Crocidiles, Tigers, and Blessings

The problem with ignoring your blog for so long is that you don't know where to start when you come back.  I have written many post in my head over these last few weeks.  They were witty, topical, and sometimes even moving.  I am sure this post will be none of those.  My thoughts on my anniversary and Halloween will have to wait for next year as neither seem appropriate three weeks later.  I do have a few other odds and ends to share.

Although this is late as well, I thought you would enjoy another chance to laugh at my crafting skills.  Gabriel's school has the students make and wear hats to represent a vocabulary word for their fall parties.  Gabriel chose his word from a list, and I set about trying to bring it to life.  I will leave it to you to guess at the word...when you are finished laughing at it of course.

When Gabriel was young, we went to the zoo as a family.  My parents bought him and my niece a stuffed tiger at the gift store.  Recently, I have been finding the tiger (who is of course named Tiger) in the closet in Gabriel's room.  I asked Gabriel why I kept finding him in there instead of in his stuffed animal bin.  He said that the tiger was coming to life and saying mean things to him in the night.  This is not the first time that Tiger has stirred up trouble.  Shortly after we first got him, we would put Gabriel to bed with Tiger to sleep with.  All would be quiet until Gabriel would open his door sometime later, throw Tiger into the hall, and close the door to go back to bed.  In the last week, I have been finding Dolphin in the closet too.  I wonder what he did wrong.

Lastly, I think most of you who look at this blog already know this, but if you don't and you have been waiting patiently in suspense, I am pregnant.  Those words don't really seem like a reality to me right now.  I am trying to wait for my ultrasound, which will be on the 30th, before I really let myself really absorb that.  My levels were high again.  That could mean nothing, or it could mean that I am pregnant with twins or triplets.  I will reserve further comment about  how I feel about that until I know whether I should be using the plural or not.