Nursery Rhymes

I was reading "Mother Goose" nursery rhymes to Emma and I ran across a couple that seemed... "off".

"Lady-bird, Lady-bird,
Fly away home,
Your house is on fire,
Your children will burn."

Hmmm, sounds like a bedtime story to me!

Here's another favorite of impressionable children everywhere:

"Snail, Snail,
Come out of your hole,
Or else I'll beat you black as a coal,
Snail, Snail,
Put out your head,
Or else I'll beat you till you're dead."

Yep! Those are rhymes I hope Emma memorizes right away and NEVER forgets!

Take me to the zoo

Wednesday mom, Jess, Meg, Sy, Jon, Emma and I went to the Akron zoo. It was a toasty 92 degrees but none of us minded. It's a smaller zoo so we were able to see all we wanted in about 3 hours and get the kids home for naps.

We've been having great family time this whole week while Jon is off work. Tomorrow is date day for Jon and I. We are doing a little shopping and then lunch and a movie! (Despicable Me starting showing tomorrow- Yay!)

Winds of change

Change is coming to the Vore household.
Today is Jon's last day at Oxyrase.
He has next week off to do some fun family things.
July 12th he starts his one-year internship!

Needless to say, transition is happening all around us. While I feel this is a good thing for our family, I still have been a bit uneasy lately.

I know the Lord will provide for us in every way and today I was reminded of that in a neat way.

I was sitting at my desk and saw something outside the window that caught my eye.
I looked over and saw a bird hovering right outside the window. I thought it was going to peck at the window but instead, it just alit on the rose bush and sat very still for awhile. It was neat to see it up close.
It was very calming and I thought "this is the best part of my day"!
Then the bird flew away... and I realized what type of bird it was.

A sparrow.


"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows."
—Matthew 10:29-31

Thank you Lord for sending your calming creature to reassure me of Your faithfulness and care.

Emma's 2nd birthday

Emma had a GREAT birthday! Our family was here and we enjoyed celebrating with everyone. Dora has officially invaded our house:)

Going buggy

I found a ladybug costume at a garage sale and Emma wanted to try it on.

She is a fan and wants to wear it all the time.

She was looking outside at her (loolaba) natural habitat

And of course... she did the "dance of the loolaba"

And everyone knows that loolabas love horse rides!

Randomness of my day

I carpet cleaned today.

The water was very dirty so I'll be doing it again tomorrow after this round dries.

The weather today was awesome!

I went to the Ashland County offices on Cottage and Main to get Jon's vaccine records from the health dept.

The health dept moved.

They are now on Rt 60 in the "old" old folks home. I have wanted to get a hanging basket this summer but couldn't bring myself to pay $17. I got these today for $1.80. Not eighteen dollars, ONE dollar and 80 cents!

Is she anti-Mello Yello?

Does she think Jon should cut back on his pop intake?

Nah, she's just playing in the pool with an empty pop bottle.

Jarrah chased a toad.

Jarrah received lovin' from Emma outside.

Jarrah received lovin' from Emma inside.

Emma wouldn't take a nap today so starting about 4pm everything caused a meltdown.

She needed "nice" sandals so we headed to Target this afternoon.

She fell asleep before we got onto Baney Road (2 minutes from the house).

We got to Target and trying on shoes which caused more meltdowns.

I found Elmo and Cookie Monster figures to put on Emma's upcoming birthday cake.

I thanked the Lord for all my blessings and for days like this.

Always my baby girl

Can you believe this sweet face is turning 2 years old in just a few short days?!!