It's been a busy week around here. I've been doing some major cleaning, getting ready for Toots' visit, and finally I'm done. The house is clean, the clutter is suspiciously absent, the laundry is done. The spiders are hiding, wondering what the hell I did with their webs, the cobs are hiding too, as their webs are no longer hanging in the corners and behind curtain rods. What is a cob, anyway?
Damn, my sister can cook. I don't mean just fix an edible meal, I mean she can cook with the serious cooks. I think she should go on Iron Chefs. But we won't tell her I said that. I can't let her know she cooks better than I do, cuz well.. a big sister just can't tell a little sister something like that, it just ain't fittin'... but she sure does. She made a full Thanksgiving meal today, Turkey, stuffing, the whole she-bang, and a great big cake, and banana pudding for desert. We ate until we couldn't eat anymore, and for a good 20 minutes, I swear I don't think I heard one voice. "Sit at the family table - talk about your day..." - advise commercials on Nickoledian, but there was too much eating for talk there today. Mighty fine victuals, Lisa, thanks!!! :)
O.J. brought Acey over this morning. He's going to be with us until 7ish tomorrow. He made me laugh. When he got here, Mikyla and Mallory weren't here - and so while we were on the way to Lisa's for dinner, he asked if we were going to get Mallory. I told him no, that Mallory was with her Mommy today, that we were just going to pick up Joel then we'd go eat. He said, but I like Mallory, she has "perty hay-iers" He talks so country. I agreed, yes she does have pretty hair, and he said "I lak it." (I like it.) I agreed again, I like it too, Acey, it's mighty pretty hair. He wasn't finished with the compliments to her, he had to be sure we understood, and said it again, "She has re-o-lly pretty hairs." Then he asked me again to please go get her. As it turned out, Sarah came to dinner with the girls, so he got to play with her, and that suited her just fine. I think they missed each other. When we came home, Mik and Mal had to come too. We didn't have room in the car for all 4 youngins, so dad brought Joel home for us later. They played hard in the den and every time I peeked in to check on them, Acey and Mallory were hugging, and giving each other kisses, like they'd not seen each other in a thousand years. We went outside so I could scrub the porch, and they took off to the doll house and promptly started playing house. Now that was comical. I think they're sweet on each other. Their innocence is touching to watch.
Mikyla on the other hand.. *laughs* She came running into the kitchen where I was cleaning some canisters, and said, "Mams! Acey is pulling down his pants all by himself! Tell him that's not nice!" Acey came running in behind her, tugging his shorts back up, and said, "Hep me, Mammy." I could tell from the sheepish expression on his face that he didn't do it... Mikyla pants-ed him. Poor Acey..but as bad as that was, it wasn't as bad as the wedgies Mikyla kept giving poor Joel. His voice went so high pitched I thought he was gonna break the windows with his shrieks of protest. Mik is something else. She torments them and just cackles. One day.. those boys will tower over her. I hope they'll always be close, and keep in touch with each other when they're grown.
I hear that Ashley is wanting me to take her to the bridge on a ghost hunt. She's doing a project on the bridge's history for school. I haven't talked with her yet, but I'd like to see if we could set it up for this weekend sometime.
Shelly called me this evening.. she told me that Bobby has gone to Baton Rouge, he's doing body recovery in Louisiana. She's worried about how he's going to deal with it, and I am too. Thank God though, for the men and women who have the moxy to get in there and do what needs to be done, without thinking about themselves. Bobby, be safe! We love ya!!
It's almost time for Bonnie to come in and get Joleybean. This day has just flown!
On a terribly sad note, some of you may remember a post I left back in the winter, I think it was something to the effect of "Lots and Lots of Kids." Sarah had brought 3 children of a friend of hers over, and I posted photos of them, but blanked out their faces because I hadn't been able to ask their mom if it was ok to publish the pics on the net. I never thought on the pictures afterwards, I wish I had. One of the little boys, the middle one was killed in a car accident yesterday afternoon up by Mom's. When I heard about it, I was stunned. 6 years old. His little sister is doing ok, she had to have surgery, but she's going to be fine.. and their father is okay. He was allegedly trying to pass a car on a hair-pin turn, saw a car coming straight at him so he pulled back into his lane and just went through the guard rail and down into the bluff. 6 years old. Trinity was a sweet little boy, all smiley and shy. I guess God decided he was lonely for that smile in heaven. I don't know how his mother is going to deal with his loss, but please, keep them in your prayers. She's going to need strength to help her cope. Mikyla and Mallory took it relatively well... Trinity was a playmate of theirs. They do, though, truly believe that he's wearing wings now, and flying above the clouds, in heaven. Sarah is planning on taking them to the funeral, but I'm sure hoping she changes her mind. Both of the girls are 'dwellers'... believing he's an angel now, flying and playing in a perfect paradise...and I love that they think that...but seeing his coffin, and perhaps actually viewing him would be another thing entirely. I think it would turn something they're not afraid of into something terrifying for them. Children view everything in terms of "me". They just do. I worry that seeing him will jolt their thought process..He's in a casket, he isn't wearing wings, wait, this isn't right...this is going to happen to me!" Somehow I don't think they're old enough to be able to understand spiritual from physical. I sure hope Sarah changes her mind.
Well.. here's Bonnie, more later!
Posted by juel at September 5, 2005 11:13 PM