I Not a MONKEY!

Since my Mom, Moo Moo, does not have her little grand boys around during all the holidays, she always sends them packages. They received their Halloween package yesterday. This video is her thank you card! And Beck lets her know that he is NOT a Monkey!



Rule:
Always send a THANK YOU!

Saying Goodbye

We made our last trip to the Cold House this weekend and we said our final goodbyes to our favorite beach, our bittersweet fort, and of course the ferryboat!

I think that someone with higher powers knew I needed one last good day on the island because when we stepped our feet onto the rock, the weather was spectacular - 65 degrees, not a cloud in the sky and the tree colors looked like a big colorful gumball machine. I could not have asked for a better way to say goodbye, and I left the island with a pocket full of sea glass.

I am hoping for a winter trip to the "Frozen House" after a huge snow storm;I am quite sure we could find a couple good hills to do some sledding!

Rule:
Say goodbye!

Close to the EDGE!

Rule:
Don't screw with them when they are close to the edge!

Having a Hard Time Saying Goodbye

I am sitting here on this cold 55-degree rainy day, looking out my window at trees that are almost bare, leaves scattered across my lawn and I am really yearning for just one more summer day with my boys; a day that includes laughs, love and lunch on the beach.

There I said it!

Oh, it is going to be a long 7 months!

Rule:
Ponder.

My Broom

Thank goodness it is the time of year when spider webs hanging on your porch are actually a good thing.

I will not need my broom to beat down these annoying webs for another couple of weeks. However, you can bet your bottom dollar that I will be breaking it out for a good ole’ ride on Halloween night! I know, it is fitting!

Rule:
Leave the webs until after Halloween.

M & M's = Learning

Rule:
Give them some M&M's!

IT. IS. SNOWING!

I do not know why this happens, but every year we get all excited about the first snow.

The snow started falling at about 7:00pm! What a cruel joke for the kids: Beck is asleep and the two big boys are mad because I will not let them go outside and play. Hello, it is time to go to sleep. YOU. HAVE. SCHOOL. TOMORROW. (Thank Goodness!)

I gave each of them another cookie and told them to start counting the flakes! Luc was getting up in the hundreds when I rounded the corner to come up stairs and download my photos.

I say this in my giddiest voice while making extreme hand gestures -
The snowflakes, I kid you not, are palm size, wet and sticky!

It is quite beautiful.

Rule:
Use your giddy voice!

Slacker!

Yes, I know I am a slacker. However, the good news is that I have been busy with my photography business! I have had two photo shoots this week.

I promise to stop slacking and get back to entertaining.

Below is a photo of the two little boys curled up in my bed with matching pajamas and guardian Woody by their side. Thank goodness that they will take a nap, as it is the only way I am able to get my photo editing done. Shhhh, a little Calm Forte' homeopathic dose helps, too!

Rule:
Give me some slack.

It is Fall!

The boys had a great time yesterday afternoon working playing in the backyard. I hope they show the same enthusiasm when I demand that they rake the entire back yard - FOR REAL. I need to figure out how to make it their idea.


Rule:
Put them to work

Sunday Morning Torture