I guess I didn't tell you that Braden got glasses. We got a note home from school and we went to the eye doctor, and surprise, Braden had 20/400 vision. *sigh*
So he is now sporting a fantastic pair of blue framed glasses. He looks great. He also spent the next week pointing out of the details he had been missing, such as trees have leaves and grass is formed of individual blades.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Saturday Greatness
Today was a great day. We spent the morning relaxing. We cleaned house and played with the kids. During the afternoon, we walked downtown to the library. After the library, we went to the park, to the grocery store for bread, and to Burger King for dinner from the $1 menu. We walked home, stopping at Funfinity to see the toys.
We love Funfinity!
Now the kids are showering and we are going to watch the old version of Annie.
It was delightful to spend quality time with the kids. I am so grateful to live in a small community where we can walk so many places. We are so excited for our new city library to be built.
Hope your Saturday was as wonderful as ours.
We love Funfinity!
Now the kids are showering and we are going to watch the old version of Annie.
It was delightful to spend quality time with the kids. I am so grateful to live in a small community where we can walk so many places. We are so excited for our new city library to be built.
Hope your Saturday was as wonderful as ours.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
My Life
I'm sorry that I haven't written anything substantial for weeks. I tried to post a really funny email, but I just noticed that it isn't working. I will try and fix it.
I guess my excuse is that I just got called as Primary President. (For those of you who don't know what that means, I'm the person in charge of all the children in our church group from 18 months to 12 years old. In total about 100 children.) Life has taken on a hazy quality the last couple of weeks, where I am frantically trying to get my life together or I have given up and buried myself in books. Neither option means much blogging.
I guess my excuse is that I just got called as Primary President. (For those of you who don't know what that means, I'm the person in charge of all the children in our church group from 18 months to 12 years old. In total about 100 children.) Life has taken on a hazy quality the last couple of weeks, where I am frantically trying to get my life together or I have given up and buried myself in books. Neither option means much blogging.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Great Adventures of Jon-Jon
The following is a true story.
I had just finished bringing in the groceries and I was about to close the garage door. Jon-Jon was playing on the scooters in the garage. I pushed the button and noticed that Jon ran over to the door to check it out. I called to him to stop since I was worried that he would get squished by the door or at least get a finger pinched. I didn't expect the reality. He grabbed the bottom lip of the door when it was about to touch bottom. The sensor stopped. I breathed a sigh of relief. Then the garage door started reversing. Jon kept hold of the door. I was too astonished to do anything while the door lifted my two year old up to the ceiling. I thought surely the door would stop (it didn't), then I thought surely the boy would let go (he didn't), then I worried that he would let go and fall. I ran over and grabbed him. He looked a little wide eyed, but during the whole experience, he only called out, "Mom, Mom" in a tone that implied that he was a little unsure of the situation, but not at all in a panic. *sigh*
I had just finished bringing in the groceries and I was about to close the garage door. Jon-Jon was playing on the scooters in the garage. I pushed the button and noticed that Jon ran over to the door to check it out. I called to him to stop since I was worried that he would get squished by the door or at least get a finger pinched. I didn't expect the reality. He grabbed the bottom lip of the door when it was about to touch bottom. The sensor stopped. I breathed a sigh of relief. Then the garage door started reversing. Jon kept hold of the door. I was too astonished to do anything while the door lifted my two year old up to the ceiling. I thought surely the door would stop (it didn't), then I thought surely the boy would let go (he didn't), then I worried that he would let go and fall. I ran over and grabbed him. He looked a little wide eyed, but during the whole experience, he only called out, "Mom, Mom" in a tone that implied that he was a little unsure of the situation, but not at all in a panic. *sigh*
Halloween Preparation
We had our traditional "Get Ready for Halloween" night last night. Karen came over for dinner and Family Home Evening. We had a lesson on service, with a follow-up on Karen's humanitarian trip to Mexico. The kids LOVED the pictures she brought back of the kids who received our care packages. We also used Google Earth to find out where in Mexico they were. After the lesson, we did a scavenger hunt that Karen brought and set-up. The kids solved clues to find pieces of a skeletong named Dead Fred. It was cute, especially Braden's answer to one of the riddles. It rhymed... "It's Dead Fred.... you get up in the morning and make your......." Braden's answer was Breakfast. We then carved pumpkins. I will have to get pictures up soon. Emma did Charlie Brown and Braden did Snoopy. I was working on Bert and Ernie. Adam and Karen did a classic pumpkin.
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