I just wanted you all to know what an advanced three-year-old looks like. Not that I have one, just that I am sure this is what they look like. Isn't she awesome?  She totally is not reading that book, but she sure makes it look like she is!  She is so funny. Imagine the thought process, "What should I do now?  Oh look, a book.  I know what my sisters do with it.  They sit just like this.  I know this will get fun if I just stick with it a little longer . . ." This week I was sitting on the bed talking to Kevin and she came in, took my hand, kissed it (multiple times) and said, "Come dance with me, my sweet!"

This is what a boy looks like who sees what he wants and jumps right in.  He continues to do dishes with gusto and cooks often.  This week, however, he also added vacuuming to his list of favorite activities.  The vacuum does not even have to be out for him to get it in his head that vacuuming is what he'd like to do.  He'll take a person's hand, lead them to the closet, and then wait with that perfect one-year-old confidence that we'll know exactly what it is he wants us to do.  Once we bring it into a room, he takes over, plugs it in and gets to work.  This wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't so sure that it is a frightful waste of electricity (he'd vacuum for an hour if I let him).  Also, if I happen to want to do the vacuuming, like a true gentleman, he just won't let me.  So, that means whenever he sets the head down (still running) I must jump up and get a few swipes in before he runs back to take over.  It changes getting the vacuuming done into a whole new skill, let me tell you.

Savannah continued in driver's ed this week where we are sure they are trying to kill her before she can ever get out on the road.  She must be in the classroom by 5:45 am and Monday thru Wednesday she had to be on the driving range from 2:45 to 6:00 pm.  This meant that she left the house at 5:30 in the morning and didn't return until 6pm.  Once home, she still had to do two worksheets, find articles on driving in the newspaper, and read chapters from the driver's handbook -- all just for driver's ed.  Once done, she still had homework for her regular classes!  Remember physics, math, English, oh yeah, and don't forget to memorize this monologue for theatre.  Crazy!  The poor girl.  Thank goodness there is only one more week.

We had more stomach flu this week.  Kevin and I and Mariah were all felled by it toward the end of the week.  Yuck, yuck. 

Mariah and I had one basketball game this week.  We lost again.  Here's my piece of advice, "If you're looking for a self-esteem boost, do not become a youth coach."  Ha, ha!  Actually, my team is doing a lot of good things and they are really enjoying playing the game and that is what matters.  Mariah is doing super good.  Watch out for that girl in years to come!  Sarah and Megan and Kevin had a game this week, too, and they won!  Go team!  I wasn't there because of the aforementioned stomach flu, but I hear that they played great.

Cali and Cheyenne continue to enjoy school and Winx and playing with friends.  They don't really enjoy cleaning their room, but they will do it when pestered sufficiently.  They think it stinks (literally ha, ha!) to have Bethany sleep in their room, but they are (usually) good sports about it.  They've brought their homemade lunch bags to school everyday since they made them and Calianne even called me once from school in tears because she thought she'd lost it (she had actually just left it home on accident!)  They are sweet girls who try to be good and do what is right.  And whose hair is always messy . . .

. . . and who have lots of dolls available with which to play.