this computer and get started packing more than just treasures for my 3 adorable girls. (packed them up as I got them) :-) I guess I had better work out a plan as to just when we are coming. I like to be spontaneous but Wm. likes a plan!

Drum Roll Please...........

:: Introducing grandbaby #6; Lauren Jessa Card. She absolutely beautiful and has a lot of dark hair. To me she looks just like Lael. Did you see the video on Jackie's site? I can not wait to get up there and kiss those adorable cheeks. (Friday's coming, Lauren, hold on!)



:: She was born at 4:23 AM on Sunday, March 25th. She weighed 9lb. 7.6oz. and was 22.5 in. Not as big as we originally thought but those cheeks are just like we saw in the ultrasound. Thank you Lord for this wonderful blessing.

more musings

:: I was thinking about some of the things I see Matthew do. (OK, I saw that cringe........here she goes with more Matthew stories) Well, partly because I am with only him all day long and partly because I am amused with his little antics (he is very intelligent, you know)

:: I mentioned how we have been learning some signs. He is doing quite well with this; especially when I say "Matthew do _________" and he turns around and signs "NO". I am amazed that he is wearing a 2T now perfectly. The length, around, everything is a perfect fit. When did he stop being a baby. I was talking with Susan the other day and said I was surprised he was not talking much yet. She came back with "Really, why does he need to when his grandmother anticipates his every move"? OK, point taken.
We are working on potty training. I am not sure he is ready or not. He definitely knows when he is wet or dirty but he does not tell me until after the fact and then he doesn't really tell me at all, just pats his diaper and points to the nursery. He will go and sit on the potty every little while but he refuses to leave it in the bathroom. Actually, he wants it in the linen closet in the hallway and he stops and gets it on the way to the bathroom. He also leaves the stool out by the washer/dryer and carries that in when he is ready to wash his hands or brush his teeth. (which is many times a day) I have always attributed this to the fact that his father is Mr. Clean but then there is the need for him to have every toy we have out on the LR floor at every moment of the day. This means climbing over (and sometimes on) things on the way to the window seat to watch the birds and squirrels. I don't get that. If we are going to be neatniks, let's go all the way, not just half way.

:: He has always been a very good eater but now he is doing even better. He decided he wanted to eat with the booster seat on the kitchen stool next to me rather than in the high chair. He no longer wants to rock but takes his blanket and goes in the nursery when he is ready for his nap. (I miss that he is not cuddly anymore) He is growing up too fast for me. Well all the kids are as far as I am concerned. I look at pictures of Lael with her new haircut and amazed how grown up she looks. Alyssa no longer looks like a toddler but a little girl. The last time we were there, I was very surprised at how she now wanted to be her own person and not do or wear what Lael did. Lael had gotten out an outfit like what she was wearing for Alyssa to put on and Alyssa said "I do not want to look just like you, Lael". I will pick my own clothes, and she did. :-)

:: Now the reason I wanted to update on Matthew was this: we watch only the last 15 min. of Sesame St. which is Elmo's world if he has not already gone down for his nap. On Fri. we were watching when Elmo's gold fish Dorothy had a picture of Van Gogh's Starry Nights in her fish bowl. He jumped up and ran to get a book that Aunt Donna bought him for Christmas, which was a board book of Van Gogh's paintings and turned to the page with Starry Nights and then took it to the television and held it up next to the fish bowl.
See I told you he was intelligent. Remember, he is only 19 mo.

From Blogthings:

The Part of You That No One Sees
You are balanced, peaceful, and sincere.You're the type of person who goes along to get along.And you're definitely afraid of rocking the boat.
Underneath it all, you fear your world falling apart.
You'll put up with a situation that you don't like in fear of changing it.
Disruptive and forceful people intimidate you - and sometimes exploit you.


Yes, that is definitely me......probably just as much of what people do see as don't though!!

much about nothing (edited)

* The weather is warming up considerably. We were able to walk yesterday afternoon and will go again today. I for one, can not wait for the snow banks to be gone. That said, I am not looking forward to the pond that I will have in my back yard.

* We are planning to go to Canton on March 30th for Grandparent's Day at CFA. Wm. has already asked for the day off and as long as there is no time sensitive mailings for Friday, we will be there.

