Alright, I agree with Adina. I really enjoyed reading about their daily life, plus I feel like I get to know my niece and nephews better. So here's our mundane- Mike just started Captain's course. So far it is just signing in and briefs at odd hours so he and our friend Ryan are hanging out at the house alot. It's nice to have him home. Our dog is still scared to death of him and I know you are all thinking, "Of course she is, it's Mike." Honestly though, Mike has never been anything but nice to Bailey, it's just that she is not very used to him and so yesterday while I was gone he wanted to bring her in from the porch to hang out with him. She freaked out, ran in and tinkled on the rug (I was so happy she had gone through all her potty training without wetting on the rug). So Mike puts her on her leash to take her to the back yard while he cleans up. She twists out of her collar and jumps in the driver seat of our neighbor's Expedition just as she is about to climb in. Bailey won't budge and Mike won't go near for fear she'll go to the bathroom again. Janis and her daughters have to coax Bailey out. Mike will be leaving Bailey on the porch from now on. Bailey does fine if Mike comes home while we are all hanging out, he just can't approach her for about half an hour.
Meanwhile, the female members of our family are at YW and Activity Days. The YW are learning about missionary work and for fun are practicing door approaches. Sadie comes up to me and knocks on my chair. I say "yes?" She's holding a black Book of Mormon. She says "I have a book for you." and with big eyes she says "it's black, ...it's scary." It was very funny. Jane decided she wanted to memorize the 13th Article of Faith last night so she did. I left to go walking and Mike let her read for a little while and this morning she surprised me with the whole thing. Smart cookie. Sadie has done so well after having her tonsils removed. She has never complained. She is such a sweetheart. You know she's not quite up to snuff though because she's not nearly as energetic as usual. Ellyn is almost 13 mos. with no sign of walking in sight. She will stand but if you try to take a step with her she goes down to her knees. If you try to stand over the top of her and walk with her, holding her hands, she pulls her feet up and laughs. She's not ready to give up being the baby. Basically, these girls keep us happy and laughing every day. Okay, hopefully I didn't bore you.
Brooke