John, Laura, Kyle, Christopher (CJ) and Alyssa Mullen

John takes the test

And....he's .....a Knight

You scored 5 Honor, 9 Justice, 6 Adventure, and 4 Individuality!

The whole 'protect the innocent, for the Divine and Country" really appeals to you. You're rather go forward that around the side and you're comfortable with traditional values.
Strap on a sword and wear your armor proud. You'll do just fine.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 11% on Ninjinuity

You scored higher than 94% on Knightlyness

You scored higher than 42% on Cowboiosity

You scored higher than 20% on Piratical Bent

Well...we are really real suburbanites now....a Mini Van!!!

John's honda accord DIED on the road to preschool on Tuesday. They at first said it was the electrical work that was under warranty -- then...well...they said it was the camshafts on the engine, that they were broken and that we would have to replace THE ENGINE. This on a car worth 700 dollars. Not a smart bet to spend 5000 on a car worth 700 --- even though we are not math teachers, we figured that out.

so that led to the car search....

We found this one --- A 2005 Chrysler Town and Country Minivan.

It has seven passenger seating -- and the back seats all fold down with "stow and go seating" so that you could haul things if you wanted.

The boys sit in the captains chairs --- they both have their own cup holder and dual armrests.

Here is the drivers seat. It has CD player and cassette and they are installing a DVD movie player for the boys view. :-)

All in all a GREAT car even though it is a minivan.

Jonathan's Game --- Laura's results

You are a Knight Captain

You scored 11 Honor, 7 Justice, 4 Adventure, and 1 Individuality!
Some knights follow the orders given them. Some know when to improvise. The second sort are the ones that grow to power, to become leadeers and Knight Captains. Your sense of duty, honor and justice speaks that your name should be amongst their ranks.
Get your squire, your banner, your armor and your sword. You're gonna do just fine

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 88% on Ninjinuity

You scored higher than 84% on Knightlyness

You scored higher than 8% on Cowboiosity

You scored higher than 0% on Piratical Bent

Second Week of Preschool/ CJ is 18 Months

Kyle seems to be adjusting to going to school and Cubbies. He earned his Cubbie Jumper Rank Patch which mom will proudly safety pin to his uniform until Grandma can get down to sew it on beautifully. :-) He is doing really well memorizing his verses each week and can sing the cubbie song.

In preschool, Kyle talks about two boys that he runs around with although he doesn't know their names. I guess names aren't important in preschool. Anyway, together they have found bugs in their homes and "gotten rid of them", they run around the playground until they get hot and they laugh and laugh. According to Kyle today they yelled into pots. Not sure what that means but he demonstrated it in the car. I think he is having fun.

CJ is officially 18 months old --- and getting three molars all at once --- which consequently is making him slightly GRUMPY. He thinks he is three and tries to do everything Kyle does. He is falling in love with trains just like Kyle and loves to run them around. He entertained himself at IHOP (where we went for Debbie's birthday) for almost an hour with two trains and a basket. He concentrates and gets serious when he is thinking something through but he has a low frustration level. If something doesn't work out the way he wants it to work out, he throws it. Guess we will have to work on patience and anger management in the future.

CJ has no fear -- he will tackle playground equipment and new situations with a vigor for life and a total unconcern for his personal safety. Have to watch him every minute. His sunday school teacher says she has to watch the door because CJ knows how to open the lever type door handles and he doesn't mind escaping into the hall.

First Day of Preschool

Kyle said that he played on the outside playground and ran onto the bridge and under the house. He said he played on the inside playground and "had lots of fun". He really liked his lunch all the only food he commented on was the cheese -- which was "good". He ate lots of fishy crackers for his snack. He played in the gym with a parachute and everybody shook it (he demonstrated waving his arms rapidly up and down) and ran in place (he demonstrated this as well). Imagine 8-12 three year olds convulsing :-). He played with trucks in his room. That's all we could get out of him.

John said that Kyle's teacher said that he did great -- had no troubles and got along with the other boys and girls in the classroom. She also said she loved his homework assignment which is what mom made --- a scrapbook.

All in all a good preschool day!