He opened soup cans, stirred chicken broth, mixed up the casserole, and sprinkled chow mien noodles and slivered almonds on top. And if that sounds like a lovely time, it was. But here's what ELSE it sounded like.
As he stirred the ingredients together in the mixing bowl, he said, "It looks like lumpy barf. At least it doesn't have dirt in it."
He makes me laugh, that boy. :)
After I fixed lunch last weekend, Aaron looked in the sink and said, "You have dead butterflies in your sink, Mom." I replied with, "That's a new one!" I had no idea what he could possibly be talking about. Turns out the strawberry leaves I trimmed off the strawberries swirled around in the sink looking like dead butterflies. Ooookay!
One more kitchen funny. :) Last week Aaron asked me if we had any banana bread left. I told him I didn't make any banana bread. He said, "Yes you did! You put some in my lunch today." I said, "No, I didn't. I don't have any banana bread." I was confused. He was confused. Then it clicked with me. Earlier in the week I made monkey bread for one of our snow days. When I asked him if he meant monkey bread he said, "Oh yeah, I get those mixed up. Monkeys like bananas, you know?" Never mind the fact that monkey bread and banana bread are totally different... :)
Speaking of the snow day, we had two snow days last week for our 3-4 inches of snow. Since it's the most snow we've had all year, we'll take it! The kids played outside a LOT. We went sledding with their cousins. The boys took turns driving the 4-wheeler to plow the driveway, our neighbors' driveways, and the street, so the mail truck could deliver mail. They also pulled each other on sleds in a field near our house. At one point Aaron spent 2 hours outside building his fort and shoveling snow. He came to the front door and told me he needed to come inside to "hot off." We both laughed at his word mix-up, how he mixed up "cool off" with "warm up." :)
This post has been all about Aaron, but there's more going on with the rest of us, too. Derek is back on day shift this week after making it through 4 months of nights. Yippee! We all made it through those months of nights. Braylen started running after school at the beginning of this semester, getting in shape for track season. He's lifting weights twice a week in strength class and training with the varsity track coach, running anywhere from 2-5 miles every day. He's been having some knee pain, which is most likely related to a medication he's currently taking. We're taking it day by day, and are really proud of his work ethic and dedication. Tonight is his last time playing in the pep band this school year, bringing an end to another busy band season. I've been selling concessions during basketball games to earn money for Braylen's student account. In May 2016 he'll be traveling with the band to NYC and Philadelphia, so I'm doing what I can to offset the cost of that trip. It's kind of fun to work concessions while Derek's working the game and Braylen's playing in the pep band. Kaleb and Aaron keep each other company in the bleachers, and sometimes Grandma and Grandpa join them. :) Winter has been fun for us.
Kaleb and Aaron used their Christmas money from my grandma to play sports this winter. Kaleb's playing racquetball every Saturday, and Aaron's on a basketball team. Both of them are having fun and staying active, so it's a win-win. I think that's about all the happenings going on around here. This afternoon I'm making my annual Valentine heart cookies for my valentines. (A quadruple batch!) This year they're each getting their own stash of cookies. That way there's no arguing about who gets the last cookie, and no accusations of, "He had way more cookies than I did."
I'm a slow learner, but I love my guys! All 4 of them. :)
