{"id":619,"date":"2010-12-09T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T02:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/thursday-december-9-2010\/"},"modified":"2010-12-09T21:35:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-10T02:35:00","slug":"thursday-december-9-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/thursday-december-9-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday December 9, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kids are just so funny. My SIL and I carpool to share the running back and forth to school love. She has a 9 year old and a seven year old and I have a six year old. Let me tell you, some days are hysterical.<\/p>\n

Marilyn’s (9) personality reminds me of Adam. Or maybe it’s the first born tendencies. Just like Adam, she uses big words and sometimes gets all confused. Like the day they were hashing notes from anonymous people. Marilyn was explaining to Rochelle and Adam about how you have to write differently than normal or you can use the computer to “despise” your handwriting. <\/p>\n

It was all I could do to keep from erupting in laughter.<\/p>\n

This morning we were headed back to school. Liam was just begging and coaxing for attention. “Hey Marden,” he’d say and then contribute a bit of nonsense. <\/p>\n

Marilyn would throw her eyes sideways at me in that way kids do when they are trying so hard to be adults and share moments about the kids who are so little. She told Liam something and he did his little quiet, awed intake of air and his quiet, awed “oh, ….” I can’t remember what he said. I just remember the way she threw her eyes at me and grinned and whispered, “His voice was so ‘shrill’ I could hardly understand him.”<\/p>\n

Oh, Marilyn. You are too cute. <\/p>\n

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Today was one of those days when everything fell in place. I had literally just finished taking all the empty hampers back upstairs and vacuumed the last floor. Laundry. Check. Cleaning. Check. Boys working at the table and all of us singing Christmas songs. Me standing at the kitchen counter making pizza dough. Idyllic. Moments like that are so rare they’ve got to be recorded.<\/p>\n

And then I transferred the 16 cup Pyrex with the dough and my one hand still kneading it over closer to the stove so it could rise in the warmth of the pre-heated oven. And I missed. And it all crashed to the floor. The ball of (finally) perfect dough and my favoritest Pyrex that I use almost every single day and sometimes multiple times a day.<\/p>\n

Huge pieces of glass went everywhere and the splinters went even further. I’m sporting two bandaids on my feet. I guess that’s what I get for never being able to keep my shoes and socks on.<\/p>\n

Let’s just say I was very, very happy to see David walk in the door three minutes later. I love having help cleaning up all the big messes I make.<\/p>\n

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Do you share Christmas love with your neighbors and if you do, what do you give them? We’ve given Christmas cookies a few times. Last year I did some cinnamon rolls and some muffins and some cookies and candy … sort of whatever I thought they’d like best went into the basket. I’ve thought of doing a load of homemade whole wheat bread and a jar of my mom’s yummy jam; but the broiler in my oven blew a fuse two years ago and the accubake doesn’t work because of it. I can do anything but bread. Sadly enough, it flops every time since then.<\/p>\n

Have you ever done something that’s not food? <\/p>\n

I’d like to custom create gifts for the ones we know a little better this year. But there are a few new people and I need some generic inspiration.<\/p>\n

Speaking of neighbors, how well do you know your neighbors? How did you get to know them?<\/p>\n

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If you haven’t checked out our book blog for a time, there are new entries there<\/a>. Don’t forget that Marital Bliss is now also on Amazon<\/a>! You could even redeem with swagbucks and win a free book! If you’re ordering something from Amazon, it’s a great way to get your book with free super saver shipping. I do so love swagbucks (a search engine that rewards you with points at random intervals which can in turn be exchanged for gift cards or products … click on the search and win link if you want to know more) \"Search<\/a><\/p>\n

Vision Publishers has decided to raise the price of my children’s books to 10.99. I am running a Christmas Special on them for $9.99 each if you order directly through me. I have been blessed over and over again with so many kind words about these books. It is hard to describe the feeling you get when someone says, “We Build A House” is my child’s favorite book. He has almost all the words memorized.” I get lost for words trying to describe it; but there is something deeply gratifying in knowing that you have helped to create one of those cozy child and parent snuggled on the couch storytimes. I feel grateful. For the dream God gave me. For the people who shared in the journey and believed in me. For the parents and aunts and uncles and grandparents who gave the books to their children and are giving a child the gift of time spent reading.<\/p>\n

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Good Night all ~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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