Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Isaac Loves His "Giggles"
I read recently that if you laugh at least 20 minutes a day, your memory improves. Isaac has a smokin' memory and kicks my tail at the Penguin Matching Game. Ruby does, too. I'm old. And apparently don't laugh enough. Well, my sneaky Isaac has a plan to improve his memory even more. At naptime today, Isaac asked me to tickle him after nap so his memory would improve even more. Glad he's a thinker!
Monday, June 16, 2014
More Jadelynisms
Today, Jadelyn was "reading" a book. I overheard her "reading" about a cow and it's "cowling". =)
The kids had their first swimming lesson today. After swimming class, Jadelyn informed us that her teacher was still a "kid" and that she is a "Mormon". I can guess how she found out those things. She asks lots of questions. Sometimes inappropriate (and embarrassing to Mommy) ones. Jadelyn wants to know if everybody is a "Seventh-day Adventist" and if they "love Jesus." Sooooo....not sure what else their conversation consisted of, but hopefully Jadelyn was kind. =P
Just now, as I was finally putting those loons down for their nap, Jadelyn had an interesting prayer. For, you see, in the last few days, the girl's room has taken on an interesting (to put it nicely) musty smell. We haven't found the culprit yet. But it does not smell very fresh in there. Anyhow, Jadelyn was praying that their room would stop stinking and then was reflecting on the fact that she wouldn't have to smell it after we moved again because we're "moving monsters". Oh, boy. =P
The kids had their first swimming lesson today. After swimming class, Jadelyn informed us that her teacher was still a "kid" and that she is a "Mormon". I can guess how she found out those things. She asks lots of questions. Sometimes inappropriate (and embarrassing to Mommy) ones. Jadelyn wants to know if everybody is a "Seventh-day Adventist" and if they "love Jesus." Sooooo....not sure what else their conversation consisted of, but hopefully Jadelyn was kind. =P
Just now, as I was finally putting those loons down for their nap, Jadelyn had an interesting prayer. For, you see, in the last few days, the girl's room has taken on an interesting (to put it nicely) musty smell. We haven't found the culprit yet. But it does not smell very fresh in there. Anyhow, Jadelyn was praying that their room would stop stinking and then was reflecting on the fact that she wouldn't have to smell it after we moved again because we're "moving monsters". Oh, boy. =P
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Things You Just Don't Expect To See....
Today, I was working in the laundry room, as I have been pretty much all week, trying to get that bad boy remodeled. As I was painting, I heard Isaac and Ruby having a conversation right outside the door, where they were playing on the washer and dryer, which have been banned to the out-of-doors since laundry room renovation began. Anyways, Isaac was calmly asking for help, and Ruby was saying he didn't need help. It continued on and on, but Isaac stayed calm, so I figured all was well. After a while, though, I thought perhaps I should check in to the situation a bit. I opened the door, and here was the sight that awaited me:
Because isn't that what would be normal? I mean doesn't EVERYONE get their head stuck between the washer and dryer? That kid. Gotta love him.
(Disclaimer, above picture is a reinactment, for by the time I got the camera, he had managed to free himself. Crazy kid.)
Swimming....
The city pool is open, and I've been twice already! Kids are FREE, and adults are only $2.00, so I'm pretty happy. ;)
The other night, we went as a family (previously I'd only taken Ruby on our "date"), and it was lots of fun. Ruby and Isaac both braved the diving board - over and over and over and over. That was a first for both of them. They have no fear of being underwater which raises my anxiety level significantly since they can't swim. (Swimming lessons start next week, though!) Lifejackets are my friend. Jadelyn informed me a couple times that she was going to jump off the diving board. I told her that she needed to prove to me that she could jump off the side of the pool first, which she started to do once, followed quickly by a "nevermind". ;) All three kids worked with me on their swimming without their lifejackets on. Ruby is learning to float on her back for a second or two, and was going under the water to jump off the bottom (that freaked me out). Isaac became a back floating PRO all the sudden, and giggled and thrashed like a madman when we worked on swimming on his stomach. He was at an angle that kept his head like a foot above the water and somehow he was still splashing with his feet. If he giggles that hard during swimming lessons I'm not sure what his instructors will do with him! Crazy kid. Jadelyn didn't want to float on her back. She liked doing a gymnastic move where she straightened her arms and pushed off my hands so she was way up in the air.
