shut down

after the wedding on saturday evening, argyll's revenge played a concert at church. ben and chris left quickly after the dinner to go to the church and i waited at home until grandma and grandpa came over to watch the boys. the boys love spending time with grandma and grandpa, and patiently awaited their arrival while sitting on the front porch. the first is really one of my favorite pictures.





here are some additional pictures of the band playing. the band really wanted to play outside, which did result in some good publicity as there are a lot of college students nearby. however, we had some other visitors. i was going to say "unexpected" visitors but really, when a band plays outside at 9:00 pm, you kind of expect the police to come. ben even changed the lyrics he was singing to "the cops are coming" where normally it would be "mimi's coming" as the first cruiser pulled up. so worth it.

climbing walls

jonas is growing up, literally. this is one of my favorite things to watch him do. and he has to do it at least 10 times per day. pretty impressive, i think.

the happy couple

in addition to the excitement this past weekend of jonas turning 5, sadie and dustin got married on saturday! it was a beautiful day for the occassion. our families met at the montour trail and saw sadie and dustin wed near the creek. it was a lovely ceremony, despite the boys playing in the dirt much of the time. caldwell took some amazing pictures that sadie has posted already on facebook, but i wanted to add some of ours as well. it was wonderful to be with sadie and dustin. following the ceremony, we all had dinner together at the gran canal caffe. here are a few pictures of sadie and dustin's special day.

happy birthday to jomi

today is jomi's birthday, i can't believe it's true. 5 years old! going to kindergarten in just a few months. we have been celebrating for the last couple days because it is oh so fun to do so. we went to red robin for dinner yesterday and then to the park. today i took the day off work and took jonas out to breakfast and then to the mall. ben then took him to chuck-e-cheese and then tonight we had cake and ice cream. and yes, the cake is pink with pink icing- that's what he wanted.

confession. so jonas' birthday is really tomorrow. yes, tomorrow. however, sadie is getting married tomorrow and we are having a dinner in the evening that is adults only. so, we have been telling jonas his birthday is today. he doesn't know. is lying condoned in this situation? i think so. this way we can totally and completely focus on him today.

alas, here is a slide show of our fun today and yesterday. also, i had to post some pictures of jonas over the last couple years.

1/2 year gone by

porter is 6 months old as of yesterday. it is hard to believe that he was born 1/2 year ago! time does fly. porter is a wonderful little guy- by far, my most happy and mellow baby. he is now getting his 5th and 6th teeth. He still hasn't figured how to laugh out loud, but he squeaks a bit. he is holding his own bottle and just looks at me with such a wonderful smile and look in his eyes. gosh, i love that kid. here are just a couple pictures of portie, one in his high chair and one with daddy.

happy easter!

having children makes easter so much more fun! i have really been enjoying all the festivities- the egg dying, the easter egg hunt, buying easter outfits, taking pictures, and spending time with family and friends. we went the kellers' ward today which also happens to be our old ward and my best friend carrie's ward. what fun. i enjoyed the talks and the spirit especially of our relief society lesson. easter is a enjoyable time, but it is also the time to remember our savior's resurrection. and for that, i am especially grateful. in addition, we had a delicious dinner with my family out in cranberry. here are some of my favorite pictures of our easter fun.

my boys

here are some easter pics of the boys i had to post separately. whenever this kiddos drive me crazy, all i have to do is take a look at their adorable faces. what cuties.

april showers...

do not bring may flowers when they are snow flakes. what the heck? is it not april 7th??? it has been snowing on and off all day. and to tell you the truth, i love it. i love the snow. it is beautiful. but it is unusual to see snow on blossoming trees.

i am listening to the acoustic strains of argyll's revenge in my dining room. it is a soothing way to end the day. i love it when the band practices here. i try to make it to all the shows, but having 3 little boys can really get in the way. i am so happy that ben is able to be in the band and do something he loves. and i adore being a groupie.

