Relaxing Weekend

Well, on Tuesday, also Veteran's Day, I had the day off, the girls were out of school and Chad actually had the day off!!! Yeah!!!! It was also 100% chance of rain (which it did ALL DAY). This is what we are left with. We did this over the weekend since Mom was here on Saturday, we bought some new threads for the Webkinz. Three Webkinz dressed for Christmas and I guess the tux and top hat are to go with the wedding gown we got for Fudgie (in case you didn't know, she is dressed as the elf!) My kids love this stuff. They did this for hours, they changed their clothes, they talked to each other, it's crazy. But I love it. I love the fact that my kids have an imagination and use it on a daily basis. They have very yound minds and are not ahead of their years. In today's world, it's all video games (which they do have) and cell phones (which they don't). We live on 2 acres of land and they love to go out and just play, run around, scream and be free. I am a city girl. I have had to come to appreciate this; which, now when I am in town, it's actually noisy! And we only live 6 minutes from town so its not like we are in the "boonies", but it is quite where we live. Around dusk, when the sun is going down, we love to be outside and just hear nothing. Never thought I'd say it, but it's quite peaceful. Another perk of marrying the Chadsford!

FUDGIE!!!!!

I thought since I just started posting, that I would explain the whole "Fudgie" thing. This is Fudgie and he/she is a part of our family. (We call Fudgie him and her b/c we can't decide what gender the monkey is. Well KK knows but she changes her mind too!) Anyway, Fudgie is a Webinz stuffed animal that KK acquired at the beginning of last year some time. Now, both my girls have a ton of Webkinz, but something about this monkey is special to KK and now all of us. He is a little crooked in the face, a little flat in the belly, and his arms and legs are especially long! But we love him and basically can't be without him. He goes everywhere we go, mall, church, grocery store, sometimes school, often to work with me in my car, you name it, he is a part of this family. Amazingly enough, my little shy Em has become the voice of Fudgie, and when she is Fudgie, she is out of control! We all get roped in, we laugh, we talk to him, it is really insane. Anwyay, you will see Fudgie here often because he is now a big part of our family and our kids! And you know, after a while, he looks kind of cute . . . . and you can get kind of attached. (Don't tell anyone!)