Musings of a Three year old... and SUCCESS!

This evening, David and I were discussing whether or not it was appropriate to go out for dinner. I said, "It's hard enough for me not to spend money. You're encouraging us right into the poor house." Our Sohl son then added, "The poor house is across the street from the deli," proving that even in the poor house, I'll still be tempted by culinary delights.


Later this evening, while we were at home cooking, David told Carter he was not allowed a piece of candy. Carter, acting the part of the inquisitive 3-year-old questioned, "Why?"

"Because I'm the boss of the family, and that's how the hierarchy works," David commented. To which Carter replied, "My family doesn't do anything." This proves that though today's outings included a craft store, party store, discount store, fast food joint, two home improvement stores, and the post office, we are still tempted to feel guilty that we aren't providing enough intellectual stimulation for our son.


Recently, during another cooking session, I dropped what proved to be a tempting morsel on the floor. Licking his chops, Carter said, "I'm gonna eat this like a dog," and proceeded to get down on all fours and ate the tasty treat, teeth only. This account makes it apparent that while my Sohl-mate and I have desperately tried to instill proper table behavior, the temptation of food is great even at his young age.


On an unrelated note, until a year or so ago, I was unfamiliar with the origins of the phrase, "doubting Thomas," in that I used the phrase but was unaware of its Biblical basis. I've considered myself a "doubting Thomas" when it comes to stories about the relationship between increasing a tithe amount and a sudden increase in funds. God has shown His power over the last few months in our finances. Though I've been making diaper cakes, babies, and wreaths since August, I've had no sales since October. This week, however, I was able to sell three diaper wreaths, hours after increasing our online weekly tithe. Prayer aside: Thank you God for the gifts which You provide. Help us to use them for Your glory. Amen.



Next weekend is the Home and Garden Show, and a Sohl friend is hosting a booth. I'm praying for her success, and have been supporting her this week in creating some of her most popular stock. I've sampled some of the products, and have had an absolute ball in both aspects of the project (though I have to say that the product is much more relaxing than the process ;) ).


Finally, David and I are in the process of updating the exterior of our home. We plan to use some of our tax return to add rock to our front yard, freeing us from the guilt of never wanting to pull the weeds which have overtaken the original landscaping there.


(Side note: when we looked at buying the home, I was slightly, scratch that, highly concerned about the workload included with the intricately landscaped front yard. Our real estate agent assured me it would be little to no up-keep, and I took her at her word. Now, after a visit from a nursery specialist, and having killed 3 Indian Hawthorns, ripping out countless rouge Spanish Heathers, and nursing our Bird of Paradise back from its unknown affliction, I see that our definitions of little to no up-keep were much, much different.)


We're also planning to purchase new lights
to adorn either side of our garage. I have never considered how hard it is to envision the exterior of a place I see everyday once inside a home improvement warehouse. After visiting both, we decided on the lights in the first one, of course, and will hopefully install those next weekend. Here's a picture of the one we decided to go with; we find it reminiscent of our front door. (Side note: we'd planned to also change the light over the front step as well. We realized that if we changed the outside light, we'd have to change the light just inside the door, seen through the high window over the door. If we changed the light inside, we'd have to change the light in the living room, and, well, if you've read any of Laura Numeroff's books, you can see where this leads. So instead, we'll just stick with the lights nearest the garage for now.)