1. Remember the beautiful, happy, spring-delight crocus picture from last week? Well, this is what happened to those poor flowers this week...Mother Nature is a cruel mistress!
2. Yesterday I had to take Whitney out of school early and drive her to Sandy for Bella's skating birthday party (Bella had early-out yesterday). I had all of Whitney's sleepover stuff ready and only needed to bring her scooter for the party so I left myself this note, but still managed to forget the scooter (#$@!). Luckily, I remembered as soon as I picked up Whitney from school, so we weren't far from home and were able to get the scooter, but still.
3. Whitney and I made cookies the other night (not the best time of day for me patience-wise) and I realized how hard everything is for her because she's left-handed. She doesn't think things are hard for her, but as I watch her maneuvering with the baking tools it all seemed more challenging and off. It's a right-handed world.
4. I found this video on my camera this morning, and it delights me to no end. It's only 17 seconds long because the memory card filled up, but it's classic Landini and I love it.
5. Whitney rediscovered Tinker Toys this week and has amused us by creating this hair dryer, a shopping cart, a scooter, and a propeller gun. The girl has got skills.
**What season is it at your house?
Do you forget things even when you leave yourself a note?
Is late-day baking a bad idea for you too?
Are you left-handed?
Did Landon's video make you laugh?
What do you think of the tinker toy creation?**
Do you forget things even when you leave yourself a note?
Is late-day baking a bad idea for you too?
Are you left-handed?
Did Landon's video make you laugh?
What do you think of the tinker toy creation?**
27 comments:
Whitney's creativity blows my mind sometimes. I didn't know she was left handed! My dad is and it is a challenge sometimes but he also takes pride in it as he is the only leftie in our family.
I leave myself notes all the time and make lists which I always put in the wrong place or forget to take with me... glad you remembered before you were cruisin' down the freeway!
I have no (nice) comment about mother nature and the havoc she wreaks on my bulbs. ugh.
Mother Nature is a cruel mistress--indeed! But fortunately, she has shed mercy on us here and we are enjoying spring in all it's glory!
It is definitely a right hand world...It always looks so awkward to see left handed people do things, I agree...Your handwriting is slanted to the left and at one point I wondered if you were left handed, but one of your creative Friday pictures a while back with you holding your pen proved that not to be the case...
That Landon! Man!--I could just eat him up!--He is BEYOND cute!
He is so cool beans in that video!
What an unexpected bit of humor to happen upon!
Night time is really my losing it time--If I find myself in the quandry of having to make cookies or something along those lines, I'm extrememly crabby...
I always enjoy your 5 for Fridays...I'm going through a post lull but maybe later on today, I'll have an idea for my own 5 for Friday--
landon's video CRACKS me up.. has he been watching The Office? too funny
great hairdryer.. oh I wish spring would come already.. it is cold here - not snow cold, but cold still and rainy .. ugh
have a great weekend
Yeah, springtime mother nature is a fickle mistress.
I saw that scooter note and I knew exactly what it was for because I do that all the time- and forget said item. Lucky you to remembered before you headed up there.
Late day baking with kids is a bad idea for me. I am done by dinner. But, I do my best baking at night sans kids.
My MIL is left handed and cooking/baking at her house is a pain for me because all her stuff is left handed. I can't imagine dealing with that in every facet of life!
I forgot about tinker toys! Surely Kaylee is old enough to get some for her birthday in a couple weeks...I loved those. Whitney's creations are awesome.
landon's video is great! That kid is a crack up!
Noelle is left handed too. It is definitely a right handed world! Brandon's aunt tried to teach her to knit, but she didn't know how to do it left handed, and poor Noelle's right hand does not function well! It seems like we come across things like this all the time...the little things you just don't think about!
Sometimes I think there is something wrong with my brain I am so forgetful.....and I especially forget the things that I need to remember the most! :)
I love the Landini video- he is so funny. What a funny surprise to find that!
I have been packing my car the night before I have to go places because I am so frustrating about forgetting things.
Baking with kids is hard on my patience (well, depending on the kid) most of the time...
I am not left handed but my MIL is. when she was young in school the MADE them use their right hand no matter what- sounds so cruel.
whitney continues to delight. i want to be around when she is an adult to see where her creativity launches her.
my grandma is left handed, and they tried to beat it out of her (literally) when she was in grade school.
it's been raining here lately, and supposedly will continue to do so all weekend. if any blooms get knocked off the cherry trees, so help me...
At out house it's trying to be spring- low 50's today, happily no snow or rain finally.
I do forget things so lately I either put a note right on the door frame at eye level where the paper has to move for the door to open- or just go put it in the car right then instead of writing the note.
Most late day activities don't go well because I am so ready for ME TIME. Sadly this is probably why my kids really can't cook anything yet though they want to.
Not left handed, no one is in our family.
