i was getting ready for a night shift and mema was getting the kids to bed i over heard the prayers...
ehm said in her prayers "thank you Jesus, for taking my corner time"
i explained to her that Jesus had to die to save us from the punishment our sins bring on us. that punishment is a very long time out, in the corner by yourself.
i am glad that she gets it.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
a little boy’s prayers
i was getting the kids ready for bed; books, songs, kisses, drinks, bathroom, kisses, hugs, and then my favorite part: prayers.
Yah is 8 (“and a half” she will tell you) she is perfectly capable of saying prayers on her own, but still likes when mommy listens and prays with her.
Ehm is three now and her prayers are more of a synopsis of the day, very cute and she proves her memory is good even though she tells me she doesn’t recall me telling her not to (insert naughty action here).
Jam is two and he prays for everything he sees. this was the case last night and his prayer went like this; “Dear Jejus, thank for today. thank for my fire truck. thank for my car. thank for tractor. thank for my truck. thank for my bed. thank for window.” at this part her got stuck in a vehicle loop where he was thanking God for every kind of rig he could think of. after a bit, “I love you, Jejus. Aman”
i have all i need and am thankful for it. Jam’s sweet prayers help me to be thankful for everything, even french fries and catsup. today i am going to be aware of all the gifts God has so freely given me and i am going to pray like a little child and let His blessings be forefront in my mind.
Yah is 8 (“and a half” she will tell you) she is perfectly capable of saying prayers on her own, but still likes when mommy listens and prays with her.
Ehm is three now and her prayers are more of a synopsis of the day, very cute and she proves her memory is good even though she tells me she doesn’t recall me telling her not to (insert naughty action here).
Jam is two and he prays for everything he sees. this was the case last night and his prayer went like this; “Dear Jejus, thank for today. thank for my fire truck. thank for my car. thank for tractor. thank for my truck. thank for my bed. thank for window.” at this part her got stuck in a vehicle loop where he was thanking God for every kind of rig he could think of. after a bit, “I love you, Jejus. Aman”
i have all i need and am thankful for it. Jam’s sweet prayers help me to be thankful for everything, even french fries and catsup. today i am going to be aware of all the gifts God has so freely given me and i am going to pray like a little child and let His blessings be forefront in my mind.
Monday, February 28, 2011
dressing with pokeys
ehm and jam were playing dress up this afternoon. ehm got out the Cinderella outfit and then got my heels and clomped danced around the house. jam thought it looked like fun and he got out a beautiful tutu and clomped flitted through the kitchen. every dancer must of course have a nice rest after such a strenuous work out…so out came the footie pajamas. ehm helped jam put his on (over his clothes, which made them rather tight). she held out one arm and then the next. then came time for the feet, well first she convinced him to sit down and said “give me you feet, not that feet the other feet” after the first one got stuffed down into the leg opening, she said “now the next feet, and shake it all about. do the pokey pokey and do the pokey pokey….” then she got stuck in an infinite pokey loop. like a bad cd. i think it is interesting that now we do the pokey pokey instead of the hokey pokey and all while getting ready for a play time “nap” that lasted all of 20 seconds before they got up and were playing something else. at least they are playing nicely and not hitting or biting like yesterday.
of course it has been a few minutes, and they are playing with the marbles and the screaming and squealing ensues… se la vie.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Jesus, Pirates, and the Oregon Trail
we went to the oregon trail museum in baker city this last weekend. my family, the nieces, and in-laws. if you have never been, you should put it on your bucket list. it is way fun and very informative. there are actual horses, buffalo, oxen, sheep that have been stuffed (is taxadermied the right term?) they are set up to look like they are traveling on the oregon trail. there are foot paths you can walk on when the weather is nice and see ruts from the wagons. it is very neat to be in the place where these brave americans ventured out to find a better life.
