It's FRIDAY

I know, I know, I didn't post anything about our Valentine's Day but trust me NO ONE was slighted least of all the kids.

Check out their loot. Karson received a necklace from a boy NOT in her class. I thought that was more interesting than she apparently did. I can't say that I blame the boy, Karson is definitely a stunning gal (I'm partial I know). Isaac got a papermade flower with a hand written "I love you Isaac". I'm not sure if it was signed or not (guess it could've been from a boy?).

Those of you with a couple kids in school know how hard it is running back and forth between classes. Plus, I have Miles with me, so the running around is even more challenging. At any rate, I only got a few Vday school pics. Karson's class was intently watching Toy Story 3--pictures didn't seem appropriate =).
Miles paid ZERO attention to his Valentine's loot. He's probably the least loving of all my children. Both Karson and Isaac are snugglers and always wanting someone to sleep with them or cuddle up with them or hug on them. Miles, not so much. When it's time for bed, he wants to be in HIS bed. He don't want NO lovin', snugglin', cuddlin', coddlin'. All he wants is a hug and kiss goodnight. Don't get me wrong when I say he's my least loving--he does have loving moments such as telling me he loves me. But affection just ain't his thang, and he's more than happy to let you know if he likes you or not at any given moment. He's my more independent and outspoken child. SO, my point, I'm not surprised Valentine's Day isn't his thing. In fact, he had ALL of his Valentine's in his backpack when he got home from school on Tuesday. I said, "Miles why didn't you hand out your Valentine's?" to which he replied, "I didn't want to." Ornery thing. I called Ms. Windy to make sure that he didn't actually SAY that during class, and she told me that they were simply forgotten. Whew.

I always want the traditional BIG BOX OF CHOCOLATE for the holiday. Really, when can you truly indulge if it's not on Valentine's Day, right? We polished it off yesterday. I wish I'd went to Walmart on Tuesday for the half-price boxes--never even thought of it. I guess that's a good thing. The kids have so much candy, I will probably be snacking on it for the next few weeks. I did make a couple of sweets runs on Valentine's Day. I needed GiGi's, Baskin Robbins and Riley's bakery. By the time Miles and I made it Riley's, he had to pee and let me and everyone standing in line know. Once we got our goods, I took him outside and let him pee in the bushes. SO, sorry if you saw a little guy peeing in the Riley's bushes on Vday--he belongs to me =).

Our computer tried to crash this week. Always a fun adventure but luckily I back everything up now (after two previous crashes, I'm prepared). If you ever see anything called Security Sheild pop up on your computer, DO NOT DO what it says to do. Fortunately, I didn't fall for its tricks--it's malware, aka PESTware. I was able to back up my files immediately and remove it thanks to a link Paul sent. And, I didn't have to a complete system restore. Oh the joys of PC ownership. My next computer with be a MAC for sure.

The weather this week has been refreshing. I love being outside even if it is in the mid-50's. Miles and I decided it was time for us to purchase another trampoline. This is our 3rd trampoline. The first two were donated to us. We gave one of them to our neighbors and kept the other one--neither were in great shape but FREE. Who could complain? The one we kept had been welded back together in several different places and had some make-shift parts on it. I had a feeling it wouldn't last long, but it managed to make it through two summer seasons. At the end of last summer, Matt was jumping on it with the kids and broke one part of it. The kids were still able to jump but not adults =). One sad fall afternoon when Matt was moving it over to mow, the leg snapped. It wasn't pressing for us to get another one, but I KNEW, come spring, another one was VITAL. Well, it's not technically spring, but the weather was perfect this week to purchase another one. I found a 15 footer at Sam's Club. We spent Wednesday afternoon putting it together. I should say I put together all the framing and Ben and Matt did all the hard work installing the pad and springs. The kids jumped all afternoon.

Miles has also enjoyed riding around in his jeep. It's hard to believe that he was crusin' around with his sister only a few short years ago. Check out my link.
http://tiffanymomof3.blogspot.com/2007/09/cruisin-together.html

Look at him now:

We're ready for a fun weekend!!!