I know, it’s Monday night. But you’ll have to cut me some slack! Monday’s my day off, so my weekend gets a little longer. I kind of like it that way…
We headed out to visit our friends the Eveleths the other night. They have 5 kids, and one of their daughters is adopted from Ethiopia. It was a fun visit. Levi was the designated jungle-gym, as the older E boys love to wrestle and climb all over him. Annabelle got wide-eyed when we told her we were going to hang out with a 5-kid family. 9 kids can make a lot of noise, but they all had fun playing together.
Annabelle kept running upstairs during the night. I don’t know if she was coming to check on us (the parents all sat in the kitchen) or if she was letting us know that she was still alive in the chaos. I’m not sure what they were playing, but apparently it was some form of musical-boxing. Maybe cardio-worship. I’m not sure, but it sounded fun.
With Monday being my day off, I get to accompany Kim to see various in-school presentations. Sadie has been teaching her class about China. Last month she skyped us in while we were actually in China. This afternoon she taught her class to use chopsticks and dropped a little knowledge on the culinary delights of the Chinese. Kim brought in some food (thanks, Wade at the Big Bowl Noodle House!) and the kids struggled to eat rice with chopsticks. That’s not very fair, is it!? Sadie looked beautiful in her Chinese dress, though.
Annabelle is one of the most helpful Sublett kids. She’s really good about helping set/clear the table, and she keeps her room neat. Sadie is reaping the benefits of that one! I don’t know if it was part of a diabolical plan, but after playing dolls with Lilly, Annabelle cleaned Lil’s room, too. Tonight she helped Kim peel potatoes for supper. She seems to be enjoying American food more and more. She ate a TON of mashed taters and several pieces of pork roast tonight at supper.
As we were tucking the girls in bed tonight, she pulled Kim down to whisper something in her ear. I was expecting to hear a breathy “I love you” from Annabelle. Instead, she wanted to remind Kim of a milestone decision that she reached this morning at breakfast:
“Mommy, tomorrow, no noodles. Cereal.”
I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not, but she’s placed her order for a small bowl of Lucky Charms for the morning. But not to worry; there’s noodles on the lunch menu!
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