The morning cool list

I have no idea what this is, but apparently Luke thinks it is a vital part of a kids life. He has been walking around gathering things for the morning cool list. He had my Tic Tacs for his pocket to make a cool sound, he had Nate's skull bandanna for some "other coolness," and he has been trying to think of cool things to say. He asked me if I had a cool list when I was a girl, but I had to be truthful and tell him that his mother was far from cool when she was a girl. He looked aghast at the thought of his mother being anything but cool. I told him I was weird when I was a girl but that didn't seem to be impressive. Oh to remain this way in his eyes for just a little longer.

My camera has died again, so that is why the meal pictures have been lacking. Once I find the charger I will continue with meals, but probably only document the good stuff. Why would I need to document a turkey sandwich? Before the camera died, I was able to take a picture of something wonderful on Saturday morning. My dear Nate cooked me a breakfast of homemade waffles and bacon. To some this may seem trivial, but Nate has never COOKED me anything before, and to savor the moment in all its glory I ate while he was still cooking. Normally I am the last one to eat since I tell them to eat while it is hot, especially when making things like waffles where you can only cook one at a time. I so relished the treat, and Nate got a kick out of how excited I was to be eating while he was cooking. The kitchen is one place where I definitely dominate and rule, there is no role swapping in that room of the house. He will occasionally load the dishwasher for me, or make me toast, or a sandwich if I am incapacitated, but alas he had not even begun to master cooking until now. I think this was a first for all involved. The good news is that he said I could expect it again. YEA!

I hate to admit it but I have succumbed to shopping therapy. It actually does make one feel elated to get a good deal. I finally spent a small amount of money on some house decor. My living room only had 2 small sconces on the wall, and now I have a lovely cottage picture behind the sofa, and a fireplace screen. The dining room received a mirror and 2 sconces plus 2 small pictures of bluebirds. The master bath got a picture that has a red iris flower on a gold background, the frame is really dark brown and matches the bedroom. These small touches has made the house so much homier.

Events of the Day

I have to say that although we did almost no school, due to the fabulous spring weather, and some meet and greets with the neighbors, it was a very productive day. I was beginning to wonder about my neighborhood, it is soooo quiet. No one ever seems to be out, even the other 6 or 7 children that live here. A week or so ago when I was out walking on another beautiful day, I heard no sounds of life from anywhere in people's yards. I was listening for people eating out of doors, working in their yards or walking their dogs, but nothing was to be heard. Today while walking I met an elderly couple that just had some recent landscaping done that I like, so I stopped to chat and they said "come back often, it's just the 2 of us." 5 houses up from me live 2 men that just had a pool put in their back yard over the winter. We talked for 1/2 hour, and they invited the boys and I to swim this summer any time we want, since they are gone mostly during the day. Yea! I was so happy about that because the boys will probably be taking swimming lessons again this year and now they can practice close to home a lot more often, and I can work on my tan in privacy. All he requested was to be invited over for dinner once in a while or have me donate a home cooked meal to him and his partner since neither of them know how to cook much besides a hamburger or chicken breast on the grill. I am also pretty excited about being able to show genuine Jesus love to them. I only hope I can keep a reign on Luke's indiscriminate mouth.

In adoption news, I heard from my friend Christy (sidebar) that a friend of hers who is adopting from Haiti and has been stuck in parquet for about as long as I have been just got signed out today. Yea! That is really good news even for me because that guy was refusing to sign documents, so this means that something has happened to change his mind. It at least gives me hope that he won't sit on my file for years to come. It does not mean that I will get signed out anytime soon, but it is a good sign nonetheless. Christy said that they had all got together on Wed to pray for her, and today she hears the good news. Maybe I should throw out a fleece and hold a blog prayer meeting. My next project is Dania's room, I will be purchasing a mattress and bedding within the next few weeks and start pulling her room together.

I started taking some whole foods vitamins today after meeting with a nutritionist here in town that does free evaluations. You fill out a big ole questionnaire about your health history and issues and they tell you what vitamins you are lacking. In case you think this is a giant scam, it's not. The whole foods vitamins are very cheap. I paid $9 for one and $10 for the other, hardly more than the synthetic vitamins at walmart. I was really lacking in the B department, and surprise, surprise sugar is a B robber in your body. I am also taking a multivitamin. I will let you know how this progresses and works for me. I am setting my sights on getting Nate to do one, because I know he is messed up.

When all was said and done