Random nuggets

Since Jill informed me that she's stalking me, I figured I'd better post SOMETHING to make it worth her while. =) This post is basically just recent observations about the kids.

I'm very amused by the way Matthew laughs when HE'S amused (which is different than when he laughs because he's being tickled). If he's trying to restrain himself, he sounds like "tee-hee!" Literally, he says "tee-hee." It's too funny. And I've caught Grace doing it too. When he's amused by a cartoon or something and he's letting it all hang out, he says something that sounds sort of like a very loud, nasally "He-yeah!" You have to be there.

Jonathan informed me this weekend that he wants a pet of his very own. The two cats apparently aren't cutting it for him. Every parent gets this request at some point, right? Well, he seems to want a fish, which is a personal pet I can get behind. BUT, I told him he needs to prove he's ready for pet ownership before I'll permit this, so it is now his responsibility to feed the cats every afternoon. I haven't quite decided what measure of success he needs to attain for me to decide he's proven his pet ownership worthiness, but it will definitely have to involve VERY LITTLE reminding on my part. Any advice in this area is welcome!

Since December, I have been trying to make a point of jotting down the new words I hear Grace say on the calendar in her room. Well, it's starting to get a little challenging. Just this past weekend, I think I recorded 3 or 4 new words and 2 or 3 phrases, including "go," "cheese," and "Can I see?" I think it's going to get to the point soon where I can't keep up. I've also heard her singing "Popcorn Popping," although no one else would recognize it as such, because her enunciation still leaves a bit to be desired. But I can tell by the tune, the repeated "p" sound, and the little wagging finger that goes along with the line "It wasn't really so." Dang she's cute.

A-blogging I will go

Okay, yeah, so it's been two weeks since I last posted. Call it the calm AFTER the storm. Essentially, the holidays are over and I'm thankfully not so busy anymore, and there just hasn't been much going on. Mike and I go to work, the kids go to school, and then we come home and veg. That's what January is for, right? Hibernation, as Matthew has been learning about in school. I'm sure things will pick up again in the not-so-distant future, but right now, there's really nothing exciting going on, and I think I'm pretty content with that. And hey, you can't complain about being content, right?