I know it's been a while since I posted, but I'll catch up. Kate said a couple of funny things in the last day or so I thought were worth documenting.
Last night, I was sitting by Kate before bed, and my feet were bare. I do not have pretty toes right now-- unpainted and I even have a cut. She was not impressed, and said, "mom, you need a pedicure. I think you have corns."
Corns! I barely even know what a corn is, and I have no idea where she came up with that. She tried to show me her "corns", and needless to say we don't have any between us. Hilarious.
Then this morning, I came back from a run and she followed me into the bedroom. "Mom," she said, "you are super sweaty. You're as sweaty as a camel in the desert."
"Do camels sweat?" I asked.
"Yeah, and you're the sweatiest camel I've ever seen."
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Valentines all around
We had a fun Valentines day this year. Sam has officially outgrown parties, but he did take his Phineas box and angry bird valentines for his friends. It was free dress day, so he took care to look good.
Because it was free dress, Kate's teacher took advantage and combined the Val-day celebration with 100th day of school, and asked all the kids to dress like they were 100. I was a morning volunteer and it was so fun to see all of the kids and walk around as they visited rooms. They did centers all day, so it was super fun for Kate.
The kids were blessed with valentines from family and friends from home too. And Stuart took us all to dinner at Metro Pizza to top off the day.
Because it was free dress, Kate's teacher took advantage and combined the Val-day celebration with 100th day of school, and asked all the kids to dress like they were 100. I was a morning volunteer and it was so fun to see all of the kids and walk around as they visited rooms. They did centers all day, so it was super fun for Kate.
The kids were blessed with valentines from family and friends from home too. And Stuart took us all to dinner at Metro Pizza to top off the day.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Snack bowl!
My friend Gabe has this awesome snack bowl on her counter. She fills it with stuff and the kids know that when they get home from school, approved snacks are in the bowl. I have always thought this was brilliant, and I guess I mention it at her house a lot.
Today when I got to the church office, my friend Gabe presented me with my very own snack bowl! What a great, unexpected gift! She made my day, and Kate's too, as evidenced in the picture.
This is brilliant. Everyone should have a snack bowl!
Today when I got to the church office, my friend Gabe presented me with my very own snack bowl! What a great, unexpected gift! She made my day, and Kate's too, as evidenced in the picture.
This is brilliant. Everyone should have a snack bowl!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
I've been Amy/Jaime-d
When I was a kid, Amy Comtois and I ran the show at ye old Baptist church. (Others thought they were in charge, but no.) Amy and I were inseparable and ran all manner of relatively harmless schemes.
One of our favorites was to try to con our families into eating lunch together after church. Some weeks, they'd come up with this on their own. But when they'd say, "No, not this week. We're just going to go as a family." That's when we got to work.
It was pretty easy, really. One of us would find out where the family was headed for lunch. "Oh, Captain D's sounds great, Mom!" Then the other would gently persuade (insist) that the only place she wished to have lunch was innocently the same. Voila! Everyone had lunch together and we were happy.
Today at church, I heard Sam talking Stu into Freddy's for lunch. Sounds good, I thought. But as I'm walking out the door, my good friend Gabe says, "Collin really wants to go out with you all to lunch sometime but we just can't today because we have these other plans..." Wait, I thought. I didn't invite Gabe to lunch. That's right. We'd been Amy/Jaime-d.
One of our favorites was to try to con our families into eating lunch together after church. Some weeks, they'd come up with this on their own. But when they'd say, "No, not this week. We're just going to go as a family." That's when we got to work.
It was pretty easy, really. One of us would find out where the family was headed for lunch. "Oh, Captain D's sounds great, Mom!" Then the other would gently persuade (insist) that the only place she wished to have lunch was innocently the same. Voila! Everyone had lunch together and we were happy.
Today at church, I heard Sam talking Stu into Freddy's for lunch. Sounds good, I thought. But as I'm walking out the door, my good friend Gabe says, "Collin really wants to go out with you all to lunch sometime but we just can't today because we have these other plans..." Wait, I thought. I didn't invite Gabe to lunch. That's right. We'd been Amy/Jaime-d.
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