Kiddish

Elijah's couple new words:

ah-ee: airplane
dah-ohm: thank you

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Judah's cutenesses:

After Daddy left this morning, Judah said of him, "I LUUUV him...he's my beeest driver." This may have been in reference to the Father's Day card Judah made. He wanted the "Life is a Highway" song on it (I think he likes the Hallmark commercial where the boy gives his dad a card that sings). So on the outside we wrote "Life is a highway..." and the inside said "...and I'm glad you're my driver." Hence the "...he's my beeest driver." :-)

Yesterday at lunch I told Judah I was going to make cookies for Daddy to take to work. He replied with "That's nice of you." Uh, thanks! :-)

A Thought for Today

Been pondering this today for a friend...

Mothering is sacrifice, pure and simple. Laying aside self to make sure that our children grow up with all the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual capacities and abilities that they need to function well in this world. And when you are doing that for more than one child at a time all day every day, that just compounds the sacrifice. Perhaps that is why Christ calls us to lay down our cross DAILY...because it is a daily struggle to live this life by ourselves, much more help several other people live theirs.

I've had many days where being a mom seems too much for me. And I'm SURE there will be many more. But I have a reminder all of us moms -- it will never be too much because this is what God has called us to. I Corinthians 10:13 promises that He will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able and that He will always provide us with a means of escape. There are MANY temptations present when mothering, and He knows that. He wants us to be moms. What a thought! And more, God Himself as the Holy Spirit lives inside our hearts every moment of every day. If that's not a way of escape, I don't know what is. When all other escapes fail, He will not. We just have to take His way of escape. And, praise the Lord for husbands who can serve as ways of escape. God bless them for living with their wives in an understanding way!

Life is tough stuff. But it is a glorious adventure overall -- and truly a blessing from the Lord. I remember an old lady from my home church once told my mom that "You can't have a beautiful sunset without some clouds." A quote I will never forget when I go through hard times.

Elijahn

He's hissing less and babbling more -- but now, his babble is actually turning into words! Here are the most common ones that I have memorized. :-)

eh-woh: hello
buh-bye: bye-bye
moh-yee: more
bee: please
bee: bee
uh: up
too-tee: cookie
bope: boat
ray: rain
iz ih myee: is it mine?
iz ih duh: is it done?
boop: book
bah-yee: balloon
bub-ole: bubble

I don't even know how to type out how he says "milk," but he uses the same word that starts with M every time. :-P

He also did something big this past week -- he went pee-pee in the potty while standing up!!! There have been a few times where he's wanted to sit on the potty with no results. This time, he was up and down, up and down, and finally went pee-pee while standing up! Not completely mess-free, but a victory anyway! I think we're still a long way from him being potty trained, but these are good first steps.

Funny Conversations

At breakfast one morning...

Judah, staring intently at a cheerio: Goodbye! ::munch::
Momma: Were you saying goodbye to your cheerio?
Judah: Cheerios are like people.
Momma: No, cheerios aren't like people. We eat cheerios. We can't eat people.
Judah, after deep thought: When we get old like cheerios, we could eat us.
Momma: ::stunned::

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While looking at a bunny in the backyard...

Daddy: See how big his feet are?
Judah: He needs new socks!

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From Easter '09

Praise the Lord for our sweet, adorable boys!

Watching

Here are three watching moments to share for today...



I stop watching for a moment, and then look back to find Elijah's cup stuffed full of his quesadillas.



You've never had a real Star Trek movie viewing experience until you have had the following all at the same time:

-IMAX theatre (including scenes so loud you have to plug your ears)
-Your glasses so you can catch all the details you missed last time
-Shared popcorn, soda, and butterfinger minis with your best friend (who happens to be your Love) that you know is adding inches to your hips while emptying your wallet at the same time. I mean, seriously, a large popcorn and large soda combo is MORE than your admission to the movie itself??
-A stranger (or just strange?) who is also viewing the movie complete with a bright purple section of hair, knee high white socks, and patent leather pink combat boots.
-Massive amounts of foul body odor wafting from behind you every time those particular viewers moved an inch
-A very mousy young lady in front of you who clapped her finger tips faster than a hummingbird's wings every time there was something exciting happening on screen...so much so that you actually missed a couple of your favorite shots because you were so lost in thought as to how someone can love a movie THAT much...and then her sister joined in a few times
-Good friends who are just as sane as you are but are still fans of the movie :-)


I'm watching my Hubby turn another year older today. I love that man beyond words or actions. He is God's greatest gift to me -- a personalized definition of his name! Thank you, Lord, for the completion of yet another wonderful year of enjoying life with my husband and watching him struggle, grow, and mature to be more like You in all he does!

