SHE LIVES!!!

No, you are not hallicinating and your computer is not malfunctioning. I actually updated my blog. Actually I have been on a blogging marathon and have updated clear back to Halloween....shocker, I know. Don't be fooled by the posting date because, yes, I did cheat and changed that. So, if you're interested in our little lives and have some time to kill, grab some popcorn and maybe some Redvines and enjoy. ;o)

OUCH...POOR HAYDEN!

So, yesterday I get a call that no mother wants to get. Hayden's school called and said that he fell on the playground. The secretary was kind of hesitant not knowing exactly how to ask what she needed to know. Finally, she said "did Hayden have his two front teeth?" Umm...well he did when he left for school. He had fallen on some of the monkey bars and hit his mouth on a bar and knocked out his two teeth. When I got to the school to pick him up, it was so sad. Of course, he was fine until he saw me and then I could just tell he wanted to cry, but he didn't. He was so brave. Once I was able to get a good look in his mouth, I figured out the damage. Besides his two front teeth, one of the bottom was knocked really loose and bleeding. He also had a cut on his top gum where his bottom teeth had cut into him (he has an underbite) and some cuts on the inside of his bottom lip. We never did find his teeth (maybe he swallowed them). We left a note for the toothfairy letting her know what happened. Just in case your wondering, the toothfairy is very generous when your teeth are knocked out. :-)

ZACHARY THE THESPIAN

Zachary recently starred in the 6th grade production of A Twelfth Night. He played the part of Malvolio and did an excellent job. He loved every minute of it. He didn't even care that he had to wear tights...not even the yellow ones with purple cross gartering. When he first came out on stage, he was wearing the costume in the first picture with the black hat. Even though he told me that his costume was sparkly, I didn't even recognize him until he started to speak his lines (which I recognized from helping him practice). Even from the front row I didn't know it was him.

He would come home everyday and tell me about their rehearsals and how he had memorized everyone's lines. He was so proud that he would be the one whispering their lines to them when they forgot.

His big bow! He was the last one to come out at the end for his bow and the only one to come out alone. He was so sad that it was all over. Zachary loves the spot light. He always is the loudest in the room and loves to be the center of attention. I told him if he loved it so much, he can be in Drama when he goes to high school. His teachers were all so impressed with him and also told me he should stick with it. He can't wait.

I was pretty impressed with their costumes and props for this being an elementary school play. One interesting thing is with all of the makeup Zac had to wear, we finally figured out what a daughter would look like if we had ever had one. ;o)

SNOW, SNOW GO AWAY!

So, we had a white Christmas this year, it was great. But then the snow wouldn't go away. This was the view out my front door for about three months. Actually by the time I took this, some of the snow had melted...and then it snowed again. I love that it snows here for Christmas. I can't imagine living in a place where they don't have white Christmases. But enough is enough. I say after the New Year, all the snow can stay in the mountains and leave us poor people in the valley alone. I am so ready for spring!

Just a note about my Mason

Just to let everyone know about Mason. Mason was diagnosed with
an OCD disorder called Trichotillomania. He has a compulsion to pull out his hair. He tends to only pull his eyebrows and eyelashes but he occassionally pulls his hair out behind his ears. He also started pulling out his arm and leg hairs but he told me "that hurts, mom". (Like pulling out your eyelashes doesn't?) Anyway, we are working on finding the right treatment for him. He is very good about telling me when he has a bad day and has been pulling. I just wanted to let everyone know so if you see him and he looks a little strange, that's why. If you happen to see him pulling he is ok with you quietly letting him know so he realizes and stops. He even was brave enough to stand up in front of his class to let them know about it. They have been really great about it and they all help watch for the pulling so they can let him know when he's doing it.