Spirited Sons

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Schooling two active boys has never been more... interesting. That's the word I'm looking for! I love my boys! God has given them the blessing of strong, active bodies and minds. We continually pray the first will remain intact, and the second will remain engaged with Him first, and then the school work. You'll meet my sweet sons, both entirely different, but both loving God to the best of their ability in the way He made them. I lovingly refer to them as my Bell Pepper Boy and my Habanero or Hambone. That should say it all! This blog is an eclectic mix. The events, conversations, and the thoughts behind it all will be in here. Every once in a while I'll try to capture something I don't want to forget. I hope you find things you enjoy. Please let me know if you do! Blessings!

Our Curriculum

Mystery of History vol. 1
Saxon 5/4
Horizons Grade 2
A Beka Language
Spelling Power
Apologia Zoology 1

Books I'm Reading

The Bible
Adam and His Kin by Beechick
It by Groeschel

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Happy Birthday to You-u-u-u-u-u-u!

Posted in Tickling the Funny Bone

This is a frightening entry. It's the kind of entry not designed for those who are weak in stomach. Please. Turn back if you are of the gentler, kinder nature with a soft spot for . . . foods in the kitchen!

The other day (not yesterday, since I was at the theme park yesterday) I was rather frustrated by my vegetable oil container in the cabinet. It was rather "gooey" on the bottom, and I figured I would clean both the container and the cabinet. I have my suspicious thoughts about plastics and how well they can contain liquids for certain periods of time, but that's probably another entry under the heading of conspiracy theories. ;')

Insert the "If you give a Mom an oily cabinet" theme music. ;')

So, everything came out of the small cabinet. This, mind you, is the cabinet right next to my stove. Yes, the stove that I have had for several years and can count the number of times on my given digits that the oven has been used (and only need one hand for the number of times I've used the broiler on the bottom). Such that it is, this cabinet holds various treasures. Treasures that have been in my kitchen as "staples" for some time.

Well, I have to be honest now. The words "for some time" may be misleading to you. You see, when I pulled everything out of this cabinet I found the following: half a bag of sugar, half a bag of flour, the new peppercorns that went MIA, a never-opened can of baking powder, a never-opened bottle of balsamic vinegar, half a gallon of olive oil, an unopened bottle of olive oil, another unopened bottle of olive oil, two opened and one unopened vinegar bottles, and more than one bottle of vegetable oil. (Some of you are wondering how this happens. The rest of you KNOW how this happens, so I won't get into it.)

Friends, what surprised me more than the contents of this cabinet was what my keen detective skills detected next! I had no less than a few dozen culinary senior citizens in my cabinet! Sadly, not fine wines, this was going to be painful.

Need I mention that we moved into our house when Habanero was born? Habanero turned 7 years old in May. Friends, some of these things were dating back . . . not quite that far back . . . but they sure were competing in the "who's older competition" with my son. *sigh*

In this house we compute human years, dog years, and now culinary years? Dear me! We'd have been talking ancient with things like:

Sell before Jun '05
Best before Apr '06

I'm not sure which was more disheartening to me:

Exp Dec '04

Or. . . .

Exp Jul '08.

I have removed said foods from my "to be used for human consumption" area. I figure maybe the vinegar will still be useful for cleaning. You don't want to know what was living in my flour (now gone) or what baking powder (albeit unopened) looks like after a second or third year in a cabinet. Suffice it to say I get what they mean when they say "Best Before" . . . .

A moment of silence for the ancient ones!

Now a song to celebrate the "lives" who gave all for me:

Happy birthdays to you-u-u-u-u!
You lived in my zoo-o-o-o-o-o!
You're older than dirt now-w-w-w!
You look like it, too-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Kids Say the Funniest Things

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We had a fabulous dinner tonight at Cracker Barrel. We haven't been there as a family for a while, probably because it's a little farther from us than "Red Headed Girl" or "Golden Arches" fast food. So, we dined.

The Hero, being adventurous, ordered a side of okra with his meal. Okay, that works...for him.

He asked the boys if they wanted to try it and, true to form, Bell politely refused and Habanero went for it with gusto. Habanero liked it enough to eat a couple pieces, and then asked what it was.

Hero: It's okra. Do you know what okra is?

Habanero: Yeah! I know who Okra is! She's the one with the television show, and she doesn't know who Jesus is! Am I right?

I lost it.

I left Hero to explain the difference between a veggie and a television personality. My sides hurt too much. (If it seems odd or cruel to laugh so hard at such a thing, please know I'm running on very poor sleep for the last couple of nights. I'm a bit punchy.) ;') It was SO funny, though. . . .

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Monday, June 30, 2008

Leg Butchers?

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I didn't want to lose this one. It was just moments ago, and side-splittingly funny to us.

Habanero: Mom, in Adventures in Odyssey, they had these people called "leg butchers." What did they do?

Bell Pepper: They sold illegal stuff.

(Color me confused!)

A few seconds later it struck me.

Me: Do you mean there are "boot leggers" in the story?

Habanero: Yeah, those! What did they do?

Yes, for some reason that was hilariously funny in the moment. I have to love that my sons think Adventures in Odyssey tapes are the greatest thing ever! I love even more that they are talking about it after they've listened. How sweet that something is sticking in their minds long after they listen. *grin*

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Things You Never Knew About Me

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One of my favorite blogger friends, Kellieann, asked me if the little Sergeant Pepper musing yesterday was all mine. Admittedly, friends, I have a rather odd sense of humor. This may come as a surprise to you, but there is a bit of a goofy side to me. There are times when it comes out, and the humor seems to have a life of its own. Honestly, I get on a roll once in a while, and it's possible for me and those in close proximity to be laughing so hard it hurts. (And most of the time it's about me! I'm laughing at myself!)

Well, for those of you who were curious, you will get the occasional peek into my goofy side here and there. . .mostly here. ;') Where did this come from you ask? You'd have to ask my mom. Her side of the story would go something like this:

When Jennifer was a little girl she had a time in her life when she was exploring humor. Not knowing the territory, and not sure of the limits and bounds, she explored the whole of humor. . .often. She told what we would call "Jennifer Jokes" for several years between about the age of 4 and 7 years old.

While not exactly proud of the humor, I'll share one of my classic favorites:

"Why did grasshopper cross the road?"

*ahem*

"He was safety-pinned to the chicken."

Many of the jokes had about that level of hilarity and clarity. Oh, well. I've grown in the area of "funny" over the years. I promise!

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