Tonight during prayers, Sam said the following:
"And please don't let us die until we are old. Let us die from old age and not from something killing us."
When he was done and I looked at him questioningly, he replied "What?! It's a good thing to pray for. It's not like I asked God to make me a king!"
what do I say to that?
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Snatches of our summer
Sammy and the Swim Team:
Last year, Sam asked to do swim team and I said no b/c he had never enjoyed competitive sports before. Even in Cub Scouts, he has cried sometimes when it came to pinewood derby races or raingutter regatta races. But this year we said yes and it has been amazing so far.
In the beginning of swim team, Sam worked one on one with some of the assistant coaches and he struggled with different kicks. While he still has a long way to go, he has improved so much and is becoming more daring. Last night was a meet and I was not able to go but when he got home, Sam told me he had planned a surprise for me. Not only did he race in then 25m Freestyle but he also signed up for the 25m back stroke. Today he came home from practice with 2 4th place ribbons, one for each event. I'm so proud of how far he has grown and what bravery he is showing. He is getting more mature every day and I'm so happy to see where he'll go from here.
Toys abound:
Our house has been a disaster area this summer. I literally cleaned the boys' room yesterday morning only to go in and see it destroyed again yesterday afternoon. Today it took me 1.5 hrs to clean Izzy's room. She has 16 bags: purses, bookbags, duffel bags, you name it! And what does she put in those bags? Anything and everything: books, papers, jewelry, hair bows. I found a bag of candy she brought home from a birthday party in March! We're lucky we didn't get ants in her room! I'm really thinking we need to donate some toys or something. I just want to teach the kids that this is too much and not normal. I want them to realize how nice a life they have.
Things to do in the summer:
Apparently entertaining themselves proves difficult for my kids.
Izzy asked me to make her a blanket for her big Raggedy so I took some raggedy washcloths I had and made her a blanket. It is made out of 9 washcloths, a kitchen towel, and 2 fabric calendars. Plus the ruffle. Izzy loves it!
Last year, Sam asked to do swim team and I said no b/c he had never enjoyed competitive sports before. Even in Cub Scouts, he has cried sometimes when it came to pinewood derby races or raingutter regatta races. But this year we said yes and it has been amazing so far.
In the beginning of swim team, Sam worked one on one with some of the assistant coaches and he struggled with different kicks. While he still has a long way to go, he has improved so much and is becoming more daring. Last night was a meet and I was not able to go but when he got home, Sam told me he had planned a surprise for me. Not only did he race in then 25m Freestyle but he also signed up for the 25m back stroke. Today he came home from practice with 2 4th place ribbons, one for each event. I'm so proud of how far he has grown and what bravery he is showing. He is getting more mature every day and I'm so happy to see where he'll go from here.
Toys abound:
Our house has been a disaster area this summer. I literally cleaned the boys' room yesterday morning only to go in and see it destroyed again yesterday afternoon. Today it took me 1.5 hrs to clean Izzy's room. She has 16 bags: purses, bookbags, duffel bags, you name it! And what does she put in those bags? Anything and everything: books, papers, jewelry, hair bows. I found a bag of candy she brought home from a birthday party in March! We're lucky we didn't get ants in her room! I'm really thinking we need to donate some toys or something. I just want to teach the kids that this is too much and not normal. I want them to realize how nice a life they have.
Things to do in the summer:
Apparently entertaining themselves proves difficult for my kids.
Izzy asked me to make her a blanket for her big Raggedy so I took some raggedy washcloths I had and made her a blanket. It is made out of 9 washcloths, a kitchen towel, and 2 fabric calendars. Plus the ruffle. Izzy loves it!
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