For Blogger Friends New And Old

I want to say THANK YOU for all of the incredibly encouraging comments I have received over the past couple of weeks for the Miracle Girl series, especially from new commenters! Please know that I very much look forward to visiting your blogs when time permits to also learn a little bit about you, especially those who have so tenderly shared their own hearts on this issue.

For those of you on my blogroll, sorry I haven't been by so many of your sites in so long! I've been more busy living life than recording or reading about it. Hopefully I can come say HI soon. And also finally finish what I consider the very best part of Our Miracle Girl Story!

And now......some laughs for Miss Carnation......I think she's right. This blog needs a break from all the teary stuff!


Daddy And Daughter Differences

Written 3/26

Recently we cancelled our satellite dish service and returned to cable. Other than the channels having all different numbers, the kids wouldn't know the difference. Until tonight.
Faith just discovered that Dad has re-gained his favorite programming. "Oh great!" she said, appearing out of the living room and flopping onto the bed where I was folding clothes. "We're not going to see much of Dad from now on! He found the channel where the guys just talk about parking lots and trees!" (City council meetings.)


Maturity Can't Be Got COMPLETELY From Book Learnin'!

Written 3/26

We recently purchased for my older two kids these really neat books that has them both reading more than ever. My son's is called "The Dangerous Book For Boys" and is a big red encyclopedia of sorts on how to be the boy of yesteryear, or more importantly, an eventual "man's man" of tomorrow. It includes all sorts of important topics, from how skip stones to building the perfect tree fort. It even devotes a page to explaining why girls aren't quite so impressed as your buddies with your wind-breaking skills - and why that's O.K.

My daughter's book is a shining teal color and has a big silver title scrawled across the top: "The Daring Book For Girls." From lemonade stands to different styles of hair braiding to rules for proper party etiquette, it's the girl's version of how to grow into a proper adventurous young person. Very fun and except for a couple of pages on slumber party games where spirits are summoned (that I have removed), acceptably appropriate.

This morning, Dalton picked up Faith's book to have a peek. She promptly ripped it from his hands with an admonition: "For Girls Only! See? It says it right here on the cover!" (Hee hee, I love it!)

But teasing, I reminded her, "Well, YOU looked at the boy's book yesterday and it says 'No Girls Allowed!"

"That's right!" My son felt vindicated. "You can't see mine either! So ha-ha, ha-ha, ha-HA!" he sang.

I was already laughing hysterically at their good-natured exchange when Faith took a huge bite of toast, then without considering the irony, squinted her eyes and retorted with a mouth full of food to her OLDER brother, "Oh, grow up!"

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! Oh, That cracked me up!

Sleepy Genes

Written 3/27

We stayed a little late last night at church, enjoying the awesome Spring air and the company of a young friend we hadn't seen in quite some time. This meant that despite my daily forewarnings this week that "we are going to leave church early and go to bed early to catch up on sleep!" we only went to bed even later than usual. This morning the kids were neither eager nor easy to get up!

My youngest moaned dramatically, "Uuuuuuuuugh! I think we need to have a sleeping contest!"

"Believe me, Buddy," I retorted, "if we HAD such a luxury, you wouldn't be winning it because I could stand to sleep a whole lot longer than you would put up with!"

He thought it over a minute and then concurred. "Yeah......and that doesn't really make sense because YOU don't even have to go to school!"

Ahem.