Things are clicking,.. when she's on tune?

Yesterday Melia really started picking up on the reading without getting herself all worked up!  She was reading words out and about, signs on the road, labels in the store... It was VERY exciting for me to see things clicking for her, especially because that's what I've been counting on instead of pushing her too hard. 

So last night, on the way home from Bible study, I asked her if she'd read any words to Gma Nae.  Her response had me scratching my head...

"No momma.  I wasn't in my reading tune.  It was playing tune time.  You know, I have lots of tunes:  shopping tune, reading tune, dancing tune, playing tune, math tune, singing tune.  My singing tune is on right now!..." (and she breaks into song..)  OK babe- as long as you've found the ON button for that reading tune!!!

Third Year's the Charm...

Finally, I successfully grew peppers.  I am happy.  :-)

All Lined Up in a Row

Issac's Funny Faces

I had the camera one day last week and Isaac came up to me and wanted me to take his picture.  Then he wanted to see the picture.  Then he made another face, and so on and so forth.  We were both giggling uncontrollably by the time he ran out of faces, and I just had to share :-)  I wish he didn't have food on his face, but during the season of fresh fruit and veggies, this kid just doesn't stop eating!  Enjoy!

Striped German

These beauties are from our Striped German heirloom tomato plant.  Don't they remind you of a sunrise?  And look how meaty they are!  No wasted space :-)  So fun!

Esther's Kittens

These little punkins were born Monday morning, August 29.  She actually had them in the girls' closet, and neither Melia nor Kiera had any clue!  Gabe heard the baby kitty cries from the living room and went to investigate!  We got the box all set up, then told the girls what had happened.  Right then, while they were watching, Esther had baby number four!  What a special experience!  We have two girls and two boys (to the best of my knowledge :-), one gold boy, tan/white girl, gray girl with a smudgy nose, and gray boy!

So... we're taking requests if you're in the market for a kitten!

Dream Come True... Almost.

I was scanning through the yard/garage sale list on Craigslist, and found Gabe's dream yard sale!!!  Look at the bottom right picture. 

Then look at the description and the bottom left :-) 

I loved laughing at his disappointment... hee hee hee. 

He's moping now... HAHAHAHAAA!! 

I have a stomach ache from laughing too hard...heh heheh.  Heh.

Can't....get....comfortable....

The Cartoon Model and Hamburger Rocks

I found that my 1 lb of hamburger meat made about 1 1/3 cups of hamburger rocks.

On the schedule for today:  Plum Amaretto Jam and Mango Plum Jam

YUM!

Funny how circumstances dictate the day's plans...

Last night I ran out to our "outside" freezer to see what I could find for dinner.  (Note:  This freezer was free, so I am not complaining.)  When I opened the door, the frost had formed over the shelf on the inside of the door.  It was really hard to open, but the bad part is that when I went to shut it, the way the frost broke prevented it from closing! 

We've been planning on defrosting this monster for a couple years, so this is a good "forced" activity!  But in the process, several pounds of hamburger meat started to thaw...

Which means--- I get to do another something new today!  We're making hamburger rocks!  Yeah!  (hopefully, and yes, I know I say this every time... but hopefully, it'll turn out great and I'll post pictures!) 

Happy day to you all!