Favors for Oscar

Oscar: Mom will you get me a drink?

Me: Sure

Oscar: Mom will you move this stuff off the couch?

(It was my stuff so I moved it for him.)

Oscar: Will you get me my Dlanky? (blanky)

(It was right by my feet so I did.)

Oscar: Mom will you do me a favor?

Me: What?

Oscar: Kiss me and hug me?

X O

Oscar: Thanks. That's my favor.

To my knowledge, she's never had anything to do with a fake moustache

Larkin: I hate fake moustaches!

(She declared this while watching Drake and Josh. I was in the room sitting at the computer and didn't say anything in response to it. If you know Larkin or you've read my blog you know that life with her means that you hear crazy things all the time. When I didn't respond she did the kid thing where they call you until you answer them.)

Larkin: Mom ... Momma ... MOM

Me: hm?

Larkin: I hate fake moustaches because sometimes you put too much glue on them and it hurts to take them off.

Me: OK

Remember this girl

Janelle!




I did a post about her and her dating adventure. She went on 31 dates on the last 31 one days of her 31st year (of life). And kept a blog about it. It was so much fun. I was addicted. It was the first thing I would get up and do. Check and see how Janelle's date went last night. All of my friends and family that knew Janelle were reading the blog and we were all talking about it. We laughed about how entertained we all were but it really was so fun! I went through withdrawals when it was all over. I kept checking the blog hoping that she would write more.

Anyway, I bring this all up because there is a happy ending to it all. The last date she went on. Guy #31. They are engaged! (Someone needs to make a movie out of that don't you think? or write a book!)

Here is the Fun with 31 blog that she kept. She has since updated and talked about how they got engaged.

Love you Janelle! I am so excited!

What do you think?

Larkin said: Those reading tests make writing like a big woman's purse.


I tried to talk to her and figure out what she meant by that.
I asked questions like:

So are reading tests hard?
Does that mean a big woman's purse is hard?
So if a big woman's purse is good then what about reading tests? I thought you didn't like those.
Where does the big purse come into play?


I still don't quite understand.
I did figure out that:

Reading tests are hard.
A big woman's purse is good.
She wasn't talking about writing tests.
Somehow math tests are involved.
And the woman is big not the purse.


Larkin finally just got mad at me and I had to stop before I made her cry. I really just wanted to figure it out because I think that the things Larkin says are so interesting and I really think I would have been able to get to the bottom of the "purse" if her sister hadn't started laughing.

More words of wisdom by Larkin

(Sitting in a movie theater, waiting for the movie to start.)


"It's a good thing someone invented popcorn. Otherwise we'd be sitting here eating seeds."

You had me at brownie.

Larkin and I were watching Man vs Food. They were showing big hamburgers. Larkin's favorite.

Larkin: That makes me want to have a hamburger right now. (said with dreamy eyes)

Me: We're going to have hamburgers at the Matthews' today after the baptism.

(Lane Matthews is getting baptized today! So proud of you Laney!)

Larkin: Hooray! I love their hamburgers.

Me: I need to get busy making treats for the party.

Larkin: What treats are you going to make Mom?

Me: Brownies and rice crispy treats

Larkin: mmmmmmm Wait, what was the second thing you said you were going to make mom? You had me at brownie.


The girl loves food.

Larkin Quotes

"Mommy, Daddy ... I love you so matter what!"



(Sometimes Larkin has a hard time getting up in the morning.)

"Mom, sometimes my head is awake but my body isn't ... It's just that my body doesn't have ears. It can't hear that it's supposed to get up."

Things Larkin knows

Larkin: It's hard to tie things to your head.

2 past the toobie

Oscar:

Mom look!

(singing and rocking back and forth)

Two past the toobie. Follow, follow me. Two past the toobie. Follow, follow me!
(Do as I'm doing)


Not totally sure if he was trying to be funny or if that's what he really thinks it says.

James Tanner Klippel

He reports to the MTC in Provo tomorrow. He is the first of my nephews to be old enough to go. I am so proud and nervous and excited for him.

Boys that go on missions are the coolest!

Oscar # whatever

I walked in on the kids talking. I still don't know the context of this statement.


Oscar: It's hard to kill old ladies.

Oscar

Lilly and I are reading The Goose Girl(Shannon Hale). (It's SOOOO good!)

While we were reading last night Oscar kept coming in the room, pacing around, jumping on the bed and circling around us. It was a mixture of he had to go to the bathroom and he was tired.

I finally said, "Oscar, you either need to go play somewhere else or sit still. Just stop circling around us."

Then he said, "Mom, it's not circling. It's a rectangle!"

Larkin quotes

Drinking water is like breathing wet air.


Mom, sometimes I pretend my leg is an elephant's trunk and he has to ware a sock and shoe on the end.

Random things about my kids that I don't want to forget, so I'm going to write it down here. #3

October '07ish

Driving the girls to school. Listening to a mix CD that Blake made. Jane's Addiction, Mountain Song comes on.

I'm having a moment. I think, "I'm just a stay at home mom, but I'm still cool."

...

Then after a little bit, Lilly says from the back seat, "Mom, why do we always have to listen to this old fashion music?"

Bubble burst. Back to reality. I'm not cool.

Larkin Maureen Jensen

She got baptized this weekend.




She was so excited she couldn't sit still. She was bouncing off the walls and talking to herself the whole time. Man I love that girl. She is so unique and loves EVERYONE with her whole body and soul.


Can you see what I mean?



You know how after they get confirmed, they go around the circle and shake all of the men's hands? Well not Larkin. She had to give each one a big squeeze! It really is a treat to be loved by Larkin.

This picture makes me so happy!







It was a great day!

Larkin Quote

It's not fair that I can't fly.

Food

Lilly was singing the song Food, Glorious Food.

She came to the end of the song.
Singing her little heart out.



Food glorious food! Marvelous food!

Lo – gi - cal Foooood!



That's not how it goes is it? To be honest, I'm not sure.

Random things about my kids that I don't want to forget, so I'm going to write it down here. #2

When Oscar was a baby he was a little colicky. Sometimes he would just cry and cry and cry.


The one thing that would get him to stop was when his sister Larkin would sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. It never failed.

Handsome

It's morning. I'm sitting on the couch by myself. No one else is up yet. I'm doing a little planning, pondering, and praying. I hear Oscar's door open. I can't see him but I can hear him.


Oscar: Oh my gosh ... What the heck? (all said in a tired, why am I out of bed kind of way)

He wanders around the corner. He's got his blanket over his head. Then he takes a peek and sees me.

Me: Dude why did you say that?

He climbs on my lap and snuggles up.

Oscar: Um ... dogs

We laugh.

Oscar: I so very love you Mom.

I am legend

I got first place using the wheel on Mario Kart. Most of you will say, “OK” kind of slow like “Who cares?” or perhaps “What does that mean?”

The wheel is not the controller of choice around here when it comes to Mario Kart. It's hard and I always end up over correcting. Anyway Oscar wanted me to race with him so I did. I chose the wheel just for the heck of it. I ended up getting first place. Right at that time Larkin walked by.

Me: Look what I just did. (showing her my controller and what place I got)
Larkin: YOU ARE LEGENDARY!


That girl is such a crack up.