Simply had to laugh

A new kid joined my daughter’s First grade class after Christmas break. His name is also Jordan. This makes it difficult for the teacher to know whose work is whose. The students were asked to write the first letter of their last name, but in the case both last names happen to begin with M; so each of them are forced to write the first two letters of their last name…now my daughter’s work comes home with Jordan Me in the name slot.

I once worked with a gal whose initials were ME. We often had to initial communications, if I noticed that ME was already written I would write me too! What makes this story even more interesting is that if she were to marry her current boyfriend, and take his last name, her initials would be MY. That is why when my daughter’s work started coming home with Jordan Me on them I simply had to laugh.

Lovely Ladies

Wednesday Without Words

Wednesday Without Words

"What’s up?" you ask.

As my enduring fans I know you are simply dying to know. Well, I am running like a mad woman, literally, training for the Grandma’s Marathon. Andi is kicking and cross jabbing her way into the hearts of the karate studio instructors. Jordan is relishing the fact she can wear dresses without tights, and I believe she has done so faithfully for the past two weeks. Dillon keeps us on our toes; she is so different from the other two, needing much more direct supervision, and constant reprimanding. But all-in-all, her cuteness keeps her out of the slammer. Josh is working, studying, and training for a state-to-state bike ride later this summer. In a nutshell, that’s what is up.



Oh, and I am creating character profiles (which is my blogger time consumer) for the book I am going to publish, someday. Anyone have any good names for a faithful house servant who simply does everything?

We've been framed

Family Chatter

Jordan: "Well, then I won't clean the toys in the living room until you turn on Arthur."
Mom: "I will not turn on Arthur until you clean up the toys in the living room."
Jordan: "Well, then I won't watch TV."
Mom: "Right!"

Andi: "If I were a worm, would you squish me because you loved me or just to see what would happen?"
Mom: "I'd squish you because I loved you." (Of course!)
Andi: "Well, I was trying to love it, but I squished too hard. Look what happened." (Poor worm, I hope you had a chance to tell your buddies to run!)

Dillon: Signing every sign she had learned in a two week period. And still throwing herself on the floor.
Mom: "Would you just tell me what you want."
Dillon: Stands up, grabs my legs, pulls me to her room and points to the crib, still repeating signs that make no sense.
Mom: "Do you want to go nighnight?"
Dillon: SIGH

Josh: "Did you lock the car door?"
Billi Jo: "Well, I think I did."
Josh: "You thought you did last night, too."
Billi Jo: "Well, did I?"
Josh: "No."
Billi Jo: "Oh."

A Visit from the Tooth Fairy

Jordan lost her first tooth on Wednesday, December 2, 2008. Just weeks shy of her sixth birthday. As Josh and I ponder what we want to set as our standard for losing a tooth, we laugh at yet another milestone in our lives and joke we are one step closer to being "empty nesters," at least one milestone closer.