What I would really like to tell you. . .

The other day at school, Cole was asked to write the word CAT on his page. Instead of writing CAT he put KAT. That afternoon Cole was called to Mrs. Kendall's desk. She asked him why he spelled CAT the way he did. He said, "My sister's name is Katie and we spell it K-A-T-I-E. It has the same sound as K-A-T." Mrs. Kendall explained how Cat was spelled and why it was spelled with a C instead of a K. Cole said, "I will have to tell my Mother that we have been mis spelling Katie's name all these years."

Today I finally gave in and went to the doctor. After one week of non stop coughing and feeling pretty run down, I called and made the appoitment. Cole was at school and Katie was home with me. I loaded Katie up with her coloring book and crayons and headed off to the doctor's office. Katie was very interested in my appoitment - she had never known her mother to visit the doctor for anyone other than she or Cole. I warned her to not talk loud and to be quite while the doctor was talking to me. She agreed that those were good rules. We waited nicely in the waiting room for several minutes. The nurse greeted us and took us back into a room to check my temp and blood pressure. Katie explained the entire procedure to the nurse and checked my pulse on my other arm while the nurse did her exam. The nurse left and I again warned Katie not to talk while the doctor was in the room. The doctor entered and asked Katie, "Are you the patient?" Katie smiled and explained all...

David had the kids last night while I was working. David said that around 8:10 the phone rings and it's Justin Sides for Cole. The talked about 10 minutes. Cole then goes to bed. About 10 mintues later the phone rings again. It's Justin for Cole. David then tells Justin that Cole is asleep and that he will have to talk to him tomorrow at school. Justin says OK and then hangs up. Ten more mintues go by and the phone rings again. This time, Justin has disguised his voice and asks to speak to Cole. David asks, "Who is this?" The "caller" says, "This is Justin's mom." David plays along with the "mom" and informs the caller that Cole is indeed asleep. Justin goes in and out of his moms voice during the conversation. David tells Justin (once again) that he will have to talk to Cole at school. Justin's response - OK - in Justin's voice. I only hope that we can continue to stay one step ahead of our kids friends. Somethin...

What are we doing today? This is a routine question at our house every morning. I said, "Today, I go to work and grandma keeps Katie. You go to school, the library, and for lunch today you have Chicken Nuggets with creamed potatoes and green peas." His response was "Oh, It must be Tuesday." Yes - it's Tuesday.

Spring arrived today. Someone forgot to tell the weather. It seemed most of the winter that it was really spring. Today we had 38 degree weather with rain and sleet! Yep, spring is here.

This morning Katie told me that she had such a headache. I told her that I was so sorry and asked her what happened. She said, "Do you formember at Sunday School when that girl hit me on the head with a Noah's Ark animal?" That's one way to learn a Bible lesson. Certainly one that is sticking with Katie.

This past weekend the weather was something out of a picture book. The sky was blue, the birds were singing, and it was ver warm outside. So warm in fact, we all wore shorts and t-shirts. The kids were loving it! We had two birthday parties on Saturday, including one for our nephew KC. Katie had her first real injury that may have needed stitches but other than that - it was a wonderful weekend. Then Monday morning rolls around and the weather is still very nice. Cole gets to wear shorts to school. But - each morning this week has gotten colder and each morning this week we have had to have a talk about why can't I wear shorts. It seems that children can not feel exactly how cold it is outside. OK summer - were ready!

Sometimes I wonder what kind of impact I must be having on my kids. For instance, Katie says she no longer likes deviled eggs because they have nuts in them (pickles). Cole wants to eat at the table in McDonalds where you can see the people cook (a high bar near the cash register). Katie tells me not to formember (forget and remember combined) to do something. Cole asked if the fried shrimp he was eating had the same thing in it as the boiled shrimp that I was eating. After I told him yes - he "unwrapped" one of his fried shrimp just to make sure that I was telling the truth. Yep - who knows what they must be thinking about how crazy their parents are. We are just having fun being all together.

Remember when Katie educated a total stranger on "Pull my finger" standing outside the movie theater? She demonstrated dad's education without dad to witness. Cole goes to Sunday School today and told his teachers that he knows the ultimate prank. Of course, they say "Show me." Cole then says "Pull my finger!" David then goes to pick Cole up from Sunday School and his teachers meet David at the door. They said that Cole has shown them his ultimate prank. David falls right into the trap and says - "Show me Cole." Cole says - "Pull my finger." David finally gets to reap the benefits of his education in front of two Sunday School teachers and a room full of 5 and 6 year olds! Yes - life is good!

The last time Cole invited me for lunch we had two girls along with us. Friday, Cole invited me for lunch again. I did not ask who would be sitting with us before I accepted the invitation. I arrived at the school about twenty minutes early. I needed to talk to the school principal about Katie starting pre school in August. After I had the low down on how the preschool department works, I waited for Cole's class to arrive. Twenty boys and eight girls filled into the lunch room with tons of energy. Cole was near the back of the line surrounded by lots of friends. He came to the table with Landon, Jaxon, and Hank. They all sat on the stools around me and talked about their day. I was shocked to hear such adult conversation at our table. They talked about how much work they had left on their papers, how they really did not like the green beans that were being served that day, and how they were looking forward to summer break. They all discussed where Skip was - at the moun...