* One day last week, I made a roast chicken for dinner. Now I really like it roasted and Wm. will eat it(he is not that fond of chicken unless we cook it on the grill) Anyway, Wm. went over there right after Matty went home. When his father picked him up, he asked Matty what Gramma had made for dinner because his hair smelled good. :-) I bought another chicken and will roast it for dinner tomorrow night and they will be coming over to share it with us.
I do miss not sharing dinners with Josh, Jackie and the girls like we used to. Lately, it has been dinner at Ponderosa. I am not complaining. I like Ponderosa and I love being with the girls (besides I don't have to cook)

* We went to see Wm.'s mom at the Home on Sunday afternoon and we took Matty with us. She was so pleased we came. I guess she has not had a lot of visitors of late. She was particularly pleased when Matty crawled up on her lap and shared his goldfish crackers with her. She said none of the other grandchildren except for Lael and Alyssa get that close to her. She sent us a thank you for coming and bringing Matty and reminding us that Lael and
Alyssa would sit on her lap and kiss her when they saw her despite the fact it is quite some time between visits. It made her happy. Me too! Aren't my grandchildren special?

*Matty is up from his nap now and is very ready for some lunch. He has been showing me things in his book and signing the things he knows the sign for. Sometimes I wondered if he was really paying attention. He is!



edit: First, thank you to all for your prayers for Cameron......he is coming home from the hospital today......Yes, that is definitely an answer to prayer!



Look at my poor sweet Matty. He slipped while tearing across the wood floor in his socks and hit the arm of his little recliner. (thankfully, he was at home when he did it)

Now something that has plagued me for a while. Why do people feel they need to be on their cell phones all the time. They text message in church during the sermon! (no not high school kids) There is a sign outside of the sanctuary that says turn off your cell phones but every Sunday at least one phone manages to go off. I am surprised to see that 9 out of every 10 people at the grocery store is walking around with the cell phone attached to their ear and talking the entire time they are shopping.
Don't even get me started on people talking while driving.......yes, I am a legalist and I was asking Wm. how they can blatantly break the law. He tells me that kind of law is a guideline. Guideline my foot!

musings

Yesterday's rain gave way to light snow this morning and now the sun is shining. If the temps continue rising, as is predicted, we may be able to see green grass very soon. YEAH!

Got to go to the Christmas Tree Shop yesterday. I just love that store. I really did not spend that much time there but I looked around a little. I bought some bird food, which was the reason I went. Matty loves to watch the birds and squirrels come to eat, and I love to watch him watching them. He will start out being very quiet and tell me shh but before too long he is knocking on the window and scaring them away. We have a window seat under our big front window and we sit there a lot during the day.

Speaking of Matthew, we are learning to sign. I met a woman in the airport who had a son Matty's age and she told me that when he became frustrated when she did not know what he wanted, he would sign it. We have some things down pat. Thank you, you're welcome, eat, look, listen. He has a problem with Mommy, he uses his index finger on his chin instead of his thumb. Friday I signed cookie and then gave him one and told him to do it. He held up the cookie and said "cookie". OK, that works too! :-)

I have an update on Cameron. He took a few sips of apple juice through a straw on Thurs. He said he was hungry and ate some pudding on Fri. Then yesterday he did get out of bed and go to the bathroom. Please continue to pray for him. Thank you.

Jackie emailed us concerning Grandparents Day at CFA. Wm. is going to ask for the time off when he goes in on Mon. Lauren should be born by that time so it will be a double blessing to get to go. I think we will just be going up and back the same day. :-(
So much for having time to catch up with friends. Hey, I will take a day over no time at all. I can not believe how much I miss them. I think I find myself missing Lael and Alyssa more than Morrigan because I saw them all the time when we lived in Canton/Madrid area. With Morrigan, I knew I only got to see her a couple times a year and had resolved myself to that. Don't get me wrong, I love Morrigan just as much as the other girls, I just do not get to see her as often with them living in Raleigh.

Pastor Lee is doing a 4 part series on the Ultimate Superhero over the next few weeks. If you want to listen to it, go to www.faithchapelonline.org

edit: I had forgotten to mention (and I am not sure how that could have happened) but Wm. took me to Red Lobster after we went to the Christmas Tree Shop. YUM I love that place too.

