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This year for your birthday I updated my blog.

And I'll tell you one thing - If I had to put together all the pieces of a perfect mom it would be you! Happy Birthday Mom!

St. Patrick's Day 2012 - Nothing like an old fashioned Irish Jig and some freestylin, yo.




And just plain freestylin, yo.




And a few more Quotes from my Notes:

Anders - I smell potato chips.
Me - I don't.
Anders - Oh, maybe it's just a memory from Ireland.

Eddie went up to sing with the primary. When he came back down he walked into the row all proud and grown up with his hands in his pockets, and said much too loud - Well, that was easy.

I find Maddie coloring and ask what she's working on she says - I'm coloring a picture for my ancestors. Even though they're dead. I thought we could tie it to a balloon and let it go in the air.

Maddie and Eddie have like a gazillion conversations like this a day and they usually end up giggling or wrestling.
Eddie - Me and daddy work together.
Maddie - You don't work.
Eddie - Yes I doos, daddy learned me.
Maddie - And Eddie can I tell you something. There is no such word as doos.
Eddie - Can I tell you something, Beth is my teacher.
Maddie - I know her.
Eddie - Then what does she look like.

Driving in the car at night, Eddie is kicking the back of my seat and just when I'm about to get mad at him for it he says - If you see some monsters I can use my light up shoes to scare them away.

Maddie - How do you spell boob?
Me - Boob.
Maddie - That's a palindrome b-o-o-b.
(Her teacher would be so proud!)

Eddie says this a lot! - See. I told ya.

Brig - Is there a bat in here?
(Maddie freaks out.)
Me - Maddie what's up? Bats are just birds that fly at night.
Anders - Actually, they're mammals that come out at night. And they are the only mammals that fly and they do nothing to harm you, and they actually help farmers.
(PS - No bat was in there.)

Maddie - Mom, did you know another name for a girl is a dudette.
Anders - Yes, but the most accurate name is female.

All the students have to go to the principal's office to do a math test in second grade, if they pass they get a medal at the next monthly assembly. Anders has been getting up the nerve to go do his.
Anders - I passed my test today. It was in the principals office.
Me - Were you nervous?
Anders - Yes because the chair I sat in was very small compared to the big office.
Me - When did you start to relax.
Anders - When I looked around a bit and saw a strawberry short cake doll and thought, "This guy can't be that bad he has all these dolls."

Eddie Kissed my cheek a bunch then said - Don't take a shower mom.
Me - Why not.
Eddie - It will wash off all my kisses.
A few days later I went to give him a kiss when I left in the morning and he said - You smell good but you shouldn't have taken a shower, it washed off all my kisses.

Eddie - One time when I was twenty five ...
Maddie - Why do people call it twenty-five? I call it twa-ny five.

Maddie - Who's your youngest brother?
Me - Uncle Nathan.
Maddie - How old is he?
Me - 24 I think.
Maddie - You think? Every is supposed to know how old their brothers are. Where does he live?
Me - In Oregon.
Maddie - Well why don't you live by him? That's kind of mean. How could you not live by your brothers?

Maddie - How do you even know that?
Eddie - I even know that.

Me - What do you think of my new scarf?
Brig - I think it looks like a fancy picnic.

Maddie - What's the very last number?

Me - What, "The Lorax" is coming out?
Anders - Yes, on March 3rd. That is the exact same day our milk expires. (He's all fascinated by expiration dates lately.)
Me - It'll be gone by then, but if it's not, we'll get rid of it.
Anders - I thought we had to sell it. (Sell by ...)

Quotes From My Notes

Dear Santa,

For Christmas I want a sparkly horse and I want it to be kind of big. And I want a game and it’s called Monster High. You can get me whatever you want and it’s supposed to be pretty. OK Santa?

And a Princess. I want a lot of stuff, Santa. I want a princess that’s got a sparkly dress. And I want to have a sparkly, sparkly, sparkly, sparkly, sparkly, sparkly, sparkly princess. It will look so pretty that it will burst my eyes.

Love, Maddie


Eddie gets out of his bed. I'm checking on you cause you're not in charge, daddy's in charge right now. So I'm going to tell you a secret. It's about I like you. (Then up to my ear.) I like you.

Eddie comes into our room late at night after being asleep for a couple hours. My sleeping is hard tonight.

Eddie, where did you learn to dance so cool like that?
Oh, In my cool place ... Oregon.

I was eating popcorn getting to the bottom and was digging in the kernels. Eddie very seriously says, "Don't put them in your nose." (He would know because it did not go that well when he tried a few weeks earlier.)

We saw a couple walking across the street with a grandchild. Maddie must have been watching them because she suddenly says - Mom, can we call grandma?

I was watching Anders play a computer game and I asked,
Me - How do you get the wood?
Anders - Cutting down trees.
Me - Oh.
Anders - Ya I feel bad about it too. But I need it to survive.