The water was 85 degrees, and I think the air was warmer, so I'm not sure how we were all so cold. Well, Jadelyn didn't seem to affected. Isaac went and laid down wrapped up in his towel for a while, shaking like crazy. Ruby went and joined him after a while, but by then Isaac was ready to resume swimming. Ruby wrapped up in her towel and was shaking so bad, so before Isaac left to come back to the pool he covered her up with his towel too. It was the sweetest.
Another "sweetest" story was when Isaac was crying about having lost his blue shoes (croc thingys) until Friday because he didn't put them away (well, the crying wasn't the sweet part), and once Jadelyn found out what was wrong, she promised him that she'd buy him a new pair with her own money. She wanted to go to the store before we went swimming and buy him some. She can be so sweet, but yet she can provoke SO WELL!!! =P
Oh, those kids.
The other night, we went as a family (previously I'd only taken Ruby on our "date"), and it was lots of fun. Ruby and Isaac both braved the diving board - over and over and over and over. That was a first for both of them. They have no fear of being underwater which raises my anxiety level significantly since they can't swim. (Swimming lessons start next week, though!) Lifejackets are my friend. Jadelyn informed me a couple times that she was going to jump off the diving board. I told her that she needed to prove to me that she could jump off the side of the pool first, which she started to do once, followed quickly by a "nevermind". ;) All three kids worked with me on their swimming without their lifejackets on. Ruby is learning to float on her back for a second or two, and was going under the water to jump off the bottom (that freaked me out). Isaac became a back floating PRO all the sudden, and giggled and thrashed like a madman when we worked on swimming on his stomach. He was at an angle that kept his head like a foot above the water and somehow he was still splashing with his feet. If he giggles that hard during swimming lessons I'm not sure what his instructors will do with him! Crazy kid. Jadelyn didn't want to float on her back. She liked doing a gymnastic move where she straightened her arms and pushed off my hands so she was way up in the air.
The water was 85 degrees, and I think the air was warmer, so I'm not sure how we were all so cold. Well, Jadelyn didn't seem to affected. Isaac went and laid down wrapped up in his towel for a while, shaking like crazy. Ruby went and joined him after a while, but by then Isaac was ready to resume swimming. Ruby wrapped up in her towel and was shaking so bad, so before Isaac left to come back to the pool he covered her up with his towel too. It was the sweetest.
Another "sweetest" story was when Isaac was crying about having lost his blue shoes (croc thingys) until Friday because he didn't put them away (well, the crying wasn't the sweet part), and once Jadelyn found out what was wrong, she promised him that she'd buy him a new pair with her own money. She wanted to go to the store before we went swimming and buy him some. She can be so sweet, but yet she can provoke SO WELL!!! =P
Oh, those kids.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Breakfast Conversations....
This morning, we had a late breakfast, so David had already left for work and I was left to fend with 3 lunatics. As breakfast progressed, so did a conversational topic that I wished had not entered our pleasant breakfast meal. The kids started talking about how Isaac's bunny (killed by Hickory a few weeks ago) had probably turned to dirt. I said it may have started to, but probably wasn't completely there yet, but was probably further along than would have been the case in a different climate. Then Isaac was saying about how they should have given his bunny to the science class so they could study it. (Mind you, this child cried for 30 minutes when he found out his bunny had died...how quickly he gets over his grief. =P) Then, Jadelyn, I believe, was saying how we should dig it up and check it out. Now, I was just trying to enjoy a pleasant breakfast meal with these lunatics, and was getting grossed out. So, I said, (and they probably knew what I was going to say before I said it 'cause I've said it before), "okay, lets talk about something different" or something to that effect. And all three burst out laughing their heads off like I'd said the funniest thing ever. I never know what humor will tickle them. Here's to more pleasant meal conversations in the future....
