Behind the Scenes: "A Lucky Family"

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

"A Lucky Family"

So, the warm weather today (and the beginning of Spring Break) has brought out all of the neighborhood kids. Along with the kids comes the snacking on the treats. (which I totally DON'T mind.) Maddie came over to play with Claire and they were on their way to the garage to get the ever so popular Fruit Roll-Ups. (Macy's most favorite!) I helped them get some out and Maddie says "You are so nice to give us treats. You guys are a really lucky family. My mom never buys treats." LOL That made me smile. It doesn't take much to make kids like you does it? :-)

And speaking of treats- shame on you Emily for sending down the box of Thin Mints with Claire! They are half gone already! (and my butt has doubled in size.) Thank you though. It was very thoughtful of you.

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Emily said...: It's your own fault! You mentioned that Spence didn't buy you Thin Mints, so I thought I would help out. Macy thinks you're lucky, too. The other day, Claire said, "You need to get your mom to buy fruit roll ups too." So funny! I know she's a HUGE mooch, so thanks for feeding her all the time.; March 19, 2008 at 5:41 PM
Valerie said...: Your blog made me think that I still there. I can picture it all. Even the cars. . .; March 19, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Jen-ben said...: Oh my gosh...I'm laughing so hard right now. I can 100% hear maddie saying that. She loves your house. She's always talking about how nice Claire's mom is. :) Yesterday I dropped Claire off (so she didn't have to walk ALL the way home from Macy's) and Maddie insisted on walking her to the door. So I let her. Well...she and Claire were taking a very long time in the garage, so I yell at her to come get in the car. She finally walks back and I see a very shiny wrapper in her hand. :) "Claire wanted me to have it." Sure she did....
:) Thanks for always welcoming my kids! You're kids are lucky to be in your family!; March 19, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Laura said...: What a hoot! I'm sure as soon as my kids see your garage door open they'll be right over. They've done their share of mooching too. Thanks for always having the best treats in the neighborhood and for always being so willing to share the goodies. Hopefully, they'll remember to be as thankful for good friends who share as I am! :); March 20, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Laura said...: See, it didn't take very long. Heather came home earlier with a chocolate face. She said, "Claire wanted me to have one." What can I say except thanks and that you're raising some good sharers there.; March 20, 2008 at 6:43 PM

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3/10: Nathan has worked hard in school this year and has received straight A's all year. He worked hard to get back into honors classes next year also. I am so proud of him.

I was putting Logan in his bed late at night because he fell asleep in our bed. Nathan was sound asleep in his bed. He talks in his sleep quite a bit. This was the conversation he had with me while his eyes were closed.
"Mom!"
"What Nathan?"
"What's there to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm bored!"
"Well, why don't you read?"
"Cuz that's BORING!"
"Why don't you just go to sleep?"
"mumble mumble mumble" (couldn't understand)

My crimany- even when they're sound asleep they still ask me what there is to do because they're bored! Does it never end? LOL

3/10: Logan was visiting some cousins and they weren't treating him very well. He hadn't been feeling well besides. When we picked him up he began to tell us all the "naughty" things that were said and done by them. He continued to say that these cousins liked to play violent computer games and that they watch R rated movies. (which I don't think is true...) At the end he sighed and said "Those kids need to get their life straight."

11/09: Our computer has had a virus and Nathan (our computer whiz) hasn't taken the time to fix it. Logan wanted to play a computer game on Spence's laptop. Spence told him no. Logan shouts at the top of his lungs "Then tell Nathan to fix the DAMN computer!" Needless to say, he went straight to his room for time out. I don't know where he learns those words!

2/09: I was playing a Memory Game with Logan and Claire. They teamed up against me. I HATE that game. They were of course, winning. Logan says with so much excitement "Mom! We're kicking your ass off!" I said "What?" Naturally, he repeated it for me. I don't know where he has learned that word because I swear- I have never used it.

-We were at the drive up at Wendy's and Spence gave his debit card to the cashier. Logan asked "Is there never ending money on dad's card?" Boy, I sure wish there was!

-Claire decided to suck her thumb in the car the other day. I told her that she is too old to do that and that there are so many germs on her hands that go in her mouth. Logan's response: "At least it keeps her from talking mom."

-We were coming home from Sunday dinner at the in-laws and were playing around with the GPS navigator we got for Christmas. The lady was telling us instructions on where to turn to get home. When we were almost home Logan (in sarcastic voice) says "Uh, we know how to get home. We don't need any stupid instructions!"

-Last night Logan was laying in bed. I was putting Claire to bed. It was all quiet, then Logan says "Mom!" I said "What Logan?" He then replies "I can hear my brain banging in my head!" I didn't even know how to respond to that one.

3/10: I got out some Sun Chips for Claire for lunch the other day. She was excited about the flavor of them and said "Oh I love this kind! This kind is made with weed!" (They are the plain kind that have wheat...)
1/10: Claire got the movie "Hannah Montana" for Christmas. She loves that movie and I cannot count how many times she has seen it. She turns it up and dances during the songs. She was going downstairs to watch it and said she couldn't take Simon (our new dog) down with her cuz she was going to be "rockin and rollin." I guess it was going to get a bit too wild and crazy in the basement for the new puppy... :-)

5/11/09: Claire brought home a "Sight Word Fishing Game" from preschool. You write different sight words on the back of the cards and fish for them with a magnent. I helped her to read the words. We came to the one that said "you." I told her the word and told her it was like "I love you." She then replied "Or like yooo gross!"

2/26/09: Claire went to the dentist today for the first time. She was nervous so watched while Logan had his teeth cleaned. She saw the "blue napkin" laying on him and asked what it was for. I told her it was to wipe stuff on. She said "Like your boogers." Hmmm- let's hope you can keep your finger out of your nose while the dentist is here. :-)

-I put Claire to bed and came down and sat on the couch to read. After about five minutes Claire got out of bed and came down. She pulled out the Friend magazine to sit by me and read. I kept telling her she needed to get back into bed. She refused. She ignored all of my threats and I didn't have energy to deal with it. She said "Mom, I'll do everything you tell me to do...tomorrow!" Ugh!

-We were in the car the other night and it was a bright full moon. I said to the kids "Look at the full moon!" Claire looked then asked "What does the moon eat? Cheese?" I laughed and said the moon doesn't eat anything. It's not alive. Then she goes "Well then how come it's so fat?"

-Claire came running up to talk to me and said "Mom! I need to tell you something. I need to talk to you FOREVER!"

-Claire has been a little stinker lately and really testing my patience. She has an "attitude." I was laying in bed with her last night and asked her if she was going to please start minding mommy and daddy. She just looked at me and shook her head and said "Noooo."

-When Grandpa Dee passed away we explained to the kids that when Jesus comes again he will be back "alive" and his spirit will enter into his body again. Spence later found a picture of his dog, Shasta, that died a long time ago. He was talking to Claire about the dog. She brought the picture up to me and said "Mom! Here is Shasta! He is dead, but when Jesus comes again he will come back alive. Jesus will bring her to us in his car!" Hmm, I wonder what kind of car Jesus drives. Definitely a Mercedes...

9/1/10- Samuel rolled over from his belly to his back today! He is smiling so much now and discovering his voice and hands more. He definitely loves to be held and especially likes to sit outside. He brings so much joy to our home!
9/12/11- Samuel is climbing everything now. He loves to climb up on the cupboard and kitchen table. He loves his bottle and blankie. His favorite things to play with are any kitchen utensil (spatulas, wooden spoons, etc), and the mop and broom. He dances when he hears music and has the BEST smile ever.

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"A Lucky Family"

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