I'm thankful that Silas and Devon have opportunities to both work for pay and to volunteer.
What's something that you're thankful for?
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
BOOKS I FINISHED - MARCH 2016
Dictionary of Mutual Understanding: A Novel, written by Jackie Copleton
Sharon at the Compulsive Reader had this on her 1/10-16/16 book list. A woman finds a man at her door one day who says he's her grandson. The only problem is that her grandson, as well as her daughter, died when Nagasaki was bombed. Reading a box of letter he brought with him, she remembers her life as a young woman, learns more about her daughter's life, and tries to reconcile the past with the present. I'm still not sure if I liked this one or not.
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe, written by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
This was mentioned in a private reading group I'm part of. This non-fiction book tells the story of a woman living in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a person whose resourcefulness and determination not only kept food on her own family's table, but supported many other women in need of financial help. Great book!
Orbiting Jupiter, written by Gary D. Schmidt
Sharon also recommended this one and it was on her 10/25-31/15 book list. Fictional story of a boy who becomes the father of a girl he has yet to see, a broken young man whose life is filled with loss and rejection. Eventually placed with a foster family whose son narrates the story, he tries to figure out his life. Family, loyalty, sacrifice ... this book totally sucked me in!
The Day We Met: A Novel, written by Rowan Coleman
This book was posted on the Woodburn Library's Facebook page. Sad and sweet all at the same, a family learns how to live with their wife, mom, and daughter, a woman who is losing her memory, and she learns how to move forward, even as she keeps moving backward.
Ana of California: A Novel, written by Andi Teran
This was a random pull off the library shelves. I always love stories of foster kids, friends who become family, and underdogs finding ways to rise above their circumstances. This book was no exception. Reminding me a bit of Anne of Green Gables, it's the story of a teenager who has bounced around foster homes in the city, then gets sent out to a small town farm in a last ditch attempt to avoid a group home placement. I enjoyed this book.
The Sketchbook Project World Tour, written by Steven and Sara Elands Peterman
I can't remember where I heard about this book, but it's really cool! The authors send out sketchbooks to people who request them on the condition that the books be sent back once they're filled. Filled with art from six continents, this book gives a little glimpse at the tens of thousands of sketchbooks housed at the Brooklyn Art Library. I loved flipping through this book and seeing the huge variety of artistic styles. Even the art that didn't appeal to me personally was still impressive simply because of the talent of the artist. You can get more information about The Sketchbook Project at their site, but be sure to take a peek at the book.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death, written by Jean-Dominique Bauby and translated from French by Jeremy Leggatt
Bauby was the editor-in-chief of Elle before a stroke left him a victim of locked-in syndrome, a perfectly functioning mind in a body that no longer functioned. I enjoyed this quick read of short chapters where a man in phenomenally challenging and frustrating circumstances shares what's going on in his mind - his imagination and reality, his past and present, the things that bring him happiness and that cause grief, and gives us a rare opportunity to understand what life is like for people in his situation. Written through a painstakingly slow process of blinking his one good eye to select one letter a time, his memoir gives us a rare opportunity to understand what life is like for people who can't communicate (or whose communication skills are so primitive and time-consuming that most people won't bother) and is worth a read.
Rainy Day Sisters: A Hartley-by-the-Sea Novel, written by Kate Hewitt
This was another random pull from the library shelves. It's the story of a woman in America whose life is kinda falling apart - work, family, romance. Despite not knowing each other very well, her half-sister offers her a place to stay in England. The two of them navigate their differences and their family history, romantic relationships get figured out (sans sex, which was a pleasant surprise for an adult book), hurting people find help, and the perks and quirks of small town living are shown. I enjoyed the book and will look for more by this author.
Peas and Thank You: Simple Meatless Meals the Whole Family Will Love, written by Sarah Matheny
Random pull from the library shelves. There are a few recipes I want to try from this book. Bonus points allotted for the author being local-ish (Salem).
Navigating Early, written by Clare Vanderpool
One more random pull from library shelves. I absolutely loved this book! I'm going to have the big boys read it next because I'm sure they'll enjoy it. It's an outdoor adventure intertwined with a mythology-ish story mixed with misfits, grief, guilt, friendship, autism (although that word is never used), and various family relationships. I really liked it.
