Isaac's birthday presents...

Isaac informed us at lunch today that he will have all he wants by the time he is 7...or 8. Because he thought of one more thing today that he wants. You see, Isaac has his birthday presents all figured out until he's that age. When he turns 5, he wants a garden sprayer. You know, like the ones you use to kill weeds with. He plans on using it as a water bottle. When he turns 6, he wants the sprinkler with the arms that flap around. Though it will be "cold". At age 7, he desires a big black canning pot, because what kid wouldn't want one of those? =) And at age 8, he wants a "slide". I think he's talking about the inflatable pool with inflatable slide that he saw at Wal-Mart today. Kid cracks me up. What other kid desires weed sprayers and canning pots? Well, Ruby wants a garden sprayer now, too. There you have it.

Garage Sale-ing AGAIN! =)

This morning, the kids and I headed out garage sale-ing. We were gone for about 2 and a half hours, and only hit two garage sales. But we hit it BIG. Good prices, great clothes in awesome condition, and helpful kids! =) The kids took turns taking our finds up to the tables at the garage sales. What helpers! And it was really nice that they didn't get in to much at all. The guy at the first place commented (after we were there an hour? or so) that I had done a really good job. Thanks, sir! Comments like that from strangers are few and far between, and I really appreciate it. What a happy time we had! But BOY, was it ever HOT!!! =O

Why is it?

That when one sees a sleeping baby, the instinct is to leave it sleeping and admire their angelicness, but when Mommy tries to sleep (or even pretend sleeps), and kids come upon it, their instinct is to try to wake the Mommy up? Just wondering.

Garden of Eden?

Last night, we were out picking berries. By "we", I mean mostly David and I...and Jadelyn helped quite a bit. Ruby and Isaac probably helped some, too, but they were pretty busy tunneling under the blackberries, and running down the "aisle" between the blackberries and raspberries - giggling and crashing like crazies on the ground (staining up their clothes good in the process, I might add. Mostly Ruby. We talked about that today. Because I have problems with things like that. =P) Anyways, there are these HUGE beetle things that buzz at our heads and such as we pick the berries. They like to eat the berries, those beetles do. Good thing they share - like 4 or 5 of those nasty boogers on a berry. 'Cause if they went around sucking juices out of more berries instead of sharing, I would REALLY dislike them. (Side note...a positive thing about the beetles is that they are so big that they create wind when flying away from the berries. And when it's hot, that breeze is nice. You wanna take some beetles home with you to cut down on your air-conditioning bills now, don'tcha? =D) Anyways, this was David's first experience with the beetles. I'm quite sure he screamed (high-pitched and everything) when some came at him. He said he couldn't handle being in the army, 'cause it was stressful enough with the beetles attacking him. Or something like that. And he wasn't impressed with the sun shining in his eyes, either. =P Well, we were working along, when all the sudden, my complaining husband commented that it was peaceful looking for berries - in the evening, and with the giggling kids, it was like "the Garden of Eden". Huh. With buzzing beetles divebombing our heads and giggling children added? That guy is crazy.

Oh! Another random Isaac note. I think it was at lunch yesterday, and Ruby was telling me how she can't marry Isaac because they're brother and sister, and it's against the "law". She wanted to know why. Ever tried to explain genetics and such in 4-year-old language that won't present itself wrongly in a public setting later when they feel like sharing their grand knowledge? =P Anyways, then they were talking about if they wanted kids. And out of the blue, Isaac starts talking about sprinklers that we saw at Dollar General the other day. It looks like a bug, and the water squirts out of it's floppy hands. The kid is so random. And I love him. Still. =)

Weekend visitors! And other stuff...

This weekend, Ardi, Philip, and Hughes came to visit. I much enjoyed myself! Probably too much. I didn't get much sleep. ;P Anyways, it was just lovely. I am so very blessed to have such wonderful friends. Friends that you can pick right up with right where you left off last time you saw them. Friends that encourage you and point you Upward. Friends that my kids LOVE. =) Ruby pretty much sat on Hughes' lap any time she could: at church, during worship, after Ruby was done eating...you get the point. And Isaac sat on Ardi's lap as much as his "shyness" would allow. I loved watching them. My kids have good taste in making friends, you know!

