My husband & I both had a long day at work today, so it was nice to come home and enjoy some time with Kate & Sam. After supper, Daddy got on the floor and both kids scrambled over to play. Kate was so excited she took a flying leap and dove with a thud right on top of Dad. He said in an off hand way, "I made need to get a cup for protection with these guys."
Kate scurried out of the room muttering, "Cup, hmm, cup, cup....I get cup..."
She come back a few moments later with 2 of her sippy cups and handed them to Steve. "Here, Daddy, cup..."
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Why Kate Needs to go to Sunday School...
As you may have read previously, Kate was ill with a virus and could not attend Church yesterday.
Here is a conversation heard outside her door last night as her Daddy put her to bed...
D: "Does Jesus love you, Kate?"
K: "No."
D: "Which Bible story would you like to read tonight?"
(Pages heard turning in Child's Bible...)
K: "This one!"
(Sounds of hand slapping book heard...)
D: "Kate stop hitting Jesus...do you want Daddy to put the Bible away?"
K: "No! read this one!"
Apparently she needs more spiritual formation.
Here is a conversation heard outside her door last night as her Daddy put her to bed...
D: "Does Jesus love you, Kate?"
K: "No."
D: "Which Bible story would you like to read tonight?"
(Pages heard turning in Child's Bible...)
K: "This one!"
(Sounds of hand slapping book heard...)
D: "Kate stop hitting Jesus...do you want Daddy to put the Bible away?"
K: "No! read this one!"
Apparently she needs more spiritual formation.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
When the Plans Never Make it off the Page...
As I lay awake in bed this morning, I had such great plans for the day. I was looking forward to reading a bit of the paper, sipping a mocha and then dressing the kids up for Sunday services. Well...it all seemed like a good idea at the time. As I was stretching my toes and plannng my day, I promptly fell back asleep.
When I awoke again, the house was still quiet and with a nod to my husband I drove over to Starbucks. By the time I got home with mocha in hand, the house was getting louder and the kids were stirring...that's when those wonderful Sunday plans began to crash and burn.
First, we noticed Kate's nose (we always notice her nose after the corn incident) it was running like a flooded stream. What we didn't immediately wipe off with a tissue, she would spread across the right side of her face like a Nike swoosh. Then came the coughing and sneezing fits. I never truly appreciated the area a child's sneeze could cover until one sneezed on me...I felt repiratory droplets pelt my face. Finally, it was obvious she was an emotional train wreck. If we looked at her wrong, put the bananas on the plate incorrectly or her brother faked a move toward her tears would erupt out of her eyes. (She could water a lawn when she cries like this.) So we grabbed another box of kleenex from our abundant stash, mopped up the floor and let go of idea of a meaningful worship and sermon.
Even Kate was disappointed when we told her she couldn't go to Sunday school. She just couldn't understand why sharing her virus with everyone was not exactly living the Golden Rule.
So our day went..."naps" that sounded more like a kid playing on a trampoline and cancelled dinner plans (due to virus.)
Even with my day taking a detour, there are still things that bring smiles and remind me why children are so wonderful. I've added a picture of Sam wearing one of my hats and one of him with his Saccharmyces cerevisiae. Sometimes our days go this way and we made an adjustment...hopefully the rest of the week will go a bit smoother.
When I awoke again, the house was still quiet and with a nod to my husband I drove over to Starbucks. By the time I got home with mocha in hand, the house was getting louder and the kids were stirring...that's when those wonderful Sunday plans began to crash and burn.
First, we noticed Kate's nose (we always notice her nose after the corn incident) it was running like a flooded stream. What we didn't immediately wipe off with a tissue, she would spread across the right side of her face like a Nike swoosh. Then came the coughing and sneezing fits. I never truly appreciated the area a child's sneeze could cover until one sneezed on me...I felt repiratory droplets pelt my face. Finally, it was obvious she was an emotional train wreck. If we looked at her wrong, put the bananas on the plate incorrectly or her brother faked a move toward her tears would erupt out of her eyes. (She could water a lawn when she cries like this.) So we grabbed another box of kleenex from our abundant stash, mopped up the floor and let go of idea of a meaningful worship and sermon.
Even Kate was disappointed when we told her she couldn't go to Sunday school. She just couldn't understand why sharing her virus with everyone was not exactly living the Golden Rule.
So our day went..."naps" that sounded more like a kid playing on a trampoline and cancelled dinner plans (due to virus.)
Even with my day taking a detour, there are still things that bring smiles and remind me why children are so wonderful. I've added a picture of Sam wearing one of my hats and one of him with his Saccharmyces cerevisiae. Sometimes our days go this way and we made an adjustment...hopefully the rest of the week will go a bit smoother.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
A New Toy for Kate...
Kate is very lucky. She has a Daddy who is constantly thinking about her and helping her develop. When he travels for business, he tries to bring the kids a little something special. This week Daddy was just doing his regular work, but he came across something he could not resist. He was walking through the medical school, passed the bookstore and brought home a stuffed toy for each of the kids.
Shortly after arriving in the US, Kate was diagnosed with Giardia (an infectious gut disease) that helped us become close friends with the local Health Department. Well, the drugs killed the bugs and we eventually stopped having weekly conversations with our pals at the Health Department. Kate doesn't remember anything about it, but we do. Therefore, Daddy showed up with a stuffed rendition of a giardia...magnified 1,000,000 times. She loves her new little protozoan friend and happily posed for pics with him.
(Sam got a stuffed Saccharomyces cerevisiae...one of the yeast species used to produce bread, beer and wine.)
For those of you who read about Kate's corn up her nose, we got the bills in today. That little elusive kernel cost about $500... How come I paid $.75 for that ear of corn, but is actually cost about $500 a kernel? Economics was never one of my favorite subjects.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
A Few New Pics
We decided that Sam looks like he had just made a prison break in this photo.
Kate loves the zoo and won't leave until she goes to the zoo train station to see the train.
Two Steps Forward and One Step Back...
Yesterday was quite a milestone for 13 month old Sam. He took his first steps to his Mama. He had a big smile plastered across his face and I was bursting with pride. He has been cruising from object to object for some time, but he went solo yesterday!
Kate appeared mildly concerned about the amount of attention her brother was getting, so she had to come up with something, too. The best she could come up with in short order was to let her shorts sag and fall off as she ran across the room in front of her brother. I would see her dart by with her shorts sliding down and then find them standing up right where they fell off.
I was watching this paradox of progression in the younger and regression in the older at the same time. It was quite entertaining. Kids certainly make daily life more interesting!
Kate appeared mildly concerned about the amount of attention her brother was getting, so she had to come up with something, too. The best she could come up with in short order was to let her shorts sag and fall off as she ran across the room in front of her brother. I would see her dart by with her shorts sliding down and then find them standing up right where they fell off.
I was watching this paradox of progression in the younger and regression in the older at the same time. It was quite entertaining. Kids certainly make daily life more interesting!
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