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:: The weather here as run the gambit today. When we left for church it was gorgeous; the sun was shining! On the way home we had to go to Susan's to get Wm. keys for work out the car. A bearing is gone in our Explorer and Tom is going to drive it to work and have it fixed. We have Tom's car as a loaner :-) Anyway we ran into some snow but once we turned onto their road it was almost a blizzard. Now back home, there is sunshine again.

:: I did go to Super WalMart for groceries yesterday and it was really nice out then......sunshine and warm temps (I wore a spring jacket). When we came out the sun had gone down and it was freezing. This weeks weather sees Tues. with a high of 12 (hard to imagine that as a high) but Friday will have a high of 49. Wm. says typical March weather. At least now when I look at the calendar I see the official day of spring, so I have a little glimmer of hope that warmer temps are on the way.

:: I am eager for my little Lauren to be born (probably not as much as her mother is; but eager nonetheless) It felt strange holding Max as he seemed so very tiny. Granted, 7.5 is an average size, but after having Matt all day, everyday, he seemed so tiny in comparison. Speaking of Max, he has gained a over a lb when he returned to the pediatrician on Monday. And I would be amiss if I did not give a praise report here. Just before we got down there to see him, Max's umbilical cord caught on something and tore. They cauterized it with silver nitrate but it looked very painful and bruised. I talked to Jon last night and Max is doing very well and his belly button healed. PTL

:: Now I would ask that you would please pray for my friend Betsy's 5 yr. old grandson, Cameron. He is in Rochester and has been in and out of the hospital (CCU) for a very high white count, vomiting and fever. This has been going on for 2 weeks now and they have yet to make a diagnosis after many tests and even a spinal tap. Thank you for your prayers.

Home again, home again, jiggity jig

:: I'm home. Glad to be home but sorry to leave the warm weather behind. We left Raleigh in 60 degree weather and in our shirt sleeves to come home to even more snow than when we left.

:: The trip down was on time and uneventful. I can not say the same for the way home. The plane from Raleigh to DC was late leaving Raleigh because it was late arriving in Raleigh from Washington. Anyway, I asked if we would still be able to make our connection and my answer was "It won't be a problem". Then as we sat on the plane in DC waiting for a gate, some man said "Oh no, there goes our connecting flight to Syracuse." Yes, it was our flight too. Someone else remarked that "there are no more flights out of Washington to Syracuse that are not totally booked." Well, I know if I had been alone, I no doubt would have cried. Susan said "It will take a miracle" and I started praying. And, yes, we did get the last 2 seats on a plane that was leaving Washington at 5pm. What a blessing that was! So we had our miracle and a $10 voucher for food. (Unfortunately, we could not find a vendor who accepted vouchers but what is important was that we got a seat)


There were people on the plane that said they had been trying to get home from NC for 24 hr.

:: There was something about the flight down. I looked up from my seat as the last of the passengers were boarding and guess what? Jeff McGrath from Potsdam was on the same flights to Raleigh. I did get to chat a few minutes in PA while waiting for the flight to Raleigh.

:: As for Morrigan's birthday party, well I can not begin to tell you what it was like to be in room with 15 five year olds. Oh, did I mention the party was at Pump it Up? That is a place where the rooms have bouncy house, giant slide and another slide you had to go through a maze before you could slide. There was also soccer, basketball and air hockey. Once you had enough bouncing and yes, even 5 year olds eventually reach their limit, you went to another room for cake and opening of gifts.

:: We were not the only guests who stayed with Jon and Donna this weekend. It was definitely a full house, lots of laughs and I for one was overwhelmed. I know, it does not take much to get me overwhelmed, but with 6 extra house guests and Donna's family, who is now in Raleigh, there, what would you expect.

:: I would be amiss if I did not mention how well we ate all weekend. Donna's sister, Terry, from Syracuse, was down for 10 days and she was doing a lot of the cooking. We had fantastic meals and the freezer is loaded with leftovers for when everyone is gone. Jon usually cooks but this time all he did were breakfasts.

my sweet little Max

Susan and Jon (notice the wave) at the throne




part of Pump It Up!

