L4: We worked our guts on Saturday. I went to the LDS dry cannery, processed 40 pounds of chicken that we got through Zaycon Foods, cleaned the shed out, and finished the evening at a Moon party. The moon was the closest to the earth that it has ever been recorded. On Friday, Mama and I went on a fancy date curtesy of Raytheon from last December’s holiday party. We went to a highclass fancy restaurant. We probably won’t eat out like that again any time soon because it was a very expensive place. Thanks Raytheon! After eating, we retired our Spain-acquired wallets and bought new ones. The old ones were worn out. They were handmade from a Spanish leather worker. We acquired them when we visited in 2007. On Wednesday I attended Boy Scouts and we talked about the requirements for Tenderfoot, 1st class, and 2nd class Scout. Mama made green pancakes for breakfast on St. Patrick’s day.
Mama: We went on several adventures this week. I like the go very much. Especially when we can go with good people. We went to Phoenix Zoo, the swimming pool, and Bountiful Baskets while L4 was at the cannery. The boys loved all three. Underfoot continues to talk about the zoo and the animals we saw. The zoo Currently has a a koala exhibit. We learned that koalas sleep for at least 18-20 hours a day and eat the other 4 hours. We got to see sleeping koalas. I’m not sure if I was disappointed or not. Underfoot didn’t “see” the koalas and wondered why we were going into such a hot tent. He did like the elephants, monkeys, and the farm animals. Those animals are the ones that have been talked about the most. Also we got a reminder of the heat that is to come. When we left the zoo, the temperature was around 95 degrees. That is just a warm up. No pun intended.
We start swimming lessons tomorrow, and Underfoot is scared to go to swimming lessons. We got invited to go swimming. The water was cool but both boys got in and played to their hearts content. It makes going tomorrow easier.
Underfoot and I were having a conversation. I told him that I was happy he was growing up in some ways and sad he was growing up in some ways. He looked at me and said, “Mama, I know. But when I am 5, I will go to high school.” I don’t know that I am ready for kindergarten let alone high school.
Hurricane is also growing and improves on his diction every day. He continually increases his vocabulary and will repeat words from the scriptures we read as a family. I changed his clothes out to the next bigger size. I wonder at times if I will pull those clothes out again. I hope so. It is always a sad day for me to have boys grow up. I know that it is the nature of children but I like the stage they are in now. I have found myself saying a lot lately, “Hurricane you drive me crazy.” He is curious about everything. L4 will show him how something works, and he will do it over and over and over again.
The shed looks marvelous.
Underfoot was playing with the toy chest this week by picking it up and dropping it. He dropped it on his foot. He tried to walk over to me in his tears and collapsed. I was concerned he broke his foot. The foot turned purple and was scraped up with blood. We iced it, and he sat on the couch for a while. He then decided he was better and went out to play.
Underfoot: This week I did church. I saw an elephant that was big, another that was small. I went swimming with Thomas and Abigail. Abigail grabbed Hurricane when he fell in the hot pool. We had to come home because I was disobedient and got in the hot pool when mama said no. Emma came with us at home. I saw Dr. Baye and she gave me a book about cars and my favorite guys- Mater, Sally, Sheriff, and all the other guys.
Hurricane: Um. Um I played with choo choos. I like marbles. I like mangos. Choo Choos. Yup. Choo Choos. CHOO CHOOS.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Name Calling
Underfoot Says: I played on my birthday and popped balloons and opened presents. I got cowboy boots. They went really well with my guns. Grandma Locey sent me a towel. Hurricane & Jilli sent me a Cars play mat. I got a helmet, a breast plate, and a shield. I call it my armor of God. I went one day to Joy School because I have a cough and am sick.
