Another beautiful spring day, so we headed outside to blow bubbles and draw with/eat some sidewalk chalk and leave a message for The Hubs who had to work late:
The fun was over when I wouldn't let Monkey play in the street... I feel bad for the neighbors who had thier windows open, it wasn't pretty :).
What a beautiful, sunny, 60 degree day! I wasn't try to rush in to spring until now :). Monkey and I stopped by a new playground after I picked him up and he is officially fearless when it comes to slides. Plus he found a nice walking/drumming stick :) 
02/22/09
It's more the slightly metallic, butter soft pink purse that my fashion forward rock star alter ego would buy :). 
This type of cup (little fat cups, I think they are called tumblers) are my very favorite. They hold just the right amount of ice and can of Diet Pepsi and as weird as it is, they are one of my main motivation for doing the dishes (hey, I only have 4!). For part of my Christmas present, my friend Erin brought me 12 cups from 4 different restaurants in her current home of Stillwater, OK. I am so excited, not only do I have more, but now in snappy colors like hot pink, orange, silver, and navy! 
A few entries ago I mentioned a blog I'm reading by Matt Logelin, a pretty amazing guy who lost his wife Liz the day after his daughter Madeline was born. He helped start the Liz Logelin Foundation, which helps raise money for families who have lost a parent. We are participating in "$7 on the 7th," a small way to contribute money to a really great cause. I don't know how I would cope with the loss of a spouse as I try to raise a child, I am so glad that out of the sadness of Matt and Liz's story comes something amazing.
He also got some medicine for the croup and lots of snuggle time:
Slaps: Forgetting you rented them and paying over $30 for two movies you never got to see!
Kanye West?? Hrmmm, notsomuch...
I got a handmade coupon for a free plane ticket to see my family (the Hubs said this masterpiece took him three hours...)
And Monkey was pretty happy wth his new bubbles, tub toys, and book :).
We didn't get to meet Buddy the puggle, but we've seen pictures and he is cute!
Needless to say by the time I had read the entry, my desk was soaked. Cora Paige was a little 10 month old who recently passed away of cancer. In an effort to celebrate her life, her family is raising money to build a playground in her memory. One of their friends is selling these on etsy to raise money:
So of course I bought one. I just wanted to pass this along in case anyone else would like to contribute! What an inspiring little angel and an amazing family.
We also found this in our bag of Swedish Fish:
BAT FISH!
Got some great sleep (tired night shift nurse + rainy weather = DARN good sleep!), then off to pick up Monkey. His teacher informed me that he only arrived wearing one shoe, poor Hubs :). Got home, had some quality book reading with Monkey, dancing to oldies music time with both Monkey and the Hubs, and threw together a great dinner before heading off to work. If I only get two hours with my boys today, I am glad they were a productive and fun two hours :).
Then onto the park:
Then a quick stop by Wal-Mart:
And finally another park on the way home (the first park's swings weren't great, plus who knows when we are going to have weather like this again?)
And I think it's safe to say that there is no doubt that The Hubs is Monkey's Baby Daddy:
Matt and Madeline Logelin
Grandma and Grandpa Green. Grandpa always had a pack of Juicy fruit, smelled like Old Spice, had butterscotch candies in a butter container for us left over from playing cards with his friends, and would wait to stop at stop signs until about 0.25 feet before it (slight whiplash). Grandma loved The Price is Right (and Bob Barker), was an amazing cook, gave "dry kisses," had hair that would dry perfectly into place after a bath, and said exactly what she was thinking in her older years. They left me a pair of wooden praying hands when they passed away and it is the one thing that meant the most to me. Grandpa would write the checks and put the bills in the hands and Grandma would take them to the post office, but Grandpa told us that he put the bills there and God took care of them :). 
Aunt Dede. My Aunt Dede was boisterous, funny, said exactly what was on her mind, and adored her kids. She seemed the happiest talking about the kids and their activities, you could tell how proud she was of them just by the look on her face. She would always tell me that she knew I was her favorite aunt and my grandpa's favorite daughter. She left us so unexpectedly and far too young, but I know she is watching her three kids and would be so incredibly proud of the people they have become.
Kelly. Kelly was one of my best friends growing up, in 7th grade we had almost every class together, were in the band together, and managed the high school football team together. Kelly always had a hairbrush, gum, and a pretty good idea of what to do for fun. She was boy crazy but a great listener and loyal friend. Kelly kept our lives exciting and pushed me out of my shell. So many of my memories of middle school and high school have her in them, those are the gifts she gave me.
Jackson Butters and Cole Token!
Afterward we headed to our favorite indoor playground where Monkey was unsuccessful in fish wrangling since the fish bucked him off:
(this was actually from another day at the playground, but he wore the same shirt, it's my favorite). But he did manage to climb the big slide by himself and this spent a good 30 minutes climbing up and sliding down...and making friends with a very sweet little girl. It is fascinating to watch the kids interact and people watch the parents a little too :).
