Background: I tend to say "what a mess" a lot to Jacob. There are always little messes throughout the house no matter how hard I try to keep things straightened up. David and I also talk about "Little Sister" a lot to try to help prepare him for Gertrude.
Conversation last night as Jacob lay on top of our bed with a blanket that originally had been neatly laid on top of him but in all of his wiggling wasn't laying just perfect.
Jacob (exasperated): "what a mess"
Kristen to David (sarcastic): "hummm...wonder who he's heard say that?"
Jacob (serious): "Little Sister"
I thought I was going to split a gut...I mean, she's not even here yet and he's already blaming her! Is this a sign of things to come?
May 30, 2008
May 29, 2008
ummm....you think??
I received this little clip in an e-mail the other day...the title is "You Can't Fix Stupid".
Maybe you've alraedy seen it, but I hadn't and it gave me a good chuckle...enjoy!
Maybe you've alraedy seen it, but I hadn't and it gave me a good chuckle...enjoy!
May 28, 2008
Weekend GTG
This past weekend we went to a get-together out in the boonies of E TX...Bugscuttle to be exact. Yes, that is the real name of the community. We had a great time...there was plenty of BBQ and fixins', and games of horseshoes, washers, dominoes, baseball, and volleyball. I spent my time trying to keep Jacob out of the middle of all the games as they all seemed like fun to him. Somehow, though, I don't think a horse shoe hitting him on the head would have been so fun! He just didn't understand. Daddy was playing so why couldn't he?
May 27, 2008
May 23, 2008
May 16, 2008
Name Help Needed!! (Comments wanted!)
Ok, here's the situation...my parents went off on a weeks’ vacation...(all of us who were kids of the 80's have that tune in our heads now don't we)! ;)
The real situation...we can't come up with a name for Gertrude that we both like that fits our criteria. (I know, you all thought I was being serious when I said her name would be Gertrude Agnes and I hate to break the news, but we're not REALLY going to use that name.) ;) We had a name all picked out long before she was ever thought of that our hearts (ok, ok, ok, MY heart) was set on but now I'm not feeling real good about it. It's a beautiful sounding name, but I just don't like the spelling. I've thought about different ways to spell it but can't come up with a solution that way either. Maybe I need to move on to a different name. This is where we need your help. Think about our last name: it's long, strong, and no one can spell it or say it correctly the first time. *Note to the rest of our family with the same name, I do NOT mean that in any negative way, it's just the facts. ;) These are the criteria the name must meet:
1. short'ish
2. easy to spell
3. if it's on the "Top 10" list we are NOT interested
(I'm still not liking the fact that Jacob is the #1 name for a boy for the 9th year in a row...I mean, didn't everyone else in the world get the message that that name should have been reserved for us!) ;)
4. if it's to "far out" we're not interested
5. cannot start with a "S"
6. must be a feminine name, not one that could go for either gender
7. she will get called by whatever her name is, no nick-names
Surely SOMEONE out there can give some suggestions! Feel free to leave as many suggestions as you’d like. If you don't know us from the man in the moon feel free to leave a suggestion, if you're some of our best friends leave a suggestion. If you're family...I guess you can suggest something. ;) That was just a JOKE!! We're wide open at the moment. We want to live with her name for a while before she's born to make sure we really like it.
Grand prize if we pick your suggestion: the satisfaction of knowing you helped out your fellow mankind when they were in dire straits.
The real situation...we can't come up with a name for Gertrude that we both like that fits our criteria. (I know, you all thought I was being serious when I said her name would be Gertrude Agnes and I hate to break the news, but we're not REALLY going to use that name.) ;) We had a name all picked out long before she was ever thought of that our hearts (ok, ok, ok, MY heart) was set on but now I'm not feeling real good about it. It's a beautiful sounding name, but I just don't like the spelling. I've thought about different ways to spell it but can't come up with a solution that way either. Maybe I need to move on to a different name. This is where we need your help. Think about our last name: it's long, strong, and no one can spell it or say it correctly the first time. *Note to the rest of our family with the same name, I do NOT mean that in any negative way, it's just the facts. ;) These are the criteria the name must meet:
1. short'ish
2. easy to spell
3. if it's on the "Top 10" list we are NOT interested
(I'm still not liking the fact that Jacob is the #1 name for a boy for the 9th year in a row...I mean, didn't everyone else in the world get the message that that name should have been reserved for us!) ;)
4. if it's to "far out" we're not interested
5. cannot start with a "S"
6. must be a feminine name, not one that could go for either gender
7. she will get called by whatever her name is, no nick-names
Surely SOMEONE out there can give some suggestions! Feel free to leave as many suggestions as you’d like. If you don't know us from the man in the moon feel free to leave a suggestion, if you're some of our best friends leave a suggestion. If you're family...I guess you can suggest something. ;) That was just a JOKE!! We're wide open at the moment. We want to live with her name for a while before she's born to make sure we really like it.
Grand prize if we pick your suggestion: the satisfaction of knowing you helped out your fellow mankind when they were in dire straits.
May 13, 2008
Garden Helper
Jacob is quite the helper in our garden, i.e. "Papa's Garden". My Dad is the one that's actually done all the work getting it going, but we get to reap the fruits of his labor! When you look at the pictures you'll see the "bumper crop" of strawberries we got...all 4 of them. ;) But the onions have done VERY well!! We're still waiting on the rest of the vegetables. When you come to our house you may get served onion sandwiches, onion soup, onion bread, mushrooms and onions...you get the idea. Jacob loved digging in the dirt with Papa while everything was being planted. Now he's enjoying digging in the dirt while Momma pulls the onions and checks all the other vegetables. A boy LOVES dirt!!
May 3, 2008
Party at the Lake
We had our family birthday party for Jacob this past Saturday at the lake where my parents live. I didn't have a "friend b-day party" and a "family b-day party" on purpose; it's just how it happened to have worked out this year. The theme for this party was John Deere as Jacob LOVES tractors and, as everyone knows, "nothing runs like a Deere". ;) The party was a success...all the kids had a great time and that was the most important thing. Allie started calling Jacob "Jake" for some reason (her sisters call him "Gay-jub" so I'm not sure how she came up with it, but she is the ONLY person that can get away with this) and decided she was going to tell him what and how to eat. Pretty cute to watch. During the course of the day Jacob decided that Brittany was his best friend and partner so the two of them were together most of the time. If she decided she wanted to go play with the girls he set off to find her and bring her back to whatever he wanted to do. She was his #1 "slide helper". ;) That was sweet too as the two of them haven't seen each other since he was only a few months old. Jacob has some great cousins that I feel really good about him growing up with...I know more good times are ahead.
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