After they all left yesterday morning, we headed to the lake to swim. The water was lovely, there were only two other people at the beach most of our time there, and it was just nice and relaxing. Ahhh...I do so love swimming!

Today it was back to the "exercise doctor". I'm still alive. The car ride is just long and the kids tend to get cranky in public restrooms. Rats. =P At least they were only cranky in ONE today instead of the lately TWO. =P

And Ruby was sucking her thumb so loudly at naptime that I thought she and Isaac were in there partying. But no. When I swung the door open expecting to find two sheepish faces pointing at each other in blame, I instead found two sleeping angels. That tricker!

Oh! And our Sabbath School lesson is about Little Maid, who was a happy helper. So we're trying to keep track of the "happy helper" times the kids have. The great thing is that for some reason, this motivates the kids, so they're being nicer. As long as this doesn't turn into a competition - "I have more things written on my sheet of paper than you do!" =O

One child morning! =O

Yes, it is true. For probably the first time in my motherhood, I had only one child ALL MORNING LONG. David took Ruby and Isaac to work with him, and they left just after 6:30am, and didn't get home until around 2pm. Likely the most peaceful morning of my entire mothering existence. Wow. Jadelyn and I were all showered, dressed, hair done, had worship, made breakfast and cleaned up after breakfast by like 8am. Then we cleaned the kitchen for Sabbath (okay, mostly I did,) I finished washing the windows in the house, did a load of laundry, cleaned the laundry room for Sabbath, made the kids beds, weeded two day's worth in the garden, and harvested the food. Oh, and it was wicked hot. We took 2 cool-down in front of air conditioners/drink water/wipe-my-nasty-sweaty-face breaks. Yeah, it was hot. But then, we went swimming in the kiddie pool! Cooled us right off. ;) Jadelyn is a crazy swimmer. She pulled herself along with her arms and kicked while she went forwards and then backwards across the pool. She also enjoyed sliding down the slide into the water. Oh, and jumping. And splashing. She thought that was really funny. I must say, the one kid thing was VERY novel. No fighting. Hardly any fits. THIS is what it's like to only have one kid? Wow. Amazing. I needed that. Now, if I can just hold it together tomorrow! =P

Ruby and Isaac had fun with David. They did lots of things - eat breakfast at the nursing home, sat through 2 meetings, ate out at a restaurant (Isaac says he likes my cooking better, but then refuses to eat it =P), got the oil changed in the van, went to the bank, went to Dollar General, and came home. Yeah, I'm sure I'm missing something. Oh. Like Isaac's favorite thing. He talked and talked and TALKED about the water machines at David's work. Because the cups are down low so kids can reach them. And one had hot and cold water. And one had really cold water. I think that's what he was talking about when he said it was so cold "you can't imagine". Yeah. He likes "normal" water. And he thought that when it made bubbles, that was making more water. I told him only Jesus can make more water. =) That kid and his affection for machines. I tell ya.

Now I must go work. And FAST. 'Cause I should be getting ready for bed. I'm so not good at going to bed early/what-should-be-on-time. =P

My random Isaac...

Today, Isaac was sick. Because he didn't like to eat much of his food the previous day. He does that sometimes. =P He is celebrating the worm/bug/whatever that caused a squash plant in the garden to die, because that's less squash that he has to eat. He wants to know when the other ones will die. =P

After Daddy-o got home, Isaac informed him that he had a lot of "hicks" today. Because he "hicked-up a lot". Crazy kid.

Then tonight, he and Ruby came out of their room after they were in bed to go potty. I carried Ruby back to bed and Isaac waited until I could carry him back to his bed. I said, "what am I gonna do when you're too big to pick up?" Isaac answered, "give me candy!" He then proceeded to tell me that he knows how to make candy. Because there is white sugar and brown sugar. Mind you, this child STILL doesn't know his colors. =P

Then, as I was tucking him into bed, he said, "I like it when you carry me" followed by informing me that he likes it when turtles carry him, too. What?

I still love that random guy.