On Sunday afternoon, after service and lunch at our place, we all went to Thames Grove Conservation area to do some fishing with the kids. Picture it with me.... six adults and nine children all along the river bank with fishing poles and squirmy worms. The warm air, a slight breeze, sunshine glistening off the surface of the water..... and the chaos begins....
"I want to sit down my legs are tired!" "Can I throw my line out again, it's back here already?" "My line is stuck in the tree up there." "Ask Papa to get it unstuck for you." "He can't, he's trying to get his unstuck from the other tree." "I got a fish, I got a fish.... wait, no I didn't, it's a stick." "Can you put my worm on the hook?" "Are we done yet? I am getting bored." "Where's the needle nose pliers? Who took the pliers?" "Is there a bathroom here?" "I don't want to pee on the tree." "Why is it called a cat fish?" "I'm gonna play in the sand, can you hold my pole?" "They're catching fish down there, I want to move down there." "B2 hold the fishing rod still, stop swinging it all over the place." "but I'm bored, I'm not catching any fish..." "of course you're not, you keep swinging that rod all over the place and pulling the worm out of the water." "mooooooom, can you take my fish off?" "Who has the pliers?" "Ewww, worm guts! It's on my hands...." "I don't know how that blood got all over my legs, I was just standing next to the fishing pole...." "I'm hungry, do we have any food?" "Who has the worms? Go get me a worm please." "Cut the worms in half, we're running out." "There aren't any worms left....let's try blueberries." "*Sigh* Don't EAT the blueberries, use them as bait!" "Pick up the baby's soother please." "Are the brakes on the baby's stroller?" "Don't eat the leaves!" "Can you give the baby a cookie please - NO you can't have a cookie too." "Did Papa get his fishing line out of the tree yet?" "Is aunt Cherie's line still stuck in the bushes?" "What do you mean Papa's sinker flew into the water and the hook stayed in his shirt sleeve?" "Do fish breathe underwater?" "Why are the fish opening and closing their mouths?" "I'm NOT putting my finger in THERE!" "Can you carry the fish for me PLEASE!!!" "Papa, you just hit the baby!" "What? What do you mean I just hit the baby?" "With your fish.... you threw it at grandma and it smacked the baby in the leg... you hit the baby with a sheep head! (and she's still fast asleep.)" "I need another blueberry, someone ate mine." "Are we done yet? I want to go home now." "Why is everyone else catching fish except me?" "pick up your fishing rod, get it out of the weeds, tighten your line and sit STILL." "SIT STILL!" "I SAID SIT STILL!"
*What in the world were we thinking????? The kids thought it was great though. We all smelled nasty and needed soap but we had fun and we made some memories as a family. That's what it's really about isn't it?
More funnies from my kiddos this week:
* I had a car muffler sitting on the picnic table and the boys were fascinated with it. B1 asked "Is that an engine?" I answered "No, it's a muffler." then B2 said "Does it make the car go faster?" (Hmmm, they spend far too much time around Papa....)
* Two of the boys were discussing bicycles at Canadian Tire. B1 said "Those bikes are cheap!" To which B2 said "What does cheap mean?" B1 replied "I don't know?"
* B3 sat paralyzed in his chair on the porch screaming "A bumble bee, a bumble bee!" Until B1 & B2 looked at him and sighed, "it's a spider."
* B3 wants to know if we can buy a "jumpoline" for our yard "'cause he really likes them."
* "B3 has a really big bump on the top of his head." B1 brought to my attention. "That's his skull." I said. "Ya" replied B3 "I always have skulls right mom?"
* I had to stop by the play group the boys were at one day last week to drop something off for B3. "Hi guys!" I said as I entered the gymnasium "How's your day going?" I asked. "Hi mommy" replied B2 "How's it going at home?"
* I really wish my little ones had better pronunciation skills. Sometimes it takes me a few minutes to catch on.... little G2 just finished lunch when she looked at me with her big brown eyes and said "mommy, my s**t is sticky." I sat there with my mouth open, eyes wide and pondered what was just said, then she patted her CHIN and repeated herself! (Hahaha silly mommy - what was I thinking?)
* At the dinner table little G2 started shrieking and screaming "The dog is eating me! The dog is eating me!" It took a few minutes to convince her that the dog was NOT trying to eat her, she was merely helping to clean up the kitchen. The dog was under the table licking up the crumbs that had fallen onto her chair.
* At lunchtime we had large demi baguettes (big crusty rolls) with our meal. As B2 bit into his he said "hey, this is just like what Jesus gave to the guys." (you know - breaking bread and sharing it with His disciples at the last supper)
* B2 thought he'd have a little fun today... while playing in the backyard he fed little G2 a worm. When I reprimanded him for it he replied.... "What? It was only a half a worm anyway." Ewwww!
As I mentioned in my previous blog - our family dynamics are changing as we leave fostering behind and become a permanent family. The transition is strange for us as it feels like we've fostered forever..... and now things are different - but in a very good way.
We look forward to this time of transition and
welcome all the changes and adjustments that come along with it.
Introducing little G2 & little G3 ... our newest permanent additions :)
Here are four of our seven little darlings.... aren't they so beautiful? They sure do provide me with an abundance of things to write about.... there's always something happening in our house. Whether it's fishing with worms or eating them... there's never a dull moment :)
Until next time,
embrace change - it keeps you alive!
God bless you
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