Friday, July 31, 2009

I Love


I love that my house is clean right now.

I love that I have time to keep it clean right now.

I love ironing.

I love Julius's post-bath clown hair.

I love Livvy's endless stream of hugs.

I love Elijah's less-constant but heart-achingly sincere shows of affection.

I love that Julius can ask for things now (like grabbing Mom's shirt and saying cup-cup-cup... okay, Jules, let's go find your cup).

I love the rain.

I love living in a trailer where you can hear every drop.

I love that the kids and I are having Spaghetti squash fresh out of the Beaver Family Garden for dinner.

I love my husband who is working so hard for us.

I love God for letting me enjoy all of this. Whatever darkness may lie ahead, today is a wonderful time to be alive.

p.s. Julius dropped my camera in the dishwater, so you'll be enjoying old pictures for awhile.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Julius's Vocabulary & It's Nice to Be Back


I have missed the Internet. I have been narrating my life the last two weeks witho nobody to hear it except for me. How sad.


Here is Julius's current vocabulary.



Puppy


What I meant when I taught it to him: a dog

What he means when he says it: Look at something that I think is cute or interesting and I want you to pay attention. When he says it and follows it with a meow or whine, its something he finds cute, when he says it repeatedly and points, its something interesting.


Ball

What I meant when I taught it to him: a ball, a toy

What he means when he says it: Oooh shiny (metaphorically speaking)


Cup


What I meant when I taught it to him: a cup, a drink


What he means when he says it: Give that random possibly (but not necessarily) edible or imbibable thing over there to me, I want it.


I have been Internetless and also spending time with my mom while the kids went to summer fun with their "cousins". Since my mom is my main audience, I haven't had time or motivation to update the blog. I have no intention of playing catch up. Just a few notes:

Lee went to Creation Festival Northeast

My lovely sister Tabitha did a wonderful job putting red streak in my hair while He was gone (I love it so much)

I am currently home full time which is sooo wonderful.

Lee is working his butt off at his new job as I.T. Help Desk guy.

The big garden at my moms is getting ready to burst forth - actually its already bursting, but its about to get exponentially crazier.

My house garden is pretty exciting, too.

All my kids rock.

We are back online, having switched to Verizon FiOs, which is really fast. We are not going to have cable at this time, which I love. With Netflix, we don't really need All Those Channels. The kids can watch a few cartoons and there are no gimme-inducing commercials. Plus it makes going to Nan's all that more special.

My life is so good, rich, full, and happy.

Oh, and its really hot and humid right now.