Meet My Boy

Since Wolfgang had a short school day, we're interrupting this blog to post my interview with him. This was fun!

Favorite Song: Don't have one

Favorite Book: Harry Potter

Favorite Thing to Do: Read and play Wii Fit

If you had $1million, you would: buy a mansion by the lake

Favorite food: pizza

Favorite dessert: ice cream

Favorite color: green

How old are you: 7 (Wolfgang tried to convince me to write 8 since he'll be that soon...3 months from now!)

What's the best thing about being 7: You're not quite an adult yet and you still get to do elementary school and that's fun

Favorite sport: soccer

Favorite relative: Grandma & Grandpa

What's good about being a boy: that you're not a girl and you don't have to fuss with your hair

Favorite tv show: Scooby Doo

What I want to be when I grow up: President of the United States (specifically, President Wolfgang the First)

How old will you be when you get married: 38 (First he said 17, after I picked my jaw up off the floor, I reminded him that you don't finish college until you're 22)

Will you have kids: yes

How many and what: 2 kids, 1 boy & 1 girl

What will you name them: Zahar & Charlotte

What's your favorite thing about your little sister: She's lovable

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go: China

This is Wolfgang, in a nutshell. Love it!!

Heaven's View

Princess was playing at the computer this morning when she turned around and said "I love God and I believe in Him and because of that I go to church. Our whole family loves Him and believes in Him and goes to church. Do you know some people don't believe in Him? Silly people." Then, Princess told me her view of heaven.
"God lives there and it's up in the sky. God can fly in Heaven. He's a man. Heaven is sunny in the daytime and dark at night. There's a moon at night. God, Mary, and Baby Jesus are in Heaven. Mary can fly too. The Good Samaritan is in Heaven. People stay in houses in Heaven but there are no bugs to bother them. God made His house, kitchen, stove and refrigerator, all by his-self. Heaven is a happy place and all of God's family loves each other. They give hugs and kisses to show their love. I'll go to Heaven when I get very very old and after I'm sick. I don't think I'll go to Heaven now, though, 'cause I'm not sick right now. All the babies that get to be born are waiting in Heaven at hospital there. God brings the babies down to the mommy's by flying down with them. God gives them each a blanket. All the girls get pink blankets and all the boy babies get blue blankets. That's about it."

Fat Tuesday

Yum, yum, yum, my king cake turned out great! It was even complete with the baby inside. The Hubster took this cake to work. Since I underestimated the time it would take to make one cake, I didn't have time to make one for Wolfgang too. So, I improvised and made cupcakes for him to take to school. I did decorate them with purple, green and yellow sanding sugars though. Stinker gave away all the cupcakes at school and didn't even save ONE for his dear mama. I must teach him to get his priorities straight! :)

Disney Fashion

Let me just say, I saw some fashions at Disney that I have never seen before. Two were so unusual I had to get a picture. Well, actually, there were more than two but I could only get pictures of these two without seeming like a total stalker.

The first one (but my second picture)actually had cat shoes. That's right, you heard me. The front had the front of the cat and the back had the tail. And she accessorized with Hello Kitty socks. Unbelievable! We were a ways behind Catwoman in line to see the Princesses and once I pointed them out, Hubster kept meowing.

The second one wore 3 bandanas around her top. That's it, just tied in the back. I couldn't get a good shot of the front (and I tried!) so the back will have to do. Let's just say the back was the more covered of the two. Uggh!

Of course, we saw the usual Disney paraphenalia but some of the other stuff, wow! Needless to say, we were boringly normal while we were there.

Is Company coming?

The other night, after the kids went to bed and because the hubster was gone to a work dinner, I spent a good chunk of time cleaning my kitchen counters. Let me tell you, it was long overdue. And, I cleaned everything off the front of my refrigerator and put away/threw away/put back where it belonged, everything else.And, I spotlessly cleaned all the surfaces too. I'm telling you, my kitchen hasn't looked this good since the last owners owned this house, seriously!
Wolfgang and Princess came down in the morning. The conversation went something like this:
Wolfgang:OOOOOOoooooo, look at that. The kitchen is very clean. Thanks Mama!
Anne: Your welcome, Wolfgang. Doesn't it look nice? (feeling very proud of myself, I must add)
Wolfgang: Yep, almost as good as Quin's house. (Anne's little pride bubble bursts)
Princess: Wow, Mama, what happened to our house? There's so much room. And, I never knew the refrigerator looked like that! Is that really the color it is? Is it new? (she has never seen the refrigerator completely empty of pictures and, shall I say it, yep, crap!)
Anne: No, honey, it's not new, just clean.
Princess: Did we get cleaning people?
Anne: Nope, just Mama.
Princess: Hmmm, okay then.
Wolfgang: Well, I like it.
Anne: Good, I'm happy to hear that because we all need to work together to keep it looking nice.
Wolfgang: Well, I'm not sure I like it THAT much!
Now, move back to when the hubster got home at night.
Hubster:Hey, did you have your lady friends over today? The house is clean.
Anne: (feeling disgruntled because apparently the only time everyone thinks I clean is when company is coming. oh wait, that usually is the reason. but still...) Thanks, I just did it for our family and it was A LOT of work. (I almost added a deep sigh and the back of my hand against my forehead for good measure, but I held myself back)
At this point, Hubster took the hint and just complimented the house and then changed the subject. Smart man.

Chicken Enchilada Dip

I made the famous chicken enchilada dip for MOPS this morning and once again, it was a hit. I continually find it puzzling that something so easy inspires such devotedness. Anyway, here's the recipe for those who asked:

Chicken Enchilada Dip

INGREDIENTS
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
1 envelope taco seasoning
Tortilla chips
DIRECTIONS
In a 2-qt. microwave-safe dish, combine the first eight ingredients. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 4-5 minutes; stir. Microwave, uncovered, 3-4 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with tortilla chips. Yield: 3 cups.

Valentine's Day Revisited

Here is my favorite Valentine's activity that we did this year. In the beginning of Feb, I purchased 4 little mailboxes from the dollar spot in Target (oh, I really should have had that on my 10 things I love list!) and then put our intials on the front. So, we each ended up with our own mailbox. They sit on my kitchen counter and the idea was to put an encouraging note or a special little something for a family member in it as often you want. And, I mean little as the mailboxes are quite small.
The trick was to put the stuff in the mailbox without anyone else seeing you do it. Then, you put up the person's flag and wait for them to find your surprise. The kids LOVED this! They liked the notes as much as the little treats I put in. And, they got really creative with their own notes. (My favorite was from Wolfgang nand said "Mama, I like you and you are vera nice). Princess had trouble with the 'waiting until someone sees their flag is up' and would announce to everyone within hearing distance "YOUR FLAG IS UP!!!!" Ah, the impulsiveness of a 4 year old, gotta love it!
I was telling Princess that now that Valentine's Day is over, we would be putting the mailboxes away until next year. She promptly stomped her foot (a way too often occurrence in our house these days) and declared "Well, you can put yours away, but mine's staying up forever!"
I don't know about forever, Little One, but a few more days won't hurt. Gotta spread the love!