20 Questions for Stella on Her Birthday

Today is Stella-Blue’s birthday. I always have a tough time with her birthday because she’s my tiny baby. I told her we were going to skip her birthday this year because I didn’t want her to get any older, but she assured me that she would always be me tiny baby and I could still call her that even when she’s and old lady.

How old are you?     6

Opening her gift

What did you get for your birthday?     Caroline Abbott (An American Girl Doll)

What is your favorite color?     Purple

What is your favorite TV show?     Spongebob Squarepants

Blowing out her candle

What is your favorite toy?     Lola (her doll with the missing bow)

What do you want to be when you grow up?     A fairy

What sport do you play?     Soccer

The soccer star

What are you good at?     A lot of stuff…jump roping, art and being the goalie

Good morning birthday girl!!

What is your favorite food?     Candy, chocolate

What food do you hate?     Burnt garlic

What is your favorite outfit?     My butterfly dress with the sparkles

What is your favorite song?     Katy Perry’s Dark Horse

Taking her birthday calls

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?     Coffee

Who is the best in your family?     My whole family

What is your pet’s name?     Bama

What makes you happy?     Camilla (her best friend at school)

What makes you mad?     When Maizie hurts me

Kraus House birthday breakfast

What’s your favorite thing to do in school?     Play with Camilla

Who is your teacher?     Ms. Pelland right now because Ms. Ferns is getting a new knee

Where do you want to go on vacation?     Disney Parks 

Happy Birthday to the tiniest Kraus!!! (Little does she know they're going to Disney in 18 days)

Ultimate Blog Party 2014 #UBP14

Welcome to the Kraus House Mom, I am Heather, the ultimate leader of my own little world. It’s too bad I end up talking to myself most of the time (we have selective hearing loss around here). There are three “darling” children that take up just about all my time and their ages are 8, 7 and 6 (there’s also a dog that demands quite a bit of attention).

 

Here are the "darlings" Teddy, Stella-Blue and Maizie

I live in Rhode Island and was a teacher for what seemed like an eternity and then I retired (early, I’m only 40). My youngest daughter was the student I had for the longest time; I still can’t get rid of her since she’s in half day kindergarten.

I try not to take myself too seriously and look for humor (or at least try to) in unpleasant situations. I make crazy threats to my children and sometimes follow through with them (my son found a sock in his lunch bag last week).

Oh and if I don’t go to the beach in the summer, I’m a total BEAST!!!

 

This is Alabama Worley, she is the 4th kid.

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Let’s party!!

I'm Not Naming Names, But...

There is someone in the Kraus House who is a nasty skevortz. I know it’s hard to narrow it down to just one. Let’s face it, it could be any one of them (not me of course).

Someone went outside and got a little too cozy with nature (dead nature).

Auntie Rey and I could tell something funky was up when we could smell the offending party from across the room. The offense has only one punishment…a (dreaded) bath.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, this is the offender.

 

Never trust the innocent look

She needed a bath, desperately. And much to her chagrin, she got one.

Then you know what happened to Little Miss Fancy Pants Alabama Worley? Since there wasn’t a chance in Hell that smelly ass collar was going back on her neck (it was going straight into the garbage), she got to take a trip to the pet store.

 

Wish I had that much bling

So she rolls around in filth, gets a bath, then she gets new bling and her nails done. And she can’t leave the pet store without a bone.

 

Of course, a bone to chew on, for a day

Man, she’s got the life.

Just a Typical Morning

On any given school day, this is pretty much how I sound.

Time to get up.

What do you want for breakfast?

Do you want ____?  (Reply: Well, ...)

Yes or no?

(More suggestions follow)

Go get dressed.

(10 minutes later) Are you guys dressed?

(I go upstairs and see various stages of undress) Didn’t I ask you to get dressed?

Where did your clothes go?

You’ve got 5 minutes and then I come upstairs with the squirt bottle.

(Stella comes down completely dressed including accessories)

Where are your socks?

Brush your hair.

I don’t know where the brush is, it should be in the drawer in the bathroom.

Why are there still dishes on the table?

Brush your teeth.

Where are your socks?

You don’t brush your teeth in the living room.

Can you please go get the lunch bags?

Do you want a cheese stick?

It’s a yes or no question.

Did everyone brush their teeth?

Why not?

Where are your socks?

Put your socks on and get your shoes on!

Have you looked in the mirror?

Take a look and tell me if you need to do something.

Oh for the love of all that’s holy (and most likely some profanity) WHERE ARE YOUR SOCKS??

In the car, I’m leaving!

Anyone else out there have “trying” mornings?