On foreign currency

When Katherine spearheaded a fundraising coin drive for the Red Cross a month or two ago (her very own idea), we ended up a surprisingly high amount--maybe even a handful--of foreign coins: a few Mexican, maybe even a few Asian, and lots of Canadian.

Which reminds me, now that Canada is discontinuing their use of the penny--pretty soon the US will have more Canadian pennies in circulation than Canada!

Nature's Just Desserts

When you catch the illness you made light of in your child just the day before.

Note to self

Next time I invite Alex to run himself a bubble bath, specify that he should add LESS than half a bottle of dish soap.

On Being Tired

Rebecca stumbles into the kitchen this morning yawning and rubbing her eyes.
Me: "Why don't you go back to bed and get some more sleep? You're so tired?"
Rebecca: "No, Mommy, I just LOOK tired."

Alex's Favorite Restaurant?

Lar: "Alex, if you were going out to a restaurant, what restaurant would you want to go to?"
Alex: "Restaurant Dad!"
Lar: "And what would you want to eat at Restaurant Dad?"
Alex: "Pizza!"

The boy has good taste.

What a morning!

Alex set his alarm for 7, got up, read, practiced his piano, vacuumed stairs and his room, and still managed to get ready to leave before me!
Katherine played her piano this morning.
We all sat together for breakfast and Book of Mormon time.
And as I walked Katherine and Alex to school, we saw a tiny hummingbird perched on a blackberry vine. From one angle it looked drab and dull, but when it turned our way its whole head and throat flashed a brilliant magenta. An unbelievable blessing to brighten the day.