I'm off

:: Just waiting here for Susan to pick me up on our way to the airport. Yes, today is the day we leave for Raleigh. Today I will see my newest grandbaby and my little princess. Tomorrow Morrigan will have her 5th birthday party.
While I do not like flying, there is little choice when you only have a few days. Besides, Susan will be with me and I am sure you will all be praying for safe travel.

:: I will be back on Monday night with some pictures. Another good thing about going to Raleigh is that the temps will be in the 60's this weekend. Oh, I am so looking forward to that.

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:: Yep, this is post #101....and isn't that exciting?

:: We left for Canton at 7am yesterday. The plan was to actually leave but 6:30 but hey, only 30 min. off schedule at that time in the morning was remarkable for me. I am not a morning person. I dosed off just after Sandy Creek. When I woke up, we were in Watertown and it was snowing hard. Wm. said it had been since just after I fell asleep. We drove out of it around Antwerp. The trip home today was great and for the most part, roads were dry and bare. We do have have quite a bit more snow than in Canton though.

:: The wedding was great. Elizabeth made a beautiful bride. We did go to the reception for a while....OK, so I was anxious to see the "girls". They were anxious to see us too as Josh had called us 4x's while we were at the reception. (no one got any cell phone service up there, the reception was in Parishville) They had a buffet for the adults at the reception.....for the kids, they had Pizza Hut deliver individual pizzas. Isn't that a terrific idea?














:: I had a wonderful time with the girls. Yes, it was short but we made the most of it. Sat. night we went to the dollar store (fun for Gramma and the girls; I think Grampa and Mama and Daddy would have been just as happy to have eaten first) from there it was Ponderosa, Lael's favorite (Gramma loves the buffet, so many choices, so little time). This morning we went to church with them. We left from Ogdensburg for home. (down 37 to Watertown......clear sailing, hop on 81 and you're home!)

:: Just a few more days to get my bag packed and things together for the trip to Raleigh. Susan and I leave on Fri. Feb. 23 and return on Mon. Feb. 26. Morrigan's party is on Sat. I am eager to see baby Max and Morrigan as well as Jon and Donna. Seems like forever (actually it was 8 mo).

Still snowing.......

:: Yes, it is still snowing.....no, not as bad as Oswego and Mexico but Wm. has been snowblowing (for the first time this year, he likes to shovel but the snow is just too heavy) two or three times a day to keep up with it. They have closed the Thruway exit at 39, just a mile from our house this morning for some reason, I am not exactly sure why. To make matters worse, it is also blowing. Schools, churches and business have been closed for days.....(no not Susan's or Wm's places of employment) but even doctors offices are closing. Watching TV is very distracting because of the constant stream of closings running across the bottom of the screen.

:: Tomorrow is Elizabeth Regan's wedding and we were supposed to be coming up for it. I was excited as it was also a chance for me to see the girls, who I miss terribly. Anyway, Wm. said that if the weather does not improve we are not going. I can not blame him for not wanting to drive in this......I would NEVER do it. Driving in the snow never used to bother me....lately, driving at all in any weather is not my favorite.

:: I know we have no control over the weather. I dislike it. Not just because I am freezing, but I am very afraid of falling and breaking something. Most of the bones I have broken (and there are many) came from falling in this kind of weather. I would personally be content to just stay in my little house and hibernate until spring. Unrealistic you say, yes, I know there are times when we need to go out in this.

:: So until all this snow stops, I will be here praying spring comes soon. I just want to be warm again.

Introducing.............

I am pleased to introduce Max Thompson Potter. His middle name is my maiden name. I am very excited about that......even more anxious to get down to see him. Donna was scheduled to be induced on Thurs. Feb. 15. Her water broke Sat. morning. So without further adieu:

Drum roll, please

:: Drum roll please......
I am pleased to announce the birth of grand-baby #5: Max was born a little after 4pm and weighed 7lb. 5oz. Mama and baby both doing well. Thank you for your prayers. I will update as soon as Jon and Donna get home from the hospital with Max and send us some pictures and more details.

