Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
New Baby
So my baby, who is 3, does not need diapers anymore. Actually, she hasn't needed diapers, highchairs, sippy cups, crib, or any "baby stuff" for quite a long time! But I still put her in diapers at night. They are always dry in the morning (and to be honest I usually reuse them a couple of times, don't judge me, we are poor!!). Justin questioned me on why on earth I still put her in diapers. This is was my answer:
Dear, I NEED a baby! If no one in this house wears diapers anymore, we will HAVE to have another baby!!!
He promptly went out and bought more diapers and encouraged me to continue diapering my baby!
Dear, I NEED a baby! If no one in this house wears diapers anymore, we will HAVE to have another baby!!!
He promptly went out and bought more diapers and encouraged me to continue diapering my baby!
Monday, January 25, 2010
I Completely Agree!
I was reading blogs during my snowbound confinement in my home and ran across this totally funny blog post. However, I figured why limit my payback to the luxury of my grown children's homes, as they do not limit their lovliness to our home. So to this list, I will add:
1. Go out somewhere with Callie. While we are en route I will yank, pull, stretch, and examine my panties and stockings while complaining profusely that they don't fit right. When we have arrived at the most public place I can find I will begin screaming, I mean SCREAMING, crying, and in general, producing lots of snot and other face liquid until every person within ear-shot is looking at us. I will scream about how I hate my shoes. The very shoes that I made her buy for me after several days of searching, many similar fits, and promises that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE those shoes!!! I will decide that they do not fit and will refuse to walk another step because it is too painful. Hopefully I will be able to pull this stunt when she is on her way somewhere and doesn't want to be late! I will wake her up each morning declaring that I am STARVING and could she please give me some food before I die!
2. Lucy, oh, precious, Lucy! The moment we get far enough away from the house, or a convenient public restroom I will decide I have to go to the bathroom. EVERY TIME! Sometimes I will have to go so bad that I double over and can't walk or grab myself. Sometimes I will have to go so bad that I will drop my drawers and pee where ever I am at. I will save this for the most public, places, of course. In addition, I will run into her room each morning and proclaim that I have to go the the potty, weally bad! Weally weally bad! If we are walking somewhere, I will stop to examine every bit of wayward poop that I notice. Looking closely and trying to determine if it is horse poop (rarely) or dog poop (usually). I will announce this and continue to talk about the poop and its characteristics for a long time. If I see someone who has something different about them (moles, beards, one leg, you name it...) I will point at them and ask repeated questions loudly. I will stick my tongue out at people who try to talk to me.
3. Noah is harder, because he is not prone to drama, just the occasional bits of surliness and pure boy stupidity. So, when I am with him I will do lots of baseball slides- regardless of the weather, what I am wearing, or the surface condition- concrete, grass, mud, poop, etc. I will waller on the ground as much as humanly possible. When he turns his back I will run up the wrong way on the escalator. If no escalator is available, I will climb something. If I am really feeling wild, I will then drop down on him. When we go to the grocery store, I will beg to push the cart, and promise not to run into people. I will promptly begin running into people and will not stop throughout the entire trip.
I am so excited for this stage of life! My kids better hurry up and have grandkids. Maybe that will distract me from my plans. My mom always says that if she knew how wonderful having grandkids would be she would have skipped the having kids part and gone straight to the grandkids! Well, except me of course. I was and continue to be the highlight of her life!!! (she is out of town without a computer!)
1. Go out somewhere with Callie. While we are en route I will yank, pull, stretch, and examine my panties and stockings while complaining profusely that they don't fit right. When we have arrived at the most public place I can find I will begin screaming, I mean SCREAMING, crying, and in general, producing lots of snot and other face liquid until every person within ear-shot is looking at us. I will scream about how I hate my shoes. The very shoes that I made her buy for me after several days of searching, many similar fits, and promises that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE those shoes!!! I will decide that they do not fit and will refuse to walk another step because it is too painful. Hopefully I will be able to pull this stunt when she is on her way somewhere and doesn't want to be late! I will wake her up each morning declaring that I am STARVING and could she please give me some food before I die!