Dad Says: I’m tired. I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
Mama Says: Hurricane has learned how to say Underfoot’ name this week. I was very excited when he first said it. It now is a continual Underfoot, Underfoot, Underfoot, Underfoot. He is very concerned for his brother and wanting to find him at all times. That is except when his Daddy walks into the room and then there is no one else. He is talking more and more. He will sometimes use sign language and sometime his voice. When he is really tired, he just screeches like a vulture with big tears down his face. He will not talk except for a spoonful of frosting.
Underfoot taught our family home evening lesson on Monday. He taught about the plan of salvation with nifty cut-outs that his awesome Mom found on-line. We colored it. He passed out each part and ask us to tell what that part was about. He did a great job!
We cleaned up our backyard on Saturday. It is amazing what a day in the backyard will do. We cleaned up the extension cords, heating lights, extra lumber, and some weeds. There will always be weeds. One day we will sterilize the ground and put down fake grass and have only a few weeds. Here is to saving more money and hoping for it one day. L4 and Underfoot built a rock and dirt sifter. I took care of our grapes and trellised trees. I also nominated myself to clean out the chicken coop. They have a cleaner and more secure home after doing a few repairs.
On Tuesday evening I helped with the annual celebration the Relief Society. We had a get-to-know-you game inspired by Anita Younker. It was adapted but the idea is to give an unknown fact about yourself that is positive and let people guess who it is. I was the MC and didn’t put anything in our fish bowl about myself. I also blew up 72 balloons by myself with a compressor. The compressor was a suggested buy by my Dad on New Year’s day. It has proved invaluable! Thanks Dad!
Dad Says: I’m tired. I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
Mama Says: Hurricane has learned how to say Underfoot’ name this week. I was very excited when he first said it. It now is a continual Underfoot, Underfoot, Underfoot, Underfoot. He is very concerned for his brother and wanting to find him at all times. That is except when his Daddy walks into the room and then there is no one else. He is talking more and more. He will sometimes use sign language and sometime his voice. When he is really tired, he just screeches like a vulture with big tears down his face. He will not talk except for a spoonful of frosting.
Underfoot taught our family home evening lesson on Monday. He taught about the plan of salvation with nifty cut-outs that his awesome Mom found on-line. We colored it. He passed out each part and ask us to tell what that part was about. He did a great job!
We cleaned up our backyard on Saturday. It is amazing what a day in the backyard will do. We cleaned up the extension cords, heating lights, extra lumber, and some weeds. There will always be weeds. One day we will sterilize the ground and put down fake grass and have only a few weeds. Here is to saving more money and hoping for it one day. L4 and Underfoot built a rock and dirt sifter. I took care of our grapes and trellised trees. I also nominated myself to clean out the chicken coop. They have a cleaner and more secure home after doing a few repairs.
On Tuesday evening I helped with the annual celebration the Relief Society. We had a get-to-know-you game inspired by Anita Younker. It was adapted but the idea is to give an unknown fact about yourself that is positive and let people guess who it is. I was the MC and didn’t put anything in our fish bowl about myself. I also blew up 72 balloons by myself with a compressor. The compressor was a suggested buy by my Dad on New Year’s day. It has proved invaluable! Thanks Dad!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Super Heroes
Underfoot Says: Thank you for my birthday party. I had Sister Kartchner cutting my hair. She likes to cut my hair and I like to get my lollipop. I came home. I got a book about the Zoo at the library bus. I watched Star Wars (Episode IV) too. The robots are my favorite. Those ones are in Star Wars. The big one has teeth but his mouth can’t move. He went on a rocket ship and fly away from the bad pirates. A woman was with them.
Dad Says: The big event this week was Underfoot’ birthday party. Mama and I have adopted the ‘Birthday Party every 4 years’ policy. On Saturday we had about 30 children and 15 parents and siblings for a two hour Super Hero training session. We did a watermelon eating contest, cupcake decorating, an obstacle course, a balloon popping event, and a pinata. It was a lot of fun. Mama worked really hard to make it a wonderful event.
