Beansprouts

GUESS WHAT? Today I was a real helper boy and I did so many little things around the house while you were taking word time. Here are some things I did while you weren’t looking.

I sorted fruits like an old man at the market place. It was fun… till Mercy got angry at me for sticking the orange in my mouth. I was a bit disappointed that Mercy didn’t think eating oranges was fun.

Later on I found this large thing in the middle of the hallway that looked kind of fun to play with. Sometimes you bring it into the room and it’s super loud…  I also see Mike D. and Auntie Joy using it around the house. I wanted to try to “use-it” so Mercy turned the noise on and I scrubbed the floor. It was quite exciting for me and I felt like a big boy.

Next, I went downstairs to Faithy’s room and found Grandpa’s old slippers that were left out. I thought that was a horrible sample to the visitors that were learning to speak English (with Grandma; Shes an excellent teacher). So I picked up those big heavy slipper and I put them in the shelf all by myself. Mercy was very happy and started making a funny sound like “yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaeeeeeh! GOOOOOD BOOOY!” and was clapping her hands very much. I thought she looked really silly and funny so I started smiling at her.

It was almost lunch, but there was a few minutes left so I helped Faithy to beat the meringue for the cake she was making. It was a very very very purple cake! No food coloring! 100 percent natural!

HERE YOU GO! Ready to stick into the oven.

Hey mom, I’m a big boy don’t you think?

–Love, Patty

Oli and Mike.D planed a great eggs hunt for the kids, they draw the map for each kids, the three older ones had a compass, and Great-grand mom had send the wonderful chocolate eggs from France–all was well according the plan–but we didn’t plan that the crows would eat our chocolate eggs!    Well, at the end, there was one chocolate eggs for each kids, thank God, at least one each! But we also had boiled eggs. Next time we will watch the crows before we hide the eggs!

One day  she ate an apple, and she decided to grow the seeds. We put them in the wet tissues for about two weeks and then we put them in the little pot. It actually grows! I was amazed! Never had one before in my life!

If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again

—Diane Loomans