12 Hours

Approximately 12 hours ago I was crawling into bed with another migraine. It was some time around midnight. Way past my bedtime for my 6am wake up call. I had just closed my eyes when I heard a very familiar sound...like rain, only indoors, accomanied by the swoosh of water rushing across my ceiling, then the additional tap...tap...tap. It was raining in my apartment again. But not my old apartment. The new one I had moved into just a week and a half ago with such high hopes for no leaks and no mold.

I sprung into action...grabbing towels and buckets, a system I have down pat and could do in my sleep, as I practically was. Some time around 1am the leak slowed to a drip and I crawled back into bed. I awoke to my alarm at 6am with migraine still in tow. I arrived at work and was greeted by a three year old who burst into tears and threw up on the floor.

Another Chrisemism

So I was enjoying a polite lunch conversation with my two little charges when a strange sound was heard coming from the direction of the three year old. I had a guess as to what the sound was, but I really wasn't sure. So I asked Chris if he had gas. Well actually, I asked him if he cut the cheese, because just about 30seconds earlier David had broken his Babybel cheese round in half and so I teased him that he had cut the cheese. I'm always very proper and polite with my charges. So anyway, I asked Chris if he cut the cheese, and Chris, always ready to one up anybody replies very frankly, "No, that's just my butt motor."

So if you're not laughing, then I guess you had to be there. It was pretty funny.

Can't Wait

I just can't wait till my nephew Will gets older!


That's the thought that popped into my head after three year old Christopher informed me over lunch conversation while wiggling in his seat, "I got the moves like Jagger. He wiggles his butt."
I could have squirted milk out my nose. Its moments like that that make three year olds so totally awesome.

I can't wait to hear what my nephew will tell me some day over lunch. Cool.