Last night at dinner....

... an interesting conversation between parents and almost 3yo boy-child after he burps at the table:

Dad: "You need to say 'Excuse me,' Graham."

Graham: "No, I don't."

Dad: "You burped; you need to say 'Excuse me'."

Mom, while thinking maybe he just doesn't understand what a burp 'is': "The sound that came out of your mouth was a burp, and you need to say 'Excuse me'."

Graham: "No, I don't."

Mom, attempting once more: "Yes, you do need to say 'Excuse Me'."

Graham: "Well, I burped, but then I put it back in."

This was said clear as a bell, and obviously if 'it' goes back in,

it doesn't need to be excused ... in his mind!

Picture stifled snickering as hubby and I try to finish our meal. What more is there to say?? What can you say to an almost 3yo?? Better luck later, I guess.

Wordless Wednesday

If you didn't catch that...

... the answer is, YES, we are expecting.

It's part of the reason I took a blog break. This pregnancy has been a little different. I usually cannot tell I'm pregnant until the 4th/5th month and do not experience any signs of morning sickness/tiredness, but this little one made his/her presence felt much earlier. I'm not able to see my doctor until mid-June, which is later than I would have preferred; but as this is not my first, I'm confident that all will be good until then.

The newest Lahlum will arrive sometime in mid to late November. I'm a little cynical about due dates as my children tend to come on their own time -- usually quite a few days after their predicted due date.

Crazy Eights Meme

Jamie tagged me for this meme.

8 Things I'm looking forward to:
1. A NEW BABY IN NOVEMBER 2009
2. My daughter's Confirmation and First Eucharist at the end of May
3. Starting my vegetable garden
4. Landscaping our yard - that includes grass!
5. Having sidewalks and a patio installed
6. The start of a more relaxed summer 'learning' period
7. The birth of my sister's first baby in May
8. Summer and it's beautiful display of color

8 Things I did yesterday...
1. Drove to Jamie's with Sarah & kids
2. Stayed up until midnight talking
3. Purchased a supplemental Cooking Light magazine
4. Played piano
5. Slept in a sleeping bag
6. Made chicken salad sandwiches on Ciabatta bread and croissants
7. Did a bit of laundry
8. Watched "Meet the Robinson's"

8 Things I wish I could do:
1. Move our farm/home 30 minutes closer to Fargo
2. Have a weekly hour of adoration again
3. Find time to read more from my stack of 'books I want to read'
4. Push an 'easy' button to create an instant lawn in our yard
5. Travel to Maine again
6. Go on a cruise with my husband
7. Keep our home clean for more than half a day
8. Sew & quilt more - I'd like to sew more clothes, but would also appreciate more quilting time

8 Shows I watch:
1. LOST
2. CSI
3. The Eleventh Hour - if I'm home that night
4. The Biggest Loser - if I'm home that night
5. Law & Order - if I'm home that night
6. Without a Trace
7. The Mentalist - not often
8. I cannot think of another that I watch more regularly

8 People I tag:
Caroline
Kimberly
Sally
Laura

**UPDATE**
I'm also tagging Margaret!

If any of my other reads havn't been tagged, consider it done & have fun.

Vacation of Sorts

I'll be away from home - pretty much the rest of the week. I'm taking a mini-vacation with my friend, Sarah, to visit (and hopefully help - not hinder) Jamie! We'd planned to do this a long time ago, but were kept away by the flooding Red River. Anyway, no blogging for me. Although, maybe we'll be able to give Jamie time to update her blog, if she's up to it.

My kiddos are headed for a visit at Grandma & Grandpa Golden Acres farm while I'm away. I sure hope they don't wear out Grandma with their antics! Seems like Spring, mud, rubber boots, water and automatic shop towel dispensers bring out the creativity in 6yo and 2.5yo boys. What one doesn't think of ... the other will. Sorry no pics, hubby caught them in the act and took care of the mess - you'll have to use your creative imagination to conjure up images. Just make sure you use up ALL the shop towels in your image and you'll be pretty close to accurate.

The itch to garden...

This year, I have a blank slate in which to garden. In the past, I've had a huge garden - approximately 16'x24'. I loved it and packed as much as I could into that space, often squeezing rows and plants together to get more for my time and create less room for weeds to grow. I've kept my garden plans in a binder since we started that garden in 1999 - it helped with rotation and was fun to look back at seed varieties.

However, I'm going to try something different with my blank slate. A few friends have had success with Square Foot Gardening, and I want to try my hand at it, too. I purchased this book by Mel Bartholomew and have read through it.

I've saved scraps from our home building and hope to get the soil supplies by mid-May. There have been many years where I haven't planted until June, and I've still had bumper crops. So, the time-line doesn't concern me too much.

If you want to know more about Square Foot Gardening, check this link, or check out the book at your local library. He makes a lot of sense and his ideas are easily applied to container gardening, as well.

P.S. As my SFG (Square Foot Garden) takes shape, I'll share more of the details.