They might be cousins

Patience

My children are not patient people. While at Bible Study this morning, Adaya asked, "grapes please." Of course she said it a few times. I acknowledged and told her one minute. Then I got up and was getting her grapes when I heard her little voice say, "little patience. Patience, patience." That's right Adaya. "Just a little patience." Sometimes we all need to remember that.

sweet sibling moment

Playing Piano - thanksgiving

Mopping for mommy

Attitude - November

cheese anyone?

Is it really possible to have 16 types of cheese in your fridge? Yes, it is. If you don't believe me, come count them yourself.

I just asked Adaya if the baby doll she was playing with had a name. She looked at the dolly, and replied, "Ummm, Kisa." For those of you who don't know, that would be the name of the littlest baby at Ethnos.

definitions I have learned today

bibliophile - book lover
priggish- prudish
pianissimo - very softly
andiron - firplace log holder

In the process I donated 1060 grains of rice. Are you kidding me? That's not even a bowl of rice. Rediculous. That's a waste of time.

Freerice.com

But perhaps if I was a student and I needed a fun way to study... They have different subjects.

Today, my son...

1. Wore a t-shirt that his teacher told him to wear.
2. Stood on a stage with his class without being hunched over and looking sick.
3. Sang, his lips moved just like the rest of the class.
4. Did not cover his ears with his hands.
5. Used his hands to do motions to the song.
6. Did a "dance" with the rest of his class.

Wes and I were happily surprised. I am proud.

notice to the toothfairy

We have a tooth ready for pickup. Josiah's number two.

Josiah thinks he needs 100 dollars and 100 pennies. I'm not sure the tooth fairy can handle that kind of cash. Anyone want to pitch in? :O)

He likes it! He really likes it!

"You are about to be crushed by a giant corn!"

Yes, my son liked the movie. He thought it was silly. What movie, you ask, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. The above quote is Josiah's favorite one of the movie. In was the fortune from a giant fortune cookie that landed upon the great wall of China. It was super cute. I am excited to find a fun movie that Josiah actually enjoyed, without freaking out, exiting the room, etc, that is not titled Cars.

Presenting, the letter D!

My 'Daya is very fond of the letter D. She loves to stomp and tromp and roar like the Dinosaur.
Her Dollies are her favorite, I've lost track of how many she has. Dancing is what happens when you hear the 'sic. Doggies they go ruff. And her Daddy is the bestest D ever.

naming the dinos

It seems that Adam forgot to name all the dinosaur species. Today, Wes named the two that stomp and tromp through our home:

Dayadon
Siahsaurus

New Rule

I enacted a new rule today:

Toys left on the kitchen floor shall be subject to immediate (no requests to pick toys up or else) toy time out. With exception to large, half completed, floor puzzles since the kitchen is the only hard surface on which this type of puzzle can be completed (and we have many of them).

So far the new rule has had the following results:

While Adaya was playing with her favorite baby doll in the kitchen, I reminded her that if she leaves her baby doll lying on the kitchen floor, it would have to go in time out. Adaya preceded to pick up her doll and place her on the stairs, on the first step down, the time out step.

Josiah, upon finding out about the rule, got some of Adaya's toys, placed them on the kitchen floor, and left them there. He wanted to find out if the rule was really true or if Mommy was just joking. He obviously wasn't going to take the chance, that I might be serious, with his own toys.

a mystery

Josiah tells me that there is a mystery at his school. Kids keep finding broken pencils on the playground. Josiah told his friend, Luke, to meet him at the yellow slide and they would work on solving the case. But they had indoor recess. Now they have to wait till Tuesday...

Adaya words

My current fav:
t-wreck

In 2010, I will...

Continue to get healthier... goals - 100 situps w/o a rest, 40 push ups w/o stopping, loose 1.25 lbs a month, reach the top end of my ideal weight range.
Spend more time with God... by creating a dedicated place for study, reading, prayer and meditation and... goal - use it daily.
Improve my photo skills... goal - finish the next three units of my photo course.
Design a school in Kenya... goal - by the end of January have a new design to discuss with the president and CEO of Visible Grace, by the end of February have January meeting details worked out.

Create more scrapbooks for my children and family... goal - one album every two months.

Continue to throw things out... goal - to remove all piles from my home.
Turn my bedroom into a space of peace and escape...
Play with my children more...
Read more...
Love more...

Evolution of a name

At one she called him "I-ah"
By one.5 it had become "Yi-Yuh"
Shortly after 2, since this past Monday, it has been "Siah"

3 inches of unexpected snow

At four I suggested to my husband that he get himself on the bus and head for home. He decided to do so. He spent four hours waiting for a bus. He is still on the bus, it is 10:30. People in this city can't deal with the snow. it's a mess out there.