Cleaning the speech

When we were kids, if we used inappropriate language, Mom would get a bar of soap and "wash our mouths out". I can't remember it ever happening to me, but I have vivid memories of it happening to my older brother. Some things you just don't have to experience for yourself.

Steve must have had similar motives this week. He loaded a batch of darks in the laundry, added the shorts he was wearing, and came upstairs to tell me that he had rescued his chapstick from the washing machine. I said, "Where is your cell phone?" He said, "That is a good question." He went downstairs and came up a few minutes later with a dripping Iphone.

I found several google posts. One said to suck out the water with a vacuum cleaner for 15 minutes each opening. Then to put it in a bowl of rice for 2-7 days. After two days, having little hope, we decided to plug it in. Nothing. We waited a few minutes. Nothing. We left it plugged in, came back twenty minutes later, and IT WORKS!!!! Amazing.

Just Pick One

Chelle came up last night with the girls. Ben had to work today. We went to the Wellsville parade and family reunion, even though we left in a downpour.

The Wellsville parade is a high candy count parade. We got so much candy. When the girls would pick it up, Chelle would have them put it in a bag. They soon learned to bring it to Grandma, who would open it for them.

We visited the carnival. We bought bows and ribbon wands (from Kim's friend, Shannon) and crocheted princess dolls. The girls were really getting into the buying. As we went to a jewelry tent, Savannah pointed to a rainbow colored necklace saying, "Just pick one!!" They will be great shoppers.

We visited the neighbors goats. Such crazy animals. They would stand on their hind legs to eat the leaves off the trees. The kids would feed them and thought that was great.

The girls ate their first corn on the cob. It was a hit.

They loved playing with Abby.

Private Cell Phone Use

We had Ari this weekend while her family went to the lake. She is such an easy baby. The first night she slept 11 hours without a peep. The second night she slept 9.5. She loved stroller rides and jumping on the tramp. She even survived one o'clock church - absolutely loving the nursery.

The funniest thing was when Steve gave Ari his cell phone. She went behind the recliner to play with it. At fifteen months, I think she knows that playing with cool things with others around results in getting the cool toy taken away. So cute.