My Superhero Husband ROCKS!

 

You know the scene.  The scene were a woman in distress yells for someone to save her and then hopefully waits for that moment when the world is reclaimed.  That was me a few weeks ago.  While making a batch of pizza dough with my Kitchen Aid (aka: my "appliance BFF"), I accidentally stripped the gears and it stopped working.  Right in the middle of making dough to bring to Twirly's house for dinner, my "appliance BFF" broke! 

 

 

My first reaction was to panic.  Afterall, my "appliance BFF" has been a part of my life for the past 10 years.  My next reaction was to scream for help, like any woman in distress would do.  And then without hesitation, my husband arrived on the scene.  He was concerned that I might have stripped the gears and I could tell that he was already thinking ahead to Christmas.  He could see the distress in my eyes and he always attempts to rescue me when that look is upon me.  (Afterall, that's why he is my superhero.  *wink)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within minutes of possibly stripping the gears on the mixer, Papa H started researching whether this could be fixed.  He found a website online where other superhero husbands were attempting to save their wives from the distress of ruining their "appliance BFF's".  Sigh...my hero rocks...how dreamy. 

 

Papa H ordered a small gear from some random website (I think it was called superherohusbands.com- *wink*) for approximately $15 and hoped that it would work.  The small package arrived over the weekend but he was not able to disect the project until last night.  But that was fine by me because I was still feeling warm and fuzzy from my superhero husband's desire to save the day.

 

Within a half hour of trying to fix my "appliance BFF", it worked.  It literally worked!  My superhero husband had saved the day!  (Can I get a WOOT, WOOT, please?!!?)  My superhero husband not only saved my day, but as you can see by the photo below, he showed PQ the importance of being his future wife's superhero too.  Seriously, can I get a WOOT, WOOT??!!?? 

My Superhero Husband ROCKS!

Thanks again, sweetie!

Sibling Sweetness

 

Our climbing girl has a new trick to share.  Her new toy box that was put together over the weekend is now her new favorite climbing toy-go figure!  Earlier today, she climbed her way up onto the toy box and sat proudly waiting for someone to take notice.  After earning the applause that she was looking for, she quickly decided that she would like this to be her new reading spot.  (Our girl LOVES to read books!  She will literally sit for time on end just skimming through her books....or anyone else's book that she can find.)  

 

 

 

Introducing Sugar's new reading spot.

 

Please excuse the interuption:

Sugar fell off her new favorite spot...

 

 

 

 

PQ quickly came to her rescue and sat next to her (and she happily obliged).

 

Getting the two kids to smile at the same time is TOUGH!

 

 

Can you honestly tell me that a smile is not contagious?!?

 

They might not be looking at me, but this is my new favorite picture.

You can see the LOVE...the JOY...the BOND that these two have!

 

He loves her more than he can describe...

...and I am amazed yet again at how BLESSED we really are.

Let the Matchie-Matchie Begin!

*Izzy Sunshine has officially outgrown her childhood outfits and Bobana is now able to wear them.  And guess who fits in Bobana's outfits from when she was little?!?  You guessed it...SUGAR DOES! 

Stay tuned for more matchie-matchie pictures of these two sweet girls!  Y'all know how much I love matchie-matchie!!  Thanks again to Mama Sunshine and Izzy Sunshine for sharing the clothes with Sugar!*

A Wild Day

 

Yesterday was one of those days.  The type of day that goes completely different than what you expected.  After getting ready for work, I woke up PQ for his school day at our homeschool co-op.  He was in good spirits and he was anxious to go wake up his sister, who was still in bed sleeping.  Upon opening the door, we both realized that Sugar was already awake.  As she stood in her crib, we both saw that our puffy eyed girl was unable to open her right eye.  You guessed it...she has conjunctivitis!  And this, my friends is how the start of my wild day began.

 

 

 

Not a great picture...but at least you can see her goopy eyes.

 

 

 

Poor munchkin...she was less than impressed with my pictures!

Sorry, baby! 

 

It's funny how events like this morning can actually be a blessing in the long run.  Yesterday was certainly like that.  Because of the conjunctivitis, I rearranged my schedule for the rest of the week.  I stayed home with Sugar while PQ went off to take his classes.  During Sugar's nap times, I was able to spend a substantial amount of time planning and prepping for the next few school weeks.  It really was a blessing to have the change of scheduling because I was able to pull resources and activities while the house was quiet as a mouse.

 

 

When it was time to go and pick up PQ from Miss H's house, I came across some wild children in the roadway as I approached their home.  I don't know if PQ was wild because he was with the girls in their country home setting....or if the sweet girls were wild because PQ was hanging around.  *wink*  Either way, they made me laugh!  As soon as I took out my camera to take a picture of the 3 of them wearing their BRIGHT ORANGE hunting gear, the girls smiled sweetly at the camera while PQ had a squirky face.  I told PQ that if the girls were smiling, he should probably smile as well.  But without any hesitation, the girls decided that if PQ was acting silly, so would they!

 

And of course every girl who lives in the country carries a pocket knife.

I love her!

*I'm working on screen names for the girls...if you have suggestions, please let me know!*

There's nothing quite like a girl and a chicken...

Best Friends Forever!

*wink*

The wild times didn't end at Miss H's house.  Apparently wild times were going to continue throughout the day.  Papa H caught a little friend and brought it inside for the kids to see.  And besides, we needed something to prove to y'all that we do see wildlife in the city! 

