Neighborhood Watch

Sometimes, I can sneak away from my quiet house early in the morning. The children are still sleeping, and I love to get out and enjoy the beauty of a morning.

Mayapple

Crocus

I like to take my phone, and chat with my Honey while he's on the way to work.

I like to take my camera too. There's no end of lovely things to capture.

Oak leaves

One recent morning as Lassie and I were heading up the road at a brisk pace, revelling in the fresh air, sunshine and bird songs, a sudden roar grabbed my attention . . .

It was our neighbor, Bryan. I'm not sure what kind of thrill he gets out of scaring unsuspecting people, but this sure wasn't the first time he's done it to me. I distinctly recall a past incident in which I gratified Bryan by hopping up and down and yelling louder than he had.

This time however, I didn't even flinch. Instead I smugly remarked.

"That sure wasn't worth it Bryan!"

And kept right on walking.

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We sure appreciate our neighbor's.

Couldn't ask for better ones.

Sharing

Our children amaze me sometimes with how well they get along. They play together constantly, and do quite a bit of sharing with each other.

They also amaze me with how they can fight like cats and dogs . . . sometimes that seems to be the inevitable conclusion to a peaceful playtime.

Recently David and I have both had the opportunity to hear Katri 'teaching' Benji about the fine art of sharing;

Setting - Benji has a toy, and Katri wants it.

Katri - (standing directly in front of Benji and singing) "Sharing! Sharing! That's what Christians do! Sharing! Sharing! That's what Christians do!" (A song Benji learned at summer Bible school last year.)

Katri - (speaking now) - " Okay Benji? 'Kay? Sharing, sharing, that's what Christians do. You HAB to share with me Benji! 'Kay??"

Preach it girlie!

Country Life

Okay, I really should be in bed, but I thought I just HAVE to post this one! It's too cute, at least I think so!

This evening we were heading home after an outing with Daddy, delivering some shingles. The children were getting tired & cranky and had had about enough of their carseats. We tried singing for a while, and it helped, for a while . . . I was pointing out landmarks along the way, in an effort to distract the little folks from the fact that they were STILL tied up. We came past the building that formerly housed 'Uncle Rooster's' (a mom and pop type of hot dog/sandwich shop, for those of you who don't know) so I said,

"Look! There's the old 'Rooster's', so do you know what's next?" (Trying to get Benji to say, "Home".)

At this point David starts clucking like a hen, and Katri very promptly yells out,

"EGG!!!"

We laughed so hard!! The children decided something must have been funny, and they joined right in. It saved us long enough to get us home and pop the children into their bubble bath (a great soother at the end of a long day!).

Yes, our chickens are pretty popular right now. The children seem to think that it's a never ending treasure hunt, running out and checking for eggs. The opportunity to present one (or more) to Mama is reason for tremendous pride.

A 1st for Katri

Today will go down in history as the day that Katri made her very first telephone call. And no, she didn't just hit the 'redial' button. Yes, her call did go through to a real live person. No, it wasn't her Daddy. Yes, she dialed the numbers all by herself. No, she didn't say anything.

Yes, it was 911.

Oops!

SO, Mama had to explain to the lady (who was kind enough to call back) that a sweet little 14 month old girlie was responsible for the "9-1-1 hang-up call from this number". She was very understanding.

About an hour later the Sheriff arrived at the front door to check and make sure that everyone was okay . . .

Embarrassing!