I'm a little teapot

:: I have a teapot collection. No, I didn't decide to become a collector, I just had a few from my mother, my grandmothers, and my aunt. I had them in a hutch in Canton and when people got to know me, the would bring me new and unusual teapots. I must be up to about 18+ now. When we moved to this house, there was no place to put the hutch. I was at a loss as to what to do with my teapots. I found that I had room enough for 12 to sit on top of the kitchen cabinets. Only 12, well that would be OK, I could rotate from the collection and still have a nice display. Lately, I have been regretting that I was able to fit 12 up there. No, they look great. The problem is that I had been teaching Matty some of the songs like "itsy, bitsy spider", "pat a cake" and yes, I'm a little teapot. You guessed it! Now every time we go into the kitchen, I have to "do" I' a little teapot with each of the 12 pots. Now, who is the smart one in this picture?????? certainly not Gramma. But he does love it and laughs and does the actions himself now.

:: Certainly looked like my girls had a wonderful time at the water park in Canada yesterday. There are pictures on the flickr and/or Jackie's blog. I do miss them so. I can not wait until next week when we come for the wedding so I can see them if only for a little while.

:: We have been rethinking the trip to NC. Yes, we are still going.......with both the new baby and Morrigan's birthday we really have no choice but to go and we would not want to miss either anyway! What we decided is that with Max being only a few days old, Donna's parents and family being there, not to mention Morrigan's birthday party, that it may be a bit too hectic to take Matty along this time. We have decided to stay only 4 days (remember I said that fish and house guests both start to stink after 5 days). Morrigan really wanted Grampa to come down for her birthday, he has never missed one until now. However, this job is not like the others he has had. He used up his vacation and taking time off, even without pay, is frowned upon. Personal days......surely you jest......not here!

"Got anymore chocolate pudding left, Gramma?"

more ramblings from an old fat grandmother

:: The weather has changed here for the worse, like everywhere else. Yes, it probably could be worse precipitation wise, but we have the corner on the blowing. I thought we were very cold until Will told me that it was -31 windchill in Canton. No, that is one thing I do not miss.

:: My sweet boy is doing better since his shots, swelling and fever have subsided. He has learned to open one of the gates.....so much for my idea of corralling him in the LR. He opens the gate, runs down the hall to the bathroom and wants to brush his teeth, even more often than before. Not much gets by him anymore. The first 3 times this morning I put his toothpaste on his brush but then I thought I would just wet it for him. Well, he immediately knew the difference and climbed up on the toilet to reach the shelf where I keep his toothpaste. So much for me trying to outsmart an 18 mo. old.

::This morning he wanted an egg for breakfast.....how did I know you ask when he has a limited vocabulary? He got out a frying pan, then opened the fridge and handed me an egg......was that clear enough for you? Yeah, me too! I thought I could give him an oatmeal bar and cheerios and give him an egg for lunch. Ha! He ate the oatmeal bar and the cheerios, drank his milk.....this just may work, I thought when he got out the frying pan and the egg and pushed me towards the stove. Yes, I gave in (hey, I am a grandmother, that is my job) So, he ate his second breakfast, brushed his teeth yet again, and is now napping. That was a plus, no tears at nap time.

:: Liz's wedding is the 17th. I just finished the tray with her invitation . Not sure I am happy with it. Also made a blanket for Matty (he has been carrying around Uncle Josh's afghan from when he was a baby, so I thought this would be easier for him to carry, not so bulky......you guessed it, he carries them both around. He wants to rock in the afternoon while we read and both the blanket and afghan are between he and I!

News from Matthew.com

:: Matthew had his 18 mo. check up this afternoon. He will be 18 mo. on Sun. He now weighs 28# 10 1/2 oz. and he is 34 1/2" tall. Giving my little Alyssa a run for her money. He also had to have 2 shots; that was traumatic, crocodile tears even! Doctor said she thought we could start potty training if we wanted to. I have known for a while now that he knows when he is wet as he tries to get me to change him (he pats his diaper and takes my hand to lead me down the hall to the nursery) However, he hides when he poops his pants, behind the rocking chair or behind the door to the armoire. Dr. also said once the infant Tylenol was gone, we should switch him to children's. (now he should get 2 droppers of the infant when needed)

:: Not really that cold here but all the snow we got in the last few days has blown around so that at times we could not see across the street. Wind seems to have died down and the sun is shining. However, there was an accident and a pole was down and our electricity went out. At first it was just for a few minutes and came back on just in time for the Backyardigans. Half way through the theme song, and Matty's dance, it went off again. He was very upset. Climbed up in the chair to get the remote and kept pushing the power button. He finally gave up and we read and played and watched the birds but every few minutes he would pick up the remote and try to turn it on again. I told him it was broken and everytime he tried to turn it on, he would shake his head and tell me "broke".

