Savannah: Wyatt, what's up with your arms?
Wyatt: What arms?
(um, the ones attached to your shoulders)
2 Warriors, 2 Princesses and My Life as Their Mom
Showing posts with label out of the mouths of babes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label out of the mouths of babes. Show all posts
Monday, January 25, 2016
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Out of the mouths of babes
A day or two ago, Julia expressed this sentiment:
I hope that boys don't like me when I get older. They seem like such a hassle.
Like any good mom would, I confirmed that her theory is correct.
I know. I know. We will barely blink before she changes that tune.
I hope that boys don't like me when I get older. They seem like such a hassle.
Like any good mom would, I confirmed that her theory is correct.
I know. I know. We will barely blink before she changes that tune.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Wyatt figures it out
Right now I am staying the night with my mom and can't sleep, so I will share this cute story about Wyatt. Mom turned me down every time I asked if she wanted me to stay the night this week. I think that she was, however, glad that Tiffany and I showed up.
Wyatt
With the return to school this week after the break, I think we were all less than thrilled. Even Savannah, who normally loves to return to spending the day among friends in the world of learning, expressed her desire for a longer break. As is typical, Wyatt expressed his dismay most vocally. He announced that he hates all schools except the one that all of our kids except Wyatt attend. Wyatt then told me that he wants to be home schooled. From there our conversation went like this.
me: Wyatt, I have to work. I cannot home school you and work.
Wyatt: You could quit your job (this comes from the kid who told me just several weeks ago that I should be working seven days a week instead of five so that I can buy more Bey Blades).
me: I could quit my job, but you seem to like electricity, water, and eating.
Wyatt: and special stuff too (Can you tell that his love language is gifts?)
me: Yes, Wyatt, and special stuff too.
Wyatt: Well then the kids will have to come up with the money.
At this point Wyatt started pondering this dilemma out loud. It went like this:
Kids get money from grown-ups. Yeah, that's not going to work. He then announced to me that I would indeed have to keep working.
Wyatt
With the return to school this week after the break, I think we were all less than thrilled. Even Savannah, who normally loves to return to spending the day among friends in the world of learning, expressed her desire for a longer break. As is typical, Wyatt expressed his dismay most vocally. He announced that he hates all schools except the one that all of our kids except Wyatt attend. Wyatt then told me that he wants to be home schooled. From there our conversation went like this.
me: Wyatt, I have to work. I cannot home school you and work.
Wyatt: You could quit your job (this comes from the kid who told me just several weeks ago that I should be working seven days a week instead of five so that I can buy more Bey Blades).
me: I could quit my job, but you seem to like electricity, water, and eating.
Wyatt: and special stuff too (Can you tell that his love language is gifts?)
me: Yes, Wyatt, and special stuff too.
Wyatt: Well then the kids will have to come up with the money.
At this point Wyatt started pondering this dilemma out loud. It went like this:
Kids get money from grown-ups. Yeah, that's not going to work. He then announced to me that I would indeed have to keep working.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
stylin'
"These are beautiful, and they're my style" - Julia's reaction to her new jeans.
Seriously? Isn't the "style" of a six-year-old whatever her mother buys?
Seriously? Isn't the "style" of a six-year-old whatever her mother buys?
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Famous and Fabulous
Julia told me today on the way to church that when she grows up she wants to be famous and fabulous. I told her that I can so see that.
Last week at church, we sat with our friends Nick and Julie who happen to be months away from having four, yes four, teenagers. We were swapping stories of the challenges of parenting teenagers when Julia noted that I should share with this couple the characteristics of our four children according to Julia. This is Julia's assessment.
Zach is the annoying one.
Savannah is the quiet one.
Wyatt is the loud one.
Julia is ...
are you ready for this?
fabulous.
Last week at church, we sat with our friends Nick and Julie who happen to be months away from having four, yes four, teenagers. We were swapping stories of the challenges of parenting teenagers when Julia noted that I should share with this couple the characteristics of our four children according to Julia. This is Julia's assessment.
Zach is the annoying one.
Savannah is the quiet one.
Wyatt is the loud one.
Julia is ...
are you ready for this?
fabulous.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Kids say the darndest things
This post comes with a disclaimer. I don't care for bathroom humor and certainly don't encourage it in my kids, but this was just funny.
On our way to school yesterday, Wyatt and I had a not so unusual conversation about his insatiable appetite. He, however, had some unusual information to impart.
I told Wyatt that he eats more than anyone I know except maybe Zach. Wyatt responded that he eats more than Zach. Our conversation continued like this.
me: Wyatt, where do you put all that food? You stay so skinny.
Wyatt: When you eat food it becomes poop. When you drink, it becomes pee. That's where it goes.
Before I could say another thing, Wyatt piped up with, "I figured that out all by myself." nice, huh?
On our way to school yesterday, Wyatt and I had a not so unusual conversation about his insatiable appetite. He, however, had some unusual information to impart.
I told Wyatt that he eats more than anyone I know except maybe Zach. Wyatt responded that he eats more than Zach. Our conversation continued like this.
me: Wyatt, where do you put all that food? You stay so skinny.
Wyatt: When you eat food it becomes poop. When you drink, it becomes pee. That's where it goes.
Before I could say another thing, Wyatt piped up with, "I figured that out all by myself." nice, huh?
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Money and Manipulation
When Zach and Savannah were little, we started giving them an allowance. Our goal was to teach money management, and an unexpected benefit was that we put a stop to all arguments in stores over whether or not we would buy a coveted item. We simply stated, "you have an allowance." They basically quit asking.
We have yet to do the same for Wyatt and Julia simply because Zach and Savannah are not so great about helping out around the house. We aren't so great ourselves about keeping up the house, and we want Wyatt and Julia to do better, so they have been told that allowance will start when they get into the habit of at least keeping up their rooms. Another challenge with the two of them is their close proximity in age. We give a dollar per week per grade which I think is a little much, but Andy designed this system. For a second grader that means $2.00 a week while the first grader gets $1.00. Yep, that means Wyatt would receive double Julia's allowance, so we are still trying to figure out the best system for them.
In short this means that they have no reliable source of money. Wyatt is a scavenger and pulls change from my dresser and the top of the dryer. I know this to be true even if I haven't caught him in the act. Both of them do odd jobs for their grandma and aunts for cash because they both want cash.