KID BOOKS WE LOVED
Mirror, written by Jeannie Baker
This wordless story of the day in the life of two families, one in the Australian city of Sidney and the other in a small Moroccan village, is two stories intended to be "read" side by side.
This is My Home, This is My School, written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean
The library posted this book on their Facebook page. When I went to reserve it there was another book called Building Our House by the same author, so we checked out both. The author tells stories in these books about how his family homeschooled their kids and built their own home while living in a camping trailer back when he was a kid.
The Black Book of Colors, written by Menena Cottin, translated by Elisa Amado, and illustrated by Rosana Faria
As the title indicates, the pages of this book are black. With artwork made of raised lines and every page having the white text translated to Braille, this book describes different colors through senses other than sight. Really cool!
Coco and the Little Black Dress, written and illustrated by Annmarie Van Haeringen
The story of how Coco Chanel went from a poor girl in an orphanage to a woman whose ability to make simplicity luxurious turned her into a famous designer.
The Dot, Sky Color, and Ish, written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
We've checked out The Dot and Ish a few times before, but just recently realized they're part of the Creatrilogy and there's another book called Sky Color. Our library doesn't have it, but another one in the system does and we put it on hold. All three books are simple text and drawings that encourage people to stretch their artistic comfort zones, to not worry about perfection, and to just do something.
Sharon at the Compulsive Reader had this on her 1/10-16/16 book list. A woman finds a man at her door one day who says he's her grandson. The only problem is that her grandson, as well as her daughter, died when Nagasaki was bombed. Reading a box of letter he brought with him, she remembers her life as a young woman, learns more about her daughter's life, and tries to reconcile the past with the present. I'm still not sure if I liked this one or not.
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe, written by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
This was mentioned in a private reading group I'm part of. This non-fiction book tells the story of a woman living in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a person whose resourcefulness and determination not only kept food on her own family's table, but supported many other women in need of financial help. Great book!
Orbiting Jupiter, written by Gary D. Schmidt
Sharon also recommended this one and it was on her 10/25-31/15 book list. Fictional story of a boy who becomes the father of a girl he has yet to see, a broken young man whose life is filled with loss and rejection. Eventually placed with a foster family whose son narrates the story, he tries to figure out his life. Family, loyalty, sacrifice ... this book totally sucked me in!
The Day We Met: A Novel, written by Rowan Coleman
This book was posted on the Woodburn Library's Facebook page. Sad and sweet all at the same, a family learns how to live with their wife, mom, and daughter, a woman who is losing her memory, and she learns how to move forward, even as she keeps moving backward.
Ana of California: A Novel, written by Andi Teran
This was a random pull off the library shelves. I always love stories of foster kids, friends who become family, and underdogs finding ways to rise above their circumstances. This book was no exception. Reminding me a bit of Anne of Green Gables, it's the story of a teenager who has bounced around foster homes in the city, then gets sent out to a small town farm in a last ditch attempt to avoid a group home placement. I enjoyed this book.
The Sketchbook Project World Tour, written by Steven and Sara Elands Peterman
I can't remember where I heard about this book, but it's really cool! The authors send out sketchbooks to people who request them on the condition that the books be sent back once they're filled. Filled with art from six continents, this book gives a little glimpse at the tens of thousands of sketchbooks housed at the Brooklyn Art Library. I loved flipping through this book and seeing the huge variety of artistic styles. Even the art that didn't appeal to me personally was still impressive simply because of the talent of the artist. You can get more information about The Sketchbook Project at their site, but be sure to take a peek at the book.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death, written by Jean-Dominique Bauby and translated from French by Jeremy Leggatt
Bauby was the editor-in-chief of Elle before a stroke left him a victim of locked-in syndrome, a perfectly functioning mind in a body that no longer functioned. I enjoyed this quick read of short chapters where a man in phenomenally challenging and frustrating circumstances shares what's going on in his mind - his imagination and reality, his past and present, the things that bring him happiness and that cause grief, and gives us a rare opportunity to understand what life is like for people in his situation. Written through a painstakingly slow process of blinking his one good eye to select one letter a time, his memoir gives us a rare opportunity to understand what life is like for people who can't communicate (or whose communication skills are so primitive and time-consuming that most people won't bother) and is worth a read.
