My faith in the goodness of man-kind has been restored. There was an hour delay because of snow today. When it was time to go out for the bus we all bundled up and headed to the bottom of the driveway. I grabbed a shovel on the way down figuring it was as good a time as any to start shoveling. I let Dante have a turn with the shovel first. He could hardly lift it even with out snow on it. Then I started, promising Kaleb he could have a turn when I was done. Hardly 2 minutes into my turn a plow truck drove past, backed up and signaled for us to back up. We did and he plowed the whole bottom of the driveway for us. It did my heart good to know there are still decent people out there that are willing to give of their time to help others. (Kaleb did have a turn with the shovel but he found it more amusing to pick up clumps of snow and throw them.)
After the kids left for school I headed up to Lewiston to do some shopping. The roads were really bad on the way up. I fish-tailed a few times but managed to get where I was going safely. Shopping was great. I left with way to many bags of stuff. I love craft stores!! The way home the roads were a bit better. I was cruising with the windows cracked, heat cranked up, music blasting, eating cheese curls and singing as loud as I could. There's not much better than that. It all started when a really great song came on the radio. "Bartender Song (Sittin' At A Bar)" by Rehab. I love that song.
Because there is a bad computer virus on the loose my dad suggested that I password protect my computer. I did with a password I use often but he thought that it would be to easy for a computer to crack it so he suggested that I pick random letters, numbers and symbols.......so I did. I typed them in twice and saved it than wrote on paper what the combination was. When I got home today Windows had updated and needed me to restart my computer so I did. When it reloaded I tried to put in my password and it said it wasn't correct. After trying 5 or 6 times I asked Mike for help. He tried several variations of my password and couldn't get in. Luckily my dad figured it out. We got lucky and there was an administrator account that wasn't password protected and we got in. (I changed my password back to some thing easy......I'll take my chances with hackers.)
We didn't do much this evening. The kids wanted to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" during supper so we did. Than I played Play Station till bedtime so they could watch.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The whole week
I know I haven't posted in a week. It's been hectic this last week. Dante and I have both been sick. Yesterday he missed school. He woke up very lethargic (which isn't like him at all) and kept complaining his tummy was full. Although he didn't have a fever I kept him home. It ended up being a good choice because minutes after he bus would have come he threw up every where.
Today he is feeling a bit better. Excluding his cough he is up and acting like himself. There is no school today because of the snow. I guess we are supposed to get 10-15 inches. This is me crying because of all the snow I'm going to have to shoved tomorrow.
Kaleb and Dante both got hair cuts this week. They both needed it badly. Saturday we watched a video on Elaine Dart and talked about what it would be like if we didn't have the use of our hands. We each tried to write our names holding the pencils with our toes. It was pretty funny to watch.
Monday we built a Lego city and took still frames of the Legos moving than made it into a small movie in photo shop. In the best video you couldn't actually see the city, but that's ok. I uploaded one of the videos to my website. The initial load time is long but after the first time through if you right click and press play you can see it at normal speed. I need to try to make the file smaller so it loads faster. Click here to watch it.
Today is Wednesday. Wednesday is big breakfast day. It's the kids favorite day of the week. They always look forward to it. The first thing they say Wednesday morning is: Yeah!! It's Big Breakfast Day!! Today we had Cran-Raspberry Juice, Sausage and Waffles with the choice of Raspberries, Syrup or Powdered Sugar on top. Dante just wanted syrup. I had mine with raspberries and syrup and so did Kaleb. (Although he had his raspberries on the side) For Dessert today Kaleb is making us pudding on a cloud. I can't wait.
Kaleb's basketball game last Saturday was at the Otisfield School. His team only lost by one point. That's saying alot because the Otisfield team was really good.
Yesterday morning Joe brought Danny home and they stayed and chatted for a while. They and Dvorah had spent a week in Florida on vacation. Dante (who was home sick) was very excited to hear about the Theme park they went to. He kept asking all day...."Can we go to the theme park now? We are all planning to go next January. There wasn't a point in going this year. Dante still needs to grow 1 ½ inches before he can go on the rides. Joe posted a few pictures from their trip on The Governale Family Blog.
I guess that's about it for today!
Today he is feeling a bit better. Excluding his cough he is up and acting like himself. There is no school today because of the snow. I guess we are supposed to get 10-15 inches. This is me crying because of all the snow I'm going to have to shoved tomorrow.
Kaleb and Dante both got hair cuts this week. They both needed it badly. Saturday we watched a video on Elaine Dart and talked about what it would be like if we didn't have the use of our hands. We each tried to write our names holding the pencils with our toes. It was pretty funny to watch.
Monday we built a Lego city and took still frames of the Legos moving than made it into a small movie in photo shop. In the best video you couldn't actually see the city, but that's ok. I uploaded one of the videos to my website. The initial load time is long but after the first time through if you right click and press play you can see it at normal speed. I need to try to make the file smaller so it loads faster. Click here to watch it.
