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We’ve been good. A little chaotic but good.
It’s kinda ironic the way my life works. When I had plenty of time I had NO internet connection. Now that I have plenty of internet connection, i have NO time!
But I love you SO much that I made some time. Just for You!
We are officially moved and it has been crazy busy.
Of course we have been busy with other things too. Like getting ready for school to start next week. And I’m going to be gone ALL weekend. I am seriously SO excited!!!!
But…..
that means….
that the BIGGEST Thing of them ALL….
will have all of the *little Things….
by himself…..
for 2 days.
So ya’ll need to PRAY hard for him 
and them.
Have a GREAT weekend!
Remind me not to make fun of Thing 1’s stories anymore. I think Adventures in Snotland was actually a prophecy.
Except it hasn’t really been an adventure…more like a jungle safari gone really really bad. I thought the story was over. Apparently there are a few *surprise endings.
I don’t really like surprises.
Any of ya’ll pray? If ya do, & you happen to be reading this, could you do me a little favor? Could you just say a little prayer for my Mom.
I’m a firm believer in hitting my knees (instead of the Dr’s office & the pills) when we get sick or hurt. Don’t get me wrong. When in labor, I’m all about the spinal block & the demoral. I’ve had 3 c~sections. I don’t believe that surgery is evil. And as some of you *may already know, I believe in the power of nyquil when ya just feel like crap. Or atleast, the power of nyquil to knock you out so you sleep through most of it.
But as far as actual healing (as opposed to the fleshy feeling better/ comfort stuff) goes… I go to the great physician exclusively.
My philosophy is that if I don’t go to the doctor, then my faith is strong enough that I don’t really need to know exactly whats wrong & I just ‘pray it away’. God is good & all is well. I know that might not make much sense to some, well most, of you, but this has worked for me all of my life. It’s almost like ‘if I get diagnosed with it then it will define me’. And that’s the way it will be. And that’s what my life will be about. Not that there is anything to diagnose. But if there was. That’s probably how it would be.
My family’s (as in mom, dad, sister, nieces) faith is a little different. Not worse. Not better. Just different. That’s okay too. They have faith that if they go to the Dr. when they are sick, that God will use that Dr. or medicine or whatever the treatment is… to heal them. Aaaand that works for them. God is still good & all is well.
So in light of that, I took my mom to the Dr. yesterday. My dad was out of town at a seminar. My sister does not handle emergencies/sickness/basically anything that could possibly involve someone NOT being okay, well.
I’m the one who convinced my mom to go. Everyone’s been SO sick lately. We were worried it might turn into pneumonia. Seriously, I thought we would go to the Dr. (who I used to work for when I was nursing *before other Things took priority & he is very close to our family) & he would give her a shot of cortisone & a script for antibiotics. You’ll feel better in a few days. Come see me next week.
She was off balance & the only way I can describe it accurately is that she was stumbling around like she had had a few too many. He takes one look at her & sends us to the er. She doesn’t want to go. She doesn’t want them to tell her she has to stay. I told her I can’t see any reason why she would have to stay.
SO guess what they tell her? She has to stay. Her WBC is way high. And she has an on again/off again fever.
I know she’ll be okay…but I can’t help but think I should have just let her sleep on the couch like she wanted to do in the 1st place. That’s what I would have done if it had been me instead of her…..
2 Comments:
- Sorry I’ve been a little MIA around this blogosphere. Things have been a little busy for me. I’m sorry to hear about your mom. I don’t think you did anything wrong in taking your mom to the doctor. Prayer doesn’t stop working when we are in the hospital. And sometimes the Lord does use medicine for healing. I will pray for her health to be restored and who knows, it may turn out to be a testimony of God’s healing power to someone in that hospital who didn’t know that He does heal.
- Well that’s a much better way to look at it;) ty girlie.
I give up.
Rockyou! is NOT rocking me right now.
I knocked out last night. I am officially sick of being sick. I don’t usually get sick. I don’t usually get sick to the point where I can’t just ignore it & go about my day. My poor kids. They haven’t learned a thing since last Monday.
Okay. To be fair to myself, and my awesome teaching abilities, they have actually still learned a few things.
Like how to make it look like you’ve done things..
when you haven’t really done a thing.