Happy Birthday, Love!

A couple Judah funnies...

We're tiptoeing into cessation of Judah's thumb sucking. It's tough for both us and him! Today, while snuggling on the couch, I kindly told him that if he didn't work hard at not sucking his thumb, Mommy would have to put something that didn't taste very good on it. He contemplated hard for a few moments, then asked with a cute quizzical look, "Ba-sghetti?" He's not a fan of spaghetti. Can you tell?


When laying down for our afternoon nap, Judah asked, "Are the people going to come back?" (in reference to our out-of-town guests). I said yes, but that they were seeing Washington DC today. He thought for a moment then asked, "Why are they washing the sea?"

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Get ready...this might be long.

What a day!

-Straightened everything
-Dusted upstairs
-Vacuumed whole house, including stairs
-Mopped upstairs
-Cleaned bathrooms, including Mr. Clean bar on our shower (yeesh!)
-On the fourth load of laundry now (I think)
-Typical kid watching, lunch, etc.
-Made, enveloped, and mailed all four sets of Mother's Day cards
-Showered and did a mini manicure and pedicure while praying and meditating...rediscovered an awesome summer toes color
-Read some from Practicing Hospitality
-About to start prepping dinner and may rest some...after I finish this post, of course

Where has this energy come from? Sure wasn't around last week! Could be part adreneline. The Firstbrooks arrive from California tonight! Woo-hoooo! We're all so excited to see each other, and they are excited to spend a week touring WDC. It'll be fun times catching up, hearing about our HBC family back in Cali, and watching the Firstbrooks hold our sons once again. Sweet times!

Here's the updates:

MATT

He did a LOT of work this weekend. God said to for man to have dominion over the earth, and that's just what Matt has done. Around this time a year ago, he redid the backyard for Mother's Day and planted pretty flowers and a few edibles. Well, many of them failed, save for the rose and hydrangea. Then the tree fell. Because of that and the many Bob-the-Builders that did repairs, the grass, hastas, and azaleas became not so nice looking. Matt found some free fill dirt online, so he spent Saturday prepping the yard (which included redoing the patio...again) and Sunday getting the dirt. It was gloomy with intermitent rain the whole weekend (and presently). But oh does it already look worlds better back there! I did a bit of fixin' up in the front yard last week. Matt moved the two backyard azaleas to fill in the front ones, so hopefully in a few months we'll have a nice looking hedge rather than weirdly spaced azaleas and random daffodils. The patio layout is superb! Makes both yard and patio seem bigger. Everything looks much cleaner and cared for. I keep thanking God that we have yards to work in. A little something inside of me hopes that whenever we have to move out, the owner will notice a huge difference in how we have cared for his possession compared to previous residents. A good witness, I hope! Or if we end up buying sometime, the work will already be done! I'll take pics when the weather improves (in a few days, I hear) and things are more settled.

DAWN:

I had a physical last week. I'm fine except for a vitamin D deficiency. Hmm. Who knew? Low end of normal is 32. I'm at 8.3. So I was placed on 12 weeks of vitD supplement and calcium. But a man at church expressed some concern (he's in a similar boat), and sent me a couple articles. Good information and wise advice to research it a little before I blindly follow. I'd rather get a little color from the sun to get my vitD anyway. I'll be talking with two of my other doctors to see what they would do for a vitD deficiency.

