Holy Moly what a time he had......

Yesterday I had to run to Wally world to get a few things and when I came back I found that Tyson had made a fort out of his highchair (it turns into a table and desk too) climbing in and out and over. So I got out the blow up toy that Bev & Ang got Tyson last year for Christmas. He loved it. As you can see by the pics. He had a ball on that thing all day long. And the balls were everywhere. Dalton wanted to have a go so even though he is too big we let him have one try.

We were going to save it until next summer when he could have it in the basement of the new house but whatever. We might just as well loose the rest of the living room in toys. it seems that I continue to pack toys but the pile continues to grow. Damn Christmas!!! LOL.

Darin has been across the road the last few days flooding the rink that he made for Dalton. It has been so cold Brrrrr...He wants to make sure that it is good and going before he has his hernia fixed next week. Dalton is so excited about it! He can't wait until he can go skate on it.

Tomorrow he has a birthday party at his friend Travis's house. He is looking forward to that. All the boys in his class are going to be there. Nick included.

Dalton has been having spelling tests every Friday now in Grade one since the new year and so far he has gotten 9/8 every time. He gets the bonus word. Did you hear that Nan??? WooHoo!!

Darin is fixing a friends daughter's car today (Amanda) what a cold day good thing his garage has heat. He would freeze his fanny off.

I have been trying to get into my Mom's all week but Tyson has been so sick that I wouldn't think about taking him near my Dad. There is cheese cake waiting for me there that Bridget made last week for Mom's birthday. I had better get there to get it I made such a fuss about it at Christmas! He is better today so maybe we will have them out for supper, maybe Saturday.

Well stay warm ... until next post....

Favorite toy......

Dalton and Tyson are five years apart but so much the same. Don't get me wrong in so many ways they are not alike.

TYSON....

very....very busy....

always laughing.....

always happy except when he is sick or dirty...

very fussy with food....

a joker, full of tom foolery...

hates having his picture taken...

loves going outside...anytime of year...

stubborn...

rarely makes strange with people..

dancing and happy....

seemingly thinks he is a centerpiece for my dining room table...

does not get the word NO!

can't hurt him.. high pain tolerance

hates to sleep.. but likes his bedtime... say "night, night" he heads for bed.

DALTON ( now and when he was small)

active but likes his TV...

generally happy but not always..

likes most things but will at least try it.. when he was small he ate anything..

likes to play and have fun... thinks pranks are great..

loves having his picture taken and posted here for Nan to see and tell him about..

loves to be outside as long as he has something to do or someone to play with... not to ambitious when it comes to playing alone..

stubborn...

gets along with everybody and never made strange..

happy and loves music..when he was small he loved to dance and could find him Nan and Jesse dancing to anything that remotely sounded like music..even if Nan made her own..

was never much of a climber..

learned the word NO very quickly.. mostly because he didn't like the consequence..to his brother it doesn't matter..

again can't hurt him you hurt his feeling worse....

always has hated bedtime... but loves to sleep.

The thing they have in common the most is how loving they are. How much joy they bring us and the toys they play with. The little dog that Tyson is pulling around here Auntie Tracey and Uncle Ed got for Dalton on his first birthday. Yes, I remember who gave him what and when. Darin says it is very strange but I can tell you every toy/present he ever got and who gave it to him. Tyson loves to drag that squeaking thing around all the time. The other fave they have is the push popcorn popper. Nan and Poppa got Tyson the bike last yer for Christmas but he loves that little push one better. And they love trucks. Monster trucks, dump trucks, any kind of trucks. I blame that on Daddy. ( He drives truck) Dalton used to call where Darin worked truck world because there was always so many trucks in once yard.

So different but so alike.. that is what makes them special.

Johnathan's turning 14!!

OK. So today is Johnathan's birthday and he is turning 14! I posted pictures from Christmas at Bev & Angie's house but as John noted there was no picture of him! So This post is just for you John!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HANDSOME!

