A bad case of stripes

This week, I noticed that I have a problem.

I own too many striped clothes. I did not have to arrange my clothes for this pic.

Too many $2.99 Gap & Old Navy deals swayed me to lose my memory and cause me to own 6 short-sleeve striped shirts!

This post reminds me of a fave book my girls enjoy. I hope Will (a.k.a. I-Like-to-color-myself-orange) does not catch the bug!

Most likely, he will be too busy dreaming of big bass with Tiger on the Neches.

Creativity

This afternoon while I was cooking dinner, the kids played in shaving cream.

Claire practiced the title page of her next thesis paper.

Faith is pondering the economy.

It looks as if Will is drawing circles but he is illustrating the crazy bail out plan.

This all took place much to Craig's dismay. He could not understand why they needed to be in a shaving cream mess 15 minutes before dinner. He opted to go outside. As if turning our backyard into a golf course is more fun?

Good thing he's cute and the 3 are brillant, I think I will keep them. :)

A math lesson & a mystery

We dyed eggs this evening. I had 9 eggs so each of my 3 decorated 3 eggs.

Three, three, three. Iam seeing 3s!

Here are our magnificent eggs! 3x3=9! Count them...ooops, there are only 8!

I like 8. It is a BIG number. We could call these Pearson eggs. Pearsons like eggs, especially 8 of them. There is an an egg for Faith, Claire, Will, Lucy & Abby. That is 5 eggs. I think my sister Meredith can have the extra since she is carrying triplets! Yes, I know, HUGE miracle.

So, where is the 9th egg? Oh yeah, remember we got a dog for Christmas?

Dogs & eggs are a mystery just like the Lord is a mystery in His plans. What a mighty God we serve! Only God can perform the miracle of triplets just days before an appt. to see an infertility specialist...good thing she did not go that route! Please pray for Mere & her growing family.

In her dreams

My sweet niece Abby made this pic for me when she worked on Faith's Flat Stanley project. If you can see it, that is me (according to Abby) walking the dog (Buster). Take note of how cute I am and the fact that I have not worn heels like that since 1999.

Flat Stanley went with Abby and her parents to the Bull Shoals Dam...looks like a swell time was had by all!

Abby looks like she had almost as much fun as dear old Stanley! Faith presents her report today. She is so excited to tell of her cousin & Stanley's adventure!


Thanks Auntie M & Abby - we owe you!

Soothing dinner hour

It must have been a nudge from the Lord this morning when I took extra quiet time, I needed it today!

Will & I ran errands which consisted of car duties: oil change, washing, inspection. I detest all that but I forgot to tell my hubby last week so it fell on me. Not to mention, Faith was scared I would go to jail if I did not get the 3/09 off my window sticker.

Since an Arctic wind that felt like a blizzard blew through here, it was kind of a crummy morning. A 2 year old plus a 8x8 Jiffy lube room don't match. Will was unhappy with any of my plans and all of his comments consisted of repeating "no!"

After a nap-wrestling match, sweet Claire and I cozied up & watched Curious George before carpool time. Upon picking Faith up, Reese & Kate came to play and Faith completed her Flat Stanley project. Operation 2 year old was fine at the moment.

Until...time to fix dinner. Team 5 year old and Operation 2 year old teamed up to have a snack right before dinner. After my calm refusal and their retreating wails, I made a choice. If you cannot beat them, join them. So, I threw myself out in a roaring fit in front of them. I beat my hands on the stone floor and wailed for a margarita.

Just kidding, wish I had. Instead, I gave Claire a pan of flour and told her to practice writing letter e and r. I grabbed a chair for Will and he played over the sink with 17 gallons of City water. Hello water bill!

Faith? She joyfully completed her homework. Really. . . I have pics.

I would post my Lemon Chicken with capers recipe but I was not so fond of the capers. Ever eaten capers? It was ok. The kids loved the chicken. Except Will, he is anti-anything-not-his-own-idea at the moment.

After dinner, the kids golfed outside with the new Tiger Woods Daddy and I went to Kroger for an ez shopping trip. It went well besides the fact that the economy is a bust and groceries are a riot.

However, I was talking to A when I got home and Craig came out to get the groceries. I guess I put the milk in a silly place b/c it busted all over the driveway when he opened the tailgate. Never fear, Tiger saved the day and spared some of my milk. Then, I remembered the checker forgot my cash so I had to go back. Not my day. Maybe I need to have a few moments playing in flour & water?

Much cuteness!

You can see lots of pics if you visit Lucyland!

1 out of 3

We played sports all day. We as in the girls. Claire had capping ceremony at 8:45 a.m. Imagine her running to claim her black & pink visor as a HOT PINK TOP!

You must imagine it b/c we skipped. (Aghast!) All my children slept until a glorious 8:30 a.m. Plus, Faith & I went to a baby shower. My friend Susan (a.k.a. excellent cookie maker) made the cake. You cannot see the sides of the cake, brown & blue stripes...very classic. Paula made the burp rags and I had them monogrammed. We are a swell team.

Then, we traveled to watch another group of pink girls play soccer. I think we lost but we are improving. Who said winning was everything?

So, the only pic I got of my children was of Will. His daddy took him this week to get a new haircut. They used the clippers which nearly sent me over the edge (it does not take much)! I thought he was just too young yet! But, he looks cute. It is kinda messy due to the wonderful, windy day.

A pic of 1 of the 3 is not too bad!