The Sweetness of Sisters

LB is spoiled rotten by his sisters.  For example:

That is Pilly's lollipop.  She didn't have to give him any bites at all, but she chose to, and once you start, it is hard to stop.  That boy ate over half of her lollipop and followed her around the house squawking at her.  She never got impatient with him but just kept sharing. 

Everyone keeps telling me it will end, but it hasn't stopped yet!  I'm thankful for the sweetness of my children:)

I can't believe it is only Wednesday.  This seems like a really long week for some reason.  It hasn't been bad, just long.

We cleaned for my mom today, and the girls got to play outside a little.  Pnut wasn't feeling very well and complained all day that her belly hurt.  Hopefully she wakes up feeling better tomorrow because I don't know what to do.  Eating doesn't seem to have an affect, and it doesn't seem that it is related to the bathroom in any way.  I squeezed her belly and released it to check for appendicitis, and she said that didn't change the feeling at all.  I don't know, it is so hard to know what to do!

LB discovered ketchup and BBQ sauce tonight, which he loves!  He repeatedly dipped a french fry and sucked it off.  Disgusting but hilarious!

It is almost 9::00 and I haven't even gotten anything done at home today and I'm ready for bed!  Oh brother...

Big Stuff

See my dish-washing partner from last night:

He thinks he is big stuff.  Tonight he walked down the stairs holding his daddy's hand.  Yesterday he was gnawing on raw carrots.  Doesn't he still need his food pureed?  Who gave him permission to grow up?

Now when I turn the camera on, he wrinkles his nose and squints his eyes...just like Pilly squeezing one eye closed when I turn it on.  These turkeys!

I don't think the girls understand death and related things very well.  We took a walk yesterday and there was some ivy on a tree.  I told them not to touch it just in case (I actually think it was plastic).  Pnut said, "Yeah, it will make you die."  So I reassured them that it would not kill them!  Then Joel let LB have some ice cream at supper.  We are mostly trying to keep him off of pasteurized milk.  Pnut got very worried because she thought he was going to die from eating the ice cream.  Sometimes, it is hard to explain things to children!

Things are Coming Along...

We didn't get to have our yard sale on Saturday as it rained.  So now there are boxes of things sitting around our house driving me crazy.  Our friends are willing to let us keep our stuff in the garage until this Saturday, Joel just has to get it there.

We started long vowels today, which went well!  Pnut really is enjoying reading and wants to do it before math; she used to like math more.  We also are on our last chapter in Basil of Baker Street and will probably start Peter Pan next.  Read good, unabridged books to their kids!  Their minds can handle it:)

LB is starting to say some more words, although I think we are the only ones who can understand him.  He said tractor and diaper today.  His little voice is so cute.  He liked supper tonight (skirt steak and potato pancakes).  It is amazing how much nicer meals are when he actually likes them!  Babies can be such tyrants!

We had our annual members' meeting at church last night, and it was so nice.  It is a celebration of the past year, and it always makes me so thankful that we belong to the church that we do, for the Godly leadership who lead by the Word, and for the people who attend there. 

Apparently, the temperature is going back down this week.  We took a walk but didn't go to the playground.  I thought things would probably be wet still, and it was very windy.  The girls enjoyed walking around and looking for pink trees and blooming flowers.  I am growing in my knowledge of flowers a little as we take these walks since the girls want to know the names of everything! 

Brrr, I have resisted turning the heat back up, but that does make for a cold evening!  I think I am going to go find my slippers now!

Face Tattoo

The other day Pnut told me she wanted her heart tattoo on her face, and I told her face tattoos weren't a good idea.  Then I came home to this after the library:

Apparently, the girls warned Daddy several times that Mommy said face tattoos were bad, but he did it anyway. 

I took another picture of it this afternoon as well as Pnut in her cute new hat, a very dirty boy, and Pilly on her bike.  She has a new hat too, but she managed to get it all wet.

Tonight's funny thing:  The girls were in the bathtub, and LB was playing with Joel on the bed.  I was watching them play and LB got down and went into the bathroom.  Within seconds, "Mom, he fell in the bathtub!"  And there he was with all his clothes on sitting quite happily in the tub.  Now I'll have to watch him because he thinks it is funny!

Our Day

We gave Joel's Grandmother her birthday present today in taking her to Sight and Sound to see Jonah.  It was a really neat show, and we all enjoyed it a lot.  The day went so fast, although I think that days off during the week do go faster than the weekends.  We managed to get two days of school done this morning, but I'm not sure if we will do any tomorrow morning or just try to rest.  With co-op in the afternoon, the girls aren't going to get a nap again, and they don't do well when they miss nap two days in a row.  I'm just going to play it by ear.

Things are piling up for the yard sale!  I know it will be good once it is all out, but ooh, I do hate the mess that it is right now!  Joel is collecting boxes of things and putting them in the computer room, and my instructions are to keep LB out of them.  Very easy.  The best way to do that would probably be to just not be here at all!  At least he naps a lot!

I think I am going to sell the rest of my stamping stuff.  I only have a few sets left, and I really like the ones I kept, but I never, literally never, use them.  We should be able to get a fair amount for those.  We are also selling our patio set and a neat settee.  We are trying to get rid of all the stuff off of our back porch so it will be easier to paint.  We are undecided about whether to fix our grill or just get a new one.  That will really be up to Joel as he would have to do the fixing.

Isn't this boring?  How do you read so much of this blog?  Sometimes I want to make this more about important stuff, challenging stuff, but it just has never been that so I don't make the change. 

Yard Sale Time!

I am in full clean-out mode!  We are having a yard sale Saturday, and I do love to get rid of stuff.  It is almost a hobby of mine so the opportunity to get rid of so much stuff really makes me happy!  Of course, we will still have more than enough stuff in our house, but it is nice to get rid of anything that I can!  I still have to work on the kids room and the basement playroom.  I went through movies today and now need to go through games.  It is hard to remember that eventually we may way to play some of these things with LB so I can't just get rid of things willy-nilly. 

We are supposed to pick up our first raw milk tomorrow, and I'm really excited about that.  LB hasn't had milk for 2 weeks, and I would like to get him back on it.  He doesn't seem to love the almond milk.  He will drink it if it is the only thing in his cup all day, but he doesn't seem to love it.  I tried ti this morning, it is almond with coconut milk, and I didn't care for it at all.  I don't like the taste of coconut water either, and the coconut came through really strong!  I told the guy I only needed two gallons of milk, but I kind of want another one so that I can make yogurt.  LB's diet has really been lacking since he has been taken off the pasteurized junk! I am very interested to try the milk as the cows are grass fed not grain fed, which is supposed to change the taste.  Hopefully the girls don't rebel!  Joel isn't even willing to try it.  I'm trying to figure out how to sneak it to him because I think he would really like it!  He loves whole milk, and this should be even better because it still has the cream!  Husbands can be so stubborn sometimes!

I've been making Ezekiel bread for our sandwiches, and I have to make a loaf every other day.  I am purposely not buying bread at the grocery store so that I don't have a choice.  It does make our days interesting sometimes, and I need to make sure I plan well.  Monday I had to do it first thing when I got up at 6 as we were going to the nursing home.  I prepared 11 bags of dry ingredients so that they are ready to just throw in the mixer when it is time.  Of course, I forgot to buy yeast.  I have some, it just doesn't seem to be very effective.  Oh well, it still tastes good.

Well, I am going to go get rid of some more stuff!