Mar. 17, 2008
Easily Forgotten..
Me: "Jeremiah, can you please go get me some wipes out of the living room."
{Jeremiah runs out of the room to do as I ask}
A couple minutes pass, I start wondering if he'll ever return. Just then he runs back in.... without the wipes.
Me: "Jeremiah, where are the wipes??"
Jeremiah: "Oh I forgot! I can forget fast! I really can!!"
.... No need trying to convince me of that fact. If only they could listen as fast as they can forget :0)!!
And just in case I've left anyone in suspense as to whether or not I ever received those wipes. You can stop worrying.. he did end up getting them :)
Jan. 7, 2008
Overheard
Hannah, our just recently turned 3 year old, was playing in her toy/school room with her sisters.
She steps out her playhouse and delcares "I'm going to buy some tools.... and a puppy, a puppy because Sophia loves puppies."
Obviously there is no explanation needed for the tool purchase. It's perfectly normal for a 3 year old girl to want to buy tools... or isn't it? *Wink*
I think her fathers new job has taken root in her life :0).
Nov. 17, 2007
Sour Water?!?!
A small story for your reading pleasure :0)
My husband was on the computer, which is located in our living room. And our son was watching TV in the same room. In walks Hannah (3 in December) with a cup of water. Mind you- Drinks and food are no-no's in the living room.
She asks her brother, who is thoroughly hypnotized by the sounds and fast moving pictures on the screen, if he could taste her water. "It tastes funny" she says.
Completely oblivious to anything else but the characters on the screen, he ignores her.
She then places the cup directly next to him on the carpet.
After, she walks over to her father- whom is still on the computer and says.....
"Dad! Jeremiah has his water in the living room!"
Yikes- That girl is T.R.O.U.B.L.E.!!
Nov. 17, 2007
Drum Roll Please .....
Well since there are NO attempts at guessing- I guess its time for the big reveal.
Jeremiah's great invention is..........................
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Ok- I may have hyped up the "greatness" of the invention a little too much. It was just "Simply Jeremiah." Truely Classic!! If you remember from previous posts, Jeremiah is a big crier. He does it allllll the time. My husband is seemingly convinced that he does it because he really Loves to. Me- well I'm not completely sure why he does it. Perhaps the Lord made it such a predominate part of his personality for the sole purpose of challenging me :0).
So back to the story:
He walks into my room with the toilet paper around his neck.
I asked "Why on earth do you have toilet paper around your neck?!?"
He looks up at me, proudly pats the toilet paper and says ....
"Its a tear catcher, Mom."
I giggle and reply- "A TEAR CATCHER?"
"Yep!" he says, oh so proudly.
Wondering what was going through his head while he was creating this "Tear Catcher", I asked "Why do you need a tear catcher?"
His reply - "So my neck doesn't get sticky from all the tears."
Ah ha- Makes sense- Those pesky sticky tears!! :0)
And off I ran to get my camera. Oh how I love my son!!
Thanking the Lord for the cute things that my children do,
Nov. 13, 2007
The Great Inventor...
A couple weeks ago.....
Yes, I did say a couple weeks ago
Lets just say there are not enough hours in ANY day for me to blog :0(!
Now Back to the story....
A couple weeks ago... I was doing my work on my laptop and in comes my son. I look up and I was a bit surprised at what I saw! So you could better understand and of course so we could show his future wife- I quickly ran for my camera and snapped a shot:
Now that you have the same visual as I did I will go on...
After looking up and trying my best to maintain my composure- because God only knows what kind of mess he has going on in the bathroom. I ask him "Why on earth do you have toliet paper around your neck?!?"
Me- His Mother- would've NEVER guessed his reasoning.
Hey wait- I think I would like to leave you all in limbo and play a little game!
If you guess right- there is a small gift in it for you :).
As I'm guessing no one will even come close, I may give some daily clues- well that is if I can find some time (probably won't happen- But in the rare case that I do- be on the lookout)! :0)
And while your trying to figure what that is- Take a guess at what this thing is. No Prize, but I would like to know. Some kind of freak of nature I'm guessing. I took its picture at a farm, while we where pumpkin picking this October. Poor thing... perhaps there where too many roosters and ducks running around this farm!
Happy Guessing....... :0)
Mar. 27, 2007
I'm Confused Mom!
While I was homeschooling my eldest daughter, my 2 year old came in the room to surprise us with her outfit- or lack of one for that matter. I had to run and get the camera- I think she is a bit confused as to what season it is 
. Well I can't say I blame her. Yesterday we were just a few degrees shy of 80- and well today we dropped back into the 40's. And to top it off it's rainy and windy -YUCK.
Notice the beautiful winter hat and handmade scarf. Then of course- the lack of clothing and the beautiful Hawiian Skirt. Looks like all she needs now are the rain boots.
Mar. 14, 2007
Stop Crying!!
Is what I have to repeatedly say to my 3 year old son. His excessive crying drives me mad. And up until a few weeks ago I didn't associate it with my lack of "training" him.
I've realized that he does it when he does not get his own way. I'm not sure how I never put two and two together before. Not that I'm writing this down- the word "DUH" comes to mind. I feel like an idiot for a close friend of the family having to point out the reasoning after me seeking his opinion- which, by the way, I am SOOOO thankful for.
We'll since this conversation with this man things have gotten relatively better- not to say that he still does not have his days.
I have now implemented the "If you are not physically (or a valid emotional) hurt, there is no crying"! So when he starts to cry (most of the time for not getting his own way- with his sisters)- I remind him- "Are you hurt?- If your not you need to stop crying right now, Otherwise you will be punished." And most of the time it works wonderfully. Of course, sometimes he refuses to stop and he needs to be reminded "further".
Just a few days ago he has implemented his own "counter attack" to my question. When he wants his own way with his sisters and he starts to cry and I ask Him the "are you hurt" question. What does he answer back? Yes! Mom- They HURT my FEELINGS!
LOL- how does one respond to that?!!?! Back to the drawing board on that one! Time to reword my question.
Sep. 21, 2006
What Is Sin?
Yesterday was my 3 year old son's first day at AWANA'S!! He was sooo excited to go to cubbies- Or as he would say "tubbies"
The question "What is Sin?" came up during coloring/verses time.
What does Jeremiah pipe up and say after the rest of boys and girls give their I don't know's?!?!
"When MARIA doesn't clean her toy room!"
I guess someone hasn't come to grips with their own sin problems! Anyone have a smiley with a plank in his eye?!?!
