oatmeal cookies show ones true character

I made some yummy oatmeal cookies yesterday. The girls had some after they came out of the oven. I was going to let the girls have another after dinner is they got their play room cleaned up. Needless to say, they didn't get it done before bed time. So this morning the offer still stood that when it was clean, they could still have their cookie.

As the day went on, Kenna and Mylee made an even bigger mess of the room. Saileen still wanted cookies and asked if she cleaned up THEIR mess, if she could have a cookie. I told her that she could. Kenna and mylee informed me that they didn't want a cookie (meaning they didn't want to help clean up the mess they had made)

So Saileen went down and started cleaning up. I went down to help her. Kenna came down when we were almost done and said she changed her mind. She does that to try and get the reward by doing only minimal work. (she tries that a lot. Who says kids aren't smart) I told her it was too late to change her mind. She tried to cry and be dramatic, but I know her tricks!

Anyway, after lunch, I gave her 3 cookies, because she did the work of all 3 girls. Kenna and Mylee both asked to have one and I told them that because they didn't help, they couldn't have a cookie.

But I kept and eye on Saileen because I was kind of expecting what happened next.

Without any prompting, she broke 2 pieces out of each cookie and gave them both a piece out of each cookie she had been given. Then she said "There, now we all have some cookie." It brought a smile to my face to know that she was kind to them, even thought they didn't deserve it. What an example childen are!

New haircut

She took the liberty of cutting a piece of her hair, so i had to finish what she started.

I think it turned out well. I am not a professional by any means, but at least it is realitivly straight. It looks a lot healthier too!

The basement

The basement has been a work in progress for some time now, We have been enjoying the extra space for a couple months, but I am just now getting around to posting it. Mostly for Derek's Mom to see what a great job he has done!!

Derek did the carpet and the wood floor himself!

I like how it looks with the dark wood on the landing.

Derek's office. He calls his man room. He does not like to have anything girly or pink in that room. Who can blame the poor guy. He is kind of out numbered around here.

This is a cool shelf he redecigned from a shelf he bought for really cheap at IKEA. I was originally a horizontal shelf with 2 shelves on each side.

This has been his most recent endevor. He wanted to pain something in the girls room. He had a great idea to use a projector and transperencies. Just like coloring a coloring book...sort of. :p

I wouldn't have been able to do it.

The finished Peter Pan and Wendy

Snow white and Dopey

Kitty Marie from the Aristocats

And Of course, who can forget Tinkerbell!!!

spur of the moment project that saved my sanity!

I don't know if it is the fact that I am nursing or what, but this baby can not stand to be more than 6 inches away frome me! It makes it hard to get anything done. If I am holding her, she is fine, but if I put her down....It is another story.

So I decided to make one of these wraps put of an existing ringed sling that I had.

It worked great! She loved it and it is soo much more comfortable than my ringed sling!
If you have a baby that needs that constant contact, I would suggest whipping up one of these puppies!! It is awesome!

1 month old!!

Already a month old!! Can you believe it!!!

So sweet!

Ah, what to do with a sleeping baby and a camera!!!

I can't decide which of these I like the best

Choices, Choices, I don't know how I am going to decide which one to print!

Here is her collage, so I can have all of them on the wall!!!

I love having them match!! Some day they won't let me, so I will do it while they are willing!!

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These are the ones I didn't put in the collage, they were too cute not to post!

What a cute bunch of girls!!! I'm not partial though!