10 on Tuesday

1. Sarah moved up a level in her BOB books. She is now reading VERY basic sentences. It's so exciting and I love the look of pride on her face when she's reading the little books. It has also led to some funny moments like when she tried to read, "Shhhhh! Sit Jip! She was focused on the Shhhh so much that she forgot to pronounce the S in sit. I wasn't sure she actually said it so I started to laugh. She said it again and again because I laughed so we had a little talk about how S*&^T is not a word we use, etc. Then we had to sit down and it took several read throughs to get the 2 sentences down. It was really hard to keep a straight face though.
2. Sarah now has the bug that seems to be going around. Will had a mild version over the weekend but it's affecting her a bit more. So, today is movie day for Sarah. I put on Barbie: Island Princess and noticed that it's been sitting in TiVo for almost 2 years now. It is, by far, the oldest thing in there!
3. It's amazing what you can find when you clean things out - all kinds of summer activities and a million coloring books. Also makes you not want to buy anything for ages upon ages.
4. Is it bad that I make decisions on which grocery store to go to not only by what's on sale and how close to the house it is but also what their grocery carts for kids are like? I can't stand the ones at one store so I only go there if the kids are not with me. Bless Fry's for just about the only cart with a "car" on it that I can maneuver. The kids actually behave, sort of, when they hop in it.
5. Andy is teaching Sarah how to play Mancala and it's actually fun to watch. She gets it to some degree and he helps her along. Will gets very angry though because he is not allowed to play the "jelly bean" game as he calls it.
6. Apparently I wasn't the only one who wanted to get knee socks for Sarah's uniforms. After 2 stores and only finding the largest size available. I finally found some on the 3rd try in the right size.
7. I was asked twice at Target over the weekend if I needed help finding something (very politely I might add). I can't figure out if they are just trying to improve customer service or if I really looked lost. I visit that Target probably more than any other store (including grocery stores. Maybe it was the fact that I was looking at some new stuff they have in and I had no children with me. They were confusing the peaceful look on my face with "lost".
8. According to Sarah, former Hurricane Felicia (now Tropical Storm) is going to Hawaii to see the volcanoes. I think Sarah is jealous.
9. After last week's round of "I wanna be a girl" from Will and this past weekend's dancing with Sarah in her ballet shoes and "I wanna be a princess", Andy insisted on a visit to Toys R Us, as if the boy doesn't have plenty of boy toys. He and his little man settled on a little barrel of Army Men toys. I have to admit it's pretty darn cool and old fashioned. :)
10. And... to end this list today - Happy Half B-day to Will!

Will at a 1/2

Will at 1 and a 1/2