Monday, June 9, 2014
Random Jadelyn.....
Last night, Jadelyn came out of her room after being tucked in to bed to inform me that her leg was "still stinging" from what I presume is a VERY SLIGHT sunburn. Child has been trying to find a reason to come out of her room a LOT lately. So, I told her that she is NOT to come out of her room unless she needs to go potty. "Or if my foot gets cut off" she added. Right.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Random notecards...Dating back a LONG time....
So...I have these notecards on the side of my fridge. Some are probably over a year old. Yup. I'm good like that. So, I'll do my best to remember what in tarnation they're about. And if I don't know? Well, you might just get the snippet that I managed to scribble down.
Jadelyn quote: "Maybe a horsey talking. Maybe not." I'd go with the "not" option myself.
Ruby, upon getting up from a nap asked for "just a little after nap cuddle". Oh, how I love those. And how I miss those. Now, she mostly just gets up looking tired and goes about life. I do sometimes still get the cuddles, but not often.
Ruby, while eating a baked potato with sour cream told us that she'd just gotten a big bite of "Potato cream". Yumminess!
Ruby has renamed "zerberts". "Deserberts" they are called.
David and I were wrestling, and often if I get stuck, I yell for Isaac's help, 'cause he's a good helper for his Mommy like that. One day, upon coming on the scene, he commanded David, "LET GO OF MY GIRL!!!" He's such a little hero, that one. I love you, I-see.
When Isaac grows up, he longs to eat dog food. Maybe that's where Jadelyn gets her animal food cravings from?
After our vacation in Gatlinburg over 2 years ago, Jadelyn would periodically talk about the trip. There was a trail we hiked that had a sign about being careful to stay away from the drop-offs on the side of the trail. Jadelyn's recollection of the sign goes something like this: "People fall off cliff, say, "DANGER! DANGER! And the bears run away." Interesting.
Jadelyn, presumably while acting as the "Mom" to her two older siblings exclaimed, "My kids are so funny I can't even stand them!" I KNOW THE FEELING! =)
I think I wrote about this before, but in case I didn't....Isaac was talking to me but I wasn't listening, and had to confess that "my brain was turned off". Isaac knew just what to say to make me feel better: "That's what I do sometimes!!!" And now I don't feel so alone.
Jadelyn was having a phone conversation with herself, I believe, when she informed the "party" on the other line something like this: "my husband watns to go on a date, so I can't go to Russia today". Like it was totally normal to just jet off to Russia any day of the week. Crazy traveller.
Isaac asked me, "are you older than a million????" Way to make me feel young, little whippersnapper. Way to make me feel young.
Jadelyn had a dream that she had to get 59 stitches. Glad that wasn't reality! OUCH!!! =O
One day, Jadelyn asked if she could ride her bike without her helmet. I foolishly said she could, but only if she rode SLOW and CAREFUL. She promised she would. Silly me. =P I looked out the window to see that "cautious" and "careful" child popping wheelies and riding like an overall lunatic. Yai yai yai. Helmets are back in full swing.
When Jadelyn really likes something, she'll say "I love it to loves". Just a great little Jadelynism that David and I use for fun, now, too. "Oh, that food is so yummy, I just love it to loves!" Ha.
Jadelyn calls bangs "Ruffles". She likes "Ruffles" and girls with "Ruffles." Doesn't matter that she's been told that they're "bangs", she likes to call 'em "Ruffles."
