Flyswatters....

My kids like such random things.

Yesterday (I think) Ruby was telling me about how she and Daddy got me a card for Valentine's Day and how she wanted Daddy to buy 3 flyswatters for the kids, but he didn't.

This following Isaac wanting (and finally getting) a weed-killer-squirter thing so he could drink water out of it.

Are flyswatters and weed-killer-squirter-things normal things for young children to want? Crazy kids.

Oh...today, the kids were dressing up in summer clothes and swimsuits. The best dressed award would have to go to Isaac, who was wearing Ruby's swimsuit over his long-sleeved gray shirt. He exclaimed to me that this was his first time wearing a girl's swimsuit, and he liked it. Oye. =P All three were running around the house like crazy, and then jumping into the "hot tub" (aka "hallway"). The fun they had! Even without the flyswatters and Isaac's weed-killer-squirter-thing (that he lost for today due to poor behavior yesterday.)

Pretending....

Today I caught Ruby sitting on the couch in the position of her anticipated cast. Which started a conversation for us. Ruby thinks about having a cast/surgery a lot. But "didn't know" what she thought about. We kept talking. She is scared. I am, too. She is worried that "I won't wake up". I am, too. We talked about the actual surgery. I did a quick, crazy, "cut, saw, bend, fill-with-bone, drill/screw, sew, cast" surgery on her. She loved it. We did it over and over. She also had two "long" surgeries. Lasting like 10 minutes, including going to sleep, getting the IV, getting scrubbed up, etc. If 10 minutes for a surgery seems long, and it did, I can't imagine what a 5 hour surgery will feel like. To Ruby, it will seem as a second. To me, an eternity.

Tonight at her bedtime prayer, Ruby thanked Jesus for giving her such a good Mommy. This is NOT a normal prayer in this house. I think that my multiple-surgery-time was well spent, and I hope we relieved some of her anxieties. 51 more days to go......

Thing-a-ma-bobbys....

Just a few things I want to remember:

On Sabbath at potluck, Isaac ate all his food and got to have dessert. He ended up with a piece of Carob-Tofu-Something-Healthy-Pie. In the middle of eating it, he stopped, came over to my chair, and told me something like, "thank you for making that pie. I really like it. I hope you make it every Sabbath!" Then went back to his seat and polished off his pie. Sweet boy. I'm glad you liked the pie. =)

This morning, there was much crying coming from Ruby Jean. Her explanation of why she was crying? "He [Isaac] fisted me!" Ha. I think it was on accident while he was swinging his soft blanket around like a crazy man. Gotta work on the whole thinking-before-acting thing. =P

Ruby went to work with David today. (David said she was great and very polite...gotta remember those times as compliments, right? ;D) So I had just two kiddos for the morning. We were getting ready to head out to Wal-Mart when Jadelyn started saying "you're mean" or "you're mad". I think it was "you're mad". Well, she loses a block for saying "you're mean", and if she tells me "you're mad", I just let her know that I'm not. (If I'm not, of course. Ha ha. =P) Anyways, she caught herself, and it turned into something like, "You're maaaaeeeooooowwwwww!" I asked her if she was a kitty cat. Nope. She was an elephant. So I asked her why she was meowing if she was an elephant. Her answer? "Because...I'm an elephant!" Oh, right. So much more clear now. =)

At Wal-Mart, Isaac noticed someone in pink scrubs and asked if she was a doctor. I said she might be, or she might be a nurse or something. But Isaac was quite sure that she was a doctor because, "she looks like she is 'cause her hair's crumbled up". (See, our Nurse Practitioner has curly hair, and so did this lady, so she MUST be a doctor, too! =D)

When putting the kids down for their nap, Ruby laid like she had a cast on. She does this quite often. I asked her if she was worried about stuff. She kind of blew me off. I told her it was okay to be worried. She then told me she was worried that "I can't do stuff" when she has a cast. Poor kid. I'm worried too, kiddo. We'll figure out ways you can still be very involved in life. I love you, Squirrelly Girly!

Anyways, I just love these kids. And their crazy giggles at night when I tickle 'em. Isaac and Jadelyn have quite the contagious giggles and Ruby has quite the crazy giggle/SCREAM that is just as goofy as she is. Love 'em.

Little Things....

I love how Jadelyn has recently started calling me "Mama". The way she says it is just too cute. Except for when it goes on and on and on....you know. But I'm trying to enjoy it even then. ;)

Lately Jadelyn has started making a "maaaaa" sound just for the fun of it. Sounds like a sheep. And cracks me up. She'll be playing along or whatever and then, "maaaaaa!!!" Ha.

Ruby and Isaac are Marrying Themselves Off...Again.

This time at least it's not to family members. =P Just married people. =P

While riding around in the van with Matt and Josie yesterday, Ruby commented to Josie something like, "I wish you hadn't married Mr. Matt. So I could marry him." Josie told Ruby sorry, she had gotten him first. ;) Then, Isaac piped up something like, "I wish you hadn't married Mr. Matt. So I could marry you!" Ha. At least they have good taste in characters, 'eh? =)

Skunks...

There's a lot of dead ones around these parts nowadays. Stinky dead ones. Phew! =P Yesterday on our way to Wal-Mart, (where when we were done shopping Ruby got nailed in the nose by Isaac's shoe as he climbed into his seat, resulting in a bloody nose for my Ruby) Ruby asked me how we could smell a skunk when we were in the van with our windows closed (well, I think she said open but meant closed). Yeah, anyways...off that sidetrack. There are lots of dead stinky skunks around here. Today, we were on our way to a park for part of our party day. We've been having lots of fun with Mr. Matt and Ms. Josie who've been here since Friday night. Oh yeah...so we were on our way to the park, and passed a dead, stinky skunk. Jadelyn said she wanted the skunk out of her nose, and started snorting air out of her nose in an attempt to rid herself of the reekiness. Crazy kid.

Then, after the park, we went to TSC so Isaac could buy the garden sprayer he's been wanting for AGES. He got 7 stickers in a week for good behavior, so earned a treat, and he chose to go buy this sprayer with his money. He stood in line by himself (except for when Ruby joined him), paid for it by himself, and was overall a big man. I was a nervous/anxious/something wreck watching it. And proud, too. Then, it was off to Goodwill, where Ruby picked out some flip-flops like she's been wanting for a long time. She, too, got 7 stickers (actually more, I think) for good behavior, so earned a treat, and she chose to go buy flip-flops with her money. She stood in line by herself, visited with the people behind her, paid for her flip-flops by herself, and was overall a little lady. I was a nervous/anxious/something wreck watching it. And proud, too. Man...when will my kids growing up get easier?

Deer footprint

Tonight, out in the pasture, I showed Jadelyn a deer footprint. She told me something like, "I used ta live there." When asked about that, she told me, "I used ta be a footprint." That's what I get for waking her up from her nap. A delusional child. =D