Introducing our city wildlife...

*wink*

 

 

 

I love this picture!  I wish I could have gotten a few pictures before this caption because it would have explained PQ's face.  Papa H brought the dragonfly close to Sugar so she could see it and it flew off his finger and on to Sugar's cheek.  She flipped out and started waving her hands to get it off from her.  And as you can see by this picture, PQ was upset that the dragonfly would do that to his baby sister! 

*And just for the record: PQ was unloading the dishwasher when this happened.  Hence the random knife in his hand.  City boys don't carry steak knives with them...well, at least this city boy doesn't.  *wink*

And after a wild day like we had, I needed some WHITE bread!

(Warm white bread soothes the soul...)

When was the last time your family had a WILD DAY??!!??

Energy Workshop

 

During the day yesterday, PQ and a bunch of other local homeschool families had an Energy Workshop day.  The full day was filled with information about the various energy courses, the pros and cons to those sources, a live student debate, and several hands on experiments.  PQ really seemed to enjoy the day.  Last night when we were recapping the day, his favorite part of the workshop was the debate.  He loved working with his team to promote the use of Natural Gas.  All in all, the day went off without a hitch.  The kids seem to really enjoy themselves and they learned a lot of new information as well. 

 

Little Miss Cinnamon Sugar stayed at the workshop for a little while.  Mama Sunshine and I switched cars and some of our children for the day.  She took BoBana and Cinnamon Sugar back to her house so they could nap, while I stayed behind with PQ, Izzy, and Bri.  I know Mama Sunshine was thrilled to have some snuggle time to whisper sweet things in her ear while she bounced her to sleep.  And I'm sure Cinnamon Sugar loved it as well.  She adores Mama Sunshine.

 

 

And before we get too far into the pictures from the day, I just want to give a huge shout out to Twirly for 'stealing my camera' and taking all of these awesome pictures!  Thanks again!  It was nice not having to be the one sticking the camera in everyone's face...hahaha!  Thanks again!

 

 

The morning began with an introduction...and as you can see, Cinnamon Sugar wanted to be involved too!  (She's a social butterfly...)

An Ice Breaker to start the day...

 

...and a little climbing practice as well.

 

 

 

At this point, the teams had been made.  They were working together to determine the pros and cons of their energy source. 

PQ's team was the Natural Gas team.

(I could say plenty of jokes about natural gas, but I won't...)

 

Prepping for the debate.  This could get interesting.

 



Scholastic is a natural born debater...and this team was ready!



The Natural Gas team was well versed on their information as well.

 

 

 

 



 And the Renewable Energy group was great about questioning information.

 

The Fossil Fuel group wanted to amaze the audience with their facts.

 

 

 

 

But this group meant business!

(Look at the determination in their eyes!) 

It was interesting to see the natural leaders among the groups.  (This caption has nothing to do with the picture.)  I found it really interesting to see each group silently choose a leader to represent them and make decisions for the group.  Some people are just naturally more inclined to speak up.

Each student made a windmill.

And each student had a chance to see how it works.

 

 

Each student made a solar powered engine...



Hey boys...the debate is over!  *wink*

 

WAHOO!!  It worked!  The students went outside to see if their solar engine worked...and they did!  WAHOOOOOO!  Great job, everyone!!!

Izzy had fun with an apple...

 

 

 

...before it was time to create electricity with it!  So fun! 

 

 

 

I am SO proud of this boy.  He is going to be a Mighty Man one day! 

 

The day ended with smiles, that's for sure!

Thrill Seeker aka: Cinnamon Sugar

As you can see, Cinnamon Sugar is getting even more daring as the days go by.  She uses her little toes to climb up anything she can find!  This week was no different.  We quickly picked her up and got her back on the floor before she climbed completely over the gate.  And of course, she went right back to the gate and started climbing again!  At 12 months old, I can only imagine what types of stunts she will be trying to pull off when she's older!  Thrill seeker, anyone?  YIKES!

Especially for Country Mouse...

Oh, my dear friend.  Where were you this week when our family opted to have lasagna for dinner?  I almost called you, but then I realized that pictures would be more helpful than a phone call.  I know that over the years we've joked about oatmeal getting in a childs hair (even before we had met who God hand selected for our family).  But our lasagna dinner did not even come close to a hair full of oatmeal.  Nope...not even close!  Ricotta cheese is WAY more messy!

 

Cinnamon Sugar has a tendency to rub her hands through her hair while she's eating.  Part of me thinks it's because she's tired, because she will literally drag her messy hands through her hair and then pull her dirty bangs down over the eyes.  And then another part of me thinks it's to torment me for all the years that I've given everyone else's children messy foods when they were eating.  Perhaps God whispered a little something in her ear upon arrival to our home.  I guess we will never know for sure.  But regardless, this meal was by far the messiest!  And I thought of you immediately!

 

 

*And the pictures don't even come close, but it should give you an idea.*

 



 

 

At least it's nothing that a little soap and water can't fix...*wink*

Who came first??!!??

 

I think Papa H (aka: the egg) was born before OffRoader (aka: the turkey).

*wink*

 



Seasonal Cold = MAJOR honey consumption

Sorry for cancelling the Tea & Prayer time this evening, Ladies!

THIS is why I cancelled...

 

 

 

...but don't worry, it's nothing that a cup of honey and a drop of tea won't fix!

*WINK*

 

Not to mention all the Vicks, NiQuil, and Tissues...

Stay well, my friends...stay well.