Gina's Ramblings

I have been seriously behind in my blogging and emails etc. "Real" life comes first (I know shock and horror) and well life has been busy!

My middle son (as I have told dang near everyone this)

DS#2 brought home some homework. The assignment was as follows. Cut out an outline of your footprint. Then write a sentence or two that goes like so "when I grow up I want to follow in (fill in persons name) because" This is in honor of Martin Luther Kings Birthday.

Little Gary says to me....and THIS is where he blew my mind.... "Mom this is going to be hard. What if I don't want to follow in anybody's footsteps? What if I want to go my own way?"

So my little rebel changed the assignment a little. He started out saying. "when I grow up I want to make my own footsteps because I am an individual. I want to be the best person I can be. I am going to be a Zoo vet." That last part I thin is cute. But wowzers. I definitely have a free thinker on my hands.

I emailed his tacher before he brought the assignment in. Just wanted to give her a heads up that he thought a bit outside the box on this assignment. She went up to him after getting his homework and told him it was "fantastic"

My oldest
He is something else. Some days he is the perfect child I swear. And other days you wonder what the heck the boy is thinking. Like today after finding out that study hall was cancelled he decided he would hang out at school, not catch the bus and "fool around" at school. UGH!! He however does have a concert tonight. He has his SOLO (yes a solo!!!) in March though.

The baby

Well miniman has 4 teeth now!!4!!!! two on the top and two on the bottom! He has been miserable the past 3 days while the one was cutting through. He is doing a little better today though. Still rather needy but he is ok with not cuddling with me all day long. He is not walking yet but is standing on his own for longer periods of time. He is talking a bit now. Saying things like : Dog, good dog, da da, baba , buh buh(brotheer),hewo (hello), and some others.
He is a charmer he really is. That boy lights up my entire world :)

The dear husband
Today he took the chief exam!! I am fairly confident he will pass the written. In the entire time we have been married there have been no tests he did not at the very least pass. It is the selection board that is the cincher. He has started back into college (that may help him with the boards a little). He is getting his feet wet with one course right now, Physics!
Don't tell him or anything....but I am so proud of that man I could burst. He is a wonderful man.

As for me
Still no RE to take us. Waiting on one call back. It will work out I know it. See I just have that outlook. I HAVE to ;)
We are waiting on our taxes back. What exciting things are we going to be doing with our taxes? Build a fence, Buy that gate for Grady, Buy Grady 12 new diapers and 28 inserts, and drumroll.... I GET A DYSON (not from Amazon but still haha). It is pathetic that I am excited over a vacuum. But I go through about one vacuum a YEAR. If this one is as good and lasts as long as people say it does... Seeing as how I spend maybe $150 a year on vacuums, it will pay off.