Spirited Sons

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Schooling two active boys has never been more... interesting. That's the word I'm looking for! I love my boys! God has given them the blessing of strong, active bodies and minds. We continually pray the first will remain intact, and the second will remain engaged with Him first, and then the school work. You'll meet my sweet sons, both entirely different, but both loving God to the best of their ability in the way He made them. I lovingly refer to them as my Bell Pepper Boy and my Habanero or Hambone. That should say it all! This blog is an eclectic mix. The events, conversations, and the thoughts behind it all will be in here. Every once in a while I'll try to capture something I don't want to forget. I hope you find things you enjoy. Please let me know if you do! Blessings!

Our Curriculum

Mystery of History vol. 1
Saxon 5/4
Horizons Grade 2
A Beka Language
Spelling Power
Apologia Zoology 1

Books I'm Reading

The Bible (Isaiah)
Invitation to the Jesus Life
Discover Your Child's Learning Style
The Way They Learn
Archimedes and the Door of Science
(all things Trojan at the moment)

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

"Too Much Nature"

Posted in Tickling the Funny Bone

I'm just getting around to blogging this little gem. It was one of those moments that cracked me up, and I can only hope to do it justice in written form.

This took place last Thursday afternoon. I was having a lovely meeting with one of my favorite ladies at church for a couple of hours. This nearly weekly meeting tends to overlap my husband's work schedule by just about an hour or so. Since the weather was so nice and our church has recently built a lovely patio adjacent to the building, I thought it was the perfect time to allow the boys to do what boys do on a nice day: log-roll down the hill, play tag, and at least get some vitamin D while playing their handheld games. All was going beautifully.

Some time into my meeting, my handsome Bell Pepper appeared to be wandering my direction.

Me: What's up, Dude?

Bell Pepper: Hey, Mom. Where's Dad?

Me: He's in his office.

Bell Pepper: Can I go there? I really want to be inside.

(With such beautiful weather, I couldn't imagine why he'd want to be inside.)

Me: You can, Sweetie. Why do you want to be inside?

Bell Pepper: There's just t-oo-oo much nature out here, Mom. There's birds, bees, bugs. I just don't want to be outside with all this nature.

Me: Okay. You'll need to be quiet as you go, and your dad is still working, so keep that in mind as you go.

(Off he goes to his dad's office.)

My friend and I managed to hold it together until he was inside the building, and then the giggles had to escape. My meeting continued blissfully for a few more minutes until, apparently, Habanero noticed his brother had left him. (This probably took several minutes due to the distraction of the new DS game.) Soon Habanero wandered in my direction, too.

Me: What's up, Son?

Habanero: Mom, where's [Bell Pepper]?

Me: He went inside to your dad's office. He said there was too much nature out here.

I could see his confusion all over his face.

Habanero: What? Where? There's not any nature out here!

He breezed right past me to his dad's office. There was never any doubt where he was going, and it was not for "nature reasons" he was going. This boy is all about being with other people.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

"Things That Make You Go, 'Hmmmm.'"

Posted in Tickling the Funny Bone

There are moments in a mom's life that just beg for a short pause for thought. Isn't that right? As you move through your day, don't most of the moments just blend one right into the other? Then, out of nowhere, there will be a moment that stands out. Suddenly, you're faced with a moment you just have to process.

This was one of those moments.

I had been hoping my son would come upstairs shortly after completing his morning chore of feeding our dogs. We had just discussed the process of the chore, and I communicated the need for expediting the task while finishing all the steps completely.

Me: [Bell Pepper], where are you? Are you done?

*silence*

Me: [Bell]? I'd like to see you pretty quickly.

*silence*

(Yes, I know this is the moment most moms would take the trip down to the child to check on the progress, but I was in the middle of something, too.)

Several minutes later, my son made his way upstairs. He had that look I've seen pretty frequently, so I knew a little conversation was about to enlighten me.

Me: Son, where were you while I was calling you?

Bell Pepper: I was downstairs, Mom.

Me: What were you doing for those several minutes down there?

Bell Pepper: Well, to be honest, I was thumb wrestling myself. I wanted to know which hand would win.

*silence*

Habanero: What? (Insert a big old roll of the eyes here.)

Me: Hmmm. I'm not sure what to say about that.

I think I'll pray about this a bit. You have to wonder if this idiosyncrasy is just natural. . . .

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Sunday, May 10, 2009

"Mom, Why Do Women..."

Posted in Tickling the Funny Bone

I know it's been some time since I've blogged regularly. I hope you'll overlook that little detail in light of the offering I have today. I think you'll enjoy it as much as the lovely lady in the store did. ;')

Our Friday night was fairly relaxed. We had the pleasure of eating dinner at home to begin the celebration of Habanero's eighth birthday. After dinner, we decided frozen custard was in order...followed by a trip to the "bulls eye store" for his birthday gift. (Shockingly, he was on the hunt for...another Lego set.)

Anyway...moving along....

We were meandering through the store, and I paused to look at the pajamas. This section of the store is right next to the lingerie, and that's where this moment takes place.

Habanero: Mom, why do women wear things that are "fashionable" in the places you can't see? I mean, it seems silly to have fashionable things there.

Me: Well, son, women are made a little differently from guys. We are made to enjoy things that are fashionable and pretty. To a woman, it's important to have pretty things, even where you can't see them.

Habanero: Well, I can see them! Wait. No, I can see them here. I don't see them when they are under clothes. *sigh* Aw, forget it.

Me: Okay.

What you need to know is that there was a woman shopping for "pretty things" while overhearing our conversation. Our eyes met, and I could tell she was getting a good giggle out of it all. I was, too, to be honest.

Have I mentioned that being the only female in our home is pretty interesting some days?

Have a wonderful Mother's Day, friends!

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Friday, January 30, 2009

When Boys "Get" Etiquette

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I was choosing a little cheese for my snack this morning. As I selected my piece of lovely, marbled Monterey-Jack to nibble, my son asked me for a plate from the cabinet. He could not reach, and normally he would just scale the counter to get what he needs. He asked. I was thankful that he did.

Mid-nibble of my cheese, I said, nimbly navigating around my little bite of cheese, "Thanks for asking."

Habanero replied, "Mom, you aren't supposed to eat with food in your mouth."

Still mid-nibble, I replied, "No, you don't talk with food in your mouth."

Habanero, in his most polite voice, replied, "Yeah, that. And, Mom, you did it again."

*sigh*

I do believe my son was half-listening when we talked about etiquette at one point.

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