Lisa wants to know:
1) starting with me(you) personally, how am I (are you?):
I have a peaceful easy feeling. :P
2) Hows tha family?
Haven is healthy other than "reactive airways" and kakypoopoo in her nose. Kale is great. Myles great. Drew is great. Geneva is great.
3) what do you want for christmas???
I haven't really thought about what i want. Maybe some wine and some fancy wine glasses....
and bubble bath ... you can never have enough bubble bath ... :)
It looked FANTASTIC!
:)
So, controversies aside, I bought the book for my 9 year old to read.
And honestly, he has done well.
The book is very "involved". There are huge, almost unpronouncable words... and words that I can pronounce (sort-of) but then have to look the definition up...
It is getting interesting though... Gobblers, and Lord Asriel... and daemons....
I told my son that as soon as the book is read that we will go to the theater to see it.
Imagine only being able to read a book with a dictionary nearby...
:P
Today there was different sort of battle brewing.
With all the new snow that has arrived in our driveway, the kids were egar to get out in it. And then it happened... my oldest says, "Can I run around outside in my barefeet?"
hmmmm...
I ponder.... and I ponder.... I cannot think of one good reason why he cannot. He is 9. He knows it will be cold... he wants to see just how cold...
:)
I glow with pride... (my little budding scientist)...
"Sure!" I say and continue on with making toast. He runs around out side for maybe the inside of say... a minute... and then he returns to the kitchen and he is beaming...
"Cold...cold...." he says.
I feel like we both won that battle.
By the way, don't tell my mom i let him do that... she would completely freak out!
nahhh, tell her... she hasn't called me in two days... i am starting to feel neglected....
:)
I need to get back to taking care of myself.
Later this morning, I intend on hitting the YMCA today to jog, workout with weights, and sit in the sauna...
ahhhhhhhhhhh ... sauna.....
I want to be 128 by Christmas morning...
:)
And there is no time like the present....
If it is to BE... it is up to ME...
It has been a rough couple of days...
and then last night, my oldest had me laughing the hardest I have in years.
I had been wearing a new red "Old Town" touque all day and then, when it came time for bed, my oldest son asked to sleep in my bed. He never asks... so of course I said yes.
He was about to crawl in when he said he'd be right back.
I said "No! Get in the bed and go to sleep".
He persisted.
I perisisted.
I told him he wasn't going to go and get a stuffed-animal because he didn't need one.
He said "I am not going to get a stuffed animal."
I was being a fake sort of angry, and said "You are not allowed to sleep with your Pokemon cards either... get in BED!" and then I smiled.
He was standing beside the bed and then said quickly "I'll be right back" and then he ran off through the house. I honestly thought he would come back with a stuffed animal pokemon...
I closed my eyes and was just about asleep when he got into the bed and i could feel him staring at me.
I opened my eyes and there he was with a "scarf-hat" on. I burst out laughing. I had forgotton that i was stilling wearing the hat i had been wearing all day. I haven't laughed that hard in years. He started laughing too and realized how funny he funny was.
It is good to have kids around to remind me to laugh... and not just laugh, but to laugh hard and to laugh loud...
:)
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
-- Albert Camus
