Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Friday, November 14, 2008
My 7 yr old has a better vocabulary than I do...
Persevere.
This is the word that Griffin used when I told him he needed to give the Boxcar Children Books a break and read his library books before they were due. He told me that he wanted to Persevere.
I looked at him and said, “Do you know what that means?” (I might add that I was thinking in my head…can I explain it if he asks?). He said, “To finish what I started.” Well who can argue with that! I guess I will take the library books back.
I actually looked it up to see the exact definition and he was more dead on than I realized. The official definition said, “to continue a course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.”
I guess I was the “difficulty, opposition” that Griffin was referring to.
Keeping me on my toes, this one.
PS-On the other end of the pendulum, I was trying to get Grady to quit playing with Mason outside of his school yesterday and I said, “C’mon Grady, mommy needs to go to Liquor Barn so we can get Aunt Linda & Uncle Tommy’s Rum.” Grady then spontaneously broke into a song and dance. He was singing, “I like to drink beer, I like to drink beer…I like to drink beer.” Luckily, Mason’s mom has a great sense of humor.
This is the word that Griffin used when I told him he needed to give the Boxcar Children Books a break and read his library books before they were due. He told me that he wanted to Persevere.
I looked at him and said, “Do you know what that means?” (I might add that I was thinking in my head…can I explain it if he asks?). He said, “To finish what I started.” Well who can argue with that! I guess I will take the library books back.
I actually looked it up to see the exact definition and he was more dead on than I realized. The official definition said, “to continue a course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.”
I guess I was the “difficulty, opposition” that Griffin was referring to.
Keeping me on my toes, this one.
PS-On the other end of the pendulum, I was trying to get Grady to quit playing with Mason outside of his school yesterday and I said, “C’mon Grady, mommy needs to go to Liquor Barn so we can get Aunt Linda & Uncle Tommy’s Rum.” Grady then spontaneously broke into a song and dance. He was singing, “I like to drink beer, I like to drink beer…I like to drink beer.” Luckily, Mason’s mom has a great sense of humor.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Griffin's Halloween Story
Griffin brought home a short Halloween story. This is what it said...
"The Haunted House on Halloween Night"
On Halloween when I was a little boy when a new boy moved in the house next door. The calendar said 3 more days till Halloween. The house next door was haunted and a dead zone. Good thing they had verizon wireless.
:)
"The Haunted House on Halloween Night"
On Halloween when I was a little boy when a new boy moved in the house next door. The calendar said 3 more days till Halloween. The house next door was haunted and a dead zone. Good thing they had verizon wireless.
:)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Who does Graham look like?
I hear all of the time that he looks like Griffin or that he looks just like Grady. So I posted pictures of all three of my boys at around 3 months of age. You decide...who does he look like?
You can vote on the poll to the right.
You can vote on the poll to the right.
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