Friday June 2

This morning we ran some errands.  In doing that, we went to a Catholic Church to buy a rosary for a friend of mine.  The kids were blown away by all the "stuff" in there.  I had told them before going in that this was a different kind of church than ours---more quiet & reverant-- and that they needed to go in quietly & not run/jump/climb/squeal, etc.  It didn't take long before they were pressing the button on the (HOLY) water cooler, shaking the maraccas (sp?) on the table about the missionary the church is supporting, and generally asking a million questions about the church.  LOL!  When we got in the car, they wanted to know about what that church believes, how it's different from us, and why there was a statue of Mary out front.  Boy....culture & etiquette & religion classes all in one morning!  ha!

We went to a pet store later to buy some supplies for our hermit crabs (& to replace the beloved Lucy who we lost last weekend).  Andrew told me on the way there that he'd never been in a pet store.  Boy I would've never known (said with much sarcasm).  ha ha!  They all wanted to pet, touch or otherwise feel every animal, crate, food, supply in the store.  Whew...by the time I left, PetsMart will never be the same.  ha ha!  They had a good time, though & we were able to replace Lucy with a little white crab in a brown shell.  Savannah picked him/her (not sure yet?) out herself.

All morning long, I kept asking A if he'd taken his medicine.  He has a very distinct type of behavior when he hasn't taken it....something like a hummingbird on speed with a megaphone.....and that was him all morning long.  He swore up & down that he'd taken it.....but when we got home, the girls found his pill in their bedroom floor!  Not sure how it ended up there, but I made sure to watch him swallow it then!!  Man what a difference one little pill makes.  Thank you, Lord, for the science to create such a drug.  It sure is helpful!

This afternoon, the kids are going to finish cleaning up their rooms (again...) and then we are going to make plaster handprints.  They think it sounds really fun & it's been a long time since I made them w/ my 3 bio kids, so it'll be a treat for everyone.  It's neat to create a permanent reminder of how big/little their hand is.  In fact, I have one that *I* made when I was a little girl.  It'll be fun to send the kids off to adulthood with something like this.  :)