Not much of anything.
Seriously, my mind is so far out of gear that it took me literally 30-45 seconds to recall what today's events were, after I typed that title.
My parents were here this weekend. They came for Hannah's birthday. She was overjoyed. They played babies until my mom just about went crazy. Oh, the joy of having a grandma around that will play whatever game you want until your heart's content. Mom and Dad left, and we allowed the kids to watch something. After the show was over, Seth said, "Mommy, where are Grandma and Grandpa?" "Oh, honey, they left." "Are they coming back here?" "No, they went to their house." "Ohhhh... I miss Grandma and Grandpa!!" Sweet boy. The only person he prefers over Mommy is Grandma...but I think Grandpa is edging his way up in the rankings rather quickly.
I'm so thankful we'll see them soon. I haven't told the kids when yet because I don't want an incessant barrage of questions from now until then.
Hannah got scared of one of her toys today. Unfortunately, it's a very cool toy that she LOVED up until the point that it got too far away and wouldn't stop running. Grandma and Grandpa got her a Strawberry Shortcake remote control car. When it gets about 10-15 feet away, the remote doesn't work accurately, and this happened, and the car wouldn't stop. Hannah FREAKED OUT and ran away crying. It was making the clicking noise that some toys make when they're doing something they're not supposed to, like an rc car running into something and being unable to go around or over. Yeah, she didn't like that sound. For the rest of the afternoon, she would stay far away from it. She'll warm back up to it eventually, and Seth LOVES it, so all will be well one day. I did get her to play with it again though. I told her that I had not seen her drive it, and Daddy had said she was VERY good at driving it. Flattery gets you everywhere with that girl. Her love language is most definitely words of affirmation (sounds familiar to me). She drove it around for a few minutes, and then stopped and said, "Is that good, Mommy?" "Yes, Hannah, that's sufficient." :) People pleaser.
My mind is kind of whirring because I feel like I have so much to do, but really I don't. I expect to be frazzled at this time of year, but I'm simply not this year. All of the presents are wrapped, except one, and life is pretty easy from now until Christmas Eve. I need to start making things this week though because my present for my father-in-law will be some sweet things that I make. I'm wondering how this will work though because I don't usually make whole batches for him, I just divide up what I'm making anyway and give him a good portion. This time, I'm not making things until after Christmas. Maybe I can make special things for him. Well, there's a thought. Genius.
I finished a poor excuse for a book today. Oh, it had all the makings of an interesting plot, and it was getting so good! Then I turned the page. Epilogue. WHAT?!? Already?!? Where'd the rest of the story go? Someone PLEASE Paul Harvey me!!! I guess they can't all be best sellers, can they? It would be nice if they could though. Robin Cook's Intervention, if you're wondering what to avoid. Sometimes his books are fantastic, others are TERRIBLE, others are mediocre, like this one.
My dad's reading Radical now. (Tricia, you'll have to get his opinions on it.) I'm glad to know that he feels similarly to me. I don't feel like I'm an outcast in my own religion when my dad feels the same way. I know that millions of people share the opinions, but it's different when it's your own dad. Let's just go off on this tangent, shall we? I'm so thankful to have Godly parents. I'm absolutely 100% certain that I would be a complete 180 of who I am now, were it not for that guidance in my life. I learn so much of who I am, and who I want to be when watching them. It's a relief watching them. Weird wording, I know. It's hard to describe. There's no pretense, no unusual expectations, no concerns that something will be said around my kids that is unacceptable. (Although Seth did say Okie-dokie, yet again after this visit...not that that's bad, just funny.) It's just nice. I'd like to have nice a couple of times a week.
Tomorrow is another day at church. I'm anxious to see how the week pans out. I'm praying our kids don't catch something from the nursery this week. The last two we've been blessed. We're praying for yet another blessing this week and next. Next week, I may actually have them come with us since we'll see other little kids later on that week. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it though.
Now, what book to read? I've read the three I've been wanting to read. I'll start on another soon.
OH, a college friend of mine was in a flash mob today in Dallas! Here's a link where you can see it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM4SXgWpJ34
Then you can see her in this one, but the person next to the phone is a LOUUUUUD alto, and the kids that it mainly films are obnoxious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI2vVyN9Rt0 She's at 1:55, but it's just the top of her brown hair head, with a white flower in it. (The flower looks quite similar to one my mom would make, if you're familiar with those.) She said there were 400ish people there to sing. Not too flash mobby if you ask me. Basically everyone there was in the mob, but still really cool. In my opinion, if you listen to the part, in the second link, where they modulate King of Kings...and Lord of Lords...to the super soprano notes, you can hear my friend pretty well. She was a beautiful soprano in college. Now, whether or not it really is her, or someone else, I'm not sure. We'll just pretend that the lovely soprano voice is hers. :)
OK, now I'm done. Good night. Oh wait, tonight we let the kids have a bubble bath. They would rub bubbles on their heads and say, "There. Now I'm all shiny and blue." Now I'm done. :)
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