while we were enjoying the life size wagon train, we talked about how the people had to walk 10-20 miles each day and once the children out grew their shoes, they went barefoot. this is our last field trip of the school year. and we are now enjoying the summer before third grade (gah! third grade? oh time, please slow down, just a bit)
near the end of the display, there is a man driving his sheep. he has a nice staff and about six sheep. of course his hair is long, because there were no barber shops along the oregon trail. Ehm sees the shepherd and yells out “LOOK! I FOUND JESUS! I SEE JESUS, HI, JESUS!” now i am trying not to laugh, because her faith is so perfectly childlike. but Jesus on the oregon trail? then i took a closer look, it does look like the classic pictures of the Savior that are so often portrayed. Ehm was so happy that she got to see “her Jesus.”
then comes the part of the museum where we start our oregon trail adventure starting at independence, missouri. there is a wonderful display of a ship in a box and Baba thinks it is a pirate ship. she has an unnatural fascination with all things pirate and has for over a year now.
right now in the exhibit room there is a life size wagon and foam blocks that are labeled (beans, rice, fine clothes, work clothes, china, grandmother’s clock, chair, bed roll, bedding, linens, gun making supplies, bullets, whiskey, medicine, cast-iron stove, cook ware, bacon, hard tack, dried fruit, trinkets, toys…there are many others to, i can’t recall any more at the moment.) the idea is to pack your wagon making sure not to exceed the weight limit and to make sure you are taking the necessary things and not wasting room on things you would like, but are not necessary. this is a fun way to learn about how difficult traveling would have been. also makes me grateful for all the things i have and feel that i can not live without.
there is a place to put on a puppet show with animal puppets, and a giant magnet word board (this was my favorite), also a dress up corner and a play camera to see what clothes and hats from that time were like.
the kids loved this part a lot. and who doesn’t like dress up?
all in all it was a very educational and super fun time had by all. and now i have shared it with you so now you know the oregon trail started out with pirates on a ship and ended with Jesus and his sheep.
click on the photo to read more true stories 
while we were enjoying the life size wagon train, we talked about how the people had to walk 10-20 miles each day and once the children out grew their shoes, they went barefoot. this is our last field trip of the school year. and we are now enjoying the summer before third grade (gah! third grade? oh time, please slow down, just a bit)
near the end of the display, there is a man driving his sheep. he has a nice staff and about six sheep. of course his hair is long, because there were no barber shops along the oregon trail. Ehm sees the shepherd and yells out “LOOK! I FOUND JESUS! I SEE JESUS, HI, JESUS!” now i am trying not to laugh, because her faith is so perfectly childlike. but Jesus on the oregon trail? then i took a closer look, it does look like the classic pictures of the Savior that are so often portrayed. Ehm was so happy that she got to see “her Jesus.”
then comes the part of the museum where we start our oregon trail adventure starting at independence, missouri. there is a wonderful display of a ship in a box and Baba thinks it is a pirate ship. she has an unnatural fascination with all things pirate and has for over a year now.
right now in the exhibit room there is a life size wagon and foam blocks that are labeled (beans, rice, fine clothes, work clothes, china, grandmother’s clock, chair, bed roll, bedding, linens, gun making supplies, bullets, whiskey, medicine, cast-iron stove, cook ware, bacon, hard tack, dried fruit, trinkets, toys…there are many others to, i can’t recall any more at the moment.) the idea is to pack your wagon making sure not to exceed the weight limit and to make sure you are taking the necessary things and not wasting room on things you would like, but are not necessary. this is a fun way to learn about how difficult traveling would have been. also makes me grateful for all the things i have and feel that i can not live without.
there is a place to put on a puppet show with animal puppets, and a giant magnet word board (this was my favorite), also a dress up corner and a play camera to see what clothes and hats from that time were like.
the kids loved this part a lot. and who doesn’t like dress up?
all in all it was a very educational and super fun time had by all. and now i have shared it with you so now you know the oregon trail started out with pirates on a ship and ended with Jesus and his sheep.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
farting game "doorknob" and big don
http://bridgettetaylor.blogspot.com/2009/11/safteydoorknob-game-lmao.html
It's called the safety/doorknob game. If somebody in the room farts that person has to yell "safety" before someone else in the room can yell "doorknob." If doorknob is yelled out first then you get to hit the person that farted.
i used to play this with my stepdad. he had terrible gas. one day when i came home from school, he let a huge fart and i yelled doorknob and he pulled one out of his pocket. i was so surprised. thanks for helping me remember this silly time.
thanks for reading...