Yesterday, during communion, I had one of those "duh moments." You know, the kind where you've always known something but never thought of it in such simple terms. They had some instrumental music playing, so I was thinking through the lyrics. I came across "sin's curse has lost it's grip on me." Well, then why do I keep sinning, I asked. Because YOU haven't lost your grip on sin. ::stunned:: DUH! It's so convicting to be reminded over and over that I am FREE FROM SIN. I don't HAVE to sin. I CHOOSE to. Because of the Holy Spirit in me, I have the power to NOT sin every moment of the day. And yet I do -- many moments of the day. ::hangs head:: Glory be, the Day is coming! Glorified body, bring it!!!

JUDAH:

Cute kid. Deathly afraid of bugs, floating fuzz, and Elijah's gaping mouth when he tries to bite Judah. Can't decide if he likes soft tacos or pbj the best. I think we're going to start preschool activities at home this fall -- he's too smart to keep playing his days away. Great memory! Loves to play chase. Lives to go outside and will die of excitement the day he gets a bike (whenever that will be). Showing signs of typical first born bossiness. Gets a thrill out of people coming over. Wants to go somewhere EVERY night after dinner. Loves to snuggle while watching TV. Is a pottying pro. Is still a very clean eater. Likes all his pillows and blanket just so when going down to sleep. Tries out stalling methods like drink of water, have to pee pee, need to be covered.

ELIJAH:

Woah. Definitely my all-boy boy. That child is such a messy eater even though most of it does in fact make it to his mouth. Floor, clothes, face, curly hair, hands, chair...it all has to be cleaned after every meal. He's always sliding his cup clear across the table or squishing his cheerios or strawberries in his hands until they juice and make a noise. The boy sticks crayons up his nose, has been known to eat goldfish out of the trash, bites out of defense, has quite the sly grin, and knows EXACTLY what he's doing but thinks he can be cute enough to get away with it (which sometime almost works). And yet...he is such a pretty momma's boy. He's the perfect baby model for preppy style; and when he wears one of my headbands, he would make either a super cute girl or a perfect ancient Athens boy with those adorable locks. And don't cross him or he'll throw you the tantrum of his life (complete with not looking at you, obtaining blob posture, screaming and crying, throwing himself flat out on the floor...). He's definitely a package deal for a little kid -- keeps Momma on her toes mentally, physically, and spiritually! Just learned to hop. Dances to pretty much any music he hears. Gasps every time he hears a dog or airplane. Loves his stuff animals. Is starting to repeat words you practice with him, so maybe he'll be talking soon? Still uses "sssssss" to tell you just about anything.

Whew! That was fun. :-D Off to prep dinner now!

For Matt @ Work

Antics

Elijah is quite the little character as of late. This morning, he donned his big snow boots over his solid red footie pajamas and put on one of my elastic hairbands. The other day he got a little ring of yarn I made for a toy crane to pull around and put it on his thumb as a ring, then got a baby chew ring and put it on his wrist like a bracelet -- our little fashionisto. Just now, I gave him some juice because he was thirsty. What is he doing with it? He has his milk from breakfast in one hand and his juice in the other, alternating the sips. I gave him a haircut last night, just a trim. It looks much better! He says "Hiiii, u-daaah" every morning when Judah and I go in to get him. He also says "BUH, BUH" when he wants up. "Beee" for please. He's started participating in bedtime prayers with adorable soft-voiced babble...although the other night, Matt and I promise we heard "ah-oo or isss ay" as in "thank you for this day!" We both immediately opened our eyes and looked at each other with a "Did he really just say that??"

Judah calls his little Noah's ark toy a "shark." To talk with him is to converse with an almost peer! It's fascinating! He's started helping me with some small chores, and I am surprised that it actually does help me rather than hinder. A little slow at some points in getting things done, but he does get them done correctly! I'd say he's potty trained now. Only a couple accidents in the last 2-3 weeks and usually a dry overnight in the morning! It really was over before I knew it -- wonderful! Let's hope Elijah does it that easily when the time comes. ;-)

If you ever need to get food into my boys' tummies, feed them breakfast food -- pancakes or biscuits, yogurt, eggs... They'll shock you at how much they can eat!

This afternoon is our first "extended food lab" for my home ec class. We're making yeast dinner rolls and my favorite quick biscuits. Yummy!

