Monday, June 28, 2010

Equal Time

Sam, Jack and Grace are sad.  They are sad because this blog has featured Olivia so prominently, they are aware that this blog was re-created to be a way for Olivia to keep up with what's going on at home whilst she is attending ASU, so very, very, very, very far away.  But they are feeling left out and second fiddleish.  So, in fairness, I am going to feature them more often, which will be the case anyway when Liv is gone. 

Jack had an adventure in foreign currency this weekend, he decided he had to have some trick wheels for his scooter before he leaves for Chelan on Friday so he ordered from the first website he found that supplied his desired items.  This website is based in the UK.  He put in his order and wondered why he wasn't offered free next day shipping like the offer stated.  Hmm.  He felt like he may have paid a little too much, but these particular tricked out wheels were so worth the $55.00 he would spend.  But wait, what is that little sign next to the 55?  It's weird looking, not like a dollar sign at all.  What could that be?  Well, what it was was a sign for the British Pound.  Oops.  I say, "I think the Euro and the dollar are pretty close, lets check a currency converter and see what the pound is doing".  Not good.  Not good at all.  It turns out 55 pounds equals about 88 dollars.  He canceled his order and learned that the internet can be tricky and evil. 

Grace has a new best friend named Henry.  Henry is two and a half years of chubby cuteness.  Henry's mom broke her ankle so Grace has been hanging out with Henry, keeping him busy, reading him stories, preventing him from running into the street, etc.  She takes this job very seriously, so seriously in fact that she worries about making any plans that might interfere with her Henry-watching.  "What will Henry do when we are on vacation next week?" she asks.  She is late for dinner every night on account of her responsibilities across the street.  She will be a fabulous student, wife, mother, friend, and employee...she takes her responsibilites very seriously.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Another Milestone

Congratulations again, Liv.  How the heck did you get here so fast?  I'm not ready for you to leave me, I need the next 8 weeks to go by ssssllllooowwwlllyyy.  Maybe you'll change your mind and go to Western after all?  Why would you do that?  Maybe because you cannot bear to be without your mother and her amazing mothering skills.  Because you need me to make you warm wheat bread and kiss your boo-boo's.  Sam and Drew didn't leave me, boy didn't they.  I guess they love me more than you do?  I'm going to miss you soo much.  I'm not going to think about this again until the month of August arrives and then I'm going to pass out.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

A Poem About Rain

I hate rain.  I want to punch rain in the face.  I want to kick rain's ass.  I want to do the chinese water torture on rain.  I want to set rain on fire.  I want to push rain into the mouth of a volcano.  I want to give rain a power wedgie.  I want to subject rain to severe sleep deprivation.  I want to force rain to stay in an awkward position for a very long time.  I want to put rain's hand in the garbage disposal.  I hate rain.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Renae Plus Five

I'm always surprised when I'm asked how many kids I have and I hear myself say 5.  FIVE.  five.  Cinco.  It's funny because when I hear of someone else who has 4 or FIVE children I'm always like "Wow!...oh wait".  I secretly wish I could have more.  No one who knows me would be surprised, but then they all know I'm crazy like that.  Never a day goes by that I'm not thankful for them all.  It makes our house loud, messy, and often stinky (that's mostly the animals we share our space with...including the dead rat living in our living room wall).  I'm not so sure Mike is as grateful as me, but he handles it better than anyone I know could.  I don't honestly know what I'll do with myself when my nest is empty.  I seriously can not go there and, thanks to our nutty and inspired decision to have a baby together, I won't have to for at least another 10 years.  And, by then there will be grandbabies.  Me:  Yay!!  Mike:  Not Yay!!  Too bad, I win. 


Thursday, June 3, 2010

Great Girl

Congratulations Olivia!  We are so proud of your accomplishments and were so excited to watch you being honored last night at your senior awards banquet for receiving a New American Scholar Dean's List Scholarship to ASU!  Yay Liv!!!