Ohmystinkinheck

Today as Emelie and I were consuming the last two chapters of her read aloud, The Golden Goblet*, we noticed a shadow and glanced over to see Kenny approaching from outside her window.

Pressing his face up against the screen, he peered inside and asked Emelie when she would be finished. Apparently, he and Meredith needed a 3rd party for their made-up game on the front lawn.

Emelie and I couldn’t help it - we were cracking up at his turned up nose pressed hard against the screen. Our laughter attracted Meredith. “What’s so funny?” she asked as she came up to the window.

One look at Kenny and she joined in; Kenny glancing over to see her as Emelie and I laughed harder.

I mean, wouldn’t you?

The best part about all these photos is deciding which ones I’ll use one day at my kids’ wedding rehearsal dinners.

As I look at the photos I’ve taken for the last 4 days I’ve noticed my children don’t change clothes much. Just so you are aware - they DO have other clothes, but we are creatures of habit around here. When they go to bed they often put their clothes right at the foot of their bed and it is just too convenient to pull those same clothes right back on again the next day. I don’t complain of course, because the side-effect is less laundry. However, I can’t honestly say they always smell like roses - then again, I can’t say the same of me either. Eeewww.

Homeschool Sidenote

*The Golden Goblet had Emelie and I on the edge of our seats (or as is usually the case, snuggled into her bed) since we were only a few paragraphs into it. The main character, Ranofer, will tug at your heartstrings, and his friendships with Heqet and Ancient are precious. This book, along with Sonlight’s Core 6 Read Aloud Study Guide, introduced a world of Egyptian vocabulary neither Emelie or I would have known, learn, or remembered if it hadn’t been woven into such a great story. I am amazed at how loose historical fiction can fix details of a time period in mine and my children’s minds so easily.

Even if you aren’t homeschooling, this is a good bed-time read aloud. We finished it up today and were riveted right up until the last sentence.

14 Responses to “This little piggie went to the…window?”

1. busymomma66

   Heather,
   I just laughed and laughed at this post. I also have to say I’m with ya girlfriend–anything to do less laundry!! heehee.

   Thanks for the tip on the book. I’ll look for it for my daughter and I to read together at night.

2. Anna

   OH!!! Those pictures are entirely too funny.

   The book sounds great! I can’t wait to get there.

3. naomi

   oh my! that will be a difficult choice when they’re older. hmmm…i have to say my favourite is the last one with the two of them looking forward and their foreheads all wrinkled up.

4. Liz C.

   Laundry–on a shockingly regular basis, I hear myself saying, “Son, only one shirt and two pair of sock in the laundry this week. This disturbs me.”

   Oddly enough, he doesn’t smell weird. I think he must take after his Daddy that way. Thank goodness.

   I love your little piglet pictures. I’m very glad I’m not the only one saving such things for the wedding rehearsal dinner. In the case of the dried beans (retrieved from my oldest’s nose when she was four, where she’d shoved them), I’m waiting until the day AFTER the wedding, when it’s too late to have the thing annulled on the basis of “But she’s the sort who puts beans up her nose!”

5. Michelle

   Your daughter looks pretty frightening in that last photo! I think THAT’S the wedding keeper.

6. darci

   These photos are too cute! I think the same thing about wedding photos when my siblings start goofing off :)

7. Luke Holzmann

   Ah, the beauty of literature-rich learning. [smile]

   And, yes, pictures like those are great for rehearsal dinners.

   ~Luke

8. Lisa

   OH my goodness!
   How funny!
   I can see why you laughed so much because I’m laughing NOW!
   Thanks for sharing!

   Lisa

9. Angela Tippets

   My kids would wear the same clothes if I didn’t insist they change. It wouldn’t bother me either if they weren’t in public school, but I don’t want anyone thinking my children are neglected. Another advantage of home-schooling. So I have to ask: Do you wear you camera around your neck all day, every day just to get such shots?? I always miss the wonderful, spontaneous shots :)

10. OMSH

    Angela Tippets - Yes, I pretty much kill my kids with photos. It is good on one hand because they don’t ‘fake’ smile much anymore. It is bad other times because I end up with a camera (a big honkin’ camera) during some very frustratingly inconvenient times. :)

11. Jenn

    Oh, the last one! Not just noses, but the eyes, and the rest of the face! Too dang cute:)

12. Mom2Six

    I haven’t been here for a while, so I was surprised to see you homeschooling again. We did last year, but with a new baby due next month, they are in school again. I miss the freedom of the schedule, and since we are in a new town, new school, etc., I am still learning much. There are so many days I long to bring them home again, but I’m so unsure of the stress I would face in a few weeks.

    Best wishes for you! I’m glad you are enjoying this year.

13. Angie Garza

    THe little pig noses look exactly the same! How funny those two are. My kids entertain me more and more these days. ang

14. KYouell

    My kids are just starting to play games together. So far they have invented one and have carried one that I “made up” a bit farther. It is *too* cute.

    I like that having the camera around all the time means that they don’t make the fake smiles. I have been erring on the side of being in the moment lately, but that tips the scales back to bring the camera everywhere.