Slings

I love my sling...my friend Nikki gave it too me before Dru was born or shortly there after. Anyway, I wish I had a sling with Ian and Lee but it didn't hurt to start with Dru. I have tried with Eli but he does not sling well at all...he's awkward in it and it drives me nuts! The cool thing is that Dru remembers that sling and he LOVES his sling as he so eloquently puts it. He will even try and wear it...but his memory is long and remembers his sling. He would and has let me sling him at almost 4...it's been a huge help freeing up two hands...I could grab each kid if I needed to and still be holding Dru...(the date on this picture below me is wrong...it's 2007) I will say, it took me a few times and many demonstrations for me to finally be wearing the sling right. A good friend of mine showed me how...I finally got the guts up and asked her how to wear my sling...I figured she was a good choice since she used a sling for her little boy. Turns out I had the sling on upside down (don't worry I didn't have the baby upside down in it). And boy howdy, once that got all figured out I was riding the gravy train! It just clicked!

It didn't/doesn't always go over well with family, but then I didn't care...it worked for me and it worked for Dru and that's what mattered. That's where he was happiest and made me the happiest! I don't think they know what to do with themselves or what to say if they want to hold the baby...kinda threw them for a loop. I think I've opened their eyes to a whole new world out there they only heard about in the news and movies... HA! I'm laughing at my own inside jokes....

Have a good weekend! Who's watching the Super Bowl?

Hack...Hack...Cough...Cough...

My house sounds gross right now! Dru is up right now coughing and I can't get him to stop...he's now coughing so hard he's hitting his gag reflex. Frank is up hacking his lungs up at this moment also. Dru and Frank are twinies...Eli is trying to keep up with them but doing a piss poor job of it! I need a industrial size can of Lysol...a gallon of bleach, some boiling water, and tongs. I guess our time has come...we didn't catch much from August-December. Now that it's February...our time has come I suppose...

Here's to a sleepless night!

The Year of the BAD Sweater and Hairstyle

OK a few things...bangs were/are not my thing. The older I've gotten the easier it's gotten. Second, that has to be one of the MOST hideous sweaters around...and yet I wore it all the time!!! I thought I was stylin'...I also thought a lot of things back then. Certainly didn't mean I knew anything.

*Bonus question for family members or those who are like family (Auntie this means you...Nikki..since I'm sure you know who this is, you can't say). But what baby of Nikki's am I holding?

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Going Through Photos

I'm going through my pictures and deleting the ones that are bad or no reason to keep. Anyway, I came across this one and it made me laugh out loud. I love this boy...it was New Year's Eve of going into 2008. I told Ian I was going to kiss him in the New Year. This was the look I got (again I said I was going to kiss him again for 2010). But Ian's look is priceless!

The Story

This picture ALWAYS cracks me up! The Paulson's always go camping Memorial weekend, and this year was not any different. Grandpa Lee is helping Grandma put her helmet on for a bike ride with the grand kids. The story is, Grandpa Lee and Grandma were going on a bike ride and as they were getting on their bikes at least two of their grand kids asked them where their helmets were cause they needed to wear them for safety. Soooo Grandpa Lee and Grandma got off their bikes and went about putting their helmets on. Grandma seem to be having some difficulties and needed help. Kids or grand kids will always get you on things you always tell them they have to do. That's why this picture cracks me up...never with out fail!

Hope everyone is having a good start to the month!

My Visit Up North

I managed to remember to take a photo while I was visiting my grandmother here but totally blanked on taking a photo with my other grandmother while I was visiting her...I'm so mad at myself! This is my Mommom with 4 of her Great-grandsons. The bigger ones did OK and Eli managed to rearrange the house for her. I also swept up after Eli who made a mess and I think we lasted about an hour. I wanted to stay much longer and visit but with all those boys...I'm pretty sure that was long enough...for me anyway. I had to get out of there before they broke anything in her house! Always touching!!! Anyway, I'm glad I got up there to visit with both grandmothers...neither one of them had met Eli yet and it was time to get over there and see them. It had been too long! I'm glad I did it!

My 31-day photo challenge is all done. It was fun to do and might toy with doing another one...who knows!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend I know I did! Thanks Nikki for letting us stay with you and for taking me to see a GREAT movie! It was fun!