1. Fred ran 15 miles Thursday morning. He started around 4:30 a.m. so he would have time to get to the office. He said it was "the best" run and he could have done more. Now, I love a run like the next person, but 15 miles at 4:30 a.m....I have my doubts about me calling it "the best".
2. Tonight is homecoming at our high school. We are having a tailgate party here at the house before the game. I've put on a big pot of chili and hopefully everyone else will bring the rest! It's gonna be a great night for foot ball!! Go Patriots!
3. Clayton (and Jack) have their first swim meet this weekend. It is on Sunday in Memphis so Mawmaw and Pawpaw are taking them. It should be a good time. They have matching speedos (shorts) and swim caps. Too cute.
4. I asked Jack this morning if he wanted one or two muffins. His reply...three.
5. Andrew likes to climb on things. His newest thing is to stand on top of this little ride on toy and balance. Once he gets his balance he grins, looks at me and says, "Wook at me mama. Wook at me."
One more for Andrew...
Thursday night the boys have football practice from 5 to 7. Andrew and I generally stay home and have supper waiting on the table when they walk in the door. Andrew kept looking out the door for them and saying, "The boys are late mama. They late mama." I guess he was excited about supper.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Five on Friday
1. Last week Fred got to participate in a 60 mile bike ride. He rode from Paris Landing State Park to Clarksville, TN. That's a LONG way!
2. My friend and I have had a consignment sale twice, once last spring and once last week. Somehow I got behind on laundry. I literally did 11 loads of laundry Saturday, Sunday and Monday. When it came time to put them up I didn't just want to put them up. I wanted to switch out their closets for the season. I had a mess. It took 5 days to get it all back to "normal"...whatever that is. Ahhhhh, my mind is at peace knowing it is all organized. I think I may just go look at their closets and smile. Yes, I'm weird like that.
3. As a challenge Clayton gets to pick his spelling list each week at school. He has to know how to spell them, tell the definition and use it in a sentence. Here are just a few of the words he's picked: aurora borealis, fiend, hieroglyphics, archeology, insignificant, and impulsive...to name a few. For the record my list would have looked like this: cat, bat, ball, at, and the.
4. This week at the table I asked Fred to please get up and grab something. (After all, I had already been up 15 times in the first 5 minutes of dinner!!) Clayton jumped up quickly and said, "I'll do it!" I looked at Fred and jokingly said, "Now, that's why we had kids!" To which Jack responded, "I thought you were just bored. Weren't you bored before you had us?!?" Yes son, we were bored before you all came along...bored.
5. It is very rare that we have donuts in this house, but Thursday morning I had a couple of packages of donuts. I split them between the boys. I only had 8 (little powdered) so I gave Clayton and Jack 3 and Andrew got 2 donuts and a pumpkin muffin. I left Andrew at the table to eat. When I came back Andrew and Jack had 3 donuts and Clayton had a half eaten pumpkin muffin and only 2 donuts. Sneaky little fella!
2. My friend and I have had a consignment sale twice, once last spring and once last week. Somehow I got behind on laundry. I literally did 11 loads of laundry Saturday, Sunday and Monday. When it came time to put them up I didn't just want to put them up. I wanted to switch out their closets for the season. I had a mess. It took 5 days to get it all back to "normal"...whatever that is. Ahhhhh, my mind is at peace knowing it is all organized. I think I may just go look at their closets and smile. Yes, I'm weird like that.
3. As a challenge Clayton gets to pick his spelling list each week at school. He has to know how to spell them, tell the definition and use it in a sentence. Here are just a few of the words he's picked: aurora borealis, fiend, hieroglyphics, archeology, insignificant, and impulsive...to name a few. For the record my list would have looked like this: cat, bat, ball, at, and the.
4. This week at the table I asked Fred to please get up and grab something. (After all, I had already been up 15 times in the first 5 minutes of dinner!!) Clayton jumped up quickly and said, "I'll do it!" I looked at Fred and jokingly said, "Now, that's why we had kids!" To which Jack responded, "I thought you were just bored. Weren't you bored before you had us?!?" Yes son, we were bored before you all came along...bored.
5. It is very rare that we have donuts in this house, but Thursday morning I had a couple of packages of donuts. I split them between the boys. I only had 8 (little powdered) so I gave Clayton and Jack 3 and Andrew got 2 donuts and a pumpkin muffin. I left Andrew at the table to eat. When I came back Andrew and Jack had 3 donuts and Clayton had a half eaten pumpkin muffin and only 2 donuts. Sneaky little fella!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Five on Friday
1. Fred had 15 miles to run one day this week. After completing 9 miles he remembered he had a meeting. Thankfully (for Fred, not for the others in the meeting), Fred was right beside the location of his meeting. He was able to stay and then he ran the remaining 6 miles.
