Loni tagged me, and this sounded like fun. Here are the rules:
Rules: Link the person who tagged you. Mention the rules on your blog. Tell 6 unspectacular quirky things about you or your family. Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them. Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers' blogs letting them know they have been tagged.
Quirky things about the Nelson Nitwits:
1. Jared - Jared may very possibly have 4 kidneys, 2 bladders, multiple ureters, etc. (Family genetic thing) :)
2. Genevieve - I can go through 3/4 gallon of milk per day all by myself. Yeah, I earn back our Costco membership fee pretty quickly!
3. Leah - Leah has a million different ideas for any topic imaginable. For instance, when Jared was designing both the dog house and the pantry, Leah immediately got out paper and began drafting her own visions of what could be. I asked her for suggestions for what I could make her for lunch, and she immediately went to work on drafting a menu. I did look at it, but got quickly overwhelmed.
4. Kaitlyn - Kaitlyn holds her belly button for comfort. I asked her why she does this and she said it keeps her fingers warm.
5. Hyrum - Hyrum sleeps best if his hands are touching both Jared and me. Basically this means that Hyrum has our bed and we're often both clutching the edges for dear life. He has slept spread eagle to touch both of us pretty much since birth. Yes, we do put him in his crib to start out with...
6. Jaycee - Jaycee has a wonderful dog house that Jared built which is fully insulated, has a shingled, hinged roof (for easy cleaning if necessary), a built in spot for food and water so they can't spill, etc. and the dumb dog won't go in it!
There you go. I tag Lisa, Andrea, Megan, Laura, Jessica, Heather, and anyone else who would get a kick out of doing this!
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4/09 - I was trying to teach Kaitlyn to sit reverently in Sacrament meeting today and out of the corner of my eye saw one of her friends behind us sitting quietly. I finally resorted to saying, "Kaitlyn, you are old enough to know how to sit still reverently. Look how nicely Sophie is sitting". She looked and then said, "She's got a parachute on her head". I looked and realized I had lost.
1/09 - While we had family visiting, Kaitlyn revealed a family "secret". We were eating hot dogs, and she started making hers hop around and the kids started calling it a "hop dog". Kaitlyn then remarked that if Jaycee started hopping we could call her "hop dog" instead of "stupid dog"!
10/08 - I was asking Leah to finish her chores and she was throwing a panic fit stating that it would take SOOO long (she really doesn't have that many chores). I told her to just start working on them and it wouldn't take long to which she replied, (in a very theatrical voice while flopping her body across an armchair), "I can't tell if I'll get them done...I can't tell the future!"
9/17/08 - Kaitlyn asked me today what cars are made of. I told her metal and plastic. She said, "So you could take them a part?" I told her I supposed so and she quickly exclaimed, "that's awesome!" I'm not sure I want to know what's cooking in her mind.
7/29/08 - Leah is frequently called "fireworks brain" at our house because she has a billion ideas constantly at work on any topic imaginable. Last night Leah was trying to change the way we were giving the Family Home Evening lesson with one of her ideas, and we were trying to get her to stop and let us finish the lesson. Whie working with her, Katilyn suddenly exclaimed, "Turn it off, Fireworks!" We all got a huge laugh out of that, including Leah.
5/21/08 - Kaitlyn told us with certainty at dinner tonight that "Heavenly Father made us, but Jesus made plastic. Mommy said". I have no idea what she's talking about but just thought people should know this fact.
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Kid Quotes
1/15 - Amy dressed up like a princess and came to ask both Mom and Dad some questions. When we answered her she regally said, "when you speak to me, you must bow."
12/14 - Amy handed me her glass of water, looked at me and said, "You're kind of like a pocket".
9/14 - Hyrum announced he wants to be a baptist when he grows up. After asking more questions we found out he wants to baptize people!
6/14 - We were scrolling through the blog looking at years past and I pointed out that Hyrum was a baby when Amy was in my tummy (he was 2). Then we came to a picture taken shortly after she was born. She said, "you spit me out, huh."
3/14 - Amy calls the gas station the "pass gas station"!
11/13 - Amy was singing the Daniel Tiger (Mr. Roger's) song that goes "I'll be back when the day is new and I'll have more ideas for you" with "I'll be back when Scouts are done..."
10/13 - Amy looked at my Brigham Young University sweatshirt and said, "hey, it says Amy!"
10/13 - Hyrum was walking around funny in the morning and remarked, "You're pretty floppy when you first wake up."
9/9/13 - Hyrum said, "I feel yucky". I said "like what?" He said "like a garbage can". I meant what felt yucky!
7/31/13 - Jared told Amy to stop hitting and we don't hit people. Her response was, "But I'm good at it"!
6/13 - Amy sings "If you're happy and you know it, make a mess" after I just asked everyone to clean up!
5/13 - Amy was sad that she doesn't go to school. I asked her what she would do if she went to school and she said, "color pictures, eat snack, and play the violin".
5/13 - I ran in the middle school to check Leah out for a dentist appointment. I parked in front and left Hyrum and Amy in the locked car, telling Hyrum that if anyone bothered him to start honking the horn. I soon heard a lot of horn honking and figured he must be honking at any person he saw. I went outside to tell him to stop, and later found out that he thought I told him to honk if he got bored!
