According to Joshua Schneider

Did you know that those loops leading from one highway to another are called cauliflowers? 

Or perhaps… most people would call them cloverleafs? Just a little different than a cauliflower… lol

Taken Care Of

Not only does my husband do some bizarre or silly things, but he is also a wonderfully loving servant to me. This Sunday, while I had a nasty cold wearing me out, Josh took time to put up our hammock on the back porch, and proceeded to wash and fold all of our laundry, and clean and put away all of our dirty dishes. He also made sure to take care of me and help me while I laid in the hammock with a wet rag on my head and my kleenexes on a little table next to me. What a guy =)

Story time with Joshua: Alien Towers

I must say… I have quite the creative husband. Last night we had a long late night drive into Iowa. We were on the last 1-2 hour stretch around midnight and were both feeling quite tired and having trouble staying awake (I myself dozed off here and there while Joshua drove, but felt bad and tried to stay awake with him). 

We began to see those towers with the red lights that blink in the distance and Joshua proceeded to tell a story about how they were alien towers. I started to feel like a kid (I was pretty sleepy) as I got lost in his story. He talked bout this alien from Jupiter who lassoed a rope to a rock and flung himself into space. There he drifted through space for 243 years or so until he finally came to earth and found that he liked it very much. However he began to feel quite lonely and missed his friends and family from Jupiter, so he decided that red lights were very bright and maybe if he built a tower with a bright red light his friends and family would see it and come to earth. Eventually others began to lasso their own rocks and thrust themselves into space so they could come to earth and build their own towers. They blend in quite well except they only have 3 fingers with sponges on them that help them climb things like spiders. Also you can see their towers at night. 

He told the story much better and with way more detail, but you get the idea. Our kids sure are gonna have fun with this dad =)

Happy Valentine's Day?

It's the first day of May and we were getting ready to leave for our trip to Iowa. As we were pulling things out of the closet to take with us and I noticed this mug was in the very back corner, Josh shouted "Oh no!" and I thought maybe it was broken or something and was confused as to why it was back there. He started laughing as he picked it up and handed it to me and said, "This was supposed to be your Valentine's day present!" I died laughing as he handed it to me and said "Happy Valentine's Day!"

So there you have it. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!