Because they earned a few dollars from their generous relatives on vacation, I am learning some things about their personal approaches to money. Julia is saving for a Jesse (Toy Story) doll which is about $34.00, a stretch for a girl who gets no allowance. While she is saving, she is fine with spending money here and there. I think she realizes that whether she buys the doll herself or gets it for Christmas, she is looking at that long a wait. Wyatt, on the other hand, is not saving for anything in particular to my knowledge though he has called me to the TV on numerous occasions to show me a watch he wants, and there is some dice roller Bakugan thing that he brings up regularly. Wyatt, however, hangs onto his money. He does not want to spend it.
Instead of going out to dinner for our anniversary, Andy and I went out for dessert and then took the kids to the pool. We really enjoy evenings at the pool, and I have to work almost every night this week, so we opted for the pool instead. Our plan is to go out to dinner tonight since I get off work too late to get everyone to the pool for more than an hour. Wyatt and Julia brought their wallets along to the pool last night because they like to buy snacks at the pool, and well, Mom is not always willing to fork over the money for them. This resulted in a very funny story that I do not want to forget.
Julia spent a dollar on sour patch straws and enjoyed them. Wyatt asked if he would have to use his own money to buy a snack. When this was confirmed, he decided that it was not worth it but did inform us that he was hungry. About an hour later, Julia asked if she could buy Wyatt as snack from her money. I knew what she had in mind. Julia knew I wouldn't let her buy a second snack because that's just ridiculous, so she worked it so that she could in essence get a second snack by purchasing it for Wyatt and sharing it. I allowed her to do this, and she spent $0.50 on a Laffy Taffy. She asked me to go to the concession stand since she is not so good with the money math (this will be an important fact later in this story). Wyatt saw that she had the Laffy Taffy and jumped out of the pool to get his share. It then came up that he was paying her 5 dimes for sharing this snack (remember my earlier important fact). hmmm, seems Julia knows math better than she lets on. He couldn't find 5 dimes in his wallet, so he informed her that he would make up the difference at home. I asked if the difference would be coming off my dresser. Wyatt just glared at me, and then the story got even better. The kid working the concession stand came out with 2 quarters and informed Wyatt that the sour patch straws he purchased where a dollar, but he had only given 2 quarters which led to more glaring from Wyatt. We had to have a discussion about how you can't just give what you are willing to pay for an item. You have to actually pay the expected price.
I know I need a dinner out with Andy, but this whole experience was such a riot that I am glad I did not miss it. We returned home where Savannah pulled out Julia's second loose tooth. Julia invited everyone to our bedroom for the "show." I missed it, but there were no tears this time.
We have yet to do the same for Wyatt and Julia simply because Zach and Savannah are not so great about helping out around the house. We aren't so great ourselves about keeping up the house, and we want Wyatt and Julia to do better, so they have been told that allowance will start when they get into the habit of at least keeping up their rooms. Another challenge with the two of them is their close proximity in age. We give a dollar per week per grade which I think is a little much, but Andy designed this system. For a second grader that means $2.00 a week while the first grader gets $1.00. Yep, that means Wyatt would receive double Julia's allowance, so we are still trying to figure out the best system for them.
In short this means that they have no reliable source of money. Wyatt is a scavenger and pulls change from my dresser and the top of the dryer. I know this to be true even if I haven't caught him in the act. Both of them do odd jobs for their grandma and aunts for cash because they both want cash.
Because they earned a few dollars from their generous relatives on vacation, I am learning some things about their personal approaches to money. Julia is saving for a Jesse (Toy Story) doll which is about $34.00, a stretch for a girl who gets no allowance. While she is saving, she is fine with spending money here and there. I think she realizes that whether she buys the doll herself or gets it for Christmas, she is looking at that long a wait. Wyatt, on the other hand, is not saving for anything in particular to my knowledge though he has called me to the TV on numerous occasions to show me a watch he wants, and there is some dice roller Bakugan thing that he brings up regularly. Wyatt, however, hangs onto his money. He does not want to spend it.
Instead of going out to dinner for our anniversary, Andy and I went out for dessert and then took the kids to the pool. We really enjoy evenings at the pool, and I have to work almost every night this week, so we opted for the pool instead. Our plan is to go out to dinner tonight since I get off work too late to get everyone to the pool for more than an hour. Wyatt and Julia brought their wallets along to the pool last night because they like to buy snacks at the pool, and well, Mom is not always willing to fork over the money for them. This resulted in a very funny story that I do not want to forget.
Julia spent a dollar on sour patch straws and enjoyed them. Wyatt asked if he would have to use his own money to buy a snack. When this was confirmed, he decided that it was not worth it but did inform us that he was hungry. About an hour later, Julia asked if she could buy Wyatt as snack from her money. I knew what she had in mind. Julia knew I wouldn't let her buy a second snack because that's just ridiculous, so she worked it so that she could in essence get a second snack by purchasing it for Wyatt and sharing it. I allowed her to do this, and she spent $0.50 on a Laffy Taffy. She asked me to go to the concession stand since she is not so good with the money math (this will be an important fact later in this story). Wyatt saw that she had the Laffy Taffy and jumped out of the pool to get his share. It then came up that he was paying her 5 dimes for sharing this snack (remember my earlier important fact). hmmm, seems Julia knows math better than she lets on. He couldn't find 5 dimes in his wallet, so he informed her that he would make up the difference at home. I asked if the difference would be coming off my dresser. Wyatt just glared at me, and then the story got even better. The kid working the concession stand came out with 2 quarters and informed Wyatt that the sour patch straws he purchased where a dollar, but he had only given 2 quarters which led to more glaring from Wyatt. We had to have a discussion about how you can't just give what you are willing to pay for an item. You have to actually pay the expected price.
I know I need a dinner out with Andy, but this whole experience was such a riot that I am glad I did not miss it. We returned home where Savannah pulled out Julia's second loose tooth. Julia invited everyone to our bedroom for the "show." I missed it, but there were no tears this time.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Older than the rainbow
Savannah has field hockey camp this week, and storms are predicted for our area off and on all week, I think. She started camp last night, and Julia had gymnastics at the same time. Zach and Andy were at doggie obedience training with Shiloh, and a small storm started. Because Savannah was outside without shelter, I raced Wyatt out of the gym to head up to school to rescue Savannah.
As we made our way to school, Wyatt pointed out a spectacular rainbow. He was very excited about it, and I asked if he knew the story of the rainbow. He told me that sunshine and rain makes a rainbow. I then proceeded to tell him the story of Noah and the ark. I am pretty sure Wyatt has not heard the story or does not remember it if he has. When I finished the story, he asked if this all happened when I was a little girl. NICE! When I told him, "no," he asked if it happened when Michael Jackson was little. He then asked if Michael Jackson was born in the 1960's and was so excited when I confirmed that. Noah was forgotten as Wyatt was basking in the excitement over guessing when Michael Jackson was born.
