PUKE!!

So on Monday I'm in the car with Thing 1 and Thing 2 and Kendall pukes all over herself. This is what she looked like when we arrived at our destination...ICK! Luckily I carry and extra set of clothes in my bag for her...what a mess!!

Say Hello to the Class of 2021!!

So Trevor finally got his class picture...pretty good looking group of crumb snatchers.
Y'all know folks out here are crazy so I had to scratch out any identifying information..lol

Watch Me Stand!

Shenanigans at the dining room table!

National African American Parent Involvement Day

Today was National African American Parent Involvement Day at Trevor's school. Interesting how this day is also during black history month...lol Anyway, being an involved parent regardless of my ethnicity, as well as being involved throughout the entire school year and not just one day, I went to Trevor's school to join his class for lunch and story time, and guess who was chosen to read the story..lol ME! Brown Bear Brown Bear was the selection of the day. Anyway here are a few pictures of Trevor at school taken with my camera phone.

Yummy Peaches

Words of Wisdom

I have had a few choice phrases, poems and quotes that have haunted my mind over time and each year seem to become more relevant. I should hope my children takes these words to heart as well.

The first is a passage from Earnest Hemingway's, A Farewell to Arms:

"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry."

And lastly, a poem by Max Ehrman titled Desiderate:

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Indoor Winter Fun

Winter in Minnesota calls for creative ways to entertain the kids, so Trevor, Kendall and I headed to Edinborough Indoor Park to try and escape the winter blues.