In April, I think, we went to a follow-up doctor's appointment for Ruby's hips. I wasn't happy with the doctor, who didn't want to answer my specific questions, even telling me that "those are just big words" that I was using. Well, you see, I've become educated through Ruby's whole hip mess. I told him that I've been blown off by lots of doctors and that I start getting upset when I feel like I'm getting blown off. He assured me he wasn't blowing me off, and then finally showed us her new x-rays and measured her acetabular indices, which were WORSE than he promised they would be. Still not horrible, but you know. I think we'll be finding a new doctor. I miss our KY doctor, who we had an understanding with - we were done fighting with her. She understood where we were coming from, saw that we weren't crazy make-up-what-we-think-is-wrong-with-our-child kind of people. Mutual trust, you know. =P Anyways, the night before we went to the appointment, we stayed in a hotel to go swimming. It was in Phoenix. But the high was only 60 some degress that day. I think it was probably the coldest day all year. ;P The pool was COLD and the hot tub was out of order. But, we were there to swim, so swim we did!!! Crazy northerners. We also went to Olive Garden. This is newsworthy because we avoid sit-down-restaurants pretty well. But the kids did LOVELY. Just lovely. Sweet kiddos. And then after the apointment we went camping. It was FREEZING. David was whining about wanting his winter camping honor after suffering through 3 FREEZING nights. Anyways, there was some good hiking there. The kids did their longest hike to date - about 7 miles! Took us hours and hours, but it was lovely. Crossed a stream over 20 times, I think - so that added to the excitement enough to keep the kiddos going. They were REALLY tired by the end, but it was hours past lunch time and into naptime, so it all made sense. But they MADE IT!!! I was so proud. I see many good, long hikes in my future! =)
In good 'ole Arizona, there just don't be much grass. But Isaac has a really rare talent. For, you see, that kid can get grass stains on his pants. In the desert. Where from? Who knows!!! Maybe they're weed stains. Or scrub brush stains. Hmmm....
After Easter, Ruby decided to sell her easter candy to get money to help homeless people. And so she did. She made $13 or so. I was so proud of her. For not eating her candy, but mostly for wanting to help others and finding a way to do it. I just LOVE that kid!!! (She has more candy to sell, if anyone's interested....)
The kids were begging David for some salt water the other day. Because doesn't EVERYONE enjoy a refreshing glass of salt water? Anyways, he obliged them. And then they proceeded to announce how YUMMY it was as they drank it right down. Where did they come from anyways?!?!?!
Ruby had to have two teeth pulled because she has the Verbrigghe curse and her mouth is too small. LOUD as all get out, but too small. So, I sent David with her. For I was scared that I might get sick. For I'm a wimp like that. I was also scared that her threats of screaming and screaming would come true. (She also threatened to get up at 3am and hide in Hickory's dog house. Or across the road.) You see, the dentist said he thought she'd handle it fine, since she was so "mature". I assured him that's not the case so much when she knows pain will be involved. He told me that I didn't probably really need to prepare her at all. But alas, I had told her stories before of when I got teeth pulled, and alas, Ruby has a really good memory....hence all the threats...=O Anyways, she settled on dressing up as Isaac to throw the dentist off. So, she wore Isaac's clothes, put on a bandana to cover her hair up, and right before the dentist came in, she stuck on a fake mustache. He LOVED it. So much so that he took a picture of it so he could show his wife. He e-mailed the picture to David 'cause it is so like David to ask someone he doesn't really know to e-mail him a picture of his own kid! ;) The dentist said that Ruby is one of his favorite patients 'cause she's got such personality. And he only knows a little TEENY part of it! =) Anyways, I was totally expecting Ruby to come through the door shortly after her appointment time with all teeth intact, 'cause the dentist had said that if she was upset, they'd just stop. But no, she came through the door with gauze hanging out of her mouth, looking pale and out of it. I was honestly shocked. She couldn't remember if the dentist had given her shots (which was the part she was scared about.) David said they tried to give her laughing gas, but she started feeling sick right away, so they stopped that. They just numbed her gums real good, and then the dentist kept the needle so close to Ruby that she never saw it as he gave her like 7 shots. Crazy kid. She felt nauseous for a while, but then she was fine. The next day or so, she spent some time in the 1st through 4th grade class at the school David works at, and met a girl who has to have some teeth pulled and is scared, so Ruby got to reassure her that it's not that bad - just make sure you get the numbing cream - that's some good stuff!!! =)
And the final story! This morning we were talking at breakfast. I can't remember what about. But I CAN remember it had nothing to do with rattlesnakes. Ruby busted out with, "just wait 'til we're bit by a rattlesnake. That won't be fun." Okay, then!!!
