At This Moment...

I haven't been blogging lately.  It isn't because we haven't been busy.  It is more that we have been very busy doing very mundane things.  I suppose the time has come for me to report on a few of the mundane things we have been up to.  

William

Are you the kind of person that likes the good news first or the bad?

Well it doesn't really matter because today it's the bad news first.

Liam has decided that naps are pretty pointless and he is much too good for them.  I can still get him to take maybe 1 a week, so I will have to be content with that for now! Now for the cheerier news.

He has got him mom officially wrapped around his little finger.

I already know that there will be no girl cute/smart/nice enough for me to give him up to.  I have started an evil step-mother training course online in the evenings after I put him in bed.  By the time he wants to get married I should have achieved my PHD.  

When he isn't singing or jumping around like an orangutan he is teasing someone.  While I love his new found sense of humor the future of his comedic career is very frightening.  

He has also recently mastered the fine male arts of burping and farting on command. His Grandpa couldn't be prouder. Surprisingly his boyish antics haven't loosened his grip on my controlling mommy heart!  If I ever fail him as president of his fan club then Isabelle would assume the position pronto.

Isabelle

  

I am enjoying Isabelle's company more and more each day.

She is actually a good friend, but she's an even greater daughter.

She is doing well with school, piano, violin, and taekwondo.

She is quite the little sponge - soaking up information as fast as she can.

I love the one on one time we get to spend together each day during her school. I try not to be a boastful parent (that's a lie), but it's really hard not to when your kids are so cheerful and obedient.

She is the best big sister!  Even though they have moments of fighting, those are few and far between.  Isabelle shares everything with her brother, from her new Christmas and birthday presents to candy.  She has new teachers in primary and it's the first time she's had teachers at church that haven't been family members.  She really likes her new teachers and I think she is enjoying a little bit of independence. 

I guess I should say something bad about her too just to be fair to Liam. Isabelle is 6 and apparently 6 year olds are somewhat annoying. They think the strangest things are funny and they start laughing and don't know how to stop.  If they can possibly laugh 2 inches away from your face its even better. I am not loving the sporadic moments of 6, but I will make it through those, it probably won't last as long as Liam's bodily sounds phase.

Soungsik

 

I realize this isn't a picture of Soungsik, more on that in a moment.

Soungsik has been busy working as always and I am grateful for that.  He is very helpful to me at home as well, not really in the cleaning department, but more in the children rearing and cooking departments.  He still cooks frequently and and I enjoys his meals fully - no pun intended.  Every Tuesday he takes Isabelle with him to work all day.  She loves this time with her dad.  They have made a ritual of going to Macy's after work and getting huge dipped ice cream cones.  It doesn't really matter what the weather is like, they never miss their trip for ice cream.  Now this means that Isabelle doesn't get home until around 9 and she still hasn't had dinner.  The healthy mom nag inside my head whispers "Put a stop to this!!!", but the strong relationship mom in my head yells "This is the best thing ever! Just let things fall where they may and keep your lips sealed!"

Back to the house picture.  Soungsik is 99.9% convinced that we are going to win this house from HGTV.  Never you mind that there are millions of people entering.  He is impervious to such things as odds, statistics, and reality.  I hate to say we might not get it, because with his hopeful determination he might just make me eat my words...but I highly doubt it. At least it's something fun to think about right?

Moi 

 

This is me.

This is me doing dishes.  

I do dishes a lot lately.  Our dishwasher has broken down again and I have decided that I am not putting another dime into this machine.  I have also decided that I am not buying a new dishwasher until we can afford to redo the whole kitchen.  I might be doing dishes by hand for years to come!  Unless....my husband wins a house with a new dishwasher in it.  A girl can always dream, which is what I spend much of my bubbly dish washing time doing. My dish dreams consist mainly of my children not growing up any more, or at least any faster.  I dream of the new house my husband is going to win come March.  I dream of my perfectly tanned and toned body come this June - we have a better chance at the house than this one.  I dream of Obama losing re-election by a staggering 92% come November.  I dream of going back to college, but I am not really sure for what reason.  I dream of becoming a great singer too - so I practice while I do the dishes sometimes.  Doing the dishes by hand might be a good thing for me. 

Well that's where we are at this moment...

and life moves on and life moves forward.