Dax likes to have company with him in the bathroom. Especially if it's a more time extensive endeavor. The rest of us, not so much.
Mike and I try to avoid bathrooming while he's awake if we need privacy. Lily has taken to locking the door. Great idea, in theory. she was prepared for the banging and yelling at the door. She was not prepared for him to go find a screw driver and attempt to remove the door knob.
Good thing she was quick about it...
Monday, October 13, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
It's Good to Be Home
We are now safely in Ohio...
Traveling 6 hours with 3 children without another adult is quite an adventure! I'm becoming a pro. I must say I couldn't have asked for better kids today. Lily was a great help without too many complaints. We changed the seating arrangements and everyone seemed happy! The trees have just started to change, the sky was so blue, it was a beautiful drive! Thank you, Lord, for the blessing of a day such as this!
Best quote of the day came from Dax. "Mom, this drive sure is long". He asked me repeatedly why Nana lives so far away from us. He told me he doesn't like long drives, just short ones and it should only be a short one to Nana's. Amen!
Most amusing exchange of the day...
Ok, can't do one, but can do one for each child. Of course they all involve my brother, the infamous, Uncle Ryan. The kids haven't seen him for a few months and the boys seemed very resistant at first. Dax told me Uncle Ryan was mean and he didn't want to have dinner with him. Lily and he just picked up their love/hate relationship from where they left off. Uncle Ryan is a teddy bear. A teddy bear who masquerades as a big annoying, teaser. The kids, Mom, Ryan and I went to a local dive tonight. You know, the kind of place only the locals know about with all the ambiance of a truck stop but amazing food and good company. Ok, I regress, my stories...
Finn ~ For no reason at all he starts hurling pickles at Ryan's head and laughing hysterically. If he was older I probably would have been really ticked (or if we were in a nice establishment) Grand, he's already decided it's fun to throw food at your uncle. Should I be worried?
Dax ~ Uncle Ryan kept trying to steal Dax's goldfish crackers. He tried negotiating, to no avail. He offered french fries, onion rings, monkeys, cows, random strange items. Dax was cracking a slight smile but repeatedly said "I'm not sharing with you!" Ryan asked if he could just have the green one...just the green one. Dax popped it in his mouth and said "gggrrr I ate it" yeah, totally a lot funnier to have seen it in person. If you know Dax then you can at least imagine that gravely gruff voice saying it which makes it slightly more funny. If you don't know Dax move on, I'm getting bored with myself!
Lily ~ I walked out of the diner and see my daughter standing on the back of my van trying to retrieve her flip flop from the roof, yelling how cold she is and my brother standing there laughing with his arms in her pink, heart covered sweatshirt.
Can I just say, I love my brother. He's a great guy. I have friends who are younger than he is but seem a good 10 - 20 years older. The boy manages a bank, he's no slouch. When he turns in to Uncle Ryan, he seems to remind me a lot of this annoying little brother I once had who could drive me to the edge of sanity and shove me right over. At least now I can refrain from yelling "mooooommmm!! " Although Lily seems to have picked up right where I left off!
It's good to be home!
Traveling 6 hours with 3 children without another adult is quite an adventure! I'm becoming a pro. I must say I couldn't have asked for better kids today. Lily was a great help without too many complaints. We changed the seating arrangements and everyone seemed happy! The trees have just started to change, the sky was so blue, it was a beautiful drive! Thank you, Lord, for the blessing of a day such as this!
Best quote of the day came from Dax. "Mom, this drive sure is long". He asked me repeatedly why Nana lives so far away from us. He told me he doesn't like long drives, just short ones and it should only be a short one to Nana's. Amen!
Most amusing exchange of the day...
Ok, can't do one, but can do one for each child. Of course they all involve my brother, the infamous, Uncle Ryan. The kids haven't seen him for a few months and the boys seemed very resistant at first. Dax told me Uncle Ryan was mean and he didn't want to have dinner with him. Lily and he just picked up their love/hate relationship from where they left off. Uncle Ryan is a teddy bear. A teddy bear who masquerades as a big annoying, teaser. The kids, Mom, Ryan and I went to a local dive tonight. You know, the kind of place only the locals know about with all the ambiance of a truck stop but amazing food and good company. Ok, I regress, my stories...
Finn ~ For no reason at all he starts hurling pickles at Ryan's head and laughing hysterically. If he was older I probably would have been really ticked (or if we were in a nice establishment) Grand, he's already decided it's fun to throw food at your uncle. Should I be worried?
