This is for Rachel

So APPARENTLY it's been 5 months since my last post, according to someone named in my title;) I'll give you all a little snippet, but don't be mad if it's another year before I post again, lol.

The kids started school today. It was fun to get them in their outfits with their new backpacks and lunchboxes. I even got up a half hour early to make them whatever they wanted for breakfast. Hunter wanted pancakes and Grace wanted eggs and toast. At first, I told them, no, you need to agree on something. But then, I thought, well, neither of those things are very complicated, and I can make each in individual serving sizes, so I went ahead and made both. Hopefully they don't think every morning I'll do that, though:)

When I picked them up after school, they were very excited about the events of the day. The first thing Grace wanted to tell me was that all the boys in her class had to put their heads down, but not her (she had to put her head down A LOT last year...). Hunter took a more academic approach, exclaiming that he was already smarter!

Something else about school but not related to today. A few weeks ago, we were visiting my Parents in Denver. My Mom and I were talking to my 12 year old little sister about middle school and how hard it was to go through. I think we were in the car, but I know we were with my kids. Anyway, a few nights after we got home, I heard the kids talking in their room. Hunter was telling Grace how scary middle school is and that it's the hardest thing he's ever going to have to do. Grace was really worried and asked if she would have to go to middle school one day. He solemnly replied, yes, she would. I'm not sure either of my kids know what middle school is... I think they must imagine a horrible place where kids are mean... Wait, maybe they DO know what it is! ;)

April Fools!

Hunter and I are a lot alike. We both hate mornings, and can be kinda grumpy. So I don't know why I thought a morning April Fools Day trick would be amusing to him. I remember once when I was young and we lived in Othello, before school on April Fools, my parents put my milk in a bowl and, I think it was a donut?? in my cup. I remember being really upset about it, which is silly, because, that isn't even a mean prank! Well, yesterday, I decided to 'fool' my own children, by setting out their school clothes with each others underwear on their pile. Hunter pulled his shirt off his pile and saw Gracie's underwear, and threw his shirt and the rest of the clothes on the floor, screamed "I'm not wearing that" and ran to his room naked and slammed the door. Overreaction? Maybe, but I guess I get what I deserve. Like mother, like son, after all.

A Lot of Waiting Rooms

Yesterday, we had an appointment at the hospital for Hunter to get some lab work done. He did so great with the blood draw! I was very impressed, he didn't flinch or cry. He was very brave. Then, he had to drink some stuff and get an xray. Since I had Grace, I couldn't go into radiology with him, so he went all by himself and he wasn't scared at all. I must admit, it makes me a little sad to think he doesn't need me anymore!

The kids also had dentist appointments yesterday to get some minor work done. Grace did great with the sealants and even the shot of numbing agent, but when her lips fell asleep, she got a little scared, so I came back to hold her hand. She didn't like her lips feeling funny. The dentist thought it would be prudent to give her the gas. She was hilarious. She kept saying really funny stuff, like "Mommy, your hair is purple" and "You have 4 eyes". She also kept telling me and the dental assistant to stop laughing, but it was hard because she was so cute. Then, the dentist came in to finish the work, and after he was done he said "Gracie, I am so proud of you" and she looked up at him and said "I'm so proud of you, too." It was so sweet. Dr. Jeff (our dentist) said that was the nicest thing anyone had ever said to him.

Grace tells the Truth

My kids have been a little sick these past few days. Today, Grace was especially feeling under the weather, so I was holding and rocking her. I told her that I wish I was sick instead of her, which I think is a typical parental response to their child hurting. Then, this evening, she had a bad coughing spell that made her eyes tear up, so I went to give her a hug, and she whispered in her sore throat voice "I wish you were sick and not me".

This reminds me of a story about Samantha...

The other day, we were talking to the kids about being safe. We were teaching them that if they were playing outside and a stranger comes, come inside as fast as you can, even if they try to talk to you. Grace then said "yeah, and if you guys aren't home, I will get a knife and knife them in the sides" I started to laugh, and then I asked her what she would do if the bad guys had a knife, and she calmly replied "they won't, only me, tecause I will get it out of the drawer, and then I will cut his head off."

She's got some repressed aggression, I think...

FINE, here's a post

I'm really bad at blogging, aren't I?

Grace has started to say the cutest things. I'm trying to work out more in the evenings, and she will watch me and say 'encouraging' things like "mom, you aren't doing it right" and "how come you don't look like the girl on TV". She also will tell me that the reason I'm not as tall as daddy is because I probably didn't eat my green beans when I was a little girl. She loves to sing Primary songs (just not IN Primary, because she's too busy turning around and staring at me while crocodile tears roll down her face), and I've had many experiences of her singing at the top of her lungs in the stores.

I know I've mentioned before that my kids love the song "Follow the Prophet", but the other day when we got to the last verse "Now we have a world where people are confused, if you don't believe it, go and watch the news..." Hunter burst out laughing. When I asked him why, he said it's funny that people are confused. I don't know why this is funny, but I remember thinking it was hilarious when I was little, too. Maybe in our kid head, when people are confused, we see the cartoon image of things circling a head and being dizzy? I don't know...

Follow the Prophet

So, I haven't blogged for a loooong time, and one of the reasons is that my other blog is under my hotmail account, and it won't let me switch it to my google account, so I just made a new one ;)

We've been singing this years primary songs in the car, and there is one verse in Follow the Prophet that Hunter had a question on. The verse goes : "Abraham the Prophet, prayed to have a son, so the Lord sent Issac as the chosen one, Issac begot Jacob, known as Israel, Jacob's sons were 12 tribes, so the bible tells." After singing it, Hunter asked me "Why did Issac beat up Jacob?''