It's called the safety/doorknob game. If somebody in the room farts that person has to yell "safety" before someone else in the room can yell "doorknob." If doorknob is yelled out first then you get to hit the person that farted.
i used to play this with my stepdad. he had terrible gas. one day when i came home from school, he let a huge fart and i yelled doorknob and he pulled one out of his pocket. i was so surprised. thanks for helping me remember this silly time.
thanks for reading...
Sunday, September 27, 2009
learnin how to be a man
daddy-0 was changing the oil in papa’s lil red car. Jam was helping. he got into the tools and tried to eat them. how else is he to get to know which tool is right for the job?
he also made sure there was no damage to the papa’s car, he made a free inspection.
Yah loves the rachet. “it makes cool noises” (a girl after my own heart) but she did not want to hold the rag.
okay, see you again in 3 months or 30,000 miles.
thanks for reading…
he also made sure there was no damage to the papa’s car, he made a free inspection.
Yah loves the rachet. “it makes cool noises” (a girl after my own heart) but she did not want to hold the rag.
okay, see you again in 3 months or 30,000 miles.
thanks for reading…
Thursday, August 20, 2009
p365 August part 1
yeah, well i decided waiting till the end of the month to post my p365 is just NOT going to work out. it takes too much time, and then windows live writer gets upset trying to post so many photos all at once. i did finally convince wlw to get the job done, but i will try to make it easier for my self too. i decided to post every 5 days or so. that would make six p365 posts in a month. that doesn’t sound like too much does it? i would hate to have become a bore.
aug. 1
daddy-o and i got to have our night at the hotel. his mom is the head of the housekeeping department and she had rose petals put on our bed,
and swans by the hot tub. she also left coke and root beer in the fridge, and cookies and doritos on the counter. how nice is that? thank the Lord i have such nice family. daddy-o and i had a great time just being together and we went out to dinner at a local irish steakhouse.
aug. 2
when we came home from our “get away” this is what we saw
everyone was in our pool! they were having a great time. Ehm was motoring all over in her life jacket. and papa was throwing Yah and Baba into the water. they loved it and begged for more.
aug. 3
we played inside because it was windy. Ehm wanted to wear her brother’s vest and HAD to have it zipped.
a big wind storm came through and there were black clouds over us. but town had an orangey pinkish glow. it was cool and creepy at the same time. almost looked like a fire. then it rained big drops.
this is “rose bluey” Yah saved her allowance for three months to get fish, tank, and accessories. she is very proud of rose (don’t tell her “rose” is a boy) and feeds her every night. she is responsible for cleaning the tank and telling mom or daddy-o when she needs more water. i am hoping to give her freedom and empowerment by having her be in charge of something.
aug. 4
that loose tooth from july? well it finally came out. you can read more about it and our tooth fairy traditions here. (aren’t you proud of me? i can put a link in my post. i have been dreaming of this for a while now, and windows live writer has a handy little button so i can. wow, i’m so cool!)
a big thunderstorm came through. it was amazing. i went out for about 15 min. and got some great shots. the storm lasted well over two hours. it also started three grass fires in the area.
aug. 5
this is what i heard while i was trying to sleep.
this yellow crop duster has been our “friend” for the last eight years. he flies over and “buzzes” our house. i know it isn’t on purpose, he is just doing his job. sometimes he seems to turn right over our house after every pass!
