He Does What He Wants

Michael could probably echo Pinocchio in saying, "I'm a real boy!" I am just amazed at how big he is getting.

My dad used to tell me that when we were babies, he would just look at us and wonder when we would ever grow up. Then, we grew up, and he looked at us and wondered how time could fly by so quickly.

I understand exactly what this means now.

Michael blew through this busy bag idea. I was hoping it would last longer than 2 minutes:

Pretty easy to do. Just get an old takeaway plastic container with a lid. Use a knife to cut an x in the top. Then give them a bunch of cheapo pompoms to shove through the hole. Michael kept saying, "Ow, ow, ow" - but he finished it nonetheless. Not gonna let a little pain keep him from gettin' those pompoms in there.

Michael had Christmas in August because Walgreens was having 75% off their summer clearance section. And the girl accidentally gave me 75% off the SALE price. So I went back for a 2nd round of stuff and by then she had asked her manager if it was 75% off the regular or sale - and she stood corrected. Should have been 75% off of REGULAR price.

Either way, here's the loot. I'll go into how much everything costed because it's too funny:

2 buckets of sidewalk chalk (12 pieces in each) - $0.25 each

500 water balloons with 2 hose attachments - $1.25

Slip 'n slide with big-ole-pool at the end - $5

Badminton set - $1.17

Ring Toss - $1.25

Bag of 3 bath toy boats - $0.75

BBQ Grill cleaning brush - $1

Playmate Igloo - $3.75 (Probably my biggest score!! Glad I got that on the 75% off sale price bunch!)

Freezer icepack - $0.75

Water Hose Snake - $2.50

Outdoor bowling set - $3.25

Cars sand toy set with backpack,pail, molds, sifter, shovel/etc - $2.50

Recently, Michael built a marble run - all by himself - following instructions in the manual WITH NO HELP from us:

And Michael can cut - all by himself. Looks like a pro huh?

It's a kindergarten skill - so I'm glad he mastered it. :)

Michael stays a bit later for preschool this year than last - which actually works out well because I get to touch base with his teacher every time! At normal pickup, you get your kid and you leave - not much said about the day. But with Michael's later pickup, I get to see his teacher in a more relaxed setting.

She told me today that Michael did his assessment test for the teachers to see what skill level he is. She said she was pretty impressed with Michael and that he knew a lot for his age!

Pretty proud mama I was!

If you pray, please pray for our friends Laura and Kril Cunningham. Kril is in the hospital because he had a seizure. The doctors think it is related to the severe sinus infection he has been fighting. Either way - it is a tough time for their family and any prayers would be greatly appreciated!

Love,

P