Aren't I a good girl!

Hi

I walked to and from school this morning!!!! It is insane how much we rely on our cars, when we can get along jsut fine without them. Mind you.. I was forced to walk to school today ( my car was at a friends house) so we had littel choice but its was really nice. Adam and I did our 20 times tables... with a call to dad halfway there because he couldn't understand hy 20x10 wasn't 300. He didn't believe my explanation.... he had me call dad to verify the result!!

Anyway, we found out that it takes me 43 steps between the street lampposts and it takes Adam 65, it takes me 83 steps to go over the train hill.. it takes Adam 145 and so on. We also discovered that it is nearly impossible to sing incy wincy spider, do hand motions AND steer the stroller all a the same time. Due to stopping and acting out incy wincy... we were a few minutes late to school.

Carys and I walked around town, went to toddler group, had some lunch and walked back home. so thats 4.5 miles for me today!

Adam lost tooth number 2 last night!!!!! The tooth fairy visisted and awarded £2 for the item... double that of last months do due sheer effort in removing it 'in time'. Adam then told me... ' Do you know what mum?' I said 'what'. Adam said ' The amount you get doubles for each tooth!' So thats .... umm.... well I wouldn't like to think about how much we'd have to fork over if that were true!!

Hello Bloggers!

Hi guys,

Was really lookign forward to tonight for 2 good reasons! 1) Patrick coming home and 2) I finally get a night out with friends! Well, the reality is that Patrick is coming in tonight... but no night out with my mates! Carys is sick again.... cold for 3 days, coughing, vomiting, runny poo.. the works. I thought she'd be okay but in the end canceled beacuse I knwo she is goign to be restless. It's not fair on her if I go and it wouldn't be fair on Jackie (75yr old neighbour with emphysema who minds the kids on the rare night that I get to go out when Patricks NOT in). She's fine sitting in with the kids asleep ... but she couldn't really go trotting up and down the stairs to Carys' crys.

Adam has also been off school for 2 days, same as his sister. They are both carnky and tired yet still have the energy to fight with each other over everything! Thsi week was nto a good one for Patrick to be in Amsterdam-- where by the way the SUN is SHINING and weather is fantastic, food great, atmosphere etc etc... Whereas here, its all about snot, vomit, stuffy house, raining cats and dogs ... well you get the picture. :-(

Carys has learned to put her fingers in her ears to pretend she doesn't hear you when I talk to her! She then starts to say blah blah blah.... a littel trick who brother taught her as a joke. Well Adam, its stuck!

She also goes about saying 'Bye Bye Chicken'. I call most everyone 'chicken' or 'chickie'. All the neighbourhood kids are chicken, chick or chickies....
Adam is on the verge of loosing tooth number 2. I have to fight with him to 'play' with it. I am terrified the other tooth will star tto come thorugh behind it (like the other). I am already saving for the orthodontic fund! Sorry mom... can't come see you... gotta pay for Adam's braces in 10 years time!

Gonna go watch re-runs of Star Trek with Adam... he loves that show.

Love you all and miss you loads... see you in 19 days!

Monica

Family update!

Hi MOM.

Yes I got all your e-mails and I am FINALLY updating my blog. I seem to have relished this talking over thephone business rather than blogging. However, I got my phone bill in and .... its back to blogging big time!

News.. I have a new little cousin, Adam and Carys' second cousin-- baby Natalia born to a proud mama and she is really beautiful (I don't think they can ethically airbrush babies photos so its gotta be legit!).

Carys had her first real experience with CHILE. She swiped a bit of her Dad's pizza, compelte with jalapenos, and cruched chile flakes, and did not like whsat she bit into! After some water, milk and lots of cuddles her crying abated and she will NEVER do that again.

We had a great camping trip to the New Forest( South West coast of England, think Southhamptonish area) at the end of May. Had a really good time, lots of walks, rain, and more rain. pictures to come.. I still can't ge tthe hang of embedding a slide show to a post...

I finished my college course.. YEAH!!!

Adam went on his first BEAVER scout sleepover. He went off trundling under a backpack complete with sleeping bag, camping mat and flashlight! They only camped out in the scout hut so I know they wer safe and well looked after but still didn't get too much sleep that night at home! He earned a challenge badge for the evening .. exciting for him... not so for me... another badge to sew onto his jumper! ( it has joine d the pile of other badges waiting to be sewed on... I will do it sooon!!!)

While I have not been releigious in updating my blog... Patrick has been posting pictures to opur flickr account. So go there for pictures of what we have been up to.

Can't wait to go and see everyone in New Mexico... just under 3 weeks to go!!!!

Adam lost a tooth.... and gained £1 fro mthe tooth fairy. He got up crying in a panic because the tooth fairy did not come to visit him. i said he did Adam.. he was heartbroken and said no there was nbothign there. We went back to his room and found it... but I do hae to say that the toothe fairy did not find the tooth under the pillow..... so lets hope someone nver fidns this rolling around somewhere and question tooth fairy ettiquette!

Carys is talking now... loves the word yes..... loves playign with her dolls, loves throwing tantrums, and is going fo rthe guinness world record on having the highest pitched scream! She also has aproblem keepingher clothes on!

It's been nice these past few days...

will blog soon.