knock, knock...

who's there?

cowp (or: imep)

cow-poo (im a poo)

tee hee

lionel cracks up, EVERY time, making the hole in his mouth even more prominent.

dad! dad! dad, i sawl a beetle and he was so cute and nice and he thought i was going to kill him but i wasn't i was just going to pet him. (ralph)

lionel's response to controversy stirred by ralph about WHO broke ralph's ship: what do you think i am, ralph, an octopus? i can't do three things at once!

i think you're a stupid kid (gasp!)

i think you're a mean brother.

at dinner at blanc burger with dad and cecelia (who ordered salads and burgers) lionel ordered the hotdog with seasonal, sliced fruit and dipping sauce... just like that, using all those words!

well, we are packed and ready for camp! i can hardly believe it. my dad bought us battery powered fans and batteries, just in case the two industrial-strength fans i bought last year don't work. we loaded a few items into his car and plan on meeting him for breakfast at bob evans. the kids are so excited. ralph danced and jumped and rolled his little brains out all over the living room.

ralph went to a birthday party tonight for his good friend, will. he marched right in and inserted himself in the middle of a familial embrace being shared with will and his aunt or grandmother or something and patted will on the head (will's hair is crazier than ralph's or lionel's!) the two wrapped their arms around each other as his family exclaimed, "oh! this is Ralph!!" when dad went in to pick ralph up, he was sitting in a booth by himself with two bags of candy, countless pieces of ice cream cake, and a giant lollipop. he looked up and said, "oh. hi dad." he had the time of his life and immediately shared all his treats with his siblings.

cecelia, currently, is sitting on her bed making up card games. like 'even/odd' where you put the two's in one pile and the three's in another... in order! it's really hard. and weird. her words. thank god jonathan spent much of his single years collecting decks of cards! we have three little cardsharks trying their best to sleep, despite the excitement of camp looming!

we had a delightful visit with fr. christian today. he came to see jonathan, discuss their book, and stayed for lunch with ralph and the girls. he is a pretty interesting character. and pretty entertained by my assignment to witness for spirituality at the next CRHP weekend. he actually laughed when he heard! i was slightly more than slightly offended. but i got over it.

i ran 9 miles this morning. i had planned on 12. i JUST couldn't do it! too humid. my headache just went away about 1/2 hour ago. i think i need some sleep.

good night!