Craving some sun this summer

Right now the rain song from Winnie the Pooh is stuck in my head.

The rain rain rain came down down down
In rushing, rising riv’lets,
‘Til the river crept out of it’s bed
And crept right into Piglet’s!
Poor Piglet, he was frightened,
With quite a rightful fright.
And so, in desperation
A message he did write.
He placed it in a bottle
And it floated out of sight.

It seems like it has been raining here forever. Flood watches are posted for all over the area and it scares me. Our basement has flooded before when the rain backs-up in the archaic city sewer system. Needless to say that is not a charming thing to find when you head to do laundry.

Trying to entertain two little boys in such nasty weather has proven to be a challenge. If only there was a little sunshine. If the sun would come out like we had on Saturday while visiting Uncle I, Aunt M and Cousin S the possibilities would be endless. The boys would be able to splash in their little pool like Cousin S was doing:

Splashes from the little cousin

We would be able to take out lots of water toys to keep them busy for hours of fun in the sun (with sun screen of course):

The boys cooling off in little pool

NHL could perfect sprinkler running some more. This would certainly be something easy for me to set up and let the boys do on a warm and SUNNY day.

Sprinkler tim

Another perk is my Vitamin D deficient self could obtain some natural Vitamin D from the sun. Of course, it would also help these  white legs to look a little less vampire like while outside. I’m a fan of Twilight, but well I could easily blend in with Edward and family. Do not adjust your monitors, I really am this pale and sadly do not tan.

C'est Moi legs and Teva

With any luck the seven day extended forecast will be incorrect and we may actually see more sun than rain, but I will not be holding my breath over here.

TheAngelForever

 

 

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ABC meme time

Lazy day of summer here and wanted to do something fun and quick. Found this on Sunday Stealing, thanks to Fairy Blog Mother. If you play along please let me know so I can stop by.

A – An advantage you have – Live near a lot of family members so there is always someone close by in case of an emergency.

B – Blue or brown eyes – I have neither of the two. My boys all have blue eyes and are my personal favorite.

C – Chore you hate
– Loathe cleaning toilets and with three boys using them soon it will be worse.

D – Dad’s name – The same as a famous Disney dragon.

E – Essential start of your day
– Checking the weather on the news.

F – Favorite color – Red, Green or purple.

G – Greatest thing you’ve ever done that made you feel really good – Decided to stay home with the boys instead of going back to teaching for now.

H – Habit you have – Blogging

I – Issue you hate that the world tries to make you pursue – Religion, I will leave it at that.

J – Job title – Stay at home Mom and teacher at heart.

K – Kohls or Target – Like both of them for different reasons.

L – Living arrangements – Live with my three boys. . . hubby, NHL and JSL.

M – Music you like
– Like a wide variety of music. About the only type I am not a fan of is rap.

N – Nicknames – Wouldn’t you love to know!

O – Overnight hospital stay
– Stayed each time I had one of the boys. Also stayed in the room with JSL when he was in the hospital for 4 nights in February 2008.

P – Pet Peeve – People that feel they can own others.

Q – Quote that you like most – Not sure. Would love some ideas on this one.

R – Right or left handed – Right handed and could end up being the only one in the house.

S – Siblings – A younger brother.

T – Time you wake up –.Way too early thanks to the boys!

U – Underwear – Have them and wear them.

V – Vegetable you dislike – Not a fan of cooked peas.

W – What makes you run late – My boys, other wise I am usually very early for things.

X – X-rays you’ve had – Teeth, knee, wrist, chest and possibly others.

Y – Yummy food you make
– Apple cake, bon bon cookies, cake balls, matzah ball soup

Z – Zoo animal – Giraffe and polar bear

TheAngelForever

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Family photo spots

As a child I recall going to both of my grandparents houses and staring for hours at all of the family photos throughout their homes. I still find myself doing this when I visit my grandmother. It is amazing to see all of the family members at different points of their lives. Even NHL looks at them and names people that he can recognize.

My mother and father now have locations in their home that house photographs of family. The other day while visiting I had to take a photo. This is in the back family room where their cockatoo lives, along with my great-grandmother’s piano. 

Family memories at Nana & Papa's house

On one side of the piano there is a photo of everyone from my family at our wedding, along with photos of our boys and us. Note to self: Update Nana’s photo of NHL (he’s almost 6 after all) and give them the family portrait that was specially made.

Photos from my family

On the other a big family photo from my brother’s wedding, photos of his daughter and his family. 

My brother's family photos

The digital photography era has it’s perks and drawbacks. We can click away photos to our hearts content and not worry about wasting money on printing photos that are not worthy of processing. On the flip side, we could also store all of the photos and never print out real copies for family and friends….or ourselves. I admit it, we are 110% in the last grouping. Tons of photos taken, but hardly any made into prints for ourselves. We try to get them made for our family, but often are slackers at that.

I am trying to get better with this since I hardly have any printed photos of JSL and he is two years old!

How do you handle printing of digital photographs? Are you good about getting them made for family, friends and yourself? Any hints or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

TheAngelForever

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