today was a long day at work. in fact, i just got home about an hour ago. what is happening to my beloved st. margaret's hospital? i had 3 psych cases within 2 hours of each other. crazy. i am back in the emergency room again after completing a 2 1/2 month stint on the oncology unit. i missed my boys today, but look forward to spending some quality time with them this upcoming weekend. the weekends are far too short and the weekdays too long. but weekends definitely motivate me to make it through the week.

alas, i am off to bed, but wanted to post some thoughts. good night, and good luck.

mimi's coming

a must see. this is argyll's revenge. their first video. filmed in our home. with our dog. awesome. what else can i say. watch and enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByzpNF3pIE

upcoming events

for all you argyll's revenge fans out there, here is the information for the next two shows in which the band will be performing. also, please note that they have a group on facebook and on myspace. the facebook page is legit, but the myspace page is still under development.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Argylls-Revenge/61152629310?ref=nf

http://www.myspace.com/argyllsrevenge

Event:Rocking The Rex
Time:Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location:Rex Thearter
Street: 1602 E Carson St
City/Town: Pittsburgh, PA

"Rocking out and changing lives in the same night...yes, we are that good"

Event:Night of Rock
Time: Friday, May 29, 2009 at 9:00pm
Location: Bloomfield Bridge Tavern
Street: 4412 Liberty Ave
City/Town: Pittsburgh, PA

"21 and over at the BBT. Only five dollars to get in the door and be knocked out with rock. If you can keep still it's your fault, not ours"

ysa conference

i know i am not single in the least. in fact, i am feeling a bit old after this weekend. argyll's revenge was asked to play the ysa (young single adult) conference in west virginia on friday. what a fabulous time!!! it was so much fun to listen to the music, dance, and hang out with friends. i admit, the most fun was probably the car ride there and back. in our van was chris and sara, matt, and ben and me. chris, colin, and rachel drove separately. i have not laughed so much in a long time! and we stopped at texas roadhouse (one of my favorite restaurants) on the way. they have the best steak and rolls with honey butter. what a wonderful time! thanks, kate, for letting the guys play! and a huge, gigantic thank you to sadzie and beth-beth for babysitting!!!!

here are some pictures of the evening. also, i realize i had not included pics of the band when they played at shootz a couple weeks ago, so i will throw some of those in the mix! notice, too, that chris thielet, "life coach," of the band, is also in some of the pics as well as rachel, colin's beautiful fiance, who sang a song with the guys at shootz.

a big congrats-sadie and dustin

what an exciting week it has been. and here is why: first, sadie and dustin are getting married! we received a call last weekend that dustin had proposed to sadie on the incline! hooray! the big day is set for april 18th! so close, but perfect, i think. here is a picture of the happy couple.



the second exciting event occurred yesterday and today. dustin was baptized and confirmed a member of our church. many people came to the baptism and to offer support. both chris keller and chris thielet gave uplifting talks on baptism and receiving the holy ghost. it was amazing to feel the spririt so strong. dustin, we love you and welcome you, to the church and to our family!

harmonica man

ben and i love having one-on-one time with the boys and go on mini-dates with them every so often. the other day, ben took jonas to the store with him. i was home with gryffin and porter but port was sleeping. that left gryffie and i time to hang out together. i cleaned up a little, did the dishes, changed the boys' sheets, etc. and then we were going to make some yummy cookies together. right before i came downstairs, i heard a harmonica. and here is what i found.



i love that he has his hoodie up and sunglasses on. gryff is my little music man. here is a short clip of him playing.

port

when we were at the park yesterday, we ran into my friend jason who we had not seen in a few years. he took this picture of porter for us. love it. i am trying to get jason to do some family pics for us because he is quite talented. thanks jason!

