GlobeTrotters

Upon hearing that we were going to see the Harlem GlobeTrotters, Christian did his usual hemming and hawing about not wanting to go.  A few days later he started telling me about Amelia Earhart and how she died on her trip around the world.  I obviously didn't make the connection, she was a globetrotter!  Christian thought we were going to see someone who had gone around the world!  I assumed they had seen the commercials and new we were going to a basketball game.  Luckily, before we went I realized what he was saying and explained who the Globetrotters were that we were going to see.  He was more interested in this idea, but still didn't want to go.  He went anyway.


We had the best seats we've ever had.  We got the 2nd row off the court, so the kids could see everything up close.  Once the game started Christian was still reserved, but he laughed at most of the jokes and the globetrotter's antics.  They got to see how tall Tiny (7'8") was compared to them and how small Too Tall (5'2") was and laughed at how the names didn't apply.  During the game, they got to interact with Flight Time a bit.  Special K and Flight Time were fighting over the water right in front of us (between the first row and ours).  They fought a bit over the water and bumped some out of the cup right onto us.  Christian got the worst of it, but wasn't mad about it at all.  He laughed the hardest though when Flight Time sat down next to Tori (as you can see here - If you look at it as an image download, you can see it best.).  He thought that was the funniest thing of all.  I'm sure he was wondering why a player was sitting next to them in the stands.  


While he sometimes lost track of the game and asked why I was laughing (it was hard to see some of the antics being down so low).  It was difficult to understand some of Special K's jokes because of the sound system being poor.  He had a great time overall.  He's been telling stories about the Globetrotters for 2 days now.  Even though he had a great time when asked if he wanted to see them again, his reply was his usual "NO!".  He's nothing if not consistent with his answer to those kinds of questions.  But, he was intrigued by going again because he asked me later if they did the same tricks at other games.  He'll have to go to another game to find out.

Back In the Groove

The kids returned to school yesterday, and surprisingly, it was a smooth transition. Neither was looking forward to it, but they went without fuss. I thought for sure that Tori would shed some tears at before-care, but she didn’t. Miss Lynn at the program got married and is working the mornings only now. Miss Stephanie is now there in the afternoons and she introduced herself to me yesterday. She seems nice, and I am sure the kids are going to like her. Whether she does as many crafts as Miss Lynn remains to be seen, however!

Christmas Recovery

The kids had three Christmases, their rooms are full and they are settling in for the last few days off from school. Christian is having a great time at home with Grandma—the whole house to himself. Tori and Eli have been going to Sharon’s so they can play with the kids there. Yesterday, Tori came home in makeup. Apparently, the girls got some makeup for Christmas and made each other up. Tori was pretty in pink but washed it off as soon as we got home. She and Eli must have had a really good time because they sacked out early.

Many thanks to everyone who took time out of their busy lives to see us over the holidays and/or put us up. Sorry for the mess we left behind and thanks again for all of the gifts!

We got out Christian’s coat from last year, and wouldn’t you know it, it is nearly too small. That boy is growing like a weed; he is almost as tall as Grandma and is up to my chin. Man, is he going to be tall. The pants I bought him will be high waters here soon I am sure. At this rate, I am going to have to buy him just a few items at a time rather than enough for the whole year.

Huh...

Christian was the last to see my stitched up hand. His response: “Ew. What happened?” I told him, but he was more interested in finding out out why Dad and I were home that day when he was at school. Once I explained the need for us to burn some vacation, he returned to the I-pad. He wasn’t there to see the blood and panic, so it is of no interest to him. I offered to let him watch the stitches come out, but he declined. Betting he reacts the same way to his dad’s LASIK procedure this coming Easter. Who cares what happens to Mom and Dad—we’re old.

From Lego and Back

For awhile there Christian had sworn off Lego's.  He didn't want anymore Lego's and was getting rid of some of them.  He wasn't that interested in any of the sets that were out and didn't really care about the old ones.

Things changed once he started looking at Lego related videos online.  Suddenly the Lego enthusiasm returned.  He got interested in the new Lego Dinosaur and Ninjago sets that had become available.  He also started to duplicate the original creations he saw on some of the online video's.  He's duplicated Super Mario, Luigi, Angry Birds, Transformers and many other characters, contraptions and items.  Anything he likes on the Lego videos, he duplicates if he has the pieces.  This year Santa isn't bringing as many Lego's as last year, but it may be a bigger Lego creating phase in his life.  Luckily Santa has all that technology and telescopes to see how good he is being.

Incident At School

I received a phone call from the school yesterday telling me that Christian had had a meltdown.. Surprisingly, he volunteered to participate in a bullying exercise. He got uncomfortable when he got up there, and things went downhill from there. He cried but calmed down eventually and soldiered on. By the end of the day, he was happy go lucky. I asked him about it, he told me he cried and that was it., He wouldn't tell me anything else. He took Tori into his room and told her everything. She wouldn't tell me a thing! They've got quite the bond going! Tori is lousy at keeping secrets. so eventually we'll get the story!

Did He or Didn't He

He was going, then he wasn’t going, and he finally went—but not for very long. After Annie found him an Angry Red Bird costume in Brookfield, Christian dressed up and went halfway around the block. He refused pictures, but Huts managed to snap one of him anyway! He appeared to have a good time but went to bed early just form sheer exhaustion!

Mr. SmartyPants

School comes easily to Christian. He does not miss much on tests or homework. His teacher says he is one of his best students. Fortunately, this applause has not given Christian a big head. It has, however, made him a bit of a smarty pants. He has a good grasp of expressions, but he likes to take whatever we say literally. He knows how to push our buttons in this area and does it often! Sometimes he is just a bit too smart for his own good!

Baby Tooth's Last Stand

Last night while I was on the phone, Christian came screaming to me that there was blood in his mouth.  He's had a loose tooth for awhile and the adult one coming in behind it.  This was his baby tooth's last stand.  Since I was on the phone, I told him to go downstairs to his Mom so he could get it taken care of.  When I went back downstairs after I was done on the phone, he was sitting on the couch with his Grandma and Mom still crying.  He hates the sight of blood, doesn't faint or get sick, just doesn't like to look at it.  Not sure why that is.  About 15 minutes later, his tooth fell out..."I got it" he said.  They crying didn't end there though.  Now he had blood in his mouth.  He rinsed his mouth out with water and his blood started to clot, so it stopped bleeding.  He didn't want to see his tooth either...too much blood.  I washed it off and put it in a bag for the tooth fairy.

He didn't want the tooth fairy to take it.  So we told him the tooth fairy would still leave him money.  This is where he turned evil, he insisted he didn't want the tooth fairy's money.  The tooth fairy visited him anyway and he got 1.50 for his snottiness.  When I told him there was something under his pillow, he got gruff and said something along the lines of "So, it is only a dollar and some change" and stated again that he didn't want it.  What kinda kid doesn't want free money?  Ours apparently.  We found the money on the floor still in the bag a little later on this morning.  Not sure what's going on with him, but he wasn't happy about it.  He was proud to take his tooth to school to show his classmates.  If he loses it, he'll be mad at me for suggesting it.