2. Lucy, oh, precious, Lucy! The moment we get far enough away from the house, or a convenient public restroom I will decide I have to go to the bathroom. EVERY TIME! Sometimes I will have to go so bad that I double over and can't walk or grab myself. Sometimes I will have to go so bad that I will drop my drawers and pee where ever I am at. I will save this for the most public, places, of course. In addition, I will run into her room each morning and proclaim that I have to go the the potty, weally bad! Weally weally bad! If we are walking somewhere, I will stop to examine every bit of wayward poop that I notice. Looking closely and trying to determine if it is horse poop (rarely) or dog poop (usually). I will announce this and continue to talk about the poop and its characteristics for a long time. If I see someone who has something different about them (moles, beards, one leg, you name it...) I will point at them and ask repeated questions loudly. I will stick my tongue out at people who try to talk to me.
3. Noah is harder, because he is not prone to drama, just the occasional bits of surliness and pure boy stupidity. So, when I am with him I will do lots of baseball slides- regardless of the weather, what I am wearing, or the surface condition- concrete, grass, mud, poop, etc. I will waller on the ground as much as humanly possible. When he turns his back I will run up the wrong way on the escalator. If no escalator is available, I will climb something. If I am really feeling wild, I will then drop down on him. When we go to the grocery store, I will beg to push the cart, and promise not to run into people. I will promptly begin running into people and will not stop throughout the entire trip.
I am so excited for this stage of life! My kids better hurry up and have grandkids. Maybe that will distract me from my plans. My mom always says that if she knew how wonderful having grandkids would be she would have skipped the having kids part and gone straight to the grandkids! Well, except me of course. I was and continue to be the highlight of her life!!! (she is out of town without a computer!)
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sunday Sneak Peak
My clothes dryer:
In the summer it is hot so I can put the drying racks out on our balcony and things dry really quickly. But in the winter our flat is really humid (moldy) and it takes forever for things to dry. The only time I really hate it is when I am trying to get sheets clean or rainy/ snowy days when there are lots of wet things. It keeps me on my toes, because if I get behind on the laundry there is no place to hang it all to dry. So it takes a really long time to catch up!!
In the summer it is hot so I can put the drying racks out on our balcony and things dry really quickly. But in the winter our flat is really humid (moldy) and it takes forever for things to dry. The only time I really hate it is when I am trying to get sheets clean or rainy/ snowy days when there are lots of wet things. It keeps me on my toes, because if I get behind on the laundry there is no place to hang it all to dry. So it takes a really long time to catch up!!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Snow Day!
It has been snowing off and on for two days! It is really cold and yucky, so we haven't been out much but here are a few quick pics. Hopefully I'll have the video of the kids "sledding" on po-boy sleds (pieces of cardboard) this week.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Ramdomness
Well, winter has finally hit our city. It is super cold with snow and ice and yuck!! This is just in time for the two week winter school break!!! Lord, help me!!!
The kids got their report cards. Noah got the equivalent of all A's. Callie got 2 C's a B and the rest A's. I was surprised because she is a really good student and tries very hard. One of her C's was in music, and the other in Social Studies. So oh well, I guess those would be the ones I would prefer her not to do well in. Her teacher is a bit hard core. But she didn't seem to care, and to be honest, I don't either!
Our team leader's mother had a stroke on Thursday morning. She is doing very poorly, so they are flying out to America as I write this. Please pray for them.
What am I going to do for two weeks, in the city, in the dead of winter, with my kids. The break hasn't even started and I am already feeling zapped!! HA!
Has anyone ever been to Disney on Ice. It is coming to our city in a few weeks and I am thinking about using the kids' Christmas money to take them. But I don't want to waste the money (it is kind of expensive) if they won't enjoy it. What do you think?
Callie is totally into doing magic tricks right now. It is hilarious! The kind where you have to close your eyes or she turns around for the magic to happen! So cute!
That's all for now. Have a great day!
The kids got their report cards. Noah got the equivalent of all A's. Callie got 2 C's a B and the rest A's. I was surprised because she is a really good student and tries very hard. One of her C's was in music, and the other in Social Studies. So oh well, I guess those would be the ones I would prefer her not to do well in. Her teacher is a bit hard core. But she didn't seem to care, and to be honest, I don't either!
