Whirlwind . . . . . .

Sorry to be away for a while.

We have been awful busy in this household lately.  

Highlights of the last few weeks include:

1) Pumpkin falling into the water fountain at the neighboring cemetery last night bike and all.

2) Visits to dad's house.

3) I have read a few good books (hopefully some posts coming soon).

4) Battling the constantly moving ant invasions.

5) Visits to paternal grandma in the hospital. 

6)Princess being able to see (now that she has glasses) has definitely made life more interesting and she has been getting into more mischief than normal.

7) Going to Pumpkin's last Family Fun Night at preschool.  Princess loved the pink grocery cart obstacle course and Pumpkin liked the coloring with sidewalk chalk and hop scotch activity.

8) Family dinner nights with auntie and maternal grandma.

9) Princess falling into the pond on Monday. It took several washings to make the pond smell go away.

10) Church and Sunday school.  For Mother's Day they made a candy pot for me.  A flower pot lined with rocks, then candy sticking out on colored popsicle sticks.  Really cute!

11) I made a jelly jar basket during a workshop.

12) I visited Pumpkin's preschool class and taught his class about bugs.

13) Me spraining my knee last Friday.  Leave it to me to find a camouflaged root knob stick out of the ground.

14) Pumpkin had his kindergarten screening.  Both of the kindergarten teachers took turns screening him. First Teacher: "I just wanted to let you know that (pumpkin) was wiggling around in his chair.  And he fell off the chair and hit his neck on the table.  But, we knew he was fine after we gave him a glass of water and he finished it with a loud burp. He definitely has a large personality."  Oh boy!  

15) Pumpkin and daddy have caught fish coming from the pond's overflow pipes.  At one point we had 50 little green sunfish in the kids kiddie pool.  On Mother's Day we had the Great Fish Release back into the wild!  

Out of the mouths of babes

Pumpkin:  Carrots "Go".  Chocolate cake "Whoa."  Bananas "Go".  Candy "Whoa."

Mommy:  "Are you talking about foods that are good to eat and foods that we should not eat as much of?  Did you learn that at school?"

Pumpkin: "Yes"

Mommy: "Well auntie made chicken, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and fresh strawberries last night and you did not eat any of it.  Those are "GO" foods."

Pumpkin: " I know, but God made me special so I don't have to eat those foods."

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!