I don't remember all the context, but Ruby was saying how David is a "big, strong, healthy man". So, dearest David, when you're feeling particularly short, weak, or ailing, remember Ruby's glowing description of you! =)
On Thursday, David took the kids to the booming metropolis of our hometown to hang up flyers about our house for sale. They were gone for hours. Turned out they not only hung up flyers, but getting a field trip at the firestation (complete with goody bags), getting suckers at the hair salon, getting ice cream for good behavior, oh...and licking salt licks at the farm store. Yup. David was showing me pictures he took on his cell phone, and there was a picture of the kids licking salt licks. I thought it was a fake staging for a photo op, but no, David assured me, they were really licking the salt licks. Later, I overheard Ruby and Isaac talking about it. I believe it was Isaac who was like, "Ruby, when you grow up, you can buy a salt lick and lick it whenever you want!" Just another example of the high aspirations of adulthood my children have. ;)
We were up late last night after having our church friends over. Ended up there were 30 of us, so we had a good showing! The kids got to bed about 2 hours later than normal, so we decided to let 'em sleep in. Ruby and Isaac slept in a grand total of about 30 minutes. An hour after their usual wake-up time, I went in to wake up Jadelyn. After a little cuddle time, I picked her up to cuddle her more. After a while, I noticed she went back to sleep. Finally, I figured I'd better wake her up for sure, so I brought her out of her room. We cuddled on the couch some more, and then we were looking out the window, just having a nice time - giggling zerberts and all. "Mommy was in my room a LONG time", Jadelyn told David of my 20 minute stay in her room. At some point, Jadelyn mentioned that she didn't talk to me at all when I was in her room. "Because I didn't have any questions". I asked her how it was possible that she didn't have any questions, since she always has LOTS. "Because I didn't raise my hand". ;) What a special time I had with my Lynnie this morning!
Then, Isaac was all excited 'cause David said that we were going to put some eggs under a lamp and try to hatch some since the hens aren't laying on them themselves. This excitement led to a conversation about meat. Isaac's monologue went kinda like this, "Daddy used to eat meat. Lllllaaahhh. Chickens and cows. Lllllaaaahhh. And if I marry someone who eats meat, she will have to buy it with her own money. And I can't watch her eat it. Lllllaaahhhh. And I'll have to eat in another room. Llllllaaaaahhhh. But if she eats vengtables, I will buy them for her." I told him how Gram loves Pucka so much that even though Gram doesn't eat meat, she would buy meat and cook it for Pucka. He didn't seem convinced that he will have that kind of love. =P
Ruby was out in the garage with Hickory this morning. She then popped her head in with "good news", I believe was the term. When she was trying to lock Hickory out of the garage, a frog hopped in. "And I still have it!" Sure enough, in her hand was a little toad. A cute little booger. But Ruby kindly kept him out of the house. Sweetie. ;) Isaac and Jadelyn then had to go check it out. And then the girls played with it for the next half an hour or so. At some point, they came into the laundry room where I was, asking Daddy to look up on the computer what toads eat. I told them maybe they eat flies and stuff. Ruby said something like, "Oh! So maybe we should put it by a spider web!" "Good idea!!!!" Lynnie exclaimed, and off they went. I will certainly miss "the farm life" when we move in a few weeks....=(
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