ideas of order: November 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009

Self Portrait of Nathan as a Messy Army Child

Look at the intensity. The concern. What is it the artist fears from the camera & his own finger? Perhaps, as Socrate's poet, he is "inspired and out of his mind," his hand moving of its own accord, and only the eyes remain of the child trapped within.

Okay, maybe not. But it is an intense looking picture. Here's another:

Okay, tell me that's not a cute kid

Halloween pics & that's all. So much for my Pulitzer.

So, I sat down to write a witty blog post to accompany the Halloween pics of the kids (per Kenzie's request)--something I hoped would make you smile and not just at the adorable kids. Then Ivy woke up. And wanted to eat. Now. Then Katie woke up. And wanted juice. Now.

They both got H1N1 and seasonal flu shots this morning. Hence the pampering. I'm not normally a drop-of-the-hat juice purveyor. It's not my parenting style. Nathan will be home from school very shortly & I will go outside to meet him. So you're just getting pics. No further commentary. Hopefully that's enough for at least a little grin. They are cute kids.

Super Nathan!

Minnie Katie Mouse

An appropriately glum Eeyore Ivy

Nathan, Katie & Ivy quotes small enough to fit in the sidebar

Ivy (after church): Guess what!!
Dad: What?
Ivy: Rich Blessings are in stores!

Dad: This is good country music, right?
Kids nod or give some sign of assent.
Dad: You know some people don't like country music.
Nathan, thoughtfully: Oh, is that why they made cities?

Nathan to Dad: "Pretty lively for a man your age. 30 years old. Pretty lively."

Nathan: "...great, great, great, great Grandpa. He's so old, he died already!"

Nathan: "That smells like Grandpa Shepherd!"
Mom: "What smell?"
Nathan: "That smell! You know, hair...whitish...oldish..."

Nathan: "What would you like, sir?"
Katie: "Water and cake."
Nathan: "We only have water. That's the problem."
Katie: "Oh... I just want cake then."

Katie (as Nathan & Dad are wrestling on the living room floor): I'm going to go wrestle with the boys. Hi-ya! (She said the last as she dived head first into the mix.)

Katie tends to add consonants to words that end in vowels. My favorites: shampoop & tu-tut (you know, tutu with a t).

Nathan: Mom, why does "shampoo" have the word "pooh" in it?

Mom: Nathan, do you want me to listen while you say your prayers or do you want to say them after I go?
Nathan: All this answering is giving me a crick in the neck!

Nathan: What are you doing?
Dad: Making bagels.
Nathan: You don't know how to make bagels.
Dad: Yes, I do.
Nathan: Do you have a recipe?
Dad: Yes.
Nathan: Hey, what's the bagel idea?!

Dad: If you get burned badly enough, you can die.
Nathan: Did you get burned badly enough and die?
Dad, in an ironic tone: Did I die?
Nathan: Well, did ya?

I was playing with Nathan & Katie and pretending to be their sister. A little while into playing, Nathan decided that I would be "Emily," then said, "Hi, Emily--girl that I was going to marry. I'm sorry I can't marry you now that you're my sister."

During Nathan's nightly prayer:
"Help me to love Mommy as much as you do."

During the Macy's Thanksgiving parade, Nathan saw a balloon of Spongebob and called out, "Spongebob Cheesepants!"
Later, we saw Snoopy. This time he called out, "Snowplow!...uh, what's his name?"

Nathan: "Stuffed animals chase bad dreams away. Didn't you know that?"

Katie, making the sound of a doorbell: "Ping-pong."

Usually, it's not so much what Katie says, but how she says it. Like a little mimic--or, more appropriately, a little mommy. My own mini-me. Gushing: "I so happy to see you!" Stern: "Nathan!" Sweet: "Hi, gorgeous!"

Monday, November 9, 2009

Self Portrait of Nathan as a Messy Army Child

Okay, tell me that's not a cute kid

Halloween pics & that's all. So much for my Pulitzer.

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