Monthly Archives: September 2011

Wednesday Wit: September 7, 2011

Ada: What?  I’m just a farter!

Eli uses my cookie racks as car ramps
Eli: I just need one more…
Me: You need to ask, not just take one.
Eli: Can may I please have one more?
I kiss him on the cheek.
Eli: Ok… I think that’s a yes….

Me: Yikes, Ada, did you toot?
Ada: Yes.  I know… I’m disgusting.
Alright, so maybe we need to lay off of how bad her toots smell… 

Ada: Can I have a sleepover at Ella’s house?  I’ll only stay one night so you … Read the rest

Remembering to Thank Him

I’m going to do my best to make this long story short….

In November of 2007 (I believe) I started being treated for an ear infection.  In January 2008 the ear pain wasn’t better, so I was sent to an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist) who said my ears and all other tests were fine.  So he sent me to a neurologist.  He said everything was fine, and diagnosed me with neuralgia – sort of a generic “we don’t know where this pain is coming from” term.  I was starting to think I was crazy.  He started trying various … Read the rest

I Am the Mother of a Boy

  • I wore a Captain Rex band-aid today.
  • I know who Captain Rex is.
  • I know that Ewoks are from Endor and Wookies are from Kashyyyk (sorry spell check).
  • I am quite good at assembling Legos.
  • I don’t even look in the toilet anymore, I just flush it when I walk by the kids’ bathroom.
  • Any day of the week, one or both of our bathrooms will smell like a men’s room.
  • Bloody noses don’t phase me.
  • I’m learning the difference between a force out and when you have to tag the runner.
  • I shuffle my feel when walking in his
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ONE of My Lists

I have many lists in many places, depending on what is actually ON the list.  I used to tease my mom about her lists (let this post stand as yet another public apology to her), but I’ve since realized the importance of lists: they give us the freedom to forget things.  At work I schedule the worship team every week, and sometimes I get asked who is scheduled.  My answer will always be, “I don’t know, I’ll have to look at my list.”  I write things down so they don’t take up room in my head.  I have enough other … Read the rest