Saturday morning was also our semi-annual community yard sale. Mama went to train someone to be a baskets coordinator. I took the boys on a treasure hunt. We got an outdoor table (with 6 chairs), a 3 person swing with a sun shade, a booster seat for K2 that will stay in the Scout, and a bunch of clothes for Underfoot. Mama also picked up a full sized rocking chair that matches the one we got for Underfoot while living in Pennsylvania.
Midway through the week we treated the boys to a movie- STAR WARS. We watched Episode IV together. Underfoot and K2 both fell asleep midway through (it was in the evening, right around bed time.) Underfoot talks about Star Wars and how he wants to watch the other two episodes.
Mama has been dealing with some new challenges in her role as Tucson Coordinator for baskets. She has to ensure that all the distribution sites in Tucson are running smoothly. She does a good job handling the quirks of the various site coordinators. Bountiful Baskets has given her an outlet where she can contribute to the community, contribute to the well being of our family, and interact with adults about a subject other than children. I see it as a great thing for her, our family, and our community.
Mama Says: K2 has learned quite well how to say thank you. He has not grasped the concept of please. He will say thank you to ask for anything when prompted. Also K2 likes to store food in his left cheek. He never stores it in the right cheek. We will ask him to spit out whatever he has been storing in his cheek at various times of the day. Tonight we learned that if we squeeze his cheeks it forces him to eat what he has stored. Some time he spits candy with the wrapper still attached or half masticated. Sometimes it is bread. I don’t know where he finds the bread or the candy at our house. Candy is eaten around here at light speed. So if you ever want us to store your candy, we will enjoy it thoroughly but will probably only return wrappers.
I spoke with my Grandpa Hoggan this week. He told me about Hilda Augusta Amelia Carlson Hoggan. She was born in Norrkoping, Sweden and moved to the United States. She married James Morn Hoggan, and they had 6 children. My great-Grandpa Frank was one of her sons. As I talked with my Grandpa we talked about his Uncles and their various occupations. One story he told was that his Uncle Dutch sold chickens to the first Kentucky Fried Chicken when Colonel Sanders started. Another interesting story is when Grandpa Frank bought his first house, he sold all the chickens that were in the backyard for the down payment on the home. The cost of the home was $6,000. One more thing is that my Grandpa wanted written in our family history that he gave blood this past week for a cookie and some apple juice. He really is a very positive man, and I truly enjoyed our conversation.
On Monday there was a car accident on the main road where we live. The motorist hit a telephone pole and broke the pole into 3 sections. This knocked out our telephone and internet. The whole community was without for about 18 hours. I forgot how much of a convenience the internet and the telephone are. Even though I had a cell phone, it frustrated me to not have immediate access and caused me to think of how much of my time is spent into quick information. Information use has come so quickly and easily. I wonder at times if I also base a lot of my self importance to how many emails I get a day. The event made me realize I need to make some changes.
Dad Says: The big event this week was Underfoot’ birthday party. Mama and I have adopted the ‘Birthday Party every 4 years’ policy. On Saturday we had about 30 children and 15 parents and siblings for a two hour Super Hero training session. We did a watermelon eating contest, cupcake decorating, an obstacle course, a balloon popping event, and a pinata. It was a lot of fun. Mama worked really hard to make it a wonderful event.
Saturday morning was also our semi-annual community yard sale. Mama went to train someone to be a baskets coordinator. I took the boys on a treasure hunt. We got an outdoor table (with 6 chairs), a 3 person swing with a sun shade, a booster seat for K2 that will stay in the Scout, and a bunch of clothes for Underfoot. Mama also picked up a full sized rocking chair that matches the one we got for Underfoot while living in Pennsylvania.
Midway through the week we treated the boys to a movie- STAR WARS. We watched Episode IV together. Underfoot and K2 both fell asleep midway through (it was in the evening, right around bed time.) Underfoot talks about Star Wars and how he wants to watch the other two episodes.
