Nurses

Sure the doctors and dentists are important, but it was the nurses that made my boy feel so comfortable today. Although, I do have to say that the anesthesiologist was super nice to him and made him smile a few times.

Being A Mom And Not A Dad

Sometimes, when I am the one who gets puked on and I am the one who has to go to 6 doctors appointments in 2 weeks and I am the one who has to go to the school 3-4 times a day, I have to remind myself that Mom's get extra perks too. They believe my stories and look to me for confirmation of Daddy's stories. They make sure I don't have to do any chores on my birthday. They grab stories to read when going to bed, and can't go to sleep with Daddy telling the stories, Mommy has to read the last one. They come to me when upset or hurt. They know that only Magic Mommy kisses can make the pain go away. I can get puked on once in a while.

Lilacs

Right now, every morning when I step outside, I am assaulted by the most wonderful scent in the whole world..... LILACS. They will be even better today with the rain. I would give up every other season of the year (even though I would miss the snow and the hot enough to swim all day days) if I could smell lilacs all year. I think it's about time to send my husband out in the middle of the night to pick me some lilacs so my room will smell like them. He has to sneak out at night since we don't actually have our own, and yes, he does this for me.

Warm Days

The kids played outside for hours yesterday. They didn't want to come in either. Also, I noticed that when kids are outside the whole neighborhood notices. Just one group of kids is out, then a few kids across the street come out, then the neighbor kid comes and plays with my kids, then finally you hear laughter all down the street. It's like once they hear somebody outside they can no longer resist.

Kids On Parade

The Kindergarteners all in their cars walking over to the fire station was priceless. The best part? When they were crossing the street and a police man stopped at the light and the first cardboard car to cross was a police car. The police man was just grinning from ear to ear.

Cardboard Cars

We have been making a car out of a cardboard box for Andrew. All the Kindergarteners will be "driving" around the school tomorrow. This is not the first cardboard car I have made and I think they are just getting better and better. You know how I know? The kids keep getting more and more excited about their cars. Am I the only one who sometimes wishes they had bigger boxes so I could play in them too?

Couch Cuddles

Everyone likes to curl up on the couch and get in some good snuggly time right? You know what's even better? When you look over and see your "I'm too cool for hugs" 8 year old boy sit next to his dad and snuggle in. He casually throws his arm around his dad, waits for his dad to do the same, and lays his head down and starts watching tv like this is nothing unusual. I was grinning so much I had to leave the room incase he saw me and got embarrassed. I for sure did not want to ruin the moment.