Rainy Day Sisters: A Hartley-by-the-Sea Novel, written by Kate Hewitt
This was another random pull from the library shelves. It's the story of a woman in America whose life is kinda falling apart - work, family, romance. Despite not knowing each other very well, her half-sister offers her a place to stay in England. The two of them navigate their differences and their family history, romantic relationships get figured out (sans sex, which was a pleasant surprise for an adult book), hurting people find help, and the perks and quirks of small town living are shown. I enjoyed the book and will look for more by this author.
Peas and Thank You: Simple Meatless Meals the Whole Family Will Love, written by Sarah Matheny
Random pull from the library shelves. There are a few recipes I want to try from this book. Bonus points allotted for the author being local-ish (Salem).
Navigating Early, written by Clare Vanderpool
One more random pull from library shelves. I absolutely loved this book! I'm going to have the big boys read it next because I'm sure they'll enjoy it. It's an outdoor adventure intertwined with a mythology-ish story mixed with misfits, grief, guilt, friendship, autism (although that word is never used), and various family relationships. I really liked it.
KID BOOKS WE LOVED
Mirror, written by Jeannie Baker
This wordless story of the day in the life of two families, one in the Australian city of Sidney and the other in a small Moroccan village, is two stories intended to be "read" side by side.
This is My Home, This is My School, written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean
The library posted this book on their Facebook page. When I went to reserve it there was another book called Building Our House by the same author, so we checked out both. The author tells stories in these books about how his family homeschooled their kids and built their own home while living in a camping trailer back when he was a kid.
The Black Book of Colors, written by Menena Cottin, translated by Elisa Amado, and illustrated by Rosana Faria
As the title indicates, the pages of this book are black. With artwork made of raised lines and every page having the white text translated to Braille, this book describes different colors through senses other than sight. Really cool!
Coco and the Little Black Dress, written and illustrated by Annmarie Van Haeringen
The story of how Coco Chanel went from a poor girl in an orphanage to a woman whose ability to make simplicity luxurious turned her into a famous designer.
The Dot, Sky Color, and Ish, written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
We've checked out The Dot and Ish a few times before, but just recently realized they're part of the Creatrilogy and there's another book called Sky Color. Our library doesn't have it, but another one in the system does and we put it on hold. All three books are simple text and drawings that encourage people to stretch their artistic comfort zones, to not worry about perfection, and to just do something.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
3/29/16 - TEN ON TUESDAY
Brothers - These two took off one morning after finishing their school work. They ran about 1 1/2 miles out to Big 5 and Miranda's, bought shoes and Mexican pastries, then ran back. It's fun to give them freedom as they get older and I'm glad they enjoy each other's company (more often than not, anyway ... we're not a perfect family).
YNAB - In early February Tim and I did a free trial of You Need a Budget, then paid for a one year membership when our trial was up. I manage our budget just fine, prefer pen and paper over electronic methods of most things, and don't like to spend money on something I can do just as well for free. So, what made me fork out the cash for YNAB? A few things.
First, it's convenient for Tim and I because we can both access our current budget and add transactions from anywhere. Second, the budget areas I call "flex", the ones that change from month to month and that sometimes have money shuffled between them, are easier to keep track of with this program than with the envelope system I was previously using. Third, ... actually, those are the two main reasons. I like how easy it is to balance my checkbook and appreciate the visual of seeing our whole money situation in one glance. I strongly believe that it's really important to know where every dollar is going and YNAB is one way to do that. We'll re-evaluate next year, but right now I'm glad we're using it.
UPDATE: As of 5/26/17, I'm part of a small group of people selected to test out YNAB's new referral program. If you use my YNAB referral link (I also updated the one a couple paragraphs above this), then you and I will each get one free month credited to our account once your trial is up and you pay for a subscription. I wrote a little more about YNAB here.
Friends - Heidi and Shalee were in town for a few hours. I got to hang out with them for a bit and Heidi snapped this picture of the three of us.
Cookies - Heidi sent some cookies home with me for the little Ws, which they obviously enjoyed.
Eggs - I don't really care about dyeing Easter eggs, so I boil a bunch and then let everyone else have fun with them.
I don't have any other Easter pictures, as our egg hunt was interrupted by a rainstorm and was decidedly not fun. We went to church, as always, but I never bring my camera to church, and Tim did Resurrection Eggs during dinner. It was a pretty low-key day here.
Reading - A few times a week I end up reading books to these two in my bad at the end of the day. I love it.
