Sometimes I think I have nothing to post, and so I work hard at coming up with one… anything… just to keep writing. I finally had one this morning, and posted… and now I’ve been handed another… I got very tired of K waking up with hair in her face today… it’s really bad when she has a cold, and the hair sticks to the nose…

So I got out the sissors and did a quick trim just to keep it out of her eyes a bit.

Then I made my mistake… when will I learn??? I went to the bathroom… and left the sissors sitting right there on the ottoman, where a big sister could find them… You can see where this is going, can’t you??? Here’s what I came back to, with S saying “I just wanted it out of her eyes!”:

Oh… I am so sorry, K!!! Next time we’ll just go to Snipits!

Yes, I admit, I am not the best cook in the world. This was handed to me yesterday. See, I can boil water, but hard boiled eggs, not so much. I don’t want them to be under done, so I often over cook them.

Then my mom got me this cool timer… you put it in the water with the eggs, and it turns color to show you if the eggs are soft, medium or hard boiled. It’s slick and works like a charm.

My boys couldn’t wait to get an egg. They really like them, and have never thought anything about how they are cooked… until yesterday… While J was eating his, he looked at the yoke, a nice yellow, and said, “Hey, aren’t the insides supposed to be GREEN???”

I promise he is in the 3rd grade. I know I didn’t have to do anything like this when I was in the 3rd grade… oh what a difference private school makes.

J has to have a report done – type written. And do an oral report. And an art project. His class is studying the body, and each child was assigned a part… J got the tongue. I have learned all kinds of crazy things about the tongue. Like did you know the average human tongue is 4 inches? Did you know the largest human tongue recorded is 7 inches? How about this one… did you know a cow’s tongue is about 11.5 inches????

For his art project he and his Daddy took 4 blocks of red clay and this is what they came up with:

My cousin, KS, is a first time mother. Her sister, RR, came for a visit not too long ago. KS took the time for a shower.

When she came back she was very excited. “Thank you! Thank you! I got to shave both legs at the same time!”

Then there was this one from S: we were at my Grandma’s and S’s hair was the topic of conversation. Grandma was telling S how lucky she was to have curls in her hair. Mom added “And blond to boot.”

S replyed “I don’t have boobs.”

Or maybe the time I was asked by S to put her socks on. I told her they wouldn’t fit me.

“Not on you… You’re too fat”

Yep… You are a parent too.

We got up a bit late this morning, not a great start to our time with the in-laws! After a couple false starts, we got on the road for real… only 2 hrs later than we had thought… not too bad. With the short drive, we were here by lunch time and after grabbing lunch, in the park by 2ish.

We are in Dale, IN… the middle of a bunch of corn fields. Really… this water/amusement park, a Denny’s, a hotel and town folk are the only thing out here… that’s not a corn field. For a warm summer day, there were not very many people here…oh, yeah, it’s Friday… I bet we are swarmed tomorrow.

I am thinking about my friend, KC, today… see her daughters tried to bring her shopping for her birthday a couple of years ago…this park is called Holiday World, and it’s in Santa Clause, IN… KC loves her holidays! And it would be a great place to shop for Christmas stuff… except it’s a theme park… the rides are all named some type of 4th of July, Christmas, Halloween, or Thanksgiving kind of name. And there’s not much else here, so to be here in the off season… well, let’s just say there wasn’t much for the ladies to do.

So, KC… bring the grandkids during the summer. They would love it! And, for a theme park, they have some very cool food things… like unlimited, free soft drinks all day long. NO, really… stop laughing, ‘cuz I’m not kidding. They have Pepsi (another bonus) Oasis set all over the park. You walk in, grab a cup, ice, and drink and out the door. They’re set up like any restaurant where you can get your own drink. To top it off, even the food price is not too bad… the in-laws ate there yesterday… four adults for $20. Wow!

I will put pix up… probably after we get home ‘cuz I’m just too tired right now. I’ve got 5 people asleep in this hotel room, and I need to do the same. I’m having a senior moment… and I’m much too young for those… I know there were some great things said.. I am just not remembering them right now… Maybe tomorrow…