Tonight at supper, we were discussing Alzheimer's, because a man and his Dad, who happens to have Alzheimer's, came by and bought one of David's dirt bikes tonight. Anyhow, we were talking about how often people with Alzheimer's cannot live at home because it's just not safe. Well, I can rest relieved tonight, because Jadelyn will let me live with her - no nursing home for me. She told me that if I ever get Alzheimer's, she will lock me in my room, but she will still feed me. I asked her if she was going to slide the food under the door. No, she will not stoop that low (stoop - get it? Under the door? Stoop? Ha. I crack myself up. Except I'm not laughing. =P). She will unscrew the door and give me my food. I told her I might get lonely and want someone to cuddle. I don't think she responded to that.
So, now the vote - which is better - live in a nursing home or locked in your room at home?
Thanks, Jadelyn. I love you, too.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Bucking Bronco...
Last weekend, we went camping with the school at the Grand Canyon, and all students arrived back at school in once piece! I count that as a win. =O
While we were there, we were talking to Mr. Bruce, who teaches, among many other things, horsemanship. Rodeos was the main topic of conversation. Jadelyn remembers the rodeo Daddy took her to last summer, so she was showing me how bucking broncos run around. Then came back to tell me that that is how the bucking broncos ran, "'cept they didn't gas, and I did. 'Scuse me." and then went on talking like normal. Crazy kid cracks me up.
While we were there, we were talking to Mr. Bruce, who teaches, among many other things, horsemanship. Rodeos was the main topic of conversation. Jadelyn remembers the rodeo Daddy took her to last summer, so she was showing me how bucking broncos run around. Then came back to tell me that that is how the bucking broncos ran, "'cept they didn't gas, and I did. 'Scuse me." and then went on talking like normal. Crazy kid cracks me up.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Little Lynnie Loofah...
A long while ago, Jadelyn asked me if I loved her as high as the numbers go. I assured her that I do. She then told me that she loved me that much, and that we're alike, "except I have freckles, and you don't". So, that's the only fundamental difference between the two of us. =)
Last night, after being a mother for nearly 8 and a half years, I was told by sweet Jadelyn that I am the "best Mom in the world. And the nicest and prettiest". Yowzers. She sure packs the punch in her compliments. I nearly got all teary! ;P And that's why I had to write this compliment down for posterity - it's a compliment that I've been waiting nearly 8 1/2 years for!!! =P She then told me, "I'm saying that 'cause you're my Mommy". Then she said that David is the "handsomest Daddy" in the world. He's not the prettiest, 'cause he's a boy. =) Thanks, Lynnie! Your parents love you, too.
Last night, after being a mother for nearly 8 and a half years, I was told by sweet Jadelyn that I am the "best Mom in the world. And the nicest and prettiest". Yowzers. She sure packs the punch in her compliments. I nearly got all teary! ;P And that's why I had to write this compliment down for posterity - it's a compliment that I've been waiting nearly 8 1/2 years for!!! =P She then told me, "I'm saying that 'cause you're my Mommy". Then she said that David is the "handsomest Daddy" in the world. He's not the prettiest, 'cause he's a boy. =) Thanks, Lynnie! Your parents love you, too.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Internet Down...
The other day, Cable 1 went down in the entirety of our huge metropolis. Crippling for some. I noticed that the internet wasn't working, but didn't really give it another thought 'til David asked if our Internet was working at home, since his work Internet was down. Anyways, we were explaining the situation to the kids, saying that Cable 1 was down. Ruby had a suggestion. Try Cable 2! Ha ha. Silly girl.
In other news, we had a septic problem last Sabbath night. I was doing laundry, when suddenly the hole for the third toilet started gushing water out of it. (Hole because we have yet to finish that bathroom). So, after 45 minutes of clean-up, we could finally go to sleep. Took so stinkin' long 'cause the bathroom was jammed pack of tools and home improvement supplies, as it's been serving as our shed for the past couple months. Well, that leak was the kick in the pants we needed! We moved our shed supplies to the school room (sigh...I was enjoying having that room nice), and now the lovely painted pink wallpaper in the bathroom is half down. That's a good workout. I get sore from the scraping! ;P Anyways, the inside of the house is ALMOST DONE!!! Maybe in another month it will be completo-finito!!! Well, except for curtains and bedspreads and stuff, but you know. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS. Now to get the rest of the exterior painted and the yard expanded and landscaped. Then I might just sit on the back patio and sip tea or something. Ha ha.
Oh, and we'd been having high 60s low 70s during the day for weeks and then all the sudden this week, it snowed. Yeah. I'm hoping the 70s come back soon. I got some exterior painting to finish! ;)
Hasta la pasta!
In other news, we had a septic problem last Sabbath night. I was doing laundry, when suddenly the hole for the third toilet started gushing water out of it. (Hole because we have yet to finish that bathroom). So, after 45 minutes of clean-up, we could finally go to sleep. Took so stinkin' long 'cause the bathroom was jammed pack of tools and home improvement supplies, as it's been serving as our shed for the past couple months. Well, that leak was the kick in the pants we needed! We moved our shed supplies to the school room (sigh...I was enjoying having that room nice), and now the lovely painted pink wallpaper in the bathroom is half down. That's a good workout. I get sore from the scraping! ;P Anyways, the inside of the house is ALMOST DONE!!! Maybe in another month it will be completo-finito!!! Well, except for curtains and bedspreads and stuff, but you know. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS. Now to get the rest of the exterior painted and the yard expanded and landscaped. Then I might just sit on the back patio and sip tea or something. Ha ha.
Oh, and we'd been having high 60s low 70s during the day for weeks and then all the sudden this week, it snowed. Yeah. I'm hoping the 70s come back soon. I got some exterior painting to finish! ;)
Hasta la pasta!
Monday, January 26, 2015
Little Notes...