As we made our way to school, Wyatt pointed out a spectacular rainbow. He was very excited about it, and I asked if he knew the story of the rainbow. He told me that sunshine and rain makes a rainbow. I then proceeded to tell him the story of Noah and the ark. I am pretty sure Wyatt has not heard the story or does not remember it if he has. When I finished the story, he asked if this all happened when I was a little girl. NICE! When I told him, "no," he asked if it happened when Michael Jackson was little. He then asked if Michael Jackson was born in the 1960's and was so excited when I confirmed that. Noah was forgotten as Wyatt was basking in the excitement over guessing when Michael Jackson was born.
Friday, June 11, 2010
"I can't stop liking this"
Andy has been out of town all week, so while I blogged with nostalgia about our gotcha days, we did not actually celebrate until today. This year both of our little people received gifts that were actually purchased in America. Zach excitedly pulled me to the movie section in Target a couple of months ago to point out that they had an Ultraman video. We bought it that night, and Andy and I laughed tonight as we remembered all the Ultraman moves that Wyatt constantly shared when we first met him.
Julia's gift was a little harder this year. We bought most of her Gotcha day gifts in China, but shortly before her adoption, I purchased an American Girl doll that was on clearance. The doll is part of the Girls of Many Lands series, and it really was a steal. However, I remember looking at the picture online and thinking it was an ugly doll. The pictures simply did not do it justice as it is beautiful. The doll comes with a book which is even better than a doll in Julia's opinion. Now here is the cool thing. The doll's name is Spring Pearl. You might remember how pearls surrounded Julia's adoption. See my "Five Years have passed too quickly" post if this does not make sense. Anyway, Julia's first Chinese name means "spring." Her gift was harder this year because it seemed an appropriate time to give her the going home Barbie from the White Swan. The problem is that she would definitely want to play with it, and that Barbie is irreplaceable, so we are leaning toward giving it to her at a time when she will be able to have it as a keepsake.
The rest of our celebration revolved around food. We went for some authentic Asian food carryout, and came home with crab rangoon, Mandarin beef in honor of Wyatt's heritage, and Cantonese chicken in honor of Julia's heritage. All week long Wyatt has been telling me that he was going to have some stuffed lotus leaves upon Andy's return. I thought he was just hoping for this, but apparently, Andy had promised it. Andy made good on the promise and bought four of them. Wyatt said again and again, "I can't stop liking this" as he helped himself to three of the stuffed lotus leaves. Andy is the only other person who likes them, so that was just fine. Following our Chinese feast, Andy and I ran to the grocery to top off the evening with yummy sundaes which Savannah and I then tried to walk off. I am sure that was to no avail.
Last but not least, Savannah finished her submission for the state fair arts and crafts category. You are getting a sneak peek!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
He loves me!
This is the first of several posts that will include an individual post for each of my four kids. Today it is Wyatt's turn, and I just want to share some of the cute, funny, and loving things he has done in the past few weeks.
Wyatt drew me a picture of a flower and wrote the words "Happy Mom Day" on it. He did this on his Leapster, or I would share it here. He informed me that he does not know how to spell "mother." We are fasting from TV and computer and video games this week, but I am allowing the Leapster because the games are educational.
Last Tuesday Wyatt had a baseball game and really wanted me to be there. Julia has gymnastics on Tuesday, and she has to be there before Andy gets off work, so I told Wyatt that I had to take Julia to gymnastics. "Can't you just drop her off?" he asked. I told him I could, but she doesn't like that and reminded him that Daddy would like to see him play ball. We finally agreed that I would show up late to the game after gymnastics ended. Wyatt told Andy that he could go home when I got there. Andy said, "Don't you want me to see your game?" Wyatt responded with, "I just want you to relax."
Julia smarted off to me in the car one day, and Wyatt scolded her with "You don't talk to Mom that way!"
Wyatt met me at the door last night to tell me that he would be getting me a cross necklace that I have been admiring for Mother's Day. I later learned that Andy asked the kids what they wanted to get me for Mother's Day, and Wyatt told them that he could not tell anyone for fear they would tell me. Andy let him know that he would probably need help getting the gift and that he should let Andy know what he wanted to do, so Wyatt mentioned the necklace, and Julia remembered it and agreed that it would make a good gift. I guess Wyatt feared someone else would get credit for it, so he had to tell me about it as soon as I walked in the door.
Wyatt is playing baseball. He has wanted to play for a year and absolutely loves it. I will post more baseball pictures as soon as I can. The first game was held on a rainy day, and I was afraid to take my camera...turns out it would have been a perfect day for pictures. I only had the spare camera for the second game, and the sun made it impossible to see the screen, but I am determined. I will have some good pictures, I will!
One last note on Wyatt. I mentioned to Andy all these things that Wyatt has done lately, and he responded by stating, "I think he waited his whole life for a mom, and he is loving it now." awwww-too many others are waiting their whole lives for a mom, pray for them!
Last but not least, I want to finish this post with the latest news on my mom. She sees the surgeon tomorrow (Wednesday, May 5th). Please pray for good news! Thanks!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
You just don't respnd to your children...
I took Julia shopping for an Easter dress for church last weekend. Dressing my girls while they are young enough to let me is a bad habit of mine. I still had a couple of perfectly suitable dresses from when Savannah was little hanging in the closet, but Julia did not like them, and I actually wanted to see something new myself. Keeping them was a mistake as someone else surely could have benefited from them. I have not bought new Easter clothes for the kids for the last two years and really wanted to have them dress nicely for church for a change this year. So off Julia and I went to find a simple, inexpensive Easter dress. Julia and I have different tastes and disagreed on the proper Easter attire for church. Julia had leggings and long t-shirts trimmed in tulle in mind. I was thinking of a simple dress. When we were clearly not close to an agreement and starting to leave the second store, Julia hit me with this comment, "you just do not respond to your children." "Excuse me?" I replied. She followed that with, "you just do not respond to your children the way a mother should." Now this is clearly a disrespectful statement, but you simply have to understand Julia. She says such things with such great delivery that correcting her is not an option. You are simply laughing too hard to do it. In the end we compromised. I bought the outfit pictured here and a dress along with a few other things that I did not budget for this outing -ouch! Julia got to wear her choice to church last weekend, and she has a simple white sundress for Easter.
