BlessLings
Tonight we went to Abe’s cub-scout bike rodeo. Max had a great time participating on his scooter. He liked the popsicle too. Max has such a cute voice and I love the intonations he uses.
a happy sort of prayer
p.s. tru really does have a temper. ay-ay-ay.
p.p.s. monday night was emergency preparedness family home evening… what to do if there is a fire in the house… escape routes… hence the FIRE talk.
p.p.p.s. we did not jump off the roof for fhe. I knew the price’s would be wondering that. ha-ha.
“is it mom clean?” conversations in the kitchen
Today Hannah helped make dinner. We chatted … and sang … and entertained zuzu.
Hannah started telling me that some of her friend’s moms don’t teach them to work and cook … and how glad she is that we teach her to work and cook. ha-ha. I reminded her to be grateful when it was time to clean the bathroom. She said she was glad we taught the kids how to do things … like the ‘is it mom clean?” idea. My kids always have to go back and check to see if it will meet my standard. It was a funny conversation. I told her she was required to write an essay on this topic for summer homework. She thought I was serious. Then she told me she thought it was essay like, “EEzay”. We laughed.
Today ‘Liza played the piano and danced.
Today Abe watched the horizon for any sign of the package guy to deliver his newly purchased Lego Hero Factory guy. He bought him with his own money and it was a big deal to him.
Today Tru made “stamps” with his feet on the back porch.
Today my mom saved us all by watching the tots whilst I ran errands. Saved my emotions, I’ll tell ya. It’s good to regroup.
Today ‘Liza watched out the glass door at the kids doing cartwheels and such. She’s a darling.
Today Max smiled and said, “I love you so much mom.” He tells me every day.
Today was Auntie Amy’s birthday. My kids adore Amy.
Today Hannah perfected her cartwheel … then after hours of doing it, strained her ankle. She made a homemade wrap with a burp rag and packing tape. She’s resourceful like that.
Today
today is monday.
today is the first day of real summer-break schedule
today max learned to chew gum.
today abe cleaned the baseboards.
today ‘liza stayed close to mom
today tru played with the hose watering the fence
for half the day. = 3 wet outfits
today hannah complained about cleaning bathrooms
“are you really serious that i have to clean the downstairs bathroom. it is so gross.”
the more you complain, the more certain i am that hard work will do you good, my dear.
today max kept spitting all over the carpet and got sent to his room
today i filled up the van with stuff for d.i.
it was a miracle day to make progress on my closet.
today we had a chaotic morning devotional.
babies and little wiggly boys make it less calm, that’s for certain.
today i wondered about our summer … if the kids would really argue half the day, every day.
today hannah mopped the floor (much more happily than cleaning bathrooms)
today for a moment when vacuuming, i felt empowered. i am strong. i am woman.
today the kids are watching newsies. santa fe. seize the day.
today truman kissed the scratch on my arm and said, “oh, honey. scratch? kiss better.”
today our family home evening was eating a “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without” dinner.
Shepherds Pie. Oh yeah.
Left over mashed potatoes (mixed with a few potato flakes)
canned carrots and corn from 72-hour kits
the beans that no one likes
poor Max said, “WHAT is in that?”
then later said in the funniest voice, “this is NOT my best dinner.”
no one really enjoyed supper. makes me scared for eating only out of food storage.
today … was a day. a good day. a learning day. up and down day. normal day.
Guess who’s getting baptized TODAY!
We didn’t exactly get any invites in the mail. Oops. I did finally get them picked up on Thursday from Costco. But life happened and thus, no mailed invites. But we’re excited nonetheless. Abe is such a sweet kiddo. I hope he has a special day!
Piggy Tails
Besides the fact that ‘Liza has 18-month pants on that are hiding her feet, isn’t she such a doll. Yesterday I tried piggy tails. They were awesome.
He loves us, ya know.
Our Max is quite the funny fellow. A rascal at times. But overall, pretty sweet. He comes up with really interesting conversations. Like today he was sitting on the commode and hollered to Jimmy, “I love Mommy so much.” Sunday’s conversation at a quiet lunch with just Jimmy and Max in the kitchen was so funny to listen to:
Speaking of that last sentence. Last week Max was jumping off the swingset yelling, “I AM the Spirit of God.” What?! I went outside and quickly told him that we needed to talk about that so special with a quiet voice. In his mind, he was the most amazing superhero of all time.
I love when Max raises his hand during family home evening. He sits there raising his hand until we call on him and then he answers with a huge smile something like, “Jesus loves us”, no matter what question was asked. He loves to participate.
He sings “Book of Mormon Stories” to Zu-Zu. She quiets down and likes it.
We like Maxwell.
The Saga of the Glasses
Abe got new glasses this week. Tru broke his old ones when Abe was in the shower. And it’s probably a good thing since we learned his prescription wasn’t strong enough which was making his dominant left eye strain a bit. Not good! Abe cried. His glasses are a bit of a security for him. He’s spent the past 3 years with them. But, he loves his new glasses. He picked his top 4 at the doctor’s office and ended up selecting the green ones. He had his school program that night and did a splendid job. Abe is growing right up. His top teeth are almost grown in. He turns 8 next week and gets baptized in June. Hurray for Abe!
