It is exciting to hear Joey read to Quinn. Tonight while I was in the bathroom, she read Bible stories from when Gabriel came to Zechariah to tell him Elizabeth would have a child all the way to when God told Joseph it was safe to return to Israel after King Herod dies. It was really touching to listen to her.
Joey was being grumpy tonight at dinner, so I asked her if she were to only get one special present for Christmas, what would it be? Her answer..”a kitten!”
well, we have talked about getting a new kitty since Shaft died, and decide that we would wait until we could get two kittens at once (when moo moo dies). Nathan said, “Pick something not living.”
Joey said, “Shaft,” and burst into tears. Followed by me, and Nathan holding them back.
Meanwhile, Quinn stands up and at the top of his lungs screams, “CHOCOLATE MILK!!!!
I always think of cockroaches as the one animal that could survive aything, but today I was proven wrong. I did a load of laundry this afternoon, it consisted of about 30 mildewy rags and towels that had soaked up rain water in our garage. I did not shake them out before throwing them in the washer because they were so crusty and gross, so I knew they had leaves and rocks glued to them. I used a large amount of bleach, hot water, and detergent hoping to kill the stench and mold growing on the towels. When the wash was done I took each rag out one at a time to shake the leaves off and I found a rolly polly. I felt so bad and was trying to hid it from the kids, but then it stared crawling! I found three others, all still alive, except for the one I accidently crushed thinking it was a rock. I never knew those suckers were industrial strength.
My parents took on the amazing task of watching both kids for a whole weekend so Nathan and I could get away for our 8th anniversary. We went to Catalina, and had the most relaxing time I have had in a really long time. We did some dorky tourist stuff like renting a tandem bike, I squealed and screamed everytime we started or stopped or turned a corner (yikes!) but we made it back alive. We did the cool tourist stuff like snorkeling. It was awesome even though we have boring fish in this part of the world. The best/worst part was the morning we were scheduled to go home the winds were blowing 30mph and the ocean swells were 15-20ft so we were told that no boats we coming or going. So after much stress and mild panic we kicked back and had ourselves an extra day of vacation. It was cold and windy, but we rented a golf cart and drove around the roads we could to see more of the island, and then to ensure being able to get home on Monday we booked ourselves a helicopter flight home. It was great fun, Nathan had never been on a helicopter and I was maybe 10 when I had been, so it felt like another new experience.
Thank you mom and dad for being so gracious and loving for our kids, and for keeping them an extra night!!! We love you!
The pictures are HERE!
Dear Friends,
Please check out our Trash-a-Thon school fundraiser. In cooperation with the City of Ventura, our students are collecting pledges to clean up several litter “hot spots” around the city on November 13, 2008. You can visit: http://venturacharterschool.org/trash-a-thon.html to pledge any amount from $1.00 on up and designate the student for whom you are making a pledge.
Ventura Charter School is committed to promoting the development of a strong sense of responsibility for protecting, preserving, and restoring the earth for future generations. Our goal is to raise $25,000 which will go towards enrichment programs such as art, music, and field trips for our students. Any amount that you can donate would be greatly appreciated and is tax deductible. Please visit our website for more information.
Thank you