I was walking out to the car through a parking lot with my 3 year old one day this week, holding his hand, when he said, "M-ahhh-m" (in this drawing out the word kind of way that he has of saying "Mom" like a 16 year old would, but he only uses this when I have done or said something he just really can't believe I would do or say; otherwise I get a pleasant "Mommy".). I couldn't imagine what his tone was about, I hadn't said anything that could have possibly offended him.
But then he said, "Stop stepping on my shadow!"
The nerve of me!
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My 7 year old is going through a phase where he loves putting on little magic shows for us (he recently saw a magician perform at our preschool's bookfair). But, his skills are a little lacking. Tonight, for example, he held up a blanket with his little sister behind it, turned to my husband and I (the audience), said, "I'm going to make her disappear!", and then turned to the held up blanket and whispered very loudly to his sister, "Now, run!"
Not exactly the master of illusion, but hilarious to watch, none the less!
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My 5 year old daughter is really bummed that she's likely going to be too sick to go to school tomorrow, too, she loves it so much! But wow, I'd forgotten how great it is to have her home! She totally entertains my 3 year old, who has been very cranky this week as he recovers from an upper respiratory infection and ear infection. Now, my daughter, who has Strep throat along with a cough and a full-body rash? Her mood is mostly lovely. You wouldn't even know she was sick aside from the initial fever, positive Strep test, very apparent rash, and coughing. Funny how the gender stereotypes of men/boys being terrible patients seems to apply even to my young kids. When my boys are sick or hurt, and often for days afterward, everyone knows! They complain, they whine, they're cranky, they are demanding, and generally hard to deal with.
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I don't know how teachers deal. I was emailing my daughter's kindergarten teacher this week about her sickness and expected days out of school and she replied that many kids were absent, several with confirmed Strep, and of the kids that were in class she said, "EVERYBODY is complaining about something -- head, throat, tummy." Now that times a classroom of kids would be hard to put up with all day! Hurray for the cooler weather but boo for all the sickness of this time of year!
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Speaking of sickness, can I just get a "Praise God!" right now for pediatricians that prescribe parents medicine, too. I love this about our family pediatrician! When I took my 3 year old in on Monday for his fever, I knew I wasn't feeling too great, and likely had caught his same sickness, but I wasn't about to mention it. But, our pediatrician has 5 children around my age, and grandchildren similar ages to my kids, and treats us like family. He heard me cough once and said, "That sounds bad; I'm giving you something, too." No arguments, no negotiation, that's just the way it was. And good thing, too, because there's certainly no time for me to get in with my own doctor!
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But we're surviving, I finally made it to the grocery today and stocked up on some yogurt probiotic drinks, even found some my kids like, and chocolate ice cream to make chocolate shakes. I served my daughter a shake for a snack today and she wondered as she drank it, "Why can't I have regular ice cream, too?" She's not demanding, she just likes chocolate ice cream a lot. And she had a point, I mean if you have Strep Throat why not chase a chocolate shake with a bowl of chocolate ice cream? So, that's what I let her do!
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I just recently came across this, and was really happy to see a positive news article on adoptions from Ethiopia. The article points out that Ethiopia wants to work with countries like the U.S. because they want to do their adoptions the right way. And even goes so far as to say, "Other countries should look at what Ethiopia is trying to do."
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Happy Friday!
But then he said, "Stop stepping on my shadow!"
The nerve of me!
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My 7 year old is going through a phase where he loves putting on little magic shows for us (he recently saw a magician perform at our preschool's bookfair). But, his skills are a little lacking. Tonight, for example, he held up a blanket with his little sister behind it, turned to my husband and I (the audience), said, "I'm going to make her disappear!", and then turned to the held up blanket and whispered very loudly to his sister, "Now, run!"
Not exactly the master of illusion, but hilarious to watch, none the less!
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My 5 year old daughter is really bummed that she's likely going to be too sick to go to school tomorrow, too, she loves it so much! But wow, I'd forgotten how great it is to have her home! She totally entertains my 3 year old, who has been very cranky this week as he recovers from an upper respiratory infection and ear infection. Now, my daughter, who has Strep throat along with a cough and a full-body rash? Her mood is mostly lovely. You wouldn't even know she was sick aside from the initial fever, positive Strep test, very apparent rash, and coughing. Funny how the gender stereotypes of men/boys being terrible patients seems to apply even to my young kids. When my boys are sick or hurt, and often for days afterward, everyone knows! They complain, they whine, they're cranky, they are demanding, and generally hard to deal with.
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I don't know how teachers deal. I was emailing my daughter's kindergarten teacher this week about her sickness and expected days out of school and she replied that many kids were absent, several with confirmed Strep, and of the kids that were in class she said, "EVERYBODY is complaining about something -- head, throat, tummy." Now that times a classroom of kids would be hard to put up with all day! Hurray for the cooler weather but boo for all the sickness of this time of year!
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Speaking of sickness, can I just get a "Praise God!" right now for pediatricians that prescribe parents medicine, too. I love this about our family pediatrician! When I took my 3 year old in on Monday for his fever, I knew I wasn't feeling too great, and likely had caught his same sickness, but I wasn't about to mention it. But, our pediatrician has 5 children around my age, and grandchildren similar ages to my kids, and treats us like family. He heard me cough once and said, "That sounds bad; I'm giving you something, too." No arguments, no negotiation, that's just the way it was. And good thing, too, because there's certainly no time for me to get in with my own doctor!
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But we're surviving, I finally made it to the grocery today and stocked up on some yogurt probiotic drinks, even found some my kids like, and chocolate ice cream to make chocolate shakes. I served my daughter a shake for a snack today and she wondered as she drank it, "Why can't I have regular ice cream, too?" She's not demanding, she just likes chocolate ice cream a lot. And she had a point, I mean if you have Strep Throat why not chase a chocolate shake with a bowl of chocolate ice cream? So, that's what I let her do!
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I just recently came across this, and was really happy to see a positive news article on adoptions from Ethiopia. The article points out that Ethiopia wants to work with countries like the U.S. because they want to do their adoptions the right way. And even goes so far as to say, "Other countries should look at what Ethiopia is trying to do."
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Happy Friday!
How very cool that the Dr. helped you, too. I haven't heard of that before. What a blessing for you. Hope the little ones start feeling better real soon and that the rest of their school kids shake off the bug, too!!
ReplyDeleteYou made me laugh several times in your fragments - Thanks!!!
Kristin _ The Goat
Stopping by from finer things, it sounds like your house has the same plague that mine does, hope everyone feels better.
ReplyDeleteLove the description of the magic show, so cute! :-)
ReplyDeleteMy kids' doctor is the same person as my doctor, which is pretty much the norm over here. It would be really weird to me to encounter a doctor who would only see a certain age range for minor illnesses, those divisions only kick in once you need a referral to a specialist.
Lots of "bugs" over here too. 3 of my grands have been sick as well. PRAISE GOD for docs who treat the whole family and for antibotics...Hope you all feel better soon. HUGS
ReplyDeleteI'm still laughing about the shadow stepping. I'm reading this at work and I laughed loud enough to make people turn and look at me.
ReplyDeleteHope everyone gets well soon! I'm visitingfrom Friday Fragments. LOVE the magic show!!
ReplyDeleteSure hope you all are feeling better soon. We're passing some kind of respiratory thing around our family, too--for the second time--and it sure can make a mom weary.
ReplyDeleteHugs!