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Quote from Vostaas: White Buffalo's Story of Plains Indian Life by William White Buffalo:
"Many Indian boys, and some girls, too, learn to chop wood when they are quite young! Our mothers do not say, "No! No! That axe is too sharp for you to use!" They say, "Go chop some more wood. Is the axe sharp enough?"
Joy says "lellow" for yellow, which appears to be her favorite color.
4/24 - Jeremiah figured out his thumb! It's the left one he sucks. Does this mean I'll finally get a left-hander?
4/26 - Sometimes when school runs past noon, Joy decides to get lunch for herself. Usually, she doesn't do too badly of a job - cheese and crackers, cereal, an apple or banana. This day, however, she got into Jonathan's chocolate stash and ate half a milk chocolate ovomaltine bar!
4/29 - Faith came up to me and said, "Mom, say, 'little boat' ten times fast."
4/29 - Jeremiah likes to watch his fist, moving his hand and wrist. I like this stage. I like lots of stages. (:
5/7 - Joy can say the /k/ sound now! She doesn't yet use it in all the words that have it, but is increasing her use.
5/7 - This was the day Joy got out a nice lunch. Leftover soup, poured into her own bowl, cheese, which she sliced with the cheese cutter, and a box of oatmeal packets which she opened but didn't prepare.
5/11 - Joy was sleepy, lying on the couch, singing to herself, "Mommy love you, Thay love you, Miah love you, Dad-o love you, Daddy love you, Papa love you, Don love you, Noah love you, Damma love you, etc."
I've noticed I don't have much on Jonathan and Noah lately, so I'll try to think of some of their accomplishments. But right now I'll write just one becuase it's dinner time - prepared by them!