My Joely Boy

Such a ham for the camera,
the ultimate finder of dirt, but not stickiness. Protector of his sister, daddy's little buddy and mama's boy
(that's a good thing when you're four!)
My sweet little Joely boy.

Tag, you're it!

A Attached or Single: married for 7 years
B Best Friend: Roger
C Cake or Pie: mmmm...Romeo and Juliet Cake. Actually I recently had Tres Leches cake and it is yummy!
D Day of Choice: Saturday- that's our family day
E Essential Item: if you really must know, undies.
F Flavor of Icecream: Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby
G Gummy Bears or Worms: I'm not a fan of either, but I love Sour Patch Kids!
H Hometown: Warroad, MN
I Indulgence: Dr Pepper
J January or July: July- because by then I can finally wear shorts without getting cold. Wimpy, I know.
K Kids: 2 and a bean. Cate, who's 6 and Joel, who's 4 and to be discovered.
L Last movie I saw at a theater: What Happens In Vegas
M Musician: at the moment Sondre Lerche
N Number of Siblings: 3 brothers, 5 sisters
O Oranges or Apples: a plate with Granny Smith apples, sharp cheddar cheese and peanut butter.
P Phobias or Fears: spiders
Q Quote:
R Reason to Smile: my husband, my children, my friends, my family, my God
S Season: Fall
T Tag: Angie, Martha, Katie G., and Jenny J.
U Unknown fact: It's probably not unknown, but I'm a bit of a hypochondriac
V Vegetarian or oppressor of Animals: Doesn't a nice juicy steak always sound good?
W Worst habit: I always wait until we are completely out of clothes before I do laundry. I hate putting it all away.
X Xray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound- unless I'd had 5 or more then I would probably rather have broken something.
Y Your favorite food: boneless hot wings, HuHot
Z Zodiac sign: Pisces, that means I'm fishy.

A few weeks ago we started tearing everything out of Cate's room to redecorate. We got as far as pulling up the carpet and base trim before Roger's back went out. The poor guy couldn't move for two weeks! So now that he's gone, the kids and I are working on it little by little. Hopefully my sisters have a deep desire to help paint while they are here this week (well, do ya?). I have many, many curtains to sew and a rug to make, a bed to get and books to sort through, as well as painting the walls, floor and trim. These are some pictures that Cate and I painted. She wasn't very into hers as you can tell from the stick figures and I'm afraid that I didn't inherit any of my parents' artistic abilities. But I thought they would still make fun additions to Cate's colorful, artsy room.