Dax ~ Uncle Ryan kept trying to steal Dax's goldfish crackers. He tried negotiating, to no avail. He offered french fries, onion rings, monkeys, cows, random strange items. Dax was cracking a slight smile but repeatedly said "I'm not sharing with you!" Ryan asked if he could just have the green one...just the green one. Dax popped it in his mouth and said "gggrrr I ate it" yeah, totally a lot funnier to have seen it in person. If you know Dax then you can at least imagine that gravely gruff voice saying it which makes it slightly more funny. If you don't know Dax move on, I'm getting bored with myself!
Lily ~ I walked out of the diner and see my daughter standing on the back of my van trying to retrieve her flip flop from the roof, yelling how cold she is and my brother standing there laughing with his arms in her pink, heart covered sweatshirt.
Can I just say, I love my brother. He's a great guy. I have friends who are younger than he is but seem a good 10 - 20 years older. The boy manages a bank, he's no slouch. When he turns in to Uncle Ryan, he seems to remind me a lot of this annoying little brother I once had who could drive me to the edge of sanity and shove me right over. At least now I can refrain from yelling "mooooommmm!! " Although Lily seems to have picked up right where I left off!
It's good to be home!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Yes, Mike, I will blog again...
He's been asking me this question for days. I have many pictures, many stories. when I have skipped a few days and have lots to say I get overwhelmed so i just don't blog for like two weeks. He needs something to read at lunch.
I should be studying harder for my small group time tonight, but instead, I'm stalking ebay. Well, ebay and craigslist. I have been for the last two weeks...that is where I've been when I should be blogging. Dax, my darling son wants to be a monarch butterfly for Halloween. Not any butterfly, but the Tom Arma butterfly.
He's three, he's a boy, should he want to be a fireman or something?? No, a butterfly, a $60 butterfly. And Finn, he has to be a caterpillar. This comes from the directive of Dax. Lily has been ordered to be a flower, she refuses, she will be a fashion Diva (God help us). Dax didn't take this news well I overheard a conversation that went something like this...
D "You're gonna be a flower, Lil"
L "um no"
D "I said yes! You would be a flower!"
L "yeah, not gonna happen, I'm not matching you guys anymore"
D "You will be a flower, or you will be NOTHING!!"
L trying not to laugh, "whatever, Dax"
At least the garage sale clothes she's gathering for her ensemble have only cost me $2.75.
I really don't like Halloween, but I like the cute costumes. I like having the kids dressed for the Harvest party at church. Yeah, I thought I had a couple of weeks, turns out there is a wedding the weekend before Halloween so the party is a week early...craziness!!!
I'm leaving town this weekend. I need a butterfly and a caterpillar, pronto. this shouldn't stress me out, but it does. If you have a Tom Arma butterfly costume or know how to make one, or maybe a caterpillar and you'd like to loan them to some little boys you might be my favorite person ever! Am I the only crazy mother who stresses about these things?
I should go. I just told my boys if they threw cereal all over the floor that it would makes bugs come and that would be bad. Dax told me he liked lady bugs, it would be fun if they came. I told him it would be spiders and other bugs that bite. I don't think it's a good sign that I hear giggling in the background and a three year old voice yelling, "Get it, Finny, you're a bug!! You're a bug!!"
I should be studying harder for my small group time tonight, but instead, I'm stalking ebay. Well, ebay and craigslist. I have been for the last two weeks...that is where I've been when I should be blogging. Dax, my darling son wants to be a monarch butterfly for Halloween. Not any butterfly, but the Tom Arma butterfly.
He's three, he's a boy, should he want to be a fireman or something?? No, a butterfly, a $60 butterfly. And Finn, he has to be a caterpillar. This comes from the directive of Dax. Lily has been ordered to be a flower, she refuses, she will be a fashion Diva (God help us). Dax didn't take this news well I overheard a conversation that went something like this...
D "You're gonna be a flower, Lil"
L "um no"
D "I said yes! You would be a flower!"
L "yeah, not gonna happen, I'm not matching you guys anymore"
D "You will be a flower, or you will be NOTHING!!"
L trying not to laugh, "whatever, Dax"
At least the garage sale clothes she's gathering for her ensemble have only cost me $2.75.
I really don't like Halloween, but I like the cute costumes. I like having the kids dressed for the Harvest party at church. Yeah, I thought I had a couple of weeks, turns out there is a wedding the weekend before Halloween so the party is a week early...craziness!!!
I'm leaving town this weekend. I need a butterfly and a caterpillar, pronto. this shouldn't stress me out, but it does. If you have a Tom Arma butterfly costume or know how to make one, or maybe a caterpillar and you'd like to loan them to some little boys you might be my favorite person ever! Am I the only crazy mother who stresses about these things?
