Partners in Mischief

Even though Jada won't tell us I am sure she is really going to miss Amber the bird. The have a very interesting relationship. Jada chases the bird around and tries to kick the bird and dump toys on it's head, the bird tries to steal Jada's binky, her food and pretty much anything she is playing with and yet they are the best of friends. They are rarely one without the other. They both chew on everything although Jada is outgrowing the bird in that and they both love to explore and they both like having a 24-7 play buddy. They are partners in mischief emptying out all the cupboards and drawers. Back when Jada started getting more mobile we picked up some corner protecters and Jada and the bird together sucessfully managed to pulled them off so many times that they don't stay on anymore. Jada is walking quite a bit now. I think by the time we are back in Canada in November (did we post about that? We have decided to head back in November, Mike just found out that he didn't get the embassy job today anyways.) Jada should be fairly sturdy on her feet.

China Moment
Yesterday I started feeling really nausous right as I was about to start cooking supper and what I had planned, just the thought of it, made the nausia worse so I decided to order in some chinese. The guy shows up at our door covered in sweat and says I just walked up 27 flights of stairs because the elevator is shut off (they were doing some electrical work in the building that I had forgotten about because it did not effect our apartment). Most restaurants and grocery stores (excluding international chain restaurants and stores) don't have a delivery fee. The guy was obviously really healthy and fit because he could talk just find and was only slightly out of breath. I just could not believe that he actually walked 27 flights of stairs for free. I gave him extra money and I should have offered some water because he then had to turn around and walk back down but I was not thinking.

I went visiting teaching today and we had a good discussion about one of the lines in the message that said we need to speak respectfully of family and marriage. The message was on nurturing the next generation. It is something I had not thought too much about before, it has never been a problem of mine just not my personality and it goes against my moral code, but in our discussion I realize how important it is that we think about our words and the impact they have on our children, and whoever eles we talk to, in how we talk about our spouse. I am thankful for my parents who always praised each other and never complained about each other to us or others. I have always had very positive feelings towards marriage and family because of their example. Family is central to everything, their success, their happiness and it is also one of the most attacked things in the world today. It can be easy to develop a pesimistic view of marriage and family from they way it is mocked on T.V and in everyday conversation. It so important to counteract that through the way we portray our feelings of marriage to our children and the way they see us interact with each other. Hey there is another bonus, a happy, loving, respect filled relationship with your spouse.