family fun night

I love our weekly trips to the library. I'm endlessly fascinated by what the girls pick out all on their own. These days we hit the door and every one scatters to their different areas of interest. Maya has been on a real Robert Munsch kick, which I'm enjoying as much as she is. This week she came home with the Paper Bag Princess which we've read many times and own a copy of ourselves, but this one had a different lay out so it required a borrow.

Abby spends a lot of time looking through the documentaries and even borrowed pilates to try, but then she broke her thumb so we never gave it a go after all. She's intrigued by the Boy in the Bubble, but it hasn't been in the last few times we've gone. She's also checking out the classics and by classics I mean movies that we're big when Mike and I were kids. On tap for this weekend... Raiders of the Lost Ark..... on Blue Ray!

instagram monday - cast

This cast, it shall be the death of me. It's cracked now, right through Poppa's signature. The end near her elbow is squishy. The hospital says it's okay as it's still intact surrounding her break, but it's making me a tad paranoid. Everyone seems surprised when they see the size of it. That?! they say, That for just a broken thumb?! And Mike and I just nod our heads because what the heck do we know? We didn't go to upstairs medial college. Only four more days until we see the plastic surgeon I can't even imagine what he's going to have to say.

sunday randoms

Ugh. I'm addicted. To Candy Crush. I know I know, so is the rest of the world. Here's the rub though, I cannot allow myself to move onto the next level until I score three stars on the current level. I have been stuck on level 32 for weeks now. Scoring three stars on this level seems like an impossible task and yet still I soldier on. Yes I know, first world problems and all that.

I have unloaded the dishwasher eleventy billion times this weekend. Abby can no longer empty it due to her cast and water not being compatible and I'm a tad paranoid about all things cast related and Mike has been farming since the end of last week. So that leaves this chick. Did I mention I find the dishwasher the most annoying of all the household chores. Le sigh.

In related news Mike and Abby had a repeat trip down to the emerg on Friday afternoon. Her cast is cracked and squishy down near her elbow. They checked her over and since it was intact around the break they were content to leave it until we see the plastic surgeon on Friday.

Plastic surgeon on Friday! Trying to keep my cool about that one. Hoping no surgery is required.

Being responsible for the bathing of 75% of the occupants in this house has really lost it's luster. No joke.

Just over a month until The Abster and I are walking in a 12 hour relay overnight to raise fund for the Canadian Cancer Society and we are still in need of pledges. If you would like to donate please click on THIS LINK, that will take you to my personal donation page. For each donation I receive I will donate a lap of my walk to whomever you choose, just message me with the details. Thank you all in advance.

instagram monday - happy

I don't expect a heck of  lot when it comes to things like Mother's Day. I'm not offended in any way if there's no fanfare or cards. I'm a pretty easy going chick like that. Plus I like to think I'm a pretty kick ass mom every day and that my girls appreciate it. I know I appreciate our Moms every day. So I was really touched when I woke up to this Sunday morning......



Mike and Abby were at it again. This time it was mostly Mike. Abby helped as much as she could with only one fully functional hand. I have to say Mike really knocked this one out of the park.... his poached eggs were perfectly cooked and everything else was top drawer. It was just the perfect start to an otherwise pretty ordinary day.

sunday randoms

I hope everyone had a pleasant Sunday. We spent it very quietly, Maya had a birthday party to attend, so we parked our butts on the couch and watch Eclipse while she was out. What else could we do with that crazy weather outside, sun, rain, hail, sleet and insane winds. It is May right?

Mike is not a fan of banana bread, but I had a rather large collection of over ripe bananas that I needed to use up, so I made this banana bread recipe and made Mike a believer. So delicious. I love that this recipe makes four loaves! I love to have treats stashed in the freezer.

So I have been telling everyone that we have a ten year old newborn in the house. I'm only sort of joking. Abby's been great through this whole broken thumb thing, truly, but there is just so much she needs help with now. She's a pretty independent kid, so she's finding it just as difficult as the rest of us. We are still waiting to hear from the plastic surgeon to see where we go from here.

I finally convinced Mike to start instagramming. I think he surprised himself with how much he loves it. Just like I told him he would.

Kristen Wiig on SNL this weekend, so funny even if I could only stay awake until update. When did I get so old?

How was your weekend?

eeek

So in the midst of this crazy upside down sort of a week I thought it would be a good idea to fill up the empty bird feeder. The bag of bird seed was sitting, open and upright in the garage. I peered inside before I picked it up, we do live in the sticks after all and mice are a really big bugaboo for me. Ick and yuck and all manner of things in between. Yes I know that I am bigger than they are and they are more scared of me..... blah blah blah, but I will scream the house down if I come across one.

So back to the garage, I peer inside and see nothing, so I figure I'm good to go. I move the bird seed to the walkway and go and get the bird feeder. So far so good. Here's where it gets sticky and a little embarrassing for yours truly. I start pouring bird seed into the bird feeder and out plops a mouse..... ALIVE..... right into the feeder. Oh my heavenly stars the scream I let out. You know the kind I'm talking about, total terrified girl scream that stopped my neighbour dead in his tracks in his yard where he was moving dirt.

Snake? he yelled across the yard.

No, I squeaked out, a mouse. I'm sorry, I called over waving my hands to indicate that I was fine. Only my heart was still pounding in my chest and the mouse was doing crazy laps around the inside of the bird feeder trying to find a way out. There was only one clear way to handle it.... I booked it back inside and sent Mike out to deal with it, while I watched from the window.

friday high five - funny

Ever since one of the local AM radio stations switched to all comedy all the time, it's pretty much all we listen to these days. So for those of you keeping track at home I am now a forty year old who listens to AM radio, that's a major deduction from the cool mom point account, right?

My favourite comedians, in no particular order are.....

1. Jim Gaffigan. A new find for me, but gosh is he funny.
2. Gary Gulman. His bit about the Karate Kid movie had me in stitches. Can defend. Can defend.
3. Ron White. They call him Tater Salad.
4. Aziz Ansari. Love him in Parks and Rec.
5. Zack Galifianakis. So epically funny.

And an honourable mention to Ricky Gervias, who is a total comedic genius.

Who makes you laugh?