Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . Joy waking up at 6:30am. Bleh.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . Joy looking at our home evening job chart and noting that she was in charge of the "entihbillee" (activity) tonight.
. . . for her birthday a little while ago Joy received a My Little Pony, complete with brush, rainbow skirt, and a bio declaring that all the pony's friends come to her for fashion tips. Today Joy asked what she should name the little horse. I replied that it was her horse so she should choose a name. She settled on "Bulls-eye," Woody's faithful steed in the Toy Story films.
. . . reading a quote from a chef urging people not to throw out produce just because a bug or bird took a little bite out of it. He said, "It's probably the best piece of fruit, anyhow, if a bug wanted a bite. They go for fruit purely based on taste. So cut the bite out and eat the rest. If you see a bunch of parrots flocking to a certain fruit tree, you should just try to beat them to it."
And another thing . . .
. . . Daniel is increasingly determined to wield his own spoon, but he always turns it upside down and the contents fall off. Every time his oatmeal plopped onto his tray this morning, he laughed like it was the most hilarious thing ever. It was cute, in a messy, inefficient sort of way (and you can guess how much I love messy inefficiency).
. . . for home evening tonight, I borrowed a recent RS teacher’s object lesson, offering Joy a spoon and a flower pot full of dirt, and instructing her to take a bite. She did it without hesitation (I was pleasantly surprised that she trusted me that much), and found the Oreo crumb “dirt” so tasty that she ate a dozen more spoonfuls of it. I then explained that, just as she trusted me enough to do something she ordinarily wouldn’t do, sometimes God and His prophets ask us to do things we aren’t sure will make us happy, but we trust them enough to do those things anyway. When we do, we find out that we really will be better off for following their counsel.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Cute Toes and Geeky Quotes
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . spending the afternoon and evening talking with my sweetheart.
. . . watching Daniel grin as I spun him in the desk chair.
. . . playing a game with Joy.
. . . thinking of a random Star Wars quote during a conversation, then hearing Phillip chime in with that exact quote.
. . . looking at Joy's toes. I know it's random, but I've always thought my kids' feet are cute, and her toes are as uniquely her as her nose or her hair. I couldn't pick her hands or ears out in a crowd, but I'd know her toes anywhere.
. . . spending the afternoon and evening talking with my sweetheart.
. . . watching Daniel grin as I spun him in the desk chair.
. . . playing a game with Joy.
. . . thinking of a random Star Wars quote during a conversation, then hearing Phillip chime in with that exact quote.
. . . looking at Joy's toes. I know it's random, but I've always thought my kids' feet are cute, and her toes are as uniquely her as her nose or her hair. I couldn't pick her hands or ears out in a crowd, but I'd know her toes anywhere.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Cravings and a Dance Party
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . Joy inviting me to a dance party in my room. Her imaginary DJ was apparently a fan of Primary songs, because Joy told me we were dancing to "The Wise Man Built His House Upon A Rock." The party also included snacks: imaginary oranges, bananas, strawberries, and hamburgers. I ordered a hamburger with strawberries on the side, but Joy told me if I ordered that, they'd put the strawberries on my burger. I told them to hold the strawberries. Daniel joined us a little later, and it was fun to watch the sibs dance together.
. . . hearing Daniel giggle as I read him a fun book.
. . . watching my kids play at the park.
And another thing . . .
. . . there aren't many foods that sound good to me at this stage of pregnancy, but this time around there's one thing I can't seem to get enough of. It isn't pickles, ice cream, or kung pao chicken . . . it's hamburgers (how did Joy know?). Recently I ate four in one week, and I could really go for one right now. Anyone up for a late-night run to In-N-Out?
. . . Joy inviting me to a dance party in my room. Her imaginary DJ was apparently a fan of Primary songs, because Joy told me we were dancing to "The Wise Man Built His House Upon A Rock." The party also included snacks: imaginary oranges, bananas, strawberries, and hamburgers. I ordered a hamburger with strawberries on the side, but Joy told me if I ordered that, they'd put the strawberries on my burger. I told them to hold the strawberries. Daniel joined us a little later, and it was fun to watch the sibs dance together.
. . . hearing Daniel giggle as I read him a fun book.
