Clark Kent vs. Superman

So a little over a month ago, Kace and Cris had a cheesy routine vision test at school, Kace failed the first time so the stupid volunteer had him take it again with the same letters and lo n behold he passed... imagine that?

Anyway Kace had recently been complaining about how things further away were more blurry in his right eye and if he closed his right he could see things in better focus. So I took my hunch and made an eye appt for him. It was a joke, or at least I thought it was.. I was in the room and silently reading the same eye chart with him (with my glasses on of course)and he blew it big time, I had to look a few times to make sure we were looking at the same chart. He got only one letter correct. So after a series of tests Kace became the newest member in the Wise family to inherit the 4 eyes trait. He seems pretty cool with it and that is good for me, we went out and bought him a cool case and he got 2 pair (one is a back up and it also came with a sunglasses attachment) and for a kid...that's pretty cool.

Agustin thinks it is the end of the world and Kace is now damaged goods thanks to my family genes, but I think it just adds more character to him (of course a mom would say that right?) Kace is near-sighted and his right eye is 20/75 and his left is 20/50... look out world... There is a new Clark Kent in town!

Amen. Can I have some Luck with that?

So there are a gazillion tree's that look like this around my house, all covered with ice and snow, and too old to probably handle it, so the other day my neighbor in front of my place was nice enough to knock on my door and advise me that she heard the tree cracking all night long and about 8 years ago it fell on a few cars, so if I felt the need to move my car, that I could park it in front of her place. I went out there to discover a huge branch laying next to my car and decided to take her up on her offer. That is however, how I got my car stuck and my chain snapped, but heck, at least a tree didnt fall on it... yet. So I lasted only one day of going nowhere and the panic of finishing up my Christmas shopping really got to me, and I 'rigged' my chain that broke the day before and put it back on my car. The red Duck Tape in the picture is my handy work. (I dont want to brag, but it worked and I am actually super proud of myself) If it hadnt of course I would be one of those idiots stranded out there that everyone else is honking at and flipping a certain finger.
As I am putting on my newly taped chain on my tire though I am still parked in front of my neighbors house, my car is running so the windows can defrost some of the ice before I take my window scraper to it, and I hear this loud crack! I look up to see her gutter swinging right for me! I jump to the right and turn around to discover that a branch from a tree across the street from hers had snapped and pulled down some power lines that swung across the street and attached to her house. The power line managed to stay attached and she didnt lose her power, but it hung low with one of the smaller branches still dangling from it. I look at her house, and I look at the power line dangling, then I look at the big branch sitting in front of my car where I once stood. I just kinda stopped to take it in, and didnt realize that a lady up the hill (in ski's) and a guy shoveling his car out across the way also stood shocked and dumbfounded like me. And just as quickly as it happened the guy went back to work on his shoveling and the lady continued to ski down her hill, just then the neighbor came out of her house and started making small talk with me, I asked her if she didnt hear all that from inside her house...she hadnt and once she looked up, she was not happy to find her gutter swinging in the air with her electricty potentially ready to pull its own plug. I really wanted my car out of there and even managed to joke with her about how, I think my own parking spot might actually be safer, and I am taking the risk and parking back there tonight. I guess if a tree is going to fall on me or my car it might as well just do it already, just let me make sure I have 'tree' coverage on my insurance first. (which I do...I checked...whew)

This picture shows the hanging powerline in the middle and off the the right, you can see her gutter hanging off her house, the tire marks is where my car was.
After all was said and done, I finished my shopping, my car has no snow on it, and can handle the next 3 inches coming tomorrow morning and my chains are still safely on my car, snug as a bug in a rug!

Is White A Color?

This is the view off my deck. It took some convincing but Cris went out there with the ruler... the ruler sinks all the way into it, so I am guessing it is over a foot deep.
I got out of the house yesterday and even managed to put my own chains on, but when I attempted to do the same this morning, the weather, my chains and my car all decided that they were done playing in the snow. My right tire chain snapped and the tire really enjoyed spinning in a crazy, dirty snow frenzy...ah well it was fun while it lasted. I guess we will really have to make the best out of board games and hot apple cider.

All Fun and Then Some

I love having Fridays off, it gives me an extra day to take care of errands and to them while the kids in school, but last Friday was a little more special. It required me to wake up earlier and actually attempt to look decent. The boys and I had a date! It was Muffins for Mom at school. We left for school an hour early and the cold chill warning was in the air, advising us of the winter storm that was creeping in. It was all worth it though as we walked into the warm gym with a nice smell of muffins. Every mom was handed a rose and we selected a muffin or two of our liking, grabbed a drink and sat down and got to enjoy each others company. It was great for me, because we are still fairly new to the school and I got to actually meet some of the parents. I am so much happier with this school and so are the boys. here are the boys at the Muffins with Mom.
For my birthday last month my co-workers purchased 2 tickets to the Nutcracker for me. I have always wanted to go to the show, I just never had a very insightful boyfriend to do so. So I got to go on opening night this year. I went with my co-worker and friend Carissa. We were so giddy and excited, both just ecstatic to watch it, not to mention to dress up and have a girls night out. The music flowing so well with every step and flutter of the ballerina's. It was truly a great event and I would love to make it a tradition, I think at first the boys may not appreciate it, in its entirety, but the story and tradition of it just appeals to me. it even started to show a little snow on my way home. Just a taste of what the remainder of the weekend was going to be.
On Saturday the boys and I were on a hunt for little gifts, Kace has a gift exchange at school and I an ornament exchange at work. We worked our way through the crowded mall and even enjoyed a cinnabon treat (the boys I mean, not me...maybe.) We weren't as successful as I hoped so we trekked over to Target and in the strip mall by Target is a pet shop. The boys asked if we could just look at the animals and I willingly agreed. The puppy's were overly expensive but definitely adorable. It was this time last year that we had 7 puppies in our home to hold and adore. I wandered off to the gerbil/hamster side because I knew they would be less expensive and easier to maintain and care for. so in the end, we left with a new family member. Let me introduce you to 'Dusty' - He is adorable, the boys are ecstatic and he is right at home with us. He is pretty darn cute, very well behaved and loves to roll around in his little hamster ball. He just goes until he runs into a wall and then he will turn around, run as fast as he can into yet another wall and he can do this for hours. I am not sure if it is because he is still a cute baby, but he sleeps through the night right now, and that is just awesome.
So the boys enjoyed the 3 or 4 inches of snow we got yesterday and I had fun making it off the hill this morning.

Look at this Girl Go!

So I made it through Thanksgiving with out over stuffing on delicious comfort food. I went and hung out with my brothers. It was perfect, not too over crowded and I felt very welcomed. Nan made some 'look-out Martha Stewart' worthy deserts and even though I took home left-overs I would like to say that I did not touch any of them, but my boys and friends sure enjoyed it!

Due to the holiday and the other worthy participant's schedules, Weigh-in was delayed a few days so we weighed-in this morning and guess what?!!! Yep! This girl is on fire!
4 more pounds lost, and I don't miss them a bit! my pants are at the point where a belt is required and the only tragedy is my chest. It was fun while it lasted, I guess. LOL.

So I made it through one of the major holidays and still managed to stay on track and lose weight! This is getting easier than I thought and I cant wait for the finished product. I am up for the next challenge of Christmas fudge!