Buddy and Vegas

This week was a little rough for Buddy. First, he did not heed his mother's counsel to not run around, jumping, leaping and chasing his yellow balloon. Soon enough, he came back to me bleeding with a loose tooth and a big, FAT lip. Poor thing was drooling, slurping and mumbling for the next two days as if he was numb and didn't have any control over his mouth. I decided to keep him home from school on day 2, thinking his teacher would thank me for that. This is the second time he had fallen or crashed resulting in loose front teeth. I hope there is not a third time.....I think it will be the "charm". To add to the battering, Spencer hit is eye on some object in his room a few days later, resulting in a minor black eye. Poor thing! I hope an injured limb is not next in line!

I got this picture as he was sleeping in my bed tonight. Aahhhh....so loveable. When Shawn goes out of town, I let the kids take turns sleeping in my bed. I know many of you have maxxed out your patience because you can't get your children to sleep or want to sleep anywhere else but your bed. For us, Spencer has NEVER wanted to sleep anywhere but his bed until lately. It has been funny at times to almost beg or bribe him to take a minute snuggling with Mom or Dad. I don't want to pass up those times when he really wants to hang out with me, and tonight....well, it was one of them!

There are definately a handful of things that I look forward to when Shawn is away....eating my favorite dishes that I grew up with that he won't touch, or not cooking at all, snuggling in bed with our kiddos and popcorn (crumbs and everything), and singing in the car (I threw that in for our girls). Otherwise, we miss our Dad and hubby, and hope that he survives hiking in Zion National Park, and Vegas. Looks like a dangerous week...SO, keep your repeling gear on and don't bother with the slots, tables or shows ...yes, you can try that all you can eat buffet, oh yeah, you despise buffets...OK, have a nice dinner, yeah you can even have that Creme brulee (please, don't tell me how much it costs).... just remember we are trying to recover from stocks crashing and we have 4 kids that need college educations! Good luck Dear and hurry home!