questions

Me: writing out an envelope to mail our rent.
Superman: "who is that a note for?"
Me:"I'm paying rent"
Superman:"Did you say Ryan?"--a friend in his class
Me:"No, rent, we have to pay someone to live here."
Superman:"then who's rent?"

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Superman's nose must be stuffy, which made him sleep with his mouth open, which made his mouth dry, which is the reason for what followed:
"Hi--"
*Clear throat*
"Hi--"
*BIG Clear throat*
"Hi, Dad, I can't talk, my throat must be crooked"

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Dad flipped Superman on his shoulder so he was upside down.
Superman:"I can see whole new worlds!"

Pillow Fight

We have never talked about pillow fights, but he learned it somewhere, and he wants to have one everyday.

Check out Mimi's Shiner, it's nothing like Superman's first one, but she cried more.

Here's Superman in 2005 with his black eye. Look at his blond hair!
I fear I've already lost him to the power of Math. But if anything would steal him away from me, I'm ok that it's something nerdy. I like nerds. Speaking of nerdy things, we were talking about chess, and Superman doesn't know it's real name, he just asked:"remember when I played the nerd game with you, dad?"

Happy Easter

Easter Egg Hunt at our neighbors.
The little kids hunted in the yard, Mimi insisted on two baskets. "Baby basket, Daddy basket." Not that Daddy held the basket, it was his in name only.

The big kids hunted in the woods. If you click on the picture you can see Superman and Greg a little better (thumbs up).

Some may recognize these same sweaters worn last Easter.

Oh, good it's Friday

I did it again, I took Superman to school when there is no school in session. There were clues, people saying, "Have a good weekend"on Thursday, the Friday class newsletter came out a day early, the fact that I know it is Good Friday, but I ignored it all. And I do believe I was the ONLY one, since there were no other cars pulling in, stalling for a moment and then pulling out.
Superman:"This is a good situation, I can play PBS kids on the computer and then eat my snack." I'm glad to see he sets up his lunch box the right way.

Mmmm...

What is pictured below? Potatoes and gravy.

What did Mimi call it? Apples and soup.

Mimi: "mmm.... soupy"

Distraction

I love that she likes to draw

mini me

another mini me

Black Bean Salsa

This is what I'm eating right now and I feel I must share it with the world, or at least the portion of the world reading right now.

1 cup dried black beans
2T. lime juice
1/2 cup white onion, diced (I use WAY less)
1 fresh hot chile, diced (I don't use any)
3 finely chopped small tomatoes (I use WAY more)
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, minced

Bring beans to a boil in 3 quarts of water. Reduce heat, cover & simmer for 1 hour or until tender. Drain, reserving 1 T. of cooking liquid. Place reserved liquid & half of the beans in a small bowl. Add lime juice and mash the beans until smooth. Add the cilantro, onion, chile and tomato. Season with salt. Chill mixture for 4 hours.

I had a dream I was eating this the other day, it's that good.

Food Storage

Cold

Hat and scarf by Aunt Tina--Thanks!
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Me:"ACHOO!"
Superman:"Are you sneezey of tissues?"
Me:"Nope, just sneezey."
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Our house has an oil heater, and when it heats up the rooms, the radiators make loud popping and crackling noises. (I didn't know until recently that there really aren't very many places in the U.S. that don't have oil heat. I'm so East Coast.)

Here is a transcript from Superman's journal one night:
(heater comes on)
Dad:"What's that noise?"
Superman:"It's the machine."
Dad:"What does the machine do?"
Superman:"It makes noise."
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Mimi is much shorter then most people at church, and when she feels like getting away from us, which is MOST Sundays, she just ducks under all the bodies that crowd the hallways and takes off. Today I was already in the car and Greg had to round up the children on his own, Mimi, of course, got away. Greg started looking, couldn't find her, and couldn't think of where else to look. He decided that she would end up in Chapel at some point, so he just stayed there, and yup, she comes running in thinking she's so sneaky.

Wedgie

Mimi and her new "I'm not paying attention to you" look. That's a muffin she's eating. And that's a toy basket she's sitting in.

I don't think calling these two "monkeys" would be descriptive enough. They are much more active then your average monkey...but I glad...most days...other days I'm exhausted.
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Mimi gave Greg a kiss last night on his scruffy face--she reacted with "ouch". We discussed who has a beard and who has smooth faces. 3 smooth faces, one scruffy.
Me:"Will you have a beard when you grow up?"
Superman:"Superheros don't have beards."
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Warning
Don't read this if you don't like potty humor. Not that Superman was making a joke, but we sure laughed!

Me:"Why do you keep touching your backside?"
Superman:"Clothes keeping getting in there."

Dance Dance Dance

She was loving the 80's pop songs that they play at Chuck.
Sorry for the dark picture, it's a combination of my camera and the bad lighting at the place.

whole milk

Mimi had her 2-year well-child appointment yesterday (where has the time gone!), the good news is she is closer to normal on weight but basically still tall and skinny. Last time I talked to the doctor about how to fatten her up, although we aren't worried about her health, it couldn't hurt. This time I told him what I've done to help her weight go up and he praised me more then once about what a good mom I am, I guess I've got him fooled.

After the appointment we went to Chuck E. Cheese, as did most of the Metro West area.