God....kindof

Logan has been talking about God a lot lately.
Seeing we totally suck at going to church, I've welcomed his interest and encourage his questions.
I wondered just what made him all of a sudden start telling the little bugs, "don't worry, God will come down from Heaven to get you" just after they get squished.
He then asks about when MY Grandma died, how she died, where she died etc....He tells me that he can't wait to meet her when HE goes to Heaven, because if I loved her that much, he will too.

This sounds so sweet and innocent, doesn't it?

Then I figured it out.

We went to see Shrek the Third the other week.
In the previews was Evan Almighty.
I'm a HUGE Steve Carell fan and think this movie looks hilarious.
I can't wait to see it.
LOGAN apparently can't wait to see it either.
Want to know why?

Because God is in it.

But he wonders why everyone thinks that God has long brown hair if he really has short black hair.

I tried to explain that this mans name was Morgan Freeman and that he is an actor. I explained that he was pretending, just like people do in a play. He isn't the REAL God, he's just playing the part of God. We don't know WHAT God looks like.

But, see, when Logan learns something, it is what it is, right or wrong.
To Logan, Morgan Freeman is God.

Hopefully we can work on this one before summer bible school starts.
Or not.
I actually think it's pretty sweet, and hey, we DON'T know what Jesus or God looks like, right?
Perhaps he resembles Mr. Freeman, just a little. ;)

Too much on my plate

About a year ago, I'd get up, feed the kids breakfast while they would watch a show or two. I'd get my morning coffee, breakfast and blog. I'd have things to say and time to say it. I'd remember funny or interesting things from the day prior and have enough brain capacity to remember it the next day.

Then, about 7 months ago I decided to get a 'job'. I'm sure Merrit would love to have me in her neighborhood! ;)
I am a consultant with one of those home party companies.
I've tried something like this before with another company, but my heart wasn't in it to make money, just to get free books for the kids. And did I ever get a bunch of free books!

This is different for me because I AM making money. More than what I thought I would.
But the down side to it is that I really have a JOB.
My plate is full!
I've got friends who want to get together for play dates or nights out and I'm too exhausted to even think about planning something else.

My morning routine used to be coffee and toast with Dora in the background while relaxing for 20-30 minutes on the computer. Now my routine is coffee and toast with Dora in the background while I'm getting hostess packets ready, placing orders or bagging up orders, and contacting people on my team.

So, hence the lack of blogging, as I'm sure you understand.

The cool thing about having this job is that I'm going to surprise Dave with a all inclusive trip to Mexico ON ME. He'll have no clue (if I can plan this through his work) and we'll get to enjoy a vacation with real money that I've earned. Seeing I haven't worked in almost 6 years, that's totally exciting to me! And I'm almost there!
The not so cool thing about this job is the lack of blogging time.

I'm not saying that I'm stopping, because I'm not. I've come way to long and far to stop. Plus, this blog has been around since Logan was in a CRIB. I'm certainly going to blog about him putting on his big kid shoes and heading off to Kindergarten (in only 3 short months).
PLUS, then God willing, Miles will still be napping! (Until HE goes to Kindergarten if I have any thing to do with it) and I'll have a good 1-2-3 hrs in a quiet house!
I can't even imagine.
PLUS, I'm going to have to blog to keep my sanity. 3 years people...3 years of just Miles/me time. I'm so used to saying, "Go see what your brother wants to do!" while I'm making lunch. There will be no brother! I know I had 3 years of just Logan/me before Miles came, but then again 1 1/2 of those years he wasn't even walking! ;)
I'm excited, but a little nervous of the transition we're about to face.

So that's it, an explanation of sorts. I'm totally thrilled about the money I'm making and the company I'm working for, it's just taken time into my personal time. Which is probably a good thing anyway. It's good to have something to keep you moving. I don't have time to get stuck in front of the computer anymore.

I AM reading though-but I've always sucked as a commenter. But I am reading.