How to feed your family every night…
without ever turning on the oven.
How to get a movie at bedtime…
by sweet talkin daddy while mommy’s knocked out in a Nyquil~induced~coma.
How mommy will be SO agreeable to anything (including, but not limited to, an ultra healthy breakfast of sausage pizza~banana split pudding~& cheeze its) if you just be quiet while you’re doing it.
Not exactly my plan for our curriculum. Or anything close to my “Good Mom” to do list.
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- That breakfast menu was funny! I hope you are feeling better soon!!
- LOL, I just posted about being sick on my blog this past week too. But I bet you didn’t look like you only had a 2nd grade math education, nor did your family look like the Beverly Hillbillies. It’s all in a good bout of “the bug” for me.
Blessings,
~Toni~
http://inthemidstofthisseason.blogspot.com/2007/04/yellow-alert.html - Oops, I also meant to say those other lessons were muy important as well. I can’t seem to find them in my curriculum though (I think homeschool moms could write an entire “curriculum” about life lessons learned at home).
Blessings,
~Toni~ - I’m so sorry you’ve been sick! ICK! and I have enjoyed reading this entire page of yer blog! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
- What?, wait, you mean sausage pizza for breakfast, microwave meals and movies all night long isn’t a normal mommy thing? Dang, I guess I missed that memo I hope you feel better very soon and get back into your normal routine. If anything I think your kids are learning grace this week. Grace grace.
- We all have those days. And weeks. And months. And sometimes even years. This too shall pass. Hope you get to feeling better soon!
Blessings ~ Diane - I sure understand this post. Been there, done that.
Thanks for stopping by!
Lori
- I think I may be one of your kids… that sounds like my exact routine. lol. Seriously, you are still sick? Allergies or more flu-like…? I’m sorry because you sound like you don’t want to be. I like being sick. Er–is that sick in itself?
- We were sick too for about 3 weeks. It was terrible. I think we’re finally over it. Thanks for stopping by my WW post today! Hope you’re feeling better soon!
- these last couple of weeks have been somewhat unproductive for us. That rotten cold gets a hold of you and doesn’t let go. Keep the Nyquil near by.
- I know what you mean about being tired of being sick. I’ve been feeling a little cruddy but I think it’s allergies. Hope you feel better soon.
- I hate being sick. Had shingles not too long ago- no fun at all.
- Thank you so much. I am feeling slightly human again
just in case you were sitting there … wondering
- I’ve never been out of the south.
- I dream about living up north.
- And I’ve almost convinced myself that I want to.
- But I could never ~ actually ~ live ~ there.
- Because, come on!
- I live in Florida.
- And ~ trust me ~ Fla’s SO not *all that.
- But it would be really really cold up north in the winter.
- And well… I’m a total wimp.
- And under 72 degrees is just not the way I roll.
- Yes I said 72.
- Actually it’s more like 72.5
- But really.
- Did you want me to be all anal about it?
- That’s why I said 72.
- Do you think I could get *rich if I invented a little degrees icon button to go on your keyboard.
- It would be so much more efficient.
- Talk about being efficient.
- I just used 27 words.
- To say absolutely nothing.
- What is wrong with me???
- I Know.
- MAKE IT STOP.
- Do you know what I like about up north?
- They’ve got amish people there.
- And dude.
- Amish people just rock.
- As Brittany is obsessed with all things asian. And shiny.
- That is, Asian.
- And shiny.
- Not to be confused with asian & shiny.
- Or shiny asians.
- Although, that would be her 2 favorite things rolled into one.
- It would be much more efficient.
- Go back & read # 28 again.
- So I am fascinated by all things amish.
- If you’re wondering why I sent you to look up efficient,
- it’s not because I think you’re a loser who doesn’t know what efficient means.
- It’s because I had a brain freeze & looked it up.
- And still spelled it wrong.
- 3 times.
- It’s not my fault.
- Blame it on the childrens benadryl.
- I cannot hang.
- That stuff is kicking my bootay.
- If you followed the bootay link,
- please mentally bleep out any & all words or images that may offend you.
- And remember,
- I didn’t make up the definition.
- But it’s in the dictionary.
- And that makes it truthiness.
- Again, truthiness ~ not to be confused with the truth.
- I’m just doin my job.
