Do you hear what I hear?

Some things you would have heard in the Jones house this weekend:

The music of Keb' Mo' and Kings of Leon

"Mommy, I just tooted on the mirror!"

RRRRR, Pshhh, RRRR, Pshhhh (an air mattress being repeatedly inflated and deflated by Grandma Julie for the enjoyment of three small children)

"Does anyone want something from Starbucks?" (Thank you Dad. It is the nectar of the gods.)

"Happy Birthday dear Claire, Happy Birthday to you!"

Dad, Greg, and David jamming at Claire's birthday party

"Lianna was hit by a raft on the drive home!" (Um, nobody was injured since she was thankfully driving the raft proof car.)

"Dad, I had to turn around at Ellensburg and go home. The Merc smelled like gas." (Hannah having her weekend plans sabotaged for the second time when the car headed south. Steven Tyler ruined the other part by breaking his shoulder blade and canceling his concert.)

"WHO IS THIS??" (Me, being so funny and tricky on the phone to dear bro-in-law Matt.)

"I was reading these kids' IEPs and I already love them." (Lianna, talking about her behavior room students for next school year. She has a gift I tell you.)

"..and God closed the lions' mouthes..." "No, Nathan, an angel closed their mouthes!" "I know, a God angel." (Hey, at least they were listening!)

"Mamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamamam...."
(My Dane, ready to meet me and his day with his smiling face at 6:15 a.m.)

"Claire gets her presents from us in Seattle since we accidentally packed them."

WWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! (Me, crying, since they are moving to Seattle. Without me.)

"Wanna snuggle and watch 'Departed'?" (My darlin'.)


"...good night Moon...good-night nobody, good night mush...good night stars, good night air, good night noises everywhere."