Time to get off-new furniture is being delivered today! Can you imagine the excitement knowing that I won't have to stare at neon yellow furniture that was made in the early 70's! It's a GOOD day! :)

Many people comment on just how different their children are.
Mine equally as different.
Sometimes I just don't know how many more ways two people could be different.
This was extremely hard for me in the first 1 1/2 years of Miles life.
I didn't know how to raise him and keep my sanity.
I realize now that while Logan loves structure and life to be the same day in and day out, Miles thrives on being sporadic. Well, except for naps, he's a strict 12:30pm napper, and loves it that way.

Let's look at food issues. Logan was a HORRIBLE eater/IS a horrible eater on one front. He won't try new foods, certain textures are off limits and if it looks/smells funny, he'll literally gag. This makes meal times certainly difficult, but we're going in the right direction. I can finally say for the first time that Logan will eat pizza. (If it's domino's, cheesy bites or red baron frozen. Not anything else, including my home made pizza)
But if Logan has one of his favorites in front of him, and many of them are perfectly healthy, he'll eat a good full meal. (His favorite is a turkey, tomato, mozzarella and ranch dressing sub) The kid is so picky that he won't eat cookies that he doesn't know, he won't eat salty snacks and he would NEVER NEVER eat chips...ever! (One went down his throat and scratched it and they have been off limits for over a year now. He's not budging)

Now, MILES on the other hand just doesn't eat.
I think he has survived on 3 grapes and a bag of fruit snacks a day for the last week or so.
I try to go with the flow, but lately it's getting so worrisome, although he'd never know we're worried.
He doesn't even have favorites to offer.
He'll ask for a PBJ (without the 'J') and he'll take 3 bites and be done.
I serve Lunch and Dinner and we'll be surprised if he takes 3 bites total.
So, he loved grapes and wanted them for about a week. I continue to buy them and all they are good for now is smooshing.
I mean, how long can you go with eating 100 calories a day before your body just gives out?

As for sugary snacks, the kids each get a cup of Chocolate Milk for breakfast. We started this when Logan was on a milk strike, and his doctor told us we needed to get more calcium in him. It's not a big deal to me, really. Logan would 100% prefer to drink water over milk (as do I) so when he gets one good serving of milk a day, even chocolate, that's great.
Miles on the other hand only drinks it 25% of the time.
Miles gets fruit snacks once a day after nap. He knows it's coming, and as soon as he's up he's asking for them. Other than that there are no sugary snacks.
Miles gets a snack in the morning as well, usually crackers or something like that, but he rarely eats more than a few nibbles.

It's become an inside joke really...how much food did we throw away from Miles today?
I almost hate making him a plate because I know it's not going to be eaten.

He sits in his seat (we always sit at the table) and within minutes he says 'all done' and really truly IS all done.
Logan asked me yesterday, "Mom, how come Miles doesn't eat ANYTHING?" as he was eating a nice lunch of fish sticks, mozzarella cheese and apple wedges. What kid won't eat apple wedges or cheese? I don't care about the fish sticks, but SOMETHING! He ate 1 slice of apple, TEENY-TINY slice of apple.
Even if we get the all American KID food, a happy meal, he'll eat maybe half a chicken nugget and be done.

As this has been going on for a long time, I'm beginning to wonder if we need do do something different. I can't/won't force food down his throat. I'm glad he doesn't see it's a big deal, but it really IS a big deal.

I did his height/weight %'s and he used to be 75% when he was a baby for both height and weight. Now he's 35% in weight (still, pretty good despite the fact that he's NOT EATING!) and 19% in height.
The poor kid got my height genes, but part of me wonders if he drank his milk 3 times a day, if he ate his veggies and fruit and meat, would he grow? (he's never willingly ate a spoon full of ANY veggie. Well, except for when he ate baby food. He will NOT eat a veggie. We still put them on his plate, even cover them in cheese, give him ketchup to dip whatever he wants from his plate...not going to happen people. As for meat, an occasional bite of hamburger. Like a teaspoons worth. No ham or chicken...NEVER!!)

For now, we're just giving him a vitamin once a day and hope that his appetite picks up soon. Lord knows when I miss a MEAL I get all light headed and crabby. I can't imagine going days on end with only a few bites here and there!