Well, I'm back again. With more memories to write down to enjoy in my old age. ;)
I recently found out that Isaac really likes granola. Really, REALLY likes it. So much so that he recently informed me that if I made granola more often he won't "beg for candy". Guess what's on my list of things to do tomorrow? ;)
Isaac has perpetually dirty fingernails. He just attracts dirt. David thought he had a fungal problem or something 'cause they were always dirty. Ha. Nopers. Just special dirt-attracting fingernails. Well, the other week, Isaac found a way to clean 'em out. I caught him carefully cleaning his fingernails on the doorknob. Yup. The doorknob to his bedroom. You see, the keyhole has been pulled out some, and leaves a pointy place...apparently just right for cleaning fingernails. ;) So, if you come to our house, you might want to use hand sanitizer after using doorknobs. (Or "hanitizer" as Isaac called it the other day. ;D)
Isaac recently put on his helmet, and then covered it with the hood from his bathtowel and pronounced himself "superman". I should've gotten a picture, but alas, I didn't. Trust me, it was cute.
Last week, Ruby woke up from her nap but didn't come out of her bedroom for a while. When asked why, she said that Jadelyn had tricked her with all her door openings....she thought that Jadelyn had come out of her room and I had put her back to bed, meaning that naptime wasn't over. What REALLY happened was Jadelyn came out of her room, and decided to go "camping" or something, and back into her room she went. Ha!
While outside this past week, Ruby was a "doctor". She drew blood from Jadelyn, took some x-rays of Jadelyn, and well, that's all I know about. But they started to fight 'cause Ruby wanted to keep on drawing blood by poking Jadelyn with some leaf or something, I think. David sent Ruby around the house 3 times to cool off and think. Soon after she left, Jadelyn, who had been screaming her head off shortly before, asked, "where's the doctor?" Ai yai yai. Too bad she can't remember that she LIKES Ruby when Ruby is around, 'eh? =P
The other night as I was putting Jadelyn to bed, I was making chicken-like sounds. And no, I don't remember why. It's not exactly "the norm" around these parts, for sure. Probably Jadelyn had made the sound and I copied it. See me try to rationalize why I "bock-bock" while putting my children to bed? ;O Oh, my. Anyways, Jadelyn wanted to know what I sounded like. I told her I sounded like a chicken. To which she replied, that I did "look kinda like a chicken" or something. I've been told I look like several things before, but now I'll have to add "chicken" to list. And I'm not so sure that's complimentary. Jadelyn, Jadelyn!!!
One night this week, all 3 kids wore Jadelyn's jammies to bed. Ruby had to unzip the zipper of hers a bit, 'cause it was choking her. Crazy loons.
Isaac and Jadelyn sat on a "kid couch" (aka part of the couch with the cushions removed so the kids can reach the floor while sitting) for the longest time the other day, singing their head off. Just random words that came to their heads. The part I videoed, of course, was not the best part. Just lots of "yes's". Other parts included singing about Jesus and random things as they flipped through whatever book they were looking at. Later all 3 kids just sat around looking at books for the longest time. Then, later in the day, they spent an hour and a half or so in one stretch, and another hour or so in another stretch playing with the play food. 2 would eat or drink, and the other one would be the helper and put more food and water into their dishes. Sounds boring...but to my kids, it was quite the thrill....we may need to get out more. I don't know, I rather enjoyed the peace. ;)
At lunch the other day, we were talking about alcohol (no, I don't know how it came up...=P), and how it's not best for you, but we still love people who do drink. Out of the blue Ruby bursts in something like, "you know Mr. John who's married to Aunt Faye? HE doesn't eat LETTUCE on his haystacks. But you know who loves him anyways?" "Aunt Faye?", I guessed. "No. Aunt Nancy". I asked how she knew that, and was told, "because I heard her say so." And that was the end of the conversation. Alcohol, lettuce, you know...same difference. ;P
As I was heading off to take a shower the other day, Ruby called to me from her bedroom, "have a nice shower.........don't drown!" =)
Jadelyn's nighttime prayer last night: (probably not word-for-word, but you know....it's what I have written down on my trusty card) "Thank you for my mouth. It hurts very much. Please bless it. Amen. [giggle]" Kid wouldn't stay still in Sabbath school, and fell out and cracked her mouth on the chair next to her. Little bloody, but not as bad as I feared! Do you think it helped her sit still the rest of Sabbath School? No, siree!!!!