This has been a rough week for our family. Shiloh was sick for two days...messy sick, and Andy is dealing with a demanding situation at work requiring looooong workdays and lots of stress. He was on call from Christmas until New Year's and will be on call Easter weekend as well. Julia, however, had much to look forward to this week. Her school blossomed the cross on Wednesday. Unfortunately, Andy could not be there because of his work. I was going to try and surprise her, but I was too busy at work myself to leave that day. In addition to this special school tradition, Julia was also going to have grandparents day at school. Grandparents day is exclusively a kindergarten event at this school and a very big deal. Julia has anxiously anticipated this for weeks. Andy's mom came in last night to attend grandparents day and just as it was the last time she visited, Andy was on call and working on the laptop and phone for a good portion of his visit. Julia went with my mother-in-law to school and met my parents there. They all had a fabulous time with a hyper Julia, and it seems that the grandparents all forgot their cameras. What?!! Cameras or not, this is just another one of those times when I remember that if we hadn't followed God's lead and stepped out of the boat, somewhere in China a little girl would grow up without a family. It might not have been Julia, but there are still too many orphans in this world. One more note...as I typed this entry Julia was looking over my shoulder and trying to read as I typed. She kept asking me to read it to her, and I ignored her in my state of concentration, so she asked me: "Are you going to answer me like a polite woman should?!"
When we brought Julia home from China, I used to say, "she thinks life is a party and she is the guest of honor." hmm, has anything changed?
I now have a saying for Wyatt in regard to his recent behavior at school, "why learn when you can talk?" -yes, that was another issue this week, I won't whine about all the details of this rough, rough week because we will make it, spring break is right around the corner
Sunday, February 28, 2010
the newsletter
1 husband out of town + 1 AHG meeting (picture day) + 3 wrestling practices + 2 days of after school project work (Zach) + 2 track practices + 1 Wednesday night youth group + 2 parent meetings + teacher appreciation week at one child's school = 1 frazzled mom who is thankful for friends and family who provide taxi services on occasion and 1 wrecked house - and that was just this past week
Family Life
To catch up on my family blog, we must go back one week to Friday, February 19th. Andy and I each arrived home from work exhausted and ready to call it a day. However, we could not do that because the girls had a father/daughter event with AHG, and I planned a special outing for the boys and me. Tired as we were, I do believe that we enjoyed our time out with the kids.
Andy's event with the girls was a dress up event, so Julia and I had fun taking pictures while we waited for Andy and Savannah to get ready.
Julia insisted on this angle for this picture. You can see that we have a recently framed picture of her on the mantle awaiting its permanent residence on a wall yet to be determined in our home. Julia wanted her formal portrait in this picture and since it is a beautiful but copyrighted portrait, this is the best I can do to share it on the blog.
The girls enjoyed learning to dance with Dad.
While the girls enjoyed dressing up, dancing, and hanging out with Dad; the boys and I saw The Blind Side. I rarely see movies. Both time and money prevent me from making it to the theater, and this was probably the first movie I have seen in a year or two. We met my sister there, and Tessa and I both loved the movie. Zach loved that the movie was about a defensive lineman as they rarely get the glory. If I only see a movie every two years, I am glad to have put my money and time in this one. If you have not seen it, obviously, I recommend that you do.
Zach was awarded the "most improved" award. A little history on Zach's wrestling career. He started last year, so this was only his second season. Zach went from winning very few matches last year to winning most of his matches this year. In fact he took the district title and placed second in the region. After the awards banquet, Zach headed out of town for the state tournament. Because of weather the state tournament date and location was moved and the banquet had already been planned, so the banquet fell before the tournament.
Family Life
To catch up on my family blog, we must go back one week to Friday, February 19th. Andy and I each arrived home from work exhausted and ready to call it a day. However, we could not do that because the girls had a father/daughter event with AHG, and I planned a special outing for the boys and me. Tired as we were, I do believe that we enjoyed our time out with the kids.
Andy's event with the girls was a dress up event, so Julia and I had fun taking pictures while we waited for Andy and Savannah to get ready.
Julia insisted on this angle for this picture. You can see that we have a recently framed picture of her on the mantle awaiting its permanent residence on a wall yet to be determined in our home. Julia wanted her formal portrait in this picture and since it is a beautiful but copyrighted portrait, this is the best I can do to share it on the blog.
The girls enjoyed learning to dance with Dad.
While the girls enjoyed dressing up, dancing, and hanging out with Dad; the boys and I saw The Blind Side. I rarely see movies. Both time and money prevent me from making it to the theater, and this was probably the first movie I have seen in a year or two. We met my sister there, and Tessa and I both loved the movie. Zach loved that the movie was about a defensive lineman as they rarely get the glory. If I only see a movie every two years, I am glad to have put my money and time in this one. If you have not seen it, obviously, I recommend that you do.
Now The Blind Side is not animated, so I was sure that Wyatt would not be thrilled with it. He tried to make a last minute plea for Avatar, but that was not happening. I knew that I would have to make amends (though I do think that Wyatt actually enjoyed the movie). Pleasing Wyatt is as easy as filling his stomach, so I made plans to take the boys to Chick-Fil-A after the show. Unfortunately, Wyatt wanted a burger, but he made due, and we enjoyed our time together.
Wrestling
Upon Andy's return home, we enjoyed the season ending wrestling banquet on Friday, February 26th. It was a fun time at a place with games and pizza and general chaos. When you are chasing kids at these places, they are having a ball, but getting those last moments in with the other parents is impossible.
Because Wyatt practiced with the team but never participated in a match, we were not sure if he would get a trophy. Wyatt participates in sports primarily for the trophy. We are trying to get across to him that he should do what he loves for fun, and the trophy is only a token to remember the good times he had. I don't think he gets it. Wyatt did get a trophy, and to this team, he is like a much-loved younger brother. The boys all cheered for him as his name was called (Wyatt was busy working the room. I can't decide if he will be a politician or a preacher when he grows up). His face says it all in this picture, doesn't it?
Zach was awarded the "most improved" award. A little history on Zach's wrestling career. He started last year, so this was only his second season. Zach went from winning very few matches last year to winning most of his matches this year. In fact he took the district title and placed second in the region. After the awards banquet, Zach headed out of town for the state tournament. Because of weather the state tournament date and location was moved and the banquet had already been planned, so the banquet fell before the tournament.
First match at the tournament - Zach pins his opponent.
