Entries from April 2009

April 28, 2009

the donut shop…

The kids woke up today and decided they would like donuts for breakfast.  I was really hesitant but eventually gave in. It was 10:15 and we were heading to the donut shop instead of thinking about lunch!
For the sake of anonymity, I will not name the donut shop. We get in there and the kids [...]

April 22, 2009

naked as a jay bird….

or two jay birds! We had soccer practice this evening at the middle school track. The twins were off playing in the dirt, which was fine by me because that meant that they were not stalking the walkers and they weren’t trying to leave the fenced in area. So, I was diligently watching them, keeping [...]

April 20, 2009

From the mouths of babes…

We were saying prayers with the kids tonight before bed, and it was Noah’s turn to pray. Well, he starts out by thanking God for his “beautiful, gorgeous Mom and sisters,” and then his “spiffy brothers and Daddy.” Spiffy. Now I don’t think I have ever heard an 8 year old boy use the word [...]

April 15, 2009

Just a tip

I was grocery shopping the other day -shocking I know- and normally we buy the bagged cereals because they are cheaper. Well, on a hunch I went ahead and checked the price on some of the Great Value brand cereals in the boxes and sure enough the unit price was cheaper! So, we are not [...]

April 9, 2009

Just a funny little thing Noah said a minute ago: he told me that tomorrow night he would be wearing “nicer clothes” for the movie we are going to. He literally said, “I’m stepping my game up.” ROFLOL!!!! How in the world did an 8 year old come up with that, or more pointedly, where [...]