I should go. I just told my boys if they threw cereal all over the floor that it would makes bugs come and that would be bad. Dax told me he liked lady bugs, it would be fun if they came. I told him it would be spiders and other bugs that bite. I don't think it's a good sign that I hear giggling in the background and a three year old voice yelling, "Get it, Finny, you're a bug!! You're a bug!!"
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Faces I love...
...that are not related to me! We have been blessed with some great youth in our church. We are lucky to see these smiling faces on a regular basis! There are some bonus pictures of extra youthy youth, those belong to one of the big people, but they were so cute in some of the pictures I couldn't resist!
There are many other faces that I love, I just know these people's Mamas probably won't sue me for putting their lovely faces on here! I've even seen a few of these faces stop by blogland!
One Week Anniversary of Youth Doing windows...
I know there are youth out there waiting with baited breath to see what they looked like while washing the new church windows. Some worked hard, some cleaned a window, maybe two. I can't say too much, I cleaned two windows and then took pictures...someone had to document this, right?
I'm only posting faceless shots. I'll do some faces of kids who's Mamas won't mind after I'm done here!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Praises...
Warm fall days. It seems to be lately that I couldn't ask for more perfect weather. I wonder if we could stretch this until somewhere in the neighborhood of December 23rd?
Watching Dax and Lily play together without Finn. they just really played. Swinging in big kid ways with daredevil stunts and twists. No arguments, no hitting, or screaming. What a nice vision!
Dax loving Finn so much that he hates being separated from him. Not sure why he can't be a bit more kind sometimes but he doesn't like to be away from his little guy!
Watching how Finn fits into the gang. Watching how he never wants to be left behind. The reaction he had to "rejoining" the group after running errands with dad. He did a little dance, smiled from ear to ear and ran right down to the swing set.
Watching Finn dance...he's got some rhythm, that guy! I'm not sure it's the kind of rhythm that will carry him to successful high school dances but it sure is cuter than just about anything now!!
Kids who care more about mom's booboo's than mom! Watching Lily and Dax "patch up" my leg when I cut it. (minor scrape). They worked together to clean it and put three different band aids on till they were satisfied it would hold. I love watching them give care, it gives me hope!
Knowing God hears me and loves me even when I'm grumbly!
Standing outside the glass door looking in, watching my whole family move around inside. There is real perspective there. You're always in the middle of it. Outside looking in just somehow makes you smile. That warm feeling that came over me knowing those are my peeps, all four of them and the dog...my peeps. thanks God, you're a pretty great guy!
My husband who is spending a lot of added alone with kid time this week!
Finishing my first purposeless novel in at least a year. I forgot how good it feels to every now and then escape from reality into the pages of a book.
Reading lots and lots of very purposeful things lately. I'm learning so much I'm starting to feel like Lily!
A room full of teenagers signing praise songs. There was just something pretty amazing filling that place tonight. (admit it girls, even you sang, i watched!)
Getting back into the swing of youth. I always forget how much I enjoy it till I'm there.
Our new church. This is the first week we're in the building for things. It's good to see so many people. Even though it's far from perfect, God can live there. It will be good, even if we occasionally have to sit on a lap or two! =)
Coming home to 3 sleeping kids...this people, some sort of miracle! (thanks, Mike!)
Watching Dax and Lily play together without Finn. they just really played. Swinging in big kid ways with daredevil stunts and twists. No arguments, no hitting, or screaming. What a nice vision!
Dax loving Finn so much that he hates being separated from him. Not sure why he can't be a bit more kind sometimes but he doesn't like to be away from his little guy!
Watching how Finn fits into the gang. Watching how he never wants to be left behind. The reaction he had to "rejoining" the group after running errands with dad. He did a little dance, smiled from ear to ear and ran right down to the swing set.
Watching Finn dance...he's got some rhythm, that guy! I'm not sure it's the kind of rhythm that will carry him to successful high school dances but it sure is cuter than just about anything now!!
Kids who care more about mom's booboo's than mom! Watching Lily and Dax "patch up" my leg when I cut it. (minor scrape). They worked together to clean it and put three different band aids on till they were satisfied it would hold. I love watching them give care, it gives me hope!
Knowing God hears me and loves me even when I'm grumbly!
Standing outside the glass door looking in, watching my whole family move around inside. There is real perspective there. You're always in the middle of it. Outside looking in just somehow makes you smile. That warm feeling that came over me knowing those are my peeps, all four of them and the dog...my peeps. thanks God, you're a pretty great guy!
