Eyelashes

Ellis has these crazy long eyelashes.  He was snuggling with me this morning after getting out of bed and I asked him how he got such long eyelashes.  He looked at me and smiled and said, "Well, I do pull on them a lot."

Porcupines

I made Porcupine Meatballs for dinner tonight.  Ellis was eating them and started crying.  I asked him what happened and he said, "A porcupine got in my applesauce."  When he finished eating he asked, "Did I eat enough porcupines?"

Homeless

Seth is singing in a choir in December.  He is singing with a group that is singing Homeless from the Forgotten Carols.  He told the kids, "I have to go practice being homeless."

After Seth left for practice, Gordon came to me and said in a very concerned voice, "Mommy. Why does Daddy want to practice being homeless?" 

Commercials

Seth recently set up an antennae on the house so we could get the broadcast channels. We have been a year and a half without any television.  We were watching a show the other day and a commercial came on.  Gordon said, "I remember these! Can we watch these?!"

No Courage

Today we were talking about courage and we used not being afraid of the dark as an example of courage. Gordon then shared the following personal experience: "One time I said a prayer that I wouldn't be afraid of the dark, but the answer was 'No'".

Too Many Games!

You can tell we use electronics too much when we go on a bike ride and  Gordon needs to "Regen his energy".

Dads

Gordon came into my room this evening crying.  I asked him what was wrong and he told me that he hasn't been sleeping well "these nights".  He said that the only way he can sleep without being frightened is if he watches a movie.  I suggested that he read a book.  He talked about how you can remember things forever and he was worried that he would be scared forever.  After talking to me for about 20 minutes he decided to go to bed.  On his way out of my room he said, "Dad is kind of the best at taking the fear away."