Isaac and Ruby wanted to switch beds for naptime yesterday. So they did. Isaac wanted to stay switched for bed last night. Ruby didn't want to, but said Isaac could sleep in her bed with her. Um, no. Sleep is important. =P Anyways, she finally decided they could switch. When I was getting them tucked in last night, Isaac said to Ruby something like, "I'd rather sleep in that bed, but I'm giving you grace." Ha! They're still switched. Last I heard, they were going to stay switched until my birthday or something. Ruby also gave her stuffed salmon to Isaac. He was pretty happy. =)
Today, we futilely worked on clearning our backyard of leaves. As we raked, more and more fell down, but you know...good exercise. ;) The kids were playing with David's fishing lures (safety first, you know! =O) at the picnic table very nicely. It was clear that they were running some kind of store or restaurant, as they were talking about what days they were open. I asked them what kind of store they had. A "dead fish store", I was told. Oh. See, at this store, you could take home a fish to eat, eat it, bring back a few "seeds" and they would get lots more real fish. I told them fish don't grow from seeds, and Ruby quickly told me they were just pretending. Must admit, I've never heard of a "dead fish store" before, and now I know why....
Jadelyn and I were talking today about how she is so big. But, she told me, I can still hold her. I asked her if I could still hold her when she was 20. No, she told me as she guestured with both hands to the ceiling, because she will keep "growing and growing right up to the wall."
Ruby and Isaac apparently tell each other that they are going potty in the middle of the night. I'm not sure why. Ruby was all upset the other day, because she was tired, because Isaac had woken her up to tell her that he was going potty. Well, Ruby told Isaac the other night, because she was afraid the electricity would go off. Not sure why that would matter so much since I think she keeps the light off in the bathroom, but whatever. ;P Isaac told her she could just call for him, and he would come help her. Then, he came in and turned the water on for her, 'cause she doesn't know how to do it herself, or something. That Isaac is sometimes just the SWEETEST BOY I've ever KNOWN!!!!! Awww....I love that they love each other, and love it even more when they REMEMBER that little fact!
Today we went for a 12 mile or so bike ride. 6 miles out, supper at Subway, 6 miles back. Just a little ways out, we ran into trouble with our Adams tandem trail-a-long. It slipped down off the tube that goes around my seat post. David needed an allen-wrench to fix it, and though he had thought he should bring one along, he didn't. So while he rode away to find someone at home who would let him borrow one, the kids and I waited on the trail. First person along was a jogger with his dog, who asked if we wanted him to stay with us until David came back. I told him we were okay. Shortly after that, a couple on bikes rode by. Soon after, they circled around and came back. And who should it be, but Mr. and Mrs. Susens! Mr. Susens worked at the academy when I was there, and I graduated with his daughter, Margie! What a small world. We had a nice time catching up, and David came back soon. Funny how small the world is! =) On the way back from Subway, Ruby and Isaac were riding on the tag-a-long giggling their silly heads off, and not pedaling much. Probably better than the pedaling and fighting they do lots of the time, though. ;) Twas a lovely ride. I sure enjoy getting to go for a "real" bikeride now and then!
Well, that was long. Adios!
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Oh, the Stories....
