Today I took the kids to see Cars 2. It was fun. We got there early enough for the $5 show. Gwen fell asleep on my lap and the other kids only went through 2 large popcorns. All in all not a bad morning!
When we got home Gwen wanted to ride her bike - which is a Strider. It's a mini two-wheeler with no pedals. She pushes with her feet. She really wanted our cat to watch her...??? But, the cat had other interests. Gwen was pushing along and looking backwards over her shoulder to make sure the cat was paying attention when WHAM!, she ran into our car. The cat didn't even seem to care.
On a totally different note, my husband was a part of a very funny prank in college. He and his teammates took apart and reassembled a VW Bug in their coach's office at Wheaton College. This is his coach discovering the Bug....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOSaGvMchEU Enjoy!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Sorry. I'm Back.
Wow. Has it really been 6+ weeks since I last posted. We have been so busy around here. I have started trying to work a few hours from home each day. Two hours. Really shouldn't be that hard to put in 2 hours worth of work (data entry on my computer), but I am struggling!! I can only do it during nap time when my little ones are asleep. But then all of my other chores like cleaning my house, doing dishes, laundry, etc get pushed aside. It's like every single minute of my day is accounted for. We are trying to figure this out...is it worth it?? Is the relatively paltry amount of money worth it??? I'm starting to think not. In the mean time, I have had a few of you very kindly ask me if I was going to continue blogging. Yes, yes, yes. I want to! I'm glad you enjoy reading my posts and it's cathartic for me! I have to tell someone about the crazy things that happen in my life!
So what's going on with our family?? Kyle just left on Monday to go to camp for 3 weeks. Yikes -- 3 weeks!! It's way up in Northern Wisconsin. I'm sure he's having a ball. It's right up his alley. This is after a week long fly fishing trip with his grandfather. He will be a freshman in the fall. Believe me when I tell you I am not old enough to have a freshman in high school.
The other kids have quickly busied themselves this summer with the local swim team. They walk over to the pool for practice and then go back later in the day to hang out. They had a swim meet last night and it was 65 degrees and rainy. YUCK. But they all got up this morning to go back over to the pool. I was going to let them sleep in. Gretta has been involved in horse camp both as a camper and a helper. Charlotte has started swim lessons and within 8 lessons has gone from being afraid of putting her head under water to being able to do a front and back float!! She's quite proud of herself -- and VERY buoyant!
I took the kids up to a friend's lake house in Northern Indiana. This woman has been my friend since we were 12!! We had a ball (at least I did...not sure how she felt about the 6 of us invading her beautiful home!!). She treated us royally -- took the kids tubing and feeding us. Even Gwen went tubing...my
2 1/2 year old went tubing. It was hilarious. She's a daredevil. And seriously cute. It's a scary combination.
As I write this, my husband is outside on the front porch with a few children telling them stories about his days as a sniper in the army. This is a fictitious story, but they are asking him questions. I just heard, "Dad, were you really a sniper in the army?? I just can't imagine!" This all started a few months ago when we played 2 truths and a lie at dinner. If you've never played, it's pretty self-explanatory. You tell the other people 3 things about you they don't know. Two of them are true and one is made up and everyone else has to guess the lie. Better with adults because kids aren't great at lying -- especially our own kids because as parents we pretty much know everything about our kids. But it's still fun!
I promise there is more to follow. I'm back. Thanks for being patient!
So what's going on with our family?? Kyle just left on Monday to go to camp for 3 weeks. Yikes -- 3 weeks!! It's way up in Northern Wisconsin. I'm sure he's having a ball. It's right up his alley. This is after a week long fly fishing trip with his grandfather. He will be a freshman in the fall. Believe me when I tell you I am not old enough to have a freshman in high school.
The other kids have quickly busied themselves this summer with the local swim team. They walk over to the pool for practice and then go back later in the day to hang out. They had a swim meet last night and it was 65 degrees and rainy. YUCK. But they all got up this morning to go back over to the pool. I was going to let them sleep in. Gretta has been involved in horse camp both as a camper and a helper. Charlotte has started swim lessons and within 8 lessons has gone from being afraid of putting her head under water to being able to do a front and back float!! She's quite proud of herself -- and VERY buoyant!
I took the kids up to a friend's lake house in Northern Indiana. This woman has been my friend since we were 12!! We had a ball (at least I did...not sure how she felt about the 6 of us invading her beautiful home!!). She treated us royally -- took the kids tubing and feeding us. Even Gwen went tubing...my
2 1/2 year old went tubing. It was hilarious. She's a daredevil. And seriously cute. It's a scary combination.
As I write this, my husband is outside on the front porch with a few children telling them stories about his days as a sniper in the army. This is a fictitious story, but they are asking him questions. I just heard, "Dad, were you really a sniper in the army?? I just can't imagine!" This all started a few months ago when we played 2 truths and a lie at dinner. If you've never played, it's pretty self-explanatory. You tell the other people 3 things about you they don't know. Two of them are true and one is made up and everyone else has to guess the lie. Better with adults because kids aren't great at lying -- especially our own kids because as parents we pretty much know everything about our kids. But it's still fun!
I promise there is more to follow. I'm back. Thanks for being patient!
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