Five on Friday

1.  Fred has been sick this week.  I won't go into details, but he slept 20 hours in a 24 hour period.  He is feeling better.
2.  I have been totally unproductive this week.  We've been out for snow since Monday afternoon and I've done nothing.  Well, not really nothing, but you know what I mean.
3. Clayton has pine wood derby this Sunday with cub scouts.  Fred has been working hard to help him.  I know he'll have a lot of fun.  I'll post pictures later. 
4. Jack had to go to his room because he was being so ugly while playing a board game.  When I went to his room I told him I was sorry he missed out on the rest of the game.  It made me very sad.  He looked at me and said, "Well, I don't wike wosing."  It's hard being a Shackelford.
5.  My dad is the train man.  When Clayton was little he installed a train around the ceiling of one of our bedrooms.  Andrew now sleeps in that bedroom.  Every time he wakes up, paci still in his mouth, he points that chubby little finger and says "train".  I turn it on.  He grins at me.  And then he watches in amazement as it goes round and round the track.  Precious.

Jack's dance moves

Fred was sick (thus the reason the bed is unmade).  We have been out for snow and cooped up for a while.  I have no words for the following clip, except that he gets his moves from his dad, and we've been inside all day.

Tomorrow we will get out.

Another Winter Wonderland

The news this morning reported that 1 to 2 inches of snow was headed to Paris some time this afternoon.  I think they said about 1:00 p.m.  I took Jack to school and ran a few errands: recycle center, bank and grocery.  When I began running around there were some pretty big snowflakes coming down.  While I was in the grocery store my phone started ringing off the hook.  School was dismissing at noon.  It rang again.  School was dismissing at 11:00 a.m.  Before I could get home with everyone my car was slipping on the road.  I was glad to be home.  The roads are clearer now and the snow has stopped for the time being, but I hear it's coming again Wednesday.  We'll see.  For now here is a picture of our backyard.  Good times!!

Jack's special night

Having all boys can prove difficult at times.  For example...Jack loves Clayton's friends and thinks of them as his own, but sometimes the "biggest" boys need a moment alone.  Clayton's precious friend asked him to go to Nashville with his family to a hockey game.  What a treat!  The only problem was that it left Jack feeling a bit sad.  What's a mom to do?!?  No fear, Mimi and Tee to the rescue.  They were in town for Clayton's game so they stayed to make Jack feel special.  After an intense wrestling session with Tee Jack was asked where he wanted to eat.  Of course, he picked rice and beans...translation...Mexican.  He was feeling pretty special, but then Mimi and Tee pulled out all the stops and ordered this for dessert...

Before...

 After...

Needless to say as we left the restaurant Jack was grinning from ear to ear.  As a matter of fact he was still grinning when he went to bed.  He looked up at me and said, "Today WAS my special day, mom!" 
*As a side note--Jack did not eat that by himself.  There were four adults that helped him.

Five on Friday

1.  Fred and I both have some injuries that have kept us from running this week.  Fred's knee is hurt and my foot is hurt.  I'm hoping to be back next week.  I'm not sure how long Fred will be out.  :-(
2.  I made homemade brown sugar cinnamon poptarts this week.  They are made with whole wheat flour and no preservatives.  Having said that I must tell you, they are not really healthy.  I call them "healthier".  I also call them GOOD!

3.  Clayton gets to go with his good friend to a hockey game this Saturday.  He is pumped.
4.  Jack had pajama day at school this week.  For a kiddo that doesn't show much emotion he was pretty fired up.

5.  (This is for my college roommates!!)  Clayton has been watching America's Funniest Videos.  Well, Andrew is usually in the room.  He loves it and actually will chuckle when he watches it.  It makes my heart skip a beat that my boys share the same affection for a funny video as I do.

Funny Boys

I asked the boys what they wanted to drink with their breakfast this morning. Clayton picked orange juice.  Jack picked water.  Upon sitting down Jack changed his mind on the water and wanted orange juice.  While Jack was changing his mind Clayton had decided he didn't want orange juice because it had pulp in it.  He made several akward faces and made several comments about his disdain for pulp in orange juice.  So what to do?!?  I poured Jack's water out and then poured Clayton's orange juice into Jack's cup.  Jack didn't seem to mind the pulp.  Jack took a big drink, looked at Clayton and said, "Qua-ton, this orange juice doesn't have poop in it!"  Awww, a morning at the Shackelford house!

Jack the photographer

Jack is always picking up our camera.  You never know what he will capture.  As I was flipping through my camera I noticed he took pictures of me eating a typical Shackelford (adult) breakfast:  boiled egg, toast (this day it was a breakfast cookie), half a grapefruit, oj and coffee.  Notice the use of the zoom in the second photo...nice.  Jack's use of my camera could possibly be the reason it does not work half the time?!?