Imagine hearing your five year old son suddenly start speaking like a deaf person for apparently no reason in the middle of a major play session with his younger siblings. You, after a few minutes of careful observation, conclude he has not gone deaf. After questioning him as to why he's speaking like his ears and tongue are not working you get WHAT as the "duh, mama" answer...
Come on, guess!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
As I was saying...
So, Wall-E. We started the movie with great success. All kids had drinks and popcorn. We had candy boxes open and prepared to quiet the first child that ran out of popcorn. Jack was interested through the previews and then he was pretty much done. By the end of the movie we were watching him make his way down the stairs toward the front of the theatre. Sophia preferred to stand as she watched the movie - thank you, Mom, for that genetic trait. Noah was kept quiet with Cheerios and the occasional hand off to Brian. Isaac was wonderful and attentive as usual. He's a good boy. Yeah, so the movie was cute. I liked it with all the fat people rolling around - don't know why that was entertaining but it was. I really like watching a movie every now and then. "Now" being Wall-E and "Then" for us will be in another five years or so.
Oh, and there were hardly any people in the theatre with us so it was no big deal when Jack yelled, "MY POPCORN, MY POPCORN!!!" every five minutes when he'd drop his mini-cup holding his snack. If the seats had been filled I would have stressed a bit more but after seeing that the few other families were much like ours - children outnumbering adults two to one or more - I was relaxed even as Noah bounced on my still chubby tummy when the Cheerios ran out thanks to Sophia who had run out of popcorn, candy, and soda...and my popcorn and soda. Ah, we made it to the end of the movie, unlike the family a row or two ahead of us - and they only had TWO!!!
Completely off the subject - what would you describe as a "good day" with the kids??? Really, what makes you feel like you're on a roll? Aaaaaand, what makes for a "bad day" or a less-than-all-you-wanted day?
With that - I'm going to bed!
Oh, and there were hardly any people in the theatre with us so it was no big deal when Jack yelled, "MY POPCORN, MY POPCORN!!!" every five minutes when he'd drop his mini-cup holding his snack. If the seats had been filled I would have stressed a bit more but after seeing that the few other families were much like ours - children outnumbering adults two to one or more - I was relaxed even as Noah bounced on my still chubby tummy when the Cheerios ran out thanks to Sophia who had run out of popcorn, candy, and soda...and my popcorn and soda. Ah, we made it to the end of the movie, unlike the family a row or two ahead of us - and they only had TWO!!!
Completely off the subject - what would you describe as a "good day" with the kids??? Really, what makes you feel like you're on a roll? Aaaaaand, what makes for a "bad day" or a less-than-all-you-wanted day?
With that - I'm going to bed!
Monday, July 28, 2008
WALL-E
We took the kids as a special little outing to see the Disney movie Wall-E after naps yesterday. Speaking of naps - Noah needs one...like NOW. I tried people, I tried.
to be continued...
to be continued...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Pray for Misty
Follow the link below and add your email to Darren's list. I found this on Giz's blog. Wow, what a family!!!
The healing service Darren writes about was at the church Brian and I attended while we lived in Jersey - which is also the church that took the youth trip to Florida where Brian met God and was set free from drug addiction.
Little side note - While still in Jersey, Baby Sophia had a tear duct problem when she was born. I'd honestly forgotten until I read about receiving prayer. Soph was going to need a surgery to open up her clogged tear duct so we went forward for prayer at church. Within one week her clog was gone and never returned. Healed. Just rambling now...but check out the link and pass it on through email or your blog.
The site is www.leblanclife.com
Sorry I can't make the link work right, so just copy and paste and away you go!!!
The healing service Darren writes about was at the church Brian and I attended while we lived in Jersey - which is also the church that took the youth trip to Florida where Brian met God and was set free from drug addiction.
Little side note - While still in Jersey, Baby Sophia had a tear duct problem when she was born. I'd honestly forgotten until I read about receiving prayer. Soph was going to need a surgery to open up her clogged tear duct so we went forward for prayer at church. Within one week her clog was gone and never returned. Healed. Just rambling now...but check out the link and pass it on through email or your blog.
The site is www.leblanclife.com
Sorry I can't make the link work right, so just copy and paste and away you go!!!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Garden Learning
Our contained caterpillars, Princess and Jake, have been in their chrysalis' for over a week now. Isaac's caterpillar, Josepher (yes, Jo-seph-er) stopped eating so we released him and much to our surprise Isaac found yet another caterpillar in the garden Then he lost him in a thrilling game of "spin-the-caterpillar" in which a five year old wildly spins his arm for the enjoyment of his beloved caterpillar. The game ends with a caterpillar soaring across the full span of the backyard and three children quickly scattering as a sort of search and rescue team. Even with much pleading and calling to the caterpillar, he never came home. So, three, to two, then three again, and after a little fun, we were back to two caterpillars behind glass on the kitchen counter. I used two pasta sauce jars to contain our new friends. They ate like pigs for days and then got very still on the sticks we propped up for them. The next morning we found two chrysalis' where Princess and Jake had been "sleeping". According to the books we picked up at the library we have three weeks until the butterflies emerge.
With the garden in full swing the kids are learning a lot about produce. Like how much Dada nearly cries when they pick all the green tomatoes. Or, then there was the afternoon that Isaac picked all the flowers off the tomato plants. We're hoping to finally enjoy a tomato from the garden this weekend as long as we keep chasing the kids away with success for another few days. Even with all the garden pillaging I just can't be upset with Jack. He sees a tomato - size and color doesn't matter - he plucks it and triumphantly marches to the patio - "I picked this for you!" Because Jack loves to pick pretty things we have to keep him out of the neighbor's flower garden as well.
So, we have carrots still growing SLOOOOOWLY, the cilantro died (Jack), there are some big watermelons hidden in the vines, the bunnies ate the bean sprouts, the spinach has yet to surface, and the green peppers are doing well. They taste great. Oh, and we have one red pepper plant in the middle that B got by accident. I love red peppers. The parsley is coming back from the caterpillars and the basil is amazing. I pull from it almost everyday. Oh, and our lettuce was bitter so we just let it go and it grew really funky stalks that flowered - and Jack for whatever reason will not pick the pretty lettuce stalks. Go figure.
With the garden in full swing the kids are learning a lot about produce. Like how much Dada nearly cries when they pick all the green tomatoes. Or, then there was the afternoon that Isaac picked all the flowers off the tomato plants. We're hoping to finally enjoy a tomato from the garden this weekend as long as we keep chasing the kids away with success for another few days. Even with all the garden pillaging I just can't be upset with Jack. He sees a tomato - size and color doesn't matter - he plucks it and triumphantly marches to the patio - "I picked this for you!" Because Jack loves to pick pretty things we have to keep him out of the neighbor's flower garden as well.
So, we have carrots still growing SLOOOOOWLY, the cilantro died (Jack), there are some big watermelons hidden in the vines, the bunnies ate the bean sprouts, the spinach has yet to surface, and the green peppers are doing well. They taste great. Oh, and we have one red pepper plant in the middle that B got by accident. I love red peppers. The parsley is coming back from the caterpillars and the basil is amazing. I pull from it almost everyday. Oh, and our lettuce was bitter so we just let it go and it grew really funky stalks that flowered - and Jack for whatever reason will not pick the pretty lettuce stalks. Go figure.
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