Gavin's Tail Twister #7: I Love Mexican Food Too.

The day after Thanksgiving, the whole family set out to buy this years Christmas tree. Immediately after we went to Taj Indian Resturant to eat dinner. Yes and we took the kids because they serve chicken nuggets and the best fries EVER! The kids food came out first. So, they ate their dinner while we had appetizers. When our main dishes were served, both boys reached for the yummie Nan bread and Ritha (yogurt with onions and cucumber). As Gavin ate his Nan, he blurted out "Mom, this is the best MEXICAN eating establishment I've ever been to!" Ha! I just laughed and said I love Mexican food too Gavin!

Gavin's Tale Twister #6: The Bed Time Story

William and I try to read every night to Gavin and Sam. On this particular night Gavin choose to read Sponge Bob's UFO... something or another book. I was just trying to get the daily reading deed done. If you've read any Sponge Bob, you'll remember that these books are quite lengthy. In an effort to speed things along I read 3 pages for every 1 page that Gavin read. This is so Gavin could examine all the pictures. Or so I thought. I did not think that he was paying attention to the words, so I quickly read. To my surprise the only three statements Gavin made while I did 75% of the reading was.
1. "You shouldn't begin a sentence with And should you mom? Then, why did they Mom?"
2. "Mrs. Puff is not married so why is there an r in Mrs?
3. One of the sentences said "Patrick won!" Gavin says "don't
you spell won like this Mommy...O..N..E?
All I have to say is boy I wish my brain clicked like that 24/7.

Gavins Tail Twister #5: THE I'S HAVE IT

I had a conversation with Gavin (6) about the "I" word. You know..."idiot". I told him it was not nice to call anyone by this word. It means you think the person is not very smart. Furthermore, you would probably get sent to the principle's office if you used that word at school. He was very confused. He could not understand why anyone would go thorought saying "oh, you are not very smart" when you could just say instead of "idiot".
He had a point so I said if he had to say something like that, he could use other words that had the same meaning and he probably would not get in trouble for saying them. Of course he said "like what"? "Hmmm....Liiiike...........bird brain or maybe knuckle head." Gavin seemed content with his new vocabulary and stopped asking questions.
Several weeks passed and Sammy (9) came running in from outside saying "Gavin used the i-word. He called me an IDIOT mom!"
"Send him in here." I said.
Gavin came in with his head hung low in anticipation of being in trouble. "Gavin did you say the i-word?"
"Mo-om, I didn't!"
"Sammy says you called him an Idiot and you know that is not a nice word."
Sobbing Gavin said "Mama, No I didn't."
Guilty of something...I could just tell by the way he sobbed he had done something he knew to not be very nice.
"Gavin... I told you not to use that word you are going to have to spend 5 minutes on the time out steps."
"But Mom,I didn't! I really didn't! I promise!"
"Well then just what exactly did you say to him?"
Now say this next sentence with a slight lisp:"I didn't call him an Idiot, I called him an Imbes-th-ole that would be Imbecile."
As I laughed, I heard him say under his breath again with his thick toungue talk: "Well I don't really even know what that means."
"I am sure you don't Gavin. Go outside and play. No time out and be nicer to your brother. He is the only one you've got."

Recipes #5: Greek Quiech

1 Tbs olive oil Heat to Med High
1 clove garlic minced Add and stir
1/2 red onion chopped small Add and cook stirring until translucent
1/2 tsp salt Add and stir
1/4 tsp pepper Add and stir

1 bag fresh spinach Add and stir occasionally until coated with oil
Cook until water evaporates
1 medium tomato Add and cook 3 minutes

1 pie crust Remove from heat and pour into pie crust
4 0z feta cheese Sprinkle cheese on spinach mixture

3 egg and 3/4 cup milk Whip together
1/8 tsp nutmeg Add
1/2 tsp salt Add
1/4 tsp pepper Add
Pour over spinach mixture.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.