Eddie every morning when Anders leaves for school - Bye brother.

Me to Maddie and Anders - Come sit over here by Eddie and eat.
Eddie - Ya. I'm the best. And I'm strong. Shows his muscles.

Hey, where's my dudes? (Eddie referring to Wyatt and Anders)

I sang at church and later ask Anders - Did I sing alright today?
Anders - Ya, real good. (Then after a couple seconds.) Well I didn't really hear you but I'm pretty sure if I did it would be good.

I overhear Maddie sitting next to Roxcy with a bunch of baby toys say ...
Get the baby toys, check.
Be respectful of the baby, check.

Then a little later I hear her say to Roxcy - OK, you're about to cry. When babies cry we have to ask our mommy's to help. Cause I'm still little.

Maddie approaching a giant pile of laundry I'm working on. - I'm just here to help even though it seems like I want to jump on that.

Maddie - Why do people always call you?
Me - Because that's what I do for work.
Maddie - You talk on the phone for work? Seriously?

Anders - Mom here's one hint. Don't get me anything for Christmas I can wear.

There is an overlook on the forth floor of a museum nearby by, on our way up Anders says - I always love to go to the top of here. It's always a beautiful sight.

Eddie found a picture of me as a baby and brought it up to me.
Eddie - Is that you mom?
Me - Ya, isn't that crazy?
Eddie - No, that's not crazy, that's nice.

Maddie while going through my jewelery from India - Seriously, Indian stuff looks prettier than anything in the whole entire world. How do Indians get the prettiest things ever?

Maddie messed up Anders Lego creation.
Me - Maddie don't do that help him fix it.
Anders - I don't want her to. (Then to Maddie in a really serious, frustrated voice.) Toys are nothing in your life. There are things far more important to you, so leave mine alone.

Eddie - Look it's not working
Anders - That's because it malfunctioned. It does that sometimes.

Me - Eddie why won't you eat your hamburger?
Eddie - That's because it has pickles in it.
(I take them out.) - Here you go.
(Eddie looks at it, then with a big smile.) - Nice job mommy.

Anders - The noodles break right apart when I bite them with my lips. So, it's like my lips are razor sharp to them.

We went to family math night at the school where they have math games and tables set up everywhere. It was halarious to see Maddie being a serious social butterfly. They had tables set up where you glue shapes on a strip of paper to make a crown, games with dice and counting, etc. Then on the way home in car she says - Wait mom, I didn't do math.

Eddie - Mom, after we read will you lay down with me?
(I don't answer right away.)
Eddie - I won't wiggle.
Me - OK, I'll lay down with you.
Eddie - But mom, if I wiggle will you leave?
(We get settled in.)
Eddie - Mom, if you wiggle, I wont leave you.

Me - Maddie what was your favorite part of your day?
Maddie (Obviously sick of me asking this every night.) - Going poop.
Me - (Two can play this game. So I ask her just as seriously.) - Was it the morning or night?
Maddie - Night.
Me - Oh, night poops are the best.
Anders (Picking up my sarcasm, plays along as well.) - Ya, they feel so wonderful.

Anders - Who brought me Minecraft for Christmas? (A computer game.)
Me - Santa.
Anders - I wonder how he's such a computer geek?

Eddie's Ear Infection

Eddie hasn't been sick much but when he is it is the perfect combination of sad and endearing.

Eddie's Ear from Michelle Larson on Vimeo.

More Christmas

Christmas Projects from Michelle Larson on Vimeo.

Maddie & Sydnie Snappin from Michelle Larson on Vimeo.

Just Dance from Michelle Larson on Vimeo.

More Christmas

Stickman Jammies this year.

Maddie had her's modified within a few minutes.

Anyone recognize who Anders is?
Brig sent his mom a picture of Link from The Legend of Zelda and she recreated it perfectly.

On the way home from a visit to Santa.

Thug man Ed.

Trauma

Maybe I'm busy or maybe I'm traumatized by all of that getting-of-cards-in-the-mail.

I went to do the blog post and realized I have a lot to catch up on. I'll do it in a few posts the next couple of days.

We had fun this year making our owl decorations.

Speaking of owls, owls are the coolest. Have you ever seen an owl in real life, up close? My parents were out here for Christmas and they took us to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. One of the things they do there is rehabilitate raptors and they had such incredible birds you could see up close. There were these owls with their backs to us and they would turn their heads around towards us and give this look like "Oh you silly, silly humans with your limited neck movement, you are quite amusing."

Big Deal ALERT

I will be sending out Christmas Cards.

For anyone that knows me this is an especially big deal because it is almost impossible for me to get something out in the mail. But it's happening, and it's going to be cool.

Soooo ....

Please send me your address in the comments or to my email at larsonchelle@yahoo.com

Thanks!