Mama has been dealing with some new challenges in her role as Tucson Coordinator for baskets. She has to ensure that all the distribution sites in Tucson are running smoothly. She does a good job handling the quirks of the various site coordinators. Bountiful Baskets has given her an outlet where she can contribute to the community, contribute to the well being of our family, and interact with adults about a subject other than children. I see it as a great thing for her, our family, and our community.
Mama Says: K2 has learned quite well how to say thank you. He has not grasped the concept of please. He will say thank you to ask for anything when prompted. Also K2 likes to store food in his left cheek. He never stores it in the right cheek. We will ask him to spit out whatever he has been storing in his cheek at various times of the day. Tonight we learned that if we squeeze his cheeks it forces him to eat what he has stored. Some time he spits candy with the wrapper still attached or half masticated. Sometimes it is bread. I don’t know where he finds the bread or the candy at our house. Candy is eaten around here at light speed. So if you ever want us to store your candy, we will enjoy it thoroughly but will probably only return wrappers.
I spoke with my Grandpa Hoggan this week. He told me about Hilda Augusta Amelia Carlson Hoggan. She was born in Norrkoping, Sweden and moved to the United States. She married James Morn Hoggan, and they had 6 children. My great-Grandpa Frank was one of her sons. As I talked with my Grandpa we talked about his Uncles and their various occupations. One story he told was that his Uncle Dutch sold chickens to the first Kentucky Fried Chicken when Colonel Sanders started. Another interesting story is when Grandpa Frank bought his first house, he sold all the chickens that were in the backyard for the down payment on the home. The cost of the home was $6,000. One more thing is that my Grandpa wanted written in our family history that he gave blood this past week for a cookie and some apple juice. He really is a very positive man, and I truly enjoyed our conversation.
On Monday there was a car accident on the main road where we live. The motorist hit a telephone pole and broke the pole into 3 sections. This knocked out our telephone and internet. The whole community was without for about 18 hours. I forgot how much of a convenience the internet and the telephone are. Even though I had a cell phone, it frustrated me to not have immediate access and caused me to think of how much of my time is spent into quick information. Information use has come so quickly and easily. I wonder at times if I also base a lot of my self importance to how many emails I get a day. The event made me realize I need to make some changes.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Normal....
Underfoot Says: I made my own sandwich at Joy School. I went to a baptism and watched how a baptism went. It went well. I put all my cars in a new bag. My trailer fits in the bag too, and I zipped it up.
Our week followed its normal activities. Piano lessons, Joy School, 11 year old Scouts, and our daily habits.... One thing that is remarkable is that we got the kitchen floor and chairs washed and cleaned. Very clean. We no longer stick to floor or the chairs. A common phrase in our home is “we are doing the best that we can.” I’m sure we can do better and be happier - that is the goal we are working toward.
The rodeo is in town. The school district gives 2 days off of school for this event. On Friday we took a neighbor girl with us so we could attend the temple together. Usually when we attend the temple, we trade spots because the temple is so far from home that to pay a babysitter is expensive. We went to the Gila Valley Temple. We enjoyed being together as a family. Usually when we go together it is an all day adventure.
L4 and I have been talking about getting a new vehicle for him to commute to work. We have talked about getting a motorcycle, a pick-up truck, and a car. The conversation has developed over the past 2 years. One year ago we bought a new car for our family because the Honda Civic we were driving was having transmission problems. We decided to buy a bigger car rather than a small car because we hoped that our family would include a new baby in the near future. Well almost one year has gone by and there isn’t a new family member but we are still having the discussion about getting a more efficient car. We have started to look at a Toyota Prius. We have not bought one but have started the hunt. We are looking for a car that will get better gas mileage than a minivan, truck, or SUV that in a pinch can be a 2nd family car. So do you know of anyone selling a nice Prius? Keep us in mind. We do like to take road trips in our family.
