We are reading this book for family read-aloud time. We've always started books and then somehow never finish them. I think it's because I hadn't ever read them during school time which is what we are doing with this book. I picked it since I LOVE western/prairie stories (Bela is also reading Little House on the Prairie) and it has a boy as the voice of the story so I figured it would be ok with Son #1. Today they made me laugh as we were reading and they told me they wished the book had pictures or there was a movie made of it. I told them that was what their imaginations were for!
I feel (slightly) horrible as we finished school fairly early today and the mail came and in it was this. So now they are all watching it :-) - I know, what kind of a homeschool mother am I?!! At least their names are the same as famous painters....
This morning started off with a bang as somehow my sweet little baby girl has turned into a screaming banshee....
I have this blog on my favorites and have come to appreciate her blog title more and more the past few weeks. Every morning (and multiple times during the day) I am greeted by a small creature screaming at the top of her lungs. I do not know what to do about it. I tell her no but in the mornings I can't just leave her in her crib for her to realize she can't scream like that because she just screams until someone gets her. And it's not a crying screaming...it's more of a calling/just-for-the-fun-of-it screaming. After I picked up the screaming banshee, I made some coffee and puttered around on the computer for a little bit. She has also developed quite a coloring fascination and as I glanced over today, I was horrified to see her coloring on my newly sewn pillows 
with a BLACK SHARPEE!! Ughh! Even though I knew it was a lost cause I sprayed an entire bottle (not really) of Shout to see if somehow it would miraculously disappear but no such luck. I guess I'll just make another one...At least I don't have a white couch...
English class was a big hit with Tita so she is going to go three nights a week. Guess I'd really better watch what I say to Hubby now :-)
Well, Tonight's our big date night. I can't wait - we really need a night alone. Tita (from Costa Rica) is going to watch them until Tita (my mom) gets home from work. I didn't know if they could (which they probably could) spend the whole evening with someone they can't really communicate with.
Hopefully Hubby and I will make the meal last. We always joke when we go to restaurants about how fast we eat and leave. I think we are used to having kids around and stuff to do so we never take the time to relax and enjoy meals. I'm going to do that tonight though...and have some champagne...or something alcoholic for sure...ughh - the screaming banshee is screaming "MOM" at the top of her lungs from her high chair...