So, I’m back. Before I lose the card that I wrote these memories on. =O Or before I forget what stories go to my little notes. =O
One night while singing the goodnight song to Jadelyn, she was singing along with me. She managed to sing the entire song with her tongue curled. It was kind of un-intelligible, and there were breaks when we had to stop due to laughing, but you know. Where she comes up with this stuff, I don’t know. But it amuses me, still. =)
At the table recently, Jadelyn called Isaac "I-sAk". He doesn’t like that, and told her that was not his name. So, Jadelyn proceeded to ask him several times, "what’s your name, kid?" ;)
One night while giving Isaac his goodnight kisses (or getting some from him, I’m not sure), he asked, "when’s Gram gonna come fill me up with kisses?" He likes his Gram’s kisses for SURE! ;) Then, (he must’ve been kissing me at this point,) "It’s like my kisses keep making more kisses". This is a good development. Before he would run out if he hadn’t seen Gram recently enough. Maybe he’s learning that it’s better to give than to receive. ;)
Jadelyn informed me one day that the "lights keep going off" when she was going "blink, blink". Yeah, who needs a light-switch when you have eyelids anyway?
One day this week, Jadelyn and I were playing the piano. We were really quite a nice duet, if I do say so myself. Then, in the midst of a song, she looked at me and asked, "are we playing the Vaseline song?" Not knowing what song that would be, I questioned her about it. She told me it was the "Vaseline arms" one. (Sounds a little slimy to me, but you know. =O) OH! Yes, we WERE playing "the Vaseline song" – "Leaning on the EVERLASTING Arms." Ha. Poor kid probably thinks that hymns make NO sense. ;)
One day when Jadelyn had the hiccups, she informed me, "I’m hicking up". Think Ruby or Isaac told me that one before, too. Really, "toddler english" makes more sense than "real english". You know, "gooder" instead of "better", "foots" instead of "feet", etc. Who made Miriam Webster the authority on these things, anyways?
David was having "special time" with Isaac this week. Isaac wanted to play with the play kitchen like it was a restaurant. David came to the window and Isaac asked him what he wanted. "A grilled cheese sandwich." Nope, Isaac informed him, we don’t have those. "A peanut butter and jelly sandwich?" David asked. Nope, don’t have those, either. "Any sandwich?" asked a desperate David. Nope, don’t have any of those, he was told. So, David got smart and asked what he could have. "Strawberries!" Isaac told him. Isaac asked him if he wanted the strawberries warm. David told him no, he liked frozen strawberries. Isaac asked David what else he wanted. David said, "I don’t know, what else you got?" And then Isaac offered him a sandwich. That kid is a crack up.
Last Sunday we had a TERRIBLE van ride from Tracy’s house to Aunt Faye’s house. Jadelyn was in a TERRIBLE mood, Isaac got car sick and threw up twice (luckily quick-thinking David got him a cup and we had no mess in the van. Whee-haw!!!! =D), and overall, it was just a miserable hour or whatever. During what was apparently a super bad stretch, David asked, "you don’t want me to drive into a tree, do you?" Oh, man. It’s a good thing he’s around to make me laugh now and then. ;)
Another good laugh David gave me recently was when he took the kids on a "no hit" walk. He was walking around the house, followed by Ruby, who was followed by Isaac, who was followed by Jadelyn. He would say something, and then Ruby was to say it, then Isaac, then Jadelyn. It went something like this: "I will not hit. I will be kind. I will not punch" and on and on. I was giggling as I videod the last part of it. The kids were super into it, and were very serious about the whole thing. I lack the creativity that David has. =O But I do enjoy witnessing his creativity in action! =)
Jadelyn was coming upstairs, counting stairs as she went: "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,14,16…."there’s "5 steps!" she announced at the top. Oh, boy….
Ruby was very animatedly telling me today about how Jadelyn bit into the bottom of her burrito before Ruby could stop her, and she didn’t want Jadelyn to get her plate all "beany" or "ranchy". ;)
Isaac was handing out headbands tonight after bath. He gave Jadelyn the flowered one, because, he told Ruby, "since you’re older you don’t look as pretty." And yes, let me assure you, Ruby took offense to that statement.
