Shopping, Water and Whatever Else

Jr3 went shopping with me today.  She is getting quite good at it.  She puts things in her little cart and then if I tell her to be careful and not squish things in her cart, she will put them in mine.  She also makes suggestions and additions, but not as many this week as last week.

Jr2 is enjoying preschool.  He told me today that he learned you need to drink lots of water, so that you won't get tired and will be able to run more.  He said you should especially drink the water from cups and water guns.  He was adamant that they taught him you could drink water from water guns at preschool.  I'm guessing it wasn't a teacher that taught him that part.

I finished a peasant top today for Jr3 -- pink of course.  It's pretty cute on.  Good thing, because I already have two others cut out (another pink and a yellow).  I also have a pair of pants cut out for Jr2 from a pair of his Dad's old pants.  Unfortunately when I cut those out, I was so worried about fitting the piece on I forgot to watch for the hole.  So, I need to patch them before I sew them together.  They should be fine for wearing around the house, in the yard, etc...

Sr is working on his history class more.  He has to read "The Jungle" for the class.  Hopefully we'll still be able to eat beef after he finishes.  One, because I love beef and two, because I bought a roast for Sunday dinner this week.

Also, at Scouts on Tuesday, a boy was going around pretending to hit people.  When he was pretending to hit Jr3, Jr2 told him, "Don't hit her.  You remember... that is my sister.  You don't hit her."

I was very proud of him.  Especially since he doesn't apply that rule to him and hitting his sister, it's nice to know he doesn't think others should hit her.

p.s.  I finally posted on the Crafts Gone Awry blog.

(Pictureless) Update

Well I found the cord the connects the camera to the computer.  Unfortunately, I don't remember the safe place the camera was put.  By the time I find the camera, I'll probably have forgotten where the cord is located.

Jr2 has gone to a couple of short days at preschool.  Tomorrow is his first without Mommy.  It is a still a shorter day, so I think we will all be fine.  Jr3 will probably have the most problems with it.  I think she would probably rather be with him instead of Mommy (definitely more fun that way).

I also completed the second coat of chalkboard paint on the boards tonight.  Since it was mostly dark, hopefully it looks better than it did before.  Jr3 already tried to color on them.  One of them will be hung on the wall with the most art work on it (the hallway wall).  The other one will either be put on a kitchen wall or on the other hallway wall.  Probably the other hallway wall.

Monday was gorgeous and I even pulled a black garbage bag full of weeds.  Then it got hot again.  Maybe sometime this weekend.

When grocery shopping, I have started pulling a page from the past.  We first go select two or three bananas.  The kids push the little carts.  We pay for the bananas.  Then, we put the little carts back and they sit in the big cart while they eat their bananas.  I hurriedly shop while the eat the bananas and forget they are actually in the cart.  I got this idea from my mother's story about me eating bananas the at the grocery store that the store manager would give me.  I think he was on to something.

Jr2 currently (still) has a major thing for cords.  He has three straps he detached from bags and two yoga straps that he has hooked together into a long chain.  He likes to put in on me (so he doesn't loose me) or Jr3 (because she runs away), but the climbing section of the park, the sign at the park, anything he can wrap it around, they all work.  It even went to preschool the first day (attached to me).  

Jr3 still likes changing her own diaper.  I'm getting very good at following my nose to find anything that might not have made it in to me along with the diaper.  She also loves drawing (almost as good as me) on walls, sidewalks, floors, and occasionally on paper.

Sr has been getting quite a lot of his history homework done.  

I have been working on accomplishing my four goals for the month.

1.  Up and dressed before 9 (just me, not the kids).  If not, then exercise for 15 minutes.  This is also part of the cause of some yardwork getting done.

2.  Drink 5+ cups of water a day.

3.  Read my scriptures daily (one plus verses).

4.  Read to the children daily.  One book or for five minutes.  This has been my favorite.  It's a hit all around.

I think next month one of my goals might be no chocolate after 8 p.m. 

'Night