walkin' on sunshine

today was the most beautiful day pittsburgh has seen in a while. and although i had to work today, we had some great family time this evening. ben and the boys picked me up from work at 4:00 pm. we went to subway for dinner and then coldstone for dessert. then we headed over to squaw valley park and had some wonderful fun in the sun. i love those boys so gosh darn much. it was nice to be out in the warm weather and all 3 boys were HAPPY, at the same time. no tears, no fights. i did not take any pictures, but really had to comment on what a great day we had. i hope you are all enjoying the weather as well.

ha ha

so, you know how when you comment on someone's blog, (something i try to do often in hopes it will encourage people to comment on my blog)... well, i digress. i just commented on my friend, johanna's blog, and the word verification- vagibox. am i the only one that thinks this is funny? it totally made me think of the snl skit with jt and andy samberg- d in a box!! speaking of a d in a box, ben still has his from our awesome friend, brian lunt. i am so sitting here giggling!

this week, in review

so, i have been slacking a bit at posting on the blog, in case you didn't notice. to be honest, i haven't even been on facebook all that much either. but i thought i would write a bit about all that has happened this last week...

ben and i had our 7th anniversary! wow, am i am old married person or what!!! i love that man and i am so happy that we have had opportunity to spend some time together and celebrate. i even gave in and went to the chinese buffet in cranberry on saturday. so not my favorite place.

jonas is now registered for kindergarten! crazy, i know. i can't believe my "baby" will be 5 years old next month and that he will be going to school in the fall. i did not work on monday so we took jonas to tour his new school- forbes elementary. he was excited to see all the kids bowling in the gymnasium and the lunch room.

ben is also registered for school. he will be starting at point park university in may for his certification to teach journalism, english, and theatre. i am very happy for him as i know this is a program that he is very excited about. life is definitely going to be busy for the next 1 1/2 years, but it will so be worth it.

porter, sweet porter, is going to be 5 months old in just 2 days. this week he got his 2 bottom teeth. he has been so dang cranky but is now a lot happier since his teeth have broken through. i so love that kid. he still amazes me at how well he sleeps and how gosh darn cute he is. here are some updated pictures- i was trying to get him to sit up but needed to help- notice my hand...

in love...with a bass

argyll's revenge played at shootz on tuesday night. here is a short video of their song "forget your worries."



i will be posting some additional pics of the band, but i had to add our "couple pictures." yes, yes, poor chris keller, but hey, he looks fine with that bass, doesn't he?

a thumb-sucking keller

i am amused by this. ben is embarrassed. i was feeding portie the other evening and was amazed to see that he moved his thumb out of his mouth when i asked him if he would like a bite. he now does this almost anytime we feed him. i love that he is a thumb-sucker.

look at that face...

i love these pictures of porter- they make me giggle. nuff said.

laundry surprise

so, ben and i have this bad habit of doing the boys' laundry and not putting it away for a while. we have 4 baskets, and 1 ends up being for jomi and 1 for gryffie. well, today the boys' baskets made it upstairs into their room, but the laundry was not put away. and then jonas brought the baskets down empty. i was worried for a moment, wondering what he could have done with all of it. i said, "hey jomi, what are you doing?" he said, "i'm bringing the baskets downstairs. i put away our laundry." he had put away, in the correct drawers, mind you, all of his and gryffie's laundry. he even brought his dirty laundry downstairs. rock on! that kid is awesome!

hello world!

so despite being listed as a contributor for quite a while, i have yet to add to this fine blog. you are all witnesses to the change. rachel and i have been documenting the odd, yet entertaining things that our children say. today i have something to add. jonas has said something that i wish to share with the world.

one of the boys' favorite shows to watch is "cooking lady." this consists of anyone cooking anything. recently a cook was preparing pickles. jonas said "those pickles look great...i love pickles...i'm going to break that glass, climb inside, and eat all of that lady's pickles."

i thought that you should all know this. now please, go about your business. the end.

roll with it, baby!