well, this isn’t too bad, right?
thanks for reading…
aug. 1
daddy-o and i got to have our night at the hotel. his mom is the head of the housekeeping department and she had rose petals put on our bed,
and swans by the hot tub. she also left coke and root beer in the fridge, and cookies and doritos on the counter. how nice is that? thank the Lord i have such nice family. daddy-o and i had a great time just being together and we went out to dinner at a local irish steakhouse.
aug. 2
when we came home from our “get away” this is what we saw
everyone was in our pool! they were having a great time. Ehm was motoring all over in her life jacket. and papa was throwing Yah and Baba into the water. they loved it and begged for more. aug. 3
we played inside because it was windy. Ehm wanted to wear her brother’s vest and HAD to have it zipped.
a big wind storm came through and there were black clouds over us. but town had an orangey pinkish glow. it was cool and creepy at the same time. almost looked like a fire. then it rained big drops.
this is “rose bluey” Yah saved her allowance for three months to get fish, tank, and accessories. she is very proud of rose (don’t tell her “rose” is a boy) and feeds her every night. she is responsible for cleaning the tank and telling mom or daddy-o when she needs more water. i am hoping to give her freedom and empowerment by having her be in charge of something.
aug. 4
that loose tooth from july? well it finally came out. you can read more about it and our tooth fairy traditions here. (aren’t you proud of me? i can put a link in my post. i have been dreaming of this for a while now, and windows live writer has a handy little button so i can. wow, i’m so cool!)
a big thunderstorm came through. it was amazing. i went out for about 15 min. and got some great shots. the storm lasted well over two hours. it also started three grass fires in the area.
aug. 5
this is what i heard while i was trying to sleep.
this yellow crop duster has been our “friend” for the last eight years. he flies over and “buzzes” our house. i know it isn’t on purpose, he is just doing his job. sometimes he seems to turn right over our house after every pass!
well, this isn’t too bad, right?
thanks for reading…
Sunday, August 16, 2009
hello, tooth fairy?
that loose tooth from july?
well it finally came out!
when i was little, i always put my tooth into a cut glass juice cup, then put it in the window so the tooth fairy could see my tooth and bring me some coins. i asked my grandma if she still had one of the juice cups that we could have for our tooth fairy cup. she said that they had all broken a few years ago. we went to the thrift store together and we were able to find the same style cup for 25 cents! how cool.
the story goes: you put your tooth into the beautiful cup, then put some water into it and set it in the window. the moonlight will shine down into the cup and reflect the white of the tooth out the cut glass like a beacon for the tooth fairy to find.
this is the only time all summer Yah has been ready for bed before it is dark. and she even refused to finish the movie we were watching so she could go to bed before the tooth fairy came.
we all know that if you aren’t asleep by midnight, then the tooth fairy will have to come back on a different day. there are so many children around the world loosing teeth, if you are not ready for her, she does not have time to wait on you.
when you are good and asleep, then she will come and leave a gold coin and an indeterminable amount of money in the cup. depending on the size, cleanliness and shine of the tooth of course.
and we all know fairies leave behind glitter when they walk. you can see a fairy trail here where the tooth fairy was. sometimes, there is even glitter in the cup!
what are your loose tooth and tooth fairy traditions?
thanks for reading…
well it finally came out!
when i was little, i always put my tooth into a cut glass juice cup, then put it in the window so the tooth fairy could see my tooth and bring me some coins. i asked my grandma if she still had one of the juice cups that we could have for our tooth fairy cup. she said that they had all broken a few years ago. we went to the thrift store together and we were able to find the same style cup for 25 cents! how cool.
the story goes: you put your tooth into the beautiful cup, then put some water into it and set it in the window. the moonlight will shine down into the cup and reflect the white of the tooth out the cut glass like a beacon for the tooth fairy to find.
this is the only time all summer Yah has been ready for bed before it is dark. and she even refused to finish the movie we were watching so she could go to bed before the tooth fairy came.