2. This groups of gals is getting together over Labor Day weekend. I could not be more excited!! My mom has slice and bake cookies with icing and popcorn cake awaiting our arrival!
3. Flag football practice has started for Upwards. Clayton loves it! Fred is his coach and says is pretty good at running and catching. Maybe some day his younger brother will block for him while he gets down the field to carry the ball into the end zone?!? (Jack is also playing and LOVES it!)
4. Paris has a kids swim team called the Paris Piranhas. We are letting Clayton participate, but we were unsure about Jack. He had to be able to swim the length of the pool, which he did beautifully. He will ride the bus to Clayton's school and practice every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.
5. Each day in the car on our way to get Clayton at school Jack and I review his sight words for school. I noticed Andrew the other day picking up the cards and "reading" as well. He got the first one right by reading the word "like". I thought he was a genius, then I noticed every other card was "like" as well. Oh well, he gets points for creativity!
2. This groups of gals is getting together over Labor Day weekend. I could not be more excited!! My mom has slice and bake cookies with icing and popcorn cake awaiting our arrival!
4. Paris has a kids swim team called the Paris Piranhas. We are letting Clayton participate, but we were unsure about Jack. He had to be able to swim the length of the pool, which he did beautifully. He will ride the bus to Clayton's school and practice every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.
5. Each day in the car on our way to get Clayton at school Jack and I review his sight words for school. I noticed Andrew the other day picking up the cards and "reading" as well. He got the first one right by reading the word "like". I thought he was a genius, then I noticed every other card was "like" as well. Oh well, he gets points for creativity!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Five on Friday
1. We have gotten a lot of produce from the garden this year, but the one plant that has given and given and given is our hot pepper plant. While we like a hot pepper like the next person, 10 per day is a little much. Fred decided to use those peppers this week to make pepper relish. My family would call it too hot, but this house calls it delicious. Seriously, I have been craving it. It is good on beans, chicken, hamburgers, a cracker...yum!! If you ever come over for dinner be sure to ask for the pepper relish. You won't be sorry!
2. Since we have been in this house we have known that the electrical box was on its last leg. Well, this week it went out. Completely. Nothing. We lost power in the front part of the house as well as the air conditioning. The picture below may not look like much to you, but to me and Fred is says Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, Happy Anniversary, Happy Easter, Happy Valentine's Day, Happy Kwanza, Happy Hanukkah, and anything in between for the next year. HeHeHe! Just kidding!! Surely, I'll get him something for Christmas?!?
3. At Clayton's school when you are in the third grade you are presented with the opportunity to sign up for strings class to take during school hours. He opted to take the class. He is supposed to practice 1 1/2 hours a week, with a minimum of 30 minutes a week. Fred and I are rooting for 30 minutes a week. We do love the songs "Hot Cross Buns" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
4. I make homemade waffles with whole wheat flour and pure grade B maple syrup. Jack likes them, but I've never garnered the following response...While at my parents house my mom served Jack frozen waffles (toasted of course) with pancake syrup. He stood up and sang, "Praise God for waffles! Praise God for waffles!" ...in his best church choir voice. Maybe I should stop trying!?!
5. You may be asking what the above picture is?!? Well, it's sharpee...on my bedroom wall...I'm sorry...my freshly painted walls. Yes, Andrew tried to express himself artistically on my walls with a sharpee. He also colored on another section of the wall, his face, his arms, his ears and his legs. I'm not laughing yet, but I'm sure in a couple of months I will.
2. Since we have been in this house we have known that the electrical box was on its last leg. Well, this week it went out. Completely. Nothing. We lost power in the front part of the house as well as the air conditioning. The picture below may not look like much to you, but to me and Fred is says Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, Happy Anniversary, Happy Easter, Happy Valentine's Day, Happy Kwanza, Happy Hanukkah, and anything in between for the next year. HeHeHe! Just kidding!! Surely, I'll get him something for Christmas?!?
3. At Clayton's school when you are in the third grade you are presented with the opportunity to sign up for strings class to take during school hours. He opted to take the class. He is supposed to practice 1 1/2 hours a week, with a minimum of 30 minutes a week. Fred and I are rooting for 30 minutes a week. We do love the songs "Hot Cross Buns" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
4. I make homemade waffles with whole wheat flour and pure grade B maple syrup. Jack likes them, but I've never garnered the following response...While at my parents house my mom served Jack frozen waffles (toasted of course) with pancake syrup. He stood up and sang, "Praise God for waffles! Praise God for waffles!" ...in his best church choir voice. Maybe I should stop trying!?!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Five on Friday
1. Fred is training for an Olympic Distance Triathlon and a marathon. As part of that training he has been riding his bike with a group of guys. Today they will be completing a 50 mile bike ride through LBL (Land Between the Lakes).
