Funny and not so funny moments this week:

This week I've had two sick little children, so I've been playing Dr. Mom. Ty and Mara have both had colds, but they are both affected differently. Ty has such bad asthma when he gets a cold and Mara gets a really bad runny nose but no asthma. We've had beautiful weather and it's been so tempting to just take sick kids to play out in the sunshine but instead we've been resting, drinking fluids, and using a breathing machine! But amid the sickness we've had a few funny and well, not so funny experiences the past few days:

Our ward conference was on Sunday. Nate stayed home with sick little buddy, but Mara and I went to the meeting. As I sat there and listened to the names being read for sustaining I all of a sudden heard "Nathaniel Daniel Lewis as Executive Secretary!" At first I was a little shocked and surprised to hear that name come from the pulpit then all I could do was laugh!! Nate hates hearing Nathaniel Daniel---especially over the pulpit! When I told him what had happened he said, "That's it! I'm officially changing my name!"

Mara and daddy were laying down for a nap on Sunday but Mara was a little restless and couldn't fall to sleep. Daddy was almost out when all of a sudden Mara pulls the blankets over their head and says, "Hide Daddy!"

Yesterday Ty was in the bathroom with the door closed when I heard a 'clink, clunk' and knew it was something bad. I ran in and with a scared look on Ty's face he said, "Please don't be mad mama, it was a 'bistake'" WHAT DID YOU DO? I was fuming mad, but remained calm-- Ty created a hole in our bathroom wall by hanging or pulling on the towel holder. I was quite proud of myself for staying as calm as I did, but Ty could tell I was mad. He said, "Please don't tell daddy, hurry and fix it before daddy gets home!" Then he said, "Mama, no one likes a frowny face, change it for a smile!" Like I said in a previous blog: home repair--it never ends!
Mara climbed up in her high chair at lunchtime. As I was making her lunch I turn around to find her high chair had moved from the spot it was at clear over by the stove. How did this happen? She learned how to rock and roll in the high chair and because it has wheels she can get around rocking back and forth! I think it's time to put on the brakes!

Today we were eating Popsicles--the kind with jokes on the sticks. Try telling a four year old a joke sometime--it's funnier to hear what they have to say than the actual joke! The joke said something like 'Why wasn't the lightbulb a good student at school?' Ty said, "Well what school did the lightbulb go to? The answer was 'Because he wasn't very bright!' and Ty said, "Yes it was Mama, all light bulbs are bright!'

A lady in our ward knitted a little pink hat for Mara. She found her hat and put it over her head and started running around the house with it over her face. Ty ran into find me and said, "Look mama--Mara looks like spiderman!"