Well, that’s the end of my notes. I know I’m forgetting a good Isaac story. That’s what I get for not writing it down quicker. =O
One night while singing the goodnight song to Jadelyn, she was singing along with me. She managed to sing the entire song with her tongue curled. It was kind of un-intelligible, and there were breaks when we had to stop due to laughing, but you know. Where she comes up with this stuff, I don’t know. But it amuses me, still. =)
At the table recently, Jadelyn called Isaac "I-sAk". He doesn’t like that, and told her that was not his name. So, Jadelyn proceeded to ask him several times, "what’s your name, kid?" ;)
One night while giving Isaac his goodnight kisses (or getting some from him, I’m not sure), he asked, "when’s Gram gonna come fill me up with kisses?" He likes his Gram’s kisses for SURE! ;) Then, (he must’ve been kissing me at this point,) "It’s like my kisses keep making more kisses". This is a good development. Before he would run out if he hadn’t seen Gram recently enough. Maybe he’s learning that it’s better to give than to receive. ;)
Jadelyn informed me one day that the "lights keep going off" when she was going "blink, blink". Yeah, who needs a light-switch when you have eyelids anyway?
One day this week, Jadelyn and I were playing the piano. We were really quite a nice duet, if I do say so myself. Then, in the midst of a song, she looked at me and asked, "are we playing the Vaseline song?" Not knowing what song that would be, I questioned her about it. She told me it was the "Vaseline arms" one. (Sounds a little slimy to me, but you know. =O) OH! Yes, we WERE playing "the Vaseline song" – "Leaning on the EVERLASTING Arms." Ha. Poor kid probably thinks that hymns make NO sense. ;)
One day when Jadelyn had the hiccups, she informed me, "I’m hicking up". Think Ruby or Isaac told me that one before, too. Really, "toddler english" makes more sense than "real english". You know, "gooder" instead of "better", "foots" instead of "feet", etc. Who made Miriam Webster the authority on these things, anyways?
David was having "special time" with Isaac this week. Isaac wanted to play with the play kitchen like it was a restaurant. David came to the window and Isaac asked him what he wanted. "A grilled cheese sandwich." Nope, Isaac informed him, we don’t have those. "A peanut butter and jelly sandwich?" David asked. Nope, don’t have those, either. "Any sandwich?" asked a desperate David. Nope, don’t have any of those, he was told. So, David got smart and asked what he could have. "Strawberries!" Isaac told him. Isaac asked him if he wanted the strawberries warm. David told him no, he liked frozen strawberries. Isaac asked David what else he wanted. David said, "I don’t know, what else you got?" And then Isaac offered him a sandwich. That kid is a crack up.
Last Sunday we had a TERRIBLE van ride from Tracy’s house to Aunt Faye’s house. Jadelyn was in a TERRIBLE mood, Isaac got car sick and threw up twice (luckily quick-thinking David got him a cup and we had no mess in the van. Whee-haw!!!! =D), and overall, it was just a miserable hour or whatever. During what was apparently a super bad stretch, David asked, "you don’t want me to drive into a tree, do you?" Oh, man. It’s a good thing he’s around to make me laugh now and then. ;)
Another good laugh David gave me recently was when he took the kids on a "no hit" walk. He was walking around the house, followed by Ruby, who was followed by Isaac, who was followed by Jadelyn. He would say something, and then Ruby was to say it, then Isaac, then Jadelyn. It went something like this: "I will not hit. I will be kind. I will not punch" and on and on. I was giggling as I videod the last part of it. The kids were super into it, and were very serious about the whole thing. I lack the creativity that David has. =O But I do enjoy witnessing his creativity in action! =)
Jadelyn was coming upstairs, counting stairs as she went: "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,14,16…."there’s "5 steps!" she announced at the top. Oh, boy….
Ruby was very animatedly telling me today about how Jadelyn bit into the bottom of her burrito before Ruby could stop her, and she didn’t want Jadelyn to get her plate all "beany" or "ranchy". ;)
Isaac was handing out headbands tonight after bath. He gave Jadelyn the flowered one, because, he told Ruby, "since you’re older you don’t look as pretty." And yes, let me assure you, Ruby took offense to that statement.
Well, that’s the end of my notes. I know I’m forgetting a good Isaac story. That’s what I get for not writing it down quicker. =O
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
More Kiddisms...