On Sabbath night, I made some carob-tofu-banana-coconut milk-salt-vanilla smoothies that the kids loved. Well, it was a tad rich for Ruby, I think. David wasn't impressed. More for us! ;) (And Uncle Durrick...) Anyhow, as I was drinking my smoothie, Jadelyn looked at me with awe in her eyes and asked, "how do you drink that without getting it on your face?" For you see, I should've taken a picture of her face - 3/4 ring of carob smoothie around her mouth and some on her nose for good measure. ;) Then, she told me that she thought she had some smoothie on her hand, and licked it, but found out that it was dirt. And she thought "yuck!" because "I don't like to eat dirt anymore." For in the olden days, that is something she really enjoyed, I guess. Glad her eating habits are improving from the chicken food and dog food and cat food days...;P
Isaac helped me today with MORE sanding. He sanded on the bookshelf that David built yesterday for probably a good hour. Quietly sanding as I cleaned and painted. It was lovely. Once, when he stopped sanding, it got REALLY quiet. So quiet, that he whispered to me about how quiet it was when he wasn't using his tool. Thanks for the work and the quiet companionship, I-see!!! =)
At lunch today, somehow we got to talking about how it's not a good idea to marry a liar. I was telling the kids that's one reason why you really get to know someone before you get married. They didn't really get it. I asked Isaac how he knew I'm telling the truth when I say something, "because when you say something's going to happen, it does", he said. Ruby wasn't all the way convinced, I guess. So she thought maybe she should set up an elaborate test for honesty in someone she dates. She will listen at the bathroom door after they go potty to see if they wash their hands. Then she will ask them if they wash their hands. If they said they did but the water didn't turn on, then LIAR!!! I asked what happened if they turned the water on but didn't wash their hands. She told me that she thinks she used to do that in Kentucky 'cause she was just being "lazy". ;P So, she upped her plan. She will have a hidden camera in the ceiling to see if they wash their hands. Isaac then piped in to say that he would ask his person to wait to go to the bathroom for about a minute longer than it would take him to go outside and climb up in the attic (the minute longer being so that he could get settled into the attic and have it nice and quiet before they enter the bathroom. Wouldn't want them to know what's up, you know.). Then he will spy on 'em or listen in or something to see if they wash their hands. Later, he said he will have a remote controlled camera in the bathroom. And Ruby says that if they don't wash their hands and say they do, that's it. "What if you love them?" Jadelyn asked. You have to stop loving them, Ruby said. Well, maybe you keep loving them, but don't get married. So, there are some lessons to learn from this:
1. Tell the truth.
2. If you want to marry my kids, WASH YOUR HANDS ALREADY AND SAVE US THE
ANGST!
3. Look out for hidden cameras around my house, your privacy COULD be invaded. =O
Oh, and then Ruby thought she should maybe sneak over to her beloved's house before dark sometime and hide cameras in the kitchen, living room, and maybe bathroom and bedroom to see how her chosen one treats his parents. 'Cause if he's mean, she don't want to marry 'em. And Jadelyn? She's still planning on not getting married 'cause she wants to live with me, and she's pretty sure her man won't want to. ;)
Adios!
Isaac helped me today with MORE sanding. He sanded on the bookshelf that David built yesterday for probably a good hour. Quietly sanding as I cleaned and painted. It was lovely. Once, when he stopped sanding, it got REALLY quiet. So quiet, that he whispered to me about how quiet it was when he wasn't using his tool. Thanks for the work and the quiet companionship, I-see!!! =)
At lunch today, somehow we got to talking about how it's not a good idea to marry a liar. I was telling the kids that's one reason why you really get to know someone before you get married. They didn't really get it. I asked Isaac how he knew I'm telling the truth when I say something, "because when you say something's going to happen, it does", he said. Ruby wasn't all the way convinced, I guess. So she thought maybe she should set up an elaborate test for honesty in someone she dates. She will listen at the bathroom door after they go potty to see if they wash their hands. Then she will ask them if they wash their hands. If they said they did but the water didn't turn on, then LIAR!!! I asked what happened if they turned the water on but didn't wash their hands. She told me that she thinks she used to do that in Kentucky 'cause she was just being "lazy". ;P So, she upped her plan. She will have a hidden camera in the ceiling to see if they wash their hands. Isaac then piped in to say that he would ask his person to wait to go to the bathroom for about a minute longer than it would take him to go outside and climb up in the attic (the minute longer being so that he could get settled into the attic and have it nice and quiet before they enter the bathroom. Wouldn't want them to know what's up, you know.). Then he will spy on 'em or listen in or something to see if they wash their hands. Later, he said he will have a remote controlled camera in the bathroom. And Ruby says that if they don't wash their hands and say they do, that's it. "What if you love them?" Jadelyn asked. You have to stop loving them, Ruby said. Well, maybe you keep loving them, but don't get married. So, there are some lessons to learn from this:
1. Tell the truth.
2. If you want to marry my kids, WASH YOUR HANDS ALREADY AND SAVE US THE
ANGST!
3. Look out for hidden cameras around my house, your privacy COULD be invaded. =O
Oh, and then Ruby thought she should maybe sneak over to her beloved's house before dark sometime and hide cameras in the kitchen, living room, and maybe bathroom and bedroom to see how her chosen one treats his parents. 'Cause if he's mean, she don't want to marry 'em. And Jadelyn? She's still planning on not getting married 'cause she wants to live with me, and she's pretty sure her man won't want to. ;)
Adios!
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Funny...and Embarrassing...Kids
So, Isaac got Impetigo the other week. This kid is sure having the health issues lately. First the flu so bad that he ends up at the ER at the beginning of last month, then Impetigo this month, and then yesterday we had another day of headache leading to throwing up. Thankfully he was able to keep his pink medicine down...what is that called? Oh yeah!!! Antibiotics!!! I KNEW it would come to me. Anyhow, soon after he got diagnosed with Impetigo, Jadelyn was talking about if something bad happened to Isaac and he died or something (I don't remember the specifics). Then, she let me know how bad that would be 'cause we'd have to throw away all his medicine. Good reason to care if Isaac kicks the can, 'eh? ;P
Then, on Sabbath, we went hiking at the Petrified Forest. During some of the hikes, Jadelyn was singing, "Nate, in all things we are more than conquerors!!!" I KNEW those weren't the right words, but didn't know what the right ones were because I don't know all their worship songs from their morning worship books. =O (For those who are wondering, Ruby came home, studied it out, and learned that it was saying "NAY, in all things we are more than conquerors!!!") Anyhow, Jadelyn's walking/running/whatever along singing "Nate, in all things we are more than conquerors!!!!" over and over and over and over and over and well, you get the idea. Over and over and over until we get within earshot of complete strangers. And then her words change. "Nate, in all things we are more than MURDERERS!" Yes. Twice. Clearly. Right by the strangers. Lovely. I squeezed her hand and told her "no", and she stopped. But really? Murderers? JADELYN GRACE!!!! If Mommy lives until you're the ripe age of 6, it will be incredible. 'Cause mothers sometimes die of embarrassment, right? ;P
Today, Isaac wanted to help me sand the shelves for the schoolroom. So he did. Like a happy lark. And quite thoroughly, too. I was mucho impressed! He's really wanting to work with Pucka in Pucka's workshop this summer...prepared for that, Dad? ;) Then, later, he was doing dishes, so I worked on sanding. He came to help me when he was done with dishes, and we were talking about how we use the nice oak plywood for shelves that will be visible all the time, and how we use the other plywood for in the closet where nobody will really see 'em. Well, he wanted to know why we don't use more "okra" wood. =) That WOULD be more cost effective, but I don't know how well it would hold up!
And this is me, who always means to blog about things, but forgets what she was going to blog about, signing off. And a goodnight to all!