Today is Wednesday. Wednesday is big breakfast day. It's the kids favorite day of the week. They always look forward to it. The first thing they say Wednesday morning is: Yeah!! It's Big Breakfast Day!! Today we had Cran-Raspberry Juice, Sausage and Waffles with the choice of Raspberries, Syrup or Powdered Sugar on top. Dante just wanted syrup. I had mine with raspberries and syrup and so did Kaleb. (Although he had his raspberries on the side) For Dessert today Kaleb is making us pudding on a cloud. I can't wait.
Kaleb's basketball game last Saturday was at the Otisfield School. His team only lost by one point. That's saying alot because the Otisfield team was really good.
Yesterday morning Joe brought Danny home and they stayed and chatted for a while. They and Dvorah had spent a week in Florida on vacation. Dante (who was home sick) was very excited to hear about the Theme park they went to. He kept asking all day...."Can we go to the theme park now? We are all planning to go next January. There wasn't a point in going this year. Dante still needs to grow 1 ½ inches before he can go on the rides. Joe posted a few pictures from their trip on The Governale Family Blog.
I guess that's about it for today!
Monday, January 19, 2009
It's a Holiday!
Happy Martin Luther King Day everyone! We pretty much spent today at home relaxing and watching T.V.. Kaleb forgot his snow pants at school last Friday so playing outside wasn't an option today. I did go shovel snow for an hour. (We had gotten 10 inches of snow the day before.) Dante and I ran to the store in the afternoon to get Alfredo to go with our supper. He did a really good job in the store. It's the first time I've taken him to a store that I haven't put him in a cart. He only took off twice and he didn't go far.
In the snack isle I asked him to pick out fruit snacks for after supper. His first choice was "Strawberry Short Cake", he said she was cute. When I refused he chose "My Little Pony". Again I suggested he pick boy fruit snacks and with much glee he grabbed a box of "Dora the Explorer" and started jumping up and down laughing. We ended up getting "Operation" ones. (Like this kids game)
In the check out line he helped me take all the items out of the cart then struck up a conversation with the cashier. She was young, maybe 19 or 20. Dante said hello than told her she was "a good girl". She laughed and said thank you. He then asked her name. "Tonya" she said. "OH, I LOVE YOU TONYA!" he exclaimed as only Dante can. I've never seen anyone blush so much. She kept smiling and said good bye to him as we left. Of course he made a point to ask every person he walked past their name.....all the way to the car.
While we ate supper we watched "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull". I liked it. Kaleb saw it in the theater when it came out but I hadn't seen it yet. Dante didn't like it very much. He said it was scary. That was pretty much our holiday.
In the snack isle I asked him to pick out fruit snacks for after supper. His first choice was "Strawberry Short Cake", he said she was cute. When I refused he chose "My Little Pony". Again I suggested he pick boy fruit snacks and with much glee he grabbed a box of "Dora the Explorer" and started jumping up and down laughing. We ended up getting "Operation" ones. (Like this kids game)
In the check out line he helped me take all the items out of the cart then struck up a conversation with the cashier. She was young, maybe 19 or 20. Dante said hello than told her she was "a good girl". She laughed and said thank you. He then asked her name. "Tonya" she said. "OH, I LOVE YOU TONYA!" he exclaimed as only Dante can. I've never seen anyone blush so much. She kept smiling and said good bye to him as we left. Of course he made a point to ask every person he walked past their name.....all the way to the car.
While we ate supper we watched "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull". I liked it. Kaleb saw it in the theater when it came out but I hadn't seen it yet. Dante didn't like it very much. He said it was scary. That was pretty much our holiday.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Our team won!
Kaleb had his first basketball game today. He had a lot of fun even though he never managed to get the ball. He was so cute out there. I'm really happy to see him involved in a sport. Dante only had a couple melt downs. I didn't realize they had a real buzzer there. It was very loud and scared Dante almost to tears. After we went to Church and Mike and I played basketball with Kaleb and Dante for almost an hour. (It was mostly for Dante, he was disappointed the didn't get to play during the game.)
In the evening we ate pizza and watched "The Three Ninjas". It was really cute. According to the case it's a mix between "Ninja Turtles" and "Home Alone".
In the evening we ate pizza and watched "The Three Ninjas". It was really cute. According to the case it's a mix between "Ninja Turtles" and "Home Alone".
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Rock Star
A few days after Christmas I brought the boys to my Portrait Studio to get some recent pictures. I didn't end up getting any of Dante that day. He was way to hyper active. Kaleb was in a great mood though and had a lot of fun posing for the camera. Here is one of my favorite images from that shoot.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Christmas Pictures
I ran across a few pictures from Christmas and thought I would share.
Dante opening presents
Family Portrait
Kaleb opening presents
Dante opening presents
Family Portrait
We never did manage to get a serious family picture. What can I say. It was Christmas morning, we were all giddy.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Use The Fork
Kaleb drew this comic about Star Wars. (His favorite movie series.)
Luke is saying "I can't eat." and Ben Kenobi is saying "Use the Fork."
Luke is saying "I can't eat." and Ben Kenobi is saying "Use the Fork."
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