Sunday, April 5, 2009

More Literary Moments

Brian's been reading a good bit of Wendell Berry lately. I have not, though, and neither of course has Kayla. Which might be why she picked up this book and said in pure shock, "MOM! Dad is reading a book about a CHICKEN with NO feathers and it's hanging upside DOWN!"
The latest note that came flying down the stairs. This one came during the day when the kids were supposed to be cleaning their rooms.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Finally...


It took weeks but I finally got my turn to check out "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society." It's great. I found myself thinking what a delight it was to read, even with the thread of sadness and suffering throughout.
I'd like to say I recommend it but I said that to a friend about another book I read and she hated it. Oops! ( I recommend it anyway!)
The problem I'm having is that once I check out a book from the library, I almost always want my own copy! I bought all of Marilynne Robinson's books and now I want this one. Where's that book budget?

Friday, April 3, 2009

Homeschool Bowling

The local bowling alley offers homeschool bowling the first Friday of the month. $1.50 a game and free shoe rental. So we've gone a few times with our snow sledding buddies. The kids just didn't seem as into it this time. Jack and Nathan talked fishing most of the time.
Jack did get a strike and was pretty excited about it.

Kayla usually uses the ramp. After about three frames she decided she was done and I finished her game for her- which I was kind of happy to do. It's nothing like bowling on a Wii though!

Jack decided he was done about half way through the game. Maybe next time?

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Thanks, Kayla

Today was a somewhat dreaded day, for me anyway. Dentist appointments. If you know our history, you know these have not always been a lot of fun. Kayla went in all by herself for her cleaning. I was so proud. Samuel got his teeth checked and screamed the whole time. Oh well. Jack will go next week because he has been sick and we didn't think the hygienist would appreciate him coughing and sputtering all over her.
As we left, Kayla and I talked about how important it is to do a good job making wise choices about what we eat and drink. Then she said, "And Mommy, you have done a good job saying no to me and Jack when we want too many sweets."
Thanks, Kayla.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Boys Will Be Boys...


...especially in their camo.

Monday, March 23, 2009

K, P, and T

All day, people have slowed down as they walked past our door. I've actually seen them. They lean a bit, squint, try to figure out what in the world is on the sign that has been taped to the door. What it says is "Kayla Peter Pan Tinker Bell." No spaces, just one long stream of letters. Can you make it out? I don't know why it's there, just that it is.
Kayla has continued with this Peter Pan story line for a while now. She and Peter are still 18 year-old twins who are the only ones in charge of the Lost Boys. Kayla herself is in charge of Tinker Bell. She can fly and often needs to wear green so she and "P" as she calls him are dressed the same. The funny thing is, she can go on and on about their adventures. How they tricked Captain Hook or how they went to see Wendy, Michael, and John. I love it when she does the voice of the Captain.
The other funny thing is that P can show up anytime. We were reading on the couch one evening and all of the sudden, Kayla says, "Mom, P and T are here. They're invisible to you but I see them, right there where those spots on the ceiling are."
Hmm. What's next?

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Go Bluebird!

Kayla had her first soccer game Friday night! She was pretty excited. Kindergarten soccer is actually organized chaos. There is a field full of 26 teams of kindergartners and running around, practicing for a half-hour then playing a game for the next half-hour. The team chose to call themselves the Bluebirds, which is great for Kayla since we often call her Kayla-Bird or just Birdie.
I think one of the things Kayla was most looking forward to was the snacks. Afterall, she has watched Jack enjoy post-game treats for three seasons now. Usually snacks are the fun packs of cookies or chips that we never buy. So, when coach offered the kids bags of sliced apples, Kayla declined and looked a little disappointed. (I did appreciate the attempt at a healthy snack, by the way.)
However...her day to bring snacks will come and we will go to Walmart and pick out the most fun looking treats we can find!!