super heros

At our house we often try to figure out which super hero is the coolest.  It usually ends up a fight between Superman and Batman.  This past week Carson found a movie at the library about Batman.  As soon as we got home he put on the costume, for the first time, and watched Batman.  :)

During church today Bailee was reading the New Era and came across this... SUPER!  I quickly showed both boys.  Carson thought it was soo cool that Missionaries were Super Hero's.  After sacrament he wanted to ask our Missionaries in our Ward if they were Super Hero's.  He was very shy about it.  They both said Yes!!  Carson's smile was huge.  One Missionary even put his own name tag on Carson's suit coat and told Carson that he looked like a Super Hero. 

If Missionaries and Super Hero's are intertwined then I think it's a done deal.  ;)

When we got home from church Carson asked where Missionaries get their powers.  I told him that they read their scriptures everyday.  They pray everyday.  They have the Holy Ghost with them all day.  All of that gives them their powers.  He then had huge tears and started to cry.  Carson then said that he can't be a Super Hero because sometimes he forgets to pray.  :(  I told him that when he has a companion that he will never forget.  That missionaries study scriptures together and they pray together.  That he can and will be a Super Hero when he's a missionary. 

moms and muffins

We cheated and picked up donuts before.  Yummy!!

poor karlee

Thursday had started out to be such a great day.  As I was leaving Walmart at about 3:15 my cell phone rings and it's Karlee, well her phone anyway.  A nurse is on her phone in a little bit of a panic.  Karlee had broken her wrist.  Poor girl.  I could hear her crying through the phone.  They ask if I can come get her soon or have them call an ambulance.  I told them I would be there in 20-30 minutes.  I don't think she liked my answer.  I hurried home, dropped off groceries, dropped the boys at some amazing friends and I headed to the school.  It was 30 minutes, I was surprised.  They had her all wrapped up and in a wheelchair  when I arrived. 

Evidently the tennis team was waiting for the bus to go to their game and Karlee was talking with some girls when another girl came up and scared them.  They all jumped and started running.  Karlee stumbled and her wrist and her friends foot collided.  She fell to the ground and remembers seeing her wrist looking like a W.  Kind of "squiggly" she says.

This is a first for us, a broken arm that is.  We weren't sure where to go so we headed to the ER where Brian met us. 

 Karlee would not look at it.  :(  She could only move her thumb and pointer finger. 

 The xray on the left only shows a possible hairline.  But the second, this is why more than one xray is needed, shows just how bad it is.  Karlee said she didn't need the xray to tell her was broken.  Just looking at it at school and she knew.

 Karlee was in lots of pain before they gave her morphine.  After the "surgery", they had to sedate her to manipulate her bones back into place, she was very loopy.  It was hilarious!  She would ask the same question about every 3 or 4 minutes.  She kept floppy her head all over the place.  Most of the nurses were laughing with us.  As she was being rolled out she started sing a song from "The Sound of Music".  Can you guess which one?

So long. Farewell...   :D

Everyone gathered to hear her story. :)

Today she is doing much better.  In fact, she's kind of bored being at home.  Still having some pain but tolerable.

My little brother, Richard, just happened  to be here Wednesday and Thursday evening for work.  It was great catching up.  I guess Thursday night the boys went swimming, Richard, Carson, Mason, and Adam.  Bailee put her suit on pretending like she was tough...she's not.  The water was 68....brrr.   

My boys think he's the greatest.  Richard has convinced Carson that we need to visit him now.  I would love to...someday.  Thanks Rich for being such a great uncle and brother.

he's only 5

On the way to the library this morning Carson asked me, "How do you stop having babies?"
(I'm trying not to show shock on my face.)

M: What do you mean?
C:  When you don't want anymore babies what do you do.  I only want five.
M: Well... (I can't believe I'm having this conversation with a five year old!!)  When the mom doesn't want anymore babies she can take some medicine so she won't have anymore babies.  It's called birth control.  (In retrospect I probably shouldn't have told him what it was called.) 
C:  OK.  I don't care how many babies I have, I just don't want like 12.

I can't imagine what he might ask me when he's 10.

Wahoo!!

Texas A & M Aggies 2011 National Champions!!!
76 - 70

gardening

With all the flowers we've planted, and there have been lots, this is the first year it has become a family event. :)  I'm not sure why, but it was nice.  Usually it's Brian and myself while the boys gather the little plastic pots the plants come in.  Everyone tried their hands at digging, watering, and planting,  We only planted the verbenas tonight.  We still have dozens of petunias to plant.

 We also planted three trees.  Two on Saturday, it took us three hours because the soil was so hard and rocky.  Then last night we planted the third.  The wind kept blowing it over we had to get it in the ground.  I'm hoping the tree below, when it gets big, will help shade the front door. During the summer the handle gets so hot you don't want to touch it.  

These two trees will help provide shade in our back yard plus some privacy during the swim season.  I told Brian the trees are so cute I don't mind if they stay small. :)

btw ~ we're watching the Aggies in the championship game against Notre Dame.  There are 9 mins left and it's 56 - 55.  Aggies are ahead.  =D

one year

I haven't been looking forward to this weekend very much.  I'm sure April General Conference will always remind me of my Mom's passing. 

I talked to my Dad this morning and he sounds good, like most days.  My sister, Waynette, and her family spent the weekend with him.  He misses his eternal companion, but is often optimistic.  He has knee replacement surgery coming up that he's not looking forward to.  I know he worries about who is going to take care of him as he recuperates.  It's always been my Mom.  

I miss my Mom terribly. Although,  I cherish the relationship that has come about  with my Dad. I have talked with my Dad more these past 15 months than I have the rest of my life combined.  I have always  known that through heartache comes great blessings.  My relationship with my Dad is proof.  I love you Dad!        

picture day

Adam watched Carson sit on the soccer ball and thought he was so cool when he figured out how to sit on it too.  Then he kept taking a bite off of his spoon and saying "mmm".  I was pleased that I was able to capture this moment.   

April Fools

April 1st is just another day around here.  But this year I thought I would make something fun.  Not everyone appreciated the humor.  When I called the kids to dinner they asked what we were having.  I told them cake.  Carson thought that was cool and was jumping all the way to the table.  He sat down and wasn't so sure anymore.  Mason saw it and was in tears. (I want to explain that someone is in tears with almost every meal I make.)  They all started checking it out trying to figure out what it was...pizza.  It tasted pretty good and it was fun.  I kept telling them they needed to finish their cake so they could have pizza for dessert. 

My pizza didn't turn out quite right.  I bought a gel food color that claimed that it was a true red...it wasn't.  Oh well, it was yummy to eat.  I hope you all had a fun April Fools Day!!

PACE

Mason is involved in the PACE program at school, which is a select few in the grades 2-5.  In the spring the students work on a research project.  This year our school district had a special event at one of the high schools, "Evening with the Expert".  Everyone displayed their research boards and their product.  We have 14 elementary schools in our district, yet I was still surprised at all the displays at the school.  There was a great turn out.  I'm sure this will be an annual event. (Mason is wearing his cub scout uniform because he just got back from a field trip to Petsmart.  Another hectic evening running kids around.)