I've decided that one of my favorite sounds is the boisterous yell of grown men as they watch a sporting event on the television. It's a sound from my childhood...pure male enthusiasm that echoes through the house and brings a smile to your face. And although it is Sunday it managed to make it's way here today (thanks to the beauty of our DVR). To the Super Bowl we go... let's go Niners!
It has been very cold. An unusual kind of cold. I have never seen so much ice trimming the branches before. I am used to seeing it white, but it's not from a blanket of snow as I am accustomed. Every branch to the tiniest blade of grass is frosted with ice. Even the air looks white. I took a few pictures to capture it while I can.
I have been waiting/saving for just the right time to buy this gorgeous chandelier from Pottery Barn. It went on sale a couple weeks ago and with the new year and the holidays behind us we finally purchased it! I am so excited. It sparkles in the room and in my opinion you can never get tired of a little bling in your house. This was my first time buying something from Pottery Barn and it was worth every penny, I think.
Noah woke up this morning anxious to see the finished cupcakes. He got dressed out of his uglier pajamas into these cuter ones. Noah was so happy because he can just stay in his PJs all day and doesn't have to change at nighttime.
It is also his show and tell day and he decided to bring Terry, his Pterodactyl. It was a hard decision between that and his yo yo ball that he spends most of his day swinging around on his finger. It's funny because his major Christmas present, the ogre castle, which was a lot of money and he was dying for at the time gets less use than his five dollar toy from his class' gift exchange. That's always how it goes.
I can't wait to hear all about pajama day.
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We lucked out. Tomorrow Noah is scheduled to bring the preschool snacks and it's Pajama Day! So, we spent several hours today making and shopping for these. It's 10 o'clock now and I finally finished. I'm off to clean up the sugary disaster, but I had to post them real quick. Noah is so excited I'll be sure to take a picture of him tomorrow in his PJs.
Mary, Nina and Rachel made this darling Valentine's wreath for Grandma. She caught the flu bug last week and we haven't seen her for a few days. I just thought it was so sweet of them to think of her and a great idea, especially since they came up with it and executed it all on their own. They bent the sticks they gathered from outside into a heart shape and taped them together with the all amazing duct tape. Then they tied Valentine colored ribbons around it. We got to give it to her today, and of course, she loved it.
My Mary woke up late this morning telling me that she was too sick to go to school today (although there was nothing that actually bothered her--just those tired Monday blues, I think). And when my perfect angel school loving daughter tells me that...my eyes light up, because I miss her..all the time. Of course you can stay home my Mary Sunshine! But then I started to think about how I was scheduled to volunteer in her class and she started to think about how bored she'd get and she decided to go. Smart choice.
