Heidi has always had the “thumbs up” down pat.  Wyatt has always had his version down pat, too!

All kids do it.  It’s fun.  All parents tell their kids not to.  Heidi was cold busted the other day.  Here’s the story…

I walk into my room to find her jumping on my bed.  I tell her to stop; it’s against the rules; she could get hurt, yada, yada, yada.  She has a new trick in which she toes the edge of the bed, jumps up, lands her hiney on the edge of the bed, bouncing off to land feet first on the floor.  I always tell her not to do this, that she could miss, yada, yada, yada.

So, she’s jumping.  She makes her way to the edge of the bed.  She jumps up, kicks her feet out in front of her and lands a little too close to the edge, quickly sliding down the blanket to the floor.  She immediately looks up at me with the “Am I in trouble?” or the “I may be hurt but I’m not sure.” look.  She stands.  I ask if she’s okay.  She is.  Then I launch into my spiel about how she was lucky this time not to get hurt, etc.  I tell her it is against the rules and not to do it again.  Her response?  “Okay Mom, but that was really cool, huh?!”  I didn’t answer her.  “Mom, that was really cool, huh?!”

When the little ones don’t feel good I honor any request within reason. Pop Tart? Sure. change your mind when sis wants a waffle? Okay. Cake too? Well, that’s what I’m having the morn after my big day, so no problem!

-“Yeah, right.”
-“No duh.”
-“What the heck?”
-Spitting like a boy, which she just demonstrated on the kitchen floor.
-Army man type play.

That’s worth my money.

I had a wonderful birth week!  Michael and the kids gave me a gift each day and Michael did more of the chores than usual all week!  I had a date day on my birthday and a date night the next day, saw two movies, ate out lots and was surprised with a 90 minute massage with my fave masseuse, Gretchen!  When I got home from my massage, Michael looked at me and said, “I have not felt good all week and have pushed myself because it was your birth week but now it is over.” (Man cold – http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=man%20cold)

I may be stuck at work (Not a bad thing, I like my job.) but my little lambs are having fun with Miss Catherine and the lemurs at the aquarium!

Two down; one to go!