Tony

Tony watched the girls for 5 day while I went to rainy Jamaica,, he spoiled the girls of course, took them to Szechwan where they can heat their food over a fire. This is a picture I received while gone. Livy told him "this is the best week of my life", nice.

Ok, you know I hate to get all mushy about my husband but just a cute thing he did....while I was gone not only did he watch the girls (1st time watching them overnight in 9 years, yes Anna is 9) he made this frame for me when I got back. It is my medal and number from my marathon, I was really touched. He is really loosing his bad boy image with me.

The other night Tony gave me the giggles so bad, which is amazing because I don't find him very funny usually, perhaps it was the glass of wine. Anyways we had this conversation that I would like a skillet for Christmas....so he continues to tell me that in England a skillet is a spatula, I said what is a spatula, he said it is a wooden stick. (Couldn't stop laughing) then a few minutes later he said "stepping up to the crease" instead of plate, some association to cricket. Ok, I know it was one of those you had to be there, but oh I had such a good giggle. No wonder we can't communicate, maybe that is why we get along.

Halloween

Cutest witch and pirate I have ever seen.

Girls went around our neighborhood with good friends Shay and Brennan.

Anna sick this week

Anna reminds me of my brother Dale, she loves pulling faces when she knows I am taking a photo.

Sweet as can be.

Oh she looks old.

Anna was sick this week and stayed home from school 3 days. She was so nervous to go back to school after being off, so I laid with her in bed as she cried and told me all her worries in the world. She is such a softy she breaks my heart. So after telling her I would go in with her in the morning and telling her that she will never have to take ski lessons again, because of some asshole who taught her last year that was a total jerk and took her through trees when she was scared to death and yelled at her.

So I brought all this up because of the following that Anna wrote for school, she was to write about something that was not her fault.

"This is a story when it was not my fault. It all started when I was four. Ok, I stole chap stick from my sister when she was one. She started to chase me and I jumped on to a chair. She fell off the chair and broke her arm. That is the story when it was not my fault."

I have been kind of heart broken that she has to explain that it wasn't her fault. Neither Tony or I have ever heard this story from her. Livy fell off the back of a big chair she was sitting on with Anna when she fell. I picked her up but she wanted to be put down that is when I saw Livy's arm bend the wrong way at the elbow. Oh I freaked out, called my friend to come get Anna and I am sure was not consoling to Anna in anyway. Livy ended up having surgery and staying in the hospital for 2 days. It amazes me that she remembers it even though she was 4 and kills me to think that she had anything to do with it.

Oh, I love this girl and don't want her to ever get hurt physically or emotionally.....how does a Mom do that?