It's been a while

It's been a while for a new post because I have been BUSY. Fourty hours can take a big cut out of my blog time. In any case, the last couple of days I have realized if I focus - I can still find some funny topics to write about. And Doug has the camera, so no pics this week.

• We just got back from church and a couple of funny things happened. One happens to be bathroom humor, so avert your eyes if you don't like it. Matt returned to the pew from the bathroom and announced he had sprayed Airwick down his pants - specifically down his butt. He recounted that he had created something in the bathroom that had smelled very bad and he couldn't get rid of the smell, so this was his solution. The Airwick (presumably a brand of air freshener) wafted my way throughout the service.
• Michael proceeded to draw cariactures of his brothers during the service. He expained a couple of times that they were cariactures - one brother had an exaggerated big nose and one had a chubby face complete with a chin roll. These were pretty funny and even the boys laughed at their own expense. But the funniest drawing of them all (did I mention that the boy can draw?) was the one requested he do of himself. It looked like a comic book superhero complete with Adonis like features and a big muscled chest.

Outside of and inside of church, I am noticing some mild behavior problems with Daniel like refusing to listen and generally being fresh (did I mention he's still 5?) At Matt's soccer game, Daniel kept battling with me for a borrowed chair. I even let him sit in it alone for a time or two - he was simply obsessed with the chair and practically wrestling me for it. He did sit in my lap for a good stretch but he wanted that chair. To add some levity to the situation, I offered to rent the chair from him but he wouldn't get out of the chair without first securing payment i.e. he had no intention of getting up. He's smart. Me thinking I was smarter tossed the nickle a short distance a way, figuring he'd have to get up from the chair to retrieve the nickle. Did I mention he's smart? He simultaneously started dragging the chair and gropping for that nickel in the grass.

On another totally separte note, I'd like to mention it's nice to have a dog that can hear. For the last few years we have had two dogs - but neither one could hear. That means they don't get up to greet you unless they see you and you, the owner has to go find them for feeding time or to put them outside. Well, halleluah - our new dog Toto can hear! A whole new world has opened up for us - he greets us in the morning - hearing us before we even are aware we are awake ourselves. His hearing is so acute that he actually hears slugs slithering on the flagstones outside. Well not really but it's so acute that he actually never sleeps that we know of while we are awake downstairs. He doesn't want to miss a thing.

Hope you've found these stories entertaining. Now time for our Internet poll: Should I participate in the church talent show. I feel a certain pull to do it but realized that I don't actually like being exposed or performing in front of others. Is this a good thing to challenge myself with and why? Because in my dreams I am on Oprah due to a hit song and better get used to performing in public. . . .

Did I mention I wrote a new song that I really think could be a big hit?