. . . watching my kids play at the park.
And another thing . . .
. . . there aren't many foods that sound good to me at this stage of pregnancy, but this time around there's one thing I can't seem to get enough of. It isn't pickles, ice cream, or kung pao chicken . . . it's hamburgers (how did Joy know?). Recently I ate four in one week, and I could really go for one right now. Anyone up for a late-night run to In-N-Out?
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Good Night
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . sleeping poorly and waking up tired. I tried to rest on the couch some more, but it didn't really help and frankly isn't realistic when you have little kids. The only thing that really helped my energy level was finally hauling myself up to dress everybody and make a grocery run. Talk about counter-intuitive--you'd think when you're tired it would be more help to rest than work.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . celebrating Daniel's birthday (very late) with family now that we're all getting well again.
. . . relaxing and talking with my husband a while at the end of the day.
. . . reaching the end of the day so I can go to sleep.
. . . sleeping poorly and waking up tired. I tried to rest on the couch some more, but it didn't really help and frankly isn't realistic when you have little kids. The only thing that really helped my energy level was finally hauling myself up to dress everybody and make a grocery run. Talk about counter-intuitive--you'd think when you're tired it would be more help to rest than work.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . celebrating Daniel's birthday (very late) with family now that we're all getting well again.
. . . relaxing and talking with my husband a while at the end of the day.
. . . reaching the end of the day so I can go to sleep.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Cupid and the Owl
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . waking up really tired this morning. It was my own darn fault because I stayed up too late again. I got some very good things done whilst burning ye midnight oil, but wake-up time hit me like a bus this morning. Note to self: must break lifelong night-owl habit.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . celebrating a very late Valentine's Day with my sweetheart, now that my cough has become a minor nuisance instead of an incessant plague. We went to our favorite Latin restaurant. The food was good, but frankly I enjoy doing just about anything with my sweetheart.
. . . Joy giving me a big hug.
. . . waking up really tired this morning. It was my own darn fault because I stayed up too late again. I got some very good things done whilst burning ye midnight oil, but wake-up time hit me like a bus this morning. Note to self: must break lifelong night-owl habit.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . celebrating a very late Valentine's Day with my sweetheart, now that my cough has become a minor nuisance instead of an incessant plague. We went to our favorite Latin restaurant. The food was good, but frankly I enjoy doing just about anything with my sweetheart.
. . . Joy giving me a big hug.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Don't Spill On My Jeans
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . surviving preschool again.
. . . a friend offering to have the kids over next week so I can get some things done. Bless her.
. . . watching Daddy play with the kids.
And another thing . . .
. . . I can barely fit into my jeans these days, so I better keep them clean until I can find my maternity clothes. If I wash my jeans I'll have no prayer of squeezing back inside them.
. . . surviving preschool again.
. . . a friend offering to have the kids over next week so I can get some things done. Bless her.
. . . watching Daddy play with the kids.
And another thing . . .
. . . I can barely fit into my jeans these days, so I better keep them clean until I can find my maternity clothes. If I wash my jeans I'll have no prayer of squeezing back inside them.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Snow Globe Meets Wall
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . my four-year-old, in a moment of foolhardy exuberance, chucking a snow globe at the wall. It shattered into a million pieces. OK, it was more like 150, but after you clean up the first few dozen, who's counting?
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . doing prenatal Pilates with Joy (boy, I'm out of shape).
. . . cleaning out the fridge. It's a decidedly unpleasant task, but it sure feels good when you're done.
. . . making caramel corn for our home evening activity. My sister's recipe is a fun one, involving paper bags, a microwave, and lots of shaking.
. . . hugging my sweetie.
. . . my four-year-old, in a moment of foolhardy exuberance, chucking a snow globe at the wall. It shattered into a million pieces. OK, it was more like 150, but after you clean up the first few dozen, who's counting?
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . doing prenatal Pilates with Joy (boy, I'm out of shape).
. . . cleaning out the fridge. It's a decidedly unpleasant task, but it sure feels good when you're done.
. . . making caramel corn for our home evening activity. My sister's recipe is a fun one, involving paper bags, a microwave, and lots of shaking.
. . . hugging my sweetie.
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