Then, on Sabbath, we went hiking at the Petrified Forest. During some of the hikes, Jadelyn was singing, "Nate, in all things we are more than conquerors!!!" I KNEW those weren't the right words, but didn't know what the right ones were because I don't know all their worship songs from their morning worship books. =O (For those who are wondering, Ruby came home, studied it out, and learned that it was saying "NAY, in all things we are more than conquerors!!!") Anyhow, Jadelyn's walking/running/whatever along singing "Nate, in all things we are more than conquerors!!!!" over and over and over and over and over and well, you get the idea. Over and over and over until we get within earshot of complete strangers. And then her words change. "Nate, in all things we are more than MURDERERS!" Yes. Twice. Clearly. Right by the strangers. Lovely. I squeezed her hand and told her "no", and she stopped. But really? Murderers? JADELYN GRACE!!!! If Mommy lives until you're the ripe age of 6, it will be incredible. 'Cause mothers sometimes die of embarrassment, right? ;P
Today, Isaac wanted to help me sand the shelves for the schoolroom. So he did. Like a happy lark. And quite thoroughly, too. I was mucho impressed! He's really wanting to work with Pucka in Pucka's workshop this summer...prepared for that, Dad? ;) Then, later, he was doing dishes, so I worked on sanding. He came to help me when he was done with dishes, and we were talking about how we use the nice oak plywood for shelves that will be visible all the time, and how we use the other plywood for in the closet where nobody will really see 'em. Well, he wanted to know why we don't use more "okra" wood. =) That WOULD be more cost effective, but I don't know how well it would hold up!
And this is me, who always means to blog about things, but forgets what she was going to blog about, signing off. And a goodnight to all!
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Snow!
Looked outside at breakfast this morning and saw it snowing! First snow of the year for us. So, the kids were SUPER excited, and I said they could go play for a while. It took them quite a while to put on their snow clothes, which I don't think they've done for almost 2 years. One way to know it's been a LONG time is that Jadelyn put on her snowpants backwards with the zipper in the back. ;) Anyhow, we got the tiniest, and I mean TINIEST little skim of snow. Only in some places. TINY amounts. But now I have kids out back, scraping snow off boards and things to get enough to throw at each other. Crazy little desert kids!
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Singing With Jadelyn
This afternoon while Ruby and Isaac were doing dishes, I sang with Lynnie. After a while, I had to get to work, so I moved to a different room to finish making some beds. Jadelyn followed me, and blasted her music so I could still hear it. I sang a little, and Jadelyn said, "Mom!!! How can you sing so good?!?!?" I asked her about it, and it sounded like I didn't sing as good as the people on the CD (which I don't. At all. Ha.) Anyways, I said something like, "are you saying that your Mom doesn't sing as good as those people?" And she told me no, I sing BETTER than them. Well bless your heart, Lynnie. Your love is clouding your judgment. But I'll sing to you any day! =)
Lynnie Loofah...
Yesterday, we went to Pizza Hut to claim some Book-Its. Namely because I hadn't cooked supper. =O Anyhow, there are TV's at Pizza Hut. Playing sports. And commercials. Neither of which my children have really watched before for any length of time. So, there were lots of questions about basketball, and about why the gym on the TV is so much nicer than the one at the school here. And questions about what the most dangerous sport is (we watched football during Book-It claim last month), and what the least dangerous game is. Jadelyn asked the latter question to her Daddy. I don't know what he said, but she came up with her own answer along these lines, "I think duck, duck goose" is the least dangerous. A new sport is born!!! =) On another note, since when do restaurants need TV's blaring? I thought going to a restaurant was supposed to be a relaxing time with your family enjoying conversation?!?!?! Anyhow.
Then, they were enjoying some of the commercials, and then a different one came on. Jadelyn kept watching it. "Jadelyn, don't watch it!" Isaac exclaimed, "it's WICKED!!!" And true enough, there were explosions and such. Glad he knows not to watch things. Now to teach Lyn.
Then, last night during the getting ready for bed routine, Jadelyn came out to see me. "Mama, I want to tell you something. Thank you for getting me this chewy toy at Wal-Mart." (Said with the chewy toy in hand. And maybe partially in mouth. I don't remember. =O) For you see, Jadelyn has always been a beaver. As an infant/toddler she chewed chunks of wood out of an endtable and my piano bench. She also shredded her crib all around the top. She chews on her clothes and, well, on just about anything. So, last summer, I got her a baby chewy toy. That way if she feels the urge to chew, she can channel it in an "appropriate" manner. Not that she does very often, but you know...it was good for the LONG van ride back from KY this summer. ;) Anyhow, she appreciates it. Funny kid.
Then, they were enjoying some of the commercials, and then a different one came on. Jadelyn kept watching it. "Jadelyn, don't watch it!" Isaac exclaimed, "it's WICKED!!!" And true enough, there were explosions and such. Glad he knows not to watch things. Now to teach Lyn.
Then, last night during the getting ready for bed routine, Jadelyn came out to see me. "Mama, I want to tell you something. Thank you for getting me this chewy toy at Wal-Mart." (Said with the chewy toy in hand. And maybe partially in mouth. I don't remember. =O) For you see, Jadelyn has always been a beaver. As an infant/toddler she chewed chunks of wood out of an endtable and my piano bench. She also shredded her crib all around the top. She chews on her clothes and, well, on just about anything. So, last summer, I got her a baby chewy toy. That way if she feels the urge to chew, she can channel it in an "appropriate" manner. Not that she does very often, but you know...it was good for the LONG van ride back from KY this summer. ;) Anyhow, she appreciates it. Funny kid.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Anticipaaaatiooonnnn!!!!!
Tomorrow is the big 8th (Yes, EIGHTH!!! =O) birthday for Ruby and Isaac. Tonight, David made an announcement. He told the twiniokies that he had a special surprise for them. This was followed by gasps of anticipation. Then he told them that he was going to let them wash dishes for the last time as 7 year-olds. They couldn't believe he was serious. Note to self: not all David announcements are good ones....;)
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
His Wife is Going to Sew....
Yesterday afternoon, Isaac sat by me and worked on a puzzle while I did some sewing with the machine. He asked if that machine could make shirts. I told him you could sew anything on them, but I'm no good at clothes. Guess I'll just stick with quilts and curtains! ;) Anyhow, he loves watching me sew. During this time, he informed me that when he grows up he will make airplanes (toys) at his house and sell them to make money, and his wife will sew at home and sell what she makes to make money. I asked how he could guarantee that his wife would sew. "I'll ask her", he told me. So, future Isaac wife, start practicing up those sewing skills! =)
Sunday, November 30, 2014
The Little Things...
Today as I was working outside, Jadelyn came to me with a painting that had a rip in the middle of it, asking if I could fix it. I told her that I probably could, and asked her to put it on the table for me to get to when I could. "You're the best Mom EVER!!!" she exclaimed as she went back inside. Well, thanks, Jadelyn. I'll tape a picture for you ANYTIME for a compliment like that! Ha.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Kiddin' Me?!?!?!
