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Cesar recently got on my case about my home keeping duties. He wasn't happy. He wants me to work 16 hours a day like he does. He wondered why I don't photograph the top of my dressing table and share it here on the blog. I must admit the top of my dressing table truly is a dumping ground. Awhile back I loaded it with photo frames thinking I wouldn't be able to dump there anymore but... that hasn't stopped me. I'm not sure why I do it. Well, that is not entirely true. I believe my hording/stacking tendencies are inherited genes from both my parents.

My response to Cesar was that the blog highlights all my happiness throughout the day. Each day with Hugo truly is a treat. He is always doing something I find endearing or funny or something which simply blows me away! Like - How did he do that? or When did he figure that out? Amazing I tell you, amazing. I don't want to forget. I don't want to not remember or to not have a place in which I can turn to so I may remind myself of this fleeting, precious time. I so, so wish that I had blogged or journaled during Hugo's first year of life. I didn't, so sad! Cleaning happens all the time, all day long, all year long, all my life long, most likely all eternity long in some shape or another.

Shadow Shot Sunday #5

This is... well hold on a second. You wanna take a shadow guess?

This is how my shower curtain looks in the late afternoon this time of year.

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Busy, Odd, Slow, Strange, Long Week

Monday was my Momma's Birthday!
This pic was taken in Central Park in May 2005.

Tuesday we had an afternoon visit with a favorite friend.

Hooray! for the last of the seasons dandelions.

Wednesday, three trucks loads of wood were delivered.

Plus, our friend Taylor came for a three day sleep over visit and crochet lesson.
Hugo was in heaven with a friend in the house.

He had a major meltdown
as we dropped Miss Taylor off for school in the morning
and he couldn't follow her inside.

In time sweet boy, in time.

Thursday I had fun painting some Christmas balls.

Hugo had fun getting into this and...

Doing this.

He also painted circles on my bedspread (on Poppa's watch) but I didn't have it in me to take pictures of this newest installment of Hugo Art. I didn't mind the sewing machine cover so much. Actually thought I'd leave it as proof for one day when he is older. Thought we could laugh together about his finger painting adventures. I wasn't laughing as I soaked and soaked my bedspread. Hugo was in Big Smoke Trouble on Thursday.

Friday we stacked wood.

We waited up on our hill for Poppa to come home from his dental appointment. We watched all sorts of cars and trucks travel past. We talked about their colors.

Hugo turned my legs into a tunnel he could travel into and out of.

I also received lots of kisses on my knees.

Bella is funny looking from this angle!

Poppa finally arrived.

Together, we three, stacked more wood.

Saturday. On Saturday, I wore some new shoes.

The End.

Shadow Shot Sunday #5

I am crazy for this Shadow Shot Sunday business! It is so simple but, somehow or other, makes me feel all happy inside! How nice it is to discover happiness in simple things. It's like a bonus, a freebie, a beautifully wrapped package. Thank you Tracy for making this shadow collection possible and all other fellow Shadow Shot Shooters for being so kind and welcoming! Happy Sunday! To view more shadow shots please click here.

HUGO, HUGO, HUGO

These are Hugo's little slippered feet. The slippers are on the verge of being too small. I'm not ready to part with them. Isn't that silly of me?! I'm on the search for Christmas replacements. Any ideas?

We played inside this morning preparing for the cold months ahead. I can't remember what we did last year on a daily basis to pass the winter months along. I'm talkin about only last year and I can't remember! I do remember traveling to the Rec Center on many Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday's to play with friends but what did we do while at home? I'm sure I crashed friends quiet afternoons and invited ourselves in. I might have a vague memory of that happening a time or two! I wish I had been blogging back then. A whole entire year ago. I know what we did come spring, Mr Hugo and I. I remember (for now) and I blogged all about it! What a wonder this blogging thing will be for my memory. Goodness.

Something a little screwy is happening between my ears lately. Yesterday as I headed over to my district area within the polling center to vote, I saw two signs on the table dividing it in half.

One read
Last Names A - L

the other
Last Names M - Z

Where did I go? I actually took two steps in the direction of my maiden name. That hasn't happened in a long, long time. Something screwy is happening between my ears I tell ya. I tell ya, I tell ya, something screwy.

Hugo and I sang Row Row Row Your Boat, Itsy Bitsy Spider, The ABC Song, Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer (I want him prepared for Christmas you see. We started practicing 2 weeks ago!) and I'm A Child of God all while playing with this set of bowling penguins over and over and over and over again. Over and over again as in, the singing of all the songs many multiples of times while at the same time, setting up in all sorts of designs, the bowling penguins.

We then counted to 10. The counting went something like this:

Hugo & Momma - One, two, threeeee, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, TEN! BEARHUGS!

We counted over and over and over and over and then we started to sing Row, Row, Row, Your Boat Gently Down the Streammmm.......

The End

Photos From Our Yard

This is Cesar's beloved, ancient, problematic, dangerous, workhorse of a lawnmower. He bought it years ago while we were visiting my parents in Wisconsin. My Dad took him to a farm auction and Cesar was hooked. Loves auctions of any kind now. He has purchased additional Allis-Chambers through eBay and other sources to serve as spare parts for his favorite machine. Cesar mows, something breaks, he mows, something breaks, he tinkers, he mows, the beast dies, he'll weld, and he mows again. Cesar really, really wants to buy a snow blower attachment for his mower. The problem with this type of purchase is that he wants me to do the snow blowin with this
beloved,
ancient,
problematic,
dangerous,
workhorse of a lawnmower!

Yikes!

This is the limb which fell from our elm tree during our last storm.
It will keep us nice and toasty for a few days.

This was the sky above our heads just after dinner this night.

Our trees still have leaves, even some green ones!

This is the Epher truck. Purchased years ago from my brother Ephraim. Another relic which we hauled together across many state lines to die in our yard. Cesar's project for one future day. Maybe Hugo will tinker on this truck sometime during his future. I love the Epher truck. I really do.

The End.

Dodge Ball Party

We went to a Dodge Ball themed birthday party and man oh man was it fun!

It really was a big boy birthday party. We completely lucked out and got an invite.

Once the balls started flying, Hugo retreated and hung out with the little girls. They ran up and down the church hallways screaming about "monsters!" We dined on pizza and soda pop.

Red dodge balls were handed out as party gifts. So clever!

I'm pretty sure that Hugo's favorite part of the entire party was the clean up.
He was crazy about the giant janitor mop!

Monsters!

The End!

Shadow Shot Sunday #4

This is my Shadow Shot Sunday entry.

Hugo playing on his baby slide
on a beautiful fall day
while wearing his
oh so scary
monster shirt.

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