Tell Me About My Daddy...

Saturday morning...no early morning plans. Mommy is NOT a morning person, so we slept in.  I did set my alarm so the sleeping in was not out of control!  After my alarm went off and I pushed snooze, I just had dozed back off when I felt Tye snuggling up next to me.  I opened my eyes and he was looking at me.

Mom, did my dad like to snuggle?

Thus began a long conversation about Daddy.  What did he like to eat?  Did he read books?  And watch t.v.? Did he go hunting? (no)  What did he do when he was my age?  Did he like to play with me?  Did he have a dog? (Yes, Freck)  Was he in kindergarten once?  Did he like school?  And what about football, did he like football?  And baseball? And basketball, because I love basketball? (yes, I did tell him that Grandma let Daddy skip school to watch March madness)...Did he like dinosaurs?  And what about pizza?  Did he like cookies?

It was really a beautiful conversation.  I kept it light-hearted, and saved the tears for when I climbed in the shower and thought to myself that I have quite a responsibility on my hands to make sure Tye knows who Brian was.  It is very overwhelming.  I am proud to be able to tell him about Brian, but I long for him to know these things firsthand, not from me.

X-Rated Thanksgiving?

Tye crawled in bed the other night and said...I love school.  I hugged him and said...I know you do.  He continued...we really have been learning a lot about naked Americans. We even learned a naked American dance. (I am gasping by now). Did you learn about naked Americans when you were in kindergarten?

No.I.did.not.

Tee Hee...

Wonder if the naked Americans played with the penguins my nephew thought were at the first Thanksgiving!

I have always told the kids' teachers...I will only believe 1/2 of what my kid comes home and tells me about school if you only believe 1/2 of what he comes to school and tells you about us.

Quick Update

Sorry it has been so long...I blinked and October was over, and bam...past halfway through November.

Rachel switched straight from volleyball to basketball.  She and I were just chatting last night that her bball season will be over already in 2 more weeks.  Wow!  I have thoroughly enjoyed watching her play, and I'm working on not yelling from the crowd!  She really enjoys sports, and plans to play both in high school.  I do think she will really enjoy a little break and the chance to go straight home after school when the season is over.  Track doesn't start until March, but the way the year is going, it will be here before we know it.

Amberlea is doing well in school.  She is a happy kid, and I enjoy her laughter and sense of humor.  Last night we made 4 batches of meatloaf.  We washed our hands real well, then use them to mix the hamburger and egg.  The hamburger had been thawing in the fridge, and it was still very cold.  She bet me that she could keep her hands in longer than me.  It was actually pretty funny, and we did a lot of giggling.  We were both saved from losing the bet by the phone ringing.  I love being crazy with my kids.

Tye went hunting with Grandpa this weekend.  He had lots of fun, and we have watched the bow hunter video he brought home about 5x.  He even was up at 4:30 to go hunting, but fell asleep in the deer stand!  He told Grandma that they didn't see any deer, raccoons or bears.  Grandma was happy to hear that no bears were spotted!  Tye was sad to come home, but we'll be back in a few weeks for Thanksgiving.

I keep super busy with school and home.  I have tried to take some time for myself and read.  It is something I can enjoy for myself, instead of cleaning and doing laundry all the time.  I would like to start working out again, and hopefully that will come over the holidays.

Hope this finds you all doing well.