who said it?

while playing in the mall play area, an elderly woman walked up. one of my children (you can probably guess which one) says..."mom, did you know really old ladies can do their hair? she is almost dead and look how fancy her hair is!" lucky for me, it appeared that the jazzy senior's ears didn't work too well.

i have been attempting to get some pics on here for your viewing enjoyment- but computers are also not my spiritual gift....stay tuned.

humble thyself

two quick stories about my lessons in being humble today.
first, i was in the shower (it seemed like it was still dark out...it was too early to be awake, for sure.) anyway, lauren throws back the curtain and starts chattering at me. she pauses for a second and then says " why you got stripes?" i look down and see she is pointing at my stretch marks. nice. my stripes have not faded... no bikini for me, i guess.
second. we are preparing to move this weekend and life has been hectic. the laundry has been neglected, so it became my mission for the last few days. i went to start another load and realized that i could see the bottom of the hamper!! i walked into the kitchen and said to the girls " yeah mommy, i am all caught up on laundry!" feeling inspired i walk into lauren's room and find a hamper crammed full and then walk into our bathroom and see the clothing destruction from the girls' 3 baths this morning. as i pick it up, anna walks up and says ,"guess you cheered too early." apparently so.

love of self.

so this morning, after the girls got out of the tub for the 4th time- they gave me a little mood brightener. lauren is still not dressed (a.k.a nakers) and she wedges her foot into a too small easter shoe. (picture drizzela from cinderella trying to fit into the glass slipper). she finally gets it, (though her foot is bent in half)puts her hands on her hips and says (insert shrill voice here) "i am NOT going to marry you anymore, claire. i am going to marry myself!" i am giggling out loud at this scene, thinking that something about her 1 shoe-ed, naked self feels so superior that the only option for marriage is herself!! anna scoffs at this and says, "lauren, you just don't get life." apparently from 3 to 5, you figure life out. that gives us a little time to inform lauren that sibling marriage is not the best choice. i am guessing michigan law will back us up.

we are on the move!!

well, early saturday morning we got our 2nd offer on our house- and this one appears to be a go!! they have inspections on wednesday and we need to close by august 9. i am feverishly trying to find a place for us to go while our house is being built. i woke up early this morning- ready to find us a home, sort and organize and find storage rental all in one day. i went thru 1 house today and it could not have been nastier. seriously, even if they paid me to live there- i would not. after 1.4 minutes in the house these shrill, involuntary noises started coming out of my mouth. it was so bad. anna summed it up by getting back in the car and saying, "well, i dont think THAT is a good fit!" ditto. maybe tuesday will bring more possibilities.

i just returned from another rental option- i told brian that i feared a tiny piece of my soul would die every time i walked into it. we have elected to steer clear of the soul killing rentals.

happy (belated) 4th of july

ipod woes

so, i just got a new cell phone that can also work as an ipod. the problem is the earbuds that they sent me are too big for my ears. i am not kidding. brian even tried to cram them into my ears and it is not working. i am hoping that over time my ears will stretch out, like when people put bigger and bigger earrings in to stretch out their lobes. with enough persistence, i am hoping to have earbud ready ears in no time!!

van conversations

here are 2 conversations the girls had yesterday on the way to and from swimming lessons....

claire was once again recalling an incident from last year in which a boy pushed her down the slide at playworld.

claire: "yesterday, that boy pushed me so hard. i dont not never want that boy to push me again. right anna? right, anna? right, anna?"

anna was not listening (mainly b/c we hear the same story every day)

anna: "that's nice."

claire (outraged): " that IS NOT NICE. THAT HURTS SO BAD. DONT SAY THAT, ANNA! (mumbles ) i am mad at you."

anna ( who is never wrong and is now sporting a smirk):" weeelll, it is nice if you want to go flying fast and land in a pile."

the next conversation was about the pacifiers that we sent to disney for the sad babies. emma was inquiring when she could get hers back. (nuts to the babies) when anna had to give hers up we told her she could have it back when she got married. she informed me that she no longer would want them back and i said that was a good idea b/c moms and dads dont use pipies anyway. she said, when i am a grandma great (great grandma) and i move into one of those really small houses (sunset manor), i will want it back then. i asked why and she replied...it will give me something to do there. i love that girl.