Our team leader's mother had a stroke on Thursday morning. She is doing very poorly, so they are flying out to America as I write this. Please pray for them.
What am I going to do for two weeks, in the city, in the dead of winter, with my kids. The break hasn't even started and I am already feeling zapped!! HA!
Has anyone ever been to Disney on Ice. It is coming to our city in a few weeks and I am thinking about using the kids' Christmas money to take them. But I don't want to waste the money (it is kind of expensive) if they won't enjoy it. What do you think?
Callie is totally into doing magic tricks right now. It is hilarious! The kind where you have to close your eyes or she turns around for the magic to happen! So cute!
That's all for now. Have a great day!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Al-Jazeera Weatherboy
One of our primary news sources here is Al-Jazeera. Despite what you may have heard, it's not so bad. For the first time, the other day I saw this. (Please excuse the terrible picture from my piece of junk phone.)
Monday, January 18, 2010
Invitation
Some days I walk to and from dropping the kids off at school with one of my new neighbors. She has also just moved to the area. A few weeks ago she invited me to join a group of ladies who read the Koran together at her house on Friday afternoons. Because of my class schedule, I could not join.
Just the other day she told me she had a dream about me. In it, I was teaching the group about the Koran. I was shocked and excited to hear this. One of the primary ways that the Lord reaches people in this part of the world is through dreams and visions. I am praying that this dream would come to fruition. That I could teach them the truth of God.
Please join me in praying for this woman and her network. Pray that Jesus would continue to speak to them in their dreams and draw them to Him! Also, pray for me to be open and willing to speak for Him.
Just the other day she told me she had a dream about me. In it, I was teaching the group about the Koran. I was shocked and excited to hear this. One of the primary ways that the Lord reaches people in this part of the world is through dreams and visions. I am praying that this dream would come to fruition. That I could teach them the truth of God.
Please join me in praying for this woman and her network. Pray that Jesus would continue to speak to them in their dreams and draw them to Him! Also, pray for me to be open and willing to speak for Him.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Super Woman
It's not even 9:30. My house is clean, all of my curtains are washed and re-hung, the laundry is caught up, my to-do list is almost finished (notice that "post on blog" was on the to-do list), all 3 kids are in bed, there are enough left-overs in the fridge so I won't have to cook for 2 days, my inbox is empty, the bills are paid, my address labels are updated, I taught Lucy how to put her own laundry away Callie to vacuum and Noah to sweep the kitchen, there is grocery money in the bank, I am in my pjs, my sweet husband downloaded 2 new episodes of 30 Rock, a shot of Diet Coke and a chocolate bar are waiting for me... is this heaven?
Free to a Good Home
Adorable, fun-loving, adventurous, healthy, house- broken golden haired three year old is in need of a good and loving home. Shots are up to date. Speaks two languages. She goes by the name of "Lucy" but it is probably not too late to change it to a name of your preference.
In interest of full disclosure (and because NO RETURNS are accepted) a bit of information must be shared.
"Lucy" likes to shout out things of interest to her. For instance, on the minibus the other day we were sitting right next to one of the very religious Muslim men with the long beard, beanie cap, baggy pants, etc. She pointed at him, her finger not 3 inches from his face, and began asking all about his "big beard". Yesterday on the minibus, she was standing next to a seated lady. She began saying "this lady stinks, this lady stinks!" Often times while walking to school she suddenly transforms into a dog or tiger and has to crawl on all fours. When people try to squeeze her cheeks (quite often) she hits away their hand, sticks out her tongue, and says "I not love you!" She got her lovely little face as close as possible (we don't wear seat belts here) to our taxi driver last night and began examining his head and hair- or lack thereof. Then the questions about his baldness began to flow and at one point she touched his head!
Free to a good home. Supplies included.
I'm Back
Ok... so my mom teased me that I said I was going to start a new thing (Sunday Sneak Peak), started it, and then haven't written a word since! Too True! Sorry. I let school, and kids, and life get in the way between you and me. I won't do it again (this is not a promise!!), ok? Please forgive me. I'm trying to get back int he writing groove!
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