Landon's video is great! Wish it were longer. He is a very cool kid. Same goes for Whitney- so creative!
Those poor crocuses! Right now in Phoenix, Mother Nature is sticking pretty well to spring (yeah!).
I'm pretty good at remembering things with one major exception: grocery lists. I almost always forget something when I grocery shop and it is majorly frustrating.
We call the time from approx. 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the "witching hour" at our house...almost nothing is a good idea for me during that time of day. But bathtime starts t 6:30 and most of the kids are asleep by 7:30 so then sanity returns! :)
Brisa is also left-handed and it is truly a unique thing. Teaching her to throw a Frisbee was seriously difficult. And sometimes I am still surprised when I remember that she is left-handed...it is true that some things are so much more awkward for her.
Landon always makes me laugh--please send him to my house!
And Whitney's creative genius never fails to amaze me!
P.S. In answer to the comment you left me...we ended up with 3 kids with April birthdays purely by accident! Apparently we should have used family planning a little more :) In all fairness, Josh had a May due date but his C-section ended up being scheduled on April 28th so that explains that one! :)
I too am a little angry with Mother Nature this week. It doesn't make it any easier to face upcoming finals when the wind chill practically freezes my face off every time I'm outside. I want the sunshine bac
I used to have so much trouble with being left handed when I was young. Learning how to hold scissors was quite challenging. But don't worry, she'll figure it all out and then her life will be seamless.
i think lefties are inherently more creative. i know more left-handed people that come up with the coolest things...probably because necessity is the mother of invention! they're born needing to be adaptable and to find ways to get along in a right hand world!!
late day baking is the only time i do it. i can't do it too late in the evening, but somewhere after 6, i'm in prime baking mode- unless it's sunday afternoon.
we are in WINTER- forever. with a dash of ash...
landon's video cracks me up. he is so cool. and wow did that song make me think back to dance club...7th grade...
that tinker toy blow dryer is cracking me up! whitney really does have some skills...too funny.
i really loved how landon was all cool and then was "oh, hi dad". so funny. and my kids LOVE that song!
I was laughing out loud when I watched that video of Landon. He is so matter of fact about it. He must keep you in stitches all the time.
I must have played that video 10 times or more....FUNNY! Seriously-
Whitney couldn't be any cuter.
I am left handed...it is always a challenge or maybe I am always challenging myself? Hummm.
It snowed today- enough said!
I do forget things even with notes. Sigh.
Whitney is stinkin' funny! She has mad skills for sure! Hairdryer? Seriously! So funny!
Landon?! I thought he was going to break out in some dancing! It was so funny that you just happened to find that on your camera! That makes it even better! I loved the 'hey hi Dad!' in there too!
* weather at my home is still chilly but it has been sunny for two days so I can't complain. Makes me want to plant some flowers tomorrow...
* right handed here..
* baking with littles late night might be stretching it for me - unless I was the one that thought of it! Ha!
* I write notes all the time. My best are in the house and followed up with one in the car! Certain to forget at home - but not after reaching the car! :-)
That video is supper funny. I am so done with this snow also. More is supposed to come on Sunday.
If the season at this house doesn't change soon...serious trouble is coming!
My Ava is left handed...I worry for her about it a lot, I am hoping she'll be OK...my mom is left handed and she survived it:) I have hope:)
LOVE the video, and I will admit, I love that song.
Crystal here, checking in. I'm at THE EDGE OF SANITY...but checkin' in. xoxo
K, it's ME, CRYSTAL. Not my son, max. Like I said, The Edge.
i lose my reminder notes.
left handed..though I figured out how to do things when I was younger. I have found it hard as a mother to teach my kids how to hold a pencile and to tie their shoes!! Thank god my husband is right handed and helps out with that stuff!
Landon's video is hilarious, made more funny because he just slipped it on your camera without your prior notice. Sarah does that with my camera sometimes.
We had a blizzard here in Denver on Thursday and were snowed in--literally. It was really fun, except for the fact that it delayed Michelle's arrival by 12 hours.
Whenever I have to leave myself an important reminder note I write it on a sticky note and put it on the steering wheel of my car. That way I won't leave home without whatever it is I'm supposed to remember!
I love Landon's video! Too funny. And spring-shming is right--this weather has been ridiculous.
mother nature can be so cruel. I am so so ready for spring...I hate the tease.
I never really thought doing things left handed would be hard for a left-hander. I must admit I haven't notice this with tess. Now I'm curious.
that video is so funny. I wonder if randy knew what he interrupted.
Landon's video and Whitney's blow dryer are hilarious! Seriously, I have watched it 3 times! Love it.
How much do I love your kids?? That video is so hilarious, classic Landini for sure. And can Whitney make me a hair dryer? Mine is broken and I need to find a new one... seriously, your kids rock, you must be cracking up every day.
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