Busted!

Several weeks ago we had a lice scare at our house.  Our pastor's wife called me Monday afternoon and told me Luke had been exposed to lice Sunday night at church. I immediately went into prevention mode - stripping bed linens, bagging up stuffed animals, and washing hair. 

Luke's bag of stuffed animals stayed in the garage for several weeks in a garbage bag just to be sure. Rocky #1 was in that bag.  Today before church Luke asked if he could have his bag of animals.  Not thinking, I said "yes".  Fletcher came running into the office with a panicked look and said, "Hide Rocky." 

At that point, Luke came around the corner and said, "There are two Rockys?" 

So now he knows.

A Few Thoughts About Valentine's Day

1.  I'm glad my friend has a playroom with a chalkboard wall.

2.  Yes, I got a rather strange look from the Home Depot guy when he asked, "What do you need the PVC pipe for?"

3.  I am glad my boys are young enough to still put up with my crazy whims.  I know they will see these one day and say, "Mom?!  Seriously?!  You made me give these to my class?!"

4. Sticker placement is not important to Luke.
5.  Kevin helped me and the boys assemble these on Saturday.  I know how he really feels about Valentines Day (he thinks it is a marketing ploy for Hallmark and flower growers to make more money).  The fact that he helped tells me how much he loves me. 

6.  Without Valentines like these, I wouldn't get to have conversations like this:
(Before we assembled everything)
Luke:  Mom, what are those?
Me:  These are the Valentines for your class.
Luke:  So I'm going to give those to all my pretty girls?

Groundhog Day

A Boy and His Dog

When we did the photo shoot before Christmas, I brought Rocky along hidden in my bag. Ordinarily, Rocky is not allowed to leave the house unless we are going on vacation. Early on, we decided to make that a rule so that we wouldn't accidentally lose her (yes, Luke says Rocky is a girl) at school or at the grocery store or at church. We do have a duplicate Rocky that we rotate with the original Rocky (That's so the wear patterns are the same. Yes, it works. No, Luke still doesn't realize there are two identical Rockys. I highly recommend buying at least two if your child happens to gets attached to a particular lovey).

Back to the story.

Because Rocky is such a huge part of Luke's childhood, I wanted to make sure I had some pictures of them together so I could remember.   I've seen Toy Story 1, 2, and 3.  I know kids grow up and their loveys get shoved under a bed or in a closet (cue the soundtrack for "When She Loved Me"). 

These pictures are so very precious to me. In the one where his mouth is by her ear, I told him to tell Rocky what the photographer was doing. He was very seriously whispering to her. Not sure what he said, but Rocky looks a little nervous.

New Favorite

Luke was sitting on the potty last night singing this song at the top of his lungs.  The acoustics in the boys' bathroom are excellent.  He couldn't remember all the words so he just kept singing "All I know is I'm not home yet.  This is not where I belong"  over and over again. 

If you haven't heard this song yet, it is great.  It has quickly become one of our new favorites.  Every time it comes on the radio, Fletcher and Luke ask me to turn it up loud!

Carpe Kairos

If you are a mom or married to a woman who is a mom or had a mom or know a mom or saw a mom in the grocery store, this blogpost is absolutely, positively worth the 5 minutes it will take to read this. 

http://momastery.com/blog/2012/01/04/2011-lesson-2-dont-carpe-diem/

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Happy Monday!

Cultural Enrichment

Well, at least my children can say they've had a variety of cultural experiences.

Big Foot in action.