The Face of a First-Grader

Someone told me once that if you are talking to a child that is missing their front teeth, you can pretty much bet they're in 1st grade.  Well here's our first grader.  The next tooth will probably be out by the end of March and then we'll have a true hillbilly.

The rest of the family wanted to experience the fun.  Can you guess which one is real?!

New Toys for All!

Aren't big boxes wonderful?

Aren't the things inside of big boxes even better!?!

We had some Christmas money hoarded away until these babies went on sale.  They are a-ma-zing!  I'm jumping and squealing and clapping my hands.   Ahhh appliance joy!

Now we need to get busy making the rest of the laundry room look as good as them.  Lord willing we'll have the unveiling of the new and improved laundry room in 2 weeks.

My Impulse Buy

When I was at Kroger the other day this fruit called out to me.  I just had to buy it.  It was plump and shiny and very appealing.  So for $.99, I thought I'd try it.

It's a Pummelo (maybe you all know that).  I added the battery to the picture for a reference point.  Once I was home with my impulsively purchased fruit I thought I'd better do a little research to find out what the heck I just bought.

So I googled it and was directed to a video.  A video for a fruit?  Well this video proved to be very helpful.  Once you uncover the fruit beneath it's thick shell and pulp and more pulp, it's quite tastey...a little like a very mild grapefruit.

So if you'd like a fruit adventure, grab one and gather around the computer for a little tutorial before you dive in.

"I Have a Fever"

Sadie came out of her room this morning and dramatically laid on the couch.  She heaved a big sigh and said "I have a fever."  I asked her what made her think she had a fever.  This was her response:
"Well I couldn't suck my thumb last night because I had hot air coming out of my nose."
 
She didn't feel hotter then the average kid who just crawled out from a pile of blankets but I took her temperature anyway.  Sure enough she had a fever.

My Precocious Daughter

This happened a few weeks ago, but it's a funny story I didn't want to forget:

Noelle was having symptoms of strep throat, which for her means: a little bit of a sore throat, slightly less appetite, and overall less agreeable.  She's not the textbook case.  So, after a morning of riding her bike in the garage, I took her to her dr. appointment to see if in fact she had Strep.

Sure enough, she tested positive.  Now she had Strep a year ago and getting her to take her antibiotics every day, twice a day, for 10 days was exasperating.  We told her a year ago, that if this happened again, we were going to take the offer of 1 shot vs. 10 days of medicine.

As soon as the doctor informed us she had Strep Noelle got panicky and started a repeating mantra "I want the medicine"  "I want the medicine".  I looked at her and slightly guiltily said "nope, you're getting the shot."

Since Noelle continued to beg, I tried to soothe things over by saying "Won't this be a good story to tell Daddy when he comes home?  You can tell him you were brave and got a shot!"

Without missing a beat Noelle replied "I know a BETTER story to Daddy when he gets home.  I'll tell him the story where you gave in and let me get the medicine instead of the shot."

The doctor looked at Noelle with a chuckle and said "She's quite precocious isn't she?"  I agreed (although I had to look up the word later to make sure I knew what it meant)