If You Twist My Arm...

Tonight at dinner Maddy told us if for some reason she was forced to marry one of her brothers she would pick Carter and Ella said she would too. Carter said this was not a compliment.

Babysitter

Wynn and I went out tonight and left Ryan to babysit. We pay Ryan for this service, but tonight he didn't get his full amount because when we got home he couldn't tell us where his youngest sister was (she was asleep on the couch). He was surprised to find out this was an expectation.

January Revisited

It's January again. I don't know if I have fully recovered from last January and it's back already, just like last year. Maybe I need to move to Mercury.

Anyway. This week we have a stomach bug at our house. I have to admit the first day with sick kids home from school wasn't bad. I didn't feel like doing all my errands anyway and now I had an excuse to stay home, and I didn't have to care if the kids just watched t.v. all day because that's what you do when you're sick. The second day wasn't quite as fun. People were starting to get bored. Then the third day added a sick husband to the mix and that was not fun at all. I am not naturally nurturing to sick people, especially sick people I did not give birth too, but I am, by a strange twist of fate, married to a man, who at the first sign of illness is instantly on his deathbed moaning for someone to hold his hand while he makes the journey to the other side. We are not a good combination in the face of illness (his) and I'm just thankful he doesn't get sick often.

Today I'm back to just sick kids. Unfortunately it's the kind of sickness where everyone seems just fine with enough energy to be tired of lying around, and then boom - they throw up, or other less pleasant things, so I really can't send them to school, but they are bored and I refuse to take responsibility for entertaining kids who should be at school (see - I'm really not very nurturing).
Luckily after this week of being stuck at home doing nothing we have a day off from school on Monday.

Romance

At dinner tonight Maddy announced she had a romantic idea Mom and Dad could do at night after the kids had gone to bed, but she wouldn't tell what it was - she wanted people to guess. Carter's guess? Having a fashion show with Dad as a swimsuit model.

Makes me think I need to monitor their t.v. watching a little closer!

Brotherly Love

This is why I like video games. When else can you curl up next to your brother on the couch?