puZzle at the Pool

Here is a fun puzzle!!! Dana and I have been enjoying racing each other to complete puzzles on-line. If you click on the "play" arrow, you will be taken to the Jigzone website and this puzzle. After the puzzle loads on the screen...if it is in too many pieces, go to the left of the screen and under the small picture of this puzzle, it says "Change Cut." Press on that and you will be shown all the different sizes and cuts you can choose from. You can make the puzzle as easy as 6 pieces or even more than what we have on this post.

Enjoy!!!

Changing things

We have some friends who also blog with stories of their life as a family. To keep their children safe from any "bad guys," they have changed the names of their children---either they just use initials, or they have sweet little pet names. Because my creative juices flow not, I am giving each little one of ours a letter or two.





D-D

M-G

Z

E

Now, if you have better and cuter names than just the letters I have assigned the kiddoes, please feel free to email me...I would love to have some creative ideas!!! :)

I will be working over the next few days to change all of the kids' names to their "letters"...and if you see that I have missed some, let me know!!!

Trying a Joke

This past mother's day, E was trying to tell a joke on the way home. Our very fun neighbor had taught it to him and he was trying it out.

E: Jack and Me-Jack were sitting in a boat, Me-Jack fell out, who was left?
MG: Jack.
E: NO. LISTEN! Jack and Me-Jack were sitting in a boat, ME-JACK fell out...who was left?
MG: Jack!
E: NOOOOOOO!!! (giggle, giggle) I SA-A-A-A-I-D...Jack and Me-Jack were sitting in a boat, Me-Jack fell out, who was left?
MG: If Me-Jack falls out, then Jack is left
E: I didn't say Me-Jack fell out! I said that (he pauses while thinking through his joke)---oh!! Ooops!!! I'll try it again...
Dana and I are chuckling
Dad: E, It is supposed to be Pete and Re-Pete. ... Do you know what repeat means?
E: Do you know what repeat means?
Dad: I guess you do!
E: I guess you do!
Mom: It's Pete and Re-Pete
E: Pete and Re-Pete were sitting a boat, they both fall out. Who is left?
MG: No-one is left!
E: NO!!! Listen!!! Pete and Re-Pete were sitting in a boat. THEY BOTH fall out!! WHOOOOO is left?
MG: If they both fall out, then no one is left!
E: Ooops!!! (giggle, giggle) Pete and Re-Pete were sitting in a boat. Who is left?
MG: E!!!!!!! You didn't say the whole joke!!!
E: (pausiing for thought and then) hee-hee-hee! OK!!! Pete and Re-Pete were sitting in a boat. Pete falls out! Who is left?
(Dana and I are near exhaustion from laughing at this interchange between the siblings)
MG: (in a "Finally!!" tone of voice)Re-Pete
E: Nope!!! An Octopus!!! Re-Pete is a transformer!!!!!!! Baaaaaaaaa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!
MG: E!!!!!! Oh, brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!