Homemade

One day while looking at blogs of lives of people I don't know nor will ever meet, I came across a really cute DIY project to make snow-globe postcards here. And I knew they would be so cute as homemade valentines. So Truman and I got out the craft supplies (which, by the way, are still cluttering up my table. Sad.)  and went to work. I was not so ambitious/crazy to try and make them for Trum's class, instead we made some for Jack and some other beloveds in our life.

I used old Victorian Images that I found on Google and for the "snow" I used Cupid Confetti.

Here are Jack's Valentines from Trum and I. The one on the Left had to be edited since the man's hand placement was a little sassy. I am not sure what to think of those Victorians, since finding this one. Still what do you think of me since I reused it? Any who, Trum added pipe-cleaners to his for some extra pizazz!

I just loved this lady!

This one is probably my favorite, it was REALLY hard to send it.

Go ahead and make some at your home. They are super fun! Then be sure to mail one to me!

Secret Love

I know that I have often shared with you my love for Truman and of course his father (Jack, in case you had any doubts). But I thought that today, in honour of Valentines Day, I would share with you my secret love....

 Don't judge me, but I literally love Pepsi. Some people(Jack) might even call it an addiction, but it really isn't. I don't need to drink it everyday (and I usually don't) I just WANT to drink it everyday. In our house we refer to it as The Sauce, as in, "You need to lay off The Sauce." Oh, but it tastes too good. It isn't really even my fault. It's this guys...

(my dad and I circa 1980?)

He loves it too. Although now he has switched to Diet Pepsi Twist (a twist of lemon?). He starts all of his kids and grand kids off on a road of love/addiction to The Sauce by giving them sips from his bottle when they are babies. It just continues on from there. I used to make Pepsi floats and we would mix Pepsi with orange juice (in Germany this is a drink you can buy called Spitzi, mmmm). 

Oh it is so good. Unless it is flat and then it is useless. 

So now you know what I asked Jack to get me for Valentine's Day.

Defeat

So as you know Truman had a birthday this week. And one of the gifts that he got was a little hand held Connect Four game. Hereafter referred to as DEVIL GAME. This little game seems innocent enough. I mean don't we all have fond memories of playing this game with friends or siblings? That is how I felt when I first picked it up. But don't let it's innocent looks fool you. It is a DEVIL GAME!!!
It is nearly impossible to defeat the computer in this game. And I mean, Come on! It's tiny, how smart can that computer be?! Well apparently way smarter than anyone in this family.
Maybe you feel superior to us in brain power. If you do, come on over and challenge the DEVIL GAME. If you can beat it in 4 out of 5 games. I will give you a prize and I will be greatly sur-prized.

TRU-MAIN-I-OUS......(sung to the tune of "Oh, Canada")

Truman, Trum, Trumainious, Trummels. The Trumanator, THOR, Tiny THOR, Tru, The child, The Boy. 

Sweet little baby-face monkey.

No matter what you call him he is our little man and he joined the family 7 years ago.

Truman 20-11 loves:

Soccer 

(Hoping that when they start to have an actual goalie on the team that it will be him.)

 Games 

(Any kind of game. Video games, board games, even good old fashioned paper- rock-scissors.)

Legos

(I am pretty sure that he will never out grow this. My husband never did.)
Old Disney Movies
(He loves other types of old movies like "The Wolfman" as well but he really loves "Bed knobs and Broomsticks", "Swiss Family Robinson", "The Parent Trap", etc.)
Science & Math
(Seriously baffled by this one. Not something he inherited from his parents.)

Magic

(He loves magicians and magic tricks. And the best part is that it is still TOTALLY real to him!)

Vanilla
(He likes it better than chocolate! Strange.)

 He has taken to breathing on his finger nails and then polishing them on his shirt when he thinks he has done something awesome. Can you picture the move I mean? Where does a child pick something like that up? I promise you that I have never in my life even thought about doing it and I am pretty sure Jack doesn't do it while I am not looking. TV, I guess, but still, it's hilarious.
Anyway, he is fun, crazy and sweet and of course we tolerate (love) him.

Punxsutawney

Who is ready for a road trip????

  

Ground hog's day is tomorrow, but the fun is already happening!

Groundhog Events

I am marginally sure that it would be worth the 4 and 1/2 hour drive into Pennsylvania. 

There will be men in top hats!

Not to mention a certain largish rodent (Are groundhogs rodents?  I don't think they are. What are they anyway?  And have I mentioned that I actually hate groundhogs?  Because I do.  I didn't always hate them. Just since last year when I discovered how much damage they can do to a garden and there is very little you can do to stop them. Unless, of course, you own a trap and a gun like my brother. Also they leave a stank behind after they reek havoc among your pea plants.  Still it would be fun to see a marmot?? rodent??? thing possibly see it's shadow. Right?!?).

I can't vouch for the presence of this guy in PA.

 But I will be "seeing" him via Netflix. 

Call me if you want to road trip or more realistically watch instantly via Netflix in my kitchen.