I can't wait to post pics of the boys after tomorrow. They have super cute Easter outfits to go with their super cute good looks! I hope to alter a skirt today that I haven't been able to wear in a long time...it's one of my favorites!

Ok, off to do something.

Pretty 'n Fun

Spring has sprung, and my boys are fun!

Double Chosen

Because Matt left super early this morning and Judah has been low on sleep, I had the treat of not opening my eyes to start the day until 7:26. It was beautiful to wake up to a deep blue sky and warm brown trees as the sun was on it's way. It was one of those mornings where you open your eyes, look out your window, and smile because everything is so peaceful (and you got enough sleep!). So I grabbed my Bible off my nightstand and decided to read a couple of my favorite Psalms. 96 and 97 are perfect for many occasions in life, especially the times you want to worship God for His majesty.

As I was reading through those two Paslms and a few others nearby, two truths converged into one and left me breathless. Israel is God's chosen nation from the foundation of the Earth. Christians are God's chosen people from before time began and into eternity. So if someone is a Christian Jew -- wow! They have been double chosen by God Almighty to live out eternity in His presence. What a special thing to be a Jew and a Christian!

Boy, it's been a while...

Let's see...

Valentine's Day -- We put the kids to bed, and Matt went to get Outback takeout while I set up the living room floor for a candlelit picnic. We got an offer for a babysitter, but staying in really appealed to us. No crowds, no packing the boys into the car, no waking them up to take them home, etc. The food was so delicious! I always get one of two things from Outback, but this time I branched out. I got their Bloomin' Burger, a hamburger with some bloomin' onion petals and sauce. Now, if Outback's steaks are good, it stands to reason that their hamburger is the BEST...juicy, tender...::licks lips:: Man, now I want one this minute! We danced a little and then tried to watch Prince Caspian -- and promptly konked out. We knew we wouldn't make it through the movie, but I thought we'd last a little longer than we did. Hey, we're parents of two high energy boys. Can you blame us?

Sweetheart Banquet -- A second celebration of Valentine's Day. The Men's Ministry sponsors this event for their sweehearts. Good food, lovely decor, handsome husbands and lovely ladies, FUN dancing...

Second Half of February Sickness -- Judah got sick (we think the flu), then Elijah and I. Both boys had ear infections and asthma trouble but are almost back to full health thanks to antibiotics. I, however, am about to start a different round of antibiotics since the first kind obviously didn't work on my sinus infection. God has answered prayer and kept Matt healthy all this time! Oh yes, we also discovered that I have a bulging disc in my lower back. I went through about three weeks of physical therapy which helped tremendously. I not longer have to go to physical therapy, but I do need to remember to do my exercises at home -- I've already noticed that my back is more tender because I haven't done them in a few days. :-

Big Wonderful News -- Matt and I get to have a little vacation alone at the end of April to witness my best friend Jaclyn get married! So exciting in multiple ways! Pray God provides for all our financial needs during this time of medical bills, taxes, and wedding fun!

Judah -- He's singing alot, recognizes almost all the letters of the alphabet, and is starting to get into imaginative play with his toys. It's so fun to watch and listen to! He'll be THREE on Tuesday. Yowsa! Pray for us -- we've been telling him for a while that birthday 3 is a big one. Big potty and no more thumb sucking. I think Matt and I are going to have just as hard a time as Judah is.

Elijah -- Woo, energy. He is such a ball of cuteness (or terror if you cross him). He has also gotten into singing, though I think Matt and I are the only ones that could tell you what he's singing. ;-) Here's a list of developing words:

Bye-bih: Vitamin
Dah-too: Thank you
Beeh: Please
Dah: Judah
Nooooo: Snow (said in a soft high tone)
Ah-fuh: Waffle
Ssss: Cheers (to which he holds out his glass for you to tink with your own)

I'm pretty sure he "said" Lucky Charms yesterday.

Snow -- It's still odd but cool to know I live in a place now that will have snow every winter...and snow that lasts for more than a day!

