101 birthday!

There is a lady down the road from me- turned 101. There is a big sign in her yard.

I am thinking about going down and taking her picture. If they are public enough to put a sign out I figure I can have the courage to ask her permission to take a picture.

But do I take her a birthday present? What do you get a 101 yr old?

Something that will live forever? Or something that she can enjoy today? Like an ice cream cone.
Or do I just forget about the present since I don't know her?

I got the wild hair yesterday and painted GBK's room. No more pink walls. The carpet is still pink but I am working on finding a cute rug. So I am off to do the second and final coat. I will try to post pictures when it is put back together.

talking to God

I close my eyes.

I talk to God.

Thank you God.

Jesus loves me.

Jesus loves me.
Amen.

EAT FOOD!


-a prayer by GBK


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This was a random prayer initiated and told completely by GBK yesterday on a country drive. RD and I busted out laughing and I started repeating it so that I would memorize it.

first day of Sunday school

First day of Sunday school. I think the first milestone that I have sort of missed. I mean, I dropped her off. But I had to go to my own class. The wonderful thing about it is that her godmother is her teacher!

She had her lesson and got to take a sheet home with her with a story, verse, etc for us to discuss during the week. She goes and finds it several times a day to show me and we talk about it and look at the picture. And then she puts it back on the refrigerator, or the coffee table, or the floor.

She really thinks about it. I hope she stays interested and continues to pay attention.

The weirdest part of the day was that she woke up with a pink mark on her face and it didn't go away until the next day. It faded out. Maybe something bit her.

lipstick

Taken moments before I was to leave for the private tour of the White House, she found my lipstick and put it on perfectly! One of her uncles walked in on her in the bathroom and caught her in the act. It scared her and made her cry. I couldn't resist grabbing the camera and capturing this hilarious moment.

little booger

-GBK, Stop! That is my drink... don't drink my drink.You little booger.

-No Mama, not little booger. Big booger. Big booger. Me big booger. Not little booger. BIG BOOGER!

I couldn't agree more.

has anyone seen my horse?

Super Stumper #2

This week's question:
Which will freeze faster in your freezer: hot water or cold water?


Last week's question:
The 22nd and 24th President of the United States had the same parents but wasn't the brother of a President. How could this be?

Answer: It was the same person, Grover Cleveland.


I had two responses to that question and they were both correct! Good job. Let's see how many correct answers we will have this week. How many smart friends do I have?

Water, water everywhere

Our frig has a water/ice dispenser on the front. Thankfully it also came with a lock feature. Little Hands discovered the dispenser this week. She has two play kitchens and has the best time whipping things together for us to 'eat'.

A couple of days ago, she helped herself to a quart or so of water. Unfortunately she took it in the living room over the carpet to do her cooking.

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.

I wish that the lock feature was a little fancier. One that could prevent RD from getting in and eating all of the fudge brownie ice cream before I even got one little taste- yes, that would be nice.

tech queen

I have been busy this morning trying to clean up some of the filth accumulating in this house!

I decided that GBK's Indian name would be "Little hands" .

"Little hands" goes right behind me making a bigger mess than the mess I had just cleaned so the process is very very slow.

While I was cleaning, "Little hands" decided she wanted to watch a movie. So she put in her Curious George DVD. When it was over, she came and told me that she wanted to watch her kitty cats. So I took that to mean she wanted to go outside and find her kitties. I sort of ignored her because it is hot as blazes outside and I would faint on the porch on the way out.

I stopped to take a breath, turned around and watched her take the DVD out of the machine. She set it down oh-so-carefully. And then she put in her kitty cat movie (Aristocats) into the VCR and sat down on the couch and proceeded with her viewing.

wild horses

GBK and I were riding with RD in the car yesterday. Out of the clear blue GBK started a conversation.

GBK: Mama, where's my horse?

Me: What horse baby? Who gave you a horse?

GBK: Uhmmm, Auntie Sam did.

Me: Oh? I didn't know that.

GBK: It's black and I ride him! (Shouted gleefully)

Me: Really. We will have to talk to Auntie Sam about that.

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Where does she come up with this stuff?!

Also, when did she start speaking in complete sentences that made sense with the previous complete sentences that she spoke!?

And what the heck is RD gonna tell her when she starts asking for a pony?

This is way too much fun.