Cleaning

Venice is very into cleaning the bathrooms right now. This consists of taking the hand soap (usually the foamy kind, but any kind will do) and pushing it all over the counters, toilet, sink, floors, etc. Then using toilet paper, towels or kleenex to clean. I guess it's a stage as her cousin Casey likes to do the same thing. When they are together, they are quite the cleaning machine. A few weekends ago, they emptied an entire kleenex box to do their "cleaning". I still have lint on my mirrors that I need to take care of. And yesterday, at Thanksgiving, we couldn't find the kids for a few moments. After searching the yards, the kitchen, the rooms, etc., we found them in the bathroom "cleaning" Aunt Janet's bathroom. Soap bubbles were all over the floor, wet towels strewn about, the works. Uh, good job?

Who will I marry?

So, I get this story from Granny. The other day, Venice was in a bit of a state, wondering who she should marry? How will she pick from; Daddy? Cousin Casey? Or Neighbor Jake? I vote Neighbor Jake, just for the record :)

Just Like a Squirrel

So, Xander is just like a persistant little squirrel. Not to be put off by the difficult. He tries to climb something at the park and fails, falls. The he goes and tries it again and again and again. Eventually he gets it and is so proud, as am I. He reminds me of a show I once saw on squirrels and birdfeeders. Basically there is no safe bird feeder as the squirrels always found a way to get the food, even if they had to make several attempts. They learned from their failures and continued on their quest until they had success. Just as Xander conquers all things climb-able.