And now I'm going to finish watching Lost. :-D

Well, hey there, Mr. Postman

So, a little saga has developed with my Postman and me.

Every neighborhood usually has a regular post-person, and ours happens to be a nice guy. He and I have had a couple short, cordial conversations. Ok, cool.

A month or so ago, he brought a package to our door. When leaving, he said, "Have a nice day, Dawn." Say what? Ok, whatever. And he's called me that several times since. Even Mrs. [last name] would be better than Dawn.

A couple weeks ago, he delivered a package from my mom for my birthday. While signing for it, we carried on a conversation about how bitterly cold it was. As he turned to leave, he said, "By the way, you have a beautiful face." I stood there stunned in my no-makeup, hair-pulled-back, pajamas state. Ummmm...not ok.

Yesterday, Tara came over to watch the boys so I could go to the doctor. A package was delivered by Mr. Postman. Tara got to the door as he was trying to leave it between the door and storm door. He was startled and said he didn't think anyone was home. He then looked at Tara and said, "Oh, you're not Dawn." Errrrr.........

I like what Tara said her responses could have been:
1) No, I'm the other wife.
2) No, Dawn's the nanny. I'm the wife.

HA! I would have loved to see his reaction!

So whether he is just a little too friendly or kinda creepy, can I request a new postal worker? :-P

Alphabet & Other Things

I was going through some alphabet flash cards with Judah. We got to Yy, which has a picture of a yo-yo on it.

Judah: BALL!
Me: No, what letter is this.
Judah: No. (meaning I don't know)
Me: It's a Y. Can you say Y?
Judah: Y!
Me: ...is for?
Judah: Ball!
Me: No, that's a yo-yo. Can you say yo-yo?
Judah: It's a striiiing for the baaalll!
Me: No, it's not a ball. It's a yo-yo. Can you say yo-yo?
Judah: It's a ball with a striiiing!

Kids. He is right though -- it does look like a ball with a string.

At 10:00, this is what Judah said to me:

"I'm coughing so I need a snack. I need a snack because I'm...I'm...having trouble. I'm having trouble so I need a snack...because I'm...I'm...I'm having trouble. I'm hiccuping. I'm hiccuping so I need a snack." (which he's not doing anything but asking for a snack)

I got a new water bottle the other day. The brand is Intak (and it's PURPLE!). It has a little dial on it so you can track how many 20 oz increments you had that day. I got through 2 yesterday. Gotta build up my stamina! This is the first of my small steps to get back on track with a healthy lifestyle. I figure drinking more water was a small, important, and easy first step.

It's so weird to glance outside throughout the day and still see snow. It'll be gone after today. We're supposed to have a warming trend -- all the way up to 51! Down right hot! :-P

Well, since she updated her Facebook page and is officially public, I am proud...oh so happy...to write the following...

JACLYN IS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED TO A MOST WONDERFUL MAN!
SHE'S GONNA GET MARRIED! WOO HOO!!!

And since my mom tagged me on Facebook, I'll do my 25 random things here...

1) My middle name is a family heritage from both my mom and grandmother.

2) I was born in Salmon, ID.

3) Neither Matt nor I had jobs until a whole month after our wedding. That's faith!

4) I used to be crazy about purple, then aqua, then coral...and now back to purple, though not quite as all-out as it used to be.

5) I have a dream to get some art (whether painted or edited photos) for our bedroom of the places Matt went to in Europe done in our bedroom colors of sea green, cream, and yellow. It's beautiful in my head!

6) I have a big fork and spoon from Hati (by way of my mom-in-law) hanging in our dining room -- and how it got there is similar to one particular epsiode of Everybody Loves Raymond in which Frank and Marie have a large fork and spoon on their kitchen wall. Uncanny.

7) I will barely get to see my husband on Valentines Day this year since I will be leaving EARLY am on a youth retreat. :-(

8) I love Psalm 139 and Proverbs 4:18.

9) I get to have my first eye appointment with glasses today...it's been two years since I got my glasses. Should be interesting to see if my vision has changed at all.

10) I could sew all day if I had unlimted time and resources! Thanks for the new machine, Dad and Momma!!!