In tournament action, Zach pinned his first two opponents. They both put up tough fights, but Zach managed to win those two matches guaranteeing his place in the top six. The top six in the state place and get medals. In Zach's third match, he was fighting to make it into the championship round, and he lost by one point. Unfortunately, Zach thought he was ahead until it was over, so he may have been more aggressive had he known. When you are ahead with a fairly equal opponent, you have to work hard but avoid making risky moves that could get you pinned. He then went on to try and get a spot in the match to determine third place and lost that match in overtime. That put him in a match to try and get fifth place which he won after a triple overtime. I give these details because what was clear to me was that the boys in 2nd through 6th place were pretty evenly matched and any one of them could have landed any where on that medal stand. Zach was very close to second or third place. I don't think any of them could beat the number 1 guy. I am so proud of how hard Zach has worked and that he placed in state.
Zach's team placed second.
Ending wrestling season brings us to a tough decision. Our kids have attended the same Christian school since Zach started there in kindergarten. Wyatt is the exception because he did not do well there (long story on my other blog). When they started there, we chose this school because it was big enough to support a football team giving our different kids opportunities to pursue their different interests while getting a Christ-centered education. However, Zach loves wrestling, has done very well with it, and there is no team at our school. Now we are struggling with whether Zach is ready to be salt and light in the public school system or if we need to keep him at the school where we feel like we are part of a family, and we are impressed with the spiritual and academic education he is receiving. We know that the most important thing is that Zach walks with Christ, and we also know that you cannot wrestle for a club in high school. You either wrestle for a high school, or you don't wrestle. Now we begin weighing our options and praying as we try and make the best decision for our Zach and our family.
In tournament action, Zach pinned his first two opponents. They both put up tough fights, but Zach managed to win those two matches guaranteeing his place in the top six. The top six in the state place and get medals. In Zach's third match, he was fighting to make it into the championship round, and he lost by one point. Unfortunately, Zach thought he was ahead until it was over, so he may have been more aggressive had he known. When you are ahead with a fairly equal opponent, you have to work hard but avoid making risky moves that could get you pinned. He then went on to try and get a spot in the match to determine third place and lost that match in overtime. That put him in a match to try and get fifth place which he won after a triple overtime. I give these details because what was clear to me was that the boys in 2nd through 6th place were pretty evenly matched and any one of them could have landed any where on that medal stand. Zach was very close to second or third place. I don't think any of them could beat the number 1 guy. I am so proud of how hard Zach has worked and that he placed in state.
Zach's team placed second.
Ending wrestling season brings us to a tough decision. Our kids have attended the same Christian school since Zach started there in kindergarten. Wyatt is the exception because he did not do well there (long story on my other blog). When they started there, we chose this school because it was big enough to support a football team giving our different kids opportunities to pursue their different interests while getting a Christ-centered education. However, Zach loves wrestling, has done very well with it, and there is no team at our school. Now we are struggling with whether Zach is ready to be salt and light in the public school system or if we need to keep him at the school where we feel like we are part of a family, and we are impressed with the spiritual and academic education he is receiving. We know that the most important thing is that Zach walks with Christ, and we also know that you cannot wrestle for a club in high school. You either wrestle for a high school, or you don't wrestle. Now we begin weighing our options and praying as we try and make the best decision for our Zach and our family.Mom
After some setbacks with infections, my mom finally started chemo this week. She felt fine after this first round and was able to attend church on Saturday night. We continue to pray the tumors will shrink and disappear as we long for a miracle.
The Quote of the Week
Julia needed new shoes, so I took her to get them, and this is what she said to me: "We can have light up shoes at my school now. Someone in my class, who I am dating, has green light up shoes." dating and light up shoes, oh to be five again
What would you do with a million bucks?
While the possibility of suddenly having a million bucks is highly unlikely, it is always fun to dream about what you would do with it. Sure, my house has many projects that I would like to complete. I do not think I would move, and my kids are always wanting more. I would like to give them more. A weekend getaway, a trip to Disney, a DS for every child are all things it would be fun to have (maybe some obedience training for the dog). However, if given this much money, first on my list would be to take my entire family to China to volunteer at a camp for orphans. I want my children to see how people live with less. I want them to see that we are incredibly blessed, and I want them to grow up to have a passion to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, and take care of the widows and orphans (my example at this point is not cutting it in getting them there). If you have not had a chance to check out http://www.bringmehope.org/ , then go there some time and watch Hannah's Story. This organization runs summer camps for the orphans in China, and I so want to join them someday. I know full well that if the opportunity ever arises, I will be forever changed by it. Oh, keep a box of tissues handy. :)
Friday, January 8, 2010
I can't help myself
Disclaimer: You know that we love the Chinese people.
I did not originally intend to post this as I was afraid that it would be taken as racist. However, since this is the family scrapbook, I cannot help myself.
Julia told me last night that she wanted to pray for me. I agreed to let her do so. For the record her prayer was very general, but I love to listen to Julia pray because she is thankful and expresses her hopes not as requests but as hopes. Her hopes are for safety and for good days usually. Anyway, when she finished her prayer, she stated that she wanted me to pray for her.
During my prayer, I requested that Julia's birth parents come to know Jesus and that Julia can meet them and know them in Heaven. When I finished praying, Julia asked who her China parents are. I responded that I have no idea. At this point Julia scrunched up her face and asked, "Are they Fun Kung?" I could not contain my laughter, so she continued by asking, "Is my dad Vong Kong?" I buried my face in my hands and had a good laugh. I have no idea where she gets this stuff.
I did not originally intend to post this as I was afraid that it would be taken as racist. However, since this is the family scrapbook, I cannot help myself.
Julia told me last night that she wanted to pray for me. I agreed to let her do so. For the record her prayer was very general, but I love to listen to Julia pray because she is thankful and expresses her hopes not as requests but as hopes. Her hopes are for safety and for good days usually. Anyway, when she finished her prayer, she stated that she wanted me to pray for her.
During my prayer, I requested that Julia's birth parents come to know Jesus and that Julia can meet them and know them in Heaven. When I finished praying, Julia asked who her China parents are. I responded that I have no idea. At this point Julia scrunched up her face and asked, "Are they Fun Kung?" I could not contain my laughter, so she continued by asking, "Is my dad Vong Kong?" I buried my face in my hands and had a good laugh. I have no idea where she gets this stuff.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Out of the mouths of babes
I used to be good at journaling the silly things my kids say. That was before there were four. This is my current journal, so I am sharing some of my Facebook posts from the last month.
December 15th (2 days before Wyatt's birthday)
Wyatt's birthday is on Thursday. He keeps pointing out that we haven't bought anything and that it is easier to do these things in advance.
