Good Samaritan Run

I went for a run the other day and it was on my old 'route,' on which I haven't run for over two years, since it is farther from home.  I was running along, enjoying my reunion with the road, when I saw a mail truck stuck in the snowbank across the street from where I was running.  I thought, 'What the heck?  I may as well try to help him out.'  So, I jumped through a snowbank and made a pushing gesture to the mailman to signal that I was coming to help.  In the back of my mind I was wondering if I would be of much help to him, but thought that I could at least try.  I leaned into the back end of the truck and rocked it back and forth as the mailman hit the gas...

I pushed that bad-boy out of there!  And I think I really surprised the mailman too!  When I came up along side of him after he pulled away from the bank he had an astonished and relieved look on his face as he said, "You're strong!"  I just laughed and exchanged a few more words before I was back to my run.  I just thought it was fortuitous that I happened to be running that route at that time...Everything happens for a reason!

I felt so good about myself for the rest of the day.  It was great!  Maybe on my next run there will be some more stranded mailmen who need my assistance.

Picture Update (part 2)

A picture of the best daddy in the world in action...

My first attempt at throwing a snowball...daddy helped me make it.

Here's that snowball that I tried to throw at mommy.  It was really cold.

My first sled ride.  I wasn't too into this because I kept falling out.

Do you see the "no-man" (snowman) that daddy and I made together?  (It's behind me...)

I got a new Jump-O-Lene for Christmas and it makes my hair get full of static.

I LOOOOOOOOVE "Big Noise" the vacuum cleaner!

I wasn't too into presents yet this year, I just focused on being really cute; it worked!

In my quest for jumping fun, I also got a new "neigh" (horsie) for Christmas.  Now I can be a real cowgirl!

Santa Claus Came To Town

Santa visited daycare last week and I am finally getting around to posting the pictures.  Joslynn, as you can see, was a bit nervous, but I was happy that she didn't cry when she sat on his lap.  Jack could care less...'Santa?? Who's that?...'

I Wanna Do It...

I am such a big boy now, that I am showing my independence even more by holding my own bottle sometimes, although, when I am really tired, I let mommy or daddy do it for me.

Daycare Dilemma

I have a situation which would appreciate comments.  I didn't know exactly what to get for my daycare providers for Christmas, and since I like sentimental gifts, I came up with the idea to make a calendar of the kids that attend daycare with my own children.  The daycare is at a house that is separate from where they live, so I figured the calendar would just stay there.  I had to secretly enlist the help of the parents.  At first, no one responded to me with pictures,  but now they are trickling in. Anyway, my question to all of you reading is...Is this enough for them for Christmas?  Here are a few more details about the situation: we only have so much money to work with (obviously), and there are three woman (2 full time, mother/daughter, and 1 part time helper) to buy for.  I am also making them a little homemade ornament from the kids, but it is just something small. 

This reminds me of the Friends episode where Monica and Rachel bake cookies for the mailman, the paperboy and the Super of their building.  They too have a limited budget and feel the cookies would show that they really care.  The mailman proceeds to deliver a crushed fragile package with a big footprint on it, the paperboy delivers a shredded newspaper, and the Super can't fix a broken radiator knob for several days.  Joey and Chandler think that they are being cheap with their cookie gift.  Now, I do have all confidence that my children will not be treated with neglect because of my "cheap" gift, however, is it enough to show my appreciation for the care of my children, especially since there are three different women?

Any input from "my readers" would be appreciated.

Four hours later...

Four hours after I started my cleaning/organizing project, I am satisfied with my progress.  I started by organizing the entire kitchen.  I needed to look through all of our food products and read labels so that I could separate anything that has peanuts or eggs (this is what took the most time).  I also set out a few items for the food shelf while I was at it.  I cleaned the entire frig and actually adjusted some shelves so that it is arranged a little better.  I loaded the dishwasher and ran it.  I filled my soap dispensers.  Then, I started a load of laundry and folded two others.  Now, I'm just sitting with my feet up for a quick post before I go to bed.

*Thanks to all my wonderful friends for your comments of support and understanding.  Ms. SuperTelega, I think I'm ready for the story--knowledge is power.

**This blog clock is still off by several hours.  Anyone know how to fix it?

Peanut Allergy

So I learned many new things today, one of them being that my daughter, Joslynn, has a peanut allergy.  This was scary news to hear, so my mind is still going about 100 mph.  Now, all of these questions are coming to mind; that always happens after you leave the doctor's office.  Now I need to train daycare and family on how to use an Epi-pen.  It's all a little unnerving.