i'm going to use this blog like a facebook page for one second and just say this: pace is down for a nap, gretchen's at a friend's house, and i have 2 full hours ahead of me without children. i'm off to bed with a book!
Also, I always forget to comment on the little quotes that you have on the side, but I just re-read them, and saw the new ones you added, and they are all about the funniest things ever. I kept laughing out loud, and Lizza was like, "Mom, WHAT??? What are you laughing at?!!"
gwyneth: (about a rule the kids made for family baseball games) "we have deemed it to be fair and necessary".
liesel: (after finding a great book at the library) "my day could only get better if i got some new boots. or if i suddenly happened to meet selena gomez."
gretchen: "how did pace get his name? from toothpaste without the 't'?"
madeline: (after reading the scriptures about the daughter of jared who marries a guy so he'll destroy her grandfather)"i wouldn't marry any one who wanted me to kill my dad. even if he was cute." liesel's reply: "not even taylor lautner?"
liesel: "here are the new requirements for a boyfriend: a fast car and nice shoes."
gwyneth: "i can't wait 'till i'm a mom and have an unlimited shoe budget."
gwyneth: "i was an only child for like 5 seconds. it was bliss, i'm sure."
gretchen: "i think when i blew my nose some of my hearing popped out."
gwyneth: "they didn't have technology back when mom was a kid."
gretchen: "mom, i just have to tell you one thing. you need to buy us more stuff."
gretchen: "this dinner is not making my day happy."
gwyneth: "so, mom. what do you miss most about being an omnivore?"
gretchen: "why do every place you have to pay money, and they get richer and richer? are they trying to be mean?"
gretchen: "i know the rules for when someone's hitting you. you just stay calm, and then when she's done hitting, you say 'no thanks'."
liesel: "who invented healthy, anyway?"
gretchen: "it tickles my brain when i do a summersault."
gwyneth: "did you notice me laughing with silent mirth?"
age: 19 months or thereabouts (i can't promise frequent updates here)
favorites: therapy with mom, smiling, baths, swimming, being outside, being patient with pace and his not-so-gentle loving, making kissing noises, peek-a-boo, sweet potatoes
PACE
-age: Five
-favorites: driving cars; playing with gretchen; reading books; talking on his cell phone; looking at motorcycles, helicopters, and trucks, throwing balls, swimming, riding his strider bike
most often used phrases/words: actually; i love you; did you see that move?
GRETCHEN
-age 9, 3rd grade
-favorites: playing with pace, playdates with friends, setting up imaginary parties, anything social, swimming, reading
MADELINE
-age 10, 4th grade
-favorites: playing with gretchen, reading/looking at books, swimming, riding bikes
LIESEL
--age 13, 7th grade
--favorites: reading, any type of braid, arm candy, her orange shoes that she LOVES plus her Vibram five fingers, blogging, beach, designing things, best friends, texting, and running.
GWYNETH
-age 13, 7th grade
-favorite things: fashion, design, sewing, reading ( percy jackson, fable haven, anything by shannon hale, Ranger's Apprentice), listening to music , swimming, the beach, hanging out with friends
7 comments:
well that sounds nice. i hope you enjoy it.
My perfect day! Even better because it happens so rarely.
Oh how I love those all too infrequent moments...enjoy!
Bed?!!? I thought you wanted an opportunity to read in the cube!
oh man, i totally should have thought of that! i might have blown my only chance!
That sounds wonderful.
Also, I always forget to comment on the little quotes that you have on the side, but I just re-read them, and saw the new ones you added, and they are all about the funniest things ever. I kept laughing out loud, and Lizza was like, "Mom, WHAT??? What are you laughing at?!!"
heaven!
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