11) For pleasure, I'm reading Alice in Wonderland. You thought the movie was wierd? READ it.

12) My number one least favorite household chore is cleaning the shower -- I HATE grout and tile.

13) For our next child (when God sees fit), we are pretty sure we have a girl's name but have no clue about a boy's name.

14) An ultimate date dream I have is to see Josh Groban in concert WITH Matt. We got close on Inauguration night when they were interviewing a soldier about her dance with the President...and Josh Groban could be seen playing/singing on a big screen behind them. He was there, live, and we were on our couch! :-P

15) I feel that 27 is a very in-between, nondescript age. Just like 17 and 19 were.

16) I love my honeysuckle perfume from Bath & Body Works. Reminds me of being pregnant with Elijah when I so fell in love with the scent that my mom bought me some.

17) Tortilla chips are my weakness.

18) It bugs me that we have a purple wall in our living room and dishes that look great with it...but only red table linens.

19) I never saw myself as an SUV person. But now it's hard to see myself without it.

20) I am the admin assistant for our youth group.

21) I love to get colorful, vibrant flowers! The rich hues, the contrast of colors and textures...it really is theraputic and brings such refreshment to my soul. Perhaps because it is a glimpse of God's amazing eye for beauty! I got such a rush the other day when I saw a few sleeves of daffodils and remembered they are everwhere in spring.

22) I really miss my sapphire/diamond ring that got lost in a pool back in California. It's been 5 years, and I still mourn its loss. :-(

23) My favorite guitar chord is E minor.

24) I have a blanket I seriously call "heaven" because of the incredible soft, sleep-inducing warmth it gives.

25) The computer is a time-wasting temptation for me. ;-)

The clock says...

This morning, rather than ask me for a snack, Judah told me, "The clock says it's time for a snack." I told him no it didn't, not yet. He replied with "The clock says it's time to watch Obama train." He's pretty excited to see a real train on TV today as Obama makes his trip from PA to DC.

Apparently, we're really entering the phase of "boy vs. girl." To add to yesterday's situation with Judah...today I gave the boys their baby brushes to play with. Of course, they like to brush my hair because I have a lot of it to brush. I had a bobby pin and a ponytail holder in my hair that I took out. I thought I'd be funny and put the bobby pin in Judah's hair (about the only hair item that would ever stay in his hair...). Then I put it in Elijah's, then back in mine. Judah asked to have it in his hair again. I told him it was for girls, but he could wear it just for a minute. I the bobby pin back in his hair, and he immediately said:

"I'm a girl!"

He'll get it eventually. :-)

Kidisms

For the past few days, Judah has been telling me at 9:30 one of the following phrases:

1) I need a snack...because I'm coughing.
2) I'm coughing...because I need a snack.

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Yesterday, we were watching Little Einstein. There's a part where you pat your legs to rev up Rocket...patting faster and faster...ending with raising your arms into the sky and shouting "Blast off!" Elijah has patted his legs for a long time at that part; but yesterday at the end, he raised his arms and said "Yast aaawww!" Too cute!

This next one is of a more sensitive nature, but since I'm pretty sure my current readers are all women...

Today, after lunch, I had to have a little talk with Judah about some behavior. After our successful talk, he looks at my shirt and asks, "Mommy, what's in there?" It took me a moment to figure out he was wondering what was "in" my shirt. I tried to keep it simple and just said, "It's just Mommy in my shirt." He pried again, "What's in there?" I said, "It's just Mommy -- it's my body."

Judah: Can I see it?
Me: No, we wear clothes...because...that's just what we do. [Oh dear.]
Judah: looks at himself "Where's mine?" [LOL LOL]
Me: Um, Judah, you're a boy. Mommy is a girl. Boys and girls are different.
Judah: Elijah is a boy.

And that's where he ended the conversation. :-P

Chilly Morning

What a beautiful morning. ::sigh:: :-)

We're sitting at breakfast, and Judah all of the sudden says, "Seven hundred dollars."

