maybe it's in Heaven

There are just some things that are so preciously sweet coming out of the mouth of a child... Here's one of them.

We've been missing the pink pig piece to a board puzzle for a long time. Maybe over a year now. I don't know. EVERY TIME the puzzle is taken out to do, Mark says "we're still missing that pig." and shakes his head. Very sad thing to be missing a puzzle piece you know.

Well today, he got it out and said "oh. We're still missing that pig." and shook his head. Then he said "hmm maybe it's in Heaven, Mom. Maybe it's in Heaven now."

Oh my sweet Markie!

How He Loves Me

Oh. How He Loves Me Oh.
Oh. How He Loves Me. Oh.
Oh. How He Loves Me. Oh.
He is Jealous for Me. Wind like a hurricane, I am the tree. ...

Have you heard this song?

go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzfPHnoT0-0

I can't stop singing it in my head. Our church did it Sunday and I've of course heard it on the radio before but never has it touched me in such a way. OH. HOW HE LOVES ME OH! God is Jealous for you. Do you feel it? Do you see Him? Do you feel His love?

I am so thankful that I do.

things I say... or hear...

Throughout a day, these are some of the things you might hear said at my house. Some of them make sense. Some of them get said, and I wonder WHY they had to be said.

"Don't put that in your hair!"

"Don't hit your brother"

"Why is there peanut butter all over your shirt?!"

"What happened to this cup? How did it spill?"

"Don't hit your brother!"

"Please be a nice friend!"

"Can't you be a nice brother!?"

"Why are you on the top of the couch!"

"Stop! He's hitting me!"

"Mooooooommy, I want to watch a movie!" (he already has one on)

"Cup! Cup! Cuuuuuup! oooo! Cup!" (this is Mark)

"Listen to me!"

"Please just listen to me!"

"He's not leaving me alone!"

"I had that"

"I wanted that first"

"I don't want to go potty, I already went." (sigh)

"Don't hit yourself in the head!"

"Why are you hitting yourself!?"

"Stop hitting your brother with the shoe!"

"No hitting!"

"Mommmmmy! Make him stop hitting me!"

"Why is there a cracker in this block?"

"I don't need any jammahs! I'm not going to bed!"

"Stop hitting your brother with a train!"

"Stop hitting your brother with the flashlight!"

"No hitting!"

"Stop hitting your brother with the chalk!"

"Stop hitting your brother with your cup!"

(Anyone see a theme?)



Here's a good little convo from today:
Matthew: Mommy I'm hungry.
Me: We are going to eat dinner when daddy comes home. You can have some fruit now or wait.
Him: I'm not hungry.
Me: Well fine, I'm sorry. We're still going to eat dinner when daddy comes home.
Him: I'm maybe just a little hungry. Can I have some candy?
Me: No. You can't have candy. You can have dinner, when daddy gets home.
Him: Can't I just have some candy now and dinner later.
Me: No. you can't.
Him: Is a banana candy?
Me: No... it's fruit. why?
Him: Can I just have that now and then candy dinner later?
Me: You can have a banana now, sure. But we're not eating candy for dinner.
Him: WHYYYYYYYYYY NOT?!!?!? YOU SAAAAAAAAAID LATER!
Me: (thinking: WHERE in all that did I say you can have candy for dinner later?!?!?!) Sigh!

a spider did it....

We had our first battle of lying.... :-( I'm so sad. I'm not ready for my baby to start being a big boy and all that means... growing up and growing stories....


Me: Where does the pen go?
Him: On the paper.
Me: What's this?
Him: Its my foot.
Me: Did you color on your foot?
Him: Nope.
Me: Matthew, did you color on your foot? (As I'm holding up his foot that is scribbled all over with pen)
Him: noooo.
Me: Matthew, Who colored on this foot?
Him: I don't know.
Me: Did Matthew color on this foot?
Him: No.
Me: Matthew, look at momma... who colored on this foot?
Him: (mumbling mumbling)
Me: Who?
Him: um, a spider?
Me: Matthew, that's not the truth is it? Did you color the pen on this foot?
Him: No, a spider?
Me Matthew did it ... say "Yes Momma, I did"
Him: Yes.... mommma.... (really sad and drawn out)