I know the boys’ hair looks raggedy…first, I’m tired and sore, but mostly, Ace wanted to let his hair grow out so I’m letting the others grow out too. Plan is to trim it this weekend, at some time, so it doesn’t look so frumpy.
A mere casualty
Heard at lunch today…
Liam: Crocodiles won’t bite you. Dey just need a wittle love. That’s all.
Zoe just pulled a tooth…by herself…ughhh! Pretty cool…but uggghh…it’s a tooth!!
This is the latest statement that sends the kids running to pick up and settle down at the computer. Jelly Telly was created by one of the VeggieTales creators, Mike Nawrocki. Each day they post about a 20 minute episode full of Bible truths and also some fun facts. Yesterday, there was segment on an African American who created an almanac and helped advance freedom from slavery by providing proof that all men are created equal in God’s eyes. Anyway, the kids are loving their daily dose and I’m enjoying the usual silliness provided by Nawrocki. Oh, did I mention it was free!! So check it out…with your kids, so you don’t look too silly singing kids songs and let me know what you think!
As we left church so cheerily on Sunday night, Zoe was swinging her bag (because she was mad that she wasn’t getting her way) and Liam was walking behind her. Consequently, Zoe walloped Liam with her bag, smacking him right in the eye. I took him inside to see if she had actually hit the inside of his eye. I noticed a little blood in the tears so I started to go back to get a paper towel and ran smack into our pediatrician, Dr. B. I love Providence and Dr. B! She looked at it but didn’t think it had actually hit the eyeball, just around it. His eye was nice and swollen before I even finished talking to her, so I headed back to get a little ice. I thought I’d share (for the grandparents) a picture of Liam’s first nice black eye.
Update: I wrote this post on Sunday night thinking that his eye would turn black…but it didn’t (hooray). Instead, Josiah decided to take a nose dive (or rather lip dive) down some concrete steps at a Valentine’s day party at a friend’s house. I haven’t got a picture of his fat upper lip, but will get it tomorow and post it…it’s a beauty!!
I did not participate…that is to say, I did not consign, any clothes in our Fall consignment because I couldn’t really move far from the couch (being that I was still in my first trimester). But, I am consigning this time. And it means it’s time to pull the clothes down from the attic and make a magical guess as to what size the youngers are going to be and to drive Zoe crazy with trying on everything she wore last year to see if it still fits and guess her size.
Now, I bag the clothes. It’s easy and has worked for us. But I forget that EVERY SINGLE TIME we get the bags out of the attic the boys (and Zoe sometimes) think that they are exclusively for their entertainment purposes and proceed to move them around and jump on them. Aggghhhh!
So this morning has commenced the:
“Do not jump on those!”
“Those are not toys!”
“Stop climbing on the bags…those are CLOTHES!”
Okay, I can get through this week and should be done tagging by this weekend. I hope.
Taking advantage of the beautiful spring like weather this weekend, we embarked on our annual leaf raking adventure. The kids all had to help but we only had two rakes, so Mark pulled out a broom for Liam…he swept our yard! Anyway, after some raking, I suggested Mark call a friend and ask to borrow their leaf blower. He called. And within about 20 minutes, he was able to get the leaves up to rake in to large piles. Unfortunately, his transportation method broke and there are three piles of leaves in the yard that still need to be moved…but at least they’re (mostly) out of the yard.
Josiah got to sweep the yard some.
But then decided his “bu bu” was a better read.
Taking a break from raking to have a little sword fight.
Taking a break from raking to have a leaf fight (there were a lot of breaks).
“Fighting” the leaves from the leaf blower.
Liam has a “sword.”
Sweeping the leaves some more.
And finally, enjoying hard work by jumping in the pile!
At breakfast on Friday, Ace began talking to Zoe. Now, mind you, I was in the room and heard the whole conversation.
Seriously, he turns to Zoe.
Ace: Zoe, sometimes at night, when Daddy is not in the room and Josiah’s awake, we whisper to each other.
Zoe: Okay.
Me: That’s fine, Ace. You can play as long as you stay in bed and are quiet.
Ace: Yes ma’am. And Zoe, sometimes at night, when Daddy is not in the room and Josiah’s asleep, I open his eyes and play with his eyeballs.
Me (stifling a laugh): Okay, maybe we shouldn’t do that because that would wake Josiah up or you could hurt him. How ’bout you just whisper to Liam instead?
Josiah’s had a runny nose for almost two weeks now…chronic runny nose and then we noticed on Thursday that he had a lot of ear wax coming out of one of his ears. So, to be on the safe side, and to get rid of the obvious sinus infection, I took him in to the doctor on Friday.
As we waited to be called back the kids entertained themselves with the new video game and the tv. They were quiet and having a generally fun time. There was one other family in there with sick child/ren and that was it. So, when they called Josiah’s name, the sick room cleared out.
The grandmother who was with the mom (because she had like two children and that’s just too much to handle at the doctor’s office…sorry for the digression and sarcasm…but seriously…needing help with two children at the doctor’s office…come one!) had to remark, “Oh my gosh…are they all with you?! Bless your heart. They sure are good.” See, when they called Josiah back I said his name and all four got up and left the room without whining or complaining. They know the routine, we’ve been there so often!
I was nice and just smiled a little smile and shephereded them to the nurse. As we walked out of the room, however, Josiah turned around and blew them a big ol’ kiss!
I don’t have to say anything now…they’ll do it for me! He, he, he!
The kids decided they would camp out in the hallway. No reason…just because. They got all the pillows out of every nook and crannny and piled them up with blankets. And what day was this??? Why Monday of course…Destruction Day!
