stocks

samuel boyd just bought 5 shares of GE for $76.

growing up in a big family

We usually buy these monster brown bags of salt at Sam's club.  I think they are 25lbs or so. We use those to fill up our smaller salt shakers.

We were running low and I went to Albertsons or somewhere and bought some salt.

This morning I was filling up the shaker with the salt from Albertson's and Luke exclaimed, "WHAT IS THAT THING?"

He had never seen the cylindrical Morton's container before.  Weird. 

One day he will realize most families also do not buy 2 gallon containers of mayo, drums of cooking oil, 50lb bags of flour, gallon jars of relish, and 5 gallon tubs of honey.   : )

sayings xoxo

Luke came to me this morning hobbling.

"mom, my toe. I have a cankernail."

Abbey is talking more every day.

Yesterday Ben was watching a youtube video and she said clear as a bell, "Wow that's a big movie."

Hunters

Elijah Sam Joe and I just passed a hunter safety course.  We are now inexperienced licensed hunters.  Please use extreme caution while in the field.

We went to do some target practice today.  Each boy had great muzzle control and gun safety techniques.  We hit some skeets!!! and made some bullseyes.

Great job.  BTW, there will be no hunting unless someone experienced (obviously not me) takes them out. : )

However, I will volunteer to gut and package the meat.

Children

i saw an article today about the benefits of children.

The 10 hidden benefits of having children.

I love my children.  They are fun. They make life good. They are cute and cuddly and write on my pretty couch with sharpie. I really don't care that much about my couch.  I love my children.

They are a benefit. They are wonderful.

Thank you God for my children.

Sayings xixixix

I was reading the news online this morning and Joe was across the room reading headlines

"WHOA!" he said, "Rodents have taken over London? Do the cops carry bug spray?"

The headline was "Rioters have taken over London." but from across the room it looked like rodents. : )

Sayings

After a day of watching superhero videos, Gideon asked me, "Dad, can Christmas-Man fly?"

Where kittens come from.

Luke was explaining to his friend that we have a new baby kitten.

He told the girl, "We have a new baby kitten and its from a cat."

Big PROBLEM

Matt and I sent all the kids outside so we could have some quiet.  After about 10 minutes Sam knocks on the door.  I open it and he says, "Mom we have a BIG problem." Usually the gravity of that statement means either someone is into a chemical or a pipe is gushing water or the roof has blown off the garage.

I prepared myself.

"What's the problem?" i asked.

"GOATHEADS!  They are everywhere."  He opens his arms and shows me a bunch of weeds.

Whew! False alarm.

mom jeans?

I was wearing my normal walmart jeans and a green short sleeve v neck tshirt.  I thought I looked fine. I decided to change clothes as someone had barfed near me multiple times that morning and there could have been splatter and I was going to a class that night.

I put on a different pair of jeans that my sister gave me.  (had to sew shut the zipper as it didn't work and I certainly don't know how to put on a new zipper). I put on a blue striped walmart long sleeved button up shirt that had been at the bottom of my drawer since winter. The classroom is airconditioned and I freeze in there.  I rolled up the sleeves and thought to put on my trusty crocs.  This was no fashion show.  I changed my mind at the last minute on the crocs and decided to go with flip flops although my teacher said they were inappropriate for "field day". I figured, its not field day I'm still ok.

I walked out of the room and Elijah, Sam and Joe's jaws dropped. Josiah said, "WHOA!" I stopped. Problem?

Elijah, "Your dressed! THANK YOU!"
Joe, "You look awesome!"
Sam, "Very nice mom, where are you going?"

mom, "um yes I got redressed, hunter safety with you."

They all tried to explain how I finally had their fashion approval.

Apparently I stumbled upon the approved dress code.

The trick? Kelly's jeans with a broken zipper, a 3 year old cotton Walmart shirt, and dollar store flipflops.