we all know that if you aren’t asleep by midnight, then the tooth fairy will have to come back on a different day. there are so many children around the world loosing teeth, if you are not ready for her, she does not have time to wait on you.
when you are good and asleep, then she will come and leave a gold coin and an indeterminable amount of money in the cup. depending on the size, cleanliness and shine of the tooth of course.
and we all know fairies leave behind glitter when they walk. you can see a fairy trail here where the tooth fairy was. sometimes, there is even glitter in the cup!
what are your loose tooth and tooth fairy traditions?
thanks for reading…
Saturday, August 8, 2009
July 365 my summer in photos i heart faces #30
I am always chasing down one of the kids with the camera. One of the few occasions when I had left the camera at home, my husband turned to me and asked, aren't you going to take a picture of that? I have learned not to leave my camera in the car, memories are forever lost; and cameras get stolen by the bad guys that drilled a hole in my door. Always take the camera with you, even if you don't plan on using it, you never know what cute things those kids are going to do, and what memory you will be able to forever hold on to.
so there are lots of people doing project 365. i don't know the rules. i am making my own as i go along... i am going to take a photo each day for at least 365 days. i will post them, although not more than once per week (i just don't have the time) and i plan on commenting on what happened that day or about the photo. so i have a thing about starting in the middle of a month and waited till july to start. i thought this makes sense as it is also the start of a new fiscal year for many companies...
i think this will be fun, although i am having some trouble getting all these pics to behave the way i want them to in this post.
the best way to start anything is with family, so here are the babies meeting Grandma GG for the first time. she is 97 and is visiting from CA. we had a great time while she was here. don’t know how much longer she will last.
at Granny and Gramp’s house. the girls are playing under the mountain lion (cougar) rug. they had tons of fun chasing Gramps around the house. “just like a lion dance!”
Jam playing in the park while mommy took some other little boy’s pictures.
this is the new kitty. she is so sweet. her name is maid Marion, but i call her baby.
on independence day all decked out.
my sparkler. sparklers are my absolute favorite!
Ehm declaring independence from clothes. i hope this isn’t a sign of things to come…
my place of employment
what i see in the morning when i get home from work
she has learned to drink the milk from the bowl
must pat bottom of bowl to get every last drop out
need to lick underside of bowl to be sure some cereal goodness hasn’t leaked through
yes, i love cereal, can’t you tell?
yes, this is my clothes line, these are just ordinary pants on the line, but just to the left the sprinkler is going…yep everything got soaked. i am trying to get the baby pants to grow into daddy pants no luck so far. maybe they need more water…
first night camping, s’mores are a must. Yah burns her mallows on purpose. yuck!
pretty bike downtown McCall
ice cream alley open till 10 for dancers yea!
danced at the ice rink, nice and cool ahhh
flower from hen and chicks
silly Baba kept making faces so she could see them on the LCD screen. goofy kid
beautiful Payette lake
double rainbow on the way home cool right?
work in the daylight
field growing 4 types of lettuce, looks funny to me. this is just down the road from my house
my fortune, not that i had Chinese food, just the cookie. still not sure what the unexpected event is…maybe “soon” is longer than i think
daddy-o got the pool ready for Yah’s party
invitations to the mermaid party
fluoride treatment. no complaining , she is very good for the dentist and hygienist
in the creek at Albertson’s park. the water is cold. mom and Yah had a fun time at the park by themselves
at the train depot. she is so beautiful
the pond was amazing, lots of fish too
sunset
what i see before i go to work
i did it!
in the front yard
where is ehm? she loves to play peek-a-boo with this hat. looks like holly hobby
my mom workin out. go mom!
this gal stayed at our hotel for her honeymoon and let me take a pic of her in the dress
irrigation pipe across the road from my house
i pass this ditch on my way home. i like the tall grass weeds
she tried to pull this tooth…
no it did not come out on this day, but the string slipped off and she was sure surprised
getting ready to go
ehm loves the animals
8 months old by gate number 8
look! see the sheep?