John came out and stayed with Darin while I had to go to work for a little while. He was a good help with the boys and he got in a little nap. Dalton loves when he comes and just adores him. Like a lost puppy when he is here. He is a good young man and Angie & Bev should be proud.

Have a great birthday John. Enjoy your burritos and pumpkin pie...(YUK) but if that's whatcha want good for you. We love you!

Who's that jail bird??

Nanny and Poppa watched Tyson today while Dalton went to school and I went with Darin to have his nose operation ( all is well he made out fine and will be home on Sat Am). Mom said that he was trying to put this outfit on all day. Now that I look at it it seems rather fitting for my boy! I thought it was too cute!!
Like I said Darin made out fine, the waiting for a cigarette killed him more than the surgery. He hates the packing in his nose but he will have it out soon enough. I rushed home from the hospital because the neighbour Tracy (Greatest neighbour ever) ( actually I have two great neighbours) put and took Dalton off the bus today for me. THANKS TRAC!! To call Darin's Mom, and others. And to pick Darin up a few things for the night. Then to Mickey D's, Mom's for Tyson and back up to the hospital so Darin could see the kids for a quick sec.
Then back home to get them in bed. What a night. Oh well. Made up for the very long day waiting. So off to get Darin is the morning and Grandma Martin is coming down in the afternoon. To tell us about her trip!
So until tommorrow when I can actually breathe before I head out to work have a great night all!!
THANKS AGAIN...NANNY, POPPA, UNCLE ED, AND TRACY!!!
WHAT WOULD WE EVER DO WITHOUT YOU!

Happy Birthday Nanny!!

Well today is my Mom's birthday. I won't tell you how old she is but she is only as old as we rub it in... hahaha. Anyway Dalton got up early on Tuesday and made her a carrot cake (bad Mommy forgot to take a picture) so we could take it over after the dentist visit. She was surprised I think. We couldn't go today because I was on 3-11pm this week. So we had it a couple of days early. He almost missed the bus making that cake . Hope you enjoyed it Mom!
Other than that Darin has his surgery tomorrow on his nose and hopefully all goes well. i have a couple of cuties of Tyson I will post once I get a chance this weekend!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAN!!! WE LOVE YOU!!

Let it snow...Let it snow...Let it snow...

Well today it did. Dalton was so happy that his bus was cancelled. We can see the school from our house, but he must ride the bus because we have no sidewalks in the village where I live. that and the school requires that kids below grade 6 be bused to school. I have no problem with it. We have the greatest bus driver ever. Dalton really likes Ada and she says that he is always the happy unpredictable one. He always makes her laugh. Even though it is a 2 minute bus ride.

He could have went to school but I figured that if I didn't go to work he shouldn't have to go to school. Only fair. So we went outside and played for a bit today. Good fresh air gets rid of all the germs. Tyson wasn't sure of what to think of the snow so it was a new experience. He liked being pulled on the baby sleigh. not so sure about the big toboggan though. Darin got out the 4 wheeler later in the afternoon and pulled the boys around for a bit. Not Tyson he was sleeping. Dalton and his friend Austin. Darin goes slow but when he turns around corners they slide and they think that is pretty cool.

Once we get more snow Darin will built Dalton a big hill out back on the mud pile (lol still have my sense of humour). That is what Dalton can't wait for and get out his GT Racer.

The only safe place for him... or just getting use to the bars...hmmmm

After the whole "backyard endeavour" Tyson's godparents came over. Darin had to fix Scott's truck. Then Coleen's car (actually Les's they traded temporarily). It was running like crap and Scott's truck needed brakes. They went driving it home from Myrtle beach if you can imagine. They managed though. Bev is away so Ang came out and milked supper out of us too (lol Ang). Nothing special homemade broccoli cheese soup and macaroni casserole as Scott called it.