Teebs - He dug out the dress-up bins one day.
Food - We've tried several new recipes this month - quinoa, kale, cranberry, walnut, and butternut salad, Greek garbanzo salad, chipotle chicken salad, sesame garlic beef tacos, and cauliflower spread.
Puzzles - We love puzzles and almost always have one going around here. Naomi took advantage of a great deal on Amazon back in December and gave puzzles to the three biggest puzzle lovers. Teebs got the 300 piece Mountain Duel, which he's put together multiple times and I've never photographed. Devon was given the 1000 piece Dogs Galore, which was, hands down, the hardest puzzle I've ever worked on. I prefer not to use the picture on the box as a guide, but I caved about 15 minutes into this mass of white, black, and brown fur and pink tongues. Check it out!
We recently finished the one I was given, the 1000 piece Kitchen Cupboard, and I loved it! Quirky, with lots of little details and patterns to match up ... and I forgot to snap a picture to prove we finished it before I gathered it up and put it back in the box. Next time!
Saturday, March 26, 2016
SILAS TAKES FLIGHT
Back in December Silas spotted iFLY vouchers at Costco. We did a quick check of the company website to see how good of a deal the Costco option was (smokin' deal at about half price) and he decided to use some of his spending money for an indoor skydiving experience. It took us three months to actually get around to scheduling the flight, but I finally took him last night.
All suited up and waiting for his group to go in.
Airborne! He was a natural.
I discovered that I stink at taking pictures of people in flight, but at least you can get an idea of what it was like from these shots.
I also took a couple videos and the package Silas bought from Costco allowed him to get one video from iFLY (his choice from the two flights). This is from the first flight.
Getting the high flight was a total surprise! You pay extra for that and the instructor takes you up for the last 25 seconds of your flight. Silas stuck with the basic package he bought at Costco, so he was completely caught off-guard ... and thrilled ... when his instructor took him up for about 20 seconds. What a treat! We have no idea why he got blessed like that. The only thing I can think of was that his group was smaller than the rest and the instructor, who was having a lot of fun with them, may have just decided to surprise him with a little extra vertical action. Who knows? Who cares? It was just an awesome blessing for him.
Here's the video Silas chose from iFLY. It's no surprise he opted for the one where he got to go higher than expected.
Silas loved the experience and wants to go skydiving for real someday. Although he said he wouldn't have paid full price ($70 for two one minute flights and we think $8 for the video) for the experience, he thought it was definitely worth the Costco price of $40 (although he paid $35 during a Christmas-time deal).
As a sidenote, we were in Costco yesterday and noticed they still have iFLY vouchers. If you're local, don't have a Costco membership, and would like one of those vouchers, then let me know. If you give me the cash, then I'm willing to pick one up for you.
All suited up and waiting for his group to go in.
Airborne! He was a natural.
I discovered that I stink at taking pictures of people in flight, but at least you can get an idea of what it was like from these shots.
I also took a couple videos and the package Silas bought from Costco allowed him to get one video from iFLY (his choice from the two flights). This is from the first flight.
This is from the second. I wasn't going to film this one at all because I'd already filmed the first and remembered he'd be getting a video as part of his package, but then this happened.
Getting the high flight was a total surprise! You pay extra for that and the instructor takes you up for the last 25 seconds of your flight. Silas stuck with the basic package he bought at Costco, so he was completely caught off-guard ... and thrilled ... when his instructor took him up for about 20 seconds. What a treat! We have no idea why he got blessed like that. The only thing I can think of was that his group was smaller than the rest and the instructor, who was having a lot of fun with them, may have just decided to surprise him with a little extra vertical action. Who knows? Who cares? It was just an awesome blessing for him.
Here's the video Silas chose from iFLY. It's no surprise he opted for the one where he got to go higher than expected.
Silas loved the experience and wants to go skydiving for real someday. Although he said he wouldn't have paid full price ($70 for two one minute flights and we think $8 for the video) for the experience, he thought it was definitely worth the Costco price of $40 (although he paid $35 during a Christmas-time deal).
As a sidenote, we were in Costco yesterday and noticed they still have iFLY vouchers. If you're local, don't have a Costco membership, and would like one of those vouchers, then let me know. If you give me the cash, then I'm willing to pick one up for you.
