2018 Luck Continues

Madeline and I have the flu now too.  Not surprised at that.  But I am surprised that Oliver is still fine.  Pretty grateful.  In other related 2018 kind of news:  Our fridge door broke, I got a flat tire this week, and our furnace broke.  When the furnace broke, Ethan said, "I think I would have freaked out a few months ago at that news, but now I'm not even surprised."  At this point, I'm just laughing.  What else is there to do.  At least my 12 year old doesn't freak about stuff as much???

No one does fashion shows like Cooper:

 I tried not to fall asleep on the floor while I did puzzles with Oliver.  Because he's so cute and he said, "I wanna do puzzles with you mom.  Again and again and again.  I know where these go perfectly!"

My Bathroom

Don't you just love the green walls and the accent tiles with little blue and pink squares.  haha

 It went so great with the forest green squares on the linoleum...cough...

 It's a lot better now.  Though an entire remodel is still on the wish list.  I think losing the green made a huge improvement!

 We also replaced the faucets which were broken and worn.  It looks a lot better.

I can't do much about the floor, but at least it doesn't clash the walls anymore!  I'm glad it's done.

Stuff

I don't think the three of us have had a girls night since November!  We spent five hours together and it was really fun!  I think we all needed it.

 Oliver made Peewee a mansion on a hill and all Bandit gets is this little house.  lol

 He's always loved being in the tub

 Cooper chose cinnamon rolls for his half birthday treat.  He thinks cinnamon rolls are even better than donuts (gasp!).  One of my favorite traditions is singing half of Happy Birthday while we eat a treat of choice on half birthdays.  It always makes me giggle and it's lots of fun!

 The bad news, however, is that now Cooper is getting a fever.  I guess it's his turn for the flu...

 Oliver is still chipper and healthy though, and had fun making a rainbow with his toys on my bed.

Paint and Flu and More Wet Stuff

I am painting my bathroom.  For some reason, the ugly green just became too much for me.  I can't take it anymore!  I'm feeling so random.  I still need to take the blinds and clock off the wall...

Todd has Influenza.  And so does Ethan.  I just can hardly take the thought of all of us getting this horrible bug one by one.  I need to paint faster.  I'm still trying to get over this horrible three week cold.

Our water softener flooded our garage this week.  And Todd's truck required two more repairs since my post in January.

2018 just seems so long already...but at least my bathroom won't be green for much longer.

Swimming Lessons

Cooper started swimming lessons!  He was so excited to swim.  And even more excited when he found out his teacher is a boy.  He told me that he is tired of always having only girl teachers.  haha

 He has always been unhappy with water in his eyes.  I always blamed it on the eye surgery, but it probably doesn't have a thing to do with it.  But either way, I was proud of him for being brave, because I just wasn't sure how he'd like it.  So far, he's doing really great!

March Focus

Be kind.  Speak Kindly.  That's a great way to live after the manner of happiness.

March is Here

I can't believe it's March!  The first two months of this year were a total blur!  I think I'm ready for Spring!!!

The sun peaked out for a minute, so we went out to swing!

 Oliver has a new favorite pastime: making circles!

 Madeline and I enjoyed a date to see The Greatest Showman.  We also enjoyed pizza and brought donuts back for the whole family.  See, that way they like when we go out and leave them home.  lol.

 Cooper built a house on the toy shelf...

 Oliver always says, "I just like being with you mom."

 Ahhhh.  He's such a sweetie.

 "Homemade sandwiches for lunch today!"  Cheese and strawberries and apples on his bread.  He ate it all separate in the end.