Tall Grass: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas-Coldplay

Monday, December 8, 2008

What don't they want for Christmas???

These are my kids' Christmas lists. They aren't getting half this stuff but they can wish I guess.

Jonas:

Dear Santa, I've been a very good boy. My mom said so. Please bring me what I have asked for. Thank you. Love Jonas.

Sorry sliders, Rhino Rampage, A Pokemon collectors tin, Martina Matter Alien Maker, Kirby Super Star Ultra for the D.S., Mario Party for the D.S.,Life for Wii, Spore Creatures for the D.S., Motor scooter, moon sand, a real dog, Ultra Dinosaur, Wario Land Shake it for the Wii, Mario Sluggers for the Wii, connect the dots book, Pokemon Ranger Shadow something or other for the D.S., Trouble, Sorry, a list of books and something I can't even read.

Katie:

No letter for Santa, just a list written in red and green with a little border.

1. i dog soft speaker 2. big pink fuzzy chair 3.a blue video camera from justice 4. earrings 5. a pillow with a K on it 6. a big stuffed animal 7. a telephone from Justice 8. clothes 9. motor bike 10. a blanket with a K on it 11. a robe 12. PJs 13. another coat (I guess the first one wasn't good enough) 14. My Mebas 15. i tunes 16. The Tail of Despareux 17. a jewelry box that can hang necklaces 18. microphone stand 19. Kleenex 20. My Fashion Designer for D.S. 21. a new cell phone.

Kyler:

Dear Santa, give me these things right now or else.

cellphone, itunes, candy, money soap (from an infomercial), Artemis Fowl books, some other books, Risk, Stratego, an ipod, Guitar Hero for the D.S. and a new D.S. because Jonas broke his twice.

We've had many Christmas's with kids and I know from past experiences that they don't really care about half of this stuff, they just watch way to much T.V. I told them to put a star by the five things they want the most. Jonas put a star by every single thing. I don't think he understood the instructions.

The other day I was listening to the radio and they were trying to get donations for kids that don't get anything for Christmas. They said,"Everyone is going through hard times right now and people can't have the Christmas's they are used to. That doesn't mean you still can't give. Regardless, you still have more than a lot of people, and you can still give to others". I agree, and maybe you can't save the world and make sure every kid has something but you can do your part, starting with your corner of the world and hopefully spread it outward. I think you should definitely help the people closest to you first and then go from there. Well.. that's what I'm working on.

Funny Stuff

8/4/10
Sammy gets yesterday and last night mixed up. When he's talking about anything that happened before he says "lastday".

He was watching the cat climb a tree and he said, "that cat's just like a monkey".
4/20/09
Last night Myke was laying down by Sammy. He likes to distract you while he's suppose to be going to sleep. As he was laying down he looked at Myke and started reciting every word he knows. Uh-oh, no-no, here you go, thank you, up, binky, blankie, night-night. He thought he was sooo funny.
1/15/09
The other day I was in the other room and I hear my kids talking. By the way they aren't even suppose to be eating downstairs.
Kyler: Just bring me down a plate, so I can put crackers on it for Sammy.
Katie: O.k, Maybe we should just bring the high chair downstairs.
Kyler: Oh yeah, just bring the high chair downstairs
Katie: O.k
Mom: Noooo!!! Do not take the high chair downstairs
Katie: Mom said No
Kyler : Oh
Sometimes I wonder... seriously wonder
12/22/08
Jonas colored two identical pictures of Santa Claus. I showed them to Katie, wondering if he might have accidentally taken one of the other kids' at school. She said,"They aren't the same mom, Santa's standing on his head in one of them". I looked at it and I was holding one upside down. Okay Katie?!
10/29/08
Sometimes the kids bring woodchips home in their shoes from the school playground. There happened to be one by the front door. Sammy was scootin' fast towards it, with a look of serious intent on his face. Katie picked it up and then it was gone. I told her to throw it outside and she just looked at me. I said, "Where did you put it?" She looked caught and said,"I threw it down the heater vent."
10/1/08
Jonas said,"I want a webkins for my birthday." Myke said," Do you know what I want for my birthday?" Jonas thought about it for a second and said,"me to be quiet."
9/11/08
I got braces about a month ago and they are very painful and irritating. Kyler still has his braces on too. Today they put a power chain on my teeth which really hurts. So, I was talking to Kyler in the car and I said,"braces are the most annoying thing in the world, don't you think?" Kyler said, "no, they're not that bad." And I said,"what could possibly be more annoying?" He just looked at me and said," You....complaining about your braces."
8/26/08
Jonas was singing the song "Down By the Bay", after he sang the part about a goose kissing a moose down by the bay he said, "Strange things happen down by the bay, huh mom."
8/21/08
Katie was telling me how she liked one of her friend' s outfits, and that she wanted an outfit like that. Her other friend said,"Oh now you like her clothes, you wanted to wear clothes like mine last week." Katie said, "That was one day, (kid's name). And her friend said,"nu huh you did it yesterday too, we had the same shoes on." Katie looked at her and said, "Yeah, that was just an accident".
8/6/08
While I was brushing Katie's hair before bed, Jonas came in to inform us that the Oympics start in three days Katie says excitedly,"That's so cool Jonas, are you going to be in it."

On Sunday we all went to The Gateway with the Walkoviak's. When we were walking back to our car in the parking garage Jonas said,"Mom, wait for me, I'm too young to die."