That's a Switch

Bradley was complaining of leg pain and limping around school nearly all day. We took him to the doctor and found out he has toxic synovitis. That is an inflammation of the lining of the joint space of the hip. He is OK standing or sitting, but movement of the hip causes a lot of pain. Motrin is the only treatment. Normally it is Ben that comes up with the unusual illnesses. Now Bradley get a turn.

Uninteresting Household Phrases for $200, Alex

Ben would do great on Jeopardy. He can take anything you say and turn it into a question. For example mommy said, "We have two bottles of ketchup." Ben's reply was "Two bottles?". Another time Mommy was explaining to Bradley that babies make poopies. Ben heard this and then several times said, "Babies make poopies?"

XM

Who knew the boys were into 90's power ballads? As we were leaving McDonald's, Ice Ice Baby was on the 90's channel. The boys did not like the song, or maybe it was my singing. The next song on the radio was To Be with You by Mr. Big. I cranked it up and the boys did not say one word through the whole song.

Batting 750!

Last night was the fourth time Ben wore underwear overnight. It was the third time he stayed dry overnight. Around midnight I found him screaming in bathroom with his pants down. He claims he went potty and just needed help pulling his pants up. After he got back into bed, he fell back asleep in about two seconds. The news isn't all good. Ben had six accidents today - four at school, one in the front yard, and one at McDonald's.

Eels

Bradley finished his first swimming lessons in the big pool. He initially didn't want to move up to the big pool, but now he seems to like it just fine. He received good marks from his teacher, but is not quite ready for the next level.

Surprise

Since grandpa had a milestone birthday, we loaded up the new car and paid him a surprise visit. We were only there two days, but squeezed in a lot of fun. On Saturday there were tractor rides and a cookout. Sunday included a visit to Gram Gram Betty, playing frisbee, and a trip to the Outback. And, of course, we had cake too. The boys handled the long drive very well.

Suckers!

I tricked the boys into a banana eating contest. It started as who can take the biggest bite, but after two rounds it switched to who can take the smallest bite. The game almost ended in tears when Ben shoved the rest of the banana into daddy's mouth. Bradley was quite upset about this, but calmed down when mommy declared him the winner of the game.

The Office

Bradley and Daddy played a game call the Office tonight. Daddy was bad, so he got sent to the office. While in the office, teacher Bradley reviewed my file, mumbled the word "bad" and a few numbers. Then, he told Mommy about my behavior. It was very realistic. When I asked him how he knew what went on in the office, he didn't have a good explanation. He started talking about printers and chairs. I'll have to ask the teachers if he's been to the office lately.