OMG I feel like Martha f'in Stewart!!! Well at least today aways ;) Here's the story... The boys picked what they were going to be for Halloween a few weeks ago. Cole is going to be YOSHI again..thank God!!(he was Yoshi last year and we already have the costume)
But I can't find the "hood" anywhere!! But still easy :) (I was just gonna spray his hair green!) And Drew, oh Drew.. wants to be Pegasus!!! Go ahead, Google Pegasus costumes... I'll wait ;)........... The only thing I could find was costumes for little girls or some very "risk-ay " adult ones... So we started small.. I ordered some wings not really knowing what else to do but it was a start...
Drew LOVED his wings!! And then I started looking for white horse ears... go ahead Google those as well... I've got time...... NOTHING good... they all SUCKED... So I had everyone on the look out for "ears". My good friend Donna V found bunny ears...
Not perfect but Drew liked them... I bought a white shirt and silver pants and I thought "Well that's it!! I'm done. Good enough!" But in reality, it was a SHIT costume....And then it came to me... Martha, a glue gun, AC Moore... I could DO THIS!! And off we went... I had no idea what I was doing, really but we walked up and down all the isles... twice... came home and channeled Martha..wait, can you channel a living person?? Oh well... and this is what I came up with...
A Pegasus HAT!!! With mane, I might add!! Oh and I did a little something for Cole as well since he needed a "hat" as well....
So now I feel totally ready for Halloween.... The Halloween Dance... Oh and the Halloween Parade... Damnit, I am Martha f'in Stewart!! Now watch out world, I am "deadly" with my hot glue gun!!
The past few days and nights the boys have been extra huggy and lovey and buggy and such. Both boys love hugs and kisses but lately it seems as if they have needed a few extra (NOT that I am complaining!)...So the last few nights before bed after a whole day of extra hugs and kisses, Cole asks to sleep in my bed!
Now a little back story. Many may think I'm waaay crunchy and by some standards I might be, but I have never felt that I was total crunch, if you kwim ;)... And I definitely was never one for "co-sleeping" or "the family bed" when my boys were babies BUT on occasion I would sleep with them in their bed or they could come curl up in mine in the middle of the night:) But my boys never seemed to NEED me to sleep. Now some may argue that being twins and almost always sleeping together in the same crib and bed that they have never really slept alone so in fact maybe do NEED someone to sleep with..... AND yes in the SAME crib till they were over 3 at which point I TRIED to have them sleep in separate beds but they would end up on the floor sleeping together like this... (don't judge!) One of my FAV pics of them :D
And now of course at 8 years old, sleep in 2 twin day beds squished together like ONE BIG crib!!
So anyway the last few nights Cole and Drew climb into their bed to have a "story" and after, Drew curls up under his blanket and goes to sleep, while Cole jumps out of his bed and goes into mine....
Bringing most of his stuffed animals and pillow pets... It's cool though. I don't mind, but I wonder what brought this on and how many more nights it's going to go on ;) It's all good. They don't stay little forever, right??.... Now I wonder how long before Drew gets the bright idea and I end up with BOTH boys in my bed...Oh well winter is coming and we ALL know how damn cold I keep the house!! Looks like I'll be welcoming the "Abney Family Bed" ;)... for now.... I may be a tad more crunchy than I think...
Happy Friday all... Extra love, hugs and kisses from the Abney house!
I just can't blog everyday... My life is just NOT that interesting ;) And I REALLY don't think you people need to hear about my sh*t on a daily basis. A good friend of mine just gave me some AMAZING advice.. "Pay attention to your journey, watch your step.."... Oh and to "wear heels to bed"... long story ;)
So I'm gonna do just that...among the many other things I need to do...Color my hair, pluck my eyebrows, shave my legs(just kidding, I don't do that much!), mop the floors, cut the grass, clean the sheets, groom some dogs, wash the dishes, clean out the frig, clean out the car, pay some bills, go grocery shopping, dust, vacuum (CAREFULLY, another long story!)... oh and be ME... Now to dig up a pair of heels! Happy Tuesday people :)
We have 4 boarders here.. that means a total of 6 DOGS in the house... It's tight, it's messy, it's smelly and I wouldn't have it any other way... :)
I was helping Drew "clean up" his computer and while we were waiting..... I said "Hey Drew, can you let the dogs in?" (they were out in the backyard) Now because Drew has autism SOMETIMES I don't think he is aware of all the "things" that go on around him...and most times, I am wrong :) and he always lets me know just how wrong I am ;) , sorta like today.. So when I asked if he could let the dogs in, I didn't really think he would or that he would even know the names of ALL the doggies that are here or that he would get them all IN!!... So off he runs to the back door... "Maggie, Miles (our dogs), Mickey (just like one of ours!), Alex (another one just like family!), RASHARD (fam as well)!!! Casey (this one too)!!"( and who am I kidding, most dogs that stay here are totally part of the pack) Some come in!! Holy Sh*t!! And the ones that didn't??? Well he called them AGAIN!! "RASHARD!! (we always yell a little louder for him!), Casey COME!!, ALEEEEX COME!!! (him too!)" And just like that.. all the dogs were in the house!
Cole is a sleepwalker... He has had night wakings/night terrors since he was a baby but the sleep WALKING has been going on about a year or two. When it first started he would just get up and go to the bathroom, then come into my room crying, babbling and usually saying things I could not understand. As time has gone on he seems to do more while he is sleepwalking... going downstairs, turning on lights, sometimes the tv and just standing in the room crying...
Now school has been going ok.. Cole REALLY needs and IEP (individual education plan) but for now I have only been able to get him a 504 (don't ask). His Dyslexia is becoming more and more apparent. The school will not be able to ignore it for much longer and I guess I will be gearing up for another fight but for now we are making are way through 3rd grade...
The other night Cole got up. I wasn't sure if he was awake or not. He came into my room to tell me he was going to the bathroom.. after a few minutes I could hear him downstairs crying... SLEEPWALKING ...ugh! And this time he was trying to get to the kitchen..OH NO he is going further and further.. Need to lock up the back door so he can't get out!.. Anyway.. I get him back upstairs...he is crying.. and talking and I can understand him... "Please help me...help me... help me SPELL.."... OH GOD this poor kid thinks about not being able to spell in his SLEEP!! ... :(
Today he had a play date with his friend Nick and my rules are, if you have play date during the week you MUST do homework together...
This is where is becomes CRYSTAL CLEAR how much Cole struggles(not that I didn't know..but to see him next to a "typical" kid it's really CLEAR!).. breaks my heart and pisses me OFF that the school has yet to acknowledge... But no worries, this Momma Bear knows the drill and is ready to fight! And although it is hard to watch my kid struggle with academics, he doesn't struggle with his friendships...
SO that's the silver lining... Cole is a great friend and HAS great friends... I'll take that and deal with getting C's in school... He doesn't need any help spelling F.R.I.E.N.D.S. :)
