Brett quote of the day

While in the car with Brett this morning:
"Sometimes I dream that I am having a dream that I am having a dream that I am having a dream that I am having a dream...then I get tired of dreaming and wake up."

"I like buffets because they have lots of good food and you can go back for more and more and more and more."

"Why do people think Jesus looks like that...maybe he is bald."

A Christmas Eve Snitch

I can't believe we did it. Both Dave and I said it would never happen. I think the kids were even resigned to the fact that we would not be getting a pet...ever. But, somehow I (yes it was my idea) talked Dave into it. "The kids will be so happy and surprised...shouldn't every kid have some kind of pet at least once in their life...it won't be so bad!" Then the discussions about what to get dog? cat? what? I wouldn't say that we had strong opinions either way. But, a cat seemed less needy and much more available. So, on the afternoon of Dec. 23 Dave and I went out looking. Unfortunately, the parish animal shelter closed for adoptions 30 min before we arrived. So, we headed to Petsmart. We found a friendly 3 month old gray cat and some how got him home and kept it a secret from the kids. Although Dave wanted to try to keep it a secret until Christmas, I thought Christmas Eve was good enough and would keep the kids occupied during the long day of waiting for Christmas to arrive. The kids were speechless. They spent the day playing and annoying the cat and discussing what to name him. After much discussion and disagreement the kids settled on "Snitch". So, we are pet owners, weird isn't it? Paige, especially is in heaven!

Loony Moth

A few months ago Paige and Brett found a catterpillar making a cocoon right against our garage door. Of course, when the garage was opened it fell, so we put it in a jar not knowing if it would try again. Surprisingly, it made another cocoon. That jar sat on the counter for weeks and weeks. We almost tossed it out several times. We even opened the jar and poked around at it. We had really forgotten about it and did not expect anything. Then one day, there is this huge, bright green moth in the jar. It is now November and we are not sure how a moth is going to survive the cold weather.

We put it in a bucket in the open garage where he sat for hours...and then was gone! We found it in our gardenia bush. It sat there for days and days even through the snow. We were sure it was dead. After all this time we did a little research and found out it is a Luna Moth. It should stay in the cocoon all winter. I guess being in the warm house confused it! The Moth does not eat and has a life span of one week. After days in the same spot we started to find it in different spots in the bush and even on the side of the house. It is now gone, we can't find it, but it did survive for more than a week and although its short life was spent in the cold wet bush instead of a warm springtime we enjoyed watching it!

Brett quote of the day

While watching "Prince Caspian": at the very beginning when the baby is born and his mother is screaming, Brett said, "That cry is just disturbing!"

Brett quote of the day

"Is the equator a real line or just something that splits the world?"
"It is an imaginary line."
"Oh, so it doesn't really exist?"

Snowfall

We did get a little snowfall last week. The kids were really excited about it. They even let school out at noon. The snow didn't show up until after dark. Brett was really excited to see it falling, because he has seen snow before, but can't remember ever seeing it fall. They were hoping to get to play in it, but the ground was too warm and it melted quickly. Later that evening the boys did go out and play in the slushy stuff on the trampoline. They got wet and cold!

Pet Peeve of the Week

It really bothers me when people use the word "just" as they pray. Like, "I just want to thank You." Mostly I hear this from people who belong to different religions than I do. (the "You" bothers me too).