Carter's Hiding

It's bedtime, and Carter is all tucked in. He insists on hiding under the covers for daddy to find him. "Okay, give me a kiss and I'll go get daddy." I said.

Daddy enters room where Carter is under the covers hiding.

Daddy: C-a-r-t-e-r, where are you?....are you under the bed??
Carter: nooooooo...
Daddy: Are you in the tent???
Carter: nooooo....
Daddy: Are you in the closet???
Carter: noooooo....
Daddy: Are you in the dresser???
Carter: nooooooo....
And on and on and on.

Needless to say, Daddy found Carter. Perhaps it was the sound of Carter's voice that gave him away. After all, he sure was in a good hiding spot.

Lesson Learned:

Small boy brushing teeth left unattended results in baby sister's dolly getting bath.

Potato Head

Tonight I helped Carter search desperately for Potato Head's other ear...never thought I'd ever say that out loud...

It's not what it was

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for, I present to you:

THE CAMP SHAY NOOZE

Hmmm, as it turns out, the video clip is too long to upload.

You'll have to request a copy on DVD. Please send all letters of request to Annie and Jeremy. Thank You.

Tonight I tore up some grass in the yard in preparation for flower beds, and Carter was playing with the worms saying how CUTE they were...ugh.

This morning I dropped the kids off at daycare and as I was walking out the door Carter said all in one breath: "By-mom-I-love-you-I-love-you-too!!!" as if that was how the saying really was. One day he'll catch on that he just says "I love you" and the other person says "I love you too".

He cracks me up.

As I mentioned earlier, he is a HUGE fan of Blues Clues. In the show, you have to look for Blue's Clues. Blue is the name of the blue (imagine that) dog. The clue is Blue's paw print on an object, illustrated in the next image:

DO YOU SEE BLUE'S CLUE????

So, as the show goes on and on, suddenly you will notice a blue paw print which is when Carter will holler, "A clue! A clue!"....You should have seen him this morning when he realized that his blankie had tiny blue paw prints all over it. This thing that he has been carrying around with him for YEARS all this time has had Blue's Clues written all over it and today he shrieked, "MOM! A CWO! A CWO! Bwoo's Cwoo's on my bwankie!"

And the child was happy for days to come...

Changes

Did I mention how much the kids LOVE Blue's Clues???

I can put an episode on, and be in the shower listening to Carter yell at the screen, "Over THERE!!!" and "A CLUE! A CLUE!!". And Isabelle loves it to. She yells whenever she sees a ball.

Jer informed me today that his work route will be changing mid-October. Apparently they cut so many routes, that by the time it was his pick, the only route left had 2 overnight runs and he passed it up. Which means he is back on the relief board. Once again, we will be getting calls at 3am, and Jer will be on call 80% of the time that he is not actually working...which means he gets one scheduled day off each week-Monday...

What this amounts to for us is unpredictable pay checks, unpredictable work hours, lots of on-call, and probably less money than usual. This puts a huge strain on our newly comfortable routine, a strain that I am not looking forward to. The good thing; it will only last 6 months, and Jer is most senior on the relief list so hopefully it won't be quite as bad as the last time around 6 months ago.

Next week Jer and I will have some vacation time. I am hoping to get some bulbs in, and create some perennial beds along the fence. We also need to put another coat of paint on that darned fence before winter...and our new appliances arrive Wednesday!!! The kitchen is finally getting a new face.

Future projects for the upcoming years will include a play set/swing set for the kids, landscaping to include a few trees and perennials, patio block outside the porch, and I would like a garden. Now that the kids can run and play more independently in the yard, I can spend time outside in the garden....dream it and it will come.....

COMING SOON!

Camp Shay News! Live - with Carter, Isabelle and Jarod

Keep checking future posts for the clip...

These just in!

Sorry, but due to lack of time, all you get is the pictures. No narration today. Don't cry.

New Pictures...

New pictures...comming soon!!!!!

A Birthday?

Someone's Birthday is upon us so don't forget to wish her a Very Very Happy Birthday!