She's not Stupid

Today, twice, peanut told me something was stupid.

The last time, she said, "Why did you get water on me? That was stupid." I told her sternly to go to her room before I busted into laughter on the inside. It made me laugh because she was so serious about it all.

I say to myself all the time that something is stupid. For example, if I do something dingy, I say "I'm so stupid". Whoops. I guess I need to pay closer attention to that. I just hope she isn't calling the teacher stupid or the kids at school.

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Peanut had been to her room twice this evening with one time out from her father. When we were putting in the movie, she came over and kissed me. She said "I am being a big sweetheart. "

I said to her "Yes, you are."

And she said, "I am not getting on your nerves anymore."

I didn't tell her she was getting on her nerves. In fact, I don't even remember her being on my nerves. It shook me a little to hear that. I told her she wasn't getting on my nerves, and we cuddled up on the couch.

I know she wants to do be a good girl all the time, but sometimes, she just has a hard time doing it.

Why 3 year olds Rule.

Today, as peanut was eating her dinner with her too small dinosaur costume on, she announced that I needed to put some music on.

When I put on the music in the kitchen, she started dancing by herself in her too small dinosaur costume.

After a couple of songs, I turned it off without asking. She reminded me that, she was still listening to it and asked for it to be back on.

Of course I obliged because it was pretty crummy of me to just turn it off, but really... how much Boyton music can a human really tolerate.

A lot, I guess.

Little Rock Half

Who plans on doing the Little Rock Half Marathon or some race of that sort? Rainbowmomma? Tired Doctor? Jen? Christy? Kristy? zozopdx? jill? missy? starchild? Aut? Cachingpixie? Rockandrolla?

I am calling you guys out. You can always walk part of it.

Megs and I are doing it. I think Mr. T. is going to run it too.

Do I have to say Chocolate Fountain to get you guys interested?

Advent Calendar

I made this Advent Calendar. It wasn't too difficult, but the thought of dragging out the sewing machine kept me sewing it up until tonight. I still need to add a few things, but until then, it at least kinda functions

Of course, once I started this, I found all sorts of cute ones at target.

So Lucky.

So we are taking down 7 more trees in our yard. That will be the last of the pines on this little half acre of heaven. If something does happen to fall on our house in the next storm, it isn't because we didn't spend tons money trying to avoid having that the problem.

On Saturday I ran in the St. Judes half marathon. I have a lot of emotion tied up in that race. First I want to give big hugs to Meghan how helped me through. She drove me there and didn't mind that I had to do a little pumping before the race. She pretty much dragged me the last 3 miles or so. She didn't want to walk at all, but I did so she did. She rules. We will be doing more of these together.

I was pretty miserable. I have a pretty nasty sinus infection. Well, at least I think it is nasty. I feel a little like someone is shoving a chop stick up my nose and maybe one into my ear. I was also really really cold. When I looked at the temperature at 11 in the van, it was 41 and that was with the sun shining. I think I should have trained more, but, I also think the first race is always the hardest (and this is my first race post babies). The next one won't be so bad.

But why was the St Judes half so emotional.?The race benefits the St. Judes Research Hospital which treats children with cancer at no cost to the parents. There was a calender with sick children in our race packet. There were children along the race sidelines. The announcer's daughter was sick. There were little stories about children who had died along the sidelines on signs. One of the ladies in front of me was running in memory of someone who died in December 2008. No matter how I tried to hide my face from it, I came to the realization that this hospital is a benefit to the people who need it, sick children and their parents.

As a mom, I have the luxury of forgetting that people's children die. I have the luxury of not knowing what it is like for someone to assign statistics to my child life. It is a bit jarring to realize that this happens. It didn't bother me as much before I became a mom. I just can't imagine. I can't imagine hearing cancer from a doctor and the wondering if and when my baby was going to die. I can't imagine trying to make the siblings life normal while the sick child is attended to. It was all just a bit overwhelming to me.

And frankly, a bit hard to deal with.

We did have a nice time. The race was really well organized and the support and crowds were great. The course was interesting and varied.

I had to rush off at the end of the race because my two perfect and healthy children needed to get out of the cold. Neither one of the kids wanted to nap in the hotel, but I had the luxury of holding each of them while they fell asleep. I was tired and sick and just wanted to sleep so bad myself, but I just felt so lucky that my children were energetic and wild.

Even with a nasty sinus infection, I just feel so lucky.

A couple of things.

Peanut this morning asked us "why did someone knock down my Christmas Tree?"

And sure enough, the Christmas tree was on its side. I didn't go into the whole long ordeal of how long it took to get the thing up. So this is our poor Christmas tree most of the day. Luckily, only the ornaments that I didn't mind breaking broke. It all worked out for the best because evidently the tree stand had a HOLE IN IT.

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This morning on the way to school, Peanut said "I had a nice nap, but the sun... the sun.. didn't have a nice nap." (all sleeps are naps)
"Why?"
"The sun, he... he doesn't have a house".

Even when I said the sun was okay because he was used to sleeping outside, she wasn't buying it. He needed a house.

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And there is this little guy.

This was taken yesterday when I was laying him down for a nap. He didn't want to go to sleep and was smiling and playing. Someone forgot to tell him that he was ill.

Today he was in good spirits. He slept well last night and refused to sleep today. He is so cute. I could just eat his cheeks up.

Too Much Like his sister

He never had a fever, but I still had a sneaking suspicion that my littlest had an ear infection. I trip to the doctor confirmed that the ear he has been pulling on for a couple of days is infected. The doctor put him on antibiotics. I put him on yogurt.

I hope this isn't the first in a long chain. I can say that he won't have as many as his sister. I am giving him 3 before I seek a consult with an ENT for tubes. Peanut was almost 6 months old when she got her first ear infection, so at least we made it a month longer.