More randomness...this time with pix

Paige Livesay is running a half marathon to raise money for houses for Haiti. She has raised over thirty thousand dollars already and a company in Haiti is going to match her. How ever many houses she raises money for they will match her. If she raises enough for 12, they will donate 12. She is 15 years old. If you'd like to donate you can click on the Livesay blog over on the right under "Blogs I read" and then click on the "Chip in" part of their blog.

I am wearing socks, with crocs, with shorts. But my daughters will be sufficiently embarrased about that so I don't need to be.

Recent conversation with J just before we walked out the door for school;
J-Mom, guess how many shirts I have on.
Me-Three.
J-How you know?
Me-Because I can see the fleece shirt and the t-shirt and I assume you have an undershirt on.
J-Guess how many pant (he never puts the "s" on jeans or pants) I have on.
Me-I hope two.
J-(big smile)Nope, I have tree on. One underwear, one jean, and one pajama bottom 'cause my legs was cold in dis jean.

Recent comment from J-I like it better when I first came here because evewyting was new. Now I do de same ting evewy day. It's not so fun now.

Recent comment from A-I went to the movies with two guys because you said you'd prefer me to do things in a group. (sigh...two guys and one girl does not a group make. Pray for us.)

Recent comment from R-I need to know how to make an invoice for church. (Apparently her church bought some of her books for their bookstore. How cool is that?)

I've debated back and forth about putting this pic on the blog. I think we can all handle it though. The girls had been after me for a while to do something about my cactus plants. We were referring to them as the "male cactus". Honest, they did not look like that when I planted them a year or two ago. Maybe someone sprinkled some viagra around that one. I don't know. I have since added another cactus to the mix and they no longer look quite so male. I think they still need one or two more though.

T was working on something in the driveway and had his jeep open. He finished up and was about to close the back when he spotted this.
Dexter was asleep on the back seat and his tail poked through. Isn't he precious?

I don't know exactly why but I love this pic of Misty. It's just so funny to me. I caught a really good one of her last night when we were putting flea stuff on them. She was so ticked at us and it really showed on her face. It's on my phone and I don't have the ability to get it off. R, email it to me please and I'll see if I can post it. In the mean time, hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

Misty again. She has discovered the top of the cabinets. Dexter can't get up there anymore. She has knocked the fern down twice now. This is where she was last night when we tried to lure her down with a treat so we could apply advantage flea control but she knew what we were doing. She was already squinting her eyes.

"Lo, how a rose ere blooming." My beautiful hybrid lavender rose has completely become a knock out rose bush. It sure is pretty either way.

That's it for the pics. I have lots of thoughts rolling around in my head but am not able to get them into proper sentences yet. Lots about J and doing the right things for him and A and doing the right things for her. This parenting stuff is hard business.

I played keys and sang in church last Sunday for the first time since before Christmas. It was weird and nice at the same time. I don't miss having to be there at 8 a.m.

One more recent comment from J after eating something sour-It make my eyes twist. Twist=twitch. Alrighty then.