http://www.nextgengurus.com Detailing the adventures of the next generation of gurus. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:15:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 6/3: Walter was pretending to by Super Why, from the PBS Kids show. He informed me "You can buy more super powers, for free." "Really," I asked, "where do you get them?" Of course his answer was "There's a little app for it!" 7/22: Walter: "Mommy, there are three kinds of phones: saxophones, ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/11/26/quote-roundup/ In mid-September, Abigail turned 3. She is a sweet, vivacious girl. She loves a good adventure, dolls, dancing, and ice cream. She gets complimented on her curls everywhere she goes and people are starting to call her Shirley Temple! We celebrated with two parties. One was a weekday morning while Walter ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/11/20/abigail-is-3/ After hearing the story of Jesus walking on the water, Walter asked, "Can Jesus ever sink?" "I suppose he could if he wanted to. How do you suppose he took a bath?" I replied. "Jesus didn't need a bath!" he retorted. "Jesus was a regular person..." I started. Walter broke in,"Because he's powerful and ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/08/22/5-year-old-theology/ We just got back from our summer trip to visit Grandma & Grandpa Schoolcraft. We flew into Manchester, New Hampshire, and spent our first two nights with some college friends in Maine. They took us to the lovely beach in Kennebunkport. We got to dip our toes in the Atlantic, ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/08/19/northeast-visit/ One of my goals with this blog is to record the cute sayings I hear and the amazing milestones my kids reach. But some of the best stuff seems to happen when I'm not looking...or when they think I'm not. Like Walter "reading" 101 Dalmatians to Abigail. Or the time I was ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/07/12/behind-my-back/ 6/21: While preparing for a road trip in a tape deck-equipped vehicle, I came across Keith's cassette of DC Talk's self-titled album from 1989. I showed the cover to Walter. "Look," I said, "there's TobyMac as a teenager!" Walter thought about that and said, "Wow, that must have been before, ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/06/30/june-quotes/ In a startling turn of events, I resigned from my part-time job at Boston Scientific in order to stay home full time with my kids. I had always seen myself as a lifetime engineer and career woman. But sometimes God has other, and better, plans. It was a tough decision, ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/06/27/mom-stays-home/ This post is a bit late, but life has thrown a lot at us lately. Not the least of which was a tornado on the day of Walter's birthday party... Just as our guests were arriving, the sirens went off. A couple of minutes of watching the TV weather report made ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/06/22/walter-is-5/ 4/23: While playing Super Paper Mario on the Wii, I heard Walter exclaim, "Why would he flippin' do such a thing?" 4/25:  I let Walter try Fig Newtons. "Do they give you big muscles?" he asked. "No, they just taste good," I said. He thought for a minute, then asked, "Do ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/06/17/spring-quotes-and-milestones/ We took a big family vacation to Orlando this year. This is the last spring before we have to deal with school schedules, so we took a full two weeks. April 2: We cashed in the credit card points that we weren't able to use at Christmas (see Christmas post below) ... http://www.nextgengurus.com/2011/04/16/orlando-vacation/