This and That

Yesterday my wonderful husband got up on our roof and bleached it! It was very dark and dirty and I have been asking him to do it for a while. No, not nagging, asking. heehee He also took JJ and Ben on the roof with him for a SHORT time. I tried not to be nervous about this.


BEFOREAFTER
Aunt Sheri sent a belated Christmas package (because she sent it home with her parents). The kids were so excited and JoJo had to help out too!
Aunt Sheri sent a book of paper airplanes! How cool! THANK YOU AUNT SHERI!

We went to Welcome my Grandparents to Florida for the winter and my cousin Greg was there with his children. My boys got along really well with their energetic Andy (who was never still enough to get a picture of)! Cheyenne (sp?) and Joanna were playinig together pretty nicely. Chad and Jenny were also there and their Mattthew fit right in with our rowdy bunch! Here is the sandbox that Brendan made for the kids for Christmas! They have already gotten hours of fun out of that thing! I love itOkay. so that is a little of what is happening down here in FL. Oh, and I did remember a quote that one of my children said, but you'll understand why. We were sitting around the table and (first of all, you have to know that one of the little sayings aroung our house is, "Why are you so cute?") all of the sudden, out of nowhere, Ben says, "Mama, why are you so beautiful?" I LOVE Ben! And all my cute kids!

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  1. JennJanuary 20, 2009 at 7:11 PM

    Awww! How sweet!!! (what Ben said)

    Hmmm, a sandbox. Might need to get one of those. Kael and Reece always want to dig around in the dirt, so sand would be better.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2009 at 4:51 AM

    Hi Wynette, Looks like you're a busy mama. I love that sandbox! And I enjoyed visiting your blog this morning. Keep up the good work, Mommy Wynette! Being a mother requires 100% of a woman, and sometimes more. Ben is a wise son to tell you how beautiful you are. Lots of love, Aunt Ruby

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