So, almost first thing this morning, a relatively cheerful, fully dressed Isaac informed me that his stomach hurt. He went and laid down in the bathroom. Wanted to drink water, so guzzled a bunch of that. Then I got to thinking - he hardly ate anything at supper last night, and when he does that, often he feels sick. So, I got him some breakfast. Said he burped and felt like he was going to throw up and didn't think he could eat the Cheerios and banana I had for him, so I got him applesauce. He picked at it, but hardly ate any. To make matters stranger, he was joking and talking and stuff as usual. An hour after he told me his stomach hurt, he threw up. Now he's back on the bathroom floor, but for a while, he was yelling to his sisters in the other room and said he felt good. Said he even felt good when he threw up. (Enter Pause here as I went back to be with Isaac as he threw up AGAIN.) What in tarnation is going on?!?!?! Poor fella. Thankful everyone stayed well last night so we got some sleep....
Monday, November 17, 2014
Sickness and Funny Kidisms...
So, on Sabbath, I, Kim, decided that we would skip the kids' naptime and go on the hike with the school. David was on supervision and would have to go, but I could've taken a nap. Guess I was feeling out of the ordinary adventurous to suggest skipping naptime, 'eh? ;) Yeah, yeah. They're only almost 8 and 5 1/2, but they still nap almost every day they go down, so naptime (and my quiet time) continues...=O Anyhow, I announce my spontaneous-like decision very soon before we need to walk out the door, and I'm met by Isaac crying, saying that he has a headache and would rather take a nap. See, when Isaac gets headaches, it often progresses to nausea and sometimes the real deal throwing up. So, I reluctantly decided that Isaac and I would stay home (David said he'd still take the girls). Gave Isaac some good 'ole Tylenol, which sometimes stops the nausea from happening. Guess his headache started when we got to church, or something, and got worse when he and Jadelyn cracked heads while playing "Red Rover" after lunch. That game is trouble waiting to happen. I almost always felt like my wrists were going to get broken playing that game. But, I digress. Because Isaac was napping, I laid down on the couch to read, which lasted the approximately 10 minutes that it normally does before I feel very, verrry tired. So, I took a nap. Isaac woke up from his nap after only an hour. He did not come to see me. That was strange, but I figured he really had to go potty after drinking a cupful of water right before naptime in an effort to get his headache to go away. I waited around 10 minutes and went to find him. Fella was sick. I think he had thrown up by that point. So, we cuddled in the bathroom for 20 minutes or so. Long enough for my posterior to become quite sore. =P Then, we moved the cuddle session out to the living room. After a while, little man was fine (as he often is in situations like that.) We continued with our evening plans as usual with no problems.
For some reason that nobody knows, David and I forgot how old we are and stayed up 'til midnight on Sabbath. Finally hit the hay, and shortly after, hear the pitter patter of Isaac's feet running to the bathroom. Lovely. He was sick. Sick, sick, SICK. Threw up every 30 minutes or so until 3 or 4, and then slowed to about 1 throw up an hour 'til 7. Oh, and at some point in there it progressed to throwing up AND diarrhea. Thankfully the worse occurrence of that happened during the hour and a half or so that David was getting up with I-see. Also thankfully, David is strong-stomached and Isaac didn't want a new pair of jammies and just wanted to just sleep in his undies (first time in his life, I believe). This made changing easy, since he went through 4-5 pairs of underwear that night. Only the first time was bad. After that, it was just a little. He learned to sit on the potty and heave into the garbage can. Again, thankfully, I heard him going at it, and ran into the bathroom to find him sitting on the toilet heaving into thin air. Enter garbage can. Life saver. Although I don't think he was really bringing anything up by that point. Needless to say, I did NOT get much sleep. But, during one strange episode of sleep, I awoke to a little face at the side of my bed saying that her belly hurt. Around 5:30am. Ruby. Well, it had been about 1 hour before that she woke up to come check on Isaac, who she heard throwing up from her bedroom. I figured her belly hurt 'cause she was worried, so tried to reassure her that he was fine (for in-between throwing up, he said he felt good and would act totally normal. Said his belly didn't feel like it normally does when he's "throw-up sick". Yes, our family has a well-used term. For throwing up happens around these parts a LOT. Nobody knows why. But it does. =P Poor little man.). Anywhos. Sometimes her belly hurts and if someone pushes on it real well it feels better. (She's learned this from Isaac, who used to ask Ruby to sit on his belly if it felt bad). So, I instinctively pushed on her stomach and rubbed it and told her that Isaac was okay. She said she wasn't worried about Isaac. And what'dya know. She started puking soon after. That lasted until 7am THIS morning. Yes. Over 24 hours. Though really she went from like 8:45 last night 'til 5:30 this morning with no puking. Strange thing is, she really NEVER brought anything up. But child wanted to throw up so bad and sometimes would say "help me" as her head swung around in her sickness. Poor girl. Every time she'd go an hour without being sick and I'd let her have a tiny sip of water, she'd throw up about 30 minutes later (or maybe that was 30 minutes after the 2 sip time. =O Yes, I think that was mostly it.). So, finally I decided I was going to have to break some rules to hydrate the child, plus I figured that maybe she was throwing up 'cause she was SO HUNGRY by that point. Gave her ice chips and said she could have as many as she wanted and felt like she could handle. She had almost an ice-cube tray worth of ice chips. Then progressed to Gatorade and then broth. She likes broth. Couldn't handle jello at lunch time - said she started feeling a little sick when she tried it. So, broth again. Then she napped for 3 hours and woke up saying she felt "good" but was tired. Ate at supper, helped clean up the house, and played hide-n-seek. I think she's on the mend!!! =) This is good.
Aren't you glad you just read so much about puke? =O
Oh, and in that puke story I forgot the cuteness. Ruby, after throwing up and asking me to pray for her, then prayed for herself. And for Isaac - that he wouldn't get sick again. And Isaac reported that he prayed for Ruby when he heard her puking in the other bathroom. Seriously, I had one kid camped out in one bathroom, and one in the other bathroom. There were times I would be talking to one of them after they were done being sick, and I'd have to cut it short 'cause I'd hear the other one at it in the other bathroom. And during this my belly started not feeling great and I had one end of the sickness (=P). I was thinking we might really regret not having the 3rd bathroom completed, but all worked out. =P Oh, and then David took Jadelyn to work with him on Sunday morning for a few hours so I could get some sleep and such, and when he brought her back, she just quietly colored in the living room, looked at a book or so in her room and then colored on a dry erase board in Isaac's room. Was all great 'til I found 4 different places this morning that dry erase marker made it on to Isaac's carpet. =P That's still a work in process to get it out - any suggestions? =P OH! And at one point, I came out and gave Jadelyn a run-down on her siblings situation. "I don't care" she told me, "I just like to color." Ai yai yai. =P
We got our first hard frost last night, so Isaac and I went out and picked all the tomatoes and tomatillas we wanted to salvage. 4 of our 5 kitchen window sills are now full of tomatoes at different stage of ripening. When Jadelyn saw all those tomatoes, she said that there were so many tomatoes, "I can't believe my eyes -- I'm about to hit my eyes!" Okay, then!!!
