Funnies

One of these days I'll get around to telling you about October, November, December, and now January (the month of never-ending sickness), but for tonight I have a few funny stories to share about my kiddos.


(1) The other night I caught Rosebud in the process of "helping" put the trash in the trashcan, except the "trash" she was throwing away consisted of her shoes and a couple of toys. Hope she hasn't thrown away something without me noticing...

(2) I couldn't find my phone tonight. After a facebook SOS ("call me, please!"), I heard my phone ringing and was finally able to find my phone under a pile of towels that Rosebud generously unfolded for me while I was working on dinner. So helpful, that girl. Not only did she "help" with laundry, she hid  my phone!

(3) I read two stories to Jeric each night just before I tuck him into bed. Call me a bad mom, but if he is being especially difficult about bedtime preparations, I tell him he will lose a story. That gets him motivated! Well, he's outsmarted me, because tonight it was his turn to say family prayer and he specifically prayed that he would get two stories. (We read scriptures and say prayer before getting ready for bed.) Darn. Now I don't have any ammo.

(4) Jeric woke up from his nap today (I GOT HIM TO START TAKING NAPS AGAIN AFTER A YEAR OF ALMOST NO NAPS!!!!) requesting to make chocolate chips cookies. I was only too happy to oblige him. And  while they baked, we played an alphabet game that involved lots of running around. Not really a funny story, but a good afternoon.

(5) Yesterday Jeric said to me, "Moving your body is so good for you." Well, yes, but I have no idea where he learned that actual phrase. But we made a list of ways we can move our body and made a goal to do them every day. (Not that we don't already, but he was so excited about it...)