Tigers

take away 10

"How cold is it?" asked Margaret.

"Minus ten", I replied.

Later I heard her answer the same question.

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successfully captured the positive spirit of the morning in this picture. Twas a good start of the day.

Flu? 2014

Oh no, it's hit.  Leesha hurts, has a sore throat a cough and a fever.  Ugh.

We were planning to all attend Jack's last fencing class, meeting all 5 grandparents at 6pm.  When I informed Jack that his big sister wouldn't be there because she's not feeling good, he crumbled.  Poor kid.  When he learned his little sister would also not be going (mostly because she's been whiney, and may have a little fever, so I just wanted her to go to bed early), his heart went out to her.  He came to me saying something along the lines of ...
"I feel bad for Maggie.  She's the only one my age.  Dad's usually at work, you're usually busy in the kitchen, Leesha is usually not feeling good or in her room, but Maggie wants to play with me."

This little guy, sometimes he just hits it right on the nose and makes my heart melt a little more.

Of course, this was after he drove me batty on the walk home from school by sloshing through the decomposing leaves along the side of the road, kicking them at his sister and then proceeding to insist on playing outside in the mud with the jacket and gloves I just washed yesterday ....

I know I will miss this someday - my teenager needing me because she doesn't feel good, my son being messy and my "baby" actually being snuggly because she too isn't feeling well.

stella-cope

"What is it called?"

She knows she's saying it wrong.

"You know the thing with the three sticks?"

Chest Rest

"Leesha, do you have a chest rest like mommy?"

We couldn't help laughing which made Maggie so embarrassed that she cried.

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taken by Grandpa David

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taken by Grandpa David

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People with "C" Hands

...said Maggie when describing which toys she wanted to play with, as opposed to Little People or Legos. Playmobil.

bleach

After a rough couple of days of sick kids- throwing up every 40 minutes kind of sick, Cara wiped down many of the high traffic areas of the house with bleach. Soon the familiar sanitary scent was everywhere. Jack said it smelled like swimming pools.

Maggie said it smelled like... water proof.

Dunny Brust

Totoro Dust Bunnies by Treebeerdy

Mom: Hey guys, look! One of our pets is on my shirt!

They both come running to see.

Maggie: A Dunny Brust!

[best analysts agree the exclamation was supposed to be dust bunnies]

measured

Cara said: I love you and your brother exactly the same. And I love your father differently.

This was upsetting to Margaret: Mom! You need to love us the same inch!

Zig Zag

Poor Maggie.

She enjoys playing on a website called www.starfall.com. However, when she gets to Z, the video completely freaks her out. I was working away at my computer and hearing her do her thing on Cara's computer to my left. Then the video starts and she says something like "I don't like the zig zag girl." I said "What?" and look over. Maggie is not there! She is now on my right side, hiding from this video. Poor kid. She had to have me click on the next thing to advance the program. She wouldn't approach the computer!

Maggie on the Sun and Gardening

Breakfast

mom: Finish your breakfast, Mags...

Maggie: But when I eat it makes my tooth wiggle and it makes my body feel like turkey!

Meanwhile, in Oakdale...

Corn Flakes

"Maggie, what kind of cereal do you want?"

"Chicken."

Ungreatly

Maggie has made up a new word.

These raisins taste ungreatly.

1. ungreat·ly  

   /ˌənˈgrātlē/

   Adverb adjective 1. not good in any manner or degree. 2. having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible: Thereis no such thing as a bad boy. 3. of poor or inferior quality; defective; deficient: a bad diamond; abad spark plug. 4. inadequate or below standard; not satisfactory for use: badheating;  Living conditions in some areas are very bad. 5. inaccurate, incorrect, or faulty: a bad guess.