Funny Things of the Harris Kind

Often times I tell the kids to put their hats and gloves by the heater to dry them out when they come in from the snow. Micah has been waiting a little too long to go to the bathroom. As a result, there has been a lot of underwear washing. Well, not today, her sales pitch, "Mom," hand goes on her cocked hip while the other hand comes up to a flat palm, "The heatwer will dwry them and then you don't have to wash them!" She leans now with one hand up against the wall, smiles, then nods, and points her flat palm down directing my eyes towards the heater. I smile and shake my head.



Gretchen is really getting into the spirit of Valentine making. I wonder where she is getting her unlimited access to paper at school? I wonder where to display these proud cards of hers with more coming home each day and 12 more days to go until the 14th?

Micah, desperate for her dessert, but not wanting to eat her spinach or salmon, decides to tuck her green chew into the pocket of her cheek. It stays this way for over an hour. I said, "Just swallow it!" for over an hour too! Exhausted, I decided to shut up about it and just take a picture instead.


Last week in the mail, my kids got free Frosty coupons from our dear friend Mary Jo in Harrisburg. They were supposed to be for Halloween, but sometimes (well, maybe more then sometimes) Mary Jo sometimes misplaces things quite often and then she calls me up to tell me that she found them. Gotta love her. This happened to be one of those times and it made me laugh. They expired Monday so instead of letting them go to waste I ordered 30 of them through the drive-thru. The lady told me she had to put them into the jr size frosty cups, she said it was the rule. I told her Dave Thomas would say that was wasteful. I ended up coming home with 5 32 oz-ers of chocolaty frosty ice cream. I just need to have an ice cream party now. I'll pick the warmest day of the week, hopefully upper 30's?



Becket fell asleep here.



Must play with LEGOS. Must play with LEGOS. Must play with LEGOS. Must plaa...wiit...



Every time after we pray, my children put it into their routine to climb on my back. All three of them. At once. What a great way to send me off duty, as if I didn't already feel weighted down.