Talitha and her Great-Grandma

Here is a very funny story. I do want you all to know that I love my Grandmother very much and at 84 years old she has a few mental issues. I can not refrain from posting this because I was laughing so hard once my mom and I realized what was happening.

I took Talitha over to my mom's house so my grandma could hold her for a while. I had grandma sit down and then handed Talitha to her. I was watching my grandma put Talitha on her lap. She put Talitha's head down first and then kept Talitha's feet raised. Grandma then put her arm above Talitha's face and started talking to Talitha's feet. My mom and I looked at each other and it took a minute to realize that Grandma thought she was talking to Talitha's head. She was asking Talitha's feet if she sucked her thumb yet. Grandma asked me a question and between my tears of laughter I had to control my self and try to advise my grandmother where Talitha's head was. I then left the room because I was laughing so hard. It was the funniest thing my Grandmother has done so far. It beats out the toilet running...

I Love my Grandmother and must laugh at some of the funny things she does as times.

8 Weeks and Smiling

Talitha at 8 weeks and smiling!

Cleaning Up

This evening after I arrived back from the Pregnancy Center I was milking the goats. I see Azariah go running across the driveway from Gramgee's house to our house. I yell at him asking what is wrong. Then my mom comes out laughing. I asked her what is wrong with Azariah? My mom tells me the story...

She and Megan are going to a show and so she told the children to clean up. My mom then went upstairs and got ready. When she came down, Azariah had not finished putting all of his vehicles back in their bin. She told the children to get their shoes on a go home. Azariah had a melt down because he wasn't finished picking up. Thus the reason for him crying on his way home from Gramgee's.

My slow son who doesn't like to clean up anyway.

Credit Card, Pens and Potty...

Yesterday I was going to use a $100 gift card that is a debit card. I ended up not using it at the time so left it on the desk. Later on I sat down at my desk and there was the package, but no card. The package was ripped so I figured it was a child. The older two said they didn't move it. Then when Zeb was asked he said yes. But he says yes a lot. However, since Talitha couldn't have done it, he was the last option. When asked where he put it, he said "I dunno." Then Tirzah mentioned the couch so Zeb starts to say the couch. I looked and couldn't find it. After praying and asking the Lord for help in finding it, I look under the desk and see my paper shredder that also shreds credit cards. I look and sure enough there it was. However, he didn't find the correct hole to shred it, so it was still whole. I was very greatful to the Lord.

Then during milking time yesterday, Tirzah feed the baby goats and then I sent her out to move the kid pen. It is a small six panel chain link fence pen. Azariah, Zeb and Tirzah start to move it to where there is fresh grass. I can't see them from my milking position. As I milked it started to hail. The pieces were about the size of marbles. I was thinking, surely the children are inside by now and aren't in this storm. I got up and looked and all three were standing in the middle of the field ducking their heads waiting for the hail to stop. (Later that night, Azariah informs me that Daddy told him hail can kill people if it is big enough, but this hail wasn't that big...) Anyway, I went back to milking thinking that if it kept on surely my children would have the sense to get inside. The hail stopped before they received that sense so they started moving the pen again. Latter I hear crying, which isn't uncommon at my house. I ignored it while I finished up milking. When I looked out Tirzah was holding up the fence so Azariah could climb out. They had elongated the fence so that it fell over on them. Tirzah was face down and Azariah was face up. Zeb escaped. It was kind of funny hearing them tell the story.

Then today we were at some friends house. As we were getting ready to leave, I told Azariah to go potty so he wouldn't have to go at the Library. He said O.K. mommy. I turned around and there he was with his shorts around his ankles. I informed him that he had to go inside to go potty. I told him he could only go outside if we were at home or if he asked us first. He didn't understand totally, but he obeyed.

What a fun time with four children.