A cup is for drinks

It is lunchtime on Friday afternoon. I am getting the kitchen squared away, unloading the dishwasher, wiping down the counters, filling the dishwasher and listening to music on our Apple TV which is the bomb. So, I am going and singing and having a pretty good time, if you can when you are loading the dishwasher. I open a thermos - Toy Story to be exact - dump the contents into the swirling disposal below and then rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... goes the disposal. What the heck? I look down, little baby junior, don't know which one, but one of them filled their stinkin' thermos with loose CHANGE!! Quarters, nickels, pennies, all down my drain in my disposal stopping it up.

I pull the stopper out and nearly vomit from the smell - whole probably other story about why I have not pulled it out and cleaned it, I don't know, cuz I am busy? I take it outside and hose it off then fill a cup with windex and sunk it in then cleaned the disposal.

Then, I go to the garage to find plastic gloves so my delicate, beautiful hands do not have to touch the nastiness that lurks in my disposal. And, of course, I am out of luck, no gloves to be found.

I called Ryan, who confirmed that we were indeed out of gloves. I said, "Do I need to call a repair man?" He said, "Just wait til I look at it". My repair man to the rescue. Hopefully it will be him who has to touch the nastiness. Eewwww.

You say its your birthday da da da da dum dum

February 5, 2007 at 9:41 and 9:42 a.m. I had the two most amazing, adorable, precious Valentines!!!! Benjamin and Henry Hayes came into our lives and have done nothing but give us such joy!

The boys had a magic party yesterday with all their friends. I think they really enjoyed it and then had balloon animals. Then our families stayed for dinner and the boys opened presents. This morning, they had bacon and cinnamon rolls and got new bicycles from Gigi and Papa. They are worn out, lying on the floor wrapped in blankets watching a movie.

Magic birthday party --- success!

So back it up a month or so - we had a great Christmas and ski trip. There was no snow in Snowmass, which is a first for us. Ryan and I skiied a half day pretty much. It was the last day and we picked up Sam early from ski school and tore it up. It was so much fun skiing with him. He got his ski poles and was so excited! Boy was loving it.

Ben and Hayes got to ski on Fanny Hill and take the Skittles up. They did fantastic as well. We had a blast with Andrew, Amy, Abby and Caleb and Gigi and Papa. It is always so much fun to get together and play in the snow.