Friday, March 25, 2016
FRIDAY FUN
Everyone around us has been on spring break this week, but we recently took a week off and have had some random days off in the last several weeks, so it was a school week here. Sorta. Tim didn't have any work, he and the bigs were gone all day Tuesday for a church event, and I told the little Ws we'd do something fun as a family today if they could get their school work done earlier in the week.
So, we headed out of the house for a little bit of fun this afternoon. Our first stop was for a movie. We were given movie passes as a Christmas gift and cashed some in for Zootopia, which everyone enjoyed. We'd all slept in this morning and eaten a late breakfast, so our meals were all messed up and we were pretty hungry by the time the movie ended. We came home and had leftovers for an early dinner, stopped by the library for a little while, then zipped over to LimeBerry to cash in another Christmas gift we hadn't used yet. Movie, library, frozen yogurt, and sunshine ... a perfect ending to the week!
Thursday, March 24, 2016
3/24/16 - THANKFUL THURSDAY
I'm thankful for a good night's sleep.
What's something that you're thankful for?
What's something that you're thankful for?
Monday, March 21, 2016
3/21/16 - WORTH REPEATING
Content makes poor men rich, but discontent makes rich men poor.
~ Benjamin Franklin
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People want to know how much you care before they care how much you know.
~ James F. Hind
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Often we change jobs, friends, and spouses instead of ourselves.
~ Akbarali H. Jetha
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When you don't move the mountains I'm needing you to move / When you don't part the waters I wish I could walk through / When you don't give the answers as I cry out to you / I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in you
~ Lauren Daigle in Trust in You on How Can it Be
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Our kids do have lots of toys and clothes and video games and crafts. But let's remember, they aren't the ones with the steady paychecks and they didn't organize their last birthday party. If there are too many toys in your playroom, you put them there - or, at the very least, you allowed them to stay.
Joshua Becker in Parents, Stop Getting Mad at your Kids for Wanting Stuff at Target at Becoming Minimalist
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~ Benjamin Franklin
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People want to know how much you care before they care how much you know.
~ James F. Hind
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Often we change jobs, friends, and spouses instead of ourselves.
~ Akbarali H. Jetha
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When you don't move the mountains I'm needing you to move / When you don't part the waters I wish I could walk through / When you don't give the answers as I cry out to you / I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in you
~ Lauren Daigle in Trust in You on How Can it Be
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Our kids do have lots of toys and clothes and video games and crafts. But let's remember, they aren't the ones with the steady paychecks and they didn't organize their last birthday party. If there are too many toys in your playroom, you put them there - or, at the very least, you allowed them to stay.
Joshua Becker in Parents, Stop Getting Mad at your Kids for Wanting Stuff at Target at Becoming Minimalist
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
Saturday, March 12, 2016
A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
Way back in October Tim and I decided to take part of our tax refund and do something fun with the little Ws. We haven't spent tax refund money on purely frivolous things in a few years, but we knew we could make our plan work. Tonight, almost five months later, that decision found us here, with Tim taking a picture of his wife and kids at the Moda Center.
Why were we there? Because of this.
Toby Mac. And because of Hollyn, Colton Dixon, Capital Kings, Finding Favour, Building 429, and Britt Nicole. Because of the Hits Deep Tour.
It bugs me when people won't put their phones away while they're at an event and I had no intention of getting mine out, but it occurred to me that this concert was big enough that friends from out of the area may have traveled here for it. I hopped on Facebook for about 30 seconds about half an hour before the concert started, which was all it took to discover David and Gina had driven up. I shot Gina a quick message telling her where we were sitting, put my phone away, then waited for them to find us. It was a fun surprise to run into them and we were able to chat for a few minutes. Unfortunately, this was the one time I didn't check to make sure the picture turned out and so we only have a blurry one. Oh well. At least there's proof we saw each other.
I forgot to take the camera out for most of the concert, but I did get a shot of Britt Nicole belting out a tune.
She's one of Naomi's favorite singers and the person other than Toby that she was most looking forward to seeing. Needless to say, this ...
... was probably the highlight of Naomi's night. I knew Britt was walking through the crowd during one song, but my view of this was blocked and I had no idea she'd given Naomi a kiss on the forehead until Naomi mentioned it on the drive home. I'm glad Tim had the camera!
