Ok so Ken being injured SUCKS. He is cranky (not a huge surprise and moreso than normal) and cannot do anything really. So the chores he had not finished BEFORE he broke the toe are still there for ME to do. I have gotten some cleaning done but man is it hard to do it all while the kids are up and about.
Emanuel is really starting to progress… he is cleaning up with us, chattering tons (not English yet), attempting to walk while holding our fingers, he even crawls to his brother’s door when he hears them wake up and tries to push it open! Zander and Gavin are starting to use a few more words though forget to talk when they get frustrated… progress though!
My Grandma (dad’s mom) called me last night. They are doing well. one of her older sisters fell a few weeks back and is still repairing but it sounds like the rest of them are fine. She has 4 sisters and 4 living brothers (her oldest brother died last year in his 90’s). She has not been able to see Emanuel in person yet but calls regularily to catch up. Hopefully we can make it out their way this spring/summer.
One of the twin moms in one of me online egroups sent me a little package with the bum cream I like but cannot buy in Canada – what a sweetheart. I cannot express how much I appreciate all these people I have met on the internet. So much better than penpals. Like my UK bud Cheryl who talked me right back into an optimistic state of mind last night after Ken’s accident. I just don’t know what I would do without the internet. I blame Ken and his computer programming ways.
Tomorrow I am trying a recipe in one of the kids cookbooks my mom lent me… hamburger muffins. They are made of hamburger — and get this — vegetable soup (condensed!) I will let you all know how it goes. Hopefully the boys like it, I would like to get them some new meal ideas. Ken is even willing to try it!!!!
Hmm the twins were bratty today at times but wonderful at others, Emanuel was his usual lovable self and Ken is still surviving. No calls from creditors and a package in the mail – all in all a pretty good day!
Here are a few interesting quotes:
Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you’re really strangers.
– Mary Tyler Moore
– Mary Tyler Moore
If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to serve as a horrible warning.
~ Catherine Aird
Should you find yourself the victim of other people’s bitterness, ignorance, small mindedness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be like them! ~ Author unknown