Walking Tacos

I have discovered a new favorite at the ballpark concession stand. As the title says, it is a walking tacos. Yummy! You take a Frito bag of chips, add spiced meat,cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa if you like. Then you eat it right out of the bag with a fork. Hence the name walking taco. Try it! It's fun!

My little peanut

Jonah is so small! At almost 3 1/2 years old, he weighs somewhere between 25 and 27 pounds. It varies by scale. I wanted to write about this because I believe that someday he will be gianormous and we may forget his humble beginnings.

Getting Jonah to eat is still a full time job, but since there has been some weight gain, the GI doc says we do not have to go back to the tube feeds (yet)! Hurray! I excitedly asked if that meant that we could remove the tube. She said not until August, if all is well. Poor lil bugger. That tube is a pain because it sticks right out there. We usually put onesies on him to keep it protected, but he is almost too tall for any onesies and it gets too hot under his t-shirts. The GI nurse suggested we put velcro on his t-shirts. Is it too much to ask that my kid be able to wear normal clothes like everyone else? Last Sunday in church Tony had to tie his pants on him with a lanyard.

Aw well, the end may be in sight if God says so. And we'll move on to bigger and different worries with a bigger (hopefully) Jonah.

Teacher appreciation at its best

I got roses from a student on Friday. It was one of the sweetest things that has ever happened to me on a typical school day. Thank you Tess! If I can figure out how to put pictures on here, I will post the one I had taken of Tess and me with my bouquet of flowers.
Tess and I have grown close throughout the year and she is very special to me. I am excited to watch as she goes on to 8th grade and then high school. She is a smart girl who is all about getting her head on straight and making good choices. In case you can't tell, I am very proud of her.
Thanks for the flowers Tess!

Surprise! A warm pool day in May!

Wow! I love Memorial weekend! It is probably mostly because I know school is almost out for summer. And I love BBQs and flip flops.
This Memorial Day was so warm that my kids were asking to go to the pool already. I was surprised because I know in past years, it is still pretty chilly at this time. We buy pool memberships at Brookside, so I agreed, figuring that if their lips turned blue we could go on home and we wouldn't be out any money. We went at 3 in the afternoon and there was a nice crowd there. The biggest surprise is that the water wasn't that cold. No blue lips and shivering bodies covered with goosebumps! It turned out to be almost hot!
If you want to try Brookside, let me know. On Tuesdays and Thursdays guests are 1/2 price with a member. While it is nowhere near as nice as Kenton pool, it is a lot closer for most. And with gas prices that means a lot.
See ya at the pool!

An America's Funniest Videos moment

At "my nastics" Tuesday night, Jonah was happily doing the circuit in his mini stars class. Seth and I were watching from the balcony. It was cute how proud Seth looked as he watched his baby brother on the equipment. At least he looked proud until IT happened. Jonah was jumping on the trampoline, when I saw his shorts begin to slide down. I looked away, knowing what was coming, but Seth didn't.You see even at 3 years old, Jonah fits easily into 18 month pants. It's tough to keep things up on him. Next thing I hear is lots of giggling and Seth saying "Oh no!" Jonah had jumped right out of his shorts and tossed them aside. Because we were in the balcony, I couldn't get to him right away, so I leaned over the railing and called to Tony, his instructor. Tony wasn't much help, as he began laughing along with just about everyone in the balcony. When Jonah saw Tony coming for him, laughing, he decided to make a run for it. So Tony chased Jonah around the circuit, still laughing. He finally caught him, scooped him up and put those shorts back on. Seth and I were trying to hide in the balcony, but Tony yelled up, "Did anybody get that on video? We could win some money!" Tee hee!

Wilbur comes to life

My kids have had the same great babysitter since Seth was 6 months old. Jana lives on a farm and is a saint in my eyes. She is very patient with the kids and helps them learn as they grow. It is evident that she really loves her kids and is proud of their accomplishments.

Right now, running loose on her farm, is a herd? troop? bevy? of piglets. They swarm enmasse and are so cute! Mallory wonders if one of them could be a runt like Wilur from Charlotte's Web. The first time I saw them come running, I went to get Jana. You see there have been other incidences over the years, when animals have gotten loose. I thought this was another of those times, but Jana said no. These are "free roaming"piglets. 33 free roaming piglets to be exact. And when I saw them they were swarming around Jonah. It was very cute and funny! Jonah wasn't laughing, but I sure was. After I rescued him, the piglets found a new playmate. They found a Big Wheel toy and began pushing it around. For awhile it looked like they might manage to get the toy into the barn. It was so cute that I wish I had had my video camera.

Why is it that baby anythings look so cute?

I Survived DC 07

Yes, I did it!I laughed, I cried, And it was a blast! I learned a lot and enjoyed the behind the scenes stories the tour guides gave. My favorite stop was Arlington National Cemetery. We participated in a wreath laying ceremony and saw the changing of the guard. I should capitalize that because it was very serious, full of honor and dignity. We also saw the new memorial called "Wall of Fallen Heros" which is small painted portraits of the soldiers being killed in Irag. That was a tear jerker. There were numerous post cards and mementos left at all the portraits, some form their moms and dads, and some from their children. Some of our students have relatives serving in Iraq right now. This was a hard memorial for them to see also.

I could go on and on about what we saw, but I want to remember the fun we also had. My bus had excellent chaperones. I enjoyed a great practical joke on Lisa Layton. I accused her of setting the fire alarm that we had at 4 a.m. at our hotel, with the candles she ahd brought to freshen her room. And yes, we had to evacuate the entire hotel! Mike Slob got in on the joke and at our dinner theater, had Lisa's waiter go and remove the candles from her table saying he had heard she is a fire hazard. She repaid him by having a waitress sit on his lap and sing happy birthday to him. LOL! It was his birthday btw.

Maybe I will write more about this trip later, but right now my 7th graders need some attention! Right Nick?