Great things about this Week

I have discovered how to get the house cleaned. It is amazing! For Christmas, my parents sent me a cd of ragtime music. I LOVE ragtime music! How can you not wiggle and dance to it?! So that's what we do. We put in the cd and shake it to the music and see how much the kids can pick up before I stop the music. Sort of like musical chairs with toys. Or maybe not like that at all. I just know they have a blast. And I get a kick out of watching them dance. Dance may not be the right word, but it sure is fun to see!

Here we have Delaney feeling overwhelmed by the gyrating antics of her siblings. Marian is convulsing on the floor in some strange, yet vastly amusing dance move. Joshua is trying to break dance and Callie fell over spinning. I laughed much. Yes, I did.

And here is a clearer shot of it all. Same thing, except Callie is showing me her ballerina moves. They had me in stitches. Plus, they got the living room nicely picked up! (PS- Aren't Delaney's pajamas awesome? So ugly they are adorable!)

Also fantastic this week was the arrival of a box of chocolates. Most of you may know that my brother and his wife work for Harry and David. Don't feel bad if you are not familiar with Harry & David. I'd never heard of them till Adam got a job there. They do mail order fruit, chocolate and gourmet stuff. And while some of it is a bit odd, its all yummy!  Adam lovingly scoured their after season sales and sent me a huge box of goodies. (So I'm set for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, birthdays...!)  If you wonder what a 38 pound box of future hip-padding looks like- here it is! I laid it all out on the couch so I could revel in it.

Okay, actually, I wanted to roll in it on the floor, but I was concerned that it might melt some of the chocolate. I did sample some and while the chocolate covered graham crackers are still my ultimate favorite (hence the presence of so many), I did LOVE the chocolate covered oreos. Ahhhh..... yep, add a nice 50 pounds to me right now. Wait. Why is it that 38 pounds of goodies will end up as more than that on me?

And the last really fun thing I wanted to share was my Activity Day. That was Wednesday evening. We talked about modesty and I had cut out 10 giant paper dolls. Yikes. That was a test of my (non-existent!) artistic capabilities, since I first had to draw it, then cut it out. Not so fun. Fortunately, "War Games" was on Sci-Fi channel, and I watched that as I laboriously snipped out my dolls from posterboard.

That evening the girls had a variety of craft stuff to design modest outfits for their dolls. They were amazing! I was really impressed with their creativity and imagination. I'm only posting one picture, since I'm not sure how all the other moms would feel about their kids' picture being here.

But check out the outfit! And the hair and the boots, I think are awesome. So yeah, it was a fun night!

And those were some highlights of the week! Now I'm going to have a pizza picnic on the living room floor and watch a movie with the kids. Because sometimes I AM the fun mom!