Merry Christmas

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Walking into the house after the explosion of breakfast and getting ready for an early meeting my Joy Boy confides in me with a heavy sigh, "I really like staying at hotels. Do you know why? Because when you walk in they are so clean."

Sure are kid, sure are. 

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She is a Poppy's Girl.

She already says his name too.

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Two very excited boys came running in during dinner prep.

"Mommy, come watch what we can do! Can you take a picture of it!?"

Pictures taken! Tons of laughter and hollers.

Me, "Ummm, wow that's pretty crazy!"

Avery without missing a beat, "That's because we're men!"

Mary Colette brought me this note, she beamed and said, "This is my handwriting!"

How to Get a Texas Accent

You never really know what is going to come out of the bedrooms once the children have gone to bed. Bangs, bumps, screams, laughter, whispers and the little humans themselves are regular players in the drama of bedtime.

That drama transformed into comedy a last night. Laughing as hard and as silently as ever, we overheard this monologue from PT:

"Hey Avery. [In the thickest southern drawl he could muster] Do ya know how ya git a Texas accent? Sweatin' all day."

Snickers from Avery. Wide-eyed disbelief from us. He continued,

"Do you know know how you get a Michigan accent? *sniffle* Walking around sniffling all day. *sniffle* *sniffle*."

Obliviously

As I changed a diaper I was thrusted into the middle of Mary Colette's game.

"Ah, Oh....I have to go to the hospital!"

Me only half playing as my focus is on a slightly smellier task, "You're going to the hospital?!"

Mary Colette with as much expiration and sassy that the oblivious situation called for, "Yes, to have the baby, Gramma!"

Ummm...wow never I have I felt so old and strange!

Yes, head cocked and one hand on hip with other juggling the hospital bag...it was too much for this Grandma. As Grandpa rounded the corner, we both just burst out laughing knowing this scene will more than likely repeat itself in, let us pray, 20 years.

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We are trying something new this term...

uniforms.

Avery has been the most excited about these and they all look stellar.

Mary Colette has started with a bit of school work this term, just enough to hopefully satisfy her while still leaving time to work with the boys.

They also decided on a school name; Two Hearts Academy. For the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary.