Kevy has been out hunting since 5:30, Ransom is playing in his crib with a little snack, and the two big boys are watching cartoons. I am nursing a very large, very strong cup of coffee and am trying to muster up my "get up and go" for the day.
Two things - rather grody things - I'm trying to wrap my brain around this lovely morning. The first is that we just discovered that sweet little Smudge has been using our drain system (that we dug in our basement because of the flooding) as his litter box. All around the perimeter of the whole stinkin' basement, Mr. Farty Pants has been using as his own personal bathroom. SO not cool. So, we have to remedy that problem post haste. And secondly, I cannot wrap my brain around how to get my middle child to stop peeing in his bed at night. He sleeps SO deeply, that he is completely, blissfully - I might add, unaware of when he has an accident.
Holy Hannah.
So, those are my two ponderings for this morning.
Joy unspeakable and full of glory.
Moving on...
To better and brighter things...
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During the months of October and November, our Family Days tend to involve guns, maps, and a good amount of blaze orange. One of the boys' most favorite things to do is to go "Heater Hunting."
We load up the car with all of the essentials: Snacks, coffee, a map, toilet paper, a bow and arrows for the deer (during bow season), and guns for the birds.
Kevy maps out our plan, and we are off.
See the loop on the map below? That was the route of our last adventure.
Destination: Willy Wags.
We drive until we come to the dirt road that we'll be exploring, and then we rearrange ourselves in the car. The two biggest hoolies sit up front with Daddy, and I go to the backseat with Ransom. No seatbelts, heads hanging out the window, it's all very wild and exciting for the boys.
So exciting, in fact, that one time last year, Jesse in his "Jesse-ness" flung himself forward and cracked the windshield with his head. This didn't hurt him nor did it phase him in the least, but it marked the end of that day's heater hunting excursion. This year, he's a little more refined as he is twelve whole months older.
See?
MUCH more refined...
We drive some, and we walk some, and then we drive some more.
Sometimes we see things, mostly we don't, and it's tradition for Ransom to fall asleep in my arms all snuggled up in the backseat. All in all, it's really quite lovely. My kind of hunting, really. Warm and cozy with snacks and coffee - and not a whole lot of effort needing to be exerted. Good times.
THIS family day, however, we completely mixed things up and had a family first for the Bookers! I have been watching and waiting for the day when I could take my two biggest boys to their very first movie, and yesterday we did it. Rancey Pants went and had his nap over at Grampy and Grammy's house, and Kev and I took the Large Ones to see Dolphin Tale.
Oh my word.
It was so good. SO good and sweet and powerful, really.
It's based on a true story, and it had some really great themes that ran through the whole movie - family, perseverance, courage, trust, friendship. It was just amazing. Both Kev and I got choked up at several different parts! It was just a sweet, sweet movie.
So there you have it.
Our weekends as of late.
And now I must go deal with all of the things I was pondering about earlier on in this post. Anyone want a kitten?
5 comments:
I laughed so hard I snorted...Shhh, don't tell anybody. I am so missing you and your boys. Next week for sure we need to get together. Love you sister friend.
Had to deal with the wet bed thing for awhile with D because of the deeeeeeeep sleeping... it slowed down drastically when he was about 6 and don't think he's had a single incident since about 7. Had 3 setss of sheets (and plastic mattress liners) and just had to deal; I debated about the overnites, but didn't want HIM to feel like he was wearing a diaper (tried to stay matter of fact about it & avoid shame). Hang in there!
And as for the basement... you're on your own! ;)
I love you guys. so much. Such fun little excursions. Simple things. Everything is an 'adventure' with Jonah - makes for very easy entertainment...like grocery shopping, even!! haha. poor little fella. I am desperately trying to get Jonah to stop peeing in the night, too...we're still in pull-ups...but at least he's pretty well dry during naps now...oh my word. People say it will just happen. I'm just hoping in the next month or two -- not when he's 7. ugh. anyways. love you love you -- hope you're having a wonderful weekend with all those darlin' boys of yours!
i love all the boys at the big puddle. :) who went in first. jesse or ransom . .or you.
I had that bedwetting issue with my oldest. If it is an every night thing, we used a beeper.....yes, they actually make a pee beeper so that when they start peeing it(very loudly) starts beeping and wakes them(and you) up. After just a couple of weeks his body started waking up on its own. It isn't cheap(thankfully Grammy & Grampa bought ours), but it works amazingly well! Just a thought. :)
I love hearing about your adventures! :)
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