Half Price Books

We took Eliana to a 1/2 Price Books store today. She was extremely content just to pick a book, go to one of the stools, and thumb through it. She must have gone through 10-15 books easily. She would even place each one back where she got it from. We ended up buying one of the Berenstain Bears books to read at home. She likes those. I think they're just the right combination of picture and story. She even identified the theme of the book as friends. I don't remember saying anything about it to her so this appears to be something she identified by herself. It's hard to believe that she'll be 3 in a couple of weeks. Where does the time go? :-)

Eliana and the three bears

Poor kid had nightmares last night and couldn't sleep well to start. She climbed into bed with me for a little time to calm down and began to whisper the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears with a pretty high level of accuracy. She even changed her voice to mimic papa bear, mama bear, and baby bear. It was cute and just a reminder that she's growing more each day. She went on to tell the story of the three pigs shortly after that. She eventually calmed down enough to go to sleep in her own bed.

Thought for the day

Saw this on David Allen's website and thought it was just a good reminder that the problem of overworking or trying to do more than God wants us to has been around for a while. There are times that we need to look at the lesser good that we can accomplish.

The enemy often tries to make us attempt and start many projects so that we will be overwhelmed with too many tasks, and therefore achieve nothing and leave everything unfinished. Sometimes he even suggests the wish to undertake some excellent work that he foresees we will never accomplish. This is to distract us from the prosecution of some less excellent work that we would have easily completed. He does not care how many plans and beginnings we make, provided nothing is finished. - St. Francis de Sales

Future Gymnast

No idea where she gets the energy. Eliana is laying down on her bed perpendicular to the bed. She then puts her hands on the floor and flips over. Not sure if she's laying on her back or her stomach, but it's impressive either way. I also understand that it's a little frustrating right now as she is extremely persistent in this activity.

Of course, she also uses our bed as a trampoline - it's cute (and typical of kids), but not a desirable trait in the long run. She gets pretty ornate with the flips she does on our bed when mommy isn't watching. She's still creative when mommy is watching, but for a much shorter time. :-)