Hallie's version

The girls are loving preschool. They enjoy everything about it. They especially love to come home and read me their books or recite the poem they learned for the week. Yesterday's poem was Little Miss Muffet. Hallie was trying to remember the words and I tried to figure out what poem she was telling me. I finally figured it out and helped her with the correct wording and she then wanted to do it on her own. From her mouth "Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her turds..." It doesn't get any better than that.

A new one for me

A while ago I confessed to being able to take on the accent of any person I am talking to whether I want to or not. I'd reference you to that post, but I am too lazy. Well I did it again. I never knew I had it in me to do this accent, but sometimes even I can surprise myself. This last weekend I was working my parents espresso cart at a horse show when a family stepped up to order. To my surprise her Russian accent was very thick and to her surprise so was mine. A very awkward moment for both of us as I tried to stop, but then I just gave in to my crazy talent, made their coffees, and sent them on their way.

On another note one funny thing I noticed in Mexico while we were there is that the translation for them to reference us as a female is "lady", which can sound very funny or rude depending on how you interpret how they are talking to you. For instance "What would you like to drink lady" or "Would you like to look at my nice hand made necklaces lady" might sound rude if you don't understand that lady is I guess how they feminize their sentences. Just struck me funny after hearing it for a week. I think I like lady more than ma'am, which makes me feel anciently old when people call me this.

My kids are so proud of me

It was a half day on Wednesday, so I let the two olders invite a friend over. Everything went fine. Everyone played really well. We were eating dinner and I was half listening to the conversation. They were talking about their dads, but I wasn't quite sure what about when all of a sudden Lexi blurts out "well my mom can touch her tongue to her nose and so can my grandpa." And then Hunter says "show them mom!" I've never been more proud. My kids when trying to show their friends how great their parents are use my greatest talent to highlight how good I truly am. Thanks guys.

Pure Relaxation

On a last minute whim (sort of) Wynden and I went to Mexico last week. Puerto Vallerta was very good to us. We did absolutely nothing, but lay by the pool and soak up the sun. We had a great time. The kids did great while we were gone (at least that's what all my watchers said anyway). I read four books (Nicholas Sparks-love him) and on Wednesday Wynden was so glad I was done. He gets very jealous of my books. I was sad that I didn't save anything for the 4.5 hour flight home. We did kill the time by competing with his ipod on who could stop the stopwatch at exactly 10.0 seconds. I won of course by doing it four times in a row. Anyway I miss the sun and pool, but am very glad to be back with the kids I missed them way too much. Thanks to everyone who helped during the week you are guys are great!!

Question

How can flies survive when I smack them dead on. You would think that with how little they are such force would surely kill them. Can you tell we have a lot of flies right now. They are slowly dying thank goodness. Here's to vacuuming them out of my window sills.

A Good Friend

Isn't it funny how people come and go through your life, while some you never talk to again and others you never forget. My friend Allyson and I have been friends since the 4Th grade. We've known each other longer, but hated each other then. It wasn't until I walked into my 4Th grade class the first day of school and the only other chair was next to hers. We have been friends ever since. Even though she left the next year to Seattle and now lives in California. We can be apart for years and then get together and its as if she never left.

They came to visit in August and we had a great time with them. They have three sons, including twins. We went to the fair and on a hike. Can't wait to see them later this year when we go to California.

Preschool

Preschool started on Monday for Hallie and Karlee. This is Hallie's first year. She loved it aside from Karlee's mothering since she went last year and seems to know all the ropes and will hardly let Hallie do anything by herself.

For two days a week for 4 hours it is just Diesel and me. He still takes a morning nap, so for a while it is just me.

On Monday I had just laid him down and was going to finish my book and eat breakfast, but I first decided to finish the dishes in the sink. The last dish, a 9x13 glass pan, I washed by hand and was putting on the counter to dry when I laid it down funny and it slipped off the counter into the sink. So for the next half hour I cleaned up broken glass. Nice way to start my quiet time...idiot. Anyway I am loving the routine of school and how easy life is right now.