Tales from Kindergarten

I just had to write this down before I forget it...


(Conversation just minutes ago)
Me: So Adam, who do you sit by at lunch time?

Adam: Oh, the little fat boy in my class.

Me: What?

Adam: The little fat boy. He's a good boy, he's my friend! He always stays on green, but I've been on all sorts of colors.

After School

Rachel came home and went right to work coloring another masterpiece.
It was a good day today, she didn't have any temper tantrums after she got home. That's what happens when she is really tired.


Abby is following in big sister's footsteps.


Avoiding eye contact and being very quiet can only mean one thing- he's pooped his pants.


Here is Adam's motivation for being good at school- bottle caps from daddy's work. If he doesn't stay on green, he doesn't get any bottle caps. It's working so far...


Adam likes to roam around the back yard with his backpack on. I sure hope the cricket didn't end up inside the bag... that would probably land him an instant ticket to red.


I had to yell at them tonight for picking my flowers. They moved to the flowers after they picked all the green tomatoes off the plants.

Our Neighbor

We have a neighbor that is very dear to us. We have been neighbors for about three years. Her husband passed away almost two years ago, and she had to put one of her dogs to sleep earlier this summer. She has been horribly lonely and depressed ever since the passing of her husband. She has no family in the area, so she always says we are her family. :) Her depression and anxiety have been getting worse this past year. She doesn't sleep much at night and frequently talks with us about how she is feeling, such as being empty or having ugly darkness inside her. She wakes up in the night feeling scared.

We have invited her to church several times. She knows we believe Jesus is the only way. Even our heating and cooling guy (Mark H. from church) has been over to her house to repair something and shared the gospel with her. I gave her the book The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus a week ago. She is absolutely loving it. She said when she wakes up in the night she reads a chapter of it, and it's been very easy to understand. Yeah! We are praying that her eyes will be opened and she will put her trust totally in Him. Satan has been very powerful in her life lately, but without God she won't be able to overcome him. If you think of it, pray for our neighbor and that we'll have the right words to say to her when we have our conversations.

The Big Harvest

Last night we harvested the the pumpkins. Two of them are cooking pumpkins, so I am curious to see how they differ from the other pumpkins in taste. I usually just make muffins with them anyway. I tried a yummy coffee cake recipe a few years ago that had a layer of pumpkin in the middle, I'll have to post that sometime.

Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURIE!!!!!!
Have a wonderful day (I'll probably see you later)!!!

This and That

Well the day just wouldn't be complete without a picture (or two) of Anna and Tommy. He thinks she's really cute. :)

It is currently quarter after midnight and I was waiting for Anna to fall asleep. It's been 15 minutes now, so she must be down for the night. Meaning 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I need to get to bed!


Cathy, dinner was hit. Adam inhaled 3 pieces of chicken. He kept asking, "This is good for me, right?"
Here is a pic of everyone enjoying the rice krispie treats.


This little munchkin will be two in November. Abby is already practicing for the terrible twos by screaming loudly when mad and stomping her feet when she doesn't get her way.


The extra hump on my shadow would be Anna, of course. See Jenny M.- this is why I need one of those cool slings!


Casey was stung by a bee yesterday when he was mowing up by the flowers. Oh dear. At least he's not allergic.


Well, the first week of kindergarten is going... um... not as great as I had hoped. He has been on "red" the past 3 days because he doesn't listen to the teacher, and sometimes he tells her he doesn't want to do whatever he was asked to do. Today he had a problem with moving around on his mat at nap time. Twice. OK, the kid hasn't napped in years, he's not going to start now.

4 out of 5

take #1
Abby! Over here!


take #2
Adam must have caught a bug.

Laurie, here's your recipe

***Caramel Oatmeal Chewies***


1 3/4 c. quick or old-fashioned oats
1 3/4 c. flour, divided
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt, optional
3/4 c. butter or marg., melted
2 c. semi-sweet choc. chips
1 c. chopped nuts (mine didn't have any)
1 c. caramel ice cream topping (we like Mrs. Sanders, soooo good)


PREHEAT oven to 350. Grease bottom of 13x9 pan.

COMBINE oats, 1 1/2 c. flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in large bowl. Stir in butter; mix well. Reserve 1 cup oat mixture; press remaining oat mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan.

BAKE for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with choc. chips and nuts. Mix caramel topping with remaining flour in small bowl; drizzle over nuts to within 1/4 inch of pan edges. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.

BAKE for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack; refrigerate until firm.


*** Side note: Adam was on red yesterday (meaning he disobeyed the teacher). Apparently he was climbing up the slide the wrong way on the playground at recess. And so it begins...