Theoretical

Tonight was the beginning of the special on Discovery of the universe hosted by Stephen Hawking. OH I have been looking forward to this for weeks, I read A Brief History of Time and LOVED it. I still think I would make a great astronaut/theoretical physicist. So if we could travel 99.9% the speed of light, back towards the direction of the big bang, technically we should be able to pass over and not see the "old" light from the big bang and stars and such and begin to see what is new, which would be nothing but empty space due to the universe expanding? So I am traveling in my gigantic spaceship towards the light from a star, eventually I would not see that light anymore as I got close to traveling the speed of light and eventually just see the very fragments left from the bang and then nothing because of expansion. Hmmmm. Really wish I could just call up Mr. hawking and ask him, I'll be up for days thinking about this one. (Yes, I know I am HUGE nerd, comparable to Sherman on Big Bang Theory when I show this side of me.)

Monkey Love

We were driving the other day and talking about our neighbor that moved, our fireman neighbor. I asked the boys if they were sad and Brady replied, no because he is not our famlily. I asked if he would be sad if Joleah, our little girl neighbor, moved. He replied, "yes because I love her. i don't want to kiss her, i just love her." So sweet.

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Brady is wearing a button down shirt today, and as I went down the line buttoning he giggled, "that tickles" Pretty cute for such a fiesty little grumpy old troll.

Scent Marking

I am very thankful we humans do not use scent marking as a means of communication. I couldn't imagine have to rub my rear end on a tree or sniff around to receive messages. However, on the upside it might be much easier in a marriage if we used scent marking. The hubby could just come over and sniff me and know his chances in the bedroom, or if I am moody. On our tough days, which I know all marriages encounter, it might be easier to communicate via scent marking, but I still think I will pass. I really am not into sniffing another behind.
I understand that our bodies do emit a natural scent and it varies at different times, and most of us choose to mask it. I think this is a good option fer me. :)

Paging DR. Daddy

Oh why oh why couldn't Michael be a doctor, aside from the face that blood makes him woozy? Last night I was doing great, had the house clean, pork steaks grilled, potatoes mashed, even made bread on the grill so I wouldn't have to turn on the oven. This is Aidan's favorite meal, I just felt like making it for him because I was going to be away for the night playing BUNCO. I am in the kitchen cutting his pork steak into tiny bits, just the way he likes it when I hear a thump and a terrible scream. Aidan ran into the door knob while he and his brother were spinning in the living room. Yes, we have told them not to spin-especially with eyes closed, but they are not very good listeners. So I grab some ice and soothe him and dad arrives maybe 4 minutes later, and we try to eat. Aidan won't eat, he looks dazed at this point, won't talk but to say he wants to lay down. Alarm bells go off and we decide to take him to get checked out. We just pray and pray for Aidan. We struggle to keep him awake until he is seen. We get right in and are put into one of the rooms right in front of the Drs, which I know is not a good thing. So I take Brady out, and the nurse comes in and can't wake Aidan up, she looks in his eyes and does little tests and he appears fine but won't wake up. So she goes out and Michael overhears her tell the Dr. she needs to see him now. Brady and I are outside on the steps, just chatting and praying for brother. Aidan just wakes up and has to pee, and continues to be wide awake. The Dr. comes in and is like, I must have the wrong room because she had 2 people tell her the urgency of the situation in room 5. She orders a Cat scan, and I am nervous because Aidan had had many xrays before because of gerd and stomach and chest problems. So we as a family stand over him and pray for protection from the radiation and for it to come back normal. Results come back, he is fine. I hate and love experiences such as these.

Sniff sniff

I was driving home from MOPS tonight and a smell caught my nose, Lake Taneycomo. It reminds me of when I lived at moms, I would sit out on the deck and watch nature pass me by. I would take hikes in the woods, sit at the boat launch or on the dock and just be quiet. I loved these little escapes, away fom the noise that comes with a family of 10. Nothing beats the quiet of nature to reconnect with yourself.

Allergies

Today was Brady's big test and he failed. He has lots of allergies and the peanut is the worst. I watched, waited, prayed for that little bump no to form, but alas it did and became huge. It actually looked like a bird pooping in the air. Yes, gross but it humored Brady while he screamed and cried and complained about how much it itched. Poor little dude!

Put your hands up!

Aidan had informed us that he wants to be a policeman. Brady wants to be a burglar. I told him he can't arrest his brother and he told me he'd have to. Then he said he wouldn't shoot him if he puts his hands up in the air. Geez. He will really make a fine policeman. On the other hand I cannot allow Brady to become a burglar. He is so stubborn, he wouldn't put his hands up if he was asked.
Brady also told us he wants to be Mike. Mike is our fireman neighbor, the one who gave them little red hats, coloring books, tattoos, and a sticker badge. The one who let the kids see the fire truck in front of his home. Mike is a hero, not only fighting fires, but treating all the kids so nicely. Brady made me get him a $5 firefighter from Michael's craft store, it sleeps with him. I will encourage the fireman in Brady for now, until he realizes he is the next Brad Pitt.

Born with a name tag

HA! Aidan thinks it is hilarious that mom and dad picked his name. No Aidan you were not born with a name tag, Daddy choose your name and mommy choose Brady's. Silly BOY!
Also, Aidan asked if he could have his birthday in Heaven, which made my eyes huge and my head shake no immediately. I asked him why Heaven and he said so Jesus and God could come to his party. That will have to wait little dude. Then of course he asked about Heaven and when he dies. "So when I die will an angel come down and take my old soul to Heaven?" Yes Aidan, when your soul is very, very OLD!

Gotcha!

It is April Fools Day. This morning me and the boys plotted a prank against daddy which involved us screaming and looking scared because there was a mouse in the house. Now we have never had a mouse in our house, but the week before we had seen a mouse outside in the carpet we have been pulling out of our house so it became believable. Daddy run out of the bathroom, we were screaming a mouse pointing in the direction of the hall and he said "NO WAY!" He was freaked out too. But the boys so enjoyed saying April Fools! Ha! So much fun!