My husband who is spending a lot of added alone with kid time this week!
Finishing my first purposeless novel in at least a year. I forgot how good it feels to every now and then escape from reality into the pages of a book.
Reading lots and lots of very purposeful things lately. I'm learning so much I'm starting to feel like Lily!
A room full of teenagers signing praise songs. There was just something pretty amazing filling that place tonight. (admit it girls, even you sang, i watched!)
Getting back into the swing of youth. I always forget how much I enjoy it till I'm there.
Our new church. This is the first week we're in the building for things. It's good to see so many people. Even though it's far from perfect, God can live there. It will be good, even if we occasionally have to sit on a lap or two! =)
Coming home to 3 sleeping kids...this people, some sort of miracle! (thanks, Mike!)
Sunday, September 21, 2008
I somehow uploaded these to the wrong blog...
I meant to post these to Echoes of Grace, but somehow they ended up here. I think I'll leave a few and the rest will be over
there.
Today was the last Sunday in our old church. I have lots of fun pictures I'll post later of little people and bouncy houses and such. At the end of today's service our pastors carried out the large cross and Bible that sit on our alter, each person at the service then carried out a candle representing His spirit and our light moving with us to our new place of worship.
Much to Lily's dismay I couldn't resist getting out the camera. I tried to resist, but the pictures seemed to be singing out to me....who could resist capturing a little piece of this spirit moving?
While I'm at It....
I bet you don't have all of these things in your parades...
A Pumpkin Cinderella Princess Carriage pulled by a tractor...
Really cute Jr. High Dancer Team girls passing out gobs of candy...
Kilt wearing Bagpipers? Why do we have bagpipers?
A Large plastic moose riding on the back of a truck...
A flat bed semi full of banjo players...
A political extravaganza littering the streets and sky with a blaze of yellow...
A front row view where a toddler can hold a balloon, eat a sucker, and watch floats with Veggie Tales go by ( I missed snapping the Veggie Tales, I think I was still blinded by all the yellow!)
A Gym float that your sister mistakenly identifies as a gay pride float...
Funny, I'm most perplexed by the bagpipers! I bet lots of you have those!! I didn't get a picture of the gymnasts tumbling on a trampoline on the back of a semi or the parade of dogs followed by a man in a very revealing superman costume carrying a sign identifying himself as the "Super Pooper Scooper".
A Pumpkin Cinderella Princess Carriage pulled by a tractor...
Really cute Jr. High Dancer Team girls passing out gobs of candy...
Kilt wearing Bagpipers? Why do we have bagpipers?
A Large plastic moose riding on the back of a truck...
A flat bed semi full of banjo players...
A political extravaganza littering the streets and sky with a blaze of yellow...
A front row view where a toddler can hold a balloon, eat a sucker, and watch floats with Veggie Tales go by ( I missed snapping the Veggie Tales, I think I was still blinded by all the yellow!)
A Gym float that your sister mistakenly identifies as a gay pride float...
Funny, I'm most perplexed by the bagpipers! I bet lots of you have those!! I didn't get a picture of the gymnasts tumbling on a trampoline on the back of a semi or the parade of dogs followed by a man in a very revealing superman costume carrying a sign identifying himself as the "Super Pooper Scooper".
I bet you're feeling that your parades are sad and boring compared to ours, aren't you!?
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Just Posting It Like it Is
I started a Pumpkin Festival Post last week, you know, when the Pumpkin Festival was happening. i started it twice. I uploaded pictures, I was going to tell you about them. blogger has successfully blocked my attempts at putting them in any type of order that makes sense. So, I give up. In honor of the one week anniversary of the close of this years Festival i present to you pictures taken during our first night of fun(the only one that was dry!)
I feel bad that every picture I took of my kids on the roller coaster had this grandpa type gentleman in them. Honestly thought, I wish i knew who he was, I have some really great pictures of he and his riding partner (not displayed here!)
Dax loving the Carousel Horse
Dax showing Finn how to drive (oh Lord, please let the next 13 go slowly!)
Hey Boys, pay attention to the road!
Awe of entering the festival grounds!
Shhhh...don't tell anyone they were holding hands!
Finn on his first ride ever!
It's all good as long as he's got his big bub and his bink!
Good thing he made it through without losing his lunch! Looks like it may have been a close call!
She's not big on the camera thing...
We ran into three of our favorite people!
Yeah, I'm scared too, Dax, I'm scared too...
Slow Down!
Road, boys, Road...those blondes are not worth crashing over!
Maybe I'll even post some faceless ones over at Echoes of Grace if Blogger doesn't eat that post again!
