1. It has been so long since I have done Quick Takes that I almost forgot what it was called.
2. I and the four little ones went to Ottawa for the day yesterday. Jacob had his bi-annual eye appointment and we, (well, I) decided that a trip to the big city would also be a good opportunity to spend a little time at 40 Days for Life. Thank God Dave's sister agreed to meet me for lunch and accompany the five of us to the depths of the downtown core. We had a twenty minute walk from our van to the site and once we got there Joseph was almost finished his gargantuan bottle that his (now favourite) aunt had just poured. The kids were all a little tired and so they sat and lay on the stone wall across from the abortion clinic. The main aspect of 40 Days for Life is prayer, however, I am not sure how much praying I actually did unless crowd control can double as some sort of oblation. As I mentioned, the site is in the middle of the downtown and therefore attracts a bit of attention ... especially from the slightly disturbed. One man decided that he had some news which he needed to announce to those praying at the locale. These sort of public service announcements are nothing new to me but auntie and I circled the kids so that they didn't need to witness whatever breaking news was about to be reported. Turns out he had a well-defined understanding of the necessity of abortion (something to do with women being impregnated by animals) and thus, by praying, we were clearly transgressing biblical morality. Luckily the kids missed the gist of the argument and no explanation was required.
3. After our 30 minutes for Life we booted it back to the van, said goodbye to our auntie and made our way through a traffic jam and one wrong turn to our doctor's appointment. By this point Joseph had lost his rubber boots five times and I entered the office with Joseph in a winter coat and no shoes or socks. Obviously I was anticipating the "Please Remove Footwear" sign posted on the wall.
4. I then rewarded the kids with a trip to McDonald's where, whew, there was an indoor playground. There is also a Toys'R'Us next to this MacDonald's and Jacob (thank you phonics) kept asking if we could visit Toys ER Us.
"No, it's Toys ARE us."
"Yeah, Toys Er us."
Whatever.
5. By the time we left the restaurant it was dark outside and I was plenty tired. The kids now know what rumble strips are.
6. 'Tis the Season and clementines are back in the grocery store. Joseph is just now asking for his third "bapple".
7. As we set off for our morning walk Joseph and Benjamin began to rake and sweep the driveway. Apparently they really enjoy these activities as Ben yelled, "Just a minute, Mom" so that he could keep up the yard work. Joseph quickly caught on and has now taken to yelling full force, "Minute" whenever he wants to spends just a bit more time somewhere.
7.5. Dave was firmly reprimanded by the female staff at his school for allowing his wife to travel solo 2.5 hours to the big city with four people under seven. There is no need for conflict in our marriage; Dave's co-workers have me covered.
2. I and the four little ones went to Ottawa for the day yesterday. Jacob had his bi-annual eye appointment and we, (well, I) decided that a trip to the big city would also be a good opportunity to spend a little time at 40 Days for Life. Thank God Dave's sister agreed to meet me for lunch and accompany the five of us to the depths of the downtown core. We had a twenty minute walk from our van to the site and once we got there Joseph was almost finished his gargantuan bottle that his (now favourite) aunt had just poured. The kids were all a little tired and so they sat and lay on the stone wall across from the abortion clinic. The main aspect of 40 Days for Life is prayer, however, I am not sure how much praying I actually did unless crowd control can double as some sort of oblation. As I mentioned, the site is in the middle of the downtown and therefore attracts a bit of attention ... especially from the slightly disturbed. One man decided that he had some news which he needed to announce to those praying at the locale. These sort of public service announcements are nothing new to me but auntie and I circled the kids so that they didn't need to witness whatever breaking news was about to be reported. Turns out he had a well-defined understanding of the necessity of abortion (something to do with women being impregnated by animals) and thus, by praying, we were clearly transgressing biblical morality. Luckily the kids missed the gist of the argument and no explanation was required.
3. After our 30 minutes for Life we booted it back to the van, said goodbye to our auntie and made our way through a traffic jam and one wrong turn to our doctor's appointment. By this point Joseph had lost his rubber boots five times and I entered the office with Joseph in a winter coat and no shoes or socks. Obviously I was anticipating the "Please Remove Footwear" sign posted on the wall.
4. I then rewarded the kids with a trip to McDonald's where, whew, there was an indoor playground. There is also a Toys'R'Us next to this MacDonald's and Jacob (thank you phonics) kept asking if we could visit Toys ER Us.
"No, it's Toys ARE us."
"Yeah, Toys Er us."
Whatever.
5. By the time we left the restaurant it was dark outside and I was plenty tired. The kids now know what rumble strips are.
6. 'Tis the Season and clementines are back in the grocery store. Joseph is just now asking for his third "bapple".
7. As we set off for our morning walk Joseph and Benjamin began to rake and sweep the driveway. Apparently they really enjoy these activities as Ben yelled, "Just a minute, Mom" so that he could keep up the yard work. Joseph quickly caught on and has now taken to yelling full force, "Minute" whenever he wants to spends just a bit more time somewhere.
7.5. Dave was firmly reprimanded by the female staff at his school for allowing his wife to travel solo 2.5 hours to the big city with four people under seven. There is no need for conflict in our marriage; Dave's co-workers have me covered.
3 comments:
speaking of rubber boots, are they in style for girls up there or is that a tx thing? girls all over are wearing these bright knee high rainboots. they look quite silly.
I don't think that it is a Texas thing. Dave's sister has a pair and I keep seeing them advertised. I have actually considered getting a pair but will save my shekels for tall leather boots.
I think that is a good idea. Tall leather boots never go out of style.
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