Sittin' Pretty

Life with a baby is a life of "Firsts" ... First smile!  First coo!  First this and first that!  And I'm loving every first - and trying to hold on to the memory by taking pictures.  Last night was M's first time to sit up at the table with the family during dinner!  :)  I love this space saver high chair (it's convertable to a toddler seat too!) that my 2 friends gave me at my baby shower last November.  Miriam likes it too.  :)

So, I'm sitting here this late morning, eating my APPLE which is chasing the OATMEAL that I had a few minutes ago ... take note.  Anyway, so much to do while my Miss MiMi naps.  My son's class is having an international day tomorrow, which is easy for me since my mom's family is 100% German - but it does mean some WORK on my part.  I'm cooking schnitzel and red cabbage and fried potatoes - and trying to find some things for them to display as well. 

This whole week has been somewhat busy - aside from Monday when I apparently had lots of time to post some silly blog entries (some might say that EVERY one of my blog entries is silly!!).  :)  Yesterday we ran all our errands, and I had to get ready for our church's children's program that we help in.   The little kids I work with made butterflies for their mothers - and I had to do all the prep work.  That night, one of the 6 year olds had the nerve to tell me that the whole butterfly thing was "weird"!  Very calmly I took her butterfly and threw it in the trash.  That probably wasn't my most mature moment - but we made up later.  I offered her a second chance at a butterfly craft - or the option of just sitting quietly in the corner.  She chose another butterfly, and I told her she'd hurt my feelings - and she said she was sorry - and all was well.  I guess I would have done the same with my own child, I'm just glad the mom understood (in my defense I know the mom pretty well - I wouldn't do that to just any child)!!    

So, today I'm defrosting pork for schnitzel, working on some paperwork stuff for us, and maybe I'll even CLEAN something or other ...  I can't wait for the weekend!!  I think we are STAYING HOME all WEEKEND!!!!  Yeah!!!!  I love weekends at home with just my family.  :)  First I have to make it through "International Day" with 5th & 6th graders.  No one had better tell me that my schnitzel is weird!!  ;)