Vaccinations a la Commando

Bless his little heart.

Aidan needed his Kindergarten shots and had an appointment yesterday.

He grinned with pride as they weighed and measured him.

He was in the 75% for height and weight, so that's good.

She checked his eyes- he can see.

She checked his ears- looked good.

She checked his mouth- HUGE tonsils and a narrow pallet (thumb sucker).

He had a clean bill of health and then she said, "You'll be brave for your shots won't you?"

YIKES!

You see he had blood drawn a few months ago and it scared him quite a bit.

So he cried and begged to go home.

It was so sad.

The nurse arrived with 3 shots.

He got up on the table and I had to pull down his pants to get to the top of his thigh.

I accidentally pulled down his underwear.

Or so I thought.

He had no underwear on.

Captain Commando!

Oh man, I was so embarassed, for me, for him, and for the nurse.

We got it all done and after an ice cream and a warm bath at home he proved how well he was doing by showing me how fast he could run.

Love that kid.

What?!

Me:  sitting @ the computer working on photo editing

Aidan & Cole: somewhere in the house playing (or so I thought)

Cole enters the office with hair like this:

Me:  Cole what happened?

Cole:  It's glue.

Me:  Glue?  You mean hair goo? (it smelled good)

Cole: I make a big mess.

OH well, at least Aidan had the presence of mind to take it from him eventually and hide the hair goo in Chloe's room.  

We had bookclub last night and discussed Someone Knows My Name, a book about one woman's journey from Africa as a little girl, to America as a slave on a slave ship, etc.  It spans 6 centuries and was an eye opening book to the horrors of racism and slavery and just mistreatment of each other.  It led to some great discussions on racism,  the bounty in America, the way Americans are perceived by other countries, the value of hard work, war, teaching children how the rest of the world lives, etc.  It was great. No new book yet, but she will be sending out an e-mail soon and I'm excited.  In the meantime I'm really enjoying Discourses of President Gordon B. Hinckley.  It's fun to read his talks and think about what I was doing in my life, where I was at.  Anyhow, have a great day, and enjoy AMERICAN IDOL.  OH wait... I need to get this off my chest.  I love David Archuleta.  (If your not an Idol fan (and I'm a newbie) then he is the 17 yr old from Utah currently on Idol).  He was so amazing on Tuesday night.  I absolutely adore him.  What a voice, and so humble and sweet.  I hope he wins this thing.  

Check this out:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDWs2sqE3nQ

Earthquakes, Floods,....

I was one of the few ( I believe) that felt the earthquake the other day that shook Wells, Nevada.  It gently rocked me in my bed, but my head went, "what...was...that."  I waited for a moment then hopped out of bed and went merrily on my way.  Well, today we have flooding.  Because of all the snow and moisture we've had the field behind my house soaked up all it could hold, and with this warmer weather it sent it, naturally, down hill.  I'm glad that means away from my house, but I'm sorry to say it means it sent it across Redwood Road into other homes.  I took pics with the kids today.  It's a bit crazy, and I'm thinking about making a layout for an ark:)

He is Registered!

Aidan is officially registered for Kindergarten.  Can you believe it?!  I'm so excited for him because he is so social.  He loves to play with friends, talk, make-believe, build forts, ride bikes, and on and on, but I am sad for me.  I really love having him home.  He is so funny and sweet.  I'm just glad they break us parents in easy with only a couple hours a day for the first year.  When we got to the school to sign him up (it is the elementary school where Chloe and Asher go) he asked if he would be starting today.  I had to remind him several times that he didn't get to actually go to Kindergarten yet, that he would have to wait until all of summer was over.  I also had a touch of nostalgia as the 5th of 8 children, by the time I went through the school system most teacher's knew who I was and what my lineage consisted of.  Well, Chloe and Asher's Kindergarten teacher saw me signing Aidan up and said, "Oh, you have another one ready for Kindergarten?"  We like to keep those teachers guessing, because not one of my children has the same personality or disposition as the others.  So that's it for me today.  Enjoy my shelfari book shelf.  I thought it would add a little color & interest to be able to see the front of the books. I'm working on my own review of each book as some I enjoyed much more than others.  Book club is on Wednesday, so I am looking forward to reading something that someone else recommends.  

A Public Apology...and Explanation. (for Johnny)

As Scotty and I were talking today we got on the subject of growing up and such.  I started talking about the time I was laying on Dad and Mom's bed and side kicked John in the head and sent him flailing into the wall.  Then Scott reminded me of the time that I "attacked" Johnny and made him bleed.  Well, I want to apologize for the brutality Johnny.  I'm sorry I injured you a time or two.  

And now for the Explanation.  I think the above paragraph provides some explanation as to why Johnny didn't have (or need) brothers.  I provided that physicality if you will.  I am not alone in this endeavor, oh no, I recall Emily's viciousness seeping from her eyes when she'd go after John.  He'd revert to the couch kicking his legs and she'd wallop him.   She doesn't hold back when she's out to inflict pain- pain will be inflicted.  And I do believe Miss Molly had a serious attack mode. I had opportunity to witness it first hand.  

  

So that's it for this blog.  Love you Johnny-sorry for the pain.