portie woke up this morning at 4:00 am and after eating, i laid him back down in his crib. he was not asleep, but at times, he will lay there and suck his thumb contentedly until he goes back to sleep. not this am. as soon as i placed him in the crib, he lifted up his head (yes, he sleeps on his belly as he is much happier that way). i thought, dang it- i have to be at work in 2 hours so i really want this little guy to go back to bed. he made some noises on and off, but then he really started to cry. i went back in to check on him and he had thrown his blanket off of himself and was now laying on his back. poor little guy, he rolled over and probably got scared. anyway, i am excited for portie's first roll! yeah, portie!

zoo fun

we enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend and decided to go to the zoo. it had been a while. the boys had a great time, and porter thought it was tolerable. (it will take some time for him to enjoy the zoo). we look forward to spending much of the spring and the summer at the zoo, but one of the benefits of going to the zoo in the winter is that it is much less crowded. here are pictures of our fun and some of our favorite animals.

v-day- a week early

i was talking with my mother-in-law on thursday evening and she asked if she could watch the boys for us saturday night. heck yeah! so ben and i decided to celebrate our v-day date night on saturday, as jonas is having a minor outpatient surgery next thursday, and we are not sure if we would be able to leave him at home next weekend. anyway, ben came home with some beautiful flowers for me.



then we got ready and went out to the waterfront. we went to pf changs- one of our favorite places to eat- for dinner. a table for 2 had a 3 hour wait- can you believe it??? we waited at the bar (i really love that all restaurants are now smoke free, and without 3 kids in tow, it was no big deal to wait) for only 45 minutes and then were able to sit and eat at the bar. we shared some dumplings and chicken lettuce wraps. then we split some crispy honey chicken with brown rice- delicious!!!

after dinner, we went to the improv (one of our new favorite date night activities). larry miller was the headliner. and he was hilarious. it was clean too! we had some cherry cokes and some banana foster bites with strawberry sauce and whipped cream. larry miller was awesome! we spoke with him after and purchased his book, spoiled rotten america, which he signed for ben. i took a picture of ben with larry miller, but i closed his cell phone without saving it. i tried to convince ben to let us go back to get another picture, but ben thought that would be silly. we headed home and all our children were in bed- fabulous! what a wonderful v-day celebration!

porter vs. rice cereal

i can hardly believe that port is almost 4 mos old. these last 4 months have gone by quickly. he is such a good baby- and we decided to get some baby food for him this weekend. yesterday we bought him rice cereal, and a whole lot of veggies and fruits. i wanted to feed him carrots first, but ben insisted we start with rice cereal. he didn't make too much of a mess. my boys have always loved rice cereal- in fact, jonas finished what portie did not eat. afterwards, ben took jonas and gryffie to the park. porter seemed tired, so i nursed him a bit and then he slept from 4:30 pm until 7:00 am. crazy, boy. but i can't complain!

my guitar hero

i think gryff looks like a little rock star in these pics- i love them. and i love that kid. the boys love playing with the guitar and drums from rock band- i enjoy them a lot as well.

winter fun

well, i have been feeling like a bad mom for not building a snowman with my boys, so i made sure we "played" out in the snow last weekend. the snow was too soft to mold so alas, no snowman was made- we did throw some snowballs and make snow angels. all was well- port was taking a nap at the time- until jonas threw a snowball in gryffie's face (so not cool). and then gryffie started to cry, of course. gryff and i went inside and i made him some hot cocoa. hot cocoa really does make everything better! hopefully we will get a little more snow so that we can officially make a snowman. here are some pictures of our "winter fun."

the fifth and mimi

here are a couple short videos of argyll's revenge playing at the superbowl party. i am still not able to download the longer video from kelsey's b-day, but here are two original songs- snippets of original songs, i should say. the first is called "the fifth" and the second is "mimi's coming." enjoy!!!

randomness

every once in a while, i take some random pictures of the boys. here are a couple newer ones. i feel poor porter has been neglected in the picture scene since i have returned full time to work. so here are a couple recent pics. and while i am at it, here are some random thoughts.

i love that my husband is now in a band. i love seeing him play and sing, and most importantly, do something he loves.

