Monday, April 13, 2009

Kids say (and do) some strange stuff

OK, so we're trying to figure the best way to deal with Leslie saying "I wanna go to Harry's again," around strangers. Not odd in an of itself, but round here, "Harry's" is the name everyone calls the bar our church meets in. So strangers, who probably don't want to hang around the parents who take 2 and 4 year olds to the bar, think we have a barfly in training.

Some other things the kids have said or done lately:
Kenna-She comes sliding across the carpet on her knees, throws her hands up and says, "What am I doing?"
- We tell her to put up her toys, hand her some and send her on her way. She runs into Leslie, hands her the toys and runs off.
-If we call her anything but Kenna (Cutey, Happy, Silly, etc.) she kind of scowls and says, "I not ____, I Kenna!"
-Fits of crying come from her room at bedtime. "Whats wrong?" "I need my Alley (her monkey)?" Which is sitting beside her. We point this out. "Oh." Instant giggles from Kenna.

Leslie- Driving past a cemetery: "Hey, thats where they hide the bodies!"
-Leslie has an imaginary house, in California by the mountains, that changes colors. She also has two kids, whose name she can't remember and a car that changes colors.
-She names all of her stuffed animals (and the squirrel outside) names like Bowley. All the names end in -ley. Except her Beanie Baby bat--Bowleywing.
-Today, she got gum in her hair- "It just fell there." She now has about three inches less hair.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Much Ado About Stuff

Things have been busy. Since the Sunday Spring Break started, (it was 3 weeks ago) we have had 5 new people come to the Gate. The first of those 5, Daniel, has become our backup worship leader, and he is good. He has also brought 2 of those other 4 visitors, who have become involved. The other two came for the first time just last week, and they seemed very excited about it all. Enough to join the Gate on Facebook, anyway. Plus, some of our regulars have begun inviting people, and this Sunday could possibly be one of our biggest nights since we started weekly stuff. It is momentum, and it feels good. God has been showing up, and it makes all the difference.
Other things: We did Big Event with the church. Ours was not so big, as it took about 45 minutes. We did meet the family we worked for, as well as some relatives of one of our 'members.' (The ' ' are for the fact that we don't technically have members, not that we don't claim this person.)
The fence around our house is done. And I only had to get a tetanus shot, no stitches for this home improvement project. We have also painted our bedroom and bathroom, and are working on the kitchen- photos are going up on Facebook, if you care.
Leslie and Kenna got new swimsuits, and they want to go swimming. They apparently don't understand that water is cold in the spring.
So that's the buzz. Hopefully, I'll have more on the Gate next week.