Yesterday during my swine flu panic, I told Big Kid that he should wash his hands a lot for right now. Wash them before eating and after using the bathroom, and any time he thinks he might have touched something germy because there is a virus going around.
"So, I'm sposed to go back to washin' my hands like I used to? Like, all da time?"
"Yep."
"Good," he said happily, his OCD-like tendencies satisfied.
Today I picked him up and he said, "What was dat fing? Da one I'm sposed to wash my hands for?"
"What?"
"Like fires? Or somfin'? I'm sposed to wash my hands all da time again 'cuz somefin' was goin' around?"
"Oh yeah, virus. A flu."
"I was tryin' to tell Ahsiya because she hadn't heard da news, but she didn't know what I was talkin' about. I was dest tryin' to tell her da news, she doesn't wash her hands enough is what I fink. So it's a virus?"
"Yep, but washing your hands with hot water and soap can kill the germs that make the virus."
"What's da virus called? You called it somefin'."
"Swine flu."
"Swine flu. I'm gonna wash my hands so much dat I'm gonna kill da swine flu. No swine flu germs are gonna get on me, I'll wash 'em away with hot water and soap and KILL DEM DEAD. Straight up to heaven to be wif God, dat nasty virus."
Oops. I mean, it's good he's serious about it and he'll definitely be washing his hands, but I forgot about his tendency to obsess/dramatize and the possibility of him spreading swine flu panic amongst the kindergartners .
Oh well. Won't hurt those snot-nosed brats to wash their grimy hands every once in a while.
I have some swine flu related links for you:
Do I have swine flu?
The truth about swine flu
Relax
Winnie the Pooh on Swine Flu
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Solitary Confinement
I can't provide pictures right now because little kid is in solitary confinement.
Time out just isn't enough for the crap he's pulled today.
He is in his room until his dad gets home. I have closed the bedroom door and the pocket door for that wing of the house, and he just better hope for his little butt's sake that he behaves in there because I HAVE HAD IT.
Time out just isn't enough for the crap he's pulled today.
He is in his room until his dad gets home. I have closed the bedroom door and the pocket door for that wing of the house, and he just better hope for his little butt's sake that he behaves in there because I HAVE HAD IT.
Modified Clown Mullet
little kid found scissors and cut off his bangs.
Just when I thought his hair couldn't look any more ridiculous, he finds a way.
Just when I thought his hair couldn't look any more ridiculous, he finds a way.
Won't you be my neighbor
I'm really glad I don't live next door to me.
little kid wanders onto the back porch naked at least three times a day. Luckily, we are surrounded by thick hedges, but there is one blank spot in the back hedge that creates a clear window between us and our neighbors behind us.
The homes on either side of us and behind us each have 1 dog. My dogs have declared war on all three dogs, particularly the fat cocker spaniel that lives right behind us. Barking ensues among all parties any time anyone lets their dogs into their yard. My dogs are winning because there are two of them.
Speaking of my dog pack, they don't understand public right of way situations. They think the street in front of our house, and even the front yard of the house across the street, belong to us. That means it is their duty to stand at the windows that flank our front door and Lily barks ferociously and Murphy howls like a Beagle if anyone dares to walk or drive by.
When the dogs go out, Murphy is on a chain in the back yard and Lily is trusted to just stay back there since she is old and well trained. Lily listens 99.5% of the time, but the other .5% she goes through the hedges to the neighbor's backyard.
I yell at, and for, the dogs often and Murphy pretty much only listens to a high pitched whistle I do and only after I've done it at least 3 times.
Big Kid and little kid are loud and spend a lot of time on the porch or back yard. If they want to play the harmonica, I make them do it out there.
Sooooooo, we love the neighborhood but I highly doubt they love us.
little kid wanders onto the back porch naked at least three times a day. Luckily, we are surrounded by thick hedges, but there is one blank spot in the back hedge that creates a clear window between us and our neighbors behind us.
The homes on either side of us and behind us each have 1 dog. My dogs have declared war on all three dogs, particularly the fat cocker spaniel that lives right behind us. Barking ensues among all parties any time anyone lets their dogs into their yard. My dogs are winning because there are two of them.
Speaking of my dog pack, they don't understand public right of way situations. They think the street in front of our house, and even the front yard of the house across the street, belong to us. That means it is their duty to stand at the windows that flank our front door and Lily barks ferociously and Murphy howls like a Beagle if anyone dares to walk or drive by.
When the dogs go out, Murphy is on a chain in the back yard and Lily is trusted to just stay back there since she is old and well trained. Lily listens 99.5% of the time, but the other .5% she goes through the hedges to the neighbor's backyard.
I yell at, and for, the dogs often and Murphy pretty much only listens to a high pitched whistle I do and only after I've done it at least 3 times.
Big Kid and little kid are loud and spend a lot of time on the porch or back yard. If they want to play the harmonica, I make them do it out there.
Sooooooo, we love the neighborhood but I highly doubt they love us.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Swine Flu
My throat has been starting to hurt the last couple of hours, and the more I think about it, the more certain I am that I have Swine Flu.
I was at Walmart yesterday and that would be the most likely place for me to contract it.
Although being quarantined sounds not-so-bad-at-all, I'm hoping it is all in my head and just a symptom of watching too much news.
I was at Walmart yesterday and that would be the most likely place for me to contract it.
Although being quarantined sounds not-so-bad-at-all, I'm hoping it is all in my head and just a symptom of watching too much news.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Easy links
I'm really tired tonight, after a marathon day of getting my hair done (long overdue), attempting to wax my own eyebrows (didn't go well) and watching Big Kid's kindergarten class concert (too freaking cute).
So instead of a real post, I'll slap some photos up and call it a night.
Nevermind, I tried to put up some pics of little kid but it was taking way too long. We'll do some links instead:
A really cute bunny
Beautiful picture made from nails
World's largest man with his dad
Smallest man with his cat
LOLpolarbear
Glenn Beck's dressing room
Nothing too brainy tonight. Those are all pretty much just pictures, for those of you non-readers. Inevitably someone always wants to know where I find all of these links and I would love to tell you all...but then you'd all be hanging out there instead of here, so I can't.
So instead of a real post, I'll slap some photos up and call it a night.
Nevermind, I tried to put up some pics of little kid but it was taking way too long. We'll do some links instead:
A really cute bunny
Beautiful picture made from nails
World's largest man with his dad
Smallest man with his cat
LOLpolarbear
Glenn Beck's dressing room
Nothing too brainy tonight. Those are all pretty much just pictures, for those of you non-readers. Inevitably someone always wants to know where I find all of these links and I would love to tell you all...but then you'd all be hanging out there instead of here, so I can't.
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