i am happy to see how well porter is doing. he was sick for a week, and today he finally seemed back to normal. what a relief. he had bronchiolitis. poor boy. today he was back to his happy healthy self- cooing, smiling, "talking" like crazy.

i love watching ben wrestle with the boys, although it usually ends up with one of them getting hurt. i love to hear them giggle and play.

even though it is work, i like having a dog. we couldn't have a better dog really. he is house and crate trained and tolerates 3 little boys.

i am so happy carrie is back in the burgh. i love that she, steve, and lochlan were at the superbowl party last night. so happy. carrie is the best friend a gal could have, in addition to that sexy lead singer of argyll's revenge.

woo-hoo, way to go sixburgh!

what a game. i can't believe how intense it was! way to go, big ben and santonio holmes, and the rest of the pittsburgh steelers! what an awesome, amazing, exciting game. i am so excited for the steelers and this great city we live in! the boys were surprising fabulous for the game- port went to sleep around 6:45 pm and slept through all the ruckus. jonas and gryffin ate way too much junk food and drank far too much soda, but hey, it was quite the occassion. we spent the evening at the kellers with tons of family and friends. and of course, we had a pre-game concert by none other than argyll's revenge- which was again, totally rockin! all in all, one of the best superbowl games i have ever seen and the company definitely did not suck! woo-hoo steelers! here are numerous pictures from before, during, and after the game- the boys were all so exhausted and crashed on the couch- so cute!

my favorite guys

i was finally able to get some pics of the guys on the day of porter's blessing. i totally missed all the fun as i was feeding the baby. these pics are great. i love you guys and again i am so happy that you were all there with us on port's special day!

the debut

this past evening, argyll's revenge made its debut at kelsey's birthday extravaganza! so much fun! happy birthday kelsey!!! the boys totally rocked. they did 3 original songs as well as some covers. i have been trying to download a video of one of their songs, "mimi's coming," but am having technical difficulties (and much frustration)!!! instead here is a slide show of the fun. these guys are awesome! of course, i may be biased, but they really are good. argyll's revenge will be playing a private party this coming weekend at a pre-superbowl celebration. be sure to keep posted for local public events!

argyll's revenge

one word-AWESOME!

gryffie's b-day part deux

i realize i had not posted any pictures from gryffie's birthday extravaganza. we celebrated quietly this year with a trip to red robin with the rest of the keller clan (sadie, sorry you had to work). gryff's b-day presents consisted of a soccer ball, tent, and sleeping bag. the tent lasted 3 weeks before being destroyed, but was well enjoyed. here is a slide show of our fun. again, happy third birthday my sweet gryffie.

if you want to destroy my sweater...

as you know, we are big weezer fans, as witnessed by the name of our firstborn. anyway, carrie and i had a girl's day last saturday- it was a wonderful time. we went to the mall, had pedicures, ate lunch, and did some shopping. i bought both jonas and gryffie some cute sweaters at the children's place (there were some mad sales) and couldn't resist taking some pics of them.

here we go

here we go, steelers, here we go. pittsburgh's going to the super bowl! what a game we had on sunday. i was beginning to get worried and then troy polamalu intercepted and ran that touchdown! woohoo! how exciting! we were at the kellers for a small steelers party. numerous friends and family were there. the boys enjoyed hanging out with gma and making their ginger bread houses (we are a bit late on many of our christmas celebrations this year, which i why i just sent christmas cards out this past week!!). we enjoyed the food and friendship. of course, gryff and jonas were able to pick 2 things out of "grandma's special box." jonas picked this sour candy, and the pics at the end are of sadie, chris, sara, and colin trying the sour liquidy goo.

the boys did really well despite being up so late. porter did not like the yelling, but was able to fall asleep upstairs at 8:00 pm and did not wake up until the end of the game. at one point, we were a little worried about the floor caving in as everyone was jumping so crazily.

did i mention, here we go steelers! how exciting!

