The Hendy Boys: Tribal Warriors

Tonight we were visited by tribal warriors, desperate to clean up in our tub. How could I say no?

Out of the Mouths of Babes

On a recent trip away, Wesley and Preston were both sleeping on the floor of our guest bedroom. Early one morning I awoke groggy from a restless slumber to hear two sounds. The first was my husband's loud breathing. The second was the soft whisper of Wesley on the other side of the bed poking my husband and saying, "Dad, Dad, what is that noise you are making? You are freaking me out!"

Five year olds can be ornery, especially my five year old. It's often the result of too little sleep, too little food, or too much sugar. On a recent day visiting Yaya and Papa, Wesley was in one of his moods. He was giving me a very hard time, not cooperating, and my frustration level was quickly increasing. Exasperated I finally looked at him and said, "Wesley, why are you being so irritating today?" to which he responded, "I DON'T KNOW, Mom, that is just how God made me." And that was the end of that. I couldn't help but smile and in an instant my frustration was gone.

A few days ago we were driving home from a friends house. From the backseat, Wesley says to me, "Mom, I don't think I like my name anymore." I responded, "Why, what's wrong with your name?" "I just don't want to be called Wesley anymore." Taking the bait, I said, "well, what do you want to be called?" Without a pause he stated, "I want to change my name to Spiderman." Of course!

When you wish upon a star . . . a mommy's wish list

to get rid of this crappy dial-up - Yippee - HELLO DSL, Finally!
a new computer- GOT THIS ONE, thanks Dad!
to learn a new language . . . habla espanol, anyone?
to learn and school myself in the Montessori method
to be a good, just, and fun parent
to find my hidden creative side
to decrease my carbon footprint
to learn to sew
to eliminate the "clutter" from our lives
my own personal massage therapist
a new president .- GOT THIS ONE, too!
acommon sense solution to our environmental woes
world peace
more sleep
to clean out and organize the barn
a finished second bathroom

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Tribal Warriors

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