Random Days... Random Thoughts... And One Green Chair

Who needs a housekeeper.....

When you've got this little guy!

He even sweeps in heels!

Guess who came to babysit for me a few Saturdays ago?  Papa, Seth's dad.  Now, I would have never thought to ask Papa to watch my children, by himself.  He knew I was having trouble finding a babysitter so I could go to my sister-in-laws baby shower.  She is about to have the second "Clayton grandboy."  And, boy oh boy are we excited!  Anyway, Papa called me up and asked if he could watch them.  I couldn't help but laugh when Savannah said, "Papa is taking care of us?"  He can't watch us, he's an old man."  And he is.  He's 70 something, I forget.  I forget because you would never know it.  Memories were made that day and all survived!

I made my first pillows!

They were all centered around this green chair.  Seth had this chair before we got married and I've been decorating around it ever since.  Our first year of marriage, I looked for a chair slipcover to cover it up because I didn't think it could possibly be in style.  Then my Aunt Barbara, the decorating queen, came for a visit and told me that this green color was very popular.  So, my wheels started turning and Mom flew down from Utah and we spent two weeks decorating mine and Seth's room around this green chair.  At the end of the two weeks, we did the whole cover your eyes, light the candles,  reveal with Seth.  It was so much fun!   Then the chair went to the guest room years later.  And then to the basement when we had Landon because the guest room became Landon's room.

I had this polka dot chair already and I wanted another chair to fill the space.  I found one, but knew we didn't really have $200 to spend on a chair.  So I brought the green chair up from the basement.  This polka dot chair has a robins egg blue circle in it.  I knew that green, blue and brown all go, but it really wasn't working.  Even Seth wondered how I was going to tie the green in.  Well, I knew that could be done through pillows.  I was in Hobby Lobby one day and what did I find?  That's right, fabric with all of my colors.  I almost screamed right there in the middle of Hobby Lobby.  It was as if I had sat down with a fabric designer and said this is what I need!  I love it!  I love how fresh and light and airy it looks.  Now, if you are not a lover of green, this is probably one ugly chair to you.  I think I inherited my love of green from my mom.  I'm having fun putting this room together.  I just wish mom was here.  Decorating is always more fun with mom!

40

Forty!  Really? 

Bring. It. On . Baby.  Wow, I remember when 40 sounded really old.  Well, it's not looking too old today.  I seriously can not believe I'm 40.  It seems just like yesterday I was building straw houses and riding fourwheelers with my cousins.

So, how should one forty year old act?  I'm really excited that I have three crazy, funny, so imaginative, active children to keep me young.  That's right.  I'm happy about that right now.  Ask me how I feel in ten years when I'm 50 raising crazy teenagers. 

This photo shoot was courtesy of Laurel and Savannah.  Laurel posed me and said, "sit right here.  Put this arm here and this hand here."  The girls asked if they could take some pictures of me for a surprise they wanted to do for my birthday.  I said sure.  You know, there aren't a lot of pictures of me.  I'm usually the one behind the camera.  I always grab the camera and Seth grabs the video camera.  I think he might get the better end of the deal here.  It never fails he grabs the video camera when I have on no makeup and I'm in awful pajamas! 

 Okay, so Tessa, if you are reading this, your Christmas card was our favorite!!!  You were all so stinking cute with your in the air poses.  How cute were you grabbing your feet.  Well, as this photo shoot began, Laurel said, "mom can you do criss cross applesauce in the air?"  I said, "what are you talking about?" 
Laurel said, "remember the lady who was in the air holding her feet?"  I said, "oh yeah, Tessa.  Well, I will give it a try." 

Tessa, please tell me that you are still in your twenties because this 40 year old mama can not get her legs in the air like that!  So I pulled out this jump and Laurel said, "wow, were you a cheerleader?"  Um, No but hopefully I scored some points in the cool mom category.

So here's to forty!  I'm not going to let it get me down.  I'm embracing the age!
Does this mean I will need to be completely dressed and in the kitchen making breakfast tomorrow morning when the children wake up?

Dear Grandma and Grandpa

My mommy thinks I might have turned a corner this past week.  You see, I'm not as whiny and clingy.  I seem to be laughing a lot more and maybe even playing a little more by myself. 

I don't know why they think that gate will keep me from climbing stairs!   If I am really quiet and sneaky, I can climb pretty far before someone finds me.

I really like to play with cords.  I like to drag these things all over the house.  But, when mommy starts to plug one of these in, I am out of there!  The loud noise really scares me.  I don't know how daddy will ever get me on a dirtbike.

I also like putting things over my head.  Even plastic bags.  Mommy keeps saying something about it being dangerous, but I do it anyway.  I like to put it over my head and spin around until I am really dizzy!  Don't worry, mommy is never far away.

Do you know my mommy loves me so much!   She is always hugging and kissing all over me!  If my hair looks funny, that's because mommy and daddy (I really think it was more daddy)  got a bright idea to let mommy cut my hair.  You know she cuts my daddy's hair, so they thought I would let her cut my hair.  I don't like sharp objects coming towards my eye.  I don't like clippers that sound like bumble bees either.  So, mommy did an awful job!  One side is a lot shorter than the other.  But daddy said I still have a cute face! 

I really love taking a bath!  I know, mommy told me I would love my bath one day.  I didn't like it so much when I was younger.  I like playing in water so much that sometimes I can't wait for someone to take off my clothes.  I know how to get in the tub and turn on the water all by myself.  I almost made my sister late for school though. 

I am also saying some words.  My favorite is "here oo go."  I am even saying my sister Laurel's name.  My parents sure gave me some tough names to say.  It sounds like this, "wawa."  I'm still working on the other sister's name.  I walk around saying, "E-I-E-I-O."  I even said, "Yee-ha" at the end of a song.  I put my hands to the side of my face and say, "nigh, nigh."  I love it when my mommy rocks me and sometimes I hum with the music.  I have a pretty good life around here and can't wait for you to come and visit me.  I am growing up really fast!

Love,
Landon