With a dirty, dirty dishrag....

Katera can NOT make any decisions lately without doing eeny, meeny, miney mo. It drives me crazy! Especially when we are in line at the grocery store and she is trying to pick a treat while the checker and all the people behind us are waiting on us!

She is funny about sweets too. The other night she picked a hot, caramel cake out of the freezer for dessert. After about 4 bites into it she turns to me and says, "Mom, I hate to say this but........I don't want this. I want some more mashed potatoes." She will pick fruit, chips, or jerky over cookies, cakes, and candy any day! And she loves food with lots of flavor. Most kids you have to give plain, bland food. Not her. The spicier, more flavorful the better. She also has EXPENSIVE taste! Her favorite dinner is steak and shrimp! What would we do without her!

Someone's grandma/grandpa

Tonight for YW we took the girls to the care center to 'entertain' the old folks there. I was really nervous that we weren't going to have a good turnout of girls since this isn't their favorite activity. I was shocked and very pleased with the eight girls that showed up. I also took Sekoya and Katera with me. I thought this would be a great experience for them. Sekoya got to perform a couple of her piano songs for them and she even walked around and visited. I remember what a scary thing it was for me when I would go with the primary. I can't figure out why I was so intimidated by these old people that are just someone's grandma or grandpa that need help taking care of themselves. Sekoya and Katera had tons a questions for me when I got home- about why some had shaky hands, some had drool, others kept shouting out, why one had a prosthetic arm, why one lady didn't talk, etc. Katera was really shy and clung to my leg. By the time we left though she was her bubbly self and shook hands to tell them goodbye. I could see the look of appreciation and joy in some of their faces for the short half hour we spent with them. I really hope it brightened their day and I hope it helped the girls in some way too!

Crazy about cousins!

This last weekend was spent from daylight to dark playing with the cousins. They played Wii, Biggest Loser, store, and took a trip to the roller skating rink. Sekoya is getting really good on her roller blades, while Katera scoots around on her scooter or "plays" the video games. I just wish I could have put skates on and skated with them. I'm really getting tired of sitting by the sidelines watching all the fun!

30 Weeks and counting

Had Braxton Hicks contractions last night. Never had them before. Kind of scared me. I am soooo ready for this kid to not be inhabiting my body, but I know he is not ready yet. I am not ready for a preemie baby that needs lots of hospital time. So, for now I will let him call my uterus home for a few more weeks. Can I just sleep the next 10 weeks away?

When Mother Nature gives you cold..

Go ice fishing and sledding! That is exactly what we did. Jason went with a group of guys ice fishing on Friday afternoon then planned to go again Saturday. We celebrated Parker's baptism with the family in the morning and then I informed Jason that the whole family was tagging along on his fishing trip. He wasn't too thrilled about it to begin with, but it ended up being really fun. He took Sekoya out on the lake to fish with the expectations of her only lasting for an hour. She ended up staying out there for about 2 1/2 hours and caught the biggest fish! She made her daddy eat his words! Katera and I hung out back at the cabin where we played games, watched movies, did puzzles, and crocheted baby blankets. When Jason finally came back to the cabin it was dark and we had planned to drive home. The girls begged to sleep at the cabin and we gave in. We got up in the morning and sledded right there at the cabin for a short time before we loaded up to get home before we got snowed in. We might be doing some more ice fishing before the winter is over!

One quick thing before I forget... on our way home from Fishlake we had the radio on- just regular radio. There is not very good reception between Richfield and Fishlake. So the radio was fading in and out of static. Both girls asked- What is it doing? Neither of the girls had EVER heard radio reception or static. They both have been born since the invention of XM and Sirius radio where you never have to go without reception. It was really funny to hear them confused at the thought of static.