- Or my self appointed *pretend job.
- Which means I better go to bed.
- Because it’s like, after 3 am.
- And my real job will be starting when the rooster crows.
- I mean that.
- Literally.
- Our neighbor actually owns a rooster.
- Who crows.
- Every morning.
- And wakes my children up.
- Every morning.
- Have mentioned that I can’t wait to move?
- He has no respect for the weekend.
- Or the fact that poor me is doped up on benadryl & still awake.
- Because the biggest Thing of them all isn’t here.
- And I just can’t sleep alone.
- No matter how much he annoys me.
- Or steals my pillows.
- Or snores …LOUDLY.
- It’s okay baby.
- I love you anyway.
- I just found you by way of Kristie’s “Not Quite What I Had Planned” and, from this post, I can tell I’m going to have to go back and read the WHOLE thing.
I am from Minnesota. And we have Amish people here. Yes, it’s way cool. I’ve never been to Florida, but love San Diego. Humidity is not my friend
. Oh, and especially for Brittany we also have shiny Asians here. And also a few that aren’t shiny ! And four seasons, too. THAT really rocks.I can’t wait to read more…
- OK So I’m still trying to figure out what the Amish have to do with shiny Asians ….
Diane - I know what you mean about not sleeping while hubby is away. Even though he doesn’t like to *snuggle* while sleeping it’s still hard for me to sleep while he’s gone. I’ll have to get over that before he leaves for 15 months or it will be scary for everyone left here. Everyone, other people out driving, anyone I have to come in contact with and my kids. I love your lists, though when they get posted the numbers don’t show up. And the rooster – that’s just classic. The only thing more annoying than a rooster in the morning is a peacock in the morning. Have you ever heard one of those? They sound like cats in pain or crying children – scary when you wake up at gramma’s house & have no idea what is going on outside.
- I don’t know where my numbers go. They are there when I am posting, but disappear when I publish. There must be a number thief somewhere. Or a list hater. Or maybe the list hater IS the number thief.
- LOL! Uhmmm… maybe you need to lay off the benadryl chica! Benadryl knocks me out, but apparently it just does weird things to you?
Stupid roosters!
- I think you are onto something there. I’ve heard that thieves who don’t like lists usually don’t like numbers either. I don’t know if that makes any sense but ya. Maybe its some number stealing list hating virus…
- that’s gotta be it. indeezy. number steain list hatin virus… we’re onto you now.
- Anytime you want to come North, you can crash here…I’ll even take you to see some Amish ;0)
- The number trolls. They go around to blogs and steal numbers from lists.
I’d gladly trade some Amishness from around these parts for some 72° Florida livin’.
Did you see that? A degree symbol. Woohoo!
- number trolls huh? I’ll be lookin out for those little thieves…
& WHERE did you find that degree symbol? Just so you know, I’m holding you personally responsible for my million~less future.
- Diane ~ I have no clue how those 2 things are related. Chalk it up to the druggggs????
- In html, you can make a degree symbol by typing the ampersand (&) followed by “deg;”.
Of course, if I try to type it out here to show you, it will just make a °
- Those must be some good drugggggs. And I thought I had a good life–HA! I was all excited about getting the instructions for the degree symbol but, of course, it hasn’t worked for me. Figures. HA!
- <&”deg;”> I still need a button. KIM still needs a button. Atleast I know someone will buy my million $$$ invention
- If you lived amongst the Amish there would be MORE THAN ONE rooster crowing in the morning! Wow, there are roosters in FLA?
- Omg . Heather … this is why i love you ! You crack me up . I feel special you added me … i do love shiny things … and asians …though some asians are shiny … so they are my favorite :]
Here i am again up late reading your blog cause i missed reading it a couple times … but i love you anyways :]
- I grew up in Northern Minnesota, NEGATIVE 20 DEGREES, now does that sound like fun to you or what.
I like living in Palm Beach a little better.
Get well.
Mark - Nice! I just like the poem that you have just written.
- I’ll just leave that -20 to someone else thank you very much.
YES apparently there ARE roosters in Fla. Or atleast my neighbor thinks they belong here.
As a wise woman (not me either) once said “Stupid roosters!”