Anyway, we were playing cards and Tyson decided to get in King's cage. We have a purebred German Shepherd ( big dog). So we just had to take a picture... after the last few weeks that the boy has had well I need not say anymore. Funny part about it is that he didn't seem to mind being in there at all. I don't know if his aspiration for bigger things or not. LOL.... let's hope not!

I got some really nice pictures of Tyson and Colleen playing cards but she said I cannot post her picture, so I cropped her out of this one. You can almost see it in Tyson's eye... hmmm I wonder where I can shove this washcloth!

Anyway.. gotta get busy buses cancelled today due to snow and freezing rain. Dalton is happy means an extra day off school! He could go since we can see the school from the house but since all the kids are bussed it usually means there are only a couple of kids in the entire school. He'd rather be home with me and Tyson instead. He is missing his party at karate but then again they have postponed it since Christmas so what is one more week??

And The Sauga Continues.....

CAN YOU GUESS THE PROBLEM YET???


This picture?? Is the pumping station I dunno why it is so blurry?

To anyone who has ever had kids... let me rephrase that... To anyone who has ever had boys... What would we do without them. I think that girls are much less destructive, curious, ambitious, mischievous and I could go on..

Everyone hold on to you Attends! Well last Friday we got a new toilet and returned the one we borrowed from Terry & Steph.( Thank You so much by the way). And got the new one working all honky Dorey.

UNTIL......... last night.

The toilet started flushing very slow and the water didn't want to go down. Then the sink in the bathroom started to gurgle.... hmm.. We have been watching him and not letting him in the bathroom.. keeping him clear of the toilet what could possibly be wrong now? The last time this sort of thing happened it was the pump. We have a septic system that requires a pumping station. That is what happens when you live in a flood plain. Anyway, so Darin figures right off the bat that is the problem. Probably is.. that is unless you have Tyson at your house!

So Darin calls Randy to come and dig it out in the morning and calls Mumby's to come and pump out the tank and we'll go from there. Randy gets here and hooks up the pump direct and it is working. Oh oh! So what is the problem now? So Randy starts digging with the back hoe and accidentally catches the pipe coming from the house. Oh God! Oh well no biggie but what do we find in the pipe? What has been blocking everything coming from the house? A WASHCLOTH!!!! Nothing has been able to come from the house properly causing it to get backed up! How and when Tyson got a washcloth down the toilet I dunno..OH THAT BOY!! But there it was all wet and gooey! Well anyway the dig up the pumping station to check the pump and guess what.... That pipe gets caught in the back hoe too!!

Mumby's came and sucked out the tank! $250.00! If you have to get your tank pumped do it in the summer they are allowed to dump it in the fields. In the winter they have to take it to Belleville to the dumping station and pay for it. The new parts & pipes $50.00 . Randy coming with the backhoe $100.00. The new toilet last week $45.00....... Having a busy 16 month old that you can't tie down.... PRICELESS! What a visa commercial this would make. Hmm maybe we could recover some of the money.......

Tell me these pictures aren't going in his scrapbook for memory sake! With the label DEMON BOY!!

So when your all done laughing and giggling be sure to post a comment...

You can be sure the next thing purchased around this house will be a toilet lock and a baby gate to keep him out of the bathroom!!

So until next post happy flushing to all!

The Final Hoorah!

Tonight we went to Bev & Angela's house for the final Hoorah for Christmas. Johnathan just got home Saturday and so we couldn't have the day without him. So we went in for a nice supper. (Good since Angie cooked.... note the sarcasm...lol) No, it was good. We almost hated kicking her out of bed to cook it. And the kids got to get their presents.

John just got money which is normal for most teenage kiddies. That way he can get whatever he wanted or just have some money in his pocket. Either way no matter. His birthday is in a couple of weeks so I think Darin wanted to get him a movie card. That way he would have a night out with money and a free movie pass.

Dalton got an i-pup. He only asked Bev & Angie for it. Not really sure why but he did. On the way home he said " I knew Auntie Bev would get me an i-dog", I in return said "How did you know?". And he said "Cause I'm her boy". And got that cute little wink and thumbs up look in his eye. As he squinted up his face.