like father, like sons

the boys love to sing and now that we are enjoying guitar hero (thank you chris) and rock band (thank you gma and gpa kelly) in our home, the boys have instruments to "play" along with their singing. the boys definitely take after their daddy. they love playing with the drums and the guitar. here are some videos of our awesome little boys singing and playing. notice that again, weezer is a common theme. the first is a video of gryffie playing the guitar and singing beverly hills.



the second is a video of both boys singing and playing my name is jonas. you can see what a sensitive little guy jonas can be when gryffie "steals the show" and sings the wrong words.

a man's business with a little ben on the side

saturday night we went to finnegan's wake to see "a man's business" play. this is the band in which chris keller (ben's brother) and our beloved colin pinto-martin play. can i tell you i am meant to be a groupie??? i love that all places in pittsburgh are now smokeless. it is a lot easier to enjoy being out. so anyway, the boys in the band did well. ben played 2 songs with them and also sang and played a couple songs on his own. ben's dad also got some stage time playing the harmonica. here are some pics and videos of the boys saturday night.







on a side note, there is now a new band forming (chris, colin, and ben) and their first gig is a party on saturday night! how fun! ben just got a new guitar and a freakin' huge amp. i have always told ben he should be in a band. the name will be revealed in the near future... rachel (colin's fiance) and i were trying to get them to name the band "lovers of rachel." chris wasn't for it. what will the name be? i know you can't wait!

portie put put

i can't believe my little baby is 3 mos old. or that i am now officially back at work full time. it has been a difficult couple weeks. i have really been struggling with balancing work, family, and church. when i am home, i just want to hold the boys. despite the frustrations, i have really enjoyed my 3 mos home and it is hard to go back to work. here are a couple pictures of portie poo. he is such a smiley happy boy, except when in his car seat. he is a joy, and an amazing addition to our little family.

gryffin-ism #1 and #2

so, i realize gryff says some funny things too. the other day i told him his hair was getting darker and he said "that's because i'm turning into a girl." hmm??? what else can i say there.

that same night, after dinner, ben and the boys were wrestling (a common pastime in our home which often ends up with one of the boys crying). gryff was up in the air on ben's legs, and stated: "i'm a fish, i have no legs, i'm a fish." so, we are saying he is full of non sequiturs, rather than acknowledging what a very strange child he is.

i've been tagged...

my friend bobbie tagged me. And here are the rules:

1-share 6 non-(though not necessarily un-) important things about yourself on your blog.
2-tag 6 blogging friends to then do the same.
3-let each person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
4-let your tagger know when your entry is up.

so here goes:

1-my secret ambition in life is to be like clarice starling from silence of the lambs. i would love to be an fbi agent and work with the criminally insane. i would love to be a profiler or a forensics specialist (think of dr. george huang on law and order svu which is also one of my favorte shows). in college, i took my first abnormal psychology class and volunteered at the utah state hospital in the forensics unit (the lock down unit for people that have committed crimes but are found not guilty by reason of insanity). i loved it. i have very fond memories of playing bingo and volleyball with some very wacky men and women. and i went on to work at western psych here in pittsburgh for 5 years. i love crazy people, it is true. especially schizophrenics. it amazes me how the human mind works.

2-i have serious stage fright. i consider myself an outgoing, friendly person. i am not shy, but if you get me up on stage to sing a song, play my flute, give a talk or lecture, i basically "freak out." i start shaking intensely. when i used to have solos in band, i would have people comment that i did well but ask how i was able to play when i was shaking so badly. during my 2nd field placement for school, i was able to get over some of my anxiety when i had to interview patients in front of my supervisor, the doctor, resident, and nursing students. but that was 4 years ago, and some of that comfortability has worn off. it's quite annoying and something i need to work on.

