today i saw a man wearing a bib. like a perfectly normal man who was not partaking of unusually large seafood. he was casually sitting there as if he were having a business luncheon. the other luncheon attendees were not wearing bibs....so it was not a company uniform. it was a cloth material...not disposable. it had a tie on the back, but looked like it could be put on the same way one would put on a "bib" at the dentist. it covered his entire frontal region. i'm ok with this should it become a trend....just for the record.
it's autumn here and it is quite lovely. perfect actually. a little chilly in the mornings and evenings...absolutely beautiful during the day. i wish very much that it would stay like this year round. there were several nights in a row that i did not have to wash bugs out of my bath tub before i entered. this is a good sign that the cold is causing them to go wherever it is that bugs go when it is cold. even my freakishly unbelievable ant problem has subsided a bit. i'm so happy about this...because i thought i was going to go insane. and i'm quite certain that i have consumed enough ant protein to last me until next summer.
last night the family attended a passover meal at church. every time they would speak of Jesus' death...griffin was quick to announce, BUT HE CAME BACK TO LIFE! BUT HE CAME BACK TO LIFE! i'm glad he understands. ella spent most of her time under the table where the basins were for all of us to wash our hands. she wasn't alone...i think i saw like 15 kids under there at one point. the passover was a long meal...and sometimes 2 year olds just can't make it through the whole thing. she ate her unleavened bread way before the proper time...and then she was on her way.
today we went to the basket market and bought some baskets for the kids to decorate. griffin started out by saying he wanted a soccer ball one like last year...or maybe a football one. he soon realized they got a basket basket here. it was ok to him....as he rarely gets out of the house...so he was just grateful for the opportunity.
i'm starting to forget things about the states. like what cities are named around where we used to live. restaurants and store names too. the other day one of the kids found an american quarter...i couldn't remember what it was called! randy looked at me like i was crazy. i am a little crazy...i think it's from lack of sleep through the years...but still, i think i'm starting to forget some things....and not just because i'm a little nuts-o.
randy is teaching a block course right now, and of course the other usual stuff that he does. the kids have 10 more weeks of school....that's ok, i love what we are learning. :) i'm trying to work with griffin on writing...but he purposely draws in circles instead of straight lines. he's 4...i'm not worried. ella can say anything, any word...even if she has a pacifier in her mouth. she can talk around that thing no problem! as a general rule she is only allowed to have it in bed...but sometimes she finds one...and well...whatever. she's number 4 for crying out loud....i clearly gave up trying to do everything perfect YEARS ago. the important thing is, griffin no longer has a paci. yes, i realize he is 4 and that really isn't anything to brag about...
anyway, olivia and griffin have started a tumbling class. olivia is doing really well. griffin still looks a bit like a soggy noodle out there on the mat, but i think in time he will get there. mostly i just love to watch his floppy curls dance around as he does "flips." he loves going because there are so many other little boys there his age. two of his friends are twins. the other day i heard him ask one of them which kid was his brother? wow. they are twins! i mean like, for real, i can't tell them apart kind of twins. i'm thinking that was the first time that kid had ever heard that question. griffin seems quite oblivious to the fact that they look the same. which makes me think two things. 1) he has an unnatural ability to tell twins apart and see their differences in a way that no one else can or 2) he thinks he is playing with the same person over and over again. i just don't know....
hudson is also doing fine. he is 14....and that is really all i have to say about that....
