Things Kids Say

Marc is pointing at his hip. “I hurt here. You pray. It’s my leg-shoulder.”

I jump in the van with the kids, “Hi good kids!” Tim, “Hi, bad mom!” “Hey?”
“Well, somebody’s got to be the bad guy.”

Marc talks to man in Meijers. Man asks, “Well, how old are you?” Marc “I five. I a BIG kid.” (He’s only three.)

I lost Luc at the zoo. He likes to join other family groups. No concept of stranger anxiety. He is not one of those kids who has to know where mom is. By the time I discovered he was missing, (from the enclosed frog room), he was completely gone. As I walked past a zoo employee, I heard her walkie-talkie stating lost child. I stopped her and said, “That’s mine.” She radioed back, and Luc showed up, grinning from ear-to-ear and holding a zoo employee’s hand. “Hi, mom.” Later we saw the same guy. Luc’s enthusiastic response, “Hello helper man!!”

Marc is now a thesaurus. His breakfast cereal does not get soggy. “My O’s are wilty” “What do you mean, “wilty”? “I mean, my o’s, they MELTED. Oh no, they’re melty and wilty..can I have more o’s please?”

Happy Anniversary

October 2, 2008 marked 15 years of marriage for this couple and we’re up for the next 15. Seriously, God led me to marry a gem of a husband, with a sincere, generous heart, positive outlook, and a steady faith in God. (I could gush for hours here so I better stop).
Ryan almost surprised me with a getaway for our anniversary. I say almost because I discovered the surprise through our email. Ah, the conveniences of modern banking. “A new payee has been added”. It was a bed and breakfast in Harbor Springs.

Before I completely freaked out that someone had “hacked” into our account, I reflected that we had honeymooned in Harbor Springs…so I confronted the man “Did you make reservations at a bed and breakfast?” The look on his face was all I needed. So I suppose I ruined my own surprise, but I can’t keep a secret. His second response was, “Oh, good, you can help me pack everything for the kids!”

My wonderful, and incredibly brave parents took all FOUR kids overnight. (If you’d like to send them a fruitbasket, fudge, or flowers, I can provide their address.) and we had a fabulous time. My mom even let us take her new birthday toy along, a GARMIN. (Talking navigational device). Ryan absolutely loved this thing and it came in handy navigating back to the bed and breakfast after a dinner in another town.

Our room at the bed and breakfast was decorated with the exact same pattern of bedding we received as a wedding gift. (Our comforter is now on the twins’ bed and not in perfect condition). They also had matching wallpaper, pillows, bedskirt, curtains, wallpaper and even a bench. I was astounded when we walked in the room. It was like walking back in time. Of course, the husband could not have planned such a meaningful, detailed touch. This had to be God winking at me. All in all, it was wonderful to spend time together (alone) and reflect on our life together thus far.