I feel bad that every picture I took of my kids on the roller coaster had this grandpa type gentleman in them. Honestly thought, I wish i knew who he was, I have some really great pictures of he and his riding partner (not displayed here!)
Dax loving the Carousel Horse
Dax showing Finn how to drive (oh Lord, please let the next 13 go slowly!)
Hey Boys, pay attention to the road!
Awe of entering the festival grounds!
Shhhh...don't tell anyone they were holding hands!
Finn on his first ride ever!
It's all good as long as he's got his big bub and his bink!
Good thing he made it through without losing his lunch! Looks like it may have been a close call!
She's not big on the camera thing...
We ran into three of our favorite people!
Yeah, I'm scared too, Dax, I'm scared too...
Slow Down!
Road, boys, Road...those blondes are not worth crashing over!
Maybe I'll even post some faceless ones over at Echoes of Grace if Blogger doesn't eat that post again!Sunday, September 14, 2008
That Ike, he's a mean guy!
I think I'm the last person in my town with a blog to post pictures from our weekend festival. Believe me, I have them! I will play catch up tomorrow.
For tonight I just want to send out a prayer request for all those affected by Ike. I was a bit bent out of shape because we have a good 1/2" (or more) of water covering our basement floor, plus at least that much in our "dry storage" area. We have a leak in our living room ceiling as well. You can hear it running like a nice little babbling brook in the basement. So I was a tad grumpy because I live in the midwest, not anywhere near a coast!
My wonderful Mama and Sister in law were here for the weekend. They returned home to Ohio this afternoon, just missing a killer Ike spin off, this is Ohio people! They had 3 to 4 hours of 55-70 mile an hour winds. Several people in Southwest Ohio and Kentucky were killed this afternoon due to falling trees. My mom said their town looks like a war zone. My sister in law's car was sitting in mom's driveway while they were out of town. It was covered in tree when they got home. The windshield is crushed and things are bent, totally not drivable. There are a million people without power in Ohio and Kentucky. Kentucky has been declared a in state of emergency. Mom is not expecting power for at least three days. Some reports I read said it could be a week. There are no working gas stations and no open restaurants or grocery stores at the moment. Hopefully these things will be open soon.
My little brother in special services has been on standby to go to Texas, but is now on standby to go to Chicago. The flooding in Illinois is pretty heavy.
So, I now feel really bad for whining about my little basement stream. I know there are a lot of Texas bloggers out there who haven't posted for a while and my prayers are with them and their families too!
My praise for today is very simple, we are all safe and sound. The chaos here kept Mom and Carly from leaving for a bit, keeping them from driving in the windstorm in Ohio. This is such a blessing! I'm also grateful for my power being on, because the thought of entertaining three kids with no power for several days does not sound fun! So all of you out there who can't read this, I hope you can feel the prayers headed your way! Love you!
For tonight I just want to send out a prayer request for all those affected by Ike. I was a bit bent out of shape because we have a good 1/2" (or more) of water covering our basement floor, plus at least that much in our "dry storage" area. We have a leak in our living room ceiling as well. You can hear it running like a nice little babbling brook in the basement. So I was a tad grumpy because I live in the midwest, not anywhere near a coast!
My wonderful Mama and Sister in law were here for the weekend. They returned home to Ohio this afternoon, just missing a killer Ike spin off, this is Ohio people! They had 3 to 4 hours of 55-70 mile an hour winds. Several people in Southwest Ohio and Kentucky were killed this afternoon due to falling trees. My mom said their town looks like a war zone. My sister in law's car was sitting in mom's driveway while they were out of town. It was covered in tree when they got home. The windshield is crushed and things are bent, totally not drivable. There are a million people without power in Ohio and Kentucky. Kentucky has been declared a in state of emergency. Mom is not expecting power for at least three days. Some reports I read said it could be a week. There are no working gas stations and no open restaurants or grocery stores at the moment. Hopefully these things will be open soon.
My little brother in special services has been on standby to go to Texas, but is now on standby to go to Chicago. The flooding in Illinois is pretty heavy.
So, I now feel really bad for whining about my little basement stream. I know there are a lot of Texas bloggers out there who haven't posted for a while and my prayers are with them and their families too!
My praise for today is very simple, we are all safe and sound. The chaos here kept Mom and Carly from leaving for a bit, keeping them from driving in the windstorm in Ohio. This is such a blessing! I'm also grateful for my power being on, because the thought of entertaining three kids with no power for several days does not sound fun! So all of you out there who can't read this, I hope you can feel the prayers headed your way! Love you!
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