ABC's

Gavin is learning his ABC's. Imagine a 3 year old singing this.* the middle section follows the song part of LMNOP.

ABCDEFG Kill 'em then you pee QRS X O.

And then a big bow with a huge smile on his face!!!

What the?!

Ron is growing a goatee. He is trying to be like all the other twenty-somethings at work. I hate it.

I went on a date!!

Ron and I actually went out, by ourselves, to a restaurant and then a movie. Neither of us can even remember when we did that last. We know it was at least 3 years ago when we went to a movie. (and "Winnie the Pooh and the Huffalump" doesn't count!) Thanks Aunt Bibby for babysitting!!

A smelly situation

Carter pooped on my living room floor and spread it all around. He did this about 10 minutes before all the parents were to arrive and about 15 minutes before my sister was to arrive. What a mess. :( Now I need to clean the carpet this weekend.

Welcome to my life Aunt Bibby!!!

The Y chromosome

I always figured boys/guys act the way they do because they weren't taught manners. It is never attractive to hear anyone belch out the ABC's or high five at the smelliest fart. I have found that it isn't a lack of manners, though, but the Y chromosome, is to blame. They just can't help it. It starts at a young age; in my study the average age is 3 years old. This is just the beginning. When they pretend to belch after every bite and laugh uncontrollable at their little farts. They then continue to develop and perfect their technique over the course of the next 10 years, so by the time they turn 13, they are sitting next to their fathers and high fiving each other's smelly farts.

I just have to say, it isn't my fault. I tried. It just can't be helped.

The Y chromosome

I always figured boys/guys act the way they do because they weren't taught manners. It is never attractive to hear anyone belch out the ABC's or high five at the smelliest fart. I have found that it isn't a lack of manners, though, but the Y chromosome, is to blame. They just can't help it. It starts at a young age; in my study the average age is 3 years old. This is just the beginning. When they pretend to belch after every bite and laugh uncontrollable at their little farts. They then continue to develop and perfect their technique over the course of the next 10 years, so by the time they turn 13, they are sitting next to their fathers and high fiving each other's smelly farts.

I just have to say, it isn't my fault. I tried. It just can't be helped.

My monkey

Gavin is pretending to be a monkey today. He has never been a monkey before, it is usually a dog or a cat. Since he is a monkey today, he will only speak in monkey. Which, if you can imagine, was very cute at first but now is very annoying. He answers my questions in monkey and does monkey things like climb up on the bathroom counter. I am about ready to put him in a cage and send him to the zoo.

Max

Max says the words: mama, daddy, this, that, don't, and uh oh. He shakes his head no really fast to make himself dizzy and he also turns in circles. He turns in circles really slow, though, so it doesn't have as much of an effect as shaking his head no really fast. He also knows how to blow kisses. :) His hair is soooo curly. It is a bit long, also, and if we brush it, it puffs out to at least twice its size.

Only 5 classes and 42 days left

I have knocked out one more Financial Management class, which included a lovely test. I am definitely not accountant material, but I think I did okay on the test. I have also finished up week 2 in my Compensation and Benefits class. This class is a bit of a drag. The material is really dry and I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to help write a 20 page paper comparing and contrasting job description, job analysis, and compensation of four public sector jobs. My chosen job is Police Captain. I can hardly contain my excitement.

It is countdown time!!!

One small step for man....

I was at Wal-Mart last night and struck up a conversation with an employee. Conversations with Wal-Mart employees can be quite interesting, and this was no exception. The conversation started out with a talk about the weather and how chilly and rainy it has been. I mentioned that the seasons seem to happen earlier in the year. Extremely hot in July instead of August. Rainy and colder in September instead of October. She proceeded to tell me her theory on why this is occuring. Something about us landing on the moon and pushing the moon out of orbit enough to change our seasons. I can't say I followed her theory very well, but it is something to think about.

Thanks, Nancy! It was almost as memorable as the time I stepped in baby poop in the middle of aisle 7.

Little Brother

I remember when Olivia used to follow me around and try to do everything I did. It annoyed me so much! (To the point of punching Olivia and giving her a bloody nose.) But it is so adorable to see Max try and do everything that Gavin does. Although, it annoys Gavin, a lot.

Every time Gavin puts his back pack on to go to preschool, Max runs and grabs this little fanny pack and slings it over his shoulder and stands next to Gavin at the front door. It just breaks Max's heart when Gavin gets to leave and he has to stay home.

I wonder how long I have before Gavin gives Max a bloody nose.

Love ya' Libby!!

Why???

I am behind on my posts and the number of questions that Gavin has asked me is large and I am starting to forget them. So here are some of the questions he asked me in the past week.

How big is God?
How big is Jesus?
Why does God make bugs?
Is "damn it" a good word?
Then how come Daddy says "damn it"?

A new baby

Congratulations to Jessica and Jim on their little boy, T.J., born Sept 1st at 11:30pm. I went to see her yesterday and was able to hold TJ. He was only 1 day old and so little. Does it make me think about having another? No, in fact, the opposite happened. A newborn is sooo much work and I am too tired keeping the two monkeys I currently have out of trouble!

Good luck, Jim and Jess!!