The Funny Duck and Muckeys

While trying to appease Tyler's obsession with airplanes, I found a really old Mickey Mouse cartoon (like 1928 old) that had Mickey building an airplane. To my surprise, Tyler loved Mickey, who is now "Muckeys," more than the airplanes! Naturally, I supplied him with more Mickey cartoons, which led to the discovery of Donald Duck, whom Tyler has dubbed "the funny duck."

I don't complain much about it, because really, who doesn't love watching Donald making delicious GOLDEN-BROWN waffles again and again?

IT LIVES!!!

I am thankful for a husband who ignores my rants about my inability to keep plants alive, and waters them for me when I abandon them outside.

Towels and Other News

After bath time, the Tyler In A Towel Show comes to town.

First he runs around the house laughing and hopping, tightly wrapped up, still sopping wet.

Then he starts to lose his towel, and he plays peek-a-boo with us from under it.

Then he loses the towel completely. Chaos ensues.

In other news, we are doing just swimmingly here in Hinckley Central, Plano, TX. Tyler and I spend our days running (literally) around the house with Evelyn and Edison, Tyler's cousins, whom he lovingly has named "Eh-von" and "Eh-son," and of course, Aunt Marie ("Ah-me!") Baby #2 has stopped nudging me like a cute little butterfly, but has developed a karate kick that makes my whole belly shake. Another boy? I think so. (No hard evidence on that yet!) McKay has had a few interviews, and is waiting to hear back from them while still looking for other options.


I have successfully killed off a small kitchen herb kit, which makes me a little nervous for a full-fledged garden. Luckily, there is SNOW in the weather report for this week, so we can put it off for a little while longer.

Happy Valentine's Day!

We celebrated with scrambled eggs, ketchup and heart shaped toast:



White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake to soothe my itch to bake:


A Rose and Tums for my after-dinner fire burps (from McKay). Note that he picked out all the red ones that I don't like them because they are spicy and make my heartburn worse.


And a Chinese New Year's Party:

Happy Love Day! I love my boys!