He also got a collectible monster truck from Kellogg's. Fruit Loops to be exact. He put it in his cabinet when he got home. We didn't get home until 8:30pm or so and he was upset because he wouldn't be able to play with his pup. So I encouraged him to get ready for bed and we'd see what happened. Well he never got ready so fast in his life. He couldn't wait to see the pup dance to music. So I let him stay up until 9pm. He laid up there listening to the All American Rejects ( Move Along) and KT Tinstall( Black Horse and a Cherry Tree). Those are his favorites for this week. Usually it's Paul Brant (Convoy) and Rascal Flatts ( Life is a highway). over and Over we listen to them.

Tyson lit up when he saw the present, he knew exactly what to do and needed no encouragement today to get her done. He got a little musical phone that plays diddies.. and songs and the alphabet and stuff. Phones are his favorite thing to play with. He is his Daddies boy. It's actually really cool this screen on it lights up with letters and numbers and when music plays it makes all kinds of shapes and faces. Neat.

Well today has been a long day. Tyson was up until 3:30am, and today Dalton went on a field trip to the sports center skating with the 1-2-3's from his school. He had a great time he always does when he goes skating with his class. That little Keaton is quite a skater. And well Nick we laughed because he would just get going and then slide himself down onto the ice.

Adults.. we spend our time skating trying not to fall....Kids... see how fast they can get going so they can fall down and slide. At what point did we grow up? lol. We had fun and Tyson went with Nanny, had a visit and some lunch. Gotta love nan Dalton said.

Here you go Nan!!

The orange haired wonder. In his stocking from Nan & Poppa this year Dalton got some orange hairspray. He loves it. Orange is his favorite color. Yesterday morning he wanted it on his head. Last night the tub water was orange but that was ok. Talk about ring around the tub.

He said that I need to paint his hair for karate. Orange belt, orange hair. Thing is he'll have orange sweat too running down his head by the time he is done too! He came home from school telling me that all his friends thought it was pretty cool. His Dad said he looked weird. But that's my boy. Fits right in with the rest of the family. And ya know what if he wants orange hair... well... hmm let him have it. He could be doing/wanting worse things. I can say that now he isn't a teenager yet!

On a different subject though. I hope Darin's Mom is enjoying the Dominican. She left a few days ago. I'm sure that without a doubt she is. Darin's Dad passed about a year and a half ago and Mom has tried lots of new stuff since. Good for her. And this is something she has decided to do. I'm sure with Wilma and her sister a great time will be had by all. (Lucky woman). First trip out of the country she has ever had. KUDOS TOO YOU MOM!! Hope your having a great time!

My Weekend Project....

Well I spend my weekend busy as ever. Imagine.. with Tyson feeling better, working nights, Jesse's birthday and having two projects to finish. I managed to get one done.
It is a baby quilt, pillow, diaper storage bag, curtain, and dresser duster. All for a little girl obviously. It is only the second baby quilt I have made but I didn't think that it turned out too bad. Actually I kinda liked it.

maybe I will attempt to make a large one one day but until the kids get a little bigger I think the small ones will do. Stick to what I do best.

I'm not sure what that is tole painting, scrap booking, sewing.... hmmm. I dunno. Maybe none. If I was good enough maybe I could make a career out of it and not work!! HAHAHA!

Now on to finish my last project for my sister in law.

The shirt says it all!!!

Well...he is feeling better but his butt is still sore and I'm sure will take a few days to clear up. But he is eating again. And managing to keep it down. Good thing because I work nights tonight (Friday) and Darin can't handle it when he gets sick never mind the kids. You can see it in his eyes still. He is actually asking to go to bed. He isn't sleeping just laying there resting. That's OK though. Once he is better 100% I'm sure he'll be all rested and ready to terrorize!
He got this outfit for Christmas! I thought how fitting (when he is feeling better of course). It says.... " I'm having a monster Moment". He has lost weight because everything is falling off him. Now for a few days he'll want to eat! Good stuff!
Dalton is sad the holidays are over but happy because tomorrow is Jesse's birthday party and he is staying overnight!
HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY JESSE!

