FALL Season

Well, I knew it was coming, but I really wanted to avoid it as long as I could, thus turning myself into a semi-paranoid parent who hovers over their children all day long. Maybe not that bad, but I really don't like to see my kids get hurt. I just still haven't learned to not always keep one eye on both of them at all times, and to not rush over to prevent an injury before it happens. Jack is trying to blow that wide open however, by being lightning quick to get into stuff and jump off counters. He fell off the counter the other day (yes, I put him there, it was my fault so be quiet) and grazed me and the cabinet door on the way down. He got a little bruise and scrape to show for it, and more importantly his mom learned a valuable lesson in not doing mindless things like that again. I just praise the Lord that he actually fell on top of me on the way down and not straight onto the cabinet door, because the bruise is right on his temple and could have been a LOT worse of an injury. So, no more counters for Jack. At least that fall is out of the way. Now I just need to wait for the one on the stairs...

Abby's Words of Wisdom

Plain and Simple:
I was looking at Abby's feet a couple nights ago, and I had just taken off her socks and shoes so her feet were all nice and clean. (Our feet have been repeatedly looking black by the end of the day this summer from wearing sandals or being barefoot, and getting filthy feet as a result.) Thinking to encourage her in the use of socks and shoes I asked her, "Abby, how did you keep your feet so clean today?" Without blinking an eyelash she confidently answered, "By not getting them dirty."


Favorite Phrase:
After my shirt had been carefully and artistically stickered by Abby, she looks at me and says, "You're all set."


Domestic Duties:
Abby: "You want to do hawnzy with me?"
Confused mom: "What's hawnzy?"
Abby: "Hawnzy is something you do with the hose."