Close Call
Grey is tall enough to reach the ground with his feet in his walker. He hasn’t figured out how to go forward but he has backward mastered. Today he backed into the bunk bed ladder projecting it forward. Whew! Lucky kid. If Nina would leave the ladder alone it wouldn’t be so vulnerable.
Yesterday was only a momentary elightenment. Nina is back to her old self today. She told me the chicken I made for dinner “tastez a little like chicken, but tastez a little like poo.”
We were having some issues with comments so I took them down for now. I’ll get them back up as soon as I’m able to clone myself.
-Rob
Rob has been sick this week. He’s miserable. Mom’s knee won’t heal. She’s even more miserable. Camille was indisposed. So, I had the kid duties on my own this morning. As we were getting ready for church Nina decided she didn’t want to go, refused to let me finish dressing her and ran away from me. This is a rather common occurance, no matter where we are headed. My first instinct was to go grab her and force my will on her…but I didn’t. I prayed.
“Please help me know what to do with her. I don’t know what to do with her, please.” Then a clear answer filled my mind, “Let her be.” So I did.
I finished getting Ramona and Grey ready and loaded in the van. As I rounded the van to drive away I saw her…standing in the front window on the back of the sofa…wearing only red tights…sobbing.
I went back inside and she crumpled into a ball on the sofa. I sat next to her and asked, “what’s wrong?” “I forgot,” she sobbed, “I forgot that Jesus loves me (sob). I forgot He loves me SO much and He wants me to be nice to you (sob).”
Then I wiped away our tears and asked, “Do you want to go to church?”
“Yes”, as she hurridly put on her dress and shoes.
Despite my natural reflex to dicipline and threaten there is a better way.
God will provide for our deficits…IF we ask.
His love is the answer. It always has been. It always will be.
Cheese, butter and ketchup.
Ramona got a new Tango. Tango is a computer she uses to speak. The old one was designed for a child. This new one is designed for a teen. Such different language! This week she told her principal “School sucks!! I want to go home!” Her principal was shocked and turning to her teacher asked, part joking, “What are you teaching these kids?” Her teacher responded, “Age appropriate language.” To which the principal agreed.
Rob wrote another fabulous tech article. This time it’s regarding the newly announced iPad from Apple, our exclusive tech provider since 1994 (except for that one Dell we hacked into Mac :)
Bossy Pants
Mommy, HURRY, take our picture! Ok, now get him out of my bed NOW!
Nina: Mommy can you draw some vampire shoes?
Anna: I don’t know what vampire shoes look like.
Nina: Just type “vampire shoes” into your computer and see the pictures.
What Nina Learned at School Today
“There was a man named Mr. Hankins. He was the President. There were mans that took others mans and made them do their work. Mr. Hankins made them stop doing that. He lived in that cabin.”
After building this robot that delivers food to people, out of duct tape and discarded wheelchair parts, Nina said, “Ok, Mommy, now you make the remote so it moves!”
How Are Boys Different From Girls (the early years): A Photo Essay
First, they are born with big guns. (I’m talking about muscles mom)
They are HUNGRY!!!!
They are very visually engaged. Crazy visual.
