2 1/2 YEAR ITCH

Well, it's that time of life for us... again... for the 5th time.

Glenn accepted a job in the Dallas TX (that's TEXAS) area and we'll be leaving AS SOON AS THE HOUSE SELLS! (augh!)

Now, why would you ask... would my husband accept a job where:

1. He has to go TO an office.

2. He has to dress up (not shorts and a t-shirt, and flip-flops are optional)

...well, I'm not sure either. So, ask him.

Some Thoughts...

When Christopher got off the bus this morning (from Kindergarten), he, Emma and I went to swim lessons. Then we traveled over to Queen Creek to pick up some boxes. (Queen Creek is about a 20 minute drive to the SE.) On the way we stopped at Wendy's and got a burger and fries and frosty. Then we filled the truck full of boxes and started our journey back home.

As we were traveling in the truck, Emma fell asleep. Christopher and I had some good conversations:

Christopher: Mom, why don't you ever cook ice for us?

Cindy: Well, I guess I don't know how.

LONG PAUSE

Cindy: Do you know how to cook it?

VERY LONG PAUSE

Christopher: Yes. You fry it.

Cindy: Oh. Then what do you do?

Christopher: You fry it with water. Then you make it into a sandwich.

Cindy: That sounds good. I'll have to try it soon.



Or this one...

Christopher: What are we going to do with all these boxes Mom?

Cindy: We're going to pack our things. Then we'll move to TX.

Christopher: Can my stuffed animals go?

Cindy: Yes.

Christopher: How will we get ALL THESE BOXES in the airplane?

Cindy: No, the boxes will go on a big truck.

Christopher: Do you think they'll have treats on the airplane?

Cindy: Yes. They usually have some snack. And pop.

Christopher: What will they have?

Cindy: Probably pretzels.

Christopher: Yeah, probably some special airplane snacks too Mom.


What a good little guy! :)

Thumb Sucking

Christopher (now 4 1/2) had this yucky habit when we lived in California... he sucked his thumb! None of the other boys had this habit and I wondered how to get rid of it.



Glenn threatened to buy the "icky tasting paint" that you'd paint on the finger. But I thought that was too cruel. My mother used it on me and it never worked!



So I tried my magic on a 2 1/2 year-old... it was too easy... I put a sock over his hand and arm and promised him an icecream cone for breakfast - HE DID IT! Glenn was shocked!



Two years later... same story, different child... EMMA LEE is her name... for her "the sock" thing did not work. And Glenn laughed... Once again Glenn threatened to buy the "icky tasting paint" and I dared him to do it. Did he? Never. He wanted ME to do it. (Talk about a little girl wrapped around his finger!)



Well, a few weekends ago we went up to see Brent & April and Fam and Emma had the funnest time with these cheap sunglasses. As we drove out the driveway and waved good-bye she could not stop talking about these sunglasses. SHE WANTED A PAIR - How Badly? BADLY.



After three days of no thumb-sucking... we now have these...

It Begins...

A day that every Mother longs for???

I'm just not so sure about that.

This week we sent our youngest son to school.

I really thought that we would never , ever have FOUR boys in school.

I really believed, not so long ago, that this day would ever come... but it did!

Chris (K) - Zach (3) - Ben (4) - Emma Lee (home) - Nick (1)

This is a great picture of Christopher making friends, the very 1st day of school... we won't tell anyone that she's related to us :)