1/13 - I got a Kindle for Christmas that Amy loved to play. It didn't work, so I sent it back. She asked to play my Kindle and I explained it broke so I didn't have it anymore. That night she asked to play Daddy's I-pod. He said he was using it to read scriptures. She said, "I need to play it quick before it breaks!"
12/12 - Hyrum saw Christmas wreaths in my room waiting to be hung and asked why we had all these "Jolly Rogers". I asked him what he meant, and he said, "You know...deck the halls with Jolly Rogers, fa la la la la la la la la." No idea where he got that!
7/12 - After a difficult trip to the store, complete with Amy screaming, I talked with each child about what they had done that was a problem. Amy was listening and told me she was sorry. Then, as she listened more, she said, "Sorry store!"
1/12 - I was very tired one morning and needed to sleep in. Hyrum had come in my room and I told him he could wake me up when the clock said nine zero zero. I heard him staring at the clock and intensely whispering, "Please change, please change!"
12/11 - Hyrum was looking at things that have fallen on the side of the refrigerator and said, "Mom, Amy's sucksifier fell behind the fridge". (pacifier)
7/11 - We were playing "Disney's Scene It" and Kaitlyn was complaining that it was no fair because she hadn't seen a lot of the movies. She said, "I guess that's why they call it 'Seen It'".
4/11 - Hyrum brought me a bottle of pest spray and said, "this is for the evil bugs".
10/10 - I was driving to school and had this conversation with Hyrum:
Hyrum - "Go to sleep."
Me - "I can't go to sleep or the car would crash."
Hyrum - "Yeah and roll over. Go to sleep."
Me - "I can't or we would crash."
Hyrum - "I want to crash."
9/10 - I love childlike innocence which can lead to a better world. Today Leah asked, "What kind of human am I? Am I black, white, or oriental?" Goodbye racism!
8/10 - Hyrum says it's "Sunday" when it's time for bed. He is trying to say he doesn't want to go to bed because the sun is still out!
8/10 - Leah was very concerned that I wouldn't like the birthday gift she selected for me. I tried to reassure her that I would love whatever it was. She then said "I'm just not sure that 'genuine' and '$5' go together"!
7/10 - Hyrum vacuumed a bit and was pleased with himself. I asked him if he would like chores too (like Leah and Kaitlyn). He said, "No, chores are for girls!"
4/10 - We were reading in the scriptures about how when Christ was born, the sign in America was that when the sun went down it was still as light as day. Kaitlyn said, "That's just like at our house!" She said this because our kids go to bed at 7:30pm before the sun sets.
7/09 - In Primary a leader was asking the children what they could do to build strong families. Kaitlyn whispered to me, "That's easy...exercise."4/09 - I was trying to teach Kaitlyn to sit reverently in Sacrament meeting today and out of the corner of my eye saw one of her friends behind us sitting quietly. I finally resorted to saying, "Kaitlyn, you are old enough to know how to sit still reverently. Look how nicely Sophie is sitting". She looked and then said, "She's got a parachute on her head". I looked and realized I had lost.
1/09 - While we had family visiting, Kaitlyn revealed a family "secret". We were eating hot dogs, and she started making hers hop around and the kids started calling it a "hop dog". Kaitlyn then remarked that if Jaycee started hopping we could call her "hop dog" instead of "stupid dog"!
10/08 - I was asking Leah to finish her chores and she was throwing a panic fit stating that it would take SOOO long (she really doesn't have that many chores). I told her to just start working on them and it wouldn't take long to which she replied, (in a very theatrical voice while flopping her body across an armchair), "I can't tell if I'll get them done...I can't tell the future!"
9/17/08 - Kaitlyn asked me today what cars are made of. I told her metal and plastic. She said, "So you could take them a part?" I told her I supposed so and she quickly exclaimed, "that's awesome!" I'm not sure I want to know what's cooking in her mind.
7/29/08 - Leah is frequently called "fireworks brain" at our house because she has a billion ideas constantly at work on any topic imaginable. Last night Leah was trying to change the way we were giving the Family Home Evening lesson with one of her ideas, and we were trying to get her to stop and let us finish the lesson. Whie working with her, Katilyn suddenly exclaimed, "Turn it off, Fireworks!" We all got a huge laugh out of that, including Leah.
5/21/08 - Kaitlyn told us with certainty at dinner tonight that "Heavenly Father made us, but Jesus made plastic. Mommy said". I have no idea what she's talking about but just thought people should know this fact.
Favorite websites
- Tree of Life
- http://goodreads.com
- http://swaptree.com
- http://simplifysupper.com
- http://ldsfabric.com
- http://hulu.com
- http://lds.mycityport.com
- http://shedoeshair.blogspot.com
- http://tipnut.com
- http://www.handipoints.com
- http://www.freecycle.org
- http://www.amazingmoms.com
- http://www.familyfun.com
- http://www.starfall.com
- http://www.lds.org
- http://www.sugardoodle.net
4 comments:
I accept your tag. I don't know about linking blogs, but I did give you credit for it. :) Be sure to visit our blog for our answers.
I'll do the tag, but it might take me a couple issues to remember! I think having 2 bladders would come in handy on long driving trips. Too bad he doesn't have 6 hands - that's what I really need sometimes!
Genevieve, I never mind when you tag me--I even think they are fun. I am just a chicken. I don't pass them on because I am a chicken. Maybe I should have listed that as one of my quirks.
Too funny, I love all the fu n quirky things about your family. Thanks for sharing!!!
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