Yesterday J3 and I were reading some books together and he was telling me what the letters in the book said…so I decided to take it one step further.
So, I had him spell his first name. Then I helped him spell his last name (verbally only – he’s not a genuis ;).
Then I asked, “Do you know your middle name?”
And, he replied, “Bubble Butt?” LOL
It still makes me laugh! LOL I’m a baaaad mommy!
Today we had three games at three different parks again – what a morning! They all did great! And, at J2’s game we ran into TONS of people we know – gosh, it’s great to live in a town like this. Our years in Portland were so exciting but lonely without family. And, just when we started to fit in The Dalles, we moved…and then Reedsport was…well, so lonely again. There’s nothing worse than being the odd man out in a small town. 🙁
When we got home two really neat things happened….
1) J3 and I got a phone call inviting us to a picnic at the park with a preschool buddy of his and his mom!
and
2) DH found a turtle in the neighbor’s yard! Sadly we can not keep him/her, but we hope to find him/her a good home!
I also finally did some more knitting!! It’s been weeks since I really picked it up and it felt great! I did a bit at the games and then watched “The Importance of Being Earnest” and knit. By the way, that was a very enjoyable movie – I hope to watch it again before we send it back to Netflix. It reminded me of another that I have not watched in awhile “The Ideal Husband” — maybe I’ll watch that one tomorrow!
If you think about it – please pray for J1 – he’s got a fever again. I think it’s time to go to the doctor and see if there is something wrong! 🙁
I’ve been lack about blogging and posting pics – so here is a hodge podge post to catch up! 😉
J3 has discovered he is now old enough to climb Grandma & Grandpa O’s tree:
For about a month – we had a Venus Fly Trap plant – again, I.AM.NOT.A.GARDNER!
The boys and I missed church as J3 had a fever and DH could not do the speaking and keep an eye on the boys. So we stayed home, but we did head over to Grandma & Grandpa O’s (next door) and hunted eggs and had dinner:
Yes, he did eventually find it! lol
Yes, that’s me – it might have been sunny – but I was freezing!
J3 and J1 hunting
Carson is doing some “extreme” easter egg hunting!
When my Grandma died, we had to cancel our vacation plans, but that meant we could go to the Middle Earth Festival. Here, J2 and his friend, Joseph are enjoying this photo opportunity with a Ring Wraith!
and admired a very tall dwarf:
The boys dressed up for my Grandma’s funeral
They don’t look like it in this photo – but they really enjoyed being so good looking!
Here is J2 and C1:
My mom and I started to work in my yard on Sunday afternoon….then Monday morning…and then I finished it up this morning. It’s best to work in the yard at 6am since there is no direct sun yet!
We planted impatients in the front and mom gave me an Aloe Vera plant from her yard:
She also took an old pot with something dead in it (lol I am NOT a gardner!) and put a jade and some Hens & Chicks in it. It now sits proudly on my front step:
Then in the backyard – ugh, what a job! We had a VERY overgrown area with Bermuda Grass at least 12 inches high. We dug it all out as well as some other plants to which I was not attached! However, we did keep the Lavendar bush – but we cut it back quite a bit – and some plant I bought two years ago that is finally growing. I wish I could remember what type of plant it is exactly! lol (again, not a gardner, remember? lol) We planted six strawberry plants, a lemon cucumber and three tomatoes. I probably put the tomatoes too close together – but I was worried that one or more might die and… frankly, I was running out of room!
Here’s a couple of pics:
Grandma died yesterday morning. I took Momma to meet with her brothers and the funeral home. I’m thinking a break is good idea right now.
