Meet Haidyn...

Favorite color...Pink

Favorite food...Bacon

Favorite cloths...Dresses (and she has a gazillion of them)

Birthday...April 21

What do you want to be when you grow up... "That I don't know yet"... (but after a few minutes she decided she would be a pot maker...and she would write Chinese on the bottom so it would be worth more money!) (we were watching antiques roadshow...so that's were that came from.)

If you could drive anything what would you drive...a van like mommies or a volkswagon bug

If you could have any pet in the world, what would it be...Hamster (because we were just at pet smart...and saw a very cute one, and she won't be getting one while living with me...I work very hard to keep mice out of my house...we won't be making a pet out of one!!!)

Favorite TV show...Charmed (which she rarly even watches?)

Favorite song...on top of spaghetti (???)

Favorite summer activity...swimming

How much money will you make when you get older... "How would I know?" (well, the little dutch girl making Chinese pots might not be the most lucrative business?)

How many kids will you have when you grow up...10

Where are you going to live when you grow up...in a castle, with 11 rooms and 11 bathrooms

another year...another "Haidynism"...

Haidyn: Skeletons scare me

Me: Me too, kind of. Why do you think they are so scary?

Haidyn: Maybe cause they're full of bones!!


(considering that being full of bones is a bit of requirement for skeletons...I'm not sure we can fault them for that??)

conversation with a 6 year old...

While working feverishly on my drug cards today, Haidyn was desperately trying to find/get someone to play with her. While I was unable to do it, I told her that I was sure her father would LOVE to play with her...

To which she replied... "I would really like to play with someone that is NOT hairy everywhere."



(she also went on to rule out parents altogether in a valiant attempt to get her sisters to play with her...it worked...they caved (after some prompting from their mother...who really needed their help today!)

So sad...but somewhat true(ish)...

Haidyn: Some people don't need to wear make-up.

Me: Oh yeah.

H: Yes, because they are just beautiful enough...like me! (oh to be so humble)

M: and Me too! (with half-hearted confidence)

H: No...you need to wear make-up. (with absolute seriousness)

M: Oh...thanks... (realizing this child sees me in the morning...and it really isn't pretty!)

H: What...I'm just trying to help you out...so people don't laugh at you!!

M: OK...thanks for having my back!!

While I can't say I will always leave the house with make up on from now on...(because sometimes, who really has the time), the thought will cross my mind more often.

I love children...if laughing truly adds years to your life...I'm gonna live a long time!!

Have a great weekend!

two-fer...

Haidyn wost two teeph today!

One this morning before she got on the bus...
and one tonight after she got off the bus!
She is excited to have finally joined the ranks of the
toothless 6 year old's everywhere!

it could be worse...

Haidyn has been running a fever since the early hours of Monday morning...and she has a horrid dry cough...shes been out of school for the past 2 days...the doctor says it's "post nasal drip"? I'm not sure I agree...but I don't have the medial degree!!

This is how I went to the grocery store this morning at 7:15am (to buy Tylenol for #3). Whats worse...I didn't notice it until I was walking around the store!!(I said to myself..."self? somethings feels a little weird!") Then I just prayed no one would look at my feet. My life has been a little crazy lately...the start of the school year has been kicking my butt!! (In my defence...I had been up for about 45 min., the house was dark, we all own flip-flop, they are all different colors...it was an honest mistake...?I have no explanation for the two left feet??)

But... it could be worse...I could be to busy to take the time to notice this!!! This was tonight's sunset!!! Beautiful isn't it? Gods little...(or big), way of telling me...no matter the craziness of my life He is always here...especially in the ordinary things...I just have to take the time to notice them!! I'm certain that God is the only one who could create something this amazing. I thought I'd share it with everyone...in case you missed it(or don't live in west Michigan)!!


"I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, ... I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." Genesis 28:15