details

One of the reasons I started this blog was to document what our life is like now.  My kids are growing up way too fast, and I know that in a couple of years I won't remember the little details about them now unless I write it down.  So, here are some of those little details that I'm talking about ...

1.  Emery has the biggest binder on the planet.  I don't know how he lugs that thing around!  I also don't know how he finds anything in it, but apparently he does, because he gets fantastic grades.

2.  When I make sack lunches for Sam and Luke to take to school, I usually draw a little picture on the sack ... a smiley face, a heart, whatever.  Well, Sam wanted to make the lunches for today, and I smiled when I saw that he drew a picture on Luke's sack ...

3.  Luke has a collection.  He's been working on it for a couple of months now.  Some kids collect rocks ... some collect state quarters ... Luke collects those cardboard tubes from empty rolls of paper towels and toilet paper.  He was especially thrilled when he found a gigantic one at the house we're building ...

4.  For some reason, Sam and Luke love to watch that segment on the Today Show where Willard Scott shows pictures of all the old people celebrating their birthday this month.  It makes me laugh to listen to the comments Sam and Luke make about the people.  For example, this morning they were watching it and it showed a photo of a guy who's turning 100.  Here's their dialogue:

Sam:  "Whoa, that guy does NOT look a hundred!"
Luke:  "No, he only looks 98."