Another time, something was so funny that Jadelyn exclaimed, "I'm about to laugh my feet off!!!" Versus "head off", I'm guessing. ;)
And then she said that Isaac "cracked me up so much I'm about to die!"
There was another good one that Ruby and I overheard from the living room, but I don't remember it. It gave us a good smile, though. That Lynnie.
At lunch today, I was telling the kids how Thanksgiving is coming soon and telling them what's on the menu. Jadelyn didn't want me to "ruin our surprise", but I did anyways. Isaac was reminiscing to 3 years ago when we had the relish tray on the table and how he wants to do that again. Funny guy. I was telling them how I use Gram's recipe for dip, but mine is never as good as hers. Isaac then said that maybe Gram has a sprayer machine that is a little cone with a hole in the end. Once she mixes up the ingredients it sprays in a little something extra to make it so delicious. Must be!!! My dip never tastes like hers!!!
And tonight, when I was tucking Isaac in to bed, he told me, "I have to talk to you." He often talks at bedtime. And talks and talks and talks, even as we shut the door. So, I figured he was just buying time before he had to be quiet for the night and go to sleep. But nope. He really had something on his heart. So, back to the story. "I have to talk to you", he says. I asked what about? "My brain". Period. Pause. Oh...hmmmm...this could be interesting. Then, he tells me that his brain tells him things and he thinks and thinks about it. Then he plays and forgets, but then he stops playing and remembers. And he needs to tell me. His brain tells him to pray a lot 'cause Jesus is coming soon. And he wants to go to heaven. And he needs to tell this to Jadelyn, and Ruby, and me, and Daddy, 'cause he wants us to pray a lot and go to heaven, too. Sweet man. I asked him if his brain tells him that he should stop aggravating his sisters. Nope, his brain hasn't sent that message yet. ;)
OH!!! And on Sabbath night, I taught Ruby how to add and subtract up to 4 places with borrowing and carrying and all that, and she thinks it's so fun she wrote some of her own problems to work. I love planting messages like, "Math is fun!!!" Yeah, I think I totally told her that. ;)
We were supposed to claim their Book-It Pizzas tonight, but with the sickness I thought we'd better hold off. Hopefully soon. We're partying this week. More on that on Thursday, maybe...;)
Oh, yes!!! The other day, we were running late for story time and I was tired out. I told Ruby that the other day, Isaac read to me, but I didn't read to him, and I read to her that day, so on this day, she was going to read to me, but I wasn't going to read to her. She left the room to get her book. "You broke her heart!!!" Isaac exclaimed. Sure enough, Ruby re-entered the room with the saddest face and quiet tears. Then Isaac, my sweet fella, pipes up something like, "Ruby, you can have my story and I just won't have mine." This is a big deal, for Isaac has been working his way through a library book about elephants and really treasures his story time. It was the sweetest cheer-up message. I told Ruby she should give him a hug, so she got down of the chair, went over, and hugged and kissed her favorite twin brother. Then, Jadelyn pipes in something like, "Isaac, I'll pick the elephant story so you can hear it." So, Isaac went and hugged his little sister and everyone was happy. Until I didn't read the elephant book to them because they weren't present when they were supposed to be. But that would ruin the happy feel-good story, yes? ;P
OH!!!! (Again...=O) Tonight, we played hide-n-seek. When I was "it" the second time, I walked around singing about where my lost children were and I needed to find 'em. And then, Isaac was "it" next and he started by walking around singing the same song, except for his song was about his lost "girls" and where is his Mommy. =) Funny guy. And after I shut the door on him when saying goodnight tonight, he sang a quick "Goodnight, little Mommy, goodnight" to the closed door. Earlier he was singing his own composition that I really need to get on video, "1, you know I'm coooomiiinnng!!! 2, you know I'm cooommming!!! 3, you know I'm coooomingg!!!" and on and on. About the second coming, of course. Maybe his brain was thinking about what it's been thinking about lately. Jesus loves you, my I-see. He wants to be your very best friend. Keep using that brain.
For some reason that nobody knows, David and I forgot how old we are and stayed up 'til midnight on Sabbath. Finally hit the hay, and shortly after, hear the pitter patter of Isaac's feet running to the bathroom. Lovely. He was sick. Sick, sick, SICK. Threw up every 30 minutes or so until 3 or 4, and then slowed to about 1 throw up an hour 'til 7. Oh, and at some point in there it progressed to throwing up AND diarrhea. Thankfully the worse occurrence of that happened during the hour and a half or so that David was getting up with I-see. Also thankfully, David is strong-stomached and Isaac didn't want a new pair of jammies and just wanted to just sleep in his undies (first time in his life, I believe). This made changing easy, since he went through 4-5 pairs of underwear that night. Only the first time was bad. After that, it was just a little. He learned to sit on the potty and heave into the garbage can. Again, thankfully, I heard him going at it, and ran into the bathroom to find him sitting on the toilet heaving into thin air. Enter garbage can. Life saver. Although I don't think he was really bringing anything up by that point. Needless to say, I did NOT get much sleep. But, during one strange episode of sleep, I awoke to a little face at the side of my bed saying that her belly hurt. Around 5:30am. Ruby. Well, it had been about 1 hour before that she woke up to come check on Isaac, who she heard throwing up from her bedroom. I figured her belly hurt 'cause she was worried, so tried to reassure her that he was fine (for in-between throwing up, he said he felt good and would act totally normal. Said his belly didn't feel like it normally does when he's "throw-up sick". Yes, our family has a well-used term. For throwing up happens around these parts a LOT. Nobody knows why. But it does. =P Poor little man.). Anywhos. Sometimes her belly hurts and if someone pushes on it real well it feels better. (She's learned this from Isaac, who used to ask Ruby to sit on his belly if it felt bad). So, I instinctively pushed on her stomach and rubbed it and told her that Isaac was okay. She said she wasn't worried about Isaac. And what'dya know. She started puking soon after. That lasted until 7am THIS morning. Yes. Over 24 hours. Though really she went from like 8:45 last night 'til 5:30 this morning with no puking. Strange thing is, she really NEVER brought anything up. But child wanted to throw up so bad and sometimes would say "help me" as her head swung around in her sickness. Poor girl. Every time she'd go an hour without being sick and I'd let her have a tiny sip of water, she'd throw up about 30 minutes later (or maybe that was 30 minutes after the 2 sip time. =O Yes, I think that was mostly it.). So, finally I decided I was going to have to break some rules to hydrate the child, plus I figured that maybe she was throwing up 'cause she was SO HUNGRY by that point. Gave her ice chips and said she could have as many as she wanted and felt like she could handle. She had almost an ice-cube tray worth of ice chips. Then progressed to Gatorade and then broth. She likes broth. Couldn't handle jello at lunch time - said she started feeling a little sick when she tried it. So, broth again. Then she napped for 3 hours and woke up saying she felt "good" but was tired. Ate at supper, helped clean up the house, and played hide-n-seek. I think she's on the mend!!! =) This is good.
