wednesday morning started out like most wednesday mornings...kids up just after 6, asking for breakfast, fighting over crayons, crying about who turned on the light...you know, the happy sounds of another day beginning...
the kids didn't have school (neither did dave, actually), which really translates to an entire day of fighting, crying, whining...gee, i couldn't wait!
a little background: ellie burned her hand the night before on the fireplace glass...you know, the glass that covers the flame for protection...yes, that glass. we gave her some tylenol and covered her hand with a sock when she went to bed and decided to check it in the morning.
back to wednesday morning...ellie's hand is blistering and oozing. bad news. gotta call the doctor.
tears from joe...really? he's 10 and the usual bully around here. his soft spot: rascal, his pet rat. it would seem the rat was bleeding from his ears and an eye, and had some awful blister things on his hind feet. gross. gotta call the vet.
as it turns out, ellie has a second-degree burn on her hand...so sad. she's been a really good sport about it, actually. i feel so bad...and we turned off the pilot light for the fireplace, guess it's just for looks now.
about an hour before the vet appointment we found rascal dead in his cage. a very sad moment at our house, that little rodent was dearly loved. i even sorta kinda thought he was okay...for a rat. actually, he was cute...he was this golden color, like a hamster. as long as i didn't look at his long tail, i liked him.
lots of hugs. lots of tears. joseph didn't understand how rascal could die when he said a prayer that he wouldn't...tough questions with some tough answers, but i think he's getting it. joe decorated a box with his name on it and some messages of love...we wrapped the poor thing in a washcloth and buried him in the backyard. the kids wanted to do like they saw in "marley & me" and each say something to him at the "funeral". aubrey couldn't hold back her tears, she was a sobbing mess, poor girl. she read a letter that she wrote to rascal: "dear rascal, i love you. i will miss you, you were like a brother to me." should i be worried? spencer gave a long speech, it was adorable. my favorite thing he said was "we buyed you at the pet store, but i know that jesus made you to come to our family."--aww! rip, rascal...we will miss you!
we ate cold cereal and krispy kreme for dinner...seems fitting since tomorrow we will stuff ourselves silly with thanksgiving!!!!
i am thankful that the day before thanksgiving is over...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
so fun i can't even stand it
socks on his head...because that is the silliest thing he could do
ellie and spence are cuter than anything ever. i love love love these two little monkeys!! maybe i'm just better at appreciating the preschool years now that i know i'm at the end of it? i don't know...but i really have so much fun with them. they love to quote movies and talk in silly voices...where in the world did that come from?! dave is proud...:) they are both very snuggly and affectionate, too, which is my absolute most favorite thing. ellie tells me i'm her best friend...i hope that lasts! and spencer wants my help to do most everything because, as he says, "you are just magical, mom!" :)
i feel really blessed with spence and ellie...they are a little closer in age than joe and aubrey (17 months vs. 20 months) but really remind me so much of the older two. i know that i was a little more uptight earlier in my mom years :) and i dealt with some really awful depression junk the first year of aubrey's life--making it so that i have very little memory at all of that period of time. i just feel like, in some ways, i'm getting a chance to do it again...to have my little boy and little girl and be a little more chilled out and enjoy the things i hurried through before.
what a lucky mom i am...the most funnest (yes, mari, i know it's not a real word) kids are MINE!!!!! :)
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