funny how they both sleep the same way. this actually happens a lot, even when they are in their beds, they will be in the same pose.
i think these are garlic flowers, i know they are not onions…just not quite sure. just down the road from our place
grain ready for the harvest
this is part of our view. fields and the hills
well this has been our July in review, hope you enjoyed coming on this photo journal journey… have a great week and check out all the other summer vacation photos over at i heart faces.
thanks for reading…
so there are lots of people doing project 365. i don't know the rules. i am making my own as i go along... i am going to take a photo each day for at least 365 days. i will post them, although not more than once per week (i just don't have the time) and i plan on commenting on what happened that day or about the photo. so i have a thing about starting in the middle of a month and waited till july to start. i thought this makes sense as it is also the start of a new fiscal year for many companies...
i think this will be fun, although i am having some trouble getting all these pics to behave the way i want them to in this post.
the best way to start anything is with family, so here are the babies meeting Grandma GG for the first time. she is 97 and is visiting from CA. we had a great time while she was here. don’t know how much longer she will last.
at Granny and Gramp’s house. the girls are playing under the mountain lion (cougar) rug. they had tons of fun chasing Gramps around the house. “just like a lion dance!”
Jam playing in the park while mommy took some other little boy’s pictures.
this is the new kitty. she is so sweet. her name is maid Marion, but i call her baby.
on independence day all decked out.
my sparkler. sparklers are my absolute favorite!
Ehm declaring independence from clothes. i hope this isn’t a sign of things to come…
my place of employment
what i see in the morning when i get home from work
she has learned to drink the milk from the bowl
must pat bottom of bowl to get every last drop out
need to lick underside of bowl to be sure some cereal goodness hasn’t leaked through
yes, i love cereal, can’t you tell?
yes, this is my clothes line, these are just ordinary pants on the line, but just to the left the sprinkler is going…yep everything got soaked. i am trying to get the baby pants to grow into daddy pants no luck so far. maybe they need more water…
first night camping, s’mores are a must. Yah burns her mallows on purpose. yuck!
pretty bike downtown McCall
ice cream alley open till 10 for dancers yea!
danced at the ice rink, nice and cool ahhh
flower from hen and chicks
silly Baba kept making faces so she could see them on the LCD screen. goofy kid
beautiful Payette lake
double rainbow on the way home cool right?
work in the daylight
field growing 4 types of lettuce, looks funny to me. this is just down the road from my house
my fortune, not that i had Chinese food, just the cookie. still not sure what the unexpected event is…maybe “soon” is longer than i think
daddy-o got the pool ready for Yah’s party
invitations to the mermaid party
fluoride treatment. no complaining , she is very good for the dentist and hygienist
in the creek at Albertson’s park. the water is cold. mom and Yah had a fun time at the park by themselves
at the train depot. she is so beautiful
the pond was amazing, lots of fish too
sunset
what i see before i go to work
i did it!
in the front yard
where is ehm? she loves to play peek-a-boo with this hat. looks like holly hobby
my mom workin out. go mom!
this gal stayed at our hotel for her honeymoon and let me take a pic of her in the dress
irrigation pipe across the road from my house
i pass this ditch on my way home. i like the tall grass weeds
she tried to pull this tooth…
no it did not come out on this day, but the string slipped off and she was sure surprised
getting ready to go
ehm loves the animals
8 months old by gate number 8
look! see the sheep?
funny how they both sleep the same way. this actually happens a lot, even when they are in their beds, they will be in the same pose.
i think these are garlic flowers, i know they are not onions…just not quite sure. just down the road from our place
grain ready for the harvest
this is part of our view. fields and the hills
well this has been our July in review, hope you enjoyed coming on this photo journal journey… have a great week and check out all the other summer vacation photos over at i heart faces.
thanks for reading…
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