an expensive laugh.

Little Isaac can run the printer/scanner/copier by himself. Not that he's allowed. But that little guy is fast. I came into the office to smell an overwhelming ink smell. And here's the creation. And yes, that's black ink that he used.

Wait for it.....

...wait for it....



Surprise!



Isaac is lured in to the action...



...but is not entirely impressed.

If I were a betting person...

...I'd have lost our life's savings this morning to Dan's reaction to the snow fall. Where as I was sure he would short out and lose it, instead, he took the camera and went outside to take some pictures. Just when you think you know someone. And I think he did a wonderful job. And so I share a few of them with you to enjoy. Snow and all.

a couple laughs....

I recently taught Natty the phrase "making all that racket!" It's a common occurance around this house, and so I thought it'd be good for him to have it in his arsenal of words and phrases. Yesterday's comics made me laugh out loud. I just wish Natty was old enough to understand the joke. I think he'd really like it.

As for the snowflake comic, it rely's on a truth that I have not yet come to terms yet: that there will be more snow. I know it to be true, yet every fibre of my soul recoils in horror at the thought. Maybe this year will be the one to prove "them" wrong.

and why not?

Sometimes I feel a little guilty making the boys do, say or wear certain things for my own entertainment. Dance, Monkeys, Dance! Oh, sure, they enjoy it. I think. But I enjoy it even more. I know there's a fine line somewhere. I think it may be when they doth protest. There weren't any protests. Just lots of tom-foolery. And tail grabbing. Poor Isaac. One day he'll be the bigger one.






Isaac finally stands up and tells Natty a thing or two. VERY loudly. I tend to believe him and side with him more oft than not. Funny little clown.

Yippee! It's April!

Here are a few things to be happy about in my little world:

*Dan and I bought tickets for the September performance of Yo Yo Ma with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra! I'm so excited to actually sit in the presence of greatness and soak it all up like a greedy little sponge (a clean one though, as I tend to think of sponges as dirty little objects). Oh, sure, we're sitting behind the stage, because that the only section left with two seats together in it (in less than 2 hours of the tickets being on sale), but we'll still be right there! Close enough to spit on the orchestra! No worries. We'll behave.

*I attended my first-ever deep water aquasize class tonight with Angie and Crystal. Wowsa. Don't ever think those classes are for the "slightly inclined." Oh no. It's hard-core. Who knew? But it sure felt amazing... and equally awful. : ) My favourite was the buoyancy belt that you get to attach to your waist and float upright without the use of your arms or legs. Don't worry though: those legs and arms were busy doing their own things. Fast. And hard.

*Although our vacation south got nixed [budget cuts to Dan's agency], I'm SO excited to have bought our plane tickets for our summer vacation home to my parent's in Ontario! The boys and I fly out first and stay for two weeks at my parent's campground where Natty and Isaac will be treated to swimming, golf-cart rides, gator rides, back-hoe rides, wagon-rides, craft time, very careful motorcycle rides (not out on the road) from Papa, and general spoiling all around from the grandparents... and Auntie Paige and Uncle John! (They live 10 minutes away.) Then Dan will join us for week three and we'll stay at John and Paige's place. I'm so, so, so excited! All but the part where I fly out by myself with Natty in the seat beside me, and Isaac on my lap.... for four hours. Eye-yei-yei.

*We almost got rid of all our snow. It was gone for a few days. And I even saw tulips growing in my garden! I have faith that April will pull through for us all, and those tulips will continue to push up the black earth all over this wintry city!

*Natty has just started actually singing songs out loud with the words, and mostly in tune. Ah, it warms my very heart to hear him perform a solo concert for us of songs like "Hot Cross Buns" and "Swimming, Swimming, In the Swimming Pool..." My little boy is musical! Hurray! He belongs! : )