Quotes of the Week

Toby: “You, me and Ellie are on the plump team. Daddy and Caleb are on the lean team.”

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Caleb: (after I reminded him to look for his lunchbox he left at school) “Mama, we discussed this already…”

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Ellie: “Sometimes you don’t have to tell two adults things. I already told you, so today we don’t have to tell Daddy, ok? That’s the plan.”

Am I the Only One?

I go out and buy something- something I never buy and a day or so later someone gives me that very thing. As a gift. It’s weird. I mean really weird. Examples: fig newtons. I never buy them. They sounded good so I got a package. Then someone brings me a box not a week later. Seem small? Try this: new shirts. I buy ONE because it was on sale and I can use a nice shirt. And then a friend gives me three bags of NICE clothes. Timing? Anyone?

Maybe when I think of buying something, I should just wait a week and see if someone is going to give it to me first.

First day of School

Thursday we sent the boys to school – 2nd grade and kindergarten. Toby came home with adorable snippets of his day (at lunch he said he “had a good time”) and that he has his first friend, Drake.

Caleb spoke of his class with more reserve and said this year started off better than last year, but didn’t give any more details. I am looking forward to hearing all about school from them both each afternoon.

Soccer should start soon, too, which I think will be fun. I always liked watching people I know play sports. Even better if they’re your child!

They are getting so big. It was confirmed for me when Thursday morning I went to cross the street with them for the bus stop and Toby put up his hand and said, “You don’t need to go with us, Mom. We’re ok.”

Ok.

Camping Cousins

We had a ball camping at Lake of the Ozarks State Park this past weekend. Uncle Adam and the kids came out for a couple days and we beat the heat index (0ver 100 degrees) thanks to the lakefront beach and lots of tree shade. We learned a number of important things from this trip:

1) Fire burns little fingers, especially of those who are pyros (read: Toby and Michael)

2) raccoons fighting outside your tent sound like wildcats

3) flammable liquids make grown men happy

4) when a deer is freakin’ scared out of its mind, in its attempts to run away from you, might just run back at you

5) while hanging out under a tarp while it storms is not fun….when it lowers the temps a good 30 degrees just in time for tent sleeping, you become thankful right quick

6) if you are 32 years old, you can bruise yourself sleeping on the ground (pick a limb, any limb)

7) worst revelation of a child: it’s just easier to pee in the tent than to walk to the bathroom at night, in the dark, in the storm, with the animals out there