Tagged

Janet tagged me with the 6 Random Things About yourself blog, so here it goes...

1. I like to read and learn about nutrition and the human body. I don't incorporate the things I learn into my life but it's fun to read about what I should be doing.

2. I have celiac disease. Not fun, but not the end of the world. In fact, I don't like to call it celiac disease because people may feel like they need to avoid me. It's a gluten(wheat)allergy. I'm no fun to go out to eat with (unless you just want me there for conversation and not to watch me eat) and I don't do well at dinner parties. I feel amazingly better than before my diagnosis and it is really a healthier way of eating. Hence, my obsession with learning about health and nutrition. 1 in 133 people have it and most don't know it.

3. I love rice! I eat it at least once a day sometimes twice or thrice. Low carb diets don't work for me since my favorite is beans and rice with a tall glass of almost frozen milk. Sometimes I like to add ice cream to my milk, so no low carb for me thank you very much!

4. I am an entrepenuer at heart. I have so many million dollar ideas I can't decide which one to do so I don't do any! :)

5. I've attended 4 colleges and working on a 5th.

6. I want to be a motivational speaker. I don't know in what capacity yet. Perhaps I could speak on nutrition, starting up a million dollar company, the many ways to prepare rice, or how to get the most out of a college education without getting a degree.

I tag Gladys, so she will finally give us an update, Heidi, since she's new on blogspot, and Jennifer, since she's new too and only has one post. :)

Mommy Gut

No, I don't mean my stomach literally but that instinct mom's have about what's best for their kids. I didn't listen to mine recently but it all worked out and I was reminded that I need to go with that instinct.

I removed Seth from his previous preschool after many difficult mornings and having to peel my child from me to leave him in his class. I know it's normal for kids to have separation anxiety sometimes, but I knew it wasn't just him. He never brought artwork or any papers home and they hardly played outside. What do they do with a class of 4 year olds for 4 hours? Before we decided to send him there, I had a lot of reservations. They seemed really big on being very proper and they were very strict. They had to wear a uniform and if you know Seth, that was a BIG deal! The orientation meeting before school started was over 2 hours long!

I almost just pulled him out of school to stay home with me but thought that may not teach him a very good lesson. I don't want him to think if he doesn't like school he can decide not to go. I felt like I was pushing it just switching schools. So now he is at a new school that he LOVES and we love it too! His teacher is so nice. You know the type that does the exaggerated excited reaction which makes the kids feel like what they just told her was the greatest thing she's ever heard. I love it! He stayed home today because his back hurt. I am suspicious of his motives since I was babysitting one of his cousins and eventually the pain moved from his back to his shoulder to his arm and then eventually it was gone. But anyway, his teacher called to talk to him and she had the whole class yell, "Hi Seth!" It was so sweet. He was very shy on the phone, but he couldn't wipe the smile off his face for a long time. He wanted to call his daddy right away and tell him how cool it was. Of course, that may given him motivation to want to stay home more often.

Our mornings are much happier now and I am grateful I was reminded to listen to my instincts.

So?

Seth and I watched a cartoon about a little boy who was being teased by a bully at school. His brother gave him some advice, which in a life with no commercial interruptions, would probably make things worse. He told him when someone says something mean to him he should just say, "So?" Shortly after seeing that, Seth was going to play with some kids and he said, "If they are mean to me, I will just say "So?" and if they are mean to me again I will just say "So?" Then they will punch me in my stomach and I will just say "So?"

I thought, "Yes, Seth. They probably will."

Jedi Training

Our activity for Family Home Evening tonight was Jedi training. Ian initiated it and Seth jumped at the opportunity to teach his little bro some moves. He was a natural. Except for when his hand got cut off holding the wrong end of the lightsaber.

First Day of Preschool

As you can see, Seth was just thrilled to be starting up preschool. His main beef was the fact that he had to wear a uniform. Don't get me wrong. Seth is all boy, but there is a little diva in him. What would be the male term for that? Divo? He loves "cool/sweet/awesome" shirts that his cousins hand down to him, shoes that are two sizes too big (or too small if they're cool enough), and shorts that hang down to his ankles (which you can barely see beneath the calf length t-shirts he receives). I personally think it's fun to watch him parade around in that except in some circumstances. I'm bracing myself for the inevitable question that I myself have asked my mom. "How could you let me look like that?"

Flowbee

Ian had his first haircut awhile ago. I'm way behind in my blogging so I'll be playing catch up for a little bit. My parents have this nifty little invention called the Flowbee. Kind of redneckish (not that there's anything wrong with that) but it is awesome for boy haircuts and I guess women with short hair. You attach it to the vacuum and the clippers cut the hair and it is immediately sucked into the vacuum. No clean up required! I plan on getting my own. Especially now that I have 3 boys in the house. I had my dad(Granddaddy) cut it to carry on the tradition of him giving my boys their first haircut.

Before

During

After with his cousin Justin who also got his first haircut that day

Seth was in desperate need of a haircut too. In fact, he was in desperate need of another haircut a week later. That boy has some thick hair and it grows fast! He needs the scissors in addition to the Flowbee sometimes. And no. this didn't happen in October despite Seth's shirt. I pick my battles and who am I to stifle my son's free agency when it comes to picking out his clothes? Except when he has to wear a uniform to preschool. More on that drama later...

Whoa dude! What just happened?

Sticky Situation

Now that Ian can pull himself up and reach the tops of tables and such this is what we find.

Those lollipops are supposed to be in the car to ensure a peaceful drive without a child screaming to be let out of his seat.