This morning we woke up to snow. Yes- real live snow. There was about an inch. It melted before we left church today. We continue to worry about our citrus trees and we hope that the cold has not killed them. Correction from last week: Our friend, Adam, in response to L4’s reading of “Why Gender Matters?” by Dr. Leaonard Pax, shed some light on the subject of the book. Adam is getting a Ph.D. in the childhood development at Penn State. (Adam - PLEASE forgive if we have oversimplified your training. It is not intentional.) He suggested the book “Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps – And What We Can Do About” by Lise Eliot. We’ve requested it from the library so we can read it. We are learning so that we can be better parents.
Last thought for the week: Four of our five Ladies (our chickens) have started laying eggs again. We had sought out help to slaughter them. It is a good thing they are back to work, because otherwise, they would have lost their heads.
Be Well.
Our week followed its normal activities. Piano lessons, Joy School, 11 year old Scouts, and our daily habits.... One thing that is remarkable is that we got the kitchen floor and chairs washed and cleaned. Very clean. We no longer stick to floor or the chairs. A common phrase in our home is “we are doing the best that we can.” I’m sure we can do better and be happier - that is the goal we are working toward.
The rodeo is in town. The school district gives 2 days off of school for this event. On Friday we took a neighbor girl with us so we could attend the temple together. Usually when we attend the temple, we trade spots because the temple is so far from home that to pay a babysitter is expensive. We went to the Gila Valley Temple. We enjoyed being together as a family. Usually when we go together it is an all day adventure.
L4 and I have been talking about getting a new vehicle for him to commute to work. We have talked about getting a motorcycle, a pick-up truck, and a car. The conversation has developed over the past 2 years. One year ago we bought a new car for our family because the Honda Civic we were driving was having transmission problems. We decided to buy a bigger car rather than a small car because we hoped that our family would include a new baby in the near future. Well almost one year has gone by and there isn’t a new family member but we are still having the discussion about getting a more efficient car. We have started to look at a Toyota Prius. We have not bought one but have started the hunt. We are looking for a car that will get better gas mileage than a minivan, truck, or SUV that in a pinch can be a 2nd family car. So do you know of anyone selling a nice Prius? Keep us in mind. We do like to take road trips in our family.
This morning we woke up to snow. Yes- real live snow. There was about an inch. It melted before we left church today. We continue to worry about our citrus trees and we hope that the cold has not killed them. Correction from last week: Our friend, Adam, in response to L4’s reading of “Why Gender Matters?” by Dr. Leaonard Pax, shed some light on the subject of the book. Adam is getting a Ph.D. in the childhood development at Penn State. (Adam - PLEASE forgive if we have oversimplified your training. It is not intentional.) He suggested the book “Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps – And What We Can Do About” by Lise Eliot. We’ve requested it from the library so we can read it. We are learning so that we can be better parents.
Last thought for the week: Four of our five Ladies (our chickens) have started laying eggs again. We had sought out help to slaughter them. It is a good thing they are back to work, because otherwise, they would have lost their heads.
Be Well.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Can Do!
Underfoot sent a letter to his cousin a few weeks ago. He asked me if I could call him so that Underfoot could talk to his cousin. Underfoot invited him to come to our house for his birthday party.
Underfoot got to play with the Dickey children yesterday. Joy School was here this week. Underfoot played with paint and shaving cream. It was lots of fun. K2 got to paint too.
K2 has taken to squealing frequently. He loves to eat oranges. He calls them “orangy.” He continues to grow. His language understanding increases each day.
I have been reading a book called Why Gender Matters by Sax. The book is fascinating. The book’s main premise is that boys and girls are very different from birth. For example, boy’s eyeballs are made to tract object while girl’s eyeballs notice the changes in color. The author cites numerous studies which indicate just
how different boys and girls are. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book describes how our “gender neutral” education system hinders both girls and boys by trying to force both sexes to fit the same mold. The book has changed the way I view boys and girls and how to parent most effectively for my children.
I attended a BSA outdoor youth leadership training on Friday evening and Saturday. I learned a bunch about how to teach boys how to be better men.
