The Bar of Soap Incident

Tonight, Ry played a "trick" on Sys.

I can't be totally sure of what happened.  Ry was too busy taunting and cheering "I tricked you!  I tricked you!"  Sys was being a bit coy and what I suspect was a bit embarrassed at having been "tricked."

It is my ultimate belief that Ry peer pressured Sys into it.........and that Sys is just a little bit gullible.

The end result:  Ry talked Sys into licking a bar of soap.

EWWWWWWW!!!!!

Who are the Wanderers?

This week, for school, we have been talking about the nomads.  Their shelters, their foods, where they wandered.

This morning, I was asking the girls a few memory refresher questions before we got to today's lesson. 


Me:  What do we call the people who wandered around, always changing where they lived?

Sys:  I don't remember.

Ry:  The ROAM-ads!


I think that is almost better than NOMADS!!!!

That girl is a good thinker!!!

Growing Up

Sys made a grand announcement at breakfast this morning.

"Hey, Mom.  You only have 6 more years of me being a kid."

WHAT???  What is my crazy girl talking about????

She continues....oblivious to my panic about my baby growing up too fast.

"In 6 years, I will be almost 13.  I'll be in high school.  I'll be a grown up."

WHAT???  Surely it will be much longer till my sweet baby is in high school!  Right???

She continues......still oblivious to the state of anxiety that is growing with in me.

"But don't worry.  I'll still come home and sleep here every night.  Cause I love you."

Whew.  Perhaps she won't grow up so fast after all.  She'll be my baby forever.  She'll always want to sleep at home....my home.


Right?