:: My intention for this afternoon was for me to make a roast, do some laundry and work on the other blanket for Lauren. So much for good intentions. The power is on now, the laundry started and the roast is in. I will work on the blanket when I finish here.

This is one of the blankets I am making for Lauren Jessa. It is 45" x 45" so it works well for nursing. I made Alyssa 2 when she was born but back then there was no pink. Anyway, I am happy with the way it came out and I love the little rosebuds. (so glad Jackie changed her mind about no pink)

worth a thousand words????

I think the pictures of Anthony's party will speak for themselves.



Here is Anthony's Bob the Builder cake.
(like you needed me to tell you)








Yes, he did get golf clubs and these are not plastic toy ones.....they came from Dick's (from Grandpa and Uncle Roy)













Matty at the party. No big smiles but taking it all in!

rambling on and on

:: All I seem to do is ramble on about my corner of the world. I am no doubt boring everyone. I am considering not blogging for a while.

:: Matty is obsessed with brushing his teeth. I moved the wooden stool out of the bathroom and into the hallway next to the washer/dryer. He picks it up and carries it back in so the can reach the sink and brush his teeth. It does not have to be just after he eats anymore......it is every time he walks down the hall to the nursery to get his pants changed or take a nap. I am sure this will wear off after a while but until then ................

:: We got quite a bit of snow in the last few days and it has become much colder.....OK, not NNY colder but cold nonetheless. I am so looking forward to spring....yes, I am aware we just got our winter weather, doesn't mean I like it. They had snow in Raleigh last week and it was gone by 10am. (sigh)

:: Tomorrow is Anthony's second birthday party. This year it is for the family (you will remember that last year, they invited 40 people besides family and had it catered) .

:: We are doing a financial series through church. Wm. has also been reading a book called Money Road Map. We were never on a strict budget before. I know it is what God has been speaking to us, but I can tell you I am not sure I like it. Yes, I am aware that I need to be able to listen to Him and change my life accordingly and I will be stretched in the process. I know this is a good thing. I was a little surprised when he began speaking to me about giving up my coolatas last week and then an example Pastor Lee used in church was about lattes and how having one a day meant you were spending $1200 in a yr. Ooh, that is eyeopening.

Edit: forgot to mention that I went to the doctors for my 8 week check up on my knee. He pronounced me "healed". That seemed like the longest 8 wk. of my life. (OK, maybe a slight exaggeration)

more musings

:: It is snowing again, here......surprise, surprise. I knew the time would come when it would stay on the ground; but there always was that glimmer of hope. I've said it before, I always thought we would retire to somewhere it was warmer than this in the winter. Wm. keeps saying we are done moving.



:: I guess it would not be my post if I did not mention Matty. (Well he is the only one I am with all day 5 out of 7). His new "thing" is brushing his teeth. I remember how Lael loved to brush hers too. Anyway, he brushed them after breakfast and after lunch, then any time he ate anything, he wanted to brush again. (we are talking after every cheerio, and no we did not)



"Look guys, I think I may have found another purpose for these pull-ups. What do ya think?"

You know your're in trouble when........

:: You know you're in trouble when your 17 month old grandchild gets down on his hands and knees, looks under the armoire for the TV and then under the couch only to announce "ooh, kaka" and proceeds to get a toy broom, get back down and sweeps out the dust. (we moved both the armoire and couch last week when we cleaned the laminate floor)

:: You know you're in trouble when the only song that keeps running through your head is the theme song from the Backyardigans.

::Yes, I'm in trouble. My defense? Matty is Mr. Clean's son and we do put the Backyardigans on after lunch......he loves to dance with them. Not much of a defense I know. Like I said.....I am in trouble!