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An Interview with Joshua

This afternoon I got the idea to pick my son Joshua’s brain. He’s almost four, so he’s definitely old enough to be interviewed by his personal Mommy Blogger. I hope you’ll find his answers to my thought-provoking questions as interesting as I did! Enjoy!

Mom: What is your name?
J: Joshua

Mom: How old are you?
J: I’m three.

Mom: What’s your favorite toy?
J:The Big Strong Engine (Gordon from Thomas the Tank Engine)

Mom: What’s your favorite color?
J: Red and blue, black and brown

Mom: What’s your favorite food to eat?
J: Spaghetti (whatever dude, this is TOTALLY untrue. He won’t even eat it.)

Mom: What’s your fave drink?
Joshua: Milk

Mom: What’s your fave show?
J: Word World

Mom: What’s your favorite word?
J: Day

(Here he interrupts my questioning)

J: Remember the other day at night-nights when I made the word p*rn and made you laugh?
Mom: Yes, I remember, and Mommy and Daddy laughed because we thought it was funny, but really, it’s not a nice word.
J: Like how not nice?
Mom: Like…you just can’t say it. You have to trust me.
J: Mom, What does p*rn mean?
Mom: It’s just not a nice word, honey, like hate.
J: Ohh.

(back to the interview)

Mom: What’s your favorite letter?
J: M

Mom: What’s your favorite place to go in the car?
J: To the choo-choo store! (translation: Barnes & Noble or anywhere with a train table)

Mom: Who’s your favorite person?
J: Hopie (his grandma, my mother-in-law, who he is veeery excited about seeing this weekend!)

Mom: Who’s your favorite friend to come over & play?
J: Alan (his cousin, my nephew)

Mom: What’s your favorite store?
J: Choo-choo store

Mom: What’s your favorite place to go with Mommy?
J: To my house

Mom: Who do you think should be elected president in 2008?
J: Umm…Muck (his grandma, my mom!)

Mom: What’s the biggest problem facing kids today?
J: I don’t know. Do you know?

Mom: It’s probably that they aren’t as cute as you kiddo.
J: Oh yeah. I need to go potty!

Mom: Just one more question, then. Who loves you Bubby?
J: (pointing at me) YOU love me!

That’s right, kiddo, I sure do!! After all, what’s not to love?

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WFMW: Memarie Lane’s Pumpkin Roll

Every year at work, we have an auction where we all donate stuff to auction off, and the proceeds go to buy Christmas presents for kids in foster care. My co-workers surprise me every year with their generosity. I always want to donate something cool, and this year, for whatever reason, I decided I would make a pumpkin roll.

One problem, though… I couldn’t figure out how.

I read a bunch of recipes online, many of which got rave reviews, but I just could not picture how this whole thing was going to work. Wrap up the cake in a dish towel? Huh? Who wants to eat dish towels?

Imagine my glee when I saw Memarie Lane’s Works for Me Wednesday in which she describes exactly how she makes pumpkin rolls every year. WITH PICTURES. She’s so good at it that she takes orders and pays for her Christmas expenses! I am impressed.

You must check out these instructions! She makes it SO easy, even a dummy I can do it!

In fact, I’ve made four thus far! Two for Thanksgiving (one of which I ate nearly entirely on my own, but don’t tell anyone) and two for the auction.

I hope the cakes for the auction were good, because they sold for $22 and $25! Score! And the auction as a whole raised more than $1500. That definitely Works for Me!

For more WFMW tips, check out Rocks in my Dryer!

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Taking Time to Stop and Smell the Blessings

It’s the mooooost wonderful tiiiiiime…of the year (sing it with me!) Unfortunately it can also be the most crazy, anxiety-inducing time of the year. We are all running around like overly-tightened (China-made) wind-up toys, beating down that path to Christmas day, but if we don’t take time to stop and chill a minute, we will soon bust a spring and just keel over and stop working. Seriously, what good are we going to be to anybody if we just flop over at the waist with our heads skimming the ground and our arms splayed out like the Y-M-C-A gone wrong?

NO GOOD!! No good, people!

So it’s time to quit! Quit running around. Finish your shopping online and pay for speedier shipping if need be. You’ll make it up in saved gas! Use the time you saved not walking the mall to read an extra story to your kiddos. Say “no” to that extra holiday party you really don’t have time (or have lost the will) to attend. Stay home. Be a family. Reeee-lax.

Lately I’ve just been feeling reallllllllllllllllly thankful. Thankful that God meets my family’s needs. Thankful I have a husband who works his butt off to provide for us. Thankful that I can be home with my kiddos every day. Thankful for Joshua’s funny phonics and Sophie’s tempestuous teething. (Still no teeth by the way. Zero. Zilch. Nada.)

I know Thanksgiving is past, but the time for thankfulness has not. I am so thankful for this season. I am so thankful for Christ’s birth, life, death, and resurrection. I am so thankful that God cares about me and my family. I am so thankful I can blog with my cousin, and I am so thankful that all three of you all read our musings.

Today my challenge to you is, stop being so busy being busy, and start getting busy hangin’ out with your peeps and being thankful. It’s way more fun and way less dangerous than getting into a fist fight over a parking space or clawing someone’s eyes out over that last $299 laptop at Best Buy. Do you want your kids’ Yuletide memories to be warm fuzzies of a happy, fun-to-be-with mama or therapy-session inducing tales of Stressy McSnappertons?

If you are picking up what I am laying down, slap down a comment full of gratitude. Tell me what you’re thankful for, or what you’re giving up to be happier at home this Christmas season.

Time for some kiddo cuddling! Blog atcha later!

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