Aren't you glad you just read so much about puke? =O
Oh, and in that puke story I forgot the cuteness. Ruby, after throwing up and asking me to pray for her, then prayed for herself. And for Isaac - that he wouldn't get sick again. And Isaac reported that he prayed for Ruby when he heard her puking in the other bathroom. Seriously, I had one kid camped out in one bathroom, and one in the other bathroom. There were times I would be talking to one of them after they were done being sick, and I'd have to cut it short 'cause I'd hear the other one at it in the other bathroom. And during this my belly started not feeling great and I had one end of the sickness (=P). I was thinking we might really regret not having the 3rd bathroom completed, but all worked out. =P Oh, and then David took Jadelyn to work with him on Sunday morning for a few hours so I could get some sleep and such, and when he brought her back, she just quietly colored in the living room, looked at a book or so in her room and then colored on a dry erase board in Isaac's room. Was all great 'til I found 4 different places this morning that dry erase marker made it on to Isaac's carpet. =P That's still a work in process to get it out - any suggestions? =P OH! And at one point, I came out and gave Jadelyn a run-down on her siblings situation. "I don't care" she told me, "I just like to color." Ai yai yai. =P
We got our first hard frost last night, so Isaac and I went out and picked all the tomatoes and tomatillas we wanted to salvage. 4 of our 5 kitchen window sills are now full of tomatoes at different stage of ripening. When Jadelyn saw all those tomatoes, she said that there were so many tomatoes, "I can't believe my eyes -- I'm about to hit my eyes!" Okay, then!!!
Another time, something was so funny that Jadelyn exclaimed, "I'm about to laugh my feet off!!!" Versus "head off", I'm guessing. ;)
And then she said that Isaac "cracked me up so much I'm about to die!"
There was another good one that Ruby and I overheard from the living room, but I don't remember it. It gave us a good smile, though. That Lynnie.
At lunch today, I was telling the kids how Thanksgiving is coming soon and telling them what's on the menu. Jadelyn didn't want me to "ruin our surprise", but I did anyways. Isaac was reminiscing to 3 years ago when we had the relish tray on the table and how he wants to do that again. Funny guy. I was telling them how I use Gram's recipe for dip, but mine is never as good as hers. Isaac then said that maybe Gram has a sprayer machine that is a little cone with a hole in the end. Once she mixes up the ingredients it sprays in a little something extra to make it so delicious. Must be!!! My dip never tastes like hers!!!
And tonight, when I was tucking Isaac in to bed, he told me, "I have to talk to you." He often talks at bedtime. And talks and talks and talks, even as we shut the door. So, I figured he was just buying time before he had to be quiet for the night and go to sleep. But nope. He really had something on his heart. So, back to the story. "I have to talk to you", he says. I asked what about? "My brain". Period. Pause. Oh...hmmmm...this could be interesting. Then, he tells me that his brain tells him things and he thinks and thinks about it. Then he plays and forgets, but then he stops playing and remembers. And he needs to tell me. His brain tells him to pray a lot 'cause Jesus is coming soon. And he wants to go to heaven. And he needs to tell this to Jadelyn, and Ruby, and me, and Daddy, 'cause he wants us to pray a lot and go to heaven, too. Sweet man. I asked him if his brain tells him that he should stop aggravating his sisters. Nope, his brain hasn't sent that message yet. ;)
OH!!! And on Sabbath night, I taught Ruby how to add and subtract up to 4 places with borrowing and carrying and all that, and she thinks it's so fun she wrote some of her own problems to work. I love planting messages like, "Math is fun!!!" Yeah, I think I totally told her that. ;)
We were supposed to claim their Book-It Pizzas tonight, but with the sickness I thought we'd better hold off. Hopefully soon. We're partying this week. More on that on Thursday, maybe...;)
Oh, yes!!! The other day, we were running late for story time and I was tired out. I told Ruby that the other day, Isaac read to me, but I didn't read to him, and I read to her that day, so on this day, she was going to read to me, but I wasn't going to read to her. She left the room to get her book. "You broke her heart!!!" Isaac exclaimed. Sure enough, Ruby re-entered the room with the saddest face and quiet tears. Then Isaac, my sweet fella, pipes up something like, "Ruby, you can have my story and I just won't have mine." This is a big deal, for Isaac has been working his way through a library book about elephants and really treasures his story time. It was the sweetest cheer-up message. I told Ruby she should give him a hug, so she got down of the chair, went over, and hugged and kissed her favorite twin brother. Then, Jadelyn pipes in something like, "Isaac, I'll pick the elephant story so you can hear it." So, Isaac went and hugged his little sister and everyone was happy. Until I didn't read the elephant book to them because they weren't present when they were supposed to be. But that would ruin the happy feel-good story, yes? ;P
OH!!!! (Again...=O) Tonight, we played hide-n-seek. When I was "it" the second time, I walked around singing about where my lost children were and I needed to find 'em. And then, Isaac was "it" next and he started by walking around singing the same song, except for his song was about his lost "girls" and where is his Mommy. =) Funny guy. And after I shut the door on him when saying goodnight tonight, he sang a quick "Goodnight, little Mommy, goodnight" to the closed door. Earlier he was singing his own composition that I really need to get on video, "1, you know I'm coooomiiinnng!!! 2, you know I'm cooommming!!! 3, you know I'm coooomingg!!!" and on and on. About the second coming, of course. Maybe his brain was thinking about what it's been thinking about lately. Jesus loves you, my I-see. He wants to be your very best friend. Keep using that brain.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Paper and Conversational Gems. Courtesy of my Daughters.
Found a little slip of paper laying around the other day. That is not out of the ordinary. With these three kiddos in the house, there are OFTEN little pieces of paper laying around. I picked up the piece of paper and read it. It was kinda funny. I showed it to David. He told me that Ruby had given the paper to a student who had been at our house earlier that day. See, Ruby likes to give "love tokens" and has since she was 5 or so. Used to be little tiny pieces of paper that she had colored and cut out. Now they are often a full paper with a picture drawn on it and "I love you so much" written on the back. But this time, Ruby had chosen to write down the first few sentences from a book and hand it to a poor unsuspecting student. Can you imagine what he thought when he read his "love token"? It read, "Has your head been itching all day? You may have head lice. Lots of children get head lice." HA!!! Ruby, you CRACK ME UP!!! =)
Yesterday was my birthday. I was greeted first thing by Ruby telling me "Happy Birthday!" and shoving my very own "love token" at me. Well, she later informed me it was a card. Anyways, there was a picture on the front. She told me what it was. Alpine (our kitty), a male lion, Hickory (our dog), a sad Ruby because the octopus died, and an octopus. What a random card! She had a sweet message written on the back, too: "Happy birthday Mommyyyyyyyy!! Love, Ruby. I love you." She then told me that she wrote so many "y's" because she didn't know what else to write to fill up the space. Funny monkey.
Ruby and Jadelyn were having a conversation the other day when Jadelyn busted out with this statement: "Mommy loves me the best 'cause I'm the youngest". Oh, really? Hadn't heard that one before. Well, I'm glad to know that she feels loved. Who knew the youngest sibling birth-order-thing started so young?!?!?!
