Shelves and a Clock

This handsome fellow is Brandon, my brother in law. He's pretty new to the family but so far we like him. After Jersey died I was in dire need of a shelf to display my Jersey shrine, yes I have a shrine. He quickly came to my rescue with a cute shelf, JUST what I wanted! Since then he has spent many hours cutting, sanding, painting, distressing, many pieces I'm pretty sure I NEED! Below are just a couple. And yes, if you are wondering, he'll make you one, or two, or three, for a small fee of course.












I LOVE this shelf. Mine is a bit different, this one is grander and would look fabulous in Tatum's room!

And this clock, definitely fabulous! If you are feeling the NEED right about now feel free to e-mail the above dude with questions and maybe even an order! aimeelouanderson@hotmail.com

The Fox Tooth has Left the Mouth!

The last remaining fox tooth has left the mouth! Tucker bravely and fearlessly pulled it himself!

White Trash Snow

So, Basha's parking lot, about 100 bags of ice, one big snow cone maker, and you've got a huge, slushy, muddy pile of hard packed "snow". If you could even call it snow. Chris and I stood there laughing at how white trashy we felt.

But at the end of the 10 minutes that we would allow ourselves to be seen there the blondies enjoyed themselves. And that's about as close to snow as we get here in these parts!

Boobie Trap

We were watching Home Alone 3 last night and somebody asked what was happening.

Me: He's making a trap.
Tucker pips up: No, it's a boobie trap. You know mom, like you have boobies. A boobie trap.

Thanks for clearing that right up!

Tatum's Gingerbread Making

For Tatum's class party the last day before winter break they made gingerbread houses, or graham cracker and milk carton houses. I was lucky enough to be in attendance and LOVED spending time with her. We laughed and chatted while we constructed.

Tatum in action.

She decided rather than wasting all the extra frosting she'd eat it by the spoonful!

Ta Dah! The finished product! She was practically salivating as we walked out of her class room, she couldn't wait to devour her hard work!

Two of Tatum's bff's, or bffe (best friends forever even until you die) as she'd say. Tyler, Cassie, and Tatum.

Tyler and Her Noggin

One of Tatum's best little friends, Tyler Woods, fell at PE and hit her head resulting in a skull fracture. The poor dear spent the night in the hospital and was not allowed back at school for 5 days. Tatum was quite upset about this. All she talked about was Tyler, how bad she felt. She said she even cried she was so sad. Sweet thing! Tatum was aching to see her so I took Ella, Tatum, and Annalise to Walmart to get Tyler some jammies to lay around in and a movie to watch. Then we paid Tyler a visit!



It was so sweet watching the girls treat Tyler carefully and so special. The girls also brought Tyler her homework and the get well cards the class made her. They sat in a princess castle giggling and chatting while they went through the stack. I loved watching these girlies interact, they were excited, thoughtful, and loving. Tatum talked about Tyler for weeks and is grateful she is feeling and looking much better!

Missing Fox Tooth

Tucker has a hole in his smile! His two bottom teeth have been wiggly for a while, he oddly named them his fox teeth. We have no idea why or where that came from but we laugh every time he says it. So, Tucker lost his fox tooth and has one more to go.

I picked him up from preschool yesterday and immediately noticed his hole. I got really excited but he had no idea what I was talking about. I told him he lost his tooth and he wouldn't believe me until he stuck his finger there and felt the hole. "THAT'S TOTALLY AWESOME!" he said! He was super excited after that and showed all this little buddies who were also in the car with us. His teacher was sweet enough to look around and even go through the trash to locate the missing fox tooth but she never found it. I'm sure it's in his belly.

We had to write a note to the Tooth Fairy explaining the situation. Here is what it read:

Dear Tooth Fairy,

I loosed a tooth but I lost it. Still give me money.

Love,

Tucker

He awoke to a Susan B. Anthony dollar and a pink kiss on his cheek. He was quite angry about the pink kiss and wanted to know if there were also sparkles, I didn't dare tell him there were! Next time he looses a tooth we'll write another note asking her not to smooch him.