December 19th
Julia wrote her own song today. The chorus was something about how we all had our own things to do. She followed that with, "I am a gymnast. Wyatt is a wrestler. Savannah is a mather. Daddy is a drummer, and Mommy is a cleaner." Julia got distracted and didn't finish so I don't know if Zachary would be a wrestler, footballer, or maybe a sleeper.
December 23rd
conversation today with Wyatt. Wyatt: Do dogs have meat? Me: Yes Wyatt: so if we want to eat the meat, we have to shoot the dog and clean off the meat. But, we don't want to shoot our dog. Me: no ... after a few minutes... Wyatt: Do I have meat on me" Me: Yes Wyatt: Somebody would have to shoot me to eat the meat on me, but I don't want to be shot. --No, Buddy, I don't want you to be shot.
December 25th
18! That's the number of pairs of socks that Julia got for Christmas. Since she has a knack for losing things, especially socks, I think we are good for 18 days now. Beyond that, there are no guarantees.
December 26th
Wyatt to Julia: When you are a grown up you will have to go to the hospital. That is where you will have a baby. I won't go to the hospital because I am a boy, and boys don't have babies. Julia's response: I am going to adopt from China.
a note about Savannah
All of the kids received several pairs of socks in their stockings. In fact, Santa even left extra pairs in the sock basket. Savannah told me later that when she saw all the socks in her stocking she liked them, but she did not see a gift from Santa under the tree for her. Savannah wondered at that point if she had been too bad this year and Santa saw socks as something to give the bad kids. Savannah doesn't actually believe in Santa. However, I was a little sad to hear her reaction. Because of my four kids, Savannah is the most willing to help around here, the hardest to shop for because she is almost always content, and a total sweetie. Of the four of them, she would be the last one to be overlooked by Santa for being bad. Fortunately, she found her gift from Santa- a watch and field hockey ornament, and all was well. I have to admit that the socks were not a big hit all around, but what can I say? Santa was trying to help me out this year.
December 15th (2 days before Wyatt's birthday)
Wyatt's birthday is on Thursday. He keeps pointing out that we haven't bought anything and that it is easier to do these things in advance.
December 19th
Julia wrote her own song today. The chorus was something about how we all had our own things to do. She followed that with, "I am a gymnast. Wyatt is a wrestler. Savannah is a mather. Daddy is a drummer, and Mommy is a cleaner." Julia got distracted and didn't finish so I don't know if Zachary would be a wrestler, footballer, or maybe a sleeper.
December 23rd
conversation today with Wyatt. Wyatt: Do dogs have meat? Me: Yes Wyatt: so if we want to eat the meat, we have to shoot the dog and clean off the meat. But, we don't want to shoot our dog. Me: no ... after a few minutes... Wyatt: Do I have meat on me" Me: Yes Wyatt: Somebody would have to shoot me to eat the meat on me, but I don't want to be shot. --No, Buddy, I don't want you to be shot.
December 25th
18! That's the number of pairs of socks that Julia got for Christmas. Since she has a knack for losing things, especially socks, I think we are good for 18 days now. Beyond that, there are no guarantees.
December 26th
Wyatt to Julia: When you are a grown up you will have to go to the hospital. That is where you will have a baby. I won't go to the hospital because I am a boy, and boys don't have babies. Julia's response: I am going to adopt from China.
a note about Savannah
All of the kids received several pairs of socks in their stockings. In fact, Santa even left extra pairs in the sock basket. Savannah told me later that when she saw all the socks in her stocking she liked them, but she did not see a gift from Santa under the tree for her. Savannah wondered at that point if she had been too bad this year and Santa saw socks as something to give the bad kids. Savannah doesn't actually believe in Santa. However, I was a little sad to hear her reaction. Because of my four kids, Savannah is the most willing to help around here, the hardest to shop for because she is almost always content, and a total sweetie. Of the four of them, she would be the last one to be overlooked by Santa for being bad. Fortunately, she found her gift from Santa- a watch and field hockey ornament, and all was well. I have to admit that the socks were not a big hit all around, but what can I say? Santa was trying to help me out this year.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Report Card Day
One very excited little girl came home from school today announcing, "we got our report cards today!" She further explained that they are big kindergartners now and that she hoped there were "A"s on that report card. On our way to pick up Savannah from school (she normally rides the bus, but Zach has been at home sick all week, so we were also retrieving his make-up work), Julia asked, "can we get an ice cream?" We normally celebrate report card day with ice cream because a local ice cream joints offers a free scoop to students who made "A"s. This is funny because she then announced, "I don't even know what a report card is!" I was instructed not to tell her while she made guesses such as "can you buy food with it? a house? a car?" Finally, I got to explain report cards, and from that point on, they were clearly much less interesting.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
sweet and sassy!!!
SWEET!!
Wyatt and Julia started soccer today and both were very excited about it. Both of them did a great job, and we were especially impressed with Wyatt because he had some pretty good kicks, waited his turn, and did not put his hands on the other players. On our way home, he asked us why we came to China for him. I responded by saying that we thought you wanted brothers and sisters who do not leave and parents who do not leave, and we thought you would like to know Jesus. "Yeah," he said. Wyatt then said he told his China parents he wanted new parents. He then asked, "do you know what kind of mom and dad I want?" "What?" we asked, and he said, "you guys." I'm not sure we will stop smiling today.
SASSY!!
Andy has been out of town all week, and I needed to be in a few places at once last night, so I left Wyatt and Julia with my parents. Upon my return, my mom asked what Julia has been watching on TV. Apparently, Julia was making a birthday list and stated she wanted a couch and chair and trash can for her room. Mom told her she doesn't have room for that stuff. Somehow it was decided that she actually wanted a house with a fountain out front and a pool out back. Mom told Julia that she is too young for a house, so she declared to my mom, "don't you temp me to SNAP, SNAP, SNAP!" which she declared while snapping her fingers back and forth in front of her face and chest. She then told her to "give it up, give it up Girrrlllll!"... stated while making a hand gesture I don't even know how to describe... sort of cupped and moving toward the other person. Savannah revealed that some of this comes from "Scooby Doo" as for the rest, we have no idea.
Wyatt and Julia started soccer today and both were very excited about it. Both of them did a great job, and we were especially impressed with Wyatt because he had some pretty good kicks, waited his turn, and did not put his hands on the other players. On our way home, he asked us why we came to China for him. I responded by saying that we thought you wanted brothers and sisters who do not leave and parents who do not leave, and we thought you would like to know Jesus. "Yeah," he said. Wyatt then said he told his China parents he wanted new parents. He then asked, "do you know what kind of mom and dad I want?" "What?" we asked, and he said, "you guys." I'm not sure we will stop smiling today.