I’m looking for that other mom. You know the one. The perfect mom. Where is she? I know she’s out there somewhere. I’ve read about her. I’ve heard about her. Even been asked why I couldn’t be more like her. Cause you know, she teaches perfect kids everyday. In her perfectly clean house. Writing perfect posts. While she simultaneously runs her own business from home. Milks the cows every morning. Picks fresh vegetables from the garden for dinner. And bakes … all kinds of bakie things all day in between rushing said perfect children to all of the most perfect activities.
I’m not so different from her.
I can multi task too.
I can wipe a snotty Thing 5 nose while taming a Thing 4~gone~wild, filling a sippy cup from a gallon of milk bought at Sweetbay, listening to a chattering Thing 3 AND making the appropriate mmmhhhmmm sounds at all of the right places, silencing an argument over ~whatever~Thing 1~&~Thing 2~are~currently~bickering~about with just a look, finding the biggest Thing of them all boxers & a towel so he can take a shower because he can never seem to find them even though they are always in the same place, all at the same time. At which time I am also burning dinner & not baking anything.
How’s that for talent?
I think I’ve just had an epiphanot. Okay not really. But I do think I’m addicted to that site. & I really really like that word. Aaaand I just wanted to use it.
If you happen to see that other mom, let me know. I’m hoping she will show up one day to help me with my laundry.
Sometimes I think I shouldn’t be hatin on the laundry so much. But then I look at the overflowing hampers and … well… it’s just not loveable.
Oh and speaking of snotty noses. Or just snot in general. For the record. Rebecca, the much anticipated answer to your question ~ apparently I am *indeedy the queen of snotland and I am so feelin it this week. But don’t worry ~ my crown is not made of the ordinary paper & crayon variety, but instead appears to be made from a nice cheeto/drool paste.
You’ve been on pins & needles just waiting to hear that haven’t you. SO happy to provide you with the visual. Don’t thank me. It’s what I do.
Okay, my neice sent that to me. It’s a friend of hers. And he’s not, by the way. Just in case it wasn’t clear. But they really do think he is. It’s so disturbing that I actually laughed myself to tears. There is something seriously WRONG with that. And obviously with me. I’m still cracking up.
In all truthiness, you laughed too didn’t you?
- 1. You are a very talented mommy.
2. If you find that perfect mom don’t send her my way. After she left I’d feel like a complete failure.
3. Yay! You have a crown!
4.Oh man, I was crackin up. That video was fun-ny.
5. I’m glad he has a sense of humor to deal with his family’s opinion. - I never considered the failure I’d feel like when she left. Thanks Becca. Now I have to do my own laundry.
To show you that I hold no grudges … YOU can borrow my crown anytime you want
- HAHAHAHAHAA !!
You put bo on there !
That`s hilarious .
It`s on my myspace btw .
So i listen to it every day :]I love it . And him :] AND YOU !
- Those perfect moms just get me everytime. I’d love to have that perfectly clean house, but by the time I get home from work, the only thing I can do is eat supper, feed my son and get him ready for bed. Then I’m pooped. I have a ton of laundry that every now and a blue moon I can get control of – sorta…..
- Leanne ~ I know mee tooooo. except the kids are the work. but I feel ya on the laundry.
Brit I love u TOO.
Let’s flip da channel
Flip the channel Madonnas kissin Britney
Flip the channel Bobbys beatin Whitney
Flip the channel Sex in the City
My God is there anything good on the tv?
Flip the channel Mike Jack got arrested
Flip the channel Paris Hiltons got a sex tape
Flip the channel makeovers on Jenny
Flip the channel gay men are gettin married on Jerry
Flip the channel man we just got a bomb threat
Flip the channel ain’t caught Osama yet..
