A Miracle

Today a miracle happened. After church I asked Kaleb what he learned in Primary. He told me he learned about Jesus Christ. He then told me the story of the fish and the bread. I was amazed! Not only did he learn something and remember it, but he was able to communicate what he had learned to me.
Sometimes it is really frustrating to have a four year old who is so hard to communicate with, but that frustration makes days like today absolutely wonderful!

Tan Line

About a month ago I got a really bad sunburn. A couple days later I had recovered, and yesterday morning I put on a different swimsuit (this one is halter style)and looked at my back. I had 2 strap lines of white and the rest of my back was a nice light tan color. I thought: It would be nice if my whole back was the same color, oh well...
Then we went swimming. I used sunblock, but apparently I didn't spray it on my back very well, because I now have a new sunburn. Now my whole back is one color of bright pink, except for two five inch long and 1 inch wide stripes where the tie was hanging from my neck. I guess that's what I get for wishing...

Use for Duct Tape

This is one of the best uses for Duct Tape I've ever seen.

Ultrasound

We went to get an ultrasound this morning. That is one of the coolest things, to be able to see your baby while it's still inside, wow. The hospital has upgraded to DVD now, so we have a DVD of the ultrasound to put with the VHS video's of Kaleb and Von. Here are some of the pictures:
The full body shot:

A foot:

Face:

I've gotten pretty good at ultrasounds and could tell what was on the screen most of the time. I also have a little experience seeing what little boys look like on Ultrasounds. So when it showed up, I knew what it was. We're having a boy!
I want a girl at some point, but apparently she'll need lots of big brothers to take care of her.

Honey Buckets

Over the weekend we went to the 4th of July celebration downtown. Some nieces came too, and I was the lucky one who ended up taking kids to the bathroom. None of the kids I helped had used a porta-potty before, or at least didn't remember it. The first thing I noticed was that the company name for the potties was "Honey Bucket" that made me go hmmmmm. One little boy didn't want to sit down on the seat, so I showed him the urinal, he thought that was great. So great in fact that he wanted to use it on his second trip to the potty when he needed to do more than pee. I finally convinced him to sit down on the seat though.
The girls were a bit hesitant to sit down as well. My favorite comment was: "Someone forgot to flush!"
The joys of little kids...

HOT Days!

Each day this week has seemed extra long. I'll feel like it's about time for Karl to get home, so I check the time and it's only 2 or 3 instead of 5. Yesterday I figured out a very probable reason for this. It is HOT! I don't know what temperature it gets up to, probably only in the low 90's, but there hasn't been a breeze to help cool down my house. I'm planning on getting out my box fans and seeing if that helps cool us down a little.
On the plus side- I'm feeling better! At my doctor appointment on Monday the Dr. said to try doing a little bit more and see if it helps my pain. Although I didn't think it would help I've been doing that, and I haven't been hurting as much. Whoohooo!!!

First Impressions

As many of you are aware, Michael Jackson died recently. My perception of Michael Jackson has always been rather skewed thanks to one of my brothers. The first time I heard the song "Beat it", I thought Michael Jackson copied Weird Al's song "Eat it". I learned that this wasn't true from watching a video of Weird Al's life.
In this video Weird Al goes to Michael Jackson to ask if he can make a parody of one of his songs. I tried to find it on youtube, but didn't have any luck. My memory is that Michael Jackson is sitting on a really nice chair, and dressed up in a sequin suit coat with white gloves on. I don't remember him giving Weird Al an answer, but I do remember his gloves suddenly splitting to show long fingernails and hairy hands, and before Weird Al can do anything Michael Jackson has turned into a Monkey of some kind. This is how I pictured Michael Jackson for years afterward. Thanks for the memories Mike.