Wii Words & Fun

We are playing Wii Mariokart today. Matt has decided that he likes to use the princess because it reminds him of me. :) However, if you can only imagine all of the comments that come from the boys while using a girl character. She is riding on a dirt bike, so they have a slick suit on her instead of her normal dress. Immediately, Matt notices the outline of her back side and says, "Hey Seth, look at her bottom." Every time that she jumps with her bike, she stands up and it shows her crack. So, Matt keeps saying, "Ew yuck, look at her bottom." Then, he goes on to say, "Mom you are going to lose, because girls always lose." Well, we all know that MOM will always win.
When Seth was playing he said, "Sucked" when he made a mistake. I was surprised and I said, "What did you say?" He replied, "Sucked." I said, "What does that mean?" He said, "You know, sucked down the drain!" Hmm? Now Seth is using the princess and I just had to ask, "Are you using the princess just so that you can see her bottom?" He smiled real big and said, "No, why would I do that?" Maybe because you keep saying "I see her bottom" every time that she jumps a ramp on her bike. I think I might have to ban the princess as a character.

Believing in Prayer

For quite awhile now Seth has been struggling to breathe. It appears to be asthma or something similar. He struggled with this last year and after praying and praying it seemed that it had disappeared. Over the last few days it has come back. Justin also deals with the same symptoms, he was tested for several things with no conclusive evidence. I am just asking that you pray for them when you feel led to. It was pretty hard to see Seth gasping for air last night without being able to provide him any relief. Thank you prayer warriors.

Toilet Instructions

This story is for all of you who have used our boys' bathroom and have commented on the "signs" above the toilet. I just love it when grown men come downstairs and say, "Thank you for the instructions." Yes, we have instructions for the boys to follow. Lift the lid, pee in the water, put the lid down, flush the toilet and wash your hands. They are simple, but I am sure that they are at least noticed by the boys when they are tinkling. After using the bathroom tonight, Matt comes to me and said, "Mommy, you need to add a sign--no peeing on the side of the toilet." Oh my goodness, why didn't I think of that when I wrote "Pee in the water." He is catching on though.

Who is the Blonde?

Evidence that my genes have been passed on. Who does this look like? These pictures are from Christmas in 1978.

As Heard at the Laughlin House Last Night

Me: "Justin could you get Matt's pajamas out of the dryer?"

Justin: "These clothes are still soaking wet."

Me: Thinking that Sam had pushed a button on the washing machine to cause it to skip the spin cycle, "Just see if there is a button for the spin cycle."

Justin: Going through all of the options on the washing machine.

Me: "Just let them sit in there for now."

Justin: Opening the dryer door, "Oh, these clothes are dry."

If you can't tell, Justin hasn't used our washing machine or dryer since we bought them. At least he now knows that the washing machine is on the left and the dryer is on the right!

I'll Get You, Silly Seth

Where did these wishing rocks come from? I am pretty sure that Seth and Matt were given a rock from Andrew and Colin a few weeks ago, when the adults were out for the evening. This specific rock is referred to as the "wishing rock" for some unknown reason and I am not too happy about finding it in my brand new washing machine either. Anyway, Seth and I have been having a tournament of Chutes and Ladders. A couple of days ago I was winning again and again, this made Seth pretty angry. He began to say that he wished my player would slide down the purple slide (the longest one that sends you down to the bottom of the board). Well, not long after that I hopped on that long winding slide that sent me directly to the loss of the game. Then he said, "Man, I guess that wishing rock really works."

We got him though, later that night at dinner. Seth is very picky about being clean. He wanted to wipe off his mouth because he had dripped on his chin. There was a wash cloth on the table that we use to clean off Samuel. Justin passed him the wash cloth and he began to clean his mouth. Then Justin said, "Jody, is that the wash cloth that you used to clean Moe?" I said, "You mean the one that I used to clean Moe's dog poo off of the shoe?" Seth looked at us with a dead straight face and said, "For real?" But we both started laughing. Love you, Seth!

XOXO

Go Illini!

Nicole, does this look familiar? Samuel got this sweatshirt for Christmas. Go Illini!