Gene and I decided we were going to grow a garden this year. We decided we were going to grow one last year but well it never happened. We got seeds a week or so ago and Emma has asked everyday since to plant them. So yesterday we got everything we needed to start seeds indoors, Gene and Emma were really excited. No, I’m not kidding VERY excited. I calculated when we could start the seeds… turns out not for another three weeks. So no planting last night, Gene was bummed he wanted to plant them anyway, and Emma asked for a garden in her bedtime story. So this morning I asked Emma what was something fun she wanted to do today, and she said she wanted to, “Grow a garden!” I caved and we started a select few seeds, Emma loved every minute. The funniest part was when Emma held up a packet of squash seeds, and said to Gene, “Look Daddy, squash, it’s not yummy!” So much for the hope that growing her own vegetables might get her to eat them.
Emma is running up and down the hall as we speak singing, “I am running through the forest.” Why, because she is pretending to be Pocahontas and she figures that what Pocahontas does. Today she has also been Cinderella the Mermaid, and Melody the Mermaid. And who does Emma say I am right now, Powhatan of course, Pocahontas’ Daddy.
Another exciting day in India today. Remember what it feels like to be bored? I don’t.
I woke up around 2 AM this morning with severe abdominal pain. I didn’t think too much of it, as I have recently been sick. Until it got worse. And I couldn’t sleep. And all of my weird half awake/ [...]
Thankfully this past month has not been filled with clouds and rain entirely and we have been able to get out for sunshine and exercise when there hasn’t been a sick child in the house (which was rare). One day I noticed the wind was picking up so we headed outside to try out our [...]
Because we moved to Chennai when Lauren was 2, she remembers little about life before India. This was apparent when she started a conversation today with this question: “Mom, am I Indian?”
Hmmm… The question was sincere, so I asked, “What do you think?”
She pondered for a moment, then decided, “I think I am Indian.”
“Why do [...]
The school has been entertaining us again with some great festivities. We enjoyed India week in early February and Sports Day a week after that. This is our second time attending both events and the first time for Ella. I can’t say enough good things about AISC, it has been such a blessing for us [...]
In the Bible we read about how the people of Israel escaped from slavery in Egypt. Their former rulers valued the Israelites lives so little that the Egyptian Pharaoh ordered the massacre of all the male children born. When this tidy plan didn’t work it was decided to work the Israelites into the ground making [...]
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We had a very quiet Valentines Day this year. I was sick all weekend and just started to recover that day. Shane made a great breakfast of waffles and blueberry sauce. I contemplated staying home with the kids, but decided to go to church instead. Maybe it was those waffles, or the fact that Marie [...]
This is Peter’s smiling face. It makes me laugh every time I look at it.
Emma’s favorite part… the scissors. Very quickly she gave up on gluing heart on the cards and cut them up instead. Grrrrrr, but at least she had a fun time.
How to make your Mom feel happy: “Mom, I am trying to choose the right every day because I love you!” (courtesy of Marie)
How to make your Mom feel like an evil witch: “Mom I love your cooking but I hate your screaming and yelling.” (courtesy of Oliver)
How to make your Mom go crazy: Refuse [...]
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