Tidbits

Grandpa got Kaj an emergency survival bag at a conference he went to.  Kaj has been using the emergency blanket to sleep at night.  I will try and get a picture later but it is one of those metallic blankets that fit in your pocket.

Kaj kept all there of his behavior tokens in school for 5 days straight so he got to pick a reward.  Instead of candy he chose to have lunch with his teacher.  I was astounded.

His comment this morning was that he hoped that Sissy would be gone for 4 weeks because he needed some time to himself.  And she is kind of crabby when she is home. (It is true sometimes, those teenager hormones are something else and she yells just like her mother it is horrible, thank goodness there are a lot more good times than those crabby times)

Brandi is currently at the Nascar races with her mother.  It sounded like she was having a good time.  She was glad she brought a coat though because it was kind of cold down there.

Skinner had a great birthday.  We got him a huge steak and we stayed in and then a few days later he had some friends over in the shop so that was good and he wasn't kidnapped and taken to the bar and everyone was gone by 9:30.  Perfect for the old man to get to bed a little late but not too late!

I momentarily was going to drive down to Missori for an aussiedoodle puppy but finally skinner agreed to allowing a dog in the main part of the house and hopefully our neighbor who I got Anssi from is having puppies again at the end of April and we will get one of those Australian Shepherds.

Memories

Kaj has lived a bit of life now so it is fun that he has memories and what he can remember.  Of course he remembers his beloved Eino and that Eino chewed a hole in his hat so he wears his ski hat to remember him.  Also the other day he was talking about he remembers (when he was 3) that he hung out with his Dad and Bruce Strand in the spring and when they were getting equipment out of the woods Bruce had put his coffee cup on the bumper of the pick up and after they followed Daddy out Bruce couldn't find his cup and he looked on the bumper and it was still there!  He also remembers when Dad hooked up the large innertube to the 4 wheeler and was whipping the kids around and when they hit a bump one time Kaj fell off and under the inner tube and then Sissy fell off.  But she did it on purpose to make sure Kaj was ok.

Massage

We got the kids massages for their Valentine's presents this year.  Brandi is an old pro and loved hers.  It was Kaj's first.  He was a for it a few days before but then he got nervous I think and ABSOLUTELY was not going to do it.  Of course like a mean mom I made him do it anyway (it was tempting to just take the slot myself!).  Before he went in he said "I am going to hate you for making me do this"  Immediately right after he got off the table he said "I am not going to hate you"  He was feeling pretty good after that!

Kaj Quotes

The school nurse calls me and says Kaj isn't feeling well.  It was towards the end of the day, like 20 minutes left so I have him tough it out.  He was supposed to go to the Y after school and he goes with his babysitter and he has her call me to pick them up.  So I do.  I drop her off at the bank where her mom  works.  Kaj asks if we are going in.  I say no and he says "uh I wanted to get a treat"  I reply that he was sick and therefore it is only healthy food and it will be off to bed early.  I say we have to stop at the grocery store as we are driving away from the bank and he suddenly puffs up a bit and gets a big smile on his face and says "Wow that was quick I am feeling much better, can I get a treat and the grocery store?"  Ummm No.

I pick up Kaj and Brandi one evening and we are rocking out to Rob Thomas This is how a heart breaks and the song ends and Brandi says "This song is my Jam"  Kaj responds "Jam goes on toast".

Kaj looking at the flowers from the funeral "these flowers are lovely"

Before going to school one day he says "My throat feels unusual"

Other news Grandma Gert passed away.  Kaj and I got to spend a lot of time with her in her last days.  It was great to see how even after she stopped responding to everyone else she would still respond when Kaj would come in.  He was her boy.

The funeral was nice.  Amazing how many people came considering it was a high of -10.

Brandi is up for the weekend and she brought her snowmobile up that she bought with her own money.  Too bad it is really too cold to ride.  But that helps keep things a bit quiter around here.

Also this week we found  a new home for Toby.  Sad and weird around here without him but now Kaj can have friends over and I don't have to worry about them getting nipped.

Of course now the hunt is on for a new puppy!

Cold Toes

Grandpa took Kaj out skiing on Sunday.  I don't think it was above 0 but they went to the George Washington Pines.  I can't be sure but in the end I think that Kaj might have been cursing at Grandpa because his toes were so cold.  I know he wasn't saying very nice things.  At least they got the nice picture above.

Brandi was up too but I didn't see her much because she was with friends and when she was home I was at the Landing but it sounds like she had a good time.  

Auntie Karen and Leslie came for a quick visit Friday.  It is always great to see them and God bless Karen for hanging out with Grandma so much during the week.