Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Note to self...

Just a note to self... When outside, cleaning the pool that is covered in silt from the storm, do not knock the glasses off of your own face! It took me about 7-10 attempts of scooping the deep, dirty end of the pool before I finally was able to get them out of the water!

Oops!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Those poor children


Today I am sharing a pic from Jonathan's church class. He is in a weekly class, we used to call it CCD, now they call it ERE. This paper came home last week from class.

It says, if you can't tell from the pic...
FOR THOSE WHO ARE POOR, WE PRAY TO THE LORD.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE SIX, WE PRAY TO THE LORD.

I cannot imagine how terrible it must be to be six....

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Sleeping like a ... saint?


I went to check on the kids the other night before I went to sleep. As I always do. Nothing out of the norm in Jonathan's room, he had turned on the constellation desk light even though I told him to stay in bed. Into the girls' room, where I found Emilee sleeping only half-dressed, in a "habit." (And, referencing the last post, she had Cleo with her.) I HAD to take the picture, she was too cute. It makes me wonder if this is how saints sleep.... ?

A new friend...?


Our oldest 2 kids have favorite toys, "lovies". But, Bella doesn't yet so I have been searching for something for her. I really wanted her to love Winchester, the stuffed donkey that we bought for Emilee. I love Winchester because with his red stitching, he reminds me of a baseball. For Christmas, I looked at several places for lovies, hoping that she would love one that I had previously "pre-approved" of. We got 2 puppies and an orangutan. Today at Cost Plus, we found this new critter, and she reached her hands out to him. I don't yet know what to call him. The other lovies are Dora (Jonathan's cat), and Cleo (Emilee's lion she calls Key-lo Ma-leelo Fa-leelo). I hope the love sticks because he is really cute.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Mr. Magorium.... on the cheap

Got to experience our local Dollar theater, getting 3 of us in for $4.50. That definitely appeals the my cheap side. We went with our local cousin and had a great time watching Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. We took Jonathan and Emilee, the baby stayed home with Daddy because toddlers in movies are NOT fun. I LOVED it! I am a huge fan of toy stores... but not just any toy store. I like stores that are classic, full of wooden toys and things that inspire more than just Toys R Us. This movie was set in one such toy store. I think it will be one that I buy for our house, for me.

The main character is Molly Mahoney, who is affectionately called "Mahoney" through the whole movie. When I came home and told hubby that, he beat me to the punch when he said, "You loved that, didn't you??" I did, I have to admit it. I love names that should be last names.... is that surnames as first names?


"Mahoney", cute.


To rename my son Jonathan, I have said that instead of the classic, biblical name, I would name him "Maguire." LOVE IT.


Hubby's Grandma suggested "Makenna" for our #3 baby, Isabella, instead of the classic name she has... LOVE IT. If she had been a boy, she was going to be "Callahan."


I cannot say what I would have done for Emilee, baby #2 to make her different. We were going to name her Benjamin Douglas, after 2 great grandpa's, one from each side. Jonathan said that he didn't like that name, and he would call her "Scooter".


Mahoney.... Maguire.... Makenna....Callahan... and Scooter....

Let's begin... shall we?

So I am at home tonight with the Girls, Son is off snowboarding with Daddy. 10 years in Alaska, and we NEVER did that. Now we scramble off to start the search at Target (of all places) to get some snow gear. In AK, we would never have dreamed of getting our gear there. REI, yes, Tarjay? No. (Never mind that we didn't have a Tarjay there, we still wouldn't have done it.) Being in So Cal, we couldn't even find gloves for him at 2 stores. We could get him some swim trunks with waves or flames on them, but no gloves. The gabbing stocking ladies at Wal-mart gave me some crazy look for wanting to buy gloves in January. The absurdity... I know.