Okay, MUST MAKE LUNCH!!!
Yesterday was my birthday. I was greeted first thing by Ruby telling me "Happy Birthday!" and shoving my very own "love token" at me. Well, she later informed me it was a card. Anyways, there was a picture on the front. She told me what it was. Alpine (our kitty), a male lion, Hickory (our dog), a sad Ruby because the octopus died, and an octopus. What a random card! She had a sweet message written on the back, too: "Happy birthday Mommyyyyyyyy!! Love, Ruby. I love you." She then told me that she wrote so many "y's" because she didn't know what else to write to fill up the space. Funny monkey.
Ruby and Jadelyn were having a conversation the other day when Jadelyn busted out with this statement: "Mommy loves me the best 'cause I'm the youngest". Oh, really? Hadn't heard that one before. Well, I'm glad to know that she feels loved. Who knew the youngest sibling birth-order-thing started so young?!?!?!
Okay, MUST MAKE LUNCH!!!
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Morbid Lunchtime Conversations
So, the other day during lunchtime, somehow the term "biology" came up, so the kids and I started discussing how biology is the study of life. Then I started sharing stories of my time in biology class with Mr. Haus, and how he had us studying birds, and how we had to disect things. Okay, Hughes did the disecting, but I was proud of my weak-stomached-self for holding a frog eyeball in my gloved hands. =O Then, we were talking about how in A&P, Mr. Carter had them disecting cats, and how I did NOT take that class. Then we got to talking about where those animals that got disected came from. THEN we started talking about how medical people learn lots of things from disecting animals and cadavers. And then there was talk about how you could be an organ donor, donate your body to science, get cremated, or get buried. And the kids were talking about what they would want done with their bodies. Well, I think mostly the girls were. I'm not sure what Isaac was doing. Eating, perhaps? =O Anyways, then Ruby was talking about a funeral they went to (someone from David's nursing home), and how the man's eyes were closed. I told them that they make sure the dead person's eyes are closed, and the kids wanted to know why. I told them it would be a bit disturbing to go up to see your beloved and have them "staring" back at you. And then they wanted to know how the eyes stayed closed. Jadelyn had an idea - "maybe they put glue on the colored part of your eyes and then slam them closed". Lovely. I believe I ended the conversation there. =P
Oh! I KNEW there was something else! And not morbid, even! =O Jadelyn started reading yesterday! In fact, she nearly finished a 50+ page book with Isaac's help. She's not keen on sounding out words, at ALL, but she learns sight words QUICK so off she went. It's so great to see my little man in the role of reading coach. He's quite good at it and nice and patient, and it's SO GOOD for his confidence and practice. Just a proud moment, you know. ;)
Okay, back to work!
Oh! I KNEW there was something else! And not morbid, even! =O Jadelyn started reading yesterday! In fact, she nearly finished a 50+ page book with Isaac's help. She's not keen on sounding out words, at ALL, but she learns sight words QUICK so off she went. It's so great to see my little man in the role of reading coach. He's quite good at it and nice and patient, and it's SO GOOD for his confidence and practice. Just a proud moment, you know. ;)
Okay, back to work!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Quick Note...
So, I've been missing for a long time. Kidney stone surgery and recovery (1 cm by 6mm MONSTER, doc said it probably had been growing for a year to get to be that size =O), falling and hurting my shoulder real bad, etc., etc. I'm probably 95% cured now. MRI said fractured shoulder, orthopedic doctor said no fracture, just a bad MRI and a badly bruised bone. Shoulder has been a bit achy the past few days, but you know. I've been back to painting and caulking and cleaning and life is good. =) There's my update. Now you know.
There's been several times that things happen and I think I need to write about it, but alas, I didn't. So trying to get back on the blogging bandwagon again. =O
Today, the kids and I were talking about a student who broke his collarbone. He has to keep his arm in a sling for a couple weeks, and I was commenting that I hope it's not his dominant arm. Jadelyn then was talking about how rough it would be if his "coloring bone" was broken, and how he would color messy and out of the lines. Funny kid. =)
After a sweet tuck-in session with Isaac tonight (his favorite bedtime song is "Away in a Manger" lately...I think 'cause it's the song he thinks is the longest, and he likes his back scratched on his bare back for as long as he can), he told me that he is going to invent a machine that will scratch backs and sing songs. He just might knock it out of the park with a machine like that!
And then, I was singing to Ruby (also "Away in a Manger" tonight), and she was grinning like a silly loon. A kind silly loon. Today we focused on kindness. She made treasure hunts for all of us. Most of the messages spell out "I love you so much." when put together. What a sweet little color-coded-treasure-hunt-maker! And she shared a cheese "puff" with Lynnie at lunch and water with Lynnie in the van. Sometimes she really struggles with being kind. Tonight she said, "I like being kind." I like it too, Ruby. Love you to loves.
Night night!
There's been several times that things happen and I think I need to write about it, but alas, I didn't. So trying to get back on the blogging bandwagon again. =O
Today, the kids and I were talking about a student who broke his collarbone. He has to keep his arm in a sling for a couple weeks, and I was commenting that I hope it's not his dominant arm. Jadelyn then was talking about how rough it would be if his "coloring bone" was broken, and how he would color messy and out of the lines. Funny kid. =)
After a sweet tuck-in session with Isaac tonight (his favorite bedtime song is "Away in a Manger" lately...I think 'cause it's the song he thinks is the longest, and he likes his back scratched on his bare back for as long as he can), he told me that he is going to invent a machine that will scratch backs and sing songs. He just might knock it out of the park with a machine like that!
And then, I was singing to Ruby (also "Away in a Manger" tonight), and she was grinning like a silly loon. A kind silly loon. Today we focused on kindness. She made treasure hunts for all of us. Most of the messages spell out "I love you so much." when put together. What a sweet little color-coded-treasure-hunt-maker! And she shared a cheese "puff" with Lynnie at lunch and water with Lynnie in the van. Sometimes she really struggles with being kind. Tonight she said, "I like being kind." I like it too, Ruby. Love you to loves.
Night night!
Monday, September 22, 2014
Crazy Little Lynnie....
This girl. She is so random and spunky and NAUGHTY at times. Oh!!! =P
Anyways, just a few little stories.
On Friday, I was practicing the piano. Cradle Roll songs for the next day. Now, Cradle Roll songs are written simply and they are short. To fit the attention span of the children. Jadelyn climbed up next to me on the piano bench and announced that she thinks that tomorrow she will sing more. 'Cause she's learning the songs. And then, for the next however long, she sat next to me, singing MAYBE a few words before she busts out talking again. Things like, "Wouldn't it be cool to have a pet lion and tiger?" "During this song, Titus and I lay down on the floor. We smile at each other. We used to be shy of each other, but we made friends." "What does that spell?" And singing, "I'm so cooooonfuuussed, I don't know this sonnnggg!!!" during "Only a Boy Named David", which, I believe she really does know. It just cracked me up. She couldn't get through a song without talking. Except I think once. Oh, Lynnie. I was wishing David would come out and video it for posterity, but alas, he was otherwise occupied...
