All Around Town
What a week it has been! I haven't looked this forward to a Friday in a while and 3:00 can't get here soon enough. I remember growing up and my parents would tell me how things had changed since they were young and I always thought they just said that cause they're old. Now that I'm "old" I see exactly how times change after only a couple of decades. It's sad to me to see kids today growing as fast as they are, when do kids get to be kids? A childhood should be comprised of just more than before they start kindergarten. As a person ages the time they have in the childhood phase is only a small portion of their life, why rush through the part when you don't know about "dirty" movies or cuss words, or bills and car maintenance. I remember growing up and watching Roseanne on tv with my dad. There were some topics that I would get "red faced" about, but now those things are nothing in comparison with what we see on tv. I'm pretty much to the point that most of the shows I watch I can't watch any of them with MG. I see now why some families don't have tv or cable in their house. I don't think I'm to that point, but I understand more than I did before. I also don't blame tv for different things in life, I think it's more of a reflection to how certain things are not taboo in society any more. When I first went to college I was unaware of many different things. At first I felt embarrassed and I know I was thought of as being naive, but I appreciate now that I didn't have to grow up knowing some things. I was given a chance to be a kid and that was nice. Don't get me wrong, there are things in this world that I need to prepare my child for but I want to wait on those things as long as I can. Alright I'll get off of my soap box and tell you how we spent our time this week "All Around Town."
Day 1-24
It was such a nice day outside that MG and Tater played outside for a while. They both love playing outside and Tater loves bringing every limb from the yard to the front of the yard and chewing them up. He must be part Woodchuck.
Day 1-25
MG doesn't like bedtime unless you go to bed at the same time. She always manages to sneak to wherever you are. This night I was watching tv in the living room and she came down there.
Did you notice her slippers?
Day 1-26
I love scrapbooking! I teach classes at Yoder's Family Traditions in Sylacauga. This night we made these 9 x 9 accordian albums from CTMH. Yoder's has several different types of craft classes each month for all different type crafts, not just scrapbooking. They also have tons of different type of handmade goods in the store and the best dips you've ever had. They are located on Norton. Stop by and see the owner, Debi, tell her I said hey!
Day 1-27
We have this place in town called Scoops of Fun. They have arcade type games and ice cream. Think Chuck E Cheese meets Dairy Queen. It's not quiet as big as either of those but has a nice "your welcome here" feel. MG loves this place, she calls it the Ice Cream Store. The lady that runs the place is always so nice to MG when we go in there. Robert had gone hunting so I decided to take her after school. I give her a cup of tokens and when they are gone she's done. They have an air hockey table in there that is alot of fun. I'm a mean parent and don't let MG just win, which she didn't. It won't take her long before she beats me, she's getting pretty good.
Day 1-28
On Saturday MG was invited to a birthday party at Whitman Art Gallery and Studio in Childersburg. The kids had a great time and the instructors were so good with them. They each painted a purple and pink background and then spray painted the word a picture on top. I was really impressed. I found out that they offer classes and also have open studio, which I thought was cool. If you haven't checked them out you should. I know I'm trying to figure out when I can go and paint one myself.
Day 1-29
On Sunday the Songbirds, children's choir, sang a cool version of Jesus Loves Me. Can you see MG? Look for the big white bow.
1-30
Why is it that as soon as your kids takes a bath they want to love all over the DOG! Every time without fail, as soon as MG gets out of the tub she wants to love all over Tater. (Yes, those are Christmas pjs, but they are MG's favorite.)
Day 1-31
On Tuesday we went out to eat with Robert's parents, brother, and sister. We went to Zaxby's, of course, and after we ate Aunt K started playing ringtones for MG. She got so tickled she nearly fell in the floor. This is a horrible picture, but they kept laughing so this is the one that was the least blurry.
Day 2-1
On Wednesday nights we have Songbirds and Faithweavers at church. During the Faithweaver opening I call kids up to act of the skits that are played on the sound system. Here is MG playing Anna when she first saw baby Jesus.
Day 2-2
Last night at Faithweavers they made Thankful Envelopes. I didn't really notice what MG had done till I opened my purse this morning. She often comes running downstairs and hands me stuff which I put in my bag or purse. I do the closing for Faithweavers so I'm usually trying to get the kids in place. I looked at the envelope and saw the paper that is sitting on top of it. I'm sure she was trying to spell Tater. MG is a "lazy" writer and often shortens words do she doesn't have to write as much. I thought it was sweet that she put that on there. There are times when Tater is doing something bad and we think for a minute that he is going to have to go, but then we remember how much MG loves him and no he is here to stay. She also has started calling him Bubba. When I asked her why she was calling him that she said, "Ever calls Lynn Bubba and since Tater is my brother I can call him Bubba."
