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.