While I went camping, Mama stayed home and had a party with our boys. The next day she did Bountiful Baskets and watched a few extra children throughout the afternoon. The children helped Mama with the cleaning. K2 did not want to take a nap because other children were here at the house. Underfoot played hard and fell asleep on the couch when he stopped running around.
Here is a funny story from Joy School. The alphabet tree fell down during the night and K2 had pulled out a lot toys just before Joy School started. Mama explained to the children that a hurricane went through the house, tearing things apart. One little boy said that no one else had a hurricane come through their house. It must only happen at Underfoot’ house. (Hurricane K2!)
Mama went to a church “Meet & Greet” on Thursday evening. She was a little frustrated in going because she didn’t have anyone to go with and didn’t call anyone to go with her. (She was having a pity party.) After the event she wanted to leave as quickly as possible because she felt so alone. She almost left when she turned around to try again. She entered the room where they were serving refreshments and saw that someone needed help with dishing up the ice cream. She took over. Someone came through the line and gave her a compliment that lifted her spirits. The person said to her that she always seems to see a need and just step in and fill it. The person also said they admired that quality in her. I am proud of her “can do” attitude.
Underfoot got to play with the Dickey children yesterday. Joy School was here this week. Underfoot played with paint and shaving cream. It was lots of fun. K2 got to paint too.
K2 has taken to squealing frequently. He loves to eat oranges. He calls them “orangy.” He continues to grow. His language understanding increases each day.
I have been reading a book called Why Gender Matters by Sax. The book is fascinating. The book’s main premise is that boys and girls are very different from birth. For example, boy’s eyeballs are made to tract object while girl’s eyeballs notice the changes in color. The author cites numerous studies which indicate just
how different boys and girls are. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book describes how our “gender neutral” education system hinders both girls and boys by trying to force both sexes to fit the same mold. The book has changed the way I view boys and girls and how to parent most effectively for my children.
I attended a BSA outdoor youth leadership training on Friday evening and Saturday. I learned a bunch about how to teach boys how to be better men.
While I went camping, Mama stayed home and had a party with our boys. The next day she did Bountiful Baskets and watched a few extra children throughout the afternoon. The children helped Mama with the cleaning. K2 did not want to take a nap because other children were here at the house. Underfoot played hard and fell asleep on the couch when he stopped running around.
Here is a funny story from Joy School. The alphabet tree fell down during the night and K2 had pulled out a lot toys just before Joy School started. Mama explained to the children that a hurricane went through the house, tearing things apart. One little boy said that no one else had a hurricane come through their house. It must only happen at Underfoot’ house. (Hurricane K2!)
Mama went to a church “Meet & Greet” on Thursday evening. She was a little frustrated in going because she didn’t have anyone to go with and didn’t call anyone to go with her. (She was having a pity party.) After the event she wanted to leave as quickly as possible because she felt so alone. She almost left when she turned around to try again. She entered the room where they were serving refreshments and saw that someone needed help with dishing up the ice cream. She took over. Someone came through the line and gave her a compliment that lifted her spirits. The person said to her that she always seems to see a need and just step in and fill it. The person also said they admired that quality in her. I am proud of her “can do” attitude.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Cleaning Up
Here are few pictures. If you check out the previous posts, one has one of K2 with peanut butter all over him.
We cleaned up this week. We cleaned the carpets, the couch, the laundry, the ironing, and the shed. Kirk helped with the cleaning by adding 2 pieces of pink chalk to the bottom of his pajamas in the whites. We didn’t know about it until we were folding the a suspiciously pink set of white clothes. It didn’t turn the clothes completely pink. Just a hue of light, light pink.
The carpets and couch cleaning were a birthday present. I was so happy for the present! We had to spend the day out of the house eating lunch out and supper out. (Underfoot fell asleep at the table in the restaurant during supper.) My brother (who shares my birthday) called and asked what I wanted that day for my birthday. I told him that I wanted new shoes. He told me to go out and buy them with Lance’s money and put my brother’s name on the card. I laughed. Later that day I went with a friend to the store because she was going to buy herself some shoes. I ended up buying shoes instead of her.
