Rule #5

A new one I just explained to the Triplets. "If you don't like the way I do it, learn to do it yourself."

William's request

As a parent I try to fill most of the requests of my children. Some are easy, some are difficult and some... well, they just make you smile. That was the case the other day when William came up to me after coloring at the kitchen table. He handed me the paper and said "Daddy, will you put this on the Internet please?"

My answer... "I would love to"

Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things we can give to them is unconditional love. Not a love that depends on anything at all except that they are our children.

Rosaleen Dickson

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them

Oscar Wilde

Al

Ask and ye shall receive...

I was wondering what I was going to wash the Kids' VBS shirts with tonight.... VOILA! One pees the bed during nap time. Problem solved:)

You gotta have a sense of humor to be a SAHD of Triplets:)

Al

Seriously... how long is this going to take?

Loaded for Bear

Packing for the YMCA has taken on a whole new dimension now that I take one of the Triplets swimming with me each time. My backpack carries snacks and their water cups in addition to my normal supplies, see previous post. I also have my gym bag that contains workout clothes, a lock, a MP3 player, and clothes for after working out. Last but not least I have our swim bag which includes:

• Goggles
• Dive stick
• Slash balls
• Swim suits/shirts
• Towel
• Sunscreen
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Soap
• Comb
• Loofah
• Flip flops (shower shoes)
• Wipes

Of course I am a bit crazy so I took all three swimming by myself the other day so instead of just one pool noodle we carried three of them AND three life jackets. That day I left my gym bag at home:) I got all three of them showered at the Y that day so I figured that counted as my workout.

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Somebody said to me, 'But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, 'Now, let's write a swimming pool.

Paul McCartney

Al

The VBS laundry schedule

When you think about Vacation Bible School (VBS) you think of all the fun kids will have. What you don't think about is that you need to do at least one load of laundry every night so they can wear the same shirt all week without becoming the "stinky kid" in their crew. I had to make a few adjustments last week but all in all it worked out well. The nice thing was that I did not have to pick out clothes each day, I just pulled them out of the dryer:)

I also needed mine clean as I led pre-school games for the week. I know what you are thinking... I already stay at home with the Triplets, why would I want more? There are a few reasons but the main ones are:

I like helping others out.

It is one of the least favorite for people to lead.

If you run out of time just bust out balloons and bubbles!

This year I brought out the heavy artillery. On the last day I had popsicles for everyone. Nothing makes kids and adults happy like frozen colored sugar water:) Did I mention that pre-school games are held outside each day?

Church isn’t where you meet. Church isn’t a building. Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let’s not go to Church, let’s be the Church.

Bridget Willard

The perfect church service,would be one we were almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God.

C.S. Lewis

Al

Oh the joy of yard work

One of the many things that I do not like doing but I love being done is weed pulling. The CFO has been pulling weeds 15 minutes a day for about a week now and is really making a dent. We had our yard redone not long ago and we are being bombarded by weeds since the earth was turned up so much. Too bad the plants/trees don't grow like the weeds:)

The other weekend we were in the back yard with the Triplets and some friends when I decided to pull some weeds. I noticed some poison ivy coming back so I thought I ought to take care of it before the kids got into it. I was very careful not to let any of it touch me. Unfortunately I was not as careful when my nose itched:(

Notice the red strip across my nose? Well, all the kids at VBS did:) lol

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.
James Dent

That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
A. Whitney Brown

Al