Overheard

Josiah: By the time you are 13, Robert and I will be gone. We'll be in our own house.

Grace [shocked and dismayed at this thought]: And I will be so sad!

Josiah: Why will you be sad?

Grace: Because I don't want you and Robert to be gone!

Josiah assure her that she could come and visit them.

Grace: But who will drive me?!?

And, yes, he's a little off on his math. But (gulp!) not by much...

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Robert: The Lake of Death actually froze all the way down! The poor sock puppets are probably like this... [he demonstrates with a grotesque pose]

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Grace [yelling out the back door]: Josiah!! Get outta da water!!


The Little Momma...And, to be correct, Josiah wasn't playing in water. It was actually ice, seeing as it was 30 degrees when he was out there.

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Josiah [suddenly appearing in the doorway]: Hey, Mom! I'm gonna ride my bike around the neighborhood!

Me: No, you're not.

I can't trust him in the front yard by himself...

Grace [suddenly appearing in the doorway]: Hey, Mom! I'm gonna ride...around the couch! And around the table!

Pete and Repeat were in a boat. Pete jumps out. Who is still in the boat?

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Me: Thank you, sweetheart!

Josiah disappears from the room. Grace eyes me, the empty doorway, and me again suspiciously.

Grace: Who did you call "sweetheart"?

Me: Josiah.

Grace [upset]: But I your sweetheart! Not Josiah!

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Last but not least, the following is "overheard" from other blogs.

Sophie, a.k.a. BooMama, and Shannon at Rocks in my Dryer have touching posts about the Compassion trip they went on one year ago. Please read them (here and here). And if you sponsor a Compassion child, please write to them...often. You are making a difference! (Go ahead and read that, too, while you're at it.)

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And I hope you have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Compassion International

You can go here to see hundreds of photos from the bloggers who went to the Dominican Republic this past week. There is also a link to the page where you can find all of the bloggers who went on this trip, as well as a link to sponsor a child.

While you're clicking on links, read this post by Shaun Groves.

If you are curious about Compassion and how it works, read this post from Shaun Groves.

One last thing...Shannon has put together a list of "must reads" by the Compassion bloggers.

Too tired to actually post anything...

...But that story will come later. After I get some sleep.

I wanted to share a post from a blogger who is currently in the Dominican Republic with a group of Compassion bloggers. "Big Mama" is one of the bloggers Jason refers to as my imaginary friends...which is entirely appropriate since she doesn't know I exist, right?

Here is her most recent post. And just below that, if I remember correctly, is where she has links to the other bloggers' sites if you want to read further about this trip.

Click on the banner at the top left corner of my blog if you'd like information about Compassion International or how to sponsor a child!