When we correct K2 now, he will look at us and say, “no, no” like the fish from “The Cat In The Hat” and will stop or do it again. When he really gets it, he will say okay and will be corrected. The way he says okay is so darling because it is sweet and kind. He says okay with almost a reverence like he is showing love. He melts my heart when he says it and is obedient.
Underfoot has been really interested in reading this week. He tells us he going to read to us when we get out a book. He will repeat the words that we read to him. He has also been tired because of some of the long days we have been keeping. Joy School days are very long for him. He isn’t sure if he wants to give up a nap or not. Some days he insists on having a nap and other days he just want to be my buddy as K2 takes a nap. He wants to sit on my lap and love me or have me love him.
L4 surprised us by buying tickets to a show at the Gaslight Theater. The Gaslight is a melodrama theater with lots of singing, dancing, improve, and audience participation. He got 4 tickets. We went back and forth about taking another couple or taking our boys. We decided to take the boys. We’re glad we did. They had a great time. (So did we!) It was fun to watch K2 and Underfoot react to the show. They sat entranced by the singing and dancing. During one of the intermissions, they announced birthdays and anniversaries and pass out an ice cream cone. They made too many cones and shared the left overs with our little boys. It made underfoot's night.
After the show we went to a new dessert only restaurant called Something Sweet. We met another couple there, and K2 and Underfoot ate one slice of cake between them. It was a wonderful night.
Underfoot says: I went to a birthday party yesterday. We went to a show. I went Joy School because I was better this week. I got bubbles and my friends got to come play. I put my arm around my Mom’s neck and gave her loves during the show.
We cleaned up this week. We cleaned the carpets, the couch, the laundry, the ironing, and the shed. Kirk helped with the cleaning by adding 2 pieces of pink chalk to the bottom of his pajamas in the whites. We didn’t know about it until we were folding the a suspiciously pink set of white clothes. It didn’t turn the clothes completely pink. Just a hue of light, light pink.
The carpets and couch cleaning were a birthday present. I was so happy for the present! We had to spend the day out of the house eating lunch out and supper out. (Underfoot fell asleep at the table in the restaurant during supper.) My brother (who shares my birthday) called and asked what I wanted that day for my birthday. I told him that I wanted new shoes. He told me to go out and buy them with Lance’s money and put my brother’s name on the card. I laughed. Later that day I went with a friend to the store because she was going to buy herself some shoes. I ended up buying shoes instead of her.
When we correct K2 now, he will look at us and say, “no, no” like the fish from “The Cat In The Hat” and will stop or do it again. When he really gets it, he will say okay and will be corrected. The way he says okay is so darling because it is sweet and kind. He says okay with almost a reverence like he is showing love. He melts my heart when he says it and is obedient.
Underfoot has been really interested in reading this week. He tells us he going to read to us when we get out a book. He will repeat the words that we read to him. He has also been tired because of some of the long days we have been keeping. Joy School days are very long for him. He isn’t sure if he wants to give up a nap or not. Some days he insists on having a nap and other days he just want to be my buddy as K2 takes a nap. He wants to sit on my lap and love me or have me love him.
L4 surprised us by buying tickets to a show at the Gaslight Theater. The Gaslight is a melodrama theater with lots of singing, dancing, improve, and audience participation. He got 4 tickets. We went back and forth about taking another couple or taking our boys. We decided to take the boys. We’re glad we did. They had a great time. (So did we!) It was fun to watch K2 and Underfoot react to the show. They sat entranced by the singing and dancing. During one of the intermissions, they announced birthdays and anniversaries and pass out an ice cream cone. They made too many cones and shared the left overs with our little boys. It made underfoot's night.
After the show we went to a new dessert only restaurant called Something Sweet. We met another couple there, and K2 and Underfoot ate one slice of cake between them. It was a wonderful night.
