Just a few funnies

Keeley had her birthday on Saturday. She is now 7 and feels that she is so much more grown up. She is now making her bed in the morning, that is truly more grown up. I can't complain.

When cleaning up after cake I noticed it. A partial candle. Jesse got another one. My kids love to suck the frosting off of the bottom of the candles after they've been blown out. Jesse has taken this quick treat to the next level. Hmmm. He said it was good. Red wax, and it was not a thin candle. It was one of the chunky twisted things. Yuck.

Yesterday was laundry day. Isn't it interesting that no matter how much laundry you do during the week Monday's laundry piles always resemble Mt. Everest. While helping me get the laundry out of the dryer Henry said "Am en't I so helpful, mommy?" What a sweetheart! Yes, my boys love to help me all day long. And obviously I didn't praise him quickly enough.

Yeah! After a long week Andee finally slept through the night again. She got herself into a bad habit, but hopefully we're back on track. She is starting to get a fresh crop of new hair. Yippee!

Aubrie came home from school very excited yesterday. Her teacher marked her pre-spelling test 100%. After reviewing it, Aubrie realized that she had indeed spelled one of the words wrong. She brought it to the attention of her teacher, who praised her for being honest. She came home on cloud nine. Isn't it wonderful how good we feel when we do what's right.

Here was a conversation between Jesse and myself:
Jesse - "You're a dumb (kind of mumbled) mom."
Not sure I was hearing what he said I said, "What nubby?"
Jesse - "You're a good mommy. You're a special mommy, and I love you"

So funny, I'm not sure if he thought that I actually had heard him and didn't like what I heard, but he fixed it really fast. I am now aware what he said in the first statement, because the exact conversation was repeated twice last week. I guess that I need to pay attention to what is happening if it is repeated again. Although he is a big tease, and probably knew that it would get my attention really fast.