Wonderful!!

Nap time is early today! I can handle the screeching no longer. Everyday I look at his b-day countdown on the right side of the blog and think only 16 years so many days. How horrible is that?
I looked at it this morning after a very long tantrum and thought 16 years 221 days. I think this should probably be marked "Bad Mommy Moment". Especially considering he won't have graduated high school yet.
I think I'll just take a nap also.

What is ordinary?

I have discovered that my life is boring. Very boring!
We don't go anywhere or do anything. We stay in our pajamas all day. Really why change clothes if we aren't leaving. Worse yet, if someone were to look back through my photos of the last 3 days it looks as though I haven't changed Mason's clothes at all. How horrible. Poor little child has 3 pair of the exact same little footie pajamas thanks to his cousins. I didn't realize it until I got out the rest of the winter clothes. I have two 2Ts and one 18 month pair. Worse yet is that Austin asked me about it. I had to pull his 2 other dirty pairs to show him that I wasn't crazy.
So yesterday I couldn't figure out how to work the timer on my camera and couldn't locate my tripod. I looked and looked and come to find out it was in the vehicle that Austin drove to work. My next question was why was my tripod in his vehicle? Did he use it without asking? Sure did the little brat. He couldn't even remember what he had used it for just that it was in his vehicle. He is lucky that I love him and can overlook his flaws... well almost. After all overlooking all of them and I would be lying to myself. I really try to be brutally honest with myself.
So today I have filled in the rest of my ordinary day because really everyday is the same for me. I know it is pathetic. I am sure it will change once mason starts preschool.
Now on to some cuter stuff...
Mason has learned to run. It is so cute he juts out his chest and put his straight behind himself and moves his legs really fast. He doesn't actually go any faster just uses more energy. I couldn't for the life of me figure out where he learned to run like that. I mean I don't run like that and I know Austin doesn't. It finally hit me while we were watching Sid the Science Kid on IPTV this morning that that is how those little kids run to the play ground. It makes sense that is one of Mason's favorite shows. Right along with Thomas the Train and Big Big World. I don't even get to watch the new anymore in the mornings unless I want to stand in the kitchen.
Anyone who knows me knows that I love me some news. Especially the morning news like the Today Show or The Early Show. I used to only watch The Today Show but then Katie left and Meredith came and I cannot stand her. I liked her on The View but not on The Today Show. Then again I used to like The View but then Meredith left and Rosie was on and now Whoopi. Sorry, don't care for either of them. I have finally resigned myself to watching Sid the Science Kid and Sesame Street in the mornings.
Tonight I have to start and...um...finish my MOPS newsletter. Yeah, I don't know if that will happen. It all depends on if I can get the two guys in my life to behave long enough. I really doubt that will happen and will probably have to finish it tomorrow.
For now I am off to rescue an overly tired toddler who is in desperate need of a nap. All I have to say to that is ME TOO!!

Rough day...

Mason and I had had a rough day so I decided what we needed to do was go outside and swing.
Well, six pushes later Mason was sleeping. You can bet I didn't wake him up. I pulled up a patio chair and got my book and read uninterrupted for over an hour. It was wonderful. Too bad I can't get away with that everyday...

Nap Time

So, yesterday, as I was trying to put Mason down for a nap it sounded like we were getting dive bombed by military jets. Just kidding!! Let me set this up.
It is about 11:30 in the morning and it is beautiful outside a light breeze, sun shinning, birds chirping and the scent of honeysuckle wafting in the open windows. When all of a sudden seemingly out of nowhere this little plane flies overhead and seems to be circling the house. Over and over again. Mason not wanting to take a nap but needing to take a nap was being difficult. I decided that I needed a couple of minutes to myself as happens everyday when he takes a nap. So I lay him down in the p-n-p, grab the camera and head outside. Mind you as I shut the door I can still hear Mason screaming his head off. (This only last about 2 minutes and then he is asleep)
Hyde and I set off to find this plane. We are surrounded by corn fields so it really could be anywhere. I hear it to the north of us so we have to walk to the very northeast corner of the property to be able to see the plane. That is when I got these pics.

This guy knew I was taking photos and flew right over me a couple of times before taking off for another field. So today I am trying to track him down and get some of the photos to him.

For all those who think what a horrible Mommy leaving her child crying inside. This is what he was doing when I got back. I was never out of ear shot and am honestly surprised he could sleep with the plane over the house.

Nap Time

This is where I choose for Mason to take his nap. There usually aren't any toys in there. The block was in there thanks to the dog. (It jingles and the dog has claimed it as his toy.) On the right side of the pack-n-play is a changing table and beside that is an arm chair. Hyde gets on the chair and then on the changing table. Most afternoons Hyde can be found laying on the changing table looking out the window into the side yard. That day, thankfully, Hyde didn't get all the way into the p-n-p. He usually does if Mason is in there. Every little baby needs a needy little dog to steal their body heat... No... No, that came out wrong. I, really, meant share their body heat.








This is where Mason chooses to take his nap. I was in the kitchen washing dishes and noticed that it was really quite. Mason is not quite. He is very vocal. Most of the time he is humming, lately he has been yelling. Not from pain or anything, really, but just because he can. So when I notice it is quite I go and check on him. Most of the time I find him fascinated by his hand or something of that sort. Not this time I go in there and walking in I see the back of the walker. I immediately panic, thinking he has choked on something. Not even thinking, duh, there was nothing on his tray he could choke on. I run around to the front of the walker and find him slumped over sleeping. So what do I do, I grab the camera and take photos. He was sleeping pretty heavy, he didn't even stir when I took him out and put him in the p-n-p.





This is Hyde, he is 5. Mason was 4 months in this photo. So he is a little bigger now. Hyde is always trying to lay next to Mason. Not a very safe place since Mason likes to grab everything within reach. We have had to take Hyde's chain off. Mason kept choking him. We had a horrible time trying to get Mason to let go. The dog would be whimpering and Mason would be crying. Who do you console first. I realize Mason is my child but Hyde is my puppy and he didn't do anything wrong. I, kinda, just swoop them both up at the same time and sit in Austin's chair. Usually, a couple of rocks and they are both out and I am free to get back to whatever I was doing. Usually that is cleaning the kitchen or laundry.