Going Green?

Ben got into the green food coloring. Why do they even have green in the box? I can make green! Um, that's what blue and yellow are for, right?

While this doesn't look bad, please imagine those little green spots wet and a little boy who cannot keep his hands to himself. Oh, and it's a shame you can't see his left thumb. That's pretty much the worst part. You can imagine.

Anyhoo, I also thought a good title for this would be, "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." That fits him, too.

Super Why!

Has anyone seen this PBS show? It's way cute; four friends transform to superheroes and solve their problems by finding the answers in books.

Ben REALLY loves this show - a TON! And, he likes the music, too.

Clarification

I ought to point out that my kids DO get sweet treats, know all about the joys of Skittles, jelly beans, chips, chocolate cake, etc.

It is due to my hard work at brainwashing that they ask for fruits and veggies for snacks and are good at eating them.

They also ask for dessert after most dinners. Dessert can consist of anything from fruit with whipped cream to a handful of Reese's Pieces to a piece of some kind of cake (if I happened to have made one - not a regular thing).

I told that story to illustrate that while the veggies are high on that priority list, I have left out a key thing to a girl's life - the joy of eating chocolate chips for no reason. I realized why, however: I usually do it after they're in bed and I "need" it.

Oh, and I like to leave the sweet treats for the grandmas to give. Everyone enjoys that. Me, too. In fact, my mother-in-law feeds me yummy sweet things most times I go over. We visit her lots. :o)

Hm...

I think we can all agree that it's the small things that keep you motivated; those little moments that are just the "atta boy"s that you needed.

I had one yesterday. While at the store with my practically perfect children (reinforced by their angelic behavior whilst shopping), we played a little game that I (and they) cannot get enough of. In the produce section, we name all the fruits and veggies we can and see if they can guess what letter they start with (since they're generally mislabeled or the labels are in the wrong spots, it's not too hard to keep them from cheating).

These are just a few of the "harder" ones that they got right - can you guess them?




Obviously, you got at least the majority, right?

I was feeling all proud of myself that my kids know their fruits and veggies and eat the majority of them. (This has a lot to do with the fact that when we are all starving for dinner, I only bring the veggies to the table and nothing else is served until all the veggies are gone. Kids are smart; they're not going to let themselves starve!) Success, right? Hm...

Later on that day, after dinner (which warrants another blog in and of itself - those kids are crazy at the dinner table!) they wanted a dessert. For us, dessert is generally either fruit with whipped topping or a fruit shake. (Yes, we're being psycho about teaching them good nutrition. And, by the way, it is working. They don't like eating junk food much. If only I could make that happen for their parents...)

Wendi saw a bag on the counter because I was going to give them options of what kind of cookies to bake and take. Inside were these:



Anybody confused as to what those are? Didn't think so. Wendi, however, in her "brainwashed for good nutrition" mind, just went blank. A girl who could point out a turnip a mile away can't remember what chocolate chips are called!!!

This has led to some serious introspection on the matter of what is really important for a girl to know.

Gonna have to revamp our program.

Graduated

My girls graduated from preschool. (While this sentence may generally be followed by an exclamation mark, I find it rather silly that they "graduate" when, honestly, no one doesn't. It is, however, a good milestone in their lives that ought to be recorded. Luckily, it's not as ludicrous as the little girl in the program whose mother put makeup on her so that she would "look better with the bright lights". Hello! The little girl was four years old; I felt like she looked like some sort of Jean Benet Ramsey. It was disturbing.)

Regardless, it was an adorable program! Here is part of one of the songs.

Oh, and Hailie is wearing a pink skirt with white shirt. Wendi is wearing her red jumper dress with scotty dogs on it.

Joke... right?

So, a frazzled lady with three kids (all at once trying to carry a struggling kitten) walk into a veterinarian's office -

You've heard this one, right?

That's what I'm thinking as I actually DO this a few days ago.

Long story short, Tiger tested "Low Positive" to FeLV while in the animal shelter (didn't know this until we got him home) and started getting sick a few days ago. The good news is that he is actually negative (to what the vet described as a sort of kitty AIDS) and we're not even going to put him on the anti-virals. Not necessary.

Lessons learned: Get a pet carrier. Oh, and never let the two-year-old hold a kitten. EVER. :o)

Familial Growth

So, I'm pregnant. Due in November.

Just thought I'd share.

And, as a pregnancy first, I've been puking and sick. Lovely.