My Grandma Likes to Say

A few days ago, Megan and I took a trip to the library. When we go to the library, I give a basket to the kids and tell them how many books they can take off the shelves. They don't usually look much at the book while there, they just fill their baskets. Megan pulled a book off the shelf titled "My Grandma Likes to Say" by Denise Brennan-Nelson. I have to say this is a very cute book. It uses the cute sayings people say. For example, the following is a page from this book.

"'Everything's coming up roses,'
my grandma likes to say.
I'm not sure what she means
but I like it anyway.

They started in the garden,
but now they're everywhere!
They're in my bath and in my bed
and in my underwear!'

This book has some really cute pictures to go along with the text. It even goes through and gives you a little information about where the saying came from or what it actually means. Some other sayings it uses are: Hit the Hay, Like a Bull in a china Shop, I'm no Spring Chicken, When Pigs Fly, and a few others.

I think I enjoyed this book way more than the kids. But I have to say that this is probably the first kids book we've checked out that I really liked. What a fun read!

My New Ride!!!

I've been driving a 2001 Honda Accord.


Last night, we traded it in for this.....

A 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. It's pretty sweet. I was attached to the Accord and had a hard time turning it in especially when there was nothing wrong with it. It was in great condition. However, this is a fun vehicle!

We wanted to have something that had towing capabilities. After camping two weekends in a row, dealing with extremely cold weather and rainy weather, we thought we might like to purchase a camper of some kind. But we first needed something that could tow. So we now have something that can tow.

Funny story about the kids: When we went to sign the papers last night, we brought the kids with us. This was the first they had heard of us buying a new car. Daniel thought I was joking at first when he saw it. As we were driving home in the new car, Daniel and Megan both said they liked this car. They didn't like the Accord. When I asked them why they didn't like the Accord, they told me, "Because I don't like silver. Black is better." But then tonight as we were coming home from our Sunday excursion, Megan, out of the blue, says, "I don't like this car. I like the other one better." I asked her what she didn't like about it. Her response, "It's just dumb." That gave us a good laugh.

Megan

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