2. Meals started back at church on Wednesday night this week. It was great to be back with my "family". We had Poppyseed Chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, rolls and dessert. My friend gave me an awesome dessert recipe. You should try it:
Dip Chips Ahoy cookies in milk. Line a 9x13 pan with the cookies. Top with a layer of cool whip. Repeat cookies, cool whip, cookies, cool whip and then drizzle with hot fudge. Place in the freezer overnight. And then...try it! It will not disappoint!
3. As a part of Clayton's P.E. program this year at school he gets to swim at least once a week. He got to swim this week for the first time and was so excited! His P.E. teacher coaches a swim team that meets twice a week after school. We will be signing up. Paris Piranhas here we come!!
4. Jack forgot his name tag at church Tuesday when we were cooking, but he did not realize this until Wednesday morning as we were leaving for school. For fifteen minutes he repeated that he wanted/needed his name tag. I tried to reason with him. I tried to convince him it was okay. I was compassionate...for 13 minutes. Did I mention this lasted 15 minutes? Needless to say a.l.l. of our neighbors heard me tell Jack to get in the car. I could not get his name tag before school. It was a rough morning.
5. We spent time in Memphis last weekend. Since then Andrew has been asking for Zackey all week (a.k.a. Zachary, our nephew). "Where Zackey go?" "When Zackey comin?" "I go play with Zackey now?" Too sweet.
2. Meals started back at church on Wednesday night this week. It was great to be back with my "family". We had Poppyseed Chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, rolls and dessert. My friend gave me an awesome dessert recipe. You should try it:
Dip Chips Ahoy cookies in milk. Line a 9x13 pan with the cookies. Top with a layer of cool whip. Repeat cookies, cool whip, cookies, cool whip and then drizzle with hot fudge. Place in the freezer overnight. And then...try it! It will not disappoint!
3. As a part of Clayton's P.E. program this year at school he gets to swim at least once a week. He got to swim this week for the first time and was so excited! His P.E. teacher coaches a swim team that meets twice a week after school. We will be signing up. Paris Piranhas here we come!!
4. Jack forgot his name tag at church Tuesday when we were cooking, but he did not realize this until Wednesday morning as we were leaving for school. For fifteen minutes he repeated that he wanted/needed his name tag. I tried to reason with him. I tried to convince him it was okay. I was compassionate...for 13 minutes. Did I mention this lasted 15 minutes? Needless to say a.l.l. of our neighbors heard me tell Jack to get in the car. I could not get his name tag before school. It was a rough morning.
5. We spent time in Memphis last weekend. Since then Andrew has been asking for Zackey all week (a.k.a. Zachary, our nephew). "Where Zackey go?" "When Zackey comin?" "I go play with Zackey now?" Too sweet.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Five on Friday
1. Fred was presented with the opportunity to represent the Tennessee Baptist Convention at a new school in Haiti that our convention has built. He will get to go for the weekend for the dedication of the school.
2. Andrew and I have been here alone this week during the day. It's a new season for me. I've had a couple of recipes I've wanted to try, so I did. One of my favorites was peanut butter honey bars. When I make them next time I will add crushed peanuts instead of sesame seeds. To view the recipe, click here. ( I also made homemade pudding and and then froze it to make pudding pops...YUM!! I'm experimenting with it more this week.)
3. Clayton seems to be adjusting to his new school. This week when I picked him up from school he told me all the teachers knew his name. I asked why and he said, "I guess they know me because they all wanted me in their class." Oh, to have his confidence!
4. Jack's school serves breakfast and lunch. We only eat lunch. I fix breakfast...every...day. Tonight he informed me that he has been eating breakfast at school.
This is how our conversation went:
Me: You ate breakfast at school?
Jack: Yes. (with a grin and a chuckle)
Me: You ate breakfast at home. Remember? You had bagels and eggs.
Jack: Yes, I remember, but it's good and it's free. (grin and chuckle)
Me: No, it's not free. I will get a bill for breakfast.
Jack: Well, they let me eat and it was good!
5. Andrew and I have spent a lot of time together this week. I've loved it! I could literally follow him around to just watch and listen. He loves popcicles. I love the way he says popcicle. Thought I'd record it for my benefit.
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