Fudge-O

OK, when I was little, we used to eat these things called "fudge-o's" - they are frozen fudge bars, but I don't think they're called that anymore (consumers are way too smart nowadays to buy a frozen edible treat that sounds like an accident that happens in your pants). ANYWAY, I bought a box of them at the store the other day and not surprisingly, the boys love them. So I taught them to run around saying, "fudge-o" in a high-pitched voice and it's hilarious. Well, Jude doesn't understand that if you set your fudge-o down on the carpet, it's going to melt and make a huge mess (and that's just what he did). I took his froze treat away and he threw a fit, rolling around on the ground shouting, "Fudge-oooooooo," "Fudge-ooooooooo." It was cracking us up so bad (does that make me a bad mom?) because he had fudge-o all over his face and his hair was all crazy, and well, I guess you just had to be there (at least you might be able to understand by seeing ths photo).

Can you see the chocolate on his shirt? The top photo shows chocolate all over his face and the bottom photo shows him saying, "Fudge-O!"

Our Trip to the Zoo

I'm so glad we got away yesterday. The trip to the zoo was great- both boys really enjoyed it. Weather was good, crowds were minimal, boys were totally interested in all the animals! We rented a little wagon and both boys rode in it from exhibit to exhibit. We packed a lunch and ate half-way through our trip. After the zoo, we went to the Church Brew Works on Liberty Ave (near the Strip District) - it's an old Catholic church turned into a brewery/restaurant (their famous quote is, "and on the 8th day, God created beer.") Both boys slept on the way home. I totally crashed last evening- zoned out and fell asleep at 9pm (it was a long week). Thanks to my beautiful husband who got the boys settled and into bed!

Zoo

I made it -I survived my week!!!
We're off to the Zoo- hopefully we'll dodge the rain drops!

Congrats to the Hetrick Family who welcomed Sophia Grace last evening @ 5:08pm (after what appears to be a quick labor????) Congrat, Aim! Can't wait to see her photos.

Have a great Saturday.....

Peace OUT!

Baby - it's cold outside

I took the boys out today, thinking it'd, "be good to get some fresh air!" Man, was it cold. We're in for 2 more days of cold temps and then maybe it'll get into the high 30s - can't believe that I'm looking forward to that.

This'll probably be the last post for the week, so we'll see ya next weekend.

Bowling

2 weeks ago, Jackson slammed his finger in my car door. A couple of days later we decided he should go to the Dr's b/c it (the fingernail) wasn't getting any better. So Jeremy took Jackson last Monday. It was a pretty gruesome procedure (kinda gross for the weak-stomached), but Jackson was a tough guy about it. Since it was so late in the day, Jackson didn't go back to school. Instead, Jeremy took Jackson on a little field trip - they went to see the Cathedral in Altoona, did some retail therapy, and bowled 2 games. Jackson beat Jeremy. Just an update - the fingernail is looking good and Jackson says it feels fine.

Spring Break

So I haven't posted in a week - sorry. I promise to get something up here tonight.

This week is Spring Break @ SFU and for me that means "hell week." Without the students there all week, I've committed myself to complete all of my projects for my graduate work. What does that mean? Well, complete my clinical residency project (like a thesis- I have the literature review and final project left to complete) and 2 projects in my health care systems management class (get ready for this...we have to create an HMO from scratch and then a presentation to market it). So my grand plan is to be at work everyday till ???? so that by the end of the week, I can maybe enjoy 1 day of Spring Break!! If the weather is nice, we might travel to Pittsburgh on Friday or Saturday - we're thinking Zoo or Carnegie Science Center.

So when I need a little laugh to keep me going, I've found a really cool web site to visit: www.mcphee.com
I laugh every time I look around on the site.

On other notes:

*I'm anxiously awaiting baby news from my friend Amy (Hetrick - link to her blog from mine) - she's due any day now - she's on my mind!!! Good luck, Aim!!!

*Dana and Nate are on a tropical island sipping drinks and relaxing during spring break - can't wait to see some photos. Have to admit, I'd rather be there, but our vacation isn't too far away.

* It's March!! Getting closer to spring -and boy are we ready for it!

Happy Birthday Linda

We celebrated Linda's birthday last evening with a PJ party. We made breakfast foods, played the Wii and had a blast. We all wore our PJs and at one point, the little ones (Jude and Maddie) decided they needed a bath. Meanwhile, Jackson and Zach had to conquer every Wii game they possibly could. Linda turned......well if you can't see it on the balloon in the photo, maybe I shouldn't post it... (she knows where to find me).