Let's look at funny crap

I have been a horrible blogger lately....it's probably only going to get worse. But 4 day weekend coming up, maybe I'll get caught up. The tree is going up this weekend which always means more blogging! I blame instagram

'stop sending me pictures of a cat!'

I feel better

I think it's the illustrations, I have no idea why this made me laugh so hard

ditto

nuuuuuuu

best costume ever

The real Napolean

This kid and Charlie would be bf's - Nailed it!

Almost made it to Kindergarten without Stitches

I can't believe I didn't post about this, this was a while back.  This happened on October 12th.   You know how I know?? I'm staring at the bills from it.  Matt has a squirrel cage fan that he uses for smoking meat to control the temperature and such.  (note:  I didn't even know that it was called a squirrel cage fan before this and I'm still not sure why it's called that) But it's basically a fan that blows the air out of a chute.  The chute doesn't have a cover on it and it's open to the blades.  Charlie knows what this is and has been told to stay back from it, but his curiosity got the best of him and he stuck his hand right in the chute. Best part?  I was 8 inches away from him, just looking the other way. We're lucky the steel blades didn't take off his fingers.  So I panic and Matt totally over.  I run upstairs for hydrogen peroxide and bandages and Matt carries him up and informs me that a band-aid isn't going to cut it and we head to the ER.  3 hours, 4 stitches and a stuffed seal later, we are home.  Wrapping and re-wrapping the bandage was heart-breaking for the first few days.  Charlie would just howl in pain.  He stayed home from school with dad for a couple of days and it got a little better each day.  10 days later they pulled the stitches out and it's healing nicely. He'll have a 'ridge' where the scar is on his finger and maybe some little scars from the nicks that didn't require stitches, but he still has 10 fingers, so we are happy.  Matt has said since day one that there was no way Charlie would make it to Kindergarden without a broken bone or stitches.  We almost made it...

Warning: graphic mangled hands.....

Yikes

THEN, two nights later, he 'fell out of his bed and landed on his toy phone' and this happened.  I put this is quotes because it happened in the middle of the night and he didn't come wake me up.  I'm trying to comprehend the physics that would have had to happen for this.  The boy runs to me when he stubs his toe, how did he not cry or come wake me up?  It was pretty nasty and he has a decent scar now.  The whole thing made no sense... We are a MESS over here!!

Royals Baseball

For the first time since 1985, Royals made it into to postseason as the wild card 

And KC went up in FLAMES.  We're the city of fountains so every fountain was died blue, companies hung banners on their buildings, all the lights on major landmarks were blue and the whole town went perma-casual Friday as everyone wore their Royals gear EVERYWHERE.  I even bought a shirt.  You know the bandwagon is full when I buy Royals gear.  Matt and I weren't raised here, thus weren't raised Royals fans.  Neither of us were even here in 1985.  We were raised on the Tigers and the Twins. 

But it was fun to jump on the bandwagon.  Lots of dinners in front of the TV watching the games.  Royals are a small ball team and so fun to watch.  If every team played like they did, I'd be a much bigger fan.  

Lot's of nights up past bedtime watching baseball with mom and dad

They made it ALL the way to the world series...and lost.  But it was such a fun time and Royals fans DESERVED this, they are a loyal group!

Octoberfest

Costume party at Church- Charlie was a flyboy aka Great Grandpa George

It was EIGHTY degrees that day, the costume didn't last long.  The youth group put on this great party for the little ones

I had to help him a bit, believe it or not, his mouth wasn't big enough

Five Years!

We are so good at selfies!

We went down to Tablerock Lake for our five year anniversary.  It was a much needed break from the grind and so good to have actual time just together. 

We chased a crazy sunset trying to get down to the water for a picture, we pretty much missed it

We just kinda poked around most of the weekend but went out to dinner on Saturday night.

Had to get a picture of this bank as it's for sale and will be gone soon.  The town in Tightwad, MO and this is their bank...too funny!

Charlie's Pre-K School Picture - 4 years old

The most Charlie picture ever.  What a goober

I read this article that spoke to me in so many ways about sending your kids off into the world and having to let go.  Charlie is navigating through his first friendships right now.  One day this boy is his best friend, and the next day 'he's not my fwend'.  I try to ask questions and assure him that so and so is still your friend if he hit you, the most important this is he said he was sorry (or you said you were sorry, it goes the other way too)

'One of the most heart-wrenching parts of motherhood, I've come to realize this fall, is watching your child go to school. With other kids. Who will be sweet sometimes, tease sometimes, play nicely sometimes, hurt feelings sometimes. How hard to think that all those little ones sometimes will feel lonely or left out or embarrassed or sad. I know those are good emotions, too (we're striving for wholeness, right?) but maybe not for him. Maybe just happiness for this child, okay?'

Just THIS child.  I read that sentence 12 times because I'm pretty sure I've said the exact same thing to myself.  The idea of a bully or something as simple as being left out just pulls at my strings.  

I was never a popular kid, but I was lucky to always have friends.  But I got my fair share of teasing and it sucked, right?  Sucked.  Can I put a clear shield around him that will always keep him safe and happy?

It's funny because I'm not one to be overprotective.  Climbing too high?  Eh, he's fine.  Getting too muddy?  It'll be fine.  Going to fall off that scooter?  Eh, it's an opportunity to learn his boundaries.  Dog piled in football?  Go little man!  But this stuff?  Tears me apart.  

I read somewhere a long time ago that, especially boys, will be fine as long as they have that one good friend.  I understand this, my husband is one of them.  He has work friends, neighbor friends, church friends, but when it comes to spending any kind of time with them, there is only one guy. And he's completely content that way.  I am NOT, I need my gaggle of girlfriends.  So I'm trying to help Charlie find that one good friend.  I know I can't do it for him, but helping it along by reaching out to the mother or showing up at that birthday party (that you really just want to stay home and get stuff done) is important to me.

And the part about your face lighting up when your kid walks in the room?  I had read that before I was a mom and thought that was something that I would make a priority, but it hasn't been a problem.  I know this may change with age, but how can your face not light up when your kid enters a room??  Makes me smile every time I see him if it has been any length of time, even when he's a crab, I'll take him.