Treasured Memories

E: Pot holder, disposable shades, a coffee scoop, and a nutty kid :o)

J:  "Hey mom!  I have a great idea!  I'm going to go in and write a crazy paragraph at the end of all my stories, so that way if somebody every tries to break into my account and take my stories, they'll hand them in and the teacher will say, 'what is this!?'"

(Hmm....there are so many holes in this theory...)  :o)

E:  The base did a beyond gorgeous job with the Christmas lights this year, stunningly beautiful.  Well there's this one area near the library that is sort of a bit like Santa's worskshop-ish...big bright light display and right in front of them is where the units have apparently been directed to erect their annual plywood Christmas greeting signs.  Driving past J and I started conversing about what a poorly thought out location they chose for their display when my youngest one shouts out in disdain, "Oh man!  They ruined Christmas!  They need to go to JAIL!!!"

J: Drove a car today for the first time after my LASIKS.....J was scared. Heehee...Although I did sort of get in, slowly buckled while letting forth a loud sigh, looked at him and suggested he pray. (Then I felt a bit sheepish when I realized he was actually praying and truly scared!)

E:  Spider-Man, puppy headphones, and a salute ;)


J:  Umm....I just looked out my bedroom window to see two girls in a TREE behind our fence staring through the patio window at J and giggling away!  At first I thought perhaps he was encouraging it, but he had no clue they were even there.  A tad foward?!?!


E: "Nutsnappers, Issmuss Trees, and Tingle Bells"  I shall miss them next year

J:  Precious:  When your son returns from the grocery with Dad holding a basil plant, because he remembered a few months back when I couldn't find any.  This boy will someday make a wonderful husband :o)

J&E:  My morning you ask?  Well I bathed the dog. The scholar took a break to say hellp.  My fireman hosed down the house. Two worlds collided while the fire chief was elbow deep in sudsy dog fur.  The unsuspecting hose victim, the scholar, made the unfortunate err in covering his face vs. pulling the glass slider ensuring a thoroughly fireproof interior.  Chief perpetuates the error filled moment by sending in the rookie to assist in the aftermath mop-up.  Not two minutes into the (now accelerated) canine rinsing there's a shout and chief comes to the unfortunate realization that her fireman has apparently turned lobster.  So now we have pincer snapping crustacean, chasing the towel bearing cabana boy, a roaring lion in the yard and a poor, wet, confused elderly dog.  Anyway, the scholar is now studying, the pooch (and the entire living room) is washed, and the rookie is on bedroom suspension for another minute while the mom makes a much needed coffee.  How was yours?

E:  Heehee...a little boy just came downstairs wearing Daddy's ACU top with it pulled up over his head...hands in prayer position under his chin....and announced:  "I'm Yoda"  :D

And last but not least....a couple sweet dialogues :o)

E:  Mom, mom, I need your ear for my heart.

M: (confused but offering an ear)

E whispers:  I love you

Sniff....I have a very sweet buzz lightyear today :o)

E: I love you, Dad.

D:  Aww, I love you, too, E.

E:  No!  I'm Luke Skywalker!

D:  Oh!  Well I love you, Luke.

E (sternly):  DAD!  I am Luke Skywalker and you are my dad.  That means you are Darth Vader!

D:Oh!  (Pause)  Hoh-perrrrr....I LOVE YOU, YOUNG JEDI, Hoh-perrrrrr.
E (smiles):  I love you, too, Dad.

"And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us." 1 John 3:23