Makin' things - we always seem to be in the middle of at least ten projects at once. The latest completed project is a sock dog with a black eye for Ian. Wyatt's head and Ian's eye had a collision in a before bedtime wrestling match and Ian remembered this dog from Sock and Glove. We made him yesterday. As I type this, I can see the boys are in the front yard collecting pine cones that blew down in Tuesday nights storm to make more boats to float. See...always makin' somethin'.
Munchkins - my nickname for the boys.
Macaroni and Cheese - my all time favorite meal, made the way my Grammer and my Mom make it...macaroni, butter, cheese and milk. No other ingredients necessary.
Mail - It has been a good mail week. This arrived from sweet Sarah as just an out-of-the-goodness-of-her-heart housewarming gift. Thanks so much Sarah, the tablecloth is on the table and I am plotting what to do with that awesome Navy fabric. I also received several books from Amazon...most of them are listed in the sidebar.
Nice - My mom had a cross stitch sampler hanging in our house when I was a kid that read: "It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice." I avoid the word nice at all costs because I think it gets overused. But I got the message Mom!
Naked - Wyatt is usually without clothing. It seems to help with potty-training.
Navy - our source of income.
Observing - our favorite past time, nature, people, honey pouring out of the jar, dump trucks, the man fixing the fridge this morning...you name it we like to watch it. Last night it was three cicadas that we found on our porch. The boys wanted to pet him and when they did, you guess it, he flapped his wings like mad and made its buzzing noise. The boys were scared to death, and I laughed everytime they would reach into the jar and jerk their hands out when the cicada would start. I don't think I have laughed that hard in a good while. But the boys kept at it until I think they finally wore the poor things out and they let the boys stoke their wings. We let them go this morning.
Oma - what my boys call my mom.
Ocean - When I was in high school I predicted that in 20 years I would be living next to the ocean and working as a marine biologist. I'm close...living within bike riding distance of the ocean and raising three marine biologists (maybe...you never know).