Operation Starve

Olivia told me yesterday I'm fat and I have a fat tummy. Twice.

I felt bad.

I worked out hard after that.

I will be posting a few pictures of what I USED to look like so I can feel better.

Maybe one day I'll get back to the younger, sexier me. In the meantime, I think I will starve myself.

Kids say the funniest things....

Joseph: "Mom, my lips feel so weird. Can you get me some chopstick?"

Olivia: "Mom will you blow on my triceratops?" (she was eating dinosaur chicken nuggets)

Me: "Olivia, please stop hitting your brother. Olivia: "Okay mom, I promise to keep hitting Joseph."

Joseph: "There's nothing like a nice cup of cold water to get my blood sugar going."
Joseph: "Mom, I am hypoglycemic. I need some candy to help my blood sugar.
Joseph: "My taste buds cry...can you hear them?"

The other night when I was putting the kids to bed I had to get after them a little because they wouldn't settle down. As I was leaving the room I heard Olivia say, "She is brutal." Joseph said..."Yeah."

On the day that Joseph turned 6 he informed me that he could now do whatever he wants. He also told me that now he is 6 he is not afraid of anything and he can handle "stuff."

Heart to Heart

As I was tucking Joseph into bed the other night he said "Mom, can we have a heart to heart talk?" I was so surprised he used that phrasing I laughed...but he was totally serious. We ended up talking about what makes boys and girls different. It wasn't quite the kind of "heart to heart" conversation I was expecting to have. Without getting to descriptive, what he really wanted to know was why certain things happen to boys. Joseph is turning 6 in a few weeks....but isn't he awfully young to be asking those kinds of questions? I always pictured us sitting down and explaining it to him...when he was 12...not almost 6!!!

Does anyone else out there have any good "heart to heart" conversations they'd like to share?

Garden Nerds

Neal and I are garden nerds. Our yard is too small for a big garden, but we really wanted to try something, so we did a box garden. We can't stop looking at it. We totally geek out when we see any small growth. I can't wait to see what it will produce!! (ha, get it...produce?)

A Busy Week

Erin's Headstone

I am so excited and grateful that Erin's headstone was finally set. I was so worried it wouldn't be ready when her year anniversary came, but thankfully my prayers were answered. I couldn't have asked for a prettier headstone. It turned out exactly as I designed it....simple and so much like her. It is a weird feeling though...to have that peaceful, yet sick feeling that it's there in the first place. I love you Erin and miss you so much!

Joseph as Indiana Jones