Less Time on the Computer

I have decided that during lent I will be spending less time on the computer. It is so easy to get sucked in. I haven't decided exactly, but I may make a rule that I can only "compute" between 7 and 9 PM. Unfortunately the only one to enforce the rule is me.

CMU

Paul received an acceptance letter from CMU on Saturday. The school is not offering financial assistance. So unless Paul finds some sort of corporate sponsor, he will not be going.

I don't know what the chances are that he'll find someone. But I do know that if this is God's plan, there is a 100% chance that it will happen.

And for everybody who didn't know: Free Pancakes at IHOP today.

You'd think there would be a snowbrush..

... in a rental car, in Minnesota, in February. But, alas, they must fear losing them, because we had to brush the car off with coat sleeves Saturday morning. I had the opportunity to go to Minnesota in February with two co-workers to make a visit to the company that supplies heaters for our products. As a friend said, it isn't surprising that a heater company would operate out of Minnesota.

But, I can now say I have walked the Mall of America. It was an interesting place to visit.

There wasn't that much snow on the ground -- only a few inches.

One of my co-workers has told me I should take advantage of having Project on my computer and make a Gantt Chart of everything that has to be done as far as planning my wedding goes. I haven't done so yet.

As for the wedding planning, we have found a hall/caterer, which is a huge load off my mind.

"Is naptime over yet?"

She askes for the twentieth time.

"No Abby," I respond, "for naptime to be over you have to sleep first, or at least be quiet."

Most days she doesn't nap anymore. But this is a particularly tired day. I think it's partly the weather.

Maybe I will try to nap too.

Choppy-Co Birds

Abby has been talking on and on and on about Choppy-Co Birds. At first I had no idea what she was talking about. Then I realized that she meant TROPICAL. But there is no convincing her that she has the word wrong. Finally I realized that it was a senseless argument. And I am sure that eventually she will learn that parrots are tropical and not choppy-co.

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And sense I am already posting...

One of our favorite games to play is "Duck, Duck, Goose". Omi can't really play yet. But she likes to sit in the circle with us. And we make sure to tap her on the head and say "duck". But we don't goose her. Well last night she started walking around in circles and tapping herself on the head saying "duck, duck, duck, duck" I was one of the most adorable things I have ever seen.

Right now my children have started viciously attacking each other with stuffed animals. I asked Abby what they were doing. She told me they were "being Egyptian children and fighting."

And early today Abby looked a the globe and asked "What's this big blue place?" I looked and replied "It's China." Then I looked at the tag in her shirt and showed her that it was made in China. Then we had a geography lesson about where a variety of things were made. (Bangladesh, Phillipines, Honduras, but mostly China) And the globe itself was made in the USA.

People ask me sometimes "What do you do for fun?" And then sometimes they specify "Other than taking care of your children, what do you do with yourself?" It really bothers me. I do have some hobbies. And I do love to go on dates with my wonderful husband. But none of that is nearly as fun as spending a day playing with my children. But they almost never believe that, and then they tell me that I need to get out more.

But oddly enough, when I do get out more, it usually just makes me grumpy.

"God is a turtle"

The kids and I have been doing a daily devotional. We do it after lunch and before nap. First we pray, then we practice our memory verse, then we do the lesson, then we pray, then we sing, then I read Bible stories until nap time.

Today Sammy kept saying "God is a turtle!" And I said "no God made turtles." Finally he adamantly insisted "In the book, yesterday it said that God is a turtle!!!" If you know Sammy, you know he can get pretty worked up about things.

And then I explained to him that no, the lesson yesterday said that "God is eternal". I can see how the two things can sound pretty similar. So we talked more about what eternal means.

Abby is really getting a lot out of the devotions. I am so blessed to see her learning and understanding.

She has told me she would like to be baptized. So we will have to talk to Pastor Mike about that.

And on the days when the house is a wreck and I can't find a clean pair of pants I will remind myself that we are on track where it really matters.

super bowl XLIII

GO STEELERS!

it must be the "steeler mix".

And our cute one year old who loved the terrible towel and kept taking it away.

I wish I could show you pics.