Quick Solution

Ephant has been complaining about all the light coming into their room in the rental house, especially when the neighbor leaves his back lights on.  It is west facing so it could get pretty brutal in the summertime.  Our front porch light leaks right through their window too so I can never turn it on when they are in bed.  I have no desire to make or buy curtains for windows we'll be leaving in 7 months so I went to Joann's and bought 5 yards of the Roclon blackout lining and just pinned it up.  It will make a good lining someday when I make real curtains! I might start taking my naps in this room.  There's nothing I love better than a dark room for sleeping.

Wisdom

Fefe said "I don't have sticky hands anymore.  I licked my fingers."

Yep, that makes me feel better.

Rental House Walk Thru

Thrift Store Fashionista

Doesn't she look adorable?

Happy Birthday L!

A week after his birthday, Loofa is already working on his list for next year.  At least he can write it himself.  J was trying to tell him that it is not worth it to write it now since his likes will have changed in a year, but he can't be dissuaded.

I have to confess that I almost spaced getting birthday presents this year, I was so wrapped up in getting ready for Christmas.  Thankfully, Loofa's list was long enough for about 10 children's wishes so it wasn't hard to find stuff he'd like and quickly.  The green machine was a big hit, except for the fact that Loofa appears to be taking after the short side of the family.  Hopefully he will be big enough for it this summer.  Till then, Brother B has been enjoying using it.  So much so, that he has decided to save up his money for his own green machine.

The outfit is for Taekwon do.  The boys have been taking it for about a month.

Loofa chose Chuck E Cheese for his bday party.  He loves his best friend too.

Christmas 2011

We went straight from getting settled in the new home to the very busy Christmas season.  For all it's craziness it was definitely filled with some priceless gems.

Doesn't get much better than preschool performances.

The boys had varying degrees of excitement about their performance.  I will say, it was very refreshing to experience Christmas at a school that could care less about being politically correct.

 The annual Nelson White Elephant party is always a blast. J definitely shines.

Fefe was a sheep in our ward Nativity play this year.  My friend did an amazing job on the costumes!

Santa is telling Fefe to be careful, she is very close to being on the naughty list.

Loofa had a very long list to tell Santa.

In order from left to right: Ephant, Loofa, Fefe, and Brother B.

Christmas morning was a success!

Boredom Does Crazy Things

Yes, I know, I hate bangs. What can I say?

Next Gen Cat Cage

We are all moved in and having a great time. The kids haven't even cried themselves to sleep.

I did a lot of research to find a good cage for Rush. This seemed like the best solution.

He hasn't been too happy, but at least I know he isn't going to run away until he gets used to the new place. I put Glen in there for a few minutes to keep Rush company, but he started shivering so bad I had to bring him in. Glen has been pretty happy inside, but he is definitely dying to go out. I had to put him in the tent again with Rush last night because he was squawking so much. This morning we discovered both of them out of the tent. He figured out how to move the zippers and escape. I'll have to tie them closed next time.

I'll post pictures of the rental later so you can picture where we are living :)

Mouse-pocalypse

One of my cats, not sure which one, has killed 5 mice in the last 5 days. That's right, that's one mouse per day. I'm sure the mice are shivering in fear. I just can't believe how many it has been. They used to kill maybe 3 or 4 a year. Maybe it is a final swan song before we move. Let this be a warning to the mice living around our rental, your life span has just been shortened significantly. Well, you'll have a two week reprieve while we keep the cats inside to reset their GPS.

Fefe's Portrait