Adios!
Jadelyn quote: "Maybe a horsey talking. Maybe not." I'd go with the "not" option myself.
Ruby, upon getting up from a nap asked for "just a little after nap cuddle". Oh, how I love those. And how I miss those. Now, she mostly just gets up looking tired and goes about life. I do sometimes still get the cuddles, but not often.
Ruby, while eating a baked potato with sour cream told us that she'd just gotten a big bite of "Potato cream". Yumminess!
Ruby has renamed "zerberts". "Deserberts" they are called.
David and I were wrestling, and often if I get stuck, I yell for Isaac's help, 'cause he's a good helper for his Mommy like that. One day, upon coming on the scene, he commanded David, "LET GO OF MY GIRL!!!" He's such a little hero, that one. I love you, I-see.
When Isaac grows up, he longs to eat dog food. Maybe that's where Jadelyn gets her animal food cravings from?
After our vacation in Gatlinburg over 2 years ago, Jadelyn would periodically talk about the trip. There was a trail we hiked that had a sign about being careful to stay away from the drop-offs on the side of the trail. Jadelyn's recollection of the sign goes something like this: "People fall off cliff, say, "DANGER! DANGER! And the bears run away." Interesting.
Jadelyn, presumably while acting as the "Mom" to her two older siblings exclaimed, "My kids are so funny I can't even stand them!" I KNOW THE FEELING! =)
I think I wrote about this before, but in case I didn't....Isaac was talking to me but I wasn't listening, and had to confess that "my brain was turned off". Isaac knew just what to say to make me feel better: "That's what I do sometimes!!!" And now I don't feel so alone.
Jadelyn was having a phone conversation with herself, I believe, when she informed the "party" on the other line something like this: "my husband watns to go on a date, so I can't go to Russia today". Like it was totally normal to just jet off to Russia any day of the week. Crazy traveller.
Isaac asked me, "are you older than a million????" Way to make me feel young, little whippersnapper. Way to make me feel young.
Jadelyn had a dream that she had to get 59 stitches. Glad that wasn't reality! OUCH!!! =O
One day, Jadelyn asked if she could ride her bike without her helmet. I foolishly said she could, but only if she rode SLOW and CAREFUL. She promised she would. Silly me. =P I looked out the window to see that "cautious" and "careful" child popping wheelies and riding like an overall lunatic. Yai yai yai. Helmets are back in full swing.
When Jadelyn really likes something, she'll say "I love it to loves". Just a great little Jadelynism that David and I use for fun, now, too. "Oh, that food is so yummy, I just love it to loves!" Ha.
Jadelyn calls bangs "Ruffles". She likes "Ruffles" and girls with "Ruffles." Doesn't matter that she's been told that they're "bangs", she likes to call 'em "Ruffles."