This morning, Jadelyn was laying on the floor outside the closed bathroom door, for she wanted to tell me something once I got out. Which, come to think of it, I don't think she ever did. Anyways, she's waiting. And peeking under the door. And giving me the rundown about how she knows I'm out of the shower because she can see my feet. Then, she stuck her hand under the door and wanted me to touch it with my foot. Which I did. She then pulled her hand away and started doing "Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish....how many pieces do you wish?" on my toes. For 5-10 minutes. No breaks.
So, this girl can stay on task pointing at my toes, but not singing songs. Guess she has different interests than me!!! =P
Anyways, just a few little stories.
On Friday, I was practicing the piano. Cradle Roll songs for the next day. Now, Cradle Roll songs are written simply and they are short. To fit the attention span of the children. Jadelyn climbed up next to me on the piano bench and announced that she thinks that tomorrow she will sing more. 'Cause she's learning the songs. And then, for the next however long, she sat next to me, singing MAYBE a few words before she busts out talking again. Things like, "Wouldn't it be cool to have a pet lion and tiger?" "During this song, Titus and I lay down on the floor. We smile at each other. We used to be shy of each other, but we made friends." "What does that spell?" And singing, "I'm so cooooonfuuussed, I don't know this sonnnggg!!!" during "Only a Boy Named David", which, I believe she really does know. It just cracked me up. She couldn't get through a song without talking. Except I think once. Oh, Lynnie. I was wishing David would come out and video it for posterity, but alas, he was otherwise occupied...
This morning, Jadelyn was laying on the floor outside the closed bathroom door, for she wanted to tell me something once I got out. Which, come to think of it, I don't think she ever did. Anyways, she's waiting. And peeking under the door. And giving me the rundown about how she knows I'm out of the shower because she can see my feet. Then, she stuck her hand under the door and wanted me to touch it with my foot. Which I did. She then pulled her hand away and started doing "Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish....how many pieces do you wish?" on my toes. For 5-10 minutes. No breaks.
So, this girl can stay on task pointing at my toes, but not singing songs. Guess she has different interests than me!!! =P
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Baby Horsey...
...it's something that Jadelyn likes to play every now and then. Yesterday, I asked her for a little cuddle, and she informed me that she was a baby horsey. I asked her why we like to cuddle so much. She looked up at me and answered, "neeeeiiiggghhh." I don't know why, but it cracked me up. I laughed and laughed and laughed. Crazy kid.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Van Rides.
Today we went on a bit of a road trip. Just a bit. Started in Phoenix. On the day that they got the most rain in the history of Phoenix. Flooding. But we avoided it, for which I am so thankful. Last time we visited Phoenix overnight it was 67 freezin' degrees and we were there to swim in a freezin' outdoor pool. I'm thinking that Phoenix and I are not friends. Anyways.
The van ride was a bit crazy. The kids were way more excited and FEISTY than they should have been and much more than they normally are. At one point, I turned around to see Jadelyn licking her sunglasses. Why? Nobody knows. Then, I turned around later and found Isaac with his snorkel gear on like that is a totally normal way to go down the road. Right? And THEN I turned around another time to see Jadelyn, with a UN-lidded waterbottle up to her head sticking straight out, and her eyes were all crossed looking at it. I mean. WHERE did this kid come from? HOW did she end up in my family? I asked her. She shrugged and then suggested that maybe she came from the "crazy farm". I think I need to stop turning around while we're driving.
Earlier, Ruby asked, out of the clear blue, if Uncle William's family is breaking the rules. What rule, pray tell? Well, she wanted to know if they were breaking the law when they get out of their seats and use a potty seat in the car. This was followed by much conversation. About how if we raced across America, their family would kick our tail. And about how we could call the police and have them pulled over to give us a fair chance. And on and on and on, and then Isaac busts out talking about the ceiling of the van. I died laughing. As in I could hardly breathe. I started to cry. Isaac was mad about me laughing at him. (He continued later, after I regained some composure, talking about some contraption on the top of a van for using for some purpose about pottying and where the poop and pee would go.) I mean, HOW AM I EVEN RELATED TO THEM??!?!?!? Then, I'm so tickled I texted Shelley about it. About how our family was talking about her family and I was dying laughing and it was hilarious and she would need to trust me and it was about their family pottying in the van. And I got a reply. That the recipient didn't recognize this number but laughter is good for the soul. I thought Shelley was pulling my leg. So I texted back something about, "Is this not Shelley? Are you not joking?" and I got a response that they weren't joking and it wasn't Shelley and "Peace". Of all the texts to send to a wrong number, I send a text about pottying in the van. Not a text like, "where you at?" or "what're you up to?" or "are you almost here?" Nope. Not me. I text strangers about pottying in the van. Maybe I DO belong in this family after all. Ai yai yai.
The van ride was a bit crazy. The kids were way more excited and FEISTY than they should have been and much more than they normally are. At one point, I turned around to see Jadelyn licking her sunglasses. Why? Nobody knows. Then, I turned around later and found Isaac with his snorkel gear on like that is a totally normal way to go down the road. Right? And THEN I turned around another time to see Jadelyn, with a UN-lidded waterbottle up to her head sticking straight out, and her eyes were all crossed looking at it. I mean. WHERE did this kid come from? HOW did she end up in my family? I asked her. She shrugged and then suggested that maybe she came from the "crazy farm". I think I need to stop turning around while we're driving.
Earlier, Ruby asked, out of the clear blue, if Uncle William's family is breaking the rules. What rule, pray tell? Well, she wanted to know if they were breaking the law when they get out of their seats and use a potty seat in the car. This was followed by much conversation. About how if we raced across America, their family would kick our tail. And about how we could call the police and have them pulled over to give us a fair chance. And on and on and on, and then Isaac busts out talking about the ceiling of the van. I died laughing. As in I could hardly breathe. I started to cry. Isaac was mad about me laughing at him. (He continued later, after I regained some composure, talking about some contraption on the top of a van for using for some purpose about pottying and where the poop and pee would go.) I mean, HOW AM I EVEN RELATED TO THEM??!?!?!? Then, I'm so tickled I texted Shelley about it. About how our family was talking about her family and I was dying laughing and it was hilarious and she would need to trust me and it was about their family pottying in the van. And I got a reply. That the recipient didn't recognize this number but laughter is good for the soul. I thought Shelley was pulling my leg. So I texted back something about, "Is this not Shelley? Are you not joking?" and I got a response that they weren't joking and it wasn't Shelley and "Peace". Of all the texts to send to a wrong number, I send a text about pottying in the van. Not a text like, "where you at?" or "what're you up to?" or "are you almost here?" Nope. Not me. I text strangers about pottying in the van. Maybe I DO belong in this family after all. Ai yai yai.
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