Sitting in the hospital waiting room this morning a strange lady came up and talked to D for about 10 minutes. After she left:
D- Mom...what was the deal with that lady?!?!

T had surgery this morning, he was pretty groggy when he was waking up.
T- (mumble, mumble mumble)........But don't ever repeat that!
J- Don't worry Honey, my lips are sealed!

Primary program

G- God it the father of my spirit
H- I'll show my love for Heavenly Father by being kind to others
D- We believe in the same organization that existed in the primitive church; namely apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelist, and so forth.
K sang 'The Holy Ghost' with her Primary class.

And I sang 'This is my beloved Son' with a few other teachers.
T actually got to sit and watch and snuggle M

D- Mom how do you spell Cockapoo?
Me- C-O-C-K-A-P-O-O
D- HaHa!!! You just spelled POO!!!


Love the 7 year old's potty humor!

G- Mom, I'm firsty!
Me- Hi Firsty, I'm Mommy.

T- Did someone have cake for breakfast?
Me- Yup!
T- Was it M?
J- Indirectly......

T- Do you know who was playing with the gofer trap?
Me- No, why?
T- There was a dead gofer in it...
Me- GROSS!!!

Me- D, did you color on the sidewalk with permanant marker?!?!
D- NO!!!
Me- Who did then?
D- B did. See he wrote his own name!

Our neighbor B is not well supervised...

Me- What do you want to watch tonight?
T- NOT Phantom of the Opera!!

M- Blblblblbl

Me via text- Sister R wants us to sing for the primary program. You in?
T via text- Uh, negatory on the ingingsay

9/11

K-Mom, what is the big deal about Patriot Day?
Me- It is to help us remember a day 9 years ago when some really bad men hurt and killed a lot of people in our country.
K- So was it before I was born.
Me- Yes, I was pregnant with you. I remember almost everything about that day. It was pretty scary.
K- Do you think it will happen again.
Me- I hope not. But that is why we try to remember it. To honor those who died and to try to not let it happen again.
K- OK, I'll remember too so I can help not let it happen.

I went to a card swap with some friends that was hosted by D's teacher from last year. She is a nice lady, and D absolutely LOVED her class.

Me- I'm going to Mrs. W's house for my card swap tonight D.
D- Cool!! If M starts to cry, I'm sure Mrs. W will hold her for you. She's nice like that.

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As M & I were leaving...
Mrs. W- I sure miss D in my class. He is such a sweet boy.
Me- He is!!
Mrs. W- He comes up to me every afternoon and gives me a hug on his way home. He is so patient. He waits for all my new 1st graders to be done, then he says 'Hi Mrs. W' and gives me a hug. It makes my day!

Me- K can you please feed the dog and start a load of laundry (both on her chore chart for today)
K- MOM!!! Do I have to do my chores while I have a friend over?!?!
Me- No, certainly not.
K- Oh Good!!
Me- You are welcome to send your friend home so that you can get your chores done.
K- What!?!? NO!!!!
Me- Let's ask your friend....R would you like to go home so K can do her chores, or do you think she should do them while you are here?
R- K Go do your chores!!!!!!!

:D

Me- What do you want for breakfast?
H-toast
Me- Here is your toast
H-Eww jam. I wanted honey!
Me- Sorry we are all out of honey.
H- I HATE JAM!

M- Waaahhhh Arrrrgggghhhh
Me-Ohhh!!! No wonder she's so cranky! There is a tooth in there! Ouch!
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T- I just took some major pain meds....I might get a little loopy.

We were in the suburban and she was all the way in the back so I don't think she could really hear me very well at first.

K- Mom is Hong Kong real?
Me- Yes, its part of China

.......Louder.......

K- Mom, is Hong Kong real?!?!
Me- YES! It is part of China.

......Almost yelling over the twins & M......

K- No Mom, I mean the big monkey Hong Kong....is it real?
Me- OH...You mean KING Kong. No he's not real.
K- Oh good. He's kinda scary.

H- What are you making?
Me- Zuchini bread.
H- Hmmm....I never tasted that. Is it kee-kee or kooo-see?

I have no idea what either of those things mean, but she liked the zuchini bread...

Me- G you have pretty hair.
H- I have tired hair!
G- Mom, can you get out of my way? I'm coloring!

K looked out the window to see who had knocked.
K- Mom there are some young men at the door.
Me- What?!?!
**answering the door**
Me- Hello....?
3 Young men- We are here to mow your lawn.
Me- Wow, Brother W is fast!
Young man- Yeah he called us last night. Where should we start?

**Knock at the door**
Me- Hi!!
My visiting teacher- Hi! You seemed stressed at church today (with all 5 kids by myself) so I thought I would bring you some dinner, and brownies.
Me- WOW! Thanks!

~~Later~~

T- I tried calling one of our home teacher to give me a blessing (back problems), but there was no answer. I'll call the other one after dinner.

**1/2 way through dinner**knock at the door**

Me- T it's for you...

It was our home teachers! They had been out visiting another family and were prompted to stop by to see how T was doing. They were able to give him a Priesthood blessing and arrange for some help with the yard work. They are amazing!

D- Can I go outside to play?
Me- Is your room clean?
D- Yes
Me- Let me check.
We go check on room cleanliness....
Me- I think you and I have a VERY different definition of what a clean room is.