In April, I think, we went to a follow-up doctor's appointment for Ruby's hips. I wasn't happy with the doctor, who didn't want to answer my specific questions, even telling me that "those are just big words" that I was using. Well, you see, I've become educated through Ruby's whole hip mess. I told him that I've been blown off by lots of doctors and that I start getting upset when I feel like I'm getting blown off. He assured me he wasn't blowing me off, and then finally showed us her new x-rays and measured her acetabular indices, which were WORSE than he promised they would be. Still not horrible, but you know. I think we'll be finding a new doctor. I miss our KY doctor, who we had an understanding with - we were done fighting with her. She understood where we were coming from, saw that we weren't crazy make-up-what-we-think-is-wrong-with-our-child kind of people. Mutual trust, you know. =P Anyways, the night before we went to the appointment, we stayed in a hotel to go swimming. It was in Phoenix. But the high was only 60 some degress that day. I think it was probably the coldest day all year. ;P The pool was COLD and the hot tub was out of order. But, we were there to swim, so swim we did!!! Crazy northerners. We also went to Olive Garden. This is newsworthy because we avoid sit-down-restaurants pretty well. But the kids did LOVELY. Just lovely. Sweet kiddos. And then after the apointment we went camping. It was FREEZING. David was whining about wanting his winter camping honor after suffering through 3 FREEZING nights. Anyways, there was some good hiking there. The kids did their longest hike to date - about 7 miles! Took us hours and hours, but it was lovely. Crossed a stream over 20 times, I think - so that added to the excitement enough to keep the kiddos going. They were REALLY tired by the end, but it was hours past lunch time and into naptime, so it all made sense. But they MADE IT!!! I was so proud. I see many good, long hikes in my future! =)
In good 'ole Arizona, there just don't be much grass. But Isaac has a really rare talent. For, you see, that kid can get grass stains on his pants. In the desert. Where from? Who knows!!! Maybe they're weed stains. Or scrub brush stains. Hmmm....
After Easter, Ruby decided to sell her easter candy to get money to help homeless people. And so she did. She made $13 or so. I was so proud of her. For not eating her candy, but mostly for wanting to help others and finding a way to do it. I just LOVE that kid!!! (She has more candy to sell, if anyone's interested....)
The kids were begging David for some salt water the other day. Because doesn't EVERYONE enjoy a refreshing glass of salt water? Anyways, he obliged them. And then they proceeded to announce how YUMMY it was as they drank it right down. Where did they come from anyways?!?!?!
Ruby had to have two teeth pulled because she has the Verbrigghe curse and her mouth is too small. LOUD as all get out, but too small. So, I sent David with her. For I was scared that I might get sick. For I'm a wimp like that. I was also scared that her threats of screaming and screaming would come true. (She also threatened to get up at 3am and hide in Hickory's dog house. Or across the road.) You see, the dentist said he thought she'd handle it fine, since she was so "mature". I assured him that's not the case so much when she knows pain will be involved. He told me that I didn't probably really need to prepare her at all. But alas, I had told her stories before of when I got teeth pulled, and alas, Ruby has a really good memory....hence all the threats...=O Anyways, she settled on dressing up as Isaac to throw the dentist off. So, she wore Isaac's clothes, put on a bandana to cover her hair up, and right before the dentist came in, she stuck on a fake mustache. He LOVED it. So much so that he took a picture of it so he could show his wife. He e-mailed the picture to David 'cause it is so like David to ask someone he doesn't really know to e-mail him a picture of his own kid! ;) The dentist said that Ruby is one of his favorite patients 'cause she's got such personality. And he only knows a little TEENY part of it! =) Anyways, I was totally expecting Ruby to come through the door shortly after her appointment time with all teeth intact, 'cause the dentist had said that if she was upset, they'd just stop. But no, she came through the door with gauze hanging out of her mouth, looking pale and out of it. I was honestly shocked. She couldn't remember if the dentist had given her shots (which was the part she was scared about.) David said they tried to give her laughing gas, but she started feeling sick right away, so they stopped that. They just numbed her gums real good, and then the dentist kept the needle so close to Ruby that she never saw it as he gave her like 7 shots. Crazy kid. She felt nauseous for a while, but then she was fine. The next day or so, she spent some time in the 1st through 4th grade class at the school David works at, and met a girl who has to have some teeth pulled and is scared, so Ruby got to reassure her that it's not that bad - just make sure you get the numbing cream - that's some good stuff!!! =)
And the final story! This morning we were talking at breakfast. I can't remember what about. But I CAN remember it had nothing to do with rattlesnakes. Ruby busted out with, "just wait 'til we're bit by a rattlesnake. That won't be fun." Okay, then!!!
Adios!
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