Underfoot says: I went to a birthday party yesterday. We went to a show. I went Joy School because I was better this week. I got bubbles and my friends got to come play. I put my arm around my Mom’s neck and gave her loves during the show.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
January 30
So A funny story for the week. (It actually happened last week, but who’s keeping track...) One day while doing laundry, Mama noticed a loud clanking noise coming from the dryer. She stopped the dryer and looked through the clothes, but found nothing out of the ordinary. Once the dryer finished, she started folding the clothes and discovered the culprit. K2 frequently likes to stuff toys into his clothes, and had placed a train car in the toe of his pajamas.
We build our own armor for family home evening that is in Ephesians 6:10-17. We made a breast plate out of two plastic platters, shields out of a cardboard box, swords out of pipe insulation, and various hats they had around the house. They proceeded to hit each other. As we bought the platters at the store, people gave Mama an odd look as she would measure the platter to boys' bodies to make sure the platter was the right size.
On Friday night Mama and I had some friends over for games. We had a wonderful time. It was interesting to see a different side of people. We played a game called Loaded Question with 4 other couples. Speaking of games... Mama reminded me this week that I am still a lousy Hearts player. (That’s for you, Jerry!)
Today at church we got 2 bunches of Onion seedlings for our garden. One of the members of our congregation is big into gardening and organized a large group order so we could get a volume discount. We got over 100 onion plants for about 5 bucks! I love onions. They are delicious.
On Friday morning I went out to feed the Ladies (our chickens) before we headed off to the Temple in Mesa. Somehow I didn’t get the gate all the way closed. We came back home that afternoon to a yard full of surprises (chicken poop.) The Ladies got into the garden beds and caused a moderate amount of carnage. They didn’t touch the kale. Fortunately, about half our garden is fallow right now. (The onions will go in as part of Family Home Evening tomorrow night.)
On Tuesday Mama hosted a lunch bunch. About two dozen women came (those with pre- school aged or younger children brought them along too.) Mama worked hard to have chili, chicken noodle soup, and a butternut soup. Mama said it was good for her to open our home and strengthen relationships with others.
Underfoot Says: I like to write a letter to Uncle Aaron. I gave him some gray army guys. I was playing with Jayden last week.
Be Well
We build our own armor for family home evening that is in Ephesians 6:10-17. We made a breast plate out of two plastic platters, shields out of a cardboard box, swords out of pipe insulation, and various hats they had around the house. They proceeded to hit each other. As we bought the platters at the store, people gave Mama an odd look as she would measure the platter to boys' bodies to make sure the platter was the right size.
On Friday night Mama and I had some friends over for games. We had a wonderful time. It was interesting to see a different side of people. We played a game called Loaded Question with 4 other couples. Speaking of games... Mama reminded me this week that I am still a lousy Hearts player. (That’s for you, Jerry!)
Today at church we got 2 bunches of Onion seedlings for our garden. One of the members of our congregation is big into gardening and organized a large group order so we could get a volume discount. We got over 100 onion plants for about 5 bucks! I love onions. They are delicious.
On Friday morning I went out to feed the Ladies (our chickens) before we headed off to the Temple in Mesa. Somehow I didn’t get the gate all the way closed. We came back home that afternoon to a yard full of surprises (chicken poop.) The Ladies got into the garden beds and caused a moderate amount of carnage. They didn’t touch the kale. Fortunately, about half our garden is fallow right now. (The onions will go in as part of Family Home Evening tomorrow night.)
On Tuesday Mama hosted a lunch bunch. About two dozen women came (those with pre- school aged or younger children brought them along too.) Mama worked hard to have chili, chicken noodle soup, and a butternut soup. Mama said it was good for her to open our home and strengthen relationships with others.
Underfoot Says: I like to write a letter to Uncle Aaron. I gave him some gray army guys. I was playing with Jayden last week.
Be Well
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