Misunderstood Quote

Josiah was regaling the stories of our neighbours Halloween decorations.
A pause.
then...
"Trip or Treat? Who does that trip part?"

I guess I should be thankful for an innocent heart.

October's Quotable

Josiah awoke the other morning and repeated this quip throughout the day to explain his distress.

"I feel like I have a dust bunny in my throat".
or
" My throat is still dusty".

Actually, I've felt that before, just not had the vocabulary to describe it quite that way before.

web

What a tricky web we weave....

My lovely, i ntelligent daughter is getting more training in web life ...
just by trying new things.
We have folders of photos off the web
You tube addiciton
virtual horses
and who knows what else...

Well, of course as her parent, I know everything but...
the web.

Away in BC

So for the long weekend (just catching up) we were off to BC for a whole bunch of relatives gathered to eat a turkey. The kids had a great time with the cousins (or whatever they are).
The boys had their first sauna ... they didn't stay there very long. The hotel we stayed at had a hot tub too and they tried that out.
YUP .. I turned 41! It kinda got lost in all the toher things so it was nice of Greg's mom and grandma to make me a cake (+5more for the huge group of people). When does the "wiser" thing start?
Josiah went golfing with his dad. It was his first time and part of the male bonding thing to go golfing with the relatives on Thanksgiving weekend. He is the youngest that has ever participated. Josiah couldn't have been prouder. His group came in third so he was thrilled to pick a prize and got a jack knife that has all the golf gadgets you need.

Living in a postcard

The pictures just didn't do it justice... BC was lovely for thanksgiving. Loads of color. Beautiful misty mountians.
Greg's grandma's property. Her house is in the midst of those trees, hidden. Every angle is another beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. It was a great weather most of the time and everything was crisp and beautiful.

A donation: Locks of Love

Here's her last photo with long hair .. all wet and ready to cut. Bethany decided to cut her hair and donate it to Locks of Love. They have a website that explains all you need to know to do this and .. that was it. We called the next day to make an appointment to get her locks shorn.
Snip, snip... this is where the nerves start to fray.
a donation of 12" .. so we're not metric around here.... all that's required is 10" but she was able to give more... that was a good feeling.
She still has plenty of healthy hair left...
it is a nice thing to do something good when all you needed was a trim... No more having to stand up to get your hair cut! Less time shampooing and drying it. If you don't like it shorter... it'll grow. I think it's very sweet.
Good job, honey.

What does THAT mean?

Okay...
What does "neck of the woods" mean, really?
Where does that saying come from.?
Some things we say in English have me totally baffled.
Like Bated Breath... Heavens Termergatroid....
maybe that's why people don't say it that often any more... hmmm.

Cannons

Okay... it's a topic not everyone can relate to.. but ... farts are a huge topic around here. My boys are obsessed with body functions. What makes boys so fascinated by the breaking of wind? Boys of all ages (in my life anyway) can't get enough of this.

I had put my two boys to bed one night and heard them talking so I went up the stairs to yell at them .. when I over heard a conversation that would make any mother shake her head.

M is on his bed butt pointed up in the air. J is on his bed doing the same. They are aimed at each other like pirate ships at war.

M: "Toot Cannons! Fire one!"
J: "Fire in the hole!"
M: "Ready, Aim, Fire!"

With appropriate noises accompanying this display.
Really .. what's a mom to do? How do you stop a cannon?

REAL Life

Some days... I feel like I'm pretending to be something I'm not. Schooling has not been too successful this week. Daddy is on vacation and we're going away this weekend ... the house is upside down .. and well... I don't feel like I'm accomplishing much that I'm SUPPOSED to do.
I've spent more hours on hold trying to get our satalite to work, than I've spent teaching the kids. My boys are just running amuck and well, it's been one of those weeks.
Looking at the positive...
Daddy has been able to spend more time with the kids and I than he has in a long time. The kids don't seem to mind that lack of routine. I'm learning more about banking ... kinda. I get to spend more time in my sweats.
That's it... I'm out of positive perspective.

Sept Project Day

Well, I'd say the first Project Day was a success. Robyn even had a guessing game for us: Guess how many origami storks are on this hanging.
Tara brought Cinnamon buns she had learned to make. And she had an experiement for us to watch.

Carlissa did a wonderful power point presentation that makes me jealous. I really would like to learn to do power point. There were boards on Trucks, pets, therapy, disease, cultures, etc. Here's a picture of a few.



I think it went really well. There was learning, fun and time for all involved to just be together. I'm looking forward to this event each month.