Well, though I've not been good at posting, I've been pretty good at writing things down...so, that's an improvement! ;)
Last week, the kids and I headed outside to play kickball for a little while before lunch. I got a good workout in since I was playing pitcher, outfielder, the person standing on all bases, and occasionally a kicker myself - and the kids? Well, they all took about a 2 1/2 hour nap! Lovely. I think we should play kickball more often! ;) Then, when the woke up from their nap, they silently went about playing with clothespins and the dog leash for quite some time. Of all the things to play with. In fact, I think it was Ruby that had the dog leash wrapped around her waist first, and then Isaac came into the kitchen a little later with it around HIS waist. And there hadn't even been World War 20 to let me know they were switching! Incredible.
The kids have really taken a liking to dancing around with dresses on lately. Yes, all 3 of them. I'm not sure why, but Isaac in "his" purple dress does disturb me a bit. =O But I still took pictures...and maybe a video. ;) The first day, Ruby was saying it was too bad that Selah wasn't around, because Selah likes dancing. Ruby informed me that Isaac looked like "superman" when he was dancing. Then, when they were done, they said, "that was fun", and Ruby said, "wish you coulda danced, Mom" and Isaac interjected, "wish you coulda worn a dress." ;) Since then, they've danced several more times. One day, Jadelyn had on a very long dress (one of Ruby's), and it was decided that she was getting married or was a "queen". Who knew classical music and dresses could be so much fun?
For some reason, we were talking about who's hair was what length when we lived in Indiana. Probably because Ruby talks about getting her hair cut quite a bit since my chopparoni. Anyways, Jadelyn let us know that she had "short hair in Indiana. 'Cause I was a boy then." Ohhhhhh!!!!!
One day, the kids were a little slothful in their pick-up duties, so lunch time was shortened a bit. Time was up, but I granted them 3 more minutes of grace so they could get their bellies full. When Isaac was finished, he came over and gave me a spontaneous kiss (NOT the norm around these parts). I asked what that was for, and he said, "for giving me grace." Awww....
I think I've written it before, but I just love Isaac's giggles. They are too sweet, and VERY contagious. I was thinking the other day, about whether Isaac's giggles would always sound like that...and then I realized - oh, no! His voice is bound to change at some point! =O Horrors. I must get a good recording of his 5 year-old giggle. Things that have sent him (and then the 3 of us girl's join in) off on a giggle fest lately are: Ruby's apple dropping out of her mouth, Jadelyn fake coughing, and most often, a good burp or "passing of wind" from any of the kids. See....we've purposely not used the FART word in front of our kids. Because, well, it just doesn't sound nice. David's term has been "gas" or "passing gas", I just don't talk about it, and we've tried to be real non-chalant about it, but lately, the older two have really thought it is HILARIOUS. And they come up with their own way to describe it, since they don't use the FART word. Ruby sometimes says "gas", but other descriptive terms (mostly from Isaac, but Ruby uses some, too) include: "air coming out my bottom", something like "stinky coming out of my bottom", and today's newest phrase, "a burp coming out of my bottom". Maybe FART is better. =P Good grief. How's THAT for too much information? And even though it's rather gross and stuff, I'm sure I've joined in the giggles, because....well, Isaac's laugh is contagious! =O
Ruby is really the little fashionista, only her fashion will hopefully never catch on. =) Lately, she's been wearing her dresses that she wore while in a cast over her other clothes. And rarely does she match. When at Grandma's house a couple weeks ago, she was wearing pink and multi-colored-striped pants with a pink and yellow flowered shirt. Grandma told her she "looked terrible", which made Ruby feel "sad". I must confess, I've learned to overlook her colorfulness for the most part. When she was younger and just starting to dress herself, I would choose her clothes for her when we were going out in public. But you know what? Who cares if she is mismatched? What does it really matter? For the most part, I forget how "special" she looks when we're out and about. ;) At Wal-Mart last week, the nice lady who put a new battery in my watch complimented Ruby on her outfit of choice (a blue and white striped sweater with pink pants and a blue and green plaid dress over top). That Ruby sure is an individual. Although her "style" may be catching on to Jadelyn. =O Well, when Ruby's allowed to play a part in the choosing of Jadelyn's clothes, that is. Today, Jadelyn is wearing bright pink pants, a yellow, green, purple, and pink striped shirt with a blue jean dress over the top. Yai. =)
