Mondays are home days... although we do go out some "Mummy days" we usually just hang out at home. It's so much less stressful on me and the little Gomers. Now that we're into winter boots, hats, and coats that never really fit into properly tightened seat belts, getting out the door is often more effort than its worth. Besides, we couldn't just have a "jumping show" anywhere!
I'm not exactly sure when Jude decided to redecorate that cupboards with some bright blue...
The kids had fun dressing up and going out for Halloween. We went out early and took Jordan in the stroller. Abby loved her dinosaur costume and Jude was "Tiny", a dog in one of his favourite movies. It was actually just a dog costume that I found at a mother's yard sale, but he was excited nonetheless.
Jordan's "costume" was his cute little puppy hat. It worked for him and scored him some of his own treats!
He was very excited to show us how they made noise.
He didn't actually eat any of the smarties, but did munch on the box...
He uses his socks for storing cars (shown here), bread sticks, pieces of cheese... pretty much whatever he'd like to save for later :) Who really needs pockets when you've got socks!! 
Letting Abby paint his face.
Ummm... we're not really sure why he does this or what he's doing...
Wearing Daddy's shirt...
Playing his guitar, Jeff Healey style.
We were invited chez Petteplace for Thanksgiving with our Thunder Bay "family". We took the kids' jams so they would be all ready for bed when we got home. They have a large bathroom so Jon and I contained all three kids in the room and did jammies. Jon took Abby & Jude out while I packed up the backpack. Jordan's curiosity led him to the toilet tissue roll... I turned from my packing up to see the tissue unrolled on the floor... I'm glad it was nearly gone :)
We made soft pretzels one afternoon...
Jude is rarely without a car (usually "yellow car" these days).
Abby's kitty pretzel with butter, cinnamon & brown sugar.
It's that time again...I promise to actually post some pictures of the kids soon, but until then, here's a brief glimpse of my past week courtesy of MckMama.
After discovering a very poopy Jordan, I most certainly did not change said diaper in the front seat of the van, in our driveway, because we were already running late for gymnastics and I didn't want to go back inside.
I do not have a very nasty bruise on my knee from trying to hurdle over a baby gate. I did not miscalculate the height of the gate, trip over it, and land squarely on both knees. I did not lie on my kitchen floor for several seconds trying to decide whether to laugh or cry!
I was not a bit giddy while sorting through heaps of baby clothes and paraphernalia to get rid of at the Mother's Market (flea market for mothers).
I did not polish off a whole bag of highly addictive chips by myself in one evening while watching a movie with Jon.
My clothes and my children's sleeves have not been covered in snot all week... my children always use a tissue and most certainly do not chose to use a sleeve when they see me approaching with a tissue. I did not go out in public tonight with a snot streak along the side of my black pants... that would be disgusting!
I did not try to balance a styrofoam cup of coffee, a glass of water, a cookie on a napkin, and my Bible study notes as I made my way to my small group's meeting room after a helpful suggestion that I "make two trips". I also did not make a comment about being able to juggle lots as a mother of 3 young children. I did not trip on carpet under the table sending my coffee and water all over the books, Bibles, papers, name tags, etc. on the table. I did not burn my arm trying to prevent said spill. AND I most certainly did not hide in the kitchen, totally embarrassed, nursing my burn. That whole incident would just be way to humbling for a very self-sufficent momma.
This is my first "Not me!" Monday. I recently came upon MckMama's blog (proud home of Not Me! Monday) through "Bring the Rain" a blog that I've been following for some time now. You should check out MckMama's blog and see the pictures of her MckMiracle and read her amazing story of God's healing power. You should also give "Not me!" Monday a try... it's very therapeutic!!
I did not go outside this morning in my jammies to give Jon some freshly baked chocolate chip muffins only to be greeted by our mail lady. I also did not go outside a few weeks ago in my robe to talk to Jon when the group of runners that use our hill for training stopped to do squats in front of our house. What self-respecting mother would do THAT? Not me!I did not wait at least a month before changing the sheets on Abby's top bunk because I didn't want to have to balance precariously on the window ledge. Beds are changed at least once a week at our house.
I did not let my kids go for 5 days without a bath... how much effort does it really take to bath 3 children at their craziest time of the day. Seriously!!
I did not let Jordan play in the catfood... possibly eating a couple pieces... so I could steal a few minutes to myself on the computer. Not me!
I do not throw out the blue plastic glasses that Jon likes for his chocolate milk when he leaves them anywhere other than the kitchen sink... he is not down to only one :) THAT would just be downright mean. I would never do that!
I have not eaten ANY of the kids' Halloween candy. What kind of mother would "trade" the candy that she bought for the trick-or-treaters (the kind she didn't like so she wouldn't eat it all before Halloween) with the yummier candy that her children collected? Definitely NOT me!!
