"Just Working"

Joshua is very proud of the work he brings home from school.  He has been learning about community helpers over the last 2 weeks and has decided (at least for today), "I want to be a community helper when I grow up so I can wear a hat to work like policemans."

(Don't you just love the way he write his name?  Until this week he wrote it "Jo hua" because, "I can't make a s very good."  But this week his confidence has grown and his "s" has taken on a life of its own.)

 

Yesterday when we got home, Joshua looked at me and said, "Well mom now it's time for me to go to work."  He of course put on his hat and then his jacket because, "sometimes I think it is good to wear a jacket to work" and set up his office.

Allow me to take you on a tour of Joshua's office (aka the middle of the kitchen floor):

Please note his keyboard on his desk (his doctor's kit).  The keyboard is plugged into his tool box (far side of the picture close to the door).  The chair back is his computer screen.  He has his car parked in his office and please note his wallet and cell phone beside his work chair. 

At one point while he was playing he picked up his phone and said, "Hello.  Oh, hi.  I'm good.  Yeah, ok, yes.  Well, I'm at work right now so I can't talk.  I'll call you back."  And hung up.

After playing for about 1/2 an hour he stood up and stretched and said, "that's enough for today" put his wallet in his pocket and walked away.

Since the last post

Thank you for your patience with my lack of blogging last week.  Since the last blog post Joshua has been heard saying some pretty funny things.

While throwing a royal fit he crossed his arms, furrowed his brow and shouted, "All I want to do it sit here and pout!"

Lately he has been saying, "Awe nuts!" frequently and at appropriate times.  (Add in a strong Mississippi Southern Accent and the effect is pretty funny).
In addition he has added "awe boniters!"  We have no idea what that means or where he heard it.  But he now uses it interchangeable with "awe nuts!"

Actual quote from Monday night at our dinner table, "Mom, is it ok if I just have more salad for dessert tonight?

Each night Joshua works on memorizing portions of the Children's Catechism.  A question that Joshua has down pat is Q: "What does every sin deserve?"  A: "The wrath and curse of God."
While on the way to Wal-Mart last Saturday we were talking about police officers and their job to arrest people who break the law and the following conversation occurred:
A: ...So police officers are good helpers because they arrest people who break rules.
J: "Oh, like the wrath and curse of God."
D: "yes, breaking laws is a sin and that all sin deserves the wrath and curse of God."
J: "Wrath, that is like a mouse but big right?
A: "No, that is a rat."
D: "Wrath means anger."
J: "What does anger mean?"
D: "Anger means to be mad."
J: "Oh, ok." (in a tone that indicated he understood much better what the catechism was saying now that he new it was not referring to a rat.)

Joshua has also been allowing us to hear sweet things from his heart (sometimes). 
He loves to sing "Man of Sorrows What a Name" with Dave at night before bed.  Their favorite part is to almost yell, "Hallelujah! what a Savior!"

Every now and then Joshua will decide to contribute to the prayer before he goes to bed.  Sometimes he prays for a friend or to thank God for "healing me from my throw up at Donuts for Dad" (that happened nearly 3 months ago).  The other night he prayed, "Dear God, please give me a new heart so that I can obey perfectly."    What a sweet boy!

Yes the water is green...no it is not because Joshua was so dirty.

Middle of Nowhere!

 Hurricane Issac tried his hardest to stop Dave and me from going on a cruise for our wedding anniversary.  Thankfully our cruise was not cancelled but shortened by 1.5 days and ended up going nowhere.  We simply spent 3 days out at sea...no stops no land, only fantastic, open waters

We spent most of our time here on our cabin's porch.  It was blissfully peaceful.

Gorgeous full moon

While we were resting and relaxing, Coach and Nana (with the help of Aunt B) kept Joshua.  So as you can imagine, Joshua was in heaven.  The highlight of his portion of the trip was "Tanner (my cousin) came to see me.  Mama, Tanner did not come to see Aunt B or Coach or Nana but only me." 
The second highlight was dressing up in costumes.

 

 

 

He loved pretending and tried them on again for us when we picked him up.