Top Ten--March 2012

Bradshaw Top Ten-March 2012

10) Oh the ever-loving spitting of the 11 month old kid.  What is UP with the spitting?  I’ve found myself covered in oatmeal, rice cereal, carrots, peas, peaches and . . . well, you name it.  And they all stick like glue to the floor.

9)  While looking at a picture of my native state’s most famous landmark, I heard this come out of Adam’s mouth:  “When Vineas and Verb went to Rountin Mushmore, this guy (pointing to Lincoln) turned into Candice’s head.  Mom, we should visit Rountin Mushmore sometime.”  I learned several things from this.  1) My kids watch too much Phineas and Ferb.  2) I need to watch that episode.  Sounds hilarious.  3)My referring of Mount Rushmore as “Rount Mushmore” has tainted my children for life.

8) March is  so sicky.  Last year we were dealing with pneumonia and other nasty stuff.  We came away pretty good this year with only  2 rounds of double ear infections, a case of strep, a terrible cold and sinus thing that got passed around, a slight concussion (ahem . . . Zach), and a skin breakout, but that was because Adam used a dinosaur stamp up and down his arm and it puffed up and turned pink, which happens to be his favorite color.  So it’s all good.

7) Kye, wanting desperately to play Wii, but feeling thwarted because it was piano lesson day: Ugh!  I hate piano.  It’s such a waste of time!
Me: What do you mean?
Kye: Well, you know time?  Piano WASTES IT! (If only I could describe to bitterness in those words as he said them.  You’ll be relieved to know he got over it.)

6)  Eli’s first spoken word:  “Hiiiiiiiiii!”
Eli’s first signed words: “All done” (which looks exactly like he’s waving his hands in the air.) And “More” (which looks like he’s clapping his hands).  So I’m pretty sure he was signing, but it’s anybody’s guess, really.

5) Isaac: Mom, it still looks like you’re in your 20’s. . . kind of.
How does he know what the “20’s” look like exactly?  Then again, who cares?  I’ll take it!

4) Adam (when Gpa Ron left our house to drive back up to Malad, after getting at least 5 “last hugs” from each of the kids):  But I can’t leave him!  I caaaaaan’t leeeeeeeeeeave him! (complete with rolling on the floor in despair and overly dramatic sad voice.)

3) After writing down a list of goals to work on, I came back to look at them and found this one in someone else’s handwriting: Don’t be sarcastic with Lucy because she can tell if you are being sarcastic and it hurts her feelings! 
Point taken, dear daughter.  And I’ll work on it.

2) Isaac: I’ll be downstairs in *snort*snort* seconds.  That means two in pig language.

1) And the weirdest sentence of the month goes to . . . ADAM!  (And I quote) “Daddy should really be a doctor of thumbnails.”