I was having trouble coming up with posting material. The kids are bored, we are busy with back-to-school stuff, and an evil friend of mine introduced me to Facebook, so I've been rather, well, preoccupied.
Here's me giving it my best shot.
H started tackle football conditioning. I've never heard him so quiet, so tired, so co-operative, or eating SOOOO much. Conditioning is kicking his butt. He was disappointed that boys had to weigh less than 90 lbs to be quarterback, since he weighs 94 lbs, but was consoled by the fact that he gets a chance at being a running back.
I told E that we were going to go " run some errands " last week, to which she protested loudly "I don't want to go to Aaron's!!!" Though I laughed at the time, we don't know an Aaron, so I'm not sure how she put that one together.
She also has an imaginary friend now named Alex. We don't know any Alex's, but she kept talking to what I assumed was a him. With some prodding, she explained that Alex has brown hair and brown eyes and is a lion. ( This from the movie Madagascar, but we haven't seen it in like 6 months, so she's got quite a memory if it's the same Alex.)
A neighbor girl gave us some hand-me-downs this week, and among them was a pair of white patent leather shoes with tiny black polka dots. E kept calling them "Donut Shoes". I couldn't figure this one out until Howie pointed out that they look like the white frosted donuts he brings home sometimes that have sprinkles on them.
And on a final note, we have been trying desperatly to get M to keep his voice down in the car. ( All three kids, really, but mostly M ). His first grade teacher was big on conservation and recycling this year, so he has been concerned as well. So we told him that the louder he was in the car, the more gas the car used up. ( Howie invented this great theory that the more sound waves bouncing around in the car, the faster that the gasoline evaporated, or something like that.) Anyhow, it must of made sense to his 7 year old brain, he's been soooooo quiet in the car. We really think we need to work on getting that theory published.
