Just one minute!

I usually wake up at 7 a.m. and get ready for work at 8 a.m. but yesterday my boss told me that I had to work 9 to 6 p.m. so this morning I decided that I didn't want to work 9 hours today, so I attempted to sleep in, but woke up around 7:30 a.m. and not wanting to actually get ready yet, I sat on the couch and crocheted a blanket and watched an episode of Monk, (I bought the 4th season on Black Friday, a little early Christmas present for myself, among many others...).
Around 8 a.m. I noticed that my phone was ringing and I had a message!
That's weird, but then I suddenly thought of Lori and ran to my phone...
I hate listening to phone messages because they usually say something like, "hey, it's so and so, please call me back!" Either way, I didn't listen to it, but called Rachael back, wondering what's going on.
My first question was, "is Lori in labor?"
"No!"
Then Rachael proceeded to tell me that just out of the blue, Ben had asked her if he could call me and talk to me!
So random, yet so cute!!!
So, Ben got on the phone and started telling me, in the cutest little voice, about how he was feeding the cat and the dogs, but that he wasn't giving them their food, but a snack, and then he also gave one to the bunny and that they really liked it, but that he had 'just one minute' to talk, so he said goodbye and that he'd talk to me later!
Then he got off the phone, and Rachael got back on and told me that he just wanted to chat with me and that was all!
What a cute little Ben!

Scarf time!

I've been addicted to making scarves lately and decided to try something new, tonight, so I bought a bunch of yarn and had Lori help me make these scarves for presents!
They only took about 10 minutes or less each and it was easy!!!
Here's mommy Lor-lor with the pink one... Here's Mom with her favorite one, the purple one, which she conveniently kept telling me how cute it is and how much it matches her shirt and how soft it is, and... well, she wants this one!
And here's the last one, the blue one, with Kristen, the next top model!

Time to visit

Mom has been here for a couple of days and likes it when we hang out with her, which is really convenient when there's food involved... no grocery shopping for me and no baking either! SWEET!

I came over for lunch today and had a yummy meal of potato soup and home-made bread, stuffed to the puff, and now I'm enjoying a yummy plate full of waffles, home-made peach topping, and whipped cream. Oh, and a glass of milk!

I think Lori was right when she said that we'll all gain 50 pounds while mom is in town, hopefully it won't be me! I mean, at least Lori would have an excuse for gaining weight, right? Ha-ha!!!

I've added a few pictures of the kids enjoying the yummy delicious food that grandma Cece made! I ate some too... and it was good!

Now, I'll help get the kids to bed and then watch Survivor!

Got freckles?

Hanging out with the kids today, I started watching this really interesting movie with Ben... one strictly on trucks and monster trucks. REALLY interesting!
Anyway, I looked at Ben and asked him why he was so cute, and he told me because he had freckles! Then went on to say that if he didn't have freckles, he wouldn't be cute!
So funny!
Then he told me that I was cute because I had freckles...
What a sweetheart!