Future Blogger?
Eden plopped down beside me this morning while I was blogging and said, "I'm going to work on my blog entry."
Red Neck Friday Night
Dyron and Randy decided to take the two boys camping in the "hidden valley." The "hidden valley" is a secret location in the middle of Maumelle! Before taking off on their adventure, we cooked out hot dogs and roasted marshmallows in our backyard.
Dyron, being a resourceful man, made us a chiminea by taking the legs off of our Weber grill and we had a nice, roaring campfire! The kids had a great time eating Smores and setting sticks (but not each other!) on fire.
"Home" school
Eden is an easy child.
Let me say that again...
Eden is an easy child. She would be easy to ignore all day. She just doesn't need me. She can "entertain" herself for hours.
The other morning after breakfast she told me she was going to go play in her room. I was busy cleaning the kitchen and starting some laundry. I heard her talking in her room and then she ran up and down the stairs a few times so I went to check out what she was doing...
She had all of her stuffed animals and dolls dressed in various outfits. She had used all the baby clothes, some dress-up clothes, some of her own clothes, and even a few leotards so everyone would have a "swimsuit" because they were all swimming in the "lake." (She used her blue blanket for the lake!)
Eden plays with her horses and I listen sometimes while she talks about all of their adventures and uses her "daddy," "mama," or "baby" voices. She also will build block cities and gets all of Asher's dinosaurs, bugs, army men, and cars out. She looks at every book we have in the house and then asks to go to the library.
She's been learning to ride a "big girl" bike on the trail. (She leaves me unless I run to keep up!) We've been going to the park. (She loves to chase the boys!) She goes with me when I clean Grandmother's house. (I love to hear her make Grandmother laugh!)
We've also had "school" a few mornings. She wants to do her "homework." She's been working out of a pre-school book. She sat for 45 minutes one morning and did all of the pre-writing pages...tracing lines, circles, etc. (She's very focused!) I've been reading her about five books every morning after breakfast (she would let me read twenty).
On occasion (a couple of mornings a week) she asks to play with Stella. (I comply with her wish if it's possible.) She definitely enjoys her alone time and even made a comment recently about "not having to share." Although, as soon as Lilli gets home she is ready to see her sister and they start playing together.
Eden and I are adjusting to our new roles. She being the only child for most of the day and me being the mother of only one very easy child for a large chunk of the day!
Mr. Fix It
Our ice maker stopped working a few days ago and Dyron got to work trying to figure out the problem. He loves being a detective and seemed to have a fun time solving the mystery of the malfunctioning ice maker.
He figured it out, fixed the problem, and rejoiced at the sound of the first ice dropping into the bin!
Cell phone
I'm one of "those people." I don't own a cell phone. I just don't need one that bad. Honestly, I don't want to be that readily available. I don't want to use it as a reason I can be "running late." Not having a cell phone actually helps me be more responsible and on time.
Today was one of those days when a cell phone might have been a good idea. I was meeting D at the ball field at 6:00 pm. The kids had a group piano lesson I hadn't told D about at 5:00 pm. Therefore, I was going to be a little late.
When I pulled up to the ball field, D was there waiting for me. "Where were you? I've been waiting for you. I tried to call you. I thought maybe you were in a car accident."
I told him, "Sorry...I forgot the kids had group lesson this week...and we came straight here...I guess I might need a cell phone."
But then I thought about it and said, "but...then you wouldn't have thought I was in a car accident and realized how important I am in your life. And you wouldn't have thought about how much you loved me. See what cell phones do to us?"
We smiled at each other and I realized I liked being one of "those people."
Watching the Debate: A Kid's Perspective (Take Two!)
Asher is still sitting up here (reading a book!). He just said, "If they let Obama win it will be like letting the fox guard the chicken house."
He informed us he read that in a "sayings" book.
"I'm really into poetry," he commented.
Watching the Debate: A Kid's Perspective
Asher came upstairs to show us his latest Lego creation while we were watching the debate. The screen was split showing both McCain and Obama. He sat down on the couch and started watching...I asked him, "Who do you think should win?"
He thought a moment and said, "McCain."
"Why?"
"Because he's older."
(You mean older CAN mean better to a child!)
I asked, "Is that because he's wiser?"
"Well, the older the clock, the better it runs."
I asked him where he heard that..."from a poetry book at the library."
Money can't buy this...
I was sitting at the breakfast table reading the newspaper this morning and Eden was sitting on the arm of the sofa in the living room. She said, "Mama, you're so familiar." I said, "Really? Do you know what familiar means?"
"No. What does it mean?"
I explained the meaning to her and then she said, "Mama, you're so familiar to me and you're really smart!"
She then jumped down and came over and gave me a hug kiss and hug.
A salary couldn't equal that memory.
Look at our world...
I'm going to discuss one man and one woman and one tiny nation.
The man is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He spoke to the United Nations General Assembly today in New York City. This is some of what he said..."Today, the Zionist regime (he doesn't recognize the state of Israel) is on a definite slope to collapse, and there is no way for it to get out of the cesspool created by itself and its supporters (mainly the United States). American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road, and its next rulers must limit their interference to their own borders." He gave a thumbs-down as President Bush denounced Iran as a sponsor of global terrorism.
This is the man who denies the Holocaust ever happened and continually says that Israel should be "wiped off the map." He doesn't believe women have any rights and might be mere months away from having a nuclear weapon he could shoot right into Tel Aviv.
The woman is Sarah Palin. She was scheduled to give a speech at a rally against Ahmadinejad outside the United Nations headquarters but was dis-invited. (I won't go into the specifics of that...you can read an article I've posted below if you would like more information.) In her speech, she was going to speak against Iran's leader and point out his "agenda that threatens all who seek a safer and freer world." She was going to stress how "the world must awake to the threat this man poses to all of us. (He) denies that the Holocaust ever took place. He dreams of being an agent in a 'Final Solution' - the elimination of the Jewish people. He has called Israel a 'stinking corpse' that is 'on its way to annihilation." Yet, no one wants to hear the truth of the matter...
The tiny nation I speak of is Israel. Unfortunately, Iran is not the only nation who would like to see an end to the state of Israel where currently over 7 million (one more million than were killed in the Holocaust) Jews live now. I believe God himself gathered the diaspora (the dispersed Jews) back to the Holy Land. Yahweh will not let Israel be destroyed. I believe nations will come against her but she will cry out for her Messiah (who their ancestors crucified) and Yeshua will come and save her.
So, I watch our world with great interest because it does matter what is going on...and I don't want to be caught asleep at the wheel!
