The future

A conversation today

Me (to Paige) : So, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Paige: um. . . . . a doctor! So I can wear cute dentist shirts! (scrubs)
Me: Cool! What kind of a doctor?
Paige: I think a eye doctor who wears a heart thumper around their neck.
(Maybe in the future eye doctors will wear stethoscopes, who knows!)
Paige: Or, . . . I could be a baby doctor and get one of those pens that sees the baby inside! How does that thing see that baby anyway?
Me: The pen makes a sound and it goes through my skin and touches the baby and then bounces off of the baby and comes to the tv. It's called ultrasound. Like a sound that turns into a picture. cool, huh!
Paige: (after a long thoughtful pause) Oh. . . . Yeah, I think I'm going to be a baby doctor. . . but, only if I get to wear a pink dentist shirt. Don't you think I'm old (enough) to be a baby doctor.
Me: Well, maybe when you are a little older.
Paige: Like, when I'm five!
Me: Maybe when you're twenty five.
Paige: (Another long pause) OH, ok. Mom, can we get a movie tonight?

I wish you could have seen her big blue eyes trying to imagine herself being 25 years old in those pink scrubs. I guess 25 just seemed to far off to imagine.
We'll just focus on tonight for now.
I love movie night!

Things to look forward to this week

WEDNESDAY, of course, is the day we find out BOY or GIRL. We can't wait! But, until then, we'll be excited to hear from David Archuleta. If you don't know what I'm talking about, SHAME on YOU. He's the kind of kid you want hanging out with your teenage boys, playing xbox and guitar heroes at your house, and possibly even dating your teenage daughter. If he doesn't win this competition then I am officially giving up on American Idol. I also think it's necessary to label this year as "The Year of the Mormons." Mormons running for president, Mormons not just performing on, but dominating American Idol. What's next? Shane has also picked him as the favorite, so I guess we'll see. He's almost always right about who will be eliminated from week to week.

me

So , I have to admit, I don't really like having my picture taken. I want to be able to take my own picture, you know, so I can avoid nasty angles, but that doesn't always work out for the best. The photographer in me finally asked my sweet hubby to snap a picture of my new haircut to show Marilyn. I'm proud to say that this is the outcome after many deleted shots and a little coaching. Way to go Shane!

This may be the only shot you see of me for a long long time! NEXT . . . .we'll tackle the family pictures! (I really really need to get a remote for my camera.)

1st GRADE CREATIVE WRITING

When I looked through Tyler's schoolwork from his backpack, I found this little gem. Shane and I laughed so hard that we cried! If you can decode the 1st grade spelling, you'll probably get a good laugh too!

Monochromaticitis?

Is there such a thing as monochromaticitis? So, maybe I made up the word. Perhaps, but as it would happen, five people were found in New York who only wear one color. This lovely lady named Elizabeth Sweetheart wears only green. Image that. I don't think I could choose just one, if given the opportunity.











Just for you who may be considering it, Paige has declared that it is Pink Day today. What? You've never heard of the day? You ought to be ashamed! And you call yourself an American. The festivities include dressing all in pink, eating only off of pink dinnerware and, of course, sunbathing in the bathtub fully dressed in pink. Well . . . . what are you waiting for? Now's the time to give monochromaticitis a try!