During the aforementioned Wal-Mart trip, the girls wanted to walk instead of ride on/in the cart, so they followed me, holding hands with each other. Isaac was sitting in the "baby seat" and kept an eye on them. I just love it when my kids hold hands with NO FIGHTING!!! =)
Isaac often has a hard time when he loses at a game. A really hard time. One day, after an outburst of some sort, I was telling him how life is like a game. Sometimes things go the way we want, and sometimes they don't. Isaac then insisted that his life would always go the right way, because his Mom would fix all his problems. I said something like, "I'm going to fix all your problems after the way you're talking to me?" He said, "no, my OTHER Mom." I told him, "I'm the only Mom you have!" He was not to be dissuaded. He continued in his assertions until I realized he was talking about his future WIFE. So, his future wife (aka "other Mom") will fix all his problems and make life dandy. Huh. I wonder where he got THAT idea from? ;)
I was playing Memory with Jadelyn for her "special time", and when it was Ruby's turn for her "special time", she wanted to play Memory, too, but she wanted to sit where I had been sitting. I moved so she could have my previous place, and she commented that the floor was "warm here. Because you're heavy." Thanks for the vote of confidence, Rubes!
Speaking of nicknames, Ruby has let me know that her favorite nickname is "Youby". Not Rubes, Dooby, Squirrelly, Rubalicious, Ruby Dooby - nope. "Youby". And sadly, that's probably one that I use the least. =O
During worship one day, we were talking about how we can share things that we can't see. Ruby said that "love" was one of those things. Jadelyn had another idea - she could share the "sickness in my mouth" or "belly". Yes, another thing we can't see that we can share. But probably shouldn't! Ha! That kid cracks me up.
Jadelyn was telling me the other day that Satan hits us and has spots on his face. And the girl Satan has spots on her face, too. Really have no idea where all that came from. Random child.
Jadelyn wanted to me to watch her chew the other day. So I did. Then I said that it looked like she was a "horsey", since she was chewing with side-to-side motions. "NO!" she said, "like a CAMEL!" Now why didn't I think of that?
David was giving Jadelyn her good-night hugs recently. After which, Jadelyn asked, "can I squeeze your head?" David gave his approval, and Jadelyn proceeded to "squeeze" his head. Crazy head-squeezin' gal. ;)
Jadelyn wants to go to church. All the time. Most every day. Today, I think, she was obviously thinking about church when she asked me, "do 'church' and 'day' rhyme?" Guess we'll have to keep working on that concept. ;) Then she wanted to know if we were going to church today. I told her no, it is Wednesday. "Oh, it's Wednesday, so we go to church today." she responded. Well, at least she likes church....even if she doesn't get the concept of different days yet. That gal.
Ruby's been feeling a bit under the weather yesterday and today. Feels sick to her stomach and a sore throat, but I haven't noticed a fever. Poor gal. She's been laying around a lot, eating VERY little and overall being very quiet. (Strange.) She's also been wanting lots of cuddles, which is very okay by me! The other day as we were cuddling, she suddenly said, "I'm glad I have you". Awww....and I'm so glad I have her, too!
Today, the kids sat in a circle and passed around and "read" books/Little Friends/Primary Treasures for probably around 2 hours. With only 2 little tifts that I can remember. It was lovely. Just lovely. ;)
Isaac and Jadelyn helped me make Chex Mix and Granola Bars today. Ruby was banned, due to her sickness. =( She was very sad. =( But to the happy part - Isaac was letting Jadelyn help him stir the Chex Mix and they worked together on smoothing the granola bars out. I told him if there was a super brother award, he would get it. He's just been super sweet this morning. But a little later, I think he would've had to forfeit his award. =O Why the swings in behavior, I ask, WHY THE SWINGS?!?!?!?
Don't worry, I still love 'em all. And always will. Crazy kids.
