J-Bo (that's Matthew's nickname for Jared)

some of Jared's recent sayings:

Me already did throw up.

No me like it.

No please eat it. (if he hands me something he wants me to save for him to finish eating later)

Somebody's sleeping (if he wants me to be quiet or stop singing)

also, on a recent trip to the mall, Jared was extremely uncomfortable around the female Easter bunny, and wants to make sure she won't be wherever we're going now. He wanted gummy bear earrings at claire's really badly, so to console him, I decided to get him a Build a Bear. (It was Emily's birthday present to J. He got some earrings for her as a birthday gift.) He was a bit overwhelmed by the whole Build a Bear experience, but Em helped him choose a nice, less expensive puppy. He named him Chocolate Chip. It was awesome how much fun the doctor had today, doing an exam on Chocolate Chip! too bad it didn't work as well at home, when Chocolate Chip took his medicine. We're having a rough time getting Jared to take this antibiotic. It actually does taste really bitter, even with the bubble gum flavoring! :(

Soon to come...a photo of Jared's mud bath

A not-so-spiritual nursery moment

I really felt the Spirit in sacrament meeting today, but in nursery... not so much!

Things were coasting along pretty well at first...Our nursery leader was out today, so by default, I was "in charge" (I use this term very loosely).

We were at our usual 1:1 ratio, with 4 kids vs. me, 2 subs, and a dad. The dad kept trying to sneak out, but his son wouldn't stand for it. The problem is, when this little guy gets upset, he doesn't just cry, he throws up. So, as soon as the dad finally snuck out to teach his Primary lesson, I took the big lid off of the trash can, and had it ready to go, with the little boy on my lap, and sure enough, within about a minute, he was barfing into the trash can! I was pretty pleased that not too much got on the carpet this time, and none (that I know of) landed on my new dress, but one of the subs was having a really hard time. I guess she can't stand the smell of throw-up, and if she even hears someone doing it, it could make her throw up.

Of course, the other 3 kids were trying to eat their snacks while all of this was happening. Luckily, there was not a chain reaction with the kiddos.

Someone asked where the dad was, and I said he was teaching Primary, and I tell you, I have never seen 2 ladies jump out of their chairs so fast, racing for the door! They both declared, "I'll teach his lesson!" at the same time, but the one who declared it more firmly and reached the door first was the winner.

So...the dad ended up back in the nursery, we opened one of the doors for some fresh air, had a few good laughs, and we even found a bubble machine and ended the day on a high note.

Sadly, the lady with the really weak stomach did not win the 2 yard dash for the door.

Flower Girl

My first attempt at posting a pic! Emily with her new flower lamp from Grandma Joannie!

Gag me with a spoon!

I have finally set up an appointment to have my barium swallow procedure done!

In preparation, I looked online to see what people have said about the taste of the "barium meal" that I am about to enjoy!

this is a sampling of what I found:

"Sort of a combination of chalk and Elmer's glue."

"It literally feels like you are swallowing pulverized metal in a thick, gooey artificially fruity flavored matrix.It's not so disgusting that I wanted or needed to throw up. On a nasty scale I'd say around a 6, which is a tolerable nastiness."

Apparently, the taste is not the only concern. After drinking it, here is what you get to experience:

"In my opinion, the next couple of days were worse than the barium swallow. You're ingesting that stuff, and it does have to come out the other end. You may have thick sticky whitish bowel movements and some slowdown of your bowels."

Wal*Mart find of the Week

The Great Value brand orange sherbet push-ups were really good: soft, creamy sherbet... even better than they looked on the package! And... they held their shape & didn't melt for a long time! (long enough for Jared and I to pick out all the fruits & veggies, and go through the check-out line, and ride the 50 cent safari ride at the exit of the store, and go to customer service when we lost 50 cents on the ride, and ride again...) Jared opened up a push-up in the car, and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't completely melted!!

"Yes, sir."

It was kind of odd at the donut shop today...

I went in and ordered a dozen donut holes, and the lady said, "Yes, sir."

Then I ordered a sausage and cheese kolache, and she said, "Yes, sir" again.

Now, in my defense, I was wearing a dress (the same one I am usually wearing when I am asked if I am pregnant, or when the next one is due).

However, in her defense, I don't know how much English she knows.

Also, it was almost noon, which is basically midnight in the bakery world, so she could have been a little bleary-eyed.