Sisters

This morning my sister called. It was so nice to talk to her. She wanted me to post pictures of our kitchen. We ripped up the tile and part of the sub floor this weekend. We hope to finish this coming weekend and then start to update.

As Benjamin has napped I have spent some time thinking about my sister. She is amazing! Margaret Mead once said, a “Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.” I believe that to be true. We know one another's faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortifications, triumphs, rivalries, and desires. We share private family jokes and laugh when Islands in the Stream comes on the radio. There's a special kind of freedom that I believe sisters enjoy: freedom to share innermost thoughts, to ask a favor, to show truest feelings. I can always simply be myself with Karen.

I’m so grateful to have a sister!

Ears

Ben decided he needed to wear Mr. Potato Head's ears and hat. We were concerned that maybe the ears would hurt his ear drum and so we talked him into "wearing" the mouth instead. He added the mustache. What a ham!

What are you thinking about?

I walked by the dining room the other day and saw Benjamin just laying under the table with his head in his hands. I couldn't help but wonder why, and what he must be mulling over. It was too cute to not capture with a picture.

Not so picky

His final words before going in were "this good."
I love it when he says that. It doesn't happen often enough.

Buzz

We found some Buzz light year pajamas at the grocery store yesterday. Ben was so happy about that find. He wanted to wear the top right away.

Can you hold please?

I'd like a large pepperoni...

Big Mess

We are finally at the point in our kitchen re-do that we took out the closet that conflict with the kitchen door. Ben got up from his nap, came into the kitchen and said "Big Mess". We laughed hard, -he was right! When Joseph completes the wiring we will take out the last studs and put a bench in that space. It will be nice and have the feel of a mud room area, (fingers crossed) hopefully.