3-i started off as a chemical engineering major in college. i loved chemistry in high school and learning how things work together, so decided to major in chemical engineering. what was i thinking? not for me. i then changed to humanities with an emphasis in music. also not for me. i always thought i could play the flute well, but at byu, i realized that there were a lot more talented flutists than myself. i struggled with even basic piano and sight singing classes (probably also related to my performance anxiety). anyway, i finally decided on marriage, family, and human development and did well after that point. in grad school, i got all a's except for one b+ in psychodynamic theory- i don't have much to say about that class. i did not like my teacher, she had man hands.

4-i come across as sort of a prude, but i love crass and crude humor. i love going to comedy clubs regardless of how offensive the humor may be at times. sometimes i admit i am astonished at what people say, but i find the experience to be invigorating. it is so good to laugh! we went to the improv last night and the 2 comedians were quite amusing but i could never repeat most of the things that they said. there was one joke about an itchy sweater, but it's just not the same if i tell it. i blame my husband. what an a-hole.

5-i am an unapologetic chocoholic- probably something that most people know about me already. i have to eat chocolate everyday. and when i am pregnant, i basically eat 1 candy bar per day. full size, of course. sometimes, i eat just chocolate for breakfast. i know it is not a good thing to do, but my point of view is basically eat what i am craving. if i want chocolate, i should eat it. if i eat something else, i am still going to want that chocolate, so why bother with the middle man?

6-i am secretly happy that i have all boys. most people ask me if i am going to have another child to "go for that girl" but truthfully, part of me is relieved to have my boys. maybe it is because i am a social worker and have seen how girls are more likely to be victimized. i am not saying that boys have it "easier" but that they have different struggles. i feel i have the ability to be a better mother to boys than girls.

and now, my friends, you are tagged:

1-johanna b
2-emily m
3-jessie h
4-amy s
5-rachel m
6-marie m

jonas-ism #7

jonas has been saying some funny things lately. today we were watching the steelers' game. ben said something about san diego and jonas said "san diego, oh no, not san diego! what is that even about?" he then continued to repeat this throughout the game. it was amusing. did i mention, go STEELERS!!!

venting

so i am writing on our blog at 2:45 am. why? why am i awake at such an hour? i know you are wondering. as i was getting ready for bed, my pager went off for work. apparently there was a suicidal lady with long hx of depression and bipolar disorder that was in the emergency room. she wanted to go to heaven to be with her mom and could not contract for safety outside of a hospital setting. so, at 12:30am, i get dressed and drive through the snow to work. hey, i get paid, so no big deal, right? i meet with this nice lady who tells me she is not suicidal, she just doesn't have a ride home! what??? i ask her more questions. yes, she is safe. she has a therapist, she takes her medications, she has a case manager, she has a safe place to live, she misses her mom...different from what the doctor told me on the phone. and the doctor is now at home. lucky. i write my assessment and my note, update the doctor and nurse following the patient, give her suicide and crisis numbers, and call her a cab. then i go home, through the snow, and sit here at 2:45 am, because i can't go to sleep... hmm... i hope my pager doesn't go off again.

jonas-ism #6- primary program

for those of you who are not lds, the children at church (primary) put on a program each fall. the kids sing songs and have speaking parts. this was jonas' first year in the program. he had 2 important lines and did well. the first was about how much heavenly father loves his children. the second was regarding the importance of our bodies and how they are sacred. jonas didn't really get the word "sacred" so instead he said, "our bodies are secret temples." there were many giggles. and i have to say, he is telling the truth.

jonas-ism #5- adventures in the english language

so the boys love the movie kung fu panda, and have watched it numerous times as ben loves it too. there is a scene in the movie where po the panda is training with master shifu and gets hit in his "tenders." well, now when the boys wrestle, anytime they get hit (anywhere) they say "oh, my tenders." well, jonas knows it really means in the privates. so today i said "oh, my tenders" and jonas said, "you don't have tenders, you have ba-tenders" and i said, "ba-tenders? why ba-tenders?" and jonas said "because you don't have a penis, you have a bagina." oh, that silly boy! (we did correct him, so now i have va-tenders.)