Okay, so I thought I was ready for it. I had the speech all prepared in my head. When Diana asked it this afternoon, I froze. Good thing I was driving so they couldn't see me a)giggle b)cringe c) blush. It went something like this:
Diana: Mom, when you have a baby do you have to show your marriage license?
Me: Uh, no. (Oh, crap)
Diana: How come?
Me: You don't have to be married to have a baby.
Diana: Oh. So how do you get a baby in your tummy?
(Mary and Laura are sitting in the middle seats taking this all in in total silence)
Me: (Crap, crap, crap) Well, it takes a man and a woman.
Diana: So a woman and a woman can't make a baby.
Me: Right.
Diana: So a man and a man can't make a baby.
Me: Right. A man and a woman each have a part to start a baby. When the two parts come together the baby starts to grow.
Diana: So they do stuff to get the two parts together?
Me: Yes, exactly. (How I managed to answer without bursting out laughing, I don't know)
Diana: Like exercises?
Me: (laughing in reality now) Yeah, kind of. (You could call it that, right?)
Diana: Is it hard or easy?
Me: (seriously, how long will this go on?)It's hard for some people and easy for some people.
Diana: Was it hard for you?
Me: Yes.
Diana: Oh.
God only knows what they've got in their little brains about conception now! Good thing there's 8th grade health!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Things I love about summer...
Not much is happening around the Denney house these days. Thus, I've got zero ideas for what to blog about. So I'm going to take the easy way out and make a list. What do I love about summer days when not much is happening around the Denney house? Here goes...
warm sunny mornings with coffee on the patio
wearing pj's as long as we want
fresh everything (berries, corn, peaches, tomatoes)
reading
watching Days of our Lives
no alarm clock
sitting in a lawn chair watching the girls play in the water
ice cream
not knowing what day it is because it doesn't matter
air conditioning
listening to the girls' game of the day (currently it's Beanie Baby Olympics: America vs. Scotland vs. Rome)
cleaning out the junk drawer/closet/under the beds finally
staying up later than usual
starting to look forward to school starting
long, bright days
farmer's market
meat on the barbeque every night
flip flops with cute toenails
sunflowers
going out for iced coffee in the afternoon just to get out of the house
What do you love about summer days?
warm sunny mornings with coffee on the patio
wearing pj's as long as we want
fresh everything (berries, corn, peaches, tomatoes)
reading
watching Days of our Lives
no alarm clock
sitting in a lawn chair watching the girls play in the water
ice cream
not knowing what day it is because it doesn't matter
air conditioning
listening to the girls' game of the day (currently it's Beanie Baby Olympics: America vs. Scotland vs. Rome)
cleaning out the junk drawer/closet/under the beds finally
staying up later than usual
starting to look forward to school starting
long, bright days
farmer's market
meat on the barbeque every night
flip flops with cute toenails
sunflowers
going out for iced coffee in the afternoon just to get out of the house
What do you love about summer days?
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Starbucks flagship store
I've heard of pilgrimages to Mecca, Bethlehem, the Wailing Wall, Tibet. Not me. I go to where life begins: the first Starbucks ever. Mostly I just really love this picture of some of my favorite people in front of it just across the street from Pike Place Market.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
I'm it!
Our summer adventures are over, and I'm looking forward to a couple of weeks of doing nothing. I'll be ready for school and the old routine by then. Not being much of a runner, I always hated tag, but here goes...
20 years ago...I was just beginning my semester in Paris with my dear friend Susan. Those six months mark probably the most growth of my life. My confidence, independence, sense of adventure, and love of travel (not to mention my French)really improved during that half year. I remember living in the foyer, my French family, riding public transit everyday, laughing a lot and loving city life.
10 years ago... I can't remember a thing! Steve and I had been married for almost four years, and I was in a black hole of infertility. I think that summer Steve and I had an amazing week in Hawaii, but I could be wrong...
5 years ago...Mary and Laura were 17 months old and Diana was 3. We were changing up to 30 diapers a day and buying baby food in bulk. Most of the summer was spent in the backyard kiddie pool eating popsicles and pouring water from one container to the next. Remember that phase?
3 years ago...We were still sticking pretty close to home with so many little girls. We were planning a surprise trip to Disneyland with them the next January as our first big trip together. Diana was getting ready to start kindergarten, and Mary and Laura were so excited to start "school" at Bear Hugs. I could hardly wait for "my littlest girl" to get here (even though she messed with the balance of things by being female!).
So far this year... We have traveled from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Space Needle. We have finished kindergarden forever and sent Diana to Spain with my parents. We have petted reindeer and eaten haggis in Scotland. We are healthy and happy. We have sold the duplex and survived dance and piano recitals, horse camp, soccer and swimming lessons.
Yesterday...We drove home from a great time in Seattle. It was a super long car ride, but the weather was great. We took Debbie to her first Mexican food at Mazatlan. She loved it!
Tomorrow... We will take Debbie to the airport for her morning flight back to Scotland. We will eat breakfast with my parents after that at the Cameo (ever had their coconut pancakes? yum!) Laura will go home with them to Roseburg for her first overnighter alone!
In the next year...We will go to Disneyland for the long awaited playgroup trip. I hope to feed my family healthier, more locally grown foods and recycle more. The girls can't wait to be flower girls in Kendra's wedding next July. (In Oregon for sure. In Brazil? Maybe!)And, I hope to get on a plane with just my husband for some r&r in a sunny, quiet place.
20 years ago...I was just beginning my semester in Paris with my dear friend Susan. Those six months mark probably the most growth of my life. My confidence, independence, sense of adventure, and love of travel (not to mention my French)really improved during that half year. I remember living in the foyer, my French family, riding public transit everyday, laughing a lot and loving city life.
10 years ago... I can't remember a thing! Steve and I had been married for almost four years, and I was in a black hole of infertility. I think that summer Steve and I had an amazing week in Hawaii, but I could be wrong...
5 years ago...Mary and Laura were 17 months old and Diana was 3. We were changing up to 30 diapers a day and buying baby food in bulk. Most of the summer was spent in the backyard kiddie pool eating popsicles and pouring water from one container to the next. Remember that phase?
3 years ago...We were still sticking pretty close to home with so many little girls. We were planning a surprise trip to Disneyland with them the next January as our first big trip together. Diana was getting ready to start kindergarten, and Mary and Laura were so excited to start "school" at Bear Hugs. I could hardly wait for "my littlest girl" to get here (even though she messed with the balance of things by being female!).
So far this year... We have traveled from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Space Needle. We have finished kindergarden forever and sent Diana to Spain with my parents. We have petted reindeer and eaten haggis in Scotland. We are healthy and happy. We have sold the duplex and survived dance and piano recitals, horse camp, soccer and swimming lessons.
Yesterday...We drove home from a great time in Seattle. It was a super long car ride, but the weather was great. We took Debbie to her first Mexican food at Mazatlan. She loved it!
Tomorrow... We will take Debbie to the airport for her morning flight back to Scotland. We will eat breakfast with my parents after that at the Cameo (ever had their coconut pancakes? yum!) Laura will go home with them to Roseburg for her first overnighter alone!
In the next year...We will go to Disneyland for the long awaited playgroup trip. I hope to feed my family healthier, more locally grown foods and recycle more. The girls can't wait to be flower girls in Kendra's wedding next July. (In Oregon for sure. In Brazil? Maybe!)And, I hope to get on a plane with just my husband for some r&r in a sunny, quiet place.
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