1. I’m new to this whole ten random thoughts to post on a Tuesday thing, but my friend Jill does a great job with this week after week so I thought I’d give it a try.
2. The other night I noticed one of the mushrooms I was slicing had an odd shape. When I pointed it out to the kids (now, this to me is a classic example of the difference between a little girl and a little boy), Ella said sweetly while batting her eyes, “Aah, it looks like a heart.” Jack, on the other hand, said in his best Beavis impression (no, he has not seen that show, but you get the idea), “Huh huh, it looks like buns.” Yeah, well, he has a point.
3. Ella had her follow-up appointment for her arm last Wednesday. A new x-ray showed no evidence of new bone formation (no fracture healing) which indicates that this was not our first broken bone. She did a pretty good job “straining” her elbow, though, and has spent this past week trying to get her arm to straighten fully again and heal the bruises. Tonight is her first night back at gymnastics, so we’re hoping she’s well enough to try cartwheels again (just not off any chairs).
4. Speaking of cartwheels off of chairs, new details came to light last week about the aforementioned injury to Ella’s elbow. Apparently, the supposed chair that Ella did her cartwheel off of was precariously placed on a couch. When Ella told the 2nd-grader who lives next door to us this story he just nodded and said, “Yup, it was a dare”, as if it all sounded perfectly logical.
5. Ella has joined a Girl Scouts Daisy troop this year and I’m sure you’ll be seeing many posts to come regarding GS activities. They have several exciting events planned for the girls, in addition to earning their petals and badges, including a pumpkin patch visit, walking in a holiday parade, a mother-daughter tea, a father-daughter dance, cookie sales (mmm…yummy thin mints…you know you want to order from us :) ), and a day trip to a Girl Scout camp. Ella knows at least half of the girls in her troop already, and I know several of the moms, so it should be a good time for both of us.
6. One of Ella’s beautiful, perfect top front teeth is wiggly. It might be a month or more until it’s gone, but I already feel sad about its impending loss. I know I’ll love that gap-toothed grin, but her smile right now is just so sweet there’s no doubt I’ll miss it, too.
7. My friend Jill always manages to slip in a cool or rare insect shot. So, Jill, I see your luna moth and raise you a tomato horn worm with wasp cocoons on his back. Seriously, we found two of these tragic souls on our tomato plants when we returned from Jacqui’s wedding. All of the heartless gardeners who posted about this worm (had to do the google to figure out what the heck these were) said to let nature take its course so that the wasps can hatch and go off and kill more tomato-destroying worms. We had to watch this unfold for the next week out of our breakfast nook window and I admittedly felt sad for the little guys (the baby wasps literally eat their way out), but Ella comfortingly said to me, “Mommy, it’s the circle of life.” And so it is.
8. With Papa’s help last week, Jack finally got his 177-piece Star Wars speeder built that Uncle Chris and Aunt Chrissy gave him for his birthday. Thanks, Papa! You are a very patient man…especially considering how Jack had managed to sneak in pieces from another kit and misplace ones from this kit.
9. Jack’s TK teacher told me at carpool pickup last Friday that they love having Jack in their class. He’s doing very well and quite often they point him out to show the other kids how they should be acting. Way to go, Jack! Keep it up, buddy. We’re proud of you.
10. I love this face. I think I might start doing all of my photo shoots in my family room in the early afternoon. Apparently we get awesome light there. Just had to capture this sweet face in it. I’m a sucker for those eyes and never manage to stay upset with this little punk for long.