New Skates make the man....

Here he is we got to go skating after all. We called up Nick and away we went. It was at the Wally Dever arena, and there were a lot of kids. Some not so nice either. The bigger one of course. So he skated around the entire rink about eight times and then needed a break.
He loves his new skates. I got a great deal. Brand new CCM's for 17.00 liquidation world in September! His from last year were too small. So home I came with a pair. He was excited to wear them. The weather has been so crappy that we haven't been able to go down to the Goodfellows back yard, they have a pond we skate on.
Tyson is still sick his poor little butt is like an ass on fire. I have used a bag of diapers and a tub of cream in three days. I feel bad for him he doesn't understand and he wants to eat and then continues to get sick. He napped while we went skating so Dalton didn't miss out! Hopefully he gets over it by the weekend... and nobody else here gets it!

New Year's Day 2007!!

Well New Years Day went off without a hitch. I worked New Years Eve nights ( of course) and came into work finding that one of the individuals that I assist has the flu.. Lucky me. And so I spent most of my night cleaning up well you can imagine. Needless to say now you know why I have been so tardy with the blog.

We went to Mom & Dad's New Years day. I got to sleep most of the day. The boys went 4 wheeling once Tyson had a nap and I got to sleep all morning before that. I was unusually exhausted for some reason. Little did I know I was getting sick! Well we had supper and the kids were full of it as always. And getting a picture of them was as painful as always. As you can see above Jesse was as impressed as always. Leah being a smart ass and didn't think that I would publish this picture. ( There you go Leah!) Don and Bridget came too. That was nice I think that it is great that they live much closer now and Mom and Dad can spend more time with them. ( They lived in Oshawa before this summer and Mom and Dad only got to spend time with them at the trailer).

So after we came home and I got the kids ready for bed and Darin and I went too! At 9pm! What is that??? Well I found out once I got up the next morning. Sick...Ohhhh was I sick! All day I didn't know what end to put in the toilet! Still the friends toilet! Have to make sure it is well disinfected before we take it back ! (hahaha) Returning a toilet ever heard such a thing?

Around 5pm the little man walked up to me and well guess what.. projectile right across the room. Oh nasty. So I picked him up and ran for the tub. He got rid of the rest of it there. Really what I needed myself sick. So out I am with the carpet cleaner, cleaning up this mess. Darin couldn't I know him. He can barely change a shitty ass without puking! he has finally managed though!

So then I bathed him and gave him some pedilyte and put him to bed. I think he just laid there all night and rested. I don't think he ever really slept. I was changing his sheets and butt it seemed every half hour or so. So today is now Thursday and he is still sick. Two days.

His poor little butt is fire red with diaper rash and I change him so much and have used a whole tube of rash cream that I don't think that P&G needs to sell to anyone else this week! And he just doesn't want to eat now. Yesterday he refused and I didn't push and today he ate but it all came back up again. So we'll see what Friday brings! Hopefully he is feeling better!

Dalton wants to go skating today with Nick and Jesse we will see what this afternoon brings! In my world just less vomit and diarrhea at this point would be good. Luckily so far though Dalton and Darin haven't got it and hopefully they don't!

So Happy New Year to all! Hopefully the new year bring new life, new experiences, and new challenges to all.

Perfect Attendance...

Dalton went to Sunday school on the 31st, to find that he had perfect attendance for December. With that he gets a small gift. Nice thought but he really didn't need it! Anyway he couldn't have been more excited. He really enjoys Sunday school. He couldn't wait to get home and race with Dad.
On another note sorry for my tardiness I will explain in the next blog!
Congratulations Dalton!!