Judah's had some trouble with congestion/plugged up nose lately. This morning, I was getting a "boogy" out of his nose...and it was like an iceburg. It was 90% bigger than what I thought -- it surprised me so much, I actually gasped loudly and scared Judah. :-P

I'm so excited! I get to order the family pictures for the living room today!

The high on Friday is supposed to be 24. Brrr!

Why is finding a dentist that has a good reputation and accepts both your primary and secondary insurance so stinkin' hard???

I have no idea what to do with Elijahh's hair. It's getting long, but we don't really want to cut it. It's a very "Elijah" style. I just don't want him to look too sloppy.

Let me take a moment to praise God again that we are renting. It's been a good lesson to prove that having an emergency fund for an owned home is important! A couple weeks ago, Matt discovered a natural gas leak in the backyard. So BGE came and dug up/replaced what they needed to. Then, a couple days ago, I was getting something out of the dining room closet to sew, and there was water all over the floor. It wasn't the water heater, thank goodness, but there is a steady leak from one of the pipes in there. So Matt and Justin rigged up the vacuum hose to cause the trickle to flow towards the drain in the floor...which is higher than the rest of the floor. [???] Go figure. Someone is supposed to come by to look at it, though Matt thinks it needs a real plumber.

Judahisms
bi-nin: vitamin
heh-beh-dah-ter: helicopter

Looks like I'll be doing something new on February 15th. I'm going to SKI! Aaah! I'm very excited, and a little nervous. I get to add something to my Done It Just to Say I've Done It list. :-) Our youth retreat is down in NC, and part of it involves skiing/snowboarding. I'm sad that Matt isn't going so we can experience it together (he's been boarding before). But, it should still be fun!

Alrighty, off to do some laundry.

Cookieism

I was going to treat Elijah and Judah to one cookie each after lunch today. I pulled out two cookies from the package and set them down on the counter. Judah asks, "Where's Elijah's cookie, Mommy?"

They do learn indulgence early, don't they?

Kidisms

I think we may be entering the "Kids Say the Silliest Things" stage. I've been waiting for this! I will write in correct English so nothing is lost in translation. ;-)

Yesterday when we arrived at the mall's carousel, Judah pointed and exclaimed, "Look at that! That's clever!"

Today at lunch...

Judah: Mommy, I want to go to the store with you for granola bars.
Me: We'll see. I don't know when we are going to the store.
Judah: Uuummm...in thirty seconds.

After lunch while we were all doing our own thing, I explained to Judah that our friends Mrs. Michelle and Mrs. Tara were going to have babies...

Judah: Mommy's going to have a baby.
Me: No, I'm not. We'll have to pray and ask God to give us a baby.
Judah: Mommy's going to have a baby.
Me: No, sweetie, I'm not. Mrs. Michelle and Mrs. Tara are having babies.
Judah: I'm going to have a baby!
Me: No, boys can't have babies.
Judah: I'm going to have a baby!

Before nap time while changing Judah's diaper..."Mommy, I want to play faster"...which I figured out meant that he wanted to play longer before I layed him down.

The other day at dinner, Judah was telling Matt and I something and used the phrase "I'm serious"...correctly!

While sitting here doing my usual afternoon computer things waiting for Judah to fall asleep in his room, I heard him get up. He opened his door, came to my door, threw his socks in my room, ran in his room, shut the door, and got back in bed. Random! (still giggling over this one...)

Elijah is currently perfecting a few words:

Moh-ee (while pointing): more
Dah-dtoo (while signing please once...not sure why): thank you
Peesss (while signing please several times): please
Bah-boh: Bible
Ma-ma: Momma
Da-da: Daddy
No-no: no
sss (while nodding head): yes

Still working on:
sssss (while signing drink in his own little way): drink

Elijah is evermore the mischievious child. He has gotten to the point where when Judah calls to me that Elijah is touching the DVDs, Elijah immediately runs away before he even sees me coming. (I'm trying to teach him that his sin will find him out by the example of Momma knowing when he's touched the DVDs because some are moved out of place.) Or when he's standing on the coffee table and sees my body even move that direction, he tries to get down as fast as he can. He's strong willed but sensitive in spirit -- fancy that. Sounds like his mother. :-P