I last posted in the beginning of July...July!!! It's near the end of August! What is wrong with me? Oh, that's right; I'm busy as heck! ;) I have been filling in for the Sunday School director while she is on her 3-4 month vacation (ahem, yes, "month" is the correct word here), doing nursery every Sunday (yes, "every" is also the correct word), and homeschooling the kiddos... that is all on top of the regular Bible study we host here, the baked goods I prepare for said Bible study, all the housework and errands....I'll stop now, I am making myself tired. But I will do a quick review of some of things we've been dealing with this past month.
As you know, I had switched over G-Pants cloth diapers for DD2. That was going pretty well, and I was pretty much used to the yuckiness :). So notice I used that good ol' operative word "was" in that sentence. DD2 had a MASSIVE growth spurt. Massive!! She now fills out a 5T/size 5 very well. She is only an inch or so shorter than her big sister. This means the XL g-diapers no longer fit. Ahhhhhh!!!!!!!! So, we're back to disposables and have not saved all the money I had hoped. But we did pretty much break even on the cost of the diapers, so I can't complain (too loudly anyway).
Along that same vein of bodily-function related topics, DD1 has decided she is not going to be potty trained and is trying to overthrow her potty-opressors (aka Mommy and Daddy). Her tactics have included misinformation campaigns ( "no, I don't have to go peep-peeps"), rioting (No, No, I won't go! *tantrum tantrum tantrum), and my personal favorite, going off the grid (Me: "Honey, where are you?" DD1 from a closet or under the bed: "Uh, Mommy, I poop-pooped. Can I have a diaper?"). So, there are many accidents with this child who could certainly do this if she was inclined to do so.
On the homeschooling front, things are going very well (and certainly better than potty training). DD1, loves hearing the read-alouds and gets so excited over the projects we do. For one of our stories the first week we planted a bean in a jar with some damp paper towels. She loves this science experiment and we check the plants progress every day. She still jumps up and down proclaiming how well her plant is growing. And it really is growing quickly. It's pretty huge up there on the top of my fridge. I think it's trying to reach the skylight. She (DD, not the plant) is able to read and spell some sight words, and has a great grasp on counting 1-20 forward and backward. We're still working on cutting with scissors, but I think she'll get that very soon. Pretty good for barely 3!
In other news, there is a hurricane headed straight for us. :) Isn't that fun? Seriously, we're considering evacuation if Isaac is expected to become a Cat 2 storm. I used to far more adventurous, but now that I have these sweet little people to care for, I err on the side of caution. People here probably think we're nuts because they've all been through Charley....but that's okay. I'm willing to look foolish in this case. So this week will be spent in preparation. I'm not sure if we'll drive or fly, but I will have to mkae some lists on what to pack for each situation. That being said, it will probably be awhile before I blog again, which is a shame because I am behind on my book reviews. I will say this; Dee Henderson's new book "Full Disclosure" is one of the best books I have ever read; ever! So when it comes out read it. ;)