Flip the channel man I can’t handle it queer eye for the straight guy
Flip the channel quick
Guys dating guys
Girls dating girls
in a nice location & that’s the Real World
Flip
Flip the channel man they young and they restless
Flip another female MC is gettin udressed
Flip the channel pastor’s sellin me a miracle
Flip the channel Oprah is tryin to be spiritual
Flip the channel and Koby got arrested
Flip a priest accused
a little boy molested
Flip the channel man girls gone wild
MTV
Spring break
Change that dial
Flip
Flip the channel man & get a blind date
Flip Cops will show ya who’s the next inmate
Flip
Flip the channel & get an eye full
Flip America find out who’s your idol
Flip
Flip the channel watch demons in the cartoons
Flip the channel bring it right into your living room
Flip
Flip the channel man its all r rated
Never God rated
Flip the channel man Jesus still saves
BUT that type of news never makes the airwaves
- So true; so scary… This world gets more and more enticing every day–enticing in bad ways, not good. It’s a terrifying place to raise ourselves much less raise our children. Grace, grace, grace–that’s what we all need. Grace and blindfolds! Wouldn’t it be great if revival hit Hollywood and the media? Think of how much “easier” that avenue of our lives would be…
- That’s why my favorite channel is the TV GUIDE channel So I can watch all of those channels with NOTHING good on!! How about a channel of just commercials–that would be interesting
Bridget
- the all commercial channel? On second thought, that might be even more explicit. lol.
- Again …
AND DOUBLE R HATES IT .
lol i love you
- Yep, you said it right. There is hardly anything on tv. I try to stay safe with TV Land, FoodTV and my personal set of videos: Andy Griffith, Leave it to Beaver….You know those old good ones. I try to be careful what my son sees on what’s supposed to be a cartoon channel. The devil tries to sneek mess into everything………
- Melly you are so right. Grace & BLINDOLDS. I need to get some of those for my kids
lol Brit. Shoulda done what you said you were gonna do!
Leanne I used to LOVE tv land. but now i really don’t get to watch tv at all. unless it’s pbs. or stupid man show;)
I’m not sure how well this post will be received. It might get me lynched. That’s okay. There is something on my heart that I feel I HAVE to say. Ya might not like it. You probably WON’T agree with it. You may even click right out and never come back. I can deal with that. Although that’s not exactly what I’m going for.
Obedience. Obedience. If One much ~greater ~than ~I prompts me to write a post, well…then I’m gonna write a post. I know who I want to please. And I know that even if I don’t understand the reasoning, it’s ALL GOOD. For the greater good. So I will happily and boldly obey.
My goal here is to help you see the TRUTH. But not mine. And not the worlds version of it either.
I don’t usually post about news/politics etc. It’s just not my thing. But I’m kinda making an exception. By now, we ALL KNOW what happened at Virginia Tech. How could we not. It’s everywhere. I’ve seen the news. I’ve read the posts. I know how you feel. I feel the same way. So I’m not getting into feelings. I’m more interested in attitudes. The attitudes of our hearts. It’s SO *not our place to judge, and yet…Has anyone done anything besides condemn this sick sick child? Like pray maybe. Because if not then….
You know what? I’m not going to go any further. I’m just going to sit back & let Him speak for Himself.
He says it SO much better than I could anyway.
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- I agree with you that this guy was sick. From the little bit of the story I saw on the news (turned it off because I couldn’t handle it anymore) I saw that more than one teacher was concerned about his mental health & recommended that he get help. Unfortunately his actions up to that point, which consisted of writing papers about killing people, weren’t serious enough for action to be required. Sick as he may have been he was obviously competent enough to take care of himself at the age of 23, knew he had issues & should have gotten help for those problems. I feel for his family. I’m sure they are not only grieving his loss but also wondering how this happened to ‘their boy’ and I’m sure blaming themselves as often happens when loved ones are lost.
- Hey girl! Thanks for the post. Wonderfully correct. People seem to get so caught up in selfishness and zoom in on the wrong problem. Yes, the shootings were a problem. However, they were a result of a bigger problem. A heart problem. Possibly a problem that some of our fellow brothers and sisters ingnored. This young man needed Jesus…as do so many. He needed to be loved and befriended. Sometimes it’s just easier to ignore people than to bear their burdens….so fulfilling the law of Christ. I agree. Thanks for the post. I hope people read it and see the truth in the words, and maybe even feel a little conviction for ignoring and blowing off troubled and withdrawn people in their own life instead of trying to help and be a friend to them. Sorry its been so long since I have been on…I have felt very out of touch these last few days…hope to see you at my blog.
- I can only imagine how his family must feel. They are the ones that will be the hardest hit in the long run. Their name will live on in history. I once had a friend that would not give out his last name since it was Manson.
Posting what you have said should only bring people to read more of what you say. If they do not like it, then they are not the audience that you yourself would wish to speak to in person. Just my thoughts, Mark
Today I have
- Washed, dried, folded & fluffed (ha ha ha do you really believe that?) about 200 loads of laundry. Really. That’s not an exaggeration.
- Wondered how such relatively CLEAN children can make thier clothes SMELL so BAD.
- Changed roughly 30 (million) dirty diapers.
- Wondered WHY they have to be SO much like thier daddy in *that respect. Maybe HE should be the official diaper changer.
- Listened to Thing 1 describe ~in detail~ his latest story creation. Life in Snotland. Complete with illustrations. And maps. “Daddy lives on booger lane, where do you want to live?” As far away from there as possible.
- Wondered if there is a way to somehow count this little project as ’school’.
- Kissed thousands of boo boo’s. Real & imagined.
- Yet, when Thing 4 smacked his head (hard enough for me to HEAR the Whomp) and I asked him if he wanted mommy to kiss it he just said “No it’s good ma” and continued on with his little 2 yr old life.
- Wondered when my love for my children overcame my complete disgust for all feets.
- Watched Thing 5 make faces in the mirror.
- Wondered how long the “playin with the pretty baby in the mirror” game would actually be entertaining.
- 47 minutes. Yes the child looked at herself in the mirror for forty seven minutes.
- Aaaand we watched her the entire time.
- Yes we have no life.
- We started out with nothing.
- And we still have a little left.
- Listened to Thing 1 tell the very vivid (& unfortunately true) story of how he and the biggest Thing of them all caught a dead cat while fishing the day before.
- Apparently it was SO cool.
- But only because it was already dead.
- Wondered if the entourage of pets that have lived & died during thier time with our children, has emotionally scarred & completely desensitized my child.
- Was actually thankful to find out that he cried when they caught it.
- Felt bad for being happy about a crying child. Still a little happy to know we can skip the years of therapy.
- Would have skipped the therapy anyway. We have daily therapy sessions on our knees.
- Wiped snotty noses 400 times.
- Once with my shirt.
- Wondered if the snotland story was based on actual facts.
- Decided to change my layout AGAIN.
- Wondered if I really *do have multiple personalities.
- Started to write a post about the layout changes.
- Wondered why I was trying to rationalize blog background decisions to an inanimate object.
- Skipped the post and ate some chocolate instead.
But if you happened to notice the changes, and are curious, I HAD to change it. It was a chocolate beach. I thought that was really cool. 2 of my favorite non *Thing things. BUT then I realized that since having that background, I was not eating chocolate. And I like chocolate. Alot. So, you see, I had no choice.
*** Edited ~ Thing 1 has brought it to my attention, that the reference to booger lane was incorrect. It is actually booger pit road. And his dad not only resides there, he is the king of snotville … er snotland. Thing 1 has very *graciously forgiven me for this error. According to him I am not expected to really understand such complex ideas. Thank God for that. I was having quite a hard time wrapping my tiny little brain around such a big thought. ROFL
Thing 3: Mommy I can’t remember. Why did Jesus die on the cross for our sins?
Mommy: Because He loves us SO much.
Thing 3: Oh Ya.
LONG thoughtful pause: But I really don’t remember that day.
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- Thing 3 is very cute. I look forward to conversations like that with my kids. For now I get “church, jesus, friend, toys?” oh and “amen”. It’s still fun.
- lol that sounds like Elijah. Amens are good too
- OK, how precious is that?
- That’s great! Children are sooo…inquisitive and they say such funny things!
On another note…I left a comment on my other blog about my post on getting ready for company and I also thought I would pop over here to give you the link for the comment that I wrote on another blog…it explains things…
http://me-mama.blogspot.com/2007/04/why-i-hate-perfectionism.html
If this url address is too squished, you can read my response to your comment at my blog.
Blessings!
Heather - She is wayyyy too cute !
lol :] - That is adorable. She’s a cutie!
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Blessings!
Heather
When i read the part about ‘thing 5′ making faces at herself in the mirror i started cracking up ! Cause i thought about when you me and mama were sitting outside. …. when was it ? Friday ? Yeah and she just randomly started making faces in the mirror .
Snotland …. or road or what ever it is called sounds ….ummm….interesting … lol
i love your kids :]