Speaking of the non-Toby favorites, Silas was thrilled to see Colton Dixon and Devon was really excited about Capital Kings. And although I haven't asked them, I'm confident they're also really glad they didn't get a kiss from their favorite artists. Oh, the difference a few years ... and different personalities ... makes!
Finally, we saw Toby Mac. It's kinda crazy to think that I listened to him as a middle schooler and now my middle schoolers (and younger kids) love his music.
Here he is, speakin' life.
What I didn't get a picture of, which is a huge bummer, was all six Ws dancing on stage at the end of the concert. Seriously. All of us. On the stage.
Before the show started we were approached by someone asking if we'd like to join a group of concert attendees on stage for the last song. I'm not sure if we looked the part of DiverseCity, were in the right place at the right time as they asked people in every tenth (or whatever) row, or if it was completely random, but we took the little slips of paper he gave us that allowed us to participate and then helped close out the show. Another family from our church was also part of the group, which is kinda cool when you consider the arena was packed out. The odds of the people they chose actually knowing each other were pretty slim.
Anyway, that was a really memorable way to end a fabulous night of singing and dancing!
Of course, as we were leaving the building we still hadn't taken a picture of our whole family. Then we saw this on our way to the parking garage. A totally cheesy photo op ... and we jumped on it.
Other little details that made it a good night.
A group effort among total strangers, including the little Ws and I, to get a dead car running again and the resulting conversation with the little Ws about using discernment.
Seeing several people from church in passing at different points during the night. Familiar faces, smiles, and waves.
Tim surprising us with cookies, "a special treat for a special night". They were a perfect snack on the drive home.
The conversations (yes, plural) with an older woman who was a ... oh, I don't know what they're called ... a hostess, maybe ... at the arena. Clearly one of those God things where two people's paths were meant to cross.
Now it's 2:00 in the morning. We've been home for a couple hours and I'm tired, but I wanted a shower and needed to unwind. I think I'm about ready to hit the sack now, though!
Thursday, March 10, 2016
3/10/16 - THANKFUL THURSDAY
I'm thankful for Good Earth Sweet & Spicy tea.
What's one thing that you're thankful for?
What's one thing that you're thankful for?
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
SNUGGLES
Teebs is, hands down, the biggest snuggler of all the little Ws. Second place isn't even a close contest. At all. He loves, loves, loves to have me lay down with him at naps. Although one of our priorities in parenting littles is to have them learn to fall asleep on their own, which he is able to do, I indulge him from time to time because I know those few minutes fill up his love tank in a way it didn't for the others.
There have been a couple recent times where I've called in one of the bigs to snap a couple pictures once Teebs is konked. They aren't great because the lighting is bad in a dark room and the angle they have to take the picture from is awkward, but the pictures make me smile anyway.
In this one, he had a death grip on my arm and was facing forward with his face buried in my hand until seconds before the camera clicked.
I reached for me in his sleep as I got out of the bed, so I stuck Teddy in his arms and he kept sleeping.
In this one he had his arm wrapped around me as tightly as he could, holding the hand I had under my head, but his grip loosened as I rubbed his back and he fell asleep.
"I want to be close!"
These days of him pulling me as close as he can as he drifts off to sleep won't be around much longer. Soakin' them up!
Thursday, March 3, 2016
3/3/16 - THANKFUL THURSDAY
I'm thankful for the beauty of all the flowers, bushes, and trees in bloom.
What's one thing that you're thankful for?
What's one thing that you're thankful for?
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
FACES ON FOOD
I went to grab an onion while making lunch yesterday and saw this staring back at me.
I started laughing and asked the little Ws which of them was responsible for putting a face on an onion. I had a primary suspect because of similar past behavior (cat food and post-it notes), but sometimes the kids surprise me with who is responsible for which antics.
Two kids smirked. One kid asked which onion I was talking about. Which onion? The one with the face. Duh.
I went back to the onion bin, started turning onions over, and discovered this.
I started laughing and asked the little Ws which of them was responsible for putting a face on an onion. I had a primary suspect because of similar past behavior (cat food and post-it notes), but sometimes the kids surprise me with who is responsible for which antics.
Two kids smirked. One kid asked which onion I was talking about. Which onion? The one with the face. Duh.
I went back to the onion bin, started turning onions over, and discovered this.
I laughed some more. Then I commended Devon for his creativity and sense of humor that ended up being timed perfectly to lighten up our mid-day slump. Funny kid!
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