The word for the week here in Middle Tennessee has been RAIN. We have had several days of total downpours here. I haven't seen the rivers around the county at this level of flooding in years. Unless we get some wind it will be several days before I can even think about mowing the yard.
BE THANKFUL FOR SMALL THINGS. This includes the sound of a toilet flushing in your house. I am happy to relay that this sound now graces the background noise of our home once again. We don't have the baseboard down yet so we can't put everything back in its place but at least we don't have to wade through to mud the use the facilities at Pauline's house anymore. (Dianna, there is no need to pack the Coleman Porto-Potty for your trip in June. But thanks for the offer!)
I FEEL SO USED. Nate is walking a lot more now. Vicki commented the other day that it is now his preferred mode of transportation.
Usually, when he walks up to me he holds his arms out for me to pick him up. So when he walked toward me the other day I was beginning to bend over to get him. It was sad to discover that it wasn't me he wanted when he pushed my hands away, he wiped his runny nose on my shorts, and walked off.
I SAID, "STOP!" Ben spent the night with Mom and Aunt Mar Friday night and Nate and I went over there for breakfast with them yesterday morning. Ben loves to touch Nate so it was probably a mistake to let them sit beside each other. At one point during the meal Ben was rubbing Nate's hand. After a few moments of this Nate turned and glared at Ben. (And if looks could kill....) Ignoring this Ben continued to rub Nate's hand. Finally, Nate yanked his hand out of the way and then smacked Ben's hand as hard as he could. (He made the food on his tray jump up about an inch.) Poor Ben was bewildered at the turn of events. The rest of us thought it was funny.
DICK AND JANE. Many of you reading this who were in elementary school during the 1950s and earlier will remember learning to read with Dick and Jane. The publisher has rebound those stories into a new set of books and Jenna got them for her birthday from Riley and Harper. Jenna has taken to these like a fish in water and has already read to her class for show and tell.
My mom has this habit of spelling words when talking about things she feels small children should not know. She won't be able to keep that up much longer with Jenna around.
Joe