Last week, the kids and I headed outside to play kickball for a little while before lunch. I got a good workout in since I was playing pitcher, outfielder, the person standing on all bases, and occasionally a kicker myself - and the kids? Well, they all took about a 2 1/2 hour nap! Lovely. I think we should play kickball more often! ;) Then, when the woke up from their nap, they silently went about playing with clothespins and the dog leash for quite some time. Of all the things to play with. In fact, I think it was Ruby that had the dog leash wrapped around her waist first, and then Isaac came into the kitchen a little later with it around HIS waist. And there hadn't even been World War 20 to let me know they were switching! Incredible.
The kids have really taken a liking to dancing around with dresses on lately. Yes, all 3 of them. I'm not sure why, but Isaac in "his" purple dress does disturb me a bit. =O But I still took pictures...and maybe a video. ;) The first day, Ruby was saying it was too bad that Selah wasn't around, because Selah likes dancing. Ruby informed me that Isaac looked like "superman" when he was dancing. Then, when they were done, they said, "that was fun", and Ruby said, "wish you coulda danced, Mom" and Isaac interjected, "wish you coulda worn a dress." ;) Since then, they've danced several more times. One day, Jadelyn had on a very long dress (one of Ruby's), and it was decided that she was getting married or was a "queen". Who knew classical music and dresses could be so much fun?
For some reason, we were talking about who's hair was what length when we lived in Indiana. Probably because Ruby talks about getting her hair cut quite a bit since my chopparoni. Anyways, Jadelyn let us know that she had "short hair in Indiana. 'Cause I was a boy then." Ohhhhhh!!!!!
One day, the kids were a little slothful in their pick-up duties, so lunch time was shortened a bit. Time was up, but I granted them 3 more minutes of grace so they could get their bellies full. When Isaac was finished, he came over and gave me a spontaneous kiss (NOT the norm around these parts). I asked what that was for, and he said, "for giving me grace." Awww....
I think I've written it before, but I just love Isaac's giggles. They are too sweet, and VERY contagious. I was thinking the other day, about whether Isaac's giggles would always sound like that...and then I realized - oh, no! His voice is bound to change at some point! =O Horrors. I must get a good recording of his 5 year-old giggle. Things that have sent him (and then the 3 of us girl's join in) off on a giggle fest lately are: Ruby's apple dropping out of her mouth, Jadelyn fake coughing, and most often, a good burp or "passing of wind" from any of the kids. See....we've purposely not used the FART word in front of our kids. Because, well, it just doesn't sound nice. David's term has been "gas" or "passing gas", I just don't talk about it, and we've tried to be real non-chalant about it, but lately, the older two have really thought it is HILARIOUS. And they come up with their own way to describe it, since they don't use the FART word. Ruby sometimes says "gas", but other descriptive terms (mostly from Isaac, but Ruby uses some, too) include: "air coming out my bottom", something like "stinky coming out of my bottom", and today's newest phrase, "a burp coming out of my bottom". Maybe FART is better. =P Good grief. How's THAT for too much information? And even though it's rather gross and stuff, I'm sure I've joined in the giggles, because....well, Isaac's laugh is contagious! =O
Ruby is really the little fashionista, only her fashion will hopefully never catch on. =) Lately, she's been wearing her dresses that she wore while in a cast over her other clothes. And rarely does she match. When at Grandma's house a couple weeks ago, she was wearing pink and multi-colored-striped pants with a pink and yellow flowered shirt. Grandma told her she "looked terrible", which made Ruby feel "sad". I must confess, I've learned to overlook her colorfulness for the most part. When she was younger and just starting to dress herself, I would choose her clothes for her when we were going out in public. But you know what? Who cares if she is mismatched? What does it really matter? For the most part, I forget how "special" she looks when we're out and about. ;) At Wal-Mart last week, the nice lady who put a new battery in my watch complimented Ruby on her outfit of choice (a blue and white striped sweater with pink pants and a blue and green plaid dress over top). That Ruby sure is an individual. Although her "style" may be catching on to Jadelyn. =O Well, when Ruby's allowed to play a part in the choosing of Jadelyn's clothes, that is. Today, Jadelyn is wearing bright pink pants, a yellow, green, purple, and pink striped shirt with a blue jean dress over the top. Yai. =)
