- Ainsley woke up this morning and only grunted for the first 10 minutes. No words. None. Then she got upset because we were running late and thought it all had to due with the fact that Ben came in her room to wish her good morning and had nothing to do with the fact that she refused too wake up and only grunted for a good part of the morning.
- Ben insisted on wearing his suit for school pictures today. Love it!!
- Madie invited a friend over on Sunday and they celebrated the new Percy Jackson book by making matching t-shirts. One was orange with “Camp Half-Blood” on the front, and the other was purple with “Camp Jupiter ” on it. Then they spent the next two hours outside playing a war game of “The Greeks vs The Romans.” Madie has been looking forward to the new installment in the Percy Jackson series. We even made a shirt for Ainsley that said “Camp Fairy” so she would be included.
- We all went to the pediatricians office for flu shots on Saturday. Ben got upset because he had to get a shot (the girls received flumist, but Ben can’t because of his heart condition). He started crying that it wasn’t fair that he has to have heart issues, he had to have open heart surgery, he has to take all of those pills, etc. etc. When we get to the shot clinic, Ben did great, but Ainsley melted and covered her nose like her life depended on it. I stopped everything, looked her in the eye and said, “Seriously?” She stopped. Geez.
- We took two friends home from church. We had to run a quick errand afterwards. Going to Walmart with five kids is always an experiment. Luckily this one was good fun.
- My birthday was Monday. Ainsley cried because I got another year older. I didn’t cry. Ainsley did. She is worried I am going to die soon. I wasn’t worried about dying and getting older until the 7 year old started crying. Now I feel old!
- I offered to take the kids to the movies on Saturday night, and they actually turned me down. They would rather just stay home. I think it is a sign that we are doing too much. There is certainly a need to slow down in the Lake house.
- I volunteered in Madie’s 5th grade class yesterday while they made duct tape wallets. I learned that sarcasm is a skill developed by most 5th graders and not just Madie. That is good to know. It made me feel like my perfect little Madie is just like a lot of other kids her age!
- Yesterday when the kids got off the bus, I met them with Hank in tow. I’m not sure who loved it more . . . Hank or the kids. They have requested that Hank and I meet them every day.
Tidbits from the last few days
October 9, 2012 by klake5
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