I'm sick again! Since December 8th, I have had 10 days of good health. I am starting to think that no one should move to a different state ever again. My body doesn't like these Iowa germs. And really, I'm kind of OCD about washing my hands, so I don't know how I am catching these bugs.
Something else my kids are obsessed with these days, in addition to pirates: Transformers. They haven't seen the movie (too scary for them), but they love playing with their one Autobot, Bumblebee (good guy) and two Decepticons, Brawl and Frenzy (bad guys). Ethan can even transform them all by himself...and I can't! Here he is, four years old, and he is already more mechanically inclined than I am.
Last night I finished reading New Moon from the Twilight series (by Stephenie Meyer) for the second time. I will start Eclipse today. A few weeks ago, I had a rousing discussion with the young women in my ward about whether Bella should ultimately choose Edward or Jacob. I am leaning toward Jacob, because she has to change who she is at the core to be with Edward. Some of the girls had very strong feelings against me: "But Edward is like a drug for her! She should stay with him." And I said, "She could be very happy with Jacob too." Interesting. Who do you think she should go with?Ethan and I had a picnic for lunch today, on the living room floor. Aidan fell asleep on my lap at 11:00 (must be getting sick???), so I put him down and then Ethan and I had a fun lunch, and then we played Chutes and Ladders three times. When I'm one on one with the kids, I do so well. We play, we have fun, and there aren't fights or me raising my voice. But when they are both together, there is so much arguing and I raise my voice too often. It's getting old, fast, and I have way too many years left of this. Anyone have any suggestions of teaching them how to be nice to each other?
I can't get the New Moon picture to line up and I give up. So there!
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I am SO all for Edward. I like Jacob a lot too, though, and was VERY torn when Edward came back and Bella was supposed to stay away from Jacob. Jacob was there for her in her darkest hour and I was really mad at Edward for leaving. But then, if she is with him, then she isn't going to be able to see her parents. So that's tough too.
I say Jacob. Edward is a drug for Bella and that is precisely why she shouldn't be with him. She isn't herself with Edward, not really. Jacob brings out the real Bella. Problem is, she's already addicted to her drug of choice and removing that element might be damaging. The only hope in my opinion is if Jacob is somehow her..um..what do they call it when the wolves choose their mate? It's been too many months since I read it. Plus, kids? Hello, no kids with Eddie and that is a major drawback for the rest of eternity. I just wish she would stop whining about how old she is...relax chick!
I have to go with Edward. He wants what is best for her, yet he still wants her so badly. He left for her. He was jealous about Jacob, but then he wanted what's best. I do see the other side, but I just can't bring myself to ever "love" Jacob the way I....I mean Bella, loves Edward! Our ward is obsessed with the book. It's like we're all having affairs with it. Crazy. They are addicting!
I feel for you with 1:00 church. We got that year over and now have a better time, but the kids were so ornery by then! Plus we had Sacrament meeting last, which didn't help.
I also hear you on the fighting. I love being one on one. It's great. I wish they wouldn't fight so much! It is very wearing! No advice though--still trying to figure that out.
Our church now starts at 8:30am....which means once a month I get to go to Ward council at 7:30 am! Oh well, it's better than last year's 3:30pm church
Dang it, I still need to read those!
Church at 1pm is the pits for sure, but I just miss you guys so much, I'd do it just to be with you again. sniff, sniff :)
Say hi to all the church pals for us, would ya! Did you go to the chili cook-off - another sniff - we were sad to miss it.
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