This Kid

Ya, know, sometimes I love nap time when I get a little bit of quiet time to myself. Then there are other times when I just can't get enough of this cute thing. He is such a joy in my life. I remember as a pre-school teacher when there were rough times that had me ready to quit and then a child came up to give me a hug and say "I love you Miss Ruth, I hope you never leave." Aaah, I could have melted. How can you think about quitting with a child like that looking to you? It is the same with being a mom (except for the whole quitting part, you can't do that) On those tough days when I am frustrated and to tired to think I just have to hold or play with Glen for a few minutes and my world is grighter.
Children make this world such a wonderful place.


Ah, look at that. Playing with a hammer. Just like his Mamma.

Philosophical Thoughts

Strange as it may seem I love plastic spoons. I discovered this when I was about 14. I was eating ice cream with a perfect white plastic spoon. It was perfect because it's shape fit my mouth just right and it had just enough bend to it that when I pulled it down a bit it didn't break. So here I was eating this bowl of ice cream and I started to have really deep thoughts. It was the spoon.
Ever since then, every time I eat ice cream the spoon is very thought provoking. It's like, the answer to life, the universe, and everything isn't 42, it's 24. The computer was dyslexic. If I keep the spoon in my mouth long enough I start thinking about that statue, you know the one with the guy thinking? Except he isn't resting his head on his fist, he has a spoon in one had and a bowl of ice cream in the other. That is only the beginning.

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Exploring outside

Glen has loved being outside since he was a newborn. Last summer, even though Glen was only a few months old, if we spent to much time in side he would get fussy. So I would take him outside and he would watch clouds, trees, kids, he loved it. He still does, but this summer he gets to be a part of the playing. One of his favorite places to play is on the trampoline. Whether he is bouncing himself, bouncing with one of us, or just crawling around on the trampoline he thinks it is great. Today he chased a ball around and around the trampoline. He was having so much fun.
We also went out to the front yard to play and Glen discovered grass, rocks, a Frisbee, pine cones, leaves, and stairs. (He started climbing the stairs!)
The pine cone he was playing with was one we found on our walk today. It is gigantic! The pine cone was almost as big as Glen.
I am glad Glen loves to be outside so much, I do too. The park and the mountains are going to be much visited this year.