Bathtime

Tonight after dinner, I started a bath for Kaitlyn and went downstairs to finish up dishes before washing her hair. (Yes, I know this can be dangerous.) Trace went in to check on her and as he opened the door she said, "Get out of here!". He asked her why and she said, "because, you can't see my business!" First.......when did this start and second.......when did she start having "business"?!!!

Bathdar

bath * dar [noun]
*a means or sense of awareness or perception of any activity in or around the bath (tub or shower)

Kaitlyn has bathdar. She's had it since the day she was born. I can't remember the last time I shaved my legs without an audience or fellow bather. Today was no different. I would have figured at 5 she would be passed this stage. I was almost done with my shower, all I had left to do was shave. Kaitlyn walks in just as I'm getting ready to shave and insists on "putting her foots in". After her feet were in, she needed to get the rest of her clean...."because I stink Mommy!".

Convo with Kait

Me: Kaitlyn get your boots on so we can take the recycling to the "place".

Kaitlyn: What place?

Me: The recycling center.

Kaitlyn: Can't we do it later?

Me: We need to do it first thing, because we have lots of things to do today and you have dance this afternoon.

Kaitlyn: But I'm too old to drive!!!

Me: It's okay. I'm driving.

Me (thinking): We'll have to remember this when she is 16 and wants to drive. She was too old to drive at 5!

"Sorrow shifts its shape but does not go away"

It has been almost four months since Amber left her earthly home. There isn't a day that goes by I don't think of her. It seems most prevalent in our day to day activities. Kaitlyn misses coloring with her Auntie and her Auntie braiding her hair (which mom doesn't think she'll ever master!). I miss randomly calling her and her great laugh. The following link will take you to a great article in our local paper. Although the circumstances of my sister's death and the death of the author's friends were different the feeling is the same.

So I've Started....

I have given in! We are now blogging the fun, mundane and crazy Schroerlucke life! At this point in life we seem to spend more time on the computer than actually writing in a journal. So....I can't think of a better use of computer time than keeping a family blog.