During the aforementioned Wal-Mart trip, the girls wanted to walk instead of ride on/in the cart, so they followed me, holding hands with each other. Isaac was sitting in the "baby seat" and kept an eye on them. I just love it when my kids hold hands with NO FIGHTING!!! =)
Isaac often has a hard time when he loses at a game. A really hard time. One day, after an outburst of some sort, I was telling him how life is like a game. Sometimes things go the way we want, and sometimes they don't. Isaac then insisted that his life would always go the right way, because his Mom would fix all his problems. I said something like, "I'm going to fix all your problems after the way you're talking to me?" He said, "no, my OTHER Mom." I told him, "I'm the only Mom you have!" He was not to be dissuaded. He continued in his assertions until I realized he was talking about his future WIFE. So, his future wife (aka "other Mom") will fix all his problems and make life dandy. Huh. I wonder where he got THAT idea from? ;)
I was playing Memory with Jadelyn for her "special time", and when it was Ruby's turn for her "special time", she wanted to play Memory, too, but she wanted to sit where I had been sitting. I moved so she could have my previous place, and she commented that the floor was "warm here. Because you're heavy." Thanks for the vote of confidence, Rubes!
Speaking of nicknames, Ruby has let me know that her favorite nickname is "Youby". Not Rubes, Dooby, Squirrelly, Rubalicious, Ruby Dooby - nope. "Youby". And sadly, that's probably one that I use the least. =O
During worship one day, we were talking about how we can share things that we can't see. Ruby said that "love" was one of those things. Jadelyn had another idea - she could share the "sickness in my mouth" or "belly". Yes, another thing we can't see that we can share. But probably shouldn't! Ha! That kid cracks me up.
Jadelyn was telling me the other day that Satan hits us and has spots on his face. And the girl Satan has spots on her face, too. Really have no idea where all that came from. Random child.
Jadelyn wanted to me to watch her chew the other day. So I did. Then I said that it looked like she was a "horsey", since she was chewing with side-to-side motions. "NO!" she said, "like a CAMEL!" Now why didn't I think of that?
David was giving Jadelyn her good-night hugs recently. After which, Jadelyn asked, "can I squeeze your head?" David gave his approval, and Jadelyn proceeded to "squeeze" his head. Crazy head-squeezin' gal. ;)
Jadelyn wants to go to church. All the time. Most every day. Today, I think, she was obviously thinking about church when she asked me, "do 'church' and 'day' rhyme?" Guess we'll have to keep working on that concept. ;) Then she wanted to know if we were going to church today. I told her no, it is Wednesday. "Oh, it's Wednesday, so we go to church today." she responded. Well, at least she likes church....even if she doesn't get the concept of different days yet. That gal.
Ruby's been feeling a bit under the weather yesterday and today. Feels sick to her stomach and a sore throat, but I haven't noticed a fever. Poor gal. She's been laying around a lot, eating VERY little and overall being very quiet. (Strange.) She's also been wanting lots of cuddles, which is very okay by me! The other day as we were cuddling, she suddenly said, "I'm glad I have you". Awww....and I'm so glad I have her, too!
Today, the kids sat in a circle and passed around and "read" books/Little Friends/Primary Treasures for probably around 2 hours. With only 2 little tifts that I can remember. It was lovely. Just lovely. ;)
Isaac and Jadelyn helped me make Chex Mix and Granola Bars today. Ruby was banned, due to her sickness. =( She was very sad. =( But to the happy part - Isaac was letting Jadelyn help him stir the Chex Mix and they worked together on smoothing the granola bars out. I told him if there was a super brother award, he would get it. He's just been super sweet this morning. But a little later, I think he would've had to forfeit his award. =O Why the swings in behavior, I ask, WHY THE SWINGS?!?!?!?
Don't worry, I still love 'em all. And always will. Crazy kids.
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