SASSY!!
Andy has been out of town all week, and I needed to be in a few places at once last night, so I left Wyatt and Julia with my parents. Upon my return, my mom asked what Julia has been watching on TV. Apparently, Julia was making a birthday list and stated she wanted a couch and chair and trash can for her room. Mom told her she doesn't have room for that stuff. Somehow it was decided that she actually wanted a house with a fountain out front and a pool out back. Mom told Julia that she is too young for a house, so she declared to my mom, "don't you temp me to SNAP, SNAP, SNAP!" which she declared while snapping her fingers back and forth in front of her face and chest. She then told her to "give it up, give it up Girrrlllll!"... stated while making a hand gesture I don't even know how to describe... sort of cupped and moving toward the other person. Savannah revealed that some of this comes from "Scooby Doo" as for the rest, we have no idea.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
whirlwind
Wyatt and Julia both finished the summer term at gymnastics this week. Wyatt finished on Tuesday, and Julia finished today. Unfortunately, Wyatt's teacher did not have the kids stand on the podium to get their ribbons, so I didn't get a picture of him. Wyatt really liked gymnastics but wants to move on to swimming. Julia wants to continue, and her bar work, handstands, and cartwheels are really starting to look good. We, however, have decided to take a break for the next 8-10 weeks. It is simply too expensive and waaaay to hard to manage with the other activities fall brings to this household. Don't feel too sorry for these two as they both start soccer on Saturday. They got their shin guards tonight, and Wyatt has told me those shin guards are special to him, and he does not want to lose them - good plan since you are not allowed to play without them.Today is my birthday, and life is good. The kids tried to do some cleaning while I was at an in-service today learning to teach like a rock star. I came home and raced Savannah to field hockey practice, got in a very short nap then took Julia to gymnastics, made a side trip to the sporting goods store for soccer and field hockey equipment then picked Zach up from football. It is great to have family close by as my mom picked Savannah up from field hockey and dropped Zach off at football. Andy is out of town, and we are all looking forward to his return tomorrow --lots of fun planned for the next few days as we kiss summer goodbye and gear up for the start of school next week.
P.S. -forgot to add this funny story...When we were getting out of the car at gymnastics, I announced, "Let's go kids!" Julia responded with, "I am not a kid. I am your daughter." So, I said, "Let's go children!" Julia followed that up with "I am a WOMAN!" all righty then---it is a laugh a day with her
Sunday, August 2, 2009
treehouses and Heaven - okay, clearly, I lied
Obviously, it is not Christmas break yet, but I am blogging about some interesting conversations that occurred here today.
On the way to church;
Julia: I want to know where I go when I die.
Me: Well, if you have asked Jesus into your heart, you go to Heaven.
Julia: Well, what about after that?
Me: If you die right now, you go to Heaven, but one day God will make a new earth and a new Heaven, and you will live there.
Julia: What about after that?
Me: Well, there is no after that. You only die one time. Once the new Heaven and earth are made, you live there forever.
Wyatt: WOOHOO! I want to go there. (he is really concerned about dying)
Julia: Where will our church be in Heaven?
Me: hmm, not sure exactly how that works, but we are the church and will always be in God's presence, so I think the church will be wherever we are
Julia: Where is the church in Heaven now?
Me: I believe it would be at the foot of God's throne.
a young boy's dream
Wyatt really wants a tree house. What kid doesn't? We were in the van this afternoon traveling home from my parents' house when Wyatt stated that he really wants a tree house and that he is going to pray to God for one. He wants God to build the tree house for him. A minute later he says, "I hear God." My response, "what is he saying?" Wyatt says, "He says "yes" . As in , yes, you can have a tree house. Wyatt then goes on to state that he wants God to build it tonight, but maybe he will get to it tomorrow. God can build a tree house, right? At this point I started praying about how to respond to this. So, I explained that God sometimes says "no." Lots of people want something really bad, even for their whole lives, but God says, "no." He gives things that will make us better people, and while He sometimes gives us things just for fun, we have to pray within His will. A tree house may not be His will. Wyatt went on to talk about good manners and saying "please" to God, and then He will say "yes." I explained that God does like good manners, but using them does not guarentee the answer we want. Wyatt still has his heart set on a tree house, but the reality is that I am not sure we have a tree suitable for a tree house, and nobody in this house is handy. Building a safe tree house would certainly require outside help. Then there are the needs. Wyatt and Zachary both need new beds. Shelves for all the kids bedrooms would greatly reduce the ongoing clutter battle, and our dining room furniture really needs to be replaced. A tree house isn't so high on the list here, but as I told Wyatt, nothing is impossible with God.
On the way to church;
Julia: I want to know where I go when I die.
Me: Well, if you have asked Jesus into your heart, you go to Heaven.
Julia: Well, what about after that?
Me: If you die right now, you go to Heaven, but one day God will make a new earth and a new Heaven, and you will live there.
Julia: What about after that?
Me: Well, there is no after that. You only die one time. Once the new Heaven and earth are made, you live there forever.
Wyatt: WOOHOO! I want to go there. (he is really concerned about dying)
Julia: Where will our church be in Heaven?
Me: hmm, not sure exactly how that works, but we are the church and will always be in God's presence, so I think the church will be wherever we are
Julia: Where is the church in Heaven now?
Me: I believe it would be at the foot of God's throne.
a young boy's dream
Wyatt really wants a tree house. What kid doesn't? We were in the van this afternoon traveling home from my parents' house when Wyatt stated that he really wants a tree house and that he is going to pray to God for one. He wants God to build the tree house for him. A minute later he says, "I hear God." My response, "what is he saying?" Wyatt says, "He says "yes" . As in , yes, you can have a tree house. Wyatt then goes on to state that he wants God to build it tonight, but maybe he will get to it tomorrow. God can build a tree house, right? At this point I started praying about how to respond to this. So, I explained that God sometimes says "no." Lots of people want something really bad, even for their whole lives, but God says, "no." He gives things that will make us better people, and while He sometimes gives us things just for fun, we have to pray within His will. A tree house may not be His will. Wyatt went on to talk about good manners and saying "please" to God, and then He will say "yes." I explained that God does like good manners, but using them does not guarentee the answer we want. Wyatt still has his heart set on a tree house, but the reality is that I am not sure we have a tree suitable for a tree house, and nobody in this house is handy. Building a safe tree house would certainly require outside help. Then there are the needs. Wyatt and Zachary both need new beds. Shelves for all the kids bedrooms would greatly reduce the ongoing clutter battle, and our dining room furniture really needs to be replaced. A tree house isn't so high on the list here, but as I told Wyatt, nothing is impossible with God.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Hand over the credit card, Mom!
This is going to be a long post, but it is a funny story if you make it to the end.
The Background story:
When we visited my mother-in-law for Thanksgiving, my eight year old nephew was also celebrating his birthday. The moment he opened one gift - Bakugan balls, I knew Wyatt would want some. I had never seen them before, but they are basically the new generation of marbles. Bakugan balls are little, magnetic balls that come with a card containing a metal strip. When you roll the ball onto the card, it opens up into a character of some sort. As I suspected, Wyatt was sold.
Wyatt's birthday falls on December 17th. With his birthday and Christmas so close together, along with aunts, uncles, parents and grand-parents ready to spoil him for this first ever birthday and Christmas celebration, Wyatt cleaned up in the Bakugan ball area. At one point I calculated that he had about 30 of them.
The problem with Bakugan balls is that that they are a trading item, much like marbles used to be or like baseball or Pokemon cards. Wyatt was forbidden to take the balls to school, but he is one sneaky, little guy and by February, he had no Bakugan balls left. He "traded" them on promises that the other kids would go ahead and take the balls and bring in the replacements the next day. Of course that never happened, and Wyatt never learned his lesson. He kept doing it again and again.
(a little side note here, I literally frisk him before school when Andy is out of town, but I am not faulting Andy here as getting four kids off to school is a challenge in and of itself...and like I said Wyatt is sneaky, he caught on very fast and started stashing his toys in his backpack, so I had to check that as well ---literally the second before we walked out the door because he would sneak in the toys after he was frisked if I did it too early) Now, we did not replace the Bakugan balls for two reasons: 1) Wyatt was irresponsible, and we are not condoning that. 2) We are not going to supply Bakugan balls to his classmates and fellow bus riders especially when he is being disobedient in this area.
Just a little more background before this funny story. We budget carefully in this household, and we do not place money in the budget on a regular basis for toys. This means that our kids get toys for their birthdays and Christmas, and that is pretty much it. We usually buy something small for the Easter basket and may splurge one other time during the year, but we save any "fun" money we have for family outings. Zach and Savannah get an allowance, and that will start soon for Wyatt and Julia as well, and that is their toy money. For some perspective on the allowance, Wyatt will have to save every penny for over three months to be able to afford a three pack of Bakugan balls.
At this time Wyatt has one Bakugan ball, a late Easter gift from his granny that he received right before the school year ended, or I am sure it would be gone by now as well.
Now for the story:
Wyatt loves the Bakugan website and plays games on it. Recently, he told me that he wanted a Bakugan in the e-mail. I had no idea what he was talking about, but I assumed it had something to do with a game on the website. However, he played on the site one day and was anxious to check the mail box to see if a Bakugan ball had arrived. AHA! He wants to do some online shopping. Well, I explained that you have to place an order and pay for it, and you need a credit card, yada, yada, yada. Wyatt then whined with much drama, "PUHL__EAEESE GIVE ME YOUR CREDIT CARD!" Sorry Dude, not happenin!
The Background story:
When we visited my mother-in-law for Thanksgiving, my eight year old nephew was also celebrating his birthday. The moment he opened one gift - Bakugan balls, I knew Wyatt would want some. I had never seen them before, but they are basically the new generation of marbles. Bakugan balls are little, magnetic balls that come with a card containing a metal strip. When you roll the ball onto the card, it opens up into a character of some sort. As I suspected, Wyatt was sold.
Wyatt's birthday falls on December 17th. With his birthday and Christmas so close together, along with aunts, uncles, parents and grand-parents ready to spoil him for this first ever birthday and Christmas celebration, Wyatt cleaned up in the Bakugan ball area. At one point I calculated that he had about 30 of them.
The problem with Bakugan balls is that that they are a trading item, much like marbles used to be or like baseball or Pokemon cards. Wyatt was forbidden to take the balls to school, but he is one sneaky, little guy and by February, he had no Bakugan balls left. He "traded" them on promises that the other kids would go ahead and take the balls and bring in the replacements the next day. Of course that never happened, and Wyatt never learned his lesson. He kept doing it again and again.
(a little side note here, I literally frisk him before school when Andy is out of town, but I am not faulting Andy here as getting four kids off to school is a challenge in and of itself...and like I said Wyatt is sneaky, he caught on very fast and started stashing his toys in his backpack, so I had to check that as well ---literally the second before we walked out the door because he would sneak in the toys after he was frisked if I did it too early) Now, we did not replace the Bakugan balls for two reasons: 1) Wyatt was irresponsible, and we are not condoning that. 2) We are not going to supply Bakugan balls to his classmates and fellow bus riders especially when he is being disobedient in this area.
Just a little more background before this funny story. We budget carefully in this household, and we do not place money in the budget on a regular basis for toys. This means that our kids get toys for their birthdays and Christmas, and that is pretty much it. We usually buy something small for the Easter basket and may splurge one other time during the year, but we save any "fun" money we have for family outings. Zach and Savannah get an allowance, and that will start soon for Wyatt and Julia as well, and that is their toy money. For some perspective on the allowance, Wyatt will have to save every penny for over three months to be able to afford a three pack of Bakugan balls.
At this time Wyatt has one Bakugan ball, a late Easter gift from his granny that he received right before the school year ended, or I am sure it would be gone by now as well.
Now for the story:
Wyatt loves the Bakugan website and plays games on it. Recently, he told me that he wanted a Bakugan in the e-mail. I had no idea what he was talking about, but I assumed it had something to do with a game on the website. However, he played on the site one day and was anxious to check the mail box to see if a Bakugan ball had arrived. AHA! He wants to do some online shopping. Well, I explained that you have to place an order and pay for it, and you need a credit card, yada, yada, yada. Wyatt then whined with much drama, "PUHL__EAEESE GIVE ME YOUR CREDIT CARD!" Sorry Dude, not happenin!
Friday, June 26, 2009
attitude!
I am in the kitchen this morning when in walks Julia in her fashion heels. She stops right in front of me, puts her hands on her hips, sticks out one foot, and states, "Hi, Miss Fabulous!" She then heads to the back door and as she rounds the corner, she snaps